The Independent-News, Volume 118, Number 11, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 6 August 1992 — Page 2

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- THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - AUGUST 6, 1992

Amish Acres Arts And Crafts Festival Aug. 6-9 Historic Amish Acres in Nappanee, Indiana, will present the 30th annual Amish Acres Arts & Crafts Festival, Thursday through Sunday, August 6-9. More than $6,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the winning paintings and crafts from the competition big top tent. The entries will be from over three hundred artists from across the Midwest and beyond. Amid colorful tents and awnings surrounding Amish Acres farm pond, potters will spin their wheels while silversmiths and weavers work to the gentle twang of dulcimers and banjos. Silhouette cutters, portarit artists, woodcarves and doll makers will ply their trade and sell their wares. The four day artists’ weekend is designed around the Amish heritage and folk art of the historic restoration and the Nappanee area. Horse and buggy rides, guided tours and demonstrations provide an intriguing background for the art display and market. Family style dinners in the air conditioned restaurant and roast NUNLEY’S TROPHYS Phone 656-3924 FREE ENGRAVING On Trophy Orders Over $15.00 Monday - Friday 9:00 - 5 00 Saturday 9:00 - 1:00 Evenings By Appointment Only Phone 656-3924 |lO-93

f' . You Are Invited To Listen To The —/R COMMUNITY , M CHOIR / /// \ Under The Direction ot Sharon Klinedinst \ Singing From Our Deck y Sunday, Aug. 9 j 7:30 p.m. Bring A Chair, Blanket Or Come By Boat RAY'& MARIAN CHAPMAN 20831 N. Lake Rd. - Phone 586-2495 EAST END OF KOONTZ LAKE

JD’s PUB & GRILL 1004 Roosevelt 586-2516 ENTERTAINMENT Saturday, August 8 “BACKSEAT DRIVER” 10:00 p.m. - ? KITCHEN OPEN DAILY 10:30 am. - 2:00 p.m. Daily Lunch Specials Under 5 3.00 Carry-Outs - Call 586-2516 Thursday - Draft Night FROSTED MUG 50 c

pig and sausage sandwiches plus festive food from carts, wagons and tents, as well as apple cider, sweet com, funnel cakes, ice cream and pies will give festival visitors all they want to eat and more. The Inn at Amish Acres, complete with quilts on the beds, complimentary breakfast in the kitchen and rocking chairs on the front porch, stands next to the festival grounds to provide relaxing sleep to weary shoppers. The newly reconstructed 1911 Frank Aker Round Bm Theatre, the national home of the Broadway musical comedy classic, Plain & Fancy, will come alive with song and dance twice daily on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. From the sounds of the fiddle and guitar to the square dance caller plus Punch and Judy a stream of entertainment will fill the summer air during the four day festival. Admission to the Festival is $3.00 per adult with free parking. Seven entrance gates lead to convenient parking in several lots. Children under 10 free. Amish Acres is located on Highway U.S. 6,1 mile west of downtown Nappanee. For additional information contact the Amish Acres Visitors’ Information Center, 1600 West Market St., Nappanee, IN 46550, 1-800-800-4942 or (219) 773-4188. FALL REGISTRATION CONTINUE AT ANCILLA COLLEGE Registration for the fall semester at Ancilla College will continue through August 18, without a late charge. Registration will continue during business hours through August 28, with a late registration penalty. Financial aid is available for eligible students registering late. For further information, call Kathryn or Judy at 936-8898.

Football Jamboree Tickets On Sale Monday At Glenn Tickets for the 1992 varsity football Jamboree at Bremen on Friday, August 21st at 7:30 p.m. will be on sale at John Glenn High School. Beginning on Monday, August 10th and continuing until Friday, August 21st, the tickets will be on sale in the athletic office for $3.00 each. This is the first year tickets are being sold in advance. John Glenn fans are asked to purchase tickets in advance at the high school or from any member of the football or cheerleading squads. John Glenn receives 100% of the money from the advance sale of tickets. Support the football program and John Glenn High School by purchasing your Jamboree tickets in advance. TIPS OFFERED FOR INDIANA STATE FAIR ARRIVALS Gates open early at the Indiana State Fair. While the 38th Street Main Gate (Gate/Chute 1) never closes, by 6:00 a.m. every day, every gate is ready to receive the day’s traffic. In light of numerous new and special events celebrating the Fairgrounds "Century of Blue Ribbon Tradition" centennial, State Fair planners expect a far greater crowd than last year’s 676,693. Fairgoers cars and vans should arrive at the 38th Street Main Gate, Fall Creek Parkway’s Gate 6, Gate 16 near the 4-H Buildings at the Fairgrounds’ northwest corner, or Gate 9A on the northeast corner. Tour company and other buses must arrive via Gate 16; all park free. Fairgrounds and Indiana School for the Deaf parking is free when available. If parking spaces fill and gates close, Fairgoers should seek off-site parking. Tune in to WIBC-1070 AM for State Fair traffic reports. Friends planning to meet at the Fairgrounds should consider carpooling and arriving together to cut back on traffic snarls. FairTrain’s vintage passenger train arrives at the Fairgrounds Depot (just east of Fall Creek Parkway, across from the Fairgrounds) daily from stops at the Indiana Transportation Museum in Noblesville and Fishers Municipal Building. For a complete schedule, refer to the official State Fair program, or call (800) 234-TRAIN or (317) 773-6000. Metro Transit makes regular daily bus stops just east of the 38th Street Main Gate. Metro’s Park-N-Ride program is conveniently available for arrivals from the north; park on the east side of Glendale Shopping Center, 6100 N. Keystone Ave., and board the bus there. Get off at 38th Street and College Avenue for a short walk east to the Fairgrounds. Rides cost only $.75 on weekends, and up to SI.OO during weekday peak periods. Park-N-Ride ends at 7:00 p.m. Anyone taking advantage of the Park-N-Ride program will receive a coupon from the Metro driver, worth one free GET Mobilnet Shuttle ride at the Fair. For a Metro Park-N-Ride schedule, contact Metro at (317) 6352100 and ask for Route Schedule 17. Downtown Indianapolis resiBudd’s Bargain Barn 617 Roosevelt Road Walkerton Hours: Monday - Saturday 10:00 am. - 5:00 p.m. VARIETY OF ITEMS Something For Everyone PHONE 586-72

The Independent-News Publication Number 261460 ROBERT E. URBIN, EDITOR & PUBLISHER INDEPENDENT-NEWS CO., INC., PUBLISHING CO. 601-03 Roosevelt Road, Walkerton, Indiana 46574-1294 Telephone (219) 586-3139 PUBLICATION TIME: Thursday of Each Week COPY DEADLINE: Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. Second Class Postage Paid At Walkerton, Indiana 46574 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 25‘ Per Copy; $9.00 Per Year (SI.OO Extra If Mailed Out Os State)

dents can take advantage of Metro as well; other routes serve the Fairgrounds as well. Yellow Cab, exclusive State Fair taxi service provider, enters and exits the Fairgrounds and awaits passengers at Gate 3 near the southeast comer of the South pavilion. Special handicapped parking is found west of Union Federal Southwest Pavilion, host of Senior Citizen activities, and just inside Gate 6, south of the Operations Center. Handicapped visitors who must park closer to a building should report to the Operations Center,

D J POOL & SUPPLIES Thorn Road 586-2239 ABOVE GROUND POOLS SPLASHER POOLS PUMPS - FILTERS - SAND - CHEMICALS Everything You Need To Run Your Pool Hours: Mon.. Wed , Thurs 4 Fri., 8 00 i m - 6 00 p m ySi lues . 4 00 pm -8 00 p.m - Set ,800 a- 400 p m f- j NORTH LIBERTY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 3rd Annual Golf Outing SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 At WHISPERING PINES GOLF COURSE Tee Times Start At 10:30 a m. For Tickets Contact TOM FAIR- 656-8121 DR. KERRY KNAPE - 656-8175 2t a6 — This Is The ’9O ’s Learn To Play The Guitar Without The Same Old Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Songs New Updated Progressive Playing Quickly Starts The Student And Keeps Interest Levels At A High PRIVATE LESSONS WITH NEW TIMES AVAILABLE CALL TIM BEAGLES At WAGONER’S MUSIC SHOP 604 E. Jefferson St. Phone 936-8714 Plymouth, Ind.

and parking arrangements will be made. A limited number of wheelchairs can be rented near Gate 1 and near Kroger Lincoln Theatre. Threewheel battery-operated carts are rented near Gate 1 as well. Rental hours are 8:00 a.m. to midnight. RUBBER STAMPS Regular & Self Inking Independent-News 601 Roosevelt Rd., Walkerton