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Lots of activities on 2014 Buy Ada First calendar

This year will be an active one for the Buy Ada First committee. The ad hoc committee has several ideas for promoting Ada in 2014.

Among those includes:
• Buy Ada First Night at ONU Men’s Basketball vs. Wilmington – Jan. 22, 2014 

• Continuation of Ada’s “Cash Mob” – first one Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 (details coming)
• Expansion of “Music on Main” this summer
• Soup Cook-off this fall (in conjunction with the Halloween parade)

Tentative “Music on Main” dates are the Friday evenings of June 13 and July 11 at the Ada Depot.

“Details on these and other programs will be announced soon,” according to Heather Cox of the group.

Third District Court of Appeals to hold court at ONU Jan. 14

The Third District Court of Appeals of Ohio will hear oral arguments in two cases in the Celebrezze Moot Court Room of Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 10 a.m.
            
Judges Richard Rogers, Stephen Shaw, Vernon Preston and John Willamowski, sitting in panels of three, will hear oral arguments in two cases pending before the Third District. Rogers, Shaw and Willamowski are alumni of Ohio Northern’s College of Law.

Next Drive Time Driving Instruction class starts Feb. 2

Drive Time Driving Instruction will start its next class on Sunday, Feb. 2, in Bluffton.

Drive Time Driving Instruction offers in-depth driver's education in an environment that makes learning fun.

DTDI's goal:
To provide the necessary education for teens to become safe drivers - and to share some laughs along the way.

Two American Red Cross blood drives in Ada this month

Ada's first American Red Cross blood drive of the year is Monday, Jan. 13. The drive takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Ada Visiting Nurses and Hospice, 1200 S. Main St. Ada.

Double red cells who donate blood and enter to win free Kroger groceries for a year.

The second blood drive of the year is Monday, Jan. 20, at Ohio Northern University's McIntosh Center. The drive is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Double red cells who donate blood, receive a free t-shirt and enter to win free Kroger groceries for a year.

Annual chamber dinner reservations accepted until Friday; dinner is Jan. 15 at The Wishing Well

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.

Ada students go online for homework

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.

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