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Several Ada High School players received all Northwest Conference football honors this year.

They include on offense:

• Blake Ansley, senior, receiver, first team
• Justin Shoemaker, senior, offensive line, second team
• Coleton Lee, senior, offensive line, second team

On defense:
• Colton Lee, senior, defensive line, first team
• Chase Sumner, sophomore, defensive back, first team
• Blake Ansley, senior, linebacker, first team
• Trent Joliff, junior, specialist, first team
• Jordan Bailey, junior, linebacker, second team

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The Ohio Northern University Men’s and Women’s Choruses will perform their fall concert in the Snyder Recital Hall of Presser Hall on Friday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public.

The ONU Men’s Chorus, directed by Dr. Ben Ayling, will perform a varied selection of pieces, including “Loch Lomond,” “How Great Thou Art,” “Mary Had a Baby” and the traditional Pennsylvania Dutch tune “Johnnie Schmoker.”

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Were you an Ada HS Secret Admirer? (Will one of you please explain this club to Icon viewers.)

Here's those secret students from the 1994-95 school year.

Row one from left, T. Long and G. Lamb

Row two: C. Sharrock, D. Teeters, J. Wireman, J. Bolen, R. Wince, V. Mattson, T. Madison, M. Stahl, K. Brown, N. Bischoff.

Row 3: D. Green, J. Downing, E. Rush, C. McCurdy, C. Montgomery, C. Ludanyi, A. Reiss, Y. Driscoll, S. Westbrook, D. Teeters, K. Shadley.

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All the music you could eat was served all day long at the 38th annual Ada Music Booster Music Feast.

With more than 2,500 spectators, performers and volunteers, it is always a day to remember in Ada. This year's feast was Nov. 7.

Icon's roving photographer, Monty Siekerman, focused on some of the "non-music" participants. Those photos with identifications follow:

CLICK HERE FOR THE WINNER LIST

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A small shoe box can have a big impact. 

Youth at First United Methodist Church, Ada, are discovering that this month by their participation in Operation Christmas Child.

The youth group at the church will collect these shoe boxes until Nov. 22. The boxes can be left at the church 'Front Porch' area (reception area in front of church).  The doors to the church are open until 4 p.m. weekly. Please enter through the back doors. 

To assist persons in filling these boxes and for specific age levels please see guidelines on the table in the Front Porch area of the church.

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Ada council will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 10, in council chambers according to Angela Polachek, village administrative assistant.

The purpose of the meeting concerns personnel. There is expected to be an executive session called for terms of employment, with action expected to follow.

A previously scheduled meeting of the Building and Grounds and Utilities committee is expected to follow adjournment of the special meeting.

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