July 2020

Part 4 in a series on The Remington Walk "Wooly Chaps"

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Summer is a great time to explore the art spread across the Ada community – especially for viewers unable to visit art galleries elsewhere in Ohio.

As a weekly series, The Icon will feature the art located on The Remington Walk on the Ohio Northern University campus. For some viewers, this series is familiar. For others, it may be a first-time experience. 

Either way, it’s an opportunity to take a walk and view some art that is uniquely Ada. The Walk is spread through campus and may be viewed by following the ONU walking path, beginning near Affinity Village, west of The Freed Center.

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The Ohio Northern men's track and field team was named an All-Academic Team in 2020 by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

The Polar Bears posted a 3.20 team GPA to earn the award.

To qualify for the honor, a team must have a cumulative GPA of all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility of at least a 3.1 on a 4.0 scale through the most recent semester/quarter.

Overall, there were 150 different programs honored for their academic excellence.

The Polar Bears posted a 54-11 record and finished fourth at the Ohio Athletic Conference championships during the 2020 indoor season under 11-year head coach Jason Maus.

Event supports Dimension Award Scholar Program

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The Ohio Northern University Office of Alumni  Engagement invites alums and friends to participate in a virtual 5-K anytime between 9 a.m. on Friday, July 17, and noon on Sunday, July 19.

It's the Polar Bear Virtual 5K in support of ONU’s Dimension Award Scholar Program, which provides financial assistance, social programming and academic support to students from underrepresented backgrounds at ONU. 

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Heartbeat of Hardin County will hold a jewelry sale and Safe Haven will hold a purse and scarf sale
• Thursday, July 23, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
• Friday, July 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and
• Saturday, July 25, from 9 a.m. to noon, according to Deb Oestreich, program director.

The sale is at 220 E. Franklin St., Kenton.

Sale to benefit programs at Heartbeat of Hardin County.  "We are having a gently used jewelry aale.  All jewelry will be $2 each. We will have a table for more expensive items," she said.

Ada host site of West Ohio Food Bank free distribution

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Vehicles were lined up and waiting.

The West Ohio Food Bank came to Ada on Wednesday with its monthly Hardin County free food distribution program.

The Ada visit resulted in the distribution of 35,900 pounds of food passed to 133 families, according to Jason Aldrich of the food bank.

The distribution point was at the ONU Lakeview parking lot behind The Freed Center.

Members of the Ohio National Guard loaded vehicles with food during the two-hour period. Their volunteer efforts are part of their mission assisting food banks across Ohio.

West Ohio Food Bank, based at 1366 E. Kibby St., Lima,  serves an 11-county area.

We are part of your communities. We know you, and you know us. As we all deal with COVID-19, we want to be a part of the solution; we want to educate and empower you to be a part of the solution also

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Note: Ada Icon supports the opinions put forth in this letter.

Ada Icon viewers:
We, your doctors and your nurse practitioners, are living and working together with you as the COVID-19 pandemic is unfolding.  

We are currently seeing an increasing number of people with this infection in Putnam county and surrounding areas.  We want to do everything we can to limit the spread of COVID-19 and need your help.  

What you do matters. The basic actions you keep hearing about, i.e. washing hands, social distancing, wearing masks, and staying home when you are sick, actually do much to prevent the spread of COVID-19.  

11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Community Health Professionals

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Covid-19 hasn't stopped blood drives from taking place.

Ada's next American Red Cross blood drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, July 20, in the Community Health Professionals Ada Visiting Nurses conference room, 1200 S. Main St.

To schedule an appointment, call Mary Hackworth, blood program leader for Ada community blood drives, at 419-604-8569 or 800-Red Cross.

You may also visit www.RedCrossBlood.org, and use the sponsor code: AdaCommunity.

Blood donors receive a Columbus Zoo BOGO entry coupon and a chance to win four Zoombezi Bay passes.

Two programs: • K-2 flag football • 3rd-6th grade football

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Ada Youth Football K-6 registration is now online, according to Adam West.

"To help make the registration process easier we have decided to move the registration process online instead of our traditional in person registration process," he said.

To register visit the team's new website by clicking here.

 "Registering early will help us determine how many coaches and volunteers we will need this season," he said.

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So, you think you know Ada. Yesterday we tossed this photo at viewers. It's near the ZTA House at 625 Union near the intersection of Union and College. Perhaps the photos below will help locating this object.

Held a deep interest in the community and its history

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Ada civic leader Jon W. Umphress, 70, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at 1:34 a.m. at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center.

He was born on Dec. 13, 1949, in Lima to the late Wilbur and Virginia (Foss) Umphress. On June 20, 1971, Jon married Susan J. Epley and she survives in Ada.

Throughout his life, Jon worked at the Kenton Times, WKTN Radio Station, the Ada Police Department, and WTGN Christian Radio Station.  He was a frequent contributor to Ada Icon.

He was actively involved with the Ada Kiwanis Club, the Historical Society of Ada, and ham radio.  He was a member of the McGuffey Church of Christ. 

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