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Q: When is an elementary principal a sundae?

A: When students are challenged and exceed a fund-raising goal
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, April 5, 2019

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Ada elementary principal, Ben Thaxton, says his favorite ice cream sundae is a banana split.

Too bad elementary students didn’t know that on Friday morning. They’d have somehow fit bananas into their “turn Mr. Thaxton into a sundae,” project.

This all came about when elementary math students raised funds for St. Jude’s Math-A-Thon. The students topped their goal of raising $5,000 by reaching $6,127.76. Fund were raised as students received pledges to work on math problems.

And, Mr. Thaxton promised to be turned into a sundae if the $5,000 goal was met.

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Naomi Basinger celebrates 100th birthday with April 13 open house

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, April 4, 2019

Naomi Basinger will celebrate her 100th birthday on Saturday, April 13, from 2-4 p.m. with an open house at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora.  (No gifts please). Birthday wishes may be sent to her at: 304 Hilty Dr, Pandora OH 45877. 

Naomi was born April 16, 1919, in Lafayette, Ohio, to Harry E. and Chloe (Williams) Shrider  she married Orville Basinger on July 13, 1940. Orville passed away on Jan. 25, 1998.  Naomi had three siblings: Donna (Ray) Long, Diamond (Bob) Klingler and Harry J (Marie) Shrider.  All are deceased. Naomi had worked at Westinghouse, Lima, and retired from Triplett. 

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Hardin Hoppers and The Barnyard Friends 4-H meet

Posted by LizGH on Thursday, April 4, 2019

By Taylor Barlow, Reporter
The Hardin Hoppers and The Barnyard Friends 4-H clubs have several new members this year, with a total of seventeen members.

For their community service project, the club will walk around the coon hunters' club pond.

The club will have a nature-themed booth at the county fair, and also be making 4-H t-shirts this year.

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Clovers vs. sheriff’s office in competition shoot Saturday

Posted by LizGH on Wednesday, April 3, 2019

The Hardin County Clovers take on the Hardin County Sheriff’s office in a friendly competition shoot from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 6, at the Hog Creek Game Club, rural Ada. The event promotes 4-H shooting sports clubs and firearm safety.

Activities include a rifle and shotgun competition, 4-H shooting, and firearms demonstration from the sheriff’s office. 

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“Thank you Mr. Coe for all you did.”

Icon viewers post Facebook comments on former Ada educator
Posted by LizGH on Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Tom Coe, retired Ada educator, died March 31.

The response to his obituary from former students, Ada residents and professional acquaintances was immediate.

In less than 24 hours after The Icon’s Facebook post, over 75 persons offered comments about him – a record for the Icon. As of Tuesday afternoon the Facebook post had over 4,000 reaches.

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15 minutes with John Lomax

Retired Professor of History, after 30 years at ONU
Posted by LizGH on Monday, April 1, 2019

15 minutes with Professor John Lomax
Interviewed by Liz Gordon-Hancock

John Phillip Lomax was born at St. Catherine’s Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 9, 1952, as the rampaging Missouri River was just about to crest.  His dad was sandbagging the levee in Council Bluffs as his mom gave birth at St. Catherine’s, high atop the bluff on the Omaha side. 

He received his bachelor's degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1974, his mastor's from the University of Chicago in 1975, and then his doctorate from the University of Kansas in 1987.

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