By Monty Siekerman
Representatives from the four village and town with tree commissions in Hardin County met together on Friday afternoon for the first time to discuss common issues and agreed to meet regularly to share ideas.
For example, Ada, Kenton, Forest, and Mt. Victory all have annual Arbor Day events in April.
What one town does to celebrate Arbor Day also may work in another town. Some other ideas discussed were how to get volunteers to help trim trees, how to manage insect problems, how to allocate budgets, what programs work and which ones don’t work.
“Matter of Balance,” a free eight-week series of two-hour classes sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging, will begin Tuesday, April 17 from 10:00 a.m.until noon at the Ada Restore Community Center, 210 N Main. Participants will learn about the various risks of falling and how to prevent them. Connie Guyton will be instructor. For more information, call Mrs. Guyton at 419-634-0007.
Wednesday, April 12, lunch at Table One in Kenton. Carpool from Community Health Professionals in Ada at 11:15 a.m. There will be cards and board games following lunch.
Wednesday, April 25, 12:30 p.m., meet at Community Health Professionals for snacks, cards, and board games.
Testing is the major focus in April at Ada elementary. Information about the testing is part of the April elementary school newsletter. Here is information parents and caregivers need to know about the tests.
All tests are scheduled for morning administration in the following schedule:
• Monday, April 16 - English Language Arts part 1, grades 3-6
• Wednesday, April 18 - English Language Arts part 2, grades 3-6
• Monday, April 23 - Mathematics part 1, grades 3-6
• Wednesday, April 25 - Mathematics part 2, grades 3-6
• Tuesday, May 1 - Science, grade 5
