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Hey, Santa, when are you coming back to Ada? (Answer: Several times, read the story!)

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 5, 2013

Santa Claus is coming to town...again. The guy in the red suit must really like Ada because he keeps returning to town.

His first visit of the season was at the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce's "Merry on Main" on Dec. 2. 

His next appearance is during the kids’ Christmas shopping spree at ReStore Community Center, 210 N. Main St., on Saturday, Dec. 7. For more details about that event, click here.

Then he returns to Ada from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 16, when he visits the Ada Public Library. 

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Icon provides U.S. Postal Service holiday mailing deadlines

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, December 4, 2013

For Ada postal patrons wanting to know holiday dates for domestic mail deadlines and foreign mail, The Icon provides the following charts to assist in your planning.

Two charts, which are printer-friendly attachments at the bottom of this story, show dates so that you may get your packages and cards delivered on time.

Or, you may click here to open the U.S. Postal website, which lists all the deadlines.

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Ada leaf pick up winding down

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Leaf pick up in Ada is coming to a close this fall. Here is the current schedule:

Thursday, Dec. 5
Southwest Leaf Pickup - from 12 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5,  until 12 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6

Southwest Leaf Pickup - from 12 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, until 12 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6
 

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Hey, kids! ReStore's kid's Christmas shopping spree is Dec. 7...Santa will be there

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 3, 2013

There’s a kids’ Christmas shopping spree at ReStore Community Center, 210 N. Main St., on Saturday, Dec. 7, according to LeAnn Pryor, executive director.

From 10 a.m. to noon youth receive one ticket per family member: each ticket is good for one free gift. And, Santa will be at ReStore during the shopping spree.

Several other events are happening this month.

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Interim reports go home with Ada students Dec. 6

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 2, 2013

December is a busy month at the Ada schools. Here's a sampling of events from today's Ada school website.

DATES TO REMEMBER:
December 6 – Interim Reports sent home with all students
December 9 – Fall Sports Awards – 7 p.m. in K-12 Gym
December 17 – Geography Bee – 9:20 a.m. in Auditorium
December 18 and 19 – First Semester Exams
December 23 through January 5 – Holiday Break
January 6 – School classes resume

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Here's what happening this week in Hardin County

Posted by Eli Garmon on Monday, December 2, 2013

RSVP for Christmas Luncheon
The Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance will be hosting it’s Christmas Luncheon at 11:30am on December 12 at the Hardin County Armory, 128 N. Main St., Kenton. The lunch will be catered by the Plaza Inn Catering. The cost is $14 per person. Entertainment will be provided by Kenton Middle School’s Dimensions show choir. A Chinese Auction will also be held. If you would like to donate an item to the Chinese Auction and make reservations, please call the Alliance at 419.673.4131 by December 6.

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