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Once upon a time in Ada
Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse
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October 1916  - Officers of the newly formed Women’s Suffrage organization in Ada were Mrs. C.S. Ames, president; Mrs. E.E. McAlpin, vice president; Miss Rhea Welsh, secretary; and Mrs. J. Guy Deming, treasurer.

Nov. 23, 1916 -  the many clubs of Ada were Federated. They included the Current Events, Twice Ten Art, Sorosis, Zetetic, Research, Entre Nous, Cosmopolitan, Advance, Quatre and Pastime.

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Prancer, 4 year old male great pyrenees mix, 75 pounds, beautiful and sweet dog, craves attention

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.

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Is one of your grandparents or better yet, great-grandparents in this photos?
It's the Ada Senior High Choir from the 1956-57 school year.

No first names listed, but lots of familiar last names here. Mrs. Hixson is the director. Were those robes purple?

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Here's a license plate found in the Bluffton school parking lot. You'll find it on a silver Mercury Monterey. I Peter, chapter 5, verse 7 offers an encouraging message to everyone.

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ReStore will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 21, through Wednesday Jan. 4.  The community center will reopen at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5.

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Not partridges, not a pear tree...but somehow reminiscent. Ken Collins took this "12 Days of Christmas" photo last week in Ada. It certainly makes the season feel right.

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