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You have to be a long-time Ada resident to recognize this once-familiar business, Hal and Jean's Barbecue. It was located a 111 Central Aveue and had an easy phone number to remember: 4521. Just don't try dialing it; you'll need an operator's assistance.

This advertisement is from the Ada High School yearbook of 1951. In the photo are Janice Irwin, serving the boss's daughter, Jean Van Atta.

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Tickets available at Quest and from Rotary members

Ada Rotary Club members are selling tickets for a Thursday, Oct. 1, chicken dinner fundraiser.

Tickets are $9 each and are available from club members, or from Becky Neville (419-230-2250 or 419-303-0586) and at Quest Federal Credit Union, Ada. 

Some drive-thru dinners may be available, but tickets may sell out. 

Dinners may be picked up at Hays Insurance, 202 S. Main St., Ada, from  4:30 to 6 p.m., on the day of the event.

The dinner includes one-half barbecue chicken (prepared by Mike Bollinger Chicken at the Lake), potato salad and green beans.

One of only 12 to receive a national scholarship from the foundation this year

Ohio Northern University pharmacy student Trate DeVolld recently received the 2020 Grossomanides Scholarship from the Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Foundation.

He is one of only 12 recipients to receive a national scholarship from the foundation this year.

DeVolld, a fifth-year pharmacy student, is a collegiate brother of the Gamma Delta Chapter of Kappa Psi at Ohio Northern, through which he has held executive leadership roles and served dozens of committee terms.

Students at Ohio Northern University's Child Development Center are completely engaged in the center's recent dinosaur project. It's based off the interest of the children, according to June Zimmerman, center director.

2020-21 membership drive now underway

A booster application is attached at the bottom of this story.
Ada Music Boosters invite community members to be a Booster this school year.

The organization’s membership drive is now underway. The boosters are involved in many aspects of the school’s music program including purchasing choir robes, uniforms, instruments, costumes, props and music.

Booster officers this school year are:
Amanda Robirds, president
Sarah DeGroff, treasurer
Claudia Crawford, assistant treasurer 
Michelle Frazier, secretary
Amy Morgan and Arlene Allison, fundraising 
Jamie Hunsicker, parent involvement volunteer

This column provided by ONU HealthWise Pharmacy.
Concussions are more than just a blow to the head. They can have serious short- and long-term effects.

Many people, such as kids who play contact sports, may want to just laugh it off after they've sustained a concussion. But that's typically not advisable.

Below, we'll take a look at the risks tied to concussions and what to do if you've had a head injury.

What Is a Concussion?

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