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Wednesday's Preview: The Ohio Northern volleyball program, ranked 18th nationally, opens a set of four matches this week on Wednesday with a midweek showdown against in-state foe Denison … Match time is set for 7 p.m. inside the ONU Sports Center … The Polar Bears kicked off the 2018 season this past weekend hosting the 40th annual ONU Invitational where the team posted a 3-1 record … ONU would rebound from a 3-2 loss at the hands of Thomas More (Ky.) to defeat No.

Emma Jameson and Noah Garmon

Two Ada High School seniors, Emma Jameson and Noah Garmon, are candidates for Hardin County Junior Fair royalty.

Emma Jameson
Emma Jameson is the daughter of Deanna Jameson of Ada and is a senior at Ada High School. After graduation she plans to attend The Ohio State University in Lima and major in education.

She is a member of the Junior Fair board serving on the Art Committee and the Announcement Committee. She has submitted pottery pieces in past fairs. This year she will be participating by showing market turkeys.

Leland and Connie (Brauen) Crouse of Ada will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 30.

The open house is at Crimson Lane, 4600 County Road 1, Ada. The couple was married on Sept. 29, 1968, at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton. They request no gifts.

Lee Crouse provided the Icon with the following information about this photo:

On Aug. 19, 1953, the new band shell at Ada Memorial park was used for the first time at the 40th annual Farmers and Merchants picnic.

$1,425 check given to Boots for Bulldogs

The Ada High School class of 1963 did it again.

Class members from the AHS graduating class of 1963 donated $1,425 to the Boots for Bulldogs campaign to help secure the doors and place placards at each door of the Ada schools.

The presentation was made on Aug. 31, to Kristin Purdy, one of the three persons spearheading the fundraiser.  She said she would like to challenge other classes to do the same. 

In 2013 the class collected over $8,400 to pay for and have the brick patio installed on the south side of the school, east of the cafeteria entrance.  

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
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October 1940

An oil mural of a barn dance painted by Albert Kotin of New York was placed in the lobby of the Ada post office. The painting was restored in 1996.

The first solid white concrete pillars in Ada were erected at the L.O. Ream veranda on South Main Street.

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