Events
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FEBRUARY
4 Eastern Star Pancake, Sausage & Egg Breakfast 7 am - 11 am. At the Columbia City Masonic Lodge on Business 30 East. Free Will Donation.
18 Columbia City Rotary Scholarship Auction 6 to 9:30 p.m. Eagles Nest Event Center.
$25 per person or $175 for a table of eight. Contact Candice Yeakle at 609-3280.
23 Whitley County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner 6 p.m. Eagles Nest Event Center.
$40/person $320/table of 8. RSVP to Laurell Hodges at 723-4495.
25 Faith Christian Academy's Annual Fish/Tenderloin Dinner. 4 to 7 p.m. 4-H Center.
All you can eat fish & tenderloin dinners by Gaerte's. Pre-event tickets, call 248-4872.
MARCH
16 Passages Presents: Paintings, Pickles and Patrick, Peabody Public Library,
1160 East SR 205, 5:00 – 7:00 pm, 260-244-5541
17 Big Green 8K, Morsches Park, 9:00 am; Trail run benefiting Columbia City
Fireworks, www.columbiacityparks.us
23-24 Antique Tractor Auction, Whitley County 4-H Fairgrounds; Set-up on Friday,
auction on Saturday. 260-723-4378 for more info.
APRIL
14 Whitley County EXPOsed— Chamber Business Expo, Indian Springs Middle
School, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, www.whitleychamber.com
21 Extension Homemakers Garage sale, Whitley County 4-H Center; 8:00 am –
3:00 pm; 260-244-7615, www.extension.purdue.edu/whitley
27-28 South Whitley Town Garage Sale - Downtown South Whitley
www.whitleychamber.com
MAY
Begins the 5th - Whitley County Farmer’s Market Opening Day, Courthouse
Square, Columbia City, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm – Continues every Saturday through
the summer and early fall. www.whitleychamber.com
5 Columbia City Baseball and Softball Opening Day Ceremonies, Morsches Park Parade begins at 10:00 am, www.columbiacityparks.us
JUNE
2 Relay For Life, Indian Springs Middle School starting at 9:00 am;
www.relayforlife.org
12-14 Civil War Camp, Whitley County Historical Museum, 106 West Jefferson
Street, Columbia City, www.whitleymuseum.com.
20-23 Turtle Days in Churubusco, www.turtledays.com
26-30 Old Settler’s Day Celebration/Parade, Columbia City. For more information
Visit the Columbia City Community FACEBOOK page. For parade information, 260-229-7237.
30 Indiana Highland Games @ Whitley County 4-H Fairgrounds. Contact Jennifer Romano, 260-610-1873 or visit www.IndianaHighlandGames.com
JULY
13-19 Whitley County 4-H Fair, Columbia City, Friday thru Thursday, 260-244-7615
www.extension.purdue.edu/whitley
AUGUST
4 JA Achievement Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show -Downtown Columbia City, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm. Contact Julie Copeland, 260-609-6039 or julie.copeland@spsx.com.
10-12 MIHSIHKINAAHKWA POW-WOW, Morsches Park, 260-609-7844,
www.miamipowwow.org
11 Healthy Traditions 5K Run & Walk, Morsches Park, 8:00 am. Contact Dani
Tippman, 260-609-7844.
SEPTEMBER
8 Whitley County Autumn Art Festival – Columbia City Courthouse Square
www.wcaaf.org
21 11th Annual Elementary 1 Mile Cross Country Championship, Morsches
Park, 5:30 pm. This event draws in 500+ elementary runners/families to the park;
concessions will be available. Call 260-248-1216 for more information.
OCTOBER
13 Farmer’s Market “Harvest Moon Festival” – Courthouse Square, Downtown
Columbia City, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm. www.whitleychamber.com
20 Lighthouse Bazaar, Whitley County 4-H Center, 260-244-5266 for more info.
NOVEMBER
2-3 Extension Holiday Bazaar, Whitley County 4-H Center, Friday 9:00 am-6:00
pm; Saturday 8:30 am – 2:00 pm, 260-244-7615,
www.extension.purdue.edu/whitley
10 Veterans Marathon / Half Marathon—Starts Downtown Columbia City,
8:00 am. This year’s event is the 2012 RRCA Indiana Championship Event.
260-610-1218 for information. www.veteransmarathon.com
17 15th Annual Yuletide Treasures Bazaar, Indian Springs Middle School,
9:00 am – 3:00 pm. 260-248-1216
23-24, 30 Festival of Trees held at the Clugston on the Square, 4:00 – 8:00 pm. Continues into December.
7 Dashing Through the Snow 5K, Morsches Park, 7, 5:30 p.m.7-8 Community Christmas Celebration, Downtown Columbia City —Courthouse Square, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
1, 7-8 Festival of Trees @ the Clugston on the Square, 4:00 – 8:00 pm<몬˒>
JANUARY 2013
19-20 Whitley County “Fire & Ice” WinterFest, Ice Sculptures, Carving
Competition, Kids Activities, Ice Cream Eating Contest, Craft Bazaar, Chili
Cook-off, Food Vendors and Live Entertainment. www.whitleychamber.com.
1 Father-Daughter Dance, First Church of God. 1200 West DePoy Drive,
www.columbiacityparks.us