The "Picnic" beat goes on - with more photos here
Here are more Farmers and Merchants' Picnic photos by Monty Siekerman.
• Click here for our photos posted Sunday
• Is this Wonder Woman, or, perhaps, 6-year-old Nora Dyer?
• Two pretty ladies and a spider. What is their hometown? "We are from a land far, far away."
• Meet Samuel L. Clemens and his wife, Olivia. Clemens was handing out $2 bills, Series 1863, minted in Hannibal, Mo., with his picture on it. From the $2 note, a recipient see the distinctive picture of Mark Twain, Clemens' pen name. Twain (1835-1910) has been called the Father of American Literature and Greatest American Humorist for his books about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. In this life, Olivia is better known as Karen Oswald, Findlay, and Clemens/Twain as Eric Rotsinger of near Van Wert.
TOMORROW - KEN COLLINS PHOTOS AND LOTS OF PARADE PHOTOS
Stories Posted This Week
Thursday, November 12, 2026
- Our Lady of Lourdes to host Holiday Bazaar on November 18
- Ada Council recap: Eagle Scout proposal for 2 Little Libraries
- Bassitt, 23, launches JAYB Apparel
- Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School Honor Roll for 1st Quarter 2026-2027
- Upper Scioto Valley Honor Roll for 1st Quarter 2026-2027
- Separate the wheat from the chaff: Multi-ingredient botanicals for cholesterol
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Monday, November 9, 2026
- Charles Thomas Evans, 80, worked for Agricultural Cooperatives
- Jerry Lane Pifer, 69, was a siding contrator
- Ada FFA members compete in Job Interview contest
- Bulldog student-athletes honored by the Blanchard Valley Conference
- Nine Bulldog football players garner All-BVC recognition
- Friends of the library host book raffle
- Local artist hosting a watercolor class at the Ada Public Library
- Beatitudes plans Thanksgiving & Veterans feast