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Hardin County's giants

30 turbine wind farm catching the breeze north of Dola and Dunkirk
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 16, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Kevin Mierzejewski, flying in a light sport aircraft, captured photos of some of the giant wind turbines now being placed just east of Ada.

• The turbines are gigantic compared to the three at ONU and the one at Ada Schools. The tower of these is 300 feet high, the blade is 150 feet long, thus when a blade is pointing up, the turbine reaches 450 feet from the ground.

• The placement has been described as north of Dola and Dunkirk, but in reality the "turbine farm" begins just three miles west of town near SR81 and CR 75 (near Sugar Grove UM Church). They are visible from Ada, if trees do not obstruct one's view.

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Icon dog of the week - Athena

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, October 16, 2017

Meet Athena She is a 1 year old female walker hound mix. She weighs 45 pounds. Can you give Athena a forever home? 

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.

The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.

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AHS NHS '77-78

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 16, 2017

Here's members of the Ada High School National Honor Society from the 1977-78 school year. Names are under the photo.

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Ohio Beef

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 16, 2017

Ohio Beef - this is a speciality plate the Icon saw on Main Street Bluffton. It's a Hancock County plate we spotted on a dark  blue Toyota Highlander.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, October 16, 2017

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
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PTSD topic of talks

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, October 16, 2017

Two ONU professors will speak on their NIH research pertaining to post-traumatic stress disorder and its effects on the heart and memory formation.

Boyd Rorabaugh, professor of pharmacology and cell biology, and Phillip Zoladz, associate professor of psychology, will speak at Ada Chats, which is a series of talks sponsored by the Ada Public Library and Heterick Library.

The presentations by the professors will take place at Heterick at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19. The program is free and open to the public.

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