This weekend marks the 99th annual Farmers and Merchants Picnic in Ada. The Ada Farmers and Merchants Picnic Association sponsor the Friday and Saturday, Aug. 10-11 event.
All events are held in the Park District of Liberty Township (formerly War Memorial Park).
The schedule follows:
Friday
5:30 p.m. – Sign ups –golf cart pull
6 p.m. – Golf cart pull begins
7 p.m. - Food on grounds
7 p.m. – 11 p.m. First Due Band
Saturday
8:30 a.m. – OWHA horse show contest class, halter class, performance class
9:30 a.m. – Parade – West Lincoln St. Pharmacy Building
Chair- Missy Bunge
10:30 a.m. – Welcome flag raising
Bernie Mackey, president
Dave Ratter, mayor
Tony Wolke, president, park board
Crowning of Little Princess and Prince
Chair – Holly Simon
Noon – Hourly door prizes – Bernie Mackey
Casino wheel and tips
Noon – Cornhole tournament
1 p.m.
• Chair saw carving exhibit
• Stock tractors, 4 x 4 pickup trucks and stock semi (over the road)
• Iraqi War living statue
• Stilt walker
• Strolling musician
• Merchant’s tent
• Hardin County Restorers
• $1 swimming
• Bingo 1 to 5 p.m.
• 4-H animal petting zoo
2 p.m.
• Bessie Bingo 4-H kids
• Grease pig contest
7 p.m.
• Hot street stock semi, hot farm tractors, pro farm tractors, altered street gas or diesel 4 x 4 pickups
7 to 11 p.m. – Brother Believe Me Band
8:30 -10:30 p.m. – Teen dance, Ada pool
Main Stage Entertainment
11:30 a.m. – Pedal tractor pull
12:30-1:30 p.m. – Jericho Road
1:30-2 p.m. – Ada High School Cheerleaders
2-4 p.m. – HepCat Revival
4-5 p.m. - Zumba fit demonstration
5-7 p.m. - TG Rivers – Hypnotic Visions
7 p.m. Drawings for:
1st - $650 in gift cards
2nd - Jumpp Start Box
3rd - $300 meat package
4th - Harley gift card
5th - $200 Community Market gift card
6th - $100 Marathon gas card
7th - Buckeye Charter bus trip to Hollywood Casino, Toledo
8th - Ada school sports pass
9th - 2012 Ada F & M cornhole board
Food
Amish pies, chicken barbecue, caramel apples, sugar pop corn, hamburgers, candy, Pepsi products, ice cream, hot dogs, snow cones, brats, popcorn, chicken-n-noodles, corn on the cob
