Mark you calendars: from 5:00-6:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 7, 2023, the Ada High School Alumni Association will host a reception for the newest hall of honor inductee Greg Grimslid, 2022 scholarship recipient Kirsten Poling, and all Ada Alumni. The reception takes place immediately prior to the Ada High School boys basketball game versus Upper Scioto Valley.
The practice of holding a hall of honor banquet had lapsed, giving new assistant principal Britton Devier the opportunity to reintroduce and update a 25-year tradition.
The 2022 Hall of Honor Inductee is Greg Grimslid of Grimslid & Hood attorneys and Hardin Co. municipal judge. Hood serves as Ada’s junior high football coach and high school assistant track coach, roles he has filled for 40 years or more.
The 2022 scholarship recipient is Kirsten Poling, an Ada student who attends Ohio State University.
In November, the Icon reported on the introduction of new Ada community leaders. In collaboration with Ohio Northern's Office of Communication & Marketing, we are also introducing new faculty members. This is the second of several installments.
Kimberly Breedon is an Assistant Professor of Law at Ohio Northern University College of Law, where she teaches Property, Wills & Estates, and Legislation & Statutory Interpretation.
Basketball fan Samuel Albert recorded an improptu performance of the national anthem at the November 29 Ada High School girls basketball game vs. Hardin Northern. When the pre-recorded version didn't play, the audience filled in enthusiastically with an a capella version.
Samuel posted his appreciation and video on Facebook HERE.
The Beatitudes Belles set a beautiful Thanksgiving table for more than 35 and prepared an eat-in or take-out feast for some 150 diners on Tuesday, November 22. The free meal was open to all with an RSVP.
The community center at 210 N. Main St. was filled with the delicious scent of turkey, gravy, dressing, etc., etc. Stacks of desserts were hidden in styrofoam containers. We can only imagine the pots and pans to be washed.
The Icon recently reported on the Ada Town & Gown banquet, where new Ada community leaders were introduced. In collaboration with Ohio Northern's Office of Communication & Marketing, we are also introducing new faculty members. This is the first of several installments.
Dalia Abdelhamid is an Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry. She comes to the Raabe College from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, where she was a research scientist and chemistry instructor, having previously taught as a member of the Faculty of Pharmacy at Minia University in Egypt.
CINCINNATI--Brian Smith, Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) president, announced today that he will retire December 31, 2022, after more than three decades of Mission-focused, operational excellence.
Smith joined the Human Resources (HR) department at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima in 1990, focused on making St. Rita’s a place where associates would want to work and providers would want to practice. He served in a variety of HR roles over his 22 years at St. Rita’s, before moving into hospital operations.
