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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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Ada First Presbyterian has changed little since constructed

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 11, 2014

By Bailey Bowers

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.

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Ada: Past tense and present tense

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 3, 2014

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.

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"Give me an A!" - 83 sports seasons ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, June 28, 2014

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Upon a time all cheerleaders were boys. As proof, here are the Ada High School cheerleaders during the 1930-31 school year - 83 sports seasons ago.

There names: from left, Oren Dickason, Ray Olsen and Bill Lowman. 

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