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The Chamber SceneHUNTINGTON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
305 Warren Street • Huntington, Indiana 46750 • (260) 356-5300 • www.huntington-chamber.com • March 2014
There is still time to be a part of the
Chamber of Commerce Huntington County
EXPO for 2014. Booth space is available
for exhibitors at the Saturday, March 22, 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, March 23, Noon
to 4 p.m., event that will take place at the
Huntington University Merillat Physical
Education and Recreation Center Field-
house.
Currently 71 businesses will be show-
cased in the Fieldhouse along with food, en-
tertainment, children’s activities and prizes.
Vendors such as Nick’s Kitchen, Kim’s
Katered Affair, The Party Shop and Zesto
will sell food items from the EXPO food
court. Food available for purchase will in-
clude mini tenderloins, salad, chips and root
beer from Nick’s; pulled pork sandwiches
and desserts from Kim’s; coffee, candies,
caramel corn and more from The Party
Shop and hot dogs, chili dogs, hot fudge
sundaes and ice cream cones from Zesto.
More food vendors may be a part of the
EXPO and tables will be available for eat-
ing and viewing the entertainment on the
EXPO stage.
Entertainment and live demonstrations
will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat-
urday and 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday. These time
frames will include Dancin’ Dylan Wilson,
Wayne Fox from Huntington Nursery &
Florist, Richard Wymer - master gardener -
speaking about rain gardening, demonstra-
tions by Three Rivers Therapy Dogs, the
HNHS Dance Team and more. A big screen
television will be set up in a designated area
for ballgame viewing and the Joy Pleaser
Clowns will provide balloon fun for chil-
dren.
Grand prize drawings include a 60” big
screen television donated by Edward Jones
and a $250 voucher toward an airline plane
ticket for Delta, American or United Air-
lines from Fort Wayne International Airport.
An additional grand prize drawing comes
from Anytime Fitness and includes a six
months membership with unlimited tanning
and 12 personal training sessions. Many
other prizes will be given away as part of
the drawings and booths during the EXPO.
The EXPO will open early on Saturday
morning at 8:30 a.m. for the Huntington Ki-
wanis pancake, sausage and bacon and milk
breakfast. There is no charge to enter the
EXPO and breakfast is $1 served until
10:30 a.m. Transportation will be provided
by Boy Scout Troup 130 with golf carts
bringing visitors to the EXPO from areas
surrounding the Merillat complex.
Exhibitors currently signed up to show-
case their businesses at the EXPO include:
A-1 Concrete Leveling and Repair – is
a local service from Fort Wayne for con-
crete needs.
ABWA Forks of the Wabash Chapter
– brings business women of diverse occu-
pations together to grow professionally.
Anytime Fitness – makes fitness fun,
free 7-day passes, 3 months membership
drawing.
The Bee Hive – honey products such as
lotions, soaps, lip balms, bars, beeswax and
more from Cindy Sheets.
Bolingers’s Propane Warren Service &
Supply – plumbing, heating, cooling, geot-
hermal, propane, generators, well services,
sewer cleaning.
Bowen Center – mental health services
provider since 1961.
Camp Timber Lake – Huntington
County campground since 2003, RVs, tents,
cabins, fishing, hiking, new zipline course
opening April 1.
Central Living Senior Apartments –
affordable senior housing in historic down-
town Huntington.
Chimney 1 Inc. - chimney and dryer
vent services, masonry repairs, wood stove
and fireplace inserts.
City of Huntington – displays, demon-
strations by each department, police, fire,
utilities, services.
The Collectors Box/TCB Games
Community Link FCU – credit union
serving Huntington since 1932, quality
products, personal service.
The Cottage Event Center – facility in
Roanoke since 2012, entertainment, events,
receptions, more.
Davis Exteriors Home Improvement &
Construction, John Davis – home im-
provement, windows, doors, siding, room
additions, garages, decks, barns.
Deweese Softwater & Appliances – ap-
pliances, water heaters and softeners, re-
verse osmosis, service.
Ecowater Systems – family owned and
operated business, softener items, Keurig
coffee systems and supplies.
Edward Jones, Chuck Harris & Scott
Atkinson – financial advisors, long-term
investment opportunities, bonds, mutual
funds, stocks, tax-advantaged securities.
Faerbers Bee Window – home improve-
ment, windows, doors, kitchens, baths.
First Farmers Bank & Trust – was
founded in 1885, solid financial force pro-
viding state of the art banking, old-fash-
ioned service.
First Federal Savings Bank – a full
service bank that has been in business for
more than 100 years.
Flyin’ Needle Embroidery – privately
owned shop in Roanoke for custom embroi-
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EXPO exhibitors still welcome for
March 22, 23 at HU Fieldhouse
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dery, logo digitizing, screen printing.
Historic Forks of the Wabash Inc. –
historical student/adult education with tours
since 1980s, historical buildings, event and
meeting room since 2011.
Hoosier AM/FM Radio
Hoosier Windows & Siding – family
owned since 1955, windows, siding, roof-
ing, doors, installers.
Huntington Asphalt, Inc., Gregg Ness
– quality paving services since 1988 for
driveways, parking lots, repairs, seal coat-
ing.
Huntington Chiropractic, Dr. Stephen
Geders – information promoting a healthy
lifestyle, complete spinal screenings for
posture, neuromechanical instrument.
Huntington County Community Foun-
dation
Huntington County Community
School Corp. – single school corporation
for Huntington County, 1 pre-school, 7 ele-
mentary, 2 middle, high school.
Huntington County Economic Devel-
opment – economic development of Hunt-
ington County.
Huntington County Habitat for Hu-
manity – opportunities for home ownership
since 1989, 26 homes built and 14 repaired,
ReStore retail store.
Huntington County Sheriff’s Depart-
ment – drop-off out-of-date or no longer in
use prescription drugs, calendars available.
Huntington County Republican Cen-
tral Committee – meet candidates on pri-
mary ballot for spring election.
Huntington County Right to Life – pro-
life group organized in 1974 with local of-
fice.
Huntington County Solid Waste Man-
agement District
Huntington Heating & Cooling, Bob
Zahm
Huntington Nursery & Florist – full
service landscape and lawn care company,
retail garden center, floral and gift shop.
Huntington University Professional
Programs – Christ-centered education
since 1897, adult degree programs, onsite
or online.
Indiana Physical Therapy – physical
therapy and athletic rehabilitation for 25
years, rehab for injury, surgery, stroke, dis-
ease.
Indiana Tech – college of professional
studies, degree programs, associates, bach-
elors, masters in Huntington.
Indiana Wesleyan University – Chris-
tian university in Marion and additional lo-
cations, adult/graduate studies programs.
Lahr’s Mowing & Landscape – 28
years experience, landscape display.
Lake City Bank – founded in 1872,
leading edge and efficient online banking
solutions from home.
Lehman Floor Covering Inc. – one stop
shop ceiling to floor since 1954, carpet, ce-
ramic, cabinets, countertops, construction
services.
Local Solutions, Norm Prince
MetroNet – home or office fiber optic
TV, phone, internet provider.
Mike’s Tree Service – residential and
commercial tree work, care, removal, in-
sured, free quotes.
Mobile Disposal, LLC, David Augen-
stein
Norwex, Emily Reid – cleaning without
chemicals, personal care and cleaning.
OnlyInternet – premier high speed in-
ternet service, quotes for Dish TV/whole
home high-definition DVR system.
Orion Solutions, Inc. – home and busi-
ness computers and IT services, solutions,
hardware.
Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sis-
ters/Victory Noll – meeting rooms, hospi-
tality services, retreats, promoting justice
and non-violence, faith.
Pace Chevrolet – new car inventory.
Parkview Boys & Girls Club of Hunt-
ington County – specialized programming
and caring mentors dedicated to young peo-
ple.
Parkview Huntington Family YMCA
– currently have nearly 6,000 members,
promotes healthy lifestyle and fitness, chil-
dren’s programs.
Parkview Huntington Hospital – pro-
viding quality healthcare to the community
since 1902, many services available.
Pathfinder Services – Kids Kampus,
Resource Connection, Community Connec-
tions, Community Supports, Outsource
Manufacturing, Sweet Deals, Amramp.
Quillen Bros. Windows – replacement
window company serving this area since
1999 in Bryan, Ohio.
Rabb/Kinetico Water Systems – for
water treatment products, water softeners,
reverse osmosis, filters, bottled water, sof-
tener salt.
Scheerer McCulloch Auctioneers &
Real Estate – Northeast Indiana Auction
Company since 2008, marketing, setup ex-
perience, over 150 auctions per year.
L.J. Stone Co. – home improvements,
windows, doors, baths, showers, sunrooms,
gutter protection, attic insulation since
1967, Muncie.
Teachers Credit Union – largest credit
union in Indiana, 24 years in Huntington, fi-
nancial products and services.
Thorne Insurance Agency, Inc. – 4th
generation independent insurance agency,
free quotes.
Tri Kappa – 15th production of the Fol-
lies in May.
Troxel Equipment, Dick and Dave
Troxel – John Deere lawn and garden
equipment, Stihl, Honda, stores in Hunting-
ton, Bluffton, Wabash.
United Methodist Memorial Home
Communities – senior living at Heritage
Pointe of Warren, The Heritage of Hunting-
ton, Fort Wayne.
Real Deals on Home Décor – store in
Roanoke with home decorating items also
displaying jewelry, candles and garden
items.
Justin Wall for Superior Court Judge
Candidacy
Ware-Brandon Monuments, Mike
Haggerty – specializes in monuments.
Water World – pool and spa sales and
service, covers, in ground liner replace-
ments, Clear Care computerized water
analysis.
Yeiter for Auditor – Cindy Yeiter candi-
dacy for second term as County Auditor.
W.A. Zimmer – sunrooms, all season
rooms, furniture, retractable shade systems,
pergola on display.
Businesses and individuals who have a
booth at the EXPO exhibit their wares and
services to around 5,000 to 7,000 people
who attend each year, according to Cham-
ber records. The cost to Chamber members
for one booth is $275; two booths, $475 and
three booths, $675. Non-members can ex-
hibit for $375 for one booth; two booths,
$675 and three booths, $875. The final
deadline to submit the exhibitor’s applica-
tion is Friday, March 7.
For more information or to receive an ex-
hibitor’s application, contact the Chamber
at (260) 356-5300, visit the office at 305
Warren Street or the website at www.hunt-
ington-chamber.com and click on the EXPO
ad at the right side of the main page.
EXPO exhibitors
still welcome
March 2014 Huntington County Chamber of Commerce Page 3
MARCHBusiness of the Month
Smith Furniture
Smith Furniture, 312 N. Jefferson Street, was chosen as the Business of the Month
for March by the Chamber Ambassadors. The Ambassadors nominated Smith Furniture
because of their long-standing membership with the Chamber, their support of the
Chamber, and their many years of selling furniture throughout Huntington County. Smith
Furniture was established in 1943 by Everett Smith. Robert Smith, son of Everett,
owned and operated the store for many years. The store is now owned and operated
by another father and son team, Ed and Jordan Smith.
Shown in the front row, from left are Phyllis Renz, Huntington County Visitor and Con-
vention Bureau, Chamber Ambassador; Nancy Smith, Carl Pierson, Debbie Allman, all
of Smith Furniture and Sue Rumple, Beacon Credit Union and Chamber Ambassador.
Back row, from left are Steve Kimmel, executive director, Huntington County Chamber
of Commerce; Ed Smith, owner, Smith Furniture; Brian Crouse, Robert Smith, former
owner, Smith Furniture; Scott Smyser, Smith Furniture; Jordan Smith, owner, Smith
Furniture and Robyn Smith. The Chamber would like to congratulate Smith Furniture
as being selected as the business of the month.
The Chamber of Commerce will hold an
American’s Disabilities Act (ADA) Semi-
nar on Tuesday, March 11 at the Habecker
Dining Commons on the campus of Hunt-
ington University from 7:30 to 9 a.m. The
seminar is sponsored by DLZ Architecture,
Engineering, Planning, Surveying and Con-
struction Services.
Stephen G. Metzer, AICP, PWS, DLZ’s
lead ADA specialist will teach the seminar.
Metzer regularly trains both DLZ staff
members and clients on methods to perform
ADA self-evaluations. DLZ is a Midwest-
based Architectural/Engineering firm with
roots in the state of Indiana. DLZ’s Indiana
offices are located in Fort Wayne, South
Bend, Indianapolis, Hammond, Burns Har-
bor and Evansville.
Businesses planning to renovate build-
ings or facilitate parking lots so they are
ADA compliant will be interested in this
seminar. Metzer will discuss ways to save
money when designing structures that meet
ADA requirements including entryways,
restrooms, resealing and restriping parking
lots, handicapped parking and more.
The DLZ’s Fort Wayne office helped the
City of Huntington with their ADA Self-
Evaluation Transition Plan development,
the citywide sign inventory which utilized
Huntington University interns, and is cur-
rently designing the City’s Little River
Trail.
Metzer will be presenting on ADA re-
quirements for private businesses, ways that
businesses may be able to provide reason-
able accommodations to people with dis-
abilities without expensive building
renovations, and things that businesses may
want to change and should consider as pri-
orities to reduce their exposure to potential
complaints and possibly lawsuits.
There is no charge to attend and a free
full breakfast buffet will be served. Those
interested in learning about ADA compli-
ance should respond to the Chamber of
Commerce by Friday, March 7 at skim-
mel@huntington-chamber.com or call the
Chamber office at (260) 356-5300.
Free ADA seminar
for local businesses
The Knights of Columbus hall, 2817 Theater
Avenue, will be the location for an evening of
Wine and Beer Tasting on Saturday, March 8.
Guests can enjoy unlimited tastings of wine pro-
vided by Two-EE’s Winery from Roanoke and a
variety of craft beers beginning at 7:30 p.m. and
concluding at 9:30.
A cash bar will open at 8:30 p.m. and remain open after the tasting for those who
want to watch basketball or socialize. Chef Jim Houser will prepare heavy hors
d’oeuvres.
The evening also includes a gift basket raffle hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary to
Knights of Columbus Council 1014. Tickets are available for the raffle and proceeds
will benefit Cancer Services for Huntington County.
Tickets for the evening may be purchased at the Knights of Columbus hall or by
contacting Heather Bowman at (260) 359-6246 or hbowman46750@gmail.com.
Wine, beer tasting evening
at Knights of Columbus
Page 4 Huntington County Chamber of Commerce March 2014
March 2014 Huntington County Chamber of Commerce Page 5
Welcome Our
New MembersBankers Life
2720 Dupont Commerce Court, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Camp Timber Lake
1740 E 675 N, Huntington, IN 46750
ENS Group
8181 West Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46806
Knights of Columbus #1014
2817 Theatre Avenue, Huntington, IN 46750
VFW Post #2689
220 West Park Drive, Huntington, IN 46750
Thomas E. Carnes, CPA
430 N. Jefferson St., P.O. Box 266
Huntington, IN 46750-0266
tecarnes@carnescompanycpa.com
carnescompanycpa.com
“We Love Small Business”Tel: 260.356.8888
Fax: 260.356.8873
Attorney Kathryn S. Garrett has joined the Huntington law
firm of DeLaney Hartburg Roth & Garrott LLP as an associate
in the general practice of law. She received her law degree in
May 2013 from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney
School of Law in Indianapolis.
Garrett is a 2005 graduate of Twin Lakes High School, in
Monticello, and graduated cum laude in 2010 from Manchester
University with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. While
in law school she served as a member of the client counseling
competition board, received silver level recognition for her
commitment to pro bono service and was involved with the law
school mentor program, the Indiana Coalition Against Domes-
tic Violence Protective Order Project, the Family Court Project,
the Service Committee and the Animal Law Society.
The Huntington University Foundation has exceeded its goal
of raising $75,000 for scholarships during its 75th anniversary.
Currently, donations are more than $165,000.
“We are so grateful to our donors who went above and be-
yond our expectations,” said Ed Vessels, president of the Foun-
dation. “This money does so much to help students in our
community gain a Christ-centered education at Huntington
University.”
Since 1938, the Huntington University Foundation has as-
sisted Huntington County residents who attend Huntington
University through the annual Huntington County Grant and
endowed scholarships. Approximately 20 percent of HU stu-
dents come from Huntington County, and these funds play a
large role in opening a door for their education.
The Foundation’s purpose since formation has always been,
“To promote education and all things pertaining thereto and es-
pecially to promote the interest of Huntington College of Hunt-
ington, Indiana. To promote the interest of said college,
financially and otherwise, in all legal methods, and to do all
other things necessary to carry out such purposes.”
To learn more about the Foundation or to contribute to the
fund drive, visit www.huntington.edu/foundation.
Tipton HouseA Senior Living Community by Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.
Office: (260) 356-2028
Cell: (260) 609-0649
Fax: (260) 356-2087
mmuchow@alcco.com
460 Forks Of The Wabash Way
Huntington, IN 46750
www.alcco.com
Mindy MuchowResidence Sales Manager
Kathryn Garrett joins DeLaney
Hartburg Roth & Garrott LLP
HU Foundation exceeds
75th year goal of $75,000
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1102 Chestnut Hills Parkway, Suite 101, Fort Wayne, IN 46814
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Northview Inn & SuitesWe’re Expecting You!
General Manager
2820 Hotel Avenue
Huntington, IN 46750
Phone: (260) 359-9000
Fax: (260) 359-9100
northviewinn@gmail.com
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Christopher Fech
Business Account Executive
720 Taylor Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
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ADA Compliance SeminarTuesday, March 11, 7:30 to 9 a.m.
Habecker Dining Commons, Huntington University
Huntington County EXPOSaturday, March 22, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 23, 12 Noon to 4 p.m.
Huntington University Fieldhouse
Salamonie Second SaturdaySaturday, April 12
Salamonie Interpretive Center
Activities for families, scouting groups, individuals
Heritage Days 2014Wednesday, June 18 through Sunday, June 22
Downtown Huntington and
Huntington North High School
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