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Nothing stops Ada High's Winterguard team - named gold medal SRA state champs

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 26, 2013

The Ada High School Winterguard traveled to Akron, for the Springfield Northwest Classic Competition an OIPA sanctioned event. 

The Ada Winterguard performs a four-minute flag and rifle routine. The routine is choreographed by Jonathan Lischak, who serves as advisor and director of the Ada Winterguard with co-director Amy Webb. 

Ada HS competed in the Scholastic Regional A (SRA) category at their last competition on Sunday, March 17. The guard again scored their highest score in their history at the SRA level with an 89.33  They outscored their closest opponent by 15 points to take first place out of 11 teams. 

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Ada Barnyard 4-H Club meets March 24

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 21, 2013

The next Ada Barnyard 4-H Club meeting will be Sunday, March 24, at 2 p.m. at Sugar Grove Church.
Please Bring:
1. Your enrollment forms if not already turned in.
2. $5 dues
3. Campaign speeches for election of officers
4. Copy of calendar, Constitution and By-Laws - Should be in your e-mail by Friday.

This will be a long meeting so plan on being there till 4 pm. Demos and Refreshments are by Archers and Boutwells. 

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Katey and Kyley aren't the only twins in the Stuart family

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 21, 2013

The Ada Icon talked with the Stuart twins recently. They are freshman at Ada High School. Here’s part of the conversation. Forgive us if we’ve mixed up some of their responses.

What classes are you taking this semester?
Both: Spanish I, Biology, English, Geometry, World History and Art.

I understand you aren’t the only twins in your family.
Katey: We have an older brother and sister, who are also twins - Lee and Lindsay. They are both Ada High School graduates. We also have one older brother and sister who aren’t twins. I think we had great-great uncles who were twins.

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Ada Kiwanis Club preparing for Saturday's pancake-sausage event

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Tuesday, March 19, 2013

President Myrna McCurdy called the March 19th meeting of the Ada Kiwanis Club to order at noon in McIntosh Center, ONU.

The invocation was offered by Jon Umphress

The birthday of David Dellifield (March 17th) was noted. 
The membership anniversary of Bill Fuller (March 26, 2009) was also noted.
Member Ann Hamilton was congratulated on her new position within the university.

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Richland Manor board meets

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 19, 2013

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Members of the Richland Manor Advisory Board, back row from left: Liz Abel, Janey Richards, Sue Hardwick, Janet Mauk, Sarah Foster, Deb Simpson and Pam Taylor.

Front from: Fred Steiner, Michael Richards, Roseline Cookey-Oruma, Nancy Landry, and Deb Curlis.

The board meets four times a year and hears updates from the administrator and staff members. The board also provides feedback to the administrator and staff from the community that Richland Manor serves.

The most recent meeting of the board was earlier this month.

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Talk with Austin Cobb and soon the subject turns to baseball

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 18, 2013

We met up with Austin Cobb, Ada High School senior, in study hall. He was at his usual table with Micah Roberson, Brenden Szippl and Kellen Decker.

What classes are you taking this semester?
English, Ceramics, Sociology, Algebra II, French I, Communications and Yearbook.

Do you play on any sport teams?
Yes, basketball and baseball. I pitch and play shortstop in baseball.

Tell me about your best-ever baseball game.
It was last summer on the Lima American Legion team. I was a pitching relief in the fourth inning and I took the game in 11 or 12 innings. It was against Troy.

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