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OMG - "De-flate gate" puts Ada's on the New York Times pages 1 and Fox News!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Deflate-gate.

Who in Ada isn't familar with this new national buzz word. It involves NLF football, the New England Patriots, and yes...Ada, Ohio.

Ada and deflate-gate made page 1 of the New York Times on Jan. 21. And on Jan. 26 Ada is a feature on Fox News.

The New York Times story and video features Jane Hesler, retired Wilson Factory employee, who talks about making footballs.

The headline reads: "A seamstress who handed off to the NFL," with a subhead: "Watching Patriots scandal from afar, a retired football maker says Wilson did its job."

The Fox News story's headline reads: "Far from deflate-gate, football factory prepares for Super Bowl"

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Look at all these February-March Ada events...and you thought nothing was going on here this winter

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 27, 2015

February and March continue to be busy months, full of activities, in Ada.

Here's the Ada Icon's Community Highlights for the next two months. A printer-friendly verision, great to posting on your bulletin board or refrigerator is an attachment to this calendar.

Community Events

• February 15  Ada Academic & Music Boosters 3rd Annual Purse & Jewelry Raffle 1:30pm Ada Schools
• February 26 Hardin Business Alliance annual dinner, McIntosh, 6 pm

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Police call logs for week of Jan. 19

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Monday, January 26, 2015

January 19
-          Assist EMS on N Main St
-          Handled Suspicious Vehicle / Activity Complaint on Christopher Circle
-          Assist EMS on E Montford

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Helen Epley Shepherd was a 1938 Ada High School graduate

Posted by Mary Pannabecke... on Monday, January 26, 2015

Helen E. Epley Shepherd, 94, died January 25 at 10:33 a.m. at Hearth & Home, Springfield, Ohio.

She was born September 19, 1920 in Owl’s Eye, Alberta, Canada to Ray and Grace (Stober) Epley and they preceded her in death. On June 27, 1942 she married Charles A. Shepherd and he died on January 8, 1968.

Helen was a homemaker and had worked at Liberty National Bank of Ada for 15 years. She was a graduate of Ada High School class of 1938.

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Look who's coming to Freed Center stage on Feb. 14 - Dennis Regan

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 26, 2015

The Ohio Northern University Freed Center for the Performing Arts presents comedian Dennis Regan on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m.

Dennis Regan is an accomplished stand-up comedian specializing in clean, corporate comedy. His television credits include multiple appearances on both the “Late Show with David Letterman” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” as well as A&E’s “Evening at the Improv,” Comedy Central and Showtime. He wrote for the Kevin James comedy “The King of Queens” from its sixth season to its ninth and final season.

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Just in time for the show

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 26, 2015

During activity period at Ready, Set, Grow Pre-school in Ada, students put on a pretend puppet show.

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