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Liberty Baptist Church celebrates 20th anniversary

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Liberty Baptist Church will celebrate its 20th anniversary Sunday, Aug. 9. Special meetings will be held at 6:30 p.m., nightly from Wednesday, Aug. 5, through Saturday, Aug. 8, according to Dr. Lon A. Taylor, pastor.

Sunday service begins at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. There will be a carry-in lunch after the morning service.

The church was officially formed Aug. 9, 1995. Gus Guthrie was the first pastor. On March 8, 1998, Lon Taylor became pastor. He and his wife, Shirl, will celebrate their 18th year with the congregation in March.

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90 years ago - Interclass competitors

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, August 4, 2015

For some Icon viewers this photo could represent your great-great-great grandparents. The photo shows the competitors in the 1925-26 Ada High School Interclass Competition. 

In the year 2106 the Ada Icon will post the photo of the 2016 Interclass competitors - 90 years from now.

Names of the students  in the 1926 photo are under the photo. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.

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Sales tax holiday Aug. 7-9 benefits back-to-school purchases

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 3, 2015

S.B. 243 enacted a one-time sales tax holiday to occur only in 2015. The holiday starts on Friday, Aug. 7, and ends on Sunday, Aug. 9.

During the holiday, the following items are exempt from sales and use tax:
•An item of clothing priced at $75 or less
•An item of school supplies priced at $20 or less; and
•An item of school instructional material priced at $20 or less.
Items used in a trade or business are not exempt under the sales tax holiday.

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School open house Aug. 20 - more back-to-school details in this story

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 3, 2015

It’s an open house and you are invited.

Thursday, Aug. 20, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the Ada schools are open for parents and students to meet their teachers, visit classrooms, locate lockers and meet school administrators.

The school is posting lots of back-to-school details on its website and the Icon has all that material.

A FOUR-PAGE ATTACHMENT WITH ALL
BACK-TO-SCHOOL DETAILS IS AT THE
BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

Here are some important dates:

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Ka - BOOOOM! Bluffton hosts fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 3, 2015

Bluffton’s fireworks, postponed in late June due to the weather, is rescheduled for 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Bluffton’s National Night Out celebration at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool.

National NIght Out goes from 6 to 9 p.m. The fireworks display concludes the evening and should last between 20 and 30 minutes. All events of the evening are free and open to the public.

The National Night Out and fireworks will take place on Snider Road, Bluffton. Watch for a map indicating locations where people can watch the display.

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The band is ready

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 3, 2015

Ada High School marching band tuned up for football games and competition shows during band camp held recently. Here's a photo of the band's performance during camp. (Ben Bowers photo)

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