By Monty Siekerman
As a service project, the brothers of Phi Mu Delta fraternity clear the plants on Oct. 29 from the Village Garden which is run by ReStore so that some people can grow some of their own food.
Families from China and Bangladesh, who now live in Ada, as well as those born and raised here took advantage of the free plots of land this year, according to Karen Ward who has been coordinator of the ReStore project for several years.
By Monty Siekerman
Once a month, supporters of the Alger Public Library come together for good food and fun while all the time raising money for the library.
Here, the group of about 20 diners have some fun answering questions after the carry-in meal on Thursday. By the way, the teens won the second quiz game, mostly because the subject was children's fiction and the books were fresh in their mind. Nevertheless, the middle-angers and senior citizens gave it a valiant try.
A fundraising project, organized by Stacy Manns, was held Saturday at Community Health Professionals with a portion of the profit going to Polar Paws, an organization at ONU that helps train service dogs.
Stacy sells LuLaRoe clothing for adults and children.
She and several other consultants were on hand to sell their LuLaRoe wares and support Polar Paws.
There are nine service dogs on campus this semester. Polar Paws sold 2017 calendars that featured all the local pups-in-training, as well as bandanas for dogs.
By Amy Eddings
With his wife and children looking on, Ada’s newest police officer, John Iten, was honored at the regular Ada village council meeting for saving the life of an Ada woman last month.
Police Chief Mike Harnishfeger presented Officer Iten with a red-and-white-ribboned medal in a crushed velvet blue box.
“I don’t feel like I deserve this, I did my job,” said Iten. “It was a team effort. It was the dispatchers, it was EMS, it wasn’t just me. I'm very honored.”
The Icon's own Amy Eddings was the featured speaker at the Rotary Club of Lima on Monday at the Veteran's Memorial Civic Center.
Amy (pictured, left, with Pamela Stricker, publisher, Niche Product Division, Civitas Media), spoke about her decision to leave New York City to come to Ada.
She also writes for The Lima News and runs Easter House Bed and Breakfast in Ada.
