Ada students may participate in an American Red Cross blood drive on Thursday, March 20. The drive takes place in the 1986 gym from 3 to 8 p.m. The drive is sponsored by the Ada Elementary Aspirations Team.
Persons interested in being a donor may register by calling the elementary office. Students who get donors will receive a Red Cross backpack.
To help support the blood drive, Ada K-6 students are writing letters to the donors thanking them for the donation and saying how donating blood has specifically helped them or their loved one.
The March meeting of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce is at 8 a.m., Wednesday, March 19, at Community Health Professionals, according to Deb Curlis, chamber presdient.
The agenda includes planning for the spring festival and a ribbon cutting for a new business.
The presentation of the sixth Excellence in Entrepreneurship award sponsored by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce will take place on Tuesday, April 8 at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Columbus. The award will be presented during the Ohio Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting & Legislative Reception, which begins at 3:30 p.m. As in years past, the award winner will receive a check for $25,000 and the local chamber that nominated the winner will receive $1,000.
Several events are scheduled at the Ohio Northern University observatory this spring.
On Friday, March 21, from 8 to 10 p.m. is a public event titled " "Asteroids and Occultations."
The observatory website notes that on the morning of Tuesday, April 15, there will be a total lunar eclipse. No observatory event is planned because of the late hour. Totality begins around 3:06 a.m. EDT and continues until 4:24 EDT. It should be a beautiful sight, with Saturn, Mars and Spica all within 23 degrees of the Moon.
• Friday, April 18, 9-11 p.m.. - Public Event. "Mars near opposition."
We aren't in February anymore. Monday's low temperature reading of 35 was even tolerable. Here's the recent 10-day weather summary provided by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
The meeting of the Hardin County Democratic Central and Executive Committees scheduled for Wednesday, March 12, at Henry’s Restaurant, 995 North Detroit St., Kenton, has been postponed due to the weather conditions. The meeting will be held Wednesday, March 19, at 7 p.m. at Henry's Restaurant Kenton.
