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Alligator swimmers fall at Wapak

Lily Baumgartner led Ada with 3 individual race wins in the girls 13-14 age bracket • Winning 2 events were Tea Griffith, Eli Esguerra, Carlie Oldfield, Jentzen Lawrence, Landry Harriger and Lincoln Harriger   
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 15, 2021

By Cort Reynolds
WAPAKONETA - The visiting Ada summer swim team lost to Wapakoneta in West Ohio Aquatic League action Monday night.

Ada was defeated 808-251 in the combined boys/girls team score to drop to 1-2 this summer.

The Alligator boys fell 360-149, while the Gator girls lost 448-102 in the meet held at the Wapak YMCA.

Lily Baumgartner led Ada with three individual race wins in the girls 13-14 age bracket.

Winning two events for the Alligator team were Tea Griffith, Eli Esguerra, Carlie Oldfield, Jentzen Lawrence, Landry Harriger and Lincoln Harriger.    

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Going down

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Perhaps the coolest place in the summer in Ada is the municipal pool. It provides lots of activities starting with the basics: sitting in the sun. One of the more popular, kid-oriented activities is the green slide. We've recorded part of the slide experience in this set of photos.

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In the open: Ada's Rush brothers detail unlikely pandemic partnership

“He’s my best friend,” David said of Michael. “I would’ve never imagined that after I chased him with a Nerf gun and knocked the door hinges off, we’d be helping each other years later to do our jobs during a pandemic.”
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Athletics and pharmacy typically aren’t entities that converge. Peanut butter and jelly? Yes. Stevie Ray Vaughan and a Fender Stratocaster? Indelibly. Nerf guns and brothers?

Absolutely, which actually brings us back to that seemingly incongruous athletics/pharmacy concept. 

“Being from two completely different professions, it takes a lot of stars to align for our worlds to cross, but that’s what happened,” said Ohio Northern University alumnae and professor Michael Rush, PharmD ’05, referencing his brother, David Rush, BSSM ’11, assistant athletics director for Kent State University. 

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New Leaf can solve your Father's Day gift problem

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 15, 2021

New Leaf Landscape and Garden Center, 0395 State Route 235, Ada, has specials for Father's Day, which takes place Sunday.

In addition to specials, there is a plant sale in process and with June being perennial month, special offers are also available.

 

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Send the Icon your garage sale

And, we will put you on our garage sale map
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 15, 2021

It's garage sale season and the Ada and Bluffton Icons continue to post area garage sales at no charge. 

We will even place your garage sale on our weekly garage sale map.

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So, you think you know Ada?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 15, 2021

So, you think you know Ada? Okay, where is this?

This could be the most difficult photo ever posted in this series. Although somewhat difficult to read, here's the wording:

Made by
the
Murdock Mfg & ??? Co.
Cincinnati

You will find this on the east side of Main Street. Answer tomorrow.

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