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Michelle Musser, Rachel Jackson on advisory committee

County underage drinking, drug abuse committee
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Friday, October 28, 2016

Hardin County has received an $80,000 grant to deal with underage drinking and drug abuse. Two Ada people have been named to the 8-member advisory committee.

They are:
Michelle Musser, associate professor of pharmacy practice;
Rachel Jackson, a pharmacy student from Lebanon, Ohio.

Data will be gathered to find out the amount of underage drinking between the ages of 12 and 20 and drug misuse of people between 12 and 25.

A prevention specialist will be hired to work with the county's young people. The Partnership for Violence Free Families was awarded the grant from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

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Everyone goes home full from the Kiwanis annual spaghetti dinner

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 27, 2016

Pete Previte, of true Italian heritage, and Heather Cox offer cannoli they helped make to diners at the Kiwanis Club annual spaghetti dinner last Thursday night at the Ada Schools. Kiwanians served 230 meals, the profit going to youth programs.

MORE PHOTOS -
• From left: Sharon Fields, Harold Cotsamire, Sharon Hubbell, Deryl Fleming.
• Myrna McCurdy
(Monty Siekerman photos)

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Here we go! The first honor roll of 2016-17

Fourth graders all the way to seniors
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 27, 2016

Here's the first nine-week honor roll for the 2016-17 school year for Ada school.

4TH GRADE

All A:   Jana Abdullatef, Jillian Allison, Jenna Bassitt, Adam Conner, Ethan D'Souza, Brody Erickson, Wyatt Ferguson, Tess Griffith, Kennedy Jones, Benjamin Marshall, Lexi Poling, Alainie Pratt, Aidra Preston, Victoria Rausch, Abigail Thompson, Karley Wagner, Aeris Weaver, Rowan West and Ken Zheng

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Do you know where the phrase "saved by the bell" comes from?

The explanation is in this story
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, October 26, 2016

By Monty Siekerman

Do you know where the phrase "saved by the bell" comes from?

During a recent talk at the Ada Public Library, Doris Blum (left) and Kathy Hines explained that a century ago, and previous to that time, it was unclear if a person was truly dead.

So, sometimes a bell was tied to a string and attached to the hand of someone thought to be deceased. A family member or friend stayed up all night with the "deceased."

If the bell rang because the "deceased" moved, then the "deceased" was still alive...saved by the bell.

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Tonight's candy is in the bag!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 24, 2016

Bagging Candy Tuesday for the Ada Kiwanis Club's Halloween Parade were (from left) Jon Umphress Scott Allison, Peter Previte, Marilyn Green, Charles Van Dyne, Bruce Neely, Carol Friesner, John Berg, Sandy Neely, Tom Kier and Bill Fuller.

The Kiwanis Halloween parade is tonight (Monday, Oct. 24).

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Grave discussion by genealogy society

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 24, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
Two members of the Hardin County Genealogy Society (right) chat with Jennifer Carman, of rural Alger, following a talk about cemeteries in Hardin County held at the Ada Public Library on Tuesday evening.

The speakers, Kathy Hines (center) and Doris Blum, both Society officers, said symbols on gravestones have various meanings, for example:

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