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Ada chamber announces June meeting and more

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 8, 2015

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce has a busy June, according to Deb Curlis, chamber president.

Here's the schedule: 

• Ada Area Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting – June 10 at 8 a.m.  at Community Health Professionals.
• Ada Area Chamber of Commerce Membership Meeting – June 17 at 8 a.m. at Community Health Professionalss.

Other June events with chamber endorsements:

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Cadets enter final week in Ada before summer tour

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, June 7, 2015

By Amy Eddings
Spring training is winding down for The Cadets, the junior drum and bugle corps that has been in residence at Ohio Northern University since early May. 

This is their last week of rehearsals before they begin a multi-state summer performance and competition circuit that will take them from Massachusetts to Texas. They’ll conclude their time in Ada with a free performance for the public on Sunday, June 14, at 8 p.m. at ONU’s Dial-Roberson Stadium.

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Saturday is your final change to get mulch

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 5, 2015

Saturday, June 6, will be the last day that the Ada Lions Club sells mulch this year.

Profits go for scholarships for Ada students. Sales will begin at 8 a.m. at Bass Trucking on State Route 81 just west of Ada.

Call 419-302-5987 for pricing and ordering whether for pickup or delivery.

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Ada's farmers' market open for the summer at the Depot

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 4, 2015

The Ada farmers' market opened for the season on Thursday in the Depot parking lo. for the past two years the market was at Community Health Professionals.

ReStore took over the market this year. It will be open each Thursday from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monty Siekerman visited the opening day event and took these photos.

PHOTO IDS:

• Gus Guthrie

• Andrea Massillo offers sweets for sale to Cindy Mowery.

• Dana Walters and Robert Kanzig had an eclectic mix of items for sale at the farmer's market. Dana is executive director while Robert is assistant director of ReStore, the group heading up the market this year.

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"Picnic in the Park" offers free lunches for area youth

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 4, 2015

A free lunch for area grade school children started this week and continues weekdays through Aug. 17 at the War Memorial Park, shelter house 2. The program is called "Picnic in the Park."

In the first three days of the program 54 youth received a lunch. Last year the program fed up to 60 youth in one day.

This is the third year for the program, sponsored by ReStore Community Center. The program receives support from the Hardin County United Way. Food is donated from the West Ohio Food Bank, Lima. Friday meals are pizza, donated by Padrone's of Ada.

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ReStore is involved in...picnic in the park...Family Fun Fridays...Ada Farmers' Market...Gospel Sing...Community Gardens

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 4, 2015

Can you tell that ReStore is busy this summer.

“We are reaching out into the community, trying to do what the community needs,” said Dana Walters, executive director. “We are not just being in ReStore but being out there helping with other events, outside our four walls.”

TO VIEW RESTORE'S JUNE-JULY NEWSLETTER OPEN THE ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

Here are some of the planned activities:

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