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Here there are, Mr and Mrs. F&M Picnic

They play a huge part of the F&M Picnic

By Monty Siekerman
Here they are, Mr. and Mrs. F & M Picnic, for many years now. Kenny Wolke, longtime Ada War Memorial Park superintendent, and his wife, Eva, have a lot to do with the success of the annual festival, not for all of its 104 years of existence, but for several decades. Kenny explains some of what it takes to prepare for the multi event extravaganza. 

There are tents to be put up, many picnic tables and benches to be moved, roping off areas for parking which were athletic fields the day before, acres of grass to be mowed, trimming done, sticks and trash to be picked up, vendors and food trucks to be directed..the list is long.

Dr. Amber Patterson joins ENT & Allergy Specialists of Northwest Ohio

Amber Patterson, MD, has joined ENT & Allergy Specialists of Northwest Ohio, 1110 West Main Cross St., in Findlay. Dr. Patterson specializes in treating allergies dealing with the environment, food, venom and penicillin. She also specializes in allergic asthma, hives and recurrent infections.

Dr. Patterson received her medical degree from The University of Toledo Medical Center. She completed a pediatric residency at St. Vincent Mercy Children’s Hospital and Toledo Children’s Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, She completed a fellowship in allergy/immunology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.

Scenes of Gene Autry Park

Ada Icon photog Ken Collins took a tour of Hardin County with camera in hand and didn't have to go far to see these scenes of Gene Autry Park, just one block west of the courthouse in Kenton.

Autry is known as  America's Favorite Singing Cowboy, having written and recorded hundreds of songs.

The Autry museum is located in LA. Although he died at the age of 91 in 1998, long before the take off of social media, his YouTube Channel has garnered more than a million views in just three years.

A perennial that stops traffic

Ask Jim and Jean Neiswander how to grow a state-fair-winning dinner plate hibiscus because the one that recently started blooming in their front yard would qualify for such an honor. Here, Jean tends the Pink Elephant variety of hibiscus at her home on the corner of East Montfort and North Johnson. To get blooms like this, the plant requires TLC all season long, but the display is worth the effort.

AHS Marching Band and Flag Corps

This year's cafeteria staff

Members of the Ada Schools cafeteria team this year are: Front row, left to right, Susan Baughman, Kelly Kloeppel,  and Amy Sheldon; back row, left to right, Ramona Sumney, Sarah Staley, Angela Wurst, and Tamie Thompson.  School Superintendent Meri Skilliter said, "Our cafeteria staff really loves on our students and builds a great social/emotional supportive environment."

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