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July 2012

ONU receives funding to develop new Risk Management and Insurance major

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

 

Ohio Northern University’s James F. Dicke College of Business Administration was awarded a grant from the Robert P. Ashlock Memorial Program, funded through Assurex Global and administered by The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation to develop a risk management and insurance (RMI) major.

Ohio Northern is planning to introduce the new major to address the increasing demand for jobs in the emerging risk management field. The funds, totaling $5,000 from the foundation, will be used to complete the research associated with specification of the program, for curriculum development, marketing and recruiting materials and for other start-up activities.

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Liberty Belles and Boys 4-H Club food drive July 28

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Liberty Belles and Boys 4-H Club members will hold a drive-thru food drive  Saturday, July 28, according to the club's sponsors. Icon viewers are encouraged to drop off food at the Hays Insurance parking lot from 9 a.m. to noon on the day of the drive.

The club is collecting canned goods and non-perishable food items for the Ada Food Pantry.

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Two Ada births reported at Bluffton Hospital

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

The Bluffton Hospital reports the births of two Ada babies in recent weeks. They are:

• Derek James Dennis, son of Amy and Thomas Dennis, born May 30, measuring 20 1/2 inches and weighing 6 pounds, 12 ounces.

• Lincoln Clark Wayts, son of Andrew and Cynthia Wayts, born June 20, measuring 19 1/2 inches and weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces.

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Century 21 Beacon Realty has two new listings

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Century 21 Beacon Realty, 208 S. Main St., Ada, has two new listings, according to Becky Neville, broker.

The listings are:

• Property for sale at 4171 State Route 235, Ada, and

• Property for sale at 614 Pleasantview, Ada.

For more information open the attachments at the bottom of this story.

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Dr. Marquart presents paper, chairs session at national conference

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Dr. Jed E. Marquart, Ohio Northern University professor of mechanical engineering, presented a paper and chaired a technical session at the Sixth Annual AIAA Flow Control Conference, sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The conference was held in New Orleans, LA, on July 25-28 with more than 1,500 engineers and scientist in attendance, and approximately 750 technical papers were presented.

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Some fabled Ada names from 1902

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Here are some fabled Ada and Ohio Northern University names from 1902. Top row from left, H.S. Lehr, S.D. Fess, F. B. Willis and Warren Darst.

Bottom from left, Frederick Maglott, W.F. Hufford, Mrs. Eva Maglott and J.G. Park. The photo heading read: "Present and past professors of the O.N.U."

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Ada Quizzers finish 4th, Elita Smith captures quote-off

Posted by John Neville on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Ada First Presbyterian’s Bible Quizzers captured 4th place in national competition at Bethel College July 5-7 and Ada’s Elita Smith won the “quote-off,” an event for individuals. 

A second Ada quizzer, Jeremiah Smith, came in second in the one-on-one, another competition for individuals.

The quote-off is similar to a spelling bee, according to Ada quizzer Noah Allen, except the participants must recite a Bible verse or verses verbatim rather than spell a word correctly.

Four Ada quizzers – Will Allen, Carissa Miglin, and Elita and Jeremiah Smith – were named to the East Central District’s All-Star team. 

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Come on downtown Ada on Friday night

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 10, 2012

The Buy Ada First Committee has organized a Music On Main event for Friday, July 13, from 6 – 8 p.m. at The Depot parking lot, weather permitting.

WONB 94.9 FM is providing music, several businesses are having sidewalk sales, some restaurants will be offering specials, the Ada Rotary Club is having a chicken barbecue fundraiser and more.

Bring lawn chairs, enjoy dinner, visit the businesses, listen and dance to music and spend time in Ada with friends and family.

The Buy Ada First is an Ad-hoc group. Participation is welcome. For more information, please feel free to contact Heather Cox at 419-634-5015.

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Alisa Armbrecht Health Chek owner: "This job was a leap of faith I'm glad I took"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 9, 2012

Photo and story by Jake Dowling, Icon intern
High school life was over; it was time to be an adult. In the early 1990s that was the reality faced by  Alisa Armbrecht, today owner of Health Chek, a store that sells health foods and health and beauty supplies at 117 S. Main Street in Ada.

“I was a waitress, I worked in a factory, then I worked at the Lima News,” she said. “I was just trying to find my way in life early on.”

Armbrecht worked at the Lima News for a few years working in its production department, but decided she wanted to go in a different direction.

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Ada Kiwanis will plant a tree in Ada Park on July 10

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 8, 2012

Harold Friesner called the 38th meeting (July 3th) of the 2011–2012 Kiwanis Year to order

The invocation was given by Jon Umphress.

The following guests were introduced: Bo and Mike Hurley and Bob Ward.

The birthday of Joe Ferguson (July 6th) was celebrated in song.

The 50th membership anniversary Mark Shull was noted. He joined the club on July 1st, 1962.

The wedding anniversary of Tom and Karen Kier (June 30th, 1984) was also noted.

It was reported that member Dustin Brooks of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Ada recently won the firm's exclusive Spirit of Partnership Award for outstanding performance during 2011.

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