Gary Fleming, with his wife Linda riding shotgun, harvested a soybean field three weeks ago west of the three ONU turbines. (Monty Siekerman photo)
Hardin County Extenstion Educator Mark Badertscher's report on corn and bean crops as of earlier this week: The weather is turning into a foe with regards to the completion of harvest in Hardin County.
Progress on soybean harvest has been slow over the past couple of weeks with the onset of rain, causing the need for dryer weather to finish the fields that are still out there.
Why not go a little crazy...and let off steam. The Ada High School Marching Band is competing at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis today. They will join 99 other top bands in the country that have been invited to Naptown for the premier marching band event of the season, the Bands of America Grand National Championships.
Lower corn yields in the county were accompanied by lower corn prices.
Soybean prices were good, but yields were less.
In Liberty Township, where Ada is located, nearly 28 inches of rain fell during the growing season, according to local observer Phil Epley.
With the help of 15 volunteer rainfall reporters, the Hardin County Extension office has collected unofficial township rainfall data for the past 25 consecutive years.
The Ada Schools will have parent-teacher conferences for students in grades K-12 on Monday, Nov. 20 from 4 until 8:30p.m. and on Tuesday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Students will only attend school on Monday, Nov. 20that week. There will not be school on Nov. 21 or 22 for conferences or Nov. 23 and Nov. 24 for Thanksgiving Break.
Elementary conferences will be student-led. Parents should bring their child with them so that the student, along with his or her teacher, can share information about this year’s progress. Parents had the opportunity to sign up for conference times at open house.
It's never to early to begin appreciating books and learning to read. The Ada Public Library held a storytime for preschoolers on Tuesday morning. The event began with a song about sleeping and marching. (Monty Siekerman photo)
A holiday tradition continues with upcoming performances of Ohio Northern University’s 23rd annual “ONU Holiday Spectacular” musical extravaganza.
The show will be presented in ONU’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 16, Nov. 17 and Nov.18, with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Nov. 18.
It also will be presented at the Lima Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1 and Dec. 2, with matinee performances at 2 p.m. on Dec. 2 and Sunday, Dec. 3.
