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November 2017

Bridge Hospice tree lighting Dec. 5 and Dec. 11

Bridge Hospice will host their annual Light Up a Life tree-lighting ceremonies on the following dates this December: 

• The Findlay ceremony will take place on Tuesday, December 5 at 5:30 p.m. at Birchaven Village in The Chapel, 15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay. 

• The Bowling Green ceremony will take place on Monday, December 11 at 5:30 p.m. at Heritage Corner in the Georgian Room, 1069 Klotz Road, Bowling Green. Light Up a  Life is an event that honors loved ones and family members, both living and deceased, during the holiday season. The public is invited to attend. 

For more information, contact Bridge Hospice at 419.423.5351. 

ReStore is giving away coats, hats, mittens, gloves and boots

Donations from Ada First United Methodist, Hardin County Foundation, Knights of Columbus in Kenton

Patti Risner, ReStore store manager, holds a new winter coat for a child.

Earlier this week, the ReStore Community Center will begin giving away new coats donated by the Knights of Columbus in Kenton.

New hats, mittens, gloves, and boots, donated by the Ada First United Methodist Church and the Hardin County Foundation, will also be given away to those in need.

Your Candy Cane Tour of Homes invitation

Mike and Beth Milks' Queen Anne home open on Sunday

By Monty Siekerman
Mike and Beth Milks, a well-known Ada couple, welcome you to their 1880s Queen Anne style home during the Candy Cane Tour of Homes on Sunday afternoon.

The Victorian homestead, with a carriage house out back, is located at 424 S. Johnson St. There are several Christmas trees and other holiday decorations to view in the house with tall ceilings, alcoves, beautiful woodwork, and wallpapered rooms, all befitting a home build many decades ago.

Hardin Sheriff's Office warns of scam

SCAM ALERT!  The Sheriff's Office has been made aware of a scam where an individual receives a call stating that becasue of the person's good character and being a model citizen that Walmart, Apple and an out of state bank have partnered to provide the person with a cash award.  The award is claimed by the person purchasing Apple gift cards at Walmart, then calling a specified phone number where the gift card IDs are provided to the "program representative"; afterwards, the cash value of the card(s)  will supposedly be sent to the person being scammed.  Of course, the money is never receive

Dec. 3 concert at church

Celebrate the Christmas season with the Ohio Northern University Singers and Chamber Singers, directed by Christopher Larsen, director of choral activities, as they present their holiday concert “The Joyous Day” at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3 at Ada First United Methodist Church. The event is free and open to the public.

 Audience members can sing carols of the season, contemplate on the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, and listen to the musical offerings by the talented choral musicians of Ohio Northern University.

Columbus Crew winter camp at BFR Dec. 29

A one-day Columbus Crew winter break camp takes place Friday, Dec. 29, at Bluffton Family Recreation, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton.

The camp is for youth ages 6 to 14 and takes place from 3 to 6 p.m. The cost is $75 per camper.

Registration is available online at www.crewscplayerdevelopment.com/Camps.

For more information about the one-day camp contact BFR at 419-358-4150.

 

Hornets end losing streak with win over Ada girls

By Cort Reynolds

ADA - Visiting local rival Cory-Rawson ruined the Ada girls basketball season opener and ended a losing streak of over 50 games with a hard-fought win Tuesday night.

 

After going winless for more than two seasons, the Lady Hornets rallied behind a big second half to defeat the Lady Bulldogs, 53-45.

 

The non-league victory upped the Hornet record to 1-2, while the cold-shooting Lady Bulldogs start out 0-1.

 

Wrestling falls to BW

Ohio Northern fell in its Ohio Athletic Conference opener 23-9 to No. 9-ranked Baldwin Wallace on Tuesday night at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears (0-1 overall, 0-1 Ohio Athletic Conference) got decisions over ranked opponents from senior Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) and Sophomore Nate Barcaskey(Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) and were highly competitive in all 10 bouts against the nationally-ranked Yellow Jackets (6-0, 2-0).

Holiday Spectacular moves on to Lima this weekend

The ONU Holiday Spectacular will be presented at the Lima Civic Center Friday through Sunday. All tickets are $5 and are available at all Kewpee locations and at the Freed Center box office from noon-5 p.m., 419-772-1900.
The show will be staged at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The Holiday Spectacular had a successful four-performance run at the Freed Center in Ada two weeks ago

Tommy Tire Alignment Center announces alignment features

Free pick up and drop off within 5 miles from Ada location

Tommy Tire Alignment Center, 3032 State Route 309, Ada, offers basic vehicle alignment features, according to Tom Dotson.

• $75 for passenger vehicles and light trucks
• $89 to $109 for 3/4-ton and larger vehicles

There is free vehicle pick up and drop off within 5 miles of Tommy Tire Center's Ada location.

These prices do not include shims or additional parts.

Tommy Tire Alignment Center
3032 State Route 309
Ada • 419-634-8401

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