Visiting French Major LeBlanc of the National Gendarmerie, French Armed Forces, talked about policing in France and fighting corruption in Afghanistan, to a attentive audience of over 50 persons on June 26.
His talk was during Tuesday’s Ada Rotary Club meeting at The Inn at ONU. Also attending were members of the Ada Kiwanis, Ada police and interested Ada residents. LeBlanc and Ada Police Chief Mike Harnishfeger have been friends for several years.
Telling about his Afghanistan experience, the major said his tour there was to demonstrate to the Afghan people and to the international community that high-level public corruption will not be tolerated.
Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay, has partnered with the American Cancer Society to offer area residents an opportunity to change the face of cancer for future generations by participating in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3). CPS-3 will help researchers better understand the lifestyle, environmental, and genetic factors that cause or prevent cancer.
The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce provided The Icon with several news items of interest to the community this summer.
According to Deb Curliss, interim president: "The next Ada Chamber membership meeting is going to be special. We will be meeting at 7:30 a.m. at McIntosh Center, ONU. Breakfast (compliments from ONU) will be available then the business meeting will take place. Ending no later than 9:00 a.m. A RSVP will be sent out closer to the date."
The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at 5:15 p.m., Wednesday, June 20, at Community Health Professions, 1200 S. Main St.
"We will be voting on a interim vice president and one board member," said Deb Curlis, interim chamber director.
Persons with an interest in either position may contact Curlis.
Curlis, marketing/volunteer coodinator for Community Health Professionals, was named interim director of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce, in May. Matt Brown, who had held the position, resigned due to a new position he accepted working with the Duff Companies, located in Huntsville.
It’s almost time again to sign up for the Lincoln Highway BUY-WAY Yard Sale.
This year the event runs from Thursday, Aug. 9 through Saturday, Aug. 11. Registration is free and easy and gets your yard sale advertised along with thousands along the historic Lincoln Highway that meanders through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
Simply call the Ada water department at 419-634-4045 and mention your address and the days of your yard sale.
On the week of the sale, Lincoln Highway BUY-WAY Yard Sale volunteers from the Ada area will plant an official yard sale sign in your yard (which they will collect after your sale).
June 9 was another picture-perfect Saturday. A work crew of a dozen volunteers, gardeners, and coordinators gathered at the 121 S. Johnson St. community garden to add compost to the garden beds, clean up hedge rows around the perimeter, and repaint a table for the deck.
Upon learning that a group of high school students would be available to serve in Ada on June 9, Joan Zachariah - ReStore Community Center’s Village Garden Coordinator - worked with former coordinator and current AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at ReStore, Julie Brewer, to plan for a workday.
