Ada Kiwanis President Joe Ferguson called the Tuesday, Sept. 10 meeting to order at noon in the Dean’s Heritage Room, McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University. Julian Hazelton was welcomed as a guest. A member of the Ada Barnyard Farmers, she spoke briefly about her activities at the 2019 Hardin County Fair.

When you hear the word “tolerance” what comes to mind? It certainly gets tossed around a lot. An article I read recently gave the definition of this: true tolerance is a willingness to acknowledge the beliefs of others in spite, not in absence, of disagreement.

The Memorial Park Bridge Club met on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the Pro Shop Annex. The hostess was Mary Hamilton and there were four tables in play. High scores were held by Dan Schryer, Jane Landsberg and Pat Brehm.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 14 Weight Watchers – 9:15 a.m., Hi-Point Church of Christ, 1815 Ohio 540, Bellefontaine. Weigh-in starts 1/2 hour earlier.

Ada Monday – no school Tuesday – chicken and Dutch waffle, steamed green beans, fruit.

Last week we talked about the little fishing trip we had for Daniel’s birthday. Now, this week, I’ll fill in a bit about his birthday supper. At our house, whoever is having a birthday gets to choose his or her meal. Daniel chose one of our all-time summer favorites, Chalupas. Now if you’ve never had a chance to give them a try, today may be your chance. It’s like going out in the garden, combing it and coming to the house with all sorts of goodies then laying it right on top of a deep-fried tortilla along with some fried burger and cheese.

The Kenton Band Boosters met on Monday, Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. Attendees were Judy Donnal, president; Sarah Zickafoose, vice president; Katie Ketcham, treasurer; Amy Kohl, secretary; and Kathy Forester; volunteer. President Judy Donnal called the meeting to order.

The Hardin County Dairy Service Unit is holding its semi-annual cheese sale now through Oct. 22. The fall sale has a variety of cheeses to choose from including Colby, Muenster, Smoked Cheddar, Mozzarella, Cojack, American Processed, Farmers Cheese, Cheddar, Big Eye Swiss, Baby Swiss, Lacey Swiss (low cholesterol, low fat), Hot Pepper, and also Trail Bologna. Cheese is in approximately 2 pound units, except for Muenster, Hot Pepper, American Processed Cheese, which are sold in 5 pound loaves. The American Processed Cheese is sliced, while the mozzarella and cheddar cheese are shredded. The Trail Bologna comes in 1-1 3/4 pound rings.

The Hancock Historical Museum will host its fifth Historic Barn Tour on Saturday, Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The self-guided tour will showcase five historic barns around the community of Mt. Blanchard, dating from the 1840s to the early 1900s.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 14 Weight Watchers – 9:15 a.m., Hi-Point Church of Christ, 1815 Ohio 540, Bellefontaine. Weigh-in starts 1/2 hour earlier. Kappa Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Int., Hardin and Wyandot Counties – 10 a.m. at The Old Mission Church, Upper Sandusky for tour of the church. That will be followed at 11:15 a.m. by lunch and a meeting at The Village Restaurant, Upper Sandusky.