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Don't worry if you missed the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce's Harvest and Herb Fest - or of you were there and want to review some of the events.

The Ada Icon offers the following short videos and a nine-piece photo album of the event.

More information follows:

VIDEOS

Harvest and Herb Fest queen candidates float and ONU marching band - click to view

Ada High School bulldog mascot and cheerleaders - click to view

Ada High School marching band - click to view

Want a creative way to pay off your Ada Public Librry overdue book fines?

From Monday, Sept. 16, until Friday, Sept. 27, the Ada Public Library will be collecting canned goods and non perishable items to assist the local food pantry, according to Amanda Bennett, director.

Your donation will clear fines of $5 or less from your account (Food donations do not count toward replacement fees).

The library will be closed on Saturday for the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce 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. 

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.

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, 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.

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