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Santa will make several Ada visits this holiday season - here's where and when

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, November 21, 2015

By Monty Siekerman
Santa will pop in and out of Ada several times in the next few weeks. Who is minding the store while he visits here? Mrs. Claus and the elves, we hope.

Look for Santa at:
• ReStore from 5 to 8 pm on Friday, Dec. 4. Children are invited to "shop" for family members, but in this case the "shopping" is free. A child may select a free gift for each person in his/her family. And, the packages will be wrapped at no charge.

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Hanson-Neely Funeral Home plans 12th annual remembrance service on Dec. 12

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 19, 2015

Holidays, filled with memories, can be difficult for those who have lost loved ones.

Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Ada will hold its 12th annual remembrance service at 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12, at its Ada chapel, 311 E. Lima Ave., according to Bruce Neely.

Persons attending may arrive anytime between 2 and 3 p.m. Upon arrival, a personalized ornament will be given to the family to place on a large Christmas tree. It will be in memory of someone from the family attending the service.

At 3 p.m., Rev. Mary Jo Yeakel, pastor of First United Methodist Church, Ada, and Randy Davis, pastor of Lima First Assembly of God, will each present a short memorial service.

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Your last chance to bid of a silent auction item at Festival of Trees is Friday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 19, 2015

Time is running out for you to bid on one of the many Christmas-related items in this year's Festival of Trees silent auction.

The festival takes place at Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St., Ada. Closing bids are accepted until 6 p.m. on Friday. Winning bidders may pick up their items on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. or on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.

This is the 18th annual Festival of Trees. Proceeds go to Community Health Professionals Hoscipe program.

WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW THAT PROVIDES A VIEW OF THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL.

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What exactly are we looking at?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 19, 2015

By Monty Siekerman
This is another photo in our series What Are These? 

Can you identify them?

Hint, you heard them in Presser Hall.

Answer:
These are instruments used by the Percussion Ensemble in concert recently with three other ensembles.

Pictured are (clockwise from upper left) temple block, cricket call, another type of temple block, African double bell, Chinese player bowl.

If you got them all right, you earn an A+.

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New bins Arrive in advance of garbage service change

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Story and photo by Amy Eddings

With the coming of dawn on Tuesday came the dawn of a new era in Ada’s solid waste management.  Workers delivered the new, blue bins that will be used by Republic, the village’s new garbage hauler.  Republic won a three-year contract with the village after outbidding Ada’s longtime garbage service provider, Waste Management, by 37 cents per customer per year. 

The lower bid means savings for Ada’s residents, who will pay $14 per month for their solid waste management service, instead of $16.83.

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2,400 new containers in Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Ada went from a green tote town to a blue tote town on Monday when trash service for most of the village changed from Waste Management to Republic Services. Republic brought 2,400 containers to Ada to begin pickup next Monday. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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