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June 2015 color_Progress.qxd - Huntington County Chamber of
The Chamber Scene HUNTINGTON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 305 Warren Street • Huntington, Indiana 46750 • (260) 356-5300 • www.huntington-chamber.com • June 2015 Huntington’s Heritage Days schedule of events, 2015 The Huntington County Chamber of Commerce along with area organizations and businesses will celebrate Huntington Heritage Days Wednesday, June 17 through Sunday, June 21. The corporate sponsor of this year’s event is Parkview Huntington Hospital, 2001 Stults Road, www.parkview.com. The theme for the 2015 Heritage Days is “Broadcasting the 1930s,” part of the ongoing theme of “Exploring Our Heritage.” Buttons depicting the theme logo are available for $2 at the Chamber office, 305 Warren Street, or the Huntington County Visitor and Convention Bureau, 407 N. Jefferson Street. With the purchase of a button, a 7 day pass is included at Anytime Fitness; a free upgrade is available from Caribbean Corner; Create A Cut will discount any hair cut $2; The Berg Ale Haus is offering a free soft drink with a meal purchase; KFC will discount a Popcorn Nugget Combo, $1 and The Rusty Dog will offer a free soft drink with the purchase of any lunch or dinner. The discounts are valid from June 14 through June 21, 2015. The Chamber is pleased to announce that Poor Jack Amusements Company is once again the midway provider for Heritage Days. It is a clean, spectacular and family owned attraction that will be located on Warren Street from June 17 through June 21. Those purchasing a wristband for Sunday, June 21, from 12 Noon to 5 p.m., for $18, will receive one free with a coupon. Coupons are available at the Chamber, the Visitor and Convention Bureau, local convenience stores or the coupon is on the Heritage Days brochure. Poor Jack Amusements rides and games will be open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17; Thursday, June 18, 5 to 10 p.m.; Friday, June 19, 4 to 11 p.m.; Saturday, June 20, Noon to 11 p.m. with the final day being Sunday, June 21 from Noon to 5 p.m. The Little Miss Heritage Days and Junior Miss Heritage Days Pageant will take place Shown above is a Balloon Glow photo from Heritage Days 2014 at the high school. on the evening of Wednesday, June 17 at the Huntington University Merillat Centre for the Arts. The event will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are available from contestants or at the door for $4. Thursday, June 18 brings the 47th Annual Chief of the Flint Springs Tribe Breakfast at 8 a.m. It is located at the LaFontaine Golf Club and is sponsored by the Chamber. This yearly activity names the new Chief of the Flint Springs Tribe. Reservations for the $18 per person event are required by June 11 with the Chamber of Commerce. The Huntington Rotary Club Strawberry Feed will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. at Heritage Hall at Hier’s Park also on Thursday. Strawberries and ice cream will be served and tickets are available at local banks, from Rotary members or at the door. The “all you can eat” price is $5, with kids five and under eating for free. The ABWA Forks of the Wabash Chapter Brat Tent will open at 11 a.m. Friday and continue to 1 a.m. at Hier’s Park. The Brat Tent continues on Saturday from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. Live music will be featured each evening. There is a charge for food and entertainment and a $2 cover charge for ages 10 and over after 7 p.m. Youth for Christ will sponsor a Golf Challenge at the Norwood Golf Club at Noon on Friday. Registration is $75 per player. Business Hole Sponsor is $100. Contact Roger Vezeau, rvezeau@- fwayfc.org or call (260) 224-2988 for more information. Register online at www.fwayfc.org/events. The Heritage Days Car, Truck, Tractor and Motorcycle Show in downtown Huntington will begin at 5 p.m. and continue until 9 p.m. on Friday. The hosts are Team Thunder and Lightning and Showtime Motorworks. Fun activities, food vendors in every block and DJ Fast Eddie will spin tunes during the evening. Food will be available downtown and local restaurants will be open. The event is a fundraiser for the Downtown Business Association. The vehicle entry fee is $10 and awards will take place at 8:30 p.m. to the top 25; best of show; best car, truck, motorcycle; best 1930s vehicle; best engine, best interior. A Hot Air Balloon Festival will once again be part of Heritage Days with launches at various times (weather permitting) from Friday evening, June 19 through Sunday, June 21. Launches will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at Huntington North High School and continue through the weekend. Saturday brings an early breakfast opportunity with the Women of the Moose Lodge serving up biscuits, sausage gravy and potatoes at 390 Frontage Road, 7 to 10 a.m. Coffee is included in the breakfast price, milk and juice are extra. The Heritage Days 5K Run is sponsored (Story Continued on Page 2) Page 2 Huntington County Chamber of Commerce June 2015 Heritage Days schedule of events, 2015 continued (Story Continued from Page 1) by the HNHS Men in Black Running Club and is followed by the 52nd Annual Heritage Days Parade sponsored by the Chamber. The parade begins at 10 a.m. at the corner of North Jefferson and MacGahan Streets and its completion is at the corner of South Jefferson and Etna Avenue. Downtown will be the place for the Fun Zone for children’s activities on Saturday from Noon to 4 p.m. Pony rides and a petting zoo will be a part of the afternoon sponsored by McDonald’s of Huntington. Bounce houses sponsored by The Parkview Boys and Girls Club and Juergens Hardware will be available to entertain children. The fun also includes the Beacon Credit Union-sponsored Annual Kiddie Tractor Pull for Riley at 1:30 p.m. Free hot dogs, one per child with an adult purchase, courtesy of Lee’s KFC. Free Schwan’s Ice Cream for children. Station #3 Fire House will hold an open house from 12 Noon to 3 p.m. It is located on Etna Avenue and free hot dogs, chips and beverages along with tours of the fire station, the fire house and Sparky the Fire Dog will be a part of the afternoon. The Heritage Days Strength Challenge V will be held on Jefferson Street between Court and Franklin Streets (in front of the Courthouse) at 12 Noon. Various activities will involve physical fitness. Registration is the day of the event for $30. It is sponsored by Champs Strength Athletics. The Cornhole Challenge Tournament in downtown Huntington begins at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Sponsored by Trophy Center Plus and Huntington County Habitat for Humanity, the event is limited to the first 40 teams and there is a $20 entry fee per two person team. To register contact: [email protected], (260) 504-2717, or [email protected], (260) 356-7425. Forms are also available at the Chamber. The Sheets Wildlife Museum will be open with free admission from 1 to 4 p.m. The museum is located at 200 Safari Trail. The Huntington County Disaster Team Car and Truck Show will take place at Huntington North High School from 1 to 8 p.m. (registration will be from 1 to 6 p.m.) on Saturday and the Hot Air Balloon Festival continues from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. also at Huntington North High School. DJ Dick Smart of Smart Productions will provide- Pictured above is the Poor Jack’s carnival’s midway from the top of a ride. The photo is from W. Park Drive looking south toward the Courthouse. musical selections and announce the events. The Heritage Days Bed Race will begin after the Hot Air Balloons lift off. The Balloon Glow will take place Saturday evening at 9:30 p.m. Spectators are encouraged to bring their children and cameras for a spectacular show of giant glowing aerostats. The Parkview Huntington Hospital Samaritan Helicopter will also be at the fest and the YMCA Dancers will perform. Food will be available for purchase from Boy Scout Troup 135 selling hot dogs, St. Peters First Community Church selling hamburgers and brats, Faith Lutheran Church selling baked goods, St. Peter & Paul youth group selling sno cones, Jr. Bowlers from Rainbow Lanes with popcorn and the Huntington Nitro Softball team with cookies. Joy Pleaser Clowns will make balloon designs. Vaudeville at the Forks will take place at 3 and 7 p.m. at the Historic Forks of the Wabash Park, 3010 W. Park Drive. There will be dramatic plays and a $5 fee to attend. A Celebration of Life, Vietnam Veterans, will take place at 3 p.m. at American Legion Post 7, 1330 Etna Avenue. Two of the many lives given selflessly for freedom and the pursuit of happiness will be celebrated. Free food, kids’ events, live music and laying of memorial bricks will be a part of the event. The ceremony will take place at 5 p.m. Chief LaFontaine Saddle Club, 792 North 200 West, will be the place for the Chief LaFontaine Horse Show on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free and horses from the surrounding area will participate in the 18th annual show. It is an open pleasure show, all breeds-classes. The Historic Forks of the Wabash Park will be hosting historians with expertise about our community, and tours will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Buildings will be open to the public and the cost is $2. A Taste of Two EE’s will begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday and continue to 4 p.m. Wine tasting and entertainment by the Roanoke Rounders will be a part of the afternoon at the winery located along U.S. Hwy. 24. The event is sponsored by Huntington Sheet Metal and admission is free. HARTA will hold a free bicycle Poker Ride beginning at 2 p.m. at Schenkel Station. All riders will follow the marked route with stops at all city parks to pick-up a card. The ride also concludes at Schenkel Station and the best poker hands will receive awards. Children must be accompanied by an adult and helmets are required. JeFFFest completes Heritage Days from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in downtown Huntington. Music, food and fine art will be sponsored by the LaFontaine Arts Council. Eric Clancy Jazz will entertain the crowd for two hours. Tickets will be sold that evening in $1 increments and be used to purchase the food items. A silent auction of fine art begins at 6 p.m. and ends at 8:30 p.m. Canvases are available at Four Corners Custom Framing for $5, and finished artwork must be returned by June 15. The Indiana Dream Center will assist with keeping Huntington clean during the festival. The Chamber appreciates their service to our community. Brochures with complete details about Heritage Days and its activities can be found at the Chamber office and at various locations throughout Huntington. Forms and information for various events are also located on the Chamber’s Heritage Days website at www.huntingtonheritagedays.com. June 2015 Huntington County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors 2015 Chairman of the Board Michael Zahn First Federal Savings Bank Page 3 JUNE Business of the Month McDonald’s of Huntington Chairman of the Board-Elect Kay Schwob Huntington University Treasurer Ryan Lemon Novae Corporation Assistant Treasurer Steve Petry W.A. Zimmer Company Amy Mattox Clear Elevation Arthur Daronatsy Dean Foods Sonya Foraker Parkview Huntington Hospital Mike Hartburg DeLaney Hartburg Roth & Garrott, LLP Trace Hinesley Huntington County Community School Corporation Lori Mickley Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC Stefan Poling Rollo Harter & Poling, LLP Joe Santa TrophyCenter Plus Adam Stroup Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Randy Warner Terry L. Reckard CPA STAFF Steve Kimmel Executive Director Angie Garcia Office Administrator McDonald’s of Huntington, 287 Home Street, was chosen as Business of the Month for June by the Chamber Ambassadors. McDonald’s was chosen for their long-standing membership with the Chamber and their generosity to Heritage Days and the community. The local McDonald’s has been owned by Britt Sather since December, 1994. Shown in the photo front row, from left are Steve Godfroy, Perfection Wheel and Chamber Ambassador; Staci Lahr, Paige Dilts, McDonald’s; Britt Sather, owner, McDonald’s of Huntington and Terry Miller, Real Living Ness Bros. and Chamber Ambassador. Second row, Cheryl McCoy, Beacon Credit and Chamber Ambassador; Jessica Blumenfeld, Angie Dailey, both from McDonald’s. Back row, Bobby Bailey, All American Home Repair and Remodeling, Kasey Kohlmorgen, Habitat for Humanity, and both Chamber Ambassadors; Aisha Foday, McDonald’s; Gene Snowden, Chamber Ambassador; Zack Kaylor, McDonald’s and Les Graham, Evolv and Chamber Ambassador. Farmers’ Market to open in Huntington Wednesday, June 3 The Downtown Farmer’s Market will open for its third year on Wednesday, June 3. The Downtown Farmer’s Market is held in the city parking lot on the corner of Warren and Market Streets. The market will continue in this location and will be open on Wednesdays, from 4 to 7 p.m., from June 3 through October 14. The market promises to have plenty of produce, baked goods, salsa, cupcakes, cookies, jewelry, honey, maple syrup, plants and much more. Also planned for the 2015 season will be demonstrations and entertainment. Be sure to look for the yard signs, banners and more to help remind you of the Farmers’ Market. Be sure to mark your calendars each Wednesday throughout the summer. Come and see what our local farmers and hobbyists are producing. Page 4 Huntington County Chamber of Commerce June 2015 Funds being raised for Purple Heart Monument Gloria Holzinger of Huntington would like to see a Purple Heart Monument located at Memorial Park’s new veterans’ memorial. The monument would honor the county’s natives who were wounded in the course of combat. Fundraising for the monument by Holzinger and a monument committee comprised of Holzinger, Brian Love, Bruce Stanton, Chris Newton, Danielle Clements, Juanita Hedrick, Larry Jenks, Leslie Ackermann, Michael Howell, Perry Collins, Pete Eshelman, Steve Kimmel and Terry Stoffel has already begun. The group is spearheading fundraising efforts to get the monument ordered and installed in time for Veterans Day. The newly-formed committee met Monday, April 20, to look at plans for the monument and devise a way for the community to make tax-deductible donations to pay for the $32,439 project. The memorial would be designed in red, white and blue stone and will be one of the highlights of the park. Holzinger says the monument is designed to honor all Purple Heart recipients who shed their blood - those who died as well as those who were injured in combat. She had initially proposed placing a memorial on the Huntington County Courthouse lawn, then learned that a new veterans’ park will be constructed where the Memorial Park tennis courts are now located. “I had thought about this for some time,” she says. “This is something that I really think we need; it will be an asset to our vet- Shown in the photo on the front row, from left are Jean Fleck, whose husband was a Purple Heart Recipient, and son was killed in Vietnam; Jerry Walling, Purple Heart Recipient, Vietnam; Gloria Holzinger receiving the $10,000 check and Purple Heart Monument committee; Leslie Ackermann presenting the check, Commander of VFW Post #2689 and Purple Heart Monument committee; Chuck Kuschel, Purple Heart Recipient, Vietnam and Bruce Stanton, Veterans Affairs Officer and member of the Purple Heart Monument committee. Back row, from left are Danielle Clements, Larry Jenks, Chief Deputy Chris Newton, Sheriff Terry Stoffel, Brian Love, Perry Collins and Steve Kimmel, all of the Purple Heart Monument committee. VFW Post #2689 donates $10,000 to monument VFW Post #2689 helped Gloria Holzinger’s plan for a Purple Heart Monument at Memorial Park begin. The post gave $10,000 toward the $32,439 project that will honor the county’s natives who were wounded in the course of combat. Holzinger says the monument is designed to honor all Purple Heart recipients who shed their blood - those who died as well as those who were injured in combat. She had initially proposed placing a memorial on the Huntington County Courthouse lawn, then learned that a new veterans’ park will be constructed where the Memorial Park tennis courts are now located. Groundbreaking for the veterans’ park is expected sometime in May and the Veterans Day Parade in November will end at the park. A dedication ceremony of the park and monument will follow the parade as part of the Veterans Day celebration. Donations for the monument can be sent to: The Veterans County Recognition Fund in care of the Huntington County Veterans Service Office, 354 N. Jefferson St., Room 102, Huntington, IN 46750. Those who want a receipt for tax purposes should submit a request with their donation. erans’ park as well.” Holzinger says the design was initially conceived by her son Rob Holzinger, a veteran of four tours in Iraq. “Rob is an artist,” she explains. I said, “This is what I want to do. This is what I’m thinking about. Would you, being a Purple Heart recipient, dig deep down into your soul and come up with something for all of these Purple Heart recipients?” Groundbreaking for the veterans’ park is scheduled for Wednesday, June 3 at 6 p.m.at Memorial Park on W. Park Drive. The Veterans Day Parade in November is also scheduled to end at the park. A dedication ceremony of the park and monument will follow the parade as part of the Veterans Day celebration. Donations for the monument can be sent to: The Veterans County Recognition Fund in care of the Huntington County Veterans Service Office, 354 N. Jefferson St., Room 102, Huntington, IN 46750. June 2015 Huntington County Chamber of Commerce Page 5 Shown in the ribbon cutting photo are Trent Wolfe, sonin-law of the Fetters; Barb Fetters, cutting the ribbon and Mayor Brooks Fetters, owners of the Purviance House Bed & Breakfast and daughter, Jillian Fetters. In the background are several Chamber members that came out to help the Fetters celebrate their ribbon cutting and After Hours. Ribbon cutting held at Purviance House B&B The Purviance House Bed and Breakfast officially opened for business on May 15. Wednesday evening, May 27, over 100 people attended a Chamber After Hours and ribbon cutting celebrating the new Huntington business. Owned and operated by Mayor Brooks and Barb Fetters, the Purviance House has been completely remodeled to accommodate overnight guests. Built in 1859 by Samuel Purviance, the house is also home to the Fetters family. The Fetters are welcoming guests for overnight stays. Breakfast will also be a part of the stay including coffee cake made from a special recipe originally belonging to Barb Fetters’ mother. An open house welcoming the community is planned for this weekend. 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