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On New Year's Eve, you could drop the ball in NYC or the Walleye in Port Clinton

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Saturday, December 29, 2012

The holiday season is sliding to an end and things will get back to normal any minute now.  But until then, you can embrace one last tradition, one last thing to bind us to each other as we look ahead to the new year.  

How about we drop something?

The most famous drop in the United States is the dropping of the New Year's ball in Times Square, New York City. Thousands gather to watch the ball make its one-minute descent, arriving exactly at midnight.

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Tops in movies and television in 2012

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Friday, December 28, 2012

The end of the year is a time ripe for looking back in all sorts of ways.  The favorites in movies and television are one of those ways.   I took a look at movies and television in 2012.  How do your opinions compare?

Movies

For sheer box office force, the top ten movies of 2012 leaned heavily towards comic book heroes, with adolescent fantasy novels and big-screen animation making up most all the rest.

According to Box Office Mojo the top grossing movies of 2012 were:

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Here's the what and where in January in Hardin County

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, December 28, 2012

What's happening in Hardin County in January? Lots of activities. Here's the county activity schedule from the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance.

Click for January calendar of events.

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Ada-Bluffton extended family

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 27, 2012

Keith and Esther Brauen of Bluffton celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary eariler this fall. On Nov. 24 their family celebrated the anniversary and had a family Thanksgiving together. Keith and Esther had 10 children. There are 84 descendants and spouses total (with more on the way). There was only one person missing from this photo. Look closely at the family in the purple shirts on the right side of the photo. They are the family of Leland and Connie Crouse of Ada.

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Next Driving Time Driving Instruction Ada class starts Jan. 13

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 27, 2012

Drive Time Driving Instruction, 4171 State Route 235, Ada, is offering $20 off students who register for classes in January. The next Ada class begins Sunday, Jan. 13. For details: click here.

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These don't look like December temperatures

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 27, 2012

These look more like October temperatures than December. Here's the high, the low and precipitation and snow recorded for the past seven days in the Ada area.

Dec.  High  Low   Rain     Snow

18     42     32
19     42     36
20     50     31                  trace
21     35      31       .25     1.9 inch
22     33     24
23     38     23
24     32     25

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