Mustard Seed Café, 562 N. Main Street, Bluffton, is open 5-8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings with a full menu which includes 7 appetizers, 8 main course items, soups, salads and house-baked desserts. Beer and beer cocktails are available.
In addition to the regular menu, the March 7 and 8 features include:
Main Course: Chipotle Crème Pasta topped with choice of seared chicken or broiled salmon
Soup Du Jour: Black Bean with lime and cilantro creme
Vegetable: Zucchini Garbanzo Saute
Dessert: Chocolate Stout Cake with cinnamon crème frosting and dark chocolate ganache
Active Parenting Now in 3, for parents of children ages 5 to 12, will hold a free three-session program in Ada in April.
The program is open to any interested adults. Sessions take place from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays, April 8, April 15 and April 22 in Room 137, Dicke Hall on the ONU campus.
Program sponsors are the Ohio State University Extension, Ohio Northern University, Ada Public Library and Ohio Children Trust Funds.
Ada Friends, a mentoring program involving Ohio Northern University students teaming up with youth (called "Littles") from Ada schools, are headed to the zoo.
Actually, the zoo is coming the Ada Friends, according to Austin Hilverding, student coordinator of the program.
"The Columbus Zoo Mobile provides outreach programs to schools and groups just like Ada Friends," Hilverding told The Icon.
"They are coming to Ada on Saturday, March 29, where they will be set up in the ONU the Chapel Sanctuary," he added.
Cecil Hale, 88, died on Friday, February 28, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. at the Coshocton Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Coshocton, Ohio.
He was born on February 12, 1926 in Alphoretta, Kentucky to John Hale and Eva (Whitaker) Hale Patton and they preceded him in death. On October 18, 1952, he married Berneice Cornwell and she preceded him in death on January 9, 2003.
Liberty Belles and Boys will hold their sign ups Tuesday, March 11, at Ada First Presbyterian Church. Please come any time between 6:30-8 p.m. to view project books, ask questions, and complete registration paperwork.
You do not need to stay the entire time. If you are unable to attend but plan to be in 4-H this year or if you do not plan to join Liberty Belles and Boys, please email Amy at [email protected] so we can keep our member list up to date.
The Apollo Career Center Early Childhood Education (ECE) program is hosting a fund-raising auction titled Heart 2 Art on Monday, March 10, from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Apollo Career Center.
OHSAA Board of Directors Unanimously Approves Competitive Balance Proposal
Similar Plan from 2013 Will be Voted Upon By Membership in May
The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors has unanimously approved a Competitive Balance proposal that makes modifications on how schools are placed in tournaments in team sports. The plan, recommended to the Board from the 27-member OHSAA Competitive Balance Committee, is similar to the proposal that member schools voted upon last spring.
Ohio Northern University’s T.J. Smull College of Engineering honored Harold Marker and Jack Ridge with Distinguished Alumni Awards on Feb. 26.
Marker, who graduated from ONU in 1952 with a civil engineering degree, founded Thomas & Marker Construction Co. in Bellefontaine, Ohio, in 1965 after working for 12 years for a large commercial construction firm. He became the sole owner in 1983, and the company continues to grow with offices in Bellefontaine and Columbus.
Ready, Set, Grow Preschool will hold a family night program “The Importance of Early Literacy,” later this spring according to Jami Dellifield. In addition, information on two summer camps is now available.
May 13 Special Family Night
Amanda Bennett, director of the Ada Public Library, is the featured speaker during a family night. She will speak on “The importance of Early Literacy.” The program is from 6 to 7 p.m., at the preschool, 4171 State Route 235, Unit B, Ada.
By Darlene Bowers
Possibly you’ve seen her on her bike with camera in mid-air, poised in readiness for a shot. Possibly you’ve seen her reclined in her front yard discovering the best lighting and best angle for sharing the magnificence of a hollyhock or other flower. Possibly you’ve seen her at ReStore where she’s volunteered for the past 7 ½ years.
Wherever you’ve seen her, you can be sure Karen Ward was pondering, contemplating, or dreaming of how to share her love of capturing treasures with her camera just as she did as a child on family camping trips.
