Special blood drive set Saturday in Bryant

A special American Red Cross Blood Drive will be conducted from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at the fellowship hall of Bryant Wesleyan Church, 209 S. Hendricks St., Bryant.

The drive is sponsored by Jay County High School student Dillon Muhlenkamp as part of the Red Cross “Leaders Save Lives” program.

To schedule a time to donate blood, call 1-800-RED CROSS or go to redcrossblood.org, sponsor code brwes.

Fourth concert

The Pendleton gospel trio Westward Road will perform a free concert on Wednesday, July 4, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the Farmers’ Building at the Jay County Fairgrounds.

The event is sponsored by Noble Congregational Christian Church of rural Portland.

The group is comprised of Scott Roberts, his wife Kelli, and their son Garrett.

Sunday tour

If you’ve ever wanted to get a handle on the details of the Indian battles at Fort Recovery, Sunday is your chance.

John Winkler, author of Wabash 1791, will be back in Fort Recovery to take participants on a two-hour walking tour of the battlefield of the 1791 massacre.

This was the battle where Arthur St. Clair's Army suffered a disastrous defeat at the hands of a highly skilled Indian confederation led by Little Turtle of the Miamis and Blue Jacket of the Shawnees.  

This was the worst defeat of the United States Army, the event that was a watershed moment in US History.

Tour participants will be walking familiar streets of the village while Winkler takes them back in time to share details of the battle.

The tour is free for patrons of the Fort Recovery State Museum. 

For the general public, there is a $10 per person fee.

The tour begins at noon and concludes at 2 p.m.

For more information, contact Nancy Knapke at [email protected].