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Kim Leugers (left) with Destiny Andreen hold tickets for the raffle that benefitted Lisa Lamaster on Sunday afternoon at Affinity Hall.

The benefit included a nail salon, five-minute massages, lunch, and Bingo. The event was organized and sponsored by Kim Leugers.

Lisa has been through a lot with heart and cancer operations the past couple of years. (Monty Siekerman)

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By Monty Siekerman

What do you get when you cross a lawnmower with a bicycle?

You get the Rat Trap, as inventor Charles Clemons of Alger affectionately calls his contraption.

The bike/mower took two years to build. He finished the vehicle just in time for the Memorial Day parade in Alger this year.

The Rat Trap is  mower with a 20 horsepower Briggs & Stratton mower welded to a bicycle frame. It has dual exhaust, stereo and lights.

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By Mark Badertscher
Hardin Extension Office
We could sure use a rain. 

Although it seems very dry, we are not too far off from where our precipitation normally is this time of year.  The difference was that we received it all in a short period of time and have not seem much rain since then in most areas. 

For the time period of May 1-May 31, Extension rainfall reporters recorded an average of 3.27 inches of rain in Hardin County. 

Last year, the average rainfall for the same time period was 3.70 inches.  Rainfall for May 1-May 31, 2016 is 0.62 inches less than the ten year average rainfall during the same dates. 

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By Monty Siekerman
A bicycle built for two will probably get you from here to there with half the effort, but for Rob Alexander it also has another positive benefit.

Photo: Rob and his daughter Amelia riding along SR 81. The two were headed home on Monday after Amelia's volleyball camp practice at the school where she will be a sixth grader in the fall.

Rob, who heads the ONU political science department, calls the two-seater bike Tandem Talk Time.

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LeAnn Pryor says shirts are a popular Fathers Day gift. Stop in the clothing store at 111-113 S. Main to see their selection of the latest styles and colors of shirts and other Fathers Day gifts.(Monty Siekerman photo)

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USA Today bestselling author and Agatha Award Winning mystery writer, Amanda Flower, will speak about her writing, and signing books available for sale at the Ada Public Library at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 18. 

Flower, best known for her Amish mysteries, also writes the popular Andi series for kids, as well as the Amish Quilt Shop Mystery books under the name Isabella Alan. Aside from being a popular author, Flower is also a librarian in northeast Ohio!

Join the library for a conversation and book signing with the author.
Ages: Adults, Teens, Upper Elementary
Length: 50-60 minutes

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