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New Leaf can get you in the Christmas Spirit

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Need a little Christmas Spirit? Or, need some holiday decorating ideas?

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AND PHOTO SCRAPBOOK.

Here’s our suggestion: Make trip to New Leaf Landscape/Garden Center’s Christmas Shoppe, 0395 State Route 235, Ada.

As the sign outside reads “Candy and lots of decorations.” That’s just for starters. You’ll also find:
• Country and rustic decorations
• Snowmen • Santas • Angels • Artifical trees
• Chocolate cluster candy • Greenery

In short, everything you need for your holiday decorating is in the Christmas Shoppe.

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2015 Bulldog Cards now available from Ada music students

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, November 25, 2014

The always-popular sale of the new (2015) Bulldog Cards began this week by students of the Ada Music Department. 

This year’s version of the discount card offers free food and other money-saving offers at Ada, Kenton, Bluffton and Lima area restaurants and businesses.

This year’s card includes more offers than ever before, and an attractive new design. Merchants featured on this year’s card include:

• Norada Lanes, 3 Brothers Pizza, Viva Maria, The Cask Room, Reichert’s clothing store, Northern on Main/Starbucks Coffee Café, Jalapenos Mexican Grill, Carol Slane Florist, Fazoli’s...

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Academic Boosters Box Top promotion extended to Dec. 1

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Due to the inclement weather this week, the Ada Academic Boosters Box Tops promotion is extended through Thanksgiving break.

Monday, Dec. 1, is the last day to turn in for chances to win $150, $100 or $50 Visa gift card. There will be three winners for both high school and middle school.

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Where do we start when talking about Ada's December and January events?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 24, 2014

A visit from Santa,
 a Christmas sing-along,  
  a jazz band concert,
   book discussion groups,
    plenty of potlucks,
     a chance to create a gingerbread house, 
      plus several interesting performances at The Freed Center.

That's just a glimpse of events taking place in Ada during December and January. The Icon's Ada Highlights calendar covering all the events we could find in December and January is now posted on The Icon.

We've provided Icon viewers a printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Red Cross blood drive Dec. 3 in Ada

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Monday, November 24, 2014

The Hardin County American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 1:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University.

To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-Red-Cross (1-800-733-2767 or go online to www.redcrossblood.org. Eligibility rules for giving blood are also noted on the website.

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Watch out for high winds today

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 24, 2014

A line of strong thunderstorms is track across western Ohio this morning mixing down very
strong winds aloft.

At 7:45 a.m. radar indicated a line strong thunderstorms extending from Union City, Ohio
to Greensburg, Ind. This line of storms was moving to the northeast at 50 m.p.h. and will impact portions of western Ohio (Lima, Ottawa, Findlay, Kenton) with gusts as high as 65 m.p.h. in the next several hours.

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