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Christmas in July

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 23, 2014

It's Christmas in July at Liberty National Bank. This week the bank invites Icon viewers to donate non-perishable food items for the Ada Food Pantry. A collection box is in the lobby of the Ada bank.

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Tickets on sale for annual Music Boosters chicken barbecue

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Ada Music Boosters Annual Chicken BBQ August 29th

Tickets are now on sale for the annual Ada Music Boosters chicken barbecue, always held behind the stadium the evening of the first home football game of the year. This year the Chicken Barbecue will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29, before the Bulldogs host USV.

The annual event is a major fund-raiser for the Ada Music Boosters. Proceeds benefit numerous projects for Ada’s instrumental and vocal music programs. Tickets are being sold now through August 22nd. Contact any band or choir member to purchase tickets, or call Dave Smittle at 419-230-8147.

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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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Your mailbox?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Wow! That's a lot of mail. These mailboxes belong to postal patrons on Lima Avenue while the street construction is underway.

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15 minutes with Morgan Rouch: "Don't spend your entire life in your own comfort zone"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 22, 2014

15 Minutes with Morgan Rouch, 2013 AHS Graduate
By Bailey Bowers

What have you been up to since your graduation from Ada High School?
I am studying pharmacy at Ohio Northern University and run track and cross country here.

What is it about pharmacy and Spanish that you like? What drew you to those areas of study?
I guess I always knew I wanted to do something in the health field, and somehow pharmacy just seemed to be the perfect fit for me. With my brother and sister both studying pharmacy and my mom a nurse, it was always something in the back of my mind.

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Two incoming Ohio Northern University freshmen named the first Baker Scholars

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Incoming Ohio Northern University freshmen Ashley Mast from Apple Creek, Ohio, and Teresa Duffy from Wilmington, Ohio, have been named the first Baker Scholars. The scholarship will provide $20,000 for each student over four years.

The two students are the first individuals to benefit from the Dr. Kendall L. Baker, President Emeritus, Ohio Northern University, and Mrs. Toby Baker Endowed Scholarship, which was established to assist students with financial need, academic ability and a strong commitment to leadership and service.

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