Swiss Village plans bazaar

It’s time to start thinking about the holidays.

Swiss Village Retirement Community is in that mode as it prepares for its Holiday Bazaar, which is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday.

Vendors for this year’s event at 1350 W. Main St. in Berne will offer handmade items such as hand-painted gourds, metal art, jewelry, ceramics and holiday decor. 

Items made by Swiss Village residents will be included.

The bazaar will also include a book fair.

For more information, call (260) 589-3173.

Auction ahead

Arts Place’s annual Holiday Benefit Auction is scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at the facility at 131 E. Walnut St., Portland.

The event, for which doors will open at 5 p.m., will include a variety of items including vacations, artwork and gift certificates.

To donate an item, contact Lisa Vogler at [email protected] or (260) 726-4809.

Secret helpers

Secret Families Christmas Charity of Jay County will hold its annual event on Dec. 8.

In preparation for the event, during which volunteers deliver Christmas gifts to local families, the organization is looking for donations and volunteers.

Those interested in donating money can do so by mailing checks to Secret Families Christmas Charity, P.O. Box 4, Dunkirk, IN 47336. 

Volunteers can help shop at Walmart in Portland beginning at 6:30 a.m. Dec. 8, wrap gifts at Jay County High School at 8:30 a.m. or make deliveries beginning at 10 a.m.

For more information about the group, which provided Christmas gifts to 45 families last year, visit secretfamiliesjc.org or its Facebook page.