What's Up! Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Bluffton Farmer’s Market on  Wednesdays and Saturdays

The Farmer’s Market is open at the Dutch Mill Plaza (Main Street at the bridge) on Wednesdays from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon. Current features include: bedding and garden plants, fresh baked foods and frozen meats, hand crafted and woodworking products and more. (Pd. Advt.)

Busy July ahead for the History Center

Summer will be in full swing at the History Center with its participation in the Three Rivers Festival, Miami Indian Heritage Days and the Barr Street Market.

Three Rivers and Northern Indiana Train (T.R.A.I.N.) model railroading exhibit will be back for another year from July 15 to July 20 with an HO scale, fully operational freight yard run by the T.R.A.I.N. model railroad club. Regular museum admission applies for the event.

During the Barr Street Market, the public can tour The History Center at no charge during the market hours every Saturday rain or shine through mid-September from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. An old-fashioned photo booth will be available on July 6 for photos.

On Monday, July 15, the History Center and ARCH will lead a tour of Fort Wayne’s historical Lindenwood Cemetery. The tour runs from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. and is free to the public.

 July 16-18 is the annual Follow the Pipes self-guided tour of area churches and their pipe organs. Several churches will be featured each day with music, a brief history of those churches, as well as a concert at the Embassy Theater featuring their pipe organ “Miss Page”. For more information, call the History Center at 260-426-2882 or view the center’s web site at: www.fwhistorycenter.com. 

Blackford County 4-H Parade July 8

The Blackford County 4-H and Open Fair Parade will be held Monday, July 8 in Hartford City.

Anyone interested in participating in the parade can do so by stopping by 119 N. High Street in Hartford City or by calling the Purdue Extension Office at 765-348-3213. Deadline for entries is June 28, 2013.