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...and next door chamber cuts the ribbon at Mighty Dakotas Sporting Goods

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 7, 2013

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The next door business neighbor of Ada Flea Market also received an Ada Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting on July 5.

Mighty Dakotas Sporting Goods, LLC., owned by Ada native Steve Rudasill, is located at 113 N. Main St., Ada. It opened in the fall of 2013, but was not previously featured on The Ada Icon.

Store hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and "when you see the light on in the store," says Rudasill. The business phone number is 419-634-1011.

The sporting goods store supplies pistols, riffles, shot guns, ammo, acessories and some fishing equipment.

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Downtown's newest business - Ada Flea Market

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 7, 2013

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The ribbon was cut and it's official. The Ada Flea Market, 111 N. Main St., Ada, is open for business as the community's newest business. To help launch its grand opening the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Friday.

Gus and Norma Guthrie own the business that will be open each Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The business phone number is 419-296-3243.

According to Gus Guthrie, the flea market offers "something for everybody."

It offers antiques, collectibles, glassware, matress sets, used furniture, used tools, some new tools, crafts, toys and houseware.

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Detour!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 7, 2013

Signs like this one are a familiar site in Ada this summer. The Lima Avenue Phase 2 project involves total street reconstruction, new storm sewers, new waterlines, a widened street with curbs and sidewalks. The project is estimated to be completed by the end of September.

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Sunny Jones named assistant softball coach at Ohio Northern

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Thursday, July 4, 2013

By Tim Glon

Sunny Jones has been named an assistant softball coach at Ohio Northern.

Jones comes to ONU with a impressive list of softball experience both as a coach and player.

She served as head softball coach at NCAA Division I Detroit Mercy from 2009-2012 and was head coach at NCAA Division II Hillsdale (Mich.) from 2004-06.

Jones also had assistant coaching stints at Toledo and Concordia (Mich.)

She was also a standout athlete, being named the 1999 NCAA Division II National Player of the Year as an All-American at Ashland.

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Ada Music Booster seek your support - patron drive for 2013-14 underway

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 3, 2013

The annual membership drive for the Ada Music Boosters is now underway.

With the help of the Ada community, the music boosters are able to enhance music education and the performance-based programming for the Ada Exempted Village Schools.

The Boosters provided The Ada Icon with the following information:

We purchase choir robes, band uniforms, instruments, Varsity Singers costumes, props and music and support our State and regional award-winning winter guard, marching band and show choir.

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Rainy summer day

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 3, 2013

July came in like a Lion. A wet one. Here's Robert Alexander walking across the ONU campus with an umbrella earlier in the week.

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