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Twenty local children took part in ONU Health Day on Saturday at the pharmacy building where there were fun activities to encourage kids to live healthy lives. Here, Landon and Sophie Mosher, with Steven Cole, are doing a yoga cool down.
(Monty Siekerman)

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By Monty Siekerman
An interesting piece of art at King-Horn on campus is viewed by many people every day. It's the face of a polar bear. Up close, the installation looks like a bunch of blurred tiles. As you move away from the art piece, the image of the school's mascot becomes clearer and clearer...intriguing, bordering on "participatory art," never boring no matter how many times you pass by, and often talked about by those who come upon it...almost stops you in your tracks, unexpectedly. We asked the artist to comment on her work...here is her reply:

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ALL "A" HONOR ROLL
12TH GRADE: Alexis Amburgey, Noah Beach, Cort Everhart, Steven Gray, Blake Hall, Allison Howard, Terra Hunter, Gabriella Linnon, Abby Petersen, Nolan Roberts, Cody Stransky, Victoria Wyss.

11TH GRADE: Benjamin Bowers, Alexandra Boyadzhiev, Brayden Sautter, Alissa Schlachter, Megan Simon, Katey Stuart, Kyley Stuart, Casey Swick.

10TH GRADE: Ashley Breidenbach, Rielyn Castle, Taryn Fullom, Kaitlyn Long, Meredith Marshall, Elizabeth Milks, Meredith Morgan, Grace Nelson, Jackson Secor, Haley Wyss.

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"Agile" means to be able to move quickly and easily. Watch these two dancers define the word perfectly.

Donna Shadley of Ada dances with a partner from Kenton during the recent Senior Dance at ReStore Community Center, Ada...quickly and easily.

The dances take place ever other Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. at ReStore, 210 N. Main St.. Jon Umphress took this video and shared it with the Icon. 

Donna's dance partner is 93. CLICK ON THE VIDEO BELOW AND START DANCING.

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MORE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY.

Leading the 56-member Ada Senior Citizens this year are (from left) Chloe Cole, president; Shirley Williams, secretary; Phyllis Scott, vice president; Diane Heise, treasurer.

The group meets at noon on the second and fourth Wednesdays at Health Professionals for lunch, cards and board games. They have many other activities, as well.

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Greg Probst will serve as manager of the Bluffton Farmers’ Market this year.

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce announced the appointment. This year the chamber took over the responsibilities of the popular downtown Saturday market. The market will enter its 11th season when it opens on Saturday, May 2.

Probst has served as a vendor at the market since 2008. He in involved in Probst Family Farm, a Certified Naturally Grown Farm, located at 3463 State Route 103, Bluffton. In addition to his farmers’ market participation, Probst is also a member of the Bluffton fire department and EMS.

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