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Roselle Park River Festival – Ada Michigan Oct. 2, 2010

Saturday October 2, 2010 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Free

Ada Township is celebrating! There will activities for all ages,

plus food, music, and river stewardship information.

The new park – Roselle Park is a 247 acre nature preserve with

paths along the Grand River and floor plain.

Special Activities for the Day:

• Exhibits by local conservation organizations
• Hands on and discovery activities for kids
• Kayak and canoe information
• Live Music
• Walking, Hiking, and Biking
• Snacks Available
• FREE ADMISSION

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Ada Michigan Ada Park Youth Programs Fall 2010

Fall is a wonderful time to explore nature and the creatures that live here

as they get ready for winter. Ada Township Park is offering Youth Programs

for Fall 2010. Please contact mfitzpatrick@adatownshipmi.com or call

676-0520 for pre-registration information.

Discovery Days - Ada Park Learning Center

10:00 am – 12:00 noon Age 3-5 yrs. $4.00 per youth

Be a Nature Detective

Wednesday & Thursday, Sept. 15 & 16

Use your senses to learn about the natural world, Look for shapes

and colors in trees and flowers. Listen with ears like a rabbit for

sounds in the woods and field.

Go Batty

Wednesday & Thursday, Oct. 13 & 14

Find out why bats are so important, lean about their amazing

adaptations and make a bat finger puppet.

Super Squirrels

Tuesday & Wednesday, Nov. 9 & 10

Learn about 4 different types of Michigan squirrels and their

chipmunk cousins. Take a walk to look for squirrel homes and

make a chipmunk nest.

Visit Ada Michigan Newsletter to see other Park Programs.

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When you live in a cold climate, the winters are long.

We find our amusements in our backyard. We have a feeder for the birds.

We enjoy watching them up close.

We have several other neighbors who like our feeder, too.

They are always looking for a free lunch, free breakfast, free snack.

It becomes a part time job to keep them away from the black

gold known as sunflower seeds.

If startled, the moochers will fly into the air and land with a thud!

It is about 14 feet to the ground.

We will show “The Moocher” in his dare-devil Olympic Class maneuvers……

The Time Trials Begin: How fast can we chase him away?

A few more Seeds before the Actual Events Begin.

Checking out the competition.

Hang Time.

The Clock Starts.

Slippery Conditions on the Vertical Planes.

Great Footwork.

Great Form on the Jump Today.

Waiting for his score and the adulation of the crowd.

Ada Michigan is fortunate to have started a local Farmer's Market this year

in the parking lot of the Ada Community Reformed Church on Thornapple River Dr

in downtown Ada. We have been several times buying gorgeous produce from

local farmers. The tables were piled high with radishes, tomatoes, blueberries,

black cherries, lettuce, spinach, onions, and the first crop of peaches and plums.

It is so difficult to decide......it all looks so good. Should I get a bushel of cukes

to put up as relish or wait to see if my vines produce enough?

I did buy a dozen eggs (cage free), lettuce, spinach, tomatillos, blueberries,

and black cherries. The cut flowers and potted plants are a real temptation for

me but I don't want to water them daily right now. Which is exactly what I

would have to do if I bought them and planted them now.

There is something I really like about being able to interact with the people who

planted, watered and raised the food I am purchasing to eat. It makes it so much

more personal that buying produce at a store where it has come from who knows

where (Chile??) and I have no idea who or what was used to get it to the rack at

the store. I do realize a lot more people are employed by the store bought

products. I do buy a lot of items at the local grocery stores and will continue to

fo do. I just like this one-on-one transaction much better.

Here are some photos of the market this Tuesday, August 4th, 2009.

The Ada Farmer's Market is open from 2 pm to 7 pm every Tuesday until Sept.15

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Photos & post by Bonnie Westbrook