August 2014

15 Minutes with Karl Karcher, 2013 AHS Graduate
By Bailey Bowers

What have you been up to since your graduation from Ada High School? 

Well, I finished up my first year at Bluffton University and I’m getting ready to start my second year there. I had a job as a student assistant in the University Tech Center all year and I am currently employed there full-time for the summer. I will be working there again this school year.

By Bailey Bowers

Here is the Ada Church of Christ Disciples on South Main Street. The church is remarkably unchanged aside from some repairs and changes in materials on the façade.

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There are also subtle changes in the surrounding area. In the old picture, you can see a street lamp hanging from a wire above the cobblestone street.

School schedule pick-up takes place on Tuesday, Aug. 12, for Ada school students.

Here’s the schedule:
7th and 8th graders  8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
9th  and 10th  graders 10 a.m. to noon
Office closed   Noon-1 p.m.
11th  and 12th graders 1 to 3 p.m.

Completed emergency medical forms must be turned in at schedule pick-up.

Incoming 7th graders must have a TDAP vaccination prior to the start of school. Proof of vaccinations must be provided to up schedules.

Hail struck area fields in the county south of Mt. Victory July 27.  According to OSU corn specialist Peter Thomison (CORN 2014-25), the impact of hail damage is largely dependent on the corn’s stage of development.  

Checking the corn earlier this week, the field in question was in the V-10 to V-13 growth stages, which is based on the number of leaf collars on the plant.  Because the corn was planted late, it had yet to enter the reproductive stage where pollination occurs and the kernels start to form on the ears.