Bluffton First Mennonite Church invites you to participate in a workshop, “Living Thoughtfully, Dying Well”, on Saturday, Nov. 16, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Dr. Glen E. Miller, a retired physician of Goshen, IN, wrote a book with the same title and will be the keynote speaker.
Issues to be addressed include estate planning, memorial and funeral planning, advanced directives, nursing home and home health, hospice and palliative care.
By Cort Reynolds
FINDLAY - The Ada girls soccer team ended its regular season with a 9-1 loss at fifth-ranked North Central Ohio Soccer Association foe Liberty-Benton Wednesday evening.
The defeat dropped the Bulldog girls record to 3-12-1. L-B improved to 14-1-1 and 8-0 at home with the victory.
The Lady Eagles raced to a 7-0 lead at halftime, then added two scores after intermission.
Sophomore Timber Blankenship scored the lone Bulldog goal on a blooper over the Eagle goalkeeper's head.
L-B out-shot Ada, 34-13. Bulldog senior keeper Sidney Gossard made 25 saves in goal.
By Cort Reynolds
CRIDERSVILLE - Visiting Ada swept former league foe Perry in a non-conference match Wednesday night to finish the regular season on an up note.
The Lady Bulldogs improved their record to 10-12 overall with the 25-13, 25-19, 25-12 win. Perry dropped to 1-12 with the defeat.
Junior Megan Light hit for a team-high 14 kills and made five blocks to lead Ada. Junior Miranda Wills compiled eight kills, nine digs and two aces.
Senior libero Kendal Guagenti mustered up 10 digs and served a pair of aces. Versatile sophomore setter Kirsten Poling passed out 22 assists, hit five kills and served up four aces.
The Ada School District is sponsoring a Veterans’ Day breakfast on Monday, Nov. 11, at 8 a.m. in the school cafeteria.
"The school invites all veterans and their families as well as active duty service personnel who live, work or
worship within the boundaries of the Ada Exempted Village Schools to honor us with their presence on this day,” said David Lusk, Ada teacher.
If you would like to attend the breakfast, call the Ada High School Office at 419-634-2746 to make your reservation. The speaker for the morning is Wynn Hauenstein.
Sergio Campos will discuss “The Commonality of Causation” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, in the Ohio Northern University College of Law’s large moot court room (room 129). The talk, which is the inaugural Goldman Lecture, is free and open to the public.
Campos is a professor of law at the University of Miami School of Law. Previously, he was the Charles Hamilton Houston Fellow at Harvard Law School and worked in private practice. His research interests include civil procedure, federal courts and remedies. Campos has published articles in several publications and has given numerous presentations.
Ohio Northern University alumni Matt Brown and Megan Keller are the latest recipients to have received the William L. Robinson Young Alumni Award from their alma mater.
The award was established by the ONU Alumni Association to honor individuals who have graduated from the University within the last 15 years and who demonstrate passion and loyalty toward their profession, community and alma mater.
Brown and Keller were recognized during ceremonies prior to ONU’s Homecoming football game on Oct. 5. Bill Robinson and ONU President Daniel DiBiasio presented the awards.
By Cort Reynolds
The high-powered Ada football team hosts fellow Bulldogs Columbus Grove Friday in a week seven Homecoming battle.
Grove capitalized on Crestview errors to beat the Knights 24-20 last Friday, knocking them out of a first-place tie in the Northwest Conference.
Two-time defending champion Spencerville sits alone atop the NWC standings at 3-0 after defeating Ada (2-4, 1-2 NWC) soundly 58-14 in week six.
CG stands 3-3 overall and is tied for second place in the NWC race with Allen East and Crestview at 2-1. Grove rates 11th in the Div. VI, Region 23 computer rankings while Ada is 21st.
By Cort Reynolds
Host Lincolnview clinched an outright Northwest Conference championship by sweeping the Ada volleyball team in the league season finale Tuesday night.
Lincolnview captured its fourth NWC title with the 25-20, 25-16, 25-12 win as they finished 8-0 in league play.
The Lady Lancers defeated arch-rival Crestview 3-0 last Thursday to win a showdown between the league co-leaders and finish just ahead of the second-place Knights (7-1).
The Lady Bulldogs fell to 9-12 overall and finished 2-6 (seventh place) in the nine-team NWC with the loss. The Lancers improved to 20-2 overall with the victory.
The following Ada police reports were provided to the Icon by the Hardin County Sheriff’s office. They cover Oct. 1-8:
Oct. 1
Medical emergency, Vancrest, 600 W. North Ave.
Animal call, 401 W. Lima Ave.
Medical emergency, 405 W. Buckeye Ave.
Traffic stop, S. Main St.
Traffic stop, E. Highland Ave.
Oct. 2
Vehicle Fire, Taco Bell, 530 S. Main St.
Investigate complaint, 401 W. Lima Ave.
Traffic stop, S. Main St.
Medical emergency, Biggs Building, ONU, 519 W. Lincoln Ave.
Gas leak, 312 Willeke Ave.
Fire alarm, 821 S. Gilbert St.
Order a meal at El Campo and you will help the United Way of Hardin County.
Enrique Cabrera, manager of El Campo Mexican Restaurant, Ada, is ready to welcome patrons for the first “All Out “for this year’s campaign for United Way of Hardin County on Tuesday, Oct. 15.
The restaurant, open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., will donate a percentage of it sales that day to United Way.
"United Way of Hardin County is very appreciative of the support of restaurants who sponsor these events to kickoff the annual campaign," said Phyllis Griffith of the United Way.
She added that monies go to 21 local agencies who offer support throughout the county.
