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Just in case you don't know, there's a great sale going on this month in Ada. It's at the Ada Public Library and involves reading material. You may take it from here.

Free listing of your events - simply e-mail us details

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WE WANT YOUR ORGANIZATION'S CALENDAR ITEMS!
There is no charge to post calendar items on the Icon's monthly calendars. Send your organization information to: [email protected]

This could include:
• Monthly club meetings
• Support group meetings
• Church events
• School group meetings
• Chicken barbecues - ice cream socials
* Saghetti dinners - pancake breakfasts
• Car washes - any fundraiser
• Concerts
• Golf outings
• You name it!

Tell us:
Name of group
Meeting date
Meeting location
Time

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The Board of Trustees of Ada Public Library will meet in a special session on Monday, January 9th at 9:00 AM in the Library Meeting Room for their Annual Reorganization Meeting followed immediately by the regular January Monthly Meeting.

Since the Library does not open until 9a.m., community members wishing to attend the meeting need only go to the SE corner door (door has glass windows looking into the Meeting Room), and knock.

Plus, you don't have to tip anyone

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Why order out when you can make it yourself?

Have you ever craved sweet and sour shrimp so much that you decided to try creating it from scratch?

Be prepared for a pleasant surprise. We did. It worked.

It worked so well we made it again. Like most surprises, it’s easier to create than you think. The second time is even easier.

In fact, our recipe, from start to sit down, goes faster than ordering and waiting for the delivery. And you don’t have to tip.

Here goes:

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Margaret A. Olivieri, 73, died on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at 10:09 a.m. at her residence in Alger.

She was born on Aug. 17, 1943, to Howard and Arizona (Risner) Stanley. Her father and step-mother, Joyce Stanley and her mother and step-father, Otis Collingworth preceded her in death. Margaret was also preceded in death by her grandmother/mom Frankie Hicks. On Dec. 18, 1965, Margaret married Michael D. Olivieri who died on March 20, 1990.

Margaret was a homemaker. She was a member of the Alger Assembly of God Church.

Here's some weather facts and figures, highs and lows

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How will you remember 2016?

One way is to think of the weather. Here’s some facts and figures to help – provided by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

In the Ada-Bluffton-Pandora area 2016 records include:
62.9 - Average maximum temperature
43.6 - Average minimum temperature
53.2 - Average temperature
0 - Absolute minimum temperature
29.05 inches – Precipitation
22.1 inches – Snowfall
Normal annual averages:
37.05 inches – Precipitation
50.3 – Normal average temperatures (60+ year average)

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