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Ohio Women Suffrage in Ada

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By Leland Crouse
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October 1916 – A meeting was held at the Presbyterian Church under the auspices of the Ohio Women Suffrage association to form a suffrage group here. The local committee included Mrs. D.O. Betz, Mrs. E.E. McCoppin, Mrs. J.E. Hesser, Mrs. J.I. Barnsy and Mrs. J.C. McDowell. 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.

 

Raffle underway offers tickets, hotel room and more

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If you are an Ohio State football fan, you will love the Ada Lions Club raffle going on this month.

The club fundraiser offers four prizes:
• First – Two tickets to the Saturday, Oct. 5, OSU versus Michigan State football game, plus, overnight stay at a Columbus area choice hotel
• Second – Two tickets to the Saturday, Nov. 9, OSU versus Maryland football game
• Third – An Urban Meyer autographed canvas
• Fourth - $100 cash prize

State income to libraries continues to decrease

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The Ada Public Library will ask voters for a 1-mill, 5-year, operating expense levy on the Nov. 5 general election ballot, according to Rhett Grant, library director.

The cost of the levy is approximately $35 per year for owners of a $100,000 home, or less than 10 cents per day ($1.82 per month).

“The amount of income from the State of Ohio, paid through the Hardin County Auditor, has dropped over the last few years,” said Grant. “We seek to recover that loss and not be as dependent upon the State of Ohio.”

He added that the library is not asking for the levy to reduce any funds from the recent library building addition.

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Students at Ready, Set, Go Preschool didn't visit the Hardin County Fair as a class, but they did some great imitations of animals at the fair. Here the students were making motions and sounds of chickens. They had just finished horses, and were ready to do pigs next.

Retired from Borden Dairy

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Donald Dwight Spar, 96, died at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, at Otterbein Cridersville.

Don was born March 29, 1923, in Ada, Ohio, to the late David Dayle and Lucille Ada (Barnes) Spar of Ada, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Charles, Karl, Ralph "Flip" and sister Mary Edith (Spar) Frederick. On July 19, 1945, he married Esther M. Hochstettler of Bluffton, Ohio.

Don was a dairy man throughout his career, retiring from Borden Dairy. He was a licensed real estate agent as well. An Ada High School graduate, he attended The Ohio State University, studying dairy technology.

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Myah Keckler, an Ada fourth grader, won two awards at the Hardin County Fair. 

This is Myah's first year showing pigs at the fair. She placed 2nd for showmanship with her pig, Duke, and 3rd place in her class for market gilt with her pig, Cherry. 

She is a member of Liberty Belles and Boys 4 H Club.

 

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