Wildcat Marching Band Steps Under the Stadium Lights Tonight
Kalida, OH · September 26, 2026
Steam is rising off the coffee pot while the crisp autumn air settles over the porch this morning. You have your pick between marching horns and small-town festival parades before sundown.
The Lead
The Wildcat Marching Band steps onto the competition field tonight at Ottawa-Glandorf High School for the annual OMEA Marching Band Invitational. Following Friday night's home appearances, tonight marks a shift into formal adjudicated competition, with musicians and color guard evaluated on musicianship, visual choreography, and precision drill execution. Kalida takes the field at 8:30 PM before a regional panel of Ohio Music Education Association judges, with tonight’s score helping determine qualifications for state-level marching finals later this fall. With the stadium located just five miles east along U.S. 224, local families and alumni are expected to turn out in force to pack the visitors' bleachers in maroon and gold. Gates open at 5:00 PM, with opening fanfares sounding promptly at 6:00 PM.
Local Pulse
Boys Golf Advances to District Tournament Play Schools The Wildcats carded low sectional rounds Thursday to secure a spot in next week's district championship round.
Continental Fall Festival Opens Weekend Lineup Community Festivities run all day twelve miles northwest, featuring a car show, afternoon parade, and live evening music.
Today's Outlook
- High 72°F · Low 46°F — Partly cloudy
- Grab a light jacket for the brisk morning before mild, pleasant afternoon sunshine sets in.
What's On Around Town
Today
Continental Fall Festival Parade Main Street, Continental, 4:00 PM · Free Marching bands, community floats, and fire engines rolling through downtown.
OMEA Marching Band Invitational Ottawa-Glandorf High School Stadium (630 Glendale Ave), Ottawa, 6:00 PM · Paid Cheer on the Wildcat marching band under the Saturday stadium lights.
Saw Crush Live Festival Main Tent, Continental, 9:00–11:30 PM · $10 High-energy rock covers closing out Saturday night under the main tent.
Tomorrow
Community Worship Service Grant Insurance Tent, Continental, 10:00 AM · Free
Continental Fall Festival Chicken Dinners American Legion Post 541 (109 S 5th St), Continental, 10:30 AM–12:00 PM · Paid
Monday
- Taking Photos with an Android Phone Continental Branch Library (301 S 6th St), Continental, 1:30 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Front Street
- Surveyed in 1834 as the westernmost boundary facing the Ottawa River lowlands, this edge street earned its straightforward name as the village's western front. In August 1834, Arthur E. Martin opened Kalida's earliest licensed tavern here, charging five dollars for his annual permit.
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