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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, June 12, 2017

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse

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SUMMER 1910

July 1910 the Manufacture of Knit Goods to be Begun Here as Soon as Machinery Can be Placed, this was an announcement in the Ada Record July 13, 1910. About 1909 some Ada people bought a knitting factory at Wapakoneta, Ohio and in 1910 moved it to the Brewer Block at Ada on the second floor. The manager was to be W.H. Roper from LaPorte, Indiana. This factory was to employ mostly women.

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Meet the Icon dog of the week- Hazel

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, June 12, 2017

Meet Hazel. She is a 5 year old female walker hound mix. She weighs 36 pounds and is available now. Can you give Hazel a forever home?

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.

The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.

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HOBY makes Ada a habit

208 high school students learn the meaning of community service
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, June 11, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Seminar (HOBY) returned to Ada last week.

HOBY kids learned about community service on Saturday when they assisted in Ada and nearby towns.

Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Seminar (HOBY) is a four-day leadership seminar for 208 high school sophomores from northern and western Ohio that is held each year on campus.

The HOBY program inspires students to recognize their leadership talents and apply them in becoming effective, ethical leaders in their homes, schools, workplaces and communities.

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Ada vets take an Honor Flight

Roger Guyton and Jan McNeal travel to D.C. with Toledo group
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, June 11, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Roger Guyton, who served during the Cuban Missile Crisis, was honored for his service when he attended the Flag City Honor Flight during a busy 24 hours last week.

He and 82 other veterans, along with their guardians, left Toledo Airport, flew into Baltimore, where a police escort wisked them to D.C. 

The group, from northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, stopped to see the World War II, Korean, Vietnam, and Air Force memorials. 

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Swim friends

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, June 11, 2017

Swim friends: twins Sophie and Gabbie Fleming with Jaylin St. Laurent. They compete in events for 8-year-olds for the Ada Gators swim team. Sophie and Gabbie are the daughters of Garrett and Jennifer Fleming. Jaylin is the daughter of Cristin and Nate St. Laurent. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Richards breaks Div. III record, Molinaro sets school record

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, June 11, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Junior Emily Richards (Delaware/Hayes) set a new Div. III record in the 800-meter run and junior Matt Molinaro (Sterling Heights, Mich./DeLaSalle) set a new school record in the 800-meter run on Saturdayafternoon at the Music City Distance Carnival.

Richards, who owned the previous Div. III record in the 800-meter run, broke her own record by nearly two seconds as she finished third overall in the event in 2:00.62.

The junior also automatically qualified for the United States Track & Field Championships in Sacramento, Cal. and will compete in the 800-meter run.

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