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St. Paul's United Church of Christ holds its annual bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Items available include:

  • handmade candy, cookies, caramel corn and pies
  • homemade soups,
  • fall and Christmas items for decorating,
  • children's gifts and games,
  • and handmade blankets, needlework and OSU memorabilia.

Picnic food will be available for purchase from 11 a.m. onwards, including sandwiches, sides, chips and dessert.

St. Paul's Church is located at 4443 Township Rd 25, Ada.

For questions, contact Cheryl Quay, 419-991-4886.

Clinics, leagues and games, and travel tournaments

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­Boys’ youth basketball sign-ups start soon for Ada third through sixth graders. Here are all the details:

Elementary basketball has three phases:
• clinics
• leagues and games
• travel tournaments

Clinics are Saturday mornings from 10:30 a.m. to noon beginning Nov. 30. Clinics are Nov. 30, Dec. 7, Dec 14 and Dec. 21.

League games begin in January and continue on Saturdays through the end of February. Schedules will be released later.

Travel tournaments has each team guaranteed two tournaments in March. These two-day tourneys include multiple games each day.

And, don't forget all the Halloween-related events coming soon

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Ada Music Boosters fall craft show and Ada Historical Society's Woodlawn Cemetary tours highlight events in the community this weekend.

The craft show is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the 1986 school gym. General admission is $3.

The cemetary tours are Sunday. Click here for complete tour details.

October concludes with a boatload of event. Many of those follow and for complete details, click on the accompanying links:

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In midget football action at DeGraff on Sunday, Upper Scioto Valley defeated Riverside 13 - 6. Shown is USV defensive end Richard Moed tackling Riverside's ball carrier. USV now moves on to the playoffs. (Ken Collins photo)

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Ashleigh Rush, Ada HS senior art student, works on a self portrait in her Art IV class. The project began with one of her senior portraits. She traced it (see completed image she is copying) on a canvas and using acrylic paint is now placing it on a 21 by 24-inch frame.

Winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical

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The Ohio Northern University Department of Theatre Arts will present the musical “Spring Awakening” from Oct. 19-26 at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts.

Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 18, Oct. 19 and Oct. 25, with 2 p.m. matinee performances on Oct. 20 and Oct. 26.

Winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Spring Awakening is an electrifying rock adaptation of the classic play.

Daring and inventive, it is an exhilarating journey of teenage self-discovery and a celebration of youth and rebellion. Spring Awakening is based on the 1891 play by Frank Wedekind with book and lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Duncan Sheik.

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