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First United Methodist Women serving lunch at Harvest & Herb Fest; quilt drawing at 1:30 p.m.

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 10, 2013

The Ada First United Methodist Women will serve a lunch at the N-Men’s Club from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Harvest and Herb Fest, Saturday, Sept. 21.

The a la carte menu will include chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, beef and chicken sandwiches, hot dogs, salad, brownie, fruit pies, and beverages.

A drawing for the queen-size quilt, designed by Cathy Smalley, “Butterfly Garden,” will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the N-Men’s Club. Tickets will be available for the quilt.  Proceeds from food and ticket sales support missions. 

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Colleges Against Cancer Hosts 5K Glow Run Sept. 20 at ONU

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Ohio Northern University’s Colleges Against Cancer and Student Planning Committee are hosting a 5K Glow Run on Friday, Sept. 20, at 8 pm. The run will be located at the Green Monster, which is the track surrounding the perimeter of the campus. The race will begin by the mud volleyball courts, east of the football field.

Registration is $15 and includes a T-shirt and glow sticks. The first 15 participants to register will receive extra glow gear. To guarantee a T-shirt, please register by Friday, Sept. 13.

This event is open not only to ONU students and faculty, but also Ada and the surrounding communities. All proceeds will go to Relay for Life.

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Ada Area Chamber of Commerce meet Wednesday morning

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 10, 2013

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 11, in the community room of Community Health Professionals, according to Deb Curlis, president.

This is a change of date for the meeting, which is usually on the third Wednesday of the month.

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Marketing your product, success and failures topic of Sept. 26 workshop

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 9, 2013

Community Economic Development Center presents entrepreneur workshop on ‘Marketing your product, success and failures’

The Community Economic Development Center (CEDC) at Ohio Northern University opens its 2013-14 entrepreneurship workshop series in the Dicke Forum on Thursday, Sept. 26. The workshop will be preceded by a networking event at 5:30 p.m. The workshop will follow the networking event and conclude at 7 p.m.

The topic of the workshop will be “Marketing your product, success and failures. Making the Milestone system work” with Dennis D. Stripe. This event is free and open to the public.

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Public Library-ONU Career Center team up to help job seekers

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 6, 2013

"We are fortunate enough to have professional staff from Ohio Northern's Polar Career Center joining us for monthly discussions on career related topics, and also offering some one-on-one assistance," Amanda Bennett, Ada Public Library director told The Icon.

Here'a a program offering professional help for area job seeks, provided by the library and the ONU Career Center.

Monday, Sept 9, 6 p.m.:  How to Create a Resume
Learn the best way to present your skills and experience in a professional-looking resume.

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Girl Scouts of Western Ohio sign up underway

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 5, 2013

At Girl Scouts, girls are always counting down to the next adventure they will go on together.  Maybe it is artistic.  Maybe it's an experiment.  Maybe it's getting outside or helping the community. 

With Girl Scouting, girls make new friends and have a ton of new experiences that show how exciting the world is, and how awesome girls are. When girls just can't wait for what they'll do next, they can do anything they set their mind to! This is what Girl Scouts call the “I can’t wait to” feeling.

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