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Pre-sale chicken barbecue tickets on sale until Aug. 22

Ticket pre-sales continue until Friday, Aug. 22, for the annual Ada Music Boosters Chicken barbecue. Held before the first home football game of the year, the barbecue will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., on Friday, Aug. 29. The Bulldogs host USV at War Memorial Stadium, game time 7:30 p.m.

The annual Chicken barbecue is a major fund-raiser for the Ada Music Boosters with proceeds benefitting numerous projects for the Ada School’s music department. Contact any band or choir member to purchase tickets, or call Dave Smittle at 419-230-8147. Tickets are being sold now through Aug. 22.

Ohio Northern University’s Metzger Nature Center celebrates 25th anniversary

The Ohio Northern University Metzger Nature Center will celebrate its 25th anniversary with an open house and picnic on Saturday, Sept. 6, at 1 p.m.

ONU alumni and guests will have the opportunity to tour the grounds and participate in a number of family-friendly outdoor activities led by ONU students.

Breakfast in Alger Sept. 6

The Alger Memorial Festival Committee is sponsoring a country-style breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. Serving biscuits, sausage gravy, hash-browns, scrambled eggs, fried apples, sausage patties and beverage.

Suggested donation is $7.00. All-you-can-eat (on premises only). Carry out is available. Can’t get there? 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.

Village Voice: Back-to-school means use your eyes and ears

Parents, teachers, and students know it’s about that time. Ada Schools resumed classes for the 2014-2015 school on Monday, August 18th. Ohio Northern undergraduate courses are scheduled to resume on Monday, August 25th.

Those involved in back to school activities have their to-do lists full. Those who aren’t directly involved in activities make think the bustle at this time of year have nothing to do with them.

But here are a few things for everyone to keep in mind:

Ohio Northern University to present ‘Leading from the Heart’

Ohio Northern University’s Department of Education and the Center for Teacher Education will present “Leading from the Heart” in the James F. Dicke Hall forum on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and a reception will follow in the atrium of Dicke Hall. Prospective students and their families, teacher candidates, local educators and ONU faculty are all invited to attend.

Bulldog sports fans - here are ticket prices for 2014-15

Tickets for the 2014 fall sports season are now on sale for Ada High School sports fans.

Tickets are available at Ada schools. Prices follow:

Fall sports (only) season pass
Adults $40
Students $35

Winter sports (only) season pass
Students $45
Adults $55

Combined season passes
Adults $80
Students $55

Varsity football and boys' basketball (pre-sale)
Adults $5
Students $4

At the gate all tickets $6

Volleyball and varsity girls' basketball (no pre-season)
Adults $5
Students $4

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