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Two tree-lighting ceremonies in early December

Bridge Hospice, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, will host its annual “Light Up a Life” tree-lighting ceremonies in Bowling Green and Findlay this December. Through a tree-lighting and candle-lighting ceremony, loves ones who have passed will be honored. Light refreshments will be provided. 

The Bowling Green ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 5:30 p.m. in the Georgian Room at Heritage Corner, located at 1069 Klotz Road, Bowling Green.

The Findlay ceremony will take place on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 5:30 p.m. in The Chapel at Birchaven Village, located at 15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay. 

For performance leadership in quality and patient perspectives

Bluffton Hospital, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS), has been recognized by The Chartis Center of Rural Health and the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) for overall excellence in quality and patient perspectives for the fourth time, reflecting top quartile performance among all rural hospitals in the nation.

The Alger Memorial Festival Committee is sponsoring a country-style breakfast on Saturday, December 1 from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. They will be serving biscuits, sausage gravy, hash-browns, scrambled eggs, fried apples, sausage patties and a beverage.

A suggested donation is $7.00. All-you-can-eat (on premises only). Carry out is also available, 

If you can’t get there just call 419- 679-8460 (not long distance) for free local delivery.

We are located at the Alger Social Center on Main St. in Alger. Call 419-757-3891 for more information.

A peek out of the window on Thursday brings to mind two overlapping seasons: fall and winter. Should Ada residents busy themselves with raking leaves or shoveling snow...or maybe be content with sitting in front of the fireplace, hoping the leaves will blow away and the snow will melt? Leaves fell late this year. A light snow arrived early. (Monty Siekerman)

And this fall Jack Frost and Mother Nature made things difficult

By Monty Siekerman
Leaf pickup in Ada is in full swing.

Members of the village street department follow the schedule (below) as best as possible depending on the weather. Leaves have fallen later this year and the cold, wet weather has kept some homeowners from raking the leaves to the curb.

Hopefully, residents will have the leaves raked and the village will have them picked up by the first week of December.

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