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Oct. 16 "lunch and learn" topic "Ask the Pharmacist

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 19, 2014

Community Health Professionals will hold a free "lunch and learn," in October.

The program titled "Ask the Pharmacist," will be held from noon to 1 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16, at Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St., Ada.

Ask the Pharmacist is presented by P&R Home IV and P&R Medical Connection. Sponsored by Liberty National Bank of Ada, participants will receive a box lunch from Northern on Main.

There is no cost to attend. Donations are welcome and will be put towards the hospice patient care fund. Please RSVP by Oct. 13 to 419-634-7443.

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Blanchard shares need for adult literacy with Ada Rotarians

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Twenty years ago, when Ken Blanchard worked at Ford’s Lima plant, he read that one in five Americans read at a third or fourth grade level and another 20 percent at an eighth grade level.

Blanchard didn’t believe it at first — until he stopped to think about co-workers and others he knew who couldn’t read.  So, after retiring from Ford, Blanchard accepted the position as Executive Director of the Literacy Council in Lima, whose mission is to teach adults to read.

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What a day for Ada! Harvest and Herb Festival is Saturday; also Wilson's garage sale

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 16, 2014

It’s a downtown festival in Ada on Saturday.

It’s the 29th anniversary Ada Area Chamber of Commerce Harvest and Herb Festival. Over 175 booths with offer items for sale, stretching from Quest Federal Credit Union on the north to the Disciples of Christ Church on the South.

- AN ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY LISTS ALL BOOTHS AND THEIR LOCATIONS -

Here’s what’s in store during the day:
• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. booth display open
• 10 a.m. Main Street parade

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Ada CIC meets at noon Wednesday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Ada's Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) will hold its monthly meeting at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 17, according to Angela Polachek, of the Village of Ada.

The meeting is at noon in the Dean's Heritage Room of McIntosh Center on the ONU campus.

Attachments to this story include the agenda, treasurer's report and minutes from the most recent meeting (minutes not yet approved).

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Apollo Career Center offers services to community

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Monday, September 15, 2014

Apollo Career Center's Garden Cafe will open for business Tuesday, September 23, and will serve lunch from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The all-you-can-eat buffet is $6 and includes a salad and hot bar with an assortment of desserts, and choice of beverage. The restaurant is student-run and designed to be a teaching lab as well as a restaurant. For reservations call 419.998.2945.

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AEP grant assists Hardin marketing efforts

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 15, 2014

John Hohn,  Director of Economic Development for the Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance accepts a 2014 Local Economic Assistance Program (LEAP) Grant of $5,000  from Tim Wells, Manager of Economic Development, for AEP (Ohio). The Grant will be used for economic development brochures and marketing.

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