FR Memorial Day service is Friday

Fort Recovery veterans clubs are hosting activities Friday to honor United States military personnel who died in service.

Fort Recovery American Legion Post 345 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6515 will host a Memorial Day service at 7 p.m. Friday starting at the Wabash bridge on Wayne Street. Following the ceremony, those interested may participate in a parade to the Veterans Plaza in Monument Park. A guest speaker will give a short speech at the plaza, and Fort Recovery High School will play the “Star Spangled Banner.”

Building history

Fort Recovery Building History Group will continue chronicling the town’s original buildings and businesses tonight.

Helen LeFevre will lead a discussion at 7 p.m. today at Fort Recovery Morvilius Opera House about the 1888 Schneider Business Building, which now houses Westgerdes Flooring. Nancy Abels will provide histories of the founding families, and Jill Andrews will explain and demonstrate the distinctive architecture and how it relates to other buildings of Fort Recovery built mostly before the turn of the century. Owners Chuck and Lisa Westgerdes will also be present.

Local residents are invited to attend and share memories, pictures or articles about the changes to the building, as well as their owners and corresponding businesses through the decades. The group will move to the Schneider-Westgerdes building for on-site viewing after initial discussion.

Seeking veterans

The Jay County Fourth of July Committee is looking for Korean War veterans to serve as grand marshals for the 4th of July parade in Portland.

Veterans should call (260) 729-7017 for more information.

Civic tickets

Tickets are still on sale for Jay County Civic Theatre's production of Disney's “Finding Nemo Jr.”

Shows are scheduled for 7 p.m. June 6, 7, 8 and 9 at the Jay County Campus of Arts Place.

Tickets are $10 for students and children and $12 for adults. (There is a $1 charge per ticket for credit card purchases.) They are available by visiting bit.ly/JCCTNemo24, calling (260) 726-4809 or visiting Arts Place, 131 E. Walnut St., Portland.