Anyone who thinks that nothing happens in Ada is the summer, think again. Here's a list of community events in July and August.
The Ada Icon compiles this bi-monthly calendar for the Ada Community Improvement Corp. (CIC). The CIC distributes it free by request. To receive the calendar via e-mail contact [email protected]. We'll add you to the e-mail list. A printer-friendly version of this calendar is an attachment to this story.
To include an event in the September-October calendar send information by Aug. 20 to [email protected]
Ada Highlights July-August 2013
Community events
• Music on Main – July 12, Ada Depot, 6-8 p.m., music of Ken Plaugher from
“Common Threads” & music by WONB 94.9 FM, Buy Ada First event sponsor;
Chicken barbecue in conjunction with Music on Main, Ada Kiwanis Club
• Ada Cash Mob – watch Ada Herald and Ada Icon for details on this summer’s
cash mob at an Ada business
• Music Boosters – Lions Club Bingo
Each Thursday in July and August – Alumni N-men’s Building,
Doors open 5:30 p.m.; Bingo begins at 6:55 p.m.
• Farmers’ Market – Community Health Professionals
4-7 p.m. each Thursday in July and August
• Lincoln Highway Buy-Way Yard Sale
Aug. 8-9-10 – Watch for fliers listing sale locations
• Ada Farmers and Merchants Picnic 100th anniversary
Aug. 9-10 – at Ada War Memorial Park
Ada Public Library
Now through July 19 – Summer reading program
July 2 – Adult book discussion group, “Blankets,” by Craig Thompson, 7 p.m.
July 3, 17, 31, Aug. 14, 28 – Ada Knit n’ Crochet Club, 6:30 p.m.
July 11, Aug. 8 – Playdate (youth 3-5), 10:30 a.m.
Aug. 2 – Tween Book Group (youth 9-12), book discussion,
“Wonder,” by R.J. Palacio,” 4 p.m.
Ada Senior Citizens
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday of July and August
Community Health Professionals, 12:30 p.m. First meeting includes a speaker;
second meeting Bingo, cards, toenail clinic.
July 24 – Sauder Village bus trip
Ada schools
Information courtesy of Ada School website (ada.k12.oh.us)
July 15-19 – Varsity Singers Camp
July 22-26, July 29-Aug. 2 – Band Camp
July 31 – Football camp
Aug. 5 – Elementary and high school offices open
Aug. 13 – Students pick up class schedules
Aug. 15 – District open house, 6:30-8 p.m.
Aug. 16 – Triad football scrimmage, 6 p.m.
Aug. 19 – First day of school
Aug. 23 – At Arlington football scrimmage, 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 30 – At Hardin Northern, football season opener, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 19 – First day of school
Ohio Northern University
July 14-17 - Camp G.E.M.S. (Girls in Engineering, Math and Science)
July 26 - ONU summer open house, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
July 27 - ONU Day at Cedar Point
July 29- Aug. 2 - Piano Camp
Aug. 16 - Pharmacy Golf Day, Colonial Golfers Club
Aug. 22-25 - Fall orientation and opening weekend
Aug. 23 - Men’s soccer vs. alumni, 6 p.m.
Aug. 24 – Ada Civic Engagement Day –
Contact Kirstin Reams by Aug. 1 at [email protected] to register for an
ONU student to assist with you or your business with a volunteer project
Aug. 26 - Fall classes begin
Aug. 30 - Women’s soccer vs. Kalamazoo, 4 p.m.
Aug. 31 - Women’s soccer vs. Hanover, 2 p.m.
The Inn at ONU
July 12, 19 – Friday Night at The Inn, 5-7 p.m.
July 7, 14, 21, 28, Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25 – Sunday Breakfast at The Inn,
7 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Free community meals
• Crock Pot Tuesdays, ReStore, 4-6 p.m.
• Last Wednesday of the month, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 5:30-7 p.m.
Ada Municipal Swimming Pool
Hours: 1-8 p.m. daily, $3 admission
Midnight swim: Tuesdays & Fridays, 8 p.m. to midnight, 3 p.m.
Adult lap swim: Noon-1 p.m., $1 (free with season pass)
Senior Citizens Day (60 and up): Tuesday & Thursdays, 1-9 p.m., $1.50
• Red Cross swim lessons, Ada Pool
July 8-12 and July 15,16,18,19
Vacation Bible Schools
July 15-19 - Liberty Baptist Church, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Later in 2013
Sept. 2 – Labor Day
Sept. 3-8 – Hardin County Fair, Kenton
Sept. 21 – Ada Harvest and Herb Festival
Sept. 21 – Midwest National Punkin Chunkin Championships
Public meetings
• Ada Area Chamber of Commerce –Aug. 21,
Community Health Professionals, 8 a.m.
• Ada Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) – July 17 and Aug. 21,
McIntosh Center, ONU, noon
• Ada Exempted Village School Board – meeting dates tba
• Ada Village Council, July 2, 16; Aug. 6, 20, 6:30 p.m.
• Liberty Township Trustees, July 1, 15; Aug. 5, 19, 8 p.m.
Ada village services schedule
Refuse pick up – July 2, 9,16, 23, 30; Aug. 6,13, 20, 27
Recycle pick up – July 2, 16, 30; Aug. 13, 27
Information provided for “Community Highlights” is gathered from Ada Schools, Ohio Northern University and Village of Ada websites and event submissions made to The Ada Icon. For complete details on these and other events in July and August check:
• The Ada Herald (weekly newspaper)
• The Ada Icon (www.adaicon.com)
To add events to the September-October calendar send information by Aug. 20 to: [email protected]
