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Friends of Animal Shelter meeting June 15
Friends of the Animal Shelter will meet Tuesday, June 15 at 5:30 p.m. in Bluffton City Hall conference room.
Topics will include recent spay-neuter clinic and upcoming events. The public is welcome to attend the meeting. For more information call 273-1742.

Hoagland Days June 17-19
Hoagland Days will be held June 17-19. Entertainment includes Demolition Derby, Bingo, Fish and Tenderloin dinner, barbeque chicken dinner, rides, merchant's tent, Greased Pig contest and much more.
For more information log onto: www.hoaglandin.com.

Annual Ossian sales June 19
Fifth annual Ossian “Town Wide” garage sale and sidewalk sale will be held Saturday, June 19, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Receive a list of sale locations and area map at local businesses or visit www.ossianin.com.

Open auditions June 26 for opera The Twelve
Open auditions for the original musical opera The Twelve, by Joseph Gudel and Dave Frincke of Fort Wayne will be held Saturday, June 26 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Concordia Lutheran High School Auditorium at 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne.
The show will cast at least 26 performers: 18 men and eight or more women. Doors will open at 3:15 p.m. Those auditioning shoud bring a piece of music 32 bars or longer to showcase their voice. A pianist will be provided if needed.
The Twelve is a new musical opera combining the mystery of Jesus Christ Superstar with the drama and realism of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Told entirely fromt he perspective of the 12 Apostles, The Twelve shows the story and person of Jesus through the eyes of his closest followers, while remaining Biblically accurate throughout. The premiere is Aug. 28 and 29 at Concordia. For more information call 260-479-8377.

Power from the Past July 15-18
Northern Indiana Power From the Past Inc. 33rd Annual Show, will be held July 15-18, 2010 at City Park in Winamac. Featured will be Minneapolis-Moline Tractors and equipment, Sandwich Engines, vintage motorcycles. Limited Camping for Exhibitors Only.
Call 574-946-3712 days or 574-946-3206 anytime. Or mail to: P.O. Box 78 Winamac, IN 46996 or www.winamacpowershow.com.

Maumee Valley Steam and Gas Association Quilt Show Aug. 19-22
The Maumee Valley Steam and Gas Association will sponsor their annual quilt show Aug. 19-22 at Jefferson Twp. Park in New Haven. Registration will be Tuesday, Aug. 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday, Aug. 18 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the showground.
Display of quilts will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Ribbons will be awarded Saturday, Aug. 21 at 5 p.m. Quilts can be picked up Sunday, Aug. 22 from 4 to 4:30 p.m. For more information call Peg Miller at 260-749-9850 or email: mamahen02@msn.com.