MEDIA RELEASE__The Ada community is invited to participate in a special digital fundraiser hosted by McDonald’s on Thursday, October 23, in support of Ada High School Athletics.
As part of the event, 10% of all digital sales placed through the McDonald’s mobile app will be donated to Ada High School. The fundraiser applies to orders placed and picked up at the Ada McDonald’s location, 132 South Main Street.
Communities throughout the region are gearing up for Halloween fun, with trick-or-treat and trunk-or-treat events. Here's when and where local families can enjoy Halloween festivities for 2025:
Saturday, October 25
Kenton - 3:00–5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 28
ONU ResLife Trunk or Treat - 5:00–7:00 p.m., Freed Center Parking Lot
Late afternoon on October 21 provided great rainbow-spotting opportunities. An unusually wide and short rainbow could be seen east of State Route 235 on my way from Bluffton to Ada. Was I close to the rainbow's end and the mythical pot of gold? It was tempting to skip the Ada Council meeting and go rainbow chasing, but I didn't. Thanks to Jodi Brauen for this photo.__Paula Scott, editor.
Ada Rotary and local businesses to raise funds with sweets
OCT 22 MEDIA RELEASE__The Ada Rotary Club will join Rotary clubs around the world in observing World Polio Day this Friday, October 24, by providing Purple Pinkie Donuts at several local businesses.
These donuts, topped with purple icing, symbolize the purple ink used to mark the pinkie fingers of children who have received the polio vaccine in third world countries.
Purple Pinkie Donuts will be available at the following Ada locations on Friday:
FROM FACEBOOK__The work of composer Andrew Holdsworth, ONU BFA '25, will be featured in the October 23-26 production of As You Like It at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts.
Holdsworth, who is now based in New York City, has collaborated with guest director Raphael Emmanuel, composing music to be carried throughout the transitions of the show including 4-part harmonies, a clarinet solo, guitar and percussion, using multiple genres from classical to rock and funk.
The production is made possible with support from Quest Federal Credit Union
The Ada Board of Education met on Thursday, October 16 with the attached agenda. Board members heard reports from the superintendent, Julie Simmons, from Treasurer Kim LIght, and from principals Dan Lee and Angela Maag.
The board also discussions about student drop-off and War Memorial Park board meeting attendance.
