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Blood drive today at Ada Visiting Nurses-Hospice

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 15, 2013

Ada Visiting Nurses and Hospice, 4392 State Route 235, Ada, will hold an American Red Cross blood drive today.

The drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

To make an appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS or go to  www.redcrossblood.org .

Blood Donors Must:

• Be healthy
• Be at least 17 years old in most states, or 16 years old with parental consent if allowed by state law 
• Weigh at least 110 lbs.
• Additional weight requirements apply for donors 18 years old and younger and all high school donors.

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Gator swim team heads to WOAL championships Friday and Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 11, 2013

Ada/Lost Creek swim team will travel to Bluffton on Friday and Saturday, July 12-13, to compete in the Western Ohio Aquatic League swim championships.

The Bluffton Community Swimming Pool is host to the league meet. Bluffton officials putting on the meet anticipate between 500 and 600 swimmers (between the ages of 4 and 18). Add parents and fans and there will be 2000-plus visitors in town.

Teams from the following swimming pools will be in Bluffton:
Ada/Lost Creek
Bluffton
Shawnee
Sherwood
Kenton
Wapakoneta
Westside
Van Wert

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Only one month away - Farmers and Merchants celebration 100th picnic

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 9, 2013

It’s one month away – the 100th anniversary of the Ada Farmers and Merchants Picnic. The two-day event at the War Memorial Park takes place Friday and Saturday, Aug. 9-10.

Here’s this year’s schedule:

Friday, Aug. 9
• 5 p.m. – Gates open Party in the Back 40 – Exploit of Lima, on stage from 8 p.m. to midnight
• 7 p.m. – Corn hole tournament, Back 40, east of park
• 7 p.m. Pulls
   6500 street stock gas 4 x4
   6500 hot street gas 4x4
   6500 stock altered gas 4x4
   8000 workstock diesel
   8000 2.6 diesel
   Street legal semis
   Altered semis
   100 open

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We recorded 2.31 inches of rain - how about you?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Depending upon which field you were standing in, the rain on your property was either more or less than that of The Icon's weather observer. Here's our high and low temperature report and total precipitation reading for the past seven day. We received 2.31 inches of rain. How about you?

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Your chance to glance at the night sky on July 10

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 8, 2013

Here's a note from the Ada Public Library:  Wednesday, July 10, 9:30 p.m. we'll be meeting with any who's interested in a free program at the ONU Observatory.

The guide through "The Night Sky," will be ONU Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Jason Pinkney.

Contact the Ada Public Library for more details.

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All kinds of fun going on in Hardin County this summer

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Monday, July 8, 2013

The Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance provided Icon viewers with updates to summer activities for July.  You can't say there's nothing going on in Hardin County. 

Alliance Golf Outing
Sign up now for the 2013 Alliance Golf Outing.  This event will take place on August 9.   Teams will be posted and registration will start at 7:45AM.  There will be a SHOTGUN START at 8:30 a.m..

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