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March 2015

Drum roll please...here's the Ada school honor roll

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, March 27, 2015

ALL "A" HONOR ROLL
12TH GRADE: Alexis Amburgey, Noah Beach, Cort Everhart, Steven Gray, Blake Hall, Allison Howard, Terra Hunter, Gabriella Linnon, Abby Petersen, Nolan Roberts, Cody Stransky, Victoria Wyss.

11TH GRADE: Benjamin Bowers, Alexandra Boyadzhiev, Brayden Sautter, Alissa Schlachter, Megan Simon, Katey Stuart, Kyley Stuart, Casey Swick.

10TH GRADE: Ashley Breidenbach, Rielyn Castle, Taryn Fullom, Kaitlyn Long, Meredith Marshall, Elizabeth Milks, Meredith Morgan, Grace Nelson, Jackson Secor, Haley Wyss.

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You are never too old to dance and this video is proof

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 26, 2015

"Agile" means to be able to move quickly and easily. Watch these two dancers define the word perfectly.

Donna Shadley of Ada dances with a partner from Kenton during the recent Senior Dance at ReStore Community Center, Ada...quickly and easily.

The dances take place ever other Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. at ReStore, 210 N. Main St.. Jon Umphress took this video and shared it with the Icon. 

Donna's dance partner is 93. CLICK ON THE VIDEO BELOW AND START DANCING.

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Literacy Computers at the Library

Posted by Rhett Grant on Thursday, March 26, 2015

The Ada Public Library is proud to announce the arrival of two literacy computers in the Children's Department! The computers, geared toward kids ages 2 years - 2nd grade, offer the library's young patrons an opportunity to practice literacy skills with activities and games via ABC Mouse. 

The computers were purchased with the help of a 2014 Hardin County Community Foundation grant. Many thanks go to this amazing foundation--we know the children at the library will surely appreciate the computers! 

Pictured is Landon Mosher, age 4, enjoying the new literacy computer with his mom, Jessi Mosher! 

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Ada's April and May events - they are all here

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 26, 2015

There's something happening every day in Ada during April and May. Just check the Icon Ada Community Highlights Calendar.

The monthly events are posted below. A printer-friendly copy (nice for your refrigerator or bulletin board) is in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

The two-month calendar is posted six times a year by the Ada Icon as a service to the community.

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Remember "The Speaker"?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 26, 2015

Here is a photo of the Ada schools "The Speaker" staff from 30 school years ago. We will invite someone from this photo to explain "The Speaker."

The photo is from the 1984-85 school year. Names of the members are on the photo.

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

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Community Pharmacy Foundation awards College of Pharmacy MTM grant

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Wednesday, March 25, 2015

The Community Pharmacy Foundation has awarded the Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy a grant to fund a “Pharmacist Provision of Preconception Care Through Medication Therapy Management (MTM)” study.

The goals of the research are to raise awareness and educate community pharmacists about preconception care and providing preconception care through MTM, and to pilot a proof-of-concept model demonstrating the impact pharmacists can have in providing elements of preconception care through a potentially sustainable reimbursement model.

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ONU receives high marks for ROI

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Ohio Northern University is ranked among the top schools in the nation and in the state of Ohio for its students’ tuition return on investment (ROI), according to the recently released 2015 PayScale College ROI Report.

Nationally, ONU ranked in the top third for private schools and ONU placed 112th for private universities out of 407 institutions for ROI. The newly released college report also looked at salary potential for graduates and ONU ranked 156 out of 550 private institutions to place in the top third nationwide.

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15 minus with Jonathan Wey - talking about his composition for First United Methodist

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Jonathan Wey of Ohio Northern University has composed a piece titled "Unless the Lord Builds the House" for the formal dedication of the Ada First United Methodist Church on Sunday, April 12.

The 6-7 minute long piece will be sung by the church's Chancel Choir and ONU University Singers accompanied by piano and French horn. We caught up with Wey for a feature in our series "15 Minutes With."

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Ohio Northern University holds panel discussion on human trafficking

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Ohio Northern University will present a panel discussion on human trafficking in the McIntosh Ballroom on Wednesday, April 1, at 6:30 p.m.

The event, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the ONU Department of History, Politics and Justice; the ONU Department of Psychology, Sociology and Criminal Justice; the ONU Getty College of Arts & Sciences, the ONU Office of the President; the ONU Office of Academic Affairs; Lexis Nexis; and the ONU Student Senate.

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Opera workshop ‘The Mushroom Pie’ March 27 at Snyder Hall

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Wednesday, March 25, 2015

The Community Pharmacy Foundation has awarded the Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy a grant to fund a “Pharmacist Provision of Preconception Care Through Medication Therapy Management (MTM)” study.

The goals of the research are to raise awareness and educate community pharmacists about preconception care and providing preconception care through MTM, and to pilot a proof-of-concept model demonstrating the impact pharmacists can have in providing elements of preconception care through a potentially sustainable reimbursement model.

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