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Mad yo-yo skills


Photo by Andre. B. Laird

Zach Bennett was named winner of the Teen Yo-Yo Contest, sponsored by the Huntington City-Township Public Library. The contest was held in conjunction with the library's Young Adult Summer Reading Program. Bennett bested the field of contestants by continuously yo-yoing for 13 minutes and five seconds.

Erie Band to play locally Aug. 1, travels to Auburn on Aug. 12

The Erie Band will perform a concert on Wednesday, Aug. 1, at the Heritage of Huntington at 7 p.m.

The performance is open to the public.

The band will perform a variety of selections.

On Sunday, Aug. 12 the band will travel to Auburn to participate in the Auburn Community Bands annual Band Extravaganza. This concert will be at 2:30 p.m. at the Dekalb Outdoor Theater.

The theater is located on Center St., in Auburn. It is recommended that attendees bring chairs.

 

First Freewill Baptist Church sets revival for July 30 through Aug. 4

The First Freewill Baptist Church will be holding a revival starting Monday, July 30 through Saturday, Aug. 4, beginning at 6:30 p.m. each evening.

Pastor Dennis Young will be leading the services.

The line up of singers is:

Monday - Jackie Brown.

Tuesday - George and Gary Dillman,

Wednesday - Leo and Dee Fannin.

Thursday - Jackie Brown.

Friday - Leo and Dee Fannin.

Saturday - Bill Smith.

The church will also be having its Homecoming on Sunday, Aug. 5 at 11 a.m.

Bostic and Smiley join Pathfinder employment office in Fort Wayne

John Smiley (left) and Ashley Bostic.
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Ashley Bostic and John Smiley were recently hired as employment specialists for Pathfinder Resource Connection's Fort Wayne office, located at 3326 S. Calhoun St.

Bostic and Smiley work with a team that includes employment specialists, case coordinators and other individuals to develop employment opportunities for individuals served by Pathfinder Resource Connection.

Survey’s goal is to reduce energy consumption

Huntington County residents are eligible to request a free survey of their homes to determine energy efficiency and possible energy-saving measures.

The program is available through Energizing Indiana, a cooperative effort of Indiana's six major electric companies, and is coordinated locally by the YWCA Northeast Indiana.

The program's goal is to reduce energy consumption in Indiana by 2 percent by 2019.

Fifth installment of 2012 public education series sponsored by Master Gardeners is Thursday

The fifth installment of the 2012 public education series sponsored by Huntington County Master Gardeners will be held on Thursday, Aug. 2, at 7 p.m., in Heritage Hall at Hier's Park.

The subject will be edible landscaping and Master Gardeners Sharon Bowman and Liz Saunders will explain the new trend in gardening. They will discuss how to incorporate edible plants in existing landscaping.

Interested persons should contact the Extension office at 358-4826 to register.

The final two installments will be held in September and November.

County burn ban lifted; fireworks rescheduled

Even though Huntington County residents can once again light their campfires and brush piles, they are still being cautioned to use extra care with open fires.

The burn ban in Huntington County and city, which had been in effect since June 15, was lifted on Friday, July 27.

With the lifting of the ban, the Huntington fireworks display has been rescheduled for Saturday, Aug. 4.

Leon Hurlburt, deputy chief and fire marshal with the Huntington Fire Department, cautions residents that they still need to use care with their fires.

Bethesda Free Will Baptist Church to hold an old fashioned “camp meeting”

Bethesda Free Will Baptist Church in Andrews will hold an old fashioned "camp meeting" on Friday, Aug. 3, Saturday, Aug. 4 and Sunday, Aug. 5.

On Friday at 6 p.m., Tim Webb and his family, of Wabash, will sing and Webb will preach.

On Saturday at 6 p.m., Billy Fields from Wolcottville will both sing and preach.

On Saturday, at 10:30 a.m., the Patricks will be singing and Rev. Jeff Patrick will preach.

That evening, at 6 p.m., the Gospel Lights, of Andrews, will be singing, and Rev. Terry Bradford, of Packerton, will preach.

VBS gift to By the Book program


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Andrew Hawk (left) presents a donation of more than $1,000 to Kathy Mower (right), director of the By the Book weekday religious education program. The money was raised by the 43 children who attended the SonSurf Beach Bash at Faith Chapel United Methodist Church to support the By the Book mission.

Bungee jumper


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Olivia Lough (left) prepares a Barbie doll to be dropped over a balcony at the Boys & Girls Club of Huntington, with Mia Garner observing the competition. Teams competed to see whose Barbie could fall the fastest. The activity was part of a NASA Ignite! Program, a daily activity for youth in grades 4-8. Participants have made balloon-powered rockets and space rocks, made wind tunnels and created space suits, among other activities.

Circus to perform twice


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Billed as the world's biggest big top circus, the Carson & Barnes Circus will be doing two shows in Huntington on Aug. 1 next to W.A. Zimmer on Broadway. Shows are at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., The Huntington County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the performance to help raise money for various community projects. Tickets are available at the chamber office in Huntington; various locations in Roanoke, Markle and Warren; and from all Huntington County 4-H Fair Board members.

Anglican Church to host vacation Bible study

The Anglican Church of Our Glorious King will host a vacation Bible study July 31 through Aug. 2.

The theme is "Feed the Body, Feed the Soul."

A meal will begin each day at 5 p.m. and classes for all ages will begin at 6 p.m.

Adult study leaders include Rev. Rich Leone, Rev. John Robinette and Dick Wire.

Tom Bergler and others will lead the classes for children and youth.

The church is located at 404 Grayston Ave., Huntington.
For more information call 312-8054.

 

For the Forks


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Dan Fulton (right), representing Modern Woodmen of America, presents a $2,500 check to Mary Brooks (left) and Susan Taylor (center), volunteers with the Historic Forks of the Wabash. The gift from the Modern Woodmen of America is a match to the money Forks volunteers raised through a garage sale, silent auction and fish and chicken fry. The funds will be used for preservation of collections and furnishing the archive room at the Historic Forks.