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Parent meeting for high school athletes

The OHSAA parent meeting for Ada High School fall athletes 7-12 will be Sunday July 30th @ 7:00 in the high school auditorium.
(Ohio Alerts)

OHSSA parent meeting at Ada HS

The OHSAA parent meeting for Ada High School fall athletes 7-12 will be Sunday July 30th @ 7:00 in the high school auditorium.
(Ohio Alerts)

When neighboring Bluffton experienced the sound of "a thousand freight trains"

Local resident's home movie of 1965 tornado rediscovered

WATCH THE VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY

FROM BLUFFTON ICON - James Crawfis told The Icon that it was like finding a buried treasure.

It is exactly that. On an 8 mm home movie camera, James’ dad, Gary, filmed the aftermath of the April 1965 tornado that tore through the Bluffton countryside. The reels remained in a storage box until this year when James transferred the movies to digital.

In fact, The Icon is not aware of any movies shots of the tornado’s after match. Crawfis shared the now-YouTube video with the Icon and we share it here with viewers.

GVE THNX

GVE THNX is spotted from time to time in Ada. The Icon saw the plate on a white Camaro with orange trim parked at the Ada post office.

Early July street scenes from 35-mm film

Here are Ken Collins photos of early July scenes in Ada taken with 35-mm film, you know, the old fashioned camera with Real Film that you have to get printed or have a darkroom of your own. Nearly everyone has a camera with them nowadays since nearly everyone has a cell phone or computer tablet. Most cameras that require film are stored away in a drawer gathering dust...waiting for the time they qualify for entry into a museum.

(Ken Collins photos)

Dog park update at chamber breakfast

Wednesday morning in the Bear Cave

Ada Area Chamber of Commerce members will get an update on the proposed Ada dog park this week.

The chamber meeting, open to the public, is at 8 a.m., Wednesday,  July 19, in McIntosh Center on the ONU campus, according to David Dellifield, chamber president.

Due to construction, the breakfast meeting takes place in the Bear Cave. Persons attending should use the parking lot west of The Inn and enter on the south entrace of McIntosh at the double-door entrance.

CLICK HERE FOR AN EARLIER STORY ON THE PROPOSED PARK.

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