There was a parade in Ada on Saturday and you were probably in it or watching.
Monty Siekerman offers the following selection of parade photos from this year's Ada Farmers' and Merchants' Parade.
WATCH FOR MORE PARADE PHOTOS TUESDAY -
• Hardin County Mounted Police
• Ada High School Marching Band
• Princess candidate Kyleigh Watson
• Princess candidate Brooklynn Simon
• Midget football team
• Midget football cheerleaders
Two upcoming August Twilight Tours will have farmers thinking outside of the box.
Tuesday, Aug. 16, Ted Griffith will be discussing how he has inter-seeded soybeans into growing wheat using 15 inch rows.
This Twilight Tour will be held near the field located at 6551 State Route 701, Ada starting at 7 p.m.
This practice, called Modified Relay Intercropping (MRI), enables a producer to get respectable wheat yields, while at the same time produce a field of soybeans that usually yield better than double cropped beans.
Those attending the Farmers and Merchants picnic on Saturday were having a fun time until noon. Then, there were a few sprinkles, followed by a gully washer at 2 p.m., sending even the diehard picnic-goers home.
MORE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY
Events were cancelled, rides and food trucks packed up and left, and those hosting games escaped the tropical-like downpours that continued throughout the afternoon.
PRINTER-FRIENDLY GARAGE SALE MAPS
ARE IN TWO ATTACHMENTS BELOW.
The three-day annual Lincoln Highway Buy-Way across America yard sale began in Ada on Thursday morning amid sunny skies.
A tent along Main Street in the Railroad Park will be manned during the sale by the Ada chamber and C.I.C. members, the local sponsoring organizations.
In addition to handing out the maps, people visiting the tent can also find Ada sesquicentennial books and yardsticks.
Ada Exempted Village Schools announced its 2016-2017 program year policy for free and reduced-price meals or free milk for students unable to pay the full price of meals or milk served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast, After School Care Snack or Special Milk Program. Each school office and the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture will be sponsoring a collection for farmers wishing to dispose of unwanted pesticides on Monday, Aug. 22, from 9 a.m. to p.m. at the Hardin County Fairgrounds, 14134 County Road 140, Kenton.
The pesticide collection and disposal service is free of charge, but only farm chemicals will be accepted. Paint, antifreeze, solvents, and household or non-farm pesticides will not be accepted.
