Looks like Ada’s August and September are months full of lots of activities.
The Ada Icon’s Hometown Happenings bi-monthly calendar is now online. Darlene Bowers gathers the information for the Icon. Viewers will find events involving:
• Community
• Ada school
• Ohio Northern University
• The Freed Center
• The Inn at ONU
• Ada public meetings
• Ada village service schedule
• Ada Public Library
A printer-friendly copy of the calendar is attached. It’s a great piece of information for your kitchen refrigerator or office bulletin board, so you can keep up with activities taking place here over the next two months.
Tickets are now on sale for the Ada Music Boosters chicken barbecue.
It is held at the Ada Village Park prior to the first home football game of the year from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 26, when the Bulldogs host Upper Scioto Valley.
The barbecue is a major fundraiser for the boosters. Proceeds benefit numerous projects for Ada’s instrumental and vocal music programs.
The long wait is almost over for the writers, dreamers, time-wasters and schemers who have been without a hang-out since Ada’s only coffee shop, Northern On Main, closed for good last May. Its replacement, Cosi, is slated to open in early August, according to officials at Ohio Northern University.
The "fast-casual" restaurant chain has 98 locations, primarily in New York City, with three in Columbus. This would be the only Cosi in northwestern Ohio.
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The Ada watertower painting is underway. And the Ada High School football stadium is looking pretty good also, thanks to a well-deserved overhaul.
The stadium work has a hometown touch. Tom Wilcox of T.J. Painting and Repair was awarded the stadium paint job. It includes adding some purple and gold to the stadium plus a complete new coat of white.
Bulldog fans will also find a golden bulldog on his haunches under the press box. Fans will also appreciate an update on the two popular football players on the press box back side.
