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Chanler Hughart receives Individual Performer Award at Piqua show choir competition

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 20, 2014

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The Ada High School Varsity Singers travelled to Piqua on Jan. 18, to perform in the 31st Annual Piqua High School Show Choir Invitational Competition. The event was hosted by Piqua’s show choir, "The Company," and the Piqua Music Boosters.

The Varsity Singers performed their 2013-14 competition show titled, “Wake Up America,” in the Hartzell Center for the Performing Arts.

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Brandon Butterfield attains Boy Scout Eagle rank

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 16, 2014

 Brandon Butterfield of Ada Boy Scouts Troop 124 earned his Eagle Scout award at a Board of Review eariler this past summer. His ceremony was held at the Harrod Fire Department in November. 

At the ceremony Scoutmaster Tom Lehman introduced seven Scouts from the troop to describe Brandon’s trail to Eagle. 

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Ada Kiwanis members learn about Gliding Stars

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 14, 2014

President Heather Cox called the weekly meeting of the Ada Kiwanis Club to order at 12:00 noon on Tuesday January 14th in McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University, Ada.

The invocation was offered by Jon Umphress

Cindy Bregel, Gliding Stars, Findlay, was welcomed as a guest.

The membership anniversaries of members Claudia Crawford (January 6, 1998), Sandy Neely (January 8, 2006) and Scott Allison (January 16, 2007) were noted.

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Ada Friends- student mentoring - will hold "game night" Jan. 28

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Ada Friends - a mentoring program involving ONU students and Ada elementary students -   will hold a game night in the ONU Chapel on Tuesday, Jan. 28, according to Austin Hilverding, ONU student and Ada Friends coordinator.

at a time to be determined (tentatively 6:30-7:30). 

"We will play board games, card games, active games, group games, and any other types of games," he said. "It has been a successful event in the past that always seems timely during the cold weather months," he added.

The game night is tentatively set for 6:30-7:30 p.m.

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No building permits needed for these tasty structures

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, December 23, 2013

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Several new construction companies built their first residences in Ada on Thursday and Friday. None had building permits; no matter. Each house will be eaten by New Year’s Day, maybe sooner.

Features of these new structures:
Graham crackers
Icing
M and Ms
Gumballs
Lollipops
Chocolate chips
Tootsie rolls

You get the idea. You’ve probably constructed one or two in your lifetime: They are called gingerbread houses.

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It's official - you are looking at Ada's ugliest sweaters of 2013

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 19, 2013

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You may find these models in holiday clothing catalogs, but don’t look for the sweaters.

There are so-so sweaters and then there are just plain ugly sweaters. And, according to the Ada Kiwanis Club, you are looking at the prizes winners – certified ugliest sweaters in Ada this season.

Mike Hood and his wife, Ann, were winners of the Ugliest Sweater contest at the Christmas luncheon of the Ada Kiwanis Club.

During the party, the club held its annual Christmas auction. The auctioneers were Santa (John Berg) Claus and his Chief Elf (Bruce Neely). Fifty gifts were awarded to successful bidders.

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