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So, you think you know Ada?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, June 9, 2013

So, you think you know Ada? Okay, where might someone come across this item? For the answer click here. (We've provided three hints before you discover the answer.)

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So, you think you know Ada?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, June 9, 2013

So, you think you know Ada? Okay, identify this Ada "icon" and tell us its location. Here are a couple hints before you go blazing into the sunset.

1 - Main Street (sort of)
2 - Historic
3 - Choo-choo

And now, for the answer...

 

 

Its an outdoor light on the backside of the Ada railroad depot.

 

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Who am I? This Ada resident's most memorable meal was in New Delhi's Imperial Hotel

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, June 9, 2013

By Alisa Armbrecht 

Here's The Icon's third installment in the now-famous "who am I?" column. To read the previous column click here.

• I am originally from Minnesota.  I moved to Ada in 1977.

• I was a Professor of Communications at ONU for 25 years.

• I served as a clerk in the Navy for four years and was stationed in the Great Lakes, San Diego, and Yokohama, Japan.

• I was the first person in Japan to receive an IBM electronic typewriter.

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Here's the list of 2013-14 Ada cheerleaders and their summer events

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 6, 2013

School’s out, but cheerleading for next school year keeps going all summer.

Jami Dellifield, Ada High School cheerleader coach, provided The Ada Icon with the following details of Ada cheerleaders’ activities this summer.

June 15 – Dunkirk Car Show Cheer Exibition
July 20-23 – UCA Cheerleading Camp at ONU
  All squads will compete for camp champs on July 23
Aug. 10 – Farmers’ and Merchants’ Picnic parade/performance/fundraisers (kid’s games and Bingo
Aug. 29 – Community Pep Rally at football field, 7:30 p.m.

Cheerleader squad members:

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First grade art

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, June 6, 2013

During the final days of the 2012-13 school year staff and student choice awards were presented to artists in Ada elementary art classes. Here's Grace Moser's "Good Luck Hand." It received honorable mention in the first grade "student choice" category. The art work was on exhibit in the elementary office. Watch for a list of all winners.

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Ada Girl Scouts puzzle in the park

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Thursday, June 6, 2013

Ada Girl Scouts have big summer plans.  Hardin County Girl Scouts are taking part in the GSWO Community Challenge & Change Project, which is a USDA grant funded program that asks the girls to develop a project that addresses a community need.

The girls have determined that Ada kids need more activities that encourage healthy lifestyles, promote creative learning, and role model good decision making. They designed an idea for a children’s program that would take place at the park.

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