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30 seasons past

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 18, 2014

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It was the 1984-85 school year. Here are the seniors on the Ada High School football team, those 30 seasons ago.

Identification of the seniors is on the photo.

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Past and Present - Ada's Church of Christ Disciples

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 7, 2014

By Bailey Bowers

Here is the Ada Church of Christ Disciples on South Main Street. The church is remarkably unchanged aside from some repairs and changes in materials on the façade.

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There are also subtle changes in the surrounding area. In the old picture, you can see a street lamp hanging from a wire above the cobblestone street.

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This team beat Kenton, Bluffton and Wapakoneta - 60 seasons ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 4, 2014

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Sixty football season ago: 1954.

Ada High School Bulldogs went 7-1 including wins over Kenton, Wapakoneta and Bluffton. The team outscored opponents 195 to 85.

Season results follow:
Preview 0-0
Wapak 21-12
Bluffton 34-0
Spencerville 36-12
Carey  0-21
St. Rose 27-0
Kenton 16-13
Lafayette 34-7
Forest  27-20

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21 Ada High proms ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 31, 2014

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Twenty-one proms ago – 1993 to be exact – this was the Ada High School prom court.

From left to right (top and front), Matt Mumma and Mandy Knell, Todd Bucher and Traci Aronhalt, Matt Walters (king), and Lindsey Keller (queen), Kyle Poling and Missy Kidd, and Brad Jones and Arlene Lasko.

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Momma, don't take my Kodachrome away - 30 yearbooks ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 22, 2014

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Yeah, they were probably shooting some Kodachrome back in 1984-85. Here’s the Ada High School yearbook photographers from the 1984-85 school year: Jennifer Minich, Karl Oliver,  Cyndee Dye, Amy Shroyer, Megan Shult, Charles Simpson and Kent Oliver.

That's 30 yearsbooks ago.

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Around 20 basketball seasons ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 16, 2014

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Were you a secret basketball admirer of the Ada High School basketball team? In 1993-94, such a group existed and here's the photo to prove it. The identification of the members is on the photo.

This is from the collection of Ada High School yearbooks in the Ada Public Library.

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