There are plenty of activities in Ada this fall. Here's the Icon's October and November "Hometown Happenings," provided by Darlene Bowers. A few early December events are also provided.
An printer-friendly copy is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
Community Events
• Ada Food Pantry (located in basement of First Presbyterian Church of Ada)
Tuesdays 4-6pm Saturdays 10am-12noon
• Free community meals
Crock Pot Tuesdays, ReStore, 4-6pm
Community Lunch Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 12-1pm
Last Wednesday of the month, St. Mark Lutheran Church, 5-6:30pm
• 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.
• October 22 ONU Trick or Treat
• October 22 Kiwanis Spaghetti Dinner Ada Schools Cafeteria
• October 26 Halloween Village Event Parade, pizza contest,
Harvest Pride Chips contest and Festivities 5:30pm at Depot
• October 29 4:30 FRIENDS of Library Halloween Party at Ada Public Library
• October 29 5:30-7:00pm Ada Trick or Treat
• November 2 6pm reception 6:30pm dinner Town and Gown Banquet
• November 3 Election Day
• November 11 Veterans’ Breakfast Ada schools Cafeteria
• November 15-20 - Festival of Trees, Community Health Professionals
• November 28 Small Business Saturday (and special event at Depot)
• December 6 Candy Cane Tour 1-6pm
• December 7 Christmas Village Event Santa arrives Merry on Main begins at 5:30pm
Ada Schools
Information below courtesy of Ada School website (ada.k12.oh.us)
October 4 Powder Puff Game
October 7/8 Quiz Bowl Team at WTLW Quiz Whiz
October 8 Third Grade Field Trip Ada Post Office
October 10 Homecoming Dance
October 13 Kindergarten Field Trip Suter’s Corn Maze
October 13/15 Elementary Cheer Clinic
October 19 No School Waiver Day
October 19 6pm Board of Education Meeting in Board Room
October 21 Elementary school pictures
October 22 Jr and Sr high school pictures
October 27 2-hour early release – Staff professional development
November 3 Geology Class to Ohio Caverns
November 7 Music Feast
November 11 No School - Veteran's Day (Veteran’s Breakfast in cafeteria)
November 14 Quiz Bowl Team at NWC High School quiz bowl
November 17 2-hour early release – Staff professional development
November 18-24 Fall Book Fair
November 20 Jr High Dance
November 23-24 Parent/teacher Conferences
November 24-27 No School – Conferences and Thanksgiving Break
December 3 4th and 5th grade musical
Ohio Northern University
October 2 Glow Run 5K
October 12-13 Undergraduate Fall Break
October 18 Violin concert with Guest Artist Annette-Barbara Vogel Presser Hall 4pm
October 25 Hike for Hearing 5K Color Run
November 9 Instrumental Ensembles Concert Presser Hall 8pm
November 13 Men’s and Women’s Chorus Concert Presser Hal 8pml
November 14 Raabe College of Pharmacy
Professional Commitment Ceremony 10:30am
November 16 Saxophone concert with Guest Artist Adam Briggs Presser Hall 8pm
November 23-27 Undergraduate Thanksgiving Recess
The Freed Center
October 3 Taylor 2 with ONU Dance Company Biggs Theatre 7:30pm
October 17 Dracula Biggs Theatre 7:30pm
October 22, 23 The Two Gentlemen of Verona Stambaugh Studio Theatre 7:30pm
October 24 The Two Gentlemen of Verona Stambaugh Studio Theatre 2pm and 7:30pm
October 25 The Two Gentlemen of Verona Stambaugh Studio Theatre 2pm
October 25 ONU Symphony “Destiny and Dvorak” Orchestra Biggs Theatre 5pm
October 30 All-Ohio Choral Day & Crossroads Concert Biggs Theatre 7:30pm
October 31 Svet – A Networking Event Biggs Theatre 8pm
November 1 ONU Band-O-Rama Biggs Theatre 4pm
November 7 Kingsmen Quartet Biggs Theatre 7:30pm
November 19, 20 The ONU Holiday Spectacular Biggs Theatre 7:30pm
November 21 The ONU Holiday Spectacular Biggs Theatre 2pm and 7:30pm
The Inn at ONU
October 1 Fall PaintINN 6pm reservation required
Fireside Fridays (Every Friday night at 5:30 PM enjoy live music.
Come early at 5:00 PM and grab your favorite seat and place your order.)
Dean Altstaetter (keyboard) 10/2/2015
Doug Adams (guitar/vocals) 10/9/2015
Chuck Summers (saxophone) 10/16/2015
Jim Boedicker (guitar/vocals) 10/23/2015
Mark Hodges (guitar/vocals) 10/30/2015
Dean Altstaetter (keyboard) 11/6/2015
Fred Reid (piano) 11/13/2015
Matt Deter (guitar/vocals)* 11/20/2015
11/27/2015 No Fireside Friday (Thanksgiving)
November 3 Thanksgiving PaintINN 6pm reservation required
Public Meetings
Ada Area Chamber of Commerce 8 am,
Community Health Professionals, 3rd Wednesdays of each month
Ada Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) –
October 21 November 18 McIntosh, noon
Ada Exempted Village School Board – October 19 6pm in Board Room
Tree Commission – October 16 November 20 11:30am
Ada Village Council –October 6, 20, November 3, 17 6:30pm
Council Committee Meetings – October 13, 27, November 10, 24 6:30pm
Liberty Township Trustees - 1st and 3rd Monday of the month, 8 p.m.
Ada Village Services Schedule
Refuse pick up – October 13, 27, November 10, 24
Recycle and refuse pick up – October 6, 20, November 3, 17
Ada Public Library
October 1 3:30pm K-5 Drop-in Art
October 2 4pm TWEEN Book Group
October 5 Library Closed Staff Traning
October 6 9:15am Suters Pumpkin Patch Storytime 6pm Family Storytime 7pm Adult Book Group
October 7 6:30pm Knit and Crochet
October 12 3:30pm Teen Board Games 6pm Cookbook Club—pumpkin and squash recipes
October 13 11am Nature Walk/Scavenger Hunt Storytime 3:45pm Reading with Rover 6pm Family Storytime
October 15 4pm TEEN Book Group
October 16 3:30pm LEGO-Palooza
October 17 11am Secrets of the Ohio State Reformatory
October 19 10:30am Playdate 3:30pm Teen Board Games 6:30pm Teen Writing Group
October 20 11am Family Storytime 1pm Amish Book Group 6pm Family Storytime
October 21 3:30pm Ghoulish Grilled Cheese Day (grades 6-12) 6:30pm Knit and Crochet
October 22 10am Q&A with Rep. Bob Latta’s staff 3:30pm Wii games
October 23 3:30pm Perler bead art (grades 6-12)
October 26 3:30pm Teen (grades 6-12) Zombie Party
October 27 11am Family Storytime 3:45pm Reading with Rover 6pm Family Storytime
October 28 3:30pm LEGO-Palooza 6pm War of the Worlds Radio program and snacks
October 29 11am Sensory Science 4:30pm FRIENDS of the Library Halloween Party
October 31 11am Ohio Researchers of Banded Spirits
November 2 10:30am Playdate 3:30pm Teen Board Games 6:30pm Teen Writing
November 3 11am Family Storytime 6pm Family Storytime 7pm Adult Book Group
November 4 3:30pm Pancake Pandemonium (grades 6-12) 6:30pm Knit and Crochet
November 5 4pm TWEEN Book Group
November 9 3:30pm Teen Board Games 6pm Cookbook Club-root vegetable recipes
November 10 11am Family Storytime 3:45pm Reading with Rover 6pm Family Storytime
November 11 Veterans Day – Library Closed
November 12 11am Sensory Science 3:30pm Wii games
November 13 3:30pm Freaky Friday the 13th Art (grades K-5)
November 14 10:30am Brenda Nixon, Amish expert
November 16 10:30am Playdate 3:30pm Teen Board Games 6:30pm Teen Writing Group
November 17 11am Family Storytime 1pm Amish Book Group 6pm Family Storytime
November 18 3:30pm Gooey Grilled Cheese Day (grades 6-12) 6:30pm Knit and Crochet
November 19 11am Toddler Thanksgiving Art 4pm TEEN Book Group
November 20 3:30pm LEGO-Palooza
November 23 Holiday Silent Auction begins 3:30pm Teen Board Games
November 24 11am Family Storytime 6pm Family Storytime
November 25 5pm Library Closes early
November 26 Happy Thanksgiving – Library Closed
November 30 10:30am Playdate 3:30pm Teen Board Games
Information provided for “Hometown Happenings” is gathered from
Ada Schools, Ohio Northern University, Village of Ada, Ada Public Library websites and event submissions made to The Ada Icon.
For complete details of these and other events, please check:
The Ada Icon (www.adaicon.com)
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