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The Inn at ONU offers a "Be Mine, Chocolate & Wine (and live music too)," event on Thursday, Feb. 14. Here are the details:

• Five wine tastings and a selection of decadent chocolate desserts and savory chocolate appetizers. Wine commentary provided by wine industry expert, Diana Kerr Brown. Wine is available to purchase for special gifts and occasions.

• $25 per guest includes five wine tastings and a variety of desserts and appetizers (tax and gratuity are additional). For more information and reservations, please call 419.772.4112.

The Hardin  County Chamber and Business Alliance annual dinner is at 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28, at McIntosh Center, ONU. 

The event is a dinner and an awards celebration. Watch the Icon for ticket information and additional details.

Is it a fiber art creation, a weaving, or perhaps winter hats at Reichert's? If you guessed winter hats you are correct. Check the next photo for proof.

They go for $50 on the Wilson website

We’ve been discovered!

Would you like a Wilson vintage Ada factory shirt?

You can’t buy them in Ada, but for $50 you can make a purchase from the Wilson.com website.

The vintage Ada shirt is listed among several additional items from the Super Bowl LIII Shop that opened this morning following the Super Bowl.

For example, you may also purchase a Super Bowl LIII metallic New England commemorative football for $39.99.

Extensive feature on "how a cow becomes a football"

From Farm to Field, and Every Point Between: How a Cow Becomes a Football.

That’s the title of an extensive story in the Jan. 31 Sports Illustrated written by Kalyn Kehler. And, the story mentions the Wilson faculty in Ada, including photos of footballs being made.

The lead-in to the story states: “You’ve seen it snapped, thrown, kicked and spiked. But chances are you’ve never considered the origin story of an NFL ball – or how painstaking the process is to get every detail just right.”

The feature also mentions Rodabaugh Brothers Meats, Pandora, a supplier, and Tom Wagner, Bluffton farmer, and steer producer.

A Valentine craft and vendor show will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 9, in the Ada Depot, 112 Central Ave.

Vendors include:

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