March 2016

The Village of Ada is accepting applications for positions at the Ada Village Swimming Pool.  Positions available include pool manager, assistant managers, lifeguards and cashiers.

The pool will be open daily from May 28 until Aug. 13. All the information needed to apply is in the application packet, which is below.

The deadline for applying for positions is March 25. Applications may be emailed to angelapolachek.ada@gmailcom or mailed to:
Village of Ada
Human Resources
PO Box 292
Ada, OH 45810

Applications may also be dropped of at the village office, 115 W. Buckeye Avenue, Ada.
 

 

This pooch was found on March 6. If it belongs to you call the Hardin County dog shelter at 419-674-2209.

The Ohio Northern University campus is suddenly quiet. No students walk the paths, talk on their cell phones, park themselves at Northern on Main, or the library, or the gym, or in their dorm rooms.

It’s spring break. Ken Collins made his own spring break project - he took advantage of the empty campus to photography it by night.

Here’s what he found.

- Please open the attachment below to view several scenes of ONU that you don't see by daylight.

Can you find the people in this picture?

Several athletes are scattered among the equipment located in the middle of the ONU Sports Center on Saturday afternoon. ONU hosted a Last Chance for track and field athletes to qualify for nationals.

Some terrific athletes from many schools in all divisions were on hand to better their scores or times to qualify for the all-important national competition. (Monty Siekerman photo)

ONU hosted three district high school basketball tournament games during the past week, drawing more than 8,000 people to campus. ONU can host since it is spring break.

Here, Ottawa-Glandorf cheering sections reacts to a basket their team made. O-G went on to defeat state defending champions Defiance is a close game. Final score O-G 46, Defiance 43. O-G advances to the regionals at BGSU. (Monty Siekerman photo)

Will McDaniel, Christian comedian and the New Hope Worship Band will present a program at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 2, at the Kenton Middle School.

Tickets are $10 each and are on sale locally in advance at Jitters in Kenton, Century 21 in Ada and Kenton and Quest Federal Credit Union.

Tickets will be available in a limited supply at the door.

Proceeds benefit Serenity Stables TC.

By Elaine Webster, Reporter

Today was our first 4-H Hardin county diary club meeting. We assigned President to Medow Cromer, Vice President to Preston Brien. Secretary to Laney Harpel, Treasurer to Landon West, Safety to Ali Harpel, Health to Carter Bay and finally News reporter to Elaine Webster!

This year the 4-H club has decided to have a booth at the fair. The  4-H Booth Committee has the responsibility to pick a theme and recreate it! That committee consists of, Mandy Dyer, Tia Reffner, Marlana Webster, and Anne Temple.

The Theme will be decided next meeting which is April 10, 2016.
  
                      

The Icon doesn't often offer junior high photos in its historical photo section. Here's an exception. This team won the Hardin County tournament where they were undefeated.
 

It's the 2001-2002 junior high quiz bowl team. Team members are listed clockwise: Adam Lusk, Heather Humphreys,  Travis McKinturf, Jamie Raines, Tom Shimmel, Amanda Cribley, Megan Elliott and Ethan Collins. Not pictured: Cody Wells.

Ohio Northern University and the Department of Music present “African Music Celebration,” an evening of African drumming and dance led by Benjamin Obido Ayettey, professor and Fulbright visiting scholar, in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m.

Jon Robey, Ada High School grad, is a member of the Olivet Nazarene University men's swim team that won the NAIA national swim meet held this past weekend.

Robey, a sophomore, completed in the 200-yard free relay and the 100-yard fly. The Olivet men's team won the national title for the first time ever. The Olivet women's team was runner-up in the women's division.

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