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You've probably met her at Et Cetera, where she volunteers; or at BFR where she walks

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Note: June Fields, of 4495 N. Phillips Road, Harrod, provided the Icon with her journey as a double organ recipient. April is Donate Life Month. June encourages families to have a talk about organ donation. Several questions and answers about this subject are at the bottom of the feature.

By June Fields
FROM BLUFFTON ICON - My name is June Fields and I live near Bluffton and come into town often to shop, bank, eat or volunteer at the Et Cetera Shop, so you may have seen me out and about. 

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Two Upper Scioto Valley students are Kenton Elk teenagers of the month for February.

The two are Graesan Evans and Kody Logan, both seniors.

Graesan hopes to pursue a degree in pediatric social work following high school graduation. Kody hopes to pursue a degree in digital forensics.

Graesan is the daughter of Mark and Jessica Evans of Alger and Kody is the son of Shauna and Joe Little of Alger.

Rosemary Carman of Allen East is another area winner

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Ada High School senior, Megan Light, is the recipient of a $1,600 Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative scholarship.

She was the third place winner in this year's competition.

She is among eight seniors covering Mid-Ohio’s 10 north-central Ohio counties and 25 local school districts, who received a scholarship. One other area student, Rosemary Carman, an Allen East senior, is an $1,800 scholarship recipient, finishing in second place.

She's attending Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh and can tell you all about "everywhere, everyday chemicals"

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The Icon recently caught up with Bailey Bowers, a 2013 Ada High School graduate now at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. We are sharing parts of our conversation with Icon viewers.

After you graduated from College of Wooster, we lost track of you. Please bring us up to date.
I'm currently attending Carnegie Mellon University to obtain my PhD in Chemistry. I’m aiming to defend my thesis in August 2022, which simultaneously feels very far off and panic-inducingly soon.

Seven dogs currently on ONU campus becoming foster dogs for people with special needs

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Watch the video by Mana Hashimoto below -
You’ve seen them on the ONU campus and walking in downtown Ada.

The Icon recently checked in with two student leaders involved with ONU Polar Paws. It’s an on-campus student organization teamed up with 4 Paws for Ability.

Polar Paws helps prepare dogs to become service animals by training them in development and socialization.

Icon intern Mana Hashimoto created a video featuring volunteer trainers and officers of the organization, Carah Porter (with her dog Nalu), and Chrissy Kurilec (with her dog) Johnnycakes.

Meet ONU Polar Paws Trainers

Here's the winners of the 9th annual academic and music booster purse raffle

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Here are the winners of this year’s virtual Ada Academic and Music Booster Purse Raffle held this past weekend.

One winning ticket was drawn for each purse, numbered 1-15 with one prize per winning ticket. Ticket holders were eligible to win more than one purse if they purchased more than one ticket.

Purse brands includedKate Spade, Dooney and Bourke, Michael Kors, Coach and Tory Burch.

Winners:
Linda Ferguson
Laura Green
Diane Russel
Jodi Dearth
Samantha Karsten

Shirley Mathewson
Leah Lehman-Harris
Meri Skilliter
Chanda Smith
Miranda Shepherd

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