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January 2023 weather summary

Have your memories of more wintry weather grown dim? Here is the January 2023 weather summary from NWS weather observer Guy Verhoff of Pandora.

January Weather Observations Chart

JANUARY 2023 - PANDORA OBSERVATIONS

Avg. Temp 34.3

Normal Avg. Temp 25.4

Normal Avg. Prec 2.26

Max Temp 58 on the 19th

Village advertises for bid: Lease of 33 acres of farmland

The Village of Ada has posted the following advertisement for bid: 

Sealed bids for the lease of 33.66 tillable acres, more of less, of farm ground located in the Village of ada along Willow Parkway within the Ada grass Run Industrial Park, owned by the Village of Ada, Hardin County, Ohio and being parcel numbers 25-1700920000, 25-1700930000, 25-1700940000, 25-1700950000, 25-1700960000, 25-1701130000, 25-1701140000,25-1701430000 and 25-1701440000 will be received by the Village of Ada at the Municipal Building, 115 West Buckeye Avenue, Ada, Ohio until February 28th,  2023 at 12:00 noon.

The lease will be for a two-year term commencing on March 7th, 2023, and terminating on February 28th, 2025. Bids are to be based on a per acre rate at an acreage of 33 acres with an annual payment payable on the first day of December 2023 and each year thereafter. A copy of the lease with full terms and a map of the lease area may be obtained from the Village Utility office and questions may be directed to the Village Administrator at 419-634-4045 or email at jhall.adaoh.org.

76 Ada Schools science fair projects

Among the 76 science fair projects displayed on February 7 in the Ada Schools cafeteria, sports and espcially football projects were very popular. Other topics ranged from the decay rates of produce to homemade shampoo performance. Teacher Shawn Christopher commended the students on their creativity and displayed photos on Facebook HERE.

Chamber meets on February 15

Program includes Hardin Leadership and VITA tax return services

The February membership meeting for the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce is at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 15 at the Ada Public Library, 320 N. Main St.

The chamber notes, "This month we will have two guest speakers. Kathy Oliver of Hardin Leadership Inc. will be there to discuss the benefits of enrolling or sponsoring someone for Hardin Leadership. Ohio Northern University, Dicke College of Business Administration student group, VITA will be there to discuss their upcoming tax return services, that are offered to the community."

"You won’t want to miss both these great speakers, along with other exciting updates. Help us keep growing business and community!"

For information on how to join the chamber, visit https://www.adaareachamber.org/

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Kewpee High School Invitational art exhibit

ArtSpace/Lima will host the 35th Annual Kewpee High School Art Invitational from February 15-March 1, 2023.

Kewpee Restaurants have sponsored this exhibition and will once again highlight student artists from area high schools. Artists from eighteen area high schools entered work to be exhibited.

The work is categorized in nine areas: Ceramics, Digital Media, Drawing, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture.

There are awards in each of the entry categories, a Best of Show, and a Dr. Sullivan Award. Awards will be presented during the opening reception on Wednesday, February 15, from 6:30-8:00 pm.

PHOTO from Artspace/Lima Facebook

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United Way forming campaign cabinet and seeking board members

The Hardin County United Way provided the Icon with this February update:

We are creating a robust Campaign Cabinet to help plan and implement this year’s Annual Giving Campaign. Duties will include helping to find and reach out to businesses to host workplace campaigns, helping to train points of contact at their workplaces, helping to plan and execute events, and having a general passion for helping our community. The goal is to make this more focused on community member involvement than just having a couple of Board members. Meetings will start off once per month but will end up being more as needed to help the campaign.

We have about 6-8 open seats on the board of directors. We’re looking for connected, active, and passionate community members to help steer the United Way into our future while also doing the work needed to get there. Meetings are once per month for about an hour, and there will also be committee work as needed. The only requirement to be on the Board is to donate to the United Way at least annually.

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