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Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Several Ada High School students visited the interactive C-SPAN bus during its Wednesday stop in Ada. From right to left, Haley Wyss, Taryn Fullom and Jackson Secor. Click here for more details.

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Andy Steingass helps to raise money for ReStore program

Artist group effort will create more than 400 bowls for November fundraiser
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 14, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
Local artist Andy Steingass has been named an adjunct professor at ONU for the first semester. He will teach the ceramic classes of Luke Sheets while Sheets is on sabbatical in Central America.

Steingass was featured in an Ada Icon article on April 11. Click here to read it.

Steingass is sitting among many bowls ready for firing. More than 400 bowls will need to be made for Artists Against Hunger in November. He, his students, other faculty members, and local residents all make some of the bowls.

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Doris Cotsamire taught school in Ada for 27 years

Celebration of life Sunday at First United Methodist Church
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Doris M. Cotsamire, 83, died on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 at 11:50 a.m. at St. Rita's Hospice, Lima.

She was born on June 19, 1933, in Auglaize County, Ohio, to Florenz and Persis (Schultz) Clausing who preceded her in death. Doris and her husband, Harold, married on July 3, 1955, and recently celebrated 61 years of marriage,

Harold survives in Ada.

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C-SPAN brings national political process to ONU

Other stops in Dayton, Independence, Columbus, Westerville and Cleveland
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 14, 2016

C-SPAN came to ONU on Wednesday.

Its Campaign 2016 Bus, touring Ohio Sept. 14-16, stopped for 90 minutes here to provide visitors with programming and resources that show the American political process.

At least one Ada High School class toured the bus in addition to many ONU students. It was estimated that over 120 persons visited the bus during its 90-minute Ada visit.

Watch the video belong and view more photos -

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Re-dedication of Ada's caboose at 9 a.m. Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 14, 2016

The Pride of Ada, Pennsylvania Railroad caboose 47779, will be recognized in a re-dedication ribbon cutting at 9 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 17, as a kick-off to the Ada Harvest and Herb Festival.

Dave Retterer, Ada mayor, will speak about the complete renovation of the
caboose, which occurred this summer.

There will be a display of the caboose during the festival. The Ada railroad depot will also be open to the public during the festival.

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"Out of Darkness" Walk held here Sept. 24

Take a stand against suicide by walking for this cause
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 14, 2016

An "Out of Darkness" Walk for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will be held on the campus of Ohio Northern University on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 12-4 p.m..

This community walk is meant to be a time to remember those we have lost and to work to end the stigma surrounding mental health, according to Ann Johnson,
Assistant Professor of Psychology at ONU.

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