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Concerts, Halloween, drama, general election, Festival of Trees, just for starters

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October and November are alive with events in Ada. As proof, the Ada Icon's Hometown Happenings calendar of events fills six pages.

The calendar includes:
• Community events
• Ada school
• ONU
• The Freed Center
• The Inn at ONU
• Public meetings
• Village services schedule
• Ada Public Library.

Darlene Bowers compiles Hometown Happenings. A printer-friendly version is attached at the bottom of this story.

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Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 is looking for snowplow drivers and will hold three hiring events to find them.

The schedule of events is as follows:
• Wednesday, Oct. 3, from noon to 6 p.m. at the ODOT District 1 office, 1885 N. McCullough St., Lima.

• Wednesday, Oct. 10, noon to 6 p.m. at the ODOT Defiance County maintenance garage, 2340 Baltimore Rd., Defiance.

• Tuesday, Oct. 16, 3 to 7 p.m. at the ODOT Hancock County maintenance garage, 1645 Lima Ave., Findlay.

Interested applicants may apply for a total of 36 temporary positions available in Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert and Wyandot counties.

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The Icon spotted this Hancock County plate in Bluffton. It's on a grey Honda Odyssey.

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Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. for the general election in Ohio on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Details about early voting are below.

 

Ada precincts North and South will vote at Community Health Professionals. Liberty Township residents will vote at Center on Central.

 

The last day to register to vote, to change an address, or to change a name is Tuesday, Oct. 9.

 

Early voting takes place at the Hardin County Board of Elections, which is located on the lower level of the courthouse in Kenton. Enter in the south doors at ground level.

 

Early voting hours and dates are:

Wilson's garage sale - some buyers arrived the night before

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Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
More than 500 bargain hunters were on hand at 8 a.m. Saturday when the buzzer rang to start the Wilson Sporting Goods annual Garage Sale. Some shoppers arrived the night before and others lined up several hours before the 8 a.m. start of the sale. 

Bins and bins of footballs—bargained priced at $10 up to $35 for the Super Bowl "Duke" ball—were available. And many other Wilson-made items were for sale, such as  Badminton sets for $10, basketballs and soccer balls for $15. 

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