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Here's an Ada fountain to stick your toes in on a hot August afternoon. It's in front of McIntosh Center on the ONU campus.

Here's an Ada fountain to stick your toes in on a hot August afternoon. It's in front of McIntosh Center on the ONU campus.

Special meeting's purpose is to authorize advertising for bids

A special Village of Ada Council meeting has been called for Tuesday, July 31, at 6:30 p.m. 

The sole purpose of the meeting is to ask for passage of a resolution authorizing the Village Administrator to advertise for bids for the solid waste contract, an action that must be taken before any advertisement can be placed.

Aug. 2 and Aug. 9, will go into executive session

Ada school board has scheduled two special meetings in August.

They are at:
• 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 2,
• and, 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 9.

The board will meet in executive session at both meetings to consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion demotion or compensation of a public employee.

 

Open house Aug. 13; first day of school Aug. 15

The attachment at the bottom of this story has additional school details.

It’s time to start thinking about going back to school.

Ada school’s 2018-19 open house is from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Monday, Aug. 13, according to Meri Skilliter, superintendent.

The first day of school is Wednesday, Aug. 15, with a full day planned for grades 1 to 12. School begins at 8:35 a.m. and dismissal is at 3:30 p.m., with the exception of town students in grades kindergarten, one, two and three, who will be dismissed at 3:10 p.m.

It's now a pre-season event - Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival

The date of Ada’s now-famous football drop is moving, but all the fun from the event continues. Previously held on Super Bowl Eve, this year’s Made in Ada Football Festival moves to Saturday, Aug. 25, in downtown Ada, according to Ada Area Chamber of Commerce.
 
The festival celebrates Ada’s remarkable contribution to the sport of football, as all footballs ever used in the National Football League are made in Ada’s Wilson Football Factory.
 

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