Report given for charity drive

The report was recently announced how money was dispersed from the 2009 Fort Recovery Combined Charities Drive.

F.R. Academic Boosters- $673.40; F.H. Historical Society- $918.15; F.R. Friends of the Library-$1,265.15; Project Recovery-$644.40; F.R. Community Foundation-$955.40; F.O.R.T.-$738.40; F.R. Girl Scouts-$612.90; F.R. Boy/Cub Scouts-$562.90; F.R. Ministerial Association-$581.40; Fort Pioneers 4-H Club-$458.90; Center for Neurological Development-$1,835.50; Camp Bearable-$735.00; Cancer Association of Mercer County-$1,237.50; American Red Cross-$564.00; Right to Life-$999.00; Family Crisis Network-$302.00; Big Brothers/Big Sisters-$390.00; Amereican Heart Association-$40.00; State of the Heart Home Health and Hospice-$1,443.00; Mercer County Crippled Children and Adults-$100.00.

The total was $15,057.00.

Book Club

A Book Club will begin Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Pennville-Penn Twp. Library at 195 S. Union St. in Pennville.

Participants may share about a book they've read recently - whether goood or bad. Refreshments will be served.

The minimum age to participate is the ninth grade. For more information, call the library at (260) 731-3333

Fiber Fest

The Jay County Visitor and Tourism Bureau will have its annual Fiber Fest and Spin-In in March at the Jay County Fairgrounds.

Classes will be available Thursday, March 11, through Saturday, March 13. For more information, contact Gyneth Augsburger at (260) 726-3366, (877) 726-4481, www.visitjaycounty.com or [email protected].

A Soup Supper Benefit will be Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. in the 4-H Building. The Limberlost String Band will provide the entertainment. Proceeds will go the the Helping Hand Food Bank.[[In-content Ad]]