Wilbur L. Lawrence, age 68, died on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 11:30 p.m. at Green Hills Health Center, West Liberty.
He was born on January 8, 1950 in Hardin County, Ohio to the late William L. and Rose (Campbell) Lawrence.
He is survived by two sons: Jamason (April) Lawrence of Urbana and Jeremiah (Sylvia) Blythe of Michigan; two daughters: Barbara Lawrence of Bellefontaine and Wendy (Aaron) Spear of Caldwell; ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren; three brothers: Larry Lawrence of Ada, Emmitt (Deborah) Lawrence of Dola and Paul (Ruth) Lawrence of Ada; and a sister, Phyllis (Larry) Tidd of Ada.
Here's a photo of the Ada Boy Scout during a paper drive in 1943. This is certainly the largest paper drive ever in Ada. The photo is taken behind the Ada city building.
The Icon welcomes anyone who can contribute names of the scouts. The photo is from the collection of Tom Lehman.
Troop 124 will be hold a 100th anniversary dinner at Donnell Lodge at Camp Berry on Saturday, April 14, at 6 p.m. All interested parties are invited.
You may have to travel to Iowa to see this plate. The Icon spotted it in early March at the Ohio Northern University agriculture conferance. This guy's obviously an Iowa State fan and is certainly involved in agriculture.
Ohio Northern’s nursing program continues to be recognized for its effectiveness in preparing students for their careers. RegisteredNursing.org recently ranked ONU’s nursing program fifth among 89 RN programs in Ohio.
The ONU nursing program enrolls 121 students in its bachelor’s degree program.
A new choral organization has come to Ada and surrounding towns. Noteworthy Community Choir is extending auditions to April 11 for both Ada and Lima locations of Voices - ages 8 - 18, and for Expressionsin Ada - ages 13 - 88+. Singers from Ada, Alger, Bluffton, Forest, Jenera, Kenton, and Lima have auditioned. "We would love to hear you!," sais Vicki Mills. Contact her for an audition at [email protected] or call 419-679-8259. Brother and sister, Hanna and Tanner of Jenera are in the photo.
Rhett Grant (right), director of the Ada Public Library meets with Congressman Bob Latta and Carla Hayden, Library of Congress librarian.
The trio met Friday in Perrysburg where Ms. Hayden spoke of her efforts to make the “library of the people” more accessible to all Americans. She runs a facility with 3,000 employees and an annual budget of $618 million.
The 214-year-old venerable institution houses 162 million items. Appointed by President Obama, she is the first woman and first African-American to head the Library of Congress.
