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Meet Libbie Milks, 2016 Festival queen

Ashley Breidenbach, first runner-up
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 19, 2016

Libble Milks reigned as the  2016 Ada Harvest and Herb Festival queen. She was announced the winner of the queen contest at noon on Saturday. Presenting her 2016 crown was last year's queen, Sidney Faine, now a freshman at Defiance College. Faine was recently named to the Defiance College homecoming court.

Ashley Breidenbach was first runner-up.

New to this year's contest was a prize for the best essay written by queen candidates. Milks also won that contest.

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Hat tricks - photo essay

Taken at the Harvest, Herb and Hat Festival in Ada
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 19, 2016

Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
We express our personalities in the clothing we wear, including headgear.

Here's a series of photos taken at the Harvest and Herb Fest on Saturday in downtown Ada.

We encourage Icon viewers to open the hat
attachment at the bottom of this story.

You'll find funny stuff, team caps (always popular nowadays), cowboy hats, straw hats, hoods, a flag in the hair, military and band hats, and more...know any of these people? Check out the pooch, too, sporting an OSU cap.

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Icon's dog of the week - awaiting your arrival!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 19, 2016

Here's a pooch waiting for you to adopt it. Looks like a great lap dog.

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

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Who will be this year's Festival queen?

Ashley, Rielyn, Mara, Olivia or Libbie?
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 16, 2016

One will be queen for a day.

Meet the 2016 Ada Harvest and Herb queen candidates.

Five Ada High School seniors are candidates for this year’s festival queen. They are:
• Ashley Breidenbach, daughter of Travis and Tracy Breidenbach
• Rielyn Castle, daughter of Cherie and Raymond Castle
• Mara Guyton, daughter of Christine Cavallaro and Steve Guyton
• Olivia Guyton, daughter of Christine Cavallaro and Steve Guyton
• Libbie Milks, daughter of Mike and Beth Milks

Contestants were judged on Sept. 11. Each completed three brief essays on:

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Andy Steingass helps to raise money for ReStore program

Artist group effort will create more than 400 bowls for November fundraiser
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 14, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
Local artist Andy Steingass has been named an adjunct professor at ONU for the first semester. He will teach the ceramic classes of Luke Sheets while Sheets is on sabbatical in Central America.

Steingass was featured in an Ada Icon article on April 11. Click here to read it.

Steingass is sitting among many bowls ready for firing. More than 400 bowls will need to be made for Artists Against Hunger in November. He, his students, other faculty members, and local residents all make some of the bowls.

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Ada Junior Civic League taking pecan orders at Harvest and Herb Fest

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 13, 2016

The Ada Junior Civic League met at the home of Sandy Neely for a potluck dinner with 10 members and 6 guests present.  The meeting was called to order by President Linda Ferguson.  She began by thanking Sandy, Shirley Chambers and Sherry Evans for hosting. 

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