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February 2013

Cash Mob returns to Ada - brought to you by Buy Ada First Committee

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 18, 2013

A “cash mob” is coming to Ada in March.

The Buy Ada First Committee, an ad hoc group consisting of local business people and residents, will hold the community’s second cash mob on Tuesday, March 12, from 3 to 5 p.m. The location, which is a prominent Main Street business, will be revealed soon.

“Last year the Buy Ada First Committee hosted its first ever Cash Mob in October at Reicherts,” said Heather Cox, of the committee. “It was very successful and we want to continue promoting our local businesses and the Ada community.”

What is a cash mob?

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Ada Public Library hosts free computer training lab

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Monday, February 18, 2013

The Ada Public Library will be hosting a traveling computer training lab.  Amanda Bennett, Director, told the Icon that the lab will host a number of classes.  All classes are free and open to the public.  

If you are interested stop in at the library or call to sign up for one of the following classes:

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No. 4 women's basketball finishes perfect in OAC Regular Season play with 77-42 win over Capital

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Monday, February 18, 2013

By Jared Brown

The No. 4 Ohio Northern women's basketball team celebrated Senior Day with a 77-42 victory over Capital on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears have now won a school record 23 games in a row and stand at 24-1 on the season and 18-0 in the OAC. The Crusaders fall to 14-11, 9-9.

ONU becomes the first team to finish the OAC regular season undefeated since the 1999-00 season.

The 24 victories this season also sets a new school record.

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"Driving Miss Daisy" performed at Bluffton March 9

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 18, 2013

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will present “Driving Miss Daisy,” a drama by Alfred Uhry, performed by the Van Wert Civic Theatre, at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 9, at The Centre, Bluffton, 601 N. Main St.

Tickets are $10 each and are available in Bluffton at Greg’s Pharmacy, Village Cut ‘n’ Curl and the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. Tickets may also be ordered by contacting the Bluffton chamber at [email protected]. Tickets will also be available at the door the evening of the performance.

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Ada McDonald's offer one cent Presidents' Day special

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, February 17, 2013

Jerry Lewis' McDonald's restaurants in Ada, Bluffton, Beaverdam, Delphos, Van Wert and Lima celebrate the Presidents' Day holiday, Monday, Feb. 18, with a one cent sale.

Customers who purchase a Big Mac or Quarter Pounder with cheese may also purchase another Big Mac or Quarter Pounder with cheese for one cent.

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Hancock ag hall of fame inductees honored March 14

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, February 17, 2013

The annual Farmers’ Share Breakfast, presented by the the Agri-Business Committee of the Findlay-Hancock County Chamber of Commerce, will be held at 7:30 a.m., Thursday, March 14, at Brugeman Lodge at Riverbend Park.

The speaker for the event will be the winner of the local Future Farmers of America (FFA) public speaking contest. This year’s breakfast will also feature an update from Jennifer Wilson, Ohio Farm Bureau Organization Director for Allen, Paulding, Putnam and Van Wert counties, and a past scholarship recipient.

The 2013 Inductees of the Hancock County Agricultural Hall of Fame will be recognized. Tickets are available at the Chamber office.

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Gary Wells was a 1966 Ada High School graduate

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Saturday, February 16, 2013

Gary F. "Frank" Wells, age 64, died Friday, February 15, 2013, at 7:42 PM at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay.

Gary was born on August 30, 1948, in Paintsville, Kentucky to George Ireland and Willia (Hyden) Wells and they preceded him in death. On June 25, 1967, he married Judy A. Patton, and she survives in Findlay.

Gary worked in the maintenance department at Whirlpool Corporation in Findlay for 40 years.

He was a member of the Upper Room Church of God, Findlay. Gary was a 1966 graduate of Ada High School. He was a former member of the Ada Lions Club for 10 years.

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ONU men win 9th consecutive OAC swim-dive crown

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Saturday, February 16, 2013

By Tim Glon

The Ohio Northern men won their ninth consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving Championships title on Saturday at the University of Akron's Ocasek Natatorium.

The Polar Bears finished with 985 points and won 14 of the 20 titles in the meet.

ONU set seven OAC records, 10 school records, two NCAA "A" Cuts and eight NCAA "B" Cuts in the three days of the meet.

Mount Union was second with 749 points, John Carroll was third with 468 points, Wilmington was fourth with 409 points, league newcomer Transylvania (Ky.) was fifth with 237 points and Defiance was sixth with 10 points.

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ONU grad and spouse take "summer" mission trip to Uruguay

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, February 14, 2013

This is the time of year when Ohio residents long for an escape from the cold and snow, to someplace where it's summer. 

Recently, area residents Christina and Nathan Seidner did just that with a eight-day mission trip to Uruguay. Nathan is an Ohio Northern University mechanical engineering graduate who is employed at Grob, Bluffton.

The couple are members of First Assembly of God in Lima. They took part in a mission that included 17 others, including members at churches from Findlay, Wapakoneta and Leipsic.

Although it was Nathan's first trip out of the U.S., this was not so for Christina, who had traveled to Peru previously on a mission trip.

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New Ada chiropractor likes the community's small-town feel

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, February 14, 2013

When Todd Gillfillan was growing up, he was a patient of Dr. L.E. Hubbell, Ada chiropractor.

“I had bloody noses and ear infections,” said Gillfillan. “Dr. Hubbell always took care of me.”

In December, Dr. Todd Gillfillan, D.C., joined Dr. Hubbell in the Family Chiropractic Center practice, at 108 N. Main St., Ada.

Dr. Gillfillan, whose father is a Ridgemont High School graduate and whose mother is a Kenton High School graduate, said that he always had family in Hardin County, but he lived most of his growing up years in Cincinnati.

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