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Buy Local First Hardin County spring scavenger hunt in the works

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, May 4, 2013

The Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance will host a Buy Local First Hardin County Spring Scavenger Hunt May 25 to June 3. The Alliance is currently seeking 30 businesses to partner with.

This effort is designed to encourage residents to keep their dollars within the community.

The focus of the campaign is to inform community members about the economic and cultural benefits of buying local. Buy Local First Hardin County firmly believes that buying locally helps to keep Hardin County unique, reduces environmental impact, creates more jobs, and encourages local success.

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Welcome to The Icon's "Who Am I?" - It could be you!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, May 2, 2013

Welcome to The Ada Icon's newest feature: "“Who Am I?”

Alisa Armbrecht creates these Ada brain-teasers, and, no, we won't reveal the mystery person's identity (could be a man, could be a woman, could be a student) until you stew on it for a few days.

Here's your clues:

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Purple-gold and black-orange ribbons

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, May 2, 2013

The ribbons are on Main Street! Purple and gold for Ada High School and orange and black for Ohio Northern University. The ribbons are up in time to congratulate all senior graduates this spring.

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ONU’s micromouse team takes third at regional conference

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Thursday, May 2, 2013

Ohio Northern Engineering micromouse team captured third place at the Region 2 IEEE-Student Activities Conference hosted by University of West Virginia in Morgantown on April 20. Region 2 covers Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, southern New Jersey, Ohio (except Toledo), Pennsylvania, northern Virginia, and West Virginia.

In a micromouse robotics competition, teams construct an autonomous robotic “mouse” that navigates to the center of a random maze from a specified corner in the shortest amount of time possible.

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Ohio Northern University students honored with Dankook Award

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Thursday, May 2, 2013

Ohio Northern University presented Dankook Awards to Jennifer Krauss, a senior mathematics major from Pickerington, Ohio, and Sean McKee, a sixth-year pharmacy major from Salem, Ohio, at ONU’s Honors Day on April 27.

Presented since 1974, the Dankook Award is an annual reciprocal award exchanged between Dankook University in South Korea and Ohio Northern University. The award recognizes students with outstanding records in academics, student leadership, co-curricular activities and service.

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Iron Man showing at Ada Theatre

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Thursday, May 2, 2013

Iron Man 3 will be showing at Ada Theatre from Thursday, May 2 until Thursday, May 9.  The movie is rated PG-13.

Showtimes include:

Thursday at 9 p.m. (3D) and 11:45 p.m. (2D)

Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and 9:40 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday matinee at 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
 
Daily at 7 p.m.

Ticket cost:
2D - $4
3D - $6

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