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Chamber meets at 8 a.m.; CIC at noon in Dean's Heritage Room at ONU

Two Ada community organizations – Ada Area Chamber of Commerce and Ada Community Improvement Corp (CIC) – will hold elections for board members this week.

Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 20, in the Dean’s Heritage Room of McIntosh Center. David Dellifield, chamber president, will preside at the final meeting of his two-year term as chamber leader.

A slate of board members for next year will be provided at the meeting. Also on the agenda is the discussion of hiring its first-ever part-time director.

Ada CIC moved from monthly meetings to quarterly meetings in mid-year. This is the first CIC meeting since this past summer.

Gary Neil Webb, age 66, died on Monday, December 18, 2017 at 3:11 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health Systems.

          He was born on August 27, 1951 in Lima, Ohio to Charles and Opal (Williams) Webb.  His father preceded him in death and his mother, Opal survives in Lima.   Gary married Barbara S. Caudill and she survives in Ada.

          Mr. Webb graduated from Allen East High School in 1969.  He worked at BP of Lima for 26 years.     

Free evening course on American Architecture: Understanding the World Around You

By Monty Siekerman
Community members can join ONU students for the course “American Architecture: Understanding the World Around You” during spring semester. The course will examine the importance of architecture in understanding history and the built environment.

There is no fee for community members who want to take the class on a non-credit basis. Community members who wish to enroll will have options to take the course as a senior citizen or auditor, and information on those options will be available through the registrar’s office.

Here are the Red Cross blood donor opportunities in Hardin County for the next 30 days:

Ada

1/15/2018: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St.

 

Forest

12/27/2017: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., McVitty Memorial VFW Post 1182, 204 West Lima St.

 

Kenton

12/18/2017: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 11543 County Road 175

1/8/2018: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Kenton Moose Lodge, 801 W Lima Street

The Alger Memorial Festival Committee is sponsoring a Country-Style breakfast on Saturday, January 6, from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. Serving biscuits, sausage gravy, hash-browns, scrambled eggs, fried apples, sausage patties and beverage. Suggested donation is $7.00. All-you-can-eat (on premises only). Carry out is available, Can’t get there?Call 419- 679-8460 (not long distance) for free local delivery. Located at the Alger Social Center at 210 N. Main St. in Alger. Call 419-757-3891 for more information.

Beatrice E. Yuhasz, 71, died on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. at Vancrest of Ada.

          She was born on June 8, 1946 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to Elmore and Beatrice (Payment) Perkins who preceded her in death.  On November 28, 1964 she married Robert P. Yuhasz, Sr. and he died on September 8, 1998.

          Beatrice was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church of Lima, Ohio.

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