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Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
Ada police, fire-rescue, ambulance-EMT, and the sheriff were all on hand Wednesday afternoon for a send off to all Ada School students at dismissal for the Christmas-New Year's break.
Emergency personnel from the several agencies handed out candy canes near the north door while Santa (even the Grinch) and fire personnel were on hand for those who headed out the south door.
The send off was orchestrated by the counseling office.
He was spotted today (Tuesday) in the 500 block of South Johnson where he has taken up residence since July.
The fancy click is alert, fast running, and high flying, which helps him escape predators. He survived Thanksgiving....turkeys are the favorite food then. He has weathered wind, snow, and cold the past couple of weeks.
Richard the Rooster just goes about his usual morning routine, pecking at grass in front yards for food, and keeping a mindful eye out for predators and photographers.
The following impacts to traffic related to the reconstruction and widening of Interstate 75 through Findlay and Hancock County are occurring or scheduled to occur in the coming weeks:
Dates to Note: (Dates reflect a one-day delay due to weather from the original schedule.)
Dec. 18 – Traffic will be affected overnight in the southbound direction during preparations for removal of contraflow lane, all Findlay exits closed (details below).
Dec. 20 – The entrance ramp from county Road 99 to I-75 southbound will be closed overnight (details below).
Dec. 21 – Contraflow lane on I-75 southbound removed (details below).
Two Ada community organizations – Ada Area Chamber of Commerce and Ada Community Improvement Corp (CIC) – will hold elections for board members this week.
Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 20, in the Dean’s Heritage Room of McIntosh Center. David Dellifield, chamber president, will preside at the final meeting of his two-year term as chamber leader.
A slate of board members for next year will be provided at the meeting. Also on the agenda is the discussion of hiring its first-ever part-time director.
Ada CIC moved from monthly meetings to quarterly meetings in mid-year. This is the first CIC meeting since this past summer.
