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Gathering for an interview with the Toledo Blade on Friday are ONU/Ada old-timers (from left) Terry Keiser, Monty Siekerman, and Al Cohoe. In the press interview in Lehr Memorial, the trio talked with Blade reporter Zach Lemon about their memories of Dr. King’s visit.

They will be panelists Jan. 18 in the Freed Center, along with three others who were students at the time. Keiser and Cohoe taught at ONU at the time while Ada Icon Editor Siekerman was ONU publicity chief. They hold recording of Dr. King’s speech.

(Photo by Jack Jeffery)

Village Voice

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Village Voice: The 2018 Republic Services refuse and recycling guide is now available in the Ada Water Office.

Many residents find it helpful to keep a copy of the calendar handy to know which day their refuse and recycling pick up will happen.

The current contract the Village holds with Republic Services is in place through
November, and there are no changes planned for pick up this year.

Refuse will still continue to be picked up on Tuesdays, with the possible exception of weeks in which a major holiday falls on a Monday or Tuesday.

Well, how about frozen pants?

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By Monty Siekerman
You've heard of hotpants, well, how about frozen pants?

This scene of jeanswear was found adorning the sign at the entrance to King-Horn Gym on Wednesday morning.

A few inquiries about who put them there and why went unanswered. It was a clandestine effort, one to make you smile.

Perhaps a window dresser plied his trade, or a fashion geek decided to pull a stunt.

In any case, here is how Wikipedia describes hotpants, in case you don't know because you've had your head buried in the snow since the 1970s:

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Follow the link below for the Going Green Menus:

http://email.schoolnutritionmenus.com/c/eJxdjsmKxCAURb8mbhrkPafowkWgqnf9...

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BC ALUM - You may not see this plate in Ada, but you'll see it in Bluffton. It means Bluffton College Alum. This plate is on Joanne Niswander's maroon Mercury Ssble LS. She is a Bluffton Maple Crest resident.

A mix of news worthy and favorite photos - from July to December, 2017

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Here's a selection of 2017 Ada Icon photos taken by Monty Siekerman, Ada Icon editor/writer/photographer. He chose one photo for each month because of its news worthiness or because he just liked the picture. January-June are shown today.

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