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The Hardin County Cattle Producers are offering up to five $500 scholarships to qualified students. Scholarships will be awarded to applicants who themselves or their parents are current members of the Hardin County Cattle Producers, and have been members for at least the past two years.

The applicant must have shown a beef cattle project in either 4-H or FFA for at least three years. For an application, please contact the FFA Advisor or high school guidance counselor at any of the county schools. You can also download an application from hardin.osu.edu or pick one up at the OSU Extension Office located at 1021 West Lima Street, Suite 103 in Kenton.

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It's the first official Ada garage sale of 2014.

Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St., will host a two-day garage sale. Dates and times are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 21, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 22.

Donations to the sale are being accepted. All proceeds go to Community Health Professionals Hospice Patient Care Fund. Call 419-634-7443 for more details.

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Despite weather delays, lots of events take place in February at Ada schools. Here's an update from the school website:

DATES TO REMEMBER:
Feb. 21-  Interim grade cards sent home with all students
Feb. 25 - 2 Hour Early Dismissal for Teachers In-Service
Feb. 26 - Spring Pictures Order forms in High School Office

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Nineteen degrees below zero.

Remember to tell your grandchildren this story some day. Perhaps they will believe you. The low temperature reading for Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2014. in the Bluffton-Ada area reached 19 degrees below zero, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
And, it was one of seven of out eight days in a row with a minimum daily temperature of below zero.

The maximum temperatures during that eight-day stretch weren't much to brag about either. The high was only 30 on Wednesday, Feb. 13.

To view the daily weather summary for February, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its February meeting at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 19, at Community Health Professionals, according to Deb. Curlis, president.

Immediately  following the meeting chamber members visit The Barber Shop on Main for a ribbon cutting ceremony. 

Here are other announcements from the chamber:

• The Inn at ONU restaurant is now open for lunch. It has different specials each week.

• Community Health Professionals will be hold an garage sale on Friday, Feb. 20, and Saturday, Feb. 21.  All proceeds go to patient Hospice fund. 

• Buy Local group is sponsoring a Cash Mob at ONU book store on Tuesday, Feb,  3 - 5 p.m. 

 

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ReStore Community Center, 210 N Main St., Ada, has an opening for a director, according to Myra Berger.

 A job description is available at the community center. Resumes may be delivered there directed to the attention of Berger. The deadline to apply is March 1.Persons with questions may call call ReStore at 419.558.1015.

ReStore Community Center was started in 2006 through Ada First United Methodist Church. Today, ReStore is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that provides assistance for low-income individuals through federal assistance programs, clothing ministry, emergency food, financial assistance, and educational programming.

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