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What would Ada students do without homecoming Spirit Week.

One popular part of the week is special dress-up days for students. Here's this year's schedule. Start working on your wardrobe.

The Icon took this photo at a recent Ada football game. We're still working on all the names, and here goes our attempt at idenficiation.  We don't have the name of the girl on the far left, but seated next to her is Meagan, Morgan and Miranda. After Miranda, our mind goes blank. Icon viewers, please help us out.

You pass it daily. Did you ever stop and think, "How old is it?"

The cannon in the Ada depot park is as much a part of Ada community as the Bulldog is to Ada High School. The cannon, place in 1903, commemorates soldiers who fought in the Civil War.

Bailey Bowers created the composite photo from this year and using a post card of early Ada to recreate the scene.

For close-up views open the attachments below.

Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts will present “Company” at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 23-25 and matinee performances at 2 p.m. Oct. 25-26.

The clashing sounds and pulsing rhythms of New York City underscore this landmark “concept” show, considered by many to have inaugurated the modern era of musical theatre. “Company” follows anti-hero bachelor Robert as he makes his way through a series of encounters with April (the stewardess), Kathy (the girl who’s going to marry someone else), Marta (the peculiar one), as well as his married friends.

With temperatures in the 60s and 70s, it certainly doesn’t feel like October. Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, provided The Icon with the weather summary of the first 13 days of October. The summary is in the attachment at the bottom of this story.

Due to rain we had to reschedule our trip to Suters!

Stop by or call (419-634-5246) the Library to sign-up for our annual trip to Suter's for a hayride and pumpkin picking--all are welcome! We will meet at Suters on

Tuesday, October 21st at 10:45a.m.

Cost is $3.50/person (cash please!)

For address, directions, and map, click here.

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