February and March continue to be busy months, full of activities, in Ada.
Here's the Ada Icon's Community Highlights for the next two months. A printer-friendly verision, great to posting on your bulletin board or refrigerator is an attachment to this calendar.
Community Events
• February 15 Ada Academic & Music Boosters 3rd Annual Purse & Jewelry Raffle 1:30pm Ada Schools
• February 26 Hardin Business Alliance annual dinner, McIntosh, 6 pm
• March 7 Love Is In the Air Gifts Show & Sale/Salad Bar Lunch/Bake Sale Ada Community Health Professionals 9am-2pm
• March 14 Kiwanis Pancake Day Ada School Cafeteria
• Music Boosters – Lions Club Bingo Each Thursday – Alumni N-men’s Building, doors open 5:30 pm; Bingo begins at 6:55 pm
• Ada Food Pantry (located in basement of First Presbyterian Church of Ada)
Tuesdays 4pm - 6pm
Saturdays 10am - 12noon
• Free community meals
o Crock Pot Tuesdays, ReStore, 4-6 pm
o Last Wednesday of the month, St. Mark Lutheran Church, 5:30-7 pm
Ada Schools
Information below courtesy of Ada School website (ada.k12.oh.us)
February 3 1:00pm District Spelling Bee, starts after 5B lunch, around 1:15
February 4 1:00pm District Spelling Bee (snow date)
February 13 End of 3rd Interim Reporting Period
February 13 Valentine's Day Parties
February 15 1:30pm Ada Academic & Music Boosters 3rd Annual Purse & Jewelry Raffle
February 16 No School - President's Day
February 19 4:00pm Junior High Hardin County Quiz Bowl Tournament
February 20 Interim Grades sent home with students
February 24 2 Hour Early Release for Staff Professional Development
February 25 Spring Picture Day
March 12 1:15pm 2nd & 3rd Grade Musical Performance in Auditorium
March 12 7:00pm 2nd & 3rd Grade Musical Performance in Auditorium
March 16 8:30am OGT - 10th Grade - Reading at ONU
March 17 8:30am OGT - 10th Grade - Math at ONU
March 18 8:30am OGT - 10th Grade - Writing at ONU
March 19 8:30am OGT - 10th Grade - Science at ONU
March 20 End of 3rd quarter grading period
March 20 8:30am OGT - 10th Grade - Social Studies at ONU
March 24 Author Visit: David Slonim
March 26 2:00pm Blood Drive
March 27 3rd Quarter Grade Cards sent home with students
March 27 7:00pm Interclass in Auditorium
March 31 2 Hour Early Release for Staff Professional Development
Ohio Northern University
February 1 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm The Choreographers Showcase Freed Center
February 4 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm Biology Speaker Series: Dr. Brandy St. Laurent
February 9 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm Black History Month Film Festival & Discussion - featuring the movie: "Panther"
February 10 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm CIC Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow Janisse Ray
February 11 - 8:00am to 3:00pm Experience ONU Day
February 12 - 8:30am to 5:00pm Ohio's Renewable Future
February 13 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm Sebok Pharmacy Lecture Series
February 14 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm Guest Recital-Kevin Norton, saxophone; Yu-Lien The, piano Presser Hall
February 14 - 7:30pm to 10:00pm Dennis Regan Comedian Freed Center
February 16 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm Guest Recital- Annette-Barbara Vogel Presser Hall
February 18 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm Ash Wednesday Service ONU Chapel
February 19 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm International Play Festival/Cuba Freed Center
February 20 - 7:30 pm International Play Festival/Cuba Freed Center
February 21 - 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm International Play Festival/Cuba Freed Center
February 22 - 2:00 pm International Play Festival/Cuba Freed Center
February 22 - 4:30 pm ONU Symphony Orchestra Freed Center
February 26 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm ONU Wind Orchestra Freed Center
March 2-6 UG Spring Break
March 10 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm Guest Vocal Recital- Linda McAllister, Soprano; Liza Forrester, mezzo-soprano; Jonathan Ware, piano Presser Hall
March 14 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm Senior Recital- Libby Druesedow Presser Hall
March 14 - 7:30pm to 10:00pm Mutts Gone Nuts Freed Center
March 18 - 8:00am to 3:00pm Experience ONU Day
March 20-21 Relay for Life
March 20 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm Guest Vocalist/Lecture Recital- Minnita Daniel-Cox Presser Hall
March 21 - 8:00am to 3:00pm Explore Pharmacy Visit Day
March 21 - 8:00am to 3:00pm Explore Engineering Visit Day
March 21 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm Senior Recital- Brandon Guillen Presser Hall
March 22 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm Senior Recital- Taylor Maurer Presser Hall
March 22 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm Junior Recital- Chang Tong Presser Hall
March 23-31 Registration for summer/fall semester (UG) »
March 23 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm ONU Symphonic Band Freed Center
March 28 - 8:00am to 3:00pm Orange and Black Senior Preview Day
March 28 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm Senior Recital- Nicole Wells Presser Hall
March 28 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm Senior Recital- Brandon Warren Presser Hall
March 29 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm Senior Recital- Matt Mochon Presser Hall
The Inn at ONU
Fireside Fridays Live Music 5:00 - 7:30 PM
Jim Boedicker February 6
Kyle Turner February 13
Father Mark Hodges February 20
Dean Altstaetter February 27
Jonathan Wey March 6
Mitchell Scott March 13
TBA March 20
Fred Reid March 27
Public Meetings
• Ada Area Chamber of Commerce 8 am, Community Health Professionals, 3rd Wednesdays of each month
• Ada Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) – February 18, March 18 McIntosh, noon
• Ada Exempted Village School Board – February 19 5:00pm Board meeting and planning session
• Tree Commission – February 20, March 20 11:30am
• Ada Village Council – February 3, 17, March 3, 17 6:30pm
• Council Committee Meetings – February 10, 24, March 10, 24 6:30pm
• Liberty Township Trustees - 1st and 3rd Monday of the month, 8 p.m.
Ada Village Services Schedule
• Refuse pick up – February 3, 17, March 3, 17, 31
• Recycle and refuse pick up – February 10, 24, March 10, 24
• Water bills due – February 10, March 10
Ada Public Library
3rd ANNUAL CHOCOLATE BAKE-OFF Love to bake? Bakers interested in competing for glory, honor, and a pound of delicious Dietsch Bros. chocolate should call the Library (419-634-5246) to sign up for the 3rd Annual Chocolate Bake-Off, to be held Thursday, February 12, 6:00p.m. in the Meeting Room at the Library. Folks not interested in baking, but who prefer sampling are also welcome to join us for an evening sampling delicious desserts! Milk, Coffee, and Tea will also be provided. Desserts must be at library by 5:45p.m., February 12th.
February 2 3:30pm Teen Board Games (7th-12th grades), 6:30pm Teen Writing Group (7th-12th)
February 3 11am Family Storytime, 6pm Family Storytime, 7pm Adult Book Group to discuss: The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, Hilary Mantel
February 4 6:30pm Knit & Crochet Club
February 5 3:45pm Reading with Rover
February 6 4pm Tween Book Group (4th-6th grades) Wonderstruck, Brian Selznik
February 9 10:30am Playdate 3:30pm Teen Board Games
February 10 11am Family Storytime 6pm Family Storytime 7pm Friends of Library Meeting
February 11 3:30pm LEGO-Palooza
February 12 3:30pm Teen Chocolate Olympics 6pm Great Chocolate Bake Off
February 16 3:30pm Teen Board Games (7th-12th grades), 6:30pm Teen Writing Group (7th-12th)
February 17 11am Family Storytime, 1pm Amish Book Group A Hopeful Heart, Amy Clipston 6pm Family Storytime
February 18 3:45pm Reading with Rover 6:30pm Knit & Crochet Club
February 19 4pm Teen Book Group To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
February 21 10:30am Movie: Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day
February 23 10:30am Playdate 3:30PM Teen (7th-12th) Board Games
February 24 11am Family Storytime, 6pm Family Storytime
February 25 3:30pm LEGO-Palooza
