Arts in the Parks begins Monday

Arts in the Parks kicks off next week.

Art classes for children ages 6 to 12 years old begin Monday and continue through July 14.

The program provides workshops that introduce children to creative writing and visual and performing arts experiences, according to a press release from Arts Place. Specifics about classes may be found online at myartsplace.org.

Classes are available in Berne, Dunkirk, Hartford City, Montpelier, Pennville, Portland, Redkey and Fort Recovery, as well as Celina, Ohio, Coldwater, Ohio, Minster, Ohio, New Bremen, Ohio, St. Henry, Ohio, and St. Marys. The cost is $5 per class, $30 for six or more classes per child and $30 for camps. Financial assistance is available for students with financial need.

To learn more, contact visual arts director Allison Smiley at (260)726-4809 or [email protected].





Summer camp

Jay Community Center’s summer day camp is open.

Registration is open to children in kindergarten through seventh grade for the camp, which runs through Aug. 9. Campers attend from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. (Early drop off between 6:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. is available at $3 per day.)

Initial registration costs $30 per child, with early daily rates at $13 per day.

Campers need to bring sunscreen and a water bottle. Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks are provided through July.

For more information, visit the community center or call (260) 726-6477.



Looking for alumni

The Portland High School Class of 1953 needs help locating a few classmates.

The class is looking for ways to contact Connie Farris Oberlander, Jay Sanders, Deloris Nelson Strong, Alice Johnston Toman, Duane and Pat Weller Theurer.

To share information about these alumni, notify Fred Bailey at 108 Green Park Drive, Portland, or by phone at (260) 726-4235.