It's time to show your colors. Who do you think will win the Ohio State versus Michigan football game on Saturday?
The Icon offers a handful of Shannon Theatre passes to the winner and runner-up. Here's how it works:
• You may enter as many times as you wish, but each entry must be under a different name.
• Entry deadline is noon, Saturday, Nov. 24.
• There are several spread-point options for contestants to chose the winner.
• The contest has two tie-breaker questions.
• If there is a tie after two tie breakers, the earliest entry wins.
Saturday's Preview: The Ohio Northern women's basketball program wraps up a brief two-game home spell this weekend as the Polar Bears host in-state foe Ohio Wesleyan for a non-conference battle inside the ONU Sports Center Saturday afternoon ... Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. in Ada ... Ada’s Tori Wyss is expected to be a starter....ONU enters the weekend sporting a 3-0 overall record after upending area-rival Defiance 90-45 in their 2018-19 home opener Tuesday evening ... The Polar Bears have now won their last eight home-opening contests dating back to the 2010-11 campaign.
Story and photos by Cort Reynolds
ADA - The youthful Ada girls basketball program has a new coach in a familiar face as all-time program scoring leader Morgan (Dumbaugh) Bass returns to take over the reins.
With no seniors and just two juniors to go with seven sophomores and four freshmen, the new head coach will have a very inexperienced varsity roster to work with.
The 2017-18 Lady Bulldogs finished 4-18 overall (0-8 in Northwest Conference) under veteran mentor Bill Taflinger, who resigned after the season.
By Monty Siekerman
On Monday evening you can stroll down Main Street and see Santa at the Ada Public Library, a live nativity scene and choir at the United Methodist Church, and purchase Christmas presents for family and friends.
It’s the 6th annual Merry on Main from 5-7:30 in Ada on Dec. 3.
There will be cookies and coffee at ReStore, treats at Edward Jones, live music at Streamline Insurance, and you can register for a gift certificate at The Mercantile.
Bridge Hospice, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, will place four “Trees of Remembrance” in surrounding communities for individuals to hang ornaments bearing the names of their loved ones this holiday season.
These trees were placed on Nov. 21 and remain standing until Dec. 24. Ornaments are free of charge and will be located at each site for individuals to freely place upon the tree. The following locations will host a Tree of Remembrance:
• Trends on Main, located at 501 S. Main St., Findlay
• “Forest of Giving” Findlay Village Mall, 1800 Tiffin Avenue, Findlay
• Ottawa Medical & Diagnostic Center, 1740 N. Perry Street, Suite D, Ottawa
Sanford McCurdy and son, Paul, will be inducted the Hardin County Agriculture Hall of Fame as Pioneers in Agriculture in December.
They are two of six inductees this year. This is the 16th annual recognition banquet. It is Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 6:30 p.m. at St. John's Evangelical Church, Kenton.
This year's other inductees are Jan Layman, Gary and Carol Oates, and Gary Shick.
Photos by Ken Collins
The Hardin County Courthouse, Kenton, is decked out in its seasonal splendor once again. The holiday lights were officially turned on this past Tuesday and burn nightly throughout the season.
By Monty Siekerman
How did a physics instructor come to play the bagpipes? The Ada Icon caught up with Todd McAlpine last week when he performed a special song at the beginning of the Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony at Ohio Northern.
McAlpine said he first heard someone play the Highland pipes when he was six years old and loved the sound, so he learned to play the bulky instrument. He’s also of Scottish heritage.
McAlpine, who teaches physics part-time, is primarily a stay-at-home dad since his wife, Perrine Trilisa, teaches chemistry at ONU. They are parents of two sons, Callum, 5, and Rory, 3.
By Monty Siekerman
About 120 people enjoyed the traditional Thanksgiving dinner at ReStore on Tuesday evening. The meal consisted of turkey and ham and all of the trimmings.
ReStore has held a Thanksgiving dinner for many years as a time for family, friends, and neighbors to gather together to socialize and have a good time, as well as break bread.
Icon viewers:
I appreciate the Ada School Board/OSBA recognition for me/Ada Icon that was announced at this month's School Board meeting. Presenting the certificate and the listing in the OSBA Journal was kind, thoughtful, and considerate.
As I said around the table at the end of the meeting, you, the board, and the fiscal officers do a terrific job managing a school system that EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS.
You follow a legacy in Ada where public education has been in the forefront of community importance. When settlers first arrived in Ada, they began building small schoolhouses for their sons and daughters. That interest continues today.
