November 2013

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By Dusty Donley
The 2013 Ada High school football campaign came to a close last Friday night at Lima Stadium as the seventh seeded Bulldogs fell to the fifth seeded Wayne Trace Raiders, 68-14 in the Division VI, region 20 final.

Gun-slinging Raider quarterback Colby Speice threw for nine touchdowns and ran for another as Wayne Trace (12-1) ended the Bulldog's season at 9-4 and move on to play Mechanicsburg (11-2) in the state semi-finals.

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Ellen Messing, 78, of Bluffton, died Nov. 21, 2013 at her residence. She was born April 23, 1935, in Ada to the late Rufus G. and Lillian M. Howard Smith.

She retired from Sprint where she was an operator and dispatcher.  She was a member of the English Lutheran Church, Bluffton and the Ada VFW.  She was a 1953 graduate of Ada High School.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Louis David Brentlinger.

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That's right, a comet is in the sky this month and here's some information for Icon skygazers.

The incoming Comet ISON is now in the home stretch of its long-awaited hairpin loop around the sun on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 28), making it a great target for amateur astronomers and stargazers. But there are some tips and info you'll want to keep in mind before you go comet hunting.

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Kathryn J. "Jeanie" Traucht, 73, died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013 at 2:53 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima.

She was born on March 28, 1940, in Jenera, Ohio to Orville and Kathryn (Rader) Traucht, and they preceded her in death.

She was a lacer and packer at Wilson Sporting Goods, Ada, for over 40 years. She was a member of the former Genesis Fellowship Church in Ada.

Surviving are one daughter: Misti Dotson of Harrod; one grandson: Cody Dotson of Waynesfield; two sisters, Sara (Bob) Michael of Lima, and Carol Sue (Rick) Seltzer of Bradley, Fla.; and her close friend and caregiver, Sally Wilcox.

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Stephen Kolomyjec, visiting assistant professor of cell and molecular biology at Ohio Northern University, co-authored an article that has been published in the Australian Journal of Zoology.

Titled “Regional population structuring and conservation units in the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus),” the article was authored by Kolomyjec in collaboration with Tom Grant of the University of New South Wales, Chris Johnson of the University of Tasmania, and David Blair of James Cook University.

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Story and photos by Stacy Geedey

The Ada Marching Bulldogs traveled to Indianapolis on Nov. 14 to compete in Grand National Competition. The event, hosted by Bands of America took place at Lucas Oil Field, the home of the Indianapolis Colts. Over 90 bands from all the over the country gathered to compete.

Ada competed Thursday evening and had a great performance. With 16 instrumentalists, six members of the percussion pit/drum line, and six auxiliary color guard members, Ada was one of the smallest bands in the competition. Several of the bands had more members than the entire enrollment of grades 10-12 at Ada High School. 

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By Tim Glon

Ohio Northern University has partnered with NKTelco, Inc., to televise and web stream live 18 men's and women's basketball games during the 2013-14 season.  The games will be broadcast live on NKTelco, Inc, Channel 3 and WOSN in Lima.

All 11 of ONU's men's home games and seven women's home games will be broadcast live on NKTelco and will be web streamed on NKTelco.net  and ONUSports.com.

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President Heather Cox called the weekly meeting of the Ada Kiwanis Club to order at noon on Tuesday November 19th at McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University, Ada.

The invocation was offered by Jon Umphress.
Pastor Jack Duffy was welcomed as a guest.

In business:
-Secretary Brian reported that the club’s records have been updated. Anyone needing access to the club records should contact him.

-The satellite club met last week. They discussed/reviewed the regular minutes from last Tuesday and the grant for the board project. They will meet tomorrow at 6 PM at New China.

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Noah G. Hollon, age 81, died Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 9:24 AM at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima.

He was born on November 12, 1932 in Wolfe County, KY to Beckham and Nelis (Rowe) Hollon, and they preceded him in death. On August 4, 1951 he married Anna Belle Hall and she preceded him in death on May 2, 2013.

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You know your town pretty well, right?

Allow the Icon to pose this question: “Can you name the community that fits the following description?”

Spoiler warning: There’s an Icon in Bluffton and Ada. This column posted on both Icons today. The answer is at the bottom.

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