The Farmers and Merchants Picnic board needs your help for this year’s event, held Saturday, Aug. 10.
The board seeks volunteers from the community, according to Yvonne Bonham.
“Volunteers are needed for several events. If you are unable to take on an entire event, we could use volunteers for just an hour or two,” said Bonham.
Contact Bonham at 419-204-4235, or Eva Wolke at 419-302-7402 for more information. The board meets each month at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday in the brick building on the corner of North Park and South Simon.
The board has identified the following areas where volunteers are needed:
Karen Ward has solved your letter problems. She has created several post cards featuring familiar Ada scenes. The cards are available at Gallery for the Arts, 115 S. Main St., at $1.50 each. Among scenes featured are the Ada water tower, depot, ONU scenes and an Ada sunrise.
When it rains it pours. And in 2019 when it rains it pour and pours and pours.
For the time period of May 1-May 31, 2019 Hardin County Extension rainfall reporters recorded an average of 5.12 inches of rain in Hardin County.
Last year, the average rainfall for the same time period was 3.40 inches. Rainfall for May was 0.89 inches more than the 10-year average rainfall for the month.
Liberty Township rainfall, recorded by Phil Epley, measured 4.12 inches. Liberty's rainfall for the growing season from April 15 was 8.31 inches.
Lynn Township received 6.33 inches of rain for May, the highest amount of the township sites.
Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) today announced the Ohio House passage of House Bill 2, the Tech Cred job training grant program. This legislation, sponsored by State Representatives Jon Cross (R-Kenton) and Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) creates a grant program to support training for in-demand jobs.
“The Tech Cred program will make Ohio more attractive to businesses looking to invest here and stay in Ohio,” said Speaker Householder. “It will also help Ohioans stay up to date and attractive to employers looking for workers to fill high-demand jobs. I’m pleased that Representatives Cross and Lepore-Hagan were able to carry and work on this important bill.”
By Tim Glon
Erin Chrissobolis has been named an assistant men's and women's swimming and diving coach at Ohio Northern University.
She is in her first year as a full-time assistant in 2019-20 after serving as a part-time assistant in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
A native of Martinsville, Ind., Chrissobolis came up through the swimming ranks in Indiana swimming for her local YMCA team and later Center Grove Aquatic Club where she was a junior and senior national qualifier. In high school, she was also able to participate on a swim team that went to Germany with Sport for Understanding.
New Leaf Garden Center, Ada, offers fairy garden workshops, this month, according to Laurie Laird.
• Saturday, June 22, at 10 a.m. and again at 1 p.m. at the Kenton New Leaf, 927 E. Columbus St.
• Saturday, June 29, at 10 a.m. and again at 1 p.m. at the Ada New Leaf, 0395 State Route 235
“Bring your own pot or container or purchase one of ours,” said Laird. “We provide soil. Purchase whatever plants and accessories you wish. Adults and children are welcome. We ask that children be accompanied by an adult.”
Space is limited and persons interested in attending should call New Leaf to reserve a spot in one of the workshops.
