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February 2020

Safe Haven Chili cook-off fundraiser Feb. 22

Posted by LizGH on Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Safe Haven is hosting a Chili cook-off on Feb. 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hardin County Sheriff Office Community Room, 1025 S Main St, Kenton.

Tickets are $5, which gives you one bowl of chili, plus chance to taste all entries and vote on your favorite.

Safe Haven is looking for chefs to bring their chili to participate in the contest. Cost to enter your chili is $10. 

To register, call Bev Bahr (419-675-2463) or Deb Destreich (419-679-4147). Deadline to register is this Friday, Feb. 8. See poster for details.

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College Credit Plus meeting next week

The program is for parents and students at Ada High School
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 3, 2020

Ada High School will host a College Credit Plus meeting at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12, in the school auditorium, according to Erinn Prater, school counselor.

The program is for parents and students at Ada junior high and high school. Persons wanting additional information should contact Prater at 418-634-2746, or Dan Lee, high school principal.

If the student chooses to use the credit toward high school graduation, the cost of tuition, books, and fees will be paid by the high school. 

Students may enroll during the school day or in the evening.

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Here comes the Icon Oscars Contest

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Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 3, 2020

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Just when you thought there were no more Icon contests, the Icon Oscar’s Contest is here.

The contest includes multi-choice questions, so you can enter even if you don’t have a clue about this year’s movies.

The Oscars ceremony is held on Sunday evening, Feb. 9. The deadline to enter the contest is 6 p.m. on Sunday. The winner receives 6 passes to the Shannon Theatre, Bluffton

The Icon Oscars Contest will ask for you to select, with multi-choices provided, the following:

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Ada HS girls' Hi Y 1969-70

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 3, 2020

Members of Ada HS girls' Hi-Y 1969-70

Front from left, Karen Gilbert, Sharon Zimmerly, Leslie Stambaugh.

Second row from left, Karen Roth, Brooke West, Sandy Guider.

Third row from left, Cindi Allen, Cotta James, Karen Klingenberger.

Fourth row from left, Becky Brown, Debbie Moore, Kathy Smith.

Fifth row from left, Cathy Fisher, Pam Klingler, Vicki Zimmerly.

Top from left, Cathy Brown, Diana Deringer, Wendy. Schmidt.

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Forever Memories’ Support Group to make ‘Memory Frames’

Posted by Icon K on Monday, February 3, 2020

Bridge Bereavement Services, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, will host a “Forever Memories” support group on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Hub at Birchaven Village, at 15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay. 

Persons who have experienced the death of a loved one can find support in one another while creating a 12-inch by 12-inch memory frame to honor a deceased loved one’s life and relationship.

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Apollo Career Center hosts school board members

Kick off of Career Tech Education Month
Posted by Icon K on Monday, February 3, 2020

Apollo Career Center will kick off Career Tech Education Month with the annual all area boards meeting held Thursday, Feb. 6, at 6 p.m. in the Apollo Commons. Apollo Superintendent Keith Horner will be providing opening remarks beginning at 6:45 p.m..

Bob Wrasman, a 1979 graduate of Apollo’s Auto Body Repair and Allen East, and Paul Conner, a 1996 graduate of Apollo’s Welding and Fabrication and Allen East, will be inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame. Gina Place, Wapakoneta, will be recognized as the Charles M. Hankish, Jr. Student Citizen of the Year.

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Rich Johnson wins Icon Super Bowl Contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, February 2, 2020

Richard Johnson of Bluffton is the winner of the Icon's Super Bowl contest.

He picked Kansas City to defeat San Francisco by 11 to 14 points. Two other contestants also picked Kansas City by 11 to 14. Those contestants were Joel Groman and Eugene Haywood.

Johnson won the tie-breaker by predicting that San Francisco would be the first team to score. Groman and Haywood picked Kansas City as the first team to score.

The contest had 52 entries and 25 picked Kansas City to win.

Johnson wins six passes to the Shannon Theatre.

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Ada girls splash Kenton

Ada swims in the Div. III sectionals Saturday at the Lima YMCA
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, February 2, 2020

By Cort Reynolds
KENTON - The Ada girls swim team won a dual meet at local rival Kenton last Tuesday night at the Hardin County YMCA to finish their regular season on a high note. 

The Lady Bulldog swimmers dunked the Wildcat girls, while Kenton beat the Bulldogs boys. 

Several Ada swimmers touched first in their events, with four winning a pair of races. 

Lady Bulldog senior standout Klava Katayama captured first in the 100-yard butterfly and in the 50 freestyle.

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Lady Bulldogs to face NK in sectionals 

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, February 2, 2020

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada girls basketball team was seeded 10th out of 14 teams at the St. Marys/Bath Div. IV super sectional drawing held by conference call Sunday afternoon.

The Lady Bulldog cagers (6-13) will take on tough fourth seed New Knoxville (12-6) Wednesday, February 19 at 6:15 p.m. at Bath.

The Ada/NK winner takes on the victor of the Feb. 19 first round Bath game between sixth seed New Bremen (10-7) and 12th seed Hardin Northern (6-13). That sectional final will be held Saturday, Feb. 22 in Bath at 8 p.m. 

Top seed Ft. Recovery (13-4) received a first round bye, as did third seed Minster (15-3). 

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Ada boys beat Panthers with 4th period run

Ada senior wing Phillip Coulson led all scorers with 20 points
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, February 2, 2020

By Cort Reynolds
PAULDING - Visiting Ada rallied late to beat Paulding 57-51 in a tight Northwest Conference boys basketball contest Friday night.

Ada trailed 38-35 heading into the fourth period, but the Bulldogs outscored the Panthers 22-13 over the final eight minutes to pull off their second road win of the season.

"We made some adjustments against their zone after the third quarter break, and our guys did an awesome job of coming out and executing those adjustments," explained Ada fourth-year head coach Dre White.

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