The Icon staff attends and reports on many but not all Village of Ada Council meetings. In place of our usual summary, we offer the minutes of the August 9 meeting, which council will be asked to approved tomorrow evening.
The Ada Historical Society, which typically meets monthly at the Ada Public Library, will hold an open house on Wednesday, August 17, 2022:
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Lee Crouse's Ada Museum
4236 State Rouste 81, Ada, Ohio
Learn more about the society at https://www.adaohiohs.com or speak with Rhett Grant, society president and director of the Ada Public Library, 320 N Main St, (419) 634-5246.
The 2021-22 season was highly successful for the Ohio Northern women's golf team.
The Polar Bears finished with a record of 75-14 and placed second in the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships after falling to Otterbein by one stroke in a playoff, marking their 19th straight top-five finish in the event.
"The ending was bittersweet, but I couldn't have been much happier with how we played this season," ninth-year head coach Chad Bucci said.
Tractors opened and closed the 2022 Farmers & Merchants Picnic in Ada on Saturday, August 13. The Icon will have photos and videos from the 109th edition of this community celebration. Stay tuned!
While police check out why a woman let out a blood curdling scream in the Boston Public Library Reading Room, four people seated at a table together get to know each other and their writings. These are the primary characters in a book under construction by a woman named Hannah, whom we do not know, although we do hear from an unasked-for critic who gives her advice by email.
This summer the Pro Football Hall of Fame created a "Women's Impact on Football" exhibit. The Icon asked Russ Crawford, Professor of History at Ohio Northern University and womens' football expert, for some context.
By Russ Crawford
One usually thinks of men playing NFL or college football as the carriers of footballs made in Ada. However, this summer women played using Wilson footballs across the country and internationally.
