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Friday will be regular school day

It was originally set for a teacher development day
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 11, 2019

Due to the number of cancellations, Friday, Feb. 15, will be a regular school day for  Ada students and not a professional development day, Meri Skilliter, Ada superintendent told the Icon this afternoon. The day was origianal set as a non-school day.

 

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Bulldog swim ace wins two sectional races

Klava Katayama and Isaac Spar advance to district
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 11, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
DEFIANCE - The Ada girls and boys swim teams competed in the Div. II swim sectionals at Defiance Ayersville Saturday, with two Bulldog juniors qualifying for the district meet next Friday.

"Sectionals was a very good meet for us, with almost everyone dropping time," said Ada head coach Stephanie Steiner.

Bulldog junior Klava Katayama won the 100 butterfly race and also captured the 50 freestyle to qualify for the Bowling Green district event in both events.

Katayama made it to the state meet at Canton the last two years in sprint freestyle events. This year, she heads into districts seeded first in the 100 fly.

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Ada boys draw NK rematch for sectionals

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 11, 2019

By Cort Reynolds
WAPAKONETA - The Ada boys basketball team was seeded 11th of 12 teams at the Coldwater/Bath Div. IV sectional drawings held Sunday at Wapakoneta.

The Bulldog boys (3-15) will take on New Knoxville (3-15) in a rematch Tuesday, Feb. 26, in the sectional semifinals at Coldwater. Tip-off is set for 6:15 p.m.
Ada lost a close battle at NK by a 47-44 count on Jan. 5.

"It is a great opportunity for us to redeem ourselves from a contest early in the year where we felt we did not play our best basketball," said Ada head coach Dre White.

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Kenton/Hardin County Soroptimist Club update

Celebration of Women event in March at ONU
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 11, 2019

The Kenton/Hardin County Soroptimist Club has tickets for the Celebration of Women event planned in March at Ohio Northern University.

The event is Thursday, March 21, in the ONU McIntosh Ballroom. Celebration of Women is held every year during women history month.  

The Soroptimist Club will present three awards at the event: the Virginia Wagner Award, the Ruby Award and the Violet Richardson Award.  

 

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Joseph Samraney funeral service on Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 11, 2019

Joseph Samraney of Beechview, formerly of the Hill District, died on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. 

Son of the late Charles N. and Asma; beloved husband of Sheila; step-father of Kimberly Rene and Christopher Kastens; brother of Michael "Michie" (Joanne) Samraney and Elaine (Joe) Renshaw, and the late Loretta Samraney and Rosemary Brown. 

Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews; brother-in-law of Sharon Hubbell, and step-grandfather of Aden Kastens.  Joe spent 1965-2006 in the Washington, D.C. area.

Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16, at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Ada.  Burial will be in LaFayette Cemetery, LaFayette.

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These guys fought Ada fires in the 1920s

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 11, 2019

Ada Fire Department about 1923-1925 on the chemical truck -

Front row - L to R- Mayor Frank Kinsman who was Ada mayor in 1926-27, again in 1930 and again in 1932, Jim Wallick; Art Robinolte; Red Lantz; Chet Houser; Ed Firestone; John White was fire chief in 1926.

Back row-L to R- Charley High (on drivers seat with Slip the dog; Roy Dodge; Harry Bodell; Jim Candler; Claude Bodell was fire chief in 1923, standing on the sidewalk.

(Photo from Leland Crouse collection)

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