JACKSON TOWNSHIP’S ANNUAL YOUTH DAY PARADE will be June 5 at 10 a.m. This year’s theme is “Blast to the Past.” Following the parade there will awards presented and games played.

PROMOTING WILDCAT VALLEY will meet at 7 p.m. May 13 in the social room at the Cutler Presbyterian Church. Officers will be elected and new goals will be determined. The public is welcome to attend. For more information, call (765) 268-2189.

The BATTLE GROUND SPRING FESTIVAL will be held in the historic downtown district of Battle Ground on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is no entry fee but artisans and antique dealers will have their wares for sale; food will be available; local and regional musicians will be performing; and activity booths for children of all ages will be set up. The event is a fun- and fundraiser for the Historic Battle Ground Development Corporation. The HBGDC is raising money to purchase and install historic looking modern lights along the entry to Battle Ground and other streets as funds become available.

The May 8 meeting of the CARROLL COUNTY GARDEN CLUB will be hosted by Richard and Nancy Voorhees, 2416E 150S, Bringhurst, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Bring shovels, boxes, bags, etc,, to dig plants. Before the meeting at 9 a.m., members will plant town pots for the Town of Flora at the town garage on North Division St.

The RED CROSS BLOODMOBILE will be in Burlington on Tuesday from 1 to 6:30 p .m. at the Community Park Building. To schedule an appointment to donate, call 1-800- REDCROSS (1-800-733- 2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org for more information.

“BACK ROADS OF CARROLL COUNTY” will be featured in an exhibition at the Opera House Gallery of Contemporary Art by artists Rena Brouwer, Terry Lacy and Alan McConnell. The exhibit opens this Saturday, coinciding with the Celebration of the Arts Festival in downtown Delphi. One of the “back roads” depicted in the gallery exhibit is County Road 300. Working with the Mears family, Brouwer has been touring and painting in this designated Rural Historic District. Gallery hours are Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 109 S. Washington Street, Delphi.

A project of PROMOTING WILDCAT VALLEY has come to fruition. The bell out of the old Methodist Episcopal Church has been brought back to Ball Hill. It is now part of a memorial that will be dedicated on May 29 at 2 p.m. The first church at the site burned in 1870, and a year later it was rebuilt. The church closed and was demolished in the 1960s, but the bell in the belfry was saved. Thanks to forethought, committee work, and community support, a part of the church now remains at Ball Hill.

CARROLL COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER is looking for volunteers to help with youth sports, special events, facility and grounds maintenance, office work, etc. on an as-needed basis. For complete information and to fill out a volunteer services form, go to the Community Center at 908 East Columbia Street, Flora, or call Don Franklin at 967-4449.

AN EVENING FOR THE OPERA HOUSE is planned for May 7 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Opera House Gallery of Contemporary Art in Delphi. The Delphi Rotary Gala is being held to benefit the Delphi Preservation Society in the restoration of the Delphi Opera House. The evening will feature fine art, artists, music, hors d’oeuvres, wine tasting, juice bar, a silent auction, and Opera House tours. Tickets are available at Alco and the Opera House Gallery. RSVP by May 4 to info@delphipreservationsociety. org.

Carroll FFA will host a

PLANT EXCHANGE May 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Ag Building. There is no charge. Bring a plant start and exchange for another start.

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER will be observed May 6 at 12 noon on the Washington St. side of the Carroll County Courthouse in Delphi. There will also be an observance at 12 noon at Riley Park in Delphi.