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Stage set for this year's Super Bowl Eve event

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As the NFL playoffs continue, Ada will again have its own Super Bowl extravaganza.
 
The second annual “Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival” on Saturday, Feb. 3, will celebrate the village of Ada’s connection to the biggest football game of the year. Ada’s Wilson Sporting Goods factory makes the footballs used in the Super Bowl, and the day’s events will again capture that theme, leading up to a “football drop” at midnight on the cusp of Super Bowl Sunday.
 

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We don't know the meaning of SSWDNP, but it certainly means something and we welcome viewers' thoughts. The Icon found this plate on a red Lexus RX 350 in Bluffton,

Red Cross responding to family's needs

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The American Red Cross North Central Ohio Chapter responded to a fire on Township Highway 82 near Forest late Saturday night.

The Red Cross provided assistance to the home’s resident for immediate needs, including temporary shelter, food and clothing.

"We’re deeply saddened for those who were impacted by this fire,” said Todd James, Executive Director, North Central Ohio Chapter.

“As we continue to help them, we urge everyone to take steps to minimize the risk of a fire occurring in their home.”

No other details are available as fo Sunday afternoon.

 

"That describes us best," says Raymond and Liz Harner

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A Main Street Bluffton business has gone crazy and changed its name.

CG Pro Bikes, an Ada Icon advertiser, owned by Raymond and Liz Harner, 127 N. Main St., Bluffton, is officially renamed “Bike Crazy.”

While the name change is official, the Harners plan a crazy celebration as soon as their new store sign arrives later this month.

In explaining the name change, Liz said, “We are bike experts, bike mechanics, bike fans, bike riders, bike fitters, bike advocates…we are bike crazy!”

A store name change was in the discussion stages ever since the Harners moved their business from Columbus Grove (CG) to Bluffton.

Tuesday evenings from Jan. 16 to Feb. 13

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Apollo Career Center Adult Education will offer a one night a week self- defense class for women this winter. The class will be held every Tuesday night from 6-9 p.m., beginning  Tuesday, Jan. 16,  and ending Feb. 13,  and will be instructed of Sean Neidemire, detective, Lima Police Department

During this class, women will learn basic self-defense skills and techniques they can employ in an attack. Students will have improved awareness to avoid dangerous situations as well as the knowledge and skills to defend themselves against an attacker in various situations by the end of the class. 

Minus 12 reading on Jan. 3 is a chilly fact

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Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, provides the cold, hard facts about exactly how cold it was last week.

From Jan. 1 to Jan. 6, the “highest” daily low temperature was 1 degree on Jan. 4 and 7. The warmest reading during that period was 16 degrees on both Jan. 3 and 4.

Here are the daily maximum and minimum temperatures from Jan. 1 to Jan. 8.

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