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By Cort Reynolds

ADA - The Ada golf team competed in two Northwest Conference meets this week to tee off their season.

On Wednesday, Ada came in fourth at a four-team Northwest NWC meet at Delphos.

Paulding took first with 184 strokes, followed by Delphos Jefferson (194),
Crestview (2-2) and Ada (333).

Senior Taylor Ramey shot a 7-7-9-8-8-6-9-9-8=71 to pace Ada. Alex Morgan carded an 82 with a hole-by-hole tally of 7-8-8-9-10-4-11-13-12.

Meanwhile, Jake Colwell shot 87 with low hole scores of five twice. Nate Hurtig added a 93.

Robbie Allison (97) and Austin Amburgey (108) rounded out the Bulldog shooters.

Ohio Northern University will put active learning and community involvement into practice with the fifth annual Ada Community Engagement (ACE) Day beginning at 9 a.m. on Aug. 20. The program is designed to engage incoming students with their community and provides opportunities for ONU’s first-year students contribute to the village.

Vicki Mills of Miss Vicki's Music Studio, Ada, announces that The JubilHeirs – a choir for singers ages 12 – 25, will now meet on Monday evenings from 6 – 8 p.m. 

"This auditioned, 4-plus-part treble voiced choir begins its fourth season on Sept. 19.  The JubilHeirs learn a variety of music, both sacred and secular," she told The Icon.

Recent performances in Ada and Findlay included songs from Mary Poppins, The Phantom of the Opera, as well as international folk songs in Japanese and French.

By Monty Siekerman
Digital music, such as iTunes, hasn't replace the good, ole record business.

In fact, a new business has just opened on Main Street in Ada that specializes in 33, 45, and 78 vinyl records as well as CDs and music collector cards.

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Retro: Music & Media, owned by Chad and Jeanette Smith, opened in the Gibson Building next to Dollar General.

The business, with hundreds of records to choose from, is open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Ada's population grew overnight at incoming freshmen moved into residence halls yesterday at Ohio Northern University. (Monty Siekerman photo)

By Cort Reynolds

The Ada girls tennis team earned its first girls tennis win of the young season Thursday at Fostoria by the score of 4-1.

The Lady Bulldogs improved to 1-1 with the win, while Fostoria dropped to 0-1.

Ada individual winners were seniors Meredith Marshall and Libbie Milks at first and second singles, respectively.

Marshall won easily 6-1, 6-0 while Milks recorded a three-set comeback victory by a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 count.

The Ada first doubles team of Callee Young and Samantha Crawford also captured a three-set battle 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.

Bulldogs Paige Hopson and Melina Temple won at second doubles by forfeit.

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