Ada heads into a busy weekend from Thursday through Saturday, July 19-21.
Events include a downtown old-fashioned sidewalk sales. Six businesses are participating:
• Reichert's clothing
• Gallery for the Arts
• Whatever Cards and Games
• The Mercantile
• Dear Darling Boutique
• ReStore
Then, on Saturday, the Ada VFW Cruz-N-Ada moves to Main Street with vehicle registration starting at 2 p.m. Main will be cordoned off from 1 to 8 p.m. for the cruise.
Watch the Icon for more cruise details coming soon.
Ada’s Jon Umphress lets the siren blare as bikers arrive. Jon, a member of the Kenton Amateur Radio Club, also monitors the radio for the bike ride. See the story below for more details on the bike event. Watch the Icon for more photos coming this week. (Monty Siekerman photo)
By Monty Siekerman
Many event organizers are happy to raise a few hundred dollars for charity while others aim for a few thousand; however, the bikers who came to Ada on Saturday raised between $100,000 and $125,000.
As temperatures approached 90 degrees and the heat index was nearing 100, the 200 bikers from the Dayton area arrived happy that they accomplished their feat. Applause and cheers from volunteers greeted them as they passed the finish line. Mr. Banana was there, and Jon Umphress let the siren rip as the bikers finished their day, all for good causes.
