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A very "super" football
Joe Allen, president of the Wilson Football Museum, Ada, holds one of the footballs that will be used in the 2010 Super Bowl. Allen, who is the father of Robin Ault, Bluffton middle school teacher, was a guest speaker at the Jan. 15 Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast. Allen explained that all the footballs used in the National Football League and in the Super Bowl, are made in Ada. He and Dick Price also of the football museum, told the chamber members present about the long history of the community of Ada and the production of footballs.
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, August 21, 2026
- Marjorie Jean (Reams) Montgomery was a homemaker
- Meet the Bluffton Pirate football team, Fall 2026
- Ada Icon stories posted this week, August 17-21
- Aug. 22 Bluffton Cars & Coffee reminder
- Pirate girls soccer shuts out Anna in home opener
- Pirate volleyball win vs. Wildcats
- Pirate boys soccer rallies past Archbold
- Capture the essence of Bluffton in photos
- Pirate girls golf places 9th at SJCC Invite
- Call for actors for Dillinger reenactment on October 10
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
- Aug. 20 program on Monarch butterflies
- Two new teachers introduced at Trinity Lutheran School
- Pirate golfers win wet NWC tri
- Pirate volleyball drops opener to Ottoville
- Pirate girls tennis blanked by Shawnee
- Pirate girls soccer loss vs. Wapakoneta
- Pirate boys soccer beats powerhouse Trojans
- WIP Wednesday: Playful scene in Pandora cafe