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ONU homecoming king is our own Cortland Everhart

Here's lots of homecoming parade photos - more on the way!

Cort Everhart, Ada High School grad, was crowned ONU Homecoming king Saturday at halftime of the football game. He is the son of Hardin County Sheriff Keith Everhart and his wife Tammy. Katie Kurtz of Toledo was named queen. Both are business majors.

By Monty Siekerman

A rousing and spirited ONU Homecoming parade travelled down Main Street on a warm Saturday morning.

The suggestion has been made that Ada change its name to Parade City. In the past 6 weeks, Main Street has seen Farmers and Merchants, Harvest and Herb, and ONU Homecoming parades. Upcoming are the Ada High School

Ribbon cut on Baker Residential Commons

Part of ONU's homecoming weekend

By Monty Siekerman
ONU President Emeritus Dr. Kendall Baker and wife Toby cut the ribbon during dedication ceremonies of the Baker Residential Commons at Homecoming festivities on Saturday morning.

The Bakers returned to campus from their home in Colorado to attend the ceremony in their honor: the naming of a complex of 7 residence halls in the southwest portion of campus that were built during his tenure here as president.

Here's the 2017 homecoming court

Voting took place today for Ada High School Homecoming King and Queen with the results to be announced at pregame on Friday, about 6:30 p.m. The royalty will be selected from among the senior candidates. Members of the Junior Court are (from left) Avary Acheson, Annie Ludwig, Derek Dennis, Colton Crawford, Emersyn Lee, Scarlett Craig. Attendants are (from left) Rylie Roser, Cody Johnston, freshmen; Isabella East, Isaac Spar, sophomores; Kama Arn, Sam Hibbard, juniors; Lexus Lunguy, Alexandra Waugh, Ivy Fisher, Jakob Hoschak, Aaron Everhart, Jonathan Rettig, all seniors.

Band, color guard win first

Ada High School marching band and color guard earned first place in class C at Revere Band Competition on Saturday in Richfield.

This year’s competition show is entitled “Chess-Rise of the Pawns." The band is composed of 26 instrumentalists and 13 color guard members.  

Callie Young and Jacob Colwell are the field commanders.  

The band is directed by Dr. Jonathan Lischak with color guard director Mrs. Amy Webb.

The next competition will be at the Art in Motion Marching Band Invitational on Oct. 7 in Norton.

Did you attend Ada schools in the late 1970s?

Here's the Ada eighth grade choir during the 1977-78 school year. Names of students are under the photo.

SMURF 91

The Icon spotted SMURF 91 on a Jeep in downtown Ada.

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