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Two Red Cross blood drives in Ada in September

Two American Red Cross blood drives are scheduled in Ada during September.

• Monday, Sept. 8 - Community Health Professionals, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Sept. 16 - Ohio Northern University, 1:30-7:30 p.m.

To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS, or visit redcrossblood.org. Come to give and get a $10 off Cedar Point coupon! Receive a Columbus Zoo BOGO entry offer and enter to win a free $500 Marathon gas gift card.

Brauen's Gourds open house this weekend

Brauen's Gourds will have a fall open house on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 6-7. Hours are Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.

Don and Jodi Brauen, 7140 Tom Fett Road, Bluffton, have hundreds of seasonal decorative gourds for sale.

An attachment to this story shows additional photos.

Next Maple Crest Sunday buffet Sept. 14

The next Sunday buffet at Maple Crest Senior Living, Bluffton, is September 14, according to Daren Lee, director of Maple Crest. The menu includes:


• Stuffed Chicken Marsala
• Beef and Noodles
• Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
• Green Beans with Almonds
• Dinner Rolls
• Mixed Berry Pie
• Coffee and iced tea

The buffet is in the Patio Room at Maple Crest from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is open to all adults 55 and older at a cost of $7.50 per person.

Please call 419-358-1015, (choose option 2) to RSVP. Limited seating is available.

Cheer clinic for K-8 graders offers chance to cheer during Oct. 10 football game

Although Tuesday is a "no school day" due to the Hardin County Fair, lots of events are underway in Ada schools. Here's an update from the school website.

ATTENTION 7TH & 8TH GRADERS: The high school cheerleaders are sponsoring a cheer clinic for students grades K-8 on Oct. 6 - 10. Registration forms are in the high school office and are due back by Friday, Sept. 12. It is for the Pink Out game on Oct. 10. Participants will cheer the first half with varsity cheerleaders.

Big trucks and a cat

East Lima Avenue has lots of trucks these days as work continues on the street project.

Todd Fleharty wins week 1 football contest; time to enter week 2

CLICK HERE TO ENTER WEEK 2 CONTEST

The winner of Week 1 of the Icon football contest is Todd Fleharty.  He and three other contestants correctly picked 9 games this week and Fleharty was declared the winner based on Tie-Breaker #1.

Other contestants:
9 correct - Nancy Armour, Jared Lehman and Buckeye.

8 correct - Mark Sommers, Landyn Fleharty, David Glick, Brad Smith, Will I Am, Tammy Risner, Craig Hoffman, Marc Staley and Jim Dillman.

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