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KENDALLVILLE — “Christmas Through the Years,’’ is the theme of the 45th annual Kendallville Christmas Parade set for Saturday, Dec. 7.

The parade will start at 1 p.m. at North Side Elementary School, 302 E. Harding St., and end at the American Legion

Post 86 building on South Main Street. The judge’s stand will be in front of the Kendallville Area Chamber of Commerce building at 122 S. Main St.

KPC Media Group Inc. and radio stations WAWK and 95.5 FM The Hawk, are again the coordinating sponsors of the

parade, which has been held in downtown Kendallville since 1969. The Main Street Business Association and the Kendallville Area Chamber of Commerce are also supporting the event.

Cash prizes totaling $400 will be awarded to winners for the most unique

and parade theme. There will be a best overall winner selected.

Parade entries are accepted through Friday, Nov. 22. Contact Nancy Sible at The News Sun, 347-0400, or go online at kpcnews.com to fill out the entry blank.

45th annual Christmas Paradedowntown Kendallville Dec. 7

Santa Claus makes his way along the route of last year’s Garrett Christmas Parade. This year’s parade will take place on Nov. 23.

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On the cover:It was a frolicking good time at last year’s Christmas Parade in Kendallville. Photo by Chad Kline.

ANGOLA — One of the more renowned, long-running Christmas traditions in Steuben County is the annual presentation of Bethlehem Marketplace presented by Fairview Missionary Church.

The walk-through indoor drama will be presented for the 24th year between 1-5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7 and 8, at the church, 525 E. C.R. 200N.

Bethlehem Marketplace is one of Fairview Missionary Church’s bridge events that are designed to reach out to the community.

And reach it does.Usually 3,000-4,000 people on average

attend Bethlehem Marketplace during the weekend it is presented. Of those, about three-fourths of the people every year say they are first-time attendees. People who come to experience the production are from all over, including some from overseas.

The presentation is timed around Bethlehem the day after Christ was born.

Cindy Cairl of Fairview said the church plans to continue offering the Bethlehem Marketplace ministry.

“There are very few things we can do that would attract as many first-time visitors to FMC. It also offers areas of ministry that do not require special musical skills or other talents or that require lengthy time commit-ments. This is attractive to people who want to serve in some way but don’t have a lot of time or feel they are not gifted for some of the other ministry areas,” a Bethlehem Marketplace booklet said.

The church uses two semi trailers that are parked in the lower level parking lots to store most of the set each year.

The numerous costumes worn by the cast are kept above the sanctuary in a large storage area.

“The costumes of the period were researched before being made and are authentic to the time period,” Cairl said.

It costs Fairview about $4,000 to put on the production each year. That includes advertising, mailings and meals for workers and cast. To help offset that cost, donations are taken at the end of the walk through.

The music is designed to set the mood for the crowd before they enter the market-place. Often the crowd is too large to fit into the streets of the marketplace all at once. The sanctuary is used as the holding area for the crowd waiting to walk through the marketplace.

In past years, the production has had a wide variety of live animals.

And numerous little ones have been volunteered to portray the baby Jesus.

“People come to the Nativity scene in awe. Some leave in tears. They’re so moved by the experience,” Cairl said.

“It is a lot of work but it is also an opportunity for many people to use their spiritual gifts in ways they usually do not. People who are ordinarily not in public ministry have the opportunity to touch 3,000 to 4,000 people in two days,” Cairl said.

For more details, visit fairview-missionary.org or call 665-8402.

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Scary tobogganersA team of skeletal Santas poses for a photo during the Angola Area Chamber of Commerce Corporate Toboggan Speed Challenge at Pokagon State Park in 2011. The team was from Cameron Memorial Community Hospital’s Radiology Department. This year’s event will be held on Dec. 5 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. The event features at least two rides for teams of up to four people from local companies and organizations starting at 5 p.m. Food and beverages will be available at the toboggan slide warming center. The racing clocked by radar concludes at 7 p.m. Awards are presented at 7:30 p.m. For details, call the chamber at 665-3512.

SHIPSHEWANA — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, especially in the town of Shipshewana.

Shipshewana merchants have already kicked off the local holiday season, and one look around town shows that Christmas is big in this community.

“Every year, more and more people seem to be discovering Shipshewana during the holiday season,” said Susan Hendrickson, office manager for the Shipshewana Retail Merchant’s Associa-tion.

She said some 20 years ago, Shipsh-ewana was a pretty quiet place during December.

“But that’s not true anymore,” Hendrickson explains.

In order to celebrate the season, the local merchants are hosting a number of events, all designed to make visiting Shipshewana during the holidays more fun than ever before. It all kicked off with a Christmas parade earlier this month, the first for northeast Indiana.

This year, businesses throughout the town will be participating in the SRMA’s “Shimmer Walk,” a town-wide celebra-tion of Christmas that centers around a collection of nearly 40 specially decorated Christmas trees.

Trees have always been a part of the town’s celebration, but in years past, the merchants decorated trees that were displayed at the Shipshewana Town Center. Like last year, the unique trees will be on display at all of the various businesses throughout Shipshewana. Merchants are encouraging visitors come to town, park the car and take a “Shimmer Walk” to see all the trees.

Each tree will be decorated to reflect the

season, and visitors are encouraged to vote for their favorite.

The trees will remain on display through the end of the holiday season.

Hendrickson said the town of Shipshe-wana is bustling this time of year because its offers visitors something the big box stores can’t — the sights, the sounds and the feeling of an old-fashioned small-town Christmas.

“You’ll see Christmas lights and hear Christmas music, and it feels like a real hometown Christmas around here,” she said. “At each store, you’ll always be greeted at the door by a friendly face who says hello. You can’t find that at a big box store.”

Returning this year for the holiday season is a gingerbread house display at Davis Mercantile, 255 E. Main St. The gingerbread houses are on display starting Nov. 25 through Jan. 1.

Event coordinator Nate Jones said he expects to see at least 15 gingerbread displays this year, each set up in the hallway in front of hardware store.

Some of the gingerbread houses displayed in past years have been so creative and ornate they’ve gone on to compete in national gingerbread house competitions. Visitors will have to chance to see all the gingerbread houses and vote for their favorite.

On Dec. 3, it is Wana Night Out, when stores will stay open until 8 p.m.

Kids’ Day, something the merchants are calling a “passport to fun,” takes place on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Children will be issued a free passport just for visiting The Davis Mercantile, and can travel to locations throughout the town of Shipshewana collecting gifts and

surprises.Special collector pins celebrating

the town’s 6th annual Shipshewana Ice Festival are on sale now. The pin will allow a wearer to get into the Ice Festival’s Chili Cook Off contest for free, as well as qualify its owner for special discounts at most Shipshewana retailers throughout the month of January.

The Shipshewana Ice Festival wil be held right after Christmas, on Dec. 27-28. It kicks off on Dec. 27 with ice carving.

This year, the festival will feature teams of ice carvers positioned through the town. Those carvers will be creating special, one-of-kind ice sculptures. More than 30,000 pounds of ice will be trucked into town to be carved into works of ice art on the streets of Shipshewana.

The Chili Cook Off will take place in The Davis Mercantile parking lot on Dec. 28. Weather permitting, Shipshewana will also host a snowman building contest as well.

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Garrett Garrett’s seventh annual Christmas

Parade of Lights will be Saturday, Nov. 23, in downtown Garrett.

Sponsored by the Garrett Chamber of Commerce and the DeKalb County Horsemen’s Association, draft horse teams will pull decorated wagons from Warfield Street to downtown Garrett. Their expected arrival downtown will be at about 6 p.m.

Downtown businesses including restau-rants will be open during the event. The community is invited to celebrate the holiday season with the parade of gentle giants and beautiful floats and lights.

The parade route follows East Warfield to Randolph Street through downtown, then east on King Street and south on Second Street.

The event is a week earlier this year instead of the day after Thanksgiving to allow families to gather for the holiday.

Auburn The annual Christmas Parade

sponsored by the Downtown Auburn Business Association will take place Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 7 p.m.

Entries are being accepted from floats, dance groups, horse-drawn wagons and sleighs, cars, choirs, bands, civic organi-zations, church groups and school groups. Lights are encouraged to make entries shine.

Entries will line up at the DeKalb County Fairgrounds by 6:15 p.m.

Entry forms are available on DABA’s website, daba4auburn.org, and must be dropped off at Carbaugh Jewelers in downtown Auburn by Saturday, Nov. 23. Cash prizes will be awarded for the top

three entries in each of three categories.On the day of the parade, no entries will

be allowed on the fairgrounds before 5:30 p.m. No vehicles except parade entries will be allowed on the fairgrounds. Entries will receive their lineup positions and numbers when they arrive. Visible identification is required on every parade entry.

Santa Claus or Mrs. Claus will not be allowed in any parade entry.

Judging will take place at Bassett Office Supply on South Main Street. Stopping will not be allowed. Entries will be judged on creativity, theme, enthusiasm and overall presentation.

The parade ends at Courtyard Park in downtown Auburn at 7th and Cedar streets. Entries will be directed by parade personnel to a parking lot.

A holiday program and awards ceremony will take place after the parade in the park.

For more information, call Mike Little-john or Jan Bundy at Carbaugh Jewelers, 925-3113.

HamiltonThe 13th annual Old Time Christmas

Parade in Hamilton will take place Saturday, Nov. 30, at dusk.

The horsedrawn lighted parade units will travel through downtown Hamilton to the parade’s end at Gnagy Park. The event, sponsored by the Hamilton Area Chamber of Commerce, is the largest horsedrawn lighted parade in northeast Indiana.

Forty teams of horses and wagons from the DeKalb County Horsemen’s Associa-tion, Steuben County, southwest Michigan and northwest Ohio will participate.

For more information, contact Paul Headley at 668-5029.

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FREMONT — Fremont is once again gearing up for its annual holiday Christmas decorating contest.

Sponsored by the Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce Steuben County Rural Electric Membership Corp., NIPSCO and Old Mill Shoppes and Art Gallery, the contest offers cash prices for residents, a chamber news release said.

Top prize winner will receive $75; second place, $50; and third place, $25.

Fremont residents may sign up until Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. To sign up, stop by the town hall, 205 N. Tolford St., or the chamber, 102 W. Toledo St., or call 495-9010 or 495-7805.

Judging for the contest will be Dec. 12, by chamber members. Winners will be announced Dec. 13.

Also, a winner will be selected for the best decorated local business.

In related news, the chamber and town will once again sponsor a holiday food drive beginning Nov. 25 and ending Dec.

13, for the Fremont Community Food Bank at the Fremont Community Church. Non-perishable food items are needed.

Donations may be dropped off at the Fremont Town Hall, Fremont Fire Station, Fremont Public Library, Fremont American Legion, Doug Targgart’s Edward Jones office and the Fremont Moose Lodge.

Fremont’s annual Christmas Parade will kick off at 10:45 a.m., with a line up behind Fremont Elementary School at 10:30 a.m. For more details on the parade, contact Kim Cope or the chamber.

The town will be paid a visit from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. that day by Santa Claus. He will be welcomed by the Fremont community that is getting involved.

Santa will arrive at the Fremont American Legion to greet children and have his picture taken with them. The auxiliary will serve cookies and hot chocolate.

The Fremont Public Library will have a book and craft for all children attending.

Also, the Fremont High School Choir will perform traditional holiday music.

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Santa Claus arrives at Fremont Community Schools in a helicopter last Christmas.JENNIFER DECKER

Tuesday, November 19Holiday Open House: Come and see

the cars on display for the holiday open house! Bring your family and friends and check them out! Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, 1600 South Wayne St, Auburn. 10 a.m. 925-6266

Knitters Group: Bi-monthly knitting group, newcomers welcome. Fremont Public Library, 1004 W. Toledo St., Fremont. 5:30 pm.

Saturday, November 23Parkview Noble Foundation: Festival

of Trees Open House, 10 a.m. to noon, Kendallville Event Center, 615 Profes-sional Way, Kendallville; free admission; TC Dance exhibition, 10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. Call Jane Roush at 347-8809.

Parkview Noble Foundation: Festival of Trees Gala, 6 p.m., Kendallville Event Center, 615 Professional Way, Kendall-ville. Cocktails served at 6 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m., dancing to music of “The Remnant,” awards and auction of the trees and wreaths from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. The live and silent auctions benefit the hospice program. Tickets are $50 per person or $380 for a table of eight. Call Jane Roush at 347-8809 or online at parkview.com/festivaloftrees.

Fall Fling: Albion Elementary Team C.A.R.E. PTO ‘Fall Fling.’ Crafters, direct sell representatives, small businesses, restaurants/coffee shop. Albion Elemen-tary, 202 Cougar Court, Albion. 9 a.m.

Kendallville House Walk: Nighttime Christmas Walk to benefit Kendallville Christmas Bureau organized by The Garland Girls (Carleigh Pankop, Carol Pankop, Pam Musselman and Jill, Courtney and Holly Jones). Six stops will be featured at five homes in the community and Floral

Hall on the Noble County Fairgrounds. The featured homes will be decorated for the holiday season. Opening their homes for the tour are: Tom and Darlene Gisel, 208 S. Morton St.; Dennis and Pam Musselman, 237 S. Burnam St.; Loren and Mary Allen, 224 S. Burnam St.; Edward and Annette Weber, 439 S. Water St.; and Phil and Sue Stephan, 112 S. Orchard St. (the Levin house). Floral Hall will have several vendors offering gift items and cookies and hot beverages. A Christmas movie will be shown at Floral Hall. Advance tickets are available for $8 at The News Sun, Orizon Real Estate and at the Kendallville Youth Center. They will be available the day of the event at each location for $10. Kendall-ville Chamber of Commerce, 122 S. Main St., Kendallville. 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 27The 29th Annual Festival of Trees:

From Nov. 27 - Dec. 4, 2013, Festival of Trees Embassy Theatre, 125 West Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne. 12 p.m.

Night of Lights: Downtown Fort Wayne. Lighting ceremony; displays continue through New Year’s. The holiday season officially begins with lighting of lights long linked to Fort Wayne’s downtown Christmas tradition, including Santa and his Reindeer at the PNC Building, and Aunt Millie’s Northern Lights on Pearl Street. Many downtown cultural locations start their holiday fundraisers this same evening. Watch for updates at . Free. Enjoy horse-drawn carriage tours for a fee. Fort Wayne. 5 p.m.

Holiday Kick-Off Party: Wednesday, November 27, 5-9 p.m. Enjoy hot chocolate and a cookie, meet Mrs. Claus, and get a free professional-quality photo with Santa. You can also meet two live reindeer that know all about the North Pole. The gardens are decorated for

the holidays, and you won’t want to miss the animated light show outdoors. Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conserva-tory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. 5 p.m. (260) 427-6440

Thursday, November 28Kimmell House Inn: Annual turkey

dinner, noon to 3 p.m., 1397 N U.S. 33,

Kimmell; $22.99 per person, reservations required. Menu is turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green beans, pumpkin pie and pecan pie. Call 260-635-2193.

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Santa and Mrs. Claus hold a little one while other children wait for that first visit of the year during Christmas 2011 in Angola. Santa will make his first arrival in Angola on Nov. 29 in the downtown at 6 p.m. at Fitt 4 Life on the southeast side of the Public Square.

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The 28th Festival will open to the public on Friday, November 29, 2013. History Center, 302 E. Berry Street, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m. 426-2882

Saturday, November 30Kimmell House Inn: Victorian Holiday

Open House, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 1397 N. U.S. 33, Kimmell. Sample free tastings and find sales in the gift shop; surprise giveaways hourly. Visitors who schedule a December event will be entered in a drawing for a free night’s stay. Call 635-2193.

Luckey Hospital Museum: Tours of the 1930 hospital, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Indiana 9 and U.S. 33, Wolf Lake. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Animated Christmas displays, music, gift baskets for sale; cookies and punch will be served. Call Beverly Huntsman at 636-2312 or email [email protected]. Also on Dec. 1, 7 and 8

Orchard Hill Farms: See the setting of the 14-foot Christmas tree, time to be announced, 11061 E. C.R. 415N, Kendall-ville. Call 347-3682 or email [email protected].

Moose Lake Christian Craft Village: Olde Time Christmas Festival open Saturdays and Sundays Nov. 30 through Dec. 21, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., 11330 E C.R. 500S., LaOtto; free admission. Enjoy a festival of lights and carolers, Granny Oagley’s special hot cider, hot chocolate, pumpkin squares and old-fashioned chili and beef stew cooked over an open fire. Shop the 1800s village store for unique gifts or grab a bench to enjoy the sights and sounds of Christmas. Call 466-7741 or email [email protected].

Farm Toy Show: Farm toys and NASCAR collectibles. Food available. Admission charged. For more information call 897-3645 or 349-1272. St. Mary’s School, North Main Street, Avilla. 8 a.m.

Christmas at the Fort: Welcome the holidays with fun and festivities at Fort Wayne’s Historic Old Fort. Jump in your car, hop on the Holly Trolley (sponsored by the Downtown Improvement District) or hitch up your sleigh and revel in a time when life was simpler with activities for

the kids, period artisans with unique gifts for sale, a bake sale, and more. Warm up by the fire at this unique seasonal event for all ages. Donations accepted. The Old Fort, 1201 Spy Run, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.

Sunday, December 1 Kendallville Parks Department: Drive-through holiday greetings decorated by area school groups on 4-by-8 signs around Bixler Lake, 6 p.m. nightly from Dec. 1 through Dec. 31, 211 Iddings St.,

Kendallville; donations accepted. Treats handed out Friday and Saturday nights from 6 to 9 p.m. Horse-drawn wagon rides are available on Saturday, Dec. 7, 14 and 21. Call 347-1064.

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Support: Annual Christmas raffle and party, 6:30 p.m., American Legion Post 381, 611 Kelly St., Rome City; Candle-light ceremony, group photo for Christmas cards

The Mid-America Windmill Museum’s grounds become a holiday lighting adventure starting Dec. 6 and running through the following weekend. For a complete description of this year’s event, see Page 11.

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Local Holiday Eventsto the troops. Bring new or gently-used items for a 25-cent-per-ticket raffle and a home-baked item to share. Refreshments will be served. Call 318-2000 or email [email protected].

Thursday, December 5Annie Oakley Perfumery Studio:

Third annual open house, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 300 Johnson St., Ligonier; browse the gift shop, meet the perfumers, blend one-of-a-kind holiday home fragrances and enjoy speciality soft drinks such as Indy Mint infused lemonade. Free Holiday Sensory tours, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.; enjoy organic and rare natural fragrances from around the world and see how perfumes are created. Large groups should call 800-652-6642 in advance to reserve refreshments and special treats. Also on Dec. 6.

“Joseph and the Amazing Techni-color Dreamcoat”: East Noble Theatre “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” Dec. 5-8. The colorful, clever, powerful Broadway musical of Joseph from the Bible. Written brilliantly by Tim Rice and composed by Andrew Lloyd

Webber. Great show for children and families. Dec. 5, 6, 7 at 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. East Noble High School, 901 Garden St, Kendallville. 7 p.m. 347-7167.

Christmas Concert: The seventh annual Auburn Community Band Christmas Concert to benefit the Turning Point Homeless Shelter of Steuben County will be held in the Dale Hughes, Jr. Auditorium of the Steuben County Community Center (Old Angola High School). The concert is free and reserva-tions are not needed. An offering will be taken at the event with all proceeds going directly to the work of the Shelter. Turning Point provides temporary housing, food, and support to the homeless and transients in Steuben County. For more information about the Christmas concert or the Turning Point Homeless Shelter of Steuben County, please call 665-9191. 7 p.m.

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Albion Chamber of Commerce: “Christmas in the Village” merchant sales and decorating contest, 4 to 8 p.m., downtown Albion; horse-drawn wagon rides, Santa comes to town and carolers on horseback; Tree Lighting Ceremony, 7 p.m., courthouse square. Call 564-0315 or email [email protected].

Albion S.T.A.R Team: “Christmas in the Village” bazaar, 4 to 7 p.m., Katz Building, 111 W. Jefferson St., Albion; vendors and crafters selling baked goods, fragrances and crafts. Door prizes will be given. Call 260-610-3412 or email [email protected].

Cromwell Historical Society: Cromwell Christmas Tree Lighting, downtown Cromwell. Enjoy children’s

activities at 6 p.m. and the lighting of the tree at 7 p.m. with carols, warm treats, games and music afterward at the Smith Opera House on the second floor of the library. Call 574-457-6523 or email [email protected].

Mid-America Windmill Museum: Windmill Winter Wonderland lighting display, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 732 S. Allen Chapel Road, Kendallville. Admission is $3 for age 12 and older. Lighted animated Christmas displays sit among the windmills on the museum grounds. Windmill towers are wrapped in lights; bazaar, craft booths, and Santa Claus in Baker Hall. Call 260-347-9136. Also on Dec. 7-8 and Dec.13-15.

“Joseph and the Amazing Techni-color Dreamcoat”: East Noble Theatre “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” Dec. 5-8. The colorful, clever, powerful Broadway musical of Joseph from the Bible. Written brilliantly by Tim Rice and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Great show for children and families. Dec. 5, 6, 7 at 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at 2

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Saturday, December 7Ligonier Chamber of Commerce

Breakfast with Santa: 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., Ligonier Fire Station, 103 W. 3rd St., Ligonier. Santa arrives at 9 a.m. Call 894-9909.

Avilla Chamber of Commerce: Free breakfast with Santa, 8-10 a.m., Presence (formerly Provena) Sacred Heart Home, 510 N. Main St., Avilla. McDonald’s will serve breakfast beginning at 8 a.m. with coloring and children’s activities. Santa will visit with children from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Parents are invited to bring their cameras for pictures with Santa. Call 897-3627.

St. John Lutheran Church: Winter Festival of crafts and food, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 301 S. Oak St., Kendallville. Call 260-347-2158.

Living Water Lutheran Church: Bethlehem Walk, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1197 S. U.S. 33, Albion. Come to Bethlehem and meet Mary, Joseph and the Baby Jesus, then enjoy hot chocolate and cookies. Call 635-2336.

Albion Chamber of Commerce: House Walk, 1 to 6 p.m., Albion. Tickets are available at Community State Bank, Unique Boutique or from any chamber member. Call 564-0315 or email [email protected].

Brick Ark Inn: Christmas open house, 1-4 p.m., at the Italianate bed & breakfast inn, 215 N. Orange St., Albion. Tour the beautifully decorated inn’s four guest rooms and enjoy holiday refreshments prepared by innkeeper Tammy Luce. Call 636-6181 or email tammy@brickarkinn.

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Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site: “A Dream of Beauty” holiday walk, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., 1205 Pleasant Point, Rome City; admission is $3 per person with children 4 and younger free. Mrs. Porter’s cabin will be decorated according to her description of Christmas 1917, which she called “A Dream of Beauty.” Visit with Santa and enjoy live entertainment, holiday goodies, crafts and horse-drawn wagon rides by the Noble County Draft Horse Association. Call 854-3790.

Kendallville Christmas Parade: Starts at 1 p.m. with lineup at North Side Elementary School. Contact Nancy Sible at 347-0400, ext. 173, or email [email protected].

Santa & the Reindeer: Santa and two of his reindeer will greet the children while Mom and Dad take pictures to capture the moment. Explore the Conservatory in its holiday glory; this year’s theme is ‘A Fireside Christmas.’ Regular admission fees apply. Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. 427-6440.

Sunday, December 8Orchard Hill Farms: Children’s

ornament hanging on the tree, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., 11061 E. C.R. 415 N, Kendallville. Call 260-347-3682 or email [email protected].

Merriam Christian Chapel:“Christmas Around the World 2” children’s program, 7 p.m. 3985 S. U.S. 33, Albion. Call 260-636-7266 or email [email protected].

Hanging of the Greens: Beginning at 5 p.m. An Advent celebration offers a time of reflection and music. Childcare is provided. At this annual community event,

readers share readings about subjects such as Christmas trees, bows and candles. A Roman Centurion will read the decree that each person should return to the city of their birth to be counted. A Nativity cast will represent the Christmas story. Choral music will include nine solos, and a choral group will sing six songs. The public is welcome. Churubusco United Methodist Church, 750 N. Main St., Churubusco. 2 p.m.

Heartland Sings: The Messiah: Heartland Chamber Chorale’s stellar

production of Handel’s timeless master-piece, The Messiah, returns this season featuring internationally acclaimed soloists, Heartland and the Heartland Festival Chorus and Orchestra. Don’t miss this traditional holiday experience! Sponsored in part by Gloria Fink, the Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, and the University of Saint Francis. University of Saint Francis Performing Arts Center, 431 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 7:30 pm.

A community performance of The

Messiah will take place Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 700 W. Maumee St., Angola. The perfor-mance features a large community choir and full orchestra made up primarily of Trine University musicians. Director is Joe Peters, Angola. An offering will be accepted.

Monday, December 9Heartland Sings: The Messiah:

Heartland Chamber Chorale’s stellar production of Handel’s timeless master-piece, The Messiah, returns this season

featuring internationally acclaimed soloists, Heartland and the Heartland Festival Chorus and Orchestra. Don’t miss this traditional holiday experience! Sponsored in part by Gloria Fink, the Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South, and the Saint Francis DeKalb High School, 3424 C.R. 427, Waterloo. 7 p.m.

Wednesday, December 11LeFevres & Nelons Christmas Show:

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Their award winning music allowed them to sing for presidents and dignitaries of the world. In the late 1970s, some thought the LeFevre name would be retired when the trio retired, but in the 1980’s and 90’s, Mylon LeFevre & Broken Heart became one of the top acts in Contemporary Christian Music. Once again, the LeFevre name continued to break new ground in Christian Music. With feet firmly planted in faith and family, drawing from the stream started by the LeFevres and carried on by Rex Nelon, Kelly, Jason, and Amber crystallize a new vision for the Nelons three-decade gospel legacy. Performances also Thursday and Friday. Blue Gate Theater, 195 N. Van Buren St., Shipshe-wana. 7 p.m. (888) 447-4725.

Thursday, December 12Festival of Lights: The 26th anniver-

sary of the Festival of Lights features the dramatic musical ‘The Journey,’ with music, drama, comedy and 40,000 comput-erized lights. The event is free, but seating is limited. For ticket information, contact Lakewood Park Ministries at 925-2006. Lakewood Park Baptist Church, 5555 C.R. 29, Auburn. 7 p.m. Also on Friday and

Saturday.

Friday, December 13Annie Oakley Perfumery: “The Spirit

of Christmas Office Party, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 300 Johnson St., Ligonier. Bring your office friends for free holiday fun and celebrate the spirit of Christmas with a holiday sampling tour, music, tasty surprises. Meet and create with the perfumers. Everyone receives a gift. Groups may RSVP in advance by calling 800-652-6643.

Sweet Church: A Sweet & Simple Christmas program, 7 p.m., 3015 E 415 N., Albion. A celebration of the season with decoration of a live tree, stories, singing of carols and refreshments. Donations accepted. 260-347-0813.

Saturday, December 14Breakfast with Santa!: Yes, Santa

eats breakfast and you can join him! Sign up for a special VIP breakfast before he makes his final list of who has been naughty and nice. Breakfast will include pancakes, sausages and eggs, milk or juice for the kids and coffee for the adults.

Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conser-vatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St, Fort Wayne. 9:00 a.m. 260-427-6440

Santa & the Reindeer: Santa and two of his reindeer will greet the children while Mom and Dad take pictures to capture the moment. Explore the Conservatory in its holiday glory; this year’s theme is ‘A Fireside Christmas’. Regular admission fees apply. Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Noon. 260-427-6440

R & T Monuments: “Raise Your Voice” Christmas concert, 6 p.m., Cole Auditorium, East Noble High School, 901 Garden St., Kendallville. Tickets are $15 per person before Nov. 30 and $25 after that date. Tickets are available at R&T Monuments, 125 S. Main St., Kendallville; or online at RJ-Promotions.com. Call Ron Stanley at 260-318-2413 or Joe Smith at 574-536-4806.

Glory and Majesty of Christmas: A living Christmas card that tells the story at the heart of the season. A thousand times a baby has become a king; but only once has a King become a baby. The show is a two- part program. The first half will feature the Webb Family, dressed in extrava-gant Victorian carolers’ attire, singing Christmas favorites that will make you feel like you stepped into a Dickens novel. The Webbs have performed in this role for many years including several at Disney’s Epcot Center at the very popular Candle-light Processional. The second half will be the retelling of the Christmas story with the great pageantry, stunning lighting and costuming that will make this a memorable evening and a yearly tradition for any who attend. A cast of 28, and live musical accompaniment by the Webbs, will bring to life the birth of the King while a narrator retells the most glorious story ever

told. Blue Gate Theater, 195 N. Van Buren St., Shipshewana. 2 p.m. 888-447-4725

Sunday, December 15Heartland Sings: Holidays: A unique

holiday treat is the annual Heartland Chamber Chorale Holiday Production. The music is exquisite, but never typical fare. The hustle and bustle of the season drifts away as the singers present music that energizes the mind, body and spirit for the mid-winter holidays. Plymouth Congre-gational Church, 501 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 4:00 pm.

Carol: The Studio 7 drama ministry performs a modern-day drama/musical inspired by ‘A Christmas Carol,’ penned by KPC Media Group journalist James Tew. First Church of God, 111 S. Oak St., Kendallville. 6 p.m.

Merriam Christian Chapel: “Shine on Us: A Musical for Christmas” by the adult choir, 7 p.m., 3985 S. U.S. 33, Albion. Call 260-636-7266 or email [email protected].

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GOODMORNING

BAYAMON, Puerto Rico (AP)

— Looking toward the critical

primary in Illinois, Republican

presidential front-runner Mitt

Romney wrapped

up a shortened

campaign trip to

Puerto Rico on

Saturday as he

prepared for more

tough contests

against chief rival

Rick Santorum.

The former

Massachusetts

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cally curtailed his

trip to the U.S.

territory, which

holds its primary

today, in favor of

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where polls have

shown him slightly

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polling place today, but instead

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morning appearance.

Santorum left Puerto Rico

earlier this week and was spending

the morning in Missouri, where he

already won a primary that

awarded no delegates. Missouri

Republicans were meeting in

county caucuses Saturday, the first

step toward choosing delegates to

the national convention who are

committed to specific candidates.

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Avid golfer Rick Nowels of Kendallville watches

as his putt coasts toward the hole at Cobble-

stone Golf Course in rural Kendallville Friday

afternoon. Representatives at Cobblestone said

this is the earliest the course has opened in its 13

years of business.

CHAD KLINE

BY MIKE MARTURELLO

[email protected]

ANGOLA — When the weather

started turning from winter to

summer last week, the folks at

Bridgewater Golf Club in Auburn

got caught off guard.

They were expecting some early

play on the course, but not the level

they ended up with.

“We were caught a little off

guard. But we finally got enough

hot dogs and drinks and have been

able to take care of everybody.

We’re OK now,” said Ivan Foster,

head golf professional.

Many businesses dependent on

warmer weather are seeing an

upswing in activity due to the recent

warm spell.Warming trends often come in

spurts in March, but rarely are there

lengthy warm spells, said Courtney

f ll of the National Weather

up that warm air from the South,”

Obergfell said. The result has been

temperatures in the 70s with lows

near 50 for the better part of a week

when the daily average high is

typically around 45 degrees.

Until possibly Thursday or

Friday, there hasn’t been a strong-

enough system to come out of the

Arctic to combat the high that’s

brought the warm weather,

Obergfell said. Temperatures are

expected to drop to levels closer to

normal Friday and Saturday.

K ith golf course

“When the snow disappears and

you can start seeing dirt, people

start getting interested again (in

boating). The guys in the showroom

are keeping busy, they’re seeing

some activity,” said Terry Archbold

of Dry Dock Marine Center,

Angola.What’s in the dirt is what matters

for golf courses. If the ground is too

soft or there’s still frost in the soil,

golf courses either can’t allow carts

or have to limit carts to use only on

paths.“We’re off the paths now, and it’s

f tastic ” Foster said. “It’s a

Thinking about summer

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“We’ve kind of had a ridge of high pressure that’s been

bringing in the warm air from the South.”

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PLAINFIELD — East

Noble’s Premiere Edition all-

women show choir finished

sixth out of nine groups in

Saturday’s ISSMA show

choir state finals for small

division schools at Plainfield

High School.

The Northridge Starlights

captured first place, followed

by the New Castle

Dynamiques in second and

DeKalb High School Sound

Sensation in third.

East Noble’s Knight

Rhythms mixed choir did not

qualify for the state finals.

Other all-women choirs in

di i ion and

Getting into the spirt of St.

Patrick’s Day was easy for 15

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month-old Natalie Bullock of

Avilla, as she sported a

shamrock dress while

attending the Noble County

Health Fair with her family on

Saturday. Thehealth fair

attracted morethan 400

people to Central Noble High

School in Albion.

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Officials take part in the groundbreaking for the hangar/terminal

project at the Tri-State Steuben County Airport on Monday. Those

who were present included, from left, Sen. Dennis Kruse, R-

Auburn; Angola Councilman Dave Martin; Angola Mayor Dick

Hickman; Angola Councilman Mike McClelland; Dr. R. Wyatt

Weaver Jr., president of the Steuben County Aviation Board; Walt

Drewes, vice president of the Steuben County Aviation Board;

Mike Van Westen of the Steuben County Aviation Board; John

Kline, airport manager; Ron Smith, chair of the Steuben County

Commissioners; Bill Booth, chair of the Steuben County Council;

Jim Crowl, Steuben County commissioner; Linda Hansen, Steuben

County Councilwoman; Loretta Smart, Steuben County commis-

sioner; and Rick Shipe, Steuben County Council.

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ANGOLA — Persistence paid off as the

Steuben County Aviation Board and elected

officials finally broke ground on a

hangar/terminal at the Tri-State Steuben County

Airport Monday.

The hangar/terminal will cost around $1.6

million and will provide year-round access so

jets and airplanes don’t ice up in the winter.

Part of the second floor will be renovated to

include a pilot’s lounge and an elevator to

access that level.

The aviation board has been trying to get the

project off the runway, but funding and bidding

has grounded the project.

“We’ve been working more than two years,”

said Dr. R. Wyatt Weaver Jr., chair of the

aviation board.

“Two years is not that long,” joked Angola

Mayor Dick Hickman.

Hickman’s comment was regarding the fact

the revitalization in downtown Angola took

more than 30 years to get going.

“Very few cities have an airport,” said

Steuben County Commissioner Ron Smith.

“The upgrade is more for the commercial side.

Congratulations for your perseverance.”

Dave Martin, Angola council member, said

the project is an example of what can be done

when public entities work together.

Construction will be done by Strebig

Construction, Fort Wayne.

Randy Strebig, of Strebig Construction, said

his company should be able to have the project

nearly completed with a roof and sides up by

the annual signature Angola Balloons Aloft

event July 6-7.

“Today we’re getting the site prepped and

will strip the soil,” Strebig said.

“We’re happy to get moving forward,” said

Loretta Smart, Steuben County commissioner.

“Let’s get it built,” said Jim Crowl, Steuben

County commissioner.

John Kline, the airport’s manager, said

during the construction process, the airport will

not have to close. It will close during Balloons

Aloft for safety.

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especially this week

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National Public Safety

Dispatchers Week.

It is meant to be an

opportunity for the public to

show appreciation for 911

dispatchers.The Steuben County

Communications Center

dispatches many municipali-

ties, fire districts and the

emergency medical service

that serves Steuben County.

The county dispatchers are

responsible for answering 12

non-emergency phone lines,

answering 911 calls,

monitoring and responding

on approximately 30 radio

frequencies and handling

approximately 3,000 calls

for service per month.

Dispatchers are trained on

state-of-the-art technology

and emergency medical

dispatch procedures.

Among the communica-

tions traffic handled by

community communications

are the sheriff’s department,

town police departments,

volunteer fire and rescue

department, ambulances,

wrecker services and animal

control. It also handles after-

hours calls to a variety of

agencies.

Plow day is Saturday

ANGOLA — Steuben

County Antique Power

Association will host its 28th

annual Plow Day on Saturday.

Around 20 antique tractors

will plow 20 acres north of

U.S. 20 on S.R. 327. Work

will begin on the Shuman

family farm, 530 N. S.R. 327,

around 9 a.m. Ham and beans

will be served at noon.

Rain date is April 21.f d in

Ground broken for new hangar/terminal

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State representativecandidates to debateAUBURN —All fourcandidates for state represen-tative from District 52 arescheduled to take part in adebate Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.in Middaugh Hall, 708 S.Union St., Auburn, on theDeKalb County Fairgrounds.Gary Harbaugh, PaulMoss, David Powers andBen Smaltz are running forthe Republican nominationin District 52 in the May 8primary election.The debate will bemoderated by MarkMellinger, evening newsanchor of WANE-TVChannel 15 and host of thepublic affairs show “Focus15,” and WoodyZimmerman, generalmanager and morning showhost of Froggy 106.7 Radio.The DeKalb County 9-12Group is sponsoring thedebate and inviting thepublic to attend. The groupis encouraging audiencemembers to bring cannedfood items for local foodbanks.

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FROM STAFF REPORTSPLAINFIELD— DeKalb HighSchool show choirs gave up theirthree-year grip on state champi-onships Saturday, but not without agallant effort.DeKalb’s Classic Connectionmixed choir finished second to NewCastle by just one point in the statefinals for smaller schools Saturdaynight at Plainfield. The host schoolplaced third, with Northridge fourthout of nine finalist choirs.DeKalb won the first three statechampionships in 2009, 2010 and2011 in both mixed and girls choirdivisions.

Earlier Saturday, DeKalb’sSound Sensation placed third in the2012 women’s choir finals, behindnew champion Northridge andrunner-up New Castle.Both DeKalb choirs won awardsfor best visuals, a category judgingchoreography and costuming thatmakes up 40 percent of scoring.Vocal performance counts for 60percent.“You get best visuals — that’swhat we’re known for,” DeKalbassistant director Kent Johnso idSat d

“It was a great show. I wouldn’tchange a thing those kids did today.… It’s just the way the cookiecrumbled this time,” said directorShelley Johnson after Saturdaynight’s narrow miss of a fourthchampionship in the mixed-choirdivision.She called the first-runner-upfinish “disappointing, but good atthe same time,” adding, “One point!It was so close.”“We couldn’t have done anythingbetter than what we did. We put itall out there, and it just wasn’t quitegood enough,” said Nathan Carthen,a senior member of Classic Connec-tion. “It was a good way to end thesenior year”

“I don’t think we could have doneanything better.”Mosier said seniors in the choircan reflect on winning three statechampionships in their careers.In Saturday’s women’s choirfinals, DeKalb Sound Sensationearned the third-highest vocal scoreon its way to third place overall.“This was the best show of ourseason. I could feel it in the firstfour bars,” Shelley Johnson said.“The judges made comments ontheir sheets about our energy andhow much fun our show was. …The girls were awesome, DeKalbCounty can be proud of them.”“The show was amazing today,”said Kelsie Williams, a seniormember of Sound Sensation.“Everyone was completelyenergized, and you could telleveryone really wanted it. …We’reproud of third place, and we gotbest visuals, which was a nicesurprise for us.”

“We all wanted it. We all did ourbest,” senior Bailey Hartman saidabout S t d

Choirs take 2nd, 3rd in state

BAYAMON, Puerto Rico (AP)— Looking toward the criticalprimary in Illinois, Republicanpresidential front-runner MittRomney wrappedup a shortenedcampaign trip toPuerto Rico onSaturday as heprepared for moretough contestsagainst chief rivalRick Santorum.The formerMassachusettsgovernor dramati-cally curtailed histrip to the U.S.territory, whichholds its primarytoday, in favor ofspending moretime in Illinois,where polls haveshown him slightly ahead ofSantorum. Romney had planned tospend the weekend and visit apolling place Sunday, but insteadleft the island immediately after amorning appearance.Santorum left Puerto Ricoearlier this week and was spendingthe morning in Missouri, where healready won a primary thatawarded no delegates. MissouriRepublicans were meeting incounty caucuses Saturday, the firststep toward choosing delegates tothe national convention who arecommitted to specific c didS

Nextstop:Illinois

Santorum

Romney

GOP rivals headto next showdown

Obama marksSt. Patrick’s Day

WASHINGTON (AP) —His jacket was only mossgreen but his pint was trueGuinness.President Barack Obamatilted back a glass of the darkIrish brew Saturday, observingSt. Patrick’s Day at aboisterous Irish pub with hisancestral cousin fromMoneygall, Ireland, at his side.At the White House, themain South Lawn Fountainburbled green water. Nearby,workers prepared for a visitTuesday by the Irish PrimeMinister Enda Kenny.The first family wasputting on its Irish, a bloodine that runs throughObama’s veins

“I wouldn’t change a thingthose kids did today.”

Shelley JohnsonDeKalb show choir director

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