The Chamber SceneHUNTINGTON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

305 Warren Street • Huntington, Indiana 46750 • (260) 356-5300 • www.huntington-chamber.com • April 2016

Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb and Indiana

Office of Tourism Development (IOTD) ex-

ecutive director Mark Newman have un-

veiled the statewide route of this fall's

Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay. Starting

in Corydon on September 9, the route show-

cases locations of natural beauty, local in-

terest and historic significance to the state.

The Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay will

be a 3,200 mile journey with nearly 2,000

torchbearers from each of Indiana’s 92

counties participating.

“The Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay is

not only the premier event of our state’s Bi-

centennial Celebration, but it is also an op-

portunity for Hoosiers from counties large

and small to showcase all that makes Indi-

ana unique,” said Holcomb. “The torch

route was designed to highlight the state’s

cultural fabric, our history and values, and

the spirit of Hoosier ingenuity, igniting gen-

erations to come.”

The torch will travel through Huntington

County on Friday, September 30. The torch

will begin the day with a lighting ceremony

in Roanoke and make its way to Hier’s Park

in Huntington for a public event that will in-

clude all fourth grade students in Hunting-

ton County. The torch will then make its

way to Markle where it will be passed to

Wells County. Details of the public events

will be available at a later date.

“The Bicentennial Committee for Hunt-

ington County has a very special day

planned for September 30, when the torch

passes through our area. The local commit-

tee has been meeting for over a year to co-

ordinate the torch and its transportation

from Roanoke to Hier’s Park, where an

event will take place including the entire

community. We look forward to a great day

celebrating the 200th Birthday of the State

of Indiana,” said Steve Kimmel, executive

director of The Huntington County Cham-

ber of Commerce and chairman of the local

Bicentennial Committee.

The Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay

route touches:

* 260 cities and towns.

* 17 state and

national parks, in-

cluding Indiana

Dunes, Turkey

Run, Falls of the

Ohio and Abraham

Lincoln’s Boyhood

Home.

* Nine lakes and rivers including the

Ohio and Wabash Rivers.

* 27 national, state and local sites of his-

toric significance including the Levi Coffin

House, Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site

and Lanier Mansion.

* 22 colleges and universities.

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum,

Bridgeton Mill, Connor Prairie, Evansville

Museum of Arts, History & Science, French

Lick Resort, Holiday World, Indiana High

School Basketball Hall of Fame, Indiana

State Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Indi-

anapolis Motor Speedway, Lew Wallace

Study and Museum, NSA Crane and many

additional landmarks and destinations.

The torch relay route was charted by a

taskforce of representatives from multiple

state agencies and the private sector; includ-

ing the departments of transportation, natu-

ral resources, state police, tourism,

community and rural affairs and archives.

Local organizing committees in each county

finalized their county-specific routes. While

the route is considered final, it is subject to

alterations as conditions on the ground dur-

ing the relay may warrant.

The Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay

will start September 9 in Corydon, Indiana’s

first state capital, and culminate with a cel-

ebration October 15 on the grounds of the

statehouse in Indianapolis. Accompanying

the torch will be a high-tech mobile experi-

ence - an interactive museum that highlights

important milestones during Indiana’s first

200 years and looks ahead to the future of

the state. State Police personnel will provide

logistical support and escort the torch cara-

van over the course of the relay.

“As we reflect on Indiana’s first 200

years, the torch relay is a terrific opportu-

nity to showcase the beauty and allure of In-

diana. From the Lake Michigan shoreline to

the rolling hills along the Ohio River, Indi-

ana is full of special people and places. The

Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay allows us

to show off both our state and civic pride as

we honor our past while symbolically ‘pass-

ing the torch’ to future generations of

Hoosiers,” said Newman.

Developed by IOTD, the relay is pat-

terned after the Olympic Torch Relay and is

designed to connect Hoosiers across the

state and nation with their home state during

the bicentennial year. The torch itself was

designed by engineering faculty and stu-

dents at Purdue University. The torch will

be primarily transported by people, passing

the flame from torchbearer to torchbearer.

The relay will also employ other modes of

conveyance that are symbolic of the history

and heritage of Indiana, including water-

craft, farm equipment, a racecar, horse and

wagon, antique automobile and others.

Huntington County sent twenty nomina-

tions for torchbearers to the state where they

are currently being vetted by the torch relay

committee. Torchbearers were nominated

because they are Hoosiers who demonstrate

exceptional public service, excellence in

their profession, acts of heroism or volun-

teer service to their neighborhood, commu-

nity, region or state. Statewide, over 4,000

torchbearer nominations were received.

To follow the Indiana Bicentennial Torch

Relay on social media, visit INTorchRelay

on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. You

can follow Huntington County by visiting

their Facebook page: Indiana Bicentennial

2016 Huntington County.

The public event is to be held on Friday,

September 30 at Hier’s Park and will be a

full day of activities for the students in at-

tendance. The committee is in the process

of raising funds for this event. If you are in-

terested in making a tax-deductible dona-

tion, please send it to the Huntington

County Community Foundation, 356 W.

Park Drive, Huntington, IN 46750. Place in

the memo line: Bicentennial Celebration.

Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay route unveiled

Page 2 Huntington County Chamber of Commerce April 2016

Board of Directors

2016

Chairman of the Board

Kay Schwob

Huntington University

Chairman of the Board-Elect

Ryan Lemon

Novae Corporation

Treasurer

Steve Petry

W.A. Zimmer Company

Assistant Treasurer

Randy Warner

Terry L. Reckard CPA

Immediate Past Chairman

Michael Zahn

First Federal Savings Bank

Adam Stroup

Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance

Amy Mattox

Clear Elevation

Arthur Daronatsy

Dean Foods

Ben Davis

Parkview Huntington Family YMCA

Darlene Stanley

JJ’s

Erin Covey

MetroNet

Jerry Reid

Continental Structural Plastics (CSP)

Mike Hartburg

DeLaney Hartburg Roth & Garrott LLP

Sonya Foraker

Parkview Huntington Hospital

Trace Hinesley

Huntington County Community School

Corporation

STAFF

Steve Kimmel

Executive Director

Angie Garcia

Office Administrator

Shown in the photo from left, front row, Mayor Brooks Fetters; Carrie Shipbaugh,owner, Frederick’s Photography; Renee Platt and Rex Frederick, owners, Turn the PageBooks and more; and Jackie Boxell, First Farmers Bank & Trust and Chamber Ambas-sador. Back row, from left, Kevin Shipbaugh, owner, Frederick’s Photography; Misty Har-rison, Community Link Federal Credit Union and Chamber Ambassador and MikeHartburg, DeLaney Hartburg Roth & Garrott and Chamber board member.

Turn the Page Books & more has ribbon cuttingThe Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting at Turn the Page Books & more on

Wednesday, March 23. The store is located at 445 N. Jefferson Street and has a variety

of gifts, such as stuffed animals, jewelry and coffee mugs. They are a “brand new” used

book store carrying vintage age to like-new books in their downtown store.

Turn the Page Books & more is open on Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday and

Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The business is closed Sundays and Mondays. It is owned by Rex Frederick and his fi-

ancée, Renee Platt. The Chamber offers our congratulations on your new book store.

Shown in the photograph on front row third and fourth from right are Brent and DarleneStanley; daughter, Megan Reckelhoff, fifth from right, and son, Nick Stanley, as he holdsthe scissors and ready to cut the ribbon.

JJ’s Washroom holds ribbon cutting on March 11The Huntington County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting at Huntington’s

newest laundromat. JJ’s Washroom opened a new laundry facility at 531 W. Park Drive.

The new building is next door to their JJ’s gas and convenience store.The facility is also

equipped with television and free Wi-Fi and booth seating areas.

The Chamber of Commerce congratulates the entire Stanley family for opening their

new laundromat and for their continued investment in Huntington County.

April 2016 Huntington County Chamber of Commerce Page 3

APRILBusiness of the Month

Giggabuggy

Giggabuggy, 422 N. Jefferson Street, was named Business of the Month for April.Giggabuggy was named for their long-standing membership to the Chamber, and themany different activities they provide for individuals in Huntington County interested inthe arts. Shown in the photograph, front row from left, are Terry Miller, Real Living NessBros. and Chamber Ambassador; Phyllis Renz, Huntington County Visitor and Con-vention Bureau and Chamber Ambassador; Angela Elzroth, artist, Giggabuggy; MikeRichard, co-owner, Giggabuggy; Kay Schwob, Huntington University and Chamberboard chair; Paula Whiting, Lake City Bank and Charlotte Center, Tipton Place, bothChamber Ambassadors. The Chamber of Commerce congratulates Mike and AnnRichard on being named Business of the Month for April.

Chamber to host

Lunch ‘n Learn on

Wednesday, May 4The Huntington

County Chamber of

Commerce will host

its spring Lunch ‘n

Learn on Wednes-

day, May 4 from

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The title of this

seminar is “Detecting & Preventing

Employee Theft & Embezzelment,” and

will focus on the importance of keeping

an eye on your employees and finances.

Barry Webne, author, advisor, lec-

turer, trainer and consultant will be the

presenter. He will discuss ways to keep

your employees honest and keep your

bottom line intact.

Webne is an experienced corporate

controller, general manager and re-

spected authority on the prevention and

detection of occupational fraud and em-

ployee theft. Webne trains, lectures to

and consults with financial and manage-

rial professionals across the United

States and Canada. He has published

four books on the topic of employee

theft and fraud and speaks regularly to

professional trade associations.

Webne graduated from the University

of Toledo in 1987 with a Master’s De-

gree in Business Administration with a

focus on accounting. He rapidly

climbed the corporate ladder in various

management and technology-related po-

sitions. He is also a convicted felon;

convicted twice for embezzling more

than $1 million each from two of his

employers. In each case, he was sen-

tenced to incarceration in federal prison.

Since 2006 he has devoted his career to

helping businesses and organizations

implement controls to mitigate their risk

of occupational fraud and theft.

Chamber Board member and CPA

Randy Warner, said he “Looks forward

to this seminar due to the nature of the

topic and the speaker’s background.”

Contact the Chamber office by email-

ing skimmel@huntington-chamber.com

or by calling the office at (260) 356-

5300 by Tuesday, May 3 to RSVP. The

cost of lunch is $10.

Pathfinder Services named

2016 Heritage Days sponsorThe Heritage Days steering committee has named Pathfinder

Services, Inc. as the 2016 Heritage Days sponsor. Pathfinder has

served Huntington County for 50 years in 2016, and is sponsor-

ing Heritage Days as part of the celebration.

Huntington’s 53rd Heritage Days will take place Wednesday,

June 15 through Sunday, July 19. The theme is Indiana Cele-

brating 200 Years in honor of the 200th birthday of the state on

December 11, 2016.

Pathfinder Services, Inc. is a not-for-profit human services

organization based in Huntington, where it was founded in 1966.

In addition to Huntington County, Pathfinder Services also has office locations in Allen,

Marshall, Wabash and Whitley Counties. Pathfinder Services, Inc. envisions a community

in which all people are valued and accepted and have control over their own destinies.

Gene Snowden, then State Representative, helped form the beginnings of what would

become Pathfinder Services. It has grown into a multi-faceted organization under the di-

rection of its leadership. The president is John Niederman, who assumed his position

in1985. For more information about Pathfinder Services and its history, visit their website

at www.pathfinderservices.org.

Chamber announces St.

Patty’s Day contest winnerThe Chamber of

Commerce continues its

work with local busi-

nesses and the commu-

nity to encourage more

people to think locally

before traveling out of

town for shopping or

dining. The ongoing

campaign is called Eat.

Shop. Live. Do More

Huntington.

The Chamber’s

newest initiative was in

celebration of Saint

Patrick’s Day. The

Chamber sponsored a

four-leaf clover hunt

during the days in March

that led up to Saint

Patrick’s Day. Residents of Huntington County were encouraged

to visit participating businesses to locate the four-leaf clover. Once

they found it, they were asked to take a selfie and post it to social

media with the hashtags of #eatshoplivehtgn and #saintpattysday.

Everyone who posted their selfies and hashtagged them correctly

were entered to win a $50 Chamber gift check. Deanna Albertson

of Huntington was the winner of the contest.

“The goal of this campaign was to get the people of Huntington

County excited about shopping and dining locally,” said Randy

Warner, chairman of the Chamber’s Community Dev-

elopment/Small Business committee. “The gift check from the

Chamber can be used at more than 60 businesses in the county.”

Participating businesses in the four-leaf clover search were:

Bowers Jewelers, Sears, Viking Express, Beacon Credit Union,

Mazie’s Flowers in Markle, Lehman Floor Covering, TrophyCenter

Plus, Town and Country Flowers, Huntington Nursery and Florist,

JJ’s (all three Huntington locations), Purviance House Bed &

Breakfast and East of Chicago Pizza in Warren.

Please visit www.eatshoplivehuntington.com, www.face-

book.com/eatshoplivehtgn, or www.twitter.com/htgn.com to learn

more.

Page 4 Huntington County Chamber of Commerce April 2016

Shown in the photo above is Scott Atkinson, Edward Jones &Company, as he presents the EXPO grand prize of $500 to KariGoble. Winners of the gift baskets include: Pat McVoy, StaciaLewis, Beatrice Storie, Heather Hiple, Shawn Putt, MichelleBostic, Josephine Clore and Lisa Martin.

EXPO, a success for

community, businessesThe Huntington County Chamber of Commerce would like

to thank the businesses that participated in this year’s Hunting-

ton County EXPO. We hope you made many contacts and are

hopeful you plan to join the EXPO again in 2018. The Cham-

ber would also like to thank our many volunteers that helped

with the EXPO this year; the EXPO had more than twenty vol-

unteers offering their assistance. Thanks to all who attended

and enjoyed the large array of displays by area businesses.

The Chamber especially thanks Juli Johnson and Parkview

Huntington Hospital for being the co-sponsor for EXPO 2016.

We also want to thank our committee including Jim Scheiber,

Edward Jones & Company, Scott Trauner, Huntington County

TAB and Sonya Foraker, Parkview Huntington Hospital, for

chairing this year’s event; Bob Zahm and Huntington Heating

and Cooling for setting up all the electrical needs. Thank you to

our steering committee for your help in organizing this year’s

EXPO which consists of Paula Kimmel, publicity; Chad

Daugherty and Rich Hertel, Huntington County Community

School Corporation, stage; Justin Davidson, Orion Solutions,

the use of his sound system; Samantha Garcia for operating the

sound system during the EXPO; Terry Miller, Real Living Ness

Bros. and Boy Scout Troop 130 for their help with the golf

carts and ushering individuals to and from their vehicles; Andy

Zay, Zay Leasing and Rental for the use of a box truck for de-

livery to and from the EXPO, and Steve Petry, W.A. Zimmer,

for laying down the wooden sidewalk for exhibitors to use dur-

ing setup of booths.

Thanks to our sponsors and those who provided gifts, grand

prizes and drawings. The EXPO stage entertainment was made

possible by Beacon Credit Union, the big screen TV (so every-

one could keep tabs on March Madness) was provided by

Aaron’s Rent to Own.

Shown in the photograph is DeannaAlbertson, left, as she accepts the $50Chamber Gift Check from RandyWarner, Terry L. Reckard, CPA and thechairman of the Chamber’s CommunityDevelopment/Small Business commit-tee. Also shown in the photograph is Al-bertson’s daughter, Emily.

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Healthy StepsSaturday, April 30

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Chamber Lunch ‘n LearnWednesday, May 4

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