UP CLOSE From the Editor Dog Days of Summer Even though I am finally just now thawing out, the calendar tells me we are at the high peak of summer and it will soon come to an end. School will be back in session for many this month. The store shelves are already emptying of the supply sales and will soon be restocked with Halloween masks, candy and trick-or-treat bags. According to Wikipedia, Dog Days is the name for the hot, most sultry period of summer, from about July 3 to Aug. 11. Named in early times by observers in countries bordering the Mediterranean, the period was reckoned as extending from 20 days before to 20 days after the conjunction of Sirius (the dog star) and the sun. We can even trace the term back as far as the Egyptians and appears in the ancient written poetic and other records of the Greeks (e.g., Hesiod and Aratus) and the later Romans (including Homer, in The Iliad). Festivals can be traced back to Bible days when celebrations were scheduled to celebrate the harvest of the land. Amidst it all, there is one thing I’ve found we have in common. We all like to eat. Whatever the celebration or event, organizers spend much time planning the food. During my dog days, my favorite is iced tea or lemonade. The annual festival from our own town is setting up only a few doors from the office and as soon as I step outside I smell the aroma of BBQ. So the question of the month is: “What is your favorite fair food? You can email your answer to the editor@theweekendermagazine.com, answer on our facebook or twitter pages or go the the home page of our website and enter your choice in the “sign up for a free getaway” button at the top right of the page. You will then be entered in our drawing. Winners will be chosen at random and notified by email by August. 10. We will also announce winners in our September issue. So Happy eating - Sept. feature will be foodie fun! Kathy Barnett, Managing Editor . 4 l www.TheWeekenderMagazine.com, August, 2015
On The Cover Stop and smell the flowers along the Quilt Garden Trail in Elkhart County. It’s fun. It’s free. And its Beautiful! Planted in intricate quilt patterns,more than a million blooms offer an ever-changing display throughout the growing season. www.northernindianagetaways.com
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Things to Do: Ride the Big Red Tractors Light Up the Nights Calendar of Events
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People to See: At the State Fair Public Enemy #1
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Celebrating 25 years, The Annual National Toy Truck 'N Construction Show is right around the corner! Make your plans to attend now! The show set for August 21 - 23 will be at the Indianapolis Marriott East. Stay the whole weekend and don’t miss a thing by calling 1-800228-9290 and use the Group code: FARFARA to get your discounted room rate. This year the oďŹƒcial 2015
truck show model will be the O'Hare Kenworth T800 with Miller Industries Century 9055. Admission for all three days is only $7. Sunday ONLY is $5 per day. Pit Passes for R/C room: is $25 However, you must buy admission also. See more information at www.toytrucker.com/25th-annualnational-toy-truck-n-construction.
Schedule of Events Friday, Aug. 21 General Admission: Noon to 6 p.m. Jet Truck Races: Outside in Parking Lot in evening Saturday, Aug. 22 General Admission: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. AUCTION at 4 p.m. in the Veterans Hall. Preview starts at 12:00 p.m. Click here for more info: Aumann Auctions 1/64 scale Truck Build Off: 12noon to 4 p.m. in Liberty Hall Jet Truck Races: Outside in Parking Lot in evening Sunday, Aug. 23 General Admission: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - See more at: http://www.toytrucker.com/25thannual-national-toy-truck-n-constructionshow.html#sthash.8VhxZe7I.dpuf 08 l www.TheWeekenderMagazine.com, August, 2015
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