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JAMPD programs on May 14-15

DIY NATURE--DANDELION SALVE

At 1:00 p.m. on Sunday May 14, the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District will  offer DIY Nature–Dandelion Salve at the Ottawa Metro Park, Miami Shelter, 2632 Ada Rd. Lima.

Learn about the dandelion and decide for yourself if it is a friend or foe. A short walk and time to create a hand cream for you to take home will be included. Please dress  appropriately for the weather. Register by May 12 by calling 419-221-1232 or go to www.jampd.com/

 

BIG BIRDING DAY 

Preview of Spring 2023 ONU commencement ceremonies and speakers

Honorary doctoral degree recipients announced for May 20-21 ceremonies at King Horn

A district court judge, a successful banker and a chief pharmacy officer at an acclaimed hospital system will serve as Ohio Northern University’s spring 2023 commencement speakers.

Bulldog baseball seeded 8th in sectional, to host Hornets

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada High School baseball team was seeded eighth in the 11-team Div. IV sectional/Findlay district drawing Sunday, May 7.

Ada (6-13) will host 10th seed Cory-Rawson (2-16) Tuesday, May 16 in the sectional semifinals at 5 p.m.

The Ada/C-R winner will visit two seed McComb (11-7) Thursday, May 18 at 5 p.m. in the sectional finals.

The winner advances to the district semifinals at Findlay May 24. The district finals are May 26.

The Bulldogs beat the visiting Hornets 4-1 on March 30 in the Ada home opener.

New crop of Ada seniors honored on Main St.

This past week, the Icon found Village of Ada employees Joe Hefner and Tim Parr installing photo banners of the 2023 graduating class from Ada High School. The school's 140th commencement will be celebrated on May 28.

Master gardener plant sale on May 20

HARDIN COUNTY–The 18th Annual Hardin County Master Gardener Plant Sale will be from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 20--rain or shine--at the Friendship Gardens of Hardin County.  The Friendship Gardens of Hardin County is located behind the old HARCO Workshop Building, 960 W Kohler Street in Kenton. Follow the signs to the parking that is available at the garden.  

In addition to plants and garden items supplied by the Hardin County OSU Extension Master  Gardener Volunteers, there will also be the Hardin County Men’s Garden Club and vendor Star  Farms Native Plants at this annual event with plants for sale. In the past, the public has been  able to find a wide choice of their favorite flowers, bedding plants, roses, herbs, trees, and  various other potted plants at this event. 

Bulldog baseball win at Arcadia

By Cort Reynolds

ARCADIA– The visiting Ada baseball team beat Arcadia 8-5 in a non-league contest Saturday morning.

Ada improved to 6-13 with their second non-league road win over a BVC foe in as many days. Arcadia fell to 6-16 with the loss.

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