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Holidays, filled with memories, can be difficult for those who have lost loved ones.

Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Ada will hold its 12th annual remembrance service at 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12, at its Ada chapel, 311 E. Lima Ave., according to Bruce Neely.

Persons attending may arrive anytime between 2 and 3 p.m. Upon arrival, a personalized ornament will be given to the family to place on a large Christmas tree. It will be in memory of someone from the family attending the service.

At 3 p.m., Rev. Mary Jo Yeakel, pastor of First United Methodist Church, Ada, and Randy Davis, pastor of Lima First Assembly of God, will each present a short memorial service.

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Time is running out for you to bid on one of the many Christmas-related items in this year's Festival of Trees silent auction.

The festival takes place at Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St., Ada. Closing bids are accepted until 6 p.m. on Friday. Winning bidders may pick up their items on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. or on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.

This is the 18th annual Festival of Trees. Proceeds go to Community Health Professionals Hoscipe program.

WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW THAT PROVIDES A VIEW OF THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL.

Festival of Trees, 2015

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By Monty Siekerman
This is another photo in our series What Are These? 

Can you identify them?

Hint, you heard them in Presser Hall.

Answer:
These are instruments used by the Percussion Ensemble in concert recently with three other ensembles.

Pictured are (clockwise from upper left) temple block, cricket call, another type of temple block, African double bell, Chinese player bowl.

If you got them all right, you earn an A+.

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Story and photo by Amy Eddings

With the coming of dawn on Tuesday came the dawn of a new era in Ada’s solid waste management.  Workers delivered the new, blue bins that will be used by Republic, the village’s new garbage hauler.  Republic won a three-year contract with the village after outbidding Ada’s longtime garbage service provider, Waste Management, by 37 cents per customer per year. 

The lower bid means savings for Ada’s residents, who will pay $14 per month for their solid waste management service, instead of $16.83.

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Ada went from a green tote town to a blue tote town on Monday when trash service for most of the village changed from Waste Management to Republic Services. Republic brought 2,400 containers to Ada to begin pickup next Monday. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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A Red Cross blood drive will be held Thursday, Dec. 3, from noon-6 p.m. at First Mennonite Church, 101 S. Jackson St., Bluffton. Parking is available and the church is handicapped accessible.

Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS or go to redcrossblood.org, sponsor code “fmennbl” to schedule your blood donation appointment. On the day of the blood drive, be prepared to show a donor card, driver's license, or other form(s) of ID.

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