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20 school years and counting

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 21, 2016

Here's Ada High School senior awards banquet winners during the 1995-96 school year.

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Wait, don't tell me

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 14, 2016

Here is the Ada High School student council during the 1993-94 school year - 22 school years ago. Tell us if you are in this photo.

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In 2001-02 these students were a team

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 7, 2016

The Icon doesn't often offer junior high photos in its historical photo section. Here's an exception. This team won the Hardin County tournament where they were undefeated.
 

It's the 2001-2002 junior high quiz bowl team. Team members are listed clockwise: Adam Lusk, Heather Humphreys,  Travis McKinturf, Jamie Raines, Tom Shimmel, Amanda Cribley, Megan Elliott and Ethan Collins. Not pictured: Cody Wells.

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Winter senior athletes

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Twenty season ago.

Could it be that long ago? Here are the Ada High School seniors who participated in winter schools during the 1995-96 school year.

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Once upon a time in Ada: 43 years ago at the F&M

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 1, 2016

By Lee Crouse
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July 1973 Wayne Fleming was the president of the Ada Farmers & Merchants Picnic Board: Dale Bucher, secretary and Dale Gardner, treasurer.

The day in August, parking will be in charge of the Boy Scouts with Park Elwood and Earl Baughman overseeing. Mrs. Vera Oates of the Ada Garden Club is in charge of the flower show. Mrs. Carol Griffin and Mrs. Harold Henry are in charge of the queen contest.

Harold Henry and Mack Fisher are in charge of the pet parade and Eldon Decker in charge of the pony pull.

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Once upon a time in Ada: Did you know Lincoln was once Mill Street?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, February 22, 2016

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse

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• September 1,1909 Petition to have Mill Street changed to Lincoln and another petition changing Hooser to Highland. Normal Street changed to College. Margaret Street had been changed to Main Street before 1904. Williams on one side of Main and Peach on the other were changed to University.

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