JH tryouts start on Monday

Tryouts for Jay County junior high cheerleading are set begin next week.

The tryouts are scheduled for 2:15 to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 2:15 to 4 p.m. July 28 and a yet-to-be-determined time July 30 in the small gym at East Jay Elementary School.

Tryouts are open to seventh and eighth graders, and anyone who participates must have physical and assumption of risk forms on file with the Jay County Junior/Senior High School athletics office. Forms are available at jaycountyathletics.com.

For those who make the squad, the first practice will be at 2:15 p.m. July 31.

For more information, contact coach Brea Burcham at (765) 729-8451.



No auction

There won’t be a 4-H livestock auction at the Jay County Fair this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the leadership of 4-H wants to make sure that the kids aren’t penalized by COVID-19.

Past bidders in the Buyers’ Club for the auction are being asked to make a donation for a fund the replace the auction premiums.

There are more than 200 participants in Jay County 4-H. The donations will be split evenly among the eligible livestock exhibitors.

Donations should be sent to Jay County 4-H, c/o 2020 Auction, 126 N. Meridian St., Portland, IN 47371.

If you have questions, contact auction chair Brandyn Towell at (260) 729-1769.

Donations should be made by 4:30 p.m. Friday to be included in the fund.



Holding drive

A blood drive in memory of in memory of Rachel (Osterholt) Theurer is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 21 at Jay Community Center.

Theurer died following childbirth on Nov. 11, 2015. She suffered an amniotic fluid embolism, which affects only one in 40,000 women during childbirth.

To schedule an appointment to give blood, call (800) 733-2767.



Make a crane

Arts Place program “Flying in Place, An Artist's Response to COVID-19” is being launched by Mississinawa Valley art teacher Ashley Austerman in conjunction with visiting artist Kate Gorman. 

On square sheets of paper, participants are asked to create a drawing on one side, then use the other side to express thoughts about the pandemic experience. Those thoughts might be in the form of a story or a poem or a list.

Then, following origami instructions provided by Arts Place, participants will fold the sheet into a paper crane.

Free kits for the project will be available at Arts Place beginning Monday.

The completed cranes should be dropped off at Arts Place by Aug. 15.

Then all of the cranes will be part of an exhibit on display from Sept. 4 to Oct. 4.

For more information, call (260) 726-4809.