FROM ADA BULLDOGS FACEBOOOK – In the spirit of giving during the holiday season, Ada fifth grade students collected items including coloring books, crayons and activity books to be donated to a pediatric wing at a local hospital.
Fifth graders wrote on Ada Bulldgos Facebook: 'We know that children of all ages may find themselves needing medical care this Christmas and we thought it would be nice to offer them some holiday cheer."
The items are donated in memory of Taylor Carder. Taylor's mother, Kelly Carder, is an aide at Ada schools. She lost her daughter, Taylor, in a car accident six years ago.
By Barbara Lockard
With a new name, busy retail store and programs growing in popularity, you’d think the fall season would be busy enough for Beatitudes.
Deb Curlis, store manager, couldn’t let Christmas 2019 pass by without adding a few special events, however, and the facility has been buzzing with holiday activity since before Thanksgiving!
Beatitudes’ Holiday Shopping Extravaganza kicked off on Nov. 11 and runs through Dec. 21. Curlis said the seasonal bargains have been a hit.
“There are lots of Christmas decorations, both gently used and new,” she added. “The prices are so good; you can buy for next year and beyond.”
Lifelong Ada resident, Cathy Cole, was recognized by the village as Mayor David Retterer designated Wednesday, Dec. 18, as "Councilor Cathy Cole Day in the Village of Ada."
Cole is going off the Ada council at the end of the year after serving on it for 14 years.
The wording of the mayoral proclaimation designating the special day follows:
Whereas, Cathy Cole has served as a counselor for the Village of Ada for 14 years, and
Whereas, Cathy has served as the chair of the personnel committee for most of those years of service with the Village of Ada, and
Shaina Phillips, an Ada High School student, stands in front of Elaine Garber, high school teacher. The two were among countless Ada students and teachers dressed in "plaid" on Wednesday. It was the dress code of the day during the last week of school in 2019.
FROM ONU ARTS AND DESIGN FACEBOOK – Ohio Northern graduate, Bethany (Schreck) McCall (BFA/advertising design ’11) recently designed the Magic of Mentoring event for The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
TMP of Southwestern Pennsylvania helps children by delivering resources to mentoring programs throughout the region.
It also promote the importance of quality mentoring, present best practices and research, and deliver training, technical assistance and professional development for the staff and volunteers of local programs.
McCall said that she felt “very lucky to design for uplifting and impactful organizations."
Sections of winning doors from each grade level are at the bottom of this story -
The themes vary from “Chillin’ with my snowmies,” to “Reading a good book is snow worth melting more.”
You’ll discovers theses and addition profound holiday thoughts on the doorways of each Ada elementary classroom this month.
The traditional deck-your-door project involves participation from each student in a creative way.
