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Carl McDorman was a lifelong Harrod resident

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 18, 2015

Carl McDorman, 86, died on Monday, May 18, 2015, at 5:50 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima.

He was born on Jan. 21, 1929, in the home he lived in all his life, in Harrod, Ohio to Ray and Gladys (Jacobs) McDorman and they preceded him in death. He married Ivalou B. Smith on Nov. 21, 1951 and she died on April 17, 2008.

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St. Mark's VBS June 8-12 registration underway

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 18, 2015

Camp Discovery, St. Mark's Lutheran Church Vacation Bible School is now accepting registrations for their June 8-12 VBS.

The VBS takes place from 9 a.m. to noon from Monday through Friday, June 8-12. It is open to any pre-school age through sixth grade youth. Seventh grade through adults are leadership helpers.

All students who register by June 1will be entered in the drawing for four movie passes and other great prizes. CLICK HERE for registration information.

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Presenting the Junior Varsity Singers

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 18, 2015

Here are members of the Ada Junior Varsity Singers!

The group had tits debut performance at Friday's Spring Fever Follies.

Arlene Allison, Cindy Boehm, Brittany Daniels, and Julie Thaxton recruited the students, conducting the clinic, and fostering the interest in these young people. 

There's lots more photos of the Spring Fever Follies found on the Ada Music Boosters Facebook page. Click here to see them.

 

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Super hero summer the tip of the iceberg for library events

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 18, 2015

While the super hero summer reading program kicks off from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 30, at the Ada Public Library, it’s one of several library events planned in May and June.

The kick-off  includes face painting, touch-a-truck, 4-H animals on display, summer reading sign-up sheets and a used book sale.

CLICK HERE to see photos of lots of summer reading prizes.

There’s more on the library calendar:

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Hardin County Pullers bring 4,000 to Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 18, 2015

The Hardin County Pullers event proved popular with spectators...all 4,000 of them.

The 7th annual event held Friday evening at War Memorial Park drew competitors in five categories. The day dawned rainy, but the pulling contest went on as scheduled as the skies cleared for a nice evening by the time the exciting and noisy event began.

Photo below:

Spectators watch a pulling contest from the tailgates of pickups as well as from the stands lining both sides of the competition area. 
(Monty Siekerman)

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The Cadets are here!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 18, 2015

The Cadets are here, beginning their month-long spring training for shows throughout the country this summer, entertaining hundreds of thousands of people. Here, a portion of the drummers rehearse. The 150-member corps has 20 drummers. The Cadets are headquartered in Garfield, N.J. and are among the oldest and most honored corps in the country. The group practices near the ONU stadium from 9 am to 9 pm. Spectators are welcome to watch. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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