WLKI
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
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send your community event
information at
least 2
weeks
in advance
to psa@wlki.com,
by phone at 665-9554, or by fax at 665-9064.
Who:
American Red Cross
What:
Adult, Child and Infant CPR Review Class
When:
Wednesday Feb. 8 from 5-8pm but register by Sunday Feb. 5
Where:
Church of the Nazarene in Angola. For more info please call 495-2612.
Who:
Fremont Public Library
What:
Offering free VITA Tax Assistance for individuals with low or limited
income,
individuals with disabilities, and the elderly
When:
Every Monday from 4-6pm beginning February 6 and running until April
15. Electronic filing will be available. VITA Tax Assistance is
subject to the availability of volunteers, so please call the library
to confirm a session at 495-7157.
Who:
Steuben County Council on Aging
What:
Offering a luxurious manicure, pedicure and scalp treatment from
Aurora Salon and Day Spa for male and female seniors
When:
The first Monday of every month starting Feb. 6 from 1-4pm by appointment
Where:
In the Steuben County Council on Aging Take-A-Break Room in Angola.
For more info call the Council on Aging.
Who:
Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County
What:
Spanish 2 Classes by Vincent Torres
When:
Mondays Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 5:30-7:30pm
Where:
At the library at 322 S. Wayne in Angola. Register at the library.
Who:
Steuben Women’s Club
What:
Social Meeting
When:
Monday Feb. 6 at 11am
Where:
Pleasant View Church of Christ on Fox Lake Road in Angola.
Who:
Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County
What:
Introduction to Computers 1 Class for absolute beginners
When:
Monday Feb. 6 from 5:30-7pm
Where:
At the library at 322 S. Wayne in Angola. Register at the library.
Who:
Fairview Missionary Church in Angola
What:
Business Person's Luncheon with the topic "Ideas, Thoughts,
Nuggets, and Other Things to Ponder"
When:
This Thursday from 12-1pm but RSVP by this Tuesday Feb. 7
Where:
At the church at 525 E 200N, Angola. Call the church for more info.
Who:
American Red Cross
What:
Adult, Child and Infant CPR and First Aid Class
When:
Saturday Feb. 11 from 8am-5pm but register by Wednesday Feb. 8
Where:
Church of the Nazarene in Angola. For more info please call 495-2612.
Who:
Hillsdale, MI After 5 Club
What:
Invites you and a guest to a dinner meeting including Russ Meade
in concert and guest speaker Bob Dykhouse
When:
This Thursday from 7-8:30pm
Where:
Savarino's Next Door Restaurant in Hillsdale, MI.
For more
info or to register, call Cheri at 517-439-1959.
Who:
Montgomery, MI United Brethern Church
What:
Swiss Steak Supper with a full menu
When:
Saturday Feb. 11 from 4:30-7pm
Where:
At the church fellowship hall at 311 S. Hayward in Montgomery, MI.
Who:
Angola Moose Lodge
What:
Invites you to a steak dinner followed by a free concert by Buddy
Holly tribute artist Ty-N-The-Tones
When:
Saturday Feb. 11 with dinner from 4-7pm and the concert at 7pm
Where:
Angola Moose Lodge. For info call Ty at 668-2031.
Who:
American Red Cross
What:
Adult, Child and Infant CPR Class
When:
Tuesday Feb. 14 from 5-9pm but register by Saturday Feb. 11
Where:
Dekalb County Annex Building in Auburn.
For more
info please call 495-2612.
Who:
Lagrange County Parks Department
What:
Folk Jam Session featuring primarily folk, country and bluegrass
music
When:
Sunday Feb. 12 from 1:30-5pm
Where:
Maple Wood Nature Center in Lagrange.
For more
info please call Erv Troyer at 260-463-2247.
Who:
American Red Cross
What:
First Aid Review Class
When:
Wednesday Feb. 15 from 5:30-8pm but register by Sunday Feb. 12
Where:
Church of the Nazarene in Angola.
For
more info please call 495-2612.
Who:
Tri-State University Distinguished Speakers Series
What:
Celebrates Black History Month with a workshop entitled "A
Beautiful Person" conducted by Dr. John Hester from California
State University
When:
Monday Feb. 13 at 7pm
Where:
Best Hall Room 229 on the TSU Campus in Angola.
Who:
Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County
What:
Introduction to Computers 2 class to add to the skills of beginners
When:
Monday Feb. 13 from 5:30-7pm
Where:
At the library at 322 S. Wayne in Angola. Register at the library.
Who:
American Red Cross
What:
Blood Drive
When:
Monday Feb. 13 from 12-6pm
Where:
Angola Kid's League Bingo Hall at 1409 N. Wayne in Angola. For an
appointment or more info call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE.
Who:
Pokagon Pitch Pipers Barbershop Quartet
What:
Will serenade your Valentine in the Angola area with songs, a card,
chocolate and a silk rose
When:
On Valentine's Day, Tuesday Feb. 14
For details
or to schedule, please call 833-9625.
Who:
Auburn Fire Department
What:
Offering a NIMS, National Incident Management System, course for
all fire, police, EMS and government officials
When:
You can attend on either Sunday February 12 or Monday February 13
from 8:30am-5pm, with lunch provided
Where:
Bridgewater Golf Club in Auburn, IN. For registration or other info
please call 260-925-8255.
Who:
Land Of Lakes Lions Club
What:
Decorate A Chair Contest to raise money to feed the elderly of Steuben
County and to fund 8 local scholarships
When:
Now until March 4 with judging on March 12 with cash prizes
Where:
Take your decorated chair to Rural King in Angola on Saturday March
4 between 10am and 1pm
The Lions
Club will provide the chairs for $25. For info call 316-7233.
Who:
Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County
What:
Offering free VITA Tax Service for low income persons, senior citizens,
and persons with disabilities
When:
Every Wednesday and Saturday from 9:30am-12 noon on a first come-first
served basis thru April 15
Where:
Room A and B of the library at 322 S. Wayne in Angola.
Tax forms
and booklets are once again available for everybody at the library,
as well.
Hamilton
United Methodist Church invites you to a FREE Community Meal served
the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. For more info call 488-HELP.
FM 100
reminds you that the Beginnings Care for Life Center in Coldwater
has volunteer opportunities including receptionist, clothing room
hostess, an earning and learning mentor, peer-counselor, maintenance
and repair workers, fundraising, clerical help, phone work, promotions
and board membership. For more information, either log on to Beginningscare.com
or call 517-278-3355.
FM 100
reminds you that the Steuben County Council on Aging is offering
free TRIAD Emergency Beacon Light Bulbs to area seniors. These bulbs
screw into your existing porch light socket and when activated,
will flash for up 2 hours helping guide emergency personnel to your
house. For delivery or more info, either visit or call the Steuben
County Council on Aging Office in Angola at 665-9856.
FM 100
reminds you that Community Action of Northeast Indiana is now accepting
applications for it's Energy Assistance Program to help qualified
persons for assistance in paying their heating bills. Applications
are being taken at CANI's new office at 1355 S. Old US 27 in Angola.
For more information please call 665-1160 or 888-437-5012.
FM 100
reminds you that Community Action of Northeast Indiana is looking
for homes to repair for low to moderate income families in Steuben
County to bring the home up to rehabilitation code standards. For
more information call or visit the CANI office in Angola at 665-1160
or 888-437-5012.
FM 100
reminds you that the Steuben County Council on Aging Adult Day Services
is in need of some kindhearted people to sponsor some of their needy
clients, as funding resources are becoming depleted. For details
call Julie Myers at the Council on Aging office in Angola at 665-9586.
FM 100
reminds you that TRIAD is a program of the National Sheriff's Association
that teams local law enforcement agencies to work towards reducing
criminal victimization and unwarranted fear of crime affecting older
adults. For more information on TRIAD, please call the Steuben County
Council on Aging in Angola at 665-9856.
Who:
Seventh-Day Adventist Food Bank in Angola
What:
Is open on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month from 9am-12 noon
Where:
In the basement of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church located at 314
Williams Street in Angola. Please enter through the side door.
Donations
are also accepted during those times.
FM 100
reminds you that former Angola High School Gymnasium is open for
walkers every day from 7:30am-3:30pm, unless a sports activity is
scheduled, in which case a notice will be posted on the door, or
you can call the MSD of Steuben County Superintendent's for an advance
schedule.
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ONGOING EVENTS ---
Upholding
Birth Prenatal Services offers a Birth Support Group the first Wednesday
of every month in Angola. Please RSVP if you plan to attend. For
more info please call Missie at 833-2647.
FM 100
reminds you that the Educational Opportunity Center in Angola has
expanded it's hours. The EOC now offers 3 sessions, from 8am-12pm,
12:30-4:30pm, and 5-9pm. For another choice and another chance to
earn your high school diploma, call the Educational Opportunity
Center in Angola at 668-1360.
Magic
Squares Dance Club holds
open square and round dances the
2nd and 4th Friday of every month at the Angola
United Methodist Church at 220 W. Maumee. For more info please call
665-2272.
FM 100
reminds you that the Steuben County Council on Aging has discount
prescription cards available to those who have no prescription coverage.
Stop by the Council on Aging Office inside the Steuben Community
Center in Angola for a card or more information.
The
Farm Wagon from the Community Harvest Food Bank in Ft Wayne visits Project HELP
at 600 N. Williams Street in Angola and distributes FREE FOOD every Monday from
10:30am-12:30pm! The food is mostly perishable items and there are no requirements
to receive the food, which will simply be served on a first-come, first-served
basis. For more info call Project HELP at 665-9697.
The
Steuben County Council on Aging now has a mini-mart offering a variety of food
and other supplies for seniors over age 60 who meet the required guidelines, and
is open on the 2nd AND 4th Thursday of every month from 11am-2pm. For more info
or to fill out an application, either call or visit the Steuben County Council
on Aging at 665-9856.
FM
100 reminds you that Project HELP of Steuben County is in need of volunteers to
help sort donated items. If interested, call Sheri Frank at the Project HELP Office
on Williams Street in Angola at 665-9697.
The
Fremont Public Library has a Knitting Club for beginners to experts, just bring
needles and yarn, every
Tuesday from 5:30-7pm at
the library at 1004 W. Toledo in Fremont.
FM
100 reminds you that the Steuben County Council on Aging Adult Services is accepting
donations of new or used jewelry to sell outside of the daycare room to help pay
for birdseed and hopefully purchase a mate for their lonely lovebird. Call or
visit the Council on Aging in Angola for more info.
Community Action of Northeast Indiana is
looking for homes to repair for low to moderate income families to bring the home
up to rehabilitation code standards.
For more information or to apply, call the Angola CANI Office, or call 665-1160
or 1-888-437-5012.
The
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Northeast Indiana Chapter is holding support
group meetings the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the Carnegie Public Library
of Steuben County in Angola. Everyone is welcome.
The
local chapter of CAVA, the Community Anti-Violence Alliance, is accepting donations
of cell phone with chargers that will then be programmed to only call 911 and
given to victims of domestic violence. For information please call 624-3600 and
leave a message. Volunteers are also needed to help CAVA serve the needs of battered
women in Steuben County.
The
Steuben County Council on Aging is offering you the opportunity to pay honor,
tribute, or in memory of a loved one in whatever way you choose by sponsoring
a sign for the Council on Aging vans for $125 per month. The magnetic sign is
then yours to keep and could be used again during another month of your choice.
For more info, contact the Steuben County Council on Aging Office in Angola.
Cameron
Home Care and Hospice invites those experiencing loss through death to attend
a free weekly grief support group, for ages teen through adult, every Tuesday
from 5:00- 6:30pm in the Home Care and Hospice Conference Room on the second floor
of Cameron Hospital in Angola. For more info Call 665-2141 ext: 2176.
The
Steuben County Health Resources Board of Directors and Project HELP of Steuben
County
are offering a Medical Voucher Program to provide free doctor's office
visits for uninsured or under-insured individuals visit or call Project HELP at
600 N. Williams Street in Angola.
Safe
Haven, an organization serving people affected by domestic violence, has a victim
crisis hotline phone number for people calling from Steuben County. It is 463-3400
or you can call toll free at 1-866-463-3400. Save Haven could also use volunteers
for the crisis hotline. Call 463-3400 for an application or more information.
Project
HELP of Steuben County is in need of donations of fall and winter clothing in
GOOD condition. They also need donations of cleaning supplies, bar soap, laundry
soap, dish soap, and shampoo. Project HELP is located at 600 N. Williams Street
in Angola. Drop off hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10am-4pm. Please
do not leave donations outside when the office is closed.
Project
HELP of Steuben County is now asking for monetary donations, rather than food
donations, as they can purchase food for the needy at significantly discounted
prices, getting much more food per dollar. Food donations won't be turned away,
of course. Project Help is located at 600 N. Williams Street in Angola. Phone
is 665-9697.
Cameron
Memorial Hospital Home Care and Hospice invites all those who provide in-home
care to loved ones to attend FREE monthly Caregiver Support Group meetings held
on the third Tuesday of every month from 2-3pm at Carnegie Public Library of Steuben
County on S. Wayne in Angola. For more information, please call Cameron Home Care
and Hospice at 665-2141 Ext: 2176.
The
Steuben County Council on Aging is collecting coupons, either expired or not,
to send to our military persons overseas. You can take them to Betty Rathbun at
the Steuben County Council on Aging, inside the Steuben Community Center in Angola.
The
American Red Cross of Northeast Indiana still has an IMMEDIATE need for volunteers
for both their Single Family Disaster Team to assist families forced from their
homes due to disasters, and their Armed Forces Emergency Services that helps provide
a communication link between members of the Armed Forces and their families. For
further information, call 1-800-513-2599 Ext: 205.
The
MOMS Club of Angola is a group for Steuben County moms who work part-time or are
stay at home moms. They offer many activities - activities for moms , activities
for moms and kids, family activities, playgroups, park days, beach days and lots
more. The MOMS Club also takes on many service projects that benefit our community.
The MOMS Club is a great way to meet friends and get involved with the community.
Call Laurie at 624-3163 for more information.
Carnegie
Public Library of Steuben County is offering a free drop-in knitting circle for
all levels of experience and ages with instructor Barb Doty. Bring a work in progress,
if you wish, every Tuesday from 10:30am-12 noon, at the library on South Wayne
Street in Angola.
The
Steuben County Council on Aging has very inexpensive all-occasion greeting cards
for sale in the Council on Aging's "Take A Break" Room, which is open
to everyone on Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Thursdays from 8am-4pm.
The
Fremont Community Church will be serving a free community meal every Wednesday
from 6-7:30pm in the Fremont Community Church Activity Center located two blocks
east of the stoplight in Fremont.
The
Angola Lions Club is collecting used eye glasses and hearing aids. The Steuben
County REMC building is the drop-off point.
Friends
of the Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County are accepting tax-deductible
donations of gently used books for their sale table in the reference department
of the library. Donation forms are available at the front desk of the library.
Feel free to stop in and browse the sale table during regular library hours.
Aging
and In-Home Services is offering a their Family Caregiver Program for anyone age
60 or older who needs help with at least two activities of daily living, or has
cognitive impairment, or who is taking care of a grandchild age 18 or younger.
To apply please call 1-800-552-3662.
Steuben
County Council on Aging is now offering a low impact exercise class (you won't
even leave your chair!) every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:30am in the Steuben
County Council on Aging Multi-Purpose Room in the Steuben Community Center on
S. Wayne in Angola. Everybody is welcome!
The
Steuben County Council on Aging is offering Adult Day Service as a practical alternative
to nursing home care or for adults who need limited assistance. The service is
available Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8am-4pm, but closed
holidays in Suite 1B of the Steuben Community Center at 317 S. Wayne Street in
Angola. For more info call the Council on Aging.
The
Steuben County Mobile Meals Program is in need of volunteers to deliver meals
prepared by the Cameron Memorial Hospital dietary staff to home bound clients
weekdays from 10:30am -12 noon. If you are interested and available any weekday
morning during that time, call Penny at 833-3403.
The
Branch Area Food Pantry is open Monday through Friday from 1-4pm Michigan time
for any Branch County resident in need of foodstuffs. They are located at 66 Harrison
Street in Coldwater.
Project
HELP in Angola is available to help those in need on Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays from 10am-4pm. They're located at 600 N. Williams Street in Angola. Project
Help also accepts donations non-perishable food items as well as gently used clothing
and furniture.
The
Steuben County Council on Aging has a program called "Second Wind Dreams"
where they try fulfill the hopes and dreams of senior citizens and disabled persons
throughout Steuben County, and are asking for the names of people who have a dream
of any kind that the Council on Aging can work towards fulfilling, as well as
community members to become "Dream Weavers" and contribute to making
these dreams come true. For more information, call the Steuben County Council
on Aging at 665-9586.
The
Steuben County Council on Aging has an Assistant to the Homebound program for
homebound older adults or handicapped individuals, where staff will schedule visits
to the person's home and provide monitoring of needs along with an errand service
providing, among other things: Obtaining and transportation of prescriptions,
groceries, or other personal items; Escorting the person to medical appointments;
And carrying out necessary business transactions according to the person's directions.
Contact the Steuben County Council on Aging at 665-9856 for more information,
or to offer your help for this service.
Senior
Health Insurance Information (SHIIP) assistance is available every Tuesday from
10-11am in the Game Room of the Steuben County Council on Aging inside the Steuben
Community Center in Angola.
The
Steuben County Council on Aging has a Homemaker Program that provides light housekeeping
services for older adults who can maintain independent living, but need help with
household tasks. Donations are accepted and always appreciated. The homemakers
are screened before being accepted. Call the Steuben County Council on Aging at
665-9856 for more info, or to perhaps offer your services to this program.
The
Steuben County Council on Aging Van Service offers transportation for persons
age 60 and over, by donation only, all over Steuben County, and even out of the
county. Just call 665-9856 24 hours in advance to schedule a ride to where you
need to go, including local and out of town Medicaid trips. Donations by any caring
individual to maintain this service are very much appreciated and very much needed!
The
Steuben County Council on Aging has a Senior Bowling League that meets Tuesdays
and Fridays at 2:45pm at Angola Bowl. You don't have to bowl every time, only
when you want to. For more information, call Arnie at 833-1902.
Mom's
On the Move of Angola meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month, and invite you
to join them for fellowship through lots and lots of family oriented activities
for your children, just the moms, just the dads, couples, and the whole family.
Some features include individual playgroups, the kids club, and the Sunshine Meal
program. Membership is open to everyone and only costs $20 for the activity fee.
For more information or to join, either call Becky at 833-9473 or Catherine at
665-1634.
The
Alzheimer's Support Group of Steuben County meets on the first Wednesday of every
month at the Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County in Angola. Call the Steuben
County Council on Aging for more info at 665-9856.
The
Steuben County Council on Aging sponsors bridge games on the 2nd and 4th Mondays
of every month at the Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County in Angola. Call
the Council at 665-9856 for info.
The
Steuben County Council on Aging invites you to check out their library, with free
books, magazines, and puzzles, at the Council on Aging Office inside the Steuben
Community Center on S. Wayne in Angola.
Aging
and In-home Services of Northeast Indiana is offering a service called Angelworx,
which matches up pen-pal volunteers, called Angels, of all ages with lonely seniors
or disabled persons in any of the Indiana counties in the WLKI listening area.
For more information on the Angelworx program, call Emily at 219-745-1200. In
addition to writing personal letters, volunteers are encouraged to do intentional
acts of kindness with their match. In addition to the pen pal program, your group
can join Angelworx and tackle larger tasks for seniors or disabled persons.
The
Angola American Legion hosts a singles dance the 3rd Saturday of every month at
the Angola American Legion on U.S. 20 West. All singles are invited!
Aging
and in-home services of Northeast Indiana, Inc. serves nutritious lunches for
senior citizens age 60 or over or married to someone age 60 or over. Guests under
60 are charged $5.25, persons 60 or over donate whatever they can afford for the
meal, served daily throughout the area.
Some
locations and times include:
Elliott
Manor, 617 Williams St., Angola, 11:30am, call 665-2932.
Hamilton
fire station, 200 S.. Wayne St., Hamilton, 12:30pm, call 488-2311.
Brockville
Commons, 3160 E. Spring, Fremont, 11:30am, call 495-1757
Lamplighter,
240 W. Angling Road, Kendallville, 11:30am, call 347-0284.
Country
Place Apts., 215 W. South St., Lagrange, 11:30am, call 463-8861.
William
Heimach Center, 1800 E. 7th St., Auburn, 11:30am, call 925-3311
The
County Division of Family and Child Foster Care Services of Indiana is looking
for families to become foster parents to abused or neglected children. If you
have the time to care about a child, please call 1-800-582-child today.
The
Family Caregiver Program at Aging and In-Home Services of Northeast Indiana has
started a respite program to help the caregivers of older people residing in Northeast
Indiana by paying for a substitute caregiver to provide care at home when the
usual caregiver needs to be absent. For more information, call 1-800-552-3662.
Michiana
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Steuben County is very much in need of volunteers
to match up with many, many children still on the waiting list for a Big Brother
or Big Sister. You can be matched singularly or as a couple. For more information,
call 665-7204 or toll free at 1-888-718-2227.
The
WLKI Events list is compiled by
WLKI
Public Service Director
Eric
Anthony
