Cold temperatures and strong winds didn’t keep kids (and their parents) from seeing the Easter Bunny on Sunday afternoon at War Memorial Park. Several hundred youngsters were greeted by Bunny and received suckers before they took off to scavenger the playground area of the park for bright-colored eggs filled with candy. Each year, the sisters of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority hold the egg hunt in the park the Sunday before Easter. In the next photo "they're off!" (Monty Siekerman photos)
By Monty Siekerman
Shannon Brown, owner of Carol Slane Florist, suggests giving Easter lilies this week.
The store, located at 410 S. Main, also offers dish gardens of spring bulb plants, cut flowers, corsages and much more.
The flower shop is open 9-5 Monday through Friday and 9-noon on Saturday. Phone: 419-634-7910.
Here are a few tips about keeping Easter lilies: To make the blooms last longer take out the yellow anther in the center of the bloom. When the flowers finish blooming they can be planted outdoors, about 6 inches deep.
The Ada Public Library has Ancestry.com available to use (as long as you have a library card) for free. It can cost $200-$400 annually to personally subscribe to Ancestry.com. depending on the access preferred.
On Saturday, Rhett Grant, library director, gave a tutorial to those interested in learning about their family history.
Brian Humphreys, who attended, has been delving into his family genealogy since the age of 10. He has traced his family tree to the 1500s in Europe, even traveling to England and Germany to search for information.
Wilbur L. Lawrence, age 68, died on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 11:30 p.m. at Green Hills Health Center, West Liberty.
He was born on January 8, 1950 in Hardin County, Ohio to the late William L. and Rose (Campbell) Lawrence.
He is survived by two sons: Jamason (April) Lawrence of Urbana and Jeremiah (Sylvia) Blythe of Michigan; two daughters: Barbara Lawrence of Bellefontaine and Wendy (Aaron) Spear of Caldwell; ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren; three brothers: Larry Lawrence of Ada, Emmitt (Deborah) Lawrence of Dola and Paul (Ruth) Lawrence of Ada; and a sister, Phyllis (Larry) Tidd of Ada.
Here's a photo of the Ada Boy Scout during a paper drive in 1943. This is certainly the largest paper drive ever in Ada. The photo is taken behind the Ada city building.
The Icon welcomes anyone who can contribute names of the scouts. The photo is from the collection of Tom Lehman.
Troop 124 will be hold a 100th anniversary dinner at Donnell Lodge at Camp Berry on Saturday, April 14, at 6 p.m. All interested parties are invited.
You may have to travel to Iowa to see this plate. The Icon spotted it in early March at the Ohio Northern University agriculture conferance. This guy's obviously an Iowa State fan and is certainly involved in agriculture.
