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Fraternity and sorority members gather on the Tundra on Saturday afternoon to hear who the Greek Week winners were this year. After many games and events during the day, it was announced that Kappa Alpha Theta was the winning sorority and Sigma Phi Epsilon won among the fraternities. (Monty Siekerman photo)

Cookies. Lots of them. More than 3,000. Ada VFW Post 9381 and VFW of Ohio Charities donated 14 cartons of Girl Scout cookies to Vancrest on Monday.  The gift brought smiles to Revel Conley (seated) and many other residents. Delivering the goodies were Wynn Hauenstein (left), quartermaster, and Allen Conley, commander. (Monty Siekerman)

Barbara Sue Sutherly, age 67, died on Monday, April 10, 2017 at 5:40a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima.

          She was born on January 19, 1950 in Hardin County, Ohio to Tommie and Lucy (Prater) Pitts who preceded her in death. On September 19, 1969 Barbara married Harold F. Sutherly and he survives in Ada.

          Barbara was a homemaker. She previously worked for Stratton Greenhouses of Bluffton, retiring after 16 years. She was a member of the Ada Full Gospel Pentecostal Church of God. Barbara was a 1969 graduate of Ada High School and of the Marion State Beauty Academy. She was a member of the Hardin County Herb Society.

Ninety school years ago, Ada High School had a student council. Here is a photo of that group. Last names of members are under the photo.

The Icon spotted DOWDY22 in a parking lot on the Bluffton University campus. It's on a black Chrysler 300. It's from Van Wert County.

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse

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July 27, 1893 the Bank of Ada changed its name to The Citizens

Bank and went into assignment. This bank was owned by Peter

Ahlefeld and Albert B. Charles the cashier. That there was no need

for this bank to fail was demonstrated by the fact that during the

liquidation period all depositors received payment in full and six

percent interest. Mr. Ahlefeld was never accused of any sharp

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