President Heather Cox called weekly meeting of the Ada Kiwanis Club to order at 12:00 noon on Tuesday April 1st at McIntosh Center, ONU. The Invocation was offered by Jon Umphress. Member Jeff Schulman reported that his daughter Joanna gave birth to a baby girl (Marianna Rose) this morning. Congratulations to grandfather Jeff.
Ada elementary school's "Pint Sized Hero" American Red Cross blood donation day in late March brought out several letters of appreciation from Ada elementary students.
Suzanne Hardesty, Gifted Coordinator / Intervention Special, provided The Icon with several letters written by Ada students. The letter thanked blood donors.
Open the attachment at the bottom of this story to view those letters.
The Ada Barnyard Farmers 4-H Club met for the second time this year last Sunday, March 30th, at 3 p.m.
The meeting was called to order by Vice President Brice Ferguson. Roll was called by Secretary Shelby Hazelton. There were twenty-one members present. New business included a recap of a recent poultry show, dates for quality assurance training, and the introduction of Amy Stover as a new advisor. Project books and new shirts were distributed.
A little girl growing up in Bowling Green, Ohio, loved to go to Woolworth’s with her mother. Even more she loved to save her coins to purchase with great delight a little package of glue-on fingernails that could be painted in an array of colors. “I’ve always had a fetish for pretty fingernails. I don’t know why,” recalls Jane Lee, a resident of Ada for 44 years.
Jane’s fingernail obsession continued as she grew up, married Ted Lee and together raised two sons. Jane and Ted also now have four grandchildren ranging from 5th grade through 10th grade and a 7-year-old yellow tiger cat named Chub.
Under the direction of Amy Webb and Jonathan Lischak, Ada's Junior High Winter Guard, High School Rifle Line and High School Winter Guard teams all had great performances March 29 at the Ohio Indoor Performance Association (OIPA)'s State Color Guard and Percussion Championships in Wapakoneta.
JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL TEAM PHOTOS BELOW.
Approximately 70 winter guard and percussion groups from around Ohio competed in the event. The Junior High and High School Winter Guard teams won top honors as state champions in their respective classes.
