• Breidenbach country school • McCullough log cabin • Red Fox Cabin • Riley Creek United Methodist Church
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 2, 2019 - 4:07pm
The fifth annual Riley Creek Old Time Christmas Tour is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7. Four locations are on this year's tour.
Participates include: • Bridenbaugh one-room school
14022 Road 6, Pandora (corner Road 6 and M6) • McCullough Log Cabin
14503 Road 6, Pandora • Red Fox Cabin
1/8th mile north of 14321 Road 7-L, Pandora • Riley Creek United Methodist Church
7102 Road M, Ottawa, (intersection Roads M and 7-L)
If so, let the Icon know - we will post your announcement
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 2, 2019 - 11:02am
The Icon asks local organizations who sponsor a visit from Santa Claus this month to notify the Icon.
We will post all Santa visits in advance on the Icon that are open to the public. Send us the name of your organization or business with the date and time of the visit.
Lots of family-friendly activities from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 2, 2019 - 9:20am
FROM ADA ICON - Ada Area Chamber of Commerce is ready for the holidays. Its annual Merry on Main is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 2, in downtown Ada. Here's the activities planned:
At the depot
• Two of Santa's live reindeer on display
• Kid's crafts provided by Ada Public Library
• Meet and take photos with Anna and Elsa, characters from the move "Frozen"
• Ada Lions, Ada Kiwanis and Ada Rotary clubs will have activities for kids
The Bluffton High School junior class is bringing Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus to Bluffton on Saturday, Dec. 7.
Tickets are now on sale for the fundraiser held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the middle school cafetorium.
The event includes a light breakfast, games, crafts and the opportunity to have your photo taken with Mr. and Mrs. Santa.
Tickets may be purchased in the middle school office or from Angie at the village office in town hall. Tickets are $5. Proceeds go to the junior class post prom.
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 1, 2019 - 9:23pm
A free Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP) takes place in Ada this month.
Area Agency on Aging, Lima, will hold free workshops at Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St., Ada, on Mondays and Thursdays, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays from Dec. 2 through Dec. 19.
To register, contact Dre White, health education coordinator, at 567-204-6900 or register on line at www.aaa3.org/trainings.
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 1, 2019 - 6:35pm
What was Christmas like for your great-great grandparents?
Visit the Schumacher Homestead from 2-7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, for a Christmas Open House to explore how the holidays were different for Swiss Settlers in the mid-1800s and discover what traditions they passed along to their descendants.
Visit the homestead at 8350 Bixel Road, where the Swiss Community Historical Society will host live music, tours of the farmhouse, demonstrations in the workshop, and activities for children. There will also be refreshments in the house and summer kitchen.