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The summer Ada painted the town - Our Lady of Lourdes gets a paint job

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, August 5, 2016

It's looking more and more like the summer that Ada painted the town.

First, high above the skyline, the Ada water tower received at least 150 gallons of paint.

Second, the Ada football stadium has a renovation with a nice touch of purple and gold, plus a new bulldog added.

Now comes Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. It's getting a new coat of paint. Check out this close-up and the long-distance photo taken by Ken Collins.

What is next on Ada's painting the town list?

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Ohio sales tax holiday coming this weekend

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Ohio is having a sales tax holiday this weekend. The holiday will occur Friday, August 5, 2016 and end Sunday, August 7, 2016.

Items exempt from sale and use tax include clothing priced at $75 per item or less and school supplies and instructional material priced at $20 per item or less.

Check the Ohio Department of Taxation website for additional information.http://www.tax.ohio.gov/sales_and_use/SalesTaxHoliday.aspx

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Everything you need to know about the 2016-17 Ada school year

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 1, 2016

It's August and preparations are underway for the 2016-17 school year. Ada schools provided the following details to students and parents about the coming school year:

School open house
The annual open house Thursday, Aug. 11, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The first day of school for students is Tuesday, Aug.16,  with a full day planned for grades 1-12. 

School will begin each day at 8:35 a.m. for all students. Kindergarten orientation is Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 16 and 17.  Kindergarten students will begin school on a staggered start schedule beginning  Thursday, Aug. 18.

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August and September in Ada - plenty of activities listed on Icon's Hometown Happenings

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 31, 2016

Looks like Ada’s August and September are months full of lots of activities.

The Ada Icon’s Hometown Happenings bi-monthly calendar is now online. Darlene Bowers gathers the information for the Icon. Viewers will find events involving:
• Community
• Ada school
• Ohio Northern University
• The Freed Center
• The Inn at ONU
• Ada public meetings
• Ada village service schedule
• Ada Public Library

A printer-friendly copy of the calendar is attached. It’s a great piece of information for your kitchen refrigerator or office bulletin board, so you can keep up with activities taking place here over the next two months.

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F & M Picnic horse show attracts competitors from wide area

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 29, 2016

Ada’s Farmer and Merchants Picnic horse show attracts competitors from a wide area and this year’s show should be no different.

The show is an Ohio Western Horse Association approved point show event, according to Jennifer Moshier, judge. It will conducted by O.W.H.A. rules.

This year’s show schedule, with all events taking place in the Ada park during the Farmers and Merchants Picnic, follows:

Saturday, Aug. 13
• 8 a.m. – Contest classes
• 9 a.m. – Halter classes
• Lunch break
• Performance classes

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What's for lunch on Aug. 16? Very important question

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 29, 2016

It starts Tuesday, Aug. 16. Here's the Ada school menu for the first day of the 2016-17 school year.

Pop corn chicken with barbecue sauce
Dinner roll
Green beans
Fruit
Milk

The Ada school lunch menu is now on the Icon. CLICK HERE FOR AUGUST MENU.

• CLICK HERE for all Ada school menu information.

• CLICK HERE for nutrition guidelines.

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