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Local students win at county fair

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, September 6, 2018

Ada area students who were among Hardin County Fair winners included these three awards:

Top photo—Nathan Mattson, first, pottery

Middle photo—Noah Mattson, second, pottery

Bottom photo—Miguel Jordan, grand champion doe fancy Britannia, then competed in the “final drive” and took best of show overall with his Britannia petite.

Holden Purdy won division champ in market hogs. Sidney Gossard had Reserve Champion Lamb and Caitlyn Stover won Senior Poultry Showmanship.

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Two Ada seniors among candidates at Hardin Junior Fair

Emma Jameson and Noah Garmon
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Two Ada High School seniors, Emma Jameson and Noah Garmon, are candidates for Hardin County Junior Fair royalty.

Emma Jameson
Emma Jameson is the daughter of Deanna Jameson of Ada and is a senior at Ada High School. After graduation she plans to attend The Ohio State University in Lima and major in education.

She is a member of the Junior Fair board serving on the Art Committee and the Announcement Committee. She has submitted pottery pieces in past fairs. This year she will be participating by showing market turkeys.

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Crouse 50th anniversay open house Sept. 30

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Leland and Connie (Brauen) Crouse of Ada will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 30.

The open house is at Crimson Lane, 4600 County Road 1, Ada. The couple was married on Sept. 29, 1968, at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton. They request no gifts.

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Icon dog of the week - Scooter

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Meet Scooter. Scooter is a one year old lab mix. He is in need of his forever home.

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

We have new hours of operation:
Monday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. 
Tuesday and Thursday - closed 
Wedneday 12 p.m.- 6 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Phone: 419-674-2209.

Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

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She was the first-ever festival queen

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 30, 2018

Lee Crouse passed this photograph on to the Icon. It's Sherri Wince, who was the first-ever Harvest and Herb Festival queen. The year was 1986.

The queen candidates that year, in addition to Sherri, were Debbie West, Kerri Reiter, Bridgett Sutherly, Jane Napier and LeAnn Compton.

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Three Ada scouts advance

Joe Crawford, Robby Waters, Jacob Bassitt
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Three scouts from Ada Troop 124 moved up in rank at the recent Court of Honor held at the Ada War Memorial Park.

Joe Crawford, on the left, received his Tenderfoot Patch. Robby Waters, center, and Jacob Bassitt, right, both achieved the hard to earn Second Class award. All three scouts said they are working toward the coveted Eagle Scout rank.

Jeff Kurtz is the Troop 124 Scoutmaster. Tom Lehman and Donald Spar are Assistant Scoutmaster and Cub Scoutmaster. (Carl Wilkerson photo)

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