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Ada American Legion selects 5 students for Boys-Girls State

Ada students are Ashley Breidenbach and Jacob Park.

Five Hardin County seniors are delegates in their respective Buckeye Boys and Girls State programs this week. The students were selected by Ada American Legion Post 185.

Ashley Breidenbach, Ada High School, is a Girls State delegate.

She is the daughter of Travis and Tracy Breidenbach. Ashley is active in cheerleading, Varsity Singers, Drama Club, FFA, Student Council, and was Junior Class president. 

Monday's musical choices in Ada include The Cadets and The University Singers

By Monty Siekerman

Two major musical events of the summer in Ada take place the same evening and both are free and open to the public.

• The Cadets perform at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, June 20, in the stadium.

• The University Singers will conclude their national tour ONU with a home concert at 8 p.m. on Monday in the Freed Center.

For those who may wish to see both programs, one could view The Cadets during dress rehearsal at 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday in the stadium, then have Monday free to attend the University Singers at the Freed Center.

June 30 Hardin Leadership program focus is nonprofit organizations

• Need training on how to manage a nonprofit organization? 
• Want to understand how to garner resources to make a nonprofit fiscally function? 
• Interested in social entrepreneurship? 

Mark your calendar for a 1 p.m., Thursday, June 30, program that will address these issues. The session is at Henry's Restaurant banquet room, 995 N. Detroit St., Kenton.

Join Hardin Leadership Inc. and the Hardin Leadership 2016 participants to attend a training opportunity focused on the Nonprofit Sector. 

Orange shirt day in the Ada park - It's a HOBY day

Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Seminar (HOBY) returned to Ad last week.

HOBY is a four-day leadership seminar for over 200 high school sophomores from northern and western Ohio held June 9-12 at Ohio Northern University, according to Katie Ferren, co-director of Community Service.

The HOBY program inspires students to recognize their leadership talents and apply them in becoming effective, ethical leaders in their homes, schools, workplaces and communities.

Lunch is over, let's go play

"OK, lunch is over, let's go play," Isaac Juergens, 3 1/2, seems to be saying.

He and his family recently enjoyed a picnic in the park sponsored by ReStore. The community center offers a free meal and fun at a shelter house at War Memorial Park from noon-1 p.m., Monday-Friday. (Monty Siekerman photo)

Students selected to present at ASEE conference

Three Ohio Northern University engineering students have been selected to present at the 123rd American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition in New Orleans from June 26-29.

Alexandra Seda, a senior electrical engineering major from Columbiana, Ala., Nathan Craft, a senior civil engineering major from West Alexandria, Ohio, and Adam Berry, a junior mechanical engineering major from Brunswick, Ohio, will present on their Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Landscape.

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