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A day for science

Keith Gudakunst, Ada High School science teacher, examines one of the major eighth grade science projects, which were judged and later on display at the school on Jan. 24. Click here for a photo sampling of this year's projects.

Grin and bear it

By any stretch of the imagination, could the owner of this license plate be in some way connected to Ohio Northern University? That's our guess. The Icon spotted this plate one afternoon while roaming Ada. We welcome a comment on who owns the plate.

An interesting story about an interesting old Ada snapshot

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There's a story behind every black and white snapshot, and this photo tells an interesting Ada story. Virginia (Snare) Long, former Ada resident, now of Fostoria, shared this photo and the story behind it to The Icon.

Here's the story in Virginia's words:

"This is a picture of the Liberty Bank in Ada, taken in the late 1940s. In the front window you can see the bank vault. That was where all the money was kept. It was opened each morning and closed at the end of the day. This was the job of the cashier, at that time, Rodney Hover.

Nate Bascom participating in preseason training with Columbus Crew of MLS

By Andrew Korba

Former Ohio Northern men's soccer standout Nate Bascom is taking part in preseason training with Major League Soccer's (MLS) Columbus Crew in Bradenton, Florida.

The entire Crew roster is down at the camp, as well as some other invitees.

Bascom was invited as a trialist to the camp and is in competition for a spot on the team.

"The players down here are very skilled and talented," Bascom said. "It is a thrill to go against the top competition in the United States."

Bascom is one of the most decorated players in Ohio Northern men's soccer history.

Saturday is final day to sign up for spring youth soccer

There's still time to sign up for spring soccer, but hurry. The final sign-up is from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 26, at Restore Community Center, 210 N. Main St.

If you child has not previously planned with the Ada Soccer organization please bring a birth certificate with you.

Ada HS spring musical will lead down the Yellow Brick Road

We don’t know if Justin England has ever been to Kansas, but he and the Ada High School cast of “The Wizard of Oz” plan a trip there in May. They will take you with them.

This spring’s Ada HS musical is “The Wizard of Oz.” Justin, an Ada junior, was recently cast in the role of the wizard. No, the production won’t be performed in the State of Kansas  –  you’ll have to pretend that  – instead it will be in the Ada school auditorium.

This is Justin’s third role in an Ada  HS drama production. He was a member of the cast of “Lagoon” as an eighth grader and “A Haunting We Will Go,” as a sophomore.

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