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The Ada Icon welcomes the Hardin County Community Foundation to its list of community links.

Viewers may find the Foundation posted on a banner on the right column on all inside pages, plus a listing in the Icon's advertiser index. That listing includes its phone number and link to its website: www.hardinfoundation.org.

In return, the Ada Icon is listed on the Foundation's link's (see image at the bottom of this story).

Hardin County Community Foundation's mission statement
• Improving the quality of life in Hardin County through charitable giving.

Sometimes we need a reminder to take it easy. Here's a tongue-in-cheek summer school lesson plan from the Ada Bulldogs Facebook. Don't know about you, but the Icon staff might study physics this summer, how about you?

Hannah Ray awarded prestigious Newman Civic Fellowship

In recognition of her community engagement, Ohio Northern University student Hannah Ray has been selected as a Newman Civic Fellow. Ray is among 250 students nationwide to earn the one-year fellowship, which is sponsored by Campus Compact, a group working to advance the public purposes of higher education.

Ray is a junior political science and statistics double major from Cumberland, Ohio, who attended Shenandoah High School.

In his nomination, ONU President Daniel DiBiasio wrote, “Hannah typifies the qualities embodied in this prestigious award. She shows initiative, drive, intelligence, compassion and a true desire to change the world for the better.”

She was a member of Alger First United Methodist Church

Donna S. Guyton, 81, died on Monday, April 8, 2019, at 5:21 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.

She was born on Aug. 18, 1937 in Carver, Kentucky, to the late Sam and June (Push) Miller. On Aug. 15, 1954, Donna married J. Loren Guyton and he died on Dec. 20, 1997.

Donna was a homemaker.  She was a member of the Alger First United Methodist Church.  Donna loved helping her family and friends.

She is survived by a son, Greg (Toni) Guyton of Ada; two daughters: Teresa (Mark) Loving of Manton, Mich., and Lori (Mike) Novak of Brighton, Mich.;  seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Melovete Pummell of Alger.

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