The City of Ada welcomed special guest Kazuhiko Kobayashi of the Yasu District of Kunigami Village, Okinawa, Japan on Wednesday, July 1.
The meeting in the City Hall Council Chamber served as a way to forge the beginnings of a friendship between the two communities and participate in an exchange of cultural gifts.
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