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USE THRU 2/2

The Community Support Campaign tip-off event for the YMCA will take place on February 3 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. and will feature Rick Fox as a guest speaker.  Fox played high school basketball here in Warsaw from 1984 to 1986 and went on to play professional basketball for the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers in 2004.  He is also an actor and was recently a celebrity contestant on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.”    There will be appetizers, a coffee bar, desserts and a silent auction to go along with the presentation by Fox.

Tickets are currently available online at kcymca.org or at the Smith Street Branch of the YMCA at 1401 E. Smith Street, Warsaw.  Call Lloyd Adams at 574-269-9622, extension 44, with any questions.

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USE THRU 2/4

THE TRI-LAKES LIONS CLUB WILL HOLD AN ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT CHOLESTEROL-FREE FISH AND TENDERLOIN FRY ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4^TH, 4 TO 7PM AT THE TRI-LAKES LIONS HALL AT TRI-LAKES, EAST OF SHRINER LAKE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ROUND LAKE.  ADULTS, $8.50.  12 TO 6, $4.00.  5 AND UNDER, FREE.  PROCEEDS GO TO LION’S PROJECTS.

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USE THRU 2/11

Event Name: Festival of Ice
Place: Timbercrest Senior Living (2201 East Street, North Manchester, IN 46962)
Date: February 11, 2011
Time: 9 am-12 pm
Cost: Free

February can be such a dull time; the holidays are over, and it seems as though Spring may never come.  This year, Timbercrest wants to help you shake those winter blues with the Timbercrest Festival of Ice.  On Saturday, February 11, Timbercrest will host ice carvers on our front lawn from 9 am until noon.  This will be a community event with several local businesses sponsoring ice blocks.  The sponsors are Beacon Credit Union, Manchester College, McKee Mortuary, Midwest Poultry, POET, and Timbercrest.   Attendees can bundle up to watch the ice carving outside or watch the festivities from inside.  There will be snacks and hot beverages inside to enjoy while you warm up from the cold.

Two ice carvers will be onsite to turn ordinary blocks of ice into works of art.  Over the course of three hours, they will carve multiple pieces, so no matter what time you come, there will be lots of activity.  Timbercrest is very excited to welcome Stan Horne and his fellow carvers, and we look forward to watching them create works of art.  Stan has participated in international competitions, creating carvings as tall as a two story house!

Plan to take advantage of this opportunity to witness this unique form of art.  We hope to see you Saturday, February 11, from 9 am to noon on the Timbercrest front lawn!

For more information contact: Danielle Fox (dfox@timbercrest.org) or Susan Frantz (sfrantz@timbercrest.org).  Either can be reached at (260) 982-2118.

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USE THRU 2/11

One Dog At A Time Rescue Adoption Event
Feb. 11, 2012 from 11 am to 3 pm @
Martins Pet & Garden Center in Elkhart, IN
Our website: www.odtr.org
Contact: Trish Mascarenas
Phone: 574-202-2865

One Dog At A Time Rescue will be showcasing some of our adoptable dogs
@ Martin's Pet & Garden Center in Elkhart on January 21 from 11 am to
3 pm. Our dogs can be viewed on our website, www.odtr.org, as well as
Petfinder and Adoptapet. We will also be accepting donations for our
Pet Food Bank. Cat and dog food is needed

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USE THRU 2/11

THE LEESBURG LIONS CLUB WILL HOST THE FIFTH ANNUAL “SOUP SUPPER” TO BENEFIT THE LEESBURG MIGHTY FARMERS 4-H CLUB.  FIVE DIFFERENT SOUPS AND MANY DESSERTS TO ENJOY.  IT WILL BE ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11^TH AT THE LEESBURG LIONS COMMUNITY BUILDING ON EAST SCHOOL STREET.  DONATIONS WILL BE TAKEN AT THE DOOR.

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USE THRU 2/11

The Pierceton Police Department has openings for Reserve Police Officers. Written/Physical (ILEA entrance standards) testing will be held at the Pierceton Community Building (103 Walnut St.) Dates and times are: 1pm Saturday, 2/11, and 1pm Sunday 2/19.

Applicants are required to pass both portions before applications will be accepted. Felony convictions and Misdemeanor drug convictions WILL exclude you from consideration. Must be 21 to apply.

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USE THRU 2/11

All that Jazz with selections by composers George Gershwin, Duke Ellington and Cole Porter.  Dave Hepler is on tour sharing his music. Dave has 6 CD’s to his credit. Come for an afternoon of “Lovers of Jazz Piano Concert” at Warsaw Community Public Library February 11 at 2:00 pm. Please call at 574-267-6011 to register.

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USE THRU 2/11

Grace Lutheran Church in Syracuse will participate in this year’s Cabin Fever Garage Sale at the Syracuse Community Center on Saturday, February 11,  from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. by offering donuts, cookies, hot dogs, sloppy joes and other delectable food items reasonably priced.  All proceeds will go to support the youth from Grace Lutheran church in order that they may attend the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) Youth Gathering in New Orleans this July.  Stop in to find all the great deals and enjoy breakfast or lunch.

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USE THRU 2/14

The Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club will be sponsoring the Tri-Star Basketball Competition again this year.  The competition will take place on Saturday February 4th, 2012, and is for kids ages 8-13.  There will be divisions for boys and girls in each age group.  Trophies will be given out to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in each division and free t-shirts will be provided to the first 100 participants.  The event will be located at the Baker Youth Club (765 West Market Street Warsaw, IN)  Registration is FREE and starts at 9:30 AM with the event to begin at 10:00 AM.  1st place finishers in the event will move on to represent their community at the regional competition the following week.

The event consists of three skills; dribbling, passing and shooting.  For the dribbling portion, the participant must dribble through cones for time, for the passing portion, the participant throws three bounce passes and three chest passes at a target, and for the shooting portion, the participant shoots free throws and shots from the block just outside the three second lane.

Please contact Chris Wiggins at 574-269-6732 with any questions.

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USE THRU 2/18

Mardi Paws: One Dog At A Time Rescue
February 18, 2012 6pm-10pm
Knights of Columbus building, Warsaw, IN
Our website: www.odtr.org
Contact: Trish Mascarenas
Phone: 574-202-2865

Have fun and help a great cause by attending One Dog At A Time
Rescue’s Mardi Paws, Feb. 18. There will be food provided by The
Downtown, music provided by DJ, Chris Cage, awesome door prizes, and a
silent auction, featuring goods and services from local businesses.
Tickets are $20 prior to the event and are $25 at the door. The party
is from 6pm to 10pm at the Knights of Columbus building in Warsaw. All
funds raised help rescue dogs in need! For more info or to purchase a
ticket, please contact Trish Mascarenas @ 574-202-2865.

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USE THRU 2/22

The Maumee Valley Rail Road Club, Inc., a not for profit organization, will be sponsoring a Model Railroad Show & Swap on Saturday, February 22, 2012, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at Coliseum Bingo, 911 W. Washington Center Rd. Fort Wayne, IN, (260) 490-9999.  A flyer describing the show, including a map, is enclosed.  Admission is $4.00 for Adults.  Families are $6.00.  Children, 12 and under, are free.  We will have dozens of tables of model railroad bargains, at least two operating model railroad layouts, and a special area:  “Hands on Trains – For kids Of All Ages.”  The public is welcome and invited.  This notice is sent by Richard Insley, 2724 N. Highlands Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46808.  For additional information call 260-482-2203 leave message or e-mail mvrrc.ri@gmail.com.

This is our 17^th year of hosting these events.  The MVRRC is comprised of local area residents from NE Indiana & NW Ohio who are all members of the National Model Railroad Association.  One of our club’s goals is to promote the hobby of model railroading.  We also volunteer our time to participate in other area model railroad events, including:   the Festival of Trains at Science Central last November and The Railroad Heritage Weekend in Van Wert, Ohio last July.

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USE THRU 2/25

MORRIS CHAPEL’S ANNUAL SOUP SUPPER WILL BE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25^TH, 4 TO 7PM.  ENJOY CLAM CHOWDER, CHILI, CHICKEN NOODLE & MUSHROOM SOUP.  THERES NO ADMISSION CHARGE BUT DONATIONS ACCEPTED .   THE CHURCH IS AT 575 EAST & 150 NORTH.

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USE THRU 3/10

AMERICAN LEGION POST 49 WILL HOST AN ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT SPAGHETTI DINNER ON SATURDAY, MARCH 10^TH, 4 TO 8PM.  THE POST IS AT 301 SOUTH BUFFALO STREET IN WARSAW.  PROCEEDS WILL HELP COVER MEDICAL & LIVING EXPENSES OF KATHY SNELL AS SHE BATTLES STAGE 4 BREAST CANCER.  ALSO A SILENT AUCTION & PRIZES.

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USE THRU 3/21

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN COLUMBIA CITY WILL SERVE A “SHROVE  TUESDAY” TENDERLOIN DINNER ON TUESDAY, MARCH 21st, 4 TO 7PM AT THE CHURCH, 204 NORTH MAIN STREET IN COLIMBIA CITY.

ADULTS, $8.50.  CHILDREN, 6 TO 12, $4.00.  5 AND UNDER, FREE.  THIS IS A CHOLESTEROL-FREE MEAL.  SHROVE C+TUESDAY, THE DAY BEFORE ASH WEDNESDAY, IS ALSO CALLED “FAT TUESDAY” OR “MARDI GRAS“.

PROCEEDS WILL GO TO FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CHURCH ACTIVITIES AND OUTREACH.

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