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Austin James Weber, 19 of Ada, died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, at 5:35 p.m. at Akron General Hospital as a result of a longboarding accident.

He was born on June 20, 1994, in Lima, Ohio to Carl J. and Mary Lou (Illig) Weber who survive in Ada.

Austin was a sophomore at the University of Akron. He was a 2012 graduate of Ada High School and was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Ada. He was an organ donor.

Also surviving are: two sisters, Kelsey Weber of Newport, Calif., and Holly Weber of Centerville, and a brother, Alex Weber of Ada; maternal grandmother, Lucille Illig of Landeck; paternal grandfather, Robert Weber of Delphos.

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Ada Music Boosters are selling boxes of a dozen Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnuts now through Oct. 1, according to Cliff Maier, president of the boosters.

Each box of a dozen doughnuts is $6 and will be delivered fresh during the Ada Homecoming football game on Friday, Oct. 4 (admission to the game is not required for pickup). 

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A window replacement at Ada's Disciples of Christ Church turns into an artistic photo when the sun creates shadows on the ladders. The storm windows in the stained-glass windows were replaced last week.

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The nomination period for Ada's Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award for 2013 is now open.

A nomination form is a printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story. Copies are also available in  in the Village Office. Nominations and completed forms are due by Oct. 18, according to Angela Polacheck of the Village of Ada.

The award will be presented at the 48th annual Town & Gown Banquet Monday, Nov. 4. The evening's festivities will begin with a social hour from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.  Tickets are $15, and tickets will be available soon.

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All the individual and team stats and more - how did Ohio Northern University athletic teams fare last week. 

The attachment at the bottom of this story provides all the answers.

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The winner of Week 4 of The Icon Football Contest is Adelyn Althaus.  Adelyn and David Glick both correctly picked 14 games this week.  They both predicted the same tie-breakers as well.  Adelyn was declared the winner because her picks were entered first.  Congratulations Adelyn!

Other contestants:

13 correct - Chris Boisvert, Mark Delisle, Tater Hooker and Todd Fleharty.

12 correct - Brandon Huber, Duane Bollenbacher, Jared Lehman, Mary Glick and Nathan Davis.

11 correct - Andy Marquart, April Coughlam, Barry Schneck, Bill Edwards, Brad Smith, Jerry Cupples, Jim Dillman, John Schmutz, Mandy LeVeck, Rich Johnson and Scoot Parkins.

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