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June 2014

Swimmers on your mark! the season is underway

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 23, 2014

The Western Ohio Aquatics League swim season is underway. Bailey Bowers took these photos during the June 19 meet between Ada/Lost Creek and Westside. The meet was at the Ada pool.

MORE PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

 

 

 

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Rohrs Farms, McGuffey, host to July 1 twilight tour

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 23, 2014

Do you know how to dig corn roots and look for the presence of Corn Rootworm damage?  Hardin County OSU Extension will be offering a Corn Rootworm Twilight Tour on Tuesday, July 1 at 7:00 pm.  Participants at this Twilight Tour will learn how big of a problem this pest is, along with how to manage it. 

Rohrs Farms, 810 Courtright Street in McGuffey, Ohio will be the location of this evening event.  Dr. Andy Michel, OSU Extension Specialist, Entomology will be the presenter.

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Ada Barnyard Farmers fair booth theme "Super Hero"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 23, 2014

Ada Barnyard Farmers Meeting
By Caralee Stover

The Ada Barnyard Farmers 4-H Club met on Sunday, June 22nd at 3pm. The meeting was called to order by President Alexis Amburgey. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Caralee Stover, and the 4-H Pledge was led by Caitlyn Stover. Roll call was done by Secretary Shelby Hazelton, and 21 members were present.

Secretary Shelby then read the minutes of the previous meeting, which were approved as read. Treasurer Brice Ferguson gave the Treasurer’s report. Committee reports were given by chairmen Alexis Amburgey and Noah Beach.

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70 seasons ago - these Bulldogs were undefeated

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 23, 2014

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE AND TO READ THE NAMES OF THE PLAYERS

The 1944 Ada High school Bulldog football squad was among the all-time great teams in Ada’s history. Going 8-0, the Bulldogs outscored opponents 174 to 33. Here’s the 1944 season record:

Wapakoneta            7-6
Bluffton                   19-7
Upper Sandusky     6-0
Carey                     13-0
Delphos Jefferson  24-0
Kenton                    32-13
North Baltimore      39-7
Forest                     34-0

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...and now to finish our conversation with Levi Klingler (part 2)

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 23, 2014

15 Minutes with Levi Klingler, 2013 AHS Graduate- Part Two
By Bailey Bowers

Note: This is the second part of our conversation with Levi Klingler. To read the first part, click here.

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A-B-C Summer Contest - the "I"s have it

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 23, 2014

So, you think you know Ada? Okay, where's this letter?

Welcome to Ada’s A-B-C Summer Contest.

Each week in June and ending in the first week of July, The Icon will post two photos revealing one letter (or number) taken from Main Street Ada buildings and structures. All photos were taken in May by the Icon’s official contest photographer, Bailey Bowers. The photos cover Main from College Avenue on the south to Highland Avenue on the north.
We invite Icon viewers to keep track of the letters by identifying each letter’s location. An entry form is attached to this story for viewers to keep up to date in the contest.

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Here's an update on Cessna Minutemen 4-H Club

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 23, 2014

Cessna Minutemen 4-H
By Jessica Breidenbach

The Cessna Minutemen met on Tuesday, June 17th.  The club was given a tour of the Van Deurzen Dairy operation near Alger. 

Members got to see the carousel milking system that is used, as well as the barns that house the over 5000 cows at the facility. Following the tour, club President, Zac Breidenbach called the meeting to order.  There were 14 members present. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Wesley Lowery and the 4-H pledge was led by Jessica Breidenbach. 

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Mary Arthur was an Ohio Northern University graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 23, 2014

Mary Margaret Arthur, 87, died at 1:45 p.m. June 20, 2014, at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. She was born April 10, 1927, in Lima to the late Raymond and LaDonna (Williams) Zimmerman. On Dec. 21, 1947, she married Melvyn C. Arthur and he died June 12, 2014.

Mrs. Arthur was a retired teacher. She taught at Beaverdam, Moulton and Pandora-Gilboa schools. She had also worked at City Loan in Lima.  She graduated from Beaverdam High School and Ohio Northern University.

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Several Bulldogs on NWC spring scholar-athlete list

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 20, 2014

Several Ada High School athletes were named Northwest Conference Scholar Athletes for the spring sports season.  The criteria for being selected are as follows:

• Earned a varsity letter during the spring sports season.
•  Earned a minimum 3.00 GPA during the grading period of the sport.

THE ENTIRE NWC LIST IS AN ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

Baseball
Slade Downing, Cory Kellum, Caleb Garmon, Connor English, Cort Everhart, Steven Gray,
Brayden Sautter, Mason Klingler.     

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Here's all you need to know about the Ada pool this summer

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 20, 2014

It's summer. The Ada pool is open. Here's answers to all the questions you have about the pool this summer.

An attachement at the bottom of this story provides a list of all pool rules and regulations.

Seth Epley is this year's pool manager and Jonathan Robey is the assistant manager. The pool will be open, weather permitting daily through Aug. 10. Daily admission is $3.

Swim hours are 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. During home swim meets on June 26 and July 3 the pool will close at 4 p.m.

To review all additional services provided by the pool open the printer-friendly attachments at the bottom of this story.

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