The Ada Exempted Village School District will have Parent-Teacher conferences for students in grades K-12 on Monday, Nov. 19 from 4 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. and on Tuesday, Nov. 20, from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Students will only attend school on Monday, Nov. 19 that week.
There will not be school on Nov. 20 or 21 for conferences or Nov. 22 and Nov. 23
for Thanksgiving break.
Elementary conferences will be student-led. Parents should bring their child with them so that the student, along with his or her teacher, can share information about this year’s progress.
Trees, trees, and more trees—that’s why they call it the Festival of Trees.
The Community Health Professionals Festival of Trees began Sunday afternoon and will continue through Saturday. The silent auction includes many decorated trees and wreaths as well as holiday decorations. Ada Icon readers are encouraged to stop in and bid. Proceeds benefit CHP hospice services.
Kids are amazed at the giant lollipops which are part of the decoration of the USV tree. Pictured are two-year-old Emma Wilkerson of Ada and seven-year-old Benaiah Cox of Marion.
Denison University student Ben Bowers from Ada was chosen as a 2018 summer research scholar. Bowers is one of 131 students who spent their summer conducting in-depth research projects at Denison or off-campus. The faculty-led programs include undertakings in the sciences, humanities, social sciences and the arts.
Bowers worked with Professor Erik Klemetti on a project titled: "Unearthing the History of the Geoscience Department at Denison University."
Ron Fleming was honored by the Ohio School Boards Association for 25 years of service to the Ada School Board. He is also a member of the Apollo Board. Fleming, a veteran, was recognized on Sunday, Veterans Day, at the Columbus Convention Center during the OSBA State Conference.
The Ada Kiwanis Club will hold its annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser from 4:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Ada High School cafeteria.
Club members will serve all-you-can spaghetti, salad, bread sticks and drinks.
Cannoli will be available for an added cost. One may eat-in or carry-out.
Advance sale tickets are $7 each, with children under 10 free. Tickets at the door will be $8. Advance sale tickets are available from Kiwanis Club members.
The Ada Kiwanis Club is its 94th year, being chartered in 1924.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the club’s community service projects.
BEREA — Heidelberg scored 22 third quarter points to break open a tight game and posted a 49-17 victory over Ohio Northern in the eighth annual Bendekovic Bowl on a cold and blustery Saturday afternoon at Hoernemann Stadium.
The Polar Bears end their season 5-5 overall and are 4-5 in the Ohio Athletic conference. Despite the loss, ONU clinched an upper division finish in the OAC for the 22nd time in the past 23 seasons.
The Student Princes end their season with an identical 5-5 overall mark and 4-5 OAC record.
