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The Ada Music Boosters would like to remind everyone of multiple fundraising opportunities available throughout the year.  Some require nothing more than shopping the way you already do and some are mutually beneficial to not only the Boosters, but to you as well.

Programs currently available include:
Ada Bingo - Ada Bingo continues to be a favorite Thursday night event for many Ada residents. If you haven’t been out, come try it.

Here's a story that will interest all Ada railfans. It is reposted from The Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers (dba All Aboard Ohio). Click here for more information about All Aboard Ohio.

For advocates of rail transportation, one of the most enjoyable developments is to see a railroad line come back to life. 

That’s been happening recently to the 270-mile Fort Wayne Line between Tolleston (Gary), Ind., and Crestline, Ohio, via Ft. Wayne, Lima - AND ADA - and Bucyrus. This was one of America’s premier passenger rail lines, linking Chicago and East Coast.

Everything you need to know about the Village of Ada is on the new and improved village website, which should be live by the end of this month – or any day now.

For a look at the site go to: wp.adaoh.org.

You’ll find everything from Boards, Departments, Documents, Pay Water Bill, Notices and a way to contact the village on the site.

The site is more robust, easier to manage and update and has a better layout than the site it replaces. Upcoming events are still on the upper left of the content area, and below that is a calendar that responds to hovering the cursor over bold dates. 

It's Christmas vacation time for ReStore.

ReStore is closed now through Jan. 4, The Main Street Ada store will reopen with regular hours on Monday, Jan. 5.

The Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance is now accepting nominations for the 2014 Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year, and Community Service AwardS.

A NOMINATION FORM IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

 

Anyone from Hardin County may be nominated to receive these honors.  A panel of judges from Alliance members will make the final decision. The recipients will be revealed Thursday, Feb. 26, during the Alliance’s annual meeting held at Ohio Northern University’s McIntosh Center.

Want to see some neat doorways in Ada?

Check out the classroom doors at the Ada Elementary. Click here for the Ada Bulldogs facebook to view all the photos.

The results are in for the first Elementary Door Decorating Contest. As voted upon by the judges on Friday, the winners are:

3rd place: Mrs. Zellers' class (2nd grade)
2nd place: Mrs. Whitsel's class (3rd grade)
1st place: Mrs. Ludwig's class (1st grade)
People's Choice (Facebook): Mrs. Etgen's class (1st grade)

There were over 3,500 views on these pictures on the Ada Bulldog Facebook page. 

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