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February 2016

Ada teacher feature: Meet Jeff Hunt, mathematics instructor

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, February 7, 2016

Compiled by Darlene Bowers
Welcome to the Ada Icon’s “Ada Teacher Feature.”

Here we share thoughts and insights from local teachers who lift up and inspire our students. Let us lift up and inspire these educators as well.

Today we meet Jeff Hunt, mathematics instructor. As you get to know Jeff from his responses below, ponder the solution to this thought from James Caballero, American mathematician: “I advise my students to listen carefully the moment they decide to take no more mathematics courses. They might be able to hear the sound of closing doors.” 

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Some Wilson Sporting Goods facts you need to know

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, February 6, 2016

By Monty Siekerman

Did you know?

• Wilson Sporting Goods has been a unit of Amer Sports of Finland since 1989. Amer Sports makes sports equipment, footwear and apparel.

• The Wilson brand is headquartered in Chicago.

• Wilson is the world's leading manufacturer of ball sports equipment, employing over 1,600 people globally.

• The company's core sports are American football, Canadian football, tennis, baseball, golf, basketball, softball, badminton and squash.

• The company also produces equipment for racquetball and soccer.

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Is your birthday Feb. 29? We want to know

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, February 6, 2016

It's Leap Year!

The Ada Icon seeks viewers in the Ada school district or Ohio Northern University students, faculty or staff, who celebrate a Feb. 29 birthday.

Please contact the Icon at [email protected].

We want to interview you and see how you celebrate a once-every-four-year birthday.

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Fox News video shows "how footballs are made"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, February 6, 2016

National media become "Ada friendly" during Super Bowl frenzy week. As an example, Fox News featured "how footballs are made in a recent video."

The Icon created screen shots of several of the Wilson employees featured in this video. Those photos are below this story.

Unfortunately, the video does not mention Ada, Ohio.

(Request to Icon viewers: If you are aware of other national news outlets featuring Ada, send us the link. We'll post it.)

Here's the Fox story link:

http://video.foxnews.com/v/4741503317001/how-super-bowl-footballs-are-made/

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MHCO accepting nursing scholarship applications

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, February 6, 2016

Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, Bluffton, is accepting applications for the Barbara Fleming Memorial Nursing Scholarship. 

The scholarship is meant to promote the career of nursing and the scholarship money may be used toward a degree as a licensed practical nurse, a degree as a registered nurse, or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. 

The scholarship is to be used to pay school related expenses toward any of these degrees.

The scholarship offers a minimum award of $500, and will be paid directly to the vocational school or college where the student is enrolled.

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Village Voice: Heart health and air pollution

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, February 6, 2016

February is American Heart Month, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). That designation may not be cause for a large bouquet of flowers to be sent your way on Valentine’s Day, but some of the causes of heart disease are worth noting when considering our quality of life in Ada.

Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the U.S., according to CDC statistics. While we have all heard the medical reports that diet and exercise may help reduce the risk of heart disease, we don’t often hear about the impact that breathing our air has on our hearts.

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Fertilizer applicator certification training event held at ONU March 1

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, February 6, 2016

Ohio Northern University is the host site of a fertilizer applicator certification training event set for Tuesday, March 1.

A three-hour certification program for any applicator who does not have a pesticide license will be offered March 1 from 1 - 4 p.m. in the McIntosh Center.

Agricultural fertilizer applicator certification is now required for farmers who apply fertilizer to more than 50 acres of agricultural production grown primarily for sale. 

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Apollo launches Career Tech Education Month

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, February 6, 2016

Apollo Career Center launched Career Tech Education Month with its annual all area boards meeting on Feb. 4.

The program highlights included an update by Superintendent Judy Wells on the progress of the seven-phase construction/renovation of Apollo Career Center.

Following that was the induction of five alumni into the Apollo Hall of Fame:
• Chris Smith, Apollo Career Center tech specialist
• David Blackston, LMH imaging engineer
• Leigh McCullough-Steinke, LMH clinical buyer
• Ashley Miller, Owner/President of Quality Welding and Fabrication, Elida
• Brad Webb, Apollo Construction Equipment instructor

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The Freed Center welcomes the comedy of Jon Reep, Etta May

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, February 6, 2016

Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts will present the comedy of Jon Reep and Etta May in the Freed Center on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m.

As an actor, Reep has played the pot-smoking farmer Raymus in the movie “Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay” and the dim-witted cop Gerald Bob on the ABC sitcom “Rodney.”

He played a goodwill worker in Disney Channel’s “Good Luck Charlie” and was the HEMI guy in Dodge Truck’s popular ad campaign. As a comedian, he was the winner of season five of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.”

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More "yums" from Wednesday night at the library

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, February 5, 2016

We are still stuck on chocolate. Here's a couple more photos from the chocolate fest' at the Ada Public Library on Wednesday.

• Photo above: White chocolate on the outside, dark chocolate inside.

• Photo below: Single chocolate, double chocolate...probably triple chocolate pie.

(Monty Siekerman photos)

 

 

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