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December 2021

Local otter sightings

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, December 30, 2021

Social media made the Icon aware of river otters being sighted by local photographers. A call from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources confirmed that in recent years the otter population has spread into northwest Ohio.

ODNR Wildlife research technician Sara Zaleski noted that otters seek clean, high quality water and that their presence is a good reflection on area water conditions.

In the early 20th century, otters were trapped out of existence (extirpated) in Ohio. In 1986, they were reintroduced by a program that brought otters to the eastern parts of the state. Since then, those populations and Michigan and Indiana populations have spread into our area. 

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McGuffey water meter change out

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, December 29, 2021

The Village of McGuffey has reported that a contractor will begin changing out all water meters on December 29. Some discoloration of water may occur.

The change out will take several days.

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Esther “Joan” Zimmer owned Joan's Beauty Shop

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Esther “Joan” Zimmer, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. at the Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay.

She was born on February 15, 1932 in Ada, Ohio to the late C. Raymond and Donna (Shrider) Long.  On February 15, 1951, Joan married Russell “Rusty” Zimmer and who preceded her in death on April 2, 1983.  

Joan is survived by her two children: Bob (Sue) Zimmer of Leesberg, Florida and Pat (Dennis) Dearth of Ada; four grandchildren: Jamie Fall (James) Smith, Michelle Burgoon, Lucas (Kelly) Dearth and Lance (Nichole) Dearth; five great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren; and a sister, Sharon Quay of Kenton.    

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Lady Bulldog cagers race past USV

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, December 29, 2021

The Ada High School girls basketball team ran off 23 consecutive points over the middle quarters and cruised to a 51-18 win over traditional rival Upper Scioto Valley in the semifinals of the fourth Border Battle tournament Tuesday night at Allen East.

The Lady Bulldogs ended the first half on a 12-0 run to turn a tight three-point lead against the spunky Ram girls into a 25-10 halftime bulge.

Ada was never threatened in the second half, extending the lead to 36-10 with an 11-0 flurry starting the third period.

The Lady Bulldogs improved to 3-8 with the decisive victory. The scrappy Lady Rams fell to 0-11 with the defeat.

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Targeting

By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Targeting is defined by the dictionary as a means of selecting an object of attention or attack. Targeting is a marketing tool that identifies a target audience and directly advertises products to them through various channels. For example, a company could target reruns of The Golden Girls or The Mary Tyler Moore Show for products such as Medicare or AARP designed for an older audience. Those versed in online video games may recognize targeting as a strategy where one player continuously attacks the same person during the contest. Some may be familiar with the term targeting as it relates to football.

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Baumgartner wins 100 butterfly at Bluffton Invite

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, December 29, 2021

The Ada High School swim team competed well in the Bluffton Holiday Invitational at the Lima YMCA Tuesday, December 28.

The Lady Bulldogs finished a solid ninth in the 25-team female field.

The Bulldog boys came in 20th out of 21 teams. In the combined standings, Ada ended up 12th of 28 schools.

Ottawa-Glandorf won the girls team title, but Wapakoneta captured the boys and combined overall crowns.

"Overall I am extremely proud of how our team competed," said second-year Ada head coach Katey Stuart. "Every swimmer dropped time in at least one event, and we even had a school record get broken. 

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Ada youth soccer registration begins Jan. 1

Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, December 28, 2021

The Ada Soccer Association has posted on its Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/109277639116881/ that registration for spring youth soccer will open on January 1 and run through January 31. A link for online registration will be posted when registration opens.

Children can begin playing at the age of four.

Games begin on April 2 and practices will start in March. Tournaments are scheduled for the middle and end of May (according to age group).

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ONU softball season announced

Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, December 28, 2021

The Ohio Northern softball team has announced its 2022 schedule under sixth-year head coach Jackie Price. The Polar Bears will get their 55th season underway March 5-12 with their annual Spring Break trip to Clermont, Fla. The 10-to-12 game Spring Break schedule will be announced in February.

ONU will open its northern schedule on March 21 with a double header at Alma (Mich.) and will play a twin-bill at Calvin (Mich.) April 24.

Ohio Northern will open its home and Ohio Athletic Conference schedules with two games against Marietta on March 26 at the ONU Softball Field.

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2022 Conservation Tillage Club breakfast programs

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, December 27, 2021

The 2022 Conservation Tillage Club breakfast program series will begin on Thursday, January 13 at the Plaza Inn Restaurant in Mt. Victory. Each session will start at 7:30 am with a complimentary buffet breakfast followed by the program at 8:00 a.m.  Other sessions will be held on January 27, February 10 and 24.

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ONU robotics challenge

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, December 27, 2021

ONU engineering students put the course in coursework at the first annual ONU Robotics Challenge on Friday, Dec. 10, in the lobby of the James Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building.

The video at https://www.onu.edu/news/holding-line shows how robots performed.

Students battled with wheeled robots that they programmed to follow a course made up of a twisting and turning black line. Two robots from competing teams started on opposite sides of the course and the winner was the first robot to make it back to its starting position, or catch up and bump the other robot from behind.

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