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The number 100 might well describe Ada’s top stories of 2013:

Consider:
• 100-year-old Agnes Crates became Citizen of the Year,
•  the Ada Farmers and Merchants Picnic celebrated its 100th year,
•  the Lincoln Highway observed its 100th year.
• Zac Dysert, who plays on a 100-yard field, became a Denver Bronco.
   Stories and videos featuring Dysert attracted over 900 hits on the Icon.
• the Ada school levy passed by 100 + votes (actually 104 votes).

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The Ada Icon's sister website, Bluffton Icon, also posted its top photos of 2013. We thought Ada viewers might be interested in seeing what took place in Bluffton during 2013.

The Ada Icon's top photos are also posted on the Bluffton Icon. Bluffton's top photos are in an attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Icon viewers:

2013 was a great year to take photos in Ada! Lots of events took place.

PLEASE OPEN OUR PHOTO GALLERY ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

Over the past 12 months The Icon has recorded many activities in Ada. We've taken over 350 photos, showing life in our small town. As a look-back, we selected some of our favorite photos of the year.

Where do you start when you have over 350 photos to chose from? We've narrowed down our selection to one for each month - it was a tough project.

Please enjoy our New Year's gift to you, as we offer one photo from each month from 2103, plus a bonus photo.

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Taxpayers can get the most out of various tax benefits and get a jump on preparing their 2013 federal income tax returns by consulting a newly revised comprehensive tax guide now available on IRS.gov.

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Steer weigh-ins for 4-H and FFA members exhibiting in the 2014 Hardin County Fair are  Saturday, Jan. 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the fairgrounds. 

Jan. 7 is the start of the OSU online grain marketing course and marketing simulation. Go to https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=870902 soon to pre-register if you wish to participate.  

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The Ada Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) elected six trustees for a two-year term beginning Jan. 1., and adopted a 2014 budget during its December meeting held Wednesday at McIntosh Center.

Trustees elected to a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2015, are Deb Curlis, Crystal Huffer, Bryan Marshall, James Meyer, David Retterer and Fred Steiner.

They join current trustees whose terms expire Dec. 31, 2014: Beth Fenton, Dick Lawrence, Angela Polachek, Norm Rex, Don Traxler and Jimmy Wilson.

Officers will be elected at the Jan. 15 board meeting.

The 2014 budget, approved on Wednesday, has projected revenue of $1,337 and projected expenses at $858.

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