November 2018

Parade, food, entertainment and the lights go on at 7 p.m.

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For 32 years, the residents of Bluffton have held a celebration known as the Blaze of Lights, which includes a holiday parade, live entertainment, festive family activities, and the lighting of the Ream folk art display.

This year, the event is on Saturday, Nov. 24, when thousands of people will come to enjoy a warm, homestyle Christmas celebration.

"You know when the OSU football game is over," notes chamber CEO Paula Scott; "Suddenly, Main Street is swarmed with people exploring and finding their spots for the parade. It's a great place to meet family and friends.”

Neither ice, snow, rain or school cancellation affects the event

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Jon Umpress assures Icon viewers that neither ice, snow, rain or school cancellation will affect the he Ada Kiwanis Club  spaghetti dinner.

"The dinner will take place today (Thursday, Nov. 15) as planned," he told the Icon.

Serving is from 4:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Ada High School cafeteria. Club members will serve all-you-can spaghetti, salad, bread sticks and drinks. Cannoli will be available for an added cost. One may eat-in or carry-out.

Advance sale tickets are $7 each, with children under 10 free. Tickets at the door will be $8. Advance sale tickets are available from Kiwanis Club members.

Ice on the roadways

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A two-hour ice delay turned into a school cancellation day today (Thursday, Nov. 15) for Ada and many area schools.

The two-hour delay was called at 5:44 a.m. The cancellation announcement was made at 7:41 a.m. At the time of this posting the temperature was 31 degrees with ice-covered roadways.

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Pete Previte’s sauce will be featured at the Kiwanis Club spaghetti supper tonight. Pete—of Italian heritage, of ONU teaching fame, and of Bluffton restaurant fame—makes the sauce for the main course every year. And, he makes cannoli, too. Last year 338 people dined at the Kiwanis fundraiser to support youth activities in the community. Tickets will be available at the door. Serving is from 4:30-7 p.m. in the Ada Schools cafeteria.

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BVH achieves elite national recognition

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Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH), a division of Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS), achieved straight 'A's' for the ninth consecutive time since October 2014 in The Leapfrog Group's Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. Leapfrog assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to hospitals across the country based on how safe they are for patients.

BVH is a licensed, 150-bed acute care facility that features a full range of services, including inpatient medical/surgical care, 24-hour emergency care, outpatient surgery, robotic surgery, total joint replacement and diagnostic services.

Open to individuals, families, clubs, church groups, student groups

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By Monty Siekerman
The Salvation Army in Hardin County is looking for volunteers to ring the bells for the annual Red Kettle drive in Ada. If interested, contact Kathy Reese at 419-889-1845 or e-mail her at [email protected].

Bell ringers are needed from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. on five Saturdays beginning on Nov. 24 and ending on Dec. 22 at Community Market. They are needed at Quest Credit Union and Liberty National Bank from 2-6 p.m. Fridays, Nov. 23-Dec. 21.

Ada quiz bowl team wins NWC title - again!

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The Ada Quiz Bowl team won the Northwest Conference championship on Saturday at Lincolnview.

The Bulldogs easily defeated their competition claiming a repeat of their conference win a year ago.

This is the first time in school history that the Ada Quiz Bowl team won back-to-back NWC victories.

Team scores:14-2, Crestview, 15-5, Spencerville, 17-6; Paulding, 15-5; Allen East, 13-6; Delphos Jefferson, 12-6; Bluffton, 10-7 and Columbus Grove, 7-6.  Dave Lusk is advisor.

Photo (from left) Ian Dellifield, Isaac Spar, Jacob Colwell, Austin Amburgey, Nathan Hurtig, Hunter Wells and Theo Hardesty.  

The Certified Nurse Practitioner partners with Jenelle Niese

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Teresa Rush, CNP, recently joined Mercy Health-Ada Family Medicine, and is accepting new patients.

Jennifer Fisher, senior practice manager, said that Ada Family Medicine is happy to have Teresa on staff. “She is an asset to our practice and is available to see walk-in patients and patients by appointment.”

The certified nurse practitioner partners with Jenelle Niese, CNP, at Ada Family Medicine, 604 W. North Ave., Ada.

Rush is board certified as an Advanced Practitioner of Nursing. She is also a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), and is certified in basic and advanced cardiac life support.

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Ohio Northern junior Chelsea Huppert was named Honorable Mention All-America in volleyball for the 2018 season by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

Huppert is is now a two-time All-American, as she also earned the honor as a sophomore in 2017.

She is also a three-time All-OAC honoree as a middle hitter and is made her second consecutive appearance as a First Team All-Region honoree.

Huppert led the team and was third in the OAC with 368 kills and a .340 hitting percentage this season.

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