Trash Pickup Times in Extreme Heat: Rumpke trash collection could start as early as 4:30 a.m. Please place trash and recycling curbside the night before
By Monty Siekerman
The Ada Food Pantry will have a special food distribution from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 3, for the holiday. The package is ‘fixins’ for an traditional July 4 dinner:
• Hamburger or hotdogs,
• buns,
• potato salad, and
• watermelon.
All clients are eligible to received this package. Advanced registration is not necessary and distribution will continue until supples run out.
This package is not the same as the regular allotment; it’s essentially a bonus for the holiday.
Ada Rotary Club members say “celebrate the 4th of July in style” by attending the Picnic Meal @ The Inn at Ohio Northern University on Saturday. The cost is $25 per person. The picnic, beginning at 4:30 p.m., will preceded the Lima Symphony Orchestra patriotic pops concert at 7 p.m.
Here’s the menu: The Inn’s ‘Fresh from the Grill Buffet’ available with a choice of bratwurst or USDA prime beef burger with assorted buns, toppings and condiments. Included are sides of potato salad and garden salad, apple crisp for dessert and beverage. A cash bar will be available.
The southbound lanes of Interstate 75 between county Road 99 and U.S. 224, within the city of Findlay, will be shifted overnight Monday, July 2, into the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 3.
Both lanes of Interstate 75 southbound in that area are currently located toward the center of the highway, next the median. Monday night’s traffic shift will move them to the right, allowing traffic to travel on the two outside lanes. Access to all Findlay exits from Interstate 75 southbound will be maintained.
“It will be hot and humid from Thursday to Sunday with little to no chance of rain. FIRST ALERT DAYS are up for excessive heat Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures may reach 100 degrees Saturday afternoon, the first 100 degree day since July 17, 2012.”
Intellicast is predicting a high of 92 in Ada on Saturday.
In any case, crank up the A/C and drink plenty of fluids Friday through Sunday.
By Monty Siekerman
Mackalyn Figgins heads up the lunches for ReStore Community Center at Ada War Memorial Park.
The free lunches are held from noon until 1 p.m. Monday through Friday until Aug. 3. All are welcome.
Twelve people took advantage of the lunches on Wednesday. Mackalyn, from Fayette, Ohio, is helping as an intern, which she said is good experience for her since she majoring in youth ministry and music at Ohio Northern. Her musical talent includes singing and playing piano, trombone, and guitar. She will be an ONU junior this fall. She is also helping to start a youth ministry at the Alger First United Methodist Church this summer.
