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Noah Hollon 1932-2013

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 21, 2013

Noah G. Hollon, age 81, died Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 9:24 AM at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima.

He was born on November 12, 1932 in Wolfe County, KY to Beckham and Nelis (Rowe) Hollon, and they preceded him in death. On August 4, 1951 he married Anna Belle Hall and she preceded him in death on May 2, 2013.

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Can you name the community being described? (It may surprise you)

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 21, 2013

You know your town pretty well, right?

Allow the Icon to pose this question: “Can you name the community that fits the following description?”

Spoiler warning: There’s an Icon in Bluffton and Ada. This column posted on both Icons today. The answer is at the bottom.

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Art in the making

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 21, 2013

Carlee Marshall, Ada sophomore, creates a ceramic tile in Ceramics II class. The image on the tile is a rhinoceros. Her first tile featured an owl.

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On school board agenda: Ada eighth graders may tour Washington, D.C., in April

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 21, 2013

Ada eighth graders may be visiting the nation’s capital in April. The Ada school board will act on approval of the class trip during the Nov. 21 school board meeting.

If approved, the trip to Washington, D.C., will take place April 9-13. Class chaperones will be Mr. Styer, Mr. Lee, Mrs. Beachler and Mrs. Gossard.

Several additional items are on the board’s agenda including entering executive session to discuss employment and compensation of public employees.

To view the entire board's agenda open the printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story.

 

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One of these trees could be yours

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 21, 2013

There's still time to bid on one of these Christmas trees or for any number of holiday-related silent auction items at Community Health Professionals Festival of Trees. The deadline to bid is 6 p.m., Friday. Watch for a video.

 

 

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Aspire to be...

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Alexandra Thomas and Justin Brayshaw are the students behind the Mardi Gras masks. The two represent the Ada High School Language Club during the afternoon high school Aspirations student activity fair. During the fair nearly a dozen Ada High School clubs, athletic teams and organizations shared information with junior high students. The idea behind the fair was to introduce future high school students to the many activities available to them when in high school.

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