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Monday afternoon at the Hardin County Fairgrounds

The December West Ohio Food Bank's Hardin County food distribution returns to the Hardin County Fairgrounds next week. Since this summer, the distribution took place in Ada.

The distribution is from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, , at the Hardin County Fairgrounds, Kenton, according to Jason Aldrich.

To received food persons must be 18 or older, have a valid photo ID and proof of residency, be at or below 230 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and sign and eligibility to take food home form.

Aldrich asks that participants have their trucks or truck bed cleaned out as volunteers will not move items to load food into vehicles.

On your next nighttime holiday lights cruise around Ada put Willeke Avenue your your GPS. You'll discover the largest message of "JOY" in Hardin County on that street.

It's time to purchase tickets for Vancrest of Ada's third raffle basket.

This basket has a Kate Spade cross body purse, a necklace and earrings set from Paparazzi, a set of pink stone reindeer earrings and a beautiful wine bottle cork handmade by MEJ Turning.

Tickets are 1-$2 or 6-$10.  Vancrest will sell 60 tickets for this basket before drawing the winner.

 Persons may purchase tickets with cash to Jennifer Line, Activities Director or Kristin Gudakunst,  Business Office Manager, (419)558-1379 or you through Venmo @Vancrest-Ada.

The Icon's recent "So, you think you know Ada?" photo brought an explanation about the "Kipker 1968" block at the top of the building.

Jennifer Kipker provided the Icon with the following information:

The building is now owned by my husband, Bob Kipker, but was previously owned by his grandfather, Louis Kipker, Sr.

There had been another building beside it that burned down years ago, exposing a wall that wasn't intended to be exterior, therefore it was deteriorating.

Bob and his friend, Tim Rayl, spent 4 years replacing that wall, brick by brick, row by row.

Courtney Sumner tallied 13 points in the second half to end up with a game-high 15 markers, netting 10 points in the final stanza.

By Cort Reynolds
MT. BLANCHARD - The visiting Ada girls basketball team lost a defensive battle to non-league foe Riverdale 39-26 Tuesday night.

The Lady Bulldogs led 6-4 after the first period, but Ada went scoreless in the second stanza to fall behind 16-6 at intermission.    

Riverdale extended the lead to 33-13 with a 17-7 third quarter run.

Ada outscored the Lady Falcons 13-6 in the final period, but the 20-point deficit was too much to overcome.

The purple and gold dropped to 1-3 with the defeat. Riverdale improved to 1-1 with the win. 

"It was disappointing," said Ada third-year head coach Morgan Bass.

Linda L. Mundy, 66, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, at 10:02 a.m. at her residence in Alger.

She was born on April 8, 1954, in Kenton, Ohio, to the late Alonzo and Joy Lee (Rowe) Shepherd. On May 11, 1990, she married Rick A. Mundy and he survives in Alger.

Linda worked for Associated Plastics of Ada as a supervisor.  She was a member of the Believers Church of New Beginnings. 

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