The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the new year with its annual chamber dinner later this month, according to Deb Curlis, chamber president.
This year's dinner is Wednesday, Jan. 15 at The Wishing Well in McIntosh Center on the Ohio Northern University campus. The dinner begins at 6 p.m.
The cost is $15 per person and members may RSVP by mailing the number of persons attending and payment to:
Ada Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 225
Ada, OH 45810
O, members may drop information and payments to Deb Curlis at Community Health Professionals by Friday, Jan. 10.
Although Ada students have had no classes for three days, thanks to an online options, homework instructions are in the works. Here's a portion of the school website that shows how students access their homework. Check the story below for details.
Want to really know how cold it is? The Ohio Northern University weather station website can tell you - and it's updated every five minutes. The station is maintained by the Mechanical Engineering Department.
The minimum wage rose 10 cents to $7.95 per hour at the start of the new year. For tipped employees, the new minimum increased 5 cents per hour to $3.98.
The increases were mandated by Ohio voters who in 2006 approved an amendment to the state constitution that links the minimum wage to inflation.
The Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers rose 1.5 percent during the period used to calculate wage increases. A year ago, Ohio's minimum wage jumped 15 cents at the beginning of 2013.
Ada Public Library has a busy schedule for January. To view the activities at the library open the attachment at the bottom of this page. Click here - It will take you to the January library calendar.
