The three-day annual Lincoln Highway Buy-Way across America yard sale began in Ada on Thursday morning amid sunny skies. Here, Mike Streicher of Bluffton gets a map of the 17 Ada sales sites from Deb Curlis, Ada Chamber president. The tent along Main Street in the Railroad Park will be manned those three days by the Chamber and C.I.C. members, the local sponsoring organizations. In addition to handing out the maps, people visiting the tent can also find Ada Sesquicentennial books and yardsticks.
Area high school students are invited to a “Fallout” event from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 3, at 4080 E. Hook-Waltz Road, Elida, according to Jeremy Basinger, Bluffton High School Campus Life director.
“The event includes food, orb ball, zombie hayride, airsoft, 150-foot slip and slide, outdoor movie, and much more,” said Basinger.
The Bluffton High School class of 1944 held their 72nd class reunion recently. Back row: Raymond Kohli, Dale Huber, Robert J. Stratton. Front row: Margaret (Griffith) Carr, Dorothy (Burkholder) Balmer.
At 9:20 a.m. this morning (Aug. 11) the Ada Police Department issued a S.A.F.E.R. Alert (Seeking Aid From Every Resident) as it attempt to find the identity of the subject in this picture and video.
This Hispanic male has actively stolen items from Keith's Hardware, Ada, over the past couple of days. He has tattoos on his right arm and was observed wearing a gold watch.
Vancrest of Ada is accepting application for all positions and all shifts, according to Randy Cox, administrator. These include:
• RN/LPN
• STNA
• Housekeeping
• Laundry
• Dietary
• Activities
An open interview session is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 16, at Vancrest of Ada, 600 W. North Ave., Ada.
FROM THE ADA ICON - The 103rd annual Ada Farmers’ and Merchants’ Picnic takes place Friday and Saturday, Aug. 12 and 13, in the War Memorial Park.
Here’s this year’s schedule:
Friday, Aug. 12
• Party in the Back 40
Gates open 5 p.m. "Mustang Sally" on stage from 8 p.m. to midnight
• Picnic Pull, 7 p.m. - Gates open at 4 p.m. - Registration at 5:30 p.m.
(Picnic Pull schedule at bottom of story)
I was lucky enough to run into Morgan, who graduated from Bluffton High School in 2014, while she was working at the Bluffton Public Library this summer. Our conversation led to this interview.
Where do you attend school and what are you studying?
I am currently attending Anderson University with a major in Organizational Management and a minor in Sociology.
