The Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance announced the 28th annual Christmas Around the Square event was a big success. The courthouse was filled with craft and gift vendors on all three floors. The annual auction featured thirty unique baskets which were donated by Alliance member businesses. More than $4,900 was raised during the event. To view photos of the unique baskets, learn who donated, and who purchased them, visit the Alliance website at www.hccba.com.
Football - Won 50-15 H v Wilmington
Volleyball - OAC Tournament: Won 3-1 at Heidelberg; Lost 0-3 at #11 Mt Union
Men's Soccer - OAC Tournament: Lost 1-0 H v Capital
Women's Soccer - OAC Tournament: Lost 1-0 H v Capital
Men's Cross Country - Idle
Women's Cross Country - Idle
Men's Swimming & Diving - Won 178-9 H v Defiance; Won 122-83 H v Findlay
Women's Swimming & Diving - Won 1179-24 H v Defiance; Lost 79-135 H v Hillsdale; Lost 95-132 H v Findlay
Saturday is your chance to have a book purchased and signed by Ada author Lynne Scott.
Her newest novel has a signing party from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Cask Room, 127 S. Main St., in the former location of Gardner Drug Store.
Her latest novel, “Love in Small Doses,” is the story of a small town pharmacist and the changes she and the town experience when a large retailer moves in for competition.
Copies of Scott’s earlier novels will also be available for purchase at Saturday’s signing.
The Ada Kiwanis Club met on Tuesday Nov. 4, at noon at McIntosh Center, O.N.U., Ada. President John Berg called the meeting to order at noon.
Ada Police Chief Michael Harnishfeger, was present with an official search warrant for the missing Kiwanis gavel. The warrant was given to President Berg with the promise that the police department would continue the investigation into the gavel’s disappearance.
The birthday of member Bill Fuller (November 4th) was noted in song.
The Kiwanis Anniversary of Carol Friesner (November 5, 2013) was noted.
As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, Lewis Family McDonald’s begins its preparations for their annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner. The dinner, started in 1989 by the Chester Carey Family, is now in its tenth year. The dinner will be held on Thursday, November 27, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lima Veteran’s Memorial Civic and Convention Center.
“We recognize the importance of having a place for people to eat and fellowship on a special day like Thanksgiving,” says local McDonald’s owner, Jerry Lewis. “We continue to be amazed with the support of our community.”
