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Vol. 5 No. 8

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Contents Birthday Trivia

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Birthday trivia answers

1. Gladys Knight2. Tony Gwynn3. Bob Seger

4. Alcott Pinchot

5. Emilio Estevez

1. I was born May 28, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia.I am a female R&B singer whose hits include Iheard it through the Grapevine. Who am I?

2. I was born May 9, 1960 in Los Angeles. Iam a former MLB right fielder, who played my

entire career with the San Diego Padres. I wasinducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.Who am I?

3. I was born May 6, 1945 in Dearborn, Michigan.I am a rock musician , singer and songwriter. Iput together The Silver Bullet Band and hadmany hits including Night Moves. Who amI?

4. I was born on May 20, 1959 in New YorkCity. I am an actor who made appearances inRisky Business, Beverly Hills Cop, but am bestknown for playing Balki Bartokomous in thesitcom Perfect Strangers. Who am I?

5. I was born on May 12, 1962 in Staten Island.I am an actor known as a member of the BratPack. My films include: The Breakfast Cluband St. Elmos Fire. My father is also a wellknown actor. Who am I?

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4 .....I DIDNT KNOW THAT

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5. ... A VISIT TO THE BICYCLE MUSEUM

6 .... NORTHWEST OHIO IS HOME TO

THE BIGGEST WEEK IN

AMERICAN BIRDING

8 .... WE COULD HAVE LOSTWORLD WAR II WITHOUT THEM

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Ants in the pantsWhen it comes to words and phrases, a few stand out as

eserving an explanation all their own. Ants in his pantsalls into this category for me, as not only is it amazing toonder, it opens a whole new can of worms (so to speak) onther bug-related folk remedies of days past.

Now unless youre a dog ghting eas, the notion of in-ects squirming around, on or near your skin is enough toive you the creeps. But believe it or not, in its original con-ext, adding insects was precisely the idea! The goal was toeep you moving, so as to make you squirm or wiggle.

Not recommended for the faint of heart, but it was rec-mmended for the lethargic.

You see, ants in the pants, is purported to be an Old Eng-ish folk remedy for tired blood! In the late 1700s the beliefas that if someone slept more than his fair share of time oras just lazier than folks felt he should be, well, somethingad to be done. To quicken circulation one cure was to placents in the pants of the patient. (Can you imagine?)

Now keep in mind, this was a time when leaching wasopular as well. And may we not forget that Having a Been Ones Bonnet, (though not prescribed) referenced whatoday we might call O.C.D. (i.e. Obsessive Compulsive Dis-

rder). In other words, it was a way of saying a person hadomething buzzing around in his head that he just cant leto of.

Its a wonder anyone survived such an age, but fortu-ately we got past the notion that ants, leaches and otherrawly insects can cure what ails you. (But it does explainhy we reference things like u or colds as having a bugow doesnt it?)

Too many irons in the freIts been one of those weeks. And I dont think Im

nique.For every one step forward, thereve been two steps back.

strologically, maybe Mercurys in retrograde, but honestly,just think we as Americans are tackling too much, stretch-ng ourselves too thin, and making an art of multitasking asf its an Olympic sport in which we hope to medal. Ratherhan savor the moment in any given task, we text whileriving, talk while cooking, compute while conversing. Inhort weve learned to pattern our days, our lives, our ca-eers around an impossible list of to dos made worse by

our blackberries and cell technology. As my grandma wouldsay, weve got too many irons in the re, and nary a clue asto where the expression originated in the rst place.

In case youve ever wondered, the irons are literal, dat-ing pre-electricity, wherein laundry day was no fun task. Asit pertained to pressing matters, heavy irons were placedwithin the replace itself, which yes, made the irons reyhot (necessary for the heaviest fabrics), but the bad newswas this heat was temporary. So to compensate for the cooloff factor, several irons were used in rotation, making for aheated shufe as one exchangedcold irons for hot throughoutthe ironing process.

As you might imagine (giv-en that irons were all the samecolor: namely, black), it was no

small feat to keep up with which iron was hot; which wascold (for they didnt glow; if they did, your clothes weresure to scorch). Given that heating any one iron for too longcould defeat the purpose, keeping too many irons in the remore often than not, led to more confusion than simplica-tion, thus the time one saved was often not worth the energy(or risk) expended.

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T ose ere T e DaysDecades before American Idol and Americas Got Talent

The Early Talent Search showsWith the popularity of talent

search shows American Idoland Americas Got Talent it iseasy to forget that these type of

shows have been around for manyyears.

The rst of these to be success-ful was Arthur Godfreys TalentScouts. Talent Scouts was anAmerican radio and television va-riety show which ran on CBS ra-dio and TV from 1946 until 1958.

The concept for the radio showwas that Godfrey had several tal-ent scouts who brought theirdiscoveries onto the program to

showcase their talents. The winnerof each show was determined by ameter which judged the audiencesapplause. Among the contestantson the show were Pat Boone andThe McGuire Sisters, both of

whom were successful and wenton to perform on Arthur Godfreyand His Friends, another popularshow of the day. Other contestants

discovered on Talent Scouts in-cluded Tony Bennett, The Black-wood Brothers, Lenny Bruce, RoyClark, Rosemary Clooney, WallyCox, Vic Damone, The Diamonds,Eddie Fisher, Connie Francis, DonKnotts, Steve Lawrence, Al Marti-no, Johnny Nash, Leslie Uggams,and Jonathan Winters.

Surprisingly, among those whoauditioned but were not chosento appear on the broadcast were

Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley.Then the popular show movedfrom radio to television, ArthurGodfreys Talent Scouts pre-miered December 6, 1948. Ac-cording to the Nielsen ratings, it

was the highest rated televisionshow for the 19511952 season.It remained a highly popular showthrough the decade.

However, by 1957, televisionaudiences began to prefer adven-ture shows to variety shows andGodfreys ratings dropped outof the top 30 Nielsen Chart. Theshow aired its nal episode onJanuary 1, 1958.

It is also an interesting bitof trivia to know that TalentScouts was the rst entertain-ment program to be videotapedfor rebroadcast, as the then-new

technology was used for a time-delayed rebroadcast in the PacicTime Zone, three hours later.

The Gong Show was anamateur talent contest producedand hosted by Chuck Barris. Itwas broadcast on NBCs day-time schedule from 1976 through1978, and in rst-run syndicationfrom 19761980 and 1988-1989.The show is best remembered forits absurd humor and style, oftenawarding participants ridiculousprizes.

Each show presented a contestbetween amateur performers ofoften dubious talent, with a panelof three celebrity judges. The pro-grams frequent judges includedJaye P. Morgan, Jamie Farr, ArteJohnson, Rip Taylor, PhyllisDiller, and Anson Williams. RexReed was notorious for being the

harshest critic.If any judge considered an act

to be particularly bad, he or shecould strike a large gong, thusforcing the performer to stop.Most of the performers took thegong with sheepish good grace,

but there were exceptions.If the act survived without be-

ing gonged, they were given ascore by each of the three judgeson a scale of zero to ten. On theNBC series, the contestant whoachieved the highest combined

score won the grand prize ofwhat Chuck Barris referred to asthe highly unusual amount of$516.32 (reportedly the ScreenActors Guilds minimum pay for a

days work) and a Golden Gongtrophy.

When Barris announced the -nal score, a midget in formal wear(former Munchkin Jerry Maren)would run onstage, throwing con-fetti while balloons dropped fromoverhead.

The daily Gong Show alsogave out a Worst Act Of TheWeek Award. The winner of thisaward was announced following

the trophy presentation on the Fri-day show, and the performer(s)was given a dirty tube sock and acheck for $516.32.

So it is not just in these presenttimes that we watch, sometimespainfully, all the brave souls try-ing to make their way into showbusiness.

All of those who didnt makethe nal cut, take heart in the factthat neither did Elvis or Buddy

Holly back in the very early days!

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A visit to the Bicycle MuseumBy Stacy Prine

Riding a bike. Its something weveall learned to do and probably at a youngage. Its a learning experience that weveall mastered.

Imagine if you were a young man or

woman in the early 1800s. There were nopedals or soft padded seats or brakes forthat matter.

What or how may you ask did a bicyclework then? The rst bicycle was called aDraisinne. Youd straddle a beam and pro-pel with the feet, gliding over the groundwhile leaning forward to steer the frontwheel. Sounds like fun right?

The Draisinne and many more bicyclescan be viewed at the worlds largest Bi-cycle Museum located in New Bremen atthe corner of State Route 66 and 274. It ishere that you will nd two stories of his-tory.

It all started 14 years ago when JimDicke II of Crown Equipment Corp. want-ed to offer a tourist attraction in the area.He took a trip to Chicago where the en-tire Schwinn line and history were beingauctioned off. Jim brought the majority ofitems back to New Bremen where they are

housed at 7 West Monroe.It seems only tting that the museum is

in Ohio, as Ohio has played a major role inthe history of bicycles. Still distributing isthe Huffy plant. Others that have gone butnot forgotten are Colson of Elyria, ShelbyBicycles of Shelby and Cleveland Weld-

ing, producer of the Roadmaster.Some of the other experiences you willget at the museum include getting to ridean Ariel. One of the rst Ariels was madein 1870. In case youre wondering whatan Ariel is its the bike with the hugefront wheel that sometimes seen in the lo-cal parades and every time someone asks,How did he get up on that thing?

Not only are there interactive oppor-tunities at the museum, visitors will alsosee a complete collection of inauguralbadges/presidential metals starting withPresident William McKinley in 1901to current President Barack Obama in2009.

Museum goers can also get a bit of sci-ence with a beautiful gem collection whichwas added to the museum in 2008.

One of the most signicant times inour nation was the Civil War. There is aag that had been given to the museum in

11 pieces from a New Bremen native.Crown Equipment commissioned the res-toration of this authentic ag. There arebooks available that detail the travel his-tory of the ag.

So, if youre looking for something to do

close to home, take a trip down State Route66 and visit the small town of New Bremenand the Bicycle Museum.

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The Bicycle Musuem of America in New Bremen offers visitors a unique lookinto the history of bicycles, plus much more!


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Spring has arrived and weake to the pleasant songs of

hirping birds outside of ourindows. Although most ofs cant identify our featheredriends by sound or sight, wetill love to watch them and

ntice them to come closery placing bird baths and birdeeders at our homes.

The month of May bringss the opportunity to learnore about these winged

nes and see birds we mayave never seen before.

Northwest Ohio in Mayffers quite simply the bestirding in North America athis time. The southern edge

f Lake Erie acts as a barrierhat the birds are reluctant toross. They tend to pile upn the woodlots surroundedy marshland on the lakes southern edge. Itll takes place based around Black Swampird Observatory, Magee Marsh, and Ot-

awa National Wildlife Refuge, along theake Erie shore approximately 25 milesast of Toledo.

The Biggest Week in Birding is a 10ay week of some of the best birding

orth America has to offer. It will be a anvent featuring workshops, guided birdingctivities, half-day birding bus tours, key-ote speakers, and more, which is sched-led from May 5, 2011 to May 15, 2011.

Among the myriad of events offered wille ID workshops; Woodcock Extravagan-

zas to observe the extraordinary displays ofthese woodland shorebirds; daily warblerworkouts on the Magee boardwalk; dailyvisits to the neighboring Ottawa NWR, alocal hotspot for waterbirds; multiple eve-ning talks; birding by ear workshops; and anumber of presentations on world birding.On top of all of that, birding guru KennKaufman will be holding talks on a variety

of birding subjects over nine nights of thefestival, including programs that focus onmigration, bird ID, and many other inter-esting topics.

You should expect to see at least 20 war-bler species every day, along with massesof thrushes, vireos, ycatchers, orioles, and

other migrants in the woods, plus shore-

birds and others in the more open areas.No birder or casual observer is likely toget bored in this area in May. The marsh-lands around Magee Marsh and OttawaNWR hold vast numbers of waterbirdssuch as swans, heron, and egrets. Ottawa isdrawing down water levels in some areasso birders will be able to get great looks atmost of the inland shorebird species. Sur-rounding woodlands hold most of the resi-dent species from the Great Lakes region,so if chasing Red-headed Woodpeckers is

your thing, you will be well served.What are the best birding localities tovisit? Must sees include Magee MarshBoardwalk for warblers and other songbirdmigrants; Ottawa NWR for warblers, shore-birds, and waterbirds; Black Swamp BirdObservatory for American Woodcocks andmigrants visiting the water feature outsidethe window on wildlife; Metzger Marshfor waterbirds and migrant songbirds; OakOpening for woodland species, and otherhotspots including Cedar Point National

Wildlife Refuge for the lucky few who canget into this highly restricted area on one ofthe bus trips.

For the most part viewing all the vari-ety of birds should be very easy, with manywarblers at eye level and water birds atclose range. For some of the more difcultspecies there will be guides available freeof charge to help you out around the clock(almost).

Interested in bird photography? It is es-timated that during the month of May, there

are more warbler photos taken in northwestOhio than in all the rest of the USA com-bined. While we cant prove thats true,it probably is, and for good reasons. Notonly are there a LOT of warblers around,but these little gems come down from theirusual treetop haunts to cavort at eye levelhere.

There are ample opportunities for many

photographers. If you use your handheldcamera, youre likely to nd many willingsubjects posing all along the boardwalk!

Magee Marsh and Ottawa NWR areopen from dawn till dusk. There will beguides available to help you from around 8am through till 5 pm on most days at Ma-gee Marsh. At Ottawa the guides will startat around 8 am and will be available untildusk.

The mornings and afternoons are better

to view most songbirds, though if there isa buildup overnight it can be pumping allday. We suggest that people are out lookingby 8am and take the middle of the day torelax, and enjoy one of the programs at theOttawa NWR Visitor Center.

Nightly presentations will be held at Ot-tawa NWR Visitor Center and some 7:30p.m. talks will be held at Our Guest Inn and

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Visitors line the boardwalks to catch a gliimpse of natures ying friends.

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Suites in Port Clinton.While The Biggest Week re-

ally focuses mainly on birds andbirding, socializing is somethingthat the festival hosts hold close toits hearts. Besides just looking atthe birds, they would like to buildfriendships within the birdingcommunity, and because of this

there will also be social eventsspread through the 10 days. Be ita get together, a karaoke night, orchilling out in the middle of theday, there will be a lot of socialinteraction between local, inter-state, and international birders.At any point, drop into the BlackSwamp Bird Observatory ofce

and ask what s going on that day.All levels of birders are wel-

come. The warbler walks willconcentrate on seeing all the tar-get species for the area so maynot spend as much time on com-mon species as wanted by somebeginners. We suggest that begin-ners take advantage of the begin-ner walks in the mornings to dealwith the basics, do a water bird

and shorebird workshop, and thenhit the Magee Marsh Boardwalkin the afternoon. By the end of a 4

day visit, you will know the ropesand be pulling in great birds likethe rest of us.

Kids are welcome if accom-panied by a parent or guardian.There are family walks out of Ot-tawa NWR every day, so there isample opportunity for everyone togo birding. Promoting youth bird-ing is one of the main priorities,so please, bring them along.

For people on the Ottawa be-ginner walk and shorebird walks,there will be a limited number of

binoculars for use free of chargefor the duration of the walk. TheMagee Marsh Bird Center alsohas binoculars to loan out.

The workshops, bus tours, andevening programs require pre-registration.

To register for the weeklongevent (there is a small registra-tion fee that is good for the en-tire week) and to pre-register for

any special events on-line, clickthe registration button at big-gestweekinamericanbirding.com

You may select as manyevents as your schedule permits.The only limitations are the bustrips which are limited to one tripper attendee from each bus tripgroup.

The guided bird walks, family/beginner bird walks, and shore-bird and waterbird bird walks do

not require registration. Just showup at the designated location atthe designated time and showyour Biggest Week name badge.

For further inquiries beforethe event call the Observatory at419-898-4070 or check out the fullschedule at biggestweekinamerican-birding.com

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By Paul NiemannIn war, the side with the

superior level of intelligence

has a major advantage, asdoes the side with the mosteffective use of communica-tions.

This story delves intohow the use of a certain com-munications tool inuencedWorld War II. This inven-tion, though not patentable,is probably more native toAmerica than apple pie andbaseball.

It was used in every as-sault the U.S. Marines con-ducted in the Pacic from1942 to 1945 -- Guadalca-nal, Tarawa, Peleliu and IwoJima. It was used in all sixMarine divisions, MarineRaider battalions and Marineparachute units, enabling ourmen to transmit messages bytelephone and radio in a codethe Japanese never broke.

Without it, the Marineswould never have taken IwoJima, according to MajorHoward Connor of the 5thMarine Division.

So what is this great in-vention that helped us winWorld War II?

Navaho code talkers.These code talkers wereNavaho Indians who wererecruited to transmit and in-terpret messages during thewar.

The Germans had theEnigma machine as theircode system, but it was nomatch for the Navajo codetalkers. Its syntax and tonalqualities, not to mention dia-lects, make it unintelligibleto anyone without extensiveexposure and training. It hasno alphabet or symbols, andis spoken only on the Na-

vajo lands of the AmericanSouthwest. One estimateindicates that less than 30non-Navajos, none of themJapanese, could understandthe language at the outbreakof World War II.

How important to the

American war effort werethe Navaho code talkers?

Major Connor had sixNavajo code talkers workingaround the clock during therst two days of the battle ofIwo Jima. Those six sent andreceived over 800 messages,all without error.

The subject of a 2002Hollywood movie calledWindtalkers, the Navahocode talkers code is the onlyunbroken code in modernmilitary history. The codeenabled American transla-tors stationed outside theUnited States to decipherthe code in minutes, whereasother codes would take ap-proximately two hours todecipher. It would take only20 seconds for the Navahocode talkers to decode athree-line English message,whereas machines required30 minutes to perform thesame job.

So how did the Navahocode talkers go virtually un-noticed for half a century af-ter the war had ended?

Navajo remained poten-tially valuable as code even

after the war. For that rea-son, the code talkers, whoseskill and courage saved bothAmerican lives and militaryengagements, only recentlyearned recognition from theU.S. government and thepublic. They were honored

in September of 1992 at thePentagon; the Navajo codetalker exhibit is a regularstop on the Pentagon tour.The exhibit includes a dis-play of photographs, equip-ment and the original code,along with an explanation ofhow the code worked.

Thirty-ve Navajo codetalkers, all veterans of theU.S. Marine Corps, and theirfamilies traveled from theirhomes on the Navajo Reser-vation, which includes partsof Arizona, New Mexico andUtah, to attend the dedica-tion of the Navajo code talk-er exhibit.

Who was this visionaryNavaho individual who came

up with this brilliant plan touse their native language ascode in World War II?

The idea actually camefrom an American namedPhilip Johnston, the son ofa missionary to the Navajosand one of the few non-Nava-jos who spoke their languageuently. Johnston, rearedon the Navajo reservation,was a World War I veteran

who knew of the militaryssearch for a code that wouldwithstand all attempts to de-cipher it. He also knew thatNative American languages-- notably Choctaw -- hadbeen used in World War I toencode messages.

Red, White & Blue Mysteries:

We could have lostWorld War II without them

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Dividends an opportunity in todays markets

Dividends an oppor-unity in todays markets

The U.S. economy is

lowly improving and in-estors are once againooking for places to putheir money to work. Buthile the slow pace of eco-omic growth has stymiedome investors, it has alsoreated opportunity forthers who know where toook.

Higher-quality, larger-ap stocks may be a goodlace to start. In the eraf hard-won yields, thesetocksparticularly thosehat pay dividendsmay be attractive to in-estors with concerns about ination. Com-ared with smaller-cap, higher risk stockshat soared during the recovery rally, largeaps may also be more affordable and lessisky in todays markets.

When looking for a dividend-payingtock, research companies with solid bal-nce sheets and strong free cash ow. Dontocus solely on current dividend yield; you

hould evaluate whether that yield is sus-ainable. Look for companies with a longistory of maintaining and increasing their

dividend payments.Dividend investing has

been rewarding over time.

While past performance is noguarantee of future results,dividend-paying stocks havehistorically outperformed non-dividend payers, and dividendincome has historically repre-sented a signicant portion oflarge-caps total return.

Adding dividend grow-ers to your portfolio may alsohelp buffer market volatility.The income from dividends

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Reinvesting dividends can also be a cost-effective way to build your position in thatstock.

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AREA CALENDAR OF EVENTSEncore Theatre -

oonlight and MagnoliasMay 13-15 & 20-22

Friday & Saturday: 8 p.m.Sunday matinee: 2 p.m.Location: Encore Theatre.Moonlight and Magnolias - a comedy by

on Hutchinson. David O. Selznick, famed

ollywood producer, has a problem. Heshree weeks into shooting his latest histori-al epic, Gone with the Wind, but the scriptust isnt working. His solution? Fire the di-ector, pull Victor Fleming off The Wizardf Oz, and lock himself, Fleming, and scriptoctor Ben Hecht in his ofce for ve daysntil they have a screenplay.

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May 7Lima Area Concert Band - Celebrations &

eremonies7:30 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Civic &

onvention Center, 7 Town Square, Lima.Featuring Staff Sergeant Daniel R. Bent-

ey, Euphonium.Single Ticket: $15. Season Ticket: $40.

May 6-7Mercer Countys 5th Annual Ribfest

Mercer County Fairgrounds, Celina

$3 AdmissionFriday - Gates open 5 p.m.Free Rider 9 p.m. to midnightSaturday - Gates open 11 a.m.Ribfest 5K at noonEarthquakers 5-8:30 p.m.Rib eating contest 8:30 p.m.$75 Per3-PersonTeam

1st Place $500 2nd Place $250 3rd Place $100For More Information call Bill Vondrell 419-394-8781

Tri-State Gun ShowMay 7 and 8

Saturday: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.Sunday: 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.Location: Allen County Fairgrounds.A popular show for collectors. Guns,

knives, hunting equipment and associatedcollectibles.

Admission Fee: Adults - $5; Children 14and under free, but must be accompanied byan adult.

Nature Pals: Spring Scavenger HuntMay 12

10 a.m. or 1 p.m. At McElroy Environ-mental Education Center, 2355 Ada Rd.,Lima.

Join us as we celebrate the season ofspring. Children ages 3 - 5 and their adult

companion are invited to participate in aspring scavenger hunt.

Registration required by May 10.Contact: Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan

Park District at 419-221-1232

Limaland Motorsports Park RaceMay 13

Pit Gates: 4 p.m.; Grandstand Gates: 5p.m.Hot Laps: 6:30 p.m.; Racing: 7:30 p.m.Location: Limaland Motorsports Park,

1500 Dutch Hollow Rd., Lima.Meet the Drivers NightSprints/UMP Modieds/Thunderstocks.Schedule subject to change without no-

tice. See www.limaland.com

Spring Pioneer Rendezvous Camp/YMCA Camp Clay / 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Van Wert YMCA and the JenningsCreek Council are teaming up again thisyear for the Pioneer Days Rendezvous atCamp Clay. Participants lived just like theearly settlers of America over the weekend,right down to their dress and cooking overopen campres. They even put on displaysand competed against each other in differentfrontier activities like shooting or throwingtomahawks. Visit their web site at www.vw-ymca.org

Bock & Rock in Minster at

Four Seasons ParkMay 14

The gates open at 4 p.m. for VIP attend-ees only. Proper ticketing required.

General Admission gates open at 6 p.m.Food will be available and provided by

the Wooden Shoe Inn. Food cost is not in-cluded in admission price.

General admission (gates open 6 p.m.)$25 in advance ($30 day of event)Each admission includes 20 sample tick-

ets, a commemorative glass, sample guide,

and live entertainment.VIP Admission (4 p.m. VIP only)$50 single ticket/$400 table of eightEach admission includes everything in

the general admission, along with exclusiveaccess to the VIP area.

Must be 21 years of age to attend. Pleasesample responsibly. Carry-ins are not per-mitted.

Family Fun Night at Eldora SpeedwayUMP Dirt Car Modieds/Eldora Stock

Cars & great reworks! www.eldoraspeed-way.com

May 19Bluegrass Cafe at Famous Old Time Mu-sic, 20322 US 33, Wapakoneta

Hosted by Vernon and Kitty McIntyre,the Bluegrass Caf is a weekly event onThursdays. Enjoy the music in a homey,

relaxed atmosphere. Showtime: 7-9 p.m.Admission: $5. Details at 419-568-1220 orwww.fotmc.com.

4-Wheel Jamboree NationalsMay 20 - 22

Friday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m.- 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Location: Allen County Fairgrounds,

2750 Harding Hwy., Lima.Tickets: go to www.FamilyEvents.com

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4th Annual Wheels-N-Wings FestivalMay 21

Van Wert Regional Airport / 7:30 a.m. -11 p.m.

Activities include a car show from noonto 4 p.m. A motorcycle poker run, organizedby the American Patriots club and a motor-cycle show hosted by the local Cushman

Club will also be held.Air show exhibits will include area pi-lots are being invited to y-in for theearly morning pancake-and-sausage break-fast prepared by the local American LegionPost.

The Grimes Flying Lab will be makinga return visit and will put on a light showat dusk.

The National Aviation Hall of Fame willbe bringing a ight simulator and other his-torical displays.

Musical entertainment throughout theday, culminating with an appearance of thegroup Sierra Shame.

May 27Party In The Parkway inDowntown Wapak

Concert times 6:30-9:30 p.m.Six concerts are planned for the free

summer concert series. Each will have a lo-cal service club as beverage host.

Van Wert Community Band ConcertDowntown Fountain Park / 7 p.m.

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