The Hardin County Hootenannies met at Riley Fleece's farm.
President Isaac Davis opened the meeting by asking Riley to lead the American Pledge and Levi Beiler to start the 4-H pledge. Old business was double checking our livestock fair entries.
Also, Faith Holbrook announced the theme for the fair booth is "Hootenannies - Takin' to the Road, Traveling Far with 4-H!" and she gave a reminder to get a 5x7 face photo of each member to put into our booth's cars by the next meeting.
The Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance will be making a public announcement in the weeks ahead about a new opportunity for women professionals and women in business throughout Hardin County and surrounding communities, as the Alliance has developed a new board-approved program and organization called Women L.E.A.D, "Women Leading Women Forward."
That summertime ritual, the yard sale, reached its seasonal zenith with yesterday's start of the three-day, annual Lincoln Highway Main Street Across America Buy-Way Yard Sale. Fourteen businesses and homeowners in the village of Ada are participating this year, including this reporter.
It feels awkward and liberating to have your junk, formerly known as treasures, laid out on the front lawn under a pale blue sky.
It's possible that Ada is northwestern Ohio's garage sale capital this weekend. Nearly 30 garage sales are held in conjuction with the Lincoln Highway Buy-Way Sale this weekend. Here's Ada's Main Street sign promoting the event. Click here for a list of local sales.
Hardin County rainfall in July was nothing like rainfall in June.
In July, Extension rainfall reporters recorded an average of 4.66 inches of rain in Hardin County. Last year, the average rainfall for July was 2.85 inches. Even though July’s precipitation totals were 1.81 inches more than last year, it was a change from June’s heavier rains.
Meanwhile, in June 2015 rainfall reporters recorded an average of 10.99 inches of rain in Hardin County. Liberty Township received 13.43 inches for the month, the most of any of the township site.
