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Once upon a time in Ada: The first parcel post package sent from Ada was in 1913

Lee Crouse shares some things you didn't know about your hometown
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 24, 2016

Once upon a time in Ada
Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse
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Jan. 1,1913, the first parcel post package sent from Ada was a roll of fancy assorted papers sold by the Record to a young man who sent them to Pennsylvania. For the first week of the new parcels post the local business in Ada post office was as follows: parcels mailed out, 129: parcels received, 195: parcels for local delivery, 3.

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Icon's dog of the week: Hunter, a male hound mix wants to live in Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 24, 2016

Hunter, 2 year old male hound mix, 54 pounds

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Chevy and Olds dealer in Ada? You bet!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 24, 2016

There was a time when you could buy a new Chevolet or Oldsmobile in Ada. Here's the dealership photo, known as Liberty Chevrolet. This photo is from the 1953 Ada centennial book.

The Icon needs some assistance from viewers about this photo. Where was the dealership located and when did it go out of business.

Send details to: [email protected].

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Meet CHRS MSN

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 24, 2016

Meet CHRS MSN. The Icon spotted this plate on a red Chrysler 300 S in the Mennonite Memorial Home parking lot in Bluffton. It has a Hancock County sticker. If Chris is viewing this, please tell us the meaning of this plate.

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Ada mayor and police chief make special presentation to 5 Celina band members

Recognizing their quick action as a result of a Pitbull attack this summer
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 23, 2016

Ada police chief and mayor made a special trip to Celina on Saturday night.

They made a presentation to five Celina band members prior to Celina High School's football game as a result of quick thinking made by the five Celina students during a summer band camp practice at ONU.

Michael Harnishfeger, police chief, and David Retterer, Ada mayor, made the presentation on the Celina football field.

Here's announcement that was read at the pre-game:

To: Joshua Hole, Gabriella Posada, Conner Ewing, Daycie Hatfield and Marie Zehringer.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

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Hello, Bill and Gretchen!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 23, 2016

Bill and Gretchen Robinson enjoy the ONU homecoming parade and visiting friends. They now live in Pittsburgh after retiring. Bill is a former village councilman and school board member. He held various administrative positions at ONU during his nearly 50 years with the university (Monty Siekerman photo)

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