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Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 16, 2014

Amanda Bennett, Ada Public Library director, holds the plaque the library received during Wednesday's chamber awards dinner.

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Ada Public Library honored by Ada chamber

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 16, 2014

The Ada Public Library was recognized as the "community contributor of the year" by the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday during the chamber's annual dinner at McIntosh Center. Nearly 50 persons attended.

Deb Curlis, chamber president, presented Amanda Bennett, library director, a plaque to signify the award.

These are the library statistic shared at the event:

In 2013 the Ada Library had:
*125 storytimes with 880 in attendance

*120 K-12th grade programs with 3,3,22 in attendance

*71 adult programs with 771 in attendance

*Visited the 4 Kindergarten and 3 1st Grade classes every week at the Ada Elementary

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McIntosh Center to host Hardin citizen, business, community service awards evening

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 16, 2014

The Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year, and Community Service Awards.

Anyone from Hardin County may be nominated to receive these honors.  A panel of judges from Alliance members will make the final decision. The recipients will be revealed Thursday, Feb. 27, the Alliance’s annual meeting held at Ohio Northern University’s McIntosh Center.

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Alger Memorial Festival Committee breakfast Feb. 1

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 16, 2014

The Alger Memorial Festival Committee is sponsoring a country-style breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 7 to 11 a.m., at the Alger Social Center.

Serving biscuits, sausage gravy, hash-browns, scrambled eggs, fried apples, sausage patties and beverage. Suggested donation is $7. All-you-can-eat (on premises only). Carry out is available.

Call 419-679-8460 (not long distance) for free local delivery. Located at the Alger Social Center on Main St. in Alger. Call 419-757-3891 for more information.

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Brandon Butterfield attains Boy Scout Eagle rank

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 16, 2014

 Brandon Butterfield of Ada Boy Scouts Troop 124 earned his Eagle Scout award at a Board of Review eariler this past summer. His ceremony was held at the Harrod Fire Department in November. 

At the ceremony Scoutmaster Tom Lehman introduced seven Scouts from the troop to describe Brandon’s trail to Eagle. 

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Hardin fair dairy scholarship and princess applications being accepted

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 16, 2014

By Mark Badertscher

The Hardin County Dairy Service Unit will be awarding a scholarship at their annual banquet on Feb. 15.  Funds raised from the association’s semi-annual cheese sale are used to support higher education with this scholarship program. 

Eligible students must live on a dairy farm, have grown up on a dairy farm, work on a dairy farm, be pursuing a dairy related education, or have shown a dairy heifer or dairy cow project at the Hardin County Fair. 

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