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Ohio Normal School

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 6, 2012

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Here's one of the earliest photos of Ada. It is of Ohio Northern University - but shows the university when it was called The Northwestern Ohio Normal School. The building today faces Main Street. This is from a booklet of photos titled "Ada and the O.N.U. - The New and the Old." The booklet was printed in 1902 and the wording under this photo stated "taken a long time ago."

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BVH Rehab & Sports Medicine 3rd annual Flirt with Dirt Trail 5K

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Blanchard Valley Hospital Rehab & Sports Medicine, along with the Hancock Park District and the Hancock County Convention and Visitors Bureau, is sponsoring the 3rd Annual Flirt with Dirt 5K Trail Run/Walk on Saturday, July 14 at Riverbend Recreational Area in Findlay. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m., the trail race will start at 8:30 a.m. and the walk will begin at 8:40 a.m.

The course for the event is on wood chipped and grass trails with short stretches of asphalt throughout the park area. This is a USA Track & Field certified course.

Awards will be given to the top three male and female runners in each age division.

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MG vintage sports cars flock to Ada June 15-17

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Next weekend (June 15-16-17) Ada will become a car lover’s paradise – especially for MG sports car fans.

The Ohio Chapter of the New England MG-T Register car club will bring these specialty vehicles and their owners to Ada. It is the 82nd  “Gathering of the Faithful,” (G.O.F.) for the club.

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Vintage MG sports cars, dating from the mid-1930s to the early ‘80s, plus other British marques, will travel from all corners of Ohio and surrounding states to Ada for the long weekend.

Dave Smittle, who is coordinating the event here, provided The Icon with the following information about the weekend.

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ONU exceeds goal in most successful fundraising campaign in university history

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Ohio Northern University President Dan DiBiasio announced this week the conclusion of The Campaign for Ohio Northern University’s Tomorrow, which raised $110, 658, 961, exceeding the goal of $100 million and making it the most successful campaign in Ohio Northern’s history.

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Coming Thursday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Coming to Ada on Thursday! The Ada farmers' market returns for the summer in the downtown depot park. Market hours are 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The market will be open each Thursday evening during the summer.

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Area teachers may apply for McDonald's MAC grants

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Area teachers can now apply for a McDonald’s MAC Grant, which offers financial support to help teachers Make Activities Count for their students.

Ada  McDonald’s owner, Jerry Lewis, is offering this educational initiative to assist area elementary and middle school teachers with their important job of educating young students.

Recognizing that lessons often become more meaningful when demonstrated with hands-on experiences, McDonald’s supplements regular classroom curriculum by supporting activities that the school’s budget may not allow.

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