Checking the Ada Community Highlights calendar for April and May something takes place here nearly every day.
Here is Ada's events calendar featuring activities open to the public for the next 60 days or so. An easy-to-save printer-friendly version is an attachment at the bottom of this story.
The Icon provides this calendar for the Ada Community Improvement Corp. (CIC). It is emailed to anyone interested in being on the calendar's mailing list. Contact [email protected] to be added to the calendar.
Save the Mammals, a national proactive wildlife organization dedicated to animal heritage projects, this week announced its intention to reintroduce beavers in Ohio.
The feeder streams of the upper Scioto River, just south of Ada, are among four areas in Ohio under consideration for reintroduction of the once-common Scioto Marsh mammal.
The other three areas are Ripley, near the Ohio River in southwestern Ohio; Barnesville in southeastern Ohio; and a yet-to-be named area in northeastern Ohio.
The end of March and early-April calendar is full of activities at Ada schools. Here's an update of activities from the school website.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
March 27th: FFA Banquet in Cafeteria 6:30 – 8:30 PM March 28th: Grades will be sent home with students. March 28th: National Honor Society Induction Ceremony Auditorium 7:30 – 9:00 PM
The second annual Ada Midget Football and Cheerleading Cancer Walk is Sunday, Oct. 12, at Ada War Memorial Park and Stadium. The walk is from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Amy Durkin, one of the walk's sponsors said, "Together we can educate the youth and individuals in our community about the importance of giving back and helping those in need. It truly is about the 'we' and not the 'me'"!
She added that it is about coming together as a community.
Persons can support this cause by individual sponsorship, purchasing one of the brilliant colored cancer walk t-shirts, making a donation, or by buying a 50/50 raffle tickets.