By Monty Siekerman
Among the F&M prince and princess candidates this year are (front row, from left) Riece Clark, Kaylee Watson; (back row, from left) Kyleigh Watson, Maudie Decker.
Here's the scoop on the seven candidates: Riece Clark, guardian Gale Mullett, age 4, preschool, enjoys playing ball, riding his motorcycle, swimming, and playing with cars. Kaylee Watson, daughter of Jordan and Megan Watson, age 9, fourth grade, enjoys horseback riding, softball, Girl Scouts, working in the garden with her Dad and raising bunnies with her Mom.
The word's getting around. Ada is the town with hanging flower baskets. Here is one of the baskets in the railroad depot park that makes summer a great place here.
By Monty Siekerman
The first six months of this year found a duplex, a home, and a church addition, plus assorted fences, decks, and storage sheds built in Ada. ONU demolished a house on Ballard and Karlton Plaugher removed a house trailer on Lincoln.
Pictured here: work continues on a $200,000 duplex on Autumn Drive by Myler Construction. Two similar duplexes have been built by Myler in the past year or so, as shown in the background of the photo.
Zoning permits were granted to Clint Mathewson for a $250,000 single family home at 1136 Beech St. and a $245,000 addition to Grace Gospel Church, 321 N. Gilbert St.
Summer conditioning programs and 10 days of coaching will conclude this weekend as the first official day of practice for OHSAA fall sports arrives next week. Football practice begins Monday, while all other fall sports may begin practice on Tuesday.
Schools are reminded of OHSAA heat regulations and the practice guidelines specific to football contact (please see below).
Please visit the specific sport pages at www.OHSAA.org for preseason manuals, news releases, regulations, bulletins, tournament information and state tournament coverage.
