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Once upon a time in Ada: You'll never believe the first location of the Ada Public Library

After reading this, you still won't believe it
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 21, 2016

Once upon a time in Ada
Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse
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1916 - the public library was in the rest room of the old town hall, 1917 moved to second floor of Brewer Block on main street, 1919 to the brick building on Highland Street. Mrs. Cora Anspach was the first librarian.

1916 - the Research club originated in 1916 as a music and literary club with a membership of 14, through the efforts of Mrs. Chauncey Bohannon and Mrs. Michael Felker.

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Icon dog of the week - Casey wants a home for Thanksgiving

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 21, 2016

You'll love Casey, because Casey loves everyone she comes in contact with. Casey is a Labrador retriever mix.

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.

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Is your grandfather in this Rotary Club photo?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 21, 2016

Is your grandfather in this photo, or someone you knew as you were growing up in Ada?

Here are members of the Ada Rotary Club taken in 1953. There are many familiar  Ada names, including Hindall, Cole, Gibbon, Crouse, Klingler, Bischoff, Arbogast and many others.

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Country-style breakfast in Alger Dec. 3

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Monday, November 21, 2016

The Alger Memorial Festival Committee will hold a country-style breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m., Saturday,  Dec. 3, at the Alger Social Center, 210 N. Main St., Alger.

The menu includes biscuits, sausage gravy, hash browns, scrambled eggs, fried apples, sausage patties and a beverage.

A suggested donation is $7. The breakfast is all-you-can-eat (premises only). Carry out is available. Call 419-679-8460 for free local delivery.

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ReStore celebrates Thanksgiving early!

Tuesday doors open at 3:30 p.m., dinner serving starts at 4 p.m.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 20, 2016

ReStore Community Center, 210 N. Main, invites all to its Thanksgiving dinner on Tuesday. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. with serving beginning at 4 p.m.

More than 250 people are expected for the free dinner of ham, turkey and all the fixins'. The food is donated and prepared by individuals and organizations in the Ada area.

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ONU Associate Professor Emerita Judith Greavu's work accepted in midwest show

She was associate professor in the department of art & design from 1985–2005
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 20, 2016

Ohio Northern Associate Professor Emerita Judith Greavu had one of her art pieces curated into the exhibition, “100x100 | 100 Sculptors, 100 Sculptures: A Survey of Contemporary Sculpture from the Midwest” at The Ella Sharp Museum in Michigan.

The 100 Sculptors, 100 Sculptures show is the third installment of a 30-year project for curator Ken Thompson in which he undertook a comprehensive look at sculpture being made at this time in the Midwest. The premise for this exhibit was to seek out a diverse group of 100 sculptors that represented as many approaches to sculpture as possible.

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