New Leaf Garden Center will sponsor fairy garden workshops on Saturday in Ada and Kenton. Employees will teach how to make a miniature garden at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.at the Ada store on SR 235 north of Ada and at the same time at the Kenton store, 927 E. Columbus St.
Store owner Laurie Laird said, "Fairy gardens are popular and fun for people of all ages. It's a family thing with grandparents, parents, grandchildren and friends attending."
Charles VanDyne of Ada and Rosalie Elliott of Mt. Victory have been named co-chairs for Hardin County of the Jon Cross campaign. Cross is the Republican candidate for state representative from the 83rd district to the Ohio House.
VanDyne, who lives in Alger, is a practicing attorney in Ada and a former chairman of the Hardin County Republican Party. He was elected to the Hardin County Republican Party Central Committee and serves on its executive committee.
Elliott is involved with the family business, which includes the Plaza Inn Restaurant and Elliott Farms. She is the wife of the late Edward Elliott II, a recent Hardin County commissioner, farmer and businessman.
Victoria Knotts sports a Cadets sweatshirt to support her son AJ, who plays baritone for the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps.
She and her family travelled about 500 miles from eastern Pennsylvania to see the "Thank You Ada" performance put on by the corps on Sunday evening at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
This is AJ's second year with the corps. This fall he will be a junior at Penn State.
Many family members of the Cadets travel long distances to see the corps perform from coast to coast during the summer.
By Monty Siekerman
An Ada/Liberty ambulance and several members of the squad gave youngsters a closeup look at their equipment and explained some of what they do on Monday at Ada War Memorial Park.
The ambulance demonstration is one of several emergency responders at the park this week from 10 a.m. until noon.
The week-long program was organized by Detective Rob Sheldon of the Ada Police Department, seen in the background of this photo.
The series of emergency personnel and their equipment on display is tied into ReStore Community Center free lunch program. Thursday look for the DARE program and 911 communications.
The Blanchard Pleasant Buckeyes meant Monday evening, June 19th, at the Hardin Northern Ag Building. The meeting consisted of 23 members, 8 advisors, and 5 guests. Recreation that night was limbo led by Makenna Ebling. The 4-H pledge was also led by Makenna Ebling and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Alyssa Heldman.
Kylee Clem led role call. Katie Good also baked and frosted a cake and brought it in to tell us how to properly bake and frost a cake. Mara Ruhlen and Renee Newton also gave a demonstration on rabbits. Vern Woodruff also brought up the topic of the demonstration contest and deadlines for that.
Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
Flags, horns, drums, wooden rifles, and singers all took center stage at the ONU Bill Robinson Field on Sunday evening when the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps gave a free "Thank You Ada" performance. The show received an extended standing ovation from the crowd.
