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Ada chamber after hours event March 20

Mix and mingle at The Inn at ONU
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, March 8, 2019

Ada Area Chamber of Commerce invites Icon viewers to a chamber "mix and mingle" later this month, according to Deb Curlis, chamber director.

The after-hours free event is from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, at The Inn at ONU.

There will be door prizes and refreshments in this "come and go as you please" event. Persons wanting additional information may contact Curlis at [email protected] or by calling 419-788-9459.

 

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Dueling for Dumbbells returns by popular demand at BFR

At The Centre, Bluffton, April 5
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, March 8, 2019

FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Tickets are now on sale for a Bluffton Family Recreation repeat performance of “Dueling for Dumbbells,” which takes place from 6 to 11:30 p.m., Friday, April 5, at The Centre, 601 N. Main St., Bluffton.

The evening is a casual night of live entertainment to benefit BFR, featuring hors doeuvres, snacks and an open bar starting at 6 p.m. Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director, promises that this year’s hors doeuvres will be "out of this world."

Dueling Pianos International will perform starting at 7:30 p.m.

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Hardin extension office offers Quicken workshops

Posted by Icon K on Friday, March 8, 2019

Hardin County OSU Extension’s  announces a “Computerized Farm Record Keeping Workshops using Quicken.” 

A series of two workshops will be held at the Hardin County Extension office, 1021 W Lima St., Kenton, on Fridays, March 15,  and  March 22 from 12:30-3:30 p.m.

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Mercy Health-St. Rita’s named one of national’s 100 top hospitals

Posted by Icon K on Friday, March 8, 2019

Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center was named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health. The study spotlights the top-performing hospitals in the U.S. list based on a balanced scorecard of publicly available clinical, operational and patient satisfaction metrics and data.

This is the second consecutive year Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center has been recognized among the Top 100 hospitals in the country. 

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Ada Junior Civic League learns about Polar Paws Service Dogs

Posted by Icon K on Friday, March 8, 2019

The February meeting of Ada Junior Civic League was held recently with Erin Swick, as hostess and Sherry Evans as co-hostess.

Club members prepared the lasagna dinner for Crockpot Tuesday at Restore on Feb. 26.  JCL will sponsor the donor diner at the Ada Bloodmobile on March 25. The special projects committee is considering several important community programs for the annual donation from the annual pecan sale.

The program for the evening was the Polar Paws Service Dog Training Program. Three students, along with their dogs, Monty, Amity, and Chaos spoke to the group.

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Ian McVey receives Great Lakes athlete of the year award

Posted by Icon K on Friday, March 8, 2019

Senior All-American distance runner Ian McVey (Stow/Munroe Falls) has been named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Great Lakes Region Track Athlete of the Year for the 2019 indoor season, the national office announced Wednesday.

This season, McVey posted the fastest one-mile, 3,000-meter, and 5,000-meter run times and helped establish the third-fastest DMR time in the region. His 3,000 and 5,000 meter times are also among the top-ten times on the NCAA Division III national performance list.

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