The Ada Music Booster blueberry fundraiser is officially underway and runs through Wednesday, June 26.
Persons may purchase 10 pounds of fresh New Jersey grown blueberries for $32. "These blueberries are great fresh and freeze well," said Amy Morgan of the Boosters.
"We hold this blueberry sale to raise funds to help purchase costumes, music, props and equipment and for all of the wonderful programs the Ada students will have the opportunity to participate in the upcoming school year," she said.
Ada Rotary Club hosts a barbecue chicken dinner on Thursday.
Pick-up is at Hays Insurance, corner of Main and Lincoln, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and the dinners are $8 each. The dinners include a half chicken and two side dishes.
The project supports Ada Rotary scholarship and service projects. Rebecca, an Ada HS graduate and Rotary Outbound Exchange student to Belgium in the 2019-20 school will offer drinks and desserts at the pick-up.
Tickets are available from Laaurie Laird at 419-634-5220, or any Rotarian and at Hays Insurance while supplies on Thursday.
Kayla Herrmann, Vancrest social worker, hands out balloons at Saturday's Vancrest carnival. Additional photos in this series show Tina Wireman with her great-granddaughters, and Aaron Maidlow, administrator, helping serve assisted living resident Dorothy Miller and friend. Watch the Icon for more photo all day this week.
Wilson's Football Factory is the Ada school Bulldog Business of the month for May. Ada schools nominate area businesses each month in appreciation for the support they give to the school system.
Jonathan Allen of Ada, a homeschooled student at Allen Academy, is the recipient of a Land Grant Opportunity Scholarship to attend Ohio State University in the fall.
The scholarship covers the full cost of attendance of $21,361 per year for four years. It includes tuition, room and board, books and miscellaneous costs. Jonathan will need to maintain a 3.0 grade point average to continue to receive the scholarship.
Land Grant Opportunity Scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate academic merit and financial need. In Ohio 176 students received the scholarship this year, with an attempt to award scholarships annually to two students in each of Ohio’s 88 counties.
