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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, July 31, 2026
- Gayla Sue Conaway worked for Marathon Oil Company
- TedFest '26 provides all-day fun in Pandora
- Drum Circle added to August 29 PorchFest
- Business Collective holds "War Room" on August 6
- Speed limit on State Route 103 reduced west of I-75
- Check out August 2026 programs and services at Bluffton Public Library
Thursday, July 30, 2026
- Vaccination clinics in Lima, Aug 3, 5 and 6 by appointment
- Backman’s My Friends is topic for BPL book discussions
- Wanted: Photos of bicycles in the Swiss Settlement
- Monday evening Hummin' & Strummin' Song Circle scheduled
- Time in a Bottle: Biologic aging versus our actual age
- Hyper-local focus of the Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon
- Learn about 92 years of Fett Hardware on Bluffton History Day