Pete Previte, of true Italian heritage, and Heather Cox offer cannoli they helped make to diners at the Kiwanis Club annual spaghetti dinner last Thursday night at the Ada Schools. Kiwanians served 230 meals, the profit going to youth programs.
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• From left: Sharon Fields, Harold Cotsamire, Sharon Hubbell, Deryl Fleming.
• Myrna McCurdy
(Monty Siekerman photos)
Padrone’s Pizza won bragging rights for the best pizza in Ada following Monday night’s Ada pizza bake off sponsored by the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce.
Also competing the contest were East of Chicago, Easter House and Cosi. Residents who tasted the three entries based the award upon voting that took place.
In addition, donations at the event totaled over $100 to be donated between ReStore Community Center and the Ada Food Pantry.
Several Ada residents were winners in the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce fun fact game.
The Ada Rotary Club raised the “End Polio Now” flag in the Depot Park on Monday. Present to represent this supportive mission of the local Rotary chapter were Rotary President, Laurie Laird and Mayor Dave Retterer. FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE EVENT CLICK HERE. (Karen Ward photo).
The Ada Rotary Club raised the “End Polio Now” flag in the Depot Park on Monday.
Rotary members in Ada are among thousands who reached out on World Polio Day to raise awareness, funds and support to end polio – an incurable but vaccine preventable disease that still threatens children in parts of the world today.
Poliomyelitis (polio) is a paralyzing and potentially fatal disease that invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. It can strike at any age but mainly affects children under 5 years old.
Robert Alexander, Ph.D., professor of political science at Ohio Northern University, was recently elected to serve on the executive council for Pi Sigma Alpha, the national honor society for political science. This is an elected group of six individuals that serves as the governing body for the organization.
Executive council members are selected at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association.
