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Joe Ferguson assumes leadership of Ada Kiwanis Club

Marlene Hoorman, VP; Jon Umphress, secretary; Bryan Marshall, treasurer
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 1, 2018

Ada Kiwanis Club officers, who were elected in May, assumed their year-long duties today.

They include Joe Ferguson, president; Marlene Hoorman, vice president; Jon Umphress, secretary; and Bryan Marshall, treasurer. Harold Friesner and Jack Jeffery, immediate past president, will be board members along with the officers.

Joe Ferguson joined Kiwanis in 2003. He previously served as vice president and president of the club, which has as its motto, “Serving children of the world, one child at a time.”

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AHS band "out of this world"

Band and color guard superior at Buckeye Invite
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 1, 2018

Don't miss the photos at the bottom -

The Ada High School Marching Band and Color Guard earned a superior rating and first place in Class C Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Buckeye Invitational. 

In addition the group earned honors for Best Color Guard, Best General Effect, Best Marching, and Best Visual Effect in class C. 

The Buckeye Invitational is a high school band competition sponsored by the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA). It is hosted by The Ohio State University Marching Band and takes place in historic Ohio Stadium.

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Outstanding Beautification Award

You'll find it at 602 S. Johnson St.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, September 30, 2018

Story by Monty Siekerman
There are two things about the beautiful home at 602 S. Johnson that you notice when you drive by. First, whoever lives there has good taste. The plantings seem to be the right sizes, in the right places, not overdone or understated. Secondly, how does all of this happen when you seldom see anyone gardening there?

Meet Karlen Waugh who lives in the big, yellow house with his two children, Mason, a freshman at ONU, and Alexis, a sophomore at Ada High School.  The home recently received an Outstanding Beautification Award from Keep Hardin County Beautiful. 

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The music and the temp—hotter than blazes

Wild Steelions and Northern Steel Drums #1 perform at The Inn
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Story and photo by Monty Siekerman
The Wild Steelions and Northern Steel Drums #1 entertained at dinner last Thursday on the patio at The Inn on campus.

They banged out Caribbean music with their sticks on various kinds of drums in appropriate weather.

Steel drum music originated in Trinidad and Tobago. At 5 o’clock on Thursday it was 90 degrees in Ada, six degrees hotter than in Trinidad at that time. Nevertheless, the diners sat back and enjoyed the beat from the steelpans.

Dr. Sarah Waters has directed steel drums at ONU for several years. The Wild Steelions consist of junior and senior high school students from Ada and nearby towns.

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Carie Dotson wins Junior Civic Club 50-50

Harvest and Herb ticket winner
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Carie Dotson  is the Ada Junior Civic League 50-50 Harvest & Herb ticket winner.  The annual fresh pecan sale is underway currently. Contact Jamie Wills at 419-236-4254 if interested in ordering. The club thanks the community for its continued support. 

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Red Hats visit Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Here they are—members of the Red Hat Society exiting Viva Maria’s restaurant after lunch on Thursday.

Members of the Society—who now number 30,000 in the USA plus others in 30 countries—gather monthly...just for fun.

They wear red hats and purple clothing, because they can and don’t give a hoot if the colors are outlandish. They simply gather for fun: to lunch, see a movie or play, shop. The Red Hat Society encourages women in their pursuit of fun, friendship, freedom, fulfillment and fitness in the quest to get the most out of life.

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