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Yes, girls played basketball in 1930-31

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 14, 2016

And here's the proof from 85 seasons past.

From the Ada High School yearbook at the public library, is the 1930-31 Ada High School girls' basketball team. And they wore purple and gold. 

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Were you in AHS Pep Club?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 4, 2016

Once upon a time - in an era before girls' athletics, in the early 1970s, there existed an Ada High School Pep Club.

Here are members from 1970-71 school year.

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Once upon a time in Ada: There was a Kroger grocery store

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 31, 2015

Provided by Lee Crouse

On Oct. 3, 1964 the Ada Kroger grocery store was closed.

Leo Wright was the store manager. With the closing Ada was left with the Don Lehman Supermarket in the 100 block of North Main Street and the Claude Harris IGA Foodliner at the south limits of the village.

Doyle Paugh operates a neighborhood market at 411 South Main, and John Elwood Equity store at 225 North Main Street.

Employees at the time of the closing were Don Fisher, assistant in the grocery department; Harold Carothers, produce department; John Spitzer, part-time utility man.

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Did you know Ada High School had an orchestra?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 28, 2015

Eighty-five school years ago, Ada High School had an orchestra. Here's the photo from the 1931 yearbook.

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35 Ada student councils ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 20, 2015

Here are the Ada High School student leaders 35 legislative sessions ago. It's the Student Council from the 1980-81 school year.

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Once upon a time in Ada - Willis Winkler was first president of Ada Senior Citizens

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 20, 2015

Here's another installment of Once upon a time im Ada, stories you never knew about your hometown, provided by Leland Crouse:

June 1971 the Ada Senior Citizens organized. The new Senior Citizens Center organization has accepted the offer of Post 185, American Legion, for free use of its first-floor room in the mornings and afternoons was announced by Willis Winkler, president.

Opening of the Senior Citizens was held Aug. 16, 1971, at 109 North Main Street.

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