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It's a great school year to be an Ada school musician. Following are results from Saturday's Junior High solo and ensemble contest held at Elida. Several additional awards given to Ada school musicians are also in this list.

The following students received a I - Superior rating on their vocal solos
Josie Poling
Barrette Jones
Ethan Hull
Karissa Fox
Jacob Thaxton
Alex Morgan
Alyssa Wince
John Shrader
Rebecca MacDonald

The following students received a II - Excellent rating on their vocal solos
Kaylee Huffer
Kesewa Akyeampong
Grace Allison

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The Lynn Valley Farmers held their second meeting on Wednesday March 30, 2016.  Kolby Wilcox called the meeting to order, Gage Buxton led both the American flag and the 4-H pledge. 

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Meet Levi, 2 year old male border collie mix, 52 pounds

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

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By Jon Umphress
Denny Hensel updated Ada Kiwanis Club members on March 22 about Harvest Pride Tortilla Chips, which he and his family operate in Ada. 

Hensel first gave some of his personal history. He grew up in Dola and graduated from Hardin Northern.  He and his family farm about 900 acres.

He worked at Rockwell for 30 years. In 1987 he started a corn cleaning operation for other tortilla chip makers.  His first customer was Seyfert Foods in Fort Wayne.  He was selling 4 or 5 semi-loads of cleaned corn a week. 

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Meet Jip. He's a three-year-old male, 20-pound terrier mix and is looking for a new home.

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

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By Carah Deardorff, club news reporter

On Monday March 21, at 6pm, the Town and Country Creators 4H Club met at St John’s Evangelical Church in Kenton.

Club President, Devry Moore, called the meeting to order and announced the Installation of Officers.

The 2016 Town and Country Creator Officers are as follows: President, Devry Moore; Vice President, Mason Bloom; Secretary, Alex Haushaulter; Treasurer, Ty Hiller; News Reporter, Carah Deardorff; Health Officer, Abigail Hartshorn; Safety Officer, Anna Longbrake; EEL, Haley Hunt; Recreation, Eden Cronley, Mason Flint, Lauren Manns, Lara Music; Historian, Caitlyn Tudor.

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