Logan Conrad, senior, is the January Ada HS Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative student of the month. The Icon took this opportunity to sit down with him and have a 15-minute interview, which follows:
Icon: How many years have you attended Ada? Logan: I started here as a freshman.
Icon: What’s your class schedule? Logan: Psychology/Sociology, economics, physics, study hall, CAD II, AP English 12, calculus, study hall.
Bruce Neely, funeral director and owner of Hanson-Neely Funeral Home of Ada and Alger, has announced his retirement after serving the Ada community for nearly 46 years.
A retirement community open house takes place at the funeral home, 311 E. Lima Ave., Ada, from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, Dec. 27.
“Since serving area communities from January of 1974 it is with mixed emotions that I announce my retirement,” he said.
While Santa Claus moves around, for 27 years he and Mrs. C lived in Ada. We caught up with him on Christmas Eve and posed these important questions to him. He is also known as Richard Gainey on the other 364 days of the year.
Icon: Where in Florida do you reside?
Santa Gainey: Fernandina Beach. When entering the State of Florida from Georgia we are the first two exits.
Madison Wright, an Ada High School senior, was born on Dec. 25, 2001. Not knowing too many people with a Christmas Day birthday, we were curious ow she spends the day. Here’s part of our interview:
Click here to read Bluffton Icon's interview with Eden Nygaard, a Bluffton HS junior, who also has a Dec. 25 birthday.
Icon: What’s your first-ever birthday you can remember?
Madison: This is a hard one. I might have been around 4 or 5 and we went to Disney World for Christmas. I remember watching the Christmas parade on my birthday.
Illinois native Patty Navin may be new to Ada village government, but not to village and city finances.
On Oct. 14 she became fiscal officer and clerk for the village. And, while in a local learning curve, her background in municipal finance makes her fit for Ada perfect.
As a CPA, who had a career in auditing and municipal government, she said, “You have to know a little bit of everything (in village governance),” about her new position.
“Everything” means financial statements, payroll, working with appropriations, and, serving as clerk for the Village of Ada, keeping minutes of council meetings.
It was “Dress as your Favorite Christmas Character” day at Ada schools on Friday.
There were lots of Grinches, Who’s, reindeer, elves and other holiday characters you’d expect.
Then came Arlene Allision, straight out of “White Christmas.” Ada HS senior Nora Dellifield, who intends to be a costume designer, created the showpiece as a 4-H project last summer. Nora is the daughter or David and Jami Dellifield.
Here’s the story of the red and white gown:
"Arlene wanted a red dress like the one in the movie White Christmas,” Nora recalled. “She asked for the dress for months, so I finally decided to make it.”
