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Did you know that cats - or is it a dog? - like pumpkins? They do. This photo proves it. Students at the Ready, Set, Grow Preschool came to school dressed for Halloween and one of their art projects was to make a pumkpin.

Map shows how the pick up takes place in the village

The Village of Ada will begin picking up leaves on Monday, Oct. 31.

By sections of Ada, leaves will be picked up on the following schedule:
• Northwest  - Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 14, 28.
• Northeast - Nov. 1, 8, 15, 29.
• Southeast - Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30.
• Southwest - Nov. 3, 10, 17, Dec. 1.

Dates are subject to change due to weather or emergencies. Attachments to this story show a printer-friendly map of the village divided by quadrants. Also attached is the Village Voice, which explains how the program works.

Snaps 9-game Bulldog winning streak

By Cort Reynolds

OTTAWA - Second-seeded Leipsic defeated the Ada volleyball team in four sets during Div. IV district semifinal action at Ottawa-Glandorf Tuesday evening, ending the Lady Bulldog season.

The 25-11, 25-14, 21-25, 25-19 defeat snapped a nine-match Bulldog winning streak. The fourth seed in the district, Ada finished its season 18-7.

Leipsic (21-3) faces Blanchard Valley Conference foe and number one seed McComb (23-2) in the district finals Thursday evening at Ottawa for the right to advance to regional play.

A pie can't distinguish between over-ripe fruit and ripe fruit

The Iconoclast baker saw that pears were on sale over the weekend.  The price was right because the pears were pretty darn soft.

However, knowing that a pie can’t distinguish between over-ripe and ripe fruit, four large, over-ripe, red pears went to the Icon kitchen.

To make things interesting we also bought 2 large apples that weren’t too soft or too stiff.

Here’s what happened next.

• Peel four large pears and slice into small chunks
• Peel two large apples and slice into small chunks
Mix the slices

In a separate bowl add:

What would Jesus buy?

Author Laura M. Hartman will discuss the ethics of Christian consumerism during a discussion, “What would Jesus buy?” at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 1 in the forum of James F. Dicke Hall at Ohio Northern University. The event is free and open to the public.

“The general question of what we consume is important to everyone, and there are certain moral and ethical considerations that especially connect the question to Christian values,” said Forrest Clingerman, associate professor of philosophy and religion at ONU. “When purchasing an item, is it really going to help me love my neighbor?”

The Village of Ada will begin picking up leaves on Monday, Oct. 31. 

By sections of Ada, leaves will be picked up on the following schedule:

Northwest  - Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 14, 28.
Northeast - Nov. 1, 8, 15, 29.
Southeast - Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30.
Southwest - Nov. 3, 10, 17, Dec. 1.
Dates are subject to change due to weather or emergencies.

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