By Monty Siekerman
Know where the Ice House Recycling is across the railroad tracks from Keith’s Hardware? It’s an old brick building in the rear with a new part added onto the front but has stood idle for decades. The weathered sign still says Ice House Recycling and Propane Fill Station.
The original building was put up by Storer Bros Co, which dealt in butter, eggs, and poultry from area farms. The company located along the railroad tracks so that the merchandise, kept cold with ice, could quickly be put on trains.
Lloyd A. Paul, age 83 died on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.
He was born on January 21, 1935 in Allen County, Ohio to the late Alexander and Nettie (Reidell) Paul. On March 18, 1956 Lloyd married Mary (Klingler) Paul and she survives in Harrod.
Lloyd worked as a carpenter for the Local #372 of Lima for 64 years. He was a 1954 graduate of LaFayette-Jackson High School.
Also surviving is a son, Dennis (Linda) Paul of Harrod; two daughters: Karen (Ken) Bender and Diana (Joe) Johnson both of Cridersville; seven grandchildren; and a sister, Dorothy Sayler of Michigan.
Ada Kiwanis Club members will visit retired, longtime law professor Al Baillis this week when they meet. He now resides on Pevee Road just west of Ada. Al will be 94 years old on May 11. He is a life member of Kiwanis, having joined the service club 60 years ago. (Kiwanis Club Facebook photo)
FT. JENNINGS - Visiting Ada lost 13-0 to Ft. Jennings Wednesday evening in a non-conference baseball game.
The Bulldogs fell to 4-14 with the defeat.
FJ scored four runs in the home first, then put the game out of reach with eight more in the bottom of the second frame.
Senior Colten Shaffer singled. drew two walks and and stole two bases for Ada. Senior Aaron Everhart also singled and stole a base. Sophomore Tyson Moore added the other Bulldog hit.
FJ out-hit Ada, 8-3. They also drew 10 walks and capitalized on five Ada errors to score five unearned runs.
Ohio Northern posted a strong showing in its first-ever Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Lacrosse Tournament appearance, but ultimately fell to Baldwin Wallace 8-6 on Wednesday night at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The second-seeded Polar Bears end their season with a 14-3 record, while the third-seeded Yellow Jackets advance to Saturday'schampionship game with an 11-4 mark.
ONU won a share of the OAC Regular Season crown with a 7-1 league record in just the program's third year of existence.
