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Bud Risner was a member of the USV Hall of Fame

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 24, 2014

Pearl Richard “Bud” Risner, age 82 at 11:14 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, at Kindred Hospital, Lima.

He was born on Jan. 22, 1932 in McGuffey, Ohio to Okey and Cloie (Jordan) Risner and they preceded him in death. He first married Betty Faye Stone and she preceded him in death. He later married Alta (Oliver) Dunson and they were married for 40 years. She preceded him in death in March of 2011.

He retired from Rockwell of Kenton, where he worked for 40 years. He spent two years in the U.S. Army. Bud was inducted into the Upper Scioto Valley Hall of Fame in of January 2014.

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Ohio Northern University’s Raabe College of Pharmacy receives Walgreens Diversity Grants

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Monday, November 24, 2014

The Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy has received a Walgreens Diversity Grant of $10,000 to promote increasing diversity among student pharmacists and to assist minority students with financial aid.

The grant includes $2,000 for the development of a Walgreens Diversity and Inclusion Award, which will be given to a student who embraces diversity and promotes diversity and inclusion initiatives on campus. A Walgreens Diversity Scholarship, totaling $3,000, also will be awarded to one student of an underrepresented minority group with an interest in community pharmacy.

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Here’s how the Polars did last week and who they play this week

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Monday, November 24, 2014

Last Week at Ohio Northern:

  Men's Cross Country - No Team Scoring at NCAA III Championships
  Men's Basketball - Won 72-60 H v Adrian (Mich.)
  Women's Basketball - Won 66-46 H v Kenyon; Won 87-80 (ot) at Adrian (Mich.)
  Wrestling - Won 21-13 at Davidson (N.C.)

This Week's Schedule:

Tueesday
  Women's Basketball -  H v Defiance, 5:30
  Men's Basketball -  H v Defiance, 7:30

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Where do we start when talking about Ada's December and January events?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 24, 2014

A visit from Santa,
 a Christmas sing-along,  
  a jazz band concert,
   book discussion groups,
    plenty of potlucks,
     a chance to create a gingerbread house, 
      plus several interesting performances at The Freed Center.

That's just a glimpse of events taking place in Ada during December and January. The Icon's Ada Highlights calendar covering all the events we could find in December and January is now posted on The Icon.

We've provided Icon viewers a printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Movin' dirt

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 24, 2014

The dirt is moving on State Route 81 west of Ada. Construction is now underway for a 55,000-square-foot retirement community across from Ada schools. Once completed, the facility will have 50 beds. Construction is taking place on an 18.5 acre site.

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Student Council officers a quarter-a-century past

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 24, 2014

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Twenty-five school years ago, 1989-90 school year to be exact, these were the  Ada High School Student Council officers.

From left: Matt Heister, president; Troy Hazelton, treasurer; Sharon Guy, corresponding secretary; Amy Reese, recording secretary; Colby Dearth, vice president; and David Lusk, advisor.

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