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Hardin Dems will have booth at Harvest and Herb Fest

Eighteen Central and Executive Committee members and guests met at Henry’s for the September meeting of the Hardin County Democrats.  The Committees unanimously endorsed John Patrick Carney for State Auditor and Nina Turner for Secretary of State.  Chair Traxler was in Columbus on Monday when Representative Carney announced his candidacy.

Traxler thanked the 12 people who cleaned up and then set-up the fair booth, those who worked all week in the Democrat booth at the Hardin County Fair and then helped to box up everything for next year. 

Marketing your product, success and failures: entrepreneur workshop Sept. 26

The Community Economic Development Center (CEDC) at Ohio Northern University opens its 2013-14 entrepreneurship workshop series in the Dicke Forum on Thursday, Sept. 26. The workshop will be preceded by a networking event at 5:30 p.m. The workshop will follow the networking event and conclude at 7 p.m.

The topic of the workshop will be “Marketing your product, success and failures. Making the Milestone system work” with Dennis D. Stripe. This event is free and open to the public.

There's still time to enter Saturday's parade - and if you have a golf cart read on

Ada loves parades. 

And you can be in one on Saturday - or you may watch for the sidewalk.

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce Harvest and Herb parade will step-off from Ada High School at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. There is no cost to participate. 

For groups planning on participating  be at the school at by 9:15 a.m. so that you can be put in the line-up. Groups using a float with youth riding please park in the north parking lot of the school. All roads and driveways around the school need to be accessible to non-parade traffic so please help keep them open. 

Golf Cart Decorating Contest

Miss Vicki's Music Studio accepting new students for fall classes

Miss Vicki’s Music Studio, 2613 State Route 81, Ada, is now accepting new students for fall classes. According to Vicki Mills, studio owner, classes begin Tuesday, Sept. 24, and run through Jan. 16. You can also register for introductory sessions (4 - 6 weeks) that run in October/November.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE STUDIO WEBSITE, WHICH INCLUDES MORE DETAILS ON ALL CLASSES.

Rural development specialist will address Ada CIC

Roberta Acosta, a rural development specialist from Toledo, will discuss the Hometown Cooperative grant during the noon Wednesday Ada Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) meeting according to Angela Polachek of the village. 

"A team of representatives from the Ohio Rural Community Assistance Program (RCAP) visited Ada on Aug. 26 to discuss the grant," said Polachek. Acosta will talk about the grant in greater detail during the CIC meeting.

The meeting is at noon in McIntosh Center on the Ohio Northern University campus. Agendas and CIC financial information will be available at the meeting.

Cash mob at Carol Slane Florist 3-5 p.m. Tuesday

The secret’s out. The Buy Ada First Committee, planning the community’s fourth cash mob, this week announced the location of the event.

The cash mob takes place at one of Ada’s prominent retail businesses, Carol Slane Florist, 410 S. Main St., Ada, from 3 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17.

“Shannan Brown welcomed our invitation to host this event,” said Heather Cox, member of the committee. “We hope to continue more cash mobs in Ada in the future.”

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