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Lots of Ada winners in Hardin County's Buy Local First Holiday Contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, December 18, 2013

The Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance announced the winner of the Buy Local First Holiday Contest, which ran from Nov. 9 - Dec. 12.

The Alliance partnered with the Buy Ada First Committee and 45 local businesses on the event. There were over $1,200 in prizes given away thanks to the participating businesses.

The Buy Local First Holiday Contest was a way to educate the community on the benefits of buying local and to encourage shoppers to buy local this holiday season.

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Tennis anyone?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, December 18, 2013

No need for coal for eyes and buttons. Today's Frosty the Snowman is a tennis player. The snowman in the Bryan and Colleen Marshall front yard on Hays Avenue, Ada, is ready for a game. Those are tennis ball eyes and buttons. And, check out those arms.

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That's 8.5 inches of snowfall from Dec. 13 to 16

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 17, 2013

When it rains it pours and when it snows it really snows.

Guy Verhoff, Icon weather observer, reports that the snowfall of Saturday, Dec. 14, was 6.3 inches.

Add one-half inch of snow on the 13th and 1.7 inches on the 16th and suddenly we’ve accumulated 8.5 inches – not counting snowfall on Dec. 17.

To add to the wintry conditions, the low temperature of the month reached minus 2 on Dec. 12.

Open the attachment at the bottom of this story for the daily December weather summary.

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Dec. 9-15 Ada police log

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Michael Harnishfeger, Ada Police Chief, provided the Icon with the Ada police log Dec. 9 to Dec. 15.

December 9
•Two Males Arrested for Wanted Persons, Report taken foe Wanted Persons and Overdose
• Handled Abuse Complaint, Summons issued for Domestic Violence, Report taken for Family Matter
• Handled Theft Complaint on N Main St, Report taken for Theft from Mailbox
• Handled Threats and Vandalism Complaint on Northern View Dr

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And I'd also like a...

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Hey! That's Santa Claus. You are correct. And he visited with lots of kids of all ages last evening at the Ada Public Library. Want to see all the photos? Click here and we'll take you to the library Facebook and all the photos.

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Ada school geographic bee put on hold for now

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Winter weather is playing havoc with lots of last-week-of-school programs. One of those events put on hold is the Ada School Geography Bee.

According to Suzanne Hardesty, gifted coordinator/intervention specialist for Ada Schools, the Bee was planned for Dec. 17, but, it was postponed.

Hardesty said, "The National Geographic Society sponsors this bee. Ada's winner takes a timed paper-pencil test and the winners of that test continue to the Ohio Geography Bee. 

Medals go to the first, second, and third place studnets and are sponsored by Ada Academic Boosters. 

The grade-level champions and alternates who have qualified for the event follow:

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