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Anabel Alexander and Brice Ferguson are crowned AHS Homecoming Queen and King at football pregame ceremonies Friday evening at War Memorial Stadium. Last year’s royalty was on hand to congratulate Anabel and Brice. They are Alex Waugh, now an ONU student, and Jakob Hoschak, now a student at Ashland University. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HOMECOMING PARADE PHOTOS BY MONTY SIEKERMAN.

Photos by Monty Siekerman
Anabel Alexander and Brice Ferguson are crowned AHS Homecoming Queen and King at football pregame ceremonies Friday evening at War Memorial Stadium.

Last year’s royalty was on hand to congratulate Anabel and Brice. They are Alex Waugh, now an ONU student, and Jakob Hoschak, now a student at Ashland University.

Certain factors must be in place to ensure the final safety and quality of the product

Fermentation Frenzy
By Martha Gonzalez RD,LD,CLC
Clinical Nutrition Manager

Before there was refrigeration, there was fermentation. While fermented foods may seem like a new trend, it is actually one of the oldest ways to preserve food, dating back thousands of years.

Although it is a common practice around the world, many people are still unaware of how it works. Simply put, fermentation is the breakdown of sugars into simpler compounds such as acids, alcohol and CO2. This process results in safe food preservation by inhibiting harmful bacteria.

Parade, downtown vendors, entertainment and a queen for the day

It's Harvest and Herb weekend in Ada.

The 33rd annual Ada Area Chamber of Commerce's Harvest and Herb Festival offers many activities on Saturday in downtown Ada, according to Deb Curlis, chamber director.

This year’s festival is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. As in past year’s, it will fill Ada’s Main Street from Highland to College.

The festival has 180 spaces available for vendors and those spaces are almost full.

Retired electrical engineering professor does woodworking, and does it seriously

By Monty Siekerman
Les Thede lives by the adage,” You don’t retire from something, you retire to something.” The retired electrical engineering professor does woodworking, and does it seriously.

For example, he makes drums that you sit on and play. They go for $110 each. He has sold 234 of them to churches, individuals, and acoustic bands across the country.

Les also makes cutting boards using several types of wood, mantle and wall clocks, keepsake boxes, and other items. He describes what he makes as useful, beautiful, and artistic.  Occasionally, he will make special-order items, such as tables.

This Saturday's Preview: The Ohio Northern men's soccer program returns to Kerscher Stadium at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 15 as they host the Oberlin Yeomen in nonconference action ... The Polar Bears enter the weekend's contest sporting a 2-2-1 overall record after knocking off D3soccer.com's No. 19-ranked Ohio Wesleyan squad 3-0 on Wednesday evening at Olentangy Liberty High School ... In the contest, senior Joseph Schulte netted the eventual game winner just 90 seconds into the contest while junior Luke Fickenworthand sophomore Beelal Hasan each added a strike to the scoreline ...

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