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The Chamber Scene
HUNTINGTON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
305 Warren Street • Huntington, Indiana 46750 • (260) 356-5300 • www.huntington-chamber.com • July 2016
Scenes from Heritage Days 2016
Heritage Days 2016 was full of fun, food, friends and frivolity.
New in 2016 the carnival was moved to its new location on Cherry
Street. The Hot Air Balloon Festival, held at Huntington North
High School, had the largest balloon ever to be in Huntington
County. The new Heritage Days Cycling Festival took place in the
Northpoint complex off of Hauenstein Road.
From comments entertained by the Chamber and the City of
Huntington, the carnival was a success on Cherry Street. The new
location eased moving around the community with less streets
closed and easier access to downtown businesses. Comments have
also been received that the new parade route was also a hit.
Smiley the Scarecrow towers over all the other Hot Air Balloons
at the festival held at Huntington North High School. Thanks to Auto
Value of Huntington for their sponsorship of Smiley and to Chris
Smart and Pat Johnson for organizing the event.
Children enjoy the pony rides, a part of the Kids Zone, held on
Saturday in downtown Huntington. The pony rides and petting zoo
were sponsored by McDonald’s Restaurant, ice cream was provided by Lee’s KFC and slushies and popcorn were free to kids by
Metronet.
Juergens Hardware and the Boys and Girls Club of Huntington
County sponsored the Bouncy Houses, part of the downtown Kids
Zone.
Poor Jack Amusements debuts the new “Swings” to Huntington.
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Pathfinder Services, the Heritage Days sponsor for 2016 won the
best adult group float for their entry in this year’s parade shown in
the top photo.
The photo in the middle at left, shows the float entered by the
Parkview Boys & Girls Club of Huntington County.
The bottom photo at left shows the Disney truck which was entered by Chuck Homier of Homier Distributing. The Disney truck was
a big hit with the children watching the parade.
The bed race photo above shows the winning team from JJ’s as
they cross the finish line to win the competition and the crowd favorite for the second time in two years.
The Chamber thanks Pathfinder Services for their sponsorship of
Heritage Days, the volunteers for their hours of service and the community for their support of all the activities.
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Perkins named Chief of the Flint Springs Tribe
The 48th Annual Chief of the Flint
Springs Tribe Breakfast was held Thursday
morning, June 16 at the Historic Forks of
the Wabash with 122 people in attendance.
Mike Perkins was named the 2016 Chief of
the Flint Springs Tribe in recognition of his
contributions to Huntington County.
Ruth Marsh, 2015 Chief of the Flint
Springs Tribe, introduced Perkins and presented him with the traditional Chief of the
Flint Springs Tribe plaque holding the traditional chief design. He was touched emotionally as he reflected on the design.
“Years ago, my dad was asked to come
up with an idea and a friend of his, an artist
friend of his in Indianapolis named Bill
Steinberg, developed this, this chiefs’ face,”
said Perkins.
Marsh recognized Perkins for his many
contributions to the community, and that he
has been a role model for all who know
him. Perkins is currently the director of the
Parkview Huntington Foundation and was
formerly the editor of The Herald-Press.
Indiana Bicentennial
pin-on buttons are
at Chamber office
The
Chamber of
Commerce
Indiana Bicentennial
Committee
is offering
limited edition buttons
similar to
the 2016 Heritage Days buttons. The
buttons are printed with the official state
Bicentennial logo, complete with the
torch and adjoining stars.
The buttons will be available for $2
each at the Chamber office, 305 Warren
Street, after Wednesday, June 29. This
will be a nice token for those looking at
having something to commemorate the
celebration of the Bicentennial year of
the state of Indiana.
Supplies will be limited and are on a
first come, first served basis. For information contact the Chamber office at
(260) 356-5300.
Marsh also named his many facets of service to various organizations, groups and his
church. She introduced him as the 48th
Chief of the Flint Springs Tribe.
Thanking his family and friends, Perkins
said, “I’ve been blessed to know so many
great people at The Herald-Press and wonderful people at the wonderful hospital in
our community. This is a blessing, but this
is just one among many that I’ve had in this
community.”
Shown in the photo at right is Ruth Marsh,
left, 2015 Chief of the Flint Springs Tribe, as
she congratulates the 2016 Chief, Mike
Perkins. The Chamber sends our congratulations to the new Chief Mike Perkins, a
well-deserved honor in recognition of all of
his contributions to the community.
JULY
Business of the Month
Huntington County Historical Museum
The Huntington County Historical Museum, 315 Court Street, was named Business
of the Month for July. The Historical Museum was named for their long-standing membership of the Chamber and for their help in keeping the historical records, photographs
and memorabilia in order for Huntington County.
Shown in the photo, front row from left, Jackie Boxell, First Farmers Bank & Trust and
Chamber Ambassador; Ann Ericcson, Sharon Ruppert, both museum board members;
Mark Stouder, director, Huntington County Historical Museum; Lowell Richardson, Evie
Bickel, both museum board members and Terry Miller, Real Living Ness Bros and
Chamber Ambassador. Back row from left are Rick Beemer, Matt Ditzler, both museum
board members; Charlotte Center, Tipton Place, Chamber Ambassador; Ben Davis,
Parkview Huntington Family YMCA and Chamber board member; Michael Howell, executive director, Huntington County Community Foundation and museum board member; Dave Heiney, museum board member; Cheryl McCoy, Beacon Credit Union,
Phyllis Renz, Huntington County Visitor and Convention Bureau, both Chamber Ambassadors and Mike Hartburg, DeLaney Hartburg Roth & Garrott and Chamber board.
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Splash on the Wabash to take place on July 9
The public is invited to come and party
at the river at one of Huntington’s newest
festivals, Splash on the Wabash. The oneday event will be held on Saturday, July 9
at the Forks of the Wabash Historic Park,
3010 W. Park Drive. The festival begins
with a fun inner tube ride down the Wabash
River and continues with an afternoon of
activities that focus on celebrating the
rivers.
This is the second year for the event and
according to Tina Bobilya, co-chair of the
event, “This year is going to be even bigger
and better than its inaugural year. We’ve
added several activities including a bubblefoaming pit, a water slide, a 34’ slip and
slide and a smaller bounce house for the little ones. There’s definitely something for all
ages.” She continued, “All of the activities
this year will take place at the Forks of the
Wabash Historic Park.”
Inner Tube Lazy River Ride
Who’s ready for river tubing? The committee gets special permission to adjust the
flow for the event to create a fun and relaxing lazy river ride down the scenic Wabash
River. Participants will park and sign in at
the Historic Forks of the Wabash and then
are bused to the launch site. Tubers must be
at least eight years of age to participate. The
float will return them back to the event area
in approximately 60 to 90 minutes. There
are two launch times to choose from, noon
or 2 p.m. See the event website for launch
times, rules and additional information and
tickets. Tickets are now on sale. First come,
first served. A limited number of rentals are
available and must be reserved online in advance. Tickets are available online at
http://splashonthewabash.com. $5 per person Participation Fee (bring your own tube
and life jacket). $10 per person Tube and
Life Jacket Rentals/Participation Fee.
FREE Family activities 1 to 5 p.m.
Includes water and nature themed hands-
on learning booths for children, games, face
painting, bubble activities, an inflatable obstacle course, a foaming pit of bubbles, 34’
inflatable water slide. There will also be
“walk on water” balls and a water slide.
Children will get wet so dress them appropriately. There will be hamburgers and hotdogs and frozen treats for purchase.
FREE Kayak Usage 1 to 5 p.m.
Take a spin on the river in a kayak. Volunteers will be available to help you learn
how to use this great mode of transportation.
Art Silent Auction – painted rain barrels 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Rain barrels are an important part of river
conservation and are a great canvas for local
artists to showcase their talent. The rain barrels will be displayed around town prior to
the event and a silent auction will allow festival-goers the chance to take home their favorite. The auction closes at 4 p.m.
For more information, call the Huntington County Visitor Bureau at (260) 3598687.
Community Foundation, United Way hold Chamber After Hours
The Huntington County Community
Foundation and the United Way of Huntington County held a Chamber After
Hours on Thursday, June 23. The event
had more than sixty guests attending.
The After Hours was held to honor the
Community Foundation’s 25th Anniversary while the United Way celebrated
their 60th year in Huntington County.
Guests were treated to a celebratory
cake, fruit kabobs, snow cones and beverages. Drawings were held every thirty
minutes with the Foundation giving away
four $250 drawings to be given back to a
current endowment of the winner’s
choice. The United Way gave away Tshirts and coffee mugs.
Shown in the photos above from top left, Diane Brumbaugh, Adam Drummond, Trace
Hinesley (winner) and Joy Koch accepting the $250 check for the United Way of Huntington County. Top right photos shows Midge Decker accepting the check from winner
Randy Sizemore for the Huntington Free Health Clinic. Bottom photo at left shows Jim
Scheiber and Midge Decker presenting the check to Marj Hiner for the Hiner Family Endowment and bottom right, Michael Howell, right, executive director of the Huntington
County Community Foundation presenting the $250 check to Dr. Sherilyn Emberton, president of Huntington University.
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Salamonie Summer Festival
Fourth of July Weekend
Splash on the Wabash
Saturday, July 9
Andrews Summer Festival
Friday, August 12 and Saturday, August 13
Roanoke Fall Festival
Thursday, September 8 to Saturday, September 10
Roanoke Park
Pioneer Festival
Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25
Bicentennial Celebration
Friday, September 30, Hier’s Park
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