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Ada Community Engagement (ACE) Day coming soon
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Ohio Northern University is currently registering organizations, businesses and residents for its sixth annual Ada Community Engagement (ACE) Day to be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, according to Jacob Isaacson, ONU coordinator of student activities.

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Ready, Set, Grow Preschool holds Aug. 8 open house

Registration is open for 2019-20 school year for ages 3 and up
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 29, 2019

Ready, Set, Grow Preschool announces its open house for the 2019-20 school year. The event is from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and 5:30 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 8, at First United Methodist Church, 301 N. Main St., Ada.

Registration is open for 2019-20 school year for ages 3 and up:
• All-day care ($24/day)
• Half-day care ($15/day)
• Preschool (price varies on days enrolled per week).

The school has 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-day enrollment options to meet scheduling needs.

The school also has an after school care for grades K-5 for $30 per week. Contact the school at 419-634-0000 to schedule an appointment.

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August-September means F&M Picnic, football festival, Harvest and Herb Fest'

ONU students return to Ada, and Ada students return to the classroom - it's all on the Icon Hometown Happenings calendar
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 29, 2019

August and September are full of events in Ada.

The Icon’s Hometown Happenings two-month listing of events reveals everything from Farmers and Merchants Picnic, Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival, ONU students returning to campus, Ada schools starting and the Harvest and Herb Festival.

The calendar is attached at the bottom of this story. It lists events on the calendar of the following community organizations, plus several general community events.

• Ada schools
• Ohio Northern University
• The Inn at ONU
• Public meetings
• Village services
• Ada Public Library

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Time to start thinking about elementary school supplies

Here's the list and Aug. 21 is the first day of school
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 28, 2019

Wednesday, Aug. 21, is circled on many Ada calendars.

Why? It marks the first day of the 2019-20 school year. To get the school year off to a great start an open house is set at the school on Monday, Aug. 19.

And, in advance of these August dates, the school has posted the Ada Elementary supply list.

Viewers may access the supply list by clicking here. Viewers may also view the list, which is now posted on the Ada Bulldogs Facebook.

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Kristin D. Sexton memorial service set at a later date

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 25, 2019

Kristin D. Sexton, 55, died on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 9:46 Aa.m. at her residence in Ada.

She was born on Feb. 23, 1964, in Lima, Ohio, to Morris and Hulda Jane (Compton) Lawrence. Her father preceded her in death and her mother survives in Alger. On Nov. 2, 1983, Kristin married James Sexton and he survives in Ada.

Kristin was a homemaker. She was a Christian.   

Also surviving is a son, James Harlan (Shelby) Sexton of Dunkirk; a daughter, Samantha Jane (Kyle) Helton of Lima; five grandchildren; and two brothers: Mark Lawrence of Ada and Curtis Lawrence of Florida.

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Addressing 2019 agricultural challenges

Frequently asked questions (FAQs) webpage created
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 25, 2019

The unrelenting rains this spring and summer have created many challenges that the farming community is now sorting through.

In order to help with decisions, OSU Extension has created an “Addressing 2019 Agricultural Challenges” Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) webpage.

This page provides the most up-to-date answers to questions about topics ranging from Market Facilitation Program (MFP) and disaster payments, to cover crops, forages, livestock concerns, management of crops that are out of sync with normal planting dates, as well as answers to more questions as information becomes available.

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