Newsletter - Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce

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UPCOMING
ACTIVITIES:
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JUNE 28 AMERICA AT
T H E B AL L
P AR K
( F R I D AY )
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JULY 13 - CR
JU N E
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JUL Y
2 0 1 3
RIBBON CUTTING CELEBRATES NEW MEMBER
Quality
Window &
Door
Check out
Their website!
qwdbarn.com
3 8 G AR AG E
S AL E S
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JULY 19 - 27
E L K H AR T
COUNTY 4-H
F AI R
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AUGUST 9 I C E C R E AM
S O C I AL
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AUGUST 10,
F C D C F AR M
T O T AB L E
DINNER/
AUCTION
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Shane Weldy, New To You; Troy Schwartz, Schwartz Electric; Jeff Troxel, Town Manager, Shane &
Carmen Snider beside father Daniel and Nate King (Owner/Operators of Quality Window & Door);
Todd Scheets, Wakarusa Electric (behind); Nadine Lengacher, J&N Stone; Cindy Hill, Miller's Merry
Manor; Lois Meissner, Chamber Board Member
http://www.qwdbarn.com/
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
SHOW - JUNE 15TH
Lylia Cooperm, (Dowagiac, MI) received the
$200 Best of Show at the 10th Annual
Wakarusa Car Show. Lylia received the car as a
gift from husband Gene 10 years ago. They
changed the motor, transmission, interior,
brakes and added a custom trunk and awesome
sound system. To keep up with the times, the
1968 Chevy Camaro is on it's 3rd paint job. The
Cooper's have collected over 400 trophies over
the years and attend 30-35 car show/cruise-ins
a summer. Other winners include:
Best Vintage pre-1930: Steven Stoner
Best Truck: Shawn Bartley
Best Rod/Custom: Rob Galbreath
Best Motorcycle: Regina Diamond
NAPA/Jenkins Automotive Sponsorship Award: Bob Schmidt
Livin' Lite RV EYECATCHER Award: Bud Schmucker
1930-1949 - 1st-Ben Banister 2nd-Jim Wood 3rd Roger Fleischauer
1950's - 1st-Karl Lenaburg 2nd-Debby Ortiz 3rd-David Roose
1960's - 1st-Doug Graham 2nd-Ed Thomas 3rd-Jim Wood
1970-1989 - 1st-RL Trosper 2nd-Eric Brown 3rd-Shirley/Greg Walter
1990-Present - 1st-Terry Perschke 2nd-Mike Koken 3rd-Craig Price
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1st Place Team:
JP Morgan
Adam Leeper, Terry Ploetz,
Patrick Price,
Carl Flickinger Jr.
2nd Place:
Livin' Lite RV
10th Annual Joint Wakarusa/Nappanee
Chamber Golf Outing!
A little chilly in the morning but overall a gorgeous day for GOLF! 33 teams had a GREAT
time Raising Funds and having FUN! First and Second place teams shot 23 under! The
opportunity to get low scores is just one element that makes this outing fun!
Scott Tuttle, Andy Wolfe,
Dan Holden, Justin Jones
3rd Place:
Aluminum Trailer
Corp Team #1
Trent Sheets, Pete
Gingerich, Matt Knepp,
Steve Matthews
Cant' happen without
Volunteers!
Peggy Tompos
Jon Flickinger
Debbie Flickinger
Carol Grimm
Joan Eshelman
Angie Mattern
Kim Taylor
Jeryl Jamison
Susan Zeiger
Terri Whitehead
Heidi Willis
Bethany Rishling
Cynthia Miller
Donna Persing
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Kinney
Stephanie Topping
Marian Yoder
Toni Warren
Anna Huff
Shane Weldy
Kim Griggs
Kami Bunch
Lois Meissner
Cindy Hill
Diane Swygart
Melissa Pippenger
Linda Arch
Toni & Lou Bonacorsi
Austin Schieber
Ed Stahly
Joyce McDowell
Jeff Krusenklaus
Katina Stephenson
Scott Mattern
Andy Lewis
Darren Miller
Amanda Evers
Esther Graber
Carrie Avery
Brianna Yoder
John Personett
Tif Schwartz
Ben Leavitt
Boys/Girls Club Nappanee
Storm Softball Team
The Annual Joint Chamber Golf Outing,
under the direction of Greg Taylor, Guidance
Wealth LLC, has been able to net close to
$150,000 over the past 10 years. This major
fund raiser for each Chamber supports
Chamber Sponsored Dollars for Scholars
scholarships and MANY "FREE to the
Community" CHAMBER events! Our outing
was especially successful in 2008, in turn
MANY other organizations jumped on the
Golf Outing Fund Raising bandwagon. I feel
back: Jeff Kitson, Greg Taylor, Dawn Morey,
Bart Rice, Troy Schwartz
front: Deb Shively, Chuck Grimm, Larry Perks,
Marvene Pippenger, Darla Burns, Tom Myers
that hospitality, the prizes, and the way the
golfers on our committee set up the course
make our Outing stand out from others in the area. We also have GREAT and
FAITHFUL Major Sponsors. Their seed money allow us to plan our budget and
purchase great prizes. The Volunteers!!! 45+ and 90% of them are returning helpers. I'll bet HALF have been with us the whole 10 years!! It's been
hard for me to describe what exactly makes it fun to volunteer for the outing.
It 's part ambiance, it's part feeling helpful but my friend put it a very good
way "It's not hard work! It's the best excuse to sit around and not feel guilty about it! You
get to see people you haven't seen in while, meet some new people,
have snacks brought to you all the
time and get some sun (usually!)"
Plus: We're
always goofing
around!
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Golf Outing Prize
Winners
Continued.
Elkhart did ELKS, Chicago did COWS,
Nappanee did APPLES! Would
Wakarusa like to do MAPLE LEAVES?
Project Manager Jeff Stillson, Stillson Studios, is
helping Wakarusa "Tap into a Sweet ART" project.
If you have not seen the apples in Nappanee,
please make it a point to check them out. They
really are a wonderful addition to the towns façade.
Jeff will be contacting local businesses soon!
REMEMBER!!! Cooperative advertising is
always an option!!! These are approx. 4' tall and
2 sided…. so sharing one is definitely an option!!!
The last week of July! Please start getting
your gift bag items ready. To be safe,
please plan on 15 items.
Nappanee Chamber will Host this year.
Chamber Member Trivia Question!
Where in Wakarusa would you go if you need fixed linear motion
bearings and slides?
Answer Page 4
Send your check (Any Amount) to the Wakarusa Chamber of Commerce by
July 26th!! You will be receiving a sponsorship letter in the mail shortly!!!
Hole Prize Winners:
Hole 2/ Closest to the pin on
second shot: Ping Gorge
Tour 56 degree wedgeDerek Loucks
Hole 8/ Longest Drive in fairway: Minuzo Aerolite Stand
Golf Bag-Dan Holden
Hole 14/Closest to the pin on
first shot: Taylor Made TM110 Putter-Dean Huppert
Hole 16/ Longest Putt Made:
Powerbuilt Stand Golf BagSteve Mathews
PUTTING CONTEST:
1st – Lucas Landis (ATC #2)
2nd – Kenny Miller (Edward
Jones)
3rd – Dick Armington
(Nelson’s)
50/50 winner - $245.00 Jim
Weaver
Door Prizes:
Taylor Made Bag: Trent
Sheets
Scotty Cameron Putter:
Dave Parsons
Bridgestone Golf Balls:
Persing Tire
Nike Golf Balls: Doyle Stump
Callaway Golf Balls: Bob
Leslie
Nike 20XI Golf Balls:
Brandon Brenner
Odyssey Versa Putter:
Kendall Stephens
Nike Covert 3 Wood:
Adam Leeper
Mizuno Wedge: Mike Sheetz
Callaway XHot Driver:
Nick Juday
Callaway XHot Hybrid:
Kendell Stephens
Addidas (Quality Window &
Door) golf hats: Bobby Gluck,
Phil Jenkins, Dean Huppert, Jim
Dunn, Terry Fancil, Bart Rice,
Tom Myers, Toni Warren, Larry
Perks, Keaton Kitson, Tony
Agostino, Brandon Brenner,
and more!!!
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The answer is……….
Provident Tool & Die acquired the Turnomat company 3 years ago and constructed an
addition on their building on SR 19. I am a little late in
reporting but still happy to celebrate Craig & Candy
Henkler’s continued business success. In their absence I was
able to speak to Denny Prout. He was supervising the
Grinding & Cooling of a 2” Square
Steel Shaft. They make 5 sizes of
square shafts (5/8 to 2 1/2”).
The ball bearings he showed me
(left) are the interior workings that
make these units slide in and out so
efficiently.
I am not technically minded but so
amazed that this company in Wakarusa makes a product that is
shipped all over the US and to at least 11 other countries!
SO now you know…… where to go if you ever need linear motion bearings and
slides……. And you might even know now, what they are.
You can see the
square shaft in
this unit.
This whole unit is
constructed onsite.
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