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Letter: Ada Athletic Boosters invitation to donate auction items

On Saturday, April 13, 2024, the Ada Athletic Boosters will be holding their Annual Reverse Raffle at Liberty Oaks. Our organization provides support to all athletes at Ada Schools. This past year we have supported: 

Photography exhibit "Life & The Art of Living" and artists lecture at Elzay Gallery

Ohio Northern University Art & Design will host an artist lecture by Robbie and Robert Bailey, a "dynamic, photography creative team that specialize in both studio and environmental portraiture." Their photographs have been published in the New York Times as well as featured on The Today Show, The Discovery Channel, and NBC’s Nightly News. The Bailey’s fine art portraits have been exhibited worldwide and their State Fair Poultry Portraits are part of the permanent collection at North Carolina State University.

The talk beings at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, January 22, 2024 at the Elzay Gallery of Art on Ohio Northern’s campus. The Bailey’s photography show, Life & The Art of Living, is currently on exhibit.

The event is free and open to the public. For additional information: https://rb.gy/eudnre

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SCHOOL DELAY Ada Schools 2-hour delay on January 17

The Ada Exempted Village Schools has cancelled for Wednesday, January 17 due to extreme cold. From the National Weather Service: ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * Wind chills as low as 15 below zero. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

County Line Church weather closing on January 16

County Line Church, 4227 N Hardin Rd, Harrod, has announced that its food and clothing pantries are closed on Tuesday, January 16 due to frigid temperatures.

Ada chamber meets January 17

On Wednesday, January17 the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will be having the first membership meeting of 2024.

The program includes will have a January - June event schedule and chamber updates. 

Marth Nau of the United Way of Hardin County and Morgan Ellis from HCCBA will be speaking and providing community updates for 2024. 

Ada Board of Education welcomes two new members

By Paula Pyzik Scott

On January 8 the Board of Education of the Ada Exempted Village Schools (AEVS) held their annual reorganization meeting. 

Two new board members were sworn in, Troy Erikson and Justin Hollon. Ron Fleming was elected as board president and Ted Griffith was elected as vice president. The fifth member of the board is Matt Gossman.

Fleming and Erickson were also named to a policy committee. Meetings for this committee will be announced in advance.

The members agreed to continue meeting on the third Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m. The regular January meeting will be held at noon on Saturday, January 20. 

As discussed at meetings in late 2023, the school is now required to provide a second preschool classroom, which has been used for storage.

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