Here's your second grade school assignment today: Wilson's outstanding words for the week include "devote," "precious," and "admirer." You need to draw a picture and create one sentencse using one of the three words. What would you do? Here's one student's approach to the assignment. You'll find it on the wall outside the elementary school office.
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With the calendar reading “March” perhaps the school-delay winter season is behind Ada schools.
Lots of events are on the calendar this month at the school. Here’s an update from the school website:
• This summer, ONU will host its 15th Summer Academic and Honors Institute for gifted high school students who will be freshmen, sophomores, juniors or seniors in 2019-20.
It includes 15 challenging courses in June. See Mrs. Prater or Mr. Lusk if you are interested.
Here are some of the event highlights in March at Vancrest if Ada,
March 6 - Ash Wednesday
March 5 - 9:30 a.m. Ada Library Drop
March 6 - 2 p.m. Ray Cheney-Singer
March 12- 3 p.m. Painting with a Twist with Kara
March 13 - 2:30 p.m. St. Patrick’s Day Dance with ONU
March 19 - 2:30 p.m. The Band Loco
March 20 - 2 p.m. Cookie with a Cop
March 27 - 2 p.m. Chuck Summers-Singer
Sunday Morning Church services at 10 a.m. at Our Church - Rehab Dining Room
Expect 900 visitors to Ada on March 5 and 6. It's the annual Conservation Tillage Conference held at ONU.
A world-renowned scientist is the keynote speaker on the first day of the event.
Christine Jones, an Australian soil ecologist, will be giving the keynote of the annual event with the topic “Building New Topsoil Through the Liquid Carbon Pathway for Long Term Production and Profit.”
“How to Be a Respectable Junkie,” a play by Greg Vovos, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts at Ohio Northern University. The event is free and open to the public.
Winner of the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award for Playwriting in 2018, “How to Be a Respectable Junkie” follows the true story of Brian, a heroin addict in his 30s who decides he’s going to take his life so that he no longer has to destroy the lives of those around him.
Hillard Nickles, 82, of Harrod, Ohio, formerly of McGuffey, died on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at 8:20 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.
He was born on Aug. 16, 1936, in Mousie, Kentucky, to the late Hubert and Lucy (Wicker) Nickles. On July 26, 1958, Hillard married Halie J. Conley and she survives in Harrod.
Hillard retired after working for 50 years for Rudolph Foods, Westminster. He attended the McGuffey Freewill Baptist Church. He was a member of the McGuffey Conservation Club and a former member of the McGuffey Fire Department. Hillard enjoyed Sprint Car Racing and Bluegrass Music. He loved his grandchildren and spending time with his family.
