• 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.
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
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
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?
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.
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..
