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Enter the Icon holiday football bowl contest

15 games in this contest • Entry deadline noon on Wednesday, Dec. 30

The 2020-21 Bluffton and Ada Icon football bowl contest is here.

This year's contest includes 15 bowl games played from Dec. 30 through Jan. 2.

Contest rules
Contestants may enter as many times as they wish, but each new entry must be in a different name. When more than one entry is submitted using the same name those entries will be disqualified.

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Lead Poisoning: What You Need to Know

Lead exposure can put your health at risk, but there are ways to avoid it

This story provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.

Around 3.6 million families in the United States are at risk of exposure to lead, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Here's what you need to know.

Exposure to lead can cause serious health problems — especially in children. Read on for more information about lead exposure and how to prevent lead poisoning.

What Is Lead Poisoning?

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Donald Augsburger was a 1952 graduate of Pandora High School

Donald D. Augsburger, 86, of Rawson, died at 2 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay, due to pre-existing health issues not COVID.  

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Vaccine hesitancy?

It is important to know the facts and not rely on misconceptions and miscommunication often found in social media

By Karen L. Kier 
Pharmacist on behalf of the
ONU HealthWise team

FROM ADA ICON - Many news reports are focusing on vaccines and the ONU HealthWise Pharmacy is receiving questions related to vaccine development. Here's a detailed vaccine explanation from Karen Kier, pharmacist and member of the ONU faculty.

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The Grinch at large in Bluffton

Hey, Don, the Grinch is trying to steal your outdoor Christmas decorations! This display at 240 S. Lawn Ave., won second place in this year's Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce residential holiday lighting contest. Don Burris receives $300 in Bluffton Bucks. Watch the Icon for more winning display photos coming soon.

 

Christmas greetings from Ada to Bluffton

Here's the second in a series of Bluffton-Ada Icon Christmas picture exchanges.

Each day until Dec. 31 on Bluffton Icon we'll post a holiday lights photo from our neighbor community of Ada. And, as a small inset, you'll see the photo from Bluffton that is posted on Ada Icon.

Here's the second installment. The larger photos shows the holiday lights in the Ada railroad depot park on Main Street, Ada. The inset shows the the model railroad Christmas display in Ryan DeMarco's Edward Jones window in Bluffton, now posted on the Ada Icon.

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