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Century 21 Sunway Realty is Ada's 2020 outstanding business of the year.

The designation was presented during the Feb. 19 Ada Area Chamber of Commerce annual luncheon meeting at The Inn at ONU.

The chamber also honored Don Traxler with a lifetime membership. Click here for that story.

Deb Curlis, chamber director, read the following, which included the nomination of the Main Street realty firm:

“Century 21 has been a part of the Ada community for almost 40 years, right in the heart of our downtown and Main Street.

"Within the past few years, it has remodeled its business and has always been a beautiful part of our downtown.

“Not only does the company have the longevity and the drive to remain positive, Century 21 also supports the Ada community in any way it can. Never once has it said 'no.'

"It supports our kids, our schools, our sports teams, our festivals, our parades, our music departments, our community meals, our holiday activities, our service clubs…anything you can think of in Ada, Century 21 has touches and has become a huge supporter.

Becky Reed is owner/broker of the firm, which has an office in Kenton in addition to Ada.

Members of its staff include Pat Davidson, Sharon Music, Libby Smith, Rose Zuchetto, Peg Wren, Antwilla Davis, Baylee Skidmore, Becky Neville, Debbie Sterrett and Tami Waller.

Brian Bauman of Rep. Latta' office presented Century 21 Sunway Realty with a certificate of recognition for the award.

Recent businesses of the year
2013 – Everhart Trucking
2014 – Ada Public Library
2015 – Liberty National Bank
2016 – Ada Icon
2017 – Easter House Bed and Breakfast
2018 – Hays Insurance
2019 – 302 Carry-Out

Deb Curlis, chamber director, updated the nearly 50 persons attending the diner on 2019 chamber activities.

She said that in the year just concluded the chamber had 97 members, which included 88 businesses, 5 lifetime members and 4 associate members.

Introduced at the dinner was Nora Dellifield, the 2019 Harvest and Herb queen. She is the daughter of David and Jamie Dellifield. The Harvest and Herb festival is one of the chamber-sponsored events.