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1912 in Ada - Business men organized to make plans for the first F&M Picnic

Once upon a time in Ada - things you didn't know about your hometown
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 17, 2016

Once upon a time in Ada
Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse
[email protected]

March 3, 1912 the Business Men’s Club was organized. W.C. Ewing was the first president. In 1914 this organization formulated plans for the first Farmers & Merchants Picnic.

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Icon's dog of the week: Minnie has a micro-chip and is ready to go home with you

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 17, 2016

Meet Minnie- a 1 1/2 year old Terrier mix. Golden in color. Already micro-chipped, fixed, up to date on shots and crate trained.

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

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Ada women's Cosmopolitan Club - 1953

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 17, 2016

The year is 1953. Here is the Ada women's Cosmopolitan Club. The club was organized in 1935 and state federated in 1945.

You certainly recognize some famiiar Ada names here including Marshall, Stambaugh, Hindall, Bowden, Cole, Neiswander and Stober, for example.

And, we see Mary Bowden in the second row. Who else do you recognize in this group of Ada women?

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CHEER 63 - a cheerleader born in 1963?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 17, 2016

The Icon spotted "CHEER 63" in the Ada school parking lot in September. Look for it in a white Chevy Traverse LTE. Does it belong for a former cheerleader born in 1963? That's our best guess.

Do you have an interesting license plate? Send a photo to [email protected]. Don't forget to tell us the plate's meaning.

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Please pass me the orange crayon

Competition stiff at library coloring contest - still time to enter
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 16, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
Whether you are 5 or 105 years old, there is a coloring contest for you at the Ada Public Library.

Patrons can choose between two pictures to vie for $15 gift certificates which will be given to winners in each of four categories:
•  Kindergarten to second grade
• Third to fifth grade
• Sixth to 12th grade
• Adults

Stop by the library to choose the picture you want to color. Deadline for submissions is Oct. 31.

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Best color guard, best percussion, best music, best visual effects

Judges love AHS band at Norton competition
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 16, 2016

The Ada High School marching band earn a first place finish in Class C (schools with less than 300 students in grades 10-12) at the “Art in Motion” OMEA competition held Saturday in Norton. 

The group also received the following awards when combining classes B and C:
• Best color guard
• Best percussion
• Best music
• Best visual effects

Additionally the band was awarded points for the best visual effect regardless of any band size!

The band received a superior rating, signifying an outstanding performance with very few errors, in the following categories: color guard, percussion and visual effect.

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