Thursday, April 9, marks the 1,000th night of play for Ada Bingo.
Dave Smittle of the Ada Music Boosters told the Icon: "In recognition of this occasion, there will be even greater payouts than normal, so make sure you attend and tell all of your friends. On April 9, Ada Bingo, in commemoration of its 1,000th night of play, will pay out at Level 2 prize levels no matter how many players are in attendance."
There's still time to view “Graphic Advocacy: International Posters for the Digital Age 2001-2012” at the Elzay Gallery of Art on the campus of Ohio Northern University.
The exhibit is a compilation of 122 selected posters that serve to both consider the designer’s role and this medium’s ability to present social and political statements that are visually able to cross language barriers.
The exhibit runs through April 12. This show was made possible by the Committee for Cultural & Special Events at ONU.
You can now follow the Ada Icon on Twitter. The Icon is ramping up its social media efforts one media at a time. First was Facebook. Now comes Twitter.
Our Twitter account is in its infancy, with 21 followers. But, we promise to deliver interesting news briefs to persons interested in the latest Ada info. Our current poster boy on the Icon's Twitter page is Don Traxler wearing an Ada Icon cap.
Mayor Dave Retterer recently discussed the painting and repair of the 1941 Pennsylvania caboose located in the Ada Railroad Park. He spoke at a joint meeting of the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs.
Mayor Retterer said the idea to improve the caboose was discussed last fall when he was approached by Charles Van Dyne of the Kiwanis Club, asking if something could be done to spruce up the aging caboose.
Retterer noted that after an inspection and assessment by village personnel, it was determined that repairs were needed.
ONU engineering students were engaged, under the supervision of their professors, to help draw up plans for the repairs.
The Ohio Northern University Gospel Ensemble, with special guests the Philippian Missionary Baptist Church Choir of Lima and the Toledo Youth Choir, will perform its annual spring concert in the Bear Cave in McIntosh Center on Sunday, April 12, at 4 p.m.
The concert is free and open to the public. The primary purpose of the ONU Gospel Ensemble is to spread the word of God through song, and its mission is “Winning souls to Christ with a melody.” The Ensemble was formed in 1987 by a group of African-American students who wanted to share their heritage through gospel music.
Ohio Northern University student Steven Blake, a fourth-year pharmacy major, has been selected to receive a Goldwater Scholarship, the premier undergraduate award in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.
Michael Potter, a senior earning a dual degree in mechanical engineering and applied physics with minors in exercise physiology and astronomy, has received honorable mention accolades.
Students from Ohio Northern University’s T.J. Smull College of Engineering have created a team of robotic football players to compete in the annual University of Notre Dame robotic football competition on Friday, April 10, at 7 p.m. in the Ohio Northern University King Horn Sports Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Ada Icon's newest feature is a sports calendar. The monthly calendar includes all Ohio Northern University and Ada High School and Junior High athletic contests.
The Icon welcomes soccer groups, swim team and all other sport teams to submit your season calendars to be added to the Icon calendar.
To access the calendar, place your cusor over "Calendar" on the black scroll bar directly under the Ada Icon masthead. That will bring a "Sports Calendar" drop down. Click on "Sports Calendar" and the Icon will open it.
