Libble Milks reigned as the 2016 Ada Harvest and Herb Festival queen. She was announced the winner of the queen contest at noon on Saturday. Presenting her 2016 crown was last year's queen, Sidney Faine, now a freshman at Defiance College. Faine was recently named to the Defiance College homecoming court.
Ashley Breidenbach was first runner-up.
New to this year's contest was a prize for the best essay written by queen candidates. Milks also won that contest.
Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
We express our personalities in the clothing we wear, including headgear.
Here's a series of photos taken at the Harvest and Herb Fest on Saturday in downtown Ada.
We encourage Icon viewers to open the hat attachment at the bottom of this story.
You'll find funny stuff, team caps (always popular nowadays), cowboy hats, straw hats, hoods, a flag in the hair, military and band hats, and more...know any of these people? Check out the pooch, too, sporting an OSU cap.
Meet the 2016 Ada Harvest and Herb queen candidates.
Five Ada High School seniors are candidates for this year’s festival queen. They are:
• Ashley Breidenbach, daughter of Travis and Tracy Breidenbach
• Rielyn Castle, daughter of Cherie and Raymond Castle
• Mara Guyton, daughter of Christine Cavallaro and Steve Guyton
• Olivia Guyton, daughter of Christine Cavallaro and Steve Guyton
• Libbie Milks, daughter of Mike and Beth Milks
Contestants were judged on Sept. 11. Each completed three brief essays on:
By Monty Siekerman
Local artist Andy Steingass has been named an adjunct professor at ONU for the first semester. He will teach the ceramic classes of Luke Sheets while Sheets is on sabbatical in Central America.
Steingass is sitting among many bowls ready for firing. More than 400 bowls will need to be made for Artists Against Hunger in November. He, his students, other faculty members, and local residents all make some of the bowls.
The Ada Junior Civic League met at the home of Sandy Neely for a potluck dinner with 10 members and 6 guests present. The meeting was called to order by President Linda Ferguson. She began by thanking Sandy, Shirley Chambers and Sherry Evans for hosting.
