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Ada cancels football season

Safety concerns arising from a limited number of Ada players available for the game
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2020 - 8:43pm

By Cort Reynolds
FROM ADA ICON - On Thursday afternoon, the Ada school district and athletic department made the difficult and unprecedented decision to cancel the rest of its 2020 football season after just three games.

"Safety concerns arising from a limited number of Ada players available for the game have forced this decision for the Ada district," wrote second-year Bulldog athletic director Eric Perkins in a brief press release.

Third-year head coach Shawn Christopher also announced his resignation Thursday, effective immediately.

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Sports
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Mornings with Mommy begin next week

Hosted by Trinity Lutheran Church, Jenera
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2020 - 3:09pm

Mornings with Mommy is a fun and easy way for parents to enjoy activities with children (ages 0-6 years) and meet other caregivers. 

Dads, grandmas, grandpas and nannies are welcome, too. The educational play-dates begin on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 21 and 22, and will continue on the first and third Mondays with encore sessions on the following Tuesdays of each month from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 N. Main St., Jenera. 

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Regional news
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Is downsizing right for you?

Active Aging with Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2020 - 2:58pm

Downsizing is a hot topic among older adults. 

In a recent conversation via the Empower'd Aging Group on Facebook, we asked the 'ASK ME ANYTHING' expert, Thomesa Lydon, founder of Lydon Senior Pathways, questions about relocation and downsizing. 

Question: "What's the first piece of advice you give someone when they hope to downsize?"

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Health Services
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Meet Coach Logan Wells at Bluffton; his dad, Coach Brady Wells at Hanover

Coaching runs in the Wells family
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2020 - 2:53pm

Coaching runs in the family.

No one exemplifies that statement more than the Wells dynasty. With three generations of collegiate coaches in the family, two are currently at the helm of two Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) programs.

Hanover College head cross country coach Brady Wells and Bluffton University head cross country coach Logan Wells have made it a family business.

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Bluffton University
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Icon movie review: Black Panther

It's a film worthy of celebration for generations
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2020 - 2:10pm

The news of Chadwick Boseman’s death at the age of 43 – coupled with the knowledge that he privately suffered from colon cancer for a number of years – shocked many in the film community and anyone who had been a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

One of the MCU’s greatest strengths is that it was able to deliver fan-pleasing experiences across multiple movies in the extended film canon. 

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Columnists
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Meet the junior high Pirates

First in a series of Bluffton fall sports team photos
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2020 - 1:43pm

This is the first in a series of team photos from Bluffton schools representing fall 2020.

Today's photo features shows the following teams below:
• Junior high football
• Junior high cross country
• Junior high cheerleaders
• 7th grade volleyball
• 8th grade volleyball

Watch the Icon for varsity team photos coming next.

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