October 2019

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St. Mark Lutheran Church will hold its "Last Wednesday Community Meal" this month on Oct. 30.  

The meal served from 5 to 6:30  p.m. at the church, is dine in or carry out and is open to the public. 

The church is located at 125 S. Johnson St., Ada.

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Ada village trick-or-treat is still on for Thursday, Oct. 31, according to the village office. Trick-or-treat times are 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Also:
• Vancrest trick-or-treat, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• Ada Public Library Halloween party, 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Should the Ada village date change the Icon will post it on the website and on Ada Icon Facebook.

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Mitchell D. “Mitch” Parr, 23, died on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, at his residence in McGuffey.      

He was born on Sept. 28, 1996, in Lima, Ohio, to Donald D. Parr and Greta A. Miller. His father preceded him in death and his mother survives in Jumbo. Also surviving are his aunts, uncles and cousins.  

Mitch worked for Infrasource of Lima as a pipefitter. He was a member of the Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 776 of Lima. Mitch was a 2016 graduate of Upper Scioto Valley High School.   

Funeral services will begin at noon on Saturday, Nov. 2, at the McGuffey Church of Christ, 203 Columbus St., McGuffey,  with Dave Holbrook officiating. 

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The following Ada police reports were provided to the Icon by the Hardin County Sheriff’s office. They cover Oct. 22-28:

Oct. 22
Traffic stop, E. North Ave.
Fire alarm, Brookhart Hall, ONU
Medical emergency, 746 N. Main St.
Vehicle incident, 106 S. Johnson St.
Investigate complaint, 210 N. Gilbert St.
Investigate complaint, S. Johnson St.
Traffic stop, S. Main St.
Medical emergency, 401 W. Lima Ave.

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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 300 E. Highland Ave., Ada, will hold its annual holiday bazaar from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 11, at the church. Please use the courtyard entrance.

The bazaar will have a themed-basket raffle, 50-50 raffle and bake sale.

Lunch menu (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) options: chicken salad croissant, egg salad croissant, pulled pork sandwich, chicken noodle soup, chili, mac n cheese, hot dog, coleslaw, plus choice of beverage.

Supper menu (4:30 to 6:30 p.m.) half or whole portions of : Pot roast, chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, corn or carrots, dinner roll and a beverage.

School lunch menu for November

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Are you packing or buying? 

Here's the November menu at Ada schools. Click here or below for a printer friendly version of the menu.

172 Halloweeners and 7 pets in the Ada Kiwanis parade and contest

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ALL WINNER PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY!
One-hundred seventy-two Halloweeners and seven pets were pretty, scary and original in this year's Ada Kiwanis Halloween parade. Here's the official list of winners and many of the winning photographs.

Preschool and Kindergarten, 39 Participants
• Prettiest: 1st Juliette Simon; 2nd Neriah Johnson; 3rd Kyleigh Nau; 4th Lily Raines
• Scariest: 1st Corbin Klingler; 2nd Kaden Sumney; 3rd Lincoln Simon; 4th J’ayanna Johnson
• Most Original; 1st Jaxon Whitted; 2nd William Davis; 3rd Lukeus Kitelinger; 4th Abby Stinehelfer

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Donald J. Hartman, 78, died Oct. 26, 2019, at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee, Ohio.  Donald was born Aug. 12, 1941, in Bluffton, Ohio to the late Cecil and Esther Hartman. He was married to Ruth Hartman and she preceded him in death.

Donald had worked for 18 years at Clark Equipment and later at Shady Lawn Truck Stop in Elkton, Tennessee, where he serviced truck tires. 

Survivors include two sons, Brian (Ronda) Hartman of Holland, Ohio, Michael Hartman of Deerfield, Florida; a daughter, Barbara (William) Hevlin of Ada, Ohio; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and a sister, Dorothy Hartman of Bluffton.

Someone you know is on this list

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Here is the 2019-20 first quarter honor roll for Ada schools. 

4THGRADE 

ALL A:  Avary Acheson, Maeby Alger, Nathan Jochims, Daniel Klear, Aliyah Kober, Zaiden Lawrence, Chimdalu Onyekelu, Bryce Purdy, Emily Shanks, Rhett Ulrey and Ashley Williams 

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Here’s the Ohio Northern University sports round up from the past week.

Women’s swim team
The Ohio Northern women's swimming and diving team started off its dual meet season with a victory. The Polar Bears defeated Wilmington 138-122 Friday night.

The 200-meter medley relay team — of Shelby Starkey, Abby Schauer, Kyley Stuart and Gabrielle Grant — got things started, claiming first with a time of 2:11.90.

Schauer won the 100-meter breaststroke, as well, boasting a time of 1:20.21. Stuart touched first in the 100-meter butterfly, clocking in at 1:13.37, and Grant took first in the 50-meter freestyle, registering a time of 29.76.

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