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Urban Long was a lifelong farmer

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 31, 2020

Urban L. Long, age 91, passed away at his residence in Ada on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at 11:53 a.m. 

He was born on Sept. 13, 1929, in LaFayette, Ohio, to the late Charles Raymond and Donna (Shrider) Long. On June 10, 1951, he married Alma M. Moyers and she preceded him in death on July 31, 2012. 

Urban was a lifelong farmer. He was a lifelong member of the County Line Church of the Brethren, Harrod, and was a former Deacon as well as served in many capacities at the church.  Urban was a conscientious objector to the draft and served his service in the Brethren Volunteer Service 2nd Unit.  Urban and his father donated heifers to Heifer International Service.

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CARES Act provides village $341,746

Funds are now in nine village accounts
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 31, 2020

Ada council closed 2020 with a special meeting on Dec. 30 for the purpose of transferring funds received from the federal CARES Act to nine specific village funds.

Those transfers are shows in the attachment at the bottom of this story. The village received $341,746 in CARES Funds.

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ONU assistant professor receives doctorate

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 31, 2020

Gregory Phipps, a member of the ONU faculty, of Lima recently received a doctorate in management of technology and digital communications from the Indiana State University.

The assistant professor of communication at Ohio Northern University is a graduate from Lima Technical College and the University of Toledo’s electronic engineering programs. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Bluffton in organizational management.

His research topics include broadcast television communications and the adoption of bonded-cellular transmission technology.

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Reindeer love Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 31, 2020

This is the season for reindeer in Ada. Here's another family of the lighted winter creatures on an Ada lawn, just outside the ONU campus.

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Carlie Oldfield wins 100 backstroke in 26-team invitational

Ada finished with a solid 11th place with 114.5 points
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 31, 2020

By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The Ada varsity swim team competed in the 26-team LCC Holiday Invitational Tuesday evening at the Lima YMCA natatorium.

Wapakoneta won the combined boys/girls meet with 689 points, while Ottawa-Glandorf ended up second (648) and Lima Shawnee was a distant third (438).

Ada finished a solid 11th with 114.5 points.

Sophomore Carlie Oldfield won the 100 backstroke, and also came in third in the 50 freestyle to pace Ada. 

Senior Paige Cole finished third in the 100 butterfly, and ended up seventh in the 200 individual medley.

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2020: The year Ada wore a mask

Here's 12 photos from each month of the year most would like to forget
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, December 30, 2020

How will you remember 2020? (Or, won’t want to remember 2020)

Let us count the ways:
• Covid-19
• Masks, or un-masked
• School year disruptions
• Cancellation of most community events
• Swimming pool opens!
• School in session, then remote, then back in session
• Presidential election
• Limited holiday travel

No matter how you will remember 2020, the Icon joins you in the hope that 2021 will be a better year.

Before we change calendars, the Icon offers 12 photographs from Ada’s 2020, one for each month.

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