Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
Alex Morgan (left) and Nicolas Kamatali discuss an aerosol cannon made for the Junior Science Fair held Thursday evening in the school cafeteria.
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Eighty-five seventh and eighth graders prepared 38 exhibits. Winners advance to the district at ONU in March where they may qualify for the state in Columbus in May.
The Science Fair makes learning a happy occasion, if the interest shown by the students is any indication.
Several Ada Music Booster events take place in January despite the Jan. 12 booster meeting that was cancelled due to the weather.
Check the booster website for calendar of coming events. CLICK HERE for the website. Missing from the calendar are two winter guard competitions (Jan. 24 at Marion Harding and Jan 31 at Miamisburg) and the next Purse Raffle organizer meeting with Academic Boosters (Feb. 3 5:30 p.m. in the Media Center).
The Elliott family in Ada has a long tradition of serving on the school board. Incredibly long!
Local pharmacist Michael Elliott has served on the board since 1990. After 26 years, he decided not to run for election again. Monday, when the board reorganized, he was officially no longer a board member.
Mike, the pharmacy manager at Rite Aid, is proud of his family service to the local school system.
That service began in 1936 with his grandfather, Dr. Floyd Elliott, a local physician, serving until 1955. Mike's father, Dr. Robert Elliott, also a local physician, served from 1962 to 1977.
Dr. Jimmy Wilson, ONU professor took several of his geography students to Ada Kiwanis recently where he shared much more than simply a geography lesson.
As featured speaker at the meeting, Wilson said like most college towns in America, Ada, enjoys a symbiotic relationship with the university that resides in it.
And while the relationship is ultimately mutually beneficial, there are always things that each side wishes could be different.
For the proud residents of Ada, one such thing is having Ohio Northern University students learn more than just coursework during their four years in the village.
Women L.E.A.D. presents "The Power of Risk Taking for Women Leaders." The speadker is Ada resident, Amy Eddings, former New York City public radio host of NPR's "All Things Considered" now owner of the Easter House Bed and Breakfast in Ada.
The program is from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 3, at Hardin Memorial Hospital, Stephen McCullough Conference Room.
Eddings recently traded a career in radio in New York City to be closer to family in rural Ohio. While she is experiencing life from a different angle, she has undertaken the challenge of changing careers midlife, taking news risks and embracing change.
