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Singing, dancing, making drums, playing instruments and building new friendships

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Mother of 6th and 8th graders: “Our boys loved the week of choral camp!”

Eleven singers, grades 1 to 8, joined Noteworthy Community Choir’s first-ever Summer Sounds Choral Camp, and spent the week singing, dancing, making drums, playing instruments and building new friendships.  

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“We didn’t know the vocal skills of the campers until day one, and they were wonderful singers!  We even managed a three-part song!”  says, Vicki Mills, director of SSCC.  

“Year one was a fantastic success, and we’re already looking forward to year two. I even heard a camper tell his mom he wanted to come to this camp again next year!”

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Hilda M. Young, 89, died July 21, 2019, at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Bowling Green, Ohio. Hilda was born Nov. 23, 1929, in Ada to the late Coy and Mabel (Scoles) Binkley.  On Oct. 15, 1948, she married Edison "Eddie" Young and they were married for 62 years prior to his death on Oct. 27, 2011.

Hilda graduated from Ada High School and was a homemaker.  She enjoyed cooking, fishing and dogs. Hilda and her husband enjoyed going camping in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for weeks at a time where they loved to fish. They spent many weekends at their place on the Lake in Michigan, where eight families from Bluffton had places all side by side each other called "Doc's Hideaway."

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Here's the Ada HS baseball team of 1991.

Front from left, Tim Allen*, Wade Evans, Troy Erickson*, Brian Gossard*, Craig Ward*, Matt East, James VanAtta, Sean Downing.

Standing from left, Coach Neal Dumbaugh, Mike Hatton*, Hans Strayer*, Marshall Traster, Jeff Lee*, Randy Preston, Bob Brush*, Mike Weller, Mike Conley, Assistant Coach Dave Allen.

*Letter winners.

(From collection of Leland Crouse)

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The Icon spotted this plate - guess where - on a 1970 Cadillac. It was a display plate in the rear window of the vehicle on display at the Ada cruise in on Saturday. Owner is Cheryl Geer of Ada. A very beautiful vehicle.

Toddler swim begins weekdays from noon to 1 p.m.

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Over 4,000 patrons took a dip in the Ada Municipal Pool in the first 15 days of July, according to a pool update presented to Ada council on July 16.

Of those swimmers 808 had season passes, 2,886 paid daily admission fees, 303 attended a midnight swim and 22 participated in lap swims.

Revenue-wise, the pool generated $11,906 in admissions and $6,875 in concessions for total revenue reaching $18,781.

In another pool-related issue, council approved a toddler swim. This will take place in the shallow end of the pool prior to the pool being opened to the general public. The cost is $1 per person.

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Ben Herr, retired ONU electrical engineering professor, explains a project during a soldering seminar at Camp GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math and Science) last week. Nearly 60 junior high girls participated. The camp, in its 24th year, involved hands-on learning demonstrations and experiments. It enables girls to explore an array of worlds from technology, math, chemistry and computers to different areas of engineering. Instructors include ONU faculty members. Laurie Laird is the camp director.

 

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