The Hardin County Chamber and BusinessAlliance is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year, and Community Service Awards.
Anyone from Hardin County may be nominated to receive these honors. A panel of judges from Alliance members will make the final decision, and the recipients will be revealed Thursday, Feb. 25, 2015, during the Alliance's annual meeting held at Ohio Northern University's McIntosh Center.
Several significant items were on the recent Ada Kiwanis Club meeting agenda.
• Joe Ferguson presented a certificate of recognition from Hardin County 4-H Junior Fair Livestock Sale to the club. He noted that as part of a buyer’s group, the club supports 76 Jr. Fair projects for Ada youth. He presented a certificate to President John Berg for the club’s participation.
• Jon Umphress was awarded a certificate of recognition for his service to the club, especially for his service as Club Secretary-Treasurer from 1999-2009. It was noted that the club owes Jon a great debt for his superlative service.
With the offense struggling due to inclement weather, it was the Bulldog special teams unit that made the play of the game, helping to secure a 14-13 Ada road victory over the Crestview Knights. The tough Northwest Conference win moves the Bulldogs to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the NWC.
Dreadful weather conditions wreaked havok on both offenses as neither team was able to find a groove early in the game. With Ada consistently shutting down Crestview's potent running game for most of the first quarter, the Knights would turn to the arm of quarterback Dylan Grandstaff.
Melvin “Bud” Griffith, Jr. , 61, died on Sunday, Oct, 4, 2015, at 12:18 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima.
He was born on Sept. 12, 1954, in Floyd County, Kentucky to Melvin and Arlene (Slone) Griffith, Sr. who preceded him in death. On Sept. 8, 1971, he married Edna M. Wireman and she survives in Roundhead.
George M. Wince, 78, died on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, at 3 a.m. at his residence in Ada.
He was born on Dec. 20, 1936, in McClain County, Illinois, to Homer and Rose (Lorch) Wince who preceded him in death. On June 2, 1973, he married Carol Jean Fleming and she survives in Ada.
George had been a lifelong farmer, he also did backhoe work for many years. He and his brother, Glenn were the first farmers in the area to have an egg-layer business. He had also worked part time for the Village of Ada and later for Liberty Township.
