Read a book and get a ticket. That's the admission price to last week's Ada Schools' annual reading carnival open to youth from Kindergarten to fifth grade. The Ada Academic Boosters put on the carnival on May 8.
Tickets were spent on sponge throw, soccer kick, guessing jar, corn hole and many other games. The goal: to encourage reading.
The Lima Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the Fourth of July with a “Patriotic Pops” concert on the campus of Ohio Northern University. The event is free and open to the public.
The concert will take place on the sculpture mall east of McIntosh Center between Presser and Weber Halls. This will be a fun filled family event exploding with patriotic music and a tribute to our armed services. The concert begins at 7 p.m.
Registrations are being accepted for the next Paint Inn at The Inn at ONU, according to Marilyn Reed, instructor.
"We are now scheduling a summer series of ONU Paint Inn. These being at 6 p.m., Thursday, June 4," she said. The June project will be painting sunset on the lake.
• At 6 p.m., Wednesday, July 1, the painting project will be bicycle with flower basket.
Ada Senior Citizens have a busy May and June. Here's their calendar of events:
Wednesday, May 13, noon - Meeting at Community Health Center, Ada. George Haver will conduct a class on making a craft item.
Tuesday, May 26 - Ada Senior Citizens will provide the meal for Restore. They will
need volunteers to serve or prepare food. Chloe Cole will coordinate. Call 419-634-9030 to volunteer.
Wednesday, May 27, noon - Meeting at the Community Health Professionals, for refreshments followed by cards or board games. Toe nail clinic.
Ready, Set, Grow Preschool offered a big thank you to Kathy Oliver, OSU Extension, and Turcina McNeilly, Kenton-Hardin Health Department, for bringing the Healthy Lifestyles Coalition Program to the Preschool recently.
We had a wonderful time learning about the healthy food we can get from the Earth. Each child went home with a lunch box and healthy food!," said Jamie Dellifield, school director.
