December 2020

15 games in this contest • Entry deadline noon on Wednesday, Dec. 30

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The 2020-21 Bluffton and Ada Icon football bowl contest is here.

This year's contest includes 15 bowl games played from Dec. 30 through Jan. 2.

Contest rules
Contestants may enter as many times as they wish, but each new entry must be in a different name. When more than one entry is submitted using the same name those entries will be disqualified.

In the contest pick the winner of each bowl game. There are two tie-breakers. In the event that a tie still exists after the second tie-breaker is counted the earliest entry will be declared the winner.

The entry deadline is noon on Wednesday, Dec. 30.

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This feature is from Bluffton Icon in a series titled “Forgotten Bluffton.” We edited this feature for Ada Icon and it could easily be titled “Forgotten Ada.”

Why is there a curve on State Route 235 north of Ada near U.S. 30?

Older resident might remember when the curve was a 90-degree jog in the road.

Just north of Bluffton on Bentley Road there’s also a curve in the road, similar to the one on SR 235.

These curves have been modernized by state and county road crews, as once upon a time they were 90-degree jogs.

Lead exposure can put your health at risk, but there are ways to avoid it

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This story provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.

Around 3.6 million families in the United States are at risk of exposure to lead, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Here's what you need to know.

Exposure to lead can cause serious health problems — especially in children. Read on for more information about lead exposure and how to prevent lead poisoning.

What Is Lead Poisoning?

Lead poisoning occurs when you have too much lead in your body at one time. Lead can build up in the body from exposure for years.

Winter weather can trigger asthma symptoms

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This story provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.

When the weather gets cold, a lot of people who have asthma notice that their symptoms get worse. Why does this happen, and how can you avoid it?

Here's what you need to know about cold-induced asthma.

What Is Cold-Induced Asthma?

Cold-induced asthma occurs as winter approaches and temperatures drop. People who have asthma may notice that they have more trouble breathing when outside, and exercising outdoors can become far more difficult.

Worsened symptoms can bring about an asthma attack, so it is important to understand what causes this condition.

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The Ohio Athletic Conference has announced a shift for its regular season wrestling schedule, moving all contests from Saturdays to Sundays for the 2021 season.

Wrestling will determine its OAC champion with a round-robin schedule of meets held on Jan. 24 at Mount Union and Feb. 7 at Ohio Northern.

All eight schools will also compete at Baldwin Wallace on Jan. 31 in a schedule yet to be determined.

The NCAA Central Regional Championships on Feb. 26-27 at Alma, Mich., and the NCAA III Championships at LaCrosse, Wis., on March 12-13 remain unchanged.

He owned Joe Saltzman Rentals in Ada

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John Joseph "Joe" Saltzman, Jr., age 79, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, at 1:05 p.m. at Blanchard Valley Health System, Findlay.

He was born at home on July 3, 1941, to the late John Joseph and Priscilla (Miller) Saltzman, Sr. Joe married Patricia (Rose) Saltzman on May 29, 1965, and they were married for 55 years and she survives in Ada. 

Joe graduated from Vanlue High School in 1959, The Ohio State University and received his master's degree from Bowling Green State University. He was a school teacher at Ada High School for seven years and Hardin Northern Schools for three years.  

Toby Smith will continue to teach at Lima Senior the rest of this school year, then will teach and coach at Ada in the 2021-22 school year. He plans to implement workouts for the Ada program starting in mid-January

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada school board hired successful and experienced gridiron mentor Toby Smith as its new head varsity football coach last Thursday night at their regular December meeting.

"We are very happy to have a coach with a successful track record like his joining us," said Ada athletic director Eric Perkins.

"We think he will have a very positive impact on our student-athletes," he added.

A native of Connecticut, Smith is a 1993 graduate of Wittenberg University, where he received a bachelor's degree in health and physical education. 

Varsity nipped in OT; JV wins a wild double overtime contest

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The host Ada boys basketball team lost a 38-36 overtime heartbreaker to local foe Cory-Rawson in non-league play Saturday night.

The Bulldogs led most of the game after holding the ice-cold Hornets without a field goal for the first 11:13 of the contest.

But C-R hung within striking distance, then put together a 13-0 second-half run to rally from a six-point deficit into a 27-20 lead. 

Ada battled back to tie it 31-31 on back-to-back treys from seniors Trent Ennis and Tristan Conley with 2:22 left in regulation. 

Ada swimmers take on Bluffton

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By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The Bluffton swim club and Ada varsity team faced off in the Bulldog season-opening dual meet Thursday evening at the Lima YMCA natatorium.

Bluffton captured the girls meet 48-31, and also won the boys meet by a 67-12 score.

Sophomore Carlie Oldfield and senior Paige Cole each won two races to pace the Ada girls. Sophomores Kaitlyn Bowden and Jack Baumgartner also recorded first-place finishes for the Bulldogs.

Sophomore Riley Verb won two individual events for Bluffton and also swam a leg for two relay race winners.

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Meet the Ada High School office girls from the 1975-76 school year.

Front from left, Wilma Fancher, Carma Long, Lulu Garcia, Anita Hopson, Lori Begley, Sylvia Smith, Chris Quattrocchi, Beth Cheney, Crystal Zachariah and Debbie Boutwell.

Standing from left, Kathy Fancher, Margie Gonzalez, Linda Elwood, Mona Binkley, Gretchen Herrington, Sheila Gahman, April Arlington, Robin Simon, Diane Klingenberger, Barb Telles and Ann Allen.

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