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.

Elkhart GOP Victory Center could be 1st in the nation this Saturday!

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Elkhart, Elkhart Indiana, Fun, Good Times, Jackie Walorski, Kosciusko Silent No More, KSNM, Mike Pence, Republican, Richard Mourdock, Saturday, Super Saturday, TEA-MAC, Victory Center, Volunteer

Last Saturday we made 10,000 calls from Elkhart‘s Republican Victory Center, which was the 3rd most calls of ANY GOP Victory Center in the nation. We can beat that! Let’s be in 1st place this Saturday!

On the last Super Saturday our Republican Victory Center made the 3rd most calls in the nation. But we don’t have to stop there. THIS SUPER SATURDAY–LET’S PUT ELKHART COUNTY IN THE FIRST PLACE!

If you can sign up for a shift on the phones contact Ben Parsons at (574) 612-8735 or bparson@indgop.org.

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
 
 SHIFTS:

9 AM to 12 PM
12 PM to 3 PM
3 PM to 6 PM
6 PM to 9 PM

I’ve made calls from the center and am planning on being there most of Saturday night. I promise the time goes fast, the phones are easy to use, the people you will meet at the Victory Center are all friendly and helpful. The Tea-Mac party and the KSNM (Kosciusko Silent No More) will be there. We are not only going to set new records, we’ll have a great time too. See you Saturday night!

Help Jackie Walorski, Mike Pence and Richard Murdock this Saturday at the Republican Elkhart County Victory Center, 1620 South Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana.

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TODAY: Nappanee is Having a Block Party

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Block Party, Community, Event, Events, Family Event, Free School Supplies, Fundraiser, Get-together, Good Food, Good Times, Indiana, Kid's Games, Kids Events, Music, Nappanee Indiana, Neighborhood Fun, School Daze

Here are the times and the locations of the events going on in Nappanee today:

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Elkhart, Elkhart County, Event, Fun, Fundraiser, Good Times, Indiana, Prizes, Special, Sports, Vollyball, Volunteer

Church Community Services News

• Tuesday, August 21st: Armadillo Beach Volleyball Classic at Rivals Sports Den at 6 PM. Sign-up by August 16th.
  -Cost/Entry Fees: $100 per team                                                                              -Team guidelines: 4 person co-ed teams
  -CASH grand PRIZE!
  -Raffle Prizes : Give-Aways : 50/50
  -Bring non-perishable items to be donated to Church Community Services and be entered to win a Texas Roadhouse Dinner Certificate.

Click here for full details and sign-up!

This event is part of Texas Roadhouses Headlock on Hunger campaign in which all proceeds benefit the Church Community Services food pantry.

Below is the check that presented to CCS from the golf scramble fundraiser, restaurant sales, and the community celebration.

That’s $6,500 toward the work we do here at CCS!

Thank you Texas Roadhouse for your ongoing support of your community!

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Town of New Paris SUCCEEDS without taxing

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Downtown New Paris

Did you know that New Paris is an unincorporated town with no taxes to fund expenses? It has been a voluntary system since 1922!

Fundraisers as well as individual and corporate donations keep the streetlights on. Without taxes, the town of New Paris uses “voluntarily given” funds to not only keep New Paris lights on, but also to:

• Purchase land for the New Paris Cemetery
• Continue to look to improve the business environment
• Purchase downtown banners, designed to promote local business
• Purchase/Maintain Christmas decorations
• Work with the Elkhart County Government to stripe streets and install
speed/school zone signs
• Hang Holiday banners and decorations
• Sponsor the New Paris Boy Scout Troop, which is one of the longest
standing chapter troops in Indiana
• Provides land and cabin for Boy Scout troop use
• Provide an annual scholarship to a Fairfield graduated who resides in
New Paris
• Contributes to the New Paris/Benton 4-H Boosters
• Long-standing representation on the Elkhart County 4-H Fair Board
• Organizes Annual Spring Clean Event and sponsors Memorial Day Services

New Paris Boy Scout Troop 12 saluting flag on Memorial Day. (Photo/Boy Scout Troop 12)

Cabin, donated to New Paris Boy Scout Troop by Town of New Paris. (Photo/New Paris Boy Scouts)

Highlights from last night’s 2nd Friday, New Paris Fundraising Event:

Some of the cars from the car show.

Raymond Wright, Scout Leader, with Boy Scout Troop 12 serving the Haystack dinner. The Scouts work at community events to earn money for Scouting trips and equipment.

Lots of enthusiasm for the corn hole tournament.

Big Daddy’s Blues Band was great! So much so that my husband wanted to dance. But, he’s a great dancer. If I wasn’t so really, really bad, I would have done it. The music was THAT good.