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Now in bloom

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 22, 2017

Visitors to the Ada railroad depot park can't help but notice the purple irises now in full bloom. The flower garden offers a continual parade of blooming flowers.

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Kiwanis Club presents $3,950 in scholarships

Seven Ada senior are recipients
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 22, 2017

The Ada Kiwanis Club awarded seven scholarships to Ada High School graduating seniors at the 36th annual senior honor awards dinner held at the school.

The total amount presented was $3,950.00.

Ada Kiwanis Club President Tom Kier made the presentations to the following graduating seniors: Meredith Marshall, Elizabeth Milks, Kaitlyn Long, Makayla Callahan, Shaheed Hasan Khan, Kyli Lause and Madeline Skiver.

Kier noted that the club has been privileged to present club scholarships for many years and that this year marks the first year that the club has presented seven scholarships.

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Thimbles anyone?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 22, 2017

You don't have to be a seamstress to collect these. Ada Flea Market has two sets of very unusual thimbles.

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Remember Huber's Furniture and Appliances?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 22, 2017

This is Huber's Furniture and Appliances store on Main Street Ada. The year is 1953.

Huber's offered  products in the follow brands: Westinghouse, Bigelow Sanford, Maytag, Kroehler, Hoover, Crosley, Speed Queen, Simmons, Magic Chef and Fostoria ware.

The business phone number was: 1.

 

 

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ONU1OSU

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 22, 2017

Who ya for? The answer: both. This ONU and OSU supporter wears his school loyalty on his sleeve...or, in this case, his license plate. The two-university plate was spotted on a black Altima on ONU's campus.

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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, May 22, 2017

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse

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Ada News in 1903:

June 24, 1903: Monday the four new cannons for the artillery arm of O.N.U. military service were hauled to the campus.

July 28, 1903: the name Ohio Normal University was changed to Ohio Northern University.

July 1903: The Ada council adopted a system of numbering houses proposed by B.A. Hawes. Mr. Hawes was selling house number plates for 50 and 75 cents.

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