Look at all those August and September activities planned in Ada.
For starters, there's the Lincoln Highway Buy Way garage sale, the 101st annual Farmers' and Merchants' Picnic and lots of school events (new teacher day is Aug.12).
Ada's Community Highlights August and September calendar is now on the Icon. It's in an easy-to-print format so that you can keep track of everything happening in 45810.
The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 20, in the Community Health Professionals conference room, according to Deb Curlis, chamber president.
"Summer is going fast and its time to discuss upcoming events for the rest of the year," she said. " Guests from the Hardin County Business Alliance will be at the August meeting.
A public hearing is set for 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 5, in the Ada council chambers to hear a zoning change request for a proposed nursing home in Ada.
The request is to rezone property to Commercial I.
The property is located on the north side of State Route 81 across from the Ada Schools.
Some of the information about the proposed nursing home was shared at the June Ada CIC meeting.
At that meeting it was announced that the proposal is to construct an 80-bed facility with 32 assisted living rooms on an 18.5-acre site. The facility would include 55,000 square-feet of space on one floor.
What is that bug in my vegetable garden? Why do my plants have brown spots on the leaves? Why are my tomatoes cracking after they looked good?
Hardin County OSU Extension is sponsoring a Crop Walk program on Monday, Aug. 4, from 6-8:30 pm. The program will include an emphasis on fruit and vegetable production. The location of the program will be 15237 County Road 209, Kenton.
OSU Extension Horticulturist Brad Bergefurd will be giving recommendations on plant nutrition and soil fertility. Dr. Sally Miller, plant pathologist from the OSU Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, will be discussing plant disease problems common with fruits and vegetables.
Ohio Northern University is currently registering organizations, businesses, and residents for its third annual Ada Civic Engagement (ACE) Day to be held on Saturday, Aug. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon.
A partnership with the village of Ada, the ACE Day program provides opportunities for ONU’s first-year students to not only engage with the community but also contribute to the village’s beautification.
Here's your absolute last chance to enter the Icon's Ada’s A-B-C Summer Contest.
OPEN THE ATTACHMENT BELOW TO SEE ALL THE LETTERS ONE MORE TIME!
For persons wanting to review all photos, you will find them on the attachment at the bottom of this story.
The 10 letters spell out "T H E A D A I C O N." Clever, right?
The photos or numbers are taken from Main Street Ada buildings and structures. All photos were taken in May by the Icon’s official contest photographer, Bailey Bowers. The photos cover Main from College Avenue on the south to Highland Avenue on the north.
