By Monty Siekerman
An all-day truck and tractor pull at Ada War Memorial Park on Saturday, Aug. 11, will he part of Ada Farmers and Merchants Picnic again this year
The Hardin County Tractor Pullers Association event will begin at 10 a.m. it will include local pickups, diesel tractors, and limited hot farm tractors.
The Ohio State Tractor Pullers Association event will begin at 6:30 p.m. Classes include limited light pro stock tractors, super stock tractors, super modified 4WD trucks, and modified.
Following that event, semis will compete.
Admission is $10 for all day with children under 12 free.
Yukako Yokota, from Japan, chaperone for the Hardin County 4-H Labo program, was guest speaker in July to the Ada Kiwanis Club. She is a guest of Joe and Linda Ferguson.
Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts has released the schedule for its 2018-19 season.
The season includes:
• “Romeo and Juliet” (Sept. 27-30)
• “The Wild Party” (for mature audiences, Oct. 18-21)
• the Homecoming performance of “Mystic India: The World Tour, A Bollywood Dance Spectacular” (Oct. 27)
• “The ONU Holiday Spectacular” (Nov. 15-17 in Ada and Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in Lima),
• “Choreographers’ Showcase Spring Dance Performance” (Feb. 2-3, 2019)
The International Play Festival: India (Feb. 21-24, 2019)
• “Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein” (April 11-14, 2019).
Friday, Aug. 3, is the deadline for individuals, organizations, and businesses to register for ONU student help. First-year students are encouraged to engage in the community by volunteering their services from 10 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Aug. 18. The program, called Ada Community Engagement (ACE) Day, is in its 5th year.
Registration forms and additional information can be found at onu.edu/aceday. Those with questions may call 419-772-2200.
The Ada Church of Christ, 316 S. Main, will host a Gospel Sing at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 26. Several soloists and small groups will perform. The program is free and open to the public.
Programs at the Ada Public Library during the first week of August include:
Wednesday, Aug. 1, 6:30 p.m., knit and crochet club.
Friday, Aug. 3, 3 p.m., coloring club.
Monday, Aug. 6, 7 p.m., BINGO for all ages.
Tuesday, Aug. 7, 11 a.m., family storytime; 6 p.m., family storytime; 7 p.m., adult book group.
Wednesday, Aug. 8, 11 a.m., PG movie “Monsters vs. Aliens;” 3 p.m., PG movie, “E.T. the Extraterrestrial.”
