Note: We instructed Monty Siekerman to photograph everything that moved on Saturday. He listened well. So well that we've split his photos into several themes. We'll share all the photos throughout the week.
To start, here's photos of Ada civic organizations and the opening ceremonies at noon.
• "Get your popcorn here," yell Thatcher Downing and Brendan Jameson to the passing crowd at the Boy Scout booth. Popcorn sales are a fundraiser for the local Scouts.
GAMBIER — Senior Lynn Kelly (Mason) and junior Ashley Ochsenhirt (Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian) led the Ohio Northern women's tennis team on the first day of the Kenyon Invitational on Saturday at Vandenburg Courts.
Kelly went 1-1 in the No. 2 singles flight, winning her first match and dropping her second match in the 8-team bracket. She will compete for third place on Sunday.
Ochsenhirt went 1-1 at No. 1 singles and will play for fifth place on Sunday.
James R. "Jim" Zeller, age 37, died Sunday, September 17, 2017.
Jim was born in Lima, Ohio on October 12, 1979 to Richard T. and Margaret A. (Hotz) Zeller who preceded him in death.
On November 15, 2008 he married Stephanie Kennedy and she survives in Harrod.
Jim was a project engineer at Allen County Fabrication. He was a 1998 graduate of Allen East High School. He was a graduate of Ohio Northern University College of Engineering. He attended Harrod United Methodist Church and was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Jim also enjoyed farming, hunting and reading. Jim was a devoted husband and father.
By Monty Siekerman
The queen and her court (from left): Caitlyn Stover, 2017 Queen Lyric Jones, 2016 Queen Libbie Milks, Madison Preston, Nikki Lehsten, who won the essay award.
All the contestants are Ada High School seniors, and each received numerous gifts from merchants.
Caitlyn joins the list of Harvest and Herb Festival queens since 2012:
2012 - Erica Kier
2013 - Katelyn Guagenti
2014 - Alexis Amburgey
2015 - Sidney Faine
2016 - Libbie Milks
2017 - Lyric Jones
A beautiful late summer day found several thousand people enjoying the 32nd annual Harvest and Herb Fest in downtown Ada on Saturday. Here, from the roof of the Liberty National Bank, one sees a small portion of the festival goers strolling up and down Main Street checking out the many booths that lined the street. (Thanks to the bank for letting the Ada Icon photographer get a birdseye view from the high-up perch.) - Monty Siekerman photo.
By Dusty Donley
The visiting Bulldogs jumped out to a 28-point first half lead in Delphos last Friday night and survived a furious second half comeback to pick up a huge conference victory against the Wildcats, 35-33.
DJ scored 26 unanswered points in the second half, but a Chase Sumner interception with under a minute to play sealed the Bulldog victory. With the win, Ada moves to 1-0 in the NWC and 3-1 overall. The conference loss is Jefferson’s first in almost three seasons.
