By Monty Siekerman
Oil and trains accounted for rapid growth in the late 1800s and early 1900s in Ada and Bluffton, according to Fred Steiner, who spoke at the Ada Historical Society meeting on Monday night at the Ada Public Library.
He said oil discovered in Findlay brought people to the area in droves, explaining that the red brick houses you see on SR 103 from Bluffton to Arlington are the result of wealth from oil wells.
By Monty Siekerman
It’s Dr. Seuss Week at Ada Elementary. Here, kindergarten children Lily Muniz and Drew Griffin don Cat in the Hat hats at the school library on Monday.
Dr. Seuss, America’s Poet Laureate of Nonsense, was born March 2, 1904, so Ada Elementary annually has a week-long celebration this time of year in honor of his birthday.
Monday was Hat Day, Tuesday is Character Day, the next day is Wacky Wednesday, Thursday is Fox in Crazy Socks Day, and, finally, Friday celebrates Oh, the Places You’ll Go.
Supt. Meri Skilliter wrote on Ada Schools Facebook that walk-outs will not be sanctioned at Ada Schools. Her response to the political issue follows:
Dear Ada Parents and Students:
We have been made aware that a national movement is in the works that is encouraging high school students to stage walk-outs in support of gun control. While we understand that the issue of guns is prevalent in the minds of students, this type of action poses some problems for the district.
Three Ada residents accepted awards from the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance during the group’s annual meeting attended by 215 people in McIntosh Center ballroom on Thursday evening.
About 900 people are expected to attend the annual Conservation Tillage Conference to be held in McIntosh Center on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 6-7. Sixty presenters are scheduled to talk. And, many agribusiness exhibitors will be on hand.
