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Even in bad times, birthdays special

Grandson Jacob turns 11 this week.

Carousel display

Stop by the Jay County Historical Museum from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday and you’ll have a chance to meet “Misty.”

‘Face Down’ author coming

Donnie Foster, an inspirational speaker and author of “Face Down,” will be featured at a “Take Back Our Community” event at The Rock in conjunction with the Portland Police Department on May 2.

Civic readies ‘Spelling Bee’ performances

Rehearsals are in full swing and tickets are now on sale for Jay County Civic Theatre’s production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.”

Ag Week breakfast Tuesday

Next week is Ag Week in Jay County with the annual Ag Day breakfast and Farmers Night Out topping the list of activities.

Fiber Fest is Friday, Saturday

The 17th Annual Jay County Fiber Arts Festival will be Friday and Saturday at the Jay Community Center in Portland

Tractors roll at the Fort

To mark National FFA Week, the Fort Recovery High School chapter held a truck and tractor drive-in.

Academic teams excel

Jay County High School's academic teams earned three first-place finishes and one third place at the Eastern Indiana Academic League's Invitational at Cowan High School Monday.

Census forms due on April 1

Two thousand years ago, Joseph and Mary, who was about nine months pregnant, were said to have traveled about 90 miles from Nazareth to Bethlehem in the winter to register for the census.

Group plans spring classes at fairgrounds

The National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture has scheduled its spring cultural art classes on March 28 and 29.

Free concert at Arts Place on March 14

Nina Lee Hecko and friends will be performing a free recital at Arts Place on Saturday, March 14, at 7:30 pm.

Gabe Bailey wins again

Gabe Bailey, who won the second season of the Jay County Chamber of Commerce’s Stars in the Park, has racked up another win.

Stratton-Porter and Limberlost in Smithsonian

The latest issue of Smithsonian magazine features a lengthy piece on Indiana author Gene Stratton-Porter and the Limberlost.

Off to Orlando

The limo was scheduled for 6 a.m. today.

Spring speaker series set

John Jay Center for Learning has announced its spring speaker series.
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