July 2021

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Bluffton University has announced the dean's list for undergraduate students for the Spring 2021 term.

Students with a GPA of 3.6 or higher are eligible for the dean's list.

Bluffton University students from your area named to the dean's list are:

Taylor Ramey, Ada, Ohio
Josie Boehm, Forest, Ohio

Students with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.75 based on 20 semester hours received dean's list with distinction for continued high achievement.

Bluffton University students from your area named to the dean's list with distinction are:

Audrey Hazelton, Ada, Ohio
Ally Richardson, Alger, Ohio

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By Ryan DeMarco, Financial Advisor
111 N. Main St., Bluffton | 567-226-4506

You may have heard that it’s important to take the emotions out of investing. But is this true for all emotions?

Certainly, some emotions can potentially harm your investment success. Consider fear. If the financial markets are going through a down period – which is actually a normal part of the investment landscape – you might be so afraid of sustaining losses that you sell even the investments that have good prospects and are suitable for your needs.

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Marathon Center for the Performing Arts presented the 2021 Youtheatre college scholarship to CJ Miller. Scholarship recipients are chosen based on their participation in the Youtheatre program – the depth and years of involvement in the program, as well as identification of skills gained in the program.

A 2021 Findlay High School graduate, CJ is the son of Mark and Krista Miller. He will be attending Ohio Northern University majoring in Musical Theater. CJ began participating in Youtheatre in second grade, performing on stage as well as in the technical crew.

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By Cort Reynolds
More than 450 swimmers and their families will descend on Kenton July 9-10 for the 39th annual Elks Invitational Swim Meet and Western Ohio Aquatics League championship.

The WOAL is for swimmers aged four to 18 who are members of one of the league’s teams.

The Kenton Municipal Swimming pool is the site for the 2021 Swim Championships and will host eight teams from Ada, Bluffton, Findlay, Kenton, Shawnee Country Club, Wapakoneta, Westside and Van Wert. Teams will compete for the 2021 league title.

Steer clear of asthma and allergy triggers this summer.

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With the summer around the corner, loads of people get out and enjoy the outdoor fun. You and your family have big summer plans: fireworks, picnics and swimming. Now you just need to make sure that no one ends up red (itchy rashes), white (a box full of tissues), or blue (coughing or an asthma attack) for the wrong reasons. That’s why it’s so important to be prepared, so allergies and asthma don’t overshadow the festivities.

Journalism in a small town and all the encounters you can't predict

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By Fred Steiner
(Photo accompanying this column shows Fred Steiner and Ryan Lowry cutting the Icon’s first anniversary cake in 2010.)

Thoughts on:
• how the Icons came to be,
• journalism in a small town,

Here’s the thing:

You can earn a living working in your profession in a small, rural community. But, along the way, you can’t predict the encounters that hit like insects on a car window at 70 mph.

Want to know how the Icon was born?
The idea was simple.

Create a community news source available to everyone. Put another way, make it a rare medium that’s well done.

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Barbara S. Webb, 71, passed away on Saturday, July 3, 2021, at 1:01 a.m. surrounded by her family at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.

She was born on Dec. 10, 1949, in Lima to the late Tomi and Ruth (Gibson) Caudill. Barbara was married to Gary Tidd and he preceded her in death. She then married Gary Neil Webb and he died on Dec. 18, 2017.

Barbara was a member of the Ark of the Covenant Baptist Church, Lima.

Update of county events from Hardin Chamber and Business Alliance

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Several July events are scheduled in Kenton. This information is from the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance, of which the Ada Icon is a member.

• Cruise night, Kenton
Second and fourth Fridays all summer, 7 to 9 p.m.
Courthouse Square
July 10 and July 24

• Eats on the streets
Saturday, July 10, 5 to 11 p.m.
Downtown Kenton – craft and draft beers, local wins, classic car show, live music.

Supply list attached at the bottom of the story

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Ada congregations are collecting school supplies for students in the school district so that all students can start school with everything needed, according to Gwen Jochims of the planning committee.

The collection is from now through Aug. 5. Attached at the bottom of this story is the supply list of items the group is collecting.

All items can be dropped off at:
Ada Public Library
Liberty National Bank
Buckeye East
First Presbyterian Church
First United Methodist Church
St. Paul's Church
Grace Gospel Church
ONU Chapel

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Columbus Moore, 88, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at his residence.

He was born on Dec. 31, 1932, in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, to Peter and Emaline (Hicks) Moore who preceded him in death. On Aug. 21, 1953, Columbus married Betty L. Patton and she died on Feb. 22, 2016.

Columbus worked at Sheller Globe, Lima and Rudolph Foods, Westminster. He retired from Alan Nott Honda, Lima. He was a member of the Pentecostal Tabernacle Church, Alger. Columbus enjoyed spending time with family, attending church, reading the Bible, growing a large garden, and watching the Andy Griffith show most evenings.

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