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15 minutes with Levi Klinger: Columbus, Ohio, isn't Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 16, 2014

15 Minutes with Levi Klingler, 2013 AHS Graduate- Part One
By Bailey Bowers

What have you been up to since your graduation from Ada High School last May?
I'm home for the summer working at Honda Transmission in Russells Point as a co-op. In the fall, I'll return to The Ohio State University in Columbus where I'm studying mechanical engineering.

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90-second shopping spree winner

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 16, 2014

Brenda Purdy (center), winner of the Ada Music Boosters spring fund-raising raffle, claimed her prize at the Community Markets’ Ada store Friday morning by doing a 90-second shopping spree.

Brenda selected her daughter-in-law, Brandi Purdy, to run through the store on her behalf, and had the support of her grandson, Holden Purdy, at the event.

Bev Lenhart, of Community Markets, was the cashier. The Boosters thank the members of the community for a successful and award-winning school year for Ada’s many music education and performance-based programs.

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Several Ada HS grads are now ONU alums

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 13, 2014

Several Ada High School grads and students from neighboring communities are among 2014 graduates of Ohio Northern University. Here’s the list of area graduates:

Kyle Baker, son of Kent and Kathryn Baker, 502 Pleasantview St, Ada, received the Bachelor of Science in exercise physiology.

Baker was active in Phi Epsilon Kappa health, physical education and sports honorary, the men's football team, the Pre-Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Club and the men's basketball team. Baker is a graduate of Ada High School.

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Ada Ohio Properties Ltd. cuts ribbon on first project - and it's now under contract

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 13, 2014

Earlier this week members of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated new member Ada Ohio Properties Ltd., a local family-owned real estate development company, with a ribbon cutting ceremony onsite at a recently completed rehab project located at 532 Grand Ave. across from Ada Schools.

Those in attendance toured the newly renovated single-family home, which had been in foreclosure and vacant for nearly a year, becoming an eyesore in the neighborhood, prior to Ada Ohio Properties’ acquiring it in November 2013.

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Cover your ears and read the plaque

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 13, 2014

The historic Ada siren is now at rest in the Ada depot area. Recently a plaque was placed above the siren. It provides some interesting history of Ada's loudest noise-maker. Here's the wording on the plaque: Federal Signal Model B Modified Duo Code Siren. Purchased by the Village of Ada in the spring of 1927. The siren was originally located on the roof of the Town Hall and was later moved to the top of the Ada Municipal Building in 1937.

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Changes daily

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 12, 2014

This scene changes every day. Here's a recent photo of the work in progress on the Ada United Methodist Church.

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