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Valedictorians Kendal Guagenti, Nathan Hurtig, Josephine Poling, Isaac Spar, Hunter Wells, Skyler Williams • Salutatorian Sidney Gossard 

Ada High School announced its class of 2020 valedictorians and salutatorian this week.

Valedictorians
Kendal Guagenti, Nathan Hurtig, Josephine Poling, Isaac Spar, Hunter Wells and Skyler Williams
Salutatorian
Sidney Gossard 

In addition to the students listed above, a senior honors award program is planned. Listed in this story are students who have received scholarships and other awards.

Ada school board will meet at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 21, in the board meeting room. This is the regular May meeting.

There are countless flowers blooming at New Leaf ready to relocate in your lawn this spring. The garden center north of Ada offers several options for customers ranging from curbside pickup to shopping in the greenhouse. New Leaf follows Covid-19 guidelines. Hours are Mondays to Fridays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays noon to 4 p.m.

 

Child care, campgrounds, gyms and others

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, on May 15 provided the following sector opening dates established as part of the Responsible RestartOhio plan. 

CHILD CARE: MAY 31

Beginning Sunday, May 31, childcare providers in Ohio will be permitted to reopen if these providers can meet required safety protocols. 

In cooperation with Ada schools, the Ada Icon will post each of the Ada High School class of 2020 seniors in the spotlight. Tyson Moore is today's senior in the spotlight.

We lost count of the vehicles in the 20-plus minute parade at Vancest on Wednesday. Don Traxler's estimate was 100. We'll take his number. Cars, trucks, mowers, tractors, police cars, fire trucks, with an assortment of well-wishers honking horns and carrying signs celebrated National Nursing Home Week by parading around the Vancrest parking lot to the thrills of Ada seniors who up to this moment were in lockdown. CLICK HERE for a video and views a dozen photos that complete this story.

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