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BHS grad, now at Ashland, qualifies for Olympic Trials

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 22, 2021

FROM BLUFFTON ICON - A little more than a week ago, Ashland University senior Trevor Bassitt couldn't go in any preliminary of the 2021 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships due to injury.
 
Bassitt rallied enough physically to help the Eagle men tie for fourth place nationally as a team, and anchor the winning 4x400-meter relay at Grand Valley State prior to Memorial Day.
 

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Free community meal Wednesday

St. Mark Lutheran and Sugar Grove United Methodist hosts "eat-in" or "carry-out"
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 22, 2021

St. Mark Lutheran Church and Sugar Grove United Methodist Church will hold its "Free Community Meal" from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 30. The meal will be served at St. Mark, 125 S. Johnson St., Ada.

This month the meal will include an option to "eat in" or to "carry out." It is free to the community.  The menu includes brats, saueerfraut, beans, chips, fresh fruit and a cookie. 

Current safety protocols will be observed. In May 60 meals were served.

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Polar Bear cross country season opens Sept. 4

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 22, 2021

The Ohio Northern men's and women's cross country teams will open their 2021 seasons on Sept. 4 by hosting the Polar Bear Invitational on the ONU campus under 12th-year head coach Jason Maus.

This marks the first time since 2012 that the Polar Bears have opened their season with a home meet.

Northern will then run on consecutive Fridays, competing at the All-Ohio Championships at Cedarville on Sept. 17 and at the Findlay Oiler Invite on Sept. 24.

The Louisville (Ky.) Classic follows Oct. 2 and the Oberlin Rumble on Oct. 16 ends the regular season.

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Ada's summer rural scene

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Ken Collins shares some rural Ada summer scenes with Icon viewers. The area wheat harvest will get underway soon, as evident in these photos. The corn and soybean crops are also progressing.

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You can watch ONU alumna compete in Olympic trials

The race, to take place in Eugene, Oregon, will be aired June 24 at 7 p.m. PST (10 p.m. EST) on NBC
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Icon viewers can watch Ohio Northern University alumna and assistant coach Emily Richards compete for membership on the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team this Thursday.

Richards will be competing at the 2021 United States Olympic Trials in the 800-meter run’s first round. The race, to take place in Eugene, Oregon, will be aired June 24 at 7 p.m. PST (10 p.m. EST) on NBC.

Richards has athletically distinguished herself for years. She is a 9-time NCAA champion and 13-time All-American. To qualify for the Olympic Trials, she ran a 2:02.10 at the Stumptown Twilight Meet on June 3 in Portland, Oregon. The qualifying mark for this year’s trials in the 800 is 2:02.50.

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Mike Barnes was retired from Westinghouse

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Michael W. “Mike” Barnes, 76, passed away on Monday, June 21, 2021, at 9:20 a.m. at his residence in Harrod.

He was born on June 30, 1944, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Dale W. and Jeanette (Drury) Barnes. On May 29, 1964, Mike married the love of his life Carolyn A. Plummer and she survives in Harrod.

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