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Alex James and Blake Willeke, Ada High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) members, received State Degrees at the Ohio FFA convention May 1 in Columbus.

Willeke and James, juniors, are involved in crop production as well as animal science projects. The degree also requires hours of community service, leadership activities and other school activities.

Photo: Blake Willeke and Alex James received the State Degree at the recent Ohio FFA Convention. With them is FFA advisor, Tony Dyer.

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By Monty Siekerman
The lowly dandelion...despised, unwanted, dug up, sprayed, hated...but wait, here are some positive things about the yellow-bloomed nemesis that will keep you from fighting the battle of riding them from your yard, a battle often won by the weed.

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The next senior dance at Restore Community Center, 210 N. Main St., takes place from 2 to 4 p.m., Wednesday, May 13.

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Dandelions...
* Eat them. Certain varieties, usually the long-stemed ones, are used as salad greens, soups, wines, and teas. When cooking, blanch them or saute them to make them more tasty.

* The roasted root is used as a coffee substitute. It's caffeine-free.

* It's one of the ingredients of root beer.

* Provides nectar and pollen for bees and some butterflies.

* Adds nitrogen to the soil.

* Dandelion is an herb used for many conditions, such as loss of appetite, upset stomach, intestinal gas, gallstones, joint pain, muscle aches, eczema, and bruises, laxative, skintoner, blood tonic, and digestive tonic, virus, cancer.

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It's Free Shred Your Documents Week and that means Liberty National Bank is ready to assist you in safely discarding your documents.

Shredding is going on all week until Friday, May 8  at all Liberty Bank locations.

“We are proud to offer this service free of charge as a way to give back to our communities,” said Ronald Zimmerly, president and CEO.

Identity Theft and fraud are a rational fear for individuals and businesses. By simply shredding old tax records, insurance records, bank statements, cancelled checks, health records, financial documents, legal documents, and all other sensitive documents you can help stop identity thieves in their tracks.

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iPad Audiobooks and eBooks, Thursday, May 21st, 10a.m.-11a.m.
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This course presents an overview of eBooks and audiobooks. Topics will include installing the OverDrive Media Console app, creating an OverDrive account, and authorizing your account for titles.

Troubleshooting Devices, Thursday, May 21st, 11a.m.-12p.m.
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This course offers an in-depth approach to troubleshooting common user and device problems associated with your digital content. This could include downloading, installing, playng, transferring, and much more!

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