Jalapeno's chicken tortilla voted Buy Ada First soup-off winner
Over 125 Halloween party-goers enjoyed the best soup in Ada on Monday during the first-ever Buy Ada First soup cookoff.
Jalapenos were voted the favorite of four soups, in a close voting, Jalapeno's winning entry was chicken tortilla soup. Other soup competitors were chili soup from Ada Express Mart, Italian wedding soup from Little Mexico and curried squash soup from Sodexo.
Kaleigh Heitmeyer was the winner of the Pumpkins on Main hunt. Her entry was chosen from all the participants in the contest. She won a gift basket of prizes.
The word or number answers to the pumpkin hunt follow:
1 - Quest Federal Credit Union - "Ghost"
2 - Ada Herald - "Goblin"
3 - Body Works - "Cobweb"
4 - Century 21 - "Pumpkin"
5 - Edward Jones - "100"
6 - Ada Flea Market - "Boo"
7 - Little Mexico - "45"
8 - Jalapeno's - "8"
9 - Reichert's - "63"
10 - Health Chek - "Black Cat"
11 - Vicki's Music Studio - "Eerie Music"
12 - Hays Insurance - "73"
13 - Liberty National Bank - "Candy"
14 - The Depot - "Scarecrow"
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