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Asteroid close encounter Monday - see it at the ONU Observatory

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 25, 2015

The ONU Astronomy Club invites Icon viewers to a special event from 8 to 10 p.m., Monday, Jan. 26, according to Jason Pinkney. The event is free and open to the public.

“Normally we meet on Fridays, but on this day, a small asteroid (0.3 miles across) will fly safely past the Earth close enough to be seen through our telescopes. The closest approach is about three times the distance to the Moon,” he said.

Asteroid 2004 BL86 will pass through the constellation Cancer during the evening, and its motion should be detectable to the eye (unlike most asteroids).

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Outstanding business of the year touches countless community organizations: Liberty National Bank

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 22, 2015

A Main Street Ada business that touches virtually every organization in the community received the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce’s highest award on Jan. 21.

Liberty National Bank is the 2014 Ada outstanding business of the year. The recognition took place at the chamber’s annual dinner at The Wishing Well at ONU.

In accepting the award for the bank, Ronald Zimmerly, bank CEO, said that Liberty National Bank and the Ada community is a partnership.

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Ada sophomores visit Apollo Jan. 30

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Approximately 650 sophomores in Apollo Career Center¹s 11-member district will be visiting Apollo during 411Blast, Friday, Jan. 30. Parents of sophomore students interested in attending Apollo for the 2015-16 school year are also invited to attend.

This day is designed to expose students to career possibilities that they may not know about. Students choose two programs of interest and then spend one-half day visiting those labs, meeting the instructors and participating in fun, interactive demos and activities.

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Waste Management offers acceptable and unacceptable recycling list

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 19, 2015

Question: Can I recycle glass bottles, junk mail and chip board?
Answer: Yes.

Question: How about aerosol cans, styrofoam and window glass?
Answer: No.

Waste Management, Ada's refuse and recyling collection contractor, wants its customers to think green in 2015.

PRINTOUTS AT BOTTOM OF STORY.

The company provided the Icon with a list of acceptable and unacceptable recyling items. This list is provided in a printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Ada Elementary News: Once upon a time students took apples to teachers; now teachers give Apple (iPads) to students

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 18, 2015

Did you know that each kindergarten through second grade classroom in Ada Elementary is now equipped with four Apple iPads?

Want to catch up on more Ada Elementary School news like that? It’s all in the current elementary newsletter, which is linked at the bottom of this story and is available on the school website.

Readers will learn all about Blizzard Bags and video instructions on accessing lessons via ProgressBook. Also, there’s news of the Ohio new assessments, a technology update and lots of calendar information.

Click here to ready elementary newsletter.

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Baby, it's cold outside

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Friday, January 16, 2015

With the highest temperature reading in the past seven days at 32 and the highest “low” reading at 21, there’s lots of reasons for school delays and bundling up extra tight this month.

Here’s the January daily weather summary from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. Open the attachment to this story for the weather summary.

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