Ada High School unveiled its new gym surface design to the varsity 1971 addition
Wednesday afternoon. The project started in early summer as the floor had
to be sanded completely down for the first time in 15 years, removing
several layers of varnish.
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In addition, the high heat and humidity of the summer made it take the
paint longer to dry. But the project was necessary and brightens the gym.
"Over time, a surface will darken," pointed out Ada building and grounds
supervisor Mike Lenhart.
The Wilson Sporting Goods football garage sale is from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 24, Liberty Street, Ada. The sale includes hundreds of footballs, baseball gloves, shoes, clothes, tennis items and additional sporting good items.
Do you know a potential “Distinguished Citizen of Ada?”
The Town and Gown Committee wants to know.
The 51st annual Ada Town and Gown Banquet will be held in the McIntosh Center ballroom on the campus of Ohio Northern University on Monday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 p.m.
An application form is attached at the bottom of this story.
Applications are being accepted for the 2016 winner. The guidelines follow:
• The nominee should be a person who looks at what they can do for others and their community to make a positive impact.
PLEASE VIEW OUR 18-PAGE PHOTO ESSAY OF THE PRIDE OF ADA - BELOW.
Its given name sounds like a phone number: Pennsylvania 477779.
It’s 75 years old and after a half-century of hard - all out-of-doors - work, it found Ada – or, Ada found it.
It sadly out-lived its usefulness. It became obsolete, and simply turned into a reminder of the good old days of railroading. But, boy, were those good days.
Pennsylvania Railroad caboose 477779 retired in Ada in 1989. Several historic-mind and railroad-loving residents had a vision for Ada’s also retired and proud passenger station – that also avoided demolition.
A Bikers’ Strong fundraiser and escort for Amelia Griffin takes plan in Ada on Sunday, Sept. 4. The organization is an association of bikers and non-bikers who help fight childhood cancer and to help others.
The event takes place from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and starts at the Ada War Memorial Park.
Sponsors of the fundraiser said: “We will escort Amelia and her family out of Ada as she heads to get yet another treatment.”
Bikers will line up at 3 p.m. and the bikes will roll out of Ada between 3:30 and 4 p.m.
Ada's next American Red Cross blood drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 19, at Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St.
Donors have the opportunity to get a buy-one-get-one free ticket offer from the Columbus Blue Jackets and also to enter a drawing for a team prize pack and Zamboni ride.
To schedule an appointment to donate blood on Sept. 19 call 419-634-1333. Walk-ins are also welcome.
