Rustic furniture on display

Willow furniture and other home decor made by an Indiana artisan is on display for the next month in Jay County.

A Half Century of Rustic Furniture by Greg Adams is available to view for free in the Hugh N. Ronald Gallery at Arts Place now through March 28 during regular business hours. Adams will also be available for a meet and greet starting at 6 p.m. Friday.

Also Friday, Ryanhood will perform at 7 p.m. at Arts Place. The show is a part of the Eric R. Rogers Performing Arts Series. Tickets are $9 for students and $15 for adults.

For questions or more information on how to be involved, please call (260) 726-4809 or email [email protected].

Volunteerism award

The Portland Foundation is accepting nominations for the 28th annual Jack Cole Award for Volunteerism.

The award was established by the foundation’s board of trustees to honor Cole’s work as its first executive director.

Nominations should be by letter of recommendation and include the nominee’s name, address and a brief background describing why the nominee deserves the award.

The winner will receive a commemorative plaque and a nominal cash award to be presented to the volunteer’s charity of choice.  The award will be presented at the Foundation’s annual meeting on May 28.

Deadline for nominations is March 14. They should be sent to the foundation office at 107 S. Meridian St., Portland.  For more information, contact the foundation office at (260) 726-4260.

WOW scholarships

Win on the Wabash Super Raffle will be awarding 20 seniors this year from the local area with $1,000 scholarships.

Seniors who have demonstrated a dedication to volunteerism and community service throughout high school will be awarded. 

Requirements are students must be a United States citizen, must have logged community service hours throughout their high school career and must be a senior enrolled in school in Jay County, Mercer County, Ohio, Darke County, Ohio, Auglaize County, Ohio, or Shelby County, Ohio. Applicants are asked to fill out a 400-word maximum essay reflecting on their experiences with community service throughout high school. 

Applications must also include a letter of recommendation. The deadline to apply is March 31.

Pioneer Camps

Indiana State Police has announced its dates and locations for its summer camps, including several in Anderson.

Pioneer Camps, which are by recommendation only, will be held for 11 through 14 year olds in June, with one set for June 16 through 19 at Mounds State Park in Anderson.

Other camps in Anderson include a Law Camp for sixth, seventh and eighth graders will be held June 29 through July 2 and a Career Camp for high school students from June 22 through 28. A Career Camp will also be held from July 6 through 11 at Trine University in Angola.

Shield Project is scheduled for June 4 through 8 at Anderson University.

For more information, or to register, visit trooper.org.

Taking applications

Indiana Donor Network Foundation is accepting applications for educational scholarships.

The scholarships are open to immediate family members of Indiana residents who were organ, tissue or cornea donors, living donors, transplant recipients and Hoosiers waiting for transplants.

Applications are available online at indianadonornetwork.org/scholarships. The deadline is March 17.