For Ada postal patrons wanting to know holiday dates for domestic mail deadlines and foreign mail, The Icon provides the following charts to assist in your planning.
Two charts, which are printer-friendly attachments at the bottom of this story, show dates so that you may get your packages and cards delivered on time.
Or, you may click here to open the U.S. Postal website, which lists all the deadlines.
This holiday season, pay off your Ada Public Library fines and help others at the same time.
Here's what happens when you donate shoes to the cause:
1 pair of NEW kid’s shoes** = $5 worth of fines
1 pair NEW gloves = $5 worth of fines
1 NEW hat or scarf = $5 worth of fines
1 pair of NEW kid’s socks = $1 worth of fines
*Not eligible for lost book fees
**No flip flops, please
All of the collected items will be donated to Helping Hands, a Hardin County charity that will give the shoes and socks to local children in need.
Laurie Laird, owner of New Leaf garden center, Ada, was among six persons inducted into the Hardin County Agriculture Hall of Fame on Dec. 3. The ceremony took place during a Hall of Fame recognition banquet at St. John's United Church of Christ, Kenton.
Other inductees were Franklin Garmon, Rex and Joan Sullinger and Bernard and Virginia Williams.
The purpose of the county Agriculture Hall of Fame is to recognize outstanding agricultural contributions by Hardin County people and to honor those who have brought distinction to themselves and the agricultural industry.
Ian Dellifield, portrays "Mr. Walker," the disgruntled postman in Thursday's holiday musical performance "Santa, You've Got Mail," by the Ada fourth and fifth graders. Performances are at 1:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Ada School Auditorium. Click here for more details.
