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Icon's Methodist steeple story and photos reach over 8,000 persons

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 7, 2014

Raise a 9-ton steeple 54 feet in the air in Ada and you are bound to have an audience.

The steeple story, videos and photos was the largest single viewed story ever posted on the Ada Icon.

Wait until you read the size of the audience. Thanks to Google Analytics (which records viewer information) and the power of social media, here’s how the Ada Icon spread the word about the steeple project to former Ada residents around the globe.

INTERSTED IN READING THE STORY, OR VIEWING THE VIDEOS AND PHOTOS? CLICK HERE.

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Welcome to 109 North Main Street, Ada - past and present

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 7, 2014

This is the view of the storefront of 109 North Main Street. In the past photo, the storefront held the Welsh Drug Store. Today, you can stop in for lunch at Jalapeno’s Mexican Grill. This location has housed many other groups and businesses in the years between, such as J. J. Breck’s massage therapy office, the Ada Area Senior Citizens Center, the Gallery Café, the Bluebird Knoll gift shop, and the local American Legion post.

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Recognize 109 N. Main St?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 7, 2014

Recognize this Ada storefront? It's 109 North Main Street, Ada. In the past photo, the storefront held the Welsh Drug Store. Today, you can stop in for lunch at Jalapeno’s Mexican Grill. This location has housed many other groups and businesses in the years between, such as J. J. Breck’s massage therapy office, the Ada Area Senior Citizens Center, the Gallery Café, the Bluebird Knoll gift shop, and the local American Legion post.

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Football: Bearcats blank Bulldogs in NWC contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 7, 2014

By Dusty Donley

A dominating 29 second half points on a weather delayed Saturday night sealed the victory for Spencerville, as the Bearcats defeated the visiting Ada Bulldogs 42-0.

The loss drops the defending NWC champion Bulldogs to 0-1 in the conference and 1-1 overall.
    
Lightning postponed the game just after halftime on Friday night with Spencerville leading the Bulldogs 13-0. The game resumed Saturday at 6 p.m. and the Bearcats continued their offensive onslaught, scoring 14 points in the third and 15 points in the fourth en route to their second shut-out in consecutive weeks.

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Travis Swank winner of Icon football contest Week 2

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 7, 2014

Five Icon football contest contestants correctly picked 8 games this week and Travis Swank was declared the winner based on being closest in the 2nd tie-breaker, according to Corey Greer, contest judge.

CLICK HERE TO ENTER WEEK 3 CONTEST.

All 5 contestants picked Bluffton to win and all 5 contestants picked Ada to lose. Travis picked Ada to lose by 17-24 points.  All others picked the score to be closer.

Other contestants:

8 correct - Marc Staley, Nathan Davis, Ted Prueter and Ken Von Lehmden.

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Iconoclast View: Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 7, 2014

At times like this, I chuckle. And no one hears me. That’s okay.

Standing in my back yard Saturday afternoon, minding my own business, the strains of “25 or 6 to 4,” wafted my way, played by the university pep band at a football game.

I bet myself not a player in that band could name the group who originally performed it, the musician who composed it, or, its meaning.

Hearing the tune, certainly made me pause. And chuckle. What is this world coming to?

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