Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
A crowd, estimated at 1,000 people, observed the Fourth of July with a Lima Symphony Orchestra performance of patriot popular tunes on the ONU campus Saturday evening.
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Crafton Beck conducted the orchestra. The patriotic pops concert featured American classics, popular movie and Broadway tunes and patriotic songs. The men and women who served in the armed forces were asked to stand and be recognized with applause when the song of their service was played.
There will be an open house for a new business in town, Gallery for the Arts, 115 S. Main, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8.
The business will feature the work of proprietor Ruth Roider as well as Karen Ward, photography; Lynne Scott, author; Les and Diane Thede; wood; Denise Bowers, wool; Andrew Steinglass, ceramics; Virginia O'Connell, jewelry.
The space will also include Ruthe Art Studio.
Regular store hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Several events of interest to Icon viewers are on the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce July calendar. Those events follow:
• Board of Directors – July 8, 8 a.m.
• Membership meeting – July 15, 8 a.m.
• 4th of July Lima Symphony Concert, ONU campus, 7 p.m.
• Music on Main – July 10
Activities include: WONB Music from 4:30 – 6 p.m., Common Thread will play from 6 – 8 p.m., Dietsch’s ice cream while supplies last, Kiwanis's chicken barbecue, vendor show in the Depot, and sidewalk sales.
• Sidewalk sales – July 9, 10, and 11.
The Ada Food Pantry will distribute its annual Independence Day dinner package to pre-registered households at the Presbyterian Church, 201 S. Main, on Saturday, July 4, from 10 a.m. to noon.
From the Hardin County Extension Office - Because of the continued rains in the area, wheat harvest will likely be late again this year.
Throughout the state, the crop is now ready for harvest in some fields, but will likely not be cut until the first or second week of July or even later, depending on weather and field conditions. A late harvest combined with excessive rainfall will mean more time for late-season mold growth, mycotoxin accumulation, test weight reduction, and sprouting, all of which together could result in poor overall grain quality.
