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Goshen Youth 4-H Club will kick off the 2019 4-H season with a sign-up meeting at the First Baptist Church, 11543 Co Rd 175, Kenton at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 31.

This is a meeting for returning and new members to get a chance to sign up for online enrollment, computers will be available. 

Advisers will be available to answer questions about projects, and help families choose projects for the 2019 4-H season.

Advisors are Miriam Dulin 419-674-7277, Renee Dunahue 419-673-6359, and DeWayne Weaver 567-674-4627.

Copies of the meeting schedule will be available.

Community celebration of career technical education

Apollo Career Center will hold its seventh annual Apollopalooza on Thursday, April 11, from 5:30-7 p.m.

Apollopalooza will showcase the high school and adult education programs, celebrate Apollo's partnerships with local businesses, highlight Career Tech opportunities, its students and instructors. The event is free and open to the public.

“Because Apollo is not a traditional high school or college, and because adults and high school students are being trained during the day and evening, Apollo is opening up the building, for the public to see and experience what Apollo students learn everyday,” said Dana Dukes-Norton, district communications manager.

Some math student eat pies, some engineering students simply throw pies

Anyone with math on the brain knows that today is National Pi Day. March 14…pi R Squared. Remember that from your high school geometry class?

If you are still wondering, the formula used to determine the circle's radius is r = C / 2. Pi is a mathematical constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, and is approximately equal to 3.14 – thus March 14 (3-14). Get it now?

It’s also a day restaurants celebrate.

But, in Ada two celebrations took place. One at Ada High School. The other in the Engineering Department at Ohio Northern.

Six bids opened; Kuhlman Builders' total bid reached $687,946

Ada council will act Tuesday on legislation to get the village municipal building interior renovation project moving, according to Jami Hall, village administrator.

Six bids were opened on March 6. The apparent winning bid will go to Kuhlman Builders, Ottawa, upon the recommendation of Gillian Stechschulte, project architect from TDG, Technicion Design Group.

Kuhlman Builders’ base bid was $670,000 and its alternate 1 bid was $17,946 for a total contract bid of $687,946.

The Icon stopped in to visit with students at the ONU Preschool earlier today. It was mid-morning snack time. The conversation between students and the photographer focused on everyone's name - volunteered by students. They wanted to know the photographer's name, also. Here's one of the tables.

For students in the 2019-20 school year

Kindergarten registration for the 2019-20 school year for Ada schools takes place during the school day from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, March 18 to 22 at the school.

Special evening hours are from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 19. Appointments are not necessary for registration.

For registration, you will need:

  • child's birth certificate
  • social security card
  • immunization record
  • custody papers, if applicable
  • proof of residency

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