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"Wonderful Wednesdays" for youth has July 6 sign-up

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 28, 2012

The Hardin County Historical Museum offers "Wonderful Wednesdays" to youth ages 8 to 12 this summer.

Event are from 10 a.m. to noon on July 11, 18, 25 and Aug. 1. These take place at the Hardin Historical Village and Farm on the Hardin County Fairgrounds, Kenton.

There is no cost, but pre-registration is required. The last day to register is July 6. The schedule follows:
July 11 - Flower gardening
July 18 - Tie-dye a t-shirt
July 25 - Pioneer recycling
Aug. 1 - Make ice cream

For details:

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ONU receives Rural Business Enterprise Grant to support regional small business growth

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 27, 2012

The United States Department of Agriculture has awarded the entrepreneurship program at Ohio Northern University’s James F. Dicke College of Business Administration a Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) to support small business growth and development in a four-county area surrounding ONU. The grant totals $92,000.

The grant provides ONU with the funds to develop outreach programs to help develop growth and expansion of microenterprise development (small businesses with less than 50 employees and gross sales less than $1 million) and growth in a four-county area: Allen, Hancock, Hardin and Wyandot.

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Don't switch that dial

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Paige Dirmeyer is one of the summer deejays at WONB FM radio. Paige is also the station's Public Affairs Director and is a 2009 grad of Ada High School. She is one of three Ada HS grads working for WONB this summer.

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Austin Weber already has some impressive marketing campaigns under his belt

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 27, 2012

By Kenzie Fell 

Note: This is the second of several Icon profiles of Ada High School 2012 graduates. Profiles are by Kenzie Fell.

Click for first feature - Cole Simon

Austin Weber, who plans to study marketing at the University of Akron next fall, already has some impressive marketing campaigns under his belt. The 2012 Ada High School graduate demonstrated his outgoing personality and creative thinking when he showed up in the stands of Ada football games as a “Superfan.”

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Birchaven Village hosting living with Alzheimer’s caregiver series event

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Birchaven Village, will host a Living with Alzheimer’s: The Caregiver Series event on Tuesday, July 17, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Birchaven Village, 15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay. The program is ideal for family members and caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.

The event speaker will be Lindsey Buddelmeyer who will present on the topic “What I learned personally and professionally while caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s/dementia.”

The event is free and open to the public. No RSVP is required. Coffee and dessert will be provided.

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Hardin County truck and tractor pull June 30 at fairgrounds

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Hardin County Tractor Pullers will hold the third annual Hardin County fireworks fund truck and tractor pull. The event is at 3 p.m., Saturday, June 30, at the Hardin County Fair Grounds, Kenton.

Gates open at noon and registration is at 2 p.m. Admission is $6 for the grandstands and $10 for a pit pass. Youth 12 and under are free with a paid adult. Veterans are admitted free.

For more details call Chris at 567-674-0298 or Phil at 419-674-3230.

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