Trash Pickup Times in Extreme Heat: Rumpke trash collection could start as early as 4:30 a.m. Please place trash and recycling curbside the night before
The growing season has yet to end - it almost ended on Oct. 11 when the low temperature reached 33 degees. Here are the high temperatures, low temperatures and precipitation recorded in the past seven days.
It’s Ada Day at Miami on Friday, Nov. 23. Miami plays Ball State in football and the game time is yet to be announced.
A charter roundtrip bus fare from Ada is $30. A minimum of 50 seats must be reserved and paid for by Nov. 5.
Reserved seats for the game are $10 each. Tickets are to be paid by credit card. For tickets contact Daniel Clark at 513-529-1743. Leave a voice message if no answer.
Zac Dysert hooded sweatshirts are available for fans going to the game or for any fan. The sweatshirts may be ordered at Community Health Professionals for $20 each. Orders must be received by Nov. 5. Call 419-634-7443 to order.
The secret’s out. The Buy Ada First Committee, planning the community’s first-ever cash mob, this week announced the location of the event.
The cash mob takes place at one of Ada’s most prominent retail businesses, Reichert’s, 111-113 S. Main St., from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16.
“Fred Reichert welcomed our invitation to host this first-ever event of its kind in Ada,” said Heather Cox, member of the committee. “We hope this will be the first of several more cash mobs held in Ada during the next 12 months.”
Author of the popular young adult book "Ashfall," Mike Mullin, will speak at Ada High School on Tuesday, Oct. 16, during Teen Read Week.
According to Chanda Smith, high school media specialist, Mullin will speak in a high school assembly at 8:45 a.m. He will also visit with students in a high school science class.
Mullin wrote his first novel in elementary school and has been writing more or less non-stop ever since. "Ashfall" is his first published novel. He holds a black belt in Songahm Taekwondo. He lives in Indianapolis.
More than 132 million names from the 1940 United State Census are now searchable on the Internet. According to Annette Pimentel of Ada, director of the Family History Center, this new information is very informative for persons looking into their own family history.
She said that a free family history seminar will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 13, at 1195 Brower Road, Lima, for Icon viewers interested in more information.
