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State report cards released last week for 2017-18 school year

The Ohio Department of Education announced the school report cards on Thursday. Ada’s grade: B.

Many, many facts about how that grade was determined, where Ada is highly successful, and where Ada can Improve can be found by clicking here:

Ohio Department of Education,

Then, type in “Ada” in the search.

The grades are based upon a formula weighing 20 percent for achievement, 20 percent for progress and 15 percent each for closing gaps, graduation rates, kindergarten through third-grade literacy and prepared for success measures.

Luke Sheets, ONU associate professor of art, curated a ceramic/sculpture show at ArtSpace/Lima which runs from now until Oct. 27. The exhibition brings together seven artists and a collection of work that evokes powerful images, shapes, compositions, and skill complexities.

Admission to the Ellen Nelson Gallery is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. and closed Sunday and Monday.

 

To mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, Dr. Karl Roider is teaching a course at the Ada Public Library. This week’s session, which begins at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19, will be about the USA in the war. All are welcome to attend.
His final talk on Sept. 26 will be about the end of the war. Twenty-six people attended last week’s session about trench warfare. 

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
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July 1936 J.E. Sanderson, Ada blacksmith, put on a set of steel buggy rims for J.N. Runser. It was his first job of “setting” rims done here in more than ten years.

July 1936 the first electric fence in the Ada community was installed on the Leonard Ream farm.

July 1936 the Ada Ice Company was selling an average of ten ton of ice daily.

Meet Nala. She is a 2 year old whippet mix. She weighs 28 pounds. Nala is available and waiting for her 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.

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.

Saturday, Sept. 29 in Kenton

The Kenton-Hardin County Soroptimist International - Women's Health and Fitness Fest'  takes place in Kenton on Saturday, Sept. 29.

This event will take place on the north side of the square, downtown Kenton, from 9 a.m. to  2 p.m. 

The ONU HealthWise bus and the OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital mobile mammogram unit will be open to provide screenings.  Mammogram screenings will also be available and will need to pre-register before Sept. 29.

More details and pre-registration can be found on Kenton-Hardin County Soroptimist International Facebook page or email: [email protected] to register.  

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