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By Monty Siekerman
The Upper Scioto Valley Lions Club celebrated Don Ralston's birthday (standing left) when the group met last for dinner and a meeting at the 235 Grill in Alger.

Craig Carman (standing right) helps hold the club banner.

Other members attending are (from left) Tom Ralston, Joe Bischoff, Gary Harpster, Bob Aline, Phil Bradley, Bob Spencer, Gary Hall and Curtis Englehardt.

The club, founded in 1978, meets at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays at the 235 Grill.  Anyone wanting to join may contact any member.

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 Gary N. Spradlin, 69, died on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, at 5:10 a.m. at St. Rita’s Medical Center Inpatient Hospice of Lima.

He was born on Sept. 24, 1946, in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, to Thomas Lloyd and Opal J. (Ray) Spradlin who preceded him in death. On July 16, 1966, he married Diane S. Hackworth and she survives in Lima.

Gary graduated from Ohio Northern University with a degree in music education. He previously owned his own auto dealership.

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Max Gauthier, Ada Public Library’s I.T. AmeriCorps volunteer, told Ada Kiwanis members about his work at the library during the club's recent meeting.

Gauthier serves with Guiding Ohio Online. 

The Ada Public Library is the only location in the community that provides free internet access and digital literacy training.

The goals of Guiding Ohio Online include to participate in online government, search and apply for jobs online, and connect with family online. 

He holds classes for llibrary patrons on Windows 10, smart phone usage, and coding classes for teens.  He also helps to train the library staff.

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A suspect has been apprehended in the recent theft at Keith's Hardware, according to Michael Harnishfeger, Ada police chief.

Here is his announcement from the Ada police Facebook

Update on S.A.F.E.R. Alert for Keith's Hardware.
The Hispanic male has been identified and is currently in custody in Wyandot County on an unrelated Burglary charge.

Please note that we will not publicly identify him until formal charges are made locally. This subject did not live in Ada.

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Shawnee girls' defeated Ada girls in tennis earlier this week by a 5-0 score.

Individual scores follow:

Singles
#1 Alotus Wei (S) def Meredith Marshall (A) 6-3,6-0
#2 Sanjana Rajasekaran (S) def Libbie Milks (A) 6-1, 6-1
#3 Whitney Baxter (S) def Shelby Higgins (A) 6-0,6-0

Doubles
#1 Rishika Avveri / Meghana Chanamolu (S) def Calle Young / Paige Hopson (A) 6-1,6-0
#2 Bree Barker / Rachel Brogee (S) def Samantha Crawford / Melina Temple (A) 6-0, 6-0

Records: Shawnee 2-0, Ada 0-1

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During the month of July, Extension rainfall reporters recorded an average of 1.68 inches of rain in Hardin County. 

Last year, the average rainfall for July was 4.66 inches.  The extremely dry month had lower rainfall totals in the northern half of the county, although most areas in the southern half recorded low rainfall amounts as well.

Liberty Township recorder, Phil Epley, reports rainfall at 1.24 inches and 11.01 inches for the growing season.

Dale Rapp in Dudley Township received 4.32 inches of rain for the month, the most of any of the township sites. The least rain in July, 0.55 inches, was collected in Blanchard Township by Crop Production Services. 

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