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Ada's April and May events - they are all here

There's something happening every day in Ada during April and May. Just check the Icon Ada Community Highlights Calendar.

The monthly events are posted below. A printer-friendly copy (nice for your refrigerator or bulletin board) is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

The two-month calendar is posted six times a year by the Ada Icon as a service to the community.

Community Events
• Music Boosters – Lions Club Bingo Each Thursday – Alumni N-men’s Building, doors open 5:30 pm; Bingo
begins at 6:55 pm
• Ada Food Pantry (located in basement of First Presbyterian Church of Ada)
Tuesdays 4pm - 6pm
Saturdays 10am - 12noon
• Free community meals
o Crock Pot Tuesdays, ReStore, 4-6 pm
o First Sunday of month, St. Mark Lutheran Church, 9-10:30 am
o Last Wednesday of month, St. Mark Lutheran Church, 5:00-6:30 pm

Ada Schools
Information below courtesy of Ada School website (ada.k12.oh.us)

April

April 1 1:30pm Honor Roll Assembly Grades 4 & 5
7:30pm Academic Boosters Meeting Media Center
April 2 3rd Grade Wilson's Sporting Goods Factory Field Trip
9am ASTRONOMY FIELDTRIP TO BGSU PLANETARIUM

April 3-6 No School - Easter Break
April 7 6:30pm Pack 124 Cub Scouts in cafeteria
6:30pm Music Booster Meeting in Media Center
April 8 12:30pm Ist Grade Operation Bandaid Field Trip- Mrs. Ludwig's Class
7pm Pack 124 Webelos 2 meeting in cafeteria
April 9 9:45am ONU Presentation - 5th Grade
1:15pm 1st Grade Musical Performance Auditorium
7pm 1st Grade Musical Performance Auditorium
April 10 8am Book Club Media Center
3:30pm Good News Club Mtg
April11 6pm Athletic Boosters 5th Annual Reverse Raffle Allen East Community Center

April 13-20 PARCC Testing Grades 3-6
7pm FCA Mtg in Media Center
7:30pm Ada Athletic Booster Meeting Cafeteria
April 15-17 Camp Willson - 7th Grade
April 15-19 8th Washington D.C. Field Trip
April 15 7:45am Elementary Staff Meeting
12:30pm 1st Grade Operation Bandaid Field Trip-Mrs. Etgen'sClass
April 16 7:45am High School Staff Meeting Media Center

April 18-19 BIKES FOR TIKES IN HS GYM
April 20 7pm FCA Mtg in Cafeteria
April 21-24 PARCC Testing Grades 7-8
April 21 Star Reading/Early Lit. Day K-6
April 21 7pm BETA CLUB INDUCTION
April 22 8am Red Cross Blood Drive 86 Gym
April 22 12:30pm 1st Grade Operation Bandaid Field Trip-Mrs. Gossard's Class
April 22 7pm Pack 124 Webelos 2 meeting in cafeteria
April 23 1pm 5th Grade S.A.F.E.R. Program
April 23 Star Math Day Grades 1-6
April 24 End of 4th Interim Reporting Period
April 24 3rd Grade Arbor Day Program
April 24 & 25 7:30pm High School Musical

April 26 2pm High School Musical
April 27 7pm FCA Mtg in Cafeteria
April 28 2 Hour Early Release for Staff Professional Development
6pm Annual Staff Dinner
6:30pm Music Booster Planning Meeting-Media Center
April 29 Grade 3 Reading OAA
8th grade author visit, Tanya Anderson
1st Grade Operations Bandaid Field Trip-Mrs. Lee’s Class
April 30 8:30am 4th Grade Field Trip - Armstrong Air Force Museum
1pm 5th grade S.A.F.E.R. Program
6pm School Board Meeting

May

May 1 4th Interim Grade Cards sent home with students
Art Field Trip to Governor’s Show
May 2 PROM

May 4-8 PARCC Testing HS
May 4 7pm FCA Mtg in Cafeteria
May 5-6 8:15am Kindergarten Screening
May 5 3:30pm JR ADA VARSITY SINGERS CLINIC
6:30pm Pack 124 Cub Scouts in cafeteria
May 6 Honor Roll Bowling
3:30pm JR ADA VARSITY SINGERS CLINIC
7:30pm Academic Booster Meeting-Media Center
May 7 7am Reading Carnival set-up 4p.m.
1pm 5th Grade S.A.F.E.R. Program
3:30pm JR ADA VARSITY SINGERS CLINIC
5pm ELEMENTARY ART SHOW
May 8 8am Reading Counts Carnival
8am Book Club
2pm 2nd grade Mother’s Day Tea
5pm Jr. High Dance in cafeteria

May 11 7pm FCA Mtg in Media Center
May 11 7:30pm Ada Athletic Boosters Cafeteria
May 12 6:30am CEDAR POINT PHYSICS DAY
May 12 8:30am 2nd Grade Field Trip to Marmon Farms
May 12 6:30pm Music Booster Meeting in Media Center
May 13, 14, 15 8:45am 3rd Grade Beech Grove School House
May 13 3:30pm JR ADA VARSITY SINGERS CLINIC
May 13 6pm Senior Banquet Cafeteria
May 14 3:30pm JR ADA VARSITY SINGERS CLINIC
1pm 5th Grade S.A.F.E.R. Program
May 15 3:30pm JR ADA VARSITY SINGERS CLINIC
May 15 7pm Spring Fever Follies Auditorium

May 18 7pm FCA Mtg in Cafeteria
May 18 7:30pm 5-6 and Jr. High Band and Choir Concert
May 19 Seniors Last Day
9:30am Jr. High Honor Assembly
1:15pm High School Honor Assembly
7:30pm HS BAND CONCERT
May 20 10:30am Graduation Practice (Mandatory) Lunch to Follow
7pm AHS Baccalaureate Service
May 21 9am Elementary Field Day
May 22 Final grade cards sent home with students
May 22 Last Day of School - K-11

May 24 Commencement
May 26 Teacher's Work Day
May 30 3pm Alumni Banquet

Ohio Northern University
April 1-15 The 2015 Polar Elevator Pitch Competition
April 1-2 Registration for summer/fall semester (UG)

April 3-6 UG Easter Recess
April 8 Experience ONU Day
April 9 2015 True North Surveyor's Workshop
April 10 Polar Bears in Public Service (Alumni Panel Discussion) - 10:00am to 11:00am
WSO Annual Multicultural Fair - 4:00pm to 9:00pm
2015 Lima Area Regional Alumni Dinner - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Men’s and Women’s Chorus - 8:00pm to 10:00pm
April 11 Medication Disposal Day - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Senior Recital- Ashley Shroyer - 3:00pm to 5:00pm

April 12 Ohio Northern University Gospel Ensemble Spring Concert - 4:00pm to 6:30pm
Senior Recital- Brandon Guillen - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
April 13 Instrumental Ensembles - 8:00pm to 10:00pm
April 16 Poet Anthony Madrid - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
The Drowsy Chaperone - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
April 17 The Drowsy Chaperone - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Junior Recital- Chang Tong - 8:00pm to 10:00pm

April 18 Senior Recital- Ryan Briley - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
2-4pm and 7:30-9:30pm The Drowsy Chaperone
Senior Recital- Chelsie Cree - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
April 19 Senior Recital- Taylor Miller - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
The Drowsy Chaperone - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Senior Recital- Kirsten Fuelling - 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Junior Recital- Avery Sujkowski - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
April 20 Chamber Singers - 8:00pm to 10:00pm
April 24 Student Research Colloquium - 9:00am to 3:00pm
ONU Wind Orchestra - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
April 25 Honors Day - 8:00am to 7:00pm
Senior Recital-Nathan Singer - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

April 26 Spring Band Festival - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
April 27 Senior Composition Recital- Chris Gray - 8:00pm to 10:00pm
April 30 ONU Jazz Band - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

May

May 1 Senior Piano Recital- Chris Gray - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
May 2 Junior Polar Preview Day - 8:00am to 3:00pm
Senior Recital- Jacob Novak - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Senior Recital- Jennifer Barnaba - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
ONU Symphony Orchestra - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

May 3 Senior Recital- Jenelle Sperry - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Senior Recital- Brandon Warren - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Senior Recital- Jaired Birks - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
May 8 UG Finals End
Nursing Pinning - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

May 9 Baccalaureate Service - 4:30pm to 5:30pm
May 10 Pharmacy Commencement - 9:00am to 11:00am
UG Commencement - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

May 17 Law Commencement - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
May 26 Summer Session 1 Begins
May 29-31 2015 Alumni Weekend »

The Inn at ONU
April 1 6pm PaintInn painting series
April 10 8-10pm ONU Observatory Galaxies of Spring

Fireside Fridays Live Music
5:00 - 7:30 PM
Steven Blake April 10
Jim Boedicker April 17

April 24 8-10pm ONU Observatory Craters and Maria:Exploring the Moon
April 24 to September 11 Summer Jazz & Blues
Every Friday night, enjoy Summer Jazz & Blues at The Inn! At 5:00 PM, our hot appetizer buffet will be ready and of course we'll have our signature ribs (until they are gone!) and at 5:30 PM, enjoy live music. New this year is our addition of corn hole in the courtyard! Bring your friends and family for a lively game as you enjoy your Friday evening!
Chuck Summers(Saxophone) April 24th

Dean Altstaetter May 1st
May 2 10am PaintInn painting series
May 22-25 Memorial Day Weekend Celebration

Public Meetings
Ada Area Chamber of Commerce 8 am, Community Health Professionals, 3rd Wednesdays of each month
Ada Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) – April 15, May 20 McIntosh, noon
Ada Exempted Village School Board – April 30 6:00pm Board meeting
Tree Commission – April 17, May 15 11:30am
Ada Village Council – April 7, 21, May 5, 19 6:30pm
Council Committee Meetings – April 14, 28, May 12, 26 6:30pm
Liberty Township Trustees - 1st and 3rd Monday of the month, 8 p.m.

Ada Village Services Schedule
Refuse pick up – April 14, 28 May 12 and Wednesday May 27
Recycle and refuse pick up – April 7, 21, May 5, 19
Water bills due – 10th of each month

Ada Public Library
April 3 4pm TWEEN (4th-6th grades) BOOK GROUP: Who Was/Who Were books: Readers Choice
April 7 7pm ADULT BOOK GROUP:Some Luck, Jane Smiley
April 16 4pm TEEN (8th-12th Grades) BOOK GOUP:
April 21 1pm AMISH BOOK GROUP: Paradise Valley, Dale Cramer
Ada Senior Citizens
2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month at noon at Community Health Professionals

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