Women's circle grants available

Another grant application cycle is underway.

The Portland Foundation is now accepting applications for its Women’s Giving Circle grants.

Grants of $1,000 to $5,000 will be awarded for projects that focus on enhancing the capacity of Jay County’s not-for-profit organizations to support projects and programming in the Jay County?community.

The Women’s Giving Circle is a group of local women established by The Portland Foundation that serves in an advisory capacity to its board of trustees on distributions from the Women’s Endowment Fund and Women’s Giving Circle Fund. It seeks to fund efforts to educate and assist Jay County residents of all ages.

Applications are available at portlandfoundation.org. The deadline is 5 p.m. July 16.

For more information on the program, contact Jessica Cook at [email protected] or (260)?726-4260.



Doctorate earned

Portland native Liza Haggenjos was among 270 graduates awarded a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree May 24 from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Haggenjos, a Portland native, earned her bachelor’s degree in biology at Denison University in 2017. She is continuing her medical training in family medicine at Ohio Health-Grant Medical Center in?Columbus, Ohio.



On the list

Four students from Fort Recovery were recently named to the University of Findlay dean’s list for the spring semester.

Making the dean’s list were Lauren Bruns, Natalie Homan, Conner Muhlenkamp and Valerie Muhlenkamp. In order to make the dean’s list a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average.



Library has busy June

Jay County Public Library’s events this month include story time, an animal program and a movie.

“Brainstormers and Explorers” story time is slated for 10 to 11 a.m. Fridays this week through July 16. It will includes stories and songs followed by activities.

Silly Safaris will hold a live animal show at 1:30 p.m. Monday. Registration is required by visiting the library or calling (260) 726-7890.

JCPL will also show the movie “Tom & Jerry” at 1 p.m. June 28.



Registration open

Arts Place’s Arts in the Parks program is underway.

The summer arts program for school-aged children offers classes — they include painting, pressing flowers, wheel throwing, dioramas, dance, drumming and cyanotype printing, among many others — in 14 communities, including Portland, Dunkirk, Redkey, Pennville and Fort Recovery. Classes, which are open to children ages 6 through 18, are $5 each with a maximum of $30 per child for the summer.

Information on the classes available in each community are available online at artsland.org. Brochures are available at Arts Place, 131 E. Walnut St., Portland.

Classes, which range from a single day to a full week, continue through the end of July.



Pool open

Dunkirk City Pool is now open, and Dunkirk Police Department is sponsoring swimming for a quarter.

Dunkirk Community Pool Quarter Night will feature admission for 25 cents from 6 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday.

The pool is regularly open from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday.