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Pete Previte’s sauce will be featured at the Kiwanis Club spaghetti supper tonight. Pete—of Italian heritage, of ONU teaching fame, and of Bluffton restaurant fame—makes the sauce for the main course every year. And, he makes cannoli, too. Last year 338 people dined at the Kiwanis fundraiser to support youth activities in the community. Tickets will be available at the door. Serving is from 4:30-7 p.m. in the Ada Schools cafeteria.

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BVH achieves elite national recognition

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Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH), a division of Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS), achieved straight 'A's' for the ninth consecutive time since October 2014 in The Leapfrog Group's Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. Leapfrog assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to hospitals across the country based on how safe they are for patients.

BVH is a licensed, 150-bed acute care facility that features a full range of services, including inpatient medical/surgical care, 24-hour emergency care, outpatient surgery, robotic surgery, total joint replacement and diagnostic services.

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The Salvation Army invites Ada individuals, groups, families and organizations to help ring the bell this holiday season. Here is Priscilla West from last year. Click here on how to volunteer.

Open to individuals, families, clubs, church groups, student groups

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By Monty Siekerman
The Salvation Army in Hardin County is looking for volunteers to ring the bells for the annual Red Kettle drive in Ada. If interested, contact Kathy Reese at 419-889-1845 or e-mail her at [email protected].

Bell ringers are needed from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. on five Saturdays beginning on Nov. 24 and ending on Dec. 22 at Community Market. They are needed at Quest Credit Union and Liberty National Bank from 2-6 p.m. Fridays, Nov. 23-Dec. 21.

Ada quiz bowl team wins NWC title - again!

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The Ada Quiz Bowl team won the Northwest Conference championship on Saturday at Lincolnview.

The Bulldogs easily defeated their competition claiming a repeat of their conference win a year ago.

This is the first time in school history that the Ada Quiz Bowl team won back-to-back NWC victories.

Team scores:14-2, Crestview, 15-5, Spencerville, 17-6; Paulding, 15-5; Allen East, 13-6; Delphos Jefferson, 12-6; Bluffton, 10-7 and Columbus Grove, 7-6.  Dave Lusk is advisor.

Photo (from left) Ian Dellifield, Isaac Spar, Jacob Colwell, Austin Amburgey, Nathan Hurtig, Hunter Wells and Theo Hardesty.  

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