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AUGUST 1983

Daleville plansbirthday partyfor August 20

R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s ofDaleville service clubs andbusinesses agreed lastTuesday night at SalemTownship Fire Departmentto hold a birthday party forthe town in August.

August 20 was set as thetentative date for the firstanniversary celebration,pending town board ap-proval. August 19 is the an-niversary date for the state'syoungest town.

Seven Salem TownshipVolunteer firemen, am-bulance crew and auxiliarymembers began the idea forthe party. They then notifiedover 30 clubs and 57businesses in town of themeeting, according to JimBallentine, committee mem-ber whp chaired the firstmeeting. "We got positivefeedback from nearlyeveryone who was con-tacted," he said. "

Ballentine advised thegroup to start small for thefirst party. "If you have asuccessful bast, then you cango on next year," he said.-/

Ideas for the celebrationincluded a parade, a blockparty including an ice creamand cake social and sellingbooth spaces to craft andfood vendors.

A nine-member committeevolunteerd to coordinate theproposed celebration.

After a March 5 meeting,they plan to report back toi n t e r e s t e d c l u b andbusinesses' representativesat another general meeting."We wi l l f o r m u l a t e anoutline for the event, deter-mine which sub-committeesneed to be set up and whatk i n d of he lp w i l l beneeded," said Ballentine.

He urged clubs to holdspecial m o n e y - r a i s i n gprojects to help fund thecelebration.

Daleville PlanningFirst Birthday Party

DALEVILLE - Plans for a firstbirthday party for the town of Dale-ville were advanced by the SummerFestival Committee during a recentmeeting.

Tentatively, the celebration willbe held on the high school parkinglot and playing fields from noon tomidnight.

Activity sheets containing sugges-tions for the day's events weredistributed. Acting president JimBallentine urged those attending tocontact other clubs and businessesto fill out a list. Deadline for return-ing fact sheets and activity fee wasset for May 1.

The committee set a $10 minimumfee for booth rental. Anyone requir-ing electricity will be charged more,

according to committee memberMarlene Lambert.

Activities suggested by the com-mittee include a pizza eating con-test, marathon run, trike race, fleamarket and a parade. DalevilleJunior Women's Club volunteered toplan and oversee the marathon.

Ballentine said insurance andelectricity would be the most costlyitems of the day. He said Indiana &Michigan Electric Company's mini-mum charge to connect servicewould be $250, not including installa-tion of a pole if it is necessary..Lambert said an account for citi-

zens' donations has been establishedat Central Bank and Trust in Dale-ville.

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Daleville birthdaycelebration planningmeeting tonight

DALEVILLE — Daleville resi-dents are planning an Aug. 20 birth-day celebration.

The planning* committee willmeet at 7:30 tonight at the fire-house in Daleville. Groups inter-ested in sponsoring activities orbooths at the August event shouldcall Nancy Lambert. People orgroups wishing to participate inthe parade should call ClaudiaDavis at the Nalvin Davis resi-dence at Middletown for informa-tion.

Proceeds from the booth rentalwill go toward celebration ex-penses. Committee chairman JimBallentine said $94 has been do-nated to the fund so far, but a (250insurance premium must be paidbefore the event.

Daleville Celebrate* First Anniversary AU9u.t , 1983•by Nancy Searfoss

As Indiana's younges tt o w n , D a l e v i l l e w i l lcelebrate its first birthdaywith an August 20th all-daycelebration on elementaryschool grounds. The festivalwill offer a variety of events,refreshment booths, con-tests, arts & crafts booths, aparade and four band per-formances.

Daleville Lions Club issponsoring an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 6to 11 a.m. at the LionsBuilding. Tickets are $3.00each.

A 12-team softball tourneywill begin at 7:30 a.m. onhigh school ball diamonds.Cesipi's Pizzaria is the tour-nament sponsor. First andsecond place individual andsponsor trophies will beawarded. Entry fee is $60and a softball. Registrationdeadline is August 13, ac-cording to Steve Keesling,owner of Gesipi's. Fees androsters may be turned in atthe restaurant. Drawing willbe August 15, 7:30 p.m.

A 10K certified run willbegin at 8:30 a .m. ,preceeded by a one-mile funrun. Participants should

register between 7 and 8a.m. in the high schoolparking lot. For informationcall 378-7168. A $50 sportsgifts certificate from theAthletic Annex will be awar-ded to the first male andfemale across the finish lineEach 10K en t r an t w i l lreceive a T-shirt from StoopsTrucking, race sponsorThere will be eight maledivisions ranging from con-testants 13 years old and un-

M ''V,50 years <)ld »»dolder. There are six women'sdivisions covering the same

age ranges Contestants areassured of awards num-bering no less than 120 per-cent of the number ofpreregis t ra t ions in al ldivisions. There will be apost-race drawing for sportsequipment and appareldonated by merchantstf£ntrrati<m fee is $7'00 and$1.00 for the fun run.

Proceeds from the runsW1" K» *» Special Olympicsand Daleville AmbulanceFund.

A parade begins at noon atBicentennial Park. There are15 units registered, ac-cording to route chairpersonCindy Michaels. She saidAugust 15 is registrationdea.dline. Forms areavailable at Daleville PostOffice and Village Pantry.

Village Pantry Division ofMarsh Supermarke t s isproviding Daleville Fire andAmbulance Auxiliary with abirthday cake for 500 per-sons. Pieces of the cake willbe sold with proceeds goingto the auxiliary and festivalfunds. Festival committeeco-chairperson, Al iceWilliams, said the huge con-fection will be baked "fromsc ra t ch by b a k e r JanGrissell." She said he will

•assemble the cake on site af-ter its 10:30 a.m. arrival.

Puppet shows will begin at10 a.m. Linda Millstead andAlice Bond Waid, directorsof Tender years DaycareCenter will be puppeteers.Children may make paper>ag puppets, do "finger-

i>lays" and use a "freelybox", said Waid.

Eight hours of bingo mayhe played by the bingo en-thusiast. Sponsored by BandBoosters, prizes have beendonated by merchants.

Salem Township Volun-teer Firemen will playwaterball at 1 p.m. on theBaptist Church parking lot,adjacent to the schoolgrounds.

After the waterball com-petition, an all-male sexy legcontest will be featured at 2p.m. Prizes will be awardedto the three best lookingpairs of legs. To register,males, ages 13 and older,should call 378-7217.

Auctioneer Gene Cindhartwill auction donated items

from local businesses and ar-tists during a special sale,beginning at 3 p.m. Proceedswill go back into the festivalfund.

Members of the town'sambulance crew plan tosponsor a junior tractor pullat the tennis courts at 4 p.m.Interested children shouldregister there at 3 p.m. Thepeddle tractor and weightsled -are' provided byProduction Credit of Mun-cie.

Ron Everett, 1979 statepower lifting champion, andowner of Everett's Gym,Daleville, will demonstrateupper body building exer-cises at 5 p.m.

Daleville High School Of-fice Education Association'will sponsor a fried chickendinner 4 to 8 p.m. Cost ofthe dinner is $3.00 foradults; children's portionsare $2.50. The menu in-cludes two pieces of chicken,green beans, coleslaw, ap-plesauce, bread and butterand a drink. Hot dogs arealso available.

Booths featuring suchitems as cookbooks andceramics will "be open allday. Participants may samplerefreshments such as footlong hot dogs, cotton candyand elephant ears. Other ac-tivities include a dunk tank,bean bag, ring and pepsi Uiss,and clown face painting. Dr.Ben Davis, Daleville dentist,will provide free informationon dental hygiene.

A wide range of musicalentertainment awaits thoseattending .the festival. Themusic starts at 4 p.m. with"The Cousins" performing.

This group consists ofeight cousins ranging in agefrom four to 13 years old.They will present a collec-tion of family Christianmusic. For the past twoyears, the group has per-formed at the families' homechurch, Trinity Community'Church and at North Subur-ban Baptist Church, In-dianapolis.

In the group are Kim,Janice and Mary Keeper,children of Mike and TrulaKeeper; Chad and BethWetz, children of Jay andGlenda Wetz; Jenny, Amy

and Sarah Willis, daughtersof Gary and Alana Willisi Alllive in Daleville.

Barbershop harmonizingwill begin at 7 p.m. when 20members of the MuncieChapter SPEBSQSA per-form. They will sing oldfavorites such as "My WildIrish Rose" and "Let Me CallYou Sweetheart."

The group, formed in -'Febraury, is directed by BobWeiss. Lloyd Case, Albany,is president of the 38 mem-ber association.