Crestview won the Northwest Conference Scholastic Bowl competition with a perfect 6-0 record in matches held at Columbus Grove High School on November 1. Crestview's win is the fourth consecutive NWC Scholastic Bowl championship.
Bluffton and Ada tied for 2nd with 4-2 records in the competition followed by Allen East, Delphos Jefferson, Spencerville and Columbus Grove. Lincolnview and Paulding did not have teams entered in the competition.
Ada Boy Scout Troop 124 and Cub Scout Troop 124 will collect food and paper items for the Ada Food Pantry Saturday, Nov. 8, from 9 a.m. and noon.
According to the Scouts: "Please leave items in a bag or box with the yellow “Scouting for Food” tag attached to it on your front step by 9 a.m. on Saturday and Scout will be in your neighborhood to pick them up.
"If you did not receive a yellow tag at your home please place items with a note attached to it for pick up.
"If your items are not picked up by noon call Tom Lehman at 419-634-1466 and leave a message and we will pick it up as soon as possible."
The Ada FFA Chapter attended the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Ky., on Oct. 29-30.
During the two days, members visited the National Career Show, the FFA shopping area, and attended several sessions with motivational speakers. The group also toured Churchill Downs horse racing track and museum.
Over 50,000 FFA students, parents and advisor were in attendance at the this 87th annual convention. The convention theme for 2014 was “Go All Out.”
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According to the unofficial results from the Hardin County Board of Elections, the Village of Ada Renewal Levy to support the Ada Municipal Pool has passed! The passage of the renewal levy will allow continued operations and maintenance at your Ada pool for the next 20 years.
For the 49th year, Ada's town and gown sat down to a great meal, met new residents of the community and honored one person as Distinguished Citizen of the Year.
The event, Nov. 3, held in McIntosh Center, also recognized previous Distinguished Citizens of the Year. But, last night's spotlight shined on David Retterer, Ada's mayor, who received the 2014 "distinquished" honor.
ALL-TIME LIST OF DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS AT BOTTOM OF STORY.
In a brief acceptance speech, he gave tribute to all the Ada village employees who help to make his job easier. He also paid tribute to last year's honored citizen in attendance, 101-year-old Agnes Crates.
The Ohio Northern University Department of Art and Design will hold its fifth annual Artists Against Hunger luncheon in the Wilson Art Center on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 11 a.m.
The Artists Against Hunger luncheon offers the community an opportunity to give back in exchange for a lunch and a handcrafted ceramic bowl made by faculty, alumni and students from Ohio Northern University. The bowls will be filled with one of a variety of soups, including minestrone, chicken noodle, butternut squash and chili.
Michael Harnishfeger, Ada police chief, provided The Icon with the Ada police call logs from Oct. 20 to Oct. 26. They are in attachments at the bottom of this story.
