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The end is near for the major library addition/renovation

By Monty Siekerman
Even though it was snowing on Monday afternoon, a worker adds lettering to the west side of the Ada Public Library. (See next photo as the lettering is complete.)

The major $880,000 addition/renovation may be completed within the next week.

Somehow, the library remained open and in use since late last summer when the changes began to be made. The library closed for only one week during construction.

The Ada First United Methodist Church, located across the street, generously opened its facility for many library youth activities to be held there while construction was underway.

A sort-of slumber party in McIntosh

By Monty Siekerman
The Daisies and Brownies in Ada  celebrated the 106th birthday of Girl Scouts on Sunday evening with a “slumber party” in McIntosh Center.

It wasn’t an “all nighter” for the children since it ended at 8 p.m., but the youngsters enjoyed a movie and popcorn. 

The kids brought their stuffed animals and blankets to watch the movie “Sing.” The Daisy Troop has 15 members and is led by Alexandria Lacombe. Leaders of the four-member Brownie Troop are Kristi Montgomery and Jessica Keckler.

The Ohio Northern University Symphonic Band, the “Northern Winds,” will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 19 in the Freed Center. Ticket information may be obtained by calling the Freed Center box office at 419-772-1900 between noon and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

 

The multicultural program, titled “Around The World With The Winds,” will feature music from the United States, England, Africa, Australia, China, Korea, Mexico and the Middle East.

 

ADA — Ohio Northern junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) was named 1st Team All-Great Lakes Region in men's basketball for 2018 in voting conducted by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

Bruns was also named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year earlier this season.

He was second on the team, third in the OAC and 12th nationally in scoring at 24.0 ppg this year.

The Cessna Minutemen 4-H Club will start their 4-H season on Monday, March
19th with an open house and sign up from 7:00 to 7:30pm at the Walnut Grove
Church,south of Kenton. Past members are from Ada, Hardin Northern, Kenton,
and Riverdale school districts.  Both still and livestock projects are
available. Everyone is welcome!

Exercise should be challenging but it should also be personalized or it won’t have any chance at being enjoyable

By Christine Schroeder, MOT, OTR/L

Wait…what???   Walk a mile?   Do 10 sit-ups?    Are you kidding? I can’t even do one sit-up or even walk to my car without being out of breath or something hurting!

Is this your reaction when someone says you should exercise? Most people have a ‘cookie cutter’ approach to physical activity. As if exercise is a “one size fits all” type of thing. “I have to be able to walk a mile to get in any cardio. I have to be able to do a sit-up or a push-up to be able to work on any strengthening or touch my toes to really be able to stretch.”

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