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Ada Music Boosters have a detergent and trash bag deal for you

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 29, 2015

The Ada High School musical "Oklahoma" will be performed in April. And, to help pay for props, costumes and equipment for this and other programs, the Ada Music Boosters are holding a detergent and trash bag fundraiser. The sale runs through April 15.

Here’s how it works:

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15 minus with Jonathan Wey - talking about his composition for First United Methodist

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Jonathan Wey of Ohio Northern University has composed a piece titled "Unless the Lord Builds the House" for the formal dedication of the Ada First United Methodist Church on Sunday, April 12.

The 6-7 minute long piece will be sung by the church's Chancel Choir and ONU University Singers accompanied by piano and French horn. We caught up with Wey for a feature in our series "15 Minutes With."

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Suddenly it's no longer winter!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 10, 2015

It may not be The Bahamas, but these "regulars" at McDonald's are enjoying coffee on the patio at McDonald's. Robert and Marsha Stull (left) sip a cup of joe with Lee and Connie Crouse. A week ago snow piled high on the table, making the table look like a giant ice cream cone.
(Monty Siekerman)

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Want an Icon pencil? Notepad? Or want to win a free Ada Icon cinnamon bun and a cup of coffee? Here's how

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Thanks to Liberty National Bank, the Ada Icon is its featured business in March. The Icon invites viewer to stop into the bank and check out our display

We have free Icon pencils (in Ada purple) and free Icon notepads. We also have information sheets showing some Icon viewer facts. Did you know that the Ada Icon has over 6,800 total views in a 30-day period? Those views are from over 3,700 individual viewers who look at a total of 13,600 Icon pages!

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Congrats are in order for these Ada students

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Congrats are in order for several Ada students for several recent achievements. Here's the list:

CONGRATULATIONS: To the 12 Ada students that had work selected for the Kewpee Art Show which opened on Friday. Special congrats to the award winners: Jake 1st place in Sculpture, Allison 1st place in Drawing, Liz 2nd place Print-Making, Alexandra 3rd place in Painting and special honors to Shelbey who won Best of Show. Their work was chosen out of over 400 works of Art from 21 High Schools.

Congratulations: To the High School Winter Guard on qualifying for finals at the Winter Guard International Regional in Pittsburgh this Saturday.

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Warm twice - here's how

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, February 19, 2015

He may not be Paul Bunyon from American folklore, but his name is Paul.

On a cold morning when the temperature was only 11 degrees, Paul Osborne and his son Jonathan glean wood from Claire Vaubel's home on West Lima Avenue.

The work of the chopping and hauling will heat the Osborne home southeast of Ada for a time.

Paul says the adage holds true: He who chops his own wood is warm twice...once from the labor, no matter the outside temperature, and once from the heat the wood provides.

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