Zumba may not be in the Ada Public LIbrary's card catalog, but you can find the popular exercise in a free series of classes at the library, according to Amanda Bennett, library director.
Zumba combines Latin and international music with a fun and effective workout system.
Lynne Scott, licenses Zumba instructor, will lead the classes, which go from basic steps to toning.
An orientation takes place at 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 31, at the library, followed by six weeks of classes beginning in mid-September.
Imagine a program that matches Ada kindergarteners through eighth graders with a college student mentor.
Such a program exists.
Ada Friends, organized in 1991 through the Ohio Northern University Religious Life staff, last school year matched 74 Ada students with college mentors. Applications for this school year’s program are now being accepted, according to Jerrod Amstutz, an ONU senior, student coordinator.
The ONU Religious Life Staff is under the dirction of David MacDonald, ONU chaplain.
According to Guy Verhoff, local weather observer, this past week has been fairly typical of late August weather. The saving grace of these steamy days is that we do know fall is right around the corner.
The temperatures from Monday, Aug. 19 through Monday, Aug. 26 saw highs in the low to mid-80's with overnight lows ranging from the mid-50's to mid-60's. Most would agree, not too bad at all.
We did get some precipitation, with most all (over a quarter of an inch) falling on the afternoon of Thursday, August 22.
For complete statistics for this week, please click on the link below.
Two new officers and one precinct representative were elected to fill vacancies at the August meeting of the Hardin County Democratic Central and Executive Committees held in the Banquet Room at Brunson’s Restaurant.
Daryl Flowers (Goshen Township) was elected as Vice Chair and Russell Frost (Kenton 4) was elected Treasurer. Ruth Ann Cook was elected as Pleasant Township Precinct Representative. All elections were unanimous. Treasurer and Pleasant Township Precinct Representative Lynn Rainsburg’s resignation was unanimously accepted and she was thanked for her service to the Hardin County Democrats.
Hardin County Fair week is just around the corner. This year’s fair opens on Tuesday, Sept. 3, and runs through Sunday, Sept. 8. Ada schools will be closed on Tuesday, Sept. 3, for "fair day."
To view the entire week-long schedule, click here.
Gates open daily at 7:30 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. Open class and junior fair exhibits must be in place by 9 p.m., Sept. 2. The fair officially opens at 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 3.
The State of Ohio is changing the ways it measures and rates the performance of Ohio's schools and school districts. The following column, by Dr. Suzanne Darmer, Ada school superintendent, is copied from the Ada school website. It addresses those changes.
Dear Ada School Community:
Ohio is making changes to the way it measures and rates the performance of its schools and districts.
