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F & M Picnic, Lincoln Highway garage sale plus lots more this weekend

It's another Icon Weekend. The Icon offers viewers 8 pages of events taking place this weekend in the Icon viewership area.

This is a weekend full of events, including:
• 103rd Ada Farmer's and Merchant's Picnic
• Lincoln Highway Buy Way yard sale
• Riley Creek Singer's performance of "Beauty and the Beast"

SPOILER ENDING - Saturday is the final day of the season for the Ada swimming pool. There is no admission on the last day, thanks to the Ada Lions Club.

The Weekend addition is a printer-friendly attachment below.

Never know what you'll find at the Lincoln Highway sale

By Monty Siekerman
Know what these are?

They are for sale at the Lincoln Hi-Way Buy-Way, a community yard sale event in Ada. Shaina Phillips shows customers deer feeders made by Hugh Phillips which are for sale at 728 N. Main: $75 OBO.

The annual three-day Lincoln Highway sale across America continues through Saturday. You never know what you might find at these sales...and at bargain prices.

Here's your guide to all weekend Ada garage sales

PRINTER-FRIENDLY GARAGE SALE MAPS
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The three-day annual Lincoln Highway Buy-Way across America yard sale began in Ada on Thursday morning amid sunny skies.

A tent along Main Street in the Railroad Park will be manned during the sale by the Ada chamber and C.I.C. members, the local sponsoring organizations.

In addition to handing out the maps, people visiting the tent can also find Ada sesquicentennial books and yardsticks.

Try-outs for fast pitch travel team Aug. 14

The Northwest Ohio Lunachix 18U fast pitch travel softball team will hold tryouts soon.

Tryouts are at 4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 14, in the Bluffton village park on the County Line Road.

Persons wanting more information may contact Brad Prater, 419-234-1206 or e-mail [email protected] to set up a tryout.

Ada school announces free and reduced-price meal program

Ada Exempted Village Schools announced its 2016-2017 program year policy for free and reduced-price meals or free milk for students unable to pay the full price of meals or milk served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast, After School Care Snack or Special Milk Program.  Each school office and the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party.

Aug. 22 pesticide collection in Kenton

The Ohio Department of Agriculture will be sponsoring a collection for farmers wishing to dispose of unwanted pesticides on Monday,  Aug. 22, from 9 a.m. to  p.m. at the Hardin County Fairgrounds, 14134 County Road 140, Kenton.

The pesticide collection and disposal service is free of charge, but only farm chemicals will be accepted.  Paint, antifreeze, solvents, and household or non-farm pesticides will not be accepted.

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