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Ada Barnyard Farmers 4-H report for August 2024

On Sunday, August 11 the Ada Barnyard Farmers had a meeting at 6 p.m. We first took attendance and then Derrick Dennis created a game for the group members to play call Crows & Cranes.

Local author tells sculptor and poet's story in Just Dewey

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The work of new Bluffton author Tom Arnold has arrived at virtual and local retailers with the story of sculptor and poet Dewey Severs (1941-2020), who worked a variety of physically demanding jobs until three heart attacks left him bankrupt. 

Just Dewey: A Journey from Poverty to Creative Genius tells how Dewey began dreaming of creating art with horseshoes and saw God giving him a new direction in life. The book follows Dewey from a childhood filled with hardship in the Missouri Ozarks, through his becoming a husband and father, to finally settling near Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

Preston promotes Ag interests at Buckeye Girls State

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Buckeye Boys State and Buckeye Girls State are American government learning experiences hosted by the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary that are dubbed “A Week to Shape a Lifetime.” A conversation with Aidra Preston, an Ada High School student who participated in summer 2024, makes it also sound like a lifetime compressed into a week.

2024 Pedal Pull winners announced by Ada Kiwanis

Winners of the 2024 Ada Kiwanis Pedal Pull at the 111th Farmers &Merchants Picnic are as follows:

Ada students receive Dean's List honors for Spring 2024

The Ada Icon was notified of the following students receiving Dean's List honors in higher education for Spring 2024.

  • Aleece K. Al-Olimat - Ohio Northern 
  • Faez H. Alsuhail - Ohio Northern
  • Rosanna Barber - Bluffton University 
  • Joshua W. Bever - Ohio Northern
  • Louis J. Blasiole - Ohio Northern 
  • Griffin J. Broge - Ohio Northern
  • Alizay Furtado - Ohio Northern
  • Kendal Guagenti -  Miami University 
  • Nathaniel T. Hall - Ohio Northern
  • Nuri Han - Ohio Northern
  • Rachel E. Hish - Ohio Northern
  • Cami Hazelton - Bluffton University
  • Brenna L. Hissong - Ohio Northern
  • Gavin M. Hul - Ohio Northern

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Jumbo Jr. Farmers 4-H report for July 2024

The sixth meeting of the Jumbo Jr. Farmers was held on Monday, July 1, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. There were 18 members present, 3 advisors, and 10 parents or guests in attendance. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Lindsey Winings and the 4-H Pledge was led by Braylin Kabua.

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