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Helen Ellis 1921 - 2016

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, June 26, 2016

Helen J. Ellis, 94, died on Saturday, June 25, 2016, at 8:30  p.m. at her residence in rural Alger, Ohio.

Helen was born on Oct. 12, 1921, in Delphos, Ohio to Franklin E. and Alma L. (Patton) McGlaughlin who preceded her in death.  She married Thomas R. Ellis on Sept. 14, 1941 and he died on Nov. 12, 2003.

Helen was a homemaker.

Surviving are: one son: Thomas Earl (Rena Scarberry) Ellis of Glouster, Ohio; one daughter: Carol (Dennis Messmer) Tindall of Lancaster, Ohio; nine grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren, seven great great grandchildren including two special great grandchildren: Chance Taylor and Helena Taylor of Alger, Ohio.

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ONU ranked 10/11th in preseason football polls

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, June 25, 2016

By Tim Glon

The Ohio Northern football team is ranked No. 10 in the 2016 Sporting News College Football magazine preseason poll and is No. 11 in the Lindy's Sports College Football preview magazine preseason poll.

ONU junior linebacker Zach Schmerge was also named a Preseason All-American by the Sporting News. Schmerge was named Third Team All-North Region and First team All-Ohio Athletic Conference as a sophomore last season. He led Ohio Northern and was second in the OAC with 112 tackles in his first season as a starter.

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Apollo board has contract night June 27

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, June 25, 2016

The Apollo Career Center board, meeting June 27, will act on several contracts for the 2016-17 school year.

The agenda is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Prince and princess tea at The Inn

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 24, 2016

Prince Jason May, a.k.a. Dad, and daughter Princess Delaney attend a prince and princess tea at The Inn on Friday afternoon. So happens, the day was extra special for Princess Delaney since it was her sixth birthday. Joining them is Princess Angela Clemons (center), food and beverage specialist at The Inn. (Monty Siekerman)

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It's an Icon Weekend!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 24, 2016

It's an Icon "Weekend." The Icon offers 13 pages of things to do in Bluffton and Ada this weekend and all week. "Weekend" includes a calendar, feature stories, photos and an index of all Icon stories posted in the past week. Click here to open "Weekend."

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It's an Icon "Weekend," with 13 pages of Bluffton-Ada events and photos

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 24, 2016

It’s an Icon Weekend. And, there’s lots going on.

The Icon’s 13-page weekend feature - CLICK HERE TO OPEN – offers a window to the events and activities in the Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon viewership areas from Saturday, June 25, through July 1.

Printed copies of "Weekend" are also available at the Bluffton Public Library, Common Grounds and Ada Public Library. Viewers intersted in receiving their own e-mailed copy may contact the Icon at [email protected]

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