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Blood drive on Monday, Nov. 25

Ada Visiting Nurses and Community Health Professionals (CHP) are hosting a community blood drive on Monday, Nov. 25, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at CHP's conference room, 1200 S. Main St. 

To schedule an appointment, call 419-634-1333, or go online to RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to pre-register.

Holiday raffle, children's shopping spree, winter coat drive

All part of Beatitudes' holiday programming

Beatitudes, 210 N. Main St., Ada, has several holiday-related activities underway. These include a holiday raffle, children's Christmas shopping spree and a winter coat drive.

Holiday raffle – Nov. 22
There’s still time to enter the holiday raffle. Ten items will be raffled and the drawing takes place Friday afternoon. Tickets are on sale at $1 each and six for $5.

Click here for a list of raffle items.

43 degree temperature swing this past week

In the past seven days, temperatures ranged from a low of 6 degrees on Nov. 12 to a high of 49 degrees on Nov. 18, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. Additional weather information for the week is on chart above.

Parent-teacher conference and then a break for Thanksgiving

And, there's still time to order spirit wear; and don't forget the book fair

The countdown to a Thanksgiving break at Ada schools is underway.  Several activities, however take place in the school before the break.

Parent-teacher conferences span two days. The first is Monday, Nov. 25, from 4 to 8:30 p.m. The second is on a no-school day, Tuesday, Nov. 26, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Elementary school book fair is open from Wednesday, Nov. 20, to Tuesday, Nov. 26. Every purchase from the book fair earns rewards for the school. Hours are:
   Wednesday-Friday, 8:45 a.m.-3:45 p.m.
   Monday, Nov. 25, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. 
   Tuesday, Nov. 26, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

 Elementary book fair opens Wednesday

And will be open the evening of Nov. 26 during parent-teacher conferences

Elementary school book fair is open from Wednesday, Nov. 20 to Tuesday, Nov. 26. 

Hours are:

  • Wednesday-Friday, 8:45-3:45 p.m.
  • Monday, 25 Nov., 8-3 p.m.
  • Tuesday, 26 Nov., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Every purchase from the book fair earns rewards for the school.

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