Two events that are popular with the community - both sponsored by the Kiwanis Club - have been planned for late October.
So, mark your calendar now for the spaghetti supper at the Ada School cafeteria. Serving time from 4:30 until 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20.
The Halloween parade will begin behind the municipal building on West Buckeye. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m., the parade will begin at 6 p.m., on Monday, Oct. 24.
Registration for Ohio State’s STEAM on the Quad is now open.
STEAM on the Quad is a new, family-friendly event where kids in grades K-12 will be able to do hands-on activities that will improve their knowledge and interest in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math fields. It will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24, on the Ohio State Lima Quad.
STEAM on the Quad is a collaborative project between The Ohio State University at Lima and OSU Extension and is supported in part by the Ohio 4-H Foundation.
By Monty Siekerman
The annual Kiwanis Club spaghetti supper will be held from 4:30 until 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Ada School cafeteria. About 300 people attend each year.
Tickets are $7 presale, $8 at the door, with children 10 and under free.
In addition to all the spaghetti you can eat, the meal includes salad, bread sticks, and a beverage.
Tickets are available at Liberty National Bank, Ferguson Insurance, Dr. Mark Shull's office, Hanson Neely Funeral Home, ReStore Community Center, and club members.
The Kiwanis Club has been serving the Ada community for 92 years.
Just when you think they run out of ideas, the Suter corn maze opens with something so complex you wonder if you could ever escape.
The corn maze and Morning Star Cider Press are located at 8250 Road R, Pandora.
Suter's 2016 corn maze theme is "Twists and Turns in Transportation." That means there's a:
• Steam locomotive
• Ocean liner
• Race car
• Semi-truck
• Helicopter
• Jet
• and, yes that's blimp in the top left-hand corner.
Here's what you need to know about getting caught or finding your want out of this year's maze:
The Alger Memorial Festival Committee is sponsoring a country-style breakfast on Saturday, Oct., from 7 to 11 a.m., at the Alger Social Center.
Serving biscuits, sausage gravy, hash-browns, scrambled eggs, fried apples, sausage patties and beverage. Suggested donation is $7. All-you-can-eat (on premises only). Carry out is available.
Call 419-679-8460 (not long distance) for free local delivery. Located at the Alger Social Center on Main St. in Alger. Call 419-757-3891 for more information.
By Monty Siekerman
Dr. Jason Hageman, M.D., the lead physician at the new Mercy Health/Ada Family Medicine facility located in front of Vancrest, will be the next speaker at Community Health Professionals Lunch and Learn.
He will discuss how to prevent falls when he speaks at noon on Thursday, Oct. 6, at CHP, 1200 S. Main.
The Lunch and Learn is free and open to the public. Call CHP to reserve a lunch, which is provided by Liberty National Bank.
