By Monty Siekerman
The queen and her court (from left): Caitlyn Stover, 2017 Queen Lyric Jones, 2016 Queen Libbie Milks, Madison Preston, Nikki Lehsten, who won the essay award.
All the contestants are Ada High School seniors, and each received numerous gifts from merchants.
Caitlyn joins the list of Harvest and Herb Festival queens since 2012:
2012 - Erica Kier
2013 - Katelyn Guagenti
2014 - Alexis Amburgey
2015 - Sidney Faine
2016 - Libbie Milks
2017 - Lyric Jones
Here are some tips on buying grass for your lawn this fall. The Hardin County Extension Office advises:
Cool weather grasses such as Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, and fescues are the grasses that should be grown in our area. These grasses grow in the spring and fall when temperatures range between 65- 80 degrees. The best time to plant is in the fall. These temperatures allow plenty of time for germination and growth before winter.
Editor's note: A former Ada resident experienced Hurricane Irma firsthand. Here's what it's like to take shelter, and live through, a monstrous storm.
Lakeland, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 10 - A good friend of mine and I pull together blankets, pillows, chairs, and a cooler of bottled water as we prepare to go to a local hurricane shelter (Sleepy Hill Elementary School) to ride out Irma, labeled the MOTHER OF ALL HURRICANES. We are both nervous and scared.
One of these girls will be the 2017 Ada Harvest and Herb Festival queen. We'll know who shortly after noon on Saturday.
Each of the candidates is an Ada High School senior. They are, from left to right, in the photo:
• Caitlyn Stover, daughter of Curt and Amy Stover.
• Lyric Jones, daughter of Scott and Bridgette Jones.
• Madison Preston, daughter of John and Christa Preston.
• Nikki Lehsten, daughter of David Lehsten and Michele Giddens.
These girls completed three essays and participated in a panel interview for this honor, according to Arlene Allison, who chairs the contest.
This is Raven. Raven is 4 months old. She is described as very playful and loving, with high energy. Could you provide a loving forever home for Raven?
To give a dog a forever home, contact the Hardin County dog shelter. It is located at 49 Jones Road on the west side of Kenton.
Hours: 9 am to 4 pm on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Phone: 419-674-2209.
Generally, about 20 to 25 dogs are available for viewing.
The shelter is also the place to contact for giving up a dog, if you find a lost or stray dog, or if you come in contact with a vicious dog. It costs $20 to surrender a dog, which pays for deworming and immunizations for when it is rescued.
The American Red Cross is recruiting volunteers to join its workforce to help people affected by Hurricane Harvey and other disasters locally and across the country.
In the past week, the Ohio Buckeye Region of the Red Cross has sent 67 volunteers to Texas and Louisiana in response to Hurricane Harvey and more are on their way. In addition, the Red Cross is closely monitoring Hurricane Irma and is beginning preparations to get workers and supplies in place. The Ohio Buckeye Region will recruit and train 100 new volunteers per week to assist with the response and recovery efforts for the weeks and months to come.
