It's summer and, yes, lots of events take place in Ada. Here's the Community Highlights for June and July provided by the Ada Icon. An attachment at the bottom of this story offers these calendar listings in a printer-friendly format, for hanging on your refrigerator.
Community Events
• Ada Food Pantry (located in basement of First Presbyterian Church of Ada)
Tuesdays 4-6pm
Saturdays 10am - 12noon
• Free community meals
o Crock Pot Tuesdays, ReStore, 4-6pm Community Lunch Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 12-1pm
o Last Wednesday of the month, St. Markʼs Lutheran Church, 5-6:30pm
• Ada Food Pantry (located in basement of First Presbyterian Church of Ada)
Tuesdays 4 pm - 6 pm
Saturdays 10 am - 12 noon
• Farmersʼ Market – Ada Railroad Depot Parking Lot 4-7pm each Thursday in June and July
• Music Boosters – Lions Club Bingo 1st, 2nd and 4th Thursdays – Alumni N-menʼs Building, doors open 5:30 pm; Bingo begins at 6:55 p.m.
• Music on Main returns to downtown Ada this summer, thanks to the Buy Ada First committee.
June 12 5-8 pm at the Depot Park. Music will be provided by the Bank Kwik Fire (sponsored by Liberty National Bank) from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be a vendor show from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Depot building. Free ice cream provided by Dietsch Brothers (until supplies last). Supplies for the ice cream were donated by Sodexo. The Ada Rotary Club will hold a pre-sale chicken barbecue dinner during the event at Hays Insurance.
July 10, with music performed by the Band Common Thread (sponsored by Reichert's and Quest Federal Credit Union).
• June 8-12 Vacation Bible School St. Mark Lutheran Church 9am-12Noon
• June 22-26 Vacation Bible School First Baptist Church of Ada
• July 12-17 Vacation Bible School Grace Gospel
• August 2-6 Vacation Bible School Ada First United Methodist Church
Ada Schools
Information below courtesy of Ada School website (ada.k12.oh.us)
May 30 Alumni Assoc. Dinner 3:00pm
1971 gym and K-12 gym closed various weeks in June for lighting, cleaning, screening and recoat projects
July 13-17 (tentative) Varsity Singer Camp 8am-5pm performance July 18 6-8pm
July 20-24 and July 27-31 Band Camp 8am-5pm performance 7pm July 31
Ada Public Library
Saturday, May 30th, 10a.m.-2p.m. Summer Reading Kick-Off which includes: Touch-a-Truck, 4-H animals, face painting, and a Used Book Sale (run by the FRIENDS of the Library). Sign-up for the Summer Reading program too which is for ages Birth-Adult.
June 1 10am Summer Reading begins
11am Make & Take Art
3pm Teen Art
6:30pm Teen Writing Group
June 2 11am STEM Activities (K-5)
3pm STEM Activities (6-12)
6pm Family Storytime
7pm Adult Book Group 5th Wave Rick Yancey
June 3 STAR WARS-a-thon Day
11am Movie: A New Hope
1pm Movie: Empire Strikes Back
3pm Movie: Return of the Jedi
6:30pm Knit & Crochet Club
June 4 11am Video Games
3pm Teen & Adult Board Games
6pm Bingo
June 5 11am Tween Book Group (grades 4-6) The Map to Everywhere Carrie Ryan
11am Playdate
3pm Sidewalk Chalk
June 8 11am Make & Take Art
3pm Teen Art
June 9 11am Black Swamp Raptor Rehab
3pm STEM 6th-12th
6pm Family Storytime
June 10 11am Movie: The Incredibles
3pm Movie: The Avengers
6pm Comic Con
6pm Adult Writing Group
June 11 11am Family Board Games
3pm Teen & Adult Board Games
6pm Bingo
June 12 11am Sensory Science
3pm Life-Sized Twister
June 13 11am Author Visit: Shelly Shepard Gray
June 15 11am Make & Take K-5th
3pm Pancakes & Art 6th-12th
6:30pm Teen Writing Group
June 16 11am LEGO Play
1pm Amish Book Group the Promise of Palm Grove S. Shepard Gray
1pm LEGO Play
3pm STEM (6-12)
6pm Family Storytime
June 17 11am Movie: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Forever
3pm Movie: Thor
6:30pm Knit & Crochet Club
June 18 11am Super Hero Training
3pm Teen & Adult Board Games
4pm Teen Book Group
6pm Bingo
June 19 11am Playdate
3pm Ice Cream Social
June 20 11am Local Author, Robin Carrig
June 22 11am Make & Take Art K-5th
3pm Teen Art 6th-12th
4pm Backyard Birdfeeding
June 23 11am Mr. Molecule Superhero Math Show
3pm STEM 6th-12th
6pm Family Storytime
June 24 11am Movie: Big Hero 6
1pm Supporting our Real Heroes Letters to the Troops
3pm Movie: X-Men
6pm Adult Writing Group
June 25 11am Family Games
3pm Teen & Adult Board Games
9pm ONU Observatory
June 26 11am Sensory Science
3pm Sidewalk Chalk
June 27 11am Local Author, Lynne Scott
June 29 11am Matt the Juggler
3pm Teen Art 6th-12th
6pm Beekeeping 101
June 30 11am STEM (K-5)
3pm STEM (6-12)
6pm Family Storytime
July
July 1 11am Movie: LEGO Batman
3pm Movie: Captain America
6:30pm Knit & Crochet Club
July 2 11am Pool Party
July 3 11am Pool Party Rain Date
4pm Tween Book Group
July 6 11am Make & Take Art K-5th
3pm Teen Art 6th-12th
6pm Bingo
6:30pm Teen Writing Group
July 7 11am STEM (K-5)
3pm STEM (6-12)
6pm Family Storytime
7pm Adult Book Group
July 8 all day Movie: Bolt Movie: Iron Man
6pm Adult Writing Group
6pm Anne Stratton Antiques Appraisal
July 9 11am Video Games
3pm Teen & Adult Games
6pm Bingo
July 10 11am Sensory Science
3pm Christmas in July Gingerbread Houses
July 11 2pm Summer Reading program ends
July 15 6:30pm Knit & Crochet Club
July 16 4pm Teen Book Group
July 20 10:30am Playdate
3:30pm Teen Board Games
6:30pm Teen Writing Group
July 21 11am Family Storytime
1pm Amish Book Group
6pm Family Storytime
July 22 3:30pm Pancake Pandemonium
6pm Adult Writing Group
July 23 3:30pm LEGO-Palooza
July 24 3:30pm K-5 Drop-in Art
July 27 3:30pm Teen Board Games
July 28 11am Family Storytime
6pm Family Storytime
July 29 3:30pm Video Games
The Freed Center
Family Fun Fridays at the Freed! Come and enjoy a fun filled family movie night with the Freed Center on the Tundra. The event will start at dusk and will last till the last credits play. Popcorn and beverages will be available for purchase. Don't forget to bring a blanket or chair to sit on. This event is sponsored by Blanchard Valley Heath System
June 5 Frozen
July 3 Toy Story
Ohio Northern University
June 4-7 HOBY Institute
June 12, 19, 26 Summer Orientation Sessions 8:30-5pm
Jun 14-19 Summer Academic and Honors Institute (SAHI)
June 21-26 Summer Academic and Honors Institute (SAHI)
June 26 Summer Session 1 ends
June 29 Summer Session 2 begins
July 12-15 Camp GEMS
July 25 ONU Day at Cedar Point
July 31 Summer Session 2 ends
The Inn at ONU
Summer JazzInn 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!
June 5 Chuck Summers
June 12 TBA
June 19 Dave Kosmyna & Ray Heitger
June 26, July 3, 10 TBA
July 17 Chuck Summers
July 24 TBA
July 31 Dave Kosmyna & Ray Heitger
June 4 6pm Summer PaintINN series Embrace your inner artist with our Summer PaintINN series. Work under the guidance of a trained professional while you create a beautiful canvass as enjoy delicious food and drink. Sunset on the Water
July 1 6pm Summer PaintINN series Bicycle and Wicker Basket
Public Meetings
Ada Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) –June 17, July 15, McIntosh, 11:30am
Ada Exempted Village School Board - meeting dates to be announced
Ada Village Council – June 2, 16, July 7, 21 6:30 p.m.
Ada Tree Commission - June 19, July 17 11:30am
Liberty Township Trustees - 1st and 3rd Monday of the month, 8 p.m.
Ada Village Services Schedule
Refuse pick up, June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28
Recycle pick up, June 2, 16, 30, July 14, 28
Information provided for “Community Highlights” is gathered from Ada Schools, Ohio
Northern University, Village of Ada and Ada Public Library websites
and event submissions made to The Ada Icon.
For complete details of these and other events, please check:
• The Ada Herald (weekly newspaper)
• The Ada Icon (www.adaicon.com)
To add events to the August-September calendar, please send information by July 20 to: [email protected]
Save the Date
101st Annual Farmers and Merchants Picnic – August 8
Lincoln BuyWay Sales – August 13, 14 15
Ada First Day School 2015-2016 - August 24
ONU Fall Semester begins - August 24
Hardin County Fair - September 8-13
Ada Harvest and Herb Festival - September 19
ONU Homecoming – September 25-27
