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August and September in Ada - plenty of activities listed on Icon's Hometown Happenings

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 31, 2016

Looks like Ada’s August and September are months full of lots of activities.

The Ada Icon’s Hometown Happenings bi-monthly calendar is now online. Darlene Bowers gathers the information for the Icon. Viewers will find events involving:
• Community
• Ada school
• Ohio Northern University
• The Freed Center
• The Inn at ONU
• Ada public meetings
• Ada village service schedule
• Ada Public Library

A printer-friendly copy of the calendar is attached. It’s a great piece of information for your kitchen refrigerator or office bulletin board, so you can keep up with activities taking place here over the next two months.

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Harvest and Herb entertainment line up set

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 31, 2016

There will be lots of musical entertainment at this year’s Ada Harvest and Herb Festival. The 30th annual festival, sponsored by the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce, is Saturday, Sept. 17, on Ada’s Main Street.

According to Deb Curlis, this year’s entertainment takes place at the Cole Motors Main Street parking lot as in past years.

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ONU coach serves on Paralympics Games coaching staff in Brazil

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 31, 2016

By Tim Glon

Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving coach Peggy Ewald is adding another international accomplishment to her impressive resume.

She will serve on the coaching staff for Team USA at the 2016 Paralympics Games Sept. 7-18 in Rio de Jeneiro, Brazil.  

This marks the third Paralympics Games in which Ewald has represented Team USA, as she was also part of the coaching staff of the 2008 Paralympics Games in Beijing, China, and the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, England.

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Above the skyline

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 31, 2016

There's a great show going on this week high above the Ada skyline. It involves the painting of the Ada water tower. Ken Collins offers this series of photos. Don't look down!

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Here's your preview of this weekend in Ada plus next week's events

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 29, 2016

August is on the way, but until then, it's an Icon Weekend. Our 14-page Weekend edition provides details on events in the Icon viewership area now through next Friday.

Here's a sample of what you'll find:
• Bluffton and Ada events calendar
• Our favorite Bluffton and Ada photos of the week
• Lincoln Highway Buy Way Yard Sale
• Music Boosters barbecue tickets now on sale
• Northern on Main reopening soon as Cosi
• Bluffton's National Night Out details, including fireworks

To access Weekend open the attachment at the bottom of this story. A printed version of Icon's Weekend is available at the Ada Public Library.

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It's an Icon Weekend!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 29, 2016

Your 14-page Icon Weekend edition is here. It provides lots of information about events taking place in the Icon viewership area this weekend and into next week. To view Weekend, click here.

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