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She advances to state swim finals in two races

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By Cort Reynolds
CANTON - Ada senior Klava Katayama finished second in two events during the preliminary round Thursday at the 44th annual girls Ohio Div. II state swim meet, advancing to the finals Friday at Canton's C.T. Branin Natatorium with her strong showings.

Katayama finished second in both the 50-yard freestyle (23.58) and 100-yard butterfly (55.57) events Thursday night.

Presentation during Ada Area Chamber of Commerce's annual luncheon meeting at The Inn

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- Check out several photos at the bottom of this story -
Century 21 Sunway Realty is Ada's 2020 outstanding business of the year.

The designation was presented during the Feb. 19 Ada Area Chamber of Commerce annual luncheon meeting at The Inn at ONU.

The chamber also honored Don Traxler with a lifetime membership. Click here for that story.

Deb Curlis, chamber director, read the following, which included the nomination of the Main Street realty firm:

Ada chamber gives former mayor and community activist a lifetime membership

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Want to hear a good Don Traxler story?

When Don went to see Ronald Reagan campaign in Lima in 1984, he set off the beepers as he walked through a metal detector.

The Secret Service didn’t ask him to empty his pockets. They should have. His pockets were filled with Mondale for President pins. The pins set off the beepers.

That’s not the first time Don’s antics have set off beepers, and it probably won’t be the last.

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There's nothing like having a good book read aloud to you.  Tessa Coulson, substitute teacher at the ONU preschool, reads to a captive audience of three students. The book is "Have Fun Molly Lou Melon."

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SB Nation published a column by local sports writer, Cort Reynolds, on Larry Bird's legacy of winning and big plays in the mid-season classic. 

CLICK HERE TO READ THE COLUMN.

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What was the groundhog thinking on Feb. 2?

This month's temperatures so far range from a high of 61 - on the day after Groundhog's Day - to a low of 6 all of 10 days later.

Then, there's that snow and ice that caused so many delays. In all, we had 3.7 inches of snow and .38 inches of ice in a two-day period of Feb. 12-13.

Here's a look at the first 17 days of the month, provided by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

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