December 2013

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Feets for Fines. It's a pretty good deal.

This holiday season, pay off your Ada Public Library fines and help others at the same time.

Here's what happens when you donate shoes to the cause:
1 pair of NEW kid’s shoes** = $5 worth of fines
1 pair NEW gloves = $5 worth of fines
1 NEW hat or scarf = $5 worth of fines
1 pair of NEW kid’s socks = $1 worth of fines

*Not eligible for lost book fees
**No flip flops, please

All of the collected items will be donated to Helping Hands, a Hardin County charity that will give the shoes and socks to local children in need.

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Laurie Laird, owner of New Leaf garden center, Ada, was among six persons inducted into the Hardin County Agriculture Hall of Fame on Dec. 3. The ceremony took place during a Hall of Fame recognition banquet at St. John's United Church of Christ, Kenton.

Other inductees were Franklin Garmon,  Rex and Joan Sullinger and Bernard and Virginia Williams.

The purpose of the county Agriculture Hall of Fame is to recognize outstanding agricultural contributions by Hardin County people and to honor those who have brought distinction to themselves and the agricultural industry.   

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“Santa, You’ve Got Mail,” is the title of this year’s Ada fourth and fifth grade holiday musical, according to Lori Wilson, elementary music director.

Performances are at 1:15 p.m. and again at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 5, in the Ada School Auditorium. The performances are open to the public.

Here’s a synopsis of the musical:

A disgruntled postman is tired of all the holiday letters and cards that create extra work for him around the many different holidays.

Songs include: Special Delivery, Going on a Sleigh Ride, Happy Kwanzaa, Feliz Navidad, Hanukkah Lights, Reindeer on the Move Tonight, and Santa Here's a Letter For You

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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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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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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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President Heather Cox called the weekly meeting of the Ada Kiwanis Club to order at 12:00 noon on Tuesday November 26th at McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University, Ada.
The invocation was offered by Jon Umphress.

Ada Village Administrator Jim Meyer was welcomed as a guest.

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Ada Church of Christ, 316 S. Main St., will present "Christmas: Birth of a New Hope," from 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 15, at the church. The presentation is written by Jacob Reel.

The performance will be narrated by Reel and singers will be "Jericho Road," "One Voice," Ken Zeigler, Marlene Vance and Rachel Scott. 

The performance is open to the public.

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Ada Bingo is played each Thursday in December at the Alumni N-men' Building, downtown Ada. December Bingo dates are Dec. 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Bingo begins at 6:55 p.m. Ada Bingo uses new, radio-controlled electronic machines as well as traditional paper packages.

Proceeds benefit Ada Lions Club, Ada Music Boosters, and the Ada-Liberty Volunteer Fire Department.

 

 

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The December Ada schools lunch menu and nutrition newsletter are now on The Icon. 

Click here to read the nutrition newsletter.

The December menu is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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