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Four-generation Ford dealership supplied area with vehicles for over 100 years

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FROM ADA ICON - Cole Motor Sales, a four-generation-owned Ada family business will close on Sept. 20, according to Cathy Cole.

Selling Fords, at 120 E. Buckeye, Ada, the company began assembling Model Ts in the 1910s that were shipped in parts to Ada on the railroad.

Ada became a “Ford” town and the large number of Ford vehicles in Ada today reflect the Cole Motor presence.

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The Lima Beane Chorus will perform tonight at Hilty Home, 304 Hilty Dr., Pandora. The chorus will sing from 7 to 8 p.m. in a free concert, open to the public. The event includes homemade ice cream.

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Here are the babies born at Bluffton Hospital over the end of the summer. :

July 30 - Owen James, son of Chase and Jessica Ferguson, Findlay.

Aug. 2 - Oakley Sage, son of Jakob Davis and Morgan Dickey-Spratt, Bluffton.

Aug. 2 - Lainey Jo, daughter of Brad and Amy McKee, Mount Cory.

Aug. 5 - Lucy Grace, daughter of Reverend Jeremy and Jen Mann, Bluffton.

Aug. 5 - Masen Palmer, son of Travis and Amanda Missler, Bluffton.

Aug. 5 - Omara Lyzabeth, daughter of Roger Parkins and Mary Donnal, Ada.

Memoir deals with spiritual formation and growth

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Bluffton author Ruth Naylor says that her original intent for writing her memoir was to share her personal faith stories with family and friends.

However, at a Christian writers’ conference she was urged to expand the potential audience.

To do that she provided questions at the end of each chapter, helping readers think about their own experiences and share their stories informally with others or in small groups.

She aims to achieve that in “Faith Talk: a spiritual memoir inviting reflection and dialogue,” published by WestBow Press.

Sabbatical research focused on the health benefits of plant pigments

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Dr. Angela Montel, professor of biology at Bluffton University, will present the Colloquium, “The Power of Purple (and Red and Blue and Green and Yellow and Orange) Plant Pigments to Promote Human Health,” at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.

During her presentation, Montel will discuss her fall 2018 sabbatical research focused on the health benefits of plant pigments such as beta carotene, chlorophyll and members of the flavonoid family. 

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The SHANNON Service Club (Sharing Hopes And Nourishing Needs of Neighbors) released its list of sponsors of its 2019 Main Street flag project, according to Duane Bollenbacher of the club.

Flags are sponsored by individuals in memory of, or in honor of someone. The list of sponsors is attached below.

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