Area gardeners and others with an interest in gardening are invited to attend the summer gardening programs offered at the Friendship Gardens of Hardin County.
This summer the Hardin County OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers are sponsoring educational demonstration programs in the Friendship Gardens, 960 W. Kohler St., in Kenton, behind Harco Industries. Follow the ‘Friendship Gardens of Hardin County’ signs to a parking area off of West Kohler Street. The events begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday mornings and will last about an hour.
Down Syndrome Association of Greater Toledo comes to Ada on Saturday for its sixth annual Get Dirty for Downs Mud Volleyball Tournament. The games take place in the tractor pull area on the east side of the park.
Check in opens at 2 p.m. and following the opening ceremony, play begins at 3:30 p.m.
All teams will enter tournament playoffs after completion of round robin games.
Food trucks are on site during the tournament and there is a basket raffle, live auction and 50/50 raffle.
The Village of Ada has hired Kerri Mclaughlin as its new fiscal officer. The hiring took place at the July 2 council meeting.
Mclaughlin will begin her new position on Aug. 5. She has 11 years of experience in municipal finance including with the City of Kenton and the state auditor’s office.
She is currently deputy auditor for the City of Kenton. Nancy Kindle, the part-time fiscal officer for the village, will remain in that position during a transition period.
Kindle was hired on April 16. She is also fiscal officer of the Ada-Liberty Township Joint Ambulance District. She was hired following the dismissal of Crystal Huffer.
The hope to fix chemical problems at the Ada Municipal Swimming Pool didn't work out today (Wednesday, July 10).
It was hoped that the pool would open at 4 p.m., but that won't happen now.
The message from the pool Facebook follows: "We will be closed all day. We are sorry! Hopefully tomorrow will be better but stay tuned for any updates!"
The Patriotic Pops Concert, featuring the Lima Symphony Concert, at Ohio Northern University at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, will be moved indoors, to the ONU King-Horn Field House, due to the threat of thunderstorms.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Attendees are encouraged to arrive early and bring lawn chairs, blankets and favorite picnic foods. This fun-filled family event will feature patriotic music, selections from musicals and other stage and film productions, popular tunes and a tribute to our armed forces.
