Gallery 119 offers several art classes
PENDLETON — Pendleton Artists Society Gallery 119 is offering art classes with a limited number of students.
Register for classes at the new website PASgallery119.org.
Oil Painting with Gini Deaton — 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 20, with a break for lunch. Participants will paint a little girl talking to her calf using a wet-into-wet method of painting. Fee is $55 and includes all supplies.
Jewelry with Tracy Davidson — 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 28. Davidson will teach beginners soldering used when making jewelry. Class fee is $55, which includes supplies and tools.
Lapel food pantry alters service
LAPEL — Lapel Community Food Pantry, 1321 N. Main St., Lapel, has changed its method of distributing food to clients.
Through the current period of COVID-19-related isolation restrictions, the panty will offer pre-packed sacks or boxes of food items to eligible individuals and families on a weekly basis.
The pantry serves Stony Creek, Jackson and Green townships in Madison County.
Clients may visit for food once per week.
The hours for this drive-thru program will be 5 to 7 p.m. Fridays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays.
Volunteers will be on site to direct clients through the line, and volunteers will bring distributions to the car. People are asked to remain in their vehicles.
With increased need, each car can receive only one weekly distribution.
Clients are asked to bring picture ID and proof of address (utility or phone bill, if current address differs from information on ID).
For more information, visit the Lapel Community Food Pantry Facebook page and leave questions in the comments.
Falls Park summer concerts are a go
PENDLETON — Lions Concerts in the Park will take place at the gazebo in Falls Park.
The schedule is as follows:
• 6 p.m. June 28 — Corey Cox
• 6 p.m. July 26 — The High Street Band
• 6 p.m. Aug. 30 — Madison County Band Directors and Pendleton Heights High School Band (pending)
Attendees can bring chairs, refreshments and sun shades and are asked to practice social distancing.
Library adds back more services
PENDLETON — Pendleton Community Public Library is continuing to add back services in the wake of COVID-19.
On June 8, the library welcomed patrons back into the library, with activities limited to the Community Room and east lobby.
Services made available, in addition to online services and programs and the Read ’n’ Feed, include access to computers, printers, copy machine, scanner and fax machine; notary services by appointment; ability to request and check out library materials, including hotspots and Library of Things items; access to contactless pickup in the east lobby; access to a staff member who can answer questions, provide information, plus suggest and retrieve materials for checkout; assistance with online applications for employment or state/federal assistance; access to state and federal tax forms; summer reading prize pickup; access to restrooms and drinking fountains.
COVID-19 safety measures include: Spacing computers more than six feet apart; enforcing social distancing and indicating proper social distancing with floor markers; staff wearing masks when interacting with the public and encouraging patrons to wear masks; encouraging staff and patrons to wash hands often and providing access to hand sanitizer and sinks for hand washing; sanitizing all computer stations after each use; providing sanitized mice and computer keyboards for each patron; acrylic shields placed between staff and patrons; remote computer assistance; routine sanitizing of frequently touched surfaces; allowing the recommended waiting period before handling returns.
The library is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays.
For more details, people can visit pendleton.lib.in.us, email [email protected] or call 765-778-7527.
Pendleton shred day set for July 18
PENDLETON — Due to coronavirus, Shred Day at SecurEstate is postponed to 9 to 11 a.m. July 18.
This onsite shredding service event is open to the public without charge.
There is no limit to the amount of paper people can bring, and all paper is shredded while people watch.
This is a drive-thru drop-off service offered at SecurEstate, 100 S. Main St., Pendleton.
People are asked to enter the parking lot off Main Street.
Museum will not open this year
PENDLETON — Pendleton Historical Museum, which normally is open weekends May through October, is not opening this year because of coronavirus.
For more information about the museum, visit Pendleton Historical Museum on Facebook.
