The Ada Rotary Club raised the “End Polio Now” flag in the Depot Park on Monday.
Rotary members in Ada are among thousands who reached out on World Polio Day to raise awareness, funds and support to end polio – an incurable but vaccine preventable disease that still threatens children in parts of the world today.
Poliomyelitis (polio) is a paralyzing and potentially fatal disease that invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. It can strike at any age but mainly affects children under 5 years old.
Saturday Oct. 22, marked the Ada High School marching band's fourth weekend of competition, as well as its fourth 1st place finish.
The band place first in the Bloom Carroll Classic, in Carroll, Ohio. In addition, the band won Best Color Guard, Best Percussion, Best Visual, and Best General Effect and Best Music Awards.
The band continued its success Saturday at the Tri-Valley Classic in Dresden. At that contest, the last regular-season contest of the season, the band qualified for the Ohio Music Education Association State Marching Band Finals for the first time in the history of Ada's instrumental music program.
The Village of Ada will begin picking up leaves on Monday, Oct. 31.
By sections of Ada, leaves will be picked up on the following schedule:
• Northwest - Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 14, 28.
• Northeast - Nov. 1, 8, 15, 29.
• Southeast - Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30.
• Southwest - Nov. 3, 10, 17, Dec. 1.
Dates are subject to change due to weather or emergencies. Attachments to this story show a printer-friendly map of the village divided by quadrants. Also attached is the Village Voice, which explains how the program works.
WINNER'S LIST IN ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STORY
AND, LOTS OF PHOTOS!
Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
"It was a cold and windy night." That's how a lot of scary stories begin. But in Ada on Monday night there were lots of ghouls and goblins seen about the downtown on a "pleasant and beautiful night."
The good weather brought out a throng of Halloweeners, who registered in the parking lot behind the city building, marched to the depot, and heard the results of the costume contest.
There were 187 contest participants, about 350 to 400 people (and two dogs) altogether at the event.
Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
Fifty ONU organizations - professional social, service, and clubs - had tables in the activity tent at ONU's homecoming.
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Students were on hand to welcome alumni and explain the purpose of the groups.
• Medicinal Herbs Club - Garrett Duktis
• Presidents' Club and Alumni Office - Molly Zimmerman, handed out free frisbees.
• Association of Future Forensic Professionals - Sam Schussheim
• Fencing Club -Jeremy Martin and Monica Pannhof.
About 1,000 alumni, students, and employees were served lunch at the Sports Center.
