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Can you believe it?

The Ada Icon has 988 Facebook friends. We use it daily to attrace viewers to our site.

With 12 Friends to go to reach 1,000 it's time for a contest.

Here's how it works and here's what four viewers will win.(We suggest you hurry to "Friend" us because we add about 15 friends a week. So, timing is important.)

• To our 1,000th Facebook Friend - we'll give you two free cups of coffee plus two Ada Icon cinnamon buns at Northern on Main. (The idea is that you celebrate with a friend.)

Have you heard about the Teal Pumpkin Project?

It involves offering non-food treats for kids with food allergies (or other health concerns) during trick-or-treating this year.

Please encourage others to do the same to make Halloween fun for everyone. 

More information about the national project is available at: http://www.foodallergy.org/teal-pumpkin-project#.VhV10ytbjsA

The Icon supports the 0.5 mil renewal levy of the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin Counties. The levy is on the Nov. 3 ballot. If approved it will continue to support this agency’s current expenses for the next 10 years.

For 40 years, voters have approved this 0.5 mil levy, which supports basic mental health and alcohol and drug treatment for adults and children.

This renewal levy is not a new tax and ensures that these vial services for children, families and adults continue in our community.

ICON OPINION - VOTE YES ON ISSUE 1 ON NOV. 3

On Nov 3, Ohioans will have the opportunity to solve a divisive problem facing our state. Issue 1 defines a new method for drawing state legislative districts and embodies a compromise reached by Legislators of both parties.

It was put on the ballot by an overwhelming, bi-partisan vote in both the Ohio House and Senate. After many proposals brought forth by legislators and other political interests, Issue 1 is the first proposal brought to the voters on a bipartisan basis while establishing stronger transparency and accountability in the way state legislative districts are drawn.

Stargazers were treated to an eclipse of a supermoon, the first time since 1987.

This photo was taken at 9:20 p.m. on Sunday when the moon was between the two Ada water towers, which are barely visible to the left and right.

Luckily, clouds did not spoil the viewing in Ada.

A supermoon occurs when the moon is closet to Earth, making the moon appear 14% larger and 30% brighter.

The eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 11 minutes.

Missed it? The next supermoon eclipse will be in 2033.

Owlsburg Tavern, or Van's, which ever you prefer, appears to be one of the stories of the year on the Icon. It received over 6,000 Facebook recognitions in a recent story, reaching viewers all the way to eastern Europe.

CLICK HERE FOR THAT STORY.

For the many Icon fans of the establishment at the corner of State Route 235 and Lincoln Highway, here's an earlier photo from the Icon archives.

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