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Lynne Scott leads an aqua zumba class at the Ada Pool on Saturday afternoon. Lynne is a certified aqua zumba instructor and certified to teach zumba on land, too. She has led several zumba classes on terra firma in several towns. The fast-paced aqua zumba routine is held every Saturday at the Ada pool from 12:05 to 12:40 p.m. About 13 people attend each week. You can join anytime. Cost is $5 per session. (Monty Siekerman photo)

Paul H. Cramer, Jr., 82, died on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 3:15 a.m. at Blanchard Place in Kenton, Ohio.

He was born on Oct. 19, 1923 in Lima, Ohio, to Rev. Paul H. and Mildred (Hullinger) Cramer who preceded him in death. His stepmother was Edna Christmer Cramer who also preceded him in death. He married Patsy Cox Cramer on Dec. 7, 1956 and she died on March 22, 1988.

Mr. Cramer retired as Superintendent of Fostoria City Schools in 1984. He was a broker with Century 21 Sunway Realty in Ada and Bluffton until his retirement in 1998. He also owned Cramer’s Income Tax Service & Paul Cramer & Associates Real Estate in Ada.

You heard the ditty from your friends when you were a kid: don't step on a crack or you'll break your mother's back.

It wasn't cracks you had to watch out for at the library Friday afternoon, it was rainbows, butterflies, even a boat you had to avoid.

Here, Holden Conn, 8, adds his chalk art to the walk in front of the Ada Public Library.

ARTISTS BELOW:
• Noellee Conn, 3
• Lincoln Conn, 5

Suzanne Darmer helps granddaughter, True Waldo, put on a crown during a prince and princess tea at The Inn on Friday afternoon. Sarah Hopson, Inn sales coordinator, (center), looks on. The tea drew 33 adults and children to the royal occasion. (Monty Siekerman photo)

Ada served as the unofficial Ford Model A Capital of Ohio on Thursday.

Nearly 40 of the classic vehicles, ranging in models from 1928 to 1931 spent the day in town.

MORE PHOTOS BELOW -

The vehicles were from the Penn-Ohio Model A Ford Club. Their visit here is part of the club’s 2016 Back Roads Tour taking place from June 19-24. 

The following photos are by Monty Siekerman:

No, it's not a photo of Ada in 1932. It certainly has that feel to it. It's a photo several decades later, in 2016. The Icon wanted to see a black and white Model A Ford photo taken in Ada. We simply took out the color. More photos and a story are below.

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