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Bryan Boulanger remembers when he saw, really saw, the night sky
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, October 21, 2016

Story and photos by Amy Eddings
Bryan Boulanger remembers when he saw, really saw, the night sky.

It was October 2007. Boulanger was camping with two friends in the Guadalupe Mountains in Texas, where he had just started teaching civil engineering at Texas A&M University. He was 31 years old.

“We slept on the ground, and the night sky was amazing,” he said. “It was so fantastic, it was hard to fall asleep.”

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Ada HS quiz bowl team 2nd in 16-school competition

In WTLW-TV Quiz Whiz event
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, October 21, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
The Ada High School quiz bowl team finished second out of 16 teams at the WTLW-TV Quiz Whiz held this week at WTLW in Lima.  

On Tuesday, the upper bracket field was reduced from eight teams to two.  In the opener, Ada scored an opening round win over Bath by one question. In the second round, the Bulldogs bested Celina to advance to the semifinals.

In the second night of competition, Ada defeated Versailles to advance to the final match, facing St. Mary’s High School.   St. Mary’s had advanced to the finals by winning both of their matches in the Wednesday lower bracket matches.  The lower bracket was also a field of eight.  

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Ada band continues its winning streak

Now just a few points shy of qualifying for state marching band finals
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 20, 2016

The Ada High School Marching Band continues winning streak.

The Ada High School marching band earned first place in class C Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Buckeye Invitational.

This was the third competition of the season and the third time the Bulldogs have earned first place.

In addition, the group earned honors for best general effects, color guard, music and visual effects in Class C.

The Buckeye Invitational is a high school band competition sponsored by the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA). It is hosted by The Ohio State University Marching Band and takes place in Ohio Stadium.

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Zeta Tau Alpha raises money for cancer research

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, October 20, 2016

Zeta Tau Alpha sorority sponsored a buffet Tuesday at The Inn, hoping to raise more than $1,000 for cancer research and education.

Colette Rzeszutko (right), who was in charge of the event, welcomes Matthew Phillips, a business professor, and his wife, Angie, a teacher at Allen East.

About 170 people dined at the Pink Pasta buffet. Ridding the world of cancer is the national and local philanthropic effort of ZTA. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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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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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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