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Donald J. Hartman, 78, died Oct. 26, 2019, at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee, Ohio.  Donald was born Aug. 12, 1941, in Bluffton, Ohio to the late Cecil and Esther Hartman. He was married to Ruth Hartman and she preceded him in death.

Donald had worked for 18 years at Clark Equipment and later at Shady Lawn Truck Stop in Elkton, Tennessee, where he serviced truck tires. 

Survivors include two sons, Brian (Ronda) Hartman of Holland, Ohio, Michael Hartman of Deerfield, Florida; a daughter, Barbara (William) Hevlin of Ada, Ohio; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and a sister, Dorothy Hartman of Bluffton.

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Here is the 2019-20 first quarter honor roll for Ada schools. 

4THGRADE 

ALL A:  Avary Acheson, Maeby Alger, Nathan Jochims, Daniel Klear, Aliyah Kober, Zaiden Lawrence, Chimdalu Onyekelu, Bryce Purdy, Emily Shanks, Rhett Ulrey and Ashley Williams 

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Here’s the Ohio Northern University sports round up from the past week.

Women’s swim team
The Ohio Northern women's swimming and diving team started off its dual meet season with a victory. The Polar Bears defeated Wilmington 138-122 Friday night.

The 200-meter medley relay team — of Shelby Starkey, Abby Schauer, Kyley Stuart and Gabrielle Grant — got things started, claiming first with a time of 2:11.90.

Schauer won the 100-meter breaststroke, as well, boasting a time of 1:20.21. Stuart touched first in the 100-meter butterfly, clocking in at 1:13.37, and Grant took first in the 50-meter freestyle, registering a time of 29.76.

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The Icon spotted JEN CPA in the Bluffton municipal parking lot on a metallic Lincoln MKC.

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Friday's football toss was more than an attempt at setting a world record. It was a real town and gown event. For a story, photos and video, click here.

Some thoughts, photos and a neat video from Friday

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All kidding aside, it was the real “town and gown” event.

Before we ring your doorbell for Halloween, let’s revisit Friday’s world-record football toss attempt.

It involved all Ada school classes from 2019 to 2032, more ONU students and faculty than you could count, just about every village official you could name plus a supporting community cast who wouldn’t have missed it for the world-record setting event it was billed to be.

To help set the stage, imagine bussing nearly 1,000 Ada students from the school to the football stadium. That started at 11:30 a.m., with kick off – in this case, pass off – slated for 2 p.m.

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