The 2014 Perseid meteor shower will peak between Aug. 10 and 13. A waning Gibbous Moon (the Moon's phase after a full moon) may make it harder for observers to see the shower.
Saturday the Farmers' and Merchants' Picnic kicks into full gear. Here's the schedule:
• 8 a.m. – OWHA Show, contest, halter and performance classes
• 9:30 a.m. parade – West Lincoln to Main Street to Park
• 10:30 a.m. – Main stage, flag raising, crowning of Little Prince and Princess
• 11 a.m. – Main stage, Pedal tractor pull for kids
• Noon – golf cart pull • 1 to 3 p.m. Al Best Band
• 3 to 4 p.m., Lima Bean Chorus
• 4 to 5:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Hypnotic Vision
Wanda J. Brown, 82, died on Friday, Aug. 8, 2014 at 5:47 a.m. at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.
She was born on Oct. 8, 1931, in Hancock County, Ohio to Charles R. and Frances (Marquart) Gossman and they preceded her in death. She was formerly married to Russell Brown from 1950 to 1975 and he survives in Ada.
15 Minutes with Karl Karcher, 2013 AHS Graduate
By Bailey Bowers
What have you been up to since your graduation from Ada High School?
Well, I finished up my first year at Bluffton University and I’m getting ready to start my second year there. I had a job as a student assistant in the University Tech Center all year and I am currently employed there full-time for the summer. I will be working there again this school year.
How many garages sales are going on at this moment in Ada? It's too difficult to count. Here's the scene on Hayes Avenue. Thanks to the Lincoln Highway Buy Way Sale there are more garages are being cleaned out this weekend than any of the next 51 weekends. (Bailey Bowers photo)
Two important dates for families with children in Ada schools:
• Thursday, Aug. 14, 6:30-8 p.m., annual school open house
• Monday, Aug. 18, - first day of the 2014-15 Ada school year
The first day of school is for pupils in grades 1 to 12. School begins at 8:35 a.m. Kindergarten orientation is Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 18-19. Click here for kindergarten schedule.
Dismissal is at 3:30 p.m. for all students with the exception of town students in grades kindergarten, 1, 2, and 3, who will be dismissed at 3:10 p.m.
