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Ada seniors meet on June 13

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 4, 2014

The Ada Seniors will be meeting at noon on Wednesday, June 13,  at Community Health Professionals on S. Main Street for Pizza and cards.  Members and visitors welcome.

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Sign up underway for summer lessons at Krysti's Music Studio

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Krysti's Music Studio, South Main Street, Bluffton, is now accepting students who wish to give lessons a try this summer, says Krysti Schey.

Summer lessons begin the week of June 16.  Call or text Schey at 419-233-5255 for more details, visit the website listed below or click on the registration form, also below.

Click here for the registration form.

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They taught your grandparents

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 4, 2014

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Meet the Ada High School staff - 70 school years ago. Here are the teachers during the 1943-44 school year.

Front row from left, Evelyn Niswander, Ruth Huber, Hazel Tallman, R.O. Clymer, Evelyn Smith and Izora Anspach.

Standing from left, Alvin Augsburger, Mabel Mertz, Mabel Crawford, Pauline Widner, Leroy Iams, Eugene Coleman and Kelly Danford.

(From the Ada High School yearbook, collection of Ada Public Library)

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A handbar grin

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Layne Simon sports a mustache and he grew it instantaneously. Layne and his brother, Landon, were among countless Ada youth who enjoyed Saturday's Ada Public Library summer reading program kickoff. One of the activites was face painting.

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Hootenannies focus on livestock quality assurance facts

Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, June 3, 2014

By Faith Holbrook, reporter

The last meeting of the Hardin Co. Hootenannies 4-H club was held at the Kenton Ag Credit meeting room. There were 14 members present. This was our mandatory Quality Assurance day.

President Megan Williams opened the meeting. Sean Hurley led us in the American Flag pledge and Isaac Davis led the 4-H pledge. Old business included the decision not to take care of the flowers at the courthouse. We will be helping with the YMCA Triathlon in July as a community service.

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What's your favorite board game? For Tom Crownhart playing is serious business

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 3, 2014

By Darlene Bowers
Almost everyone has a board game memory.

Maybe playing Candy Land, Yahtzee, Chutes and Ladders or even Battleship revives pleasant memories.

Thomas (Tom) Crownhart of Ada continues to compile his board game memories. Tom grew up in a military family who moved frequently. Tom recalls always playing board games with his family and 10 siblings. “Monopoly, Life, Trouble, any board game,” says Tom.

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