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Ada swim team sign-up April 19 and May 4
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, April 9, 2017

Sign-ups for the Ada summer swim team is Wednesday, April 19, and
Thursday, May 4, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Ada First United Methodist
Church.

Swimmers from ages 5 to 18 are invited.

The cost is $50 per child, with a $5 credit for each additional family member. This cost includes one ad per family in the championship heat sheet. A $10 late fee will be assessed for anyone registering after May 30.

Morning practices are held Monday through Friday at the Ada pool beginning as soon as school is out, hopefully May 29. The first meet will be June 8 and swim
championships this year are July 14 and 15 at the Kenton Community Pool.

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They were selling like hotcakes! - Nearly 600 dinners!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, April 9, 2017

The Ada Kiwanis Club served about 600 meals on Saturday at the school cafeteria during the breakfast and lunch hours. This is an annual major fundraiser for the service club, which is know for helping youth.

Photos:

• Brett Halsey and Conner, 2, enjoying Kiwanis pancakes on Saturday morning.

• Here's Kiwanian Jack Jeffery.

• There's a funny story about John Berg and this drawing. Click here for the details.
 

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He tried selling pancake tickets while in Florida

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, April 9, 2017

John Berg was given an assignment: sell 20 tickets to the Kiwanis Pancake supper in Ada. Sounds simple enough, but not if you are spending a couple of months in Florida. The retired education prof did his best, trying to hawk tickets at a Florida Walmart, even a Methodist Church down there? Despite his meager sales, the club surprised him with a caricature for his efforts. The drawing was done by Kory Hubbell, an Ada grad who now lives in Columbus.

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Bike for Tykes 3-day ride

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, April 9, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Pi Phi sorority members from BGSU cheer on 23 of their sisters during the Bikes for Tykes three-day ride from south of Dayton to Bowling Green.

Why?

To raise more than $110,000 for the Children's Miracle Network and the BGSU Dance Marathon. At the end of the second day, the 140 bikers slept on the floor of the Ada High School gym.

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Ada HS baseball

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, April 9, 2017

A pleasant Saturday afternoon found Ada High School baseball taking on St. Wendelin of Fostoria at War Memorial Park.

 

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Drug Take-back site in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, April 9, 2017

Amy Hall gives a sack of unused, unwanted medicine to Sheriff Keith Everhart on Saturday. More than 200 vehicles passed through the Drug Take-back sites in Ada, Forest, and Kenton where volunteers collected hundreds of pounds of unused prescription and over the counter medications for disposal.
The event was a cooperative effort of the North Central Ohio Solid Waste District, Hardin Memorial Hospital, The Hardin County Sheriff's Office, the Forest Police Deptment and the Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy.

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