The Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Kappa Alpha Theta sorority will be held at War Memorial Park at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. Children of the community are invited to find a lot of goodies and meet the Easter Bunny. KAT sorority sisters annually organize the hunt the Sunday before Easter.
Ada Icon photo from last year’s candy egg-gathering event.
Ada village council voted to substantially increased wage rates for all positions at the pool for this summer. Action took place this week.
The comment was made at council that “the village has made a large investment in the pool facility and we need to be sure that we invest in our pool employees so that we can provide our pool customers with a safe and enjoyable experience at the pool."
Here is the new hourly rate structure:
• Manager $18
• Assistant manager $12.85
• Lifeguards $10.00 with the possibility of qualifying for a $150 end of year spiff (bonus) for performance
• Cashiers $8.15
Ada loves parades and here’s your chance to be part of one in September.
The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce invites participants to join the 2018 Harvest and Herb Festival parade on Saturday, Sept. 15, according to Deb Curlis, chamber director.
The parade forms at 9 a.m. in the Ada schools parking lot. The parade starts at 10 a.m.
Junior Weihrauch of Arlington is the parade director. Persons with questions may contact him at 419-365-5304 or 419-889-4315.
A parade application form is attached at the bottom of this story.
Following that announcement, the school issued the following statement:
This morning a note was found on campus that was brought to the attention of administration.
Police, who were already on grounds, and administration investigated the message and found no concern related to safety of staff, students or visitors. The school day proceeded as usual.
By Monty Siekerman
Spring begins at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, but there are few signs of Spring this year, and several chances of snow the next few days doesn’t bode well for Spring’s appearance anytime soon.
However, the camera did catch a few crocus in bloom on Monday at a home on East Lehr Avenue. You’ll also notice a daffodil bud in the upper left hand corner of the picture.
Not every one deserves a zip code on a license plate. 45816 is Benton Ridge's zip code and that means this plate belongs to Fairy Parkins, the former postmaster in that village. You'll find this plate on blue-grey Buick LaCrosse CX.
