Tickets are available for ‘Sound of Music’

The hills are alive with Jay County Civic Theatre’s latest production.

Tickets are on sale for “The Sound of Music.” Shows are scheduled for 7 p.m. Dec. 5, 6, 7, 13 and 14, and 2 p.m. Dec. 15. Advance tickets are $10 for students and children and $12 for adults, and they’re available by visiting bit.ly/JCCTTSOM, calling (260) 726-4809 or at Arts Place, 131 E. Walnut St., Portland. Ticket prices will increase Dec. 1.

Unlock the box

Fort Recovery Public Library’s twist on escape rooms has a  few  days left.

Unlock the Box, an “escape room in reverse,” is being offered at the library through Monday. Participants can use hidden clues in the room to solve puzzles and riddles, leading them to unlock keys and unravel a mystery, according to a press release from the library. Registration is ongoing for this year’s free event, “A New Sheriff In Town.” Call (419) 375-2869 to register.

Also, the library will host an evening with Jim Waechter, a local Vietnam War veteran and co-founder of Portland’s Museum of the Soldier, at 6 p.m. Nov. 12. 

Award launched

Nominations are open for the Hoosier First Responder Medal of Honor. The new state award will honor firefighters, emergency medical responders, law enforcement and others “who distinguish themselves conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of the first responder's life above and beyond the call of duty.” 

For more information about nominations, visit in.gov/dhs/special-recognitions.

Festival of trees

The holidays are approaching.

Fort Festival of the Trees, an annual holiday celebration in Fort Recovery, will be celebrated at Fort Recovery Public Library from Dec. 9 through Dec. 31 during normal business hours. Visitors to the library during that time may vote on their favorite decorated tree.

Fort Recovery Friends of the Library members are looking for businesses, organizations, clubs, families or individuals interested in participating. 

To learn more call (419) 375-2869 or email [email protected].