As Ada's 2014-15 school year gets closer, the Icon will post lots of back-to-school information.
Here's the first installment and it concerns kindergarten classes. All kindergarten classes will start the year with a staggered beginning. Kindergarteners will come to school every other day for the first eight days of school only, according to information from the elementary office.
Orientation and the first day for kindergarten Group A is Monday, Aug. 18. Orientation and the first day for Group B is Tuesday, Aug. 19.
Here's the kindergarten schedule for the first two weeks of school:
Sometimes it takes an old-fashion sepia-tone photography to appreciate the artist's view. Here's such a photo of the present state of construction of Ada's First United Methodist Church. If you study this photo as you might a great work of art, you'll begin seeing the artists at work who are building this downtown cathedral.
Mustard Seed Cafe, 429 N. Main St., Bluffton, announced its Friday and Saturday dinner features.
In addition to Mustard Seed’s regular menu on Friday and Saturday nights, the following features will be available this weekend:
• Dinner: Crepes with chicken, spinach & brie in artichoke crème, Chorizo and Shrimp Pasta • Light Plate: Eggplant Caponata on baguette with mozzarella • Dessert: Puff Pastry with sabayon custard and strawberries
Outdoor dining is available. Beer, wine and specialty cocktails may be enjoyed indoors or out. 567-226-1120.
Ada High School, as a Division VI football team, has moved from Region 20 to Region 22 in this year’s Ohio High School Athletic football playoff makeup.
The Bulldogs are one of 15 Ohio schools who have changed regions. The only other school close to Ada making a Division VI change is Riverdale, who also moved from Region 20 to 22.
Click here to see the entire list of all Division VI schools by region.
Ada is surrounded by shredded wheat, but not the kind you eat for breakast. It just looks like that. According to Mark Badertscher of the Hardin County Extention Office, those are large round bales of wheat straw. They are used for livestock bedding. In some cases, straw is sold for use as a landscape mulch for highway projects or when seeding lawns. Other uses could be mulch for fruit and vegetable production or gardens. These bales are on State Route 81 northwest of Ada.
