The annual trick or treat event at Ohio Northern University will begin with registration at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22, in the McIntosh Center Activities Room. ONU students will then lead the youngsters through residence halls. The event will also include dinner at 6 p.m. in the McIntosh Center ballroom and a costume contest and at 6:30 p.m. before wrapping up at approximately 7 p.m.
The event, which is open to area children, is free and open to the public. Children of all ages are encouraged to dress up and join the fun. All children must be accompanied by an adult to attend the festivities. The outing is presented by ONU’s Office of Residence Life and Dining Services.
Ada football fan Dee Klingler, is an icon - excuse the term, but, it's true - at Ada High School home football games. Here she is during Friday's pregame. The Icon also shares several additional sideline informal photographs from Friday in the next series of pictures. (We love the purple and gold.)
One of the Ada community’s oldest continuing traditions, Town and Gown banquet, takes place Monday, Nov. 4, in McIntosh Center on the Ohio Northern University campus.
The event, open to the public, is co-sponsored by the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce and ONU. The Town and Gown Association was organized in 1957 to promote harmony and goodwill between the townspeople and the university.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and a dinner and program follow in the McIntosh Ballroom at 6 p.m.
The Ada Historical Society invites residents to a free Woodlawn Cemetary tour from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 20.
“Learn about the rich history of our great village through live action portrayals of our diverse and fascinating ancestors,” said Rhett Grant, member of the historical society.
Tours start on the east side of the cemetery and take about 30 minutes.
Seven Ada High School students will participate in the tours by portraying former Ada residents. The students and persons they portray follow:
There's still time to sign-up for the Wednesday program -
FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Four Bluffton business professionals will offer free “Getting Your House In Order” workshops this fall.
Faith Investment Services, partnering with Fortman Insurance, Scott Basinger, attorney at law, and Neil Reichenbach, CPA, present workshops addressing basic questions about retirement, insurance coverage, taxes and similar subjects.
The first free workshop, is at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 16, in the front portion of Faith Investment Services building, 101 N. Main St., Bluffton.
By Liz Gordon-Hancock
Have you ever done an internet search on your name?
Apparently, I won a beauty contest in Omaha in 2005, and received a degree in Applied. Mathematics and Statistics from John Hopkins University in 2009, according to a Google search. (Note - this was not actually me, but someone with my name.)
Have you ever typed in your child's name and seen what an internet search yields about them? Go a step farther and look at the images associated with your child's name.
The sheer amount of data, readily available, via the internet, is astounding... and a little terrifying.
