In a recent post to this blog some of the concert information was incorrect. That has been changed, but here is the latest.
July 5, 2008, 7pm
LaGrange Community Jazz Band
Jazz, Big Band and Patriotic Music
July 19, 2008, 7pm
Kara Claudy
Singer-Songwriter
Sponsored by Laura's Country Store
August 2, 2008, 7pm
Estrella de Manana
Latin flavored gospel music
August 16, 2008, 7pm
Reconcileed
Contemporary Praise and Worship
Sponsored by TJ Iannarelli's
September 6, 2008, 7pm
Skook Wright
Sponsored by Great Lakes Green Power
Monday, June 23, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
The Schwartz Family is Coming!
The Schwartz Family will be performing in the Howe Town Square Park this Saturday night, June 21 at 7pm. Everyone is welcome to attend and the admission is free. Bring a chair and enjoy a night of music with family, friends and neighbors.
The Schwartz Family is a family gospel group from the Sturgis, Michigan area that loves to write, sing, and tell others about Jesus. They have a band and love doing live shows and playing live music. They write the majority of the songs they play on stage and record.
This talented and committed group is working on recording a new album. Currently several of their songs have already been recorded and are being mixed in Nashville. They are hoping to finish the album in the very near future. They currently have two albums available, One Heart at a Time, and Let it Rain.
Recently The Schwartz Family was able to thank all of the "radio stations, dj's, PowerSource Magazine, & HMG Music for all of their help and support in allowing our song "It's Just Goodbye for Now" to climb all the way to #4 on the Christian Country Bluegrass Charts."
All concerts in the Park are sponsored by the Howe Community Association. For more information you can contact Dewey Miller at 260/562-2260 or howecommunity@yahoo.com. This concert is sponsored by Stutzman Farms.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
July Newsletter Updates
Concerts Update
There are many exciting concerts coming up in the Howe Community Association Summer Concert Series. Each Concert is in the Town Square Park on State Road 120 in Howe, Indiana at 7pm. Grab a pizza, some supper, or an ice cream at one of the shops on the square and come enjoy some music.
LaGrange County Community Jazz Band-
July 5 is the date for this great band. Spend you holiday weekend enjoying some jazz and big band sounds.
Kara Claudy, July 19-
Kara is an energetic young lady who will be making her second appearance as part of the Howe concert series. Miss Claudy is 19 years old and a student at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She says, “I know that I love making music, it's my therapy.”
Estrella de Manana, August 2-
This is an addition to our summer concert schedule. This group comes to us from the congregation of Iglesia Estrella de Manana right here in Howe. We will have a Latin flavor in the park on August 2.
Reconciled, August 16-
Reconciled is another returning group from 2007. The worship team from First United Methodist Church in Sturgis, was one of the highlights of last year. If you missed before, don’t make the same mistake again.
Skook Wright, September 6-
Skook is a former local resident who now splits his time between Indiana and Florida. Skook brings a great variety of Christian and gospel music that you will not want to miss.
Community Calendar
We are trying to put together a community calendar for all members, churches, organizations and groups in the community. We would like to be able to have one place to look for all upcoming dinners, sales, socials, fundraisers and activities. Please submit any information that you have about upcoming events to Dewey Miller at 562-2260 or revdewey@gmail.com. There will be community events in our next newsletter.
Next Newsletter
Our next Howe Community Association newsletter will be coming in early September. If you have suggestions to make this newsletter better, or have information to submit, please get it to Ann Bricker by August 15.
Blog Information
Don’t forget to check out the HCA blog on a regular basis. Events are updated on this site consistently. You can access the site at http://howeindiana.blogspot.com. Here we post information on important meetings, upcoming events and news of community interest. Stay up to date on what is happening in Howe from the comfort of your home of office. In addition, you can email HCA at howecommunity@yahoo.com. Send us an email to get any information on any HCA event, program or topic. You can also use that email address to submit items for the next HCA newsletter, which will be coming to you in late August.
July Drawing
Our second membership prize drawing of the year will be held on July 5. Every active member of the Howe Community Association will be in the drawing for a $200 weekend at Wana Waves/ Splash Universe in Shipshewana. To be eligible, simply complete the enclosed membership form and return it with your membership dues to Debbie Taylor at the Howe branch of Farmer’s State Bank. The drawing will be held in the park at the LaGrange Jazz Band concert. Sign up today, and then come to see if you have won.
Farmer’s Market News
The Farmer’s Market is held every Saturday in the Town Square Park from 7am-noon. Around 15 vendors with home grown and home made products are available every weekend. For the freshest produce and baked goods, the Howe Farmer’s Market is the place to be.
Indian Summer Days Preview
Indian Summer Days is coming up September 19-20 in the Park. This year’s events include a blood drive, a parade, music in the tent, a fun run/walk, a kid’s game area, lots of food vendors, arts, crafts and lots more. This year we are planning to have a quilt show and hoping to do more than ever. Our next newsletter will have more information, including specific details, but mark your calendar now.
Upcoming Events
Indian Summer Days September 19-20
Trunk or Treat October 31
Memorial Tree/ Night of Music December 6
There are many exciting concerts coming up in the Howe Community Association Summer Concert Series. Each Concert is in the Town Square Park on State Road 120 in Howe, Indiana at 7pm. Grab a pizza, some supper, or an ice cream at one of the shops on the square and come enjoy some music.
LaGrange County Community Jazz Band-
July 5 is the date for this great band. Spend you holiday weekend enjoying some jazz and big band sounds.
Kara Claudy, July 19-
Kara is an energetic young lady who will be making her second appearance as part of the Howe concert series. Miss Claudy is 19 years old and a student at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She says, “I know that I love making music, it's my therapy.”
Estrella de Manana, August 2-
This is an addition to our summer concert schedule. This group comes to us from the congregation of Iglesia Estrella de Manana right here in Howe. We will have a Latin flavor in the park on August 2.
Reconciled, August 16-
Reconciled is another returning group from 2007. The worship team from First United Methodist Church in Sturgis, was one of the highlights of last year. If you missed before, don’t make the same mistake again.
Skook Wright, September 6-
Skook is a former local resident who now splits his time between Indiana and Florida. Skook brings a great variety of Christian and gospel music that you will not want to miss.
Community Calendar
We are trying to put together a community calendar for all members, churches, organizations and groups in the community. We would like to be able to have one place to look for all upcoming dinners, sales, socials, fundraisers and activities. Please submit any information that you have about upcoming events to Dewey Miller at 562-2260 or revdewey@gmail.com. There will be community events in our next newsletter.
Next Newsletter
Our next Howe Community Association newsletter will be coming in early September. If you have suggestions to make this newsletter better, or have information to submit, please get it to Ann Bricker by August 15.
Blog Information
Don’t forget to check out the HCA blog on a regular basis. Events are updated on this site consistently. You can access the site at http://howeindiana.blogspot.com. Here we post information on important meetings, upcoming events and news of community interest. Stay up to date on what is happening in Howe from the comfort of your home of office. In addition, you can email HCA at howecommunity@yahoo.com. Send us an email to get any information on any HCA event, program or topic. You can also use that email address to submit items for the next HCA newsletter, which will be coming to you in late August.
July Drawing
Our second membership prize drawing of the year will be held on July 5. Every active member of the Howe Community Association will be in the drawing for a $200 weekend at Wana Waves/ Splash Universe in Shipshewana. To be eligible, simply complete the enclosed membership form and return it with your membership dues to Debbie Taylor at the Howe branch of Farmer’s State Bank. The drawing will be held in the park at the LaGrange Jazz Band concert. Sign up today, and then come to see if you have won.
Farmer’s Market News
The Farmer’s Market is held every Saturday in the Town Square Park from 7am-noon. Around 15 vendors with home grown and home made products are available every weekend. For the freshest produce and baked goods, the Howe Farmer’s Market is the place to be.
Indian Summer Days Preview
Indian Summer Days is coming up September 19-20 in the Park. This year’s events include a blood drive, a parade, music in the tent, a fun run/walk, a kid’s game area, lots of food vendors, arts, crafts and lots more. This year we are planning to have a quilt show and hoping to do more than ever. Our next newsletter will have more information, including specific details, but mark your calendar now.
Upcoming Events
Indian Summer Days September 19-20
Trunk or Treat October 31
Memorial Tree/ Night of Music December 6
Monday, June 9, 2008
A Great First Concert
Marnee played in the Howe Town Square Park Saturday night. What a Show! Although she is only 11 years old, Marnee did a wonderful job. She played for an hour and did a wide variety of music.
One highlight of the evening was her cover version of the Beatles' song Blackbird. She also handled songs made popular by Jewel and Death Cab for Cutie, among others.
Other high points included several of her original numbers. Marnee is quite the songwriter for her age. She played an instrumental number on guitar that seemed to cover several styles of music, as she covered a lot of territory in the park. What a night.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Marnee Returns to Howe
MARNEE, pronounced 'MarnAY', is an 11 year old singer, songwriter, guitarist. She will be appearing this Saturday in the Town Square Park as a part of the Howe Community Association Concert Series. Concert time is 7pm. Admission is free. Bring a chair and a friend for this great night of music from a new phenomenon.
This will be Marnee's second appearance as part of the concert series in Howe. She was very well received in her 2007 debut. We are looking forward to her return this week.
Marnee has been singing since before she could speak . She would sing, though she knew no words. When she was very young, she only sang while she was playing with toys or doodling. It was quite a sight to see her in the back yard, digging in the dirt, singing like an angel. Marnee only sang her songs and she would not sing for anyone.
From the time Marnee was two years old, people commented on her incredible singing & would ask if she was taking singing lessons. We always responded that it was amazing that they even heard Marnee singing because she only sang when she was playing and was unaware that anyone was listening.
At age 3 1/2, Marnee went to the music store with her Dad. While he was paying for some guitar strings, he heard someone picking out scales on a piano. Just then the cashier asked "How long has she been in lessons"? Surprised, after turning around to see it was Marnee, he could only respond "This is the first time she has ever seen a piano".
At age 6 1/2 Marnee asks her dad to teach her guitar. He taught her some chords...then some more and soon she was playing her chords with ease . "Marnee was so enthralled with this instrument that we decided to get her a guitar. We found a student guitar on Ebay for $10. $5 more in shipping & Marnee had her own guitar . Marnee could rarely be found without her guitar."
Her parents knew exactly what to get Marnee for her eighth birthday . A Washburn guitar!
At age 9 Marnee performed in public for the first time , at the school talent show. Marnee is "at home" on stage and stunned the audience . Soon after this, she started to play at coffee houses .
At age 10 Marnee wins Top Vocalist (in her category) at Talent Rock in Orlando, Florida. Marnee wins 1st place (in her category) at 'Rising Stars' , a local talent competition .
Other than music class at school, Marnee has never had voice a lesson . Marnee is also fortunate to have a wonderful music teacher at school who has given her direction .
Marnee's father has been the biggest musical influence in her life. He works with her from the understanding that he is teaching Marnee to develop & nurture her gift . Being a musician himself , he has a respect for other artists. He makes suggestions and Marnee determines if she will use a suggestion or not. An example: He suggested to shorten an 11 minute song. He does not interfere with her lyrics or composition but gives her the freedom to develop & mature in her unique musical expression.
Marnee recorded a demo CD in Dec. 2006. This gave a brief glimpse of what her abilities in the studio would be. Beginning her full length CD (entirely written and performed by Marnee) in June 2007, Marnee decided she wanted to record her guitar and vocals simultaneously and to keep the music raw, no effects and little accompaniment. What you hear, is what you get, and what you get is unexplainable. "Down In The Valley" was done in 2 takes.
CDs & Videos are not able to fully capture the amazing musical expression & energy that Marnee exudes. If you have a chance to experience Marnee LIVE.....be ready for a shock! While Marnee is simply doing something she loves, this is a moment you will always remember.
You can read more about Marnee and hear some of her music at http://www.myspace.com/marneeaugust.
For more information about the Howe Community Association or the Summer Concerts you may contact Dewey Miller at 260/562-2260 or howecommunity@yahoo.com.
For more information about the Howe Community Association or the Summer Concerts you may contact Dewey Miller at 260/562-2260 or howecommunity@yahoo.com.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
HCA Board Meeting
Our next board meeting will be on May 15, 2008. We will meet at 6pm at the Howe United Methodist Church just before the Economic Development/ General HCA meeting at 7pm, also at the church.
Economic Development Meeting
As a part of the Howe Community Association, an Economic Development Committee has been established. This committee is working toward obtaining a revitalization grant for the Howe Community. Members of the committee are working with the LaGrange County Council and the LaGrange County Commissioners.
Some possible uses for the grant money include business and downtown development and revitalization, streets, sidewalks, streetlights, sewer and water. The main idea is to improve our community.
We do not plan to have many meetings in the next six months. However, there will be a meeting on May 15, 7pm at the Howe United Methodist Church. That meeting will include representatives from Fleis and Vanderbrink, the engineering firm that the Economic Development Committee chose from six total firms who interviewed for the job. This meeting is open to all businesses, civic leaders and interested persons. We will discuss the needs, concerns and priorities of the community.
Please discuss this with your friends and neighbors to get them involved.
Committee Members Include:
Phil Yunker, Phil Malone, Deb Taylor, Dorothy Yunker, Jody Anderson, Carl Schmidt, Marge Malone, Floyd Yoder, Gary Rawlings, Cal Carnahan, Dave Cagley, Ken Akey, Andy Majewski, Terry Iannarelli, Phil Dintaman, Gene Lovelace, Don Stuckey.
For more information, or to ask questions, call Phil Yunker at 562-3882.
Some possible uses for the grant money include business and downtown development and revitalization, streets, sidewalks, streetlights, sewer and water. The main idea is to improve our community.
We do not plan to have many meetings in the next six months. However, there will be a meeting on May 15, 7pm at the Howe United Methodist Church. That meeting will include representatives from Fleis and Vanderbrink, the engineering firm that the Economic Development Committee chose from six total firms who interviewed for the job. This meeting is open to all businesses, civic leaders and interested persons. We will discuss the needs, concerns and priorities of the community.
Please discuss this with your friends and neighbors to get them involved.
Committee Members Include:
Phil Yunker, Phil Malone, Deb Taylor, Dorothy Yunker, Jody Anderson, Carl Schmidt, Marge Malone, Floyd Yoder, Gary Rawlings, Cal Carnahan, Dave Cagley, Ken Akey, Andy Majewski, Terry Iannarelli, Phil Dintaman, Gene Lovelace, Don Stuckey.
For more information, or to ask questions, call Phil Yunker at 562-3882.
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