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Things about Ada you don't know: When did Ada join Apollo Career Center?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 25, 2016

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse
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April 1973 a vote described as cast “for the benefit of the children in the district” was one of five stands taken by Ada School Board members which signaled the district’s unanimous decision to join the newly formed Apollo Joint Vocational School District.

The vote, taken at a special Board meeting, came after voters in Elida, Bath, Shawnee and Wapakoneta approved a 2.25 mill, 10 year levy to construct, equip and maintain the JVS facility.

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Get Witch Quick a senior play to remember

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 18, 2016

It was "Get Witch Quick," the Ada High School senior class play performed in November 1970. Jean Sleesman was director. The cast is listed on the side of the photo.

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Once upon a time in Ada: A 470-year-old organization visited Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 14, 2016

Material collected by Lee Crouse

On Jan. 21, 1969, the world famous Vienna Choir Boys, a 470-year-old organization of the Vienna Choir Boys appeared at Lehr Memorial at Ohio Northern University.

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Yes, girls played basketball in 1930-31

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 14, 2016

And here's the proof from 85 seasons past.

From the Ada High School yearbook at the public library, is the 1930-31 Ada High School girls' basketball team. And they wore purple and gold. 

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Were you in AHS Pep Club?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 4, 2016

Once upon a time - in an era before girls' athletics, in the early 1970s, there existed an Ada High School Pep Club.

Here are members from 1970-71 school year.

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Once upon a time in Ada: There was a Kroger grocery store

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 31, 2015

Provided by Lee Crouse

On Oct. 3, 1964 the Ada Kroger grocery store was closed.

Leo Wright was the store manager. With the closing Ada was left with the Don Lehman Supermarket in the 100 block of North Main Street and the Claude Harris IGA Foodliner at the south limits of the village.

Doyle Paugh operates a neighborhood market at 411 South Main, and John Elwood Equity store at 225 North Main Street.

Employees at the time of the closing were Don Fisher, assistant in the grocery department; Harold Carothers, produce department; John Spitzer, part-time utility man.

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