Ask any student what was most important about May 24 this year, and the answer will probably come faster than lightning: “It was the first day of summer vacation!”
The rest of us know what that means – seeing kids out and about throughout the day.
There will be more children walking, biking and playing outside during daylight hours.
Some popular paths kids may use are to the library for summer reading club, the park for various summer activities and downtown for ice cream.
Eyes and ears will be the most important tools we all have over the next few months.
Ohio Northern University piano camp is July 29-Aug. 2. The camp is open to elementary students entering grades 1 to 4 who have had at least 6 months of piano study, and middle school studnets entering grades 5 to 8 who have had at least 2 years of study.
Elementary camp is from 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Middle school camp is from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Both camps are led by Lauren Kooistra, Kristen Topham and Dr. Rebecca Casey.
Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn’s flavor of the month is “Birthday Cake Popcorn,” according to Peter Suter.
“Last June we rolled out this new creation for Shirley’s birthday party and some customers liked it so much they’ve been asking for it all year. We’ve named it our June flavor of the month,” he said.
The flavor starts with smooth, sweet vanilla popcorn coated with a rich white chocolate and topped off with birthday sprinkles.
Shirley’s is located at 117 S. Main St., Bluffton, and is an Icon advertiser.
The Ada Rotary Club is selling tickets for a Back Yard Bird BBQ chicken barbecue held in conjunction with the first “Music on Main,” planned for Friday, June 14.
The barbecue serving is from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and pickups are available at Hays Insurance drive-through 202 S. Main St.
Tickets are $8 each and include one-half chicken, cole slaw and beans. Tickets are available from any Rotarian or from Rich Meininger, 419-634-2642, or Gary Hull, 419-234-4632.
Proceeds from the dinner go toward Rotary scholarship funds at Ada High School, dictionaries for area elementary students and other Ada community projects.
