Trash Pickup Times in Extreme Heat: Rumpke trash collection could start as early as 4:30 a.m. Please place trash and recycling curbside the night before
Two Ada High School students were candidates for this year's Hardin County Junior Fair king and queen. The two were Ashley Breidenbach and Hunter Purdy. Ashley is the daughter of Travis and Tracy Breidenbach. Hunter is the son of Matt and Brandi Purdy. Ashley was awarded runner up. The fair concluded on Sunday evening. (Photo from Ada Bulldogs Facebook)
By popular vote, audience members of “Dancing With the Ada Stars” awarded contestant Jason Duff the coveted Disco Ball trophy. His vigorous and expressive rendition of the swing with Marina Hattan of the Utah Ballroom Dance Company bested five other Ada locals Saturday night in this stage version of the popular ABC talent competition at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts.
"I am extremely humbled and appreciative,” Duff told the Ada Icon. “It was a wild experience from start to finish, and certainly a wonderful way to celebrate music and the arts in Ada."
These four Ada women were officers of the Ada Parent-Teacher Organization during the 1956-67 school year.
They are standing from left, Mrs. Edward Shepherd, vice-president; Mrs. Von Spellman, secretary; seated from left, Mrs. Howard Elzay, president and Mrs. Clarence Weihrauch, treasurer.
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.
You’ll love the entertainment at this Saturday’s Ada Harvest and Herb Festival. The performance stage is in the Cole Motor parking lot. All entertainment is free.
It starts with a guitar duo, hands off to a steel drum band and finishes with an America’s Got Talent contestant.
But first, it begins with the singing of The National Anthem by Haley Crouse, Ada High School graduate. Following Crouse, the 2016 Harvest and Herb Festival queen will be crowned.
Ada rolls out its red carpet on Saturday, Sept. 17, for the 31st annual Ada Area Chamber of Commerce Harvest and Herb Festival, according to David Dellifield, this year’s festival director.
The outdoor festival is among the largest crafts festivals in northwestern Ohio, featuring over 150 booths.
Highlights:
• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – over 150 craft booths on Main Street
• 9 a.m. - ceremony in depot park for the renovated railroad caboose
• 10 a.m. – parade (from Ada school down Main Street to College)
(parade forms at 9 a.m. at the Ada school)
