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144 jeans collected - Ada jean donors deserve a pat on the back

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, February 12, 2015

Whether boot cut, relaxed fit, skinny, slim fit, straight cut, low-rise or whatever, Emmelina Bales collected jeans at Ada High School this winter.

The Ada High School senior jeans collection is part of a “Teens of Jeans” drive. With the drive now over, 144 pair of jeans were collected and delivered to Aeropostale in the Lima Mall - the collection point for the project.

Click here for Ada Icon's first story on this project.

Here's a summary in Emmelina's words:

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144 pairs!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, February 12, 2015

Emmelina Bales poses with 144 pair of jeans collected in her winter jean collection drive in a program called Teens for Jeans. A story on this page tells about the project.

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Kaitlyn Liccion named Assistant Women's Lacrosse coach at Ohio Northern

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Thursday, February 12, 2015

Feb 10, 2015

By Aaron Tuck

ADA — Kaitlyn Liccion has been named an assistant coach for the Ohio Northern women's lacrosse team.

Liccion received her bachelor of arts in psychology from Limestone (S.C.) College in 2011, where she competed in intercollegiate lacrosse.

A native of Auburn, N.Y., Liccion was a four-year letter winner at Limestone, making four NCAA Final Four appearances and a second place finish in the NCAA finals.

Liccion came to ONU after serving as the head girl's lacrosse coach at Beachwood (Ohio) High School in 2013-14.

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Thanks for great participation from the public

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Thursday, February 12, 2015

Thank you!
Community involvement and input is a vital aspect of many of our improvement projects in the Village of Ada. On Tuesday night, over 25 people attended the public meeting held at the Ada Exempted Schools building to discuss the upcoming Klingler Road Reconstruction Project, the Safe Routes to School Project, and the Village’s sidewalk cost sharing program. The questions, comments and input of the public is greatly appreciated by Ada Village Council and administration.

If you are interested in more information on any of these programs, please contact Jim, Jamie or Angela in the Village Offices, 419-634-4045.

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Check out the Ada HS calendar - February is short on days but not on events

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, February 11, 2015

February is a busy place at Ada schools. Here's an update on activities from the school website.

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Feb. 13th - End of 3rd Interim
Feb. 16th - No School Presidents Day
Feb. 20th - Interim sent home at end of day
Feb. 25th - Spring Pictures Order forms in high school office

FCA MEETINGS: Time has been changed to Monday nights from 7-8 p.m. in the cafeteria. Our meeting time had been 8-9 p.m.

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Ada Food Pantry serves nearly 180 families

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, February 11, 2015

The Ada Food Pantry, located in the basement of the Presbyterian Church, serves about 180 families yearly.  About 30 families use the pantry every month.

All food is donated by organizations and individuals. This is not government run. The Boy Scouts and Public Library have annual food drives. The ONU food service is also a big help. Several campus organizations give food, as well.

The pantry serves residents of Liberty and Washington townships. Each visitor's food lasts them about three days. Adults on disability, senior citizens, families with one to nine children are among those served.

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