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Apollo board considers school bus purchase

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 21, 2016

Apollo Career Center board of education will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 15, at Apollo.

One of the items on the agenda is to accept a bid from Cardinal Bus for a 72-passenger school bus at $75,178.

The entire board agenda is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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NFL Wilson football will have microchips during preseason

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 21, 2016

FOLLOW STORY FROM WWW.NLF.COM - According to NFL spokesman Michael Signora, the league will use microchips in footballs during the preseason as part of the next phase of the Next Gen Stats player tracking project.

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A chip will be placed in every ball during the preseason.

Following the preseason test, the league's Competition Committee will review the results to determine how the balls performed along with the potential uses of the data collected, Signora said.

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Ada is Ohio capital for pole vaulting on Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 21, 2016

Ada will be the Ohio capital for pole vaulting, and for that matter, the Midwest, on Saturday as Vault on The Tundra comes to ONU.

For athletes who pole vault, the event offers competition for high school girls, boys and collegiate women and men and an open class. This is the second year for Vault on The Tundra.

Here's the schedule:
10:30 a.m. - High school girls
Noon - High school boys
1:30 p.m. - Collegiate/open women
3 p.m. - Collegiate/open men

Competition takes place at Quad South of King Horn. In the event of rain the competition goes indoors.

The event is free and open to the public.

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Alger Assembly of God VBS July 25-29

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 21, 2016

Alger Assembly of God will hold Vacation Bible School from Monday, July 25, to Friday, July 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the church. It is open to youth ages 4 through fifth grade.

This year's VBS theme is Cave Quest: Following Jesus The Light of the World.

A Family Fun Day takes place Sunday, July 31, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event includes music, inflaatables and free food.

The church is located at 7059 State Route 235, Alger.

 

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Awake America Conference at Liberty Baptist Church

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 21, 2016

Liberty Baptist Church, 2955 County Road 20, Ada, will host Chuck Harding in an Awake America Conference later this month.

The conference is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 29-31. The schedule of programs follow:
• Friday evening: 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday morning: 9 a.m.
• Sunday morning: 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.
• Sunday evening, 6 p.m.

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Liberty National raffle fund-raiser underway for "Project Warmth!"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 21, 2016

Liberty National Bank is in the midst of its summer "Share the Warmth" raffle to benefit its Project Warmth!

Raffle tickets are $1 each or six for $5 and may be purchased at the bank.

Liberty National Bank employees created Project Warmth! in 1990 to help local children stay warm during the winter.

The bank receives information from local organizations regarding children in need of coats, gloves, hats and scarfs.

The bank then purchases these items with donated fund. Share the Warmth raffle is one of these fundraisers.

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