Events

Fundraiser by Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation for breast cancer education and research

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Zeta Tau Alpha’s Pink Pasta Dinner, hosted at The Inn at Ohio Northern University will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 18,  from 5-8 p.m.

Presale tickets are $12 while tickets at the door are $15. All proceeds go to the Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation for breast cancer education and awareness.

Dinner will include salad, a pasta buffet with assorted sauces, breadsticks, desserts and drinks. There will be a 50/50 raffle during the event.

Event sponsors say: "Wear pink and come ready to eat and support Zeta Tau Alpha’s philanthropic efforts toward breast cancer education and awareness."

And...Buy Ada First holds pizza cook-off at the depot

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Ada Kiwanis Club invites Icon viewers to join this year's Halloween parade. It is Monday, Oct. 24.

PIZZA COOKOFF DETAILS AT BOTTOM -

Line-up is beind the municipal building on Buckeye Street. Registration is at 5:30 p.m. and the parade is at 6 p.m.

Costume categories follow:
• Prettiest
• Scariest
• Most original

Costume judging by age groups:
• Pre-school and Kindergarten
• 1st and 2nd grades
• 3rd and 4th grades
• 5th and 6th grades
• Groups any age and pets
• Adults (most original only)
• Ada HS band

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How to prevent falls is the topic of Dr. Jason Hageman's talk during a Lunch and Learn program sponsored by Community Health Professionals.

Dr. Hageman, who is the lead physician at the new Mercy Health/Ada Family Medicine facility, will speak at noon on Thursday at CHP, 1200 S. Main.

The Lunch and Learn speaker series is free and open to the public. Call CHP to reserve a lunch, which is provided by Liberty National Bank.

Saturday at the park - "Let's turn some dirt!"

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By Monty Siekerman
The first-ever Hardin County Pullers fall brawl takes place in Ada on Saturday.

The tractor pull takes place at War Memorial Park at 3 p.m. Gates open at noon, registration is at 1 p.m.

Classes to run are:
Street Alt 4x4 Gas
2.6/Limited Pro 4x4
Alt/Open Semi
2.5 Diesel, 4x4
Cheater Stock/Hot Street 4x4
Street Legal 4x4 Gas
$4,500 total purse

For details call Chris Vermillion at 567-674-0298. For rules go to Facebook.com/HCPullers.

Pulls are popular in Ada. The one in May drew more than 4,000 people; however, the pull during F and M Picnic was rained out.

Kiwanis spaghetti supper Oct. 20; Kiwanis Halloween parade Oct. 24

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Two events that are popular with the community - both sponsored by the Kiwanis Club - have been planned for late October.

So, mark your calendar now for the spaghetti supper at the Ada School cafeteria. Serving time from 4:30 until 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20.

The Halloween parade will begin behind the municipal building on West Buckeye. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m., the parade will begin at 6 p.m., on Monday, Oct. 24.

New OSU event gives K-12 students a chance to try out science, technology, engineering, arts and math

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Registration for Ohio State’s STEAM on the Quad is now open. 

STEAM on the Quad is a new, family-friendly event where kids in grades K-12 will be able to do hands-on activities that will improve their knowledge and interest in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math fields. It will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24, on the Ohio State Lima Quad.

STEAM on the Quad is a collaborative project between The Ohio State University at Lima and OSU Extension and is supported in part by the Ohio 4-H Foundation.

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