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Donald K. Dalrymple 1934-2015

Donald K. Dalrymple, 80, died on Feb. 8, 2015, at 2:37 a.m. at the Meadows of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ohio.

He was born on Sept. 28, 1934, in Lima, Ohio, to William F. and Beulah (Jones) Dalrymple and they preceded him in death. On May 24, 1958, he married Patricia LaRue and she survives in Pandora.

He retired from the Ford Motor Company, Lima, in 1997 after working for 32 years. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran who served from 1954 to 1958. He attended the Pandora Missionary Church.

News flash! Junior Winter Guard - first in class

(From the Ada Music
Boosters Facebook)

Congratulations to Ada! Junior High Winter Guard, First in Class, Junior High Flag Line division; Ada High School Winter Guard, First in Class, Scholastic Open division, at the Ohio Indoor Performance Association competition Saturday, Feb. 7.

Watch the Icon for more details this week.

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Ada host to one of largest ag programs in NW Ohio - over 500 expected to attend

Farmers in the area will soon have the opportunity to participate in the Conservation Tillage & Technology Conference (CTC), one of the largest agricultural programs in northwestern Ohio.

Over 500 farmers, consultants, industry representatives, government officials and the curious will meet each day of the two day conference to listen to university specialists, industry representatives, and producers discuss new products and ideas for agriculture.

Lots of basketball experience

Tom Simmons (left)  greets Gale Daugherty and Joe Campoli at the ONU men's basketball game Saturday. Simmons has been athletic director since 1999. Daugherty, who now lives in Lexington, Ky., was head coach from 1972 to 1992. Campoli was assistant coach with Daugherty for 20 years, then head coach from 1992 to 2005. (Monty Siekerman photo)

It's Frosty Week in Ada

Frosty and friends showed up all over town this week. These guys aren't shy about photographs, so the Icon snapped a few and share them with viewers. Click here to view the snowman photo gallery.

Frosty and friends show up in Ada lawns this week - here's a review

Frosty and his friends showed up in Ada this week. The Icon cell phone camera guy (aka Monty Siekerman) talked with several of these Ada guests.

He files this report:

413 Oak St.
This yard looks like a lunar landscape, but may be a collection of giant snowballs or unfinished work of snowman builders.

430 N. Johnson St. 
A sprig of pine serves as hair for this snowman.

Leftover snow
What do you do with leftover snow? You make a four-snowball snowman.

809 S. Main St. 
Here is a family of three snowmen Looks like one ran through a thicket. 

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