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Ada Kiwanis Club invites Icon viewers to join this year's Halloween parade. It is Monday, Oct. 24.

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Line-up is beind the municipal building on Buckeye Street. Registration is at 5:30 p.m. and the parade is at 6 p.m.

Costume categories follow:
• Prettiest
• Scariest
• Most original

Costume judging by age groups:
• Pre-school and Kindergarten
• 1st and 2nd grades
• 3rd and 4th grades
• 5th and 6th grades
• Groups any age and pets
• Adults (most original only)
• Ada HS band

How to prevent falls is the topic of Dr. Jason Hageman's talk during a Lunch and Learn program sponsored by Community Health Professionals.

Dr. Hageman, who is the lead physician at the new Mercy Health/Ada Family Medicine facility, will speak at noon on Thursday at CHP, 1200 S. Main.

The Lunch and Learn speaker series is free and open to the public. Call CHP to reserve a lunch, which is provided by Liberty National Bank.

Ada resident retires from Kenton medical practice

By Monty Siekerman
After 20 years of successful teaching at Ohio Northern, Judy Hruschka decided to go to med school.

The long-time Ada resident did just that at the age of 53. She retired from her medical practice in Kenton last month and has turned her attention to gardening, something she and her husband Peter have always enjoyed doing.

Of course, it rained, but that didn't dampen the evening festivities

Of course, it rained. Despite that Ada High School 2016 homecoming was memorable.

Mara Guyton was crowned queen and Jared Craig, King.

Sue Matson provided the Icon with the following photos from the pre-game ceremony. Identifications are below:

Where's the railroad track? Where's the water tower? Where's Waldo? It was a foggy day in Ada on Monday. School started with a two-hour delay but the fog won and school was cancelled. Ken Collins offers this early-morning hour photos.

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