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What can you recycle and when are 2014 pickup dates? The answers follow...

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 10, 2014

What can you recycle?
What can't you recycle?
When is recycling collection?
When is refuse collection?

Those questions are answered in the new Waste Management Information Kit now available for Ada refuse and recycle customers. Copies are in the Village of Ada office. The kit lists the calendar for recycling days in 2014. It also lists items that may be recycled.

A printer-friendly copy is also in two attachments at the bottom of this story.

Waste Manager of Ohio has the contract in the village to cover recycling and refuse collection. The company's Ohio customer service center phone number is 1-866-797-9018.

 

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Lamb and Wool Queen and Scholarship form on The Icon

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, February 9, 2014

The Hardin County Sheep Improvement Association is looking for 2014 Lamb & Wool Queen contestants and scholarship applicants.

APPLICATION IN ATTACHMENT AT BOTTOM OF THIS STORY

Eligible candidates for the title, Lamb & Wool Queen, must be age 15 through 20 as of
Jan. 1, 2014, and either live on a farm where sheep are produced, or have a sheep
project in the Hardin County Junior Fair to be eligible. Contestants must complete an
entry form.

For further information about the Lamb & Wool Queen contest, please contact the Sheep
Improvement Queen Committee Chair, Kristie Fay at 419-673-8264.

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ONU Bookstore to host Ada’s “cash mob” on Feb. 18

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, February 9, 2014

The secret’s out. The Buy Ada First Committee announced the location of the cash mob event this week.

The cash mob is taking place at Ohio Northern University Bookstore, 402 W. College Ave., McIntosh Center, Ada, from 3 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18.

“Josh Szippl, Manager, welcomed our invitation to host this event,” said Heather Cox, member of the committee. “We hope to continue more cash mobs in Ada in the future.”

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Bluffton Hospital offers colon cancer screening

Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, February 8, 2014

Bluffton Hospital is offering special colon cancer screening days for the convenient scheduling of colonoscopies. Upcoming screening days will be held Monday, February 24 and Saturday, March 15. Appointments are limited. To schedule an appointment, call Bluffton Hospital at 419-369-2365.

Colon cancer screening is recommended every 10 years for both men and women between the ages of 50 and 75. If family history or other risk factors exist, earlier screening may be recommended. Call Bluffton Hospital or ask your doctor for more information.

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Hardin Leadership class recruiting members

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, February 6, 2014

Participants for the 22nd annual Hardin Leadership class, a program designed for the development of informed and effective community leaders, are being recruited now until March 3.

Hardin Leadership is sponsored and conducted by OSU Extension, Hardin County office and the Hardin Leadership Steering Committee. Nine monthly sessions will focus on the knowledge/skills required by today's community leader, such as team building, public speaking, and marketing. This year’s program will be offered in morning sessions on the second Thursdays, March through November.

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Ada Friends hold Feb. 11 craft night

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, February 6, 2014

The Ada Friends will be deep into crafts this month.

Austin Hilverding, ONU student and Friends coordinator, said, "We will be co-sponsoring a Crafts and Cards for Troops night on Feb. 11 starting at 7 p.m. in the Mac Activities room."

He added: "We will be making various crafts to send off to troops so that they all feel especially loved on Valentine's Day."

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