Why not go a little crazy...and let off steam. The Ada High School Marching Band is competing at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis today. They will join 99 other top bands in the country that have been invited to Naptown for the premier marching band event of the season, the Bands of America Grand National Championships.
Lower corn yields in the county were accompanied by lower corn prices.
Soybean prices were good, but yields were less.
In Liberty Township, where Ada is located, nearly 28 inches of rain fell during the growing season, according to local observer Phil Epley.
With the help of 15 volunteer rainfall reporters, the Hardin County Extension office has collected unofficial township rainfall data for the past 25 consecutive years.
The Ada Schools will have parent-teacher conferences for students in grades K-12 on Monday, Nov. 20 from 4 until 8:30p.m. and on Tuesday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Students will only attend school on Monday, Nov. 20that week. There will not be school on Nov. 21 or 22 for conferences or Nov. 23 and Nov. 24 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. Parents had the opportunity to sign up for conference times at open house.
It's never to early to begin appreciating books and learning to read. The Ada Public Library held a storytime for preschoolers on Tuesday morning. The event began with a song about sleeping and marching. (Monty Siekerman photo)
A holiday tradition continues with upcoming performances of Ohio Northern University’s 23rd annual “ONU Holiday Spectacular” musical extravaganza.
The show will be presented in ONU’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 16, Nov. 17 and Nov.18, with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Nov. 18.
It also will be presented at the Lima Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1 and Dec. 2, with matinee performances at 2 p.m. on Dec. 2 and Sunday, Dec. 3.
By Monty Siekerman
Wynn Hauenstein of Ada will deliver remarks during a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 10, in a ceremony moved to Presser Hall on the ONU campus.
He will discuss what Veterans Day means to him, share his experiences from his service during the Vietnam War, and talk about how the war was viewed back home.
