Brianna’s Hope offers training for its leaders

A Better Life/Brianna’s Hope is offering a training session Saturday morning via Zoom for those interested in becoming a chapter leader.

The training is a prerequisite to becoming a facilitator or leader in the organization.

The Zoom session is set for 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9884644706.

For more information, contact Randy Davis at (260) 766-2006.



Rescheduled

LifeStream has rescheduled its Annual Aging Well Conference to Thursday, June 3, 2021. The new date will be hosted at the same location, the Horizon Convention Center in Muncie, and LifeStream anticipates hosting the same speakers and breakout sessions that were planned for the 2020 date.

The COVID-19 pandemic changed those plans.

The Aging Well Conference is designed for older adults, caregivers, wellness enthusiasts, and health professionals to learn how to make positive changes in their lives and the lives of others. The conference includes a resource fair, light breakfast, and educational breakout sessions.

Registration and sponsorship/resource fair information will be released early spring 2021.

Those who would like more information or to receive registration information to their home/email may contact Angie Jenkins, Outreach Coordinator, at (765) 759-1121 or [email protected].



Retirees help

Volunteers from the Indiana Retired Teachers Association, the Indiana State Teachers Association and the American Federation of Teachers Indiana are providing a “Call and Learn” hotline to help students and parents during the pandemic.

The hotline is open every weekday from 1 to 5 p.m. at (877) 45-STUDY (877-457-8839).

After identifying the student’s grade level, middle and high school students are matched to educators with expertise in math, science, language arts and social studies, while elementary students are paired with general education elementary teachers.

In compliance with stay-at-home guidelines, volunteers operate from their homes. While calls are recorded to protect the students and volunteers, no identifiable personal information is collected, ensuring anonymity for both the child and educator.

Any retired Indiana educator interested in volunteering for the program can contact IRTA at [email protected] or call (888) 454-9333.



Limited hours

The Jay County Historical Society has announced new hours for the genealogy library, but the museum will not reopen until June 16.

The genealogy library will be open for research on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning May 26 by appointment only. The office number is (260) 726-7168.



Year-end schedule

The end of year schedule has been announced for students at Fort Recovery Elementary School.

Students are asked to turn in devices and chargers, textbooks, books from the school library and other items belonging to the school.

The school will be sending home a bag with each student’s personal itmes.

Students whose last names begin with A through M should send one person per family to the school between noon and 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, or between 3:30 and 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20.

Students whose last names begin with N through Z should send one person per family to the school between 3:30 and 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, or between noon and 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20.

The final day for drop-off and pick-up is Thursday, May 21, from 7 a.m. to noon.

The exchange point for students in preschool through second grade will be at the preschool/kindergarten doors. The exchange point for grades 3 through 5 will depend pon the weather and will be announced at a later date.



Check it out

Curbside service is returning to Jay County Public Library.

The library plans to phase in its services.

Beginning this week, patrons can all the library at (260) 726-7890 or contact via email at [email protected] to request specific titles. The library can also be messaged through its Facebook page.