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They taught your grandparents

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 4, 2014

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Meet the Ada High School staff - 70 school years ago. Here are the teachers during the 1943-44 school year.

Front row from left, Evelyn Niswander, Ruth Huber, Hazel Tallman, R.O. Clymer, Evelyn Smith and Izora Anspach.

Standing from left, Alvin Augsburger, Mabel Mertz, Mabel Crawford, Pauline Widner, Leroy Iams, Eugene Coleman and Kelly Danford.

(From the Ada High School yearbook, collection of Ada Public Library)

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A handbar grin

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Layne Simon sports a mustache and he grew it instantaneously. Layne and his brother, Landon, were among countless Ada youth who enjoyed Saturday's Ada Public Library summer reading program kickoff. One of the activites was face painting.

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Hootenannies focus on livestock quality assurance facts

Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, June 3, 2014

By Faith Holbrook, reporter

The last meeting of the Hardin Co. Hootenannies 4-H club was held at the Kenton Ag Credit meeting room. There were 14 members present. This was our mandatory Quality Assurance day.

President Megan Williams opened the meeting. Sean Hurley led us in the American Flag pledge and Isaac Davis led the 4-H pledge. Old business included the decision not to take care of the flowers at the courthouse. We will be helping with the YMCA Triathlon in July as a community service.

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What's your favorite board game? For Tom Crownhart playing is serious business

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 3, 2014

By Darlene Bowers
Almost everyone has a board game memory.

Maybe playing Candy Land, Yahtzee, Chutes and Ladders or even Battleship revives pleasant memories.

Thomas (Tom) Crownhart of Ada continues to compile his board game memories. Tom grew up in a military family who moved frequently. Tom recalls always playing board games with his family and 10 siblings. “Monopoly, Life, Trouble, any board game,” says Tom.

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Patricia Lawrence 1948-2014

Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Patricia A. Lawrence, 65, died on Monday, June 2, 2014 at 8:40 a.m. at the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus.

She was born on December 10, 1948 in Kenton, Ohio, to Charles and Ruth (Grubaugh) Rettig and they preceded her in death. On June 10, 1967 she married Larry L. Lawrence and he survives in Ada.

Patricia was a homemaker. She was a member of the Alger Assembly of God Church.

Also surviving are a son, Gordon (Kim) Lawrence of Botkins; a daughter, Stacy Smith of Ada; three grandchildren: Courtney, Gabriel and Mikaila; a brother, Michael Rettig of Ada; and a sister, Pam (Roy) Evans of Harrod.

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Lorna Pryor 1946-2014

Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Lorna J. Pryor, 68, died Monday, June 2, 2014 at 6:40 p.m. at Baton Rogue Community Health Services, Lima.

She was born on January 17, 1946 in Kenton, Ohio to Raymond and Kathleen (Holbrook) Gerlach. Her father is deceased and her mother survives in Kenton, Ohio. Special Friend Robert Rowe survives in Kenton.

She retired from Inno-Plas of Kenton after working 8 years as a press operator.

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