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2001 Ada grad Melissa Retterer in the hand bag business

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 19, 2014

15 minutes with Melissa Retterer

What year did you graduate from Ada HS?
2001

What activities were you involved in at Ada HS?
I played soccer and ran track.

Where do you live now and what are you doing?
I now live in Columbus near Polaris.  I quit my job as a server over the summer to pursue my handbag business full time.

Please tell us about LuxeFunction, your custom handbag business.
The handbag business I started is called Luxe Function.  I design everything in my line for function first and then for looks. Each aspect is as important as the other. 

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Dale Badertscher continues tied with cumulative lead in football contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 19, 2014

The winner of Week 8 of The Icon Football Contest is Ruth Johnson.  Four contestants correctly picked all 10 games this week, but Ruth was declared the winner by correctly predicting Bluffton to win by 19 or more points.

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Police called to assault complaint

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 19, 2014

Michael Harnishfeger, Ada police chief, provided The Icon with the Ada police call logs from Oct. 6 to 12.

They are provided in attachments at the bottom of this story.

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John Brinkman, 1943-2014

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, October 18, 2014

John T. Brinkman, 71, died on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at 9:14 p.m. at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.

He was born on March 25, 1943, in Lima, Ohio, to Leo and Regina (Metzger) Brinkman and they preceded him in death. He married Kaylene A. Spencer on May 2, 1964 and she died on Dec. 23, 2003.

John retired as brick mason from Local #35.

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The Village Voice: Don't forget to vote Nov. 4

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, October 18, 2014

Early voting on the November ballot is underway in Ohio, and local citizens have a number of initiatives to consider. For more information on voting, issues and candidates, please visit the Hardin County Board of Elections website at http://co.hardin.oh.us/boe/.

Included on the ballot is a Village of Ada proposed municipal income tax renewal. This proposed levy is for a continuation of the current 0.15% levy on income tax, so it does not result in an increase in taxes. The stated purpose of the levy is for repairs, maintenance, operations and improvements at the Village of Ada’s swimming pool.

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Let's go to the movies: Marie Antoinette - the queen of disappointment

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, October 18, 2014

Reviewed by Torie Wright

Note: Torie Wright, Icon intern, is enrolled in a film class at Lima-OSU. Here's a movie review she wrote for the class.

  Marie Antoinette is a movie I have wanted to see since its release in 2006, but never got around to watching. Finally, eight years later, I find myself in a rut of unfulfilled expectations.

Marie Antoinette is an important historical figure, and this movie does her memory little justice. The director, Sofia Coppola, attempts to make Antoinette and her story more relatable to modern viewers, but she does not do so effectively.

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