Here's your Saturday Picnic schedule
By Monty Siekerman
Here's what you need to know about this weekend's Farmers' and Merchants' Picnic:
• Hourly door prizes
• Rides and games for kids, all day
• Food, all day
• Free swimming
• CLICK HERE for tractor pull info
• CLICK HERE for entertainment schedule
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The hourly F&M schedule for Saturday at Ada War Memorial Park
8 a.m. OWHA halter and performance horse contest begins
8 a.m. gates open for tractor pulls
9:30 a.m. parade down Main Street
(forms on West Lincoln, no preregistration required)
10 a.m., truck and tractor pull, Hardin County Pullers
10:30 a.m. welcome, flag raising, crowning of little princess and princess
11 a.m. pedal tractor pull for kids, main stage
1 p.m. Jeff Davis opens for Richie Crouch, Elvis impersonator, main stage
1-4 p.m. Living Statue Soldier near main stage
2-4 p.m. face painting by Art Me, Ottawa, near main stage
4-5 p.m. Gary Edward Spanning, Nashville singer, main stage
6:30 p.m. truck and tractor pull, OSTPA
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