November 2014

The Inn at Ohio Northern University will host a Paint and Sip Fundraising event from 6 to 9 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 13, to benefit The Ada Dog Park Project. 

The event will feature participants creating a silhouette painting of their favorite pooch using acrylic paint on canvas that may be suitable for framing. Participants will be led by Marilyn Reed of Marilyn's Artistry, a resident of Ada. Cost for supplies, plus prepared hot appetizers and a glass of wine is $45 per person. 

Registration is preferred by calling The Inn at ONU 419-772-2500. Only 35 reservations will be accepted as space is limited. Call with any questions or inquiries to accommodate your needs.

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Here's the Ada school board from 1954 - 60 school years ago. Standing from left, Oren Zimmerman, Richard Harbeck, I.T. Warthman and R.B. Cretors.

Seated from left, Lee M. Moore, Charles Hubbell, Dr. F. M.  Elliott, Lester Fleming and Edwin H. Parkhill.

Henry Howard, 59, died on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 at 5:54 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima.

He was born on Jan. 23, 1955 in Alger to Lebern and JoAnn (May) Howard and they preceded him in death. He married Cheryl L. Hunsicker on June 18, 1975, and she died on Aug. 30, 2013.

On Tueday, Ada village voters will decide the fate of a .15 percent renewal income tax levy for repairs, maintenance, operations and improvements to the Ada pool.

Fund collected from the tax do the following:
• Provides money for operating costs
• Upgrade and maintenance of old filter system
• Bathhouse upgrades and improvements
• Concrete deck repairs
• Water slide upgrade and repairs
• Added new features to the pool
• Builds a pool reserve fund

If passed the levy will be in force for the next 20 years. The levy is a renewal of an income tax first passed 20 years ago, in 1995.

Last Week at Ohio Northern:

   Football - Won 23-14 at Marietta
   Volleyball - Won 3-0 at Baldwin Wallace; Won 3-0 H v Marietta
   Men's Soccer - Lost 1-2 at Baldwin Wallace, Won 2-0 H v Marietta
   Women's Soccer - Tied 1-1 H v Baldwin Wallace; Won 3-0 at Marietta
   Men's Cross Country - 3rd of 10 at OAC Championships
   Women's Cross Country - 5th of 10 at OAC Championships
   Men's Swimming & Diving - Won 114-91 H v Wilmington; Lost 43-182 at #2 Kenyon
   Women's Swimming & Diving - Won 162-51 H v Wilmington; Lost 43-191 at #3 Kenyon

This Week's Schedule:

Luginbill Family Farm, 14162 Road 3, Pandora, is taking orders for Thanksgiving turkeys, according to Gary Luginbill.

Luginbill's turkeys are:
• Raised on Luginbill's farm
• Turkeys range from 12 to 25 pounds
• Grain-fed
• Non-GMO
• Fresh

Call for pick-up hours: 419-384-7212

The winner of week 10 of The Icon Football Contest was Jim Dillman. Four contestants correctly picked 8 games this week.  None of the four correctly picked either tie-breaker so Jim was declared the winner by submitting his entry first.

SPECIAL THANKS TO COREY GREER - OUR 2014 ICON FOOTBALL CONTEST WEEKLY JUDGE.

By Dusty Donley
Amid miserable weather conditions, visiting Lima Central Catholic traveled to War Memorial Stadium Friday night and delivered Ada its second shut-out in as many weeks as the Thunderbirds defeated the Bulldogs 27-0. The non-league loss ends Ada's season at (5-5) and eliminates them from playoff contention for the first time in nine years.

By Torie Wright, Icon intern

The Ada Music Boosters 37th annual Music Feast is Saturday, Nov. 8.

This year’s program features high school students from 14 visiting show choirs from Ohio and Indiana. The Ada Varsity Singers, under the direction of Abigail Glenn, Vocal Music Director, and Jonathan Lischak, Director of Instrumental and co-director, will provide an exhibition performance as the host school for this day-long event.

 The Ohio Northern University Men's and Women's Choruses will perform their concert in the Snyder Recital Hall of the Presser Hall on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public.

The ONU Men’s Chorus, directed by Dr. Ben Ayling, will be performing a varied selection of glee club music and will feature the quartet “Age Appropriate.”  The chorus is accompanied by Teresa Blowers, ONU lecturer of music.

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