April 2019

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By Cort Reynolds
The visiting Ada baseball team lost 5-0 at league-leading Paulding in Northwest Conference play Monday evening.

The Bulldogs fell to 8-8 and 1-4 in NWC play with the defeat. The Panthers improved to 10-5 and 6-0 in the NWC to stay in first place with the victory.       

The Panthers scored singles runs in the second, fifth and sixth innings. Paulding plated two runs in the third.

Austin Amburgey singled twice to provide half of the Bulldog hits. Brandon Hull and Daniel Mattson each added a single.

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By Cort Reynolds
The Ada softball team made the long trip to Paulding and did not get a hit in a five-inning 11-0 loss to the Lady Panthers in Northwest Conference action Monday.

Paulding hurler Haylee Dominique did not allow a hit or a walk to a Lady Bulldog. But she committed two of the team's three errors to cost her chance for a perfect game. She struck out six.

At the plate Dominique also stood out as she belted two home runs, drove in five runs and scored twice.

The contest was shortened to 4.5 innings by the 10-run rule.

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Goshen Youth met on April 9 at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church
and elected the following officers for the year:

  • New president is Raya Weaver; 
  • New vice-president is Devan Dulin; 
  • New secretary is Claire Bailey;
  • New reporter is Dillon Dulin.

Our next meeting will be today, April 23 at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 11543 Co. Rd 175, Kenton. Those interested in joining can contact the head advisor, Miriam Dulin at 419-675-3604.

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The Icon spotted 5005 V on a silver Chevy Traverse LS in downtown Bluffton.

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New Leaf Landscape and Garden Center, 0395 State Route 235, Ada, has everything gardeners need for lawns and gardens, according to Laurie Laird of New Leaf.

The Center has a large selection of:

  • Nursery stock
  • Flowering plants
  • Trees and shrubs
  • Perennials
  • Vegetable seeds and plants
  • Garden supplies
  • Mulches and soils
     

Store hours are:
Mondays to Fridays: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturdays: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sundays: Noon to 4 p.m.

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The following Ada police reports were provided to the Icon by the Hardin County Sheriff’s office. They cover April 16 to April 22:

April 16
Investigate complaint, 206 N. Simon St.

Medical emergency, 520 W. Lincoln Ave.

Investigate complaint, 401 W. Lima Ave.

Fire alarm, Dukes Hall, ONU, 525 S. Main St.

April 17
Funeral escort, Hanson-Neely Funeral Home

Investigate complaint, East of Chicago Pizza, 430 S. Main St.

Traffic stop, Klingler Rd.

Traffic stop, intersection of S. Main St. and E. Lehr Ave.

Investigate complaint, 115 W. Buckeye Ave.

April 18

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Inn at ONU

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A public celebration of life reception will be held on Saturday, April 27, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Inn at Ohio Northern University, Ada, for Thomas E. Coe, 80, who died March 31, 2019.  

He was born on Aug. 11, 1938, in Willard, Ohio, to the late James and Corinne (Greer) Coe. On Oct. 17, 1959 Tom married Ann Lowry and she survives in Bluffton.

Tuesday workshops for seniors begins Tuesday

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Weekly workshops for Ada senior citizens on “balance,” are set from late April to June at Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St., Ada.

Classes are Tuesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. held from April 23 to June 11.

The class includes eight 2-hour sessions, offered to 8 to 12 participants. The purpose is to increase strength and balance and to make changes to reduce fall risks in the home.

Registered by calling Dre White, health education coordinator at 567-204-6900, at the Area Agency on Aging, 2423 Allentown Road, Lima.

ONU student is "People's Choice" winner

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Ohio Northern University student Emily Fergus, of Bellefontaine was one of six seniors statewide to earn an Association of Independent Colleges in Ohio (AICUO) Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts. Additionally, Fergus won the People’s Choice Award.

Fergus, a graphic design major, graduated from Bellefontaine High School.

Her award-winning submission incorporated three projects that are both creative and practical. The first project, “Here, Here and Here,” is an interactive experience that takes visitors through areas in Ada. The second effort, “Urban Forest Project,” adapts a national initiative to Ada, and the third project involves reusable bags.

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The Ada Public Library Board Of Trustees will hold a meeting of the Finance Committee on Wednesday, April 24, at 1:30 p.m. in the Meeting Room of the library.  

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