Once upon a time in Ada
Once upon a time in Ada
Things you didn’t know about your own hometown
By Lee Crouse
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March 4, 1938 the Ada Future Farmers of America was chartered. The advisors to present (1971) have been Alvin Augsburger, 1938-1945; J.J. Kreglow, 1945-1963; Loren Schaffer, 1963; Joe Saltzman, 1964-1969; Kenneth Badertscher 1970, J. Shafer, Ruhlen, Feeser, Tracy Strous 1989-1990, Tony Dyer
Chapter State Farmers are 1940, Robert Berger; 1941, Earl Stober; 1944, Charles Wood; 1947 James Kreglow; 1948, Charles Spallinger; 1953, Wayne Fleming; 1955 Dennis Heldman; 1955, Ronald Jump; 1956, Lowell Jump; 1958, Larry M. Tabor; 1958 Robert W.Wyss; 1961 Frank Badertscher; 1962, Kenneth Badertscher; 1965, Gary Ludwig; 1965, Carl Hackworth; 1967, Dale Badertscher; 1970 Mark Daft; 1972 Robert Baughman, Randy Wagner and David Wagner; 1973 Richard Bosse and John Baughman; 1975 Bill James; 1976 Jerry Badertscher; 1983 Doug Griffith, 1984 Tonya Welch and Randy Jump; 1985 Dick Reichenbach; 1986 Ted Griffith; 1987 Kent Everhart and Matt Klingler; 1989 Coleen Griffith; 1990 Keith Everhart; 1991 Doug Poling;1992 Kyle Poling; 1993 Rod Dudgeon; 1994 Crystal Sharrock; 1995 Chad Hazelton; 1998 Alison Sharrock; 2000 Ty Daft, Matt Gossman, Jennifer Sharrock, Chris Poling; 2002 Andrew Badertscher; 2003 Trey James, Cody Hays; 2004 Jessica Rausch, Brian Wilson; 2005 Rachel Sharrock; 2006 Blake Pifer; 2007 Garrett Oestrich, Dustin Risser; 2008 Trent Bass, Allison Wilson David Yankee; 2009 Jordan Tabor; 2011 Kendra Hall, Austin Everhart; 2014 Caleb Garman; 2015 Alex James, Blake Willeke, 2016 Kaitlyn Long; 2017 (most Ada FFA members to receive this award in one year) Caitlyn Stover, Hunter Purdy, Justin Light, Maddie Gossard, Ashley Breidenbach
Stories Posted This Week
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Friday, July 25, 2025
- Special board of education meeting on July 29
- SR81 at Thayer roundabout construction, bridge replacement
- Sondra May Amstutz worked for Airfoil Textron and Midbus
- Jeffrey A. Hunt taught and coached at area schools
- Larry J. Marsh worked for Precision Strip
- Minutes of July 21 Liberty Twp. Park District public meeting
- Old Route 69 Brewery to open on August 1
- Freed Center subscriptions available August 4