By Mark Badertscher
Hardin Extension Office
We could sure use a rain.
Although it seems very dry, we are not too far off from where our precipitation normally is this time of year. The difference was that we received it all in a short period of time and have not seem much rain since then in most areas.
For the time period of May 1-May 31, Extension rainfall reporters recorded an average of 3.27 inches of rain in Hardin County.
Last year, the average rainfall for the same time period was 3.70 inches. Rainfall for May 1-May 31, 2016 is 0.62 inches less than the ten year average rainfall during the same dates.
In an expansion of Ada Icon coverage, "Weekend" edition debuts. This feature expands the Icons to seven-day continual community coverage by bridging the gap with community information from Saturday through Monday morning.
"Weekend" provides information happening in both Ada and Bluffton each weekend and for the coming week.
On Thursday, June 23, Ada residents might think for a moment that the clock turned back to the 1920s.
That's because Ada will be visited by nearly 40 Model A Fords. These vehicles range in model year from 1928 to 1931.
They will be on exhibit in the Ada depot parking lot and are part of an all-day celebration.
In cooperation with the Buy Ada First and Ada Area Chamber of Commerce, several activities are planned to entertain the visiting Model A drivers. Some of these activities are open to the public.
Specifically, the first Music on Main luncheon and cruise in of the season takes place in the depot park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
For the time period of May 1-May 31, Hardin County Extension rainfall reporters recorded an average of 3.27 inches of rain in Hardin County.
Last year, the average rainfall for the same time period was 3.70 inches. Rainfall for May 1-May 31, 2016, is 0.62 inches less than the 10-year average rainfall during the same dates.
According to Phil Epley Liberty Township has recorded 3.77 inches in May and 5.24 inches for the growing season, which started April 15.
The Lima Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the Fourth of July 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.
The concert will take place on the sculpture mall east of McIntosh Center between Presser and Weber halls. This fun-filled family event will feature patriotic music, movie classics, popular tunes and a tribute to our armed services.
The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce is in the ribbon-cutting business this month.
According to Deb Curlis, chamber president, the chamber will cut a ribbon and present a broom to the newest Ada business, Call of Beauty at 9:15 a.m., following its June 15 meeting.
Then, at noon, Wednesday, June 15, the chamber will cut a ribbon at the St. Rita health center on State Route 81.
