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Five new classes will begin in February at Miss Vicki's Music Studio at 2316 SR 81 (near the Ada Schools). For more information, call 419-679-8259. Classes are being organized in:

1.  Group Piano for Adults

2.  JubilHeirs (auditioned choir for ages 12 -22+)

Piano Partners (2 or more students per session, Ages 6+)

Around the World Pre-Keyboard Class (Ages 5 – 6)

5. Cycle of Seasons (Ages 3 ½ - 4 ½)

Watch the football drop at midnight Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Ada Depot

Few things are as American as football, except perhaps the northwestern Ohio village that produces the pigskins used in the biggest game of the year.
 
In a real slice of Americana, a small town and its connection to the Super Bowl will be celebrated during the “Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival” on Saturday, Feb. 4.

Several days of rain have caused more than puddles, as these photos by Ken Collins show. His camera caught the muddy messes southeast of Ada on Thursday. The Hardin County sheriff reports many county roads in have been posted with High Water signs and others have been closed due to isolated flooding across the roadways. Sheriff Keith Everhart urged caution while traveling. "Do not attempt to drive through a flooded area," he said. Relief from rain is expected the next three days as temperatures fall.

 

Local version of National Day of Action by Allen-Hardin voters

Allen-Hardin County Day of Action organization will hold a candlelight vigil in Bluffton on Sunday, Jan. 15, to voice quesitons in the transition period from the Nov. 8 election day to the presidential inauguration on Jan. 21.

Persons interested in participanting will meet at the Bluffton post office, 132 S. Main St. After a brief sharing time, the group will walk to Bluffton’s town hall, 154 N. Main St.

According to event planners, "The purpose of this gathering is to voice questions that have risen in the transition period from election day to the inauguration Jan. 21.

Offers money-savings from area restaurants and businesses

Ada Bulldog Cards, good through Aug. 31, are now on sale for $7 each, or $5 each when two or more are purchased.

Sale of the cards is a major fundraiser for the Ada Music Boosters. The discount cards feature free food and other money-saving offers from restaurants and businesses in Ada, Kenton, Bluffton, and Lima.

And the high reaching made it all the way to 14

January temperatures arrived, and they are not kind.

According to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, here's what the new year brought, temperature wise last week:

Jan 5 - high 17; low 2
Jan. 6 - high 12; low 0
Jan. 7 - high 13; low -3
Jan. 8 - high 19; low 5
Jan. 9 - high 31; low 10

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