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Culinary Camp teaches kitchen skills, teamwork For Times Community Publications
The diners, 64 in all, filed into Cornerstone Youth Center in Monroeville on June 21 to enjoy a special meal prepared by students attending Culinary Camp. Lights were low, soft background music was playing and each guest was escorted to an assigned table by sharply dressed young people in white shirts, black pants and black aprons. After guests were seated, other students appeared to take guests’ drink orders. Behind the scenes, other students were feverishly putting the finishing touches on the appetizer under the watchful eye of Chef Mike Bentz of Crackerjack Catering. The preparations that had
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been underway since around noon that day were falling into place nicely. This was not your run of the mill rubber chicken dinner with mashed potatoes and gravy, corn from a can and garden salad. It was, indeed, a gourmet meal that started with a refreshing mocktail (southwest pineapple spritzer), California roll appetizer and Caprese salad. For the entree they served a mouth-watering stuffed pork roulade with spinach, prosciutto and onion confit served with bacon apple bordelaise. Completing the fare were ginger snow peas, yellow squash and fingerling potatoes. Climax of the evening was key lime pie. See CAMP, Page A10
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Chef Mike Bentz watches his right-hand man, Jacob Grannis, slice vegetables with a cook’s knife. Grannis, who was participating in his fourth Culinary Camp at Cornerstone Academy, is a recent graduate of East Allen University. He plans to study business management at Ball State University.
July 15, 2016
Poultry back in mix at Allen County Fair By Rod King
For Times Community Publications
The popular 4-H Club poultry exhibits return to the Allen County Fair this summer. The Indiana Board of Animal Health banned the exhibition of chickens, turkeys and ducks at fairs around the state last year as a precaution against the spread of avian influenza. The ban on chickens and turkeys has been lifted, but no waterfowl will be exhibited again this year. Events begin July 26 at the Allen County Fairgrounds, 2726 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne. More than 600 young people will show their llamas, pigs, rabbits, goats, cattle, sheep, horses, vegetables, flowers and other projects through the fair’s close on July 31. Extension educator Barb Thuma said 63 youths are enrolled in the poultry projects. “They have been producing this animal
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Hot air balloons will fly out of the Allen County Fairgrounds at 7:30 p.m. July 28 and will be returned for a tethered balloon glow at dusk.
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Classic cars and admirers to gather at Georgetown By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia com
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Mea Hovis, 2, and her sister Naomi, 7, of New Haven squint in the Friday evening sun after having their faces painted at a Georgetown Square event. The next Georgetown Fridays concert, on July 22, also will include kids’ activities.
third annual Fran and Bob Sebeika Memorial Classic Car Show will move across State Boulevard this year. Jeff Sebeika, who owns Georgetown Subway on the north side of State, is
returning the show to the plaza where the restaurant and car show began. Besides Corvettes, iconic cars such as 1957 Chevys and 1965 Mustangs will fill the See CARS, Page A12
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Shiny machines shared the spotlight with the music at the summer’s first Georgetown Fridays concert. The Fort Wayne Corvette Club lined up 18 namesake cars for free inspection in the library parking lot. Just below the fence, families lined up for Bandido’s dinners, children waited to have their faces painted, and health agencies handed out brochures. John Curran and the Renegade Band covered “Folsom Prison Blues.” The crowd sat in lawn chairs, or stood, or wandered through the showcase of cars. It was their first opportunity to do so this summer, but it won’t be their last. The
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