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New Leaf Garden Center, 0395 State Route 235, Ada, has a wide selection of Christmas trees "and a whole lot more," says Laurie Laird of New Leaf.

The garden center offers fresh cut and ready-to-plant pine, fire and spruce trees, wreaths, roping, greenery and artifical trees.

Also available are traditional and unique decorations, peanut cluster candy, poinsettias, cemetery wrreaths, blankets and saddles.

New Leaf Garden Center
419-634-0351
www.newleafgc.com

Add a little fizz to your holiday. 

This week's Handmade Holiday Workshop at HealthChek, is a hands-on, how-to creative concoction to make bath bombs/scented bath fizz balls.

Every Saturday between Thanksgiving and Christmas from 1-2 p.m. attendees will create a spectacular and unique item for themselves or perfect for that holiday gift giving.

HealthChek, a nutrition store now offering local art and handmade items created by local artisans, invites you to come and join the creative excitement explosion by making some fun and festive holiday creations and check out what’s new in the store.
The lineup of creations for the workshops include:

Reservations are now being accepted for the remaining two December holiday luncheons at  The Inn at ONU.

Dining hours are 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Persons may choose a date, select an entree for each guest (groups of 2 to 8) and make a reservation by calling 419-772-2500.

Each entrée is $11.95 per person and includes entrée, non-alcoholic beverage, and holiday dessert. (Tax and gratuity are additional.)

Ada fourth, fifth and sixth graders - Tween Book Group - start reading the January book discussion choice from the Ada Public Library.

Tween meets to discuss "Crispin: The Cross of Lead," by Avi, at 4 p.m., Friday, Jan. 10, at the library.

Here's a summary of the plot:

Begins with a funeral, that of a village outcast whose past is shrouded in mystery and whose adolescent son is known only as "Asta's son."

Chad Smith, ONU student, and his young Ada "friend," Jayden Shaffer create a Christmas ornament at Sunday's Ada Friends Christmas party. Smith is a sophomore biology/pre-med major. Click here to read the story about the Friends Christmas party.

Members of the Ada FFA Chapter recently competed in the sub-district FFA Parliamentary Procedure competition held at Delphos Jefferson High School. This Career Development event challenges students to use classroom knowledge in communication skills and conduct a business meeting.

The greenhand team received a silver rating and fourth overall. The senior team received a gold rating and fifth place.

PHOTO ON LEFT BELOW: The Ada FFA greenhand team consisted of, from left, Grace Nelson, Andrew Robey, Kaitlyn Long, Jackson Secor, Ashley Breidenbach, Jared Craig, Olivia Guyton and Seth Evans.

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