About 30 youth going into grades sixth through eighth participated in the camp, learning drills and working on various events including the jumps, hurdles, pole vault, sprints, throws and distance events. Kenton High School track athletes also helped out at the camp, which was open to youth from throughout the county.

Twenty-five members of the Hardin County Retired Teachers Association and three guests met at noon at Walnut Grove United Methodist Church on June 19. The host committee was chaired by Nancy Musselman, assisted by Karen Cannode, Marilyn Gordon, and Madelyn Lowery.

Jack Riley and Bob Boyd of the Penn-Ohio Model A Club look at Chris Shafer’s 1929 Model-A-racer during the club’s cruise-in stop in Ada on Thursday afternoon. About 40 members of the driving club made the trip to Ada from Tiffin, which is where the group is staying this week during the club’s annual hub tour where members meet in a location and then tour different cities in the area.

After all the rain early Thursday morning, Dakota Ream, 7, thought a rainbow was the perfect choice to be drawn on her face by Sherri Manns. The face painting was among the activities and games offered during a street carnival on Carrol Street beside Kenton Full Gospel Church on Thursday evening for children who participated in its Vacation Bible School.

Little farmers excitedly learned about crops grown in Hardin County on Wednesday at Little Sparks-Goo Crew. They experimented touching and smelling different crops such as corn, oats, wheat and hay.

The Hardin County Family YMCA held its first day camps of the season called Wild and Wonderful Wednesdays on June 8 and 15. The theme for both camps was Safety. Six children attended the 8-11-year-old camp and nine attended the 3-7-year-old camp. They all participated in 3 to 4 hours of safety filled fun.

Almost 40 junior golfers participated in the Jack Rogers Junior Golf Clinic on Wednesday at Veterans Memorial Park Golf Course, Kenton.