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Here's a very friendly shepherd mix, currently available for adopting at the Hardin County dog shelter as of Monday, 3-20-17.

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.

Time to get your tastebuds in order. The Kiwanis Club annual Pancake and Sausage Day is just around the corner.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 8, from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. In the Ada Schools cafeteria for the all-you-can-eat meal.

The ONU  Gospel Ensemble has proved that diversity and inclusion are themes that stand the test of time. The singing group, which was founded in fall 1987, will perform its 30-year anniversary concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 2 in the McIntosh Center ballroom. The event is free and open to the public.

"The concert is intended to be a celebration of the values that make the Gospel Ensemble such a special group,” said Adriane Thompson-Bradshaw, Ph.D., the group’s founder and leader as well as vice president for student affairs at ONU.

Will reconstruct and widen five miles

Ohio Department of Transportation released the following details of Interstate 75 construction around Findlay. The following impacts to traffic related to the reconstruction and widening of Interstate 75 through Findlay and Hancock County are scheduled to occur in the coming weeks:
 
Interstate 75 Findlay

 
Interstate 75 both northbound and southbound from the area of the Blanchard River near Findlay High School to county Road 99 will be restricted to one lane at times through the work zone during nighttime hours only beginning late in the week of March 20 or early the week of March 27.

Britt Lauck first team, Amy Bullimore HM

Senior Britt Lauck (Lima Shawnee) and junior Amy Bullimore (Little Miami) were named All-America in women's basketball for 2016-17 by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.

Lauck was a First Team WBCA All-American and Bullimore was named to the Honorable Mention All-America team.

D3hoops.com also named Lauck Second Team All-America.

Lauck and Bullimore led the Polar Bears in scoring this season, averaging 14.1 ppg each.

Lauck was also named First Team All-Great Lakes Region and was the Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Year from her point guard position.

"Let's see, do I want to snack or do I want to color," these youngsters may be thinking. Noah Leonard 5, (left) and John Spiese, 4, enjoy the St Patrick's Day party at the Ada Public Library on Friday afternoon. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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