Callie Burgess, Ada elementary student, is a winner at the Ohio State Fair. She earned an honorable mention in a 4-H project "Cats 1 - Purrfect Pals." Callie is a member of the Boots and Buckles 4-H Club.
The Ada Icon invites viewers who have won awards at the state fair to send a photo and details of the award to: [email protected].
The Icon’s Hometown Happenings two-month listing of events reveals everything from Farmers and Merchants Picnic, Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival, ONU students returning to campus, Ada schools starting and the Harvest and Herb Festival.
The calendar is attached at the bottom of this story. It lists events on the calendar of the following community organizations, plus several general community events.
• Ada schools
• Ohio Northern University
• The Inn at ONU
• Public meetings
• Village services
• Ada Public Library
In 1991 four Ada school teams competed in Odyssey of the Mind, a creative problem-solving competition.
Here is the Division One (grades K-5) team, which solved a problem called Transformation. Team members from left, with their winning medals are Liza McVicker, Andrea Szuch, Jessica Avellone, Aniko Ludanyl, Erin Downing, Amanda Reiss and Molly McCurdy.
The coach was Janet Avellone. The team won medals for creativity. (From the collection of Leland Crouse)
Wednesday, Aug. 21, is circled on many Ada calendars.
Why? It marks the first day of the 2019-20 school year. To get the school year off to a great start an open house is set at the school on Monday, Aug. 19.
And, in advance of these August dates, the school has posted the Ada Elementary supply list.
Viewers may access the supply list by clicking here. Viewers may also view the list, which is now posted on the Ada Bulldogs Facebook.
On July 20, 1969, Wapakoneta native Neil Armstrong walked on the moon after riding Apollo 11 all the way into history. So when a young Ohioan named Jed Marquart – today a member of the ONU faculty –toured NASA’s Cape Kennedy mere days before the most famous space launch of all time, it’s easy to see why it made a lasting impact.
By Jed Marquart
FROM THE ONU WEBSITE - I turned 11 years old in May 1969. Growing up on a farm outside of Bluffton, like most kids who grew up during that time period, I was enthralled with the space race. I played with toy rockets and model airplanes, and I dreamed of being an astronaut and working for NASA.
