Here's the ambitious calendar of happenings in Ada during February and March. A printer-friendly version is an attachment at the bottom of this story. Darlene Bowers gathers events on this calendar.
Community Events
• Ada Food Pantry (located in basement of First Presbyterian Church of Ada)
Tuesdays 4-6pm Saturdays 10am-noon
Free community meals
Crock Pot Tuesdays, ReStore, 4-6pm Community Lunch Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 12-1pm
• Last Wednesday of every month, St. Mark Lutheran Church, 5-6:30pm
• First Sunday of every month, St. Mark Lutheran Church, 9:15am (worship follows at 10:45am)
• Music Boosters – Lions Club Bingo 1st, 2nd and 4th Thursdays – Alumni N-menʼs Building, doors open 5:30 pm; Bingo begins at 6:55 p.m.
• February 17 Ada Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Chamber Dinner 6:00pm Wishing Well in McIntosh Center at ONU - $15/pp
• February 21 Ada Academic & Music Boosters 3rd Annual Purse & Jewelry Raffle 1:30pm Ada Schools
• March 19 Kiwanis Pancake Day Ada School Cafeteria
• March 19 CCA at Depot for Taxpayer Assistance 6pm
Ada Schools
Information below courtesy of Ada School website (ada.k12.oh.us)
February 1 3:30pm Ada Invitational Quiz Bowl
February 1 3:30pm Elementary Cheer Clinic
February 4 10:30am Activities Fair
February 4 3:30pm Elementary Cheer Clinic
February 7 Winter Guard Competition at Olentangy Liberty
February 8 (Ada Inv. Quiz Bowl snow date)
February 13 Varsity Singers Competition at Medina
February 15 No School – Presidents Day
February 18 5:00pm Board of Education Meeting
February 19 End of 3rd Interim Reporting Period
February 20 Girls Basketball League
February 21 1:00pm Ada Academic & Music Boosters Purse & Jewelry Raffle
February 23 1:30pm 2Hour Early Release
February 24 Elementary and High School Pictures
February 24 7:45am Elementary Staff meeting
February 24 1:15pm Grades 2 and 3 dress rehearsal for musical
February 25 7:45am High School staff meeting
February 25 1:15pm and 7:00pm Grades 2 and 3 musical
February 26 Interim Grades sent home with students
February 29 4:00pm Bath Invitational Quiz Bowl at Bath High School
March 5-6 Girls Basketball League
March 10 Hardin County Invitational Quiz Bowl at Ada
March 11 1:00pm Wild Kingdom Freed Center Grades 1-3
March 12 Varsity Singers Competition at Solon
March 13 Winter Guard Competition at Central Crossing
March 16 7:45am Elementary Staff meeting
March 17 7:45am High School Staff meeting
March 17 9:30am Red Cross Pint Size Hero Program
March 18 8:00pm Interclass Competition
March 19 Varsity Singers Competition at Sheridan
March 23 Student Co. Blood Drive
March 24 End of 9 weeks
March 25 No school Easter break
March 28 No school Easter break
March 29 1:30pm 2 Hour Early Release
April 1 Grade Cards sent home
April 2 Bike for Tikes
Ohio Northern University
February 4 - 8:00pm Open Jam Sessions with Gene Parker and friends (Thursdays except March 3rd and 24th)
February 5 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm 50th Anniversary of Medicare Celebration
February 6 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm Steel Drum Concert
February 8 - 8:00pm Polaris Brass
February 10 - 12Noon to 1:00pm Ash Wednesday Service
February 11 - 11:00am to 5:00pm Hospital Pharmacy Leadership Summit
February 12 - 1:00-2:00pm Sebok Pharmacy Lecture Series
February 12 - 5:00pm Pharmacy Distinguished Alumni Awards Banquet
February 15 - 8:00pm Jeong-In Kim, pianist
February 22 - 7:30pm College of Engineering Spotts Lecture
February 22 - 8:00pm All Brahms Chamber Music Recital
February 27-March 6 UG Spring Break
March 11 - 6:00pm Pinnacle Awards honoring College of Business Administration alumni
March 12 - 5:00pm Lecture Recital, Nicole Glaza
March 13 - 4:00pm Senior Recital, Kendra Voll
March 13 - 7:00pm Senior Recital, Noah Walter
March 14 - 8:00pm Men’s and Women’s Chorus Concert
March 18-19 Relay for Life
March 20 - 2:00pm Senior Recital, Nicole Wells
March 20 - 4:00pm Senior Recital, Alec Flemming
March 25-28 Easter Recess
The Freed Center
February 13 - 7:30pm Comedy of Jon Reep and Etta May Freed Center: Biggs Theatre
February 18 - 7:30pm Picnic by Wm. Inge Freed Center: Stambaugh Studio Theatre
February 19 - 7:30pm Picnic Freed Center: Stambaugh Studio Theatre
February 20 - 2:00pm Picnic Freed Center: Stambaugh Studio Theatre
February 20 - 7:30pm Picnic Freed Center: Stambaugh Studio Theatre
February 21 - 2:00pm Picnic Freed Center: Stambaugh Studio Theatre
February 21 - 5:00pm ONU Symphony Orchestra Freed Center: Biggs Theatre
February 25 - 7:30pm ONU Wind Orchestra "Raising the Bar",Freed Center: Biggs Theatre
March 10 - 7:30pm African Drumming and Dance Extravaganza Freed Center: Biggs Theatre
March 12 - 2:00pm Peter Gros of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Freed Center: Biggs Theatre
March 12 - 7:30pm Peter Gros of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Freed Center: Biggs Theatre
March 21 - 7:30pm ONU Symphonic Band "It's Spring in My Heart” Freed Center: Biggs Theatre
The Inn at ONU
Fireside Fridays (Every Friday night (except Good Friday March 10)at 5:30 pm enjoy live music. Come early at 5:00 PM and grab your favorite seat and place your order.)
• Jonathan Wey (piano/vocals) 2/5/2016
• Dean Altstaetter (pianist) 2/12/2016
• Jim Boedicker (guitar) 2/19/2016
• Chuck Summers (saxophonist) 2/26/2016
• Doug Adams (folk singer) 3/4/2016
• Doug Neel 3/11/2016
• Dean Altstaetter (pianist) 3/18/2016
No Fireside - Good Friday 3/25/2016
Every Thursday in February and March:
Thursday Dinner Club Specials Starting at 5:00 PM - $12.95 per person including a non-alcoholic beverage Don’t miss out on a delicious home-style meal! Every Thursday night, The Inn offers our Thursday Dinner Club between 5:00 and 7:00 PM.
February 2 and March 1 PaintINN Embrace your inner artist with the PaintINN series. Work under the guidance of a trained professional while you create a beautiful canvas while enjoying delicious food and drink. 6:00 PM (Please allow three hours for each event). Reservations required.
Public Meetings
• Ada Area Chamber of Commerce 8 am, Community Health Professionals, 3rd Wednesdays of each month
• Ada Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) –February 17, March 16 McIntosh, noon
• Ada Exempted Village School Board – February 18 5pm in Board Room
• Tree Commission – February 12, March 11 11:30am
• Ada Village Council – February 3, 17, March 2, 16 6:30pm
• Council Committee Meetings – February 10, 24, March 9, 23 6:30pm
• Liberty Township Trustees - 1st and 3rd Monday of the month, 8 p.m.
Ada Village Services Schedule
Refuse pick up – Every Tuesday
Recycle pick up - Every other Tuesday:
February 9, 23, March 8, 22 Orange (north of RR tracks)
February 2, 16, March 1, 15, 29 Purple (south of RR tracks)
Ada Public Library
February 1 3:30pm Board Games, 6:30pm Teen Writing Group
February 2 11am Family Storytime 6pm Family Storytime 7pm Adult Book Group
February 3 3:30pm Pancake Pandemonium (6th-12th grades) 6:00pm Chocolate Bake-off 6:30pm Knit and Crochet
February 4 3:30pm Wii Games (K-5th grades) 6pm Coloring Club
February 5 4pm TWEEN Book Group
February 6 9am Computer Coding (6th-12th grades) * sign-up required
February 8 10:30am Playdate 3:30pm Board Games
February 9 11am Family Storytime 6pm Family Storytime
February 12 3:30pm LEGO-Palooza
February 15 3:30pm Board Games 3:30pm Presidential Drop-in Art (K-5th grades) 6:30pm Teen Writing Group
February 16 11am Family Storytime 1pm Amish Book Group 6pm Family Storytime
February 17 3:30pm Grilled Cheese Afternoon 6th–12th grades 6:30pm Knit and Crochet
February 18 11am Sensory Science 4pm TEEN Book Group 6pm Coloring Club
February 19 3:30pm Wii Games (K-5th grades)
February 22 10:30am Playdate 3:30pm Board Games
February 23 11am Family Storytime 6pm Family Storytime
February 29 3:30pm Board Games
March 1 11am Family Storytime 6pm Family Storytime 7pm Adult Book Group
March 2 2pm CCC Presentation 3:30pm Pancake Pandemonium (6th-12th grades) 6:30pm Knit and Crochet
March 3 3:30pm Wii Games (K-5th grades) 4pm Tween Book Group 6pm Coloring Club
March 7 10:30am Playdate 3:30pm Teen Board Games 6:30pm Teen Writing Group
March 8 11am Family Storytime 6pm Family Storytime
March 10 3:30pm LEGO-Palooza
March 11 3:30pm Pigeon Party
March 12 9am Computer Coding (6th-12th grades) * sign-up required
March 14 3:30pm Teen Board Games 6pm Adult Cookbook Club-pasta dishes
March 15 11am Family Storytime 1pm Amish Book Group 6pm Family Storytime
March 16 3:30pm Grilled Cheese (6th-12th grades) 6:30pm Knit and Crochet
March 17 11am Sensory Science 4pm TEEN Book Group 6pm Coloring Club
March 21 10:30am Playdate 3:30pm Teen Board Games 6:30pm Teen Writing Group
March 22 11am Family Storytime 6pm Family Storytime
March 24 3:30pm Drop-in SPRING Art (K-5th grades)
March 28 No Teen Board Games
March 29 11am Family Storytime 6pm Family Storytime
March 31 3:30pm Wii Games (K-5th grades)
Information provided for “Hometown Happenings” is gathered from
Ada Schools, Ohio Northern University, Village of Ada, Ada Public Library websites and event submissions made to The Ada Icon.
For complete details of these and other events, please check:
• The Ada Icon (www.adaicon.com)
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