Friday night at New Paris’ 2nd Friday Festival

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2nd Friday, Bingo, Boy Scouts, Community, Corn Hole Contest, Family Fun, Fellowship, Fun, Good Times, Ice Cream, Music, New Paris, New Paris Firefighters, Round Ball Racing, Sunnyside Park Food Booth, Water Ball Contest

What better way to spend a last summer weekend than at the New Paris’ last 2nd Friday Festival of 2013.

There was something for everyone.

New Paris is the ONLY place in Indiana to hold Round Boat races.

WINNERS OF New Paris Round Boat Race…

$1st Place – $100 prize:

Parker and Nathan Hart took 1st place in the New Paris Round Boat Race.

Round Boat Race 2nd Place Winners

The 2nd place winners, Nick Harris and Andy Dixon, were in great spirits. They had come close to taking the first place prize.

Bingo, fellowship with friends, and great food!

New Paris friends get together for Bingo and fellowship. It takes time to make the best food choice because EVERYTHING at the Sunnyside Park ‘Food Booth’ is SO GOOD.

The Water Ball Contest, compliments of the New Paris Fire Department, is a huge hit!

The Water Ball Contest goes on full blast as Nathan and Parker Hart take on their fellow New Paris Boy Scouts.

Who has the OLDEST TREE IN NEW PARIS?

A white oak tree very much like the one that is New Paris’ oldest tree.

Kirby Meyers has the OLDEST TREE in New Paris. His white oak tree, located in Matthew’s woods, is estimated to be 309 years old. In 1704 when the Americas were still in early stages of settlement, Meyers’ tree was just a seedling. White oak trees can grow to a massive size — up to 150 feet with an 80-foot spread. 800-year-old white oak trees have been known to exist.

Congratulations Kirby! You had a LOT of competition, but we are proud to have such a distinguished tree, which has lived through so MUCH HISTORY as part of our community.

Could there Possibly be a Bigger Tree in New Paris than This One? Find out at the New Paris 2nd Friday Festival, August 9

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$100 Prize, 2nd Friday, Biggest Tree Contest, Bingo, Elkhart County, Festival, Food, Neighbors Country Market, New Paris, Norma Weaver, Pro Hardware, Sunnyside Park, Sunnyside Park Fundraiser, Tree

Could anyone in New Paris possibly know where a bigger tree than this one on Ronald Payette’s property?

If Ronald Payette’s Oak tree isn’t the biggest tree in New Paris, it certainly has to be the most famous tree. Payette, the owner of New Paris’s Neighbors Country Market on County Road 23, just south of New Paris, said the original home was built on his property in 1889. 35-years-ago the family that lived in the home at that time built a tree house in the oak tree for their son.

They built a REALLY sturdy tree house.

During the 2007 tornado that ripped through much of Elkhart County with 90-mile-per-hour winds, Payette said the wind was blowing so hard it was all he could do hold the door to his house shut. However, despite the strength of the 2007 storm, which destroyed barns, homes and businesses in Elkhart County, Payette’s oak tree, and the tree house it holds, suffered no damage what-so-ever.

There is still time to enter your tree in the New Paris Sunnyside Park tree contest. The entry rules are as follows. Find the biggest tree you can find, measure up to 54 inches from the ground level, make a mark, then measure the circumference of the tree at the mark. Take reading in inches and on a sheet of paper, write the species of the tree, location, and the inches of the circumference along with your name and the date of entry. Enclose a check or money order in an envelope for the amount of $10 payable to ‘Sunnyside Park’. Mail or drop off your entry at the New Paris Pro Hardware and submit it to Norma Weaver.

The borders of your search will be confined to the Elkhart River on the North, County Rd. 31 to the East, County Rd. 50 to the South and County Rd. 21 to the West. Contest ends on August 15 at dark. The winner will be announced at Sunnyside Park on August 9′s 2nd Friday Event after Bingo. Park Board Members are not eligible. 100% of the money collected will be given to the Sunnyside Park fund. You need not be present to win. The judge’s decision will be final with reference to any questions that arise.

If you find the biggest tree, you win a $100.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL! HAVE FUN HUNTING FOR YOUR BIGGEST TREE.

Free Back-to-School Supplies for New Paris Students

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Community, Free School Supplies, New Paris Elementary School, New Paris Indiana, New Paris Missionary Church, School Supplies

New Paris Elementary School is located at 18665 C.R. 46, New Paris, IN.

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Find the oldest tree in New Paris and win $100

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2nd Friday, Biggest Tree, Contest, Fundraiser, New Paris Pro Hardware, Norma Weaver, Park Fundraiser

by Norma Weaver,

A.J. Lane’s entry. It is an Acacia tree. He’s sure it is a winner.

Find the oldest tree in New Paris and win a hundred dollars. The entry rules are as follows. Find the biggest tree you can find, measure up to 54 inches from the ground level, make a mark, then measure the circumference of the tree at the mark. Take reading in inches and on a sheet of paper, write the species of the tree, location, and the inches of the circumference along with your name and the date of entry. Enclose a check or money order in an envelope for the amount of $10 payable to ‘Sunnyside Park’. Mail or drop off your entry at the New Paris Pro Hardware and submit it to Norma Weaver.

The borders of your search will be confined to the Elkhart River on the North, County Rd. 31 to the East, County Rd. 50 to the South and County Rd. 21 to the West. Contest ends on August 15 at dark. The winner will be announced at Sunnyside Park on August 9’s 2nd Friday Event after Bingo. Park Board Members are not eligible. 100% of the money collected will be given to the Sunnyside Park fund. You need not be present to win. The judge’s decision will be final with reference to any questions that arise.

Taking kids out to help find the ‘biggest tree’ would be a good outdoor project for families. Make sure to always get the landowner’s permission if you need to go onto another person’s property.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!

TONIGHT: New Paris 2nd Friday Event

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2nd Friday Celebration, Car Show, Food, Games, Haystack Dinner, Ice Cream, New Paris

Also tonight:
6:00pm – Volleyball Tournament
6:30pm – Corn Hole Tournament – on the Basketball court

The weather couldn’t be better! Hope to see a lot of friends and members of the community in New Paris tonight for a festive Second Friday’s celebration.