Apollo Career Center will hold its third annual Apollopalooza on April 16 from 5:30-7 p.m. Apollopalooza will showcase both the high school and adult education programs, as well as the newly opened academic and career tech wings. The event is free and open to the public.
“Because Apollo is not a traditional high school or college, and because adults and high school students are being trained during the day and evening, Apollo is opening up the building, for the public to see and experience what Apollo students learn everyday,” said Dana Dukes-Norton, district communications manager.
Robert Kobie, an auditor with the Central Collection Agency in Cleveland, helps residents prepare their village income tax returns.
The service was made available for four hours on Saturday at the railroad depot. The CCA in Cleveland helps the village with filing and payment of the local taxes, which are due April 15. (Monty Siekerman)
The annual Ada Lions Club mulch sale will begin Saturday, May 2, at Bass Trucking, 0410 State Route 81 just west of the village.
Mulch is sold from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday in the spring.
Since its beginning in 2000, the club has donated $55,000 in sale profits to students for scholarships.
Black mulch costs $35 and brown costs $30 a scoop, which is about a cubic yard. The product can be picked up, or delivery in the Ada area is available for $10.
(Monty Siekerman)
There's something happening every day in Ada during April and May. Just check the Icon Ada Community Highlights Calendar.
The monthly events are posted below. A printer-friendly copy (nice for your refrigerator or bulletin board) is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.
The two-month calendar is posted six times a year by the Ada Icon as a service to the community.
The Ohio Northern University Relay for Life exceeded its goal this year, according to Nicole Michalek.
"So we beat our goal! I also want to thank The Ada Icon and the community for supporting our cause. The event went on smoothly and everyone had a great time," said Michalek.
ONU's goal was $15,000 and it was topped by $300, meaning $15,300 was realized. The 12-hour relay, held March 20-21 in the King Horn Center is an annual ONU student-run event.
If you were in Ada on Saturday you may have thought you stepped back in time.
That is if you saw the 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company B, set up camp in Ada. Not to worry. The group is a living history organization.
The company members had a demonstration for ONU Civil War classes. They will be at Appomattox on April 15, during the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's assassination.
