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Ada elementary newsletter lists calendar events, new staff members and special themes for this year

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The September newsletter from the Ada Elementary School is now online. The Icon posts it here:

Wow! Another school year is here. What an exciting time in our community. Some students are just beginning their school journey, and this is a big step in their lives! We enjoy the opportunity to teach the kids of our community and be a part of these important moments.

This year we have no new staff members to announce; however, we do have a few changes in what grades teachers are teaching. Mrs. Kosier (Harmon) has moved from 2nd grade to Kindergarten, and Mrs. Butterfield has moved from 3rd grade to 4th grade.

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The Ada Jr. Beta Club is participating in a project called "Adopt a Classroom." This is a way of helping classrooms in Texas that have been affected by Hurricane Harvey.  They will be collecting money donations at the Ada home football game this Friday, September 8.  All money collected will go toward purchasing items that a classroom and its students in Texas desperately need.  Please consider partnering with us in this important project.

 

ReStore receives donations from several organizations in order to provide the service

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By Monty Siekerman
ReStore Community Center provided 1,250 free lunches to Ada area youth at War Memorial Park this year.

A special week was held in June when members of law enforcement, the ambulance service, and the fire department had personnel and equipment on hand to explain their responsibilities to the children.

Fridays was always a popular day because prizes were handed out to all and water activities were available.

This was the fifth year that ReStore provided the lunches. Calvin Fisher has headed up the lunches and activities for the past several years.

Percentage of sales designated and pledged to UW

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It’s an all out for United Way day in Ada on Monday, Sept. 11.

And, El Campo Mexican Restaurant, 124 N. Main St., Ada, is going all out.

According to the United Way President, Merleen Barnes, El Campo will serve its Mexican cuisine with a percentage of sales designated and pledged to United Way of Hardin County during the hours of 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sept. 11.

The United Way assists 20 non-profit agencies in Hardin County, serving in the areas of health, edification and welfare.

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News rules by the Ohio Medical, Dental and Nursing Boards go into effect this week for prescribers using opioids to treat acute pain. The provisions of the new rules are designed to address overprescribing of opioid medications to reduce possible abuse and diversion.

In general, the rules limit the prescribing of opioid analgesics for acute pain to a seven-day supply for adults and a five-day supply for minors. Additionally, the total morphine equivalent dose (MED) of a prescription for acute pain cannot exceed an average of 30 MED per day. The limits do not apply to chronic pain, cancer, palliative care, end-of- life/hospice care or medication-assisted treatment for addiction.

Six barns in Jenera-Arlington area open to the public

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The Hancock County Historical Museum's fall historical barn tour is Saturday, Sept. 16.

The self-guided tour showcases six century-old barns in southern Hancock County around the communities of Jenera and Arlington.

Barns on the tour are:

• Houdeshell-Rettig-Bateson barn, 1860s
20368 Township Road 68, Arlington

• Martz-Pifer-Bateson barn, 1870s
10615 County Road 31, Arlington

• Glick-Pepple barn 1850s-1860s
19582 Township Road 65, Jenera

• Luneack-Bower-vonStein barn, 1870s-1880s
8194 Township Road 32, Jenera

• Neff-Russell barn, 1860s
8433 County Road 31, Jenera

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