Story and photos by Monty Siekerman Note: Monty took his camera to a recent Ada swim meet and focused on the activities taking place around the pool's edge.
Swim meets draw a lot of people because there are many team members and their friends and relatives come to watch the action.
• There are about 75 members on a team with 6 age groups competing in four different strokes. Since swim meets occur near suppertime, downing a hotdog from the concession stand is a popular choice for a quick meal before the meet begins, as evidenced by Boston Barker.
Ada First United Methodist's VBS, with the theme “Faith Lab,” met last week combining science, service opportunities and love with children, staff and the community. The 4-7th grade classes were called the Service Squad. Pictured are some of the squad members serving dinner at The ReStore Center last week. Students are (from left) Connor Mckean, Kale Pedersen, Bella Klingler, Tyler McClain, and Natalyn McClain. Leader Kurt Klingler supervised
This year a bike route
passes through Ada-
Some 250 bike riders from far and near, first time event riders and riders with thousands of miles to their name, some on the fastest bikes and others who don’t even pedal, are coming to the 4th annual Bluffton Ride to Remember on Saturday, July 14.
Riders can choose routes from 2 miles to 112 miles on roads with scenic and historical interest. The Ride to Remember also provides rest areas, mobile rider support, an $8 meal coupon, showers and swimming.
Jon Umphress provided the Icon with this interesting photo of Ada's "Hello Girls," taken in 1948. These were employees of the telephone company in Ada. The photo was taken during the office Christmas party.
Left to right: Mabel Caudler, Ethel Stauffer, Betty Lu Hunsicker. Bonnie Hunsicker, Ruth Baughman, Gladys Myers, Allen High, Hallie Long, "Bink" Cunningham," Verna Lantz, Ruby Phillips, Gladys Binkley, Lizzie Wood and John Lantz, manager.
