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Pancakes, anyone?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 25, 2013

Ada Kiwanis Club member Scott Allison serves pancakes at the club's 61st annual Pancake and Sausage Day Saturday at the Ada High School Cafeteria.

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Drew Keriazes shatters school record in 200 breast on final day of NCAA III Championships

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Monday, March 25, 2013

By Tim Glon

Senior Drew Keriazes shattered his own school record in the 200 breast on the fourth and final day of the 2013 NCAA Division III Men's Swimming & Diving Championships Saturday afternoon at the Conroe Natatorium in Shenandoah, Tex.

He also combined with senior Marc Anderson, junior Jordan Breitigam and junior Christian Garlock to finish 24th in the 400 Free Relay in 3:11.71.

Keriazes finished 19th in 2:04.47, beating his school record by nearly two seconds.

On Friday, Breitigam earned Honorable Mention All-America honors by finishing ninth in 1:47.46, which broke his school record set in the prelims Friday afternoon.

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Call Mother Nature

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 25, 2013

Someone call Mother Nature, please. Tell her that spring has sprung. Needless to say the snow keeps falling on March 25. School is cancelled and several other events are delayed or postponed.

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Richland Manor's pie baking contest takes the cake

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 24, 2013

Richland Manor, 7400 Swaney Road, invites all pie bakers to enter its April pie baking contest. Three cash prizes will be awards.  Contest pie divisions follow:
• Berry pie
• Cream pie
• Miscellaneous pie

Winners in each division receive a $40 Visa gift card. The contest will take place at 6:30 p.m., Friday,  April18, and is open to the public. Persons wanting to submit pies to be judged must complete and submit an entry form by Saturday, April 12.

Entry forms may be faxed or e-mailed to:
[email protected]
Or, faxed to: 419-643-4702

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Tuesday CECD workshop: Going Beyond Customer Service

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 24, 2013

The Community Economic Development Center (CEDC) at Ohio Northern University continues its entrepreneurship workshop series in the Dicke Forum on Tuesday, March 26. The workshop will be preceded by a networking event at 5:30 p.m. The workshop will follow the networking event and conclude at 7 p.m.

The topic of the workshop will be “The Norm Factor: Going Beyond Customer Service 101” with Marc Woodward. This event is free and open to the public.

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A vote for this Marimor student may help him and his parents

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 24, 2013

Owen Weaver, a Marimor student from Bluffton, needs your help. A vote in his behalf might go a long way.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT OWEN'S VOTING SITE.

Owen’s parents, Chad and Melissa Weaver,  are trying to obtain a wheelchair van. As part of Mobility Awareness Month, three such vans will be given away. Owen’s parents have a chance to win one of the three because Owen was selected to participate in the van project.

The Icon asked Owen’s mother to explain the project and how you can help. Here’s the explanation in her words:

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