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August 2017

USV gets ready for school

Alger United Methodist Church gives students an incentive to have a great year
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 7, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
"I like this one."

They lined up through the hallways, out the door, and into the parking lot on Saturday at USV Schools...and school isn't even in session yet. And, there are no athletic contests this time of year either.

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Seems like every child and parent In Alger, McGuffey, and surrounding area was at USV on Saturday for free school supplies.

The Alger First United Methodist Church organized the supply giveaway for every child in the school district, not based on income, for backpacks, lunch boxes, notebooks, paper, pencils and pens and much more.

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Four paws vote "yea" for Ada Dog Park

Sign installed to promote the park
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 7, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Four paws vote "yea" for the Ada Dog Park.

A sign promoting the park has been installed at the Ada Railroad Park to show residents the layout of the future dog park, and the sign tells how to give a donation toward the park's construction.

Brittany Sorrell and Titan, a 2-year-old Great Dane, are in favor of a place for dogs to exercise, socialize, and have fun off-leash. Putting the finishing touches on the sign are Jimmy Wilson and Ken Lauria, both members of the dog park planning committee.

Hopefully, the the 100' x 300' park for dogs will be ready next summer at Ada War Memorial Park.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, August 7, 2017

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse

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June 1905 in Ada:

A new ladies military company of 40 girls was organized with Zella Zanhiser as captain. Each of the men’s military companies was given a reception.

The Pennsylvania “Empire State Express”recently ran 132 miles from Crestline to Fort Wayne, Ind. In 114 minutes. The fastest time was made near Ada, Ohio, when three miles were run in 85 seconds, or at a rate of 28 seconds for each mile breaking all former world’s records. His is at a rate of 127 miles per hour through Ada.

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Meet the Icon dog of the week- Rosie

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, August 7, 2017

Meet Rosie. Rosie is 2 year old female chihuahua mix. She weighs 7 pounds. Rosie is waiting for her forever home.

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.

The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.

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South Main Street window boxes

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, August 5, 2017

Deb Sadler stands in her side garden at 803 S. Main. The garden features window boxes on the first and second stories. Window boxes are common in Europe, but seldom found in Ada. You never have much weeding to do with window boxes, but watering can become an almost daily chore. Maybe that's why planting boxes hasn't caught on here.  Beneath the boxes is Mrs. Sadler's garden of blooming shrubs, perennials, and annuals, much in bloom this time of year.
 

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Liberty Belles and Boys 4H collect and sell food

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, August 5, 2017

They collect food and sell food. Members of the Liberty Belles and Boys 4H Club held numerous signs at the corner of Main and Lincoln on Saturday trying to get motorists to stop and either give food  or purchase bake goods. The donated food and half of the money from the bake sale goes to the Ada Food Pantry. Part of the bake sale money helps with club expenses. Even a Great Pyrenees pup got into the act.

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Ada's Village Garden

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, August 5, 2017

What kind of gnarly cucumber is this?  Shahnaj Begum holds a bitter melon, not a cucumber at all, grown from seed from her native Bangladesh. She tends the Village Garden, sponsored by ReStore, and located behind Liberty National Bank. The bitter melon, she explains, is fried with rice, oil, and onion for a spicy dish. She grows the typical American foods such tomatoes and beans, but another Asian food found in her garden is a type of sweet pumpkin not found here. It's not grown for Halloween, for there is no such observance of witchy/goblins in her country.

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Kelly named ITA Scholar Athlete for 2016-17 season

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, August 4, 2017

Lynn Kelly (Mason) has been named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar Athlete for the 2016-17 season.

Kelly, a nursing major, earned the honor for the second team in her career.

The junior is a 2-time Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference honoree as well as a 2-time All-OAC honoree, earning both accolades most recently during the 2016-17 season.

Kelly posted a 5-2 record in singles play and was 8-3 for Northern in doubles play, playing primarily at No. 1 singles and doubles.

Northern posted seventh consecutive winning season as it went 22-5 in 2016-17 under 16th-year head coach Scott Wills.

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Keith's Hardware merchandise winners

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, August 4, 2017

Eileen Risser (left) and Lydia Osborne were each $500 winners of merchandise at Keith's Hardware shopping giveaway. Keith's, at 106 S. Johnson, has been serving customers for 38 years and has been a DO It Best Corp. member since 1979.

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Care-free fun

Engineering students offer time and talents for special needs children
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, August 4, 2017

FROM ONU FACEBOOK - Children with special needs often face many frustrating challenges, but playing shouldn’t be one of them. That’s why one group of ONU engineering students is working to make it easy to play.

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