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Back-to-school info starts rolling out: Here's some kindergarten details

As Ada's 2014-15 school year gets closer, the Icon will post lots of back-to-school information. 

Here's the first installment and it concerns kindergarten classes. All kindergarten classes will start the year with a staggered beginning. Kindergarteners will come to school every other day for the first eight days of school only, according to information from the elementary office.

Orientation and the first day for kindergarten Group A is Monday, Aug. 18. Orientation and the first day for Group B is Tuesday, Aug. 19. 

Here's the kindergarten schedule for the first two weeks of  school:

Group A students: Aug. 18, 20, 22, 26, 28, 30.

Farmer's & Merchants' Picnic enters 2nd century Friday and Saturday - here's the schedule

It started in 1913 and is still going strong today.

This weekend is the 101st annual Ada Farmers’ and Merchants’ Picnic. There’s lots of activities for all age groups and interest groups.

A PRINTABLE FLYER LIST ALL EVENTS IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

Events take place Friday, Aug. 8, and Saturday, Aug. 9, in the War Memorial Park, Ada. For additional information about the event call 419-235-4231.

Here’s this year’s schedule:

Weather summary: It wasn't your normal July

It wasn’t your normal Bluffton July.

While the normal average July temperature is 72.8 degrees, this year’s average temperature was a cool 68.7 degrees.

July 2014 precipitation totaled 2.99 inches with the normal July average precipitation at 3.85 inches.

The high reading of the month was 88 on July 22 and the low was 48 on July 29. The accompanying chart lists the daily weather summaries, provided by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Hardin County Fair has booth space for businesses

Fair booth spaces are now available for this year's Hardin County Fair. This year's fair runs from Sept. 2-7.

Booth spaces are open in the Merchant (one space 9 x 8 1/2 feet $122) and Community building (spaces 9 x 10 feet for $180 each), also outside ground space is available at $14 per front foot. Food spaces are filled.

Go to hardincountyfair.org and click on Concession for an application.

Ray Mumma wins Icon's A-B-C Summer Contest

Congratulations to Ray F. Mumma, 763 County Road 50, Ada. His correct entry was picked in a drawing of all correct entries in the summer’s Ada Icon A-B-C Summer Contest.

He wins a $25 Visa debit gift card from Liberty National Bank. All other contestants received a free small McCafe Beverage with any purchase from the Ada McDonald’s.

Bailey Bowers took the photo and developed the contest, which ran from July to early July.

The contest had 10 photos plus one bonus photo. Here are the locations of the photos. The letter in parentheses is the letter in the specific photo:

Aug. 18 - yes, the new school year is just around the corner

Monday, Aug. 18.

You don't have to check the calendar - it's true, the 2014-14 school year is just around the corner.

As a tune-up for school, the Ada school website has the following 2014-15 school lists:

• Elementary suppy list
• Elementary medical form
• Elementary school fees will be posted soon
• High School emergency medical form
• High School fees will be posted soon
• The district 2014-15 calendar

Viewers may also click here for a copy of the school calendar.

 

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