“Chew On This” Series Starts February 28, 2013 In Wayne County

postive place initiative

Starting February 28, 2013: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

postive place initiativeChew On This” will be a series of small groups who will get together in various spots in Wayne County to have “action based conversations.”  This is part of the Positively Wayne County movement which addresses the good things we need to highlight as well as areas for growth.

These smaller groups will initiate productive conversations over a meal shared together.  The converstation locations are as follows:

          Richmond Indiana

  • Roscoe’s Coffee Bar and Tap Room (15.00/person)
  • The Firehouse BBQ & Blues (15.00/person)
  • Mt Olive Baptist Church (free: please bring a potluck item to share)

        Hagerstown Indiana

  • Willie & Reds (15.00/person

            Cambridge City, Indiana

  • Building 125 (free)

 For more information about Positively Wayne County you can visit their website at: positivelywaynecounty.com (Note: check back with us at GoWayneCounty.com for more information as it comes to us on how to register for this event.  Each converstation site will have a limit of 20 participants and registration will be needed for the site you choose–details to follow). Further information will also be posted on their site.

 

 

Cambridge City Hosts Winter Wonderland Tonight

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Lights at Creitz Park, 2011

If you have never experienced Winter Wonderland in Cambridge City, this is your year to travel down US 40 into a Christmas village of lights and music.

The line up for Saturday, November 24, from 5-9 p.m. is packed with fun for everyone.  The festivities will include:

Snow Ball Fight

Family Christmas Card Photos: @ Blue Ridge Antiques

Cookies For Kids @ Briar Pitte

Parade of Lights @ 8:00 p.m. on Main Street

Live Nativity & Petting Zoo

Food all over town including at: Lumpy’s Cafe, First United Methodist Church & The Pour House

Refreshments in the unique shops all over town

Santa Claus

Cookie Decoration @ The Hole In The Wall

Crafts for kids @ National Road Antique Mall

Wonderful opportunites for buying local for the holidays

Drive through Creitz Park for “Christmas Wonderland of Lights”

Carriage Rides

& Much much more!!

Bundle Up!  And head over to Cambridge City for some old fashioned holiday fun!

Area Holiday Festivals In Wayne County Coming Soon

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§§§§   Holiday Festivals 2012   §§§§

Winter Wonderland

Cambridge City

November 24, 5-9 p

Christmas In Centerville

December 8, 5-8 p

Old Fashioned Christmas

Depot District

Tuesdays:  Nov. 27; Dec. 4, 11 and 18

 

Exciting Things Happening In Wayne County Today…First Weekend In October, 2012

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And here are just a few of the things you can enjoy this weekend–starting today!

Tales from the Departed: Gone But Not Forgotten

Brought to you by the Wayne County Historical Museum, at the Earlham Cemetery today you can learn about the lives of some prominent citizens of Wayne County who have come back to life just for the day to tell you their stories.  Saturday, October 6, (today) from 1 pm to 5 pm.  Cost is 10.00 per car.  See the list of citizens and the actors who will portray them below:

Annual 4th Street Fair

4th Street Fair: “The Tree”

“The tree” is in full color as you can see from our own annual picture with our daughter Mary Grace, and the street is just waiting for you come out today.

There is the always popular fall foods, decorations, art, live music, and dance.  Something for everyone to enjoy today and Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm.  Last year the YMI was also serving food next door.  Plenty of parking around the area as well.  Enjoy this crisp sunny Fall day with friends and family, or enjoy a day out for yourself.

The Trees In Wayne County Are In Full Color

As I drove down 40 yesterday I stopped to take a few pictures of the trees turning to full color.  This is a great weekend to enjoy a drive in the country to see for yourself that Fall really is here.

I stopped in Cambridge City and had lunch at the Pour House, one of my favorite places.  They had just made some homemade mushroom soup and it was divine.  I also enjoyed a 3 cheese grilled cheese sandwich (half) made to order with pickles, perfectly grilled.

If you want  a peaceful activity this weekend, I recommend a ride on 40 and stopping in at one of your favorite locally owned diners, and viewing some of the wonderful antiques.

Have a great weekend!

Fun Festivals This Weekend In Wayne County

Parade 2011

There is so much going on…it must be September in Wayne County.  You won’t want to miss a thing!  Here’s what is on the menu:

Canal Days In Cambridge City:

All day Saturday and Sunday with vendors, art, crafts, antiques, food & fun for the kids and on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. the big PARADE!

Come out and spend the day, you’ll be glad you did.  (And get a head start on those Christmas gifts too).

 

 

At The Wayne County Historic Museum:  The Annual Heritage Fest

Buggy rides, live music, explore the museum, art and crafts from the past and present, live theatre,  and much much more!  Entry fee.  Saturday 10- 5 p.m. & Sunday 10 – 4 p.m.

 

Induction ceremony display 2011

In The Gorge: Starr Gennett Music Festival

Music all day Saturday with the annual duck races, vendors and fun for the kids.   Daytime live bands are free in the old Starr Gennett building in the Gorge.

Live bands include: Duke Tumatoe & the Power Trio.

Fireworks Are A “Go!” In Wayne County Today (see updates for postponed fireworks)

Fireworks Display At Wayne County 4H Fairgrounds Friday Night- Last Night Of Fair

Fireworks Display At Wayne County 4H Fairgrounds Friday Night- Last Night Of Fair

July 3, 2012

See updates below- some fireworks have been cancelled/postponed

According to Blair Beach of the Richmond Parks Department, preparations have been underway for fireworks on Roosevelt Hill since last week.

Crews have been watering down the area for fireworks, due to the dry grass on the hill, to get ready for an exciting fireworks display.  Entertainment on the hill is setting up now and will provide fun throughout the day.  Fireworks will begin at dusk and concessions will be available.

Elsewhere in Wayne County:

July 3, 2012

Fireworks in Hagerstown IN (postponed for later date in summer )
Hagerstown Airport, S. Washington St., Hagerstown
At Dusk

July 3, 2012

Fireworks in Creitz Park (cancelled)
Creitz Park, Cambridge City, IN
At Dusk

Outside of Wayne County:

July 4, 2012

Winchester IN, Fireworks at Dusk In Goodrich Park

Christmas In Cambridge City Saturday, November 26th

Creitz Park 2010

Creitz Park 2010

Step into a winter wonderland

when you enter Cambridge City on Saturday, November 26th.

Lights will illuminate the quaint town and shops will be open with special treats for the kids.  A lighted parade begins around 8 p.m. with live carolers on the corners, and Creitz Park will have a beautiful light display.  Drive through the park and stop to see a new train display just added this year.  Then on to the firehouse to visit with Santa!

This is an event you will not want to miss and your kids and grand kids will thank you for taking them.  Festivities begin at 5:00 p.m. and run until 9 p.m.

Creitz Park will be illuminated every weekend until Christmas.

See you there!

Last Weekend’s Antique Show In Cambridge City A Success For All Who Participated

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Whether you were in Cambridge City to purchase antiques or to show them, many walked away happy last weekend.

Vendors came from all over, including Tennessee and Kansas City

bringing some unique antiques with them for display.  A local collector from Richmond, Robbie Lee, said he had been busy all that  morning at his booth set up with items including books, refinished furniture and other collectibles.

Both sides of main street were lined with vendors, as well as antique shops being opened such as the Log House Antiques whose owner was one of the coordinators of the event.  Several vendors were set up around the grounds of their establishment.  (see more photos on GoWayneCounty’s Facebook site).

Lumpy’s Café and The Pour House

both reported being very busy last Saturday, with lines at the counter in both places.  It was a success as well for many who came to find a one of a kind antique or collectible, savor some good homemade food and purchase decorative gourds for the holidays.  There was something for everyone and it will hopefully become an annual event.

If you have an event coming up and would like us to cover it or need advertising, just let us know.  Go to GoWayneCounty.com and click “contact.”  Send us your request and we will put your event on our calendar, and if we can we will cover it for you as well.  We love to be invited—but we may show up anyway.

Antique Fair In Cambridge City, Saturday, October 15, 2011

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Cambridge City Indiana

If you are an antique lover, you won’t want to miss the Antique Fair this Saturday in the quaint town of Cambridge City, IN.

Vendors Expected to Line the Streets

Held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., side roads will be closed in order to accommodate all the antique vendors expected to line the streets, according to Vicki Alexander, owner of Undiscovered Treasures, a unique consignment store in Cambridge.

Many other shops will be open for business including the Pour House- home of the best homemade fudge around Wayne County and other homemade delicacies and lunch menu items.  For a great country style breakfast you can start your day at Lumpy’s Cafe on Foote Street.

Mention you read this article on GoWayneCounty.com

At Undiscovered Treasures, next to the bridge into town, if you mention you read this article on GoWayneCounty.com you will receive an extra 10% off your purchase.  Many items including purses and other accessories will already be at lower sale prices.

It is not too early to knock off some of the items on your holiday list, or add a unique item to your antique collection– while getting great deals.

For more information you can call Shane Hawkins at Log House Antiques: 765-967-5082.

Building 125, One of the many antique shops in Cambridge City

Cambridge City: Canal Days This Weekend, September 9-10

Canal Days Parade 2010

Canal Days Parade 2010

So many things are happening this weekend.  As you plan your outings don’t forget to put Canal Days on your list of things to do.  This annual event is always a treat with fun for all ages.  See the schedule of events for the weekend below:  (Cambridge City is just a 15 minute drive West on 40 from Richmond IN).

Cambridge City Canal Days 2011 Schedule Of Events

Friday September 9th

  • 6pm-9pm: Corn Hole Tournament registration at Roberson’s Marathon, US 40 Cambridge City, $30 per team. This year- Long Toss- toss into the purple potty to buy Library Memorial Bricks in memory of two local families

Saturday, September 10th

  • 8am: – Corn Hole Tournament – Roberson’s Marathon – Info (765-960-6497) – All proceeds go to H.E.L.P. the Animals
  • 8am: -New Day Kiwanis Golf Tournament at Winding Branch Golf Course, Pershing, IN- Info (765-478-4221) Alan Austin
  • 8am: -Fire Fighter 5K Run Sponsored by CCFD-Starts and ends at the Cambridge City Fire Station, Green St. Registration begins 8am $15-preregistration w/shirt, Race begins 9am. (765-478-4434)
  • 8am – 11am: Kids Fishing Contest (12 & under) HiWay Springs- Sponsored by Indiana Bass Federation Nation & Local Sponsors Info (765-914-6380)
  • 9am: –Dark: Street Vendors open-Arts, Crafts, Food, “Kids Alley” games, contests and entertainment
  • 9am: – Ice Cream Social and Pies, Methodist Church – All Day
  • 9am: – Antique Tractor Show, Creitz Park behind the Fire Station- Info (765-334-9230) Bill Widau
  • 9am-4pm: Stitches in Time Quilt Show, Cambridge City Christian Church- All proceeds go to Relay for Life, $2 Admission
  • 9am-12pm: LHS Alumni, Golay Community Center- Info (765-478-3683) Jim Sweet, Classes up to 1963
  • 9am-6pm: Art Show, Cambridge City Christian Church- Info (765-855-2630) Dorothy Johnson
  • 9:15am: 2 Mile Walk starts and ends at Cambridge City Fire Station, Green Street. Registration begins at 8am-$10, Info (765-478-4434)
  • 10am-11am: Baby Contest- Entertainment Stage, Info (765-478-5448) Western Wayne News
  • 10am-5pm: Antique and Specialty Stores Open
  • 10am-5pm: Mums sold by Western Wayne Heritage at The Vinton House
  • 10am-5pm: Cambridge City Public Library, History Room and Overbeck Museum Open. Friends of the Library selling memberships $25 (Business), $10 (Family), $5 (Individual) and Memorial Bricks $100

Huddleston Farmhouse Reopening as National Heritage Site

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huddleston farmhouse, cambridge city indiana

Photo Courtesy of IndianaLandmarks.org

Cambridge City, IN—Indiana Landmarks will reopen its 1841 Huddleston Farmhouse in September with an entire floor of new exhibits focused on the historic National Road, from the pioneer era to the present.

The Huddleston Farmhouse is on the National Road (U.S.40) at the eastern edge of Cambridge City. The new exhibits will debut on September 10 with a free open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. held in conjunction with Cambridge City’s Canal Days festival. The open house will feature refreshments and live music from the Peach Pickers.

The Huddleston Farmhouse has been closed for two years as the exhibits were being developed and the ground floor of the house prepped for the installation. The exhibits tell the 200-year story of the National Road from its start in Cumberland, Maryland in 1806 through Indiana in mid-1820s, to its end in Vandalia, Illinois.

The new exhibits allow visitors to hear from a covered wagon traveler about the conditions on the road, the food they ate, and where they found lodging. Visitors will experience the road surfaces over time, from a bumpy mud track dotted with tree stumps to brick, concrete, and the current asphalt.

Children can try out the straw-filled mattress like the ones pioneers used on the floor of the travelers’ kitchens. At an interactive wall-sized map, visitors can click on places from Maryland to Illinois to learn more about sites to visit on the National Road today. A simulation allows tourists to drive along the road viewing important National Road landmarks, including those lost, save and endangered.

The National Road Heritage Site at Huddleston Farmhouse promotes public awareness of one of the first significant national engineering achievements in American transportation and its role in nineteenth and twentieth Century American society and culture.

Indiana Landmarks received a National Scenic Byways Grant to create the new exhibits, which were produced by Split Rock Studios in collaboration with Ball State University’s Department of Telecommunications and the Indiana National Road Association. The project also received support from private donors across the state.

The Huddleston Farmhouse played an integral role in early National Road travel. The Huddleston family converted the ground floor of the house, barn and yard to cater to pioneers on the road. From 1841 to 1853, travelers stabled and fed animals and took shelter in the ground floor of the farmhouse, using the hearths there to cook meals and buying supplies from a general store. The main floor of the house depicts the Huddleston family’s living quarters.

For more information on the National Road Heritage Site at Huddleston Farmhouse, contact J.P. Hall, Indiana Landmarks’ Eastern Regional Office 317.822.7937, jphall@indianalandmarks.org.


Have a Blast In Wayne County This 4th Of July Weekend 2011

"Uncle Sam" at Depot Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, 2010 by GWC

"Uncle Sam" at Depot Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, 2010 by GWC

Cambridge City 175th Anniversary Celebration Continues…

Friday through Sunday there are several things planned for a fun final weekend of celebrating in Cambridge City.  The Keystone Kops will be out in force still today, yard sales continue throughout the town through Saturday along with the “museum” and commemorative cake contest at Golay. Sunday will be a fun day at Creitz Park, the culmination of food, fun, and music will be the fireworks display at dusk.

Tonight:

1st Fridays In The Depot District

A cruise in and music are planned for the depot district this evening as the series of cruise-ins on the first continue.  The music group on tap for this evening is: Renegade Railroad at the 4th Floor Blues Beer Garden (the fenced area under the mural in the Depot District).

Fireworks in Fountain City at dusk

At the Pike Baseball Diamonds, Fountain City IN

Saturday:

G101.3/Play n Trade Presents: Freedom Jam at Roosevelt Hill

Freedom Jam will host seven live bands including the Groove Doctors and DALAID, as well as pop, rock and other genres. Events on Roosevelt Hill will start at 2:00 p.m. with fireworks following at dusk.  The American Legion Post 65, Richmond is bringing the fireworks display again this year in a time honored tradition.  Stop by to see the Derby Girls- Dire Skates who will also be on the hill at the Play N Trade booth, dancing to Wii.   So come out early and meet them as well as enjoying all the other activities of the day.

Sunday:

Cornhole Benefit

Rachel Wendling; BIG Cornhole Tournament Benefit to help raise $ for a headstone for Wayne Johnson. Registration will begin at noon, bring your own partner $20 team (Payout determined by number of teams). DJ Smooth will also be in the house playing your favorite music. Cook-out with lots of good food, 50/50 raffle, also raffling off concert tickets to Kid Rock & Sheryl Crowe concert for $5 a ticket. If you have any questions please call Rachel @ (937) 269-1751 or Deron Johnson @ (765) 977-7190. We look forward to seeing you and should be a great event.

Annual Blast At The Overpass

Join in the fun at the annual Blast at the Overpass in the Depot District with live bands, food from Mitrione’s and the beer garden featuring beer from the new Boswell Brewing Company and much more.  Bring your lawn chairs.  Cost is 8.00 at the gate of the beer garden. Laurie Morvan will be performing at this huge outdoor concert. This is an event for the entire family. Tickets are available at Parker’s General Store, Joe’s Pizza, Little Sheba’s and Jiffy Lube.  Festivities begin at 4:00 p.m.

More Fireworks:

  • Sunday:
  • Cambridge City: Creitz Park
  • New Paris OH: Center of town
  • Monday:
  • Hagerstown IN- End of S. Washington Street

For the many more events schedule for this weekend visit GoWayneCounty.com and check the events calendar.  See video below to get you in the mood for a weekend of fireworks.  Have a fun and safe holiday weekend!

Keystone Cops and City Wide Yard Sales…Cambridge City Celebrates 175 Years

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By Karole Passmore

If you haven’t been to Cambridge City yet to celebrate their Anniversary of 175 years, there is still plenty to enjoy from now until Sunday, July 3rd.

Keystone cops are beating the streets through the day, looking for makeup and facial hair vilolators who are missing their “get out of jail” buttons, through Friday.

Starting tomorrow, city-wide yard sales begin and will run through Saturday.  For the avid yard salers this is the place to be.   Also on Saturday the Golay Center, as you enter Cambridge City, will host a “Museum” for the 175th Celebration.  Displays will be filled with memorabilia from residents and others shared for this special occasion.  On the same day, the center will house the cake decorating contest. 

And as always the wonderful antique shops will be open for business as well as  unique places to dine.  Lumpy’s is a great place to catch a sumptuous breakfast or lunch and the Pour House has wonderful homemade sandwiches, pies, cakes and other goodies (including their well-known fudge).

Sunday celebrations will include food and music throughout the day,  and a fireworks display in Creitz Park in Cambridge City at dusk.  A short drive from surrounding Wayne County towns, be sure to make it over and let the town know how much they are appreciated.

175 Years Of Cambridge City…An Historic Town In Wayne County

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The Dash Between The Years

By Phyllis Mattheis

You’ve heard about how people spend their lives in that dash between their birth and death years on their cemetery stones?
To prepare Riverside for the walk on Sunday, June 26, Jerry and I have been cleaning stones so that names and dates are revealed. It’s a puzzle why some stones are so covered that nothing can be read, and yet one next to it may be clear. The green lichen scrapes off fairly easily on the smooth parts but it takes some digging to get it off the names and dates. We are spraying most stones with a bleach mixture after we’ve removed most of the loose material, then we scrub them with water and a plastic scrub brush. It is rewarding to see the names and dates clear again.
And those dashes bring questions to mind. Why did a child die so young? What happened to the teenager who didn’t live to maturity? Why did a father die at a young age? How did his wife feel being a widow for a very long time? Did she have help raising their children? Why would a person put only their death year on their stone?

Stop In For Down Home Cooking At Lumpy's Cafe On Foote St

The larger stones make one think that a family must have been wealthy. But they still lost family members. We each have only one life to live that makes that dash on our own stone someday.
As of June 9, we have cleaned forty-seven stones and a set of steps in three trips to Riverside. The community is invited to spend an hour or two helping to clean the stones. There are plenty for everyone! Just pick out one to start with, and you may do the whole family and wonder about their history.
The new library has an obituary file that may give you clues about a family’s history here in Cambridge City. Visit the History Room on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 2 and 4 p.m.
I was gratified to find the Mosbaugh names on stones that were completely covered with lichen. Frank was a newspaper man and lived in East Cambridge. And surprise! I found another newspaper man, Roy Copeland. Share your stories about the names and dates that you uncover in Riverside. And join us for the afternoon walk on Sunday, June 26 to learn about some of the prominent people that helped make our community a pleasant place to live.

Check back in to GoWayneCounty.com to read more about the history of Cambridge City and the events planned for this very special week, that started today and ends on July 3rd with special fireworks.  You can also read more stories like this in the GWC print edition.

The New Edition Of Go Wayne County In Print Is Here!

Mini Park In Cambridge City, Wayne County

Mini Park In Cambridge City, Wayne County

We are now distributing the latest special edition all over Wayne County.  Focused on the 175th Anniversary of Cambridge City, this edition has fun and interesting historical stories.

The celebrations in Cambridge City begin this Friday (tomorrow) the 24th and run through July 3rd.  As an insert into this edition you will find a full schedule of events to commemorate this historic year in the city’s history.

Beginning with a ribbon cutting ceremony tomorrow on Foote Street in the small park opposite the beautiful mural of “Single G” the renowned racehorse, the festivities will include live music, caricature portraits, food–and that’s just the first day.

Be sure to pick up a copy of GWC at the following locations and don’t miss this wonderful celebration in Cambridge City:

  • Family Fitness Works
  • Cambridge City Library
  • Lakeview Restaurant
  • Yellow Kitty Salon
  • Joy Ann Bakery
  • Jade House
  • Jiffy Lube
  • Morrison Reeves Library
  • Mancinos
  • Lumpy’s Cafe
  • Undiscovered Treasures (Cambridge City)

(And many more sites to come!)  Check in for other places to pick up a copy.  We will also be passing them out at the 4H Fair this week!

Go Wayne County Welcomes Two New Advertisers

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In preparing to dedicate the June/July print edition to the 175th Anniversary of Cambridge City, we have asked business owners in the town to help sponsor the next edition by placing an ad.

So far, we have two new advertisers….let us introduce them to you:

Lumpy's Cafe

Lumpy’s Cafe…

has been a well known landmark in Cambridge City for decades.  Under the management now of Nancy and George Todd, it is a warm and welcoming place with yummy food.  Today we enjoyed a fruit plate with tuna salad and cottage cheese, very reasonably priced.  The fruit tasted so fresh and my daughter’s hamburger ..well she gave it a big thumbs up!

At Lumpy’s it is like stepping back into a time when everyone knew you and your family …a place where you could touch base with friends and catch up on the latest news.  It is a family operated and  locally owned place that we hope everyone will enjoy (if you haven’t already).  You will be glad, as we were, that you did.

Undiscovered Treasures…

Undiscovered Treasures

in Cambridge City, is only two weeks old, celebrating their Grand Opening today.  As you cross the bridge into Cambridge it sits directly to your left.  Vicky Alexander, owner and operator of the store offers a wide variety of gently used clothing,  accessories and many other unique items.  If we had only had time to shop!  But we will be back because we love this kind of store and look forward to seeing what new things are there each time we go.  Take a ride to Cambridge and check them out.

If you would like to advertise your business with GoWayneCounty.com either online or in print click on Advertise and see how!

We are looking forward to covering the 175th anniversary in our next print edition and online at GoWayneCounty.com.  Keep checking back on the latest news as well as a rundown of events for the great celebration!