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Ada Icon Dog of the Week

Moe is a 10 year old neutered male terrier mix. He weighs 15 pounds. Can you give him 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.

Two foreign plays set for Freed Center this month

What is ONU's International Play Festival and what works will be performed this year?

What is this Festival? Since its creation in 2003, the International Play Festival has been entertaining and challenging audiences with new, innovative work from around the globe.

What will this year feature? Staged readings of two, full-length works, with three performances each: Prometheus, the Beginning by Ramón Griffero of Chile and Babysitter by Catherine Léger of Québec. ONU will premiere the first English translation of these plays.

Town hall meeting April 23 with Congressman Jordan

Sponsored by Allen and Hardin for Election Action and Democracy

Members of the public are invited to attend a town hall meeting featuring U.S. Congressional Representative Jim Jordan. The event will be held from 6:‐8: p.m. Monday, April 24 in the South Hall of the Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center in Lima. The town hall is sponsored by Allen and Hardin for Election Action and Democracy (AHEAD), in partnership with other groups in Representative Jordan’s district.

Jim Jordan (R‐Urbana) has represented Ohio’s Fourth Congressional District in the US House of Representatives since 2007 and is a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus.

Meet the Ada Barnyard Farmers 4-H Club officers

Austin Amburgey is this year's club president

Ada Barnyard Farmers 4-H Club had their second successful meeting of the year last week. Here are the new officers of the club:  

President: Austin Amburgey
Vice President: Brice Ferguson
Secretary: Melia Santillanez (Stand in Elsie)
Treasurer: Riley Ferguson
Reporter: Alyssa Wince
Photographer: Dakota Gossan
Health & Safety: Jillian Hazelton
Recreation: Wyatt Ferguson
Members who had demonstrations were the Ferguson's. Refreshments were by the Amburgey's. Unfinished business included Books are not in yet.

Story and photo provided by Alyssa Wince

How many did you find?

Lily Raines, 3, (left) daughter of Jamie and Amanda Raines, has her basket ready to find Easter eggs. Meanwhile, Arrick Carter, 4, (right) puts eggs in his basket during an Easter egg hunt on Saturday at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Ada. (Monty Siekerman photo)

Time to clean house

ONU Recycle student group is ready to collect your throw-aways

By Monty Siekerman
By now, most people have a collection of unwanted electronic devices, so the ONU Recycle student group is collecting items to be recycled to protect the environment. 

This free service is available to all in the Ada area, including the local community and university community.

Items will be collected from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday at Heterick Memorial Library.

They will accept computers, laptops, monitors, mice, keyboards, CDs, VCRs, DVDs, speakers, printers, computer cables, floppy discs, cell phones, scanners, tablets, battery chargers, and small, broken appliances such as microwaves.

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