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$1,425 check given to Boots for Bulldogs

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The Ada High School class of 1963 did it again.

Class members from the AHS graduating class of 1963 donated $1,425 to the Boots for Bulldogs campaign to help secure the doors and place placards at each door of the Ada schools.

The presentation was made on Aug. 31, to Kristin Purdy, one of the three persons spearheading the fundraiser.  She said she would like to challenge other classes to do the same. 

In 2013 the class collected over $8,400 to pay for and have the brick patio installed on the south side of the school, east of the cafeteria entrance.  

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Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
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October 1940

An oil mural of a barn dance painted by Albert Kotin of New York was placed in the lobby of the Ada post office. The painting was restored in 1996.

The first solid white concrete pillars in Ada were erected at the L.O. Ream veranda on South Main Street.

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Meet Scooter. Scooter is a one year old lab mix. He is in need of his forever home.

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

We have new hours of operation:
Monday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. 
Tuesday and Thursday - closed 
Wedneday 12 p.m.- 6 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Phone: 419-674-2209.

Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

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Persons attending the Sept. 15 Ada Harvest and Herb Festival are in for an entertaining musical treat. Lori Fithian brings Drummunity to the fest' with a 1 p.m. performance in the depot park.  Drummunity is an interactive program for all kinds of groups. It’s not a “show” to sit back and watch. Everyone participates - from 10 to 400 or more people - all playing together. Using hand drums, percussion, and simple drum circle games, Fithian creates a positive, non-competitive experience for people of all ages and abilities to share. Ada Public Library sponsors Drummunity.

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Jason M. Bingham, age 36, died on Monday, September 3, 2018 at 9:02 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System. 

          He was born on May 3, 1982 in Lima, Ohio to Bobby and Kimberly (Freytag) Bingham and they survive in Bellefontaine, Ohio.    

          Jason worked for Honda Transmission Manufacturing in Russells Point.    

          Also surviving are his children: Koultan Bingham of Bellefontaine, Morgan Bingham of Lima and Brooklyn Bingham of Bellefontaine; a sister, Tracy Broseke of Bellefontaine; and two nieces and two nephews: Abby, Kayla and Andrew Broseke and Trenton Williams.  

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Elzie Slone Age: 72 of: Mousie, Kentucky 

Date of Birth: September 9, 1945 Where: Knott County, Kentucky

Date of Death: August 31, 2018

Where: Residence

Parents: The late Milford and Arlene Slone

Wife: The late Patricia Currence Slone

Survivors: Sons: Donnie Slone, Lonnie Slone and Ronnie Slone; Brothers: Elmer Slone, Tim Griffith, Jackie Griffith, Melvin Slone and Shawn Slone; Sisters: Barbara, Marietta, Linda, Kathy and Burless; 8 Grandchildren and 3 Great-Grandchildren. 

Deceased Relatives: Parents: Milford and Arlene Slone; Brothers: Bud Griffith, Adrian Griffith, Ricky Slone and Danny Slone; Sisters: Zoe, Charlotte and Burnice. 

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