If the yellow daffodil is Ada's flower of April, then forsythia is the bush of April. Here's close up of the first April bush bloomer at New Leaf, rural Ada.
April is full of events at the Ada schools. Here's an update on some of these activities from the Ada school website:
Ada High School students will director a play this spring featuring junior high students. For students interested in trying out for a role, auditions are before school at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 12 and Thursday, April 13. There are a limited number of roles, Talk to Austin or Allison for more information.
MUD HENS: There will be a fan bus going to watch the varsity baseball team play in Toledo at the home of the Mud Hens. The sign-up sheet will be in office.
Official start date of football practice moved to Monday, July 31; new divisional alignments to include competitive balance roster data in football, volleyball and soccer
The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced an adjustment to the 2017 football season calendar, which moves the official start date for practice one day earlier, back to Monday, July 31. The original practice start date had been established as Tuesday, August 1, which matched the start date for all other OHSAA fall sports.
The Hardin County sheriff, a judge, and others will discuss the heroin problem at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, in the Forum of James F. Dicke Hall, ONU. The program is free and open to the public.
Panelists include Steve Christopher, judge for the Hardin County Court of Common Pleas, Probate and Juvenile Division; Ken Fox, M.D., emergency room physician at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys; Sheriff Keith Everhart; and Wade Melton, director of programs for the Hardin County Juvenile Court.
The panel discussion is titled “The heroin epidemic: Responses of law enforcement and health care professionals."
The annual Kappa Alpha Theta Easter Egg Hunt for all local children will be held Sunday, April 9, at 12:30 p.m. at War Memorial Park...and the Easter Bunny will be there, too.
Children will be divided into three age groups: preschool, K-2, grade 3 and up.
A 'golden" egg will be hidden for each category. Those who find the "golden" will win a basket full of goodies. Youngsters may have their picture taken with the Easter Bunny.
The sorority has been hosting the event for more than a decade. It draws a large crowd of children each year. In case of inclement weather, the hunt will begin at noon at Affinity Commons on campus.
Delta Sigma Phi will hold a fundraiser for Matt Thomson's family. Matt is a brother of the local fraternity chapter. His mother, Tonya Adkins, died from breast cancer. Proceeds will help the family with medical expenses.
The benefit dinner will be held from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. on Friday at the fraternity house, 6 University Parkway. Cost is $5.
