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Ada Rotary Club beginnings

Posted by LizGH on Saturday, July 13, 2019

By Leland Crouse
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The Ada Rotary Club opened its membership to women in 1990. Karen Cooper, assistant to the law dean at Ohio Northern University, became the first women member when she was inducted into the organization by Dave Retterer, club president. Cooper is not entirely new to the Rotary, for she belonged to the Rotary Ann Club when her husband, Ken, was a Rotarian in Ft. Dodge, Iowa.

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Junior choir, Ada First Baptist Church, 1990

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Here are members of the Ada First Baptist Church junior choir in 1990.

Singers, front from left, Nick Simon, Sara Ackerman, Kristin Zsembik and Kristin Clark.

Second row from left, Jessica Cheney, Krissy Neuenschwander, Casey Christopher, Chassidy Boutwell and Sara Westbrook.

Back row from left, Haley Accero, Carol Fletcher, Jacob Ritchey, Garrett Birchfield and Ronnie Telles. (From the collection of Leland Crouse)

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by LizGH on Saturday, July 6, 2019

By Leland Crouse
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Here’s an updated photo of Anna Fleming, Ada, as she closed the Bible as chaplain for the day at a meeting of the Blue Star Mothers, during the fall state conference.

Anna has belongs to the Blue Star Mothers since 1957 when a chapter was started in Ada.

Her son, Barclay, served in the army in Germany; son, Gerald, served in Alaska with the army, and her otherson, Edward, spent 20 years in the navy.

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Here's Ada HS's 1990 swim team

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Ada High School swim team was three years old in 1990. That fall was the first year that enough team members participated to actually call it a team.

With Coach Rock Snow having six girls on the roster in 1990, he said, “This is really our first year as a team, even though we were recognized the last two years."

Leading the way were senior letterwinner and captain Tanya Nelson, the only member of Ada’s first team two years ago where she finished 23rd at state. Amber Thede and Hannah Robey-Zachariah joined the team the previous year.

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Reveries of a Bulldog

Posted by LizGH on Saturday, June 29, 2019

By Leland Crouse
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Here’s a poem titled “Reveries of a Bulldog.” It’s written by the Ada HS class of 1927.

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1990 Ada HS flag corp

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 24, 2019

The Ada High School flag corp won first place at the Allen County Fair in the baton/flag corp competition in August 1990.

Members, front from let, Dawn Brite, Jen Tarr, captain, Natalie Curtis, captain, and Bonnie Benson.

Standing from left Sarah Prueter, Marla Lammers, Leigh Simon, Jennifer Wilkerson, Stephanie Sumner, Brittney Strayer, Julie Shadley and Patti Cogar. Michelle Smith is the advisor.

From the collection of Leland Crouse.

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