July 2020

Two Ada Boy Scouts from Troop 124 advanced in rank at the summer Court of Honor held in Ada War Memorial Park.

Jadon Holbrook earned both the Second and First Class rank in his first year in scouting.

Robby Waters achieved Star rank, only two steps away from the coveted Eagle Award.

Boy Scout Troop 124 meets each Monday at 6 p.m. at the park’s scout cabin. Don Spar and Tom Lehman are the troop scoutmaster and assistant scoutmaster.

Ada Public Library’s summer reading program begins today (July 6) and continues through Aug. 15, according to Rhett Grant, library director. It's theme centers on "Imagine your story."

“This year we are using Beanstack, for our online summer reading,” he said. 

Beanstack is now live, with links from the library’s Facebook page and webpage, www.adalibrary.org.

Virtual storytimes, crafts, programs, and prizes are all part of this summer’s program.

“Stay tuned for updates and events as more information is on the way,” said Grant.

The program's July and August calendar schedules are at the bottom of this story.

They called for a parade encore.

If you enjoyed the May parade at Vancrest Ada celebrating National Nursing Home Week, wait until July 8.  

A Red, White and Drive Through – oh, who thinks of up these clever titles? – is set for Wednesday, July 8, similar to the May parade. 

The community is invited to participate with cars, trucks, tractors, golf carts, practically anything that has wheels.  Parade line up is at 4 p.m. in the parking lot in front of Ada schools. The parade starts at 4:30 p.m.

Participants are encouraged to create signs, decorate vehicles in red, white and blue, and be prepared to honk and wave as residents will watch from  front-row seats.