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Birthday Trivia
1. I was born May 28, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia.
I am a female R&B singer whose hits include “I
heard it through the Grapevine.” Who am I?
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Early “TALENT SHOWS” pave the way Nancy Spencer, Editor
2. I was born May 9, 1960 in Los Angeles. I A monthly publication for
4......I DIDN’T KNOW THAT am a former MLB right fielder, who played my Allen, Auglaize, Putnam,
entire career with the San Diego Padres. I was Logan, Mercer and Van Wert Counties.
Why we say the things we say inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.
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5... .. A VISIT TO THE BICYCLE MUSEUM Email - nspencer@delphosherald.com
3. I was born May 6, 1945 in Dearborn, Michigan.
6..... NORTHWEST OHIO IS HOME TO I am a rock musician , singer and songwriter. I For advertising information:
put together “The Silver Bullet Band” and had 1-800-589-6950
THE BIGGEST WEEK IN many hits including “Night Moves”. Who am Marilyn Hoffman Ext. 131
I? Stacy Prine Ext. 129
AMERICAN BIRDING Stephanie Hoersten Ext. 128
4. I was born on May 20, 1959 in New York
8..... WE COULD HAVE LOST City. I am an actor who made appearances in A DELPHOS HERALD
Risky Business, Beverly Hills Cop, but am best PUBLICATION
WORLD WAR II WITHOUT THEM known for playing Balki Bartokomous in the 405 N. Main St.,
sitcom “Perfect Strangers”. Who am I? Delphos, Ohio 45833

10.. . IN THE SAME BOAT... 5. I was born on May 12, 1962 in Staten Island.
Birthday trivia answers
Dressing Down I am an actor known as a member of the “Brat
Pack”. My films include: “The Breakfast Club” 1. Gladys Knight 4. Alcott Pinchot
and “St. Elmo’s Fire”. My father is also a well 2. Tony Gwynn 5. Emilio Estevez
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 Ants in the pants
When it comes to words and phrases, a few stand out as
deserving an explanation all their own. Ants in his pants
falls into this category for me, as not only is it amazing to
ponder, it opens a whole new can of worms (so to speak) on
other bug-related folk remedies of days past.
Now unless you’re a dog fighting fleas, the notion of in-
sects squirming around, on or near your skin is enough to
give you the creeps. But believe it or not, in its original con-
text, adding insects was precisely the idea! The goal was to
our blackberries and cell technology. As my grandma would
say, we’ve got too many irons in the fire, and nary a clue as
to where the expression originated in the first place.
In case you’ve ever wondered, the irons are literal, dat-
ing pre-electricity, wherein laundry day was no fun task. As
it pertained to pressing matters, heavy irons were placed
within the fireplace itself, which yes, made the irons firey
hot (necessary for the heaviest fabrics), but the bad news
was this heat was temporary. So to compensate for the cool
off factor, several irons were used in rotation, making for a
small feat to keep up with which iron was hot; which was
cold (for they didn’t glow; if they did, your clothes were
sure to scorch). Given that heating any one iron for too long
could defeat the purpose, keeping too many irons in the fire
more often than not, led to more confusion than simplifica-
tion, thus the time one saved was often not worth the energy
(or risk) expended.
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Not recommended for the faint of heart, but it was rec- cold irons for hot throughout
ommended for the lethargic.
You see, ants in the pants, is purported to be an Old Eng-
lish folk remedy for tired blood! In the late 1700s the belief
the ironing process.
As you might imagine (giv-
en that irons were all the same
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Now keep in mind, this was a time when leaching was
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 Those Were The Days
Decades before “American Idol” and “America’s Got Talent”
The Early “Talent Search” shows
With the popularity of talent
search shows “American Idol”
and “America’s Got Talent” it is
easy to forget that these type of
shows have been around for many
years.
The first of these to be success-
ful was Arthur Godfrey’s Talent
Scouts. “Talent Scouts” was an
American radio and television va-
riety show which ran on CBS ra-
dio and TV from 1946 until 1958.
The concept for the radio show
was that Godfrey had several “tal-
ent scouts” who brought their
discoveries onto the program to
showcase their talents. The winner
of each show was determined by a
meter which judged the audience’s
applause. Among the contestants
on the show were Pat Boone and
The McGuire Sisters, both of
whom were successful and went
on to perform on ‘Arthur Godfrey
and His Friends’, another popular
show of the day. Other contestants
‘discovered’ on ‘Talent Scouts’ in-
cluded Tony Bennett, The Black-
wood Brothers, Lenny Bruce, Roy
Clark, Rosemary Clooney, Wally
Cox, Vic Damone, The Diamonds,
Eddie Fisher, Connie Francis, Don
Knotts, Steve Lawrence, Al Marti-
no, Johnny Nash, Leslie Uggams,
and Jonathan Winters.
Surprisingly, among those who
auditioned but were not chosen
to appear on the broadcast were
Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley.
Then the popular show moved
from radio to television, “Arthur
Godfrey’s Talent Scouts” pre-
miered December 6, 1948. Ac-
cording to the Nielsen ratings, it
was the highest rated television
show for the 1951–1952 season.
It remained a highly popular show
through the decade.
However, by 1957, television
audiences began to prefer adven-
ture shows to variety shows and
Godfrey‘s ratings dropped out
of the top 30 Nielsen Chart. The
show aired its final episode on
January 1, 1958.
It is also an interesting bit
of trivia to know that “Talent
Scouts” was the first entertain-
ment program to be videotaped
for rebroadcast, as the then-new
technology was used for a time-
delayed rebroadcast in the Pacific
Time Zone, three hours later.
The Gong Show was an
amateur talent contest produced
and hosted by Chuck Barris. It
was broadcast on NBC’s day-
time schedule from 1976 through
1978, and in first-run syndication
from 1976–1980 and 1988-1989.
The show is best remembered for
its absurd humor and style, often
awarding participants ridiculous
prizes.
Each show presented a contest
between amateur performers of
often dubious talent, with a panel
of three celebrity judges. The pro-
gram’s frequent judges included
Jaye P. Morgan, Jamie Farr, Arte
Johnson, Rip Taylor, Phyllis
Diller, and Anson Williams. Rex
Reed was notorious for being the
harshest critic.
If any judge considered an act
Arthur Godfrey hosted “Talent Scouts” on the radio and early
TV.
to be particularly bad, he or she score won the grand prize of
could strike a large gong, thus what Chuck Barris referred to as
forcing the performer to stop. the “highly unusual amount of”
Most of the performers took the $516.32 (reportedly the Screen
gong with sheepish good grace, Actors Guild’s minimum pay for a
but there were exceptions. day’s work) and a “Golden Gong”
If the act survived without be- trophy.
ing gonged, they were given a When Barris announced the fi-
score by each of the three judges nal score, a midget in formal wear
on a scale of zero to ten. On the (former Munchkin Jerry Maren)
NBC series, the contestant who would run onstage, throwing con-
achieved the highest combined fetti while balloons dropped from
overhead.
The daily Gong Show also
gave out a “Worst Act Of The
Week” Award. The winner of this
award was announced following
the trophy presentation on the Fri-
day show, and the performer(s)
was given a dirty tube sock and a
check for $516.32.
So it is not just in these present
times that we watch, sometimes
painfully, all the brave souls try-
ing to make their way into show
business.
All of those who didn’t make
the final cut, take heart in the fact
that neither did Elvis or Buddy
Holly back in the very early days!
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A visit to the Bicycle Museum
By Stacy Prine
Riding a bike. It’s something we’ve
all learned to do and probably at a young
age. It’s a learning experience that we’ve
all mastered.
Imagine if you were a young man or
woman in the early 1800’s. There were no
pedals or soft padded seats or brakes for
that matter.
What or how may you ask did a bicycle
work then? The first bicycle was called a
Draisinne. You’d straddle a beam and pro-
pel with the feet, gliding over the ground
while leaning forward to steer the front
wheel. Sounds like fun right?
The Draisinne and many more bicycles
can be viewed at the world’s largest Bi-
cycle Museum located in New Bremen at
the corner of State Route 66 and 274. It is
here that you will find two stories of his-
tory.
It all started 14 years ago when Jim
Dicke II of Crown Equipment Corp. want-
ed to offer a tourist attraction in the area.
He took a trip to Chicago where the en-
tire Schwinn line and history were being
auctioned off. Jim brought the majority of
items back to New Bremen where they are
Bicycle MuseuM
The
7 West Monroe street, neW BreMen, ohio
housed at 7 West Monroe.
It seems only fitting that the museum is
in Ohio, as Ohio has played a major role in
the history of bicycles. Still distributing is
the Huffy plant. Others that have gone but
not forgotten are Colson of Elyria, Shelby
Bicycles of Shelby and Cleveland Weld-
ing, producer of the Roadmaster.
Some of the other experiences you will
get at the museum include getting to ride
an Ariel. One of the first Ariels was made
in 1870. In case you’re wondering what
an Ariel is — it’s the bike with the huge
front wheel that sometimes seen in the lo-
cal parades and every time someone asks,
“How did he get up on that thing?”
Not only are there interactive oppor-
tunities at the museum, visitors will also
see a complete collection of inaugural
badges/presidential metals starting with
President William McKinley in 1901
to current President Barack Obama in The Bicycle Musuem of America in New Bremen offers visitors a unique look
2009. into the history of bicycles, plus much more!
Museum goers can also get a bit of sci- 11 pieces from a New Bremen native. close to home, take a trip down State Route
ence with a beautiful gem collection which Crown Equipment commissioned the res- 66 and visit the small town of New Bremen
was added to the museum in 2008. toration of this authentic flag. There are and the Bicycle Museum.
One of the most significant times in books available that detail the travel his- For guided tour information call 419-
our nation was the Civil War. There is a tory of the flag. 629-9249 or visit the web site at: bicyclem-
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(Corner of 66 and 274)
We have
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display. call 419-629-9249
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May 2011 • GOOD TIMES – 5
 NORTHWEST OHIO HOSTS
Spring has arrived and we
wake to the pleasant songs of
chirping birds outside of our
windows. Although most of
us can’t identify our feathered
friends by sound or sight, we
still love to watch them and
entice them to come closer
by placing bird baths and bird
feeders at our homes.
The month of May brings
us the opportunity to learn
more about these winged
ones and see birds we may
have never seen before.
Northwest Ohio in May
offers quite simply the best
birding in North America at
this time. The southern edge
of Lake Erie acts as a barrier
that the birds are reluctant to
cross. They tend to “pile up”
in the woodlots surrounded
by marshland on the lake’s southern edge. It
all takes place based around Black Swamp
Bird Observatory, Magee Marsh, and Ot-
tawa National Wildlife Refuge, along the
Lake Erie shore approximately 25 miles
east of Toledo.
The “Biggest Week in Birding” is a 10
day “week” of some of the best birding
North America has to offer. It will be a an
event featuring workshops, guided birding
activities, half-day birding bus tours, key-
note speakers, and more, which is sched-
uled from May 5, 2011 to May 15, 2011.
Among the myriad of events offered will
be ID workshops; Woodcock Extravagan-
Visitors line the boardwalks to catch a gliimpse of nature’s flying friends.
6 – GOOD TIMES • May 2011
zas to observe the extraordinary displays of
these woodland shorebirds; daily “warbler
workouts” on the Magee boardwalk; daily
visits to the neighboring Ottawa NWR, a
local hotspot for waterbirds; multiple eve-
ning talks; birding by ear workshops; and a
number of presentations on world birding.
On top of all of that, birding guru Kenn
Kaufman will be holding talks on a variety
of birding subjects over nine nights of the
festival, including programs that focus on
migration, bird ID, and many other inter-
esting topics.
You should expect to see at least 20 war-
bler species every day, along with masses
of thrushes, vireos, flycatchers, orioles, and
other migrants in the woods, plus shore-
birds and others in the more open areas.
No birder or casual observer is likely to
get bored in this area in May. The marsh-
lands around Magee Marsh and Ottawa
NWR hold vast numbers of waterbirds
such as swans, heron, and egrets. Ottawa is
drawing down water levels in some areas
so birders will be able to get great looks at
most of the inland shorebird species. Sur-
rounding woodlands hold most of the resi-
dent species from the Great Lakes region,
so if chasing Red-headed Woodpeckers is
your thing, you will be well served.
What are the best birding localities to
visit? Must sees include Magee Marsh
Boardwalk for warblers and other songbird
migrants; Ottawa NWR for warblers, shore-
birds, and waterbirds; Black Swamp Bird
Observatory for American Woodcocks and
migrants visiting the water feature outside
the window on wildlife; Metzger Marsh
for waterbirds and migrant songbirds; Oak
Opening for woodland species, and other
hotspots including Cedar Point National Chestnut-Sided Warbler
Wildlife Refuge for the lucky few who can
get into this highly restricted area on one of photographers. If you use your handheld
the bus trips. camera, you’re likely to find many willing
For the most part viewing all the vari- subjects posing all along the boardwalk!
ety of birds should be very easy, with many Magee Marsh and Ottawa NWR are
warblers at eye level and water birds at open from dawn till dusk. There will be
close range. For some of the more difficult guides available to help you from around 8
species there will be guides available free am through till 5 pm on most days at Ma-
of charge to help you out around the clock gee Marsh. At Ottawa the guides will start
(almost). at around 8 am and will be available until
Interested in bird photography? It is es- dusk.
timated that during the month of May, there The mornings and afternoons are better
are more warbler photos taken in northwest to view most songbirds, though if there is
Ohio than in all the rest of the USA com- a buildup overnight it can be pumping all
bined. While we can’t prove that’s true, day. We suggest that people are out looking
it probably is, and for good reasons. Not by 8am and take the middle of the day to
only are there a LOT of warblers around, relax, and enjoy one of the programs at the
but these little gems come down from their Ottawa NWR Visitor Center.
usual treetop haunts to cavort at eye level Nightly presentations will be held at Ot-
here. tawa NWR Visitor Center and some 7:30
There are ample opportunities for many p.m. talks will be held at Our Guest Inn and

Scarlet Tanager
Suites in Port Clinton.
While The Biggest Week re-
ally focuses mainly on birds and
birding, socializing is something
that the festival hosts hold close to
its hearts. Besides just looking at
the birds, they would like to build
friendships within the birding
community, and because of this
and ask what’s going on that day.
All levels of birders are wel-
come. The warbler walks will
concentrate on seeing all the tar-
get species for the area so may
not spend as much time on com-
mon species as wanted by some
beginners. We suggest that begin-
ners take advantage of the begin-
ner walks in the mornings to deal
with the basics, do a water bird
and shorebird workshop, and then
hit the Magee Marsh Boardwalk
in the afternoon. By the end of a 4
there will also be social events
spread through the 10 days. Be it
a get together, a karaoke night, or
chilling out in the middle of the
day, there will be a lot of social
interaction between local, inter-
state, and international birders.
At any point, drop into the Black
Swamp Bird Observatory office Herons and Egrets are frequent visitors to Magee Marsh.
day visit, you will know the ropes
and be pulling in great birds like
the rest of us.
Kids are welcome if accom-
panied by a parent or guardian.
There are family walks out of Ot-
tawa NWR every day, so there is
ample opportunity for everyone to
go birding. Promoting youth bird-
ing is one of the main priorities,
so please, bring them along.
For people on the Ottawa be-
ginner walk and shorebird walks,
there will be a limited number of
binoculars for use free of charge
for the duration of the walk. The
Magee Marsh Bird Center also
has binoculars to loan out.
The workshops, bus tours, and
evening programs require pre-
registration.
To register for the weeklong
event (there is a small registra-
tion fee that is good for the en-
tire week) and to pre-register for
any special events on-line, click
the registration button at big-
gestweekinamericanbirding.com
You may select as many
events as your schedule permits.
The only limitations are the bus
trips which are limited to one trip
per attendee from each bus trip
group.
The guided bird walks, family/
beginner bird walks, and shore-
bird and waterbird bird walks do
not require registration. Just show
up at the designated location at
the designated time and show
your Biggest Week name badge.
For further inquiries before
the event call the Observatory at
419-898-4070 or check out the full
schedule at biggestweekinamerican-
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 Red, White & Blue Mysteries:
Johnston Travel We could have lost
EXPECT THE MOST WHEN
YOU TRAVEL WITH THE BEST
World War II without them
By Paul Niemann
2011 Schedule In war, the side with the
superior level of intelligence
has a major advantage, as
does the side with the most
•Sun. May 22 - “CINCINNATI effective use of communica-
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REDS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS This story delves into
BASEBALL”- Cleveland, OH - the 2 how the use of a certain com-
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World War II. This “inven-
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Jima, according to Major
Howard Connor of the 5th
• Tue., June 21 - “THE WILDS” - Cumberland, Marine Division.
OH - An excellent, trip to take the grandkids. Tour over So what is this great “in-
10,000 acres of reclaimed land transformed into a
vention” that helped us win
habitat for many rare & extinct animals. Ride an open- World War II?
aired safari bus, to be able to view animals up-close.
Navaho code talkers.
Lunch at Grandville
These code talkers were
Inn. $109.00 Meal
included. Navaho Indians who were
recruited to transmit and in-
terpret messages during the
war.
• Tue-Wed, June 28-29 The Germans had the
- QUILT GARDENS TOUR” Enigma machine as their
- Nappanee, IN - Visit many Quilt code system, but it was no
Gardens with local step-on guide. match for the Navajo code
Have a river cruise, horse drawn car- talkers. Its syntax and tonal
riage ride, & other area attractions. qualities, not to mention dia-
lects, make it unintelligible
Five meals included.
to anyone without extensive
$309.00 DBL PP
exposure and training. It has
no alphabet or symbols, and
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is spoken only on the Na-
vajo lands of the American
Southwest. One estimate
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American war effort were
the Navaho code talkers?
Major Connor had six
Navajo code talkers working
around the clock during the
first two days of the battle of
Iwo Jima. Those six sent and
received over 800 messages,
all without error.
The subject of a 2002
Hollywood movie called
Windtalkers, the Navaho
code talkers’ code is the only
unbroken code in modern
military history. The code
enabled American transla-
tors stationed outside the
United States to decipher
the code in minutes, whereas
other codes would take ap-
proximately two hours to
decipher. It would take only
20 seconds for the Navaho
code talkers to decode a
three-line English message,
whereas machines required
30 minutes to perform the
same job.
So how did the Navaho
code talkers go virtually un-
noticed for half a century af-
ter the war had ended?
Navajo remained poten-
tially valuable as code even
after the war. For that rea-
son, the code talkers, whose
skill and courage saved both
American lives and military
engagements, only recently
earned recognition from the
U.S. government and the
public. They were honored
in September of 1992 at the
Pentagon; the Navajo code
talker exhibit is a regular
stop on the Pentagon tour.
The exhibit includes a dis-
play of photographs, equip-
ment and the original code,
along with an explanation of
how the code worked.
Thirty-five Navajo code
talkers, all veterans of the
U.S. Marine Corps, and their
families traveled from their
homes on the Navajo Reser-
vation, which includes parts
of Arizona, New Mexico and
Utah, to attend the dedica-
tion of the Navajo code talk-
er exhibit.
Who was this visionary
Navaho individual who came
up with this brilliant plan to
use their native language as
code in World War II?
The idea actually came
from an American named
Philip Johnston, the son of
a missionary to the Navajos
and one of the few non-Nava-
jos who spoke their language
fluently. Johnston, reared
on the Navajo reservation,
was a World War I veteran
who knew of the military’s
search for a code that would
withstand all attempts to de-
cipher it. He also knew that
Native American languages
-- notably Choctaw -- had
been used in World War I to
encode messages.
Dividends –
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Dividends – an oppor- dividend payments.
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The U.S. economy is been rewarding over time.
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vestors are once again guarantee of future results,
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their money to work. But historically outperformed non-
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some investors, it has also sented a significant portion of
### portfolio, so investments that do poorly may be balanced by
created opportunity for large-caps’ total return. others that do relatively better. Diversification does not assure
This column is for informational purposes only. The in-
others who know where to Adding dividend grow- formation may not be suitable for every situation and should a profit and does not protect against loss in declining markets.
Product diversification can help protect against certain finan-
look. ers to your portfolio may also not be relied on without the advice of your tax, legal and/or
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In the Same Boat

For sale: a dozen or so bor-

Dressing Down the nearest clean, doesn’t- and the spiky fashionable ones make me
ingly conservative women’s need-ironing sweater, along walk like a newborn giraffe. I am no lon-
business suits, plain camisoles with some brown flats that I ger willing to sacrifice comfort. I’ll take my
to match, a drawer full of waist- found next to the back door. penny loafers, please.
strangling panty hose and scads I haven’t donned a pair of Since I began my protest against im-
of ridiculously barbaric high- panty hose since the kind I practical business clothing, I now wear only
heeled shoes that are guaran- liked jacked up their price to about 20% of what resides in my closet.
teed to chronically compress $6.50 a pair. I decided then Three-piece sets of anything are relegated to
your toes, flatten your arches that I was not going to pay the back racks. I’ve replaced them with mul-
and consequently finance your that kind of money for some- tiple pairs of black elastic-waist dress pants
podiatrist’s beach house in thing that lasts only about as that I alternate with Dockers even when it’s
Florida. long as a gallon of rocky road not casual Friday. It’s much less expensive,
I am on strike against wom- ice cream in my freezer. and bonus--what used to take me 30 minutes
en’s formal business attire. I And, if we’re being honest, is now a quick trip through the closet every
think it’s an age thing. The old- every suit jacket is uncom- morning and I’m out the door.
er I get, the more I go for com- fortable, suit skirts are made I’m not done with the business world, let
fort and efficiency and the less I for women who have never me make that clear. At least I don’t think I
care about image and style. By Mary Beth had children and can still am. I realize the old adage we were taught in
Over the past couple of Weisenburger bend over to tie their shoes, college was to “dress for the job you want,
years, I’ve watched my selec- and sleeveless camisoles are not the job you have.”
tion of daily fashion choices slide downhill not to be worn by anyone whose upper arms If that’s still the case, at this rate I will be Besides, I can use all the savings for my
from the very businesslike skirt and jacket could potentially sway in the breeze. promoted to the mail room very soon. But own retirement home in Florida.
ensemble with the matching designer pumps And don’t get me started on business I’m sorry, I just can’t go back to those con-
and coordinating jewelry to what I wore shoes for women. The square chunky-heeled strictive days. Elastic and I have forged too
yesterday. Which was a pair of khakis and practical ones remind me of my Grandma’s, good of a partnership at this point. I will Mary Beth Weisenburger is thinking she’ll
leave it to the twenty and thirty-somethings probably change over to velour jogging suits

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 AREA CALENDAR OF EVENTS
•Encore Theatre -
Moonlight and Magnolias
May 13-15 & 20-22
Friday & Saturday: 8 p.m.
Sunday matinee: 2 p.m.
Location: Encore Theatre.
Moonlight and Magnolias - a comedy by
Ron Hutchinson. David O. Selznick, famed
Hollywood producer, has a problem. He’s
three weeks into shooting his latest histori-
cal epic, Gone with the Wind, but the script
just isn’t working. His solution? Fire the di-
rector, pull Victor Fleming off The Wizard
of Oz, and lock himself, Fleming, and script
doctor Ben Hecht in his office for five days
until they have a screenplay.
Cost: Regular Adult: $13; Senior: $11;
Student to age 18: $8. Call 419-223-8866 or
1-800-944-1441.
May 7
•Lima Area Concert Band - Celebrations &
Ceremonies
7:30 p.m. at Veterans’ Memorial Civic &
Convention Center, 7 Town Square, Lima.
Featuring Staff Sergeant Daniel R. Bent-
ley, Euphonium.
Single Ticket: $15. Season Ticket: $40.
May 6-7
•Mercer County’s 5th Annual Ribfest
Mercer County Fairgrounds, Celina
2011 Season - April 16th thru Sept. 25
Saturdays: 9am to 5 pm; Sundays: 10am to 4 pm
Fisher’s
Flea Market
937-843-5525 Ext. 1
Duff Rd. (Twp. Rd. 87) & St. Rt. 235, Lakeview, OH
www.fishersfleamarket.com
Free Admission • Free Parking • Concession Stand
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$3 Admission
Friday - Gates open 5 p.m.
“Free Rider” 9 p.m. to midnight
Saturday - Gates open 11 a.m.
Ribfest 5K at noon
“Earthquakers” 5-8:30 p.m.
Rib eating contest 8:30 p.m.
$75 Per3-PersonTeam
1st Place $500 • 2nd Place $250
• 3rd Place $100
For More Information call Bill Vondrell
• 419-394-8781
•Tri-State Gun Show
May 7 and 8
Saturday: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday: 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Allen County Fairgrounds.
A popular show for collectors. Guns,
knives, hunting equipment and associated
collectibles.
Admission Fee: Adults - $5; Children 14
and under free, but must be accompanied by
an adult.
•Nature Pals: Spring Scavenger Hunt
May 12
10 a.m. or 1 p.m. At McElroy Environ-
mental Education Center, 2355 Ada Rd.,
Lima.
Join us as we celebrate the season of
spring. Children ages 3 - 5 and their adult
companion are invited to participate in a
spring scavenger hunt.
Registration required by May 10.
Contact: Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan
Park District at 419-221-1232
•Limaland Motorsports Park Race
May 13
Pit Gates: 4 p.m.; Grandstand Gates: 5
p.m.
Hot Laps: 6:30 p.m.; Racing: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Limaland Motorsports Park,
1500 Dutch Hollow Rd., Lima.
Meet the Drivers Night
Sprints/UMP Modifieds/Thunderstocks.
Schedule subject to change without no-
tice. See www.limaland.com
•Spring Pioneer Rendezvous Camp/
YMCA Camp Clay / 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Van Wert YMCA and the Jennings
Creek Council are teaming up again this
year for the Pioneer Days Rendezvous at
Camp Clay. Participants lived just like the
early settlers of America over the weekend,
right down to their dress and cooking over
open campfires. They even put on displays
and competed against each other in different
frontier activities like shooting or throwing
tomahawks. Visit their web site at www.vw-
ymca.org
•Bock & Rock in Minster at
Four Seasons Park
May 14
The gates open at 4 p.m. for VIP attend-
ees only. Proper ticketing required.
General Admission gates open at 6 p.m.
Food will be available and provided by
the Wooden Shoe Inn. Food cost is not in-
cluded in admission price.
General admission (gates open 6 p.m.)
$25 in advance ($30 day of event)
Each admission includes 20 sample tick-
ets, a commemorative glass, sample guide,
and live entertainment.
VIP Admission (4 p.m. VIP only)
$50 single ticket/$400 table of eight
Each admission includes everything in
the general admission, along with exclusive
access to the VIP area.
Must be 21 years of age to attend. Please
sample responsibly. Carry-ins are not per-
mitted.
•Family Fun Night at Eldora Speedway
UMP Dirt Car Modifieds/Eldora Stock
Cars & great fireworks! www.eldoraspeed-
way.com
May 19
•Bluegrass Cafe at Famous Old Time Mu-
sic, 20322 US 33, Wapakoneta
Hosted by Vernon and Kitty McIntyre,
the Bluegrass Café is a weekly event on
Thursdays. Enjoy the music in a homey,
relaxed atmosphere. Showtime: 7-9 p.m.
Admission: $5. Details at 419-568-1220 or
www.fotmc.com.
•4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals
May 20 - 22
Friday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m.
- 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Allen County Fairgrounds,
2750 Harding Hwy., Lima.
Tickets: go to www.FamilyEvents.com
or www.4-WheelJamboree.com.
•4th Annual Wheels-N-Wings Festival
May 21
Van Wert Regional Airport / 7:30 a.m. -
11 p.m.
Activities include a car show from noon
to 4 p.m. A motorcycle poker run, organized
by the American Patriots club and a motor-
cycle show hosted by the local Cushman
Club will also be held.
Air show exhibits will include area pi-
lots are being invited to “fly-in” for the
early morning pancake-and-sausage break-
fast prepared by the local American Legion
Post.
The Grimes Flying Lab will be making
a return visit and will put on a light show
at dusk.
The National Aviation Hall of Fame will
be bringing a flight simulator and other his-
torical displays.
Musical entertainment throughout the
day, culminating with an appearance of the
group Sierra Shame.
May 27
•Party In The Parkway in
Downtown Wapak
Concert times 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Six concerts are planned for the free
summer concert series. Each will have a lo-
cal service club as beverage host.
•Van Wert Community Band Concert
Downtown Fountain Park / 7 p.m.
Enjoy a mix of concert band literature
as well as marches and popular music made
possible by this talented group of local mu-
sicians directed by legendary retired Park-
way High School band director, Richard
Sherrick.
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