The Ada Kiwanis Club met on Tuesday Nov. 4, at noon at McIntosh Center, O.N.U., Ada. President John Berg called the meeting to order at noon.
Ada Police Chief Michael Harnishfeger, was present with an official search warrant for the missing Kiwanis gavel. The warrant was given to President Berg with the promise that the police department would continue the investigation into the gavel’s disappearance.
The birthday of member Bill Fuller (November 4th) was noted in song.
The Kiwanis Anniversary of Carol Friesner (November 5, 2013) was noted.
As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, Lewis Family McDonald’s begins its preparations for their annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner. The dinner, started in 1989 by the Chester Carey Family, is now in its tenth year. The dinner will be held on Thursday, November 27, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lima Veteran’s Memorial Civic and Convention Center.
“We recognize the importance of having a place for people to eat and fellowship on a special day like Thanksgiving,” says local McDonald’s owner, Jerry Lewis. “We continue to be amazed with the support of our community.”
Kaylee Spangler (left) and Haley Jenkins read the Ada school announcements last week. The Icon just happened to show up during "PJ Day" for several photos and snapped this one. Yes, that's a teddy bear assisting in the morning announcements.
The Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy will conduct its annual Professional Commitment Ceremony in the ONU Sports Center on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 10:30 a.m.
Ronda Lehman, chief operating officer of St. Rita’s Professional Services, will be the guest speaker at the event, which marks the transition from the students’ first three years of ONU pharmacy education to their final three professional years.
The Ada Exempted Village School District is having Parent-Teacher Conferences for students in grades K-12 on Monday, November 24 from 4-8:30 p.m. and on Tuesday, November 25 from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Students will only attend school on Monday, November 24. There will not be school Nov. 25-26, and Thanksgiving break is November 27-28 .
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 in most cases. Reminders will be sent home.
