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April showers bring May flowers. If the first week of April is any indication of the rest of the month, it will be a wet month. According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, 2.68 inches of rain fell in the Icon viewer area during April 1-7.

For a complete daily weather summary, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

Finally, the weather cooperated allowing Ada HS baseball and softball games to be played on Tuesday. Here's a shot of the baseball squad prior to the opening pitch against McComb.

Now that the weather is beginning to agree with the calendar that it is indeed spring, many residents are ready to start cleaning! Spring cleaning may result in a large variety and quantity of unwanted material.

While the Village will not be providing a spring cleanup day this year, there are a few tips the Village would like to offer to residents and property owners:

By Chapter Reporter Morgan Roberts
The annual Ada FFA banquet was held March 27 in the cafeteria at Ada High School.
            
During our meal, Michaela Guyton presented our annual slide show. The slide show was the highlight of the evening, it gave parents, as well as community members to see what the FFA really does through out the year.

PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY

Garlic Lime Grilled Chicken
Recipe provided by Sue Zimmer, Ada
From Liberty National Bank Cookbook

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. coarsely ground pepper
1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1 tbsp. Worchestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. dry mustard

Wash hands. Place chicken in resealable plastic gab. Mix together soy sauce, lime juice, Worchestershire sauce, garlic and mustard.

Reserve 1/4 cup marinade. Pour remainder over chicken in bag. Toss to coat well. Wash hands.

Marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.

A program on human trafficking titled “Ohio’s Real Tragedy,” takes place at 6 p.m, Thursday, April 10, in the Ohio Northern University Chapel.

Barbara Freeman, a sex traffic survivor, is the speaker.

According to program sponsors, “Over 1,000 children from Ohio are forced into trafficking each year with 88 percent involving sexual slavery. Toledo is ranked fourth in the country for sex trafficking. Anyone can be a victim. Get informed. Learn how to help.”

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