At a joint meeting of the Ada Kiwanis and Rotary Chubs held on Tuesday, September 30, members welcomed Ohio Representative Robert Sprague. Sprague is currently serving his second term in the Ohio House of Representatives, following his appointment in February 2011.
He serves the 83rd District, which consists of Hancock and Hardin Counties, as well as parts of Logan County.
Pictured here is an Ada scene looking east on Grand Avenue.
The past photo shows the old Ada School building, which was built in 1929. At first, this building was exclusively for high school students, but in 1953, an elementary portion was added and the building became a K-12 learning environment.
In 1971, a new science wing and gymnasium was built, and a second gymnasium was added in 1987.
A bittersweet moment came in 2008 when the current K-12 building was completed and the old school was demolished, leaving the empty field that you can see today.
Ohio Northern University’s Center for Democratic Governance and Rule of Law will present a screening of “Blueberry Soup” and hold a panel discussion on the documentary with filmmaker Ellen Jarrett in the Dicke Forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7. The event is free and open to the public.
“Blueberry Soup” chronicles the three-year aftermath of the Icelandic financial collapse, which resulted in the extraordinary re-writing of the nation’s constitution. After extreme frustration and a sense of powerlessness, Iceland elected a committee of 25 non-politicians to rewrite its constitution to ensure that such a disaster would never happen again.
Can it be fall already? Yes, and there's lots of events going on in Ada in October and November. Here's the long list of activities planned in 45810 over the next 61 days. Darlene Bowers created this calendar for The Icon.
For a printer-friendly copy of the calendar perfect for posting and handy reference, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Here's an update on activities at Ada High School from the school website:
Sept. 30th - 2 HOUR EARLY DISMISSAL Teacher In-Service Oct. 8th – Cap & Gown presentation @ 8:40 a.m. Auditorium Oct. 20th – Professional Development Teacher Work Day - No school for students Oct. 23rd – Composite pictures 7 a.m. and 7 thru 12 Pictures starting at 8:45 a.m. in the ’86 gym
The Ohio Northern University Freed Center for the Performing Arts presents “Dancing with the Ada Stars” on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 8:30 p.m. for the 2014 Homecoming performance.
