January 2019

Ada Disc Golf Association expanded the local course to 21 holes last year

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Chad Hays can’t wait until spring – not just because he’s tired of winter.

He’s a member of the Ada Disc Golf Association. That means that he can’t wait until Tuesday night league starts at the ONU disc golf course.

Chad’s such a fanatic at the sport that he even has a practice basket in his back yard. And, has a “hole-in-one,” and a signed disc to prove it. “It was a 205-foot toss on number 18 at McComb,” he said.

He retired the disc after that game. “It’s in a shadow box and I’ll never play it again.”

Here's the Ada schools Polar Vortex education challenge

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School cancellation doesn't mean Ada students stop learning.

This announcement from Ada Bulldogs Facebook provides students with a "Polar Vortex" learning challenge.

Here's what is it all about:
Take a picture of your student doing a learning activity and provide a description of your student and the learning activity and your student could win lunch from Viva Maria’s.

Posts will be entered in a drawing to eat lunch at Viva Maria’s with a friend and the Ada administrators.

Ada chamber lists events involving chamber members

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Here's a preview of events to come in Ada this winter from the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce.

Tuesday, Feb. 5, 6 –10 p.m. at Norada Lanes – Rotary Superbowl Bowling Battle.

Saturday, Feb. 9, 11 a.m. – Chocolate Bake-off at the Library.

Thursday, Feb. 14,  10 –3 p.m. – Sweet Treats at Liberty National Bank – enjoy sweets made just for you from the LNB employees.

Thursday, Feb. 14, 6–7:30 p.m. – Be Mine Chocolate and Wine at The Inn at ONU.

Saturday, Feb. 16, 6 p.m. – ONU Relay for Life.

Monday, Feb. 18 – PRESIDENT’S DAY.

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Bingo planned for Thursday, Jan. 31, at The Center on Central in Ada sponsored by Ada Music Boosters is cancelled for tonight.

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Members of the Ada Kiwanis Club participated in a service project earlier this week in downtown Ada. 

Members prepared and served the weekly community meal at the ReStore Community Center. The meal, consisting of spaghetti, salad, bread sticks and cannoli’s was served from  4 to 6 p.m. 

Members began preparations in early afternoon. The club served 28 adults and 12 children at the meal for a total of 40. The crowd, which was smaller than usual, was likely due to the extremely cold weather conditions.

Photo by Jon Umphress

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The Ada Public Library is closed today, Thursday, Jan. 31, according to  Rhett Grant, library director.

 

 

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ODOT is busy in Hardin County this month as the map indicates. As of Jan. 30 ODOT has the following county report, (2018 figures in parentheses):

Lane miles: 309 

Tons of salt: 1,260 (2,804)

Gallons of de-icer: 20,220 (25,728)

Miles drive: 40,600 (57,741)

Total cost: $272623 ($514,921)

Here’s the Ada school menu

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The February Ada school menu is now on the Icon. It is posted as a visual and as a printer-friendly attachment below.

All morning classes cancelled; offices, facilities re-open at regularly scheduled hours

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Due to the continuing National Weather Service Wind Chill Warning, all Ohio Northern University morning academic classes are cancelled for Thursday, Jan. 31, according to the ONU Facebook.

Classes will resume at noon on Thursday, Jan. 31, including rehearsals and student events.

All administrative offices and academic facilities, including the libraries, will re-open at their regularly scheduled hours on Thursday, Jan. 31.  

It's an Ada-made football on sale in Lakeland, Florida

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By Monty Siekerman
Icon's Florida correspondent
It’s nice to find a photo of an Ada water tower and a little piece of the history of the community a thousand miles away.

There it was—a football for sale at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Lakeland, Fla., with one side of the package showing the Ada water tower and a brief history of the Ada-made Wilson football.

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