Eleven high school students attending a leadership conference on campus helped garden for four hours on Saturday at the Railroad Depot Park, including Chase Wagoner from Carey (left) and Thomas Shauk from Galion. More than 200 students fanned out throughout the village to assist the village, homeowners, and businesses with chores. ONU hosts the four-day HOBY conference annually in early June. A part of each year is devoted to assisting the local community. The purpose of the conference is to teach leadership skills to outstanding youth.
By Amy Eddings Spring training is winding down for The Cadets, the junior drum and bugle corps that has been in residence at Ohio Northern University since early May.
This is their last week of rehearsals before they begin a multi-state summer performance and competition circuit that will take them from Massachusetts to Texas. They’ll conclude their time in Ada with a free performance for the public on Sunday, June 14, at 8 p.m. at ONU’s Dial-Roberson Stadium.
Representative Robert Sprague (R), Ohio House District 83, will be hosting a superhero themed Storytime for the children of Hardin County this Thursday, June 11th at 1p.m. at the Ada Public Library.
This is your chance to meet your local representative!
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Shelley Shepard Gray, will be visiting the Ada Public Library, Saturday, June 13th at 11a.m.
Gray is best known for her Amish fiction books--which are extremely popular with the patrons of the Ada Public Library--and will be selling copies of her latest book, The Proposal at Siesta Key. The Library's Amish Book Club, led by Natalie Walton, is currently reading the first book in the series, The Promise of Palm Grove, and copies are available for checkout at the Library.
