JCPL receives grant

Jay County Public Library recently purchased at Kindle Touch, a Nook Color and an iPad 2 from Wal-Mart.
The items were purchased with a $1,000 grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation to promote digital literacy in Jay County.
Library staff will be trained to use the equipment to better help patrons and will offer a “Technology Petting Zoo” on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the library to  help educate about eReaders and eBooks.
For more information, call the library at (260) 726-7890.

Dean’s lists
Ivy Tech Community College’s East Central Region recently recognized students who made the dean’s list for the fall semester.
Geneva  — Julie Snyder.
Bryant — Matthew Gierhart, Lisa Lykins.
Dunkirk — Patricia Blair, Jeremy Bramlett, Heather Crouch, Kenneth Deane, Danielle Donathan, Casey Enyart, Douglas Moon.
Pennville — April Coleman.
Portland — Cassaundra Bessesen, Draya Boles, Valerie Bowers, Erika Bruggeman, Cortney Evans, Abby Forthofer, Lexie Hall, Jennifer Hough, Richard Howell, Sara Knipp, Rachel McKinley, Elizabeth Meinerding, Joshua Mills, Revon Reynolds, Jason Rice, Amanda Rion, Lydia Rowles, Koren Sawyer, Kristal Smith, Susan Somers, Stacy Stockton, Charity Wimmer.
Redkey — Trisha Champ, Taran Edwards.
Ridgeville — Troy Gates, Alissa Thompson.
Lauren Haggenjos, Portland, made the dean’s list at the University of Evansville for the fall semester.
Julie Alig and Abigail Fullenkamp, both of Portland, made the dean’s list at Indiana State University in Terre Haute for the fall semester.
Drew Houck, Portland, made the dean’s list at Indiana University East in Richmond for the fall semester. Houck is a member of the men’s golf team at IU East.
Mason Murphy, Bryant, made the dean’s list at Notre Dame’s College of Science for the fall semester. Lee Haggenjos, Portland, made the dean’s list at Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters for the fall semester.
Kaleb Hemmelgarn, a senior, and Jared Valentine, a sophomore, made the dean’s list at Wabash College in Crawfordsville for the fall semeter. Kaleb is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hemmelgarn, Portland, and Jared is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Valentine, Portland.

Blood drives
The American Red Cross will have a blood drive on Monday, Feb. 13,  at Judge Haynes Elementary and Wednesday, Feb. 15,    at Bloomfield Elementary. Both will be from 2 to 7 p.m.
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