July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.

Clamme will speak tonight at museum

Taking Note

By Virginia [email protected]

Bob Clamme, Portland, will present the program "The Indiana State Constitution and Its Jay County Connections" tonight at 7 at the Jay County Historical Museum, 903 E. Main St. in Portland. He will discuss which Jay County native played a part in developing the state's first constitution.

Support group

State of the Heart Hospice, 410 W. Votaw St. in Portland, will begin the adult grief support group "Sentimental Journey" on Wednesday, June 2. The sessions will include music therapy and will continue each Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. until June 30.

To register, call (800) 417-7535 or visit www.stateoftheheartcare.org.

NCGLNAC Gathering

The 7th Annual National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture Gathering of Great Lakes Nations will be held June 12 and 13 at the Tri-State Antique Gas Engine and Tractor Association Grounds in Portland.

Eastern Cherokee flute player Bud Eagle Wolf Belcher will perform Saturday at noon and 5 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m.

The gathering will also feature a larger pre-1840 re-enactor camp, tomahawk demonstrations, Native American foods and vendors, artisan demonstrations and coil pottery, beaded buffalo tooth necklaces, basket weaving and stories for children.

Camping is available for $15 per night. For more information, contact Kay Neumayr, Gathering Chair, at [email protected] or (765) 426-3022.

Roundtable

Arts Place, 131 E. Walnut St. in Portland, will have a meeting of the Region Five Roundtable on Monday, June 7, at 4 p.m.

Topics to be discussed will be the Indiana Arts Commission policy changes affecting the Regional Arts Partnership and how they will affect Region Five.

The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call Eric Rogers at (260) 726-4809.

Dinner theatre

Dinner Theatre Cabaret will be held in Farmland Thursday through Sunday at the Farmland Cultural Center, 103 N. Main St.

Entertainment will be provided by the Gilded Age Cabaret. For more information, call Darrin Murrell at (765) 468-7631.

Book group

The book group at Jay County Public Library will discuss the book "The Zookeeper's Wife" by Diane Ackerman.

The book is about Jan Zabinski, the director of the Warsaw Zoo. He and his wife Antonina sheltered 300 Jews and Polish resisters during World War II.

The group will meet June 21 at 7 p.m. at the library. For more information, call (260) 726-7890.



IPFW

Several Portland residents attending IPFW in Fort Wayne made the dean's list (D) or the semester honors list (S) or both lists (B) for the spring semester.

Tiffani Bickel (B), James Heare (B), Sheena Hodgson (B), Tracy Cline (D), and Amber Kelly (S).[[In-content Ad]]
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