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May 2019

THX SAVA

Posted by LizGH on Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Spotted on a Hyundai Veloster on the ONU campus.

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Liberty Belles and Boys 4-H club swear in officers

Posted by LizGH on Tuesday, May 7, 2019

By Madison Archer
The Liberty Belles and Boys 4-H club held their first meeting, at the Ada Presbyterian Church on March 19. 

During that meeting, they elected the following officers:

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Ada boys seeded 7th at sectional; AE 5th, HN 10th

Posted by LizGH on Tuesday, May 7, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
The Ada baseball team was seeded seventh out of 12 teams at the Div. IV   Ottawa district drawings held Sunday.

Ada (8-9) will host eighth seed Delphos St. John's (4-14) Tuesday, May 14 at 5 p.m. in a first round game.

The winner will then play at third-seeded Columbus Grove (10-5) Thursday, May 16 at 5 p.m. in the sectional finals. Ada's regular season game at Grove was rained out last week.

Allen East (10-11) was seeded fifth and will play 12th seed Pandora-Gilboa May 14 at 5 p.m. The victor plays at number two seed Miller City May 16 in round two.

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Ada HS Baccalaureate May 22

Tim Garmon and Dr. Adam Ferguson are featured speakers
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 6, 2019

The Ada Ministerial Association (AMA) will once again host the annual Baccalaureate service for the Ada High School Class of 2019, in the English Chapel at Ohio Northern University at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22.

Featured speakers are Tim Garmon and Dr. Adam Ferguson, both of whom have children graduating in this year’s class.

The theme for the service will be based on Hebrews 12:1, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us.”

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A reading carnival

Ada elementary students discover that reading does pay
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 6, 2019

All that reading paid off last week for Ada elementary students.

The Ada Academic Boosters reading carnival was the reward, as students earned points all year for their reading. There were games and more games as students, Kindergarten through fifth grade tried their skill at lots of activities.

The Icon shares the following series of photos during the Kindergarten carnival experience of this year's carnival.

 

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Dr. Howard Shelly was a Bluffton general practitioner for 40 years

Bluffton College graduate, served on countless communities organizations, delivered over 1,500 babies
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 6, 2019

CLICK HERE for an Icon interview with Dr. Shelly as he reflected on starting his practice in Bluffton in the 1950s.

FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Howard M. Shelly, M.D., 90, died Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton.  Howard was born Aug. 13, 1928 in Hereford Township, Pennsylvania, to Howard and Emma (Myers) Shelly who preceded him in death.

On June 5, 1949, he married Carol S. Simon and she preceded him in death on April 5, 1999.  On May 8, 2001 he married Marilyn Murray Shelly who survives in Bluffton.

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109 Ada HS sports seasons ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 6, 2019

No too many familiar last names in this Ada High School photo. Was it a football team, or another sport? There's one captain listed: Foss, number 11. (Photo from Leland Crouse)

Post script: Jon Umphress tells the Icon that number 11 Foss was his grandfather, Harold "Shorty" Foss. He played end of this football team and later worked at Cole Motors.

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BVHS medical services rep

Named associate of the year
Posted by LizGH on Monday, May 6, 2019

Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) has named Lisa Wetherill, medical staff services representative, the BVHS Associate of the Year and has nominated her for the Albert E. Dyckes Health Care Worker of the Year Award, presented by the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA).

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Public library introduces Student Library Cards

It's all about encouraging summer reading
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, May 5, 2019

The Ada Public Library is introducing Student Library Cards this month.

The cards allow children who do not already have a Juvenile card to check out books.

Student Card holders may check out up to five items and will be fine free. They will not be charged late fees or overdue fines. Any overdue or lost items will have to be returned or replaced, but, no late or overdue fees will accrue. 

The goal of this new program is to encourage more youngsters to come and check out the library. The summer reading program kicks off at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 1.

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Bulldog Gautier wins long jump at Ada Invitational

Alex Morgan second in 300 hurdles; Nora Dellifield second in girls pole vault
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, May 5, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada track and field program hosted its annual 16-team Invitational meet on a wet, overcast Saturday.

Ada junior Phillip Gautier won the long jump and finished third in the high jump to pace the Bulldogs. Teammate Alex Morgan came in second in the 300 hurdles, and also was fifth in both the 110 high hurdles and the pole vault.

Nora Dellifield took second in the girls pole vault to lead the Ada girls.

Spencerville won the girls team crown by a narrow margin over Van Wert and Bath. Van Wert captured the boys team title by 50 points over second-place Bluffton.

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