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Second-ever Made In Ada Wilson Football Festival growing

Stage set for this year's Super Bowl Eve event
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 15, 2018

As the NFL playoffs continue, Ada will again have its own Super Bowl extravaganza.
 
The second annual “Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival” on Saturday, Feb. 3, will celebrate the village of Ada’s connection to the biggest football game of the year. Ada’s Wilson Sporting Goods factory makes the footballs used in the Super Bowl, and the day’s events will again capture that theme, leading up to a “football drop” at midnight on the cusp of Super Bowl Sunday.
 

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SSWDNP

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 15, 2018

We don't know the meaning of SSWDNP, but it certainly means something and we welcome viewers' thoughts. The Icon found this plate on a red Lexus RX 350 in Bluffton,

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House fire on Township Road 82 near Forest

Red Cross responding to family's needs
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 14, 2018

The American Red Cross North Central Ohio Chapter responded to a fire on Township Highway 82 near Forest late Saturday night.

The Red Cross provided assistance to the home’s resident for immediate needs, including temporary shelter, food and clothing.

"We’re deeply saddened for those who were impacted by this fire,” said Todd James, Executive Director, North Central Ohio Chapter.

“As we continue to help them, we urge everyone to take steps to minimize the risk of a fire occurring in their home.”

No other details are available as fo Sunday afternoon.

 

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Apollo Adult Education offering self-defense class for women

Tuesday evenings from Jan. 16 to Feb. 13
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Thursday, January 11, 2018

Apollo Career Center Adult Education will offer a one night a week self- defense class for women this winter. The class will be held every Tuesday night from 6-9 p.m., beginning  Tuesday, Jan. 16,  and ending Feb. 13,  and will be instructed of Sean Neidemire, detective, Lima Police Department

During this class, women will learn basic self-defense skills and techniques they can employ in an attack. Students will have improved awareness to avoid dangerous situations as well as the knowledge and skills to defend themselves against an attacker in various situations by the end of the class. 

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7 very cold days in January

Minus 12 reading on Jan. 3 is a chilly fact
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, provides the cold, hard facts about exactly how cold it was last week.

From Jan. 1 to Jan. 6, the “highest” daily low temperature was 1 degree on Jan. 4 and 7. The warmest reading during that period was 16 degrees on both Jan. 3 and 4.

Here are the daily maximum and minimum temperatures from Jan. 1 to Jan. 8.

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New football festival poster harkens to early football era

Poster are on sale at Gallery for the Arts and at the festival on Feb. 3
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 8, 2018

WATCH THE SHORT VIDEO BELOW -
AND MORE PHOTOS BELOW

By Amy Eddings
A bygone era of football is recalled in the new commemorative poster for the second annual Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival on Saturday, Feb. 3. 

It features a leather-helmeted football player on the move, striking a defensive, Heisman Trophy-like pose.

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