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Once upon a time in Ada: Some Ada firsts that may interest you

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 29, 2016

Once upon a time in Ada
Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse
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Ada's First

• April 11, 1853 - the first train traveled through Ada.

• 1855 - Albert Wylie was the first physician at Ada.

• 1861 - Ada was incorporated with Horace J. Gilbert first mayor.

• 1866 - H.S. Lehr was the first Ada public school superintendent and served until 1871 when his  “select school” had grown and claimed all of his time.

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Christmas season, downtown Ada, 1956

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 29, 2016

Do you remember these holiday lights in downtown Ada at Christmas time?

This photo shows Ada's Main Street 60 years ago, in 1956. The photo is unusual in at least two respects. It's a nighttime shot of Ada. And, it's a winter scene. Most older photos of Ada that we've seen are spring-summer-fall and daylight scenes.

There are plenty of  American-made V-8 gas hogs on the street as we notice a couple Buicks, a Ford and maybe an Oldsmobile.

Other observations of this photo are welcome from Icon viewers: [email protected].

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Icon dog of the week: Meet Duke a shepherd mix

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 29, 2016

Duke, 10 year old male shepherd mix, 58 pounds

To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.

Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.

The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.

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It's a 2-hour fog delay day

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, August 29, 2016

You bet it's a fog school delay day in Ada. Today is also the first day of school in Bluffton - and they have a 2-hour delay also.

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Apollo school board meets Aug. 29

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Sunday, August 28, 2016

Apollo school board will meet at 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 29, in the Apollo board room, 3325 Shawnee Road, Lima. The board agenda is an attachment to this story.

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High-octane Bulldog offense opens the season with a big "W"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, August 28, 2016

By Dusty Donley
The 2016 Ada football campaign started off with a bang as the high-octane Bulldog offense scored 38 unanswered points, propelling the Dogs to an easy 38-6 victory over the visiting Upper Scioto Valley Rams.

Returning Junior quarterback Seth Conley threw for 308 yards and 5 touchdowns in his first action since week four of last season.

BOX SCORE IS ATTACHED AT BOTTOM OF STORY -

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