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Officers are in place for 2015 for the Ada Community Improvement Corp. (CIC). Election of officers took place on Jan. 21 with the following results:

• President – James Meyer
• Vice president – Jamie Hall
• Secretary – Angela Polachek
• Treasurer – Crystal Huffer

The following trustees are listed with their term expiration date:
Dec. 31, 2015
• Deb Curlis
• David Retterer
• Fred Steiner

Dec. 31, 2016
• Beth Fenton
• Dick Lawrence
• Norm Rex
• Don Traxler
• Jamie Hall

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Here is the Ada Schools honor roll for the second quarter of the 2014/2015 school year:

ALL "A" HONOR ROLL
12TH GRADE: Alexis Amburgey, Noah Beach, Blake Hall, Allison Howard, Gabriella Linnon, Abby Petersen, Madison Stoner, Caralee Stover, Cody Stransky, Victoria Wyss.

11TH GRADE: Benjamin Bowers, Alexandra Boyadzhiev, Rylan Hissong, Alissa Schlachter, Megan Simon, Katey Stuart, Ashley Sumner, Casey Swick, Blake Willeke.

10TH GRADE: Ashley Breidenbach, Rielyn Castle, Taryn Fullom, Meredith Marshall, Elizabeth Milks.

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The Hardin County Dairy Service Unit will be awarding a scholarship at their annual banquet on February 21, 2015.  Funds raised from the association’s semi-annual cheese sale are used to support higher education with this scholarship program.  Eligible students must live on a dairy farm, have grown up on a dairy farm, work on a dairy farm, be pursuing a dairy related education, or have shown a dairy heifer or dairy cow project at the Hardin County Fair.

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The Ada Club met on Tuesday January 13, 2015 at 12:00 noon at McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University, Ada President Kiwanis John Berg called the meeting to order at 12:00 noon.

The Kiwanis anniversary of member Scott Allison (January 16, 2006) was noted.

The birthday of member Tom Kier (January 24th) was also noted.

In business:

-Members heard an updated report on club finances.

-The satellite club met last week. They will meet tomorrow at 6:00 pm at the Community Health Professionals Building.

-ONU Circle will meet the last week of January

-Pancake Day flyers have been prepared and will start being distributed.

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Several area students were named to the fall Ohio Northern University dean’s list. Those students include:

Lauren Hector, daughter of D. Keith and Rhonda Hector, 111 Tr 20, Mount Cory. She is a senior majoring in graphic design.

Kempf, son of Kathy Kempf, 16671 Township Road 51, Mount Cory. He is a senior majoring in exercise physiology.

Austin Marquart, son of Jed and Teresa Marquart, 9400 Columbus Grove Rd, Bluffton. He is a pharmacy - sixth year majoring in pharmacy.

Lisa Scheckelhoff, daughter of Gary and Debra Scheckelhoff, 455 Shannon St, Bluffton. She is a pharmacy - sixth year majoring in pharmacy.

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The band, Mississippi Bones, which includes musicians from Ada and other Hardin County communities, recently signed for a vinyl release with Bilocation Records, according to Dusty Donley of the group.

Their album 'Songs for the Rejects, Slackers & Rabble Rousers' will be out during 2015 on hand numbered, limited edition high performance 180g vinyl.

Members of the band are: Jared Collins, vocals; Dusty Donley of Ada, guitar; Derik Dunson, guitar; Jason Rector, bass; Jason Miller, drums; and Heather Collins, backing up vocalist.

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