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Tickets on sale for Rotary Food & Wine Pairing

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, November 30, 2022

At 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 15, the Ada Rotary will host its annual Holiday Food & Wine Pairing at The Inn at Ohio Northern University, 401 W. College Ave.

All are invited to join the club members for live music, a holiday atmosphere and a four-course meal paired with fine wines.

Tickets are $70 per person including tax & gratuity and are available at

Liberty National Bank
Quest Federal Credit Union (Ada office)
Becky Neville 419-230-2250

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AHS boys basketball article replay from November 25

Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, November 29, 2022

While the Icon was on Thanksgiving break, the Ada High School boys basketball team played their home opener on Friday, November 25.

Find the report by Cort Reynolds here and among stories for November 26:

https://www.adaicon.com/news/202211/ahs-boys-basketball-buries-gophers-o...

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Reading poetry with Amelia: The First Thanksgiving

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, November 29, 2022

By Amelia Alexander
Icon columnist

This is the first in a series of columns by Ada student Amelia Alexander about "reading and debriefing" poetry. 

“First Thanksgiving” by Sharon Olds

When she comes back, from college, I will see
the skin of her upper arms, cool,
matte, glossy.

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What was the mystery animal of 1956?

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, November 29, 2022

By Fred Steiner

In late November 1956 – actually this week 66 years ago, the major topic of residents of  the LaFayette and Bluffton area was of a mysterious animal that “cried like a baby and screamed like a woman.”

A front page story in the Bluffton New described the circumstances surrounding this mystery. 

Before you read about the 1956 mystery animal remember to watch Bluffton Forever next week for a story from 1958 about another mystery animal that appeared in the Bluffton rural community. 

The story from the Nov. 29, 1956, Bluffton News follows: 

Head: Cry’s like a baby, screams like a woman 

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Advertiser of the Week: Wendy's

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Join us in thanking Wendy’s of Bluffton for advertising in both the Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon. The restaurant is located at 352 State Route 103, phone 419-358-0413. For a job application, text “Pigtails” to 25000 or visit HERE.

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Winter manure application on farm fields

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, November 29, 2022

By Glen Arnold, OSU Extension-Manure Nutrient Management Specialist  Edited by Mark Badertscher, OSU Extension-Hardin County.Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educator 

HARDIN COUNTY – An unusually dry fall has allowed manure application to farm fields to be ahead  of the normal schedule. Nevertheless, there will still be some application of manure to frozen  ground or snow-covered ground. 

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