January 2015

Last Week at Ohio Northern:

   Men's Basketball - Won 75-72 (ot) H v Rochester (N.Y.); Lost 62-72 H v #9 Marietta
   Women's Basketball - Won 61-59 H v Mt Union; Won 69-60 at Marietta
   Wrestling - Won 44-0 at Mt St Joseph; 9th at Lycoming (Pa.) Duals; Lost 18-24 v Williams (Mass.); Won 27-12 v R.I.T. (N.Y.); Lost 15-22 v #13 York (Pa.); Won 18-16 v #28 Coast Guard (Conn.); Won 23-22 v Wesleyan (Conn.)
   Men's Swimming & Diving - 2nd of 4 w/799 Pts. at Calvin (Mich.) Quad Meet
   Women's Swimming & Diving - 4th of 4 2/671.5 Pts. at Calvin (Mich.) Quad Meet

This Week's Schedule:

Barbara S. Morrison, age 69, died on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at 5 a.m. at Riverside Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.

She was born on July 19, 1945 in Floyd County, Kentucky to Edgar and Christine (Reffitt) Lafferty and they preceded her in death.

She retired from Rockwell International of Kenton. She formerly worked at Upper Scioto Valley Schools as a custodian and the Alger Freeze. She was a past member of the Alger Memorial Festival Committee and the Alger Veterans Memorial Committee. She and her sister, Bonnie were a two member committee that brought Santa to the Alger Fire Department for more than 20 twenty years.

Kenton Amvets Auxiliary will hold a pork loin dinner from 5 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 24, at the post, 417 W. Espy St., Kenton.

Cost is $7 and it is open to the public.

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What's your Ada Dairy story? Recent The Icon posted a photo of an Ada Dairy glass milk container on display in the Bluffton Public Library showcase.

Jon Umpress responded by sending two dairy advertisements from Ada High School yearbooks. One is from 1962 and the other from 1966.

Both are posted below.

Ada Dairy was located at 309 S. Main St., and it had fountain service!

The Icon welcomes other comments.

Ada's next Red Cross blood drive is Thursday, Jan. 15, from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Ohio Northern University McIntosh Center Activities Room, 525 S. Main St.

The Lima Family YMCA is partnering with Activate Allen County and Ohio Northern University to offer help adults find out if they are at risk for developing type II diabetes.

A free fasting glucose screenings will be offered between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Saturday,  Jan. 24, at the Lima YMCA located at 345 S. Elizabeth St.  

The screening is free and open to the first 100 individuals who register for the event. This is a fasting screening so participants must fast for 12 hours before the screening. To register or if you have any additional questions, call 419-221-5035 today.

Join us at the Ada Library on Thursday, January 22nd at 6p.m. to learn a little bit about how to be prepared for emergency situations. Folks will learn how to make an Emergency Preparedness Kit in this class, taught by a representative of the American Red Cross.

Program is FREE!

 

January 5
-          Traffic stop Warning for Equipment & Curfew Violation
-          Traffic stop Warning for Speed & Equipment
-          Assist EMS on W Lima Ave
-          Handled Parking Complaint on S Simon St

January 6
-          Traffic stop Warning for Marked Lanes
-          Handled Animal Complaint on Franklin, Report taken for Nuisance Dog
-          Handled Domestic Trouble Complaint on W Buckeye Ave
-          Assist Other Agency

It's down to four teams: Green Bay, New England, Seattle and Indianapolis.

But no matter who makes the trip to the Super Bowl, Ada will in on every play. Wilson Football recently created a brief video of the Ada Wilson factory.

Click now to view the video.

Maybe you are in the video - or know someone who is.

Every NFL game ball that's appeared in Super Bowl competition has been made at the Wilson Football Factory in Ada.

The band, Mississippi Bones, which includes musicians from Ada and other Hardin County communities, recently signed for a vinyl release with Bilocation Records, according to Dusty Donley of the group.

Their album 'Songs for the Rejects, Slackers & Rabble Rousers' will be out during 2015 on hand numbered, limited edition high performance 180g vinyl.

Members of the band are: Jared Collins, vocals; Dusty Donley of Ada, guitar; Derik Dunson, guitar; Jason Rector, bass; Jason Miller, drums; and Heather Collins, backing up vocalist.

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