COMMUNITY CALENDAR 08/26/11
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ZANESVILLE
HOMESPUN DAY
Who: Zanesville Lions
When: Saturday, September 3
Arts & Crafts
7am – 3pm
Sausage & Pancake Breakfast
7am – 10am
Lions Club
Chix BBQ/Salad Bar
11am – 2pm
Car Show & Model Contest
8:30am – Noon
Where:
Various parts of Zanesville
Info:
Come join us for all the fun!
Contact: Tom Lloyd
260-639-4905
Art Show
Melba Edwards
260-638-4327
Model Contest
Larry Riesen
260-639-3981
1st ANNUAL 5K WOUNDED WARRIOR RUN/WALK
Who: Homes for Wounded Warriors Program
When: Saturday, August 27
Where: Jackson Marrow Park
Kokomo, IN
Cost: $10 online or $15 day of
Info: Register log onto www.hwwp.org & click special events or day of event
Contact: Ronnie Williams
910-382-4534
GOLF OUTING
Who: Bishop Luers HS
When: Saturday
September 10
1pm
Where:
Brookwood Golf Course
Cost: $75 per person
Hole Sponsorship $125 a hole
or $550 including a foursome w/4 Super Tickets
Info: Register by September 3
by calling Alumni Office
456-1261 x3040
email Melissa Hire
mhire@bishopluers.org
Sarah Shank
sshank@bishopluers.org
Costs include green fees, golf cart, range balls, six drink tickets & food
NORTHEAST INDIANA HEART WALK
Who:
American Heart Association
When: Saturday
September 17
8:30am – 11am
Where: Parkview Field
1301 Ewing St.
Info: Walk promotes physical activity & heart-healthy living.
Enjoy a 1 or 3-mile walk, children’s activities, educational booths & more.
Participation is a great way to promote health & wellness, while helping raise needed funds.
Contact: Michelle Wagner
317-732-4720
POTLUCK &
BARN DANCE
Who:
Network of Christian Singles
When: Saturday, August 27
Potluck 5:30pm
Dance 7:00pm
Where: Mike Kronmiller’s
7029 W. Cook Rd.
Info: For singles over 35
For more information please call Mike
Contact: Mike at 260-438-2321
CHRISTMAS APPLICATIONS & GIFTS BEING TAKEN
Who:
Holy Family Center, INC
When:
Beginning immediately
Where: Applications are taken at Holy Family Chapel
3709 E Yoder Rd.
Corner of Winchester & Yoder, Poe
Info: Holy Family Center, Inc. is an Indiana Non Profit
Now accepting applications for Christmas Gifts for Children suffering from chronic and terminal illnesses.
Contact: Toll free 888-749-2879
If you or your organization would like to aid the local children, call 260-639-7397
CHASE-JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
GRAND PRIX
Who: Junior Achievement
When: Saturday, August 27
10:00am to 5:30pm
Where: Baer Field Speedway
Info: Fundraiser
Admission is free for everyone
Contact: Stephen Hilker
260-484-2543
ELMHURST
CLASS REUNION
Who: Class of 1961
When: Saturday
September 10
6:30pm
Where: Richards Restaurant
2912 Getz Rd.
Info: Elmhurst High School
1961 grads are welcome to purchase their dinner and reflect on the past fifty years
RSVP’s encouraged
Contact:
Roxann Robinette Mosley
260-458-9797 or 260-804-1840
ACCEPTING APPS FOR VOLUNTEER EMTS & FIREFIGHTERS
Who: Poe Volunteer
Fire Department
When: Mon, Wed, Fri
7am – 7pm
Where: 3619 E. Yoder Rd.
Info: Accepting volunteers
Contact: Stop by the office
poefireems@gmail.com
403-1041
LITTLE RIVER RAMBLERS
Who:
Little River Wetlands Project
When: Tuesdays
9am – 11am
Where: Eagle Marsh Barn
6801 Engle Road
Cost: Free
Info: Explore the preserve’s interesting plants and wildlife
Contact: Betsy Yankowiak
478-2515
HONOR THE SPECIAL VETERAN IN YOUR LIFE!
Who:
Korean War Veterans Assn
Info: Memorial Day & Fathers Day honor a veteran in your life with a brick engraved with his name and placed on O’ Day Rd.
Contact: Ron Barnhart
260-493-7569
ME-‘N-U COMMUNITY MEALS
Who: Aldersgate
When: Every Thursday
6pm to 7 pm
Where: Aldersgate Community
2417 Getz Road
Phone: 432-1524
FURNISHING HELP TO REBUILD LIVES
Who: Mustard Seed Furniture Bank
When: Monday – Friday
10am – 4pm
Where: Drop off
3636 Illinois Rd.
Info: Bring in bed linens, extra blankets and towels and miscellaneous kitchen items
Also accepting furniture and goods
Contact: 260-471-5802 ext 5
SWEET ADELINES TOWNS OF HARMONY CHORUS
When: Mondays
6:30pm – 9pm
Where: 5120 Speedway Drive
Info: Real Women
Real Harmony, Real Fun
Contact: 260-436-7104 or
townsofharmony.org
MORNING WALKING/WELLNESS PROGRAM
Who: ASH Centre
When: Monday – Friday
8am to 10am
Where: 1701 Freeman St.
Info: Coffee, tea, snacks available
ALZHEIMERS CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP
Who:
Alzheimer’s Association
When: 1st Thursday of month
Time: 10am
Where: Waynedale Library
2200 Lower Huntington Rd.
Note: Meetings are confidential and free of charge
Contact: 415-7741
SOUTHWEST WOMEN’S NETWORKING
Who: Cheryl Friar
Where: Tavern at Coventry
5745 Coventry Lane
When: First Tuesday of month
4pm – 6pm
Cost: Bring plenty of business cards
Contact: 747-5202
THE KOREAN WAR VETERANS ASSN.
Who: The Korean War Veterans Assn
Indiana Chapter One
When: Monthly meeting
2nd Sat.
10am
Where: VFW Post 857
2202 West Main St.
Contact: Mary Anna Roemke
260-485-7627
LITTLE RIVER RAMBLERS
Who:
Little River Wetlands Project
What:
Eagle Marsh morning hikes
Where: Eagle Marsh
At the barn off Engle Road
When: Tuesdays
9-11am
Be sure to dress for the weather and wear tall waterproof boots
SOUTHSIDE OPTIMIST CLUB MEETING
Where:
Renaissance Restaurant
Tillman Road
When: Tuesdays
7am
For more information:
Ron Perkins
747-6186
MEMORIAL BRICKS
Where: War Memorial Shrine
2122 O’Day Road
Make every day a “Memorial Day” by placing a brick of honor on the Korean War Veterans Association’s beautiful walkway
For more information:
Ron Barnhardt
493-7569
BEGINNING THE JOURNEY
Who: Alzheimer’s Assoc.
What: Seminar for families who suspect memory loss or have recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease
For more information or to register call 1-800-272-3900
GOLDEN KIWANIS
Meet Thursdays
11:30am
Atz’s
Ice Cream Shoppe
Tillman Road
DEPRESSION SUPPORT MEETS
When: 2nd and 4th Thursday
6pm
Where:
Hope Missionary Church
429 E. Dustman Rd.
Bluffton
What: Open to anyone suffering with depression, bi-polar, anxiety, or has a friend or loved one who does
Cost: Free
Donations accepted
824-1844 or 694-6371 for more information
WALKERS WELCOME!
Where: Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
1819 Reservation Drive
Family Life Center
When: Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
8am
Mrs. Betty Rekeweg checks your blood pressure before & after walking, if desired
A five-minute devotion is provided prior to the start of the program after which a person can walk as long as they desire.
MS SELF HELP GROUP
What: For individuals and family members dealing with MS
When: Group meets the first Monday of each month at 7pm
Where: Fort Wayne Rehabilitation Hospital
7970 West Jefferson Blvd.
Contact: Call 637-3820 for more information
QUIET WARRIORS
CHAPTER MEETING
Who: Quiet Warriors Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association
Where: Eagles #248
4940 Bluffton Road
When: 1st Sat. of month
8am
For more information:
747-0601
EUCHRE
When: Tuesdays
7pm
Where: 4940 Bluffton Rd.
Who: Fraternal
Order Of Eagles 248
FISH AND TENDERLOIN SUPPER
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
When: First and Third
Friday of the month
5pm – 7pm
Where: 5703 Bluffton Rd.
Southwest
Conservation Club
Contact: 747-4677
Jim Shearer
TRAP AND SKEET SHOOT
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
When: Second and Fourth
Sunday of the month
12:30pm until close
Where: 5703 Bluffton Rd.
Southwest
Conservation Club
Contact: 747-4677
Jim Shearer
FREE BINGO
Who: Kingston Healthcare
When: Second Wednesday
9am – 10am
Where: Chik-fil-A
Jefferson Pointe
Info: 15% of all sales go to Alzheimer’s Association
Contact: Camille
260-415-7741
MONTHLY MEETING
Who: Disorderly Bear Den
When:
First Thursday of each month
Where: Community Center
233 W. Main Street
Info: Teens, LISTEN up!
Contact: Donna
260-409-9886
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