A Main Street Ada business that touches virtually every organization in the community received the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce’s highest award on Jan. 21.
Liberty National Bank is the 2014 Ada outstanding business of the year. The recognition took place at the chamber’s annual dinner at The Wishing Well at ONU.
In accepting the award for the bank, Ronald Zimmerly, bank CEO, said that Liberty National Bank and the Ada community is a partnership.
Approximately 650 sophomores in Apollo Career Center¹s 11-member district will be visiting Apollo during 411Blast, Friday, Jan. 30. Parents of sophomore students interested in attending Apollo for the 2015-16 school year are also invited to attend.
This day is designed to expose students to career possibilities that they may not know about. Students choose two programs of interest and then spend one-half day visiting those labs, meeting the instructors and participating in fun, interactive demos and activities.
Question: Can I recycle glass bottles, junk mail and chip board?
Answer: Yes.
Question: How about aerosol cans, styrofoam and window glass?
Answer: No.
Waste Management, Ada's refuse and recyling collection contractor, wants its customers to think green in 2015.
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The company provided the Icon with a list of acceptable and unacceptable recyling items. This list is provided in a printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story.
Did you know that each kindergarten through second grade classroom in Ada Elementary is now equipped with four Apple iPads?
Want to catch up on more Ada Elementary School news like that? It’s all in the current elementary newsletter, which is linked at the bottom of this story and is available on the school website.
Readers will learn all about Blizzard Bags and video instructions on accessing lessons via ProgressBook. Also, there’s news of the Ohio new assessments, a technology update and lots of calendar information.
With the highest temperature reading in the past seven days at 32 and the highest “low” reading at 21, there’s lots of reasons for school delays and bundling up extra tight this month.
Here’s the January daily weather summary from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. Open the attachment to this story for the weather summary.
Ada High School will hold its annual financial aid presentation for students, parents and community members. The meeting will be held Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. in the media center.
A representative from Ohio Northern University will provide information that is applicable to all colleges and universities. Topics to be discussed will be completing the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, sources for aid, and specific concerns of those attending. The meeting is open to the public.
