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Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse

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Early 1932:

January: the Ada roller skating hockey team lost to Lima. Players included Sanford and Harry Wright, James Ferrall, Kenneth Robnolte, Robert Lindsley, Homer Hawes and Robert Wallick.

March: Andrew’s Dairy (later Ada Dairy) was in business in Ada.

March: Russell and Stella Hoover of DeGraff purchased the Ada Creamery and opened the Hoover Creamery at 227 North Main Street.

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Hardin United Way drive off and running

Dan and Christ Burns-DiBiasio co-chairs
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 21, 2017

The 2018 United Way of Hardin County officially announced its campaign program, at the annual kick off breakfast, Thursday in Kenton.  

The honorary chairman Dr Daniel DiBiasio and Chris Burns-DiBiasio have previous experience with United Way campaigns and expressed their commitment to United Way and belief of the great services it provides. "This is a very important program, and we want to do what we can, to achieve success," said the DiBiasios.

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Window with a construction view

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 21, 2017

Although this scene changes daily, here's a recent view from inside the Ada Public Library of the goings-on outside the library.

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Football U - everything you need to know

Sign-up now for basic or advance one-hour course
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 21, 2017

By Monty Siekerman
Football is just around the corner, and the ONU football coaching staff will hold Football U for anyone wanting to learn more about the game. It's free and open to the public. Here are details:

There will be a 1-hour basic level course Saturday. Registration is at 1 p.m., the session starting at 1:30 p.m. This course features Basic Level (Football 101) and Advanced Level (Football 452) sessions.

The Offensive 101 level session will run concurrently with the Defensive 452 session, and vice versa. Each session will be 30 minutes in duration.

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Watching the sun and moon play solar eclipse tag over Ada

Where were you when the sun blinked at 2:28 p.m.?
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 21, 2017

Note: While Monty Siekerman is on a sunny vacation in Florida the Bluffton I con shares its solar eclipse photos with Ada viewers.

FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Where were you when the sun blinked at 2:28 p.m.?

Many Icon viewers were wearing funny dark glasses and staring into space. Those who did have a story to tell their grandchildren. Ada and Bluffton were at 85 percent coverage of the great solar eclipse of 2017.

While not like a total eclipse, it was a very noticible afternoon.

CHECK OUT OUR VIDEO AND PHOTOS BELOW -

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Attention eclipse viewers - Icon wants to hear your story

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 21, 2017

The Ada Icon seeks viewers who live in the path of the Aug. 21 solar eclipse - or area viewers who traveled to see the eclipse at its full view.

1 – Send your comments
2 – Photos (if you have any)
3 - The location you watched the eclipse
4 - Who you were with at the time
5 - Anything else pertaining to your experience

Send to: [email protected].

Watch for a follow-up story on Ada's eclipse watchers.

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