Dylan Lagonegro (left) repeats after Huntington County Superior Court Judge Jennifer Newton (right), as she administers the oath of office to swear Lagonegro in as a new Huntington County Sheriff’s Department deputy Monday, July 16, in the Superior Courtroom of the Huntington County Courthouse. Witnessing the installation is Lagonegro’s girlfriend, Shelbie Smart, and Jonas Smart.
Anthony “Tony” Hipskind (left), repeats the oath of office administered by Huntington County Superior Court Judge Jennifer Newton (right), as he is sworn in as a new Huntington County Sheriff’s Department deputy Monday, July 16, in the Superior Courtroom of the Huntington County Courthouse. With him is his mother, April Worster.
Praying with Father Solanus announces that a Mass for the sick will be celebrated by Rev. Bill Kummer on Saturday, July 21, at 1 p.m. at St. Felix Catholic Center.
Prior to the Mass there will be recitation of the rosary. After Mass there will be a blessing of the sick by Rev. Kummer, using a relic from Solanus Casey. Petitions may also be made for those who are suffering.
St. Felix Catholic Center is located at 1280 Hitzfield St., Huntington.
The LaFontaine Arts Council has announced that the theme of this year’s fire hydrant painting project will be “Comic Characters.”
Artists will choose well-known animated characters from comic books, television or movies. All of the hydrants to be painted are in and around the downtown Huntington area.
The TAB office at 1670 Etna Ave. is still open during the street work in front of the building. Drivers should carefully follow the orange barrels into the parking lot. For a quick transaction, parallel parking can be done, but if the transaction will take more than a few minutes, drivers should pull around to the side or back lots. Once in the lot, a driver will have to drive to the back to turn around completely to drive back out.
Love In the Name of Christ will have its ninth annual Unity Feast on Sunday, Aug. 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at First Merchants Heritage Hall at the Huntington County Fairgrounds.
Volunteers are being sought to help out with several duties, including making pies and desserts to greeters, ticket takers, servers and carry-out.
The Taiko Drums, a part of the Fort Wayne Dance Collective, performed in Huntington on Tuesday, July 10, in the parking lot of the Huntington Branch of the Huntington City-Township Public Library.
Equestrians are invited to attend a Riders Rendezvous Reunion at Salamonie Lake’s Horseman’s Campground, Sept. 21.
A weekend of activities and entertainment are planned, with a focus on raising funds to “Power the Camp.” Trail riders are working to electrify the campground. Advanced registration is encouraged. There is a fee for ages 9 and older for the weekend.
Learn how to make music with rainsticks, thunder drums and a bumblebee shaker during Arts in the Parks workshops with musician Dianna Davis on July 28 and Aug. 4, at Salamonie Lake.
The July 28 workshop, called “Rainsticks and Thunder Drums,” will run from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Participants will learn about flood control and create their own rain stick. Afterward, everyone can create music with their rainstick, thunder drums and other provided instruments.
Brothers Miles Tucker (left) and Ari Tucker create sidewalk chalk art during a Toddler Tuesday session at Hier’s Park, in Huntington, on Tuesday, July 10. Toddler Tuesdays is a free program for children ages 2 to 5 and their adults that is put on by Huntington Parks and Recreation. The next session is Aug. 14, at the Terry R. Abbett Splash Park, at Drover Park, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
The annual 4-H Pet Parade will be held Tuesday, July 24, at 7 p.m. in the Parkview Huntington Hospital Show Arena at the Huntington County Fairgrounds, as part of the Huntington County 4-H Fair.
Children ages 9 and younger may participate, provided they are not enrolled in the regular 4-H program. Mini 4-H members, however, are eligible to enter the event.
Participants may choose to enter their pets as individuals or as groups of two or more, and are encouraged to wear a costume and dress up their pet.
Reid Kitt (right) get some assistance from his mother, Ashley Kitt, as he fills a bottle with colored sand during a children’s craft activity at the Andrews-Dallas Township Public Library on Tuesday, July 10. The library will be holding another children’s craft activity on July 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Genavive Weinley, 9 months, giggles as her grandmother, Patty Eckart, of Huntington, introduces her to the water jets at the Terry R. Abbett Splash Park on Thursday, July 12. The popular splash park is located within Drover Park at 1215 Etna Ave. on Huntington’s southwest side.
“Car Art and More” opened July 14 at Crestwoods Gallery in Roanoke with an artist reception on July 21, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
This show features Kelly Bremer and Larry Hampton car art along with artists Austin Cartwright, Elizabeth Wamsley, Tim Brumbeloe and Justin Johnson.
The exhibition will run through Aug. 11.
The next showing will be Alan Larkin’s new paintings, with an opening to be announced. Crestwoods Frame Shop and Gallery is located at 314 N. Main St., Roanoke.
