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Lots of Ada events in February and March - here's the list

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 28, 2016

Here's the ambitious calendar of happenings in Ada during February and March. A printer-friendly version is an attachment at the bottom of this story. Darlene Bowers gathers events on this calendar.

Community Events 
• Ada Food Pantry (located in basement of First Presbyterian Church of Ada) 
Tuesdays 4-6pm Saturdays 10am-noon 

Free community meals 
Crock Pot Tuesdays, ReStore, 4-6pm Community Lunch Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 12-1pm 
• Last Wednesday of every month, St. Mark Lutheran Church, 5-6:30pm 
• First Sunday of every month, St. Mark Lutheran Church, 9:15am (worship follows at 10:45am) 

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Ada HS sophomores visit Apollo Career Center Friday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Approximately 650 sophomores in Apollo Career Center’s 11-member district, including students from Ada HS, will be visiting Apollo during 411Blast, Friday, Jan. 29.

Parents of sophomore students interested in attending Apollo for the 2016-17 school year are also invited to meet their student at Apollo.

The day is designed to expose students to career possibilities, and what paths are available that may lead to their career and/or college success. Students choose two programs of interest and then spend one-half day visiting those labs, meeting the instructors and participating in fun, interactive demos and activities.

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Drumming motivator

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 22, 2016

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. That was the message of David Horning, comedian motivational speaker, who made two presentations in Ada this week. 

In this sketch he used drums to make his point.

He spoke to members of the Ada Rotary and, in this photo, made a presentation to the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce. Horning's brother is a freshman at ONU this year.

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Bluffton Hospital establishes The Women's Center

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 21, 2016

$4.5 million project will begin this spring;
$1.5 million capital campaign will support project
The Women’s Center of Bluffton Hospital will be established at Bluffton Hospital this year as the hospital fine-tunes its focus to better serve women.
 
The announcement follows a yearlong evaluation of services and development of a long-term plan by the hospital administration.
 
“While continuing to maintain all of our current array of services, we’ve created a plan to specialize in women’s services,” Chris Keller, chief administrative officer of Bluffton Hospital, explained to The Icon earlier this week.
 

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College financial aid meeting Jan. 27

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 21, 2016

Ada High School will hold its annual financial aid presentation for students, parents and community members at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 27, in the media center, according to Erin Prater, Ada High School guidance counselor.  

A representative from Ohio Northern University will provide information that is applicable to all colleges and universities. 

Topics to be discussed will be completing the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, sources for aid, and specific concerns of those attending. The meeting is open to the public.

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Jamie Hall will serve as CIC presidents in 2016

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Jami Hall, Ada’s assistant village administrator, was elected president of the Ada Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) at CIC’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 20.

Hall replaces Jim Meyer, Ada village administrator, who served as CIC president for several years. Meyer is now vice-president of CIC. Eileen Peterman was elected secretary and Angela Polachek, treasurer.

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