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Have you ever seen a bird's-eye-view of Ada?

Thanks to these photos provided by Kevin Mierzejewski, you can have that view.

He took the following photos on Saturday showing the Farmers' and Merchants' Picnic grounds and the surrounding views of Ada.

These are from his Facebook page and he gave us permission to post them. We couldn't decide which view we enjoyed the most, so we've posted five for your viewing enjoyment.

Can you see your house from here?

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AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power, awarded a Rate Stabilization Program, Retention and Expansion Grant to International Paper.  The grant helped secure a 250,000 square foot expansion of the Kenton plant, doubling its current manufacturing space at this location.

The facility is part of International Paper’s Foodservice business, which manufactures fiber-based hot and cold cups, food buckets and containers, plates and lids for the foodservice industry. The expansion is expected to create 125 new jobs and retain 532 jobs at the Kenton plant.

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Three Ada girls survive a thrill ride at the 102nd Ada Farmers' and Merchants' Picnic on Saturday. Watch the Icon for lots more photos coming soon.

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Taylor Schoen and her grandmother, Diane Schoen, from Marion, prep their horses for the horse show at F&M on Saturday.

Taylor's miniature horse is named Cupcake while Diane's quarter horse is named Dutchess.

Both competed in several events. (Monty Siekerman)

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There's plenty of tractor drivers in Ada, and many are under the age of 8.

Thirty-three of those youngsters competed in the Ada Kiwanis Club  Pedal Tractor Pull at the Ada Farmers and Merchants Picnic on Aug. 8.

The winners were:
Class 1 (ages 3 and 4):
1st place, Xavier Gammon, 4, Alger
2nd place, Kiden Fensler 4, Ada 
3rd place, Sarah Klingler, 4, Ada 
4th place, Reese Heister, 4, Washington, D.C.

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If you’re a gaming fan, you should enjoy the 2015 Ada High School Marching Band competition show – Pac-Man! 

In the popular Pac-Man arcade game originally released in 1980 Pac-Man's goal was to eat all of the pellets on the game board while avoiding being tagged by the Ghosts.

MORE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY.

The Ghosts' goal was to catch Pac-Man. During this years show the band performs on a life size Pac-Man maze with musicians portraying the ghosts and the color guard portraying Ms. Pac-Man, the female protagonist. 

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