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Percussion music set for Tuesday

Five ONU Percussion ensembles will perform at 8 p.m. on Tuesday in Presser Hall. The program is free and open to the public. The groups include the ONU Percussion Ensemble, Steel Drum Band, African Dance and Drumming Ensemble, the newly-formed Samba Band and an Ada favorite, the Wild Steelions.

Free coats today at ReStore

Patti Risner, ReStore store manager, holds a new winter coat for a child. Today, the ReStore Community Center will begin giving away new coats donated by the Knights of Columbus in Kenton. New hats, mittens, gloves, and boots, donated by the Ada First United Methodist Church and the Hardin County Foundation, will also be given away to those in need.

Santa is having breakfast at The Inn on Saturday

Make your reservations now

Santa is coming to The Inn at ONU on Saturday for breakfast.

The Inn reminds Icon viewers that this event is always a sell-out.

For reservations for the Saturday, Dec. 2 event, call 419-772-2500. Cost is $11.75 for adults, $6.75 for children 4-12, free for those 3 and under. In addition to breakfast and a visit from Santa, families will receive a photo to take home.

 

Red Kettle drive looks for bellringers.

Want to be a bellringer for the Salvation Army Red Kettle drive this holiday season?
If so, contact Kathy Reese at 419-889-1845.

The local Salvation Unit will be at Reichert's Clothing on Dec. 2 and 9 and at Community Market on Dec. 16 and 23 from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. those Saturdays.
More ringers are needed to fill the schedule. And donors are sought to fill the red kettles with money on those Saturdays at the two locations.

Blood Donation Sites

The American Red Cross will collect blood donations at these two locations in Hardin County before the end of November:

Monday, Nov. 27, Noon-6 pm, First Baptist Church, Kenton, 11543 CR 175.

Tuesday, Nov. 28, 8:30 am-2:30 pm, Hardin Northern High School, 11589 SR 81, Dola.

Bluffton's Blaze of Lights Saturday

Parade, Santa, horse and wagon rides, entertainment

FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Bluffton’s Blaze of Lights began in the 1930s with three lighted, painted deer on the Ream family farm.

In 2017, thousands of visitors are expected on Saturday, Nov. 25, to see the lighting of some 200 folk art pieces and enjoy the village’s 31st annual Christmas festival.

The Blaze of Lights parade begins at 5 p.m., but entries assemble at 4 p.m. and viewers start to gather well in advance.

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