January 2016

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Ada elementary will hold its honor roll assembly for 4th and 5th grades for the second nine-weeks at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 27. 

The assembly is in the school auditorium.

There's lots more Ada elementary news and it's found in the elementary January newsletter.

To view the newsletter CLICK HERE.

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Who doesn't enjoy a "before" and "after" photo?

These two sets of before and afters are taken from Fine Touch Furniture and Upholstery's Facebook.

Look at the detail, especially in the diamond tuft and black pearl tacks along the bottom.

 

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Two new board members are on the Ada board of education.

At Monday's board meeting, two new board members were sworn in to serve our school district. They are Dr. Amy Mullins and Matt Gossman.

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ReStore Community Center will be closed for painting from Wednesday, Jan. 20, it reopens at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 25.

According to ReStore's Facebook page, "To complete our remodeling we will be closed for three days to finish painting the store. Sorry for the inconvenience, but we think you will like the results!"

 

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Ada Area Chamber of Commerce's monthly member meeting is at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 20, according to Deb Curlis, chamber president.

The meeting is open to the public and is at Community Health Professionals. A motivational speaker will give a talk at the meeting.

In additition, at noon will be a ribbon cutting at Century 21 Sunway Realty.

 

 

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It was "Get Witch Quick," the Ada High School senior class play performed in November 1970. Jean Sleesman was director. The cast is listed on the side of the photo.

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The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce wants to recognized Ada's outstanding business of 2015 and you can help make the selection.

The chamber is currently accepting nominations for the 2015 award. An application form is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

The winner will be announced at the chamber's annual celebration dinner at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the Wishing Well in McIntosh Center on ONU's campus.

Cost is $15 per person.

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Ada council will act on two resolutions on Tuesday involving the North Simon Street storm sewer project.

Passage enables the village to seek state funding assistance for the project. Upon passage, Mayor David Retterer will submit an application to participate in the Ohio Public Works Commission’s State Capital Improvement and/or Local Transportation Improvement Programs.

Council will also act on legislation for engineering for the project.

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Their are playing board games at the Ada Public Library this month. The next teen board games session is 3:30 pm, Monday, Jan. 25. Contact the library for details. (Photo from library Facebook)

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Earlier this winter Ken Collins photographed Ada's Main Street (looking south) at night. It's one thing to try night photography. Collins took this photo with his old Pentax 33 mm film camera.

He says: "It took that long for the film to be developed and mailed back to me. Film can be fun, but it's getting to be a bit of a hassle compared with the instant results of digital."

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