Okay graduates, here's a challenge. When you said goodbye to high school, what was your ambition (in five words or less). Your favorite song? What would you have been best known for among your classmates?
The attached "Senior Feature" from the Ada High School yearbook of 1947 provides us with an interesting range of answers. (Easier to read PDF HERE.)
The Icon editor spent time reading rather than writing during a holiday break. How about you? Looking for some good books? The following article is shared from www.onu.edu/news
Looking for books to add to your reading list for the coming year? Ohio Northern University faculty members share the books that they’ve read recently and enjoyed, from fictional novels that enlighten to non-fictional works that explore the serious subjects of our times.
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Recommended by: Dr. Karen Kier, professor of clinical pharmacy
Kier says: This historical fiction novel is about Belle da Costa Greene who was the personal librarian to J.P. Morgan, a wealthy financier and industrial organizer who amassed a significant collection of books, artwork and manuscripts. Belle was born to the first Black graduate of Harvard University, and her light-colored skin allowed her to pass easily in society in the early 1900s as white. She was forced to maintain this secret to maintain her position and the ability to compete globally for precious artwork and manuscripts. Her goal was eventually to have the library become a treasure open to the public.
The Hancock County Sheriff's Office issued the following statement and photograph regarding their search for a suspect in an Arlington, Ohio robbery:
On Saturday 12-31-2022 at 0952 hrs. the Hancock County Sheriff's Office responded to a robbery at the Premier Bank, 112 E. Liberty Street, Arlington, Ohio.
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HARDIN COUNTY–The 2023 Conservation Tillage Club breakfast program series will begin on Thursday, January 12 at the Plaza Inn Restaurant in Mt. Victory. Each session will start at 7:30 a.m. with a complimentary buffet breakfast followed by the program at 8:00 am. Other sessions will be held on January 26, February 9 and February 23.
Women's basketball opens Bluffton Holiday Classic with 60-50 victory over Denison
The No. 25-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team opened play at the Bluffton McDonald's Holiday Tournament with a 60-50 victory over Denison on Thursday afternoon, December 29.
Late 24-3 run defeats Bethany (W.Va.) in final women's basketball game of Bluffton tournament
The No. 25-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team went on a 24-3 run over a 10-minute span in the third and fourth quarters and posted a 76-55 victory over Bethany (W.Va.) on the final day of the Bluffton McDonald's Holiday Tournament on Friday afternoon, December 30.
What’s big news in Ada? Let’s take a look at the stories that attracted the most viewers in 2022. Hard news, heartbreaking news received the highest number of views, while other stories reflected life and events in the village.
Car fire with two deaths in Liberty township
The death of a father and daughter, Alcario and Elliot Nabarette, in a car fire on March 21 in a field on County Rd. 75 was determined to be a murder-suicide. The initial story received almost 1,800 views.
