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Tommy Tire of Bluffton will hold a customer appreciation day on Friday, July 21, according to Tom Dotson, owner.

The event, at 319 N. Main St., Bluffton, includes homemade ice cream by Jay Lugibihl plus a visit by animals from Jungle Island Zoo of Delphos.

Events take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

"Please stop by and get some ice cream and see the animals from the Jungle Island Zoo," said Dotson.

Meet Prince. Prince is a male Pomeranian mix. He is 7 years old. Prince is a special needs dog. He has a dislocated hip that was never fixed so he cannot put his back leg down. He also had to be shaved due to the condition of his coat.. He is playful and very sweet. He gets around like there is nothing wrong with him. Can you give Prince a 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: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.

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

Trip includes a Rhine River cruise

The Ohio Northern women's soccer team is set to depart for Europe on Friday, July 21, where it will compete in four countries during an 11-day preseason trip.

Northern will take on two teams in the first six days, before entering a 7-game tournament on the final day.

After arriving in Zurich, Switzerland, Northern will travel to Salzburg, Austria where the team will tour the city and visit the birthplace of Mozart.

Northern will cap the day off with its first contest as it takes on FC Bergheim at 3:30 pm.

The fourth day of the trip will feature a tour of Munich, Germany and a tour of Allianz Stadium, home of 1860 Munich and Bayern Munich Fussball Clubs.

Notre Dame College students hoping to pursue a career in the legal field will have a faster path to completing their degrees thanks to a partnership with ONU's law college. Notre Dame College is located in South Euclid, Ohio.

The 3+3 Legal Education Admissions Program will allow students to complete their bachelor’s degree and juris doctorate degrees in six years instead of seven years.
 

The Alger Memorial Festival Committee is sponsoring a Country-Style breakfast on Saturday, August 5, from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Serving biscuits, sausage gravy, hash-browns, scrambled eggs, fried apples, sausage patties and beverage. Suggested donation is $7.00. All-you-can-eat (on premises only). Carry out is available,

Can’t get there? Call 419- 679-8460 (not long distance) for free local delivery. 

Located at the Alger Social Center at 210 N. Main St. in Alger. Call 419-757-3891 for more information.

Businesses come and businesses go in a small town

By Monty Siekerman
Businesses come and go in small towns and large cities, as well. Here's a review of some Main Street changes in Ada this summer.

All that remains of presence of The Ada Herald in town is a weathered sign still hanging above 229 N. Main. The space has been for rent since the weekly newspaper moved its operations to another town.

The paper reported, "The decision to do so (close the local office) was born of economic necessity, came down to the choice of closing the office or eliminating The Ada Herald in its entirely."

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