Liberty Belles and Boys 4-H Club will host an information night and registration from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, at First Presbyterian Church, 201 S. Main St., Ada.
Eligibility for participation in 4-H projects and competitive events begins when a child is age 8 and in the 3rd grade.
Any youth 9 older is eligible for project membership, regardless of grade level. Membership requires enrollment in an authorized Ohio 4-H club or group under the direction of an OSU Extension professional or an approved adult volunteer.
Ada Kindergarten registration for the 2020-21 school year takes place the week of March 30 to April 3, at the elementary school, according to Ben Thaxton, principal.
Times are from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, with special evening hours on Tuesday, March 31, from 5 to 7 p.m.
All children must be 5 years old on or before Aug. 1, 2020. Children will not need to attend the registration.
After completion of the school's online forms, a time will be set up for your child's kindergarten screening to be held on May 7 or May 8.
The award-winning Ada High School Varsity Singers provide their final home performance of the school year at 7 p.m., Monday, March 9, in the Ada school auditorium, according to Scott Henning, director.
Ada HS Varsity Singers will perform their show "Coffee Break" 7 p.m., Monday, March 9, in the school auditorium. This is the group's final showcase of the year. Click here for more details. Scott Henning is the director.
By Liz Gordon-Hancock
How much “screen time” should parents allow?
When do you give your child their own cell phone?
Do you allow cell phones at the dinner table?
We all rely on technology: we’re more likely to leave the house without our wallet than our cell phone. We take it for granted that we can, at a glance, know the exact time, the weather, traffic, or who’s texted, emailed, phoned or posted on Facebook, and so on, simply by glancing at our smart phone.
In my household of seven, there are no less then three laptops, three tablets, and four smart phones.
Ada schools cancelled three out of four Thursdays in February. That makes a current total of six calamity days thus far for the school year. According to the superintendent, Meri Skilliter, the make-up day for Ada schools will be Wednesday, April 15.
February skies dumped a total of 11.2 inches of snow throughout the month, with 4.2 inches falling in one day, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
The temperature ranged from a cold 6 degrees (on Feb. 13 & 14) to a practically balmy 61 degrees (on Feb. 3) over the course of the month.
