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ONU cheerleading clinic Saturday, Oct. 15

Participants will perform during first quarter of ONU-John Carroll game
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 30, 2016

Ohio Northern University cheerleaders host a co-ed cheerleading clinic Saturday, Oct. 15, according to Jami Dellifield and Lauren Krepps, cheerleader advisors.

The clinic is open to any interested youth ages 4 through senior in high school. Participants will perform at the ONU vs. John Carroll football game first quarter. The game starts at 6 p.m. and is the Zeta Tau Alpha Pink Out Game.

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Oct-Nov...a great season of events in Ada

Hometown Happenings shows there's an event every day in town
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 29, 2016

October and November in Ada. It takes six pages of single-spaced type to create the list of all the events.

What's on the schedule for:
• Ada schools
• Ohio Northern University
• The Freed Center
• The Inn at ONU
• Ada public meetings
• Ada Public Library

And, most importantly, when in Halloween in Ada?

Answers for all of the above are in Hometown Happenings, a listing of October and November events taking place in Ada. Happenings is gathered by Darlene Bowers for the Ada Icon.

Open the attachment at the bottom of this story to view the six-page printer-friendly list of all the events taking place here.

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Here’s this year’s Hardin County United Way pledge form

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Thursday, September 29, 2016

Ada Icon viewers can make pledges to the 2017 Hardin County United Way using the printer-friendly pledge form at the bottom of this story.

This is the 50th anniversary of the Hardin United Way. Donors can make a direct contribution or make a pledge. Donors may also give permission to use their names as a donor or donate anonymously.

Send completed forms to:

United Way of Hardin County

225 S. Detroit St.

Kenton, OH 43326

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Road work or canal construction?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Road work? Currently this stretch of County Road 110 south of nearby McGuffey resembles more a canal than a road. The photos look east from State Route 195 to the Scioto River bridge. (Ken Collins photos)

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Mars near the Lagoon

Public program at ONU Observatory Friday at 8 p.m.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 28, 2016

The Ohio Northern University Astronomy Club hosts a public viewing event called "Mars in the Lagoon," from 8 to 10 p.m., Friday, Sept. 30, according to Dr. Jason Pinkney, of the ONU Observatory.

The main attraction will be Mars, which has been moving through the constellation Sagittarius.

On Friday night, Mars will pass close to the Lagoon Nebula in the sky. This nebula is huge glowing cloud of gas and young stars about 5,000 light years away.

Mars will be about 9 light minutes away.

Other targets will include Saturn and the Trifid Nebula. The program is open to the public.

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What's for lunch in October at Ada schools? Answer below

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 28, 2016

What's for lunch in the Ada school cafeteria in October?

Let's start October with pop corn chicken with barbecue sauce and go from there.

CLICK HERE for the October school menu.

 

 

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