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Richland Manor chili cookoff benefits area food pantry

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Richland Manor, Swaney Road Bluffton, hosted a chili cook off on Feb. 21. Over 70 people attended the event, which featured 14 varieties of chili.

The winners follow:
• First place and winner of $100: Russ Goedde for his Sante Fe Chili
• Second place and winner of $75: Roberta Beemer for her Sausage Chili
• Third place and winner of $50: Edwin and Gwynne Sortenson for their White Chicken Chili

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Kiwanis members hear about 4-H members trip to inauguration

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Wednesday, February 27, 2013

President Myrna McCurdy called the 19th meeting (February 26) of the 2012–2013 Ada Kiwanis year to order at 12:01 p.m. at McIntosh Center, ONU.

The invocation was given by Jon Umphress.

Justin Light was welcomed as a guest.

The membership anniversary of Sharon MacKenzie, (February 27, 1996) was noted.

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Hardin County Joy Riders 4-H Club meets March 11

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, February 26, 2013

The Hardin County Joy Riders 4-H Club will hold their first meeting on Monday, March 11,  at 6 p.m. at the Kenton Moose Lodge Basement. 

New members welcome.  For more information contact Brandi Rowe at 567-674-1038 or Wendy Hooker at 419-303-2662.

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Mitchell Wilcox would prefer to be swimming

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 25, 2013

15 minutes with Mitchell Wilcox, Ada High School sophomore

Note: Mitchell recently competed in the Ohio High School Athletic Association state swim meet in Canton. Watch the Ada Icon for a story on Ada’s team results at the state meet.

Mitchell, tell me what classes you are taking this semester.
Advance English, U.S. History, Algebra II, Chemistry, Ceramics II and Computer Tech. I’m also a member of the swim, cross country and track teams.

What would you like to do after high school?
My goal at the moment is to attend the University of Florida and compete in swimming.

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Ada High sophomore interested in art and psychology

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, February 21, 2013

15 minutes with Allison Howard, Ada High School sophomore

Allison, tell me what classes you are taking this semester.

Chemistry, U.S. Studies II, CAD (Computer Aided Drafting), Geography, English 10 Advanced, French II and Art II. I’m also in Aspirations.

I see you have an art sketchpad. Tell me about it.
I like sketching and drawing. The largest project I ever created was last year. In art we took a small comic panel and enlarged it to about 4 feet by 2 and a half feet. That took over three weeks in class to complete. I did mine on a Danger Girl comic panel.

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Ada area residents share experiences of Obama inaugural

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Shelli Jackson, Spencer Williams and Don Traxler shared their experiences when they attended the Inaugural Ceremonies of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in Washington, D. C. on Jan. 21, with those attending the February meeting of the Hardin County Democrats Central and Executive Committee meeting at the Kenton Moose Lodge .

Shelli (Liberty Township) was among the 56,000-plus people who applied on-line to become a volunteer for the Presidential Inaugural Committee.  She was one of the 1,500 volunteers who was selected. 

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