LaVerne Neal, age 82, died on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 11:25 p.m. at Logan Acres Care Center, Bellefontaine.
She was born on February 25, 1936 in Alger, Ohio to the late Jay and Esther (Tidd) Zeigler. LaVerne married Richard “Dick” Parker and she later married Harry Neal, whom both preceded her in death.
LaVerne retired from Mary Rutan Hospital where she worked as a Registered OB Nurse and was a Lamaze instructor. She was a former member of the First Christian Church of Bellefontaine and a member of the St. John’s Evangelical Church, Kenton. She served as a 4-H advisor for many years.
By Darlene Bowers Join us this summer as the Ada Public Library and the Ada Icon team up to share favorite books from readers of all ages all over the region. Summer is the perfect time to check out the new library renovation (if you haven’t already) and check out some books. Check the Ada Icon frequently to see who is reading what and grab some ideas for your next reading adventure.
Mattie Huber
“You are the smartest children I know. You just don't believe it.” ―Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society
Name: Mattie Huber, age 14, 9th grader at Cory-Rawson
Sale. Sale. Free. Those are words that shoppers like to see. Ruth Roider (left), owner of Gallery for the Arts, and Deb Curlis, Chamber of Commerce Director, stand by a sign proclaiming some of the items for sale (and free ones, too) at the gallery on Main. Ada’s sidewalk sale continues on Friday and Saturday. (Monty Siekerman photo)
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By Monty Siekerman
The Ada Public Library ended the summer reading program last week with the most ever participants.
This year, 550 local residents turned in logs about what they read. This is the first year that the library has passed the 500 figure.
To end the program, the library sponsored a pool/pizza party and the traditional “sliming” of the library director and youth services director, Rhett Grant and Natalie Walton.
The Hardin Northern class of 1958 met July 14 to celebrate 60 years. Twenty two members of the graduating class, three other classmates, and 11 guests attended the reunion. Classmates came from Oregon, Montana, Virginia and throughout Ohio.
Seated Row 1 L to R: Dorthy Frederick James, Nelda Knauff Adcock, Floyd Crowe, Janet Lambert Hensel, Dianna Steinman Starr.
"Opposition of Mars" is the program title of a 9:30 to 11 p.m. Monday, July 30, event at the ONU Observatory, according to Dr. Jason Pinkey, observatory manager.
Pinkey said: "Mars will be just three days passed opposition.'Opposition' is the planetary configuration in which the planet appears in the opposite direction as the Sun from the Earth's perspective.
"It is also the time of closest approach to the Earth, making Mars look bigger and brighter than usual. This will be the closest we've come to Mars since the 2003 opposition (but that was the closest in about 60,000 years).
