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All of us who went to Ada HS can sympathize with what you guys are going through

The Icon invites former residents to send greetings to Ada. Our first contributor is Matthew Scott, 1993 Ada High School grad, living in Seattle, Washington.

My message is to the seniors of Ada High School. 

All of us who went to Ada HS can sympathize with what you guys are going through. Spring sports were cancelled, so those of you who were in track, baseball, soccer, etc... won't get to play your final season :(    

Prom, graduation, and more have been cancelled, and you probably feel like you have been cheated out of one of the best times of your lives, which is natural.   

 Betty L. Kier, 96, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at 7:55 a.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

She was born on April 15, 1924, in St. Marys, West Virginia, to the late Blair P. and Ruth C. (Krichbaum) Cooke.  On April 12, 1958, Betty married Thomas I. Kier and he preceded her in death on Feb. 27, 2003.

Betty retired from Ohio Bell, where she worked as a telephone operator.  She was a member of the Westminster United Presbyterian Church, Canton.

A: Yes; Ohio House Bill 197 permits governmental bodies access to Zoom

Ada's April 7 council meeting via Zoom, with no members sitting together in the same room, poses the question, "Is this a legal, open meeting?"

The answer is "Yes." The answer comes from the the Ohio attorney general's office, which has issued guidance regarding this issue.

On March 13, 2020, Attorney General Dave Yost issued a letter of guidance in regards to the issue.

Spearheaded by Baldwin Wallace Community Research Institute in partnership with ONU and Oakland University

Results from a new Baldwin Wallace University Great Lakes Poll offer a snapshot of public opinion in four key Midwest states caught in the midst of the fear and uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Spearheaded by BW’s Community Research Institute (CRI), in partnership with Oakland University and Ohio Northern University, the poll questioned self-identified registered voters in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin on a variety of topics including COVID-19 (coronavirus) and approval ratings for how the president and state governors are handling the crisis, along with the 2020 election and more.

Among the results:

Sometimes teacher do some crazy things. Here's a screen shot from Ada Bulldogs Facebook. It shows about two dozen teachers and staff with signs they've created for students. 

Looks like senior rule

Ada High School senior class is the winning class of the 2020 Interclass competition. The seniors compiled 1,115 points. Individual winners in the various entry categories follow:

Essay:
3rd-Haley Robirds
2nd-Kylie Colwell
1st-Hunter Wells

Poetry:

3rd-Cole Anspaugh
2nd-Ethan Shafer
1st-Nathan Hurtig

Short Story:
3rd-Carmen Mancuso
2nd-Aleece Al-Olimat
1st-Kaylee Huffer

Dramatic Reading:
3rd-Josie Poling
2nd-Olivia Thomas
1st-Kesewa Akyeampong

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