Ada school board has scheduled two special meetings in August.
They are at:
• 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 2,
• and, 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 9.
The board will meet in executive session at both meetings to consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion demotion or compensation of a public employee.
The attachment at the bottom of this story has additional school details.
It’s time to start thinking about going back to school.
Ada school’s 2018-19 open house is from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Monday, Aug. 13, according to Meri Skilliter, superintendent.
The first day of school is Wednesday, Aug. 15, with a full day planned for grades 1 to 12. School begins at 8:35 a.m. and dismissal is at 3:30 p.m., with the exception of town students in grades kindergarten, one, two and three, who will be dismissed at 3:10 p.m.
The date of Ada’s now-famous football drop is moving, but all the fun from the event continues. Previously held on Super Bowl Eve, this year’s Made in Ada Football Festival moves to Saturday, Aug. 25, in downtown Ada, according to Ada Area Chamber of Commerce.
The festival celebrates Ada’s remarkable contribution to the sport of football, as all footballs ever used in the National Football League are made in Ada’s Wilson Football Factory.
If you need to rent a cab pulled by horses, call Ada telephone number 31. You'll talk with W. C. Lentz, manager of the L.O. Ream's Barn located at 302 S. Main St., Ada.
Leland Crouse shares this turn-of-an-earlier-century advertisement with Icon viewers.
Other wording on this ad follows:
L.O. Ream's Undertaking Establishment with Equipment
Calls answered night or day
202 S. Main St.
Japanese beetles are active in our area. These beetles are easily recognized by their relatively large size, about a half inch in length, and showy colors. The fore wings, also called hard-wing coverings, are bronze to coppery-brown in color. The head and the middle part of the body are a metallic green.
Japanese beetles are voracious leaf feeders. They have been known to feed on 350 plant species. Their favorite plants include rose, hollyhock, hibiscus, linden, maple, viburnum, grape, raspberry, apple, and cherry.
