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Boom! Goes the Marsh presentation, August 25

The program Boom! Goes the Marsh: The 90th Anniversary of the Onion Pickers Strike, 1934-2024 will be presented by historian Chase W. Fleece on Sunday, August 25 at 6:00 p.m. in the USV Auditeria ,510 Courtright St. McGuffey, Ohio.

This event is sponsored by the McGuffey Memories Historical Society and Hardin County Historical Museums.

8th Annual Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival is ready to rock Depot Park

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Here’s your 2024 Made In Ada Wilson Football Festival lineup for Saturday, August 24. This 8th annual event is coordinated by the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce and takes place from 5:00-10:00 p.m. at Ada Depot Park.

The following announcements were made to the chamber’s Facebook page:

Studio 419 open house on August 25

1:00-3:00 p.m., 111-113 S Main St, Ada

Studio 419 will hold an open house with dance Instructors and owners to answer questions and assist in class registration.

Dancers’ Pointe will assist with fitting students with correct dance shoes and other accessories.

ID pictures will be taken for all students.

There will als be raffles and light refreshments.
 

Ada Rotary Chicken Barbecue on Thursday, September 19

On Thursday, September 19, the Ada Rotary will be hosting a Chicken Barbecue dinner with carryout and drive-thru service at Hays Insurance, 202 South Main St., Ada.

The meal includes 1⁄2 chicken, baked beans and potato salad. Tickets are $10 per meal. Hours are 4:30-6:00 p.m.

Dinners will be prepared by Mike Bollinger, “Chicken at the Lake."

Purhcase tickets at Century 21 Sunway Realty, 208 N Main St or contact any Rotary member. You can also call 419-230-2250 or 419-303-0586.

Proceeds from this even go to high school scholarships and Ada community projects.

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Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival lineup of organizers and activities

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its eighth annual Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival on Saturday, August 24. The listing of events and activities below show the festival’s growth and how each year organizers find a new way to celebrate football and footballs.

2024 Lincoln Higway Buy Way sales, August 8-9-10

August 8 through 10 marks the 20th annual Lincoln Highway Buy Way Yard Sales across the State of Ohio.

The historic Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental route for automobile travel in the United States, dedicated in 1913 and extending from New York City’s Times Square to San Francisco’s Lincoln Park.  Combined, various routes across Ohio comprise over 400 miles today.  

Past year’s sales have seen families, neighbors, and groups of all kinds selling their wares from yards, porches, barns and garages; under tents and in open-air locations.

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