February 2019

Ohio Northern University students assisting

Ohio Northern University students are assisting with the annual “Night to Shine” prom event for people with special needs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Feb. 8 at Lima First Church, 1660 Findlay Road, Lima.

It is anticipated more than 140 individuals will attend the event, and approximately 150 ONU students will be involved in the evening. They include students from areas such as Greek Life, Sigma Iota Epsilon management honor fraternity, the football team, religious life and education majors.

Each ONU student has a buddy for the event, and all come dressed in prom apparel for the big night out.

Trading began today - using the symbol "LBSI"

OTC Markets Group Inc., today announced Liberty Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Liberty National Bank, headquartered in Ada, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market.  Liberty Bancshares were previously privately-held.

The OTCQX is the top tier of the three marketplaces for the over-the-counter trading of stocks.

Liberty Bancshares begins trading under the symbol “LBSI.”  Financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company are on www.otcmarkets.com.

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada girls basketball team received a first round bye and was seeded 12th out of 12 teams at the Allen East/Bath Div. IV super sectional drawing held Sunday afternoon.

The Lady Bulldogs (1-17) will face the first round winner between top-seeded Arlington and 11th-seeded Hardin Northern Saturday, Feb. 23, at 6:15 p.m. in Harrod at Allen East.

Ada and fifth-seeded Leipsic both got first round byes for the six-team half of the sectional at AE. 

Third seed Bluffton will meet 10th seed Pandora-Gilboa in the second sectional semifinal at AE. The winner then plays Leipsic in the other sectional final Saturday, Feb. 23.

Spectrum Salon, 442 N. Main St., Bluffton, has a new massage offer, according to Mandy Kinn, salon owner.

Any one-hour massage for new massage guests is currently only $60. To make an appointment call the salon at 419-358-0556.

ONU men claim 3 event titles

Sophomore Stella DeWitt (Weston/Cardinal Stritch) won the long jump and the triple jump while junior Maggie Krause (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) captured the pole vault title to guide the Ohio Northern women's track and field team to a second-place finish at the annual Joe Banks Invitational, held Saturday inside the ONU Sports Center Fieldhouse.

Otterbein won the meet with 203 points, Ohio Northern was second with 177 points, and Hanover (Ind.) was third with 86 points.

Ohio Northern University education faculty member Kevin Cordi and Kenton High School teacher Christina Cross will help KHS students understand the Eight Amendment, which deals with cruel and unusual punishment, and the death penalty through “ensemble storytelling on Feb. 7 and Feb. 8 at Kenton High School.

This unique approach relies on the role-playing, in which the students will take on the roles of individuals in the process, such as lawyers and guards. In this way, the students more deeply experience the topic being discussed. The students are enrolled in American Government and American Politics classes taught by Cross.

 

The Inn at ONU offers a "Be Mine, Chocolate & Wine (and live music too)," event on Thursday, Feb. 14. Here are the details:

• Five wine tastings and a selection of decadent chocolate desserts and savory chocolate appetizers. Wine commentary provided by wine industry expert, Diana Kerr Brown. Wine is available to purchase for special gifts and occasions.

• $25 per guest includes five wine tastings and a variety of desserts and appetizers (tax and gratuity are additional). For more information and reservations, please call 419.772.4112.

The Hardin  County Chamber and Business Alliance annual dinner is at 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28, at McIntosh Center, ONU. 

The event is a dinner and an awards celebration. Watch the Icon for ticket information and additional details.

They go for $50 on the Wilson website

We’ve been discovered!

Would you like a Wilson vintage Ada factory shirt?

You can’t buy them in Ada, but for $50 you can make a purchase from the Wilson.com website.

The vintage Ada shirt is listed among several additional items from the Super Bowl LIII Shop that opened this morning following the Super Bowl.

For example, you may also purchase a Super Bowl LIII metallic New England commemorative football for $39.99.

Extensive feature on "how a cow becomes a football"

From Farm to Field, and Every Point Between: How a Cow Becomes a Football.

That’s the title of an extensive story in the Jan. 31 Sports Illustrated written by Kalyn Kehler. And, the story mentions the Wilson faculty in Ada, including photos of footballs being made.

The lead-in to the story states: “You’ve seen it snapped, thrown, kicked and spiked. But chances are you’ve never considered the origin story of an NFL ball – or how painstaking the process is to get every detail just right.”

The feature also mentions Rodabaugh Brothers Meats, Pandora, a supplier, and Tom Wagner, Bluffton farmer, and steer producer.

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