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Relay for Life at ONU hopes to involve the Ada community in 2013

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Relay for Life at Ohio Northern University hopes to expand to include more Ada community involvement in 2013.

Watch the video at the bottom of this story.

The Relay chair and co-chairs told about next year's Relay's plans during the Sept. 19 Ada Area Chamber of Commerce meeting. Jaclyn Purgert is chairing the event for the third year. She is a fifth-year pharmacy student at ONU. The Relay's co-chairs are Victoria Cho and Vanja Raduka.

The 2013 Relay is Friday and Saturday, April 19-20, on the ONU campus. The opening ceremony starts at 6 p.m. on April 19. The closing ceremony is at noon on April 20.

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Medicare Answers topic of Sept. 27 "Lunch and Learn" program

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Medicare Answers is the topic of a “lunch and learn” event held at Community Health Professionals of Ada, 1200 S. Main St., Ada, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 27.

The one-hour program, sponsored by Liberty National Bank and Community Health Professionals includes a panel of four speakers and a lunch is provided to all who attend.

The panel includes:
• Home Care – Community Health Professionals of Ada
• Nursing Home Care – Richland Manor
• Hospital – Hardin Memorial Hospital
• Local Physician – Dr. Katherine Johnson

 

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Have you received your "official absentee ballot material"? Here's the details

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 18, 2012

If you are a registered Ohio voter you may have already received a letter from the Ohio Secretary of State labeled "Official Election Mail."

Here's what it's all about:

All registered voters, who have kept their address current within Ohio's voter database, will receive a letter along with an absentee ballot application

The first round of applications will be mailed out Aug. 31, 2012, arriving in mailboxes after Labor Day.

A second supplemental mailing in early October, will include voters who have registered or updated their information after Aug. 6, 2012.

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ONU's own Elissa McCracken - Miss Ohio - guest at Harvest and Herb Fest

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 17, 2012

Ohio Northern University student Elissa McCracken, who was crowned Miss Ohio this summer, made an official Ada visit on Saturday at the Harvest and Herb Fest.

She told The Ada Icon that she is taking the year off from school in preparation for the Miss America pageant and for visits around Ohio. She will compete for the Miss America title in January 2013 in Las Vegas.

McCracken, 20, of Waynesburg, Pa., is a pharmacy major at ONU. She won the crown over 24 other contestants. As Miss Ohio she will receive a $10,000 scholarship from Newman Technology among other gifts. McCracken's platform is "stop cyberbullying."

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BVH Environmental Services named national department of the year runner up

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 17, 2012

The Blanchard Valley Hospital Environmental Services department, Findlay, also known as housekeeping, has received the 2012 Environmental Services Department of the Year Runner Up award from Health Forum’s Health Facilities Management magazine and the Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE).

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Great day for a Main Street festival in Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 16, 2012

Where were you on Saturday? There's a pretty good chance that sometime during the day you were downtown Ada at the Harvest and Herb Fest, sponsored by the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce.

CHECK OUT OUR PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

Did you walk home with the craft items? Or, did you just window shop?

In case you weren't there, or if you were there and want to take another look at some of the day's activities, check out the Ada Icon's photo gallery at the bottom of this story. You'll also find some videos. 

The Icon will continue to add additional photos during the week.

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