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MORE in the NooZ and Mall. To place your event in the NooZ and Mall calendar, please call or send information. Please include the name of someone to contact if we have questions. Events in East Noble County receive preference, while out-of-the-area events will be included on a space available basis. Deadline is the Tuesday before the day of publication. Email to noozmall@yahoo.com, mail to PO Box, 313, Avilla; or put in the drop box at 109 Baum St., Bloodmobile June 27—Bloodmobile is at Parkview Noble Hospital, Sawyer Rd., Kendallville, on Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Call 1-800-448-3543 for information or an appointment. LaOtto Community Assoc. tractor pull June 28—LaOtto Community Association hosts an antique tractor pull on Saturday, sign in at 8 a.m., pulls start at 9 a.m. Free admission and concessions available. Fire Dept. Knox benefit ride June 28—Avilla Fire Department hosts a benefit motorcycle ride on Saturday for Tiffanie Know-Harris at Hayden Honda, S.R. 6, Kendallville, at 11 a.m. Ride starts at noon. Cost is $20 for driver or $25 per couple on bike, advance tickets; or $30 for driver or $35 for couple, day of run. Benefit includes 100-mile escorted ride, dinner, band and door prizes. Other events are a photo with a fire truck, fire prevention trailer and family fun activities. Dinner and the band is $10 per person, without ride. For more information, contact Steve Bobay, 242-0931, medic117@embarqmail.com. Door prizes by Hayden Honda. Garrett garden walk June 29—The Garrett Garden Club will be hosting a Garden Walk on Sunday, from 1 to 5 p.m. Tickets will be available prior to the walk at The Flower Pot Garden Center on South Randolph Street in Garrett. Tickets will also be sold the day of the walk at each location and are $5 each. The locations are: Lady of Laurel Grotto - corner of Ijams & Keyser Streets; Mike Bowmar and Harold Kline - 116 South Second Street; Denny and Terri Gall - 1405 Capitol Court; Pat and Deb Kleeman - 100 South Taylor Road. The club will be hosting 3 landscaped yards and the St. Joseph Grotto. They also invite everyone to stop in and visit the new Garrett Museum of Art. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the new museum. There will also be raffle prizes given away. Please contact Anisa Waterhouse at 357-5005 for details. Habitat for Humanity golf outing July 2—3rd annual golf classic to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Noble County is Wednesday July 2, Cobblestone Golf Course, Kendallville. Call Lindsey Helmer for more information, 435-9022. Fire Dept. benefit golf outing July 3—Avilla Fire Department hosts a benefit golf outing for Tiffanie Knox-Harris on Thursday at 2 p.m., at Noble Hawk Golf Course, Kendallville. Cost is $65 in advance or $70 day of event, per person. Benefits include golf, cart, dinner, band, fireworks and door prizes from Noble Hawk. Other events are picture with a fire truck and fire prevention trailer. Dinner, band and fireworks tickets are $20 per person, without golf. Contact Angela Hamman, 349-8839, angelahamman@hotmail.com, for more information, or to register. Little Miss and Mister contest July 11—Contestants are being accepted for the 2008 Noble County Little Miss and Mister Contest to be held on July 11 at 7 p.m. in the Cole Auditorium in conjunction with the 2008 Miss Noble County Queen Pageant. Contestants must be at least 5 years of age by June 1, 2008 and cannot have reached their 8th birthday by August 1, 2008. All contestants will be judged on personality, conduct, attentiveness, responsiveness, poise and overall impressions. Contestants must be permanent residents of Indiana and currently reside or attend school in Noble County. Entry forms are available at the Noble County Extension Office in Albion, the Kendallville Public Library and the Ligonier Public Library. All entries and $10 fee must be received by July 5, to participate. For more information contact Deb Robertson at (260) 347-4656. Vacation Bible School at Calvary July 20-24—Calvary United Methodist Church hosts vacation bible school, Beach Party: Surfin’ Through the Scriptures, from Sunday-Thursday at the church, W. Albion St. Children ages 3-5th grade from the community are welcome. Meetings are 5:30-8:15 p.m. and include singing, crafts, science activities, dinner, and recreational activities. For more information, call the church, 897-3190. Pre-registration began June 2. Noble County Fair July 12-19—Noble County Community Fair Board announced some events for this year’s fair, at the fairgrounds in Kendallville, off US 6, east. On July 12, is the fair parade, which runs through downtown Kendallville. On Saturday is harness racing, and on Sunday is a truck and tractor pull. Country music superstar Phil Vassar will perform on Monday night. New on Tuesday night is micro-sprint racing. Motorcross is back on Wednesday night, and the popular combine demolition derby is Thursday night. The rodeo moved to Friday night, and Saturday is the ever-popular demolition derby. The new automotive football is planned for July 17 and teams of three are needed. For more information or to register, call 347-0666. County music artist, Phil Vassar, will be performing in concert at the Noble County Community Fair on Monday, July 14. Tickets for this concert are on sale at the Noble County Extension Office in Albion, and on Ticketmaster. Tickets prices are: $25 reserved track seats, $20 reserved Grandstand seats, and $15 general admission seats. No phone sales will be taken at the Extension Office, it will be “first come, first served” through the door. The Extension Office is located south of Albion on State Rd 9, in the lower level of the Noble County Office Complex-South. Autism Walk at Bixler Aug. 9—Walk Around the World for Autism is scheduled to start at 8:45-9:45 a.m. with registration at Bixler Lake Park pavilion, Kendallville. Walk begins at 10 a.m. For more information about walking and sponsorships, call Tina Ashenfelter, 599-0253 or Kathy Davis, 693-3243. LaOtto garage sale Aug. 16—LaOtto Community Association hosts a garage sale and bake sale at the community center, in the park, starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday. Free admission. Food available for sale. Tables may be rented for $10 each. Deadline to rent is Aug. 9 by calling 897-4050 or 897-4321. 10th Annual Albion Harvest Fest..... Sept. 20-21—Various committees of the Albion Harvest Fest want you. If you want to serve food for your not-for profit booth, call Phyllis Herendeen at 636-2748. If you are a vendor for the crafter village and want to participate, call Barb Kirkpatrick at 636-7552. If you have something to trade or barter for Traders Row, call Mark Herendeen at 636-3810. If you want to participate in entertainment, call Bonnie Brownell at 636-2866. If you want to join the committee, call Bill Shultz at 636-7863. The event will be Sept. 20 and 21 at the Noble County Saddle Club in Albion on SR 8 west. Senior Citizens Party Fridays—People ages 60 and older are invited to meet ever Friday, from May-October, from 6-9 p.m. at the Avilla Community Center to play games and cards. Bring your favorite game or cards, plus drinks and snacks. A potluck is planned every other month. Questions, call Shirley Dye, 897-3612. Ark Food Pantry Tuesdays—Ark Christian Fellowship’s Food Pantry, open by appointment only. Please call for appointment, 897-3627. Calvary Food Pantry Tuesdays—Calvary United Methodist Church Food Pantry is open at the church, W. Albion St., Avilla, on Tuesdays starting at 9:30 a.m. LaOtto Wesleyan Food Pantry By appointment—LaOtto Wesleyan Church Food Pantry, 409 S. Tamarack (south entrance), LaOtto is open by appointment only. The pantry serves persons in the LaOtto School district. For more information, call the church at 897-2575. Kendallville & Limberlost Libraries Home Remedies Using Plants Master gardeners are a wealth of knowledge, and now they have information to pass along about how to create Home Remedies Using Plants. Master Gardener Marilyn Carunchia will be at the Limberlost Public Library in Rome City on Tuesday, July 1 at 2 p.m. She will talk about recipes with plant ingredients that may help ease certain ailments. She’ll also share folk remedies that have been passed down through Native Americans. This program is free, but registration is requested. To sign up, those interested can call the Limberlost Public Library at 854-2775 or email their name, phone number and the topic of the program to info@kendallvillelibrary.org. Book Beat @ the Library Teens will have a blast at Book Beat @ the Library. This month’s book discussion will be held on Thursday, July 10 at 12:30 p.m. at the Kendallville Public Library. While having some snacks, teens will discuss James Patterson’s Maximum Ride novels, School’s Out-Forever and Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports. For more information, contact Teen Librarian Katie Mullins by calling 343-2010 or emailing her at kmullins@kendallvillelibrary.org. Easy, Elegant Beading Projects Participants will create some beautiful projects during a beading class at the Kendallville Public Library on Monday, July 21 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. For a cost of just $10 per person, participants will make a beaded key ring, a beaded bookmark and a beaded zipper pull. Supplies for all three projects are included in the cost. Paid registration is required at the library by Friday, July 18. The class requires a minimum of four participants, and is limited to the first nine paid participants. Libraries Closed for Independence Day The Kendallville and Limberlost Public Libraries will be closed on Friday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Both libraries will be open during regular business hours on Saturday, July 5 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Hiking Stories from an Expert All ages are invited to the Kendallville Public Library to hear interesting and exciting Hiking Stories from Nathan Martin. Nathan is an avid hiker who has walked through mountains and valleys all across the country. His exciting tales include stories about bears and other wild animals, as well as the beautiful scenery he’s witnessed on his trips. He can also offer tips on what others interested in hiking should know…including important items to take and great safety tips. He will be at the Kendallville Public Library on Tuesday, July 22. Two sessions are available to suit most schedules. The first will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon and the second will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. This program is free, but registration is requested. To sign up, interested participants can call 343-2010 or email their name, phone number and the program they’re interested in attending to info@kendallvillelibrary.org. They should specify which session they would like to attend.