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 car 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.
o Chair saw carving exhibit
o Stock tractors, 4 x 4 pickup trucks and stock semi (over the road
o Iraqi War loving statue
o Stilt walker
o Strolling musician
o Merchant's tent
o Hardin County Restorers
o $1 swimming
o Bingo 1 to 5 p.m.
o 4-H animal petting zoo
2 p.m.
o Bessie Bingo 4-H kids
o Grease pig contest
7 p.m.
o 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 car
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
