It's a busy time of year in Ada Schools. There are activities on the school calendar every day this month...from Book Club, Kiwanis spaghetti dinner, picture days, band contests and grade cards going home.
To view the entire school calendar click here. Here's what's left on the October school calendar, for example:
Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts will present a Literature to Life performance of the “The Giver” by Lois Lowery on Friday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m.
Little by little, the leaves on Ada trees are hitting the ground. Here's this fall's leaf pickup schedule, provided by the village.
The village will pick up leaves according to the following schedule.
NORTHWEST: Mondays: November 4, 11, 18 and December 2 NORTHEAST: Tuesdays: November 5, 12, 19 and December 3 SOUTHEAST: Wednesdays: November 6, 13, 19 and December 4 SOUTHWEST: Thursdays: Nobvember 7, 14, 21 and December 5
Friday was a night to get out the boots. Here are four boots belonging to Ada school students. Want to place a guess on the boot owners? These boots were photographed in the front row, 50 yard line during Friday's game against Paulding.
The answer's is a photo below. In case you don't recognize the boot owners, here they are from left, Nicki Lehsten, Maddie Gossard, Alexis Swaney and Teara Coulson.
Yep, that was a lot of rain on Friday. According to Guy Verhoff, Icon weather observer, the area received 2.99 inches of rain on Oct. 4. Here’s the recent seven day report: Date High Low Prec
Oct. 1 76 57
Oct. 2 82 62
Oct. 3 78 65
Oct. 4 78 66 2.99
Oct. 5 79 69 0.57
Oct. 6 72 55 0.58
Oct. 7 62 44
Apollo Career Center will host over 200 attendees for Grandparents' Day Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1-3 p.m. in the Apollo Commons. Grandparents are invited to tour the labs, participate in some hands-on activities, and share an ice cream sundae and some visiting time with their teenage grandson/daughter. Grandparents can choose to tour the campus and/or participate in some demonstrations in the commons including hand and arm massages by the Cosmetology students.
Students from five area elementary schools will participate in Ohio Northern University’s SMArts (Saturday Morning Art) enrichment program, learning art and more in the Wilson Art Center on Oct. 26, Nov. 2, and Nov. 9 from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
Third and fourth grade students from Ada, Bath, Bluffton, Hardin Northern and Perry schools will attend the enrichment programs designed for students interested in the visual arts and creative experience. The SMArts program offers student engagement in a variety of media and activities, including creating handmade paper, photography, drawing and painting.
Freshman Matt Kinkopf scored twice to lead the No. 14 Ohio Northern men's soccer to team to a 3-0 win over Mount Union in its OAC opener on Saturday afternoon at Mount Union Stadium.
The Polar Bears are now 9-2-0 and 1-0-0 in the OAC, while the Purple Raiders fall to 5-6-0, 0-1-0.
Kinkopf now has a team best seven goals on the season.
Senior Stephen Perkins got ONU on the board just 11 minutes in, when he headed in a cross from sophomore Chase Mueller .
At the 19:22 mark, Kinkopf made it 2-0 in favor of the Polar Bears when scored off of a pass from sophomore Shintaroh Itoh .
Albert R. "Bud" Garver, age 86, died Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 5:02 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima.
He was born on February 10, 1927 in Marion County, Ohio to Albert R. and Geneva (Hitchcock) Garver who preceded him in death. On May 21, 1945 he married Mae Ann Evans and she died on January 24, 2002. He later married Dorothy (Poe) Freund on January 4, 2006 and she survives in Ada.
Bud was a welder for Superior Coach of Lima and General Dynamics of Lima retiring in 1991. He was a U.S. Navy veteran who served during WWII with the 301 NCB's.
By Mark Badertscher, OSU Extension Educator
Ohio State University Extension, Hardin County – Western Bean Cutworms were not caught in Hardin County OSU Extension traps this growing season. Four bucket type traps were placed around the county starting in July and were checked weekly for this pest by trapping the adult moth. The trapping of this agricultural crop pest is a part of a statewide OSU Extension monitoring program.
