On Thursday, September 19, the Ada Rotary will be hosting a Chicken Barbecue dinner with carryout and drive-thru service at Hays Insurance, 202 South Main St., Ada.
The meal includes 1⁄2 chicken, baked beans and potato salad. Tickets are $10 per meal. Hours are 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Dinners will be prepared by Mike Bollinger, “Chicken at the Lake."
Purhcase tickets at Century 21 Sunway Realty, 208 N Main St or contact any Rotary member. You can also call 419-230-2250 or 419-303-0586.
Proceeds from this even go to high school scholarships and Ada community projects.
The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its eighth annual Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival on Saturday, August 24. The listing of events and activities below show the festival’s growth and how each year organizers find a new way to celebrate football and footballs.
August 8 through 10 marks the 20th annual Lincoln Highway Buy Way Yard Sales across the State of Ohio.
The historic Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental route for automobile travel in the United States, dedicated in 1913 and extending from New York City’s Times Square to San Francisco’s Lincoln Park. Combined, various routes across Ohio comprise over 400 miles today.
Past year’s sales have seen families, neighbors, and groups of all kinds selling their wares from yards, porches, barns and garages; under tents and in open-air locations.
The 2024 Ada Farmers & Merchants Picnic is Saturday, August 10 at War Memorial Park. Started in 1913, this Ada tradition is sustained by volunteers and a non-profit organization. Funds raised in 2023 were used to improve the park by upgrading the three back ball diamonds with brick dust and sponsor the Pride of Ada Fireworks.
The following activities are highlighted on the Farmers & Merchants Picnic Facebook page, which also lists hourly and end of day prize drawings and vendors.
Soroptimist of Kenton Hardin County will be holding their first Mad Hatter High Tea Party on Sunday, August 11 to spread community awareness and raise money to help women and girls in Hardin County.
Attendees will enjoy finger sandwiches, petit fours, scones, hot and cold tea and a lemonade bar.
