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Icon dog of the week - Bruno

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, December 18, 2017

Meet Bruno. Bruno is a 1 year old male rottweiler mix. He weighs 71 pounds. Can you give Bruno his forever home?

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: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.

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

The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.

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Gold Award recipient Melanie Butterfield

She saw a need with over populated animal shelters and many stray cats and dogs
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 17, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Melanie Butterfield, an Ambassador Level Girl Scout from Troop 20301 in  Alger, has received the Gold Award, which is the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. Only 5% of Girl Scouts earn this award.

In order to achieve this goal Melanie had to first find a project that she was passionate about. She chose to organize a workshop for the public on Responsible Pet Ownership.

She investigated the topic thoroughly, then built a team. Her team was consisted of 2 speakers and 16 volunteers from her Girl Scout troop, her Venture Crew 601, and youth from Auglaize Bible Church. The total hours of the project were over 160 hours.

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Randy Cox retires from Vancrest

After 37 years working in retirement communities
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, December 15, 2017

Vancrest Administrator Randy Cox will retire at the end of the year to enjoy life with his family and do more traveling and golfing. He might be considered young to retire (58) and looks even younger, but has been in the nursing home business for 37 years.

Randy spent a year deciding on staff and purchasing furniture and equipment for the nursing home in Ada prior to its opening.

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Deb Curlis retires from Community Health Professionals

After serving as marketing director and fundraiser coordinator
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, December 15, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Deb Curlis may trek through waist-deep snow in northern Michigan woods this winter or next after she retires from Community Health Professionals at the end of the month. But before she walks the deep snows at the Curlis cabin up north, she'll first be sure that the bears are hibernating.

Deb has been active in the Ada community for the past 6 years as marketing director and fundraiser coordinator for CHP, serving as Chamber of Commerce president for four years, as a member of the Buy Ada First committee, and as a Rotary Club member.

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A plea from the dog shelter

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, December 14, 2017

Found in the outside kennel on Dec14. If this is your dog, please contact the shelter at 419-674-2209.

If you put a dog in the outside kennel after hours, please call the Kenton Police or Sheriff's Department so that they can notify the dog warden to go out and put the dog inside. With this cold weather, we hate see dogs left in the outside kennel overnight.

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This house remembers many Christmases past

John and Christina Dean working on restoration of this historic Ada home
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, December 13, 2017

MORE PHOTOS BELOW -

By Monty Siekerman
John and Christina Dean sit on the steps of their home, which is nicely decorated for the holidays.

But there is much more to this story - the home at 125 E. Lincoln Ave. has undergone refurbishing this summer, and the two-story structure is one of the oldest houses in town.

Plus, a business card from the original owner was found in the flooring while working on exterior cellar doors four years ago.

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