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Promising local musician performs with guitar great, Joe Bonamassa
by Danielle Smith The Wabash County Board of Commissioners met March 21 to hear requests from various departments in the county. The commissioners granted requests, presented by County H i g h w a y Superintendent John Martin, for NIPSCO and CenturyLink to work in areas around the County. NIPSCO will work in an area along CR 800 N and CR 500 E and at 2054 E. Singer Rd., North M a n c h e s t e r. CenturyLink will work on CR 700 N off of SR 13. Chief Deputy Randy Miller reported that 72 inmates are currently incarcerated at the Wabash County Jail. Kathryn CarterLower, of Wabash County Health Department, presented an additional procreation request for $3,500, which will be used to purchase an
by Danielle Smith On March 15, Jake Bunnell, son of Barry and Teresa Bunnell, began his day like any other 17 year-old Southwood Jr./Sr. High School student. At lunchtime, however, Bunnell left school in order to arrive at the Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, in time for a 2:30 p.m. sound check with blues rock guitarist and singer, Joe Bonamassa. You may have heard Bunnell and his band, Small Town, if you attended any festivals, benefits or fundraisers in the Wabash area in the past two years. Small Town consists of Jake as well as his brother, Wayne Bunnell, 19, bass guitar and backup vocals; McKayla Hogge, 18, vocals; Ryan Arwood, 17, keyboard; and Ian Kaehr,
24, drums. Bunnell grew up in a musically inclined family and has taken guitar lessons since the age of 10. “Wayne, Ryan and I have been playing together since we were 12 or 13,” Bunnell said. “We’ve played together forever.” Bunnell recently began taking guitar lessons at Sweetwater, Fort Wayne, from Kenny Taylor. At his second lesson, Taylor suggested that Bunnell participate in the 2011 Young Guns guitar competition, sponsored by Sweetwater and Rock 104. All participants would receive a tshirt, the top five participants would receive $100 gift cards to Sweetwater and the winner would receive (continued on page 7)
Country music artist incorporates downtown Wabash in music video
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In Memorium William Brown, 80 Milton Greathouse, 77 Stanton Heeter, 77 Frank Longfellow, 54 Richard Smith, 81 Lillian Lawrence, 76
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JAKE BUNNELL, right, took to the stage alongside guitarist Joe Bonamassa, left, at the Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, on March 15 after capturing the 2011 Young Guns title hosted by Sweetwater and Rock 104 FM. (photo provided)
A MUSIC VIDEO for Ira Dean’s “Something About a Sunday” was recently filmed in the newly remodeled Historic Eagles Theater. Pictured are: (from left) Ira Dean; Tod Minnich, executive director of the Honeywell Foundation; and Marcel, director of the video. (photo by Danielle Smith)
by Danielle Smith Ira Dean, former bass guitarist and songwriter for the group Trick Pony, made downtown Wabash the setting for his new music video. The song, “Something About a Sunday”, tells the story of a man waking up to church bells on a Sunday morning and feeling as though he can change his life. According to Dean’s official website, he moved to Nashville, Tenn., at the age of 20 in order to follow his dream of playing music. Just before he was going to give up and return home, he met John Carter Cash,
who offered him a place to stay. Trick Pony was formed in 2000 and the trio was named American Music Awards’ Top New Artist and Country Music Association’s Artist of the Year. Dean eventually left Trick Pony and is now working solo. He has written songs recorded by Joe Nichols, Chris Young, Heidi Newfield, Gary Allen and Montgomery Gentry, among others. Dean’s first trip to Wabash was three years ago when he and Aaron Barker were part of the Honeywell Center’s
E d u c a t i o n a l Outreach Program. He was impressed with our architecture and vowed to make a music video here. “I fell in love with the town,” Dean said. “I love towns that haven’t changed. If you took all of the cars off the street, its like 1940s or 50s.” Dean, along with his girlfriend, Brooke Burrows, and his director, Marcel, spent approximately 20 hours shooting video in various locations on March 15. Scenes were shot in Wabash Christian Church at the corner of Hill
and Miami streets and in a third floor room of the Eagle’s Theater. One scene depicts Dean in a pitch-black room, playing a Stineway piano covered in candles. Police even blocked traffic on Market Street in the late hours of March 14 to shoot a scene of Dean leaving the Charley Creek Inn and entering Eagle’s Theater. The final scene of the music video will be shot in the auditorium area of the theater. The video is set to release to CMT and JMC on June 13.