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Santa Claus is coming to town!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 30, 2015

Santa makes several stops in Ada in December. Here's his schedule:

Look for Santa at:
• ReStore from 5 to 8 pm on Friday, Dec. 4. Children are invited to "shop" for family members, but in this case the "shopping" is free. A child may select a free gift for each person in his/her family. And, the packages will be wrapped at no charge.

• The Inn at Ohio Northern University from 9 to 11 am on Saturday, Dec. 5. Complimentary photos with Santa will be taken. Breakfast is $11.50 for adults, $6.50 for children, 3 and under free.

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Get your Candy Cane Tour tickets now - Ada has six locations on the tour

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 30, 2015

Eight Ada locations are on this year’s Keep Hardin County Beautiful Candy Cane Tour of Homes. Tickets are available at New Leaf, Ada.

This year’s tour is from noon to 6 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6, and pre-sale tickets are on sale in Ada at New Leaf Garden Center and from Don Traxler, a commission member of Keep Hardin County Beautiful.

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Here's what's for lunch in December at Ada schools

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 30, 2015

The Ada school December menu is now linked to the Ada Icon. To view the menu click here.

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Santa hangs out at New Leaf - enjoy our photo album with lots of decorating ideas

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, November 27, 2015

Santa and all his friends hang out at New Leaf. The shop, north of Ada, is beautifully decorated for Christmas and offers lots of holiday decorating supplies.

It offers cut Christmas trees, poinsettias and Christmas cactus.

Santa showed the Icon around the shop earlier this week.

• Please enjoy our photo album, an attachment at the bottom of this story.
• And, watch our video of the shop, also at the bottom of the story.

New Leaf Christmas season hours are:
Mondays-Fridays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sundays Noon to 4 p.m.

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Ada chamber says "Come downtown to celebrate Small Business Saturday"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, November 27, 2015

Small Business Saturday is Nov. 28 and the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce has several reasons to bring shoppers to downtown.

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Here's December and January events in Ada...and, the list is long

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Where do we begin?

It takes four pages of single-spaced type to pack in all the events and activities taking place in Ada during December and January.

Darlene Bowers, the Icon’s Hometown Happenings editor, says that Ada has something on its calendar nearly every day until Groundhog’s Day.

The Icon’s Hometown Happenings provides events of:
• Ada community
• Ada schools
• Ohio Northern University
• The Freed Center
• The Inn at ONU
• Public meetings
• Ada village service schedule
• Ada Public Library

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