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Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
ReStore sponsored a picnic in the park on Friday afternoon with a police car, big red fire truck, and an ambulance on hand for kids to see.

The 4th of July weekend began with perfect weather for the event.  It was hotdogs, hamburgers, chips, and salads for the in a War Memorial Park shelter house. In addition, all youngsters were given a toy, their faces lighting up in happiness.

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The kids enjoyed seeing the emergency vehicles and meeting some of the personnel: good public relations  for the Ada emergency responder crews and educational for the youngsters.

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By Mark Badertscher, Hardin County Extension Office
Wheat harvest has begun in Hardin County. 

Yesterday while out doing farm visits, I stopped by to talk to a farmer who was opening up his field.  The wheat was testing 15.8% moisture so he decided that he was going to wait and let it dry down. 

Today while out visiting farms and agribusinesses, I saw a couple other farmers combining wheat in the northern part of the county.  According to our weekly Ag Crops team conference call on Monday, southern Ohio has reported very high yields. 

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The Lima Symphony Orchestra will celebrate Independence Day with a “Patriotic Pops” concert on the campus of Ohio Northern University on Saturday, July 2, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

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The Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance continues to promote the new county motto, which will be featured on the new “Welcome to Hardin County” signs. Fifteen signs, at the county lines of incoming U.S. and state highways, will be replaced over the summer months.   

The website address http://www.hardincountyoh.org will promote Hardin County on the new Alliance website.

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There’s a new lunch and dinner option in Ada.

The Cask Room, 127 S. Main St., Ada, noted for its fine selection of wines, has introduced a vegetarian menu offered through the day.

The menu includes muhamarra, hummus, fried mushrooms, falafel sandwich, tempeh, lettuce and tomato sandwich, curried “chicken” salad sandwich, falafel, plate, cheese plate and sorbet.

Watch for a feature on the new menu coming soon on the Icon.

The Cask Room’s menu is an attachment at the bottom of this story. The menu will also be listed in the Icon’s restaurant menu page.

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Ada served as the unofficial Ford Model A Capital of Ohio on Thursday.

Nearly 40 of the classic vehicles, ranging in models from 1928 to 1931 spent the day in town.

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The vehicles were from the Penn-Ohio Model A Ford Club. Their visit here is part of the club’s 2016 Back Roads Tour taking place from June 19-24. 

The following photos are by Monty Siekerman:

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