There won't be a Farmers and Merchants Picnic this year, but the planning committee will hold a raffle that you will want to have at least one ticket, maybe five, in your pocket.
Here's what you need to know about the prizes:
• 1st place - smoker/grill with Keystone Meat gift card
• 2nd place - Family Getaway to Kalahari
• 3rd place - flat screen TV
• 4th place - Firepit and bundled wood
• plus, several other prizes
Provided by Mark Badertscher, Hardin extension office If you aren't a farmer, but have always wondered about all the things that go into a crop harvest, this article will provide many of your answers.
Farmers will be harvesting wheat in the next few weeks, seeing the outcome of what they planted nine months ago.
However, farmers are already taking steps to prepare for the harvest, such as cleaning storage facilities and checking harvesting equipment.
Most farmers in the area will take their wheat directly to the commercial grain elevator soon after harvest. They generally save their private grain bins for corn storage.
Photos and story by Jimmy Wilson
This week's Ada Icon Veggie Garden of the Week belongs to Sophie and Russ Crawford and their grandson, Tristan Seitanakis.
Recent events prompted the Crawfords, who live on North Main Street, Ada, to plant their garden, not only as a way to raise vegetables for eating, but also to help educate their 6-year old grandson on the importance and rewards of gardening.
While Tristan enjoyed the construction and planting phases, the Crawfords admit that weeding and tending to the plants doesn't seem to have the same appeal to their grandson. Some things never change.
