On July 20, 1969, Wapakoneta native Neil Armstrong walked on the moon after riding Apollo 11 all the way into history. So when a young Ohioan named Jed Marquart – today a member of the ONU faculty –toured NASA’s Cape Kennedy mere days before the most famous space launch of all time, it’s easy to see why it made a lasting impact.
By Jed Marquart
FROM THE ONU WEBSITE - I turned 11 years old in May 1969. Growing up on a farm outside of Bluffton, like most kids who grew up during that time period, I was enthralled with the space race. I played with toy rockets and model airplanes, and I dreamed of being an astronaut and working for NASA.
Popular music history was made in nearby Findlay a little over 100 years ago when hometown boy Tell Taylor found inspiration in the Blanchard River and wrote the song, "Down By the Old Mill Stream." Taylor, who wrote more than 200 songs and a number of Broadway musical comedies, is remembered and honored in Findlay's Riverside Park. His story is etched in numerous rocks at the north end of the park and tell a fascinating story about the man and his rise to international musical success.Taylor died while on the way to Hollywood where a film was being made about his most popular song.
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Can you put sunscreen on babies? It's a question that comes up for many parents in the summer time. Read on for the answer.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that sunscreen is not recommended for infants younger than 6 months old.
The best way to protect your infant is to keep them out of the sun altogether.
Who said the railroad through Ada is only for locomotives and freight traffic? There's also other traffic on the Chicago, Indiana and Eastern Railroad, like this maintenance vehicle. The Icon watched this truck pass through town on Saturday.
Two Ada hometown student-athletes, Mackenzie Wills and Zach Beaschler, were named to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Teams and Scholar Athletes for the 2018-19 season.
Ohio Northern not only had four student-athletes honored but also garnered an All-Academic Team distinction, as well.
Scholar Athlete are named for being a varsity letter winner, earning a GPA of 3.5 or higher for the current academic year and having been enrolled at their collegiate institution for at least two semesters.
Mackenzie Wills
ONU’s Kayleigh Cummins was also named to women’s team.
