Steve Kimmel, executive director of the Huntington County Chamber of Commerce, turns engineer of the kiddie train and takes paassengers for a short tour of downtown Huntington during Christmas in the City on Saturday, Nov. 24. The event featured children's activities, the arrival of Santa Claus and the lighting of the Christmas tree at Rotary Park.
Santa Claus (right) and Mrs. Claus listen as Ryleigh Whitaker goes over her Christmas wish list on Friday evening, Nov. 23, during Winter Warrenland at the Knight Bergman Center in Warren.
Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus lead a procession of people to the Knight Bergman Center in Warren for Christmas wishes and refreshments during the Winter Warreland event on Friday night, Nov. 23.
Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus use some "Christmas magic" to light the town Christmas tree in Warren on Friday night, Nov. 23, during the annual Winter Warrenland event.
The official word is out – Santa Claus is making a visit to Huntington County in a big way this weekend, during both the Winter Warrenland and Huntington’s Christmas in the City events.
He’ll make his first stop Friday, Nov. 23, at 6 p.m., arriving at the center of Warren, 132 N. Wayne St., in a horse-drawn wagon decorated in Christmas finery. He’ll have an escort courtesy of the Warren Fire Department.
The 14th annual Christmas at the Forks returns to the Forks of the Wabash Historic Park on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1 and 2. This community goodwill event raises funds to benefit the school tours program and other activities at the Forks. Volunteers are currently enlisting sponsors and decorators for the event.
Loren (back) and Mallory Gifford check out a gingerbread house at the Knight Bergman Center in Warren during the Holiday Walk & Festival of Trees on Friday evening, Nov. 16.
A saxophone group plays Christmas music at the new Riverside Park pavilion in Warren during the Holiday Walk & Festival of Trees on Friday night, Nov. 16. Playing are (from left) Barry Jamison, soprano saxophone; Tom McElhaney, alto saxophone; Ralph Gordon, alto saxophone; Chris Whitacre, tenor saxophone; Bridget Parker, tenor saxophone; and Scot Shaffer, baritone saxophone.
Jarrod Hahn, of Keystone, checks over the cornstalk Christmas Tree made by employees of Nutrien Ag Solutions of Warren at the Holiday Walk & Festival of trees in Warren on Friday night, Nov. 16.
Featuring children’s activities, a visit by Santa Claus and a tree lighting ceremony, Christmas in the City will take place in downtown Huntington on Saturday, Nov 24.
Children’s activities will run from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and will be located in the third block of the downtown area. The activities will include free camel, pony and train rides, a petting zoo, face painting in the 5th Parlour and ornament painting in Giggabuggy, the latter which will have a small fee.
The Riverview Middle School choir performs at the school’s Veterans Day program on Monday, Nov. 12. The program featured performances by the school’s choir and band, plus speeches by a series of speakers.
The first of two holiday events in Warren in the next two weeks takes place Friday night, Nov. 16, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., when Historic Warren presents the Holiday Walk & Festival of Trees.
Much of the event is centered on downtown Warren, with the Warren Public Library and the Knight Bergman Center also being involved.
By Rebecca Sandlin - Monday, November 12, 2018 8:23 AM
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Some of Huntington’s most distinguished military veterans will be featured in an upcoming television program honoring Northeast Indiana’s veterans.
Leo Scheer, Bob Gernand and Bill Jones, all residents of Heritage Pointe of Huntington, were the stars of a video shoot that took place Oct. 31, according to Honor Flight Northeast Indiana Board Member Michael Thena. The trio are part of several area veterans who will be featured in “Veterans Voices of Northeast Indiana: Honoring Those Who Serve,” which will air on WANE-TV tonight, Monday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m.
Andrews Elementary School students perform a dance number using American flags as props during a Veterans Day program held at the school on Thursday, Nov. 8.
Huntington Mayor Brooks Fetters (left) was the keynote speaker at the Huntington North High School Veterans Day program on Friday morning, Nov. 9. Listening at right are Joel (middle) and Margaret Roush, the son and daughter-in-law of the late J. Edward Roush, eight-term United States Representative, who was metioned by Fetters in his speech about Huntington County “kids” who grew up to serve in the military and become heroes.
