Hardin County has received an $80,000 grant to deal with underage drinking and drug abuse. Two Ada people have been named to the 8-member advisory committee.
They are:
Michelle Musser, associate professor of pharmacy practice;
Rachel Jackson, a pharmacy student from Lebanon, Ohio.
Data will be gathered to find out the amount of underage drinking between the ages of 12 and 20 and drug misuse of people between 12 and 25.
A prevention specialist will be hired to work with the county's young people. The Partnership for Violence Free Families was awarded the grant from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Founders Hall freshmen roommates Maggie Krause and Taylor Lavey, right, pass out candy from their room during the Ohio Northern University Office of Residence Life Trick-or-Treat. The annual tradition is open to children from the Ada community.
Pete Previte, of true Italian heritage, and Heather Cox offer cannoli they helped make to diners at the Kiwanis Club annual spaghetti dinner last Thursday night at the Ada Schools. Kiwanians served 230 meals, the profit going to youth programs.
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• From left: Sharon Fields, Harold Cotsamire, Sharon Hubbell, Deryl Fleming.
• Myrna McCurdy
(Monty Siekerman photos)
Do you know where the phrase "saved by the bell" comes from?
During a recent talk at the Ada Public Library, Doris Blum (left) and Kathy Hines explained that a century ago, and previous to that time, it was unclear if a person was truly dead.
So, sometimes a bell was tied to a string and attached to the hand of someone thought to be deceased. A family member or friend stayed up all night with the "deceased."
If the bell rang because the "deceased" moved, then the "deceased" was still alive...saved by the bell.
Bagging Candy Tuesday for the Ada Kiwanis Club's Halloween Parade were (from left) Jon Umphress Scott Allison, Peter Previte, Marilyn Green, Charles Van Dyne, Bruce Neely, Carol Friesner, John Berg, Sandy Neely, Tom Kier and Bill Fuller.
The Kiwanis Halloween parade is tonight (Monday, Oct. 24).
