Icon viewers are invited to the ONU Observatory on Friday, May 2, for the event called "Saturn near opposition." The event, open to the public is from 9 to 11 p.m.
Saturn actually reaches opposition on May 10, but this event takes place while the students are still on campus. During opposition, Saturn is optimally positioned for viewing: it is at its closest to the Earth and rises just as the Sun sets.
This year's prom theme is "Black Tie Affair" (all black and white with red accents)," Alexis Amburgey, junior class president to the Icon.
Prom is Saturday, May 3, in the school 1986 gym - the old junior high gym across from the central office.
Amburgey said that the Grand March starts at 7 p.m.
An "after the prom" event takes place at Norade Lanes from midnight until 2 a.m. The event is a beach theme with bowing, karaoke, wii games, board games, food and lots of prizes.
The Ohio Northern University student chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) placed 16th at the SAE Aero Design East Competition in Cummings, Ga., from April 11-14. Forty-two teams participated in the weekend competition, including national championship teams from Brazil, Canada, Puerto Rico and Poland.
The ONU airplane, dubbed “Northern Comfort,” was designed and built entirely by students. The flight goal of the competition was to successfully lift and fly the maximum weight possible in the airplane while adhering to certain flight-mission requirements.
Ohio Northern University presented Dankook Awards to Jayce Born, a senior criminal justice major from Lancaster, Ohio, and Eric Ambos, a senior business management major from Botkins, Ohio, at ONU’s Honors Day on April 26.
Presented since 1974, the Dankook Award is an annual reciprocal award exchanged between Dankook University in South Korea and Ohio Northern University. The award recognizes students with outstanding records in academics, student leadership, co-curricular activities and service.
Ada and Hardin County voters have much to decide in Tuesday’s election, so don’t forget to vote!
There is one state-wide issue on the ballot, and it is an important one for Ada and Hardin County. Issue 1 proposes to fund public infrastructure capital improvements by permitting the issuance of general obligation bonds. Such infrastructure improvements are administered through the Ohio Public Works Commission, and are currently referred to as Issue II. Issue II was first passed by Ohio voters in 1987. Since 1987, Hardin County has received over $40 million in grant and loan money through Issue II, and Ada has received over $7 million of the $40 million.
Michael Harnishfeger, Ada police chief, provided the Icon with the Ada police call logs from April 21 to April 27. They are provided in the attachments at the bottom of this story.
Mustard Seed Café, 562 N. Main St., Bluffton, is open 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings with a full menu which includes 7 appetizers, 8 main course items, soups, salads and house-baked desserts.
In addition to the regular menu, the May 2 & 3 features celebrate Cinco de Mayo:
Entre: Pork Belly Tacos with Jicama Citrus Slaw, Avocado and Black Bans & Rice Dessert: Margarita crepe cake Beer: original Mexican beer started in 1899 – Sol Beer
Reservations for dinner are suggested 567-226-1120. For hours and photographs, see website: mustardseedcafebluffton.com
A recent financial audit of Apollo Career Center by the Auditor of State's office has returned a clean audit report. Apollo Career Center's excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award.
Greg Bukowski, Apollo Career Center Treasurer, "We are proud to receive the award again and very appreciative of our professional and dedicated staff."
The Auditor of State Award is presented to local governments and school districts upon the completion of a financial audit. Entities that receive the award meet the following criteria of a "clean" audit report:
With 8%–9% of young children suffering from speech disorders, May’s Better Hearing and Speech Month is the perfect time for parents to learn how to recognize the early signs of these disorders. I am encouraging parents to educate themselves through the Identify the Signs campaign, a national effort of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
The campaign is designed to combat an overall lack of awareness about communication disorders—a major barrier to treatment for the more than 40 million total Americans who suffer.
Darren Miller, a graduate student in Ohio Northern University’s Master of Professional Practice in Accounting program, has won the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Student Manuscript Competition.
Miller, whose winning paper will be published on the IMA website, will be recognized at the IMA National Conference in June 2014 in Minneapolis, Minn.
Miller’s paper was titled “Accounting Internships: How an internship helped me validate my career choice and so much more.” Miller, who is from Sugarcreek, Ohio, graduated with an undergraduate degree in accounting from ONU in August 2013.
