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15 with Ben Neville who says Wisconsin's going to win the men's NCAA basketball title

15 minutes with Ben Neville, Ada High School senior

What classes are you taking this year?
Advanced Placement U.S. History, English 12 College Prep, Pre-Calculus-Trig, Physics, and French IV.

Are you set on your college plans next year?
I’m thinking seriously of attending ONU. I might major in criminal justice or business and then think about attending law school. I’ve already looked at Butler, Wisconsin and Ohio State.

What sports have you played at Ada?
I lettered in soccer four years, played baseball three years and for the first time ever, this spring, I’m running track.

Friday/Saturday Mustard Seed Cafe, evening menus

Mustard Seed Café, 562 N. Main Street, Bluffton, is open 5-8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings with a full menu which includes 7 appetizers, 8 main course items, soups, salads and house-baked desserts.   Beer and beer cocktails are available.

In addition to the regular menu, the March 7 and 8 features include:

Main Course:  Chipotle Crème Pasta topped with choice of seared chicken or broiled salmon
Soup Du Jour:  Black Bean with lime and cilantro creme
Vegetable:  Zucchini Garbanzo Saute
Dessert:  Chocolate Stout Cake with cinnamon crème frosting and dark chocolate ganache

Active Parenting Now in 3, offers April parenting sessions

Active Parenting Now in 3, for parents of children ages 5 to 12, will hold a free three-session program in Ada in April.

The program is open to any interested adults. Sessions take place from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays, April 8, April 15 and April 22 in Room 137, Dicke Hall on the ONU campus.

Program sponsors are the Ohio State University Extension, Ohio Northern University, Ada Public Library and Ohio Children Trust Funds.

Columbus Zoo Mobile brings the zoo to Ada; it's an Ada Friends event

Ada Friends, a mentoring program involving Ohio Northern University students teaming up with youth (called "Littles") from Ada schools, are headed to the zoo.

Actually, the zoo is coming the Ada Friends, according to Austin Hilverding, student coordinator of the program.

"The Columbus Zoo Mobile provides outreach programs to schools and groups just like Ada Friends," Hilverding told The Icon.

"They are coming to Ada on Saturday, March 29, where they will be set up in the ONU the Chapel Sanctuary," he added.

Read a good book lately?

Read a good book lately? if you're looking for something to read, Community Health Professionals has a deal you can't refuse. CHP has a used book sale underway in its front lobby. Books are only 25 cents each and all donations support its hospice program.

Cecil Hale, 1926-2014

Cecil Hale, 88, died on Friday, February 28, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. at the Coshocton Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Coshocton, Ohio.

He was born on February 12, 1926 in Alphoretta, Kentucky to John Hale and Eva (Whitaker) Hale Patton and they preceded him in death. On October 18, 1952, he married Berneice Cornwell and she preceded him in death on January 9, 2003.

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