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Pool closes with free swim Saturday

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, August 11, 2017

The Village pool at War Memorial Park closes on Saturday, but swimming that day will be free. The pool will conclude its summer swim and numerous activities with free admission from 1-8 p.m., during the F & M Picnic.

Shortly after the pool closes for the summer, a major renovation will begin, which will be concluded by the time the pool opens next May.

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Free pizza and swim today

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, August 11, 2017

Today (Friday) will be the last free lunch of the summer sponsored ReStore at War Memorial Park, but the summer program ends with a bang.

There will be a pizza party at the pool and free swimming from noon until 1 p.m.
ReStore has held free lunches and games for the youth of the community since school was dismissed in May.

Today's lunch, party and swim will be the last this year since school starts on Tuesday.

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Ada School Board will meet

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, August 11, 2017

The Ada school board will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 17, at the school.

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Scenes of Gene Autry Park

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, August 11, 2017

Ada Icon photog Ken Collins took a tour of Hardin County with camera in hand and didn't have to go far to see these scenes of Gene Autry Park, just one block west of the courthouse in Kenton.

Autry is known as  America's Favorite Singing Cowboy, having written and recorded hundreds of songs.

The Autry museum is located in LA. Although he died at the age of 91 in 1998, long before the take off of social media, his YouTube Channel has garnered more than a million views in just three years.

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A perennial that stops traffic

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, August 10, 2017

Ask Jim and Jean Neiswander how to grow a state-fair-winning dinner plate hibiscus because the one that recently started blooming in their front yard would qualify for such an honor. Here, Jean tends the Pink Elephant variety of hibiscus at her home on the corner of East Montfort and North Johnson. To get blooms like this, the plant requires TLC all season long, but the display is worth the effort.

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Ada boys golf defeats county rival

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, August 10, 2017

Ada golfers earn first win

By Cort Reynolds

 

KENTON - The Ada boys golf team defeated county foe Ridgemont at the Kenton Golf Course Wednesday to earn their first victory of the young season.

The Bulldogs beat the Gophers 247-259 in a tight dual match.

"It's very nice to get a win early in the season," said Ada head coach Jason Campbell. "It will help make practice better and more fun; you have to enjoy the wins when you get them."

Ada was led by junior Jake Colwell, who shot a career-best 57 over nine holes to take third individually in the dual match.

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