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To market, to market

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 4, 2015

Gus Guthrie, the big booster of the Ada farmer's market, shows the pies he had for sale at the season's first market on Thursday afternoon at the Railroad Depot. Gus offered strawberries, garden plants, and had other goods for customers to purchase. See more photos below. (Monty Siekerman)

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"Picnic in the Park" offers free lunches for area youth

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 4, 2015

A free lunch for area grade school children started this week and continues weekdays through Aug. 17 at the War Memorial Park, shelter house 2. The program is called "Picnic in the Park."

In the first three days of the program 54 youth received a lunch. Last year the program fed up to 60 youth in one day.

This is the third year for the program, sponsored by ReStore Community Center. The program receives support from the Hardin County United Way. Food is donated from the West Ohio Food Bank, Lima. Friday meals are pizza, donated by Padrone's of Ada.

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Which book?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 4, 2015

All those books! Is there enough time to read each one? The Friends of the Ada Public Library held a used book sale on Saturday during the summer reading program sign-up. A library patron checks out the titles.

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You can watch "Frozen" under the Ada stars on Friday night

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 4, 2015

Outdoor movies in Ada! That's right. And the first show is Friday!

Three family-oriented outdoor movies will be shown this summer on the Ohio Northern Univesity tundra sponsored by The Freed Center for the Performing Arts and Bluffton Hospital.

The movies and dates are:
Friday, June 5 - Frozen
Friday, July 3 - Toy Story
Friday, Aug. 7 - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Movies are shown at dusk. Popcorn and beverages are avialable for purchase. Families are invited to bring lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy the movies under the stars.

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ReStore is involved in...picnic in the park...Family Fun Fridays...Ada Farmers' Market...Gospel Sing...Community Gardens

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 4, 2015

Can you tell that ReStore is busy this summer.

“We are reaching out into the community, trying to do what the community needs,” said Dana Walters, executive director. “We are not just being in ReStore but being out there helping with other events, outside our four walls.”

TO VIEW RESTORE'S JUNE-JULY NEWSLETTER OPEN THE ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

Here are some of the planned activities:

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Here's how the NWC Don Bachman Award finished for 2015

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 4, 2015

Columbus Grove won the Northwest Conference 2014-15 “Don Bachman Award of Excellence” for the second time with a strong finish in the spring sports season. 

This award recognizes the school in the conference that exhibits the highest level of consistent excellence in conference-sponsored sports and scholastic bowl competition.

The Bulldogs compiled a total of 77 points to defeat Bluffton (73.5) in a close race with Crestview finished third at 70 points.  Points are awarded and accumulated each year based on conference standings in all sports and the NWC scholastic bowl competition.

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