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ONU pharmacy grad on statewide covid-19 panel

Austin Hilverding was coordinator of Ada Friends as an ONU undergrad
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 25, 2021

FROM ONU PHARMACY FACEBOOK - Austin Hilverding, a 2018 ONU pharmacy graduate, was recently selected as an expert panelist for a statewide COVID-19 Population Needs Assessment.

The assesment was conducted by The Ohio State University College of Public Health.

During his undergrad years at ONU, Hilverding was coordinator of Ada Friends, a mentoring program involving ONU students.

The needs assessment evaluated barriers that specific vulnerable communities face while preventing the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

The assessment included six populations identified as at-risk for disproportionate burdens of disease and death during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Look who is on the Ada school honor roll

Third quarter '20-21, 4th grade to seniors
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 22, 2021

Ada schools released its third quarter honor roll for the 2020-21 school year. It follows: 

GRADE 4

ALL A:  TEA GRIFFITH, AUBREY JORDAN, BROOKLYNN MATHEWS, ROBERT SHANKS, LYDIA SHELLHAMMER, ANDY STOCKERT, EMILY THAXTON, PIPER WALLACE AND RYAN WEST

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Sean Beck announces candidacy for Ada council

He will be on the November general election ballot, running as a Democrat
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 21, 2021

Sean Beck has announced he is a candidate for Ada council. He has filed as a Democrat. With no additional Democrats filing, he will be on the ballot in November.

Beck said that his campaign has received an endorsement from the political organization Run For Something.

RFS was launched in January 2017 with a  premise: help young, diverse people to run for down-ballot races in order to build a bench for the future.

Beck says he wants Ada’s government to be more transparent and is excited that his ideas are being recognized on the national stage.

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Ada student artist work on exhibit at Bluffton University

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, March 19, 2021

Senior artists and graphic designers from Bluffton University will showcase their most prominent work in a combined exhibit called “Uncovered Perspectives.”

Berlin Fuqua, Ada; Autumn Graves, Mount Blanchard; and Sarah Heydinger, Tiro; will have work on display. The exhibit opens March 15 and runs through April 10 in the Grace Albrecht Gallery of Bluffton University’s Sauder Visual Arts Center for faculty, staff and students to view.

Since campus remains closed to visitors, off-campus guests can watch a pre-recorded artist talk and view the exhibit virtually starting on Monday, March 22, at www.bluffton.edu/artgallery.

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4-H open house March 24 in the Ada Public Library

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 17, 2021

It’s 4-H season in Hardin County.

Several open houses are planned in Hardin County in March and April. Ada’s open house is from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 24, in the Ada Public Library, according to Amanda Raines, 4-H youth development educator.

Here’s the entire county open house list, held in public library’s in their respective communities:

Forest – March 23 5 to 7 p.m.
Ada – March 24, 5 to 7 p.m.
Dunkirk – March 29, 5 to 7 p.m.
Kenton – March 30, 5 to 7 p.m.
Mt. Victory – April 10, 10 a.m. to noon

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June Fields tells her double organ recipient story

You've probably met her at Et Cetera, where she volunteers; or at BFR where she walks
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Note: June Fields, of 4495 N. Phillips Road, Harrod, provided the Icon with her journey as a double organ recipient. April is Donate Life Month. June encourages families to have a talk about organ donation. Several questions and answers about this subject are at the bottom of the feature.

By June Fields
FROM BLUFFTON ICON - My name is June Fields and I live near Bluffton and come into town often to shop, bank, eat or volunteer at the Et Cetera Shop, so you may have seen me out and about. 

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