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Youth at First United Methodist filling shoeboxes for a good Christmas cause; and you can assist

A small shoe box can have a big impact. 

Youth at First United Methodist Church, Ada, are discovering that this month by their participation in Operation Christmas Child.

The youth group at the church will collect these shoe boxes until Nov. 22. The boxes can be left at the church 'Front Porch' area (reception area in front of church).  The doors to the church are open until 4 p.m. weekly. Please enter through the back doors. 

To assist persons in filling these boxes and for specific age levels please see guidelines on the table in the Front Porch area of the church.

Ada council holds special meeting Nov. 10

Ada council will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 10, in council chambers according to Angela Polachek, village administrative assistant.

The purpose of the meeting concerns personnel. There is expected to be an executive session called for terms of employment, with action expected to follow.

A previously scheduled meeting of the Building and Grounds and Utilities committee is expected to follow adjournment of the special meeting.

Raabe College of Pharmacy to hold professional commitment ceremony

The Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy will conduct its annual Professional Commitment Ceremony in the ONU Sports Center on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10:30 a.m.

Hanley Wheeler, senior vice president of field operations for the West Division of CVS/pharmacy, will be the keynote speaker at the event, which marks the transition from the students’ first three years of ONU pharmacy education to their final three professional years.

Here's details on Parent-Teacher Conferences Nov. 23-24

Ada Exempted Village School District will hold Parent-Teacher Conferences for students in grades K-12 on Monday, Nov. 23 from 4 to 8:30 p.m. and on Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

Students will only attend school on Monday, Nov. 23. There will not be school on Nov. 24 or 25. Thanksgiving break is Nov. 26 and 27. 

Halloween - one more time

Let's have one more Halloween photo. This one is too good to not use, as we parked it in our "not yet posted" folder. The students at Ready Set, Grow Preschool were able to wear their Halloween costumes to school shortly after Oct. 31 and here some of them are during playtime.

Matching donors with recipients

Tom and Phyllis Gossel of Ada meet with Devin Bumgarner, a second-year pharmacy student from Ashville.

The occasion: Dinner in McIntosh ballroom for those who gave money to establish scholarships, matching up the donors with this year's recipients. About 120 people attended. For more about the Gossels, click here. 
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Monty Siekerman photo)

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