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Tickets on sale for Will McDaniel performance on April 2

Will McDaniel, Christian comedian and the New Hope Worship Band will present a program at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 2, at the Kenton Middle School.

Tickets are $10 each and are on sale locally in advance at Jitters in Kenton, Century 21 in Ada and Kenton and Quest Federal Credit Union.

Tickets will be available in a limited supply at the door.

Proceeds benefit Serenity Stables TC.

Hardin Dairy 4-H Club meetings underway

By Elaine Webster, Reporter

Today was our first 4-H Hardin county diary club meeting. We assigned President to Medow Cromer, Vice President to Preston Brien. Secretary to Laney Harpel, Treasurer to Landon West, Safety to Ali Harpel, Health to Carter Bay and finally News reporter to Elaine Webster!

This year the 4-H club has decided to have a booth at the fair. The  4-H Booth Committee has the responsibility to pick a theme and recreate it! That committee consists of, Mandy Dyer, Tia Reffner, Marlana Webster, and Anne Temple.

The Theme will be decided next meeting which is April 10, 2016.
  
                      

In 2001-02 these students were a team

The Icon doesn't often offer junior high photos in its historical photo section. Here's an exception. This team won the Hardin County tournament where they were undefeated.
 

It's the 2001-2002 junior high quiz bowl team. Team members are listed clockwise: Adam Lusk, Heather Humphreys,  Travis McKinturf, Jamie Raines, Tom Shimmel, Amanda Cribley, Megan Elliott and Ethan Collins. Not pictured: Cody Wells.

On Thursday's Freed Center stage: African Music Celebration

Ohio Northern University and the Department of Music present “African Music Celebration,” an evening of African drumming and dance led by Benjamin Obido Ayettey, professor and Fulbright visiting scholar, in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m.

Jon Robey on Olivet Nazarene NAIA national swim championship team

Jon Robey, Ada High School grad, is a member of the Olivet Nazarene University men's swim team that won the NAIA national swim meet held this past weekend.

Robey, a sophomore, completed in the 200-yard free relay and the 100-yard fly. The Olivet men's team won the national title for the first time ever. The Olivet women's team was runner-up in the women's division.

Dora Ann Price 1925-2016

 Dora Ann Price, 90, died on Friday, March 4, 2016, at 8:15 p.m. at her residence in Ada.

She was born on July 13, 1925 in Hardin County, Ohio to Orpha and Estella (Bailey) Clark who preceded her in death. On May 28, 1946 she married Ralph A. Price and he preceded her in death on Sept. 5, 1995.

Dora Ann was a retired secretary from the Charles VanDyne Law Office.

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