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Dr. Eric Baumgartner tells Rotary about his driving experience on the Red Planet

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Dr. Eric Baumgartner has never been to Mars, but he drove Opportunity, one of the Mars Rovers, around the planet.

The dean and professor of mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University shared his  “space travel” experiences at the Sept. 11 Ada Rotary meeting.

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Ada police call log from Sept. 3-9

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Michael Harnishfeger, Ada police chief, released the Ada Police call logs for Sept. 3 to Sept. 9 to The Icon.

September 3rd
Traffic stop warning for equipment
Traffic stop warning for speed
Handlled vandalism complaint on Simon St, report taken
Alarm drop at Rite Aid
Traffic stop warning for expired registration

September 4th
Handled B&E complaint, report taken
Assist other agency
Traffic stop warning for speed & equipment
Traffic stop warning for stop sign

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Presbyterian Church at turn of an earlier century

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 11, 2012

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Here's a post card photo of the First Presbyterian Church and Parsonage, Ada, Ohio. The post card has the name C.R. Wilson, Ada, printed on the photo side.

There are several things to notice:

1 - Width of the street
2 - Lincoln is not paved
3 - Tree lawn

Icon viewers are encouraged to make other observations from this post card.

(From the collection of Leland Crouse)

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Ohio Northern University presents ‘The Liar’ Sept. 13-16

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts will present “The Liar” in the Biggs Theatre from Sept. 13-16 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 15-16 at 2 p.m.

Contemporary American comic master David Ives turns this 17th-century classic by Pierre Corneille into a hilarious evening of fun. The audience follows a dashing bachelor – the “liar” of the title – on a zany tour through Paris while his penchant for telling tall tales gets him into loads of comical trouble, particularly with the opposite sex.

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Here's this week's ONU athletic update

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Here's this week's update on Ohio Northern University athletics. Open the attachment at the bottom of this story for all the latest Polar Bear sports.

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Oceanographer Keiser Distinguished Lectureship speaker Sept. 18

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Ohio Northern University will host a lecture by leading oceanographer and author Dr. Sylvia A. Earle in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. This lecture is free and open to the public.

Earle’s presentation is part of the Keiser Distinguished Lectureship in Life Sciences program, named in honor of Terry D. Keiser, an ONU alumnus and professor of biological sciences. The Keiser Distinguished Lectureship in Life Sciences brings nationally prominent life sciences scholars to ONU’s campus each year to lecture and interact with students for a week. The Keiser Lectureship was the first program of its kind at Ohio Northern.

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