Santa Claus invites you to have breakfast with him. He'll be at The Inn at ONU at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20. The Inn asks for RSVPs to see Santa. The Inn is at 401 W. College Ave., Ada.
The final Bingo Bonus night for 2014 is Thursday, Dec. 18. Bingo takes place at the Alumni N-men’s Building in downtown Ada.
The door open at 5:30 p.m. and Bingo begins at 6:55 p.m. Proceeds from Ada Bingo benefits the Ada Lions’ Club, Ada Music Boosters and the Ada-Liberty Volunteer Fire Department.
There will be lots of Christmas prize contests and on this special Bonus Night, when Ada Bingo reaches the Level 1 payout minimum (at least 40 players), they will pay out at Level 2 prize levels.
And, if the number of players normally needed to reach Level 2 is achieved (65 players), Ada Bingo will pay out at Level 3 prize levels.
Santa will be in Ada on Saturday, Dec. 20. His visit will take place in The Inn at ONU from 9 to 11 a.m. Bring your children for breakfast with Santa. All children attending will get a special visit and picture with Santa.
Reservations are required by calling The Inn at 419-772-2500.
Ada fourth and fifth grade music classes will perform "Lights! Camera! Christmas!" twice on Thursday, Dec. 4.
According to Lori Wilson director, "The kids decide it is time to make an amazing movie about the one and only Santa Claus, but what style of movie should we use? How about an epic extravaganza like Cecil B. DeMille? Adventure film like Steven Spielberg? A Spaghetti Western might be fun. How will we decide?"
Performances are at 1:15 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. in the Ada school auditorium. Doors open 30 minutes prior to each show.
Ada Icon viewers are invited to Bluffton on Saturday to watch the 100-plus unit parade (which includes the Ada High School homecoming queen Allison Howard). The event is the 28th annual Bluffton Blaze of Lights.
Several events are planned around the parade. Here's the schedule:
David Greene of National Public Radio will have a book signing and will speak about his journey into the heart of Russia from 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 26, at Jeanne’s Kitchen, 112 Vine St., Bluffton.
Greene is host of NPR’s Morning Edition and former NPR foreign correspondent based in Moscow. He is also the son-in-law of Ada residents Peter and Jeanne Previte.
Greene’s book “Midnight to Siberia,” was recently released and is on the New York Times best seller’s list. Copies of his book will be available for sale during the evening.
Greene is host of NPR's Morning Edition, with Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne.
