Students at Ada High School are holding a canned food drive this week to benefit the Ada Food Pantry.
Students are asked to bring in canned goods and drop them off in the high school office in the morning or during their lunch period.
To connect to the current presidential election, students bringing in canned goods will be asked to "vote" for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. Results of this election will be announced next week.
Community members are asked to bring canned goods to the varsity football game on Friday, Oct. 21, as well.
The local VFW will sell poppies at ReStore Community Center on Friday, Oct. 21. Buy a poppy and help the local post help assistance programs for veterans.
Do you know a potential “Distinguished Citizen of Ada?” If so, better tell the Town and Gown Committee asap. The nomination deadline is Wednesday, Oct. 19.
The 51st annual Ada Town and Gown Banquet will be held in the McIntosh Center ballroom on the campus of Ohio Northern University on Monday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 p.m.
An application form is attached at the bottom of this story.
Applications are being accepted for the 2016 winner. The guidelines follow:
• The nominee should be a person who looks at what they can do for others and their community to make a positive impact.
The Icon spotted "CHEER 63" in the Ada school parking lot in September. Look for it in a white Chevy Traverse LTE. Does it belong for a former cheerleader born in 1963? That's our best guess.
Do you have an interesting license plate? Send a photo to [email protected]. Don't forget to tell us the plate's meaning.
The Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance is now accepting nominations for the 2016 Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year and Community Service Awards.
Anyone from Hardin County may be nominated to receive these honors. A panel of judges from Alliance members will make the final decision, and the recipients will be revealed Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, during the Alliance's annual meeting held at Ohio Northern University's McIntosh Center.
Selection of Citizen of the Year will be based upon an individual's outstanding achievements and contributions which have made Hardin County better.
Ada Kindergarteners through fifth grader will see the NED Show assembly on Friday, Oct. 21.
The NED Show is a character education program that centers around three important messages that have lifelong relevance:
• Never give up,
• Encourage others and
• Do your best.
During the assembly, students will learn about the importance of these three life skills while also enjoying storytelling, magic, humor and yo-yo tricks.
