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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Visiting Columbus Grove earned a share of the Northwest Conference girls basketball crown with a 66-15 victory over Ada Thursday evening in the regular season finale.

Ada finished 1-20 overall and 0-8 in the NWC with the defeat. Meanwhile, Grove improved to 16-5 and ended up 7-1 in the NWC to tie Bluffton for the league crown with the decisive win.

CG came into its final league game tied atop the league standings with Spencerville and Bluffton at 6-1. Crestview was close behind at 5-2.

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Frank J. Burkholder, 76, died on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at 8 p.m., at his residence in Alger. 

He was born on Jan. 15, 1943, in Bluffton, Ohio, to the late Sidney and Cleora (Amstutz) Burkholder. On April 11, 1968, Frank married Terrall A. Lambert and she survives in Alger.

Frank was a farmer.  He was a U.S. Army veteran. 

Also surviving is his daughter, Valerie Stoneburner of Anderson, Ind.; two grandchildren: Ashley and Ryan Stoneburner; a brother, Roger Burkholder of Alger; and two sisters: Mary Ellen (Russell) Ludwig of Findlay and Janet (Dennis) Nagy of Piqua.

He was preceded in death by a sister, LaDonna Meyer.

Registration underway now

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The spring New Leaf newsletter is attached at the bottom of this story. It features “seed starting indoors.”

New Leaf Garden Center will hold a spring gardening seminar in its Ada store on Saturday, March 2.  Persons interested in attending should register now due to space limitations. 

The seminar schedule follows:
10 a.m. – The top 75 plants that every homeowner should consider

11 a.m. – Succulents

Noon – Soup, salad and scrumptious bread

1:30 p.m. – Bee Nice to your bees

International play fest’ at The Freed Center

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Ohio Northern University’s Department of Theatre Arts will present The International Play Festival: India from Thursday to Sunday, Feb. 21 to Feb. 24, in the Stambaugh Studio Theatre of the Freed Center for the Performing Arts. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 21, Feb. 22 and Feb. 23 and at 2 p.m. on Feb. 23 and Feb. 24. A question-and-answer session with the directors and company will be held following the Feb. 24 performance.

Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for seniors and $20 for adults. To order, visit freedcenter.com or call the box office at 419-772-1900.

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A gospel praise gathering will take place at 5 p.m., Sunday, March 24, at Ada Church of Christ, Disciples, 316 S. Main St.

The concert includes performances by the following:
Sandi and Kaylene
HeartSong
Dee and Phil Runion
Hallie Grigsby
Jimmy Bloomfield
Ed Ewing
Chris Horne
Jake Reel
441 Quartet
Paula Barron
New Presence
The Seekers
Arnold Coy
His Servants
Peggy Hamilton
One Voice
Ken Ziegler
Gospel Praise Gathering Choir

The event is presented by TGMA Gospel Music Promotions, Tiffin. For more information call 419-934-5456.

Tickets now available for Feb. 28 event at McIntosh Center

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Ada will host the 13th annual Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance dinner meeting and awards presentation on Thursday, Feb. 28.

The event is from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in McIntosh Center on the ONU campus. The evening includes a 6 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. awards program, 7:15 p.m. dinner and 7:45 p.m. business meeting.

According to Jesse Purcell, director, chamber and tourism, “The meeting centers around celebrating our membership and their many accomplishments this year.”

Andy McBride, the alliance board chair, is master of ceremonies.

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