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July 2023

Ada Music Boosters BBQ on August 18

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Order your dinner by August 7

The Ada Music Booster have issued the following invitation:

Ada families and friends!  You don't have to make dinner on Friday, August 18, the end of the first week of school AND the first Bulldogs Football appearance.

Ada Music Boosters with Midwest BBQ are offering a meal with 1/2 a chicken, Mac n Cheese and Green Beans.

Don't wait! Order by August 7.

PLACE YOUR ORDER:
https://adamusicboosterfundraisers.square.site/

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ONU bowling seasons begin October 7 in Columbus

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, July 25, 2023

The Ohio Northern men's and women's bowling teams will begin their inaugural seasons on Oct. 7 when they compete at the first of five Ohio Bowling Conference Tournaments at Palace Lanes in Columbus under head coach Jeff Robinson.

The Polar Bears will compete in five separate OBC Tournaments in Columbus (Oct. 21, Nov. 18, Jan. 20 and Feb. 24) and will have five other tournaments on their schedule.

ONU will compete at the Wright State Raider Classic Nov. 11-12, at the Lehigh Valley Collegiate Dec. 19-20 at Whitehall, Pa., the Roto Grip Keystone Classic Dec. 21-22 at Allentown, Pa., at the Greater Pittsburgh Classic Jan. 13 at Greensburg, Pa., and at the Alma Scotty Classic Feb. 3 at Jackson, Mich.

Ohio Northern will compete in the 24-team Ohio Bowling Conference.

The Polar Bears will hold their practices and home events at Norada Lanes in Ada.

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What a difference 40 years makes in U.S. soccer

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, July 25, 2023

By Paula Scott, Icon editor

On July 21, the Bluffton Soccer Club hosted an outdoor watch party for the first game of the U.S. women’s national soccer team in the 2023 World Cup tournament. A large screen television was set up on the Steinmetz soccer field where young children, teens and adults watched from the bleachers, in lawn chairs and on blankets. The sun set shortly after the game started, bringing the screen into sharp focus and vivid color. A crescent moon glowed overhead. The defending U.S. champions were heavy favorites against Vietnam, a team playing in the world cup for the first time–and the U.S. team won 3-0.

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One-car crash east of Kenton under investigation

Posted by Staff on Monday, July 24, 2023

The Hardin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a one-vehicle crash at Ohio 67 West near County Road 115, which left a Lima man with serious injuries early today. 

The investigation revealed that the driver Matthew Dennis Bollinger, age 24 of Lima, was traveling east on Ohio 67 when he apparently lost control of the vehicle, which left the roadway and rolled over. 

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Lineup for 7th annual Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival on August 26

Posted by Staff on Monday, July 24, 2023

By Paula Scott

With just over one month until the 7th Annual Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival, the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce has a full lineup of events planned for Saturday, August 26. 

The Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival celebrates Ada’s remarkable contribution to the sport of football. It includes an evening of fun with live music, food trucks, a beer tent, raffles, kid zone and the one and only Wilson Football drop.

10:00 a.m. - 93.1 The Fan radio will be broadcasting “Out of Bounds with Danny Holbrook” LIVE from Ohio Northern’s Dial Roberson Stadium. Sports fans are welcome to come out, listen to the show, and grab some free goodies.

11:30 a.m. - PPKUSA registration begins at Dial Roberson Stadium. This FREE Punt, Pass & Kick USA event is for boys and girls ages 6-15.

1:00 p.m. - The original football skills competition, est. 1961. https://www.ppkusa.com/ Qualifiers advance to the National Finals.

5:00-10:00 p.m. - Downtown fun at the Ada Depot Park. 

LIVE MUSIC
Headliner: Voodoo Lane. Opening band: Turning Point Band.

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Join in the "Drummunity" drum circle on July 26

Posted by Staff on Monday, July 24, 2023

Feel the beat at the "Drummunity" drum circle this Wednesday, July 26 at War Memorial Park. Experience the power of rhythm in an interactive, fun-filled drumming session!

All are welcome to join in--kids, adults and teens.

For those participating in the library's Summer Read program, you have one more week to earn chances to win prizes. The program ends Monday, July 31, 2023

Check out more Ada Public Library programs on their calendar:

https://adalibrary.org/calendar

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ONU's Rush serves on Congressional panel, speaks on rural healthcare

Posted by Staff on Sunday, July 23, 2023

Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy was represented at a July 20, 2023 congressional panel considering federal legislation that, if approved, would impact pharmacists and patients. Michael Rush, PharmD ’05, provided input in support of HR 1770, the Equitable Community Access to Pharmacists Services Act. Impressed by the College’s burgeoning rural health care leadership within its own region, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) asked Rush to speak at the briefing for the bipartisan Congressional Rural Caucus and Congressional Rural Health Caucus.

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St. Mark Lutheran hosts July 2023 Community Meal

Posted by Staff on Sunday, July 23, 2023

Over 150 meals served at June event

St. Mark Lutheran Church--at the corner of Lincoln and Johnson in Ada--
will again be hosting it's Community Meal on Wednesday, July 26 from 5-6:30 p.m. (or until they run out).

The meal is free and open to the community.

The July menu:

Tom's famous meat loaf
Scalloped potatoes
Green beans
Fruit
Cookie. 

As always, you may dine in, carry out, or drive up for curbside service.

Organizers note, "Last month over 150 meals were served. We look forward to seeing you there."

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Weekend Doctor: Asthma

Posted by Staff on Saturday, July 22, 2023

By Jami Koziel, RRT, CPFT
Pulmonary Services, Blanchard Valley Health System

Asthma is a heterogeneous respiratory disease–meaning it presents in many different ways–that affects an estimated 25 million Americans, with six million being children. The financial cost of asthma exceeds $81 billion every year and despite all the resources invested, asthma is responsible for over 3,500 deaths annually in the United States. The prevalence of asthma is proven to be higher among individuals of low socioeconomic status than among those with higher socioeconomic status. 

Generally, there has been a lack of priority in the effects and differences in asthma prevalence among populations as well as the response to therapies among racial and ethnic minorities. To illustrate, African American patients respond differently to corticosteroids in contrast with White patients. One study suggests Hispanic and non-Hispanic White children exhibit better responses to increasing therapy with Long-Acting Beta Agonist (LABA), rather than higher doses of Inhaled Corticosteroids (ICS), whereas African American children were less likely to respond to adding leukotriene receptor antagonists, and more likely to respond to increasing dosing of ICS.

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Beau Pitts returning to Japan as Fulbright Scholar

Posted by Staff on Saturday, July 22, 2023

A third Fulbright Scholar opportunity for Ohio Northern University Professor Jonathan (Beau) Pitts, Ph.D., will soon send him to Japan, where he intends to explore the intersection of personal narrative, ordinary life as art, human longevity and pilgrimage. Cultural immersion, classroom instruction, writing and walking–lots and lots of walking–are in store for Pitts, an associate professor of English.

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