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April 2017

Student council from 1926-27

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 10, 2017

Ninety school years ago, Ada High School had a student council. Here is a photo of that group. Last names of members are under the photo.

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DOWDY22

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 10, 2017

The Icon spotted DOWDY22 in a parking lot on the Bluffton University campus. It's on a black Chrysler 300. It's from Van Wert County.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, April 10, 2017

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse

[email protected]

July 27, 1893 the Bank of Ada changed its name to The Citizens

Bank and went into assignment. This bank was owned by Peter

Ahlefeld and Albert B. Charles the cashier. That there was no need

for this bank to fail was demonstrated by the fact that during the

liquidation period all depositors received payment in full and six

percent interest. Mr. Ahlefeld was never accused of any sharp

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Ada Icon Dog of the Week

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, April 10, 2017

Alex is a Husky Mix. She is 9 years old, 83 pounds. She is a beautiful, nice gal looking for her forever home.

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.

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Volleyball at King Horn

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, April 10, 2017

All three courts at King-Horn Center were filled with volleyball players and spectators on Saturday and Sunday for the Ohio Valley Region "Northern Challenge." Twenty teams of 14 and 15 year olds competed. Brian Hofman, assistant women's volleyball coach at ONU, has directed the tournament here for 22 years. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Swimmers on your mark

Ada swim team sign-up April 19 and May 4
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, April 9, 2017

Sign-ups for the Ada summer swim team is Wednesday, April 19, and
Thursday, May 4, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Ada First United Methodist
Church.

Swimmers from ages 5 to 18 are invited.

The cost is $50 per child, with a $5 credit for each additional family member. This cost includes one ad per family in the championship heat sheet. A $10 late fee will be assessed for anyone registering after May 30.

Morning practices are held Monday through Friday at the Ada pool beginning as soon as school is out, hopefully May 29. The first meet will be June 8 and swim
championships this year are July 14 and 15 at the Kenton Community Pool.

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They were selling like hotcakes! - Nearly 600 dinners!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, April 9, 2017

The Ada Kiwanis Club served about 600 meals on Saturday at the school cafeteria during the breakfast and lunch hours. This is an annual major fundraiser for the service club, which is know for helping youth.

Photos:

• Brett Halsey and Conner, 2, enjoying Kiwanis pancakes on Saturday morning.

• Here's Kiwanian Jack Jeffery.

• There's a funny story about John Berg and this drawing. Click here for the details.
 

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Bike for Tykes 3-day ride

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, April 9, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Pi Phi sorority members from BGSU cheer on 23 of their sisters during the Bikes for Tykes three-day ride from south of Dayton to Bowling Green.

Why?

To raise more than $110,000 for the Children's Miracle Network and the BGSU Dance Marathon. At the end of the second day, the 140 bikers slept on the floor of the Ada High School gym.

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Ada HS baseball

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, April 9, 2017

A pleasant Saturday afternoon found Ada High School baseball taking on St. Wendelin of Fostoria at War Memorial Park.

 

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Drug Take-back site in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Sunday, April 9, 2017

Amy Hall gives a sack of unused, unwanted medicine to Sheriff Keith Everhart on Saturday. More than 200 vehicles passed through the Drug Take-back sites in Ada, Forest, and Kenton where volunteers collected hundreds of pounds of unused prescription and over the counter medications for disposal.
The event was a cooperative effort of the North Central Ohio Solid Waste District, Hardin Memorial Hospital, The Hardin County Sheriff's Office, the Forest Police Deptment and the Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy.

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