The second annual Bright Pink 5K and family fun run takes place in Ada during Ohio Northern’s Family Day on Saturday, Sept. 17. The race starts at 3 p.m., according to Carley Strzalka.
The event begins with registration at 2:15 p.m. at the ONU Pavillion. The race is held on The Green Monster on the ONU campus.
Registration is $15, which includes a t-shirt and raffle ticket. Participants must register by Sept. 1 for a guaranteed t-shirt. The $15 fee is waived for youth under 10 who are with a participating parent or guardian.
The Alger Memorial Festival Committee will hold a country-style breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 2, at the Alger Social Center, 210 N. Main St., Alger.
The menu includes biscuits, sausage gravy, hash browns, scrambled eggs, fried apples, sausage patties and a beverage.
A suggested donation is $7. The breakfast is all-you-can-eat (premises only). Carry out is available. Call 419-679-8460 for free local delivery.
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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.
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The popular local band, Brother Believe Me, will perform at the Party on the Back 40 at the year's Farmers and Merchants Picnic. The local band will perform from 8 p.m. until midnight on Saturday. There is $3 cover charge.
CLICK HERE for the entire F&M Picnic schedule of events.
Look for a large, white tent on the north east corner of War Memorial Park for the entertainment site. The band plays rain or shine.
The band, Mustang Sally, from Nashville, Tenn., will perform from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Farmers and Merchants Picnic on Friday at what is known as the Back 40. Look for a large, white tent on the north east side of War Memorial Park to find the performance site. Gates open at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 (kids under 12 free). For more about the band, check out Mustang Sally Band on Google.
‘Agricultural Conservation, Protecting Water: Keeping Soil and Nutrients in the Field’ will be the theme of the Hardin County Field Day on Friday, Aug. 26.
This is the second year for this field day, cooperatively sponsored by the following partners: The Nature Conservancy, John Deere, Findlay Implement, Chris Kurt, Randy Boose, OSU Extension, Hardin and Putnam Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Ohio Farm Bureau/Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network, Ohio Department of Agriculture and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
