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Ada Teacher Feature: Here's an Ada teacher who is also an Ada HS grad

Christa Preston teaches second graders
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 23, 2016

By Darlene Bowers
Welcome to the Ada Icon’s “Ada Teacher Feature.” Here we share thoughts and insights from local teachers who lift up and inspire our students. Let us lift up and inspire these educators as well. Today we meet Christa Preston.

It is easy to see Christa Preston’s passion for teaching children. Read on to learn her best tip for something parents/caregivers can do to help students and also to learn of this Ada High School graduate’s compassion exquisitely revealed in the sharing of her most memorable teaching moment.

What grade to you teach?
I teach second grade.

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A little Harvest and Herb Festival entertainment

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, September 23, 2016

By Monty Siekerman

Before we close the book on this year's Harvest and Herb Festival, here are photos of two of the performing groups from the main stage last Saturday.

Raegan Cox, an America's Got Talent contestant, performed. Her mother is Heather Cox of Liberty National Bank.

Also performing are Harvest and Herb veterans Jim Boedicker and Brad Wright (photo below)

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Ada Teacher Feature: Let's get to know Mike Styer

"The best reward of a teacher is when someone says 'thank you' for something that you did in class."
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Compiled by Darlene Bowers
Welcome to the Ada Icon’s “Ada Teacher Feature.” Here we share thoughts and insights from local teachers who lift up and inspire our students. Let us lift up and inspire these educators as well.

Today we meet Mike Styer. Ask any parent to name a teacher their student comes home excited about and it will be Mr. Styer. His energy, enthusiasm and dedication to relating to the students and connecting with them propels his popularity, as well as leading an astounding number of momentous field trips.  It is certain that Mr. Styer is making a positive impact in our little corner of the world.

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First Ada Chat at Heterick

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 20, 2016

By Monty Siekerman

About 30 people attended the first Ada Chats program held at Heterick Memorial Library last Thursday.

Heterick and the Ada Public Library are jointly sponsoring a monthly chat series for the local community and university community.

Dr. Steve Martin, (pictured), pharmacy dean, and Dr. Joan Robbins, ONU dramaturge and lecturer of theatre arts spoke Thursday. The next program will be at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20.

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Meet Libbie Milks, 2016 Festival queen

Ashley Breidenbach, first runner-up
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 19, 2016

Libble Milks reigned as the  2016 Ada Harvest and Herb Festival queen. She was announced the winner of the queen contest at noon on Saturday. Presenting her 2016 crown was last year's queen, Sidney Faine, now a freshman at Defiance College. Faine was recently named to the Defiance College homecoming court.

Ashley Breidenbach was first runner-up.

New to this year's contest was a prize for the best essay written by queen candidates. Milks also won that contest.

MORE PHOTOS BELOW -

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Hat tricks - photo essay

Taken at the Harvest, Herb and Hat Festival in Ada
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 19, 2016

Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
We express our personalities in the clothing we wear, including headgear.

Here's a series of photos taken at the Harvest and Herb Fest on Saturday in downtown Ada.

We encourage Icon viewers to open the hat
attachment at the bottom of this story.

You'll find funny stuff, team caps (always popular nowadays), cowboy hats, straw hats, hoods, a flag in the hair, military and band hats, and more...know any of these people? Check out the pooch, too, sporting an OSU cap.

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