Ada's latest news

The ONU men's basketball team plays at John Carrol on Saturday. ONU enters Saturday’s contest riding a 10-game winning streak and is tied for first place in the OAC with #10-ranked Marietta ... Northern has clinched a top-4 seed and will host a Quarterfinal game in the OAC Tournament on Feb. 21 ... ONU also clinched its second winning season in four years ... ONU posted a 91-78 win over Heidelberg on Wednesday at the ONU Sports Center ... Senior Devon Allen led ONU in scoring with a game-high 21 points ... ... Senior Konnor Baker of Ada added 18 points. Allen leads the team and is 8th in the OAC in scoring at 15.9 ppg ... Baker is second at 13.5 ppg.

Saturday's Preview: The Ohio Northern women's indoor track and field team will look to continue its early success as it is set to compete at the All-Ohio Championships hosted by Otterbein in Westerville ... The meet is comprised of Div. III schools from across Ohio ... Field events and track events are set to begin at 12 p.m. ... The Polar Bears are coming off of a first place finish at the annual Joe Banks Invitational last Saturday ... Northern posted seven first place finishes during the meet ... Junior Emily Richards led the Polar Bears in the meet as she set a new school record and ran the sixth fastest time in Div.

All about Celtics vs. Lakers rivalry

Cort Reynolds' latest Celtics history blog published this week is trending strongly on the NBA websites of SB Nation.

The blog titled: "Celtics vs. Lakers ranks as greatest North American pro sports team rivalry" 
Subtitle: "Ancient, fierce rivals renew acquaintances with NBA record on line"

CLICK HERE to read the article.

Plus a dessert sample from Liberty National Bank

Story and photso by Monty Siekerman

Shop local, buy local says the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce. With that thought, The Icon offers several ideas for the person still in search of the perfect gift for Feb. 14.

- CHECK OUT OUR PHOTOS BELOW -

Kara Van De Weert offers sweets at Liberty National Bank on Friday. Customers were treated to a large selection of desserts to munch on in recognition of Valentine's Day on Tuesday.

Entirely ONU student-run business; Ada HS grad part of the team

By Monty Siekerman
An entirely ONU student-run business has been successful, both financially and as a learning experience. Ada High School grad Lindsay Walden is one of the 11 members of the company, which had sales of $65,000 last year.

Company associates are looking to expand their sales territory beyond campus by encouraging local companies and service organizations to buy from them.
The company, named Polar Merchandise, offers t-shirts, key chains, cups, frisbees, and more. In fact, they have access to hundreds of thousands of promotional products and apparel.

Kids were judges for the 5th annual Chocolate Bake-Off on Thursday evening at the Ada Public Library...and, yes, they were glad to oblige. A panoply chocolate goodies was spread out on tables when the doors opened for judging...and eating. It didn't take long for the young judges to fill their plates with sweets. And, there was milk to wash it all down. Someone suggested a bake-off every week, or at least every month. Good idea. (Monty Siekerman photos)

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