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The sound of music in downtown Ada on Monday

Music on Main features all types of music
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, November 28, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Monday's Merry on Main will feature all kinds of music:
• A French horn musician in front of Streamline Insurance
• Carolers strolling down Main Street
• Bagpipers in front of The Cask
• And a sax musician playing around the Depot

Plus, the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce event will find Santa at the Ada First United Methodist Church and a pair of reindeer at the Depot.

The Depot will also be the site of kids crafts and voting for the best business window display.

Merry on Main extends from 5:30-7 p.m.
 

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Terry A Stevens, 1952 - 2017

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Terry A. Stevens, age 65, died on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 8:43 a.m. at his residence in Ada.

          He was born on August 28, 1952 in Peru, Indiana to the late Russell E. and Lila M. (Mosher) Stevens.  On October 21, 2000 Terry married Erma J. (Wright) Stevens and she survives in Ada.

          Terry retired from the U.S. Navy.  After retirement he worked as a builder in construction.  He attended the Lima First Assembly of God.

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Robert Cole was an Ada native and retired insurance agent

Owner of Cole Humphrey Insurance agency for nearly 50 years
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Robert Cole, 85, died on Nov. 23, 2017,at the Pines nursing facility at Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill, N.C.

He was born May 6, 1932, in Ada, to Robert and Eunice Cole, who proceeded him in death. He married Carolyn Rayl Cole in 1951, and she also proceeded him in death.

Formally of Ada, Robert was the owner of Cole Humphrey Insurance Agency for close to 50 years and was an active member of the Ada Rotary club. He was a graduate of Ada High School and Ohio Northern University. 

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Your December Going Green Menus are Available

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Your December Going Green Menus are available. See the link below.

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ONU top scorer is OAC Player of the Week

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, November 27, 2017

Senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 19-26.

Bullimore earned the honor for the third time in her career.

The senior led Northern to a 2-0 week after posting her 22nd and 23rd career double-doubles. She currently leads the OAC in scoring average (17.3 ppg) and blocks (9).

Amy led Northern in scoring in both victories during the week and climbed into 11th place on Northern's all-time scoring list with 1,061 career points.

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OAC Player of the Week is ONU guard

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, November 27, 2017

Senior guard Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) has been named the Men's Basketball Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 19-26.

The senior earned the honor for the first time in his career.

Burger led the Polar Bears to a 2-1 week, averaging a team-best 26.7 points per contest, dishing out 20 assists and adding 10 steals during the week.

After scoring 30 points in a season-opening victory over Defiance, Burger followed up the performance with a career-high 33 points in a heartbreaking 77-73 loss to No. 9-ranked Washington (Mo.).

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Brauens celebrate 70th anniversary

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 27, 2017

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Brauen celebrated 70 years of marriage on Nov. 6.

Keith and the former Esther Lugibihl were married Nov. 6, 1947, by Rev. Ernest Bohn, Grace Mennonite Church, Pandora. 

They are the parents of 10 children:  Connie (Leland) Crouse of Ada; Julie (John) Mackey of Bluffton;  Shirley Brauen of Columbus;  Merry (Gene) Augsburger of Pandora;  William (Joan) Brauen of Foley, Minnesota;  David (Kathleen) Brauen of Harrod;  Christine (John) Hochstetler of Bluffton;  Donald (Jodi) Brauen of Bluffton;  Betty (Gary) Augsburger of Pandora and Janet Brauen of Troy.  They have 23 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren with 2 more on the way.

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Getting ready for the Candy Cane tour

Two Ada locations on this year's tour: The Inn at ONU and the Milks residence
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 27, 2017

Tallene Eichelberger, general manager of The Inn, arranges a holiday display in the hotel lobby.

The Inn and Mike and Beth Milk's home in Ada are among 7 locations in the county that will be on the Candy Cane Tour of Homes sponsored by Keep Hardin County Beautiful.

Tickets for the Sunday afternoon tour are available at The Inn and New Leaf Garden Center. The Inn will offer hot cocoa and tours of the guest rooms and banquet spaces dressed in holiday finery.

The tour is from 1 to 6 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 3. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.

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Bridge Hospice tree lighting Dec. 5 and Dec. 11

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 27, 2017

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, Dec. 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, Dec. 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.
 

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The focus is mental health awareness

Ada Gatekeepers - new organization at AHS
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 27, 2017

A new student-led orgainzation is forming at Ada High School called Ada Gatekeepers.

According to Ada Bulldogs Facebook, the group, open to freshmen through seniors, will focus on increasing mental health awareness, reduce the stigma of talking about life problems, and suicide prevention.

Gatekeepers intend to make a positive impact at school, with peers and the Ada community, please see Mrs. Vermillion to sign up by December 5th. The first meeting is Monday, Dec, 11.  Students interested in joining should see Marlene Vermillion.

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