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NEWS IN BRIEF Blood drive set for Thursday in Garrett GARRETT — An American Red Cross blood drive will be held Thursday, Aug. 29, from 1-6 p.m. at the Judy A Morrill Center, 1200 E. Houston St. All donors between Aug. 26 and Sept. 9 will have a chance to win one of five $1,000 American Express gift cards being given by Red Cross. People who are at least 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in Indiana and Ohio), meet weight and height requirements (110 pounds or more, depending on height) and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. Donors should bring a Red Cross blood donor card or other form of positive identification. To schedule an appointment to donate, call 800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.
YFC plans auction, donation items needed AUBURN — Youth for Christ is currently collecting items for its upcoming benefit auction scheduled Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Youth for Christ Center on 1600 S. Grandstaff Drive, Auburn. The auction is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Donations of new and/or slightly used items with a value $25 or more are currently being accepted at the Grandstaff location. All donations will be sold on Sept. 7, with the funds being used towards fall Campus Life programs for junior high and high school students in the four-county area. Call 925-1058 or visit yfcweb. com with questions about a possible donation or to see a current list.
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Three named to Hall of Honor GARRETT —Three Garrett High School alumni from the 1950s will be inducted into the school’s Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor during homecoming festivities Friday, Sept. 13. Each will be recognized for his or her accomplishments in the academic and business world during events at the school on Sept. 13. Nominees are Dr. Shirley (Dickison) Phillips and John W. Green, both from the Class of 1953; and Tom Leech from the
Class of 1954. The inductees and/or family representatives will speak with Green students during a school-wide assembly from 8:30-9:30 a.m. that day, then visit high school classrooms in the afternoon. A tailgate party hosted by Miller’s Merry Manor will be from 5:30-6:30
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p.m. where Garrett High School students will be serving cake. Presentation of Hall of Honor inductees will be during halftime of the football game on Memorial Field.
Five Garrett alumni were inducted in the inaugural Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor in 2010: Darwin Smith — 1944, David Jay — 1956, Hudson Freeze — 1964, Gery Barry — 1964 and Mark Michael — 1973. In 2011, inductees included Dale Holmes —1956; Norman “Tom” Funk — 1963; Tom Sellke — 1972; Frank Sellke — 1974; and Michael Morsches — 1977 received the honor. Last year’s inductees
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Dozens of quilted and fiber art items are on display at the Garrett Museum of Art through Sept. 29. Diana Bennett of Millersburg incorporated some of her late mother’s costume jewelry in this quilt, “Memories of Mom.” Other artists displaying works include Lina Zerkle, Doris Goins, Elberta Southern and Carol Listenberger. The museum is open Friday from 5-8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. at 100 S. Randolph St.
ACD Museum plans festival events AUBURN — The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum is planning several activities this week during the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival. Thursday, the museum will host its eighth annual Benefit Extravaganza. It will celebrate the export department of the former Auburn Automobile Co. and will feature a gourmet dinner, silent auction and live auction, including six automobiles. None of the automobiles available for auction are from the museum collection. “The Great Gatsby Gala” will be held Saturday night, featuring live music, DJ music, libations and hors
d’oeuvres. “This is a new twist on a classic event,” said Kendra Klink, chief operating officer of the museum. “This year, we will have the opportunity for guests to dance the night away to live music and recordings of the greats like Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Guests can tour the museum and meet Auburn’s own Terrin Thomas, Miss Indiana, who will be leaving a few days later to compete in the Miss America competition in Atlantic City.” The museum will have a presence at Auburn Auction Park with its Labor Day Art
were George E. Mountz — 1926; Ellsworth K. Saxer — 1932; R. Bud Saxer — 1939; Jack Clark — 1950; and Carolyn Ridenour, 1960. Criteria for selection requires nominees be a Garrett High School graduate, living or deceased; at least 10 years must elapse since graduation and eligibility; and must have made an impact or contribution in one of three areas: civic/patriotic service; humanitarian or professional field.
Council considers firearms, fireworks ordinances
FIBER ART ON DISPLAY
St. Joseph School fundraiser Saturday GARRETT — Members of the St. Joseph-Garrett school board are hosting their first Labor Day weekend fundraiser, Blue Suede BBQ, at 6:15 p.m. Saturday on the grounds of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 500 E. Seventh St., Auburn. The event will feature a chicken dinner, a la carte desserts, snacks, beer and wine. Guests are invited to dine and enjoy dancing in a large, air-conditioned tent to the music of national recording star and St. Joseph alumnus Todd Herendeen. A disc jockey also will be playing music for the event. Activities are planned for all ages at this family-friendly event. Event tickets are $20 for adults and $7 for children 12 and under. Ticket costs include both dinner and entertainment. Proceeds from the event will support the St. Joseph School Academy, newly formed to support the education of its middle-schoolaged students. St. Joseph School, located in Garrett, is a private, pre-kindergarten through eighth grade Catholic school serving the educational needs of DeKalb County. For more information about this event or the school, contact Michael Connell at 460-0454 or St. Joseph Principal Kristine Call at 357-5137.
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Show and Sale. The event features automotive artists from around the country who will display and sell their works, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the museum. A remote location of the official Museum Store also will be at the auction park. Information sessions about museum’s The Road Ahead capital campaign will be held Friday and Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m. at the museum. The museum will have extended hours Friday and Saturday, staying open until 9 p.m. For tickets to events or more information, call the museum at 925-1444.
By Sue Carpenter scarpenter@kpcmedia.com GARRETT — The Garrett Common Council introduced and passed on first reading ordinances regulating fireworks and prohibiting the discharge firearms in the city limits. A firearms ordinance passed with a 4-1 vote, with councilwoman Brenda Wigginton casting the dissenting vote. The ordinance defines firearms as a weapon capable of firing a projectile and using an explosive charge or compressed gas/air as a propellant. Exceptions under the ordinance include police officers, members of the Armed Forces or National Guard engaged in performance of their duties, persons exercising their right of self-defense, defense of others or defense of property; and activities at an indoor/outdoor shooting range approved the City of Garrett provided those activities are conducted in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The ordinance includes penalty of $100 fine for violation. Wigginton took exception to the ordinance banning BB guns, air guns and spray guns. City attorney Dan Brinkerhoff noted those types of guns were formerly prohibited but repealed in 2010. A second ordinance regulating hours and days when consumer fireworks can be used in the city passed with a 3-2 vote. The measure defines consumer fireworks as a small firework designed to produce visible or audible effects by combustion, chemical composition and labeling regulations. The term aerial devices not limited to sky rockets, missile-type rockets, helicopter or aerial spinners, roman candles, mines and shells; and ground devices including firecrackers, salutes and chasers. Council, Page 2
Tour DeKalb returns for second year
Live music at Eagles Saturday GARRETT — Little Rock Express will entertain at the Garrett Eagles Saturday from 6:30-10:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The Eagles home is at 220 S. Randolph Street.
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Some 70 bicyclists ranging in age from 3 to 72 rode in the first Le Tour D’Kalb on Oct. 20, 2011, at Auburn’s Rieke Park. Older riders chose routes of 10, 25, 50, 62, 75 or 100 miles. The second Tour DeKalb is planned for Sept. 7, beginning on Ninth Street in Auburn.
By Octavia Lehman olehman@kpcnews.net AUBURN — After a one-year hiatus, Tour DeKalb is back again with a new focus: family friendly. In 2011, the inaugural Le Tour D’Kalb Bike Ride was held at Rieke Park with more than 70 participants. “The first year was fantastic,” said event organizer Jeremiah Otis. “We had a great turnout.” However, Otis said he hoped more families would have participated in the bike ride. This time around, Otis said he’s targeting families specifically. New to the event is a separate ride for families — a 6.5-mile ride through the streets of Auburn. Otis said the ride is designed for families and groups. “Grandma and grandpa can take the grandchildren,” he said. The registration fee of $15 includes two adults and the children accompanying them. “We want to keep the cost low for families,” Otis said. Tour DeKalb is planned for Sept. 7, starting on Ninth Street between Jackson and Main streets.
The event is sponsored by the Broken Spokes Bicycle Club of Waterloo and DeKalb County Trails. The family bike ride begins at 10 a.m. on Ninth Street and will follow routes through town including the Rieke Park Trail and the interurban trail between Auburn and Waterloo. Otis said maps of the routes will be available the day of the event. “We will check the routes before the race to make sure we don’t ride into any road construction,” Otis said. Riders also can take countywide tours with distance options of 25, 50, 62, 75, and 100 miles. The longer distance options will take riders through many of the county’s town centers. The 25-mile route includes stops in Auburn, Waterloo and Garrett. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Riders can start as early as 8 a.m., and the last riders will be out at Tour, Page 2