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.
Icon sports writer Cort Reynolds has one of his NBA stories posted on the Basketball Intelligence national website.
His article recounting the second NBA 1 on 1 tournament in 1973 and its epic, Marathon championship game between an all-star and a career backup from the Cleveland Cavaliers.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada boys basketball team fell behind big early and lost 56-23 to visiting powerhouse Ottoville in the Bulldog home opener Saturday night.
The purple and gold dropped to 0-4 with the loss, while the Big Green improved to 3-0 with the lopsided victory.
Ottoville scored the first eight points of the game, with four each by big men Ryan Suever and Josh Thorbahn, and was never threatened.
"We knew they would press hard and be physical but it is hard to simulate that in practice," said Ada head coach Jon Cook. "Our kids competed with as much effort as they can give."
