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October 2016

CHEER 63 - a cheerleader born in 1963?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 17, 2016

The Icon spotted "CHEER 63" in the Ada school parking lot in September. Look for it in a white Chevy Traverse LTE. Does it belong for a former cheerleader born in 1963? That's our best guess.

Do you have an interesting license plate? Send a photo to [email protected]. Don't forget to tell us the plate's meaning.

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Please pass me the orange crayon

Competition stiff at library coloring contest - still time to enter
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 16, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
Whether you are 5 or 105 years old, there is a coloring contest for you at the Ada Public Library.

Patrons can choose between two pictures to vie for $15 gift certificates which will be given to winners in each of four categories:
•  Kindergarten to second grade
• Third to fifth grade
• Sixth to 12th grade
• Adults

Stop by the library to choose the picture you want to color. Deadline for submissions is Oct. 31.

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Best color guard, best percussion, best music, best visual effects

Judges love AHS band at Norton competition
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 16, 2016

The Ada High School marching band earn a first place finish in Class C (schools with less than 300 students in grades 10-12) at the “Art in Motion” OMEA competition held Saturday in Norton. 

The group also received the following awards when combining classes B and C:
• Best color guard
• Best percussion
• Best music
• Best visual effects

Additionally the band was awarded points for the best visual effect regardless of any band size!

The band received a superior rating, signifying an outstanding performance with very few errors, in the following categories: color guard, percussion and visual effect.

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Defense puts on a show with win over Bluffton

Bulldogs set sights on Delphos Jefferson
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 16, 2016

By Dusty Donley
In a game dominated by their defense, the Bulldog offense would leave their mark, scoring 21 unanswered points in the third quarter, sealing a big NWC road victory in Bluffton, beating the Pirates 38-14.

The Bulldog defense pitched a shutout over the final two quarters, helping to extend their winning streak to four games. The victory moves Ada to 6-2 on the season and 4-1 in the Northwest Conference.

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Hardin Alliance accepting nominations for 2016 awards

Including citizen, business and small business of the year, plus community service award
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, October 15, 2016

The Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance is now accepting nominations for the 2016 Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year and Community Service Awards. 

Anyone from Hardin County may be nominated to receive these honors.  A panel of judges from Alliance members will make the final decision, and the recipients will be revealed Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, during the Alliance's annual meeting held at Ohio Northern University's McIntosh Center.

Selection of Citizen of the Year will be based upon an individual's outstanding achievements and contributions which have made Hardin County better.

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Next Alger community breakfast Nov. 5

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, October 15, 2016

The Alger Memorial Festival Committee is sponsoring a country-style breakfast on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 7 to 11 a.m., at the Alger Social Center.

Serving biscuits, sausage gravy, hash-browns, scrambled eggs, fried apples, sausage patties and beverage. Suggested donation is $7. All-you-can-eat (on premises only). Carry out is available.

Call 419-679-8460 (not long distance) for free local delivery. Located at the Alger Social Center on 210 N. Main St. in Alger. Call 419-757-3891 for more information.

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‘Choral Collage’ features several ONU groups

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Friday, October 14, 2016

Several Ohio Northern University choral groups will perform in the traditional Choral Collage concert at 8 p.m. on Friday,  Oct. 21, in the Presser Hall Snyder Recital Hall. The inaugural concert of the season will feature the Women’s Chorus, the Men’s Chorus, the University Singers and the Chamber Singers singing pieces by Mendelssohn, Thompson, Byrd, Rutter and others. The concert is free and open to the public.

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Author Laura M. Hartman to discuss consumerism, Christian ethics during talk

What would Jesus buy?
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Friday, October 14, 2016

Author Laura M. Hartman will discuss the ethics of Christian consumerism during a discussion, “What would Jesus buy?” at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 1 in the forum of James F. Dicke Hall at Ohio Northern University. The event is free and open to the public.

“The general question of what we consume is important to everyone, and there are certain moral and ethical considerations that especially connect the question to Christian values,” said Forrest Clingerman, associate professor of philosophy and religion at ONU. “When purchasing an item, is it really going to help me love my neighbor?”

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Lincoln Highway history group meets Oct. 18

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Friday, October 14, 2016

The Western Ohio Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association will meet for dinner at the Black Augus on Main, Van Wert at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18.

The program at 7:15 p.m. features Mike inniger of Van Wert who will show his Roadtrek motorhome and discuss his recent Roadtrek rally across Ohio.

The meeting is open to the public.

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Why the 2016 presidential race look more like a demolition derby

ONU political science professor says the pro's can't even believe what they're seeing
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, October 14, 2016

From the ONU website
Dr. Robert Alexander has never seen anything like this. He’s never seen anything even close to this.

The professor of political science and chair of the Department of History, Politics and Justice, Alexander does more than follow political elections; he’s a leading authority on presidential elections and the Electoral College.

So, if the race for the White House 2016 has you shaking your head, don’t worry. Even the pros can’t believe what they’re seeing.

For Alexander, there are two aspects to the 2016 presidential election that he finds fascinatingly bizarre:

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