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Ohio sheep producers visit Michigan

Posted by Staff on Thursday, October 26, 2023

By Mark Badertscher
OSU Extension Educator, Hardin County

Fourteen Ohio sheep producers, industry representatives, and an OSU Extension Educator visited five different Michigan Lamb Marketing and Dry Lot/Confinement Sheep Operations the weekend of Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1, 2023. This year’s tour was jointly sponsored by the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association and Hardin County OSU Extension. In addition to enjoying the fall color of the trees, producers were able to ask questions of the operators and see these farms as part of this tour in the state of Michigan. Topics included facilities, production, management, and marketing of lamb.

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How to join Merry on Main activity providers

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, October 23, 2023

This is your invitation from the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce:

Calling all area businesses, churches, and organizations! We are looking for groups who like to help provide FREE activities for our area kiddos at this year’s Merry on Main celebration.

Anything from hot chocolate to petting zoos would be welcomed. Reach out to Director Lindsay with suggestions or questions.

Ada Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 225
Ada, Ohio 45810
[email protected]
567-204-7118

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Hardin County United Way seeks Community Investment Committee members

Posted by Staff on Thursday, October 19, 2023

Hardin County United Way is seeking volunteers for the Community Investment Committee.

The invitation, "Our CIC is the main committee that helps to determine allocations for our partner agencies to receive funding. CIC members will help to interview Partner Agencies and then work with our Board of Directors on the allocation process.

"If you're interested, please email [email protected] or call 419-675-1860."

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Chamber membership mixer on October 18

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, October 17, 2023

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a membership mixer on Wednesday, October 18 at The Inn at Ohio Northern University from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Director Lindsay Walden Hollar notes, "We will discuss Small Business Saturday and our Merry on Main event. After our meeting, we encourage you to head to the Ada School Board candidate forum being hosted at the Dicke College at 7:00 p.m. 

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Extension report for Hardin Co. August rainfall

Posted by Staff on Saturday, October 14, 2023

By Mark Badertscher
OSU Extension Educator

HARDIN COUNTY__During the month of August 2023, Extension volunteer rainfall reporters received an average of 5.10 inches of rain. The most rain for this month, 7.27 inches fell in Goshen Township as measured by John Brien. The least rain reported during the month, 3.00 inches was reported in Blanchard Township by Nutrien Ag Solutions. During the same month last year, an average of 4.32 inches of rain fell. The rainfall recorded in August over the past ten years averaged 3.21 inches.

For the growing season since April 15, the average precipitation in the townships was 15.73 inches, ranging from 13.03 inches in Blanchard Township and 13.07 inches in Liberty Township to 19.35 inches in Pleasant Township. The growing season average rainfall was 3.62 inches below the ten-year average for Hardin County through August.

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Ada Lions draw raffle winners for 2023

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, October 13, 2023

By Paula Scott

Four lucky ticket holders won prizes in the 2023 Ada Lions Club raffle drawing on October 11. All 4,500 tickets were sold with the lure of the big first place prize: two tickets to the October 21 Ohio State vs. Penn State football game and an overnight stay at a Columbus area Choice hotel.

Purchasers were also tempted by the second prize: an OSU bench crafted by Allen County Fabrication, third prize of $100 cash and fourth prize of $50.00 cash.

Lion Jill Simmons did the honors of drawing the winning tickets with these results:

1st place) Lion Mike Lenhart

2nd place) Brett Rogers

3rd place) Jerry Hawk

4th place) Matt Hughes

Raffle co-chairman Ted Prueter thanked everyone who sold tickets and announced that the proceeds would be divided equally between the Lions scholarship and the Charles “Bud” Hawkins Memorial Scholarship; each will receive approximately $1800.

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