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Ada Junior Civic League hears about mission trips to Haiti

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 8, 2019

Ada Junior Civic League held their March meeting in the home of Bev Romick with Phyllis Griffith as co hostess.

Josh and Crystal Hanna shared their missionary trips to Haiti representing Mission Possible, a “hand-up” ministry which was established in Findlay in 1979. 

Crystal, who is a pharmacist has made eight trips to Haiti as part of the medical team to help with school physicals.  The goal is to offer health care and follow ups to 2000 plus students twice each year. 

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Dixie Thompson - this month's Vancrest resident in the spotlight

Do you know how Dixie and her husband, Dave, met?
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, April 7, 2019

Do you know how Dixie and her husband, Dave Thompson, met?

They took an airplane ride over Bear Lake, Michigan, on their first date when he was 20 and she was 19. No wonder she says that it’s her favorite vacation spot.

Dixie graduated from Lima schools and attended Bluffton College following high school. She was a housewife until 1989 when she started working at Marimor. She worked there 10 years before retiring with her husband. 

She says that her favorite occupation was being a full-time mom. Dave and Dixie have four children, Danny, Denise, Debbie and Dawn.

She also says that her family has and will always be a very important part of her life.

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Q: When is an elementary principal a sundae?

A: When students are challenged and exceed a fund-raising goal
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, April 5, 2019

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Plus, lots of photos

Ada elementary principal, Ben Thaxton, says his favorite ice cream sundae is a banana split.

Too bad elementary students didn’t know that on Friday morning. They’d have somehow fit bananas into their “turn Mr. Thaxton into a sundae,” project.

This all came about when elementary math students raised funds for St. Jude’s Math-A-Thon. The students topped their goal of raising $5,000 by reaching $6,127.76. Fund were raised as students received pledges to work on math problems.

And, Mr. Thaxton promised to be turned into a sundae if the $5,000 goal was met.

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Naomi Basinger celebrates 100th birthday with April 13 open house

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, April 4, 2019

Naomi Basinger will celebrate her 100th birthday on Saturday, April 13, from 2-4 p.m. with an open house at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora.  (No gifts please). Birthday wishes may be sent to her at: 304 Hilty Dr, Pandora OH 45877. 

Naomi was born April 16, 1919, in Lafayette, Ohio, to Harry E. and Chloe (Williams) Shrider  she married Orville Basinger on July 13, 1940. Orville passed away on Jan. 25, 1998.  Naomi had three siblings: Donna (Ray) Long, Diamond (Bob) Klingler and Harry J (Marie) Shrider.  All are deceased. Naomi had worked at Westinghouse, Lima, and retired from Triplett. 

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Hardin Hoppers and The Barnyard Friends 4-H meet

Posted by LizGH on Thursday, April 4, 2019

By Taylor Barlow, Reporter
The Hardin Hoppers and The Barnyard Friends 4-H clubs have several new members this year, with a total of seventeen members.

For their community service project, the club will walk around the coon hunters' club pond.

The club will have a nature-themed booth at the county fair, and also be making 4-H t-shirts this year.

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Clovers vs. sheriff’s office in competition shoot Saturday

Posted by LizGH on Wednesday, April 3, 2019

The Hardin County Clovers take on the Hardin County Sheriff’s office in a friendly competition shoot from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 6, at the Hog Creek Game Club, rural Ada. The event promotes 4-H shooting sports clubs and firearm safety.

Activities include a rifle and shotgun competition, 4-H shooting, and firearms demonstration from the sheriff’s office. 

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