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Buy Ada First part of 25 Days of Christmas Buy Local Contest

The Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance and the Buy Ada First Committee will kick off the holiday season with the 25 Days of Christmas Buy Local Contest. 

The contest will begin on Monday, Nov. 24, and will run through Thursday, Dec. 18.  Beginning Nov. 24, each time you spend  money at a participating business you’ll get signed up to win a $500, $200, or $100 Chamber Gold gift certificate or one of over 30 great gifts.

2006 Pontiac G-6 Kirtland's Auto Sales manager's special

A 2006 Pontiac G-6 is the current manager's special at Kirtland's Auto Sales, 302 N. Main St., Bluffton.

Jim Kinn said that the vehicle price is reduced to $7,995. For complete details on this vehicle open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

It's Holiday Spectacular time

The 20th annual Holiday Spectacular stage show takes to the stage at Ohio Northern University. This year's cast is pictured along with Harry and Myrna Shutt of Kewpee Hamburgers. The Shutts (centered - Harry in red jacket and Myrna in green jacket) fund nearly every aspect of the show including moving it from Ada to Lima.

Ohio Northern University to present 20th annual Holiday Spectacular

Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts presents the 20th annual ONU Holiday Spectacular from Thursday, Nov. 20, to Saturday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. There will be a matinee performance on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 2 p.m.

In addition, there will be performances at the Civic and Convention Center in Lima, on Friday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m.

The show is underwritten in part by the DeBow and Catherine Freed Endowment for the Arts and Kewpee Hamburger.

ONU alumnus inducted into Tau Beta Pi as an eminent engineer

Michael Chow, founder and owner of Metro CD Engineering in Powell, Ohio, was inducted into Tau Beta Pi as an eminent engineer during a ceremony held Nov. 9 by the Ohio Iota Chapter at Ohio Northern University.

Thirteen ONU undergraduates also were initiated into Tau Beta Pi by the Ohio Iota chapter, which was founded in 1973.

A weekend in the Windy City: you're not in Ada anymore

By Torie Wright, Icon intern

I’m not much of a city girl; I’ve grown quite fond of the quiet intimacy small towns like our own have to offer. After a weekend in Chicago, however, my mind feels subject to change… 

On Nov. 8, I traveled to Chicago with a group of students and professors from OSU-Lima. We went to watch a live, penultimate performance of Shakespeare’s King Lear at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater located on the Navy Pier.

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