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This time at Buckeye Invitation in Ohio Stadium

By Monty Siekerman
The Ada High School Marching Band and Color Guard earned a superior rating and first place in class C Saturday at the Buckeye Invitational at Ohio Stadium.

This was the third competition of the season and the third time the Bulldogs earned first place.
 
In addition the group earned honors for best color guard, best general effect, best marching, and best visual effect in class C.

The competition was sponsored by the Ohio Music Education Association and hosted by the OSU marching band.

This class meets outdoors on a pleasant day...at an especially appropriate spot. The sculpture (at left) symbolizes religion and learning, thus was placed between English Chapel and Heterick Library. The class, taught by Hongyu Wu (at left), is titled Food, Religion, and Identity. (Monty Siekerman)

30 turbine wind farm catching the breeze north of Dola and Dunkirk

By Monty Siekerman
Kevin Mierzejewski, flying in a light sport aircraft, captured photos of some of the giant wind turbines now being placed just east of Ada.

• The turbines are gigantic compared to the three at ONU and the one at Ada Schools. The tower of these is 300 feet high, the blade is 150 feet long, thus when a blade is pointing up, the turbine reaches 450 feet from the ground.

• The placement has been described as north of Dola and Dunkirk, but in reality the "turbine farm" begins just three miles west of town near SR81 and CR 75 (near Sugar Grove UM Church). They are visible from Ada, if trees do not obstruct one's view.

Meet Athena She is a 1 year old female walker hound mix. She weighs 45 pounds. Can you give Athena a forever home? 

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.

The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.

Here's members of the Ada High School National Honor Society from the 1977-78 school year. Names are under the photo.

Ohio Beef - this is a speciality plate the Icon saw on Main Street Bluffton. It's a Hancock County plate we spotted on a dark  blue Toyota Highlander.

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