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But the kernel of truth hits the bull's eye - aimed at you Ada shopper

SPOILER ENDING
Skip the malls this weekend. Stay in town. Shop local.

IT GETS WORSE
Oh, come on, you’ve heard this before. It’s as dull as a warning to exercise daily or you’ll gain weight.

WEIGHT…WAIT, THAT’S THE PROBLEM
“We” are the problem with our small town if we don’t support our own businesses first.

MARK TWAIN WARNED US
It’s like the weather, says Mark Twain. “Everyone complains about it, but no one does anything about it.”

Recipients revealed at McIntosh Center in February

The Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance is accepting nominations for the 2016 Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year and Community Service Awards.
 
Anyone from Hardin County may be nominated to receive these honors. A panel of judges from Alliance members will make the final decision, and the recipients will be revealed Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, during the Alliance's annual meeting held at Ohio Northern University's McIntosh Center.
 
Selection of Citizen of the Year will be based upon an individual's outstanding achievements and contributions which have made Hardin County better.
 

Tuesday doors open at 3:30 p.m., dinner serving starts at 4 p.m.

ReStore Community Center, 210 N. Main, invites all to its Thanksgiving dinner on Tuesday. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. with serving beginning at 4 p.m.

More than 250 people are expected for the free dinner of ham, turkey and all the fixins'. The food is donated and prepared by individuals and organizations in the Ada area.

The Icon spotted BIKE ONE on a blue Honda CR-V parked on East Buckeye, just off Main Street. This drive must be a real biker.

Monday, Nov. 21,  is the deadline for craft vendors to reserve a table at Ada Vancrest's first-ever Craft Fair  held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10.

Reports are that the fair is drawing a lot of interest among vendors, and their are still tables available at $30, plus $5 more if you use one of their tables and $5 more if you need electricity. Call 419-558-1379.

Vancrest Ada, a nursing home and rehabilitation center, opened this year at 600 W. North Ave., across from the Ada Schools.

Ada's next American Red Cross blood drive is Monday, Nov. 21.

The drive is at Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St., Ada, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:50 p.m.

 

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