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Santa doesn't disappoint during Friday's ReStore visit

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, December 5, 2015

Story and photos by Monty Siekerman

Excitement was in the air as more than 40 people waited outside of ReStore for the doors to open at 5 p.m. on Friday for the arrival of Santa. And, Santa didn't disappoint. He sat in his chair, heard their wish list, and handed presents to each child.

In our photos:

On Santa's lap are Connor, Camden and Cole McKean. Then, elves helped children choose presents for their immediate family. With selections in hand, the kids then went to a table to have the presents wrapped. ReStore, with Santa's help, made a lot of youngsters happy that evening.

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That Christmas feeling

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, December 4, 2015

How about adding a little Christmas feel to your house this month?

Shannon Brown, owner of Carol Slane Florist, is surrounded by big, beautiful poinsettias... surely, they speak of Christmas. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Leuthold math quiz number 3: Steve rode his bike 15 mph for 4 hours

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, December 4, 2015

Put on your  math thinking caps.

The Icon invited Chris Leuthold, adjunct math instructor at Bluffton University, to provide The Icon with some math puzzles.  

We want to assist our viewers with ways to survive the long, dark winter nights. Chris rates the level of difficulty  in his quizzes from 1 to 4, with 4 being the toughest. 

He rates quiz 3 as a "3".

QUIZ NUMBER 3

Steve rode his bicycle at the rate of 15 mph for 4 hours. Then, he walked at the rate of 5 mph for 2 hours. What is Steve's average speed for the entire trip?

QUIZ NUMBER 2 from last week:

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Twinkle returns to the Ada Public library - just for the season

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, December 4, 2015

Guess who recently returned to the Ada Public Library.

The staff found "Twinkle" earlier this week when they arrived in the morning. Apparently he is at the Ada Public Library to wish all the patrons happy holidays.

According to Amanda Bennett, library director, you can stop in and try to find his favorite hiding spots around the library.

"Twinkle will be watching and reporting back to Santa each night, so remember to be on your best behavior when visiting," she informed the Icon

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Other Christmas traditions

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, December 4, 2015

Ohio Northern students from Brazil and Japan describe Christmas traditions in their home countries. They spoke to 60 women on Tuesday at the United Methodist Church. The program was sponsored by the Hardin County Homemakers Council and the county extension office. Music was provided by the Ready, Set Grow Preschool students and The JubilHeirs from Miss Vicki's Music Studio. Laurie Laird and Chelsea Boehm talked on "A Burlap Christmas." Jami Delifield talked about "Food for Parties and Potlucks." (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Santa season in Ada arrives - he's at ReStore tonight and at The Inn at ONU on Saturday...and...

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, December 4, 2015

This is Santa season in Ada.

His first visit is tonight at Restore, then on Saturday at The Inn at ONU, then on Monday at Merry on Main, and again on Thursday, at Ada Public Library.

Here's what you need to know about these visits:

• ReStore from 5 to 8 pm on Friday, Dec. 4. Children are invited to "shop" for family members, but in this case the "shopping" is free. A child may select a free gift for each person in his/her family. And, the packages will be wrapped at no charge.

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