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Events, activities and other hometown items going on in Tipp City, Ohio, by Greg Enslen
Tipp City Community Gardens
Looking for a place to garden this year but don’t have a lot of room? Well, Gardens Alive and Spring Hill Nurseries are opening up their famous Display Gardens and offering free plots for Tipp City residents.
The new Tipp City Community Garden will provide free 9×12Ꞌ gardening plots, along with seeds, fertilizer, mulch, and access to water. In addition, Gardens Alive will make experts available to offer advice on gardening-related issues. There will also be a storage shed where gardeners can access supplies provided by Gardens Alive or store their own tools.
If you’d like to join the Garden, contact the Display Garden manager, Craig Harmer, at 667-2491 x3085 or at craig@gardensalive.com. You can also “like” the Garden’s Facebook page to receive news and updates.
Plots will be given on a first-come, first-served basis, and space is very limited. So sign up soon if you’re interested!
Temporary Lane Closures Coming to Main Street Bridge Over I-75
The Ohio Department of Transportation announced this week that they will be repairing the West Main Street bridge over I-75 March 21 through June 15. Since the number of lanes will temporarily drop from five to two, traffic on Main Street will likely be a problem. Get ready to plan alternate routes or try to use the bridge at non-peak times—remember, they’ll be working 24 hours a day.
Last round of sickness? Maybe?
Katie and I have both come down with what I can only hope is our final cold of the season. Both of us have asthma, and over the last couple days, we’ve needed our inhalers around the clock. For me, getting a cold always triggers my asthma, which is very mild the rest of the time.
Poor Katie has a special face mask designed just for babies that helps her breathe in the solution from the inhaler. She fought it at first, but now she’s gotten used to it, and maybe even realizes that it’s helping her to breathe.
It was the H1N1 that got her last year, we think. She had it when she was just a couple months old, and the doctor told us that it can be pretty hard on little lungs. We’ll just keep our fingers crossed that she’ll grow out it over time as she gets bigger and stronger.
Bus Tour to Buckeye Stadium
Katie Sonnanstine over at TMCS let me know that there are only seven seats left on the tour bus heading to OSU on April 7. You’ll get to go behind the scenes at the Ohio Stadium on a guided tour that takes you inside the storied history of Buckeye Football, including lunch at the Varsity Club, a tour of the Anthony Thomas candy factory, and time to explore the North Market, famous for its baked goods and produce.
The deadline to register is March 30. To sign up, call 667-8631 or go to www.tmcomservices.org. Also, Katie also wanted me to mention that they have a Turbo Kick demonstration and class soon. Turbo Kick is a mix of kickboxing and simple dance moves set to heart pounding music. The free demonstration will be held on Saturday, March 19 at 8:30 am at the TMCS building, and then the ten-week class begins March 26.
Spring Forward
Why does springing forward — that is, moving your clocks an hour ahead — always feel like falling backward to me? I’m losing either an hour of sleep or an hour of my day on Sunday. So I’m behind on everything, not ahead. Right? On the other hand, I love when you turn your clocks back in the fall. It’s like a mini-vacation.
Community Calendar
Tipp Citian Olive Wright, who I met at the Art for the Heart event two weeks ago, called me this week to discuss an idea she’d been mulling over. She’s been wondering why there isn’t some type of community calendar in town that would allow different groups to view upcoming events before making scheduling decisions.
Olive said she noticed that some of the organizations in town don’t seem to be aware of what else is going on when they make their plans. She mentioned that the Catholic Church and the Zion Lutheran Church had scheduled themed dinners on the same evening, making it difficult for folks to support both causes. I agree with her—there’s no reason spaghetti and sauerkraut should have to compete for attention!
Anyone have an idea on a simple way to collect this kind of information and publish it? Likely candidates for organizing this might be Community Services, the library, the Chamber, DTCP, or maybe our own Tippecanoe Gazette. I love the idea of a community calendar in town and I know that Community Services runs a pretty comprehensive one, but I don’t know if folks in town are used to checking it before scheduling new events. Anyone know?
Antique and Artisans Show — Sign up now
Planning is underway for the 8th Annual Antique & Artisans show. It’s coming up Saturday, June 25, from 9:00 to 4:00, and registration is open now. This show has been great for years—Ruth Safreed, and now Terri Besssler of Midwest Memories, have taken this small event and turned it into something that draws a lot of folks to town. For the past two years, the show has stretched the length of Main Street from First to Fourth, with a carefully curated set of artists and antique dealers
I’ve got my application all filled out—I just need to get the check written and walk it up to Midwest Memories. I’m getting a table to sell copies of my books and take advantage of the huge crowds that show up. I’ll see you there!
If you’d like to participate, download a registration form at http://dtcp.org/events/antiqueshow. Early registration ends April 1.
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