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Dear Santa 4th-5th grade musical to be streamed on December 5

From Ada Exempted Village Schools

The 4th=5th Grade Musical "Dear Santa" will be performed today, Thursday, December 5, in the auditorium at 1:45 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.  

Doors will open at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Please park in the back (North Ave. entrance).  

The performance will also be live-streamed at 1:45 p.m. on https://www.facebook.com/adabulldogs/

New hours at John & Toni's

John & Toni's Restaurant/Lounge LLC has announced new hours effective December 5. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, the business will open at 11:00 a.m., with no breakfast offerings. On Friday and Saturday mornings the restaurant will open at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast service.

SOLD OUT: ONU Holiday Spectacular in Lima

Ohio Northern University has announced that all Lima shows are SOLD OUT for the Holiday Spectacular. If available, tickets will be sold at the Civic Center Will Call window prior to every performance (Decmeber 6-8). This is the 29th year for performances in Lima.

How can I protect myself from getting an Achy Breaky Heart?

By Katie Prater, ONU PharmD Candidate 2025 and Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of ONU Healthwise Pharmacy 

In 1992, Billy Ray Cyrus released his song Achy Breaky Heart. Originally, this song was written by Don Von Tress in 1990 and initially released as Don’t Tell my Heart by the Marcy Brothers in 1991. Billy’s version of this song talks about protecting his heart from a romantic perspective, but how could this apply to the overall health of our heart? Many of us do not want any type of ‘achy breaky heart,’ whether it be from heart break or illness. So what can you do to help protect your heart health?

We often hear all about the things that can negatively impact our heart health, but what can we do to help protect our heart? Recent research has found the shingles vaccine may help. 

Many diseases can impact our heart health and research is showing shingles may be one that does. Shingles occurs when the virus causing chickenpox reactivates in the body, causing a painful rash along a nerve. Commonly the rash presents around the side of the body and can potentially lead to serious complications like long-term nerve pain.

Dec 3 Ada council recap: aggregation legislation, EMS traffic on Gilbert, water rate increase

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Village Of Ada Council held a regular meeting on December 3, 2024, with Mayor Dave Retterer presiding and all council members present: Jeff Oestreich (president), Bob Simmons, Jason Campbell, Linda Mason, Sheila Coressel and Sean Beck. The meeting agenda and packet is HERE

At the meeting, council passed resolutions to allow the establishment of electricity and natural gas aggregation programs for customers within the Village of Ada. Council also approved a cost of living increase for the Village’s non-union employees. Council is preparing to increase water rates to keep up with water expenses and discussed updating the associated ordinance with specific rates rather than as a percentage increase.

Melvin Dale Dawson served in the U.S. Army

Melvin Dale Dawson, age 94, of Bluffton, passed away at Willow Ridge, Freda House, Bluffton on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, surrounded by his family. 

He was born on September 16, 1930 in Allen County, Ohio to the late J. Fred and Georgia L. (Cowan) Dawson. Melvin married Dorothy Anspach and she preceded him in death on March 26, 1994. He later married Marjorie A. Winegardner on September 1, 1995 and she survives in Bluffton.      

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