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December 2019

Next school board meeting Dec. 19

Posted by LizGH on Tuesday, December 17, 2019

The next Ada school board meeting will be Thursday, Dec. 19, at 6 p.m. This meeting is open to the public.

Current board members are: Dr. Amy Mullins (president), Matt Gossman, Ronald Fleming, Ernest Daugherty, and Troy Erickson.

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TATER71

Posted by LizGH on Tuesday, December 17, 2019

The Ion spotted this plate on a potato farm on State Route 12, Pandora.

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Ada HS band, choir concert tonight

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 17, 2019

The Ada High School band and choir concert scheduled for tonight (Tuesday, Dec. 17)  is still on and will still begin at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium.

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Emerging Ada businesses may enter BCE competition

$7,500 in start-up prize money available
Posted by Icon K on Tuesday, December 17, 2019

The Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs (BCE) is holding the next Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition in January-March 2020.

Offering a 7-session business plan course taught by Kathy Keller, CBA, the competition has two categories, emerging businesses and improving 45817 businesses, and awards a total of $7,500 in prizes.

The prize that everyone walks away with? “A solid plan that includes financial forecasting, market research, risk management, and marketing,” says BCE Executive Director Paula Scott; “It requires you to spend time and meet deadlines on issues that you might be leaving on the back burner.”

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Ada girls focusing on Thursday's game with Allen East

After Monday night loss to Van Buren
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 17, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
VAN BUREN - Host Van Buren jumped out to a 20-point halftime lead and defeated Ada 69-29 in a non-conference girls basketball contest Monday evening.

The Bulldogs dropped to 2-5 with the loss, while the Lady Black Knights improved to 5-2 following the win.

VB put four players in double figures, led by Sophia Reineke and Mady Parker with 12 points apiece. Agnes Durliat and Reese Recker each netted 11 points.

Freshman guard Courtney Sumner topped Ada with eight points. Junior posts Miranda Wills and Megan Light added six and five points, respectively.

Wills had missed the previous two games with a broken nose.

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Ada schools closed due to the weather

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Ada schools officially closed for the day (Tuesday, Dec. 17), in an announcement at 8:07 a.m. on Ohio Alerts, according to Meri Skilliter, superintendent. Previous the district was on a 2-hour delay.

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2-hour delay Tuesday, Dec. 17

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Ada schools are on a 2-hour delay. on Tuesdsy, Dec. 17.

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ONU alum gets into "the Magic of Mentoring"

Bethany Schreck McCall feels lucky to design a project for an impactful organization
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 16, 2019

FROM ONU ARTS AND DESIGN FACEBOOK –  Ohio Northern graduate, Bethany (Schreck) McCall (BFA/advertising design ’11) recently designed the Magic of Mentoring event for The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania.

TMP of Southwestern Pennsylvania helps children by delivering resources to mentoring programs throughout the region.

It also promote the importance of quality mentoring, present best practices and research, and deliver training, technical assistance and professional development for the staff and volunteers of local programs.

McCall said that she felt “very lucky to design for uplifting and impactful organizations."

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Keep calm and build gingerbread houses

No building permits required, and you can eat it when you feel like it
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 16, 2019

Welcome to my house…you can’t get in, but you can eat it.

For the seventh season Ada Public Library hosted gingerbread house building parties. This year’s two-day event attracted nearly 50 home builders, according to Natalie Walton of the library staff.

“We supplied the graham crackers, canned frosting, Christmas candy, chocolate sprinkles and shredded coconut for the snow effect,” She said, adding that there’s not much direction required once all the supplies are in front of you.

Over the seasons, the project has attracted infants to seniors. And, lots of families have joined in the construction project.

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Rally for impeachment held Tuesday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 16, 2019

Members of the public are invited to a rally to call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. 

Allen and Hardin for Election Action & Democracy (AHEAD) will hold a rally at the gazebo in the Lima Town Square at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17, to call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

The rally will call on lawmakers to defend the Constitution.

Mr Trump faces two charges:
● abusing his presidential power by asking Ukraine to investigate his 2020 rival Joe Biden while holding military aid as leverage
● obstructing Congress by blocking the House’s efforts to probe his actions.

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