Ada Area Chamber of Commerce board will meet at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 9, according to Heather Cox, board president.
The meeting, at Beatitudes, will involve discussion of the status of several Ada fall and winter activities including the Halloween parade and Merry on Main.
The board will also discuss 2021 board openings. The covid-19 pandemic put a halt to nearly all of the chamber’s annual event as it has also halted nearly all other annual non-chamber activities in the community.
Covid-19 hasn't stopped blood drives from taking place.
Ada's next American Red Cross blood drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 21, in the Community Health Professionals Ada Visiting Nurses conference room, 1200 S. Main St.
To schedule an appointment, call Mary Hackworth, blood program leader for Ada community blood drives, at 419-604-8569 or 800-Red Cross.
There's still time to enter this week's "write a caption" contest.
Put on your creative caps. The Icon invites viewers to write a caption for this photograph taken from the 1971 Ada High School yearbook.
We aren't looking for names of student in the photo. Instead, we are look for a creative caption that best describes the photo. Extra credit given for humor.
The winning caption writer will receive a 2-item, 16-inch 3 Brothers Family Pizza.
All entries must be emailed to: Caption Contest, in care of [email protected].
This Covid-19 question video series is in cooperation with Ada SAFE 2020. The series is the collective work of experts, community leaders, organizers, parents, and members of the community.
The question is: "How do we help kids cope with all of the questions surrounding COVID-19?"
In the accompanying video. Dr. Ann Johnson, Associate Professor of Psychology at Ohio Northern University, responds.
She received her training in clinical psychology. Prior to joining the faculty at ONU, she completed a clinical internship providing treatment to youth at Boys Town in Omaha, and graduate training at the University of Notre Dame.
