This is Fred (no, not the owner of the Ada Icon) but another guy by that name, who showed up at Beth Howard's home, 403 W. Highland Ave. in a nicely decorated fall/Halloween yard display. Fred advises, "Sit back, relax, enjoy the fine day." (Monty Siekerman photo)
By Monty Siekerman
It's a mini mall of sorts. Six new businesses celebrated a grand opening Saturday afternoon at 4171 State Route 235, just north of Dollar General.
No department stores, restaurants, or shoe stores are located in this "mall" but you'll find much there.
Tuesday afternoon was a good day to walk a dog...or three. Andrea Chaparro was out with son Ricardo enjoying the fall day at Gilbert St. and Highland Ave with Abigail, a Shetland; Abril, a Boxer; and Minerva, a Pointer. (Monty Siekerman photo)
News that the Village of Ada is facing a 19% increase in its employee health insurance premiums went down like cod liver oil at Tuesday night’s council meeting at the village’s offices.
Council members and Mayor David Retterer expressed dismay and alarm at Anthem’s new rates. Under the terms of the renewal, an unmarried Ada village employee with no children would see his or her rate go from $448 a month to $532 a month. A married village employee with two children would see their monthly cost jump from $1,382 to $1,642.
Women L.E.A.D. held its Kick-Off event Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Kenton Elementary School with a keynote address from Assistant Vice President for Student Life at The Ohio State University, Tracy Stuck. The event was a big success with nearly 100 women leaders, professionals, small business owners and entrepreneurs joining together to network and inspire each other.
Women L.E.A.D., “Women Leading Women Forward”, is a new, board-approved women’s group of the Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance (HCCBA) that provides networking, collaborations, educational workshops, and guest speakers for current and prospective members of the HCCBA.
The Ohio Northern University Department of Music will present guest violinist Annette-Barbara Vogel and her accompanist Durval Cesetti in at the Snyder Recital Hall in the Presser Building on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Since 2004, Vogel has been a professor at the University of Western Ontario, where she is in high demand as a pedagogue. Vogel was founder and artistic director of Magisterra International Chamber Music Festival and Academy.
