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Daniel A. DiBiasio, president of Ohio Northern University, was awarded Phi Gamma Delta’s Distinguished Fiji Award at ONU’s Greek Awards Banquet on Feb. 14.

The Distinguished Fiji Award is presented annually to no more than six graduate brothers who are deserving of recognition for their career accomplishments, their special contribution to mankind and society at large, or their faithful and unselfish service to Phi Gamma Delta. The fraternity’s Board of Directors, known as Archons, selects brothers for this honor.

Lewis Family McDonald’s is looking to hire at several of its restaurants on Thursday, Feb. 18. This year marks the fourth year that the local franchise has held a hiring day.

The event will be held at each McDonald’s in Ada, Lima, Bluffton, Beaverdam, Ottawa, Delphos, and Van Wert on Thursday, February 18, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

“Our ‘Join the Team Day’ gives interested applicants a chance to ask questions about working at McDonald’s, learn about our benefits, and be interviewed, all at one convenient time and location,” said Jessica Hall, local owner/operator.

Ada High School boys' basketball team is in the Division IV Elida District. Here are the pairings:

Lower bracket
At Coldwater
Tuesday, Feb. 23

(7) New Knoxville vs. Hardin Northern, 6:15 p.m.
(6) Ada vs. (10) New Bremen, 8 p.m.

Sectional Finals
Friday, Feb. 26

(2) St. Henry vs. New Knoxville/Hardin Northern winner, 6:15 p.m.
(4) Minster vs. Ada/New Bremen winner, 8 p.m.

At Wapakoneta
District Semifinals
Tuesday, March 1

By Lee Crouse
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METHODISM IN ADA
This church history was borrowed from “A History of the Ada United Methodist Church-Celebrating a Century: Reflections of Faith 1899-1999

That's correct. Earlier in this month the Icon posted the photograph of the Ada High School girls' basketball team from the 1930-31 school year.

Here's the boys' team from that school year, now 85 seasons ago. Perhaps there's a great-grandfather of your's on this squad of purple and gold.

Suzanne Hardesty, Ada school spelling bee coordinator, announced this year's contestants.

The bee is Wednesday, Feb 17, at 1:15  p.m.in the school auditorium.

Representing:
8th grade: Nathan Hurtig, Hunter Wells, Ryley Davie (Alt: Theo Hardesty)
7th grade: Ryan Kilgallon, Jacob Morgan, Megan Light (Alt: Leona Dalton)
6th grade: Ireland Marshall, Eddy Bovender, Lauren McClain (alt: Molly Zimmerman)
5th grade: Lily Diehl, Dale Hoyt, Kayla Wince (Alt: Robyn Newland)
4th grade: Autumn Andreasen, Abdallah Al-Olimat, Kailey Wagner (Alt: Tara Pitts)

 

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