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Three score and six Christmases ago in Ada

Note: The Icon posted this photo several years ago, but as a Christmas scene it's a good one to reflect upon.

It's  rare winter night scene of Main Street, Ada. By the looks of that Buick, we'd say it this photo was taken close to 1953.

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When rollerblade hockey was king in Ada

By Leland Crouse
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July 1993 a group of Ada youngsters created a neat summer pastime playing “rollerblade hockey.” It all started initially with just a few neighborhood kids in the north end of town playing street hockey. They soon found that it was a lot more fun and a lot faster wearing rollerblades. 

“A couple of us have been playing hockey for several years,” explains Joel Hauenstein age 11 and a member of the Strikers team. “We got some other kids interested and formed teams.” 

1993 Civic League project

Member of the Ada Junior Civic League, pictured here, cleaned a two-mile section of State Route 81 in April 1993.

Members cleaned up this section of the roadway four times a year as part of the Adopt-a-Highway program.

Standing from left, Katie Baker, Shirley Chambers, Phyllis Griffin, Carolyn Hadley, Linda Runser and Miko Green.

Front from left, Nancy Lile and Sandy Neely. (From collection of Leland Crouse)

Ada's recycling center - 1993

From 1993 - Here are volunteers who operated the Ada recycling center in May 1993. They include members of the Ada American Legion and Legion Auxiliary.

From left, Wilma Hubbell, Verda Helser, Robert Krofft, Robert Hubbell, Florence Pumphrey, Chet Klingler, Ralph Wright and Pauline Shadley. 

Irene Hall is in the foreground. (Photo from Leland Crouse)

1993 Ada Kindergarten

From 1993 - Ada Kindergarteners dressed in storybook fashion for a recent project about Cinderella.

Students in Julia Shull's morning Kindergarten are, back row from left, Anthony Winter, Nicholas Fisher, Chris Moyers, Heith Montgomery and Cody Dysert.

Middle from left, Sarah Bosse, Tia Risner and Jennnifer Sheldon.

Seated from left, Brittany Gibson, Alex Pilger, Amber Anderson, Kyle Massillo, Cyndi Lowry, Amy Miller and Zack Badertscher. 

Amanda Campbell is rding the coach and Chad Bowsher is the footman.

(Leland Crouse photo)

The quiz bowl team that won the 40-team WS Lake Campus invitational

For the second time in three years the Ada High School Quiz team qualified for national competition. By winning the 40-team Wright State Lake Campus Scholarship Bowl Invitational Tournament held March 23 and 25, 1993, in Celina, Ada has earned the right to advance to competition on the national level.

Members of the team are from left, Keri Kindle, David Movis, Randy Brown, Stella Kurtz and Alice Wamer.

(Leland Crouse collection)

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