Ohio Northern University is currently registering organizations, businesses, and residents for its third annual Ada Civic Engagement (ACE) Day to be held on Saturday, Aug. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon.
A partnership with the village of Ada, the ACE Day program provides opportunities for ONU’s first-year students to not only engage with the community but also contribute to the village’s beautification.
It's Christmas in July at Liberty National Bank. This week the bank invites Icon viewers to donate non-perishable food items for the Ada Food Pantry. A collection box is in the lobby of the Ada bank.
Tickets are now on sale for the annual Ada Music Boosters chicken barbecue, always held behind the stadium the evening of the first home football game of the year. This year the Chicken Barbecue will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29, before the Bulldogs host USV.
The annual event is a major fund-raiser for the Ada Music Boosters. Proceeds benefit numerous projects for Ada’s instrumental and vocal music programs. Tickets are being sold now through August 22nd. Contact any band or choir member to purchase tickets, or call Dave Smittle at 419-230-8147.
Yeah, they were probably shooting some Kodachrome back in 1984-85. Here’s the Ada High School yearbook photographers from the 1984-85 school year: Jennifer Minich, Karl Oliver, Cyndee Dye, Amy Shroyer, Megan Shult, Charles Simpson and Kent Oliver.
15 Minutes with Morgan Rouch, 2013 AHS Graduate
By Bailey Bowers
What have you been up to since your graduation from Ada High School?
I am studying pharmacy at Ohio Northern University and run track and cross country here.
What is it about pharmacy and Spanish that you like? What drew you to those areas of study?
I guess I always knew I wanted to do something in the health field, and somehow pharmacy just seemed to be the perfect fit for me. With my brother and sister both studying pharmacy and my mom a nurse, it was always something in the back of my mind.
