The Buy Ada First Committee has organized a Music On Main event for Friday, July 13, from 6 – 8 p.m. at The Depot parking lot, weather permitting.
WONB 94.9 FM is providing music, several businesses are having sidewalk sales, some restaurants will be offering specials, the Ada Rotary Club is having a chicken barbecue fundraiser and more.
Bring lawn chairs, enjoy dinner, visit the businesses, listen and dance to music and spend time in Ada with friends and family.
The Buy Ada First is an Ad-hoc group. Participation is welcome. For more information, please feel free to contact Heather Cox at 419-634-5015.
Summer Reading Club Pool Party
Wednesday, July 18 from 11 a.m. to approximately 1:30 p.m.
Location: The Ada park & swimming pool
The Ada Public Library is partnering with the Ada Park to throw a pool party for all Summer Reading Club participants and their guardians in celebration of everyone’s efforts! Kids will have 2 hours to swim for free, and afterwards they will be directed to a shelter house for snacks and prizes.
According to Ada Pool policy, children under the age of 8 must have a caretaker present who is at least 13 years old. If needed, a rain date is set for Thursday, July 19 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Monday, July 9, from 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at Ada Visiting Nurses, located on State Route 235 on the edge of Ada.
While walk-in donors are welcome, donors are encouraged to make appointments. To make an appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS or go to www.redcrossblood.org.
Blood Donors Must:
Be healthy
Be at least 17 years old in most states, or 16 years old with parental consent if allowed by state law
Weigh at least 110 lbs.
Additional weight requirements apply for donors 18 years old and younger and all high school donors.
The Hardin County Historical Museum offers "Wonderful Wednesdays" to youth ages 8 to 12 this summer.
Event are from 10 a.m. to noon on July 11, 18, 25 and Aug. 1. These take place at the Hardin Historical Village and Farm on the Hardin County Fairgrounds, Kenton.
There is no cost, but pre-registration is required. The last day to register is July 6. The schedule follows:
July 11 - Flower gardening
July 18 - Tie-dye a t-shirt
July 25 - Pioneer recycling
Aug. 1 - Make ice cream
Birchaven Village, will host a Living with Alzheimer’s: The Caregiver Series event on Tuesday, July 17, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Birchaven Village, 15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay. The program is ideal for family members and caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
The event speaker will be Lindsey Buddelmeyer who will present on the topic “What I learned personally and professionally while caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s/dementia.”
The event is free and open to the public. No RSVP is required. Coffee and dessert will be provided.
