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Has winter run its course? During March 1-24, the area had 11 days with snow on the ground, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

For a look at the month's high and lows and precipitation, open the attachement at the bottom of this story.

The end of March and early-April calendar is full of activities at Ada schools. Here's an update of activities from the school website.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

March 27th: FFA Banquet in Cafeteria 6:30 – 8:30 PM
March 28th: Grades will be sent home with students.
March 28th: National Honor Society Induction Ceremony Auditorium 7:30 – 9:00 PM

Alexis Amburgey, Ada High School junior

What classes are you taking this semester?
College Prep English II, AP U.S. History, French III, Pre-Cal/Trig, Advanced Chemistry, Government and Anatomy/Physiology.

How about your sports activities?
I play basketball, volleyball and softball. Basketball is my favorite. I play point. My best game this year was the first game against Cory-Rawson. I scored 22 points and had a good game overall. In volleyball I’m a hitter and in softball I’m a pitcher.

It's not too impressive, but it's the start of something big. Work is officially underway on the Ada First United Methodist Church building site. Here's the view from March 25.

Michael Harnishfeger, Ada police chief, provided The Icon with the Ada police call logs from March 10 to 16.

They are in two attachments at the bottom of this story.

Anna Mary Titus Shanks, 96, died on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 1:31 p.m. at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus.

She was born on September 12, 1917 in Johnston, Ohio to Walter A. and Edith (McCamey) Titus and they preceded her in death. On August 2, 1939 she married Robert S. Shanks and he died on January 9, 1991.

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