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August 2020

Date shows significant increase in cases among younger adults

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, August 14, 2020

Today Governor DeWine shared updated data on the percentage of cases in Ohio by age group. The data shows a significant increase in positive cases among younger adults over the summer, particularly in the age range of 20-29. 

As of Friday afternoon, there are 106,557 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Ohio and 3,784 confirmed and probable COVID-19 deaths. A total of 12,128 people have been hospitalized, including 2,755 admissions to intensive care units. In-depth data can be accessed by visiting coronavirus.ohio.gov. 

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Ada linksters compete in NWC quad

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, August 14, 2020

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Ada golf team played in a four-team Northwest Conference match Thursday at the Bluffton Golf Course.

The co-host Pirates won with 175 strokes, followed by Columbus Grove (184), Crestview (203) and Ada (211). It was the lowest team score of the season for the Bulldog boys.

Junior Dexter Woods paced Ada with a season-low score of 49. Senior Jacob Morgan was close behind with a round of 50. Andrew Rush contributed a 53, while Geddes Klingler rounded out the Ada scorers with a 59.

Kamron Wilkerson added a 60 and Jack Baumgartner recorded a 65 for the other purple and gold scores.

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Ada Icon Veggie Garden of the Week

Beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, edamame, basil and lot of other herbs in Gray's garden
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, August 14, 2020

By Jimmy Wilson
Today’s featured Ada Icon Veggie Garden belongs to Beth and Jeff Gray of East Montford Avenue. 

The Grays have had a garden for over 20 years, and grow a variety of plants including beans, tomatoes, cucumber, edamame, basil, and other herbs. 

Beth says that she tends the plants and Jeff does the cooking. Pasta with fresh pesto and cucumber salad is a favorite summer dinner.

The Ada Icon Veggie Gardens highlight vegetable gardens in the Ada area as a way of promoting self-sufficiency and agriculture education. 

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ONU professor featured on CNN Saturday evening

Dr. Robert Alexander, expert on the Electoral College
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, August 14, 2020

On Saturday, Aug. 15, at 10 p.m., CNN is set to air a new documentary titled “Count on Controversy: Inside the Electoral College,” with Dr. Robert Alexander, professor of political science and director of the ONU Institute for Civics and Public Policy, making an appearance as an expert on the Electoral College.

Alexander is one of the country’s leading authorities on the Electoral College.

He has written two books on the subject: 2019’s “Representation and the Electoral College” and 2012’s “Presidential Electors and the Electoral College: An Examination of Lobbying, Wavering Electors and Campaigns for Faithless Votes.”

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Not your ordinary Bulldog football season

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 13, 2020

The all-NWC season schedule is attached as is a tournament playoff bracket.

By Cort Reynolds
 The Northwest Conference athletic directors met Wednesday and came up with a unique new season schedule and tournament in response to the pandemic.

The previous schedule with non-league games to start out with has been totally scrapped. For 2020, the NWC has been split into two divisons, East and West, with a short three-game pool play schedule preceding a league tournament that will guarantee each school three more games.

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2020 ONU Holiday Spectacular canceled

Due to COVID-19 restrictions and health concerns
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 13, 2020

Due to COVID-19 restrictions and health concerns, “The ONU Holiday Spectacular” has been canceled for 2020. 

Although this decision is regrettable, it is also the only reasonable choice in the current environment, especially in regards to protecting the health of the many performers and others involved in this production, including Ohio Northern students as well as other members of the university and area communities, in addition to guests and theater staff members.

Plans are to again host the extravaganza in 2021 and beyond.

The fully staged musical revue ushers in the holiday season and has become a holiday tradition for countless individuals.

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Here's the latest positions available update

Several new listings now on the Icon
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 13, 2020

Several new “Help Wanted” advertisements are now listed on Bluffton and Ada Icons.

Check either Icon Classified Ad pages at: 
www.adaicon.com/classifieds

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Icon movie review: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

If you are looking for something out of the norm, this beautiful meditation on love and memory will satisfy
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 13, 2020

Reviewed by Wilson
Oscar-winning oddball screenwriter Charlie Kaufman is set to debut his newest film I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS on Netflix in September, so I thought now would be as good a time as any to revisit what I believe is his best work: ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (also streaming on Netflix).

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It's Lincoln High Way Buy Way weekend

So far 13 garage sales posted on the Icon
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 13, 2020

It’s Lincoln Highway Buy Way weekend.

The Icons have 13 garage sales posted, as of Thursday morning, and the number continues to grow.

To view garage sale listings click here or visit the Icon’s Classified Ad page. To post a garage sale send it to [email protected]. All garage sales are free and are posted on both Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon.

Garage sales are also posted on the Icon’s printer-friendly garage sale map.

Once we receive your garage sale the Icon will respond with a “Thanks, got it” in the email message line.

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BVHS Auxiliary awards 10 scholarships

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Thursday, August 13, 2020

The Blanchard Valley Health System Auxiliary recently awarded ten $1,000.00 scholarships to students in the Hancock County area, interested in pursuing a health-related career. The 2020 Hospital Auxiliary scholarship winners include: 

Claire Eiden (Ottawa-Glandorf High School), University of Toledo, 

Abigail Hatch (Liberty Benton High School),  University of Findlay, 

Lilly Hodson (Findlay High School), Ohio State University, 

Allison Kennard (Findlay High School), Ohio State University, 

Chloe Kin (Liberty Benton High School),  Ohio State University, 

Abagayle Omlor (Findlay High School), p Case Western Reserve, 

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