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PERCID

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 5, 2019

The owner of this plate takes fishing very seriously. Percid is the name of a fish in the perch family. The Icon saw this plate in an ONU parking lot.

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Let's put school weather delays behind us

It's March - and here's this month's Ada school activities
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 4, 2019

CHECK OUT THE SPIRIT WEEK DRESS CHART AT BOTTOM OF STORY -

With the calendar reading “March” perhaps the school-delay winter season is behind Ada schools.

Lots of events are on the calendar this month at the school. Here’s an update from the school website:

• This summer, ONU will host its 15th Summer Academic and Honors Institute for gifted high school students who will be freshmen, sophomores, juniors or seniors in 2019-20.

It includes 15 challenging courses in June.  See Mrs. Prater or Mr. Lusk if you are interested.  

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It's on the March Vancrest calendar

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 4, 2019

Here are some of the event highlights in March at Vancrest if Ada,

March 6 - Ash Wednesday
March 5 - 9:30 a.m. Ada Library Drop
March 6 - 2 p.m. Ray Cheney-Singer
March 12- 3 p.m. Painting with a Twist with Kara
March 13 - 2:30 p.m. St. Patrick’s Day Dance with ONU
March 19 - 2:30 p.m. The Band Loco
March 20 - 2 p.m. Cookie with a Cop
March 27 - 2 p.m. Chuck Summers-Singer
Sunday Morning Church services at 10 a.m. at Our Church - Rehab Dining Room

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Expect 900+ farmers in Ada March 5-6

Annual conservation tillage conference at ONU
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 4, 2019

Expect 900 visitors to Ada on March 5 and 6. It's the annual Conservation Tillage Conference held at ONU.

A world-renowned scientist is the keynote speaker on the first day of the event.

Christine Jones, an Australian soil ecologist, will be giving the keynote of the annual event with the topic “Building New Topsoil Through the Liquid Carbon Pathway for Long Term Production and Profit.”

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3-hour school delays will begin "as needed"

On a three-hour delay day, all students will still be fed lunch, and the day will NOT be extended
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 3, 2019

Beginning on Monday, March 4, Ada schools will begin using three-hour delays as needed, according to Meri Skilliter, superintendent.

The provided the following background on the three-hour delay:

In an effort to maintain as much instructional time as we can, and to minimize the number of days we must cancel, the Ada Exempted Village School District will begin to consider and enact a three-hour delay option, beginning March 4.

On a three-hour delay day, all students will still be fed lunch, and the day will NOT be extended.

We will end at our usual ending time, just as we do for two-hour delays.

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What’s the big deal about the little pouch?

Deterra bags neutralizes pills, liquid and patches; will be distributed free this spring
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, March 1, 2019

What’s the big deal about the little pouch?

Ohio Northern University HealthWise and Healthy Lifestyles Coalition of Hardin County substance abuse committee have joined in partnership to distribute Deterra bags in the county.

The bags deactivate drugs in a safe, convenient and effective way. And, the bags are environmentally friendly. The pouch system neutralizes pills, liquid and patches.

Adellyn McPheron, ONU mobile clinic coordinator with ONU HealthWise, said that the bags are being distributed at no charge to the community this spring.

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