Harvest Pride tortillas and chips, produced in Ada, makes their debut at the Hardin County Chamber of Business Alliance membership appreciation day on Friday, July 24.
Harvest Pride is Hardin County's newest farm-to-table product.
The event is from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Alliance parking lot, 225 S. Detroit St., Kenton. It's free for members and prospective members.
David Wagner, local celebrity chef from Plaza Inn Family Restaurant and Catering, Mt. Victory, will have lunch prepared.
For more information contact the Alliance at 419-673-4131.
The 102nd annual Ada Farmers’ and Merchants’ Picnic takes place Friday and Saturday, Aug. 7-8 in the War Memorial Park.
For additional information about the event call 419-235-4231.
Here’s this year’s schedule: Friday, Aug. 7
• Party in the Back 40.
Gates open 5 p.m. Exploit on stage from 7:30 to 12:30 a.m.
• Picnic Pull, 7 p.m. (schedule at bottom of story)
A Weight Watchers group is forming this summer in Ada. The group meets at the Community Health Professionals, 1200 S. Main St., Ada each Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m.
Lisa McCumber is in charge. She said, "You may sit in a meeting for free. Change your relationship with food for good. Meetings are fun and motivating."
Liberty Township won the prize for having the most rainfall in Hardin County's townships during June.
Liberty also has had more rain this growing season than any other county township.
VIEW THE ATTACHMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.
According to Mark Badertscher of the Hardin Extension Office, rainfall reporters recorded an average of 10.99 inches of rain in Hardin County. Last year, the average rainfall for June was 5.52 inches. Rainfall for June was 6.79 inches more for the month than for the ten year average rainfall in the month of June.
The "buzz" in town is that it's 10 behives. Where? On campus? Perhaps. Read on.
The hives are established to provide more honey bees to the area. For several reasons, the number of honey bees throughout the U.S. has dwindled at an alarming rate in recent years.
We need these pollinators for farm crops and flowers. Hopefully, these healthy hives will help pollinate area plants.
In the future, a wildflower area may be developed on campus; bees will be helpful then, as well.
