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Lewis Family McDonald’s prepares its annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner - you may volunteer to help

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 10, 2014

As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, Lewis Family McDonald’s begins its preparations for their annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner. The dinner, started in 1989 by the Chester Carey Family, is now in its tenth year. The dinner will be held on Thursday, November 27, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lima Veteran’s Memorial Civic and Convention Center.

“We recognize the importance of having a place for people to eat and fellowship on a special day like Thanksgiving,” says local McDonald’s owner, Jerry Lewis. “We continue to be amazed with the support of our community.”

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Good morning, Ada!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 10, 2014

Kaylee Spangler (left) and Haley Jenkins read the Ada school announcements last week. The Icon just happened to show up during "PJ Day" for several photos and snapped this one. Yes, that's a teddy bear assisting in the morning announcements.

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ONU school of pharmacy's professional commitment ceremony Nov. 15

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Monday, November 10, 2014

The Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy will conduct its annual Professional Commitment Ceremony in the ONU Sports Center on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 10:30 a.m.

Ronda Lehman, chief operating officer of St. Rita’s Professional Services, will be the guest speaker at the event, which marks the transition from the students’ first three years of ONU pharmacy education to their final three professional years.

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Ada parent-teacher conferences Nov. 24-25

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Monday, November 10, 2014

The Ada Exempted Village School District is having Parent-Teacher Conferences for students in grades K-12 on Monday, November 24 from 4-8:30 p.m. and on Tuesday, November 25 from 10 a.m.-8 p.m.  Students will only attend school on Monday, November 24. There will not be school Nov. 25-26, and Thanksgiving break is November 27-28 . 

Elementary conferences will be student-led.  Parents should bring their child with them so that the student, along with his or her teacher can share information about this year’s progress.  Parents had the opportunity to sign up for conference times at Open House in most cases.  Reminders will be sent home. 

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Ohio Northern University presents instrumental ensembles concert tonight

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Monday, November 10, 2014

The Ohio Northern University Department of Music presents an instrumental ensembles concert in the Snyder Recital Hall in the Presser Building at 8 p.m. today. The event is free and open to the public.     

The concert will feature several instrumental ensembles in a wide variety of music. To open the program in a spirited fashion, Dale Laukhuf, low brass instructor at ONU, will present the ONU Brass Ensemble performing “Ceremonial Music” by William Mac Davis.

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Iconoclast View: Pondering 65 candles on my birthday cake

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 9, 2014

By Fred Steiner of the Ada Icon

Bear with me as I gobble – care for piece? – a fork full of my birthday cake.

For me, Nov. 9 is the sweetest day on the Roman calendar. And, unlike previous birthdays, this one comes with a nice ring to it.

My Uncle Sam sent me my own Medicare card.

In a birthday wish to appreciate how previous paternal ancestors celebrated their 65th birthdays, please consider the following stories:

Born in Switzerland, Great-grandfather Rudolf Althaus ended up in Shannon, Ohio, signed a petition to change its name to Bluffton, and lived here the rest of his life.

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