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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
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ADA 1898:

April Charles Storer put in a bathtub in his barber shop.

May 29 The cornerstone for the First Methodist Episcopal Church was set with a copy of the church history, a Methodist hymnal, a work by John Wesley, copies of the Bible, and current copied of Ada’s two newspapers, The University Herald and the Ada Record. The estimated cost for the new church was $26,800, which included the organ.

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Hot air balloon over Bluffton - 1905

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 2, 2018

The Icon discovered this postcard photo of someone in a hot air balloon over Bluffton in 1905.

No other details are available, but this certain was the Wilbur Wright of Bluffton and Ada.

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It was 1998-99, but what was the play title?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 18, 2017

We know it's a school drama during the 1998-99 school year, but we don't know the name of the performance. We hope Icon viewers can help us. CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE AND READ CAST NAMES.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, December 18, 2017

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
[email protected]

Ada 1932:

June 1932 the transfer of the Ada Public Library from the Ada Federated Clubs to the new district library boards was in effect. Mrs. George Stambaugh was elected chairman of the new seven-member board.

July 1932 reconstruction of the elevator of the Ada Farmers Exchange was started. It had been destroyed by fire.

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It's the Ada we never knew - on East Lincoln

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 14, 2017

Our story about John and Christina Dean and their 125 E. Lincoln Ave. house restoration story grabbed Icon viewer attention yesterday.

CLICK HERE FOR THE STORY.

Our Facebook post as of Thursday afternoon recorded 2,357 reaches, over 110 likes and shares and a dozen comments.

In that story we posted these three old photos that were discovered in the house.

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Ah, those Ada seniors - could it be that long ago?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 11, 2017

Here's a photos from the Ada High School 1999 yearbook of members of the senior class. Icon viewers are encouraged to post names of class members in this photo.

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