For the time period of May 1-May 31, Hardin County Extension rainfall reporters recorded an average of 3.70 inches of rain in Hardin County.
Last year, the average rainfall for the same time period was 3.51 inches. Rainfall for May 1-May 31, 2015, matches the 3.70 inches for the 10-year average rainfall during the same dates.
Blanchard Township received 4.95 inches of rain for May 1-May 31, the most of any of the township sites.
Liberty Township received 4.63 inches in May and 5.67 inches since April 15.
Yup, that's a state senator behind that Batman mask, a.k.a. Cliff Hite, who is reading books about superheroes to kids at the Ada Public Library on Monday afternoon.
Sen. Hite is a former teacher and coach, so interacting with children just came naturally.
Here, he gives a fist bump to Daniel Klear while others look on. Thirteen children and several mothers attended the storytime.
Sen. Hite is a Republican from Findlay and has represented this area as senator since 2011.
Food “to go” takes on new meaning after meeting Carlton Jaquess.
He’s the chef for The Cadets, and when the drum and bugle corps ends its spring training camp at Ohio Northern University on Sunday and heads toward Indianapolis to launch their summer touring season, Jacquess will go with them in his semi-trailer truck-turned-kitchen.
“It’s a gypsy-like lifestyle,” he said. “Most cooks couldn’t do this. They’d quit in the first week."
Eleven high school students attending a leadership conference on campus helped garden for four hours on Saturday at the Railroad Depot Park, including Chase Wagoner from Carey (left) and Thomas Shauk from Galion.
More than 200 students fanned out throughout the village to assist the village, homeowners, and businesses with chores. ONU hosts the four-day HOBY conference annually in early June.
A part of each year is devoted to assisting the local community. The purpose of the conference is to teach leadership skills to outstanding youth.
(Monty Siekerman)
Outdoor movies in Ada! That's right. And the first show is Friday!
Three family-oriented outdoor movies will be shown this summer on the Ohio Northern Univesity tundra sponsored by The Freed Center for the Performing Arts and Bluffton Hospital.
The movies and dates are:
Friday, June 5 - Frozen
Friday, July 3 - Toy Story
Friday, Aug. 7 - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Movies are shown at dusk. Popcorn and beverages are avialable for purchase. Families are invited to bring lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy the movies under the stars.
The Ada Lions Club has donated $60,000 to 67 students since their first scholarship were awarded in 2000.
Projects like the Ada Lions Club Mulch Project has been one of the many projects that have funded this great community project. A committee of Lions members select the Ada High School students for these awards.
Student winners this year are, front from left: Haley Jenkins, Gabrielle Rall, Quinn High, Caralee Stover and Alexis Amburgey.
Back row from left, Abby Petersen, Tori Wyss, Cort Everhart, Levi Bass, Lion Bob Simmons and Lion Chad Hays.
