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It's prom weekend at Ada High School.

This year's prom theme is "Black Tie Affair" (all black and white with red accents)," Alexis Amburgey, junior class president to the Icon.

Prom is Saturday, May 3, in the school 1986 gym -  the old junior high gym across from the central office.

Amburgey said that the Grand March starts at 7 p.m.

An "after the prom" event takes place at Norade Lanes from midnight until 2 a.m. The event   is a beach theme with bowing, karaoke, wii games, board games, food and lots of prizes.

A recent financial audit of Apollo Career Center by the Auditor of State's office has returned a clean audit report. Apollo Career Center's excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award.

Greg Bukowski, Apollo Career Center Treasurer, "We are proud to receive the award again and very appreciative of our professional and dedicated staff."

The Auditor of State Award is presented to local governments and school districts upon the completion of a financial audit. Entities that receive the award meet the following criteria of a "clean" audit report:

It’s all for a great cause.

Community Health Professionals’ annual Hospice-Beacon of Hope dinner and charity auction is Tuesday, May 6, at the ONU Ball Room in McIntosh Center, according to Deb Curlis.

The evening includes at 6 p.m. dinner followed by a 7 p.m. auction. Tickets are $20 each.

“It’s an evening of fun and remembrances with live and silent auctions,” said Curlis. “All proceeds benefit the Visiting Nurses and Hospice services of Community Health Professionals of Ada, 1200 S. Main St.

Persons interested in attending must RSVP before May 2. A reservation form is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

 

Here are current announcements from the Ada High School page on the Ada school website:

ATTENTION ALL JUNIORS WHO ARE PLANNING ON TAKING AP ENGLISH AS SENIORS: There will be a meeting during lunch on Monday, May 5th, in Mr. Ames’ room. Lunch will be provided and we will discuss the course, texts, and summer obligations.

Daily highs in the 60s and 70s. Now we are talking "spring" weather. Here's the April weather summary for the first 21 days of the month from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. Open the attachment to view the summary.

Five years ago the voters of Hardin County passed a 0.4 mil levy to support Hardin County OSU Extension. The Extension office supports 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources, and Family Consumer Science programming. It preserved the 4-H program through the end of 2014. On May 6 the voters of Hardin County are again being asked to support OSU Extension and 4-H.

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