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Iconclast view: A modern Christmas story

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 21, 2014

In the sixth year in the reign of Obama, legislation passed that all U.S. citizens be counted in the county where their ancestors had settled. This unusual census was when Kasich was governor of Ohio and Latta was fifth district representative.

Jose from Lebanon, Ohio, with his young housekeeper, Maria, who was nine-month’s pregnant with someone else’s child, and who Jose had intended to marry, drove to Ada in Jose’s 1996 Mercury Cougar. This was because Jose was a great-great-great-grandson of one of the original immigrants in Liberty Township.

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When Great-Grandmother Ada talks, I listen

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 16, 2014

There I was minding my own business in the Ada Public Library, and who do you suppose walked in: Great-Grandmother Ada.

I hadn’t seen her in town since the night Zac Dysert was drafted by the Broncos. She doesn’t live here anymore. I think she moved to Ada, Oklahoma, but I’m not certain. Anyway, I know she’s retired. She looked really good, though. A little purple wave in her hair and a really nice tan.

As soon as she sat down I knew she’d start talking. She has lots of opinions on Ada. You know, the usual: What ever became of so-and-so, and who bought that property on North Main Street?”

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Dog gone

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 8, 2014

Dec. 6 was a a day of mixed emotions for students in the Ohio Northern University College of Engineering, but a good day for 4 Paws For Ability.

This fall ONU students in the College of Engineering became involved in training Viking, a now nine-month-old golden retriever.

MORE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY.

Viking graduated from the program on Friday, and according to the department’s Facebook, “We had to say goodbye to Viking. One of his handlers, civil engineering student Matt Stroh, brought Viking to the Dean's Office for some final goodbyes.”

Viking is now on a journey to become a service dog for disabled child.

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A weekend in the Windy City: you're not in Ada anymore

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 20, 2014

By Torie Wright, Icon intern

I’m not much of a city girl; I’ve grown quite fond of the quiet intimacy small towns like our own have to offer. After a weekend in Chicago, however, my mind feels subject to change… 

On Nov. 8, I traveled to Chicago with a group of students and professors from OSU-Lima. We went to watch a live, penultimate performance of Shakespeare’s King Lear at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater located on the Navy Pier.

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Check out that Ada Icon cap!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 13, 2014

Donald Traxler is Ada Icon's model of our new Icon cap.

It sports Ada High School colors with a nice accent from Ohio Northern University's black and orange topped with the Icon logo.

Want an Icon hat?

All you need to do is ask. Contact us at [email protected]. We deliver!

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Iconoclast View: Pondering 65 candles on my birthday cake

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, November 9, 2014

By Fred Steiner of the Ada Icon

Bear with me as I gobble – care for piece? – a fork full of my birthday cake.

For me, Nov. 9 is the sweetest day on the Roman calendar. And, unlike previous birthdays, this one comes with a nice ring to it.

My Uncle Sam sent me my own Medicare card.

In a birthday wish to appreciate how previous paternal ancestors celebrated their 65th birthdays, please consider the following stories:

Born in Switzerland, Great-grandfather Rudolf Althaus ended up in Shannon, Ohio, signed a petition to change its name to Bluffton, and lived here the rest of his life.

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