The Ada Marching Band traveled to Richfield on Sept. 27 for the Revere High School Marching Band Competition and came away big winners.
Ada took first place in Class C and were awarded Best Percussion and Best Auxiliary (color guard) in Class C, as well.
In addition to these awards, the Marching Bulldogs also received awards for Best General Effect and Best Visual Effect in Class B and C combined. Class B is comprised of schools larger than Ada.
Boy Scout Troop 124 of Ada recently held a Court of Honor to recognize the Scouts’ achievements earned over the past few months.
Khyler Stoll served as Master of Ceremonies to complete his Communications Merit Badge. He opened the ceremony with Jared Hunt leading the group in the Pledge of Allegiance and Deavan Scott leading the Scout Oath.
Theo Hardesty began telling the group of parents about the flag placement and retrieval from Woodlawn Cemetery that the troop participates in yearly.
The Ada Public Library Board of Trustees, recognized Janet Klingler, for her 25 years of employment as the fiscal officer of the Library, as part of the September Board meeting.
President Mike Hurtig showed the Board's appreciation by presenting Janet with a 25-year plaque.
You graduated from Ada in 2010 and from the University of Dayton in 2014. How does it feel to now be a high school and college alum?
It feels great! My dad once told me to “enjoy every part of your life.” I loved high school, had a great college experience, and am now having so much fun living in a big city. I have great memories from all my years of schooling and am looking forward to making even better ones post-graduation!
I understand you’re living in Chicago now. What do you do for a living? Do you like your job?
Not only is the Township of Liberty alive and well. In Ada, so is the Statue of Liberty.
Just ask students who attend Ready, Set, Grow Preschool. The Icon visted the students on Wednesday, just as they dressed up as the famous statue located in a New York City harbor.
Each student has a Liberty flame, crown and message board.
By Darlene Bowers
Skirting the fleece, drop spindle, Turkish spindle, roving, drum carder, setting the twist, bobbin fleece, barber pole, alpaca, angora, cradle picker, spin the cloud, natural dyes--is your mind spinning yet? If so, just ask Elena (Monaco) Dearth of Ada to explain any of these terms to you, and she will weave you into her world of woolen fibers.
Elena, a native of the Adirondacks near Lake Placid in New York, will also weave a tale for you of the day she met Def Leppard as a teenager while working as a horseback riding tour instructor.
