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A beary merry Christmas ornament

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 7, 2015

Does your Christmas tree  have a polar bear ornament? This one does. It's a tree at the ONU College of Pharmacy. Trevor Jones, ONU photographer, shared this photo with the Icon.

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Watch out for these Bulldogs!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 7, 2015

Congrations to the  Ada Junior High wrestling team. The team finished second place at a meet at Wayne Trace on Dec. 5. (Photo from Ada Bulldogs Facebook)

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30 holiday cutouts on Jane's lawn

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 7, 2015

Story and photo by Monty Siekerman
Can you find the human in this picture? 

That's Jane Helser (center) standing among more than 30 cutouts that form a holiday display in her yard. Her home is located near the end of West Buckeye Avenue.

You'll remember Jane from seeing her write up and photo in The New York Times, People Magazine, Associated Press and CBS News, among other major media outlets.

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Lynne does it again! You can purchase her recent book at The Cask Room book signing event

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 7, 2015

The Cask Room, 127 S. Main St., Ada, will host a book signing for Ada author, Lynne Scott, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12, according to Steve Bates of The Cask Room.

The event celebrates the release of the Ada author's newest book “Learning to Heel.”

Here’s a synopsis of the story:

Desperate for anonymity and perspective, fading A-list actor Michael Quinlan drives to the middle of nowhere. Searching for anything to keep him from thinking about his own problems, he stumbles upon his neighbor, Lauren Sanders, a young, gun-wielding widowed dog trainer.

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Sharon Guthrie had worked in several Ada businesses

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 7, 2015

Sharon R. Guthrie, 52, died Dec. 7, 2015, at Lima Memorial Health System. Sharon was born Feb. 17, 1963, in Columbus to Harold "Gus" and Norma (Shelton) Guthrie.

Sharon graduated from Cory-Rawson High School in 1981. She attended Bluffton College, graduated from Rhodes State College in Phlebotomy and also graduated from the Ohio State Beauty Academy, Lima. She was a manager at Ottawa Valley Group Home in Lima for 15 years. She also was owner/operator of Sharon's Sentiments, Ada, worked in sales at Town and County Furniture, Ada, and worked part-time at the Ada Flea Market for her father.

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Donna Klingler 1932-2015

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 7, 2015

Donna June (Gossard) Klingler, 83, died at 5:23 am Monday Dec. 7, 2015, at Lima Memorial Hospital.  She was born on Feb. 20, 1932, in Hardin County to the late Merle Everett and Roxie Mildred (King) Gossard.  On March 11, 1951, she married James Howe Klingler who survives in Ada.

Donna was a member of Bethel Church of Christ.  She worked at the Lazarus/Macy’s restaurant in Lima before retiring in 2007. She had worked at the Boss Glove Factory and Triplett Corporation both in Bluffton.  Donna also worked at a nursing home and restaurant in Ada. 

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