Here's future Ada fire fighter Beckett Sleesman. The Icon photographed Beckett during the recent high school homecoming parade. Then, as things sometimes happen, we lost this photo in the shuffle. It's a twin photo to the next picture in this two-part series, You've seen the next photo featuring Quinn Hazelton in another fire truck photo posted Oct. 14.
By Liz Gordon-Hancock
"Mommy, are you going to jail?"
This is what my daughter asked me, as I was being pulled over by the police for speeding. All three of my children were in the car at the time, and I had been speeding in town because I was late to a lunch date with some friends.
"No, mommy's not going to jail. Mommy is getting a speeding ticket," I explained to my worried 7 and 6 year-old daughters. "That means I have to pay a fine."
Oh the shame of sitting there, waiting to be handed my speeding ticket, under the watchful eyes of my children, who've never seen mommy get in trouble before.
Blanchard Valley Hospital has been named one of Becker's Hospital Review's "100 Great Community Hospitals" in the United States. This is the fifth time that the organization has received this distinction.
Becker's Hospital Review's 100 Great Community Hospitals list is based on a hospital's quality, accolades and service to its community.
Men’s soccer
The No. 19 Ohio Northern men's soccer team came up on the short end of a 1-0 decision against No. 13/22 John Carroll Saturday night. The loss drops the Polar Bears to 11-4-1 overall and 3-2-0 in Ohio Athletic Conference play.
The Blue Streaks (11-2-2 overall, 4-0-1 OAC) logged the game's lone goal during the 66th minute. Chase Fernkorn scored off a corner kick from William Turrittin.
S. Mark Albright, 61, of rural Ada died, Oct. 20, 2019. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at First United Methodist Church in Bluffton. Visitation will be Friday from 5-8 p.m. and one hour prior to the service both at the church. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
I have always loved to read and am very grateful that we have such a fine library in Ada. I know that funding from the State of Ohio has decreased in recent years, so we who use the library need to support it.
The library offers many services, a place for community meetings, a fun place for children to go to enjoy age-related programs, and much more. The staff works hard to make the library a comfortable, safe, friendly place to be. So I hope the citizens of Ada will consider voting yes for the Library Levy on November 5.
