Application deadline near for OHOP grant
PENDLETON — Open Hearts, Open Purses will again award a $10,000 grant to a local organization for a project specifically benefiting the residents of Adams, Fall Creek, Green, and/or Stony Creek townships of Madison County.
Applications for the grant can be found at southmadisonfoundation.org/open-hearts-open-purses or upon request at 765-778-8444. The application deadline is 4 p.m. Thursday, April 29.
Restored log cabin dedication Saturday
PENDLETON — A dedication ceremony for a newly restored log cabin in Falls Park is set for 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 1, at the Falls Park North Entrance
The public is welcome to arrive early for K-burgers; to visit the park and trails, tour the cabin and see a restored pioneer wagon; and to talk to the team that led the log cabin project.
Gallery 119 offers art classes
PENDLETON — Pendleton Artists Society’s Gallery 119 is offering art classes with a limited number of students.
The next scheduled classes are:
• Oil Painting with Katy Burke — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 5. Participants will paint a bridge scene over still water. The cost is $45 for those using their own painting supplies, $55 if paints and brushes are supplied.
• Oil Painting With Gini Deaton — 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 16. Deaton and students will paint a Bob Ross oil painting called “Evening Seascape.” Class fee is $50 and includes all supplies. Participants are asked to bring paper towels. All levels of painters are welcome. Class size is limited to six.
• Watercolors with Judy Crist — 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 22. In this beginner watercolor class, Crist will teach participants to paint a bird on a limb. Supplies are included in the $40 fee.
• Jewelry Class with Tracy Davidson — 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 23.
Davidson will teach participants how to make mix metal earrings, including cutting, texturing, forming and creating sterling earwires. Cost is $40 per person and includes use of tools and supplies. Class is for ages 12 and up. Class size limited to six.
Registration can be done at Gallery 119 or by phone at 765-778-0986 during regular business hours, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
Register online at PASgallery119.org/events.
Female golf league to start
PENDLETON — Par-Tee Ladies Golf League will start May 3 at Fall Creek Golf Course, 250 Reformatory Road, Pendleton.
The league plays on Mondays for 22 weeks. There will be 8:30 a.m. ball drops and 9 a.m. tee times; evening tee times have been reserved at 5:30 p.m. for those not able to make the morning times.
FUNday tournaments will take place once a month on Saturdays.
Cost for the league is $50.
League information is posted at fallspark.org (click on “Golf,” then “Ladies League”), or people can stop by the pro shop to learn more.
Library to celebrate Star Wars Day
PENDLETON — Pendleton Community Public Library plans an all-day family Star Wars Day celebration on May 4.
People will be able to browse the facility’s collection of Star Wars books, graphic novels and movies. There will be recipes, crafts and coloring pages for children.
A costume contest will take place with divisions for the 10-and-under crowd, teens and adults, beginning at 5 p.m. Cos-players are welcome.
Call the library at 765-778-7527 for more details.
Summer reading program coming up
PENDLETON — Pendleton Community Public Library’s summer program is set for June 1 to July 12.
The reading theme is “Tails and Tales,” and library patrons can participate virtually, using the Beanstack Tracker app.
There is a children’s program, a teen program, and an adult program.
People can register individually or with family members, and the app tracks everybody’s reading activity in one place.
Participants earn badges, accept reading challenges and win prizes.
For more details, call 765-778-7527 or visit pendleton.lib.in.us.
