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December is a busy month at the Ada schools. Here's a sampling of events from today's Ada school website.

DATES TO REMEMBER:
December 6 – Interim Reports sent home with all students
December 9 – Fall Sports Awards – 7 p.m. in K-12 Gym
December 17 – Geography Bee – 9:20 a.m. in Auditorium
December 18 and 19 – First Semester Exams
December 23 through January 5 – Holiday Break
January 6 – School classes resume

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RSVP for Christmas Luncheon
The Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance will be hosting it’s Christmas Luncheon at 11:30am on December 12 at the Hardin County Armory, 128 N. Main St., Kenton. The lunch will be catered by the Plaza Inn Catering. The cost is $14 per person. Entertainment will be provided by Kenton Middle School’s Dimensions show choir. A Chinese Auction will also be held. If you would like to donate an item to the Chinese Auction and make reservations, please call the Alliance at 419.673.4131 by December 6.

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The December Ada schools lunch menu and nutrition newsletter are now on The Icon. 

Click here to read the nutrition newsletter.

The December menu is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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The holiday season is normally a time of joy, but when someone you love has died, it can be a time of loneliness and pain. 

Hanson-Neely Funeral Home will host its 10th annual Remembrance Service at the Ada funeral home Saturday, Dec. 14, at 2 p.m.

An ornament, personalized with the name of the loved one, will be given to put on the Remembrance Service Christmas tree. 

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The Ada Public Library December calendar is a full of activities. To view the calendar, click here.

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The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce launches Ada’s holiday season with its first-ever “Merry on Main,” Monday, Dec. 2, according to Deb Curlis of the chamber.

The community holiday lights that are traditionally located in the Ada Park, this year will decorate the Depot Park downtown.

The depot area will have over 18,000 lights, which will be turned on for the first time on Friday, Nov. 29.

Then from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday “Merry on Main” takes center stage. The evening includes a visit from Santa Claus. Photos with children on Santa’s lap will be available for $2 each.

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