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School board special meeting called for Saturday morning

The purpose of the special meeting is for “Matters required to be kept confidential by federal law or regulations or state statutes.”
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, May 28, 2021

The Ada school board will hold a special meeting at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 29, in the board room.

The purpose of the special meeting is for “Matters required to be kept confidential by federal law or regulations or state statutes.”

The notice was given to the Icon at 8:20 a.m. this morning (Friday, May 28).

This is the fourth special meeting called by the board since April 20 when the board met on that date to conduct a hearing under the disciplinary procedure for an employee.

Other special meetings since April 20 included a May 3 meeting to hire a boys’ basketball coach, and a May 12 special meeting to discuss a new lease agreement with the Ada park board.

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Lions Club awards $5,750 in scholarship money

Five Ada High School grads on the receiving end
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, May 27, 2021

The Ada Lions Club  honored this year’s scholarship recipients on May 26.

As the selected recipients were announced they shared their plans and thanked the club for their scholarship awards.  The Ada Lions Club provided a meal to all scholarship recipients and their families. 

Madison Wright, recipient of one of last year’s Lions’ scholarships also attended the meeting. 

The Club awarded five scholarships this year for a total of $5,750. One special scholarship award was given in memory of 50-year Ada Lions member, Jerry Dearth, who served many years as treasurer of the organization and who died this year.  Alexandra Bates received this scholarship award.

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School's out!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, May 27, 2021

School's out for the summer. How can you tell? Here's a student and a pre-schooler who appear to be very happy about the situation. Ada's final day of the 2020-21 school year was today.

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Don't miss this parade tonight

Graduation parade for the Ada HS class of 2021
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, May 27, 2021

Ada loves parades, and one planned tonight (Thursday, May 27) that begins at 6 p.m. at the Ada park could top them all.

It's a parade honoring the 2021 Ada High School graduates. Here's the parade route - pay attention:

(Short version: Park to Lima Ave., north on Main to SR 81, left to Simon, south to Lima, back to Main all the way north to SR 81 again, right to Johnson, all the way south to Lima, turn on to Simon and return to the park.)

Detailed parade route:
• Start at the Ada park and turn left onto Simon

• From Simon turn left on Lima Avenue to Orders Avenue

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Conrad Hughes was retired from Conrail

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, May 27, 2021

Conrad W. Hughes, 91, passed away peacefully at Kenton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in the presence of loving family on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.

He was born in Lima, Ohio, on Nov. 13, 1929, to the late Rush and Ruth (Gossard) Hughes. He married Ronda L. Underwood on Feb. 14, 1950, and she survives in Kenton.

Also surviving are his children: Mike (Ione) Hughes of Kenton, Susan (Jerry) Lupfer of Groveport, Greg Hughes of Put-in-Bay and Angela Pifer of Rushsylvania; a brother, Don (Connie Lou) Hughes of Bellefontaine. 

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Graveside service planned for James Cole

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 26, 2021

 James Cole, 102, passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Brownstown, Indiana.   

He was born on Sept. 1, 1918, in Alger, Ohio, to the late Turner and Merkie (Perkins) Cole. On April 16, 1938, James married Margaret J. Matheny, who preceded him in death on April 16, 2014.   

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