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The Flag Staff from 1914 Ohio Northern Cadets.

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, November 24, 2017

(Dave Devier, Ph.D., attended ONU and lived in and around the community for 45 years. He taught at Northern for 15 years. Currently, he is President of Glen Oaks Community College in Centreville, Mich. While in the Ada area, he and his wife Patty collected Ada/ONU memorabilia. He will write an occasional column for the Ada Icon describing some of their "finds" that pertain to the town and gown.)

By David Devier

This is the next installment in the history of Ada and Ohio Northern University shown through memorabilia and artifacts. This find came from the many pieces that were in the American Legion Hall when it closed its Main Street Post. 

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Ada Rocks!

Thoughts on the painted rocks trend
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, November 21, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Pet rocks are passé.
The trend now is painted rocks.
I found one in the landscaping of a church in Ada on Friday afternoon. It made my day.

As editor/reporter/photographer of the Ada Icon, it's my duty to keep an eye out for news, even underfoot. So, there it was, staring up at me with blue and gold lettering:

"FL 2017."
I picked it up, of course and have done a little Facebook research on painted rocks.

The reverse side of the smooth stone said:
"Facebook
# Titusville
Rocks"

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A review: "Catapult": Enchanting, engaging, enthralling

Saturday night at The Freed Center
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 26, 2017

By Monty Siekerman

Review of "Catapult"

Enchanting, engaging, enthralling are three descriptions that can be used to describe "Catapult," the Homecoming show at the Freed Center that played to a full house on Saturday night.

Eight professional dancers performed behind a large screen with their shadows forming all manner of objects such as animals, chairs, hearts, and flowers. Appropriate music was selected to accompany the scenes. Some of the themes were four seasons, life's milestones, and bullies.

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Observations, insights and sightings: The ribbing was constant

All because of a taped-up finger
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 10, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
I had a middle finger problem, but this ain't no story where I admit to a shrink that I need help, advice, counseling.

It was a garden accident.

That's all I'm going to say. (Well, there were 11 stitches.) In time, the injury healed.

But the ribbing was constant, especially when friends and foe saw the erect middle finger bandaged (big bandage) in neon yellow. And, the digit had a splint on it for 10 days.

There was no way to hide it. It stood out like a sore thumb.

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Ada Music Boosters blueberry pie

Easy to bake, quick to polish off
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 10, 2017

Thanks to the Ada Music Boosters most freezers in Ada are full of blueberries.

We don’t know your favorite blueberry pie recipe, so we made one up in honor of the Boosters. It’s pretty easy to create.

Turn over to 400 degrees

• Pie crust (buy it or make it – your call)

1 ½ cup yogurt
¼ cup sugar
1 teaspoon corn starch
1 egg
2 teaspoons lime juice (okay, lemon if you must)
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups of blueberries

We mixed the egg, lime juice, vanilla together and poured that mixture into the rest of the ingredients. Stir it up and pour into the pie crust.

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Ada and ONU depicted through memorabilia

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, July 1, 2017

(Dave Devier, Ph.D., attended ONU and lived in and around the community for 45 years. He taught at Northern for 15 years. Currently, he is President of Glen Oaks Community College in Centreville, Mich. While in the Ada area, he and his wife Patty collected Ada/ONU memorabilia. He will write an occasional column for the Ada Icon describing some of their "finds" that pertain to the town and gown.)

By David H. Devier

This is the fourth installment of the history of Ada and ONU as depicted through the collectable pieces of memorabilia. 

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