By Monty Siekerman
Andy Stackert, an Ada Wolf Scout, helps at the Ada Food Pantry on Saturday morning. He is the son of Dennis and Amy Stackert.

The Scouts collected many sacks of nonperishable food when they went door-to-door on Saturday to replenish the pantry supply.

The food pantry is not government run, thus there are no restrictions on who can have free food. The pantry is open from 10 a.m. until noon on Saturdays and from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesdays.

The pantry is located in the basement of the Ada Presbyterian Church, whose members have generously made the space available for this service for many years. Several groups in the community collect food for the pantry throughout the year to keep the shelves full for those who need food.

PHOTO: Boy Scout Jacob Bassitt walks down the stairs of the Ada Presbyterian Church with sacks of food to add to the Ada Food Pantry. He and other Scours went door-to-door in the community on Saturday to pick up food left on the doorsteps to be given to the pantry.