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Write a caption for this photo - winner goes home with a 16-inch 3 Brothers Family Pizza

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, August 28, 2020

Put on your creative caps. The Icon invites viewers to write a caption for this photograph taken from the 1971 Ada High School yearbook.

We aren't looking for names of student in the photo. Instead, we are look for a creative caption that best describes the photo. Extra credit given for humor.

The winning caption writer will receive a 2-item, 16-inch 3 Brothers Family Pizza.

All entries must be emailed to: Caption Contest, in care of [email protected].

The entry deadline it 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 4. 

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Ada Food Pantry drive-thru collection Sept. 19

Sponsored by Religious Life at ONU
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, August 28, 2020

Religioius Life at Ohio Northern Unversity will hold a drive-thru food drive for the Ada Food Pantry from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 19, in the ONU parking lot next to Rite Aid (corner of Main and College).

Enter the lot from College Avenue alley, drop off your bags of donations and drive out on to Main Street. 

All non-perishable items are welcome, but this is the Ada Food Pantry’s wish list:
* soup (canned)
* canned chicken
* boxed potatoes
* peanut butter
* dry pasta
* boxed potatoes
* toilet paper
* paper towels
* cereal
* Ramen noodles (especially needed)
 

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Hardin ag report from the extension office

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, August 28, 2020

Provided by Mark Badertscher
Hardin County Extension Office
The past couple of weeks, Water Quality Extension Associate Boden Fisher and I have been doing yield checks around the county in corn and soybean fields. 

We have seen some variable fields, with everything from poor pollination and tip die back in corn and short, but bushy soybeans with several pods.  Rains in late July and early August seemed to help with putting on pods but we are now dry again. 

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Register to vote information in the mail

110,448 Ohioans eligible but aren’t registered; registration deadline Oct. 5
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Thursday, August 27, 2020

Ohio Secretary of State’s office is sending information about how to get registered to vote to 110,448 Ohioans who are eligible to vote but aren’t yet registered. 

This initiative is in coordination with the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a non-profit organization who assists participating states in the effort to improve the accuracy of their voter rolls and increase access to voter registration. 30 states and Washington, D.C. are members of ERIC.

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So, you think you know Ada - here's the answer

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, August 26, 2020

14 minutes into this post Sean Beck came up with the answer. Okay, next week's will be tougher. The answer is below.

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Icon asks community organizations to update their listing

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, August 26, 2020

The Ada Icon includes this list of community organizations our Classified Ad Page.

The information includes:
• Organization name
• Contact person
• Contact person phone number
• Meeting schedule and location, if that is appropriate
• Link to a website or Facebook

We invite groups that are not listed to send us information. This listing is free. In addition, we ask groups on this list to continue to send information about their activites and events throughout the year.

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