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October 2016

All the music you can eat - 39th annual Ada Music Boosters' Music Feast is Saturday

Community members may attend Ada’s exhibition performance, free of charge, at 5:15 p.m.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 31, 2016

It's this weekend.

It's the 39th annual Ada Music Boosters Ada Music Feast Show Choir Invitational Competition.

Fourteen show choirs from Ohio, West Virginia and Indiana will compete on Saturday, Nov. 5.

Ada Varsity Singers, directed by Scott Henning, vocal music director and Jonathan Lischak, Ddirector of instrumental and co-director, will provide an exhibition performance as the host school for this day-long event.

Ada Music Feast always draws a “standing room only” crowd and is one of the best attended and well run show choir competitions in the Midwest.

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Ohio Northern University launches public phase of campaign for innovative engineering facility

$11.8 million of $15 million goal already committed
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 31, 2016

Ohio Northern University formally announced the public phase of the “Campaign for Engineering: Building Impact at ONU” on Oct. 14 in the McIntosh Center ballroom during a recent joint session of the Board of Trustees and college advisory boards. A total of $11.8 million was committed during the quiet phase of the campaign against a total fundraising goal of $15 million.

The new building will keep pace with the engineering field and provide ONU students with the space and facilities they need to thrive and continue to assume leadership roles in their profession.

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Center for Democratic Governance and Rule of Law receives $2 million grant

To assist international competition
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 31, 2016

Ohio Northern University’s Center for Democratic Governance and Rule of Law has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the U.S. Department of State to administer the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Afghanistan for the next two years.
 

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Icon dog of the week: Patience needs a rescue commitment asap

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 31, 2016

•• URGENT! Needs rescue commitment this week!
Patience, 4 year old female doberman mix, 42 pounds, high energy, does well on a leash, very nice dog, likes to cuddle.

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

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Once upon a time in Ada: Can you believe this Ada HS football story from 1914!

Ada forfeited game vs. Bowling Green because of disputed call
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 31, 2016

Once upon a time in Ada
Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse
[email protected]

Look at the big stories in Ada in 1914:

May 1914 - Ada’s first theatre, named “The Odeon” opened in a building erected by Jacob Clum. Thomas and Bradley were the operators. The first show was “The Girl at the Curtain.”

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This photo is worth more than one thousand words

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 31, 2016

If a photo is worth one thousand words, this one easily lives up to the reputation of that phrase.

It's the Ada Farmers and Merchants Picnic board of directors. The year is 1953, a centennial year for the Village of Ada. Thus the interesting beards.

Identification of members is on the photo. Who do you recognize?

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You won't see this on the street - it's nine different plates

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 31, 2016

You won't find this plate on the street. It's a combination of nine different license plates that spells "TOMMY TIRE," an Ada business. It's on diplay in the Bluffton office. We see mostly Ohio plates and two states that we can't identify used in this artistic work.

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Christmas around the Square craft fair Nov. 12

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Monday, October 31, 2016

Start your holiday shopping early this year at the 30th Annual Christmas Around the Square Craft Fair. The Craft Fair will be held on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Hardin County Historic Courthouse in downtown Kenton. 

Sponsored by the Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance, the Craft Fair features three floors filled with arts, crafts, and home party dealers. The Kenton Top 20 will perform holiday music at 9:30 a.m. Homemade food is provided by the Hardin County Homemakers.

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Alger United Methodists dedicate Community Outreach Center

Congregation will expand its community programming
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 30, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
Alger United Methodist Church held a dedication and blessing of a Community Outreach Center following the Sunday morning worship service.

Here, Pastor Andy Burns, and Melissa Moore, chairperson of the outreach board, stand by the sign that marks the center at North Main and Place Street.

The Neighbor to Neighbor center has been an active place since it first opened in May. For example, More than 100 local families receive free food there each month from the West Ohio Food Bank.

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Bulldogs in the playoffs - host Ft. Recovery on Saturday

Ticket information coming soon
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 30, 2016

Ada Bulldog football team is in the playoffs and its first game is in Ada on Saturday night against Ft. Recovery.

There were 716 schools that played varsity football this fall and now 224 are playoff qualifiers.

During the playoffs, Divisions I, II, IV and VI play on Fridays at 7:30 p.m., while Divisions III, V and VII play on Saturdays at 7 p.m.

The top four seeds in each region host regional quarterfinal playoff games. The OHSAA has seven divisions in football, with the largest 72 schools placed in Division I and the remaining schools placed in Divisions II through VII (approximately 108 schools in each division).
 

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