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Hunt Day to be held at Salamonie on Oct. 30

A youth rabbit and a youth squirrel hunt will be held at the Salamonie Reservoir on Oct. 30. The event will start at the property's visitor center at 7 a.m.

Hunters between the ages of 11 and 17 will have a choice between participating in either the rabbit hunt or the squirrel hunt. Hunters will be in the field until noon. A short wildlife-cleaning instructional session will be available after the morning hunt.

Salamonie Reservoir, Indiana Beaglers Alliance, the National Cur and Feist Breeders Association and the National Kennel Club will serve as hosts.

Marching Vikes advance to regional competition

The Huntington North Marching Vikes, shown here competing earlier this season, earned a gold rating on Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Indiana State School Music Association District Contest at Homestead and advanced to the regional competition on Oct. 16.
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The Huntington North Marching Vikes earned a gold rating at the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) District Contest at Homestead on Saturday, Oct. 2.

With the gold, HNHS will advance to the regional competition on Oct. 16.

Although ISSMA rules prohibit publication of scores, the Marching Vikes received their highest district score since 2001, noted Assistant Director John Gardner.

Regional competition is at Lafayette Jefferson this year.

Pleasant Chapel to kick off year-long celebration

Pleasant Chapel United Methodist Church is marking the centennial of the construction of this building.
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Pleasant Chapel United Methodist Church will begin a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of the construction of its present building with Rally Day and Homecoming on Sunday, Oct. 10.

Sunday School will be at 9 a.m., worship service at 10. A carry-in dinner will follow the morning worship.

Guest speaker for the morning will be Jerry Parsons, and special music will be provided by God's Call, a gospel quartet, and Joe Thomas on the piano.

Guest evangelist will sing Sunday at Andrews Wesleyan Church service

Rev. Mark Murphy will be in performance at Andrews Wesleyan Church, on Sunday, Oct. 10, at 11 a.m.

Murphy, who is from Selma, has been preaching and singing for over 30 years. He has sung with the Gaithers, at the Oklahoma City and 9/11 memorial services as well as several foreign countries including the British Isles.
He is an ordained evangelist with the Church of the Nazarene.

A light luncheon will be served following the concert.
For more information, contact Rev. Rodger Smith in Marion, at 765-664-0506.

Carnival is Saturday at First Freewill

First Freewill Baptist will hold its third annual carnival on Saturday, Oct. 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The carnival will feature hayrides, games for kids, a flea market and food for a donation. Proceeds will benefit the church.

First Freewill Baptist is located at 1805 Salamonie Ave. in Huntington.

For information, contact Brenda Paynter at 356-3812.

 

Art-themed ‘Renaissance in Roanoke’ set for Saturday, Oct. 9, in downtown

Woodcarver Dan Diefenbacher demonstrates his art during the 2009 Renaissance in Roanoke festival. Diefenbacher will return to this year’s festival, to be held Saturday, Oct. 9, in downtown Roanoke.
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The annual "A Renaissance in Roanoke" festival will take place this weekend, on Saturday, Oct. 9, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Roanoke.

The festival centers around art, and features art-themed events throughout the day.

The Juried Art Marketplace will be going on the entire day, lining Main Street with art booths featuring art created by area residents. Festival-goers can view art and watch demonstrations of various mediums of art.

SillyBandz craze shut down in classrooms

SillyBandz are the latest craze to find disfavor in schools. Photo by Cindy Klepper.
Photo by Cindy Klepper.

The SillyBandz craze, which gained steam among local youngsters over the summer, has been shut down - in some area classrooms, anyway.

Horace Mann and Flint Springs elementaries are among the schools that have declared outright bans on the stretchy bracelets, which are made in the shapes of cartoon figures, animals and more.

Appreciation

Linda Beck (right) secretary of the Markle Chamber of Commerce, presents Terry Oden (second from right) with a sign of appreciation from the chamber and the town for the many years he has operated Markle Furniture in downtown Markle. With them are (from left) Shelley Monticue, Markle clerk-treasurer; Teresa Beck, owner of Tender Gardens in downtown Markle; and Linda Reed, treasurer of the Markle Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented on Thursday, Sept. 30, the last day of business for the furniture store.

Book fair kickoff


Photo by Matt Murphy.

Andrews Elementary School teachers Jennifer Gehrke (left) and Luke Moreland (right) race down the floor of the school's gym on Wednesday, Sept. 29, as part of a kickoff for the school's book fair. Andrews Elementary has set a goal of selling 1,000 books this year.

HCCF taking apps for ‘Make Difference’ grants

The Huntington County Community Foundation Inc. is accepting applications for its 2010 Cycle II unrestricted fund "Make a Difference" grants.

The grants are awarded to not-for-profit charitable purposes that improve the quality of life in Huntington County. The grants are available to charitable 501c3 organizations based in Huntington County. Applications must be received at the Community Foundation office by Oct. 29.

Parkview Huntington Foundation awards 5 mini-grants to departments

Five mini-grants, totaling more than $4,000, have been awarded to departments at Parkview Huntington Hospital by the Parkview Huntington Foundation.

The grants will fund requests involving patient education and safety, technical training and small equipment. They were approved last week by the Parkview Huntington Foundation board of directors after considering a recommendation by a grant review committee of the board.

Correction on flu shot location

The Huntington County Council on Aging and Parkview Home Health and Hospice will offer flu shots for Seniors on Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Senior Center, located on the first floor of the Courthouse Annex.

The location was incorrect in an earlier article published on our website.

The TAB regrets the error and any inconvenience it may have caused.

 

Pearson is now interim CEO at United REMC

Rob Pearson.
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Rob Pearson has been named interim CEO of United REMC.
He succeeds Kevin Quickery, who has accepted a position at Northeastern REMC in Columbia City.

Pearson currently serves as CEO of the Wabash County REMC and will divide his time between the two electric co-ops.

Pearson has been CEO of Wabash County REMC for the past nine years. He previously worked as a territory manager for WaterFurnace International for six years, after spending 13 years at Northeastern REMC in several different roles.