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October 2016

Amy Eddings guest speaker at Lima Rotary on Oct. 31

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Amy Eddings, reporter for The Lima News and SALT, formerly of NPR, is the speaker at the Lima Rotary Club on Monday, Oct. 31.

The Lima Rotary Club meets at noon in the North Hall of the Veterans Memorial Civic & Convention Center. The speaker usually begins around 12:30 p.m.

Eddings and her husband are winners of the 2016 Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs business plan competition. They own Easter House Bed and Breakfast, Ada.

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The ONU family gathered on Saturday

50 organizations in all shared the services and projects
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 24, 2016

Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
Fifty ONU organizations - professional social, service, and clubs - had tables in the activity tent at ONU's homecoming.

More photos below -

Students were on hand to welcome alumni and explain the purpose of the groups.
• Medicinal Herbs Club - Garrett Duktis
• Presidents' Club and Alumni Office - Molly Zimmerman, handed out free frisbees.
• Association of Future Forensic Professionals - Sam Schussheim
• Fencing Club -Jeremy Martin and Monica Pannhof.

About 1,000 alumni, students, and employees were served lunch at the Sports Center.

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LuLaRoe fundraiser on Saturday for ONU service dogs

10 to 2 at Community Health Professionals
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 24, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
LuLaRoe will have a fundraiser for the nine service dogs, which are in training at Ohio Northern this semester.

Several consultants will be on hand to sell LuLaRoe clothing. A portion of the profits will go to Polar Paws.

In addition, Polar Paws will have some merchandise available for sale, such as bandanas for dogs.

The event will take place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, at Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main.

LuLaRoe sells dresses, skirts, tops and the very popular leggings. Children and adult sizes will be available from several consultants. Admission is free.

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Ada's "poppy girl" Alice Cheney

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 24, 2016

Alice Cheney, a member of the Ada VFW Post 9381 Auxiliary, sells poppies at Country Market in Ada on Friday.

She sells poppies every year to assist veterans because her late husband, Dallas, saw a lot of combat in the European Theater during World War II. In addition, she had two brothers who served in that war.

The red poppy is a symbol of remembrance. Donations on Poppy Day remain local to help veterans and their families. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Tonight's candy is in the bag!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 24, 2016

Bagging Candy Tuesday for the Ada Kiwanis Club's Halloween Parade were (from left) Jon Umphress Scott Allison, Peter Previte, Marilyn Green, Charles Van Dyne, Bruce Neely, Carol Friesner, John Berg, Sandy Neely, Tom Kier and Bill Fuller.

The Kiwanis Halloween parade is tonight (Monday, Oct. 24).

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Grave discussion by genealogy society

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 24, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
Two members of the Hardin County Genealogy Society (right) chat with Jennifer Carman, of rural Alger, following a talk about cemeteries in Hardin County held at the Ada Public Library on Tuesday evening.

The speakers, Kathy Hines (center) and Doris Blum, both Society officers, said symbols on gravestones have various meanings, for example:

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Once upon a time in Ada: The first parcel post package sent from Ada was in 1913

Lee Crouse shares some things you didn't know about your hometown
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 24, 2016

Once upon a time in Ada
Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse
[email protected]

Jan. 1,1913, the first parcel post package sent from Ada was a roll of fancy assorted papers sold by the Record to a young man who sent them to Pennsylvania. For the first week of the new parcels post the local business in Ada post office was as follows: parcels mailed out, 129: parcels received, 195: parcels for local delivery, 3.

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Icon's dog of the week: Hunter, a male hound mix wants to live in Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 24, 2016

Hunter, 2 year old male hound mix, 54 pounds

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Chevy and Olds dealer in Ada? You bet!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 24, 2016

There was a time when you could buy a new Chevolet or Oldsmobile in Ada. Here's the dealership photo, known as Liberty Chevrolet. This photo is from the 1953 Ada centennial book.

The Icon needs some assistance from viewers about this photo. Where was the dealership located and when did it go out of business.

Send details to: [email protected].

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Meet CHRS MSN

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 24, 2016

Meet CHRS MSN. The Icon spotted this plate on a red Chrysler 300 S in the Mennonite Memorial Home parking lot in Bluffton. It has a Hancock County sticker. If Chris is viewing this, please tell us the meaning of this plate.

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