August 2015

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Robert "Bob" Phillip Strohl, 57, died Aug. 7, 2015 at his residence. Robert was born May 4, 1958, in Hammond, Ind., to Phillip and Donna (Austgen) Strohl.

Bob had worked as a construction worker. 

Survivors include his father Phillip Strohl of Hot Springs, Arkansas; a brother Richard (Laura Lee) Strohl of North Judson, Indiana; two sisters Christine (Peter) Claire of Indianapolis, Indiana, Kelly (Brian) Clum of Ada, Ohio; two sons Shawn R. Strohl of Whiting, Indiana, Nicholas Strohl of North Judson, Indiana; and two daughters Angela (Eric) Michaels of Wanatah, Indiana and Amanda Strohl of Valparaiso, Indiana.

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Ohio Northern University opens its doors to the 2015-16 academic year with the traditional move-in day for incoming freshmen and new students on Thursday, Aug. 20. Classes begin on Aug. 24.

Adriane Thompson-Bradshaw, ONU vice president for student affairs, said, “Move-in day is a great tradition at the University, and our staff has been working diligently making preparations for the incoming freshmen. We have several great introductory activities for the students to prepare them for life at ONU and to make their transition to college life easier.”

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What's your favorite part of the Farmers' and Merchants' Picnic? 

Let's see, there's rides, games, entertainment, food, tractor pulls, horse competitions, antique tractor displays, kid's tractor pulls.

CHECK OUT LOTS OF PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

The list goes on. There's even a free swim.

Just like you, the Icon has a difficult time putting a figure on one element of the weekend that's our favorite. 

So, instead of focusing on one element, here's 10 photos that represent people being engaged it a good time.

Watch for more photos tomorrow.

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Have you ever seen a bird's-eye-view of Ada?

Thanks to these photos provided by Kevin Mierzejewski, you can have that view.

He took the following photos on Saturday showing the Farmers' and Merchants' Picnic grounds and the surrounding views of Ada.

These are from his Facebook page and he gave us permission to post them. We couldn't decide which view we enjoyed the most, so we've posted five for your viewing enjoyment.

Can you see your house from here?

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AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power, awarded a Rate Stabilization Program, Retention and Expansion Grant to International Paper.  The grant helped secure a 250,000 square foot expansion of the Kenton plant, doubling its current manufacturing space at this location.

The facility is part of International Paper’s Foodservice business, which manufactures fiber-based hot and cold cups, food buckets and containers, plates and lids for the foodservice industry. The expansion is expected to create 125 new jobs and retain 532 jobs at the Kenton plant.

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Taylor Schoen and her grandmother, Diane Schoen, from Marion, prep their horses for the horse show at F&M on Saturday.

Taylor's miniature horse is named Cupcake while Diane's quarter horse is named Dutchess.

Both competed in several events. (Monty Siekerman)

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There's plenty of tractor drivers in Ada, and many are under the age of 8.

Thirty-three of those youngsters competed in the Ada Kiwanis Club  Pedal Tractor Pull at the Ada Farmers and Merchants Picnic on Aug. 8.

The winners were:
Class 1 (ages 3 and 4):
1st place, Xavier Gammon, 4, Alger
2nd place, Kiden Fensler 4, Ada 
3rd place, Sarah Klingler, 4, Ada 
4th place, Reese Heister, 4, Washington, D.C.

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If you’re a gaming fan, you should enjoy the 2015 Ada High School Marching Band competition show – Pac-Man! 

In the popular Pac-Man arcade game originally released in 1980 Pac-Man's goal was to eat all of the pellets on the game board while avoiding being tagged by the Ghosts.

MORE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY.

The Ghosts' goal was to catch Pac-Man. During this years show the band performs on a life size Pac-Man maze with musicians portraying the ghosts and the color guard portraying Ms. Pac-Man, the female protagonist. 

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Mustard Seed Café, 562 N. Main St. Bluffton, (567-226-1120) is featuring local summer vegetables in its offerings for August:

●Rolled Skirt Steak stuffed with herbed goat cheese, mushrooms and spinach, served over potato cakes with pan-flashed green beans and drizzled mushroom sherry sauce

●Summer Ratatouille over lemon herb pasta

●Marinated herbed shrimp over lemon sautéed zucchini ribbons, marinated tomatoes, ricotta cheese and basil pesto risotto

●Eggplant Caponata flatbread with fresh goat cheese and fresh basil

●Smoked Salmon BLT

●Chocolate Dipped Watermelon

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