by Julie Scher
Remember how your neighbors would tell you about the meat special at the local butcher shop, or the new car at the local car dealer, or the promotion their daughter received, because the manager of the shop told them? Word got around town that way, person to person.

Today, with all of our busy schedules, that news doesn’t spread so quickly, or so well, person to person.

Today, we blog on the internet instead of physically telling our friends and neighbors.

Today, starts our new Kendallville Local Business Blog, to tell you those bits of local news about local businesses and new products or services that will make your like easier or more enjoyable.

If you have a question about where to find a local product or service, email us and we’ll post it on this blog and wait for a local business to answer.

Our advertisers will share their exciting news about new products and services with you, to make it easier for you to find what you want and need, and save time and money shopping.

And, we’ll post the blog on our website, avilla.org, in case you recycle your newspaper and want to check the blog later in the month for something you need.

Local small business news you can use to save time and gas money, to shop locally for the best service and products.
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Zach Hayden of Hayden’s ATA has recently partnered with a program called Kidz'n Power to help provide information to area parents to help N'Power their Kids for life in nine different areas. Through this program he will be providing talks to different groups (schools, libraries, day cares, etc.) about different topics such as fitness, bullies, focus and concentration. Hayden will also be doing different seminars on these topics throughout the year and through different groups.
One of the coolest parts of Kidz'n Power is the FREE email reports that parents can sign up for. Parents can pick any of the nine different topics and sign up for a free email report on it. This report has top experts talking about how to empower their children for life. Hayden will be out in the community (along with some volunteers from his school) to sign people up for these FREE reports. Parents can also go to www.kidznpower.net to sign up for the free reports as well.

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Rose Insurance, with offices in Avilla and Rome City, anounces a new mobile claims office from Pekin Insurance.
The mobile office is a 36-foot motor home equipped with six workstations complete with telephone, fax and printers, and a conference room. The self-contained unit is complete with a generator, satellite and wireless technology.
“After a serious storm, the mobile claims office will be on site as quickly as possible to inspect damages, settle claims and make payments,” said Dave Rose, owner of Rose Insurance.

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Tin Cup Family Center has now opened batting cages for the 2008 season. There is a slow pitched baseball, fast pitched baseball, and a fast pitched softball. We also offer miniature golf, driving range, and ice cream parlor. Bring the family out for a day of fun at 2004 W. North St., Kendallville, (next to the Eagle's).
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Dietrich Auto Repair in Kendallville is open late on Tuesdays for oil changes, to accommodate customers' schedules. No appointment is needed. The shop is open until 7 p.m. on Tuesdays for your convenience.
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Do you have a question about a business, or service or product that you'd like an answer to? Email it to us at noozmall@yahoo.com and we'll try to find your answer and post it on the

Kendallville Business Blog.
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And if you'd like to receive reminders of special sales and other local business news, signup for our contest on this site, avilla.org, and receive monthly updates, as needed.