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Katie Wright 1929-2014

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, June 28, 2014

Kathleen "Katie" Wright, 84, died on Thursday, June 26, 2014, at 3:30 a.m. at Shawnee Manor, Lima.

She was born on Oct. 27, 1929, in Floyd County, Kentucky, to Willie and Sarah (Puckett) Wright, they preceded her in death.

Kathleen worked at the Ada Kroger Store and later the Marion Kroger Store. She attended Lonesome Valley United Baptist Church of Alger. She attended McGuffey High School. s.

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Here comes the bus (form) - due in six weeks

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, June 28, 2014

In six week the attachments on the bottom of this story may be of serious interest to you - if someone in your family rides an Ada school bus.

Bus requests for the 2014-15 school year are due on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Although the school office is closed until Aug. 4, here's an advance copy of the form, which you may need to compete - if riding a bus is in your school year plans.

Two attachments at the bottom of this story include information about the form, and the actual form.

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"Give me an A!" - 83 sports seasons ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, June 28, 2014

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Upon a time all cheerleaders were boys. As proof, here are the Ada High School cheerleaders during the 1930-31 school year - 83 sports seasons ago.

There names: from left, Oren Dickason, Ray Olsen and Bill Lowman. 

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Marjorie L. McKee 1940-2014

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, June 28, 2014

Marjorie L. "Marge" McKee, 73, died at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at her residence in Ada, Ohio.

She was born Sept. 6, 1940, in Allen County Ohio to Glenn and Helen (Allstetter) Zimmerly and they are both deceased. She married Ronald D. McKee on June 9, 1957 and he survives in Ada.

Marjorie was a homemaker; a member of the First Baptist Church of Ada and attended Ada High School. 

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Ada Kiwanis Club has several summer projects in the works

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, June 28, 2014

For Immediate Release June 17, 2014 President Heather Cox called the weekly meeting of the Ada Kiwanis Club to order at 12:00 noon on Tuesday June 24th at McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University, Ada. Jon Umphress offered the invocation.

Duane Statler was welcomed as a guest. The membership anniversary of Brian Myers (June 22, 2004) was noted. The wedding anniversaries of Jon and Sue Umphress (June 20, 1971) and Tom and Karen Kier (June 30, 1984) were also noted.

In business: -Treasurer Brian Myers updated members on club finances.

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I do windows

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 27, 2014

Katherine Rayle, a volunteer at ReStore Community Center, puts the brush to the glass. The Icon found her as she was decorating ReStore's window to reflect wedding items.

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