What's Up! Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013

Parks Department 12 Days of Christmas gifts events

Join the first installment of the 12 Days of Christmas Class Thursday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m. at the Bluffton City gym. The event is sponsored by the Bluffton Parks and Recreation Department.

Participants will get to create three handmade gifts with a coordinating bag or tag for $5 and/or they may also create three handmade greeting cards for $5. 

Use the city hall entrance at the glass door on the WEST side of the building next to bank. 

Pre-registration is required to have an adequate supply of materials. Children age 8 and older may attend and/or participate with a paid adult. Call 824-6069.

Toddler event Nov. 5

The Parks Department has announced the next special toddler event as a tour of the post office scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 5. 

Meet in the Bluffton city gym at 11 a.m. The group will walk over to the post office around 11:15 a.m. This is a FREE event. Also, the gym is now open every Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m.-noon for kids to run and play in. FREE  Questions call 824-6069.

Craft Bazaar and Cookie Walk Dec. 7

Lifeway Wesleyan Church Craft Bazaar and Cookie Walk will be held Dec. 7 from 8:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m. at 7722 Moeller Road in Fort Wayne.

Breakfast and lunch will be available for purchase. 

Cost of the Cookie walk  is $7 per box. Proceeds will  benefit the youth mission trip during the summer of 2014.

There will be homemade crafts and a door prize raffle.  

Call Jenna Geissler at 749-0363 or the church at 749-9758 for booth reservations or for more information.

Warren Annual Holiday Walk and Festival of Trees Nov. 22

Historic Warren, an Indiana Main Street initiative, will host its second annual Holiday Walk and Festival of Trees on Friday, Nov. 22, from 5-7:30 p.m. 

All area businesses and churches have been invited to open their doors for fun, friendship and fellowship. The Holiday Walk involves people visiting area businesses and churches for a light refreshment and activities and incentives, including a live reindeer, puppet shows, horse-drawn wagon rides, live music, and the opening night of “Narnia” at the Pulse Opera House.

At the same time, the Festival of Trees will be held with guests visiting trees decorated by area businesses, clubs, church groups and individuals.  

There will be three categories of tree judging: Adult organization/business; Youth Organization and Individual or Family.

Each winner will receive $50 in Warren Chamber Bucks and monetary donations raised from the voting will be given to the Warren Ministerial Association.

For more information call R. Swanson at 260-750-1798.

Bus trip to U.S. Air Force Museum Jan. 3

A bus trip to Dayton Ohio National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will be Jan.. 3. Cost is $35 per person.

Those attending will leave at 8 a.m. and return at 5 p.m. 

For more information call 260-724-2520.