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Let's go Krogering

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 8, 2018

Once upon a time Ada's Main Street had a Krooger grocery and here's proof. Icon view comments are welcome.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, January 8, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
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October 8, 1896 the Ada Telephone Exchange was opened with 28 residence and 34 commercial phones. The first calls on the Record’s phone was placed by the Ada Savings Bank, quickly followed by Wagner’s bookstore.

June 1, 1897 Ada Camp, Independent Order of Foresters was instituted, survived less than two years

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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
[email protected]

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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