By Monty Siekerman
FROM ADA ICON - The 105th running of the Ada Farmers and Merchants picnic will take place Saturday at Ada War Memorial Park.
The F&M is one of the longest running festivals/fairs in Ohio. It’s a day to picnic and enjoy many activities throughout the day with family and friends.
Cast members, from left, Jackson Ridge, Zane Traxler, Nick Norton, Megan Sycks, Sarah Schutz, and Amelia Arthur, make final preparations for this weekend’s Riley Creek Singers performance of “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.
Performances are Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Pandora-Gilboa school auditeria. Performance times are 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Tickets are available at Riley Creek Pharmacy, Pandora. Tickets are $15. Kevin Augsburge is the stage director and Craig Van Rentergham, music director.
Frances Scoles is celebrating her 105th birthday on Sunday, Aug. 12. Frances grew up in the Bluffton area and now lives at Maple Crest Senior Living Village. Watch the Icon for a story on her coming next week.
Alivia Koenig shot the low round for the second straight day with a 41 and Bluffton girls golf defeated Leipsic and Allen East Tuesday at Bluffton Golf Club.
Were you among the 2,500 or so who attended Bluffton's National Night Out on Tuesday at the pool? Jamie Nygaard took this crowd shot from high above the pool slide. Watch the Icon Friday for many additional photos.
