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Fall Fest fun


Photo by Rebecca Sandlin.

Camryn Horn, 11, of Huntington, shows her style as she pitches beags toward the target while playing cornhole at the Fall Festival at Hier's Park on Saturday evening, Oct. 7. She is the daugher of Jen and Dan Horn.

Lemur love


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Oliver Metzger, 3, of Huntington, pets Louie, the ring-tailed lemur held by Lori Vanover during the Fun Palace day on Saturday, Oct. 7, at Huntington City-Township Public Library. Oliver is the son of Sharon and Kyle Metzger. Kids and adults alike could try out more than two dozen different activities, from cake decorating to making chain-mail armor. The Fun Palace continues Sunday, Oct. 7, from noon to 4 p.m.

Dorm room decoration


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Grace O’Brien, a freshman animation major from Granger, works on decorating a Foresters pennant during craft time held Saturday, Oct. 7, at Huntington University. The activity was part of HU’s 2017 homecoming celebrated on campus.

Right way to save a life


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Parkview Huntington Hospital Paramedic Supervisor Rick Uecker (right), shows Jayma Muston, of Huntington, the proper way to lock arms in order to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on Saturday, Oct. 7, during the hospital’s Healthy Steps fair. Visitors could engage in a variety of activities, including having blood work drawn, visiting with a physician and getting a massage.

Joking around


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Christian comedian John Crist fires off a joke during his sold-out concert at Zurcher Auditorium on Friday, Oct. 6, during 2017 homecoming festivities on the Huntington University campus.

Boxing to the beat


Photo by Rebecca Sandlin.

Huntington University junior Sarah Fiechter entertains the crowd with her beat boxing skills, serving as the opening act at the John Crist concert Friday, Oct. 6. The show was part of homecoming weekend activities on campus.

HU royalty


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Quinton Worthy (left), of Chicago, IL, and Hannah Britton, of Saginaw, MI, are the Huntington University Homecoming king and queen, crowned Friday, Oct. 6, following the homecoming parade. Worthy is a senior film production major and Britton is a Christian ministries major.

Flags of the nations


Photo by Rebecca Sandlin.

Students carry flags from some of the 31 countries represented at Huntington University this year in the homecoming parade on Friday, Oct. 6, at HU. The parade also featured floats from residence halls, a golf cart race and the Huntington North High School Marching Vikes.

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Lysa Clifford (far right), of Science Central, talks to a group of Lancaster Elementary School second-graders about electricity and energy during a day-long event held Friday, Oct. 6, at the school. Funding for the program was provided with a grant from UTEC.

Marching band to put on show tonight

The Huntington North High School marching band will present its 2017 competition show, “Supercharged,” tonight, Thursday, Oct. 5, at Kriegbaum Field.

The half-hour show begins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the community.

The band will perform two full run-throughs of the show as it prepares for the final few competitions of the season.

Respecting all life


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Huntington Mayor Brooks Fetters (seated) prepares to sign a proclamation designating October as “Respect Life Month” in the City of Huntington. Witnessing the occasion are Amy Stoffel (left), holding her daughter, Henley Freds, 2, along with Debbie Stoffel (right), a board member of the Huntington County Right to Life.

Reception for Rieder is Sunday

An informal reception for Rev. Ron Rieder, retired pastor of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, will be held on Sunday, Oct. 8.

Rieder will be available to chat with friends after the 10:30 a.m. Mass until about 1 p.m. in Rieder Auditorium, located in the Huntington Catholic Scho-ol Primary Building adjacent to the church.

The community is welcome to attend.

Chicken on the grill will raise funds for Warren Health and Fitness projects

A benefit dinner to help fund improvements at Warren Health and Fitness Center and help low-income families get membership to the facility will be held Saturday, Oct. 14, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the old Warren light plant, 125 S. Nancy St., Warren.

Last year’s Warren Health and Fitness resulted in 12 low-income families receiving memberships worth more than $7,000, and organizers are hoping that the fund-raiser will enable to facility to give more than $14,000 in memberships this year, notes Brittney Miller, Warren Health and Fitness manager.

Group effort


Photo by Cindy Klepper.

Award winning songwriter Steve Seskin, whose work has been recorded by Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney and other top artists, leads Andrews Elementary School students in singing an anti-bullying anthem he helped the students compose during a day-long visit to the school on Monday, Oct. 2.