October 2014

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The Cancer Cops Relay of Life Team (Hardin County Relay) is creating a bra chain and are asking for old bras of any size, shape or color, along with a $1 donation per bra.

The bras collected will be delivered to women and homeless shelters and for persons in need in Hardin and surrounding counties.

According Deb Howe of the Cancer Cops team, “The world record is 169,000 bras collected.” Persons interested in donating may contact Howe at 419-675-2462 or Tina Sams at 567-674-5907.

The deadline for collection is Friday, Dec. 12.

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Ada's season of trick-or-treat begins Tuesday evening at Ohio Northern University McIntosh Activities Room.

With registration starting at 4:30 p.m., ONU's annual trick-or-treat evening takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Youth of all ages are encouraged to dress up and join the fun for candy and other activities.

All children must be accompanied by an adult to attend.

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Here's the latest calendar items from the Ada school website.

Oct. 23 – Composite pictures at 7 a.m. and 7 - 12 pictures at 8:45 a.m. in Band Room
Oct. 23 – Cap and gown presentation at Apollo at 7:30 a..m.
Oct. 28 – 2-hour early dismissal for Teacher-In-Service
Oct. 31 – Cap and gown orders will be taken at Apollo 7:30 a.m.

A reminder for students who walk home: Walkers are not permitted to leave through the front entrances of the building. All walkers must exit through the south doors or at the end of the high school hallway.

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Interested in discussing a good book with your friends. Depending upon your age, there are three book discussion group options at the Ada Public Library in November.

Here’s the schedule:

Tween (4th to 6th grade) Book Group
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 4 p.m.
Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls

Teen (8th to 12th grade) Book Group
Thursday, Nov. 20, 4 p.m.
The Future of Us, by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler

Book Discussion Group
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m.
Good Lord Bird, by James McBride

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The Ada Kiwanis Club met on Tuesday October 14, at  noon at McIntosh Center, ONU, Ada. President John Berg called the meeting to order.
Jaime Hall was welcomed as a guest .

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Here's last week's sports results and this week's schedule from ONU teams. The attachment at the bottom list more details.

Last Week at Ohio Northern:

   Football - Won 38-31 at Capital
   Volleyball - Lost 1-3 at Otterbein; Won 3-0 H v Capital
   Men's Soccer - Lost 1-2 at Otterbein; Won 2-1 (ot) H v Capital
   Women's Soccer - Lost 2-3 (ot) H v Otterbein; Won 1-0 at Capital
   Men's Cross Country - 13th of 34 at Oberlin Rumble
   Women's Cross Country - 22nd of 40 at Oberlin Rumble
   Men's Swimming & Diving - 4th of 8 at Kenyon Relays
   Women's Swimming & Diving - 6th of 8 at Kenyon Relays

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Ada Kiwanis Club holds its annual spaghetti dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23, in the Ada High School cafeteria.

Tickets are $7 each with children 10 and under admitted free. The menu includes spaghetti, salad, bread sticks and beverages.

Tickets are on sale at:
• Liberty National Bank
• Ferguson Insurance
• Dr. Mark B. Shull's office
• Hanson-Neely Funeral Home
• and from any Kiwanis member.

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Jimmie I. Vandemark, 72, died on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, at 8:44 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima.

He was born on Jan. 28, 1942, in Bluffton, to Irvin E. and Edna Mae (Hassan) Vandemark and they preceded him in death.

He retired from Lima Memorial Hospital in 2002 after working 35 years in the Housekeeping Department. He was a member of the Church of Christ Disciples of Ada. Jimmie was a 1960 graduate of Ada High School. 

Surviving are three sisters: Joyce Long of Ada, Janet (Lauren) Eibling of Kenton, and JoAnn (Delbert) Henry of Ada; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Edison Long.

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15 minutes with Melissa Retterer

What year did you graduate from Ada HS?
2001

What activities were you involved in at Ada HS?
I played soccer and ran track.

Where do you live now and what are you doing?
I now live in Columbus near Polaris.  I quit my job as a server over the summer to pursue my handbag business full time.

Please tell us about LuxeFunction, your custom handbag business.
The handbag business I started is called Luxe Function.  I design everything in my line for function first and then for looks. Each aspect is as important as the other. 

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The winner of Week 8 of The Icon Football Contest is Ruth Johnson.  Four contestants correctly picked all 10 games this week, but Ruth was declared the winner by correctly predicting Bluffton to win by 19 or more points.

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