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A fitting honor

Ada resident Agnes Crates gets a hug following Monday's Town and Gown Banquet. The 100-year-old Ada resident was named the Ada Citizen of the Year at the 48th annual community-university event.

Here's what happening in Ada and Hardin County this week

Here's this week's events in Hardin County, provided by the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance

New Leaf Open House
Join the staff of New Leaf in Ada and Kenton for their annual Open House on November 16 from 9AM to 5PM.

Ada Youth Wrestling Club sign-ups today and Tuesday

The Ada Youth Wrestling Club  sign-ups are Monday, Nov. 4, 2013 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Ada School Cafeteria (located West of the Ada High School Gym).

This will be for boys and girls 5-12 years old. All experience levels, from beginner to advanced, are welcome to participate. The club accepts children from all surrounding communities.

The Ada club isa member of the Miami Valley Kids Wrestling Association (MVKWA) based in Dayton. The MVKWA has more than 70 clubs that participate in local tournaments weekly from December through February.

The Book Thief

Teens in the  Ada Public Library book group will discuss Markus Zusak's "The Book Thief" this month. The book discussion is at 4 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14. Copies of the book are available at the library.

 

David Retterer, Ada mayor, Bluffton chamber speaker on Nov. 8

David Retterer, Ada mayor, is the guest speaker of the Friday, Nov. 8, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast.

The breakfast meeting is in the Bluffton town hall. A complete, free breakfast, is served from 7 to 7:30 a.m. The meeting is from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

"We are pleased to have Mayor Retterer as our speaker," said Fred Steiner, Bluffton chamber CEO. Bluffton and Ada have many things in common. This will give Bluffton chamber members a chance to hear about its neighboring community.

Following the breakfast is a free workshop titled “What you don’t know you don’t know about human resources.” Sally Siferd, PHR, will lead the workshop.

Ohio Northern University inducts four into Athletic Hall of Fame

ADA — The Ohio Northern University Athletic Hall of Fame inducted four new members on Friday, Oct. 18, as part of ONU’s Homecoming weekend. 
 

        


The four inducted were Dr. DeBow Freed, the ninth president of the University who served from 1979-99; Alisa Agozzino, a 2001 communication arts graduate and volleyball and track athlete from Attica, Ohio; Jesse Marlow, a 1983 economics major and track and basketball athlete from Mahomet, Ill., and Terri Krach, a 1988 management and marketing major and softball athlete from Rocky River, Ohio.

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