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Junior Winter Guard state champs

The Ada Junior Winter Guard won the Ohio Indoor Performance Association state championships Saturday at Wapakoneta High School. Not only that, the group won with a record score of 87.5. Pictured are (from left) Mitchell Frazier, Olivia Green, Olivia Thomas, Alaina Robirds, and Tessa Long. Jonathan Lischak is director.

AHS Winter Guard's 21st state title in 9 years

You can watch the show April 16 in the K-12 gym

The Ada High School Winter Guard won the Elite Scholastic Open of the Ohio Indoor Performance Association competition in Wapakoneta on Saturday evening. This is their 21st state title in the past 9 years.

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The Winter Guard and Dance Line and Ada Junior High School Winter Guard will give a free community performance at 8 p.m. on Monday, April 16, in the K-12 gym.

Winter Guard’s show is titled “Conjuring a Patronus,” and takes the audience through the process of learning this “advanced magic,” and ultimately dispersing a gym full of dementors with Harry Potter’s iconic spell.  

Super, super heros

Ada first graders dress up like their favorite Super Hero as part of the school’s Autism Week activities. From left are Andy Stockert, Zane Buxton, Bryson Bolden, Kennady Bowden, Adelina Martin, Carmen Duran-Casio, and Dexter Ramsey. (Monty Siekerman photo)

Hardin County Sharpshooters 4-H Club seeking new members

ADA, Ohio -  The Hardin County Sharpshooters 4-H Club is seeking new members.  Any Hardin County youth who was in 3rd grade and 8 years old as of January 1st is eligible to join.  In our club, youth will learn about gun safety, hunter safety, and how to shoot shotgun and rifle.  4-H shooting sports clubs are run by volunteers who have passed a BCI background check, protection of minors training, and completed rigorous shooting safety training by Ohio 4-H and Ohio State University.  Safety is our number one priority, and we believe that through 4-H shooting sports activities, youth can learn to use firearms with safety and respect.

FFA banquet includes an evening of awards

By Chapter Reporter Victoria Ross

The annual Ada FFA banquet was held Wednesday, March 28, in the cafeteria at Ada High School.

During our meal, Sidney Gossard presented our annual slide show. The Honorary Ada Chapter degrees were awarded to Curt and Amy Stover and for their outstanding service to the FFA over the last 4 years.

 Members of the Job Interview and Soil Judging contestants were recognized.

Amherst Greenhouse in national spotlight

Visit from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Administrator of U.S. Small Business Administration

By Monty Siekerman
“Humbling” and “amazing” are the two words that Adin Horst used to describe the visit of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration who to paid a visit Wednesday morning to his greenhouse located southwest of Alger. “You can’t really put into words the fact they came here,” he said.

- Photos of the visit at the bottom of this story -

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