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Myah Keckler wins two first places

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Myah Keckler won first place in showmanship for her swine and first in her class for her Gilt Evie. She is in fifth grade at Ada. This took place Tuesday at the Hardin County Fair.

To post your junior fair awards, send information to [email protected].

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Ian Dellifield junior fair king runner-up

Ada Icon invites local 4-H leaders to send fair results for posting
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Ian Dellifield, Ada High School senior, is the 2020 Hardin County Junior Fair king runner-up. The announcement was made Tuesday. The ceremony may be watched on YouTube by clicking here.

This year’s fair king is Lance Good of Hardin Northern. The fair queen is Allison Moore of Upper Scioto Valley. Lenore Kohl of Kenton is the queen runner-up. Ada’s queen candidate was Alyssa Wince.

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Slade Gossman, Melia Santillanez junior fair winners

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Two members of the Ada Barnyard Farmers 4-H Club were winners in the Hardin County Junior Fair judging.

• Slade Gossman received best of show poultry champion
• Melia Santillanez received best of show reserve champion 

Ada 4-H leaders may submit list of winners to [email protected].

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Mary Bowden is in the Vancrest resident spotlight

Did you know she helped train pilots in WWII?
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, September 8, 2020

You probably know Mary Bowden, but did you know she was once a link trainer operator?

And, what’s that? Well, during World War II she operated a simulator that helped train pilots.

There’s a lot more to know about Mary, and here’s another thing: this month, she is in the Vancrest resident spotlight.

Mary is a 1941 graduate of Ada High School. Her favorite food is ham and beans with cornbread. 

She’s a swimmer and was trained to teach swimming. The “crawl,” now called freestyle swimming, was her favorite stroke. 

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Larger than life

"Hey, mom, I'm on the ONU billboard"
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, September 7, 2020

You've seen this Ohio Northern University billboard north of Ada on State Route 235.

Now you can meet the student featured in the center of this enormous photo just outside of town. In case you missed this, the student photographed is standing in the field pointing to his picture.

Senior nursing student Jarrett Sitton walked into class one day to hear his instructor congratulate him on being famous. When he learned he was featured on a billboard just outside of Ada, Jarrett describes his reaction: “excitement wasn’t even the beginning of it.”

Right away, he called his mom to tell her the news, and of course, her first request was “send me a picture.”

 

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Alyssa Wince and Ian Dellfield junior fair royalty candidates

11 candidates vying for this year's junior fair royalty; crowning is Sept. 8
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, September 3, 2020

Two Ada High School seniors are among 11 candidates vying for this year’s Hardin County Junior Fair royalty. The Junior Fair king and queen will be crowned on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. 

Due to the restricted attendance at the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony will be streamed live to the public on the Hardin County Fair Facebook Page.

Ada’s candidates are Alyssa Wince for queen and Ian Dellifield, for king. Both students were previously named Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative Ada HS students of the month.

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