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Meet next school year's Ada Music Booster officers

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 28, 2016

The Ada school Music Boosters this week announced its 2016-17 officers. They are:
• Shane Wright – president
• Arlene Allison and Amy Spar - vice presidents, communications, publicity and marketing
• Amy Morgan and Arlene Allison – vice presidents, fundraising
• Beth Milks and Shelly Hopson – vice presidents, parent involvement and activities
• Secretary – Cindy Boehnm
• Treasurer – Dave Smittle
• Assistant treasurer – Amy Morgan
• Bingo volunteer coordinator* – Kelly Wright
• SCRIP coordinator* – Kim Smittle
     * Volunteer/appointed

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Once upon a time in Ada: When did girls' basketball return to Ada HS?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 27, 2016

Once upon a time in Ada
Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse
[email protected]

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Singers from over three decades ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 20, 2016

If you were in the Ada High School choir during the 1980-81 school year, here are your choir officers.

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1926 Inter-class contestants from Ada HS

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 17, 2016

The school year is 1925-26 - that's 90 Inter-class competitions ago. Here are the contestants during that school year.

The years go by, but the competition continues.

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Once upon a time in Ada: What year did the fire department move into its current building?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 13, 2016

Once upon a time in Ada
Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse
[email protected]

Oct. 7, 1973 - the Ada firemen held an open house of their new building.

The firemen were Russ Hathaway, assixtant chief; Walter “Red” Anspach, chief; Dwight Musser; Don Fisher; Louis Kipker;Darryl Kent; Ralph Fisher; Grover Carey; Hugh Murphy; Al Kallman; Roger Tarr; John Dearth; Jay Epley; Bob Shields; Bill Clum; Dave Simon; Lowell Musser; Jim Krejci; Pete Reese and Dean Hughes.

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Lee Crouse offers some Ada "firsts" in "Once upon a time in Ada"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 9, 2016

By Lee Crouse
[email protected]

Some Ada Firsts

• April 11, 1853 the first train traveled through Ada.

• 1855 Albert Wylie was the first physician at Ada.

• 1861 Ada was incorporated with Horace J. Gilbert first mayor.

• 1866 H.S. Lehr was the first Ada public school superintendent and served until 1871 when his  “select school” had grown and claimed all of his time.

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