The Icon asked Alli Walbolt, our ONU intern, to explain Twitter to us and to viewers. Her explanation follows in a typical "Twitter" format. Except for her own name, the names here are imaginary.
If you have a social media question, sent it to [email protected]. We'll forward it to Alli.
David Hartman @DHartman289
@Alli_Walbolt What is Twitter?
Alli Walbolt @Alli_Walbolt
@DHartman289 It’s a social media site to help you connect with friends, customers, or family by writing short messages they can read.
By Tim Glon
Senior Anthony Fletcher caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from senior Tate Humphrey with 33 seconds left to lift Ohio Northern to a 20-19 football victory over Muskingum Saturday afternoon at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The Polar Bears improve to 3-5 overall and are 3-4 in Ohio Athletic Conference play, while the Muskies fall to 1-7, 1-6.
Facing a 4th and goal from the 5-yard line, Humphrey rolled to his right and couldn't find an open receiver. He then looked back to his left and found Fletcher wide open in the corner of the end zone for the score.
Ada High School retained its number one spot in Region 24 (Division VI) and will entertain Waynesfield (4-6) at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2, in the opening grounds of the 2012 Ohio High School football playoffs.
For complete details on Ohio's football playoffs, click here.
Here are all Division VI playoff contests:
Region 24
8 Waynesfield-Goshen (4-6) at 1 Ada (9-1)
7 Tri-County North (7-3) at 2 Minster (8-2)
6 Bradford (8-2) at 3 Marion Local (8-2)
5 Fort Loramie (8-2) at 4 St. Henry (7-3)
The annual Ada Kiwanis Club spaghetti dinner will be held at the VFW, 2147 State Route 235 from 4:30-7 p.m, Thursday, Nov. 15. Tickets are available from and club member or at the door.
November and December are busy - fun - months for the Ada Community.
The holiday season start with a craft show from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Community Health Professionals, and concludes with a new year's eve dinner at The Inn at ONU on Monday, Dec. 31.
In between are the Festival of Trees, lots of holiday concerts, breakfast with Santa and a host of other events.
The complete November-December Ada events calendar is listed on the Ada Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) newsletter. It is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
ArtSpace/Lima announces the opening of Industrial Ohio in The Ellen Nelson Gallery, Friday, Nov. 2.
Industrial Ohio is a thematic exhibit, featuring 27 works by 14 artists which focus on the multiple ways in which artists interpret, envision, or relate to the notion of industry, manufacturing, and agribusiness.
Local and Ohio artists Bill Heinemeier, Alice Schneider, Anita Lehman, Joseph A. Bonifas, John Rausch, Colin Hester and Michael Basista are joined by artists from across the United States and Canada in a joint exhibit intended to limn the aesthetics of our strong industrial heritage.
The 47th annual Ada Town and Gown Banquet will be held in the McIntosh Center ballroom on the campus of Ohio Northern University on Monday, Nov. 5, at 6:30 p.m.
The Town and Gown Association was established in 1957 by a group of townspeople and ONU personnel to develop and maintain a strong positive relationship between the village of Ada and Ohio Northern. As with each year, the honor of Distinguished Citizen of the Year will be given to an Ada resident nominated by fellow citizens.
Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts kicks off its studio series when it presents “The Improvised Shakespeare Company” in the Stambaugh Studio Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m.
Based on one audience suggestion (a title for a play that has yet to be written), “The Improvised Shakespeare Company” creates a fully improvised Shakespearean masterpiece right before your eyes. Nothing is planned, rehearsed or written. All of the dialogue is said for the first time, the characters are created as you watch, and the story can end up anywhere.
Watch for more Ada cash mobs. That’s the word from the Buy Ada First committee. After a first-ever try at a cash mob on Oct. 16 at Reichert’s, the committee hopes to do a new one each quarter.
Fred Reichert told the committee, which met on Oct. 24, that the cash mob at his Main Street store “exceeded his expectations.”
The committee hopes to hold a winter, spring summer and fall cash mob in 2013. Locations are now under consideration.
In addition to cash mobs, the committee hopes to schedule three Music on Main events next summer. One was held this past summer and was received with great success at the depot park.
Freshman Keegan Ross notched his first career hat trick to lift the No. 7 Ohio Northern men's soccer team to its second straight OAC Regular Season Championship as they defeated Wilmington by a 3-1 score.
With the win the Polar Bears improve to 17-2 overall and remain perfect with an 8-0 mark in the OAC.
The Quakers fall to 10-6-1 overall and 5-2-1 in the OAC.
A couple records were broken by Ohio Northern in game.
Senior goalkeeper Mac Church became the all-time leader in minutes played in the OAC, and Ohio Northern now holds the record for most consecutive OAC wins with 19.
