Ada loves a parade and the Harvest and Herb Festival parade gets better each year.
Ken Collins shares these photos of Saturday's parade with Icon viewers. It's complete with flags, bands, fire trucks, queen candidates, church groups, cheerleaders, civic clubs, pets, sports teams, clowns and politicans.
Watch the Icon all week as we share Ken's photos of one of Ada's favorite Saturday's of the year.
By Barb Lockard
Across the United States, there are 22 million children receiving free or reduced-cost meals through the National School Lunch and National School Breakfast programs.
These meals may be the only ones that some students enjoy, and the nutrition can make a difference in concentration, alertness and physical well-being.
But what happens on the weekends, when kids leave school for a home that may not have enough food to sustain them for two days?
Beth Gray, chair of the board of the Ada Food Pantry, said that the organization became interested in looking into a weekend food program at the suggestion of board member Deb Hays.
It’s Harvest and Herb Festival weekend in Ada, in case it slipped your mind.
The 34th annual Ada Area Chamber of Commerce-sponsored festival closes Main Street Ada all day on Saturday.
It will offer over 150 craft vendors, a kid’s area, parade, crowning of a festival queen and many food booths.
Several new features are part of this year’s festival. The feature making the most noise is a scheduled flyover by a St. Rita’s-Mercy Health helicopter to signal the start of the 10 a.m. parade.
Ruthie’s Boarding Room opened this week at 220 N. Main St., Ada, and it is filled with a wide assortment of gift shop-related items provided by several vendors.
Making the shop opening official was an Ada Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting on Wednesday morning.
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Shoppers will find everything from primitives, antiques, designer clothes, florals, candles and many homemade items.
The shop is owned by Stephanie Cotterman of North Baltimore, along with Karen DeLong of Dola. The two have a booth of items in Mt. Victory’s Touch of Country. They also participate in many craft shows in the area.
Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center newly developed emergency medical center has received its initial accreditation.
The Emergency Medicine Residency Program is a three-year program and is approved for a total of 18 accredited resident positions. Medical student candidates will be able to apply in the fall 2019 and St. Rita's will participate in the 2020 National Resident Matching Program. The first class of six residents will start July 1, 2020.
The Emergency Medicine Residency Program is led by David Toro, MD, program director; Susan Dunn, academic program coordinator and James Chan, MD, associate program director.
