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Hardin County 4-H Dairy Club meets

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 22, 2013

Submitted by George Bauer

On April 21 The Hardin County Dairy Club, held its third 4-H meeting, where we had our officer election.

For president, Jacob Parker was elected. Joy Boone as Vice President.Treasurer is Jessica Boone. Health and safety and Recreation officers were distributed among many members Croft Bauer, Clint Kitchen and many other clover buds and early 4-H members. Finally, yours truly George Bauer as your secretary and news reporter. 

One of our members, Clint Kitchen, demonstrated how to prepare and show a dairy cow, with our eldest member Joey Bauer as the cow! Giving key pointers on how to do well in Dairy Showmanship.

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Petanque is coming to Ada at Saturday's spring event

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 22, 2013

Petetanque is coming to Ada on Saturday. (Watch the video at the bottom of this story.)

Pronounced petɑ̃k, the game is a form of boules where the goal is, while standing inside a starting circle with both feet on the ground, to throw hollow metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet (literally "piglet") or jack.

Confused? Don't be.

The Zanesfield Petanque Club is coming to Ada's War Memorial Park from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday during the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce's first-ever spring event. 

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Ada Lions mulch sale underway: It's all about scholarships

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 22, 2013

One of Ada's biggest fundraisers of the year is underway and it's for a good cause. The Ada Lions Club mulch sale started on April 20.

The club is taking orders now and urges Icon viewers to place their owners soon. Proceeds from the sale support the Lions scholarship fund.

Much is available in the following quantities:
• Brown mulch, $25 per Bobcat scoop
• Black mulch, $25 per Bobcat scoop

Deliver costs to Ada and the surrounding areas is $10 per load. Delivery to the Kenton and Lima areas is $20 per load. Deliveries are available on Saturdays.

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Hospice-Beacon of Hope auction

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 22, 2013

Deb Curlis of Community Health Professionals stands with an outdoor gas grill, one of the items on the Hospice-Beacon of Hope charity auction. The event is Thursday, April 25, at McIntosh Center's Ball Room. All proceeds from the event benefit the Visiting Nurses and Hospice services of Communtiy Health Professionals.

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ONU students to receive ASCP honor awards

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Saturday, April 20, 2013

Two Ohio Northern University students in the West Central Ohio Medical Laboratory Science program have received the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) National Student Honor Award. Jen Tabar, a senior biology major from Hinkley, Ohio, and Stephen Pavlock, a post-baccalaureate certificate candidate who received his Bachelor of Science from West Virginia University, will be presented with a certificate from the ASCP at ONU’s graduation celebration on May 10.

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ONU art and design seniors to exhibit capstone projects

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Saturday, April 20, 2013

The Ohio Northern University Elzay Gallery of Art presents the art of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts seniors from Monday, April 22, to Sunday, May 5. The students’ portfolios also will be on display during the closing reception of the senior BA/BFA exhibition, Saturday, April 27 at 1 p.m.

“This experience serves as the crowning point of the students’ education,” said Brit Rowe, associate professor and chair of the Department of Art and Design. “Students know how to build a body of work. They know how to think about its connection to the broader world. They know how to integrate principles, theories and methods learned in courses in an applied context.”

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