…but not a drop to, uh, ‘waste’ Ada Village Council discussed football factory tours, a police cruiser, fire hydrant replacements, and staying with water, a successful pool party for municipal pool employees. Oh yeah, and staying with water even some more, there might also be some new, and rather expensive, valves in the offing for water pipes at the Ada Water Treatment Plant as well.
ADA, Ohio - Ohio Northern University will hold children’s auditions for its annual “Holiday Spectacular” musical extravaganza. Auditions for children between the ages of 5 and 12 will take place from 2-4 p.m.
On Labor Day morning (Sept. 2, 2024), run or walk at this family-friendly 5K event.
On Saturday, August 17, three Vietnam War veterans, Kenneth Bendele, Virgil Dreffs, and Don Nelson, will be meeting again and flying together in a Huey at Fort Fest 2024. Decades ago, the three men had been involved in the same story of a particular Huey “slick” that had suffered some damage out in the field, and then returned back to base for an emergency landing.
Average gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 7.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.50/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 5,345 stations in Ohio. Prices in Ohio are 19.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 12.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 3.4 cents in the last week and stands at $3.72 per gallon- the lowest level since January, 2022, over 900 days ago.
FINDLAY — The University of Findlay department of athletics has announced the hiring of Steve Mulcahy as the new assistant men’s and women’s golf coach. “The addition of Steve Mulcahy to the staff begins an exciting new chapter to Oilers golf”, said head coach Dominic Guarnieri.
BLUFFTON – The Ada varsity boys golf team lost a dual match to non-league foe Fort Jennings Tuesday morning at the Bluffton Golf Course. The Musketeers defeated the Bulldogs, 186-211.
The Ada Historical Society has archived material on “…all things Ada.” Council happenings; police happenings; sports happenings (“GO BULLDOGS!”); you name it… Society Member, and Ada Historical Museum Curator, Leland Crouse, has recorded 2,000 pages, and counting, of Ada history material. A decidedly BIG thing in Ada is festivals: Harvest & Herb Festival; Football Drop Festival; Car Show; Farmers & Merchants Picnic… And what about the latter ‘F&M Picnic’? Well, according to some of that quite fascinating archival material… Ada’s upcoming Farmers & Merchants Picnic (Aug.
Donors urged to give as extreme heat, travel plans threaten already low blood levels $20 Amazon.com Gift Card by email for coming to give in August CLEVELAND, Aug. 5, 2024 — The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces dangerous levels of heat and people head out for final summer travel plans.
As mentioned in the other article in this edition, Ada’s Farmers & Merchants Picnic might not only be the longest consecutive running yearly festival in Ohio; but more: it might be one of the most diverse festivals in the state of Ohio! Besides a Kid’s Pet Parade (How often to you see that?); over the years there have been band concerts in the Band Shell; 4-H events galore; a Horse Pull that, in modern times, has morphed into a Tractor Pull with HUGE amounts of ‘horse’ power; a Vegetable Contest; a Flower Contest; Church booths; Civic Group booths; and more food trucks than you can shake one of those cotton candy cones at. The Ada Herald noted that in 1939, some 5,000 people attended the F&M Picnic, “…justifying its reputation of being one of the biggest town and country gatherings in the state.” For the Rotary Club’s “Youth Group,” back in the day at the Picnic, there was a 50-Word Essay Contest revolving around why: “Farmers should improve livestock strains.” Alice Romick won the first of these contests in 1950.