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Ada Public Library will be in the duct tape business on Thursday. Teens from 7th grade to seniors are invited to pop into the library at 3:30 p.m. for a duct tape art class. Teens can learn how to make things from flip flops to wallets.

Ohio Northern University has earned the “Tuition Hero” designation by the Tuition Heroes website for the 2014-15 academic school year.

Schools tabbed as a “Tuition Hero” earn this honor if the institution has a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.5 percent or less, and if the school has a fixed rate tuition policy.

Ohio Northern has traditionally been committed to making it affordable for students to attend the University while providing a quality education and a CAGR of 2.5 percent. In 2014-15, ONU instituted The Ohio Northern Promise to continue meet the challenges associated with the rising costs of higher education.

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce has a busy year planned. Several events planned by the chamber and in conjunction with the chamber were announced at the August chamber meeting. Here’s what’s on the calendar in coming months:

Community meals
• First Wednesday of each month - Richland Manor lunch and Bingo at Community Health Professionals
•  ReStore crock pot Tuesday – Every Tuesday at ReStore
• St. Mark’s Lutheran Church – Last Wednesday of the month

Harvest and Herb Festival
• Sept. 20 – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Oct. 27 – Halloween parade, soup cook off and pie-baking contest. Chamber will sponsor the pie-baking contest at the Depot

The Ada High School marching band will perform this year's competition piece at the Hardin County Fair. The performance is at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 2, in the grandstand. (Bailey Bowers photo)

Two Ada High School groups will perform at this year's Hardin County Fair. Performing are the Ada High School marching band and the Ada High School Varsity Singers.

The Marching Bulldogs will perform their 2014-15 competition show Tuesday. Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. in the Grandstand of the fairgrounds. This year's competition theme is "Apocalypse" and the band is directed by Jonathan Lischak.

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