August 2013

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The Hardin County Farm Bureau annual meeting will be held Thursday, Aug. 22 at The Plaza Inn Restaurant in Mt. Victory. 

A reception will begin at 6 p.m. for a brief social hour and dinner will be served promptly at 6:30 p.m. Following dinner a brief business meeting, voting, recognitions and awards will take place.

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The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce Membership meeting will be held Wednesday, August 21 at 8 a.m. at the Community Health Professionals building, 1200 South Main St., Ada.

According to Deb Curliss, president of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce, this is the first monthly meeting of the 2013-14 chamber season and membership will discuss planning for fall and winter season events.  

 

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How about something fresh for the end of summer garden bounty? It sounds like it would go great with a nice steak off the grill.

Spicy Pepper Slaw

Recipe submitted by Sue Zimmer of Ada to the Liberty National Bank Cookbook.

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"The Heat" (R) and "Despicable Me 2"(PG) will be showing until Aug. 20 at the Ada Theatre.

"Despicable Me 2" will show each evening at 7 p.m.  Matinees will be Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.

"The Heat" will show each evening at 9 p.m.

All shows $4 with the exception of the 4 p.m. matinee shown in 3D.  3D shows are $6.

 

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Where did the summer go?

Didn’t we just celebrate the last day of school for 2012-13, the opening of the swimming pool, summer vacation, and all that goes with it?

For students, teachers and staff of Ada Exempted Village Schools, summer ends Sunday. The first day of the 2013-14 school year is Monday.

Here’s some information for those last-minute planners.

•Click here for the August school menu.

•Click here for the elementary school supply list.

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Friday afternoon a Bluffton Icon viewer notified The Icon that a fox was shot by Bluffton police between Tom Fett Road and the Maple Grove Cemetery earlier today. This location is on Columbus Grove Road, directly on the west side of Bluffton

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Upon contacting Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief, Skilliter told The Icon: “I can confirm one animal determined to be an ill fox was destroyed and buried by village crews earlier today.”

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MORE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM

More photos of the mystery beast are coming to The Icon's attention. (Click here to read previous posts.)

These were taken on Sept. 12, 2012, a couple miles south of Jenera, on Township Road 29.

"Amy R" took the photos and says: "It looked sick, but not as sick as the one in the current photo you have. One of the photos looks very similar to the photo previously posted on The Icon, with a little more hair is all.

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Elita Smith, a student at Ohio Northern University from Bluffton, spent her summer "vacation" working on a service project in Papua New Guinea.

Every year Wycliffe Bible Translators' Go Experience Translation (GET) Global program sends high school and college students from around the world to lend a hand in mission work.

A typical trip includes eight to 10 students spending two to three weeks among people of a minority language where Bible translation is in progress. This year’s group worked in one of the most linguistically complex countries in the world: Papua New Guinea, an island-nation home to more than 800 languages.

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The Ada Public Library is hosting a fall full of job seeking and unemployment help.

Professional staff from ONU's Polar Career Center will be presenting several monthly discussions on career related topics, and also offering some one-on-one assistance. The dates and topics are listed below:

Monday, Sept 9, 6 p.m.:  How to Create a Resume
Learn the best way to present your skills and experience in a professional-looking resume.

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Irene Smith, age 89, died at 12:44 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Kenton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Kenton.

She was born on February 21, 1924 in Myrtle, Kentucky, to R.D. & Sarah (Sparks) Hall and they preceded her in death. Irene first married Glenn Ball on December 23, 1941, and he died June 30, 1944. She then married James Mullins on April 20, 1946, and he died July 20, 1963. She married Pearlie Conley on February 12, 1965, and he died June 23, 1967. She then married Rev. Franklin D. Smith on March 14, 1975, and he died August 22, 2003.

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