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.
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.
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.
Here's the second "Ada Past and Present" feature. CLICK HERE for the first installment.
Our feature is the Ada First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Main and Lincoln.
Presbyterians were among the first to settle in Ada, so it was only natural for a church to be constructed. The original Presbyterian Church was completed in 1864 and dedicated in 1867.
This month Icon photographer Bailey Bowers uncovers Ada's past and connects it to Ada's present.
Each set is comprised of three photos: past, present, and composite (past and present put together in one photo). Here's the first in this series.
Looking South from ME Church
Pictured here is the view on North Main Street looking south from the Methodist Church.
Some differences between the two scenes are due to the passage of time. These include the change from carriages to automobiles. The biggest difference between the past and the present is a relatively recent one.
