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How do you celebrate a 104th birthday? You sing "Happy Birthday!"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, February 3, 2016

What do you do when someone celebrates her 104th birthday?

You sing “Happy Birthday!”

That’s what the Bingo crowd at Community Health Professionals did on Wednesday for Ada resident Naudean Amidon. She will turn 104 on Feb. 5.

How do you top that? You don’t.

However, as a close second, you have Agnes Crates, also of Ada, give her friend, Naudean, a bouquet of flowers. Between the two women they’ve blown out birthday candles over 200 times. Agnes is 102.

Both women are avid Bingo players.

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Ada HS Sociology students reinvent Spirit Week

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Ada schools is in the midst of “Spirit Week.” It’s a result of a Sociology class discussion led by teacher Kristin Salyer. 

Adults reading this may have a different concept of “high school spirit” from their own school days than students of today have.

Students in Salyer’s junior and senior Sociology class at Ada High School recently focused on collective behavior. From that a discussion started on how and why social movements form.

Salyer said, “In one particular discussion, I gave students an assignment to talk to their parents about generational differences.

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Someone you know is on the Ada honor roll

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Here's the Ada school honor roll for the second nine-week grading period.

FOURTH GRADE ALL A:  Jackson Brown, Abid Khan, Autumn Andreasen, Olivia Burkhart, Dakota Gossman, Luke Limer, Ella Marshall and Josie Phillips

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Eddings Feb. 3 L.E.A.D speaker

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Women L.E.A.D. presents "The Power of Risk Taking for Women Leaders."  with guest speaker, Amy Eddings a former New York City public radio host of "All Things Considered" and now the owner of the Easter House Bed & Breakfast, Ada.

Networking for this event begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Hardin Memorial Hospital McCullough Conference Room in Kenton.

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Hardin Dems committees planning Presidents' Day luncheon

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Members of the Hardin County Democratic Central and Executive Committees will meet Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 7 pm. at Henry’s Restaurant, 995 N. Detroit St., Kenton, according to Don Traxler.

Final plans will be made for the Presidents' Day Luncheon and Rally to be held Saturday, Feb. 20, at noon at the Walnut Grove United Methodist Church approximately 3 miles north of Kenton on the west side of State Route 68 at the intersection with Township Road 80. 

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Ada to Zac: "Thanks for everything!"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, January 30, 2016

Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
A loud and joyous crowd gave hometown favorite Zac Dysert a well-deserved welcome Saturday night at the Ada High School gym when his #12 jersey was retired.

The occasion took place between the junior varsity and varsity basketball games.

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Dyserts' high school football coach, Mike Fell, introduced Dysert to a large crowd which gave the local star a standing ovation.

Fell related how it was a pleasure to coach Dysert, how Dysert was a standout athlete in many sports, and through it all remained a fine Christian man.

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