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The Buy Ada First committee will hold a special afternoon Music on Main for Lunch at the Ada Depot Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 15.

Music will be provided by WONB 94.9 FM - From the '50s to today.

Jalapenos Mexican Grill will offer an assortment of lunch items, or persons may pack lunch and bring it to the park.

Liberty National Bank will offer free popcorn and water. This event will be held rain or shine.

Activities are starting to fill the Ada school calendar as school is now underway. Here's events scheduled in September, based upon the calendar from the school website

Family Storytime at the Ada Public Library took a new twist today as young participants enjoyed playing with the library's parachute. This photo is from the library's facebook.

Plans for the Hardin County Fair Booth were finalized at the August meeting of the Democratic Central and Executive Committees.

Members will meet at 10 am. Monday, Sept. 7 to prepare the booth for the opening of the fair the next day. You do not have to be member of the Central or Executive Committees to assist with this effort.

Sign-up sheets for working a three-hour shift during the week will be available. If you believe in the Principles of the Democratic Party and want to volunteer, please come on that Monday or whenever you come to the fair the first time.

We couldn't help but share this neat video with Ada Icon viewers. It's a little over one minute long, but worth a view.

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Ohio Northern University welcomes incoming freshmen and new students to the 2015-16 academic year with welcome weekend activities.

Events included move-in, playfair, Ada civic engagement day and the ONU class photo.

Dr. Edward Potkanowicz, Ohio Northern University associate professor of exercise physiology, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from Raptor Motorsports LLC and $15,000 of in-kind funding from Inde Motorsports Ranch to support research in human thermoregulation/sports performance and driver science.

The funds were used to cover the cost of equipment, travel and facility rental for a weeklong field research trip to Willcox, Ariz. Potkanowicz was accompanied by Dan Colvin, a senior exercise physiology major from Tipp City.

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