Arts in the Parks adds to class list

There are a few pop up Arts in the Parks classes coming up.

Additional sessions for the summer art program schedule this month include:

•Flag flipping with Ralyn Chaffins from 10 a.m. to noon Monday in Dunkirk, 1 to 2 p.m. Monday in Portland and 10 a.m. to noon June 21 in Pennville

•Special effects makeup with McKenna Vore from 9 a.m. to noon Monday in Pennville and 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday in Redkey

•Arts in the Parks ringers — participants will be exploring unique tones of handbells — with Linda Braun from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. June 24 through June 28 in Portland. 

Classes cost $5 and are intended for children ages 6 through 12. To learn more, visit myartsplace.org, call (260) 726-4809 or go to Arts Place, 131 E. Walnut St., Portland. Pre-registration is required.

President’s list

Two local residents recently made the president’s list at Miami University for the spring semester.

Megan Knapke and Morgan Litmer, both of Fort Recovery, ranked in the top 3% of undergraduate students within their divisions at the university in Oxford, Ohio.

Dean’s list

A Pennville local made the dean’s list at University of Maryland Global Campus for the spring semester.

Terri Thompson earned the honor, which recognizes students who have completed at least six credits, earned at least a 3.5 GPA for the term and maintained a cumulative 3.5 GPA at the university in Adelphi, Maryland.

Flat 50

Adams County Bicycle Club hosts its Flat 50 Plus bicycle tour at 7 a.m. June 22.

Routes start and end at Riverside Center in Decatur, passing through Willshire, Ohio, Monroe, Berne and Geneva. Early tickets are $32 until Wednesday and then bump to $40. Register at runsignup.com by searching Flat 50.