The December West Ohio Food Bank's Hardin County food distribution returns to the Hardin County Fairgrounds next week. Since this summer, the distribution took place in Ada.
The distribution is from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, , at the Hardin County Fairgrounds, Kenton, according to Jason Aldrich.
To received food persons must be 18 or older, have a valid photo ID and proof of residency, be at or below 230 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and sign and eligibility to take food home form.
Aldrich asks that participants have their trucks or truck bed cleaned out as volunteers will not move items to load food into vehicles.
It's time to purchase tickets for Vancrest of Ada's third raffle basket.
This basket has a Kate Spade cross body purse, a necklace and earrings set from Paparazzi, a set of pink stone reindeer earrings and a beautiful wine bottle cork handmade by MEJ Turning.
Tickets are 1-$2 or 6-$10. Vancrest will sell 60 tickets for this basket before drawing the winner.
Persons may purchase tickets with cash to Jennifer Line, Activities Director or Kristin Gudakunst, Business Office Manager, (419)558-1379 or you through Venmo @Vancrest-Ada.
The Icon's recent "So, you think you know Ada?" photo brought an explanation about the "Kipker 1968" block at the top of the building.
Jennifer Kipker provided the Icon with the following information:
The building is now owned by my husband, Bob Kipker, but was previously owned by his grandfather, Louis Kipker, Sr.
There had been another building beside it that burned down years ago, exposing a wall that wasn't intended to be exterior, therefore it was deteriorating.
Bob and his friend, Tim Rayl, spent 4 years replacing that wall, brick by brick, row by row.
Linda L. Mundy, 66, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, at 10:02 a.m. at her residence in Alger.
She was born on April 8, 1954, in Kenton, Ohio, to the late Alonzo and Joy Lee (Rowe) Shepherd. On May 11, 1990, she married Rick A. Mundy and he survives in Alger.
Linda worked for Associated Plastics of Ada as a supervisor. She was a member of the Believers Church of New Beginnings.
Reviewed by Craig Hoffman
This year has seen fewer releases and no live concerts. Still, in 2020, several artists made worthy efforts in creating good to great albums. The full reviews for each release on this list are found in the links to the (Ada) Icon.
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Folklore - Taylor Swift
Swift’s new direction is a good one for this album. Folklore is a commercial and critical success. While unlikely to go down as the artist’s best album, there is more than enough creativity, artistry, and variety to keep the Swifties happy.
FROM ONU FACEBOOK - One of Ohio Northern University’s defining traits has always been its close-knit, family atmosphere.
For the majority of students, ONU feels and looks a lot like home. But for other students, it doesn’t. For students from other parts of the country or another part of the world, arriving on a campus so strongly rooted in the rural traditions of the American Midwest can take some getting used to.
There will be no Salvation Army red kettle in Ada this holiday season, according to Kathy Reese of the Hardin County Salvation Army.
“This year with the pandemic we had to drastically change our drive,” she told The Icon.
“With our largest red kettle location closing at the end of October, which was the Kenton Kroger, and huge concern about protecting our ringers and givers, we have had to go virtual in 2020,” she said.
In place of an Ada red kettle and all county red kettles, the Hardin drive is a “virtual bells” event.
Reese said that the county Salvation Army board reconsider how best to conduct its red kettle campaign this year.
Richard W. Werling, Sr., 93, passed away on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, at 11:51 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.
He was born on Aug. 26, 1927, in Lima to the late Edwin and Grace (Jackson) Werling. On Aug.11, 1949, Richard married Gladys LaPoint and she passed away on March 4, 2013.
Richard retired after 30 years from Ford Motor Company, Lima. He was also a farmer.
