It's August and preparations are underway for the 2016-17 school year. Ada schools provided the following details to students and parents about the coming school year:
School open house
The annual open house Thursday, Aug. 11, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The first day of school for students is Tuesday, Aug.16, with a full day planned for grades 1-12.
School will begin each day at 8:35 a.m. for all students. Kindergarten orientation is Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 16 and 17. Kindergarten students will begin school on a staggered start schedule beginning Thursday, Aug. 18.
Looks like Ada’s August and September are months full of lots of activities.
The Ada Icon’s Hometown Happenings bi-monthly calendar is now online. Darlene Bowers gathers the information for the Icon. Viewers will find events involving:
• Community
• Ada school
• Ohio Northern University
• The Freed Center
• The Inn at ONU
• Ada public meetings
• Ada village service schedule
• Ada Public Library
A printer-friendly copy of the calendar is attached. It’s a great piece of information for your kitchen refrigerator or office bulletin board, so you can keep up with activities taking place here over the next two months.
There will be lots of musical entertainment at this year’s Ada Harvest and Herb Festival. The 30th annual festival, sponsored by the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce, is Saturday, Sept. 17, on Ada’s Main Street.
According to Deb Curlis, this year’s entertainment takes place at the Cole Motors Main Street parking lot as in past years.
Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving coach Peggy Ewald is adding another international accomplishment to her impressive resume.
She will serve on the coaching staff for Team USA at the 2016 Paralympics Games Sept. 7-18 in Rio de Jeneiro, Brazil.
This marks the third Paralympics Games in which Ewald has represented Team USA, as she was also part of the coaching staff of the 2008 Paralympics Games in Beijing, China, and the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, England.
There's a great show going on this week high above the Ada skyline. It involves the painting of the Ada water tower. Ken Collins offers this series of photos. Don't look down!
