New Leaf Garden Center, 395 SR 235, Ada, invites you to its Christmas open house.
The event is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10. It includes open house specials, refreshments and door prizes.
The garden center offers unique decorations, country and traditional decorations, artificial trees, wreaths and greenery, chocolate peanut cluster and more candy, grape vine trees, wreaths and many more holiday items.
ReStore Community Center is giving away free coats to boys and girls in need who are enrolled in grades 2-6. Some other winter apparel is available, as well. The new coats were donated by the Knights of Columbus. Children must be accompanied by a parent.
Ada and Allen East high school graduates are members of this year’s ONU wrestling team. They are:
Austin Windle of Ada, who will wrestle at 197 pounds, and is a three-year letter winner;
Schuyler Capprella of Harrod, who will wrestle at 157, and is a returning lettermen.
The Ohio Northern wrestling program enters the 2018-19 season with high hopes under 31st-year head coach Ron Beaschler. The Polar Bears return nine lettermen and five starters from last year's squad.
Ohio Northern junior midfielder Haley Moses of Mason, Ohio, has been named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District Women's Soccer Team for her success on the pitch and in the classroom, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced Thursday afternoon.
New Leaf Garden Center annual Christmas open house at their two stores will be held from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday. There will be refreshments and door prizes.
You’ll find:
* unique decorations in many styles, including country and traditional
* artificial trees, greenery, and wreaths
* chocolate peanut clusters and other candy
* grape vine trees, wreaths, and more.
K9s and their handlers from four law enforcement agencies were at the Ada Park Office on Thursday for training. The men get together twice a month for the dogs to refresh their training, practice, and let the dogs get to know one another so that if the dogs work together on a job they are familiar with each other.
The Ada Icon reported last week that Blue Star Mothers in Hardin County were placing a box at the Ada Schools, hoping for donations that they would send to men and women in the military who were serving overseas. Ada elementary students' response to their FOCUS lesson last week (to provide pictures, cards and donations for Blue Star Mothers to send in care packages for soldiers for Christmas) has been overwhelming. The students created beautiful artwork and wrote loving letters and cards. The students and their parents have donated many items, as well. The drop off box in the high school office has been emptied once and was overflowing again on Thursday.
By Monty Siekerman
Under gray November skies for the past two days, Tom Lehman has been placing many America flags near the goalposts of the football field at War Memorial Park.
Incredibly, each flag represents one thousand U.S. men and women who have died in military service over the years to protect our freedoms. He does this now because of the upcoming Veterans Day and the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I in recognition of the many Americans who gave their all.
By Monty Siekerman
Ohio Governor-elect Mike DeWine has many connections to Ohio Northern University, including:
• DeWine received his JD from the ONU law school in 1972.
• While a law student, DeWine participated in the Moot Court program and was the vice president of the Student Bar Association.
• By the time he attended law school, he was married with children.
• He received Distinguished Alumni Award from the law school in recognition of his legal service in 1985.
• Received an honorary doctorate from the university in 1995.
• Delivered the commencement address at the 2008 and 2017 law commencements.
From left: Beelal Hasan, Levi King, Jacob Westerkamp, Jimmy Walkinshaw.
The Ohio Northern men's soccer program landed four student-athletes on the 2018 All-Ohio Athletic Conference teams voted upon by the league's 10 head coaches.
Sophomore forward/defender Beelal Hasan topped the Polar Bear honors as he was awarded First-Team All-Conference accolades for his efforts at the forward position this season.
