5/17-19 Equals a Busy Weekend

Warmer weather means that there are more outside activities being held.  Early this week they were predicting a nice weekend, now they're talking about rain and more rain.  Let’s hope the weather people are wrong about the rain as this weekend things kick off tonight, followed by a jam-packed Saturday, and a relatively calm Sunday. 

FRIDAY, May 17th

7pm ET / 6pm CT = Friday Night Under the Lights Rock N Roll Concert featuring Seldom Told @ Kersting’s Cycle Center - Bring your chairs and canopies for a Rock & Roll tailgate! 

SATURDAY, May 18th

• FREE FISHING DAY = Indiana residents do not need a fishing license or a trout/salmon stamp to fish the state's public waters on Free Fishing Days. On all other days, only youth (age 17 and younger) and a few other special anglers are exempt from the license requirement.

• 9am-1pm = Bicycle Safety Course and Build A Bike Workshop @ NJ Police Department - Summer is right around the corner! We want our kids safe riding bikes. This course will give them safety instruction.  If your bike is broken our Department will help you fix it. If you need a bike, some will be available.

• 10am-2pm ET / 9am-1pm CT = Starke-Pulaski Master Gardeners Plant Sale @ Pulaski County Highway Garage - Annuals, perennials, shrubs and plants from our gardens.  Numerous vendors added this year featuring all sorts of home, craft and garden items. Free advice & design ideas.  Demonstrations.  Lunch sponsored by Paw Prints 4-H Club.

• 10am-2pm = Port-A-Pit for Hope Restored Recovery Home @ Bailey’s Discount - We will be a fundraiser at to raise money for the Recovery Home! Pre-sale pickup by 1:00pm  Prices:  Half Chicken $8.00 / Pit-tatoes individually $3.50 / Combo Half Chicken & Pit-tatoes $11.00

• 11am = Mint Darling’s Pageant @ NJ-SP High School Auditorium (followed by)
• 1pm = Mint Queen/King Pageant @ NJ-SP High School Auditorium – See who the judges choose as royalty for this year’s Mint Festival. 

SUNDAY, May 19th

• 1pm = 1st Annual Paul Hale Memorial Turkey Shoot @ Bass Lake Lion’s Building  

• 1:30pm = Color Me Green Fun Run/Walk @ Starke Co. 4-H Fairgrounds - Open to anyone who wants to have fun, get healthy.  All proceeds will benefit Kids’s Closet in North Judson.  Registration begins at 1:30pm CDT  Walk/Run begins at 2pm CDT   Registration fee = $5 / Under 6 = Free  Participant Waiver required.  Under age 18 will Parent/Guardian signature.  Forms available that day or can be printed at https://extension.purdue.edu/starke/article/24491

4/20 This Saturday is Packed With Fun!

Wow!  And I thought last weekend was busy!   This Saturday is packed with fun activities for every member of the family. 

Indiana Free Fishing Day

Indiana residents do not need a fishing license or a trout/salmon stamp to fish the state's public waters on Free Fishing Days. On all other days, only youth (age 17 and younger) and a few other special anglers are exempt from the license requirement.

Easter Train @ Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum 

If you haven’t already bought yours there are still some tickets left for the Easter Trains - https://www.ticketsource.us/whats-on/north-judson-in-46366/hoosier-valley-railroad-museum/easter-train

Passengers will board the train at our depot in North Judson and take a quick trip out across the Kanakakee River bridge at English Lake before returning to town. At our park east of the depot, passengers will disembark from the train. Our younger passengers (ages 2 to 12) will participate in our Easter Egg Hunt. The trains will run on Saturday, April 20, 2019, rain or shine.

Tippy Trail Run – 10 and 5 miler

9 am - 12 pm EDT / 8 am - 11 pm CDT  A fitness run of 10 miles or 5 miles on trails 4 and 5 at the Tippecanoe River State Park.   Only $35 to sign up!  Register online at: https://runsignup.com/Race/IN/Winamac/TippyTrailRun

Carrying Our Community’s Cross

9 am start at  Starke County Courthouse in Knox

3 pm end at  Norwayne Field in North Judson

This is a community event, so even if you can’t carry the cross please come out and enjoy the fellowship.

Kersting’s Spring Open House

10am  Official unveiling of “Ol Heavy” – the bike Kersting’s customized for Harley-Davidson’s nationwide “Battle of the Kings” competition. Snacks Door Prizes

San Pierre Easter Egg Hunt

10-12pm  Bring the kids out to hunt Easter eggs at the former Our Lady of Holy Cross (Tierney Park). There will be 6 age groups (ages 1-12) and drawing for prizes. Each egg is filled with candy or a surprise!

13^th Annual Starke Co. ABATE Annual County Wide Easter Egg Hunt @ 2380 S. 450E., Knox, Indiana

Registration: 11 am to 12:30pm YOU MUST REGISTER TO HUNT Hunt starts at 1 p.m. There are four age groups: 0-2 / 3-5 / 6-9 / 10-15 Please bring a basket or bag for hunting eggs. Questions? Call 772-6842

Tippecanoe River State Park Easter Egg Hunt

1 pm to 2 pm CT at the Nature Center  Bring your own Easter basket OR come at 12 noon CT and bring a clean dry milk jug to recycle into an Easter Basket.

Starke Co. SWAT Fundraiser

5pm to Midnight at the Nancy Dembowski Community Center  $25 per ticket - MUST be 21 or older (ticket includes buffet dinner and two alcohol drinks or soft drinks) DJ, cash bar, silent auction and raffles.  Tickets can be purchased at the Starke County Justice Center OR by contacting any officer

6/3 & 4/2017 Indiana Free Fishing Days

5/20/2017 Free Fishing Day for Indiana Residents

There's a Free Fishing Day coming up this Saturday for residents of Indiana.

5/16/2015 Free Fishing Day for Indiana Residents

This Saturday, May 16th, is Indiana's second (of four) free fishing day. Indiana residents do not need a fishing license or a trout stamp to fish public waters on this day.

Sounds like the perfect time to go fishin' with the family. You can find some free events throughout the state here:  http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/3598.htm

May 18th and June 1st - & 2nd are Free Fishing Days

By: Ben Haut (WKVI)
Published: May 13th, 2013

Grab your fishing poles and tackle; Free Fishing Day is coming up in Indiana, giving anglers the perfect opportunity to get out to the water and cast out their lines. Free Fishing Day on May 18 is the second of four Free Fishing Days this year, the first of which was April 20. Indiana’s adult residents do not need a fishing license or a trout/salmon stamp to fish public waters in the state during Free Fishing Day.

DNR Go FishIN Coordinator Clint Kowalik encourages fishing enthusiasts to take advantage of the event and head out to the water, bring a friend, or take your family to a local city park pond.

Youth ages 17 and younger are exempt from purchasing a fishing license, but on May 18 and June 1-2, all Hoosiers do not need a fishing license or a trout/salmon stamp to fish public Hoosier waters.