A Weight Watchers group is forming this summer in Ada. The group meets at the Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St., Ada each Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m.
Lisa McCumber is in charge. She said, "You may sit in a meeting for free. Change your relationship with food for good. Meetings are fun and motivating."
Liberty Township won the prize for having the most rainfall in Hardin County's townships during June.
Liberty also has had more rain this growing season than any other county township.
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According to Mark Badertscher of the Hardin Extension Office, rainfall reporters recorded an average of 10.99 inches of rain in Hardin County. Last year, the average rainfall for June was 5.52 inches. Rainfall for June was 6.79 inches more for the month than for the ten year average rainfall in the month of June.
The "buzz" in town is that it's 10 behives. Where? On campus? Perhaps. Read on.
The hives are established to provide more honey bees to the area. For several reasons, the number of honey bees throughout the U.S. has dwindled at an alarming rate in recent years.
We need these pollinators for farm crops and flowers. Hopefully, these healthy hives will help pollinate area plants.
In the future, a wildflower area may be developed on campus; bees will be helpful then, as well.
If you think water drenched Ada over the weekend take a moment to consider the famous flood of 1913.
The Icon found six Ada photos in the Ada Public Library photo archives that you'll never believe.
The photos show Ada in 1913. You'll see water cover Main Street, Gilbert Street and a couple streets that maybe you can identify.
According to Ohio History Central:
The Flood of 1913 is known as the greatest natural disaster in Ohio history. Although rivers in Ohio tended to flood every spring, heavy rains in March 1913 exacerbated the flood conditions.
Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
You thought 54 million gallons of rain that fell on Ada on Tuesday was a lot, well, Friday morning brought TWICE that amount.
The annual membership drive for the Ada Music Boosters is continuing throughout the fall. A flyer was mailed to all Ada households in June and the Boosters encourage residents to return it with a contribution toward this year’s fund-raising drive.
With the help of the Ada community, the Music Boosters enhance music education and the performance-based programming for the Ada Exempted Village Schools.
The Music Boosters purchase choir robes, band uniforms, instruments, music, Varsity Singer costumes, which support Ada’s state and regional award-winning winter guard, marching band and show choir.
