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This summer’s Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival has a new look with several new features.

Chris DiBiasio, chair of the event, updated the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce members during the chamber’s June meeting.

Here’s a summary of the festival so far:

The festival is Saturday, Aug. 24. It opens with the Wilson’s annual garage sale from 8 a.m. to noon.

In the morning is a scrimmage featuring Ada versus Perry at ONU’s Dial Robertson Stadium. Following that scrimmage, ONU will scrimmage Triune University of Angola, Ind.  

Mark Badertscher: "This is all about crop producers managing their unplanted acres as a result of the wet spring"

The Ohio No-Till Council and OSU Extention will hold an information meet in Ada on Thursday for area farmers who have unplanted acres and need information about what to do with these fields, according to Mark Badertscher of the Hardin extension office.

The meeting is from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in McIntosh Center on the ONU campus.

Badertscher said that the meeting will address answers about crop insurance, weed control and cover crops.

Resource persons attending:
• Jeff Stachler, OSU Extension Auglaize County, will discuss weed control on prevented planting acres. 

The Ada High School flag corp won first place at the Allen County Fair in the baton/flag corp competition in August 1990.

Members, front from let, Dawn Brite, Jen Tarr, captain, Natalie Curtis, captain, and Bonnie Benson.

Standing from left Sarah Prueter, Marla Lammers, Leigh Simon, Jennifer Wilkerson, Stephanie Sumner, Brittney Strayer, Julie Shadley and Patti Cogar. Michelle Smith is the advisor.

From the collection of Leland Crouse.

It's difficult to ignore those planets swirling overhead in the Ada Public Library this summer. It's all part of the library's summer reading program. On Wednesday Ada chambers received an update on the summer program from Natalie Walton, youth services coordinator.

Four new members bring total to 86 members

Ada Area Chamber of Commerce membership reached a new high this month as four new businesses became members, according to Deb Curlis, chamber director.

Bringing membership to 86, the newest members are:
• Ada Physical Therapy, with new owner Tracy Scalfara
• Blanchard Place Assisted Living, Kenton
• Rhonda Crouse, realtor with King Thompson Realtors
• Dan Newkirk of Heapy Engineers

These members were introduced at the June 19 chamber breakfast held in Ada Public Library. Natalie Walton of the library staff updated members of this summer’s reading program (see photo above).

Two Ada updates were announced:

Ada Public Library has a week full of free and fun activities, as part of their summer reading program, "A Universe of Stories." 

The program runs through June to July 13, with events for all ages.

Here's what's on this week, June 24 through June 29:

Monday, June 24
11 a.m. - Elementary Art (for K-2nd grades)
1 p.m. - Tween Art (for 3rd-5th grades)
3 p.m. - Teen Art & Waffles (for 6th-12th grades)

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