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Taken at the Harvest, Herb and Hat Festival in Ada

Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
We express our personalities in the clothing we wear, including headgear.

Here's a series of photos taken at the Harvest and Herb Fest on Saturday in downtown Ada.

We encourage Icon viewers to open the hat
attachment at the bottom of this story.

You'll find funny stuff, team caps (always popular nowadays), cowboy hats, straw hats, hoods, a flag in the hair, military and band hats, and more...know any of these people? Check out the pooch, too, sporting an OSU cap.

Welcome to "Poetic License." The Icon features a variety of license plates in this column. This plate was photographed on Bluffton's Main Street.

...and don't forget to put the 2 cent stamp on the letter

Once upon a time in Ada
Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse
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Here's an important notice from the Ada Post Office from January, 1911:

Patrons of the post office will please observe that the office will not be open on Sunday afternoons hereafter.

Those served by carrier can call for their mail on Sunday morning at the time the office is open by going to the city carriers’ windows and asking them for the mail as they are on duty there and then, the same as the other department of the office. 

Here's a pooch waiting for you to adopt it. Looks like a great lap dog.

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

It's possible.

This is the Ada High School junior-senior Girls' Athletic Association in the 1956-57 school year.

Had Title IV existed at this time perhaps there would be more girls' trophies in the Ada HS athletic showcase.

 

Spencerville wins this one 22-19

By Dusty Donley
A last second pass into the end zone from Ada quarterback Seth Conley was intercepted, sealing a 22-19 Spencerville victory over the visiting Bulldogs.

GAME STATS IN ATTACHMENT AT BOTTOM -

Conley threw for 370 yards in this tightly contested Northwest Conference battle, but a late Bearcat touchdown gave Spencerville a lead they would not relinquish. The loss drops Ada to 2-2 on the season and 0-1 in the NWC.

Solid defense kept both teams out of the end zone in the first quarter.

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