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Icon editor named to OSBS media honor roll

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The Ohio School Board Association recognized Monty Siekerman for “fair and balanced education reporting, and exemplary service to the Ada community” during a meeting of the Ada School Board earlier this month. Monty is editor of the Ada Icon.

The OSBA invites school districts across Ohio to name local reporters to the association’s Media Honor Roll each year. OSBA recognizes the honorees in its Journal magazine and on its website.

Photo: Monty Siekerman, Editor, Ada Icon

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Meet Tucker, He is one year old. Tucker is ready for adoption and waiting for his forever family today.

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours of operation:
Monday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. 
Tuesday and Thursday - closed 
Wedneday 12 p.m.- 6 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Phone: 419-674-2209.

Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

Despite snow, sleet and ice throughout the day 332 dinners served

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Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
Cannoli anyone? Christie Stephens offers Italian pastry to diners at the Kiwanis Club annual spaghetti dinner on Thursday evening in the Ada Schools cafeteria.

Despite snow, sleet, and ice throughout the day, local residents showed up in droves for the annual fundraiser to support the club’s youth activities. Total count: 332 dinners sold.

As usual, Pete Previte’s made his special Italian sauce for the spaghetti. Salads, breadsticks, and beverages were available for the all-you-can-eat meal.

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Ada FFA members meet with Michael Lenhart during the veterans day breakfast at Ada schools. FFA members were among the servers at the breakfast. Lenhart was an electrician in Vietnam in 1972-73. From left are Josie Poling, Ella Poling, Lenhart, and Sidney Gossard. (Monty Siekerman photo)

Ada quiz bowl team wins NWC title - again!

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The Ada Quiz Bowl team won the Northwest Conference championship on Saturday at Lincolnview.

The Bulldogs easily defeated their competition claiming a repeat of their conference win a year ago.

This is the first time in school history that the Ada Quiz Bowl team won back-to-back NWC victories.

Team scores:14-2, Crestview, 15-5, Spencerville, 17-6; Paulding, 15-5; Allen East, 13-6; Delphos Jefferson, 12-6; Bluffton, 10-7 and Columbus Grove, 7-6.  Dave Lusk is advisor.

Photo (from left) Ian Dellifield, Isaac Spar, Jacob Colwell, Austin Amburgey, Nathan Hurtig, Hunter Wells and Theo Hardesty.  

The Certified Nurse Practitioner partners with Jenelle Niese

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Teresa Rush, CNP, recently joined Mercy Health-Ada Family Medicine, and is accepting new patients.

Jennifer Fisher, senior practice manager, said that Ada Family Medicine is happy to have Teresa on staff. “She is an asset to our practice and is available to see walk-in patients and patients by appointment.”

The certified nurse practitioner partners with Jenelle Niese, CNP, at Ada Family Medicine, 604 W. North Ave., Ada.

Rush is board certified as an Advanced Practitioner of Nursing. She is also a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), and is certified in basic and advanced cardiac life support.

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