Jul 28, 2013 | From Previous Years
The candidates for Harlan Days Princess are: • Hazana Contreras, age 3 • Emma Evans, age 6 • Makenzie Gase, age 6 Each candidate is selling Harlan Days Raffle tickets and will receive 10% of their total sales. If you see any of them, buy a raffle ticket! Be sure to come out to see the candidates in the Harlan Days parade on Saturday at 10:00am,...
Jul 26, 2013 | From Previous Years
The 2013 Harlan Days Honorary Citizens are the Harlan Food Pantry volunteers: Edie Dix, Damon Greer, Elsie Love, Peggy Nelson, Jerry & Shirley Spindler, Richard & Janet Staily and Lois Wenkheimer. These volunteers assist people in the community who are in need of a little help providing food for their families. Clients are offered groceries that consist of canned fruits, vegetables, bread, cheese, meats, pasta sauce, crackers, soups, dry goods and other basic food items. Health care items like laundry detergent, dish soap and paper products are also available at the food pantry. During Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas clients are given items to prepare a complete holiday meal for their families. Children are also given a little bag of treats on each visit to the food pantry. Clients can receive food items once per month. The food pantry is located in a rent-free facility at the Harlan United Methodist Church and serves the Springfield and Scipio townships. The pantry is a part of the Associated Churches network and has been self-supporting for the last year. Donations are given to the food pantry by local churches, businesses, clubs & organizations, Woodlan Schools, generous individuals, and via the annual USPS ‘Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive’. Cash donations are used to purchase fresh meat, cheese, eggs, margarine, health care items, and cleaning products when in low supply. Harlan Food Pantry Coordinator, Shirley Spindler, says “God has truly blessed this food pantry with a very generous and caring community.” These Food Pantry volunteers are a valuable asset to the Harlan community, and we appreciate all the time that they have donated to...
Jul 26, 2013 | From Previous Years
The Harlan Days parade Grand Marshals this year will be Morgan Spencer and Kadin Gerig, both students at Woodlan High School. Showing her school spirit as the Lady Warrior, Morgan Spencer will be one of the enthusiastic leaders of the parade Saturday at Harlan Days. Morgan, going into her senior year at Woodlan High School, has been involved in theatre, volleyball, and track. In addition, she has also been a member of the Service Club and National Honor Society. After high school, Morgan plans to pursue a career in acting. Currently, she is involved with theatre in Fort Wayne. She was in the Civic Theatre’s production of Cinderella in May. She is currently working on Fox and the Fairway which will be performed at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Wayne in September. Kadin Gerig will also be a leader of the parade as the Woodlan Warrior. Kadin is a senior at Woodlan High School. He has played basketball for 3 years and been a member of the drumline for the Spirit of Woodlan Marching Band for 3 years also. Kadin is active in Campus Life and volunteers for the Woolan Jr. High Campus Life Ministry. He is also active in his church youth group. In his spare time, he enjoys hanging out with his friends, playing basketball at Harlan Park and skateboarding. He plans to attend college to pursue a career in youth ministry or missions. Be sure to come out to see them both in the Harlan Days Parade on Saturday at...
Jul 23, 2013 | From Previous Years
Come out and enjoy our 19th annual Harlan Days Cruise-in Car show on Saturday August 3rd starting at 4pm. (Click the image to see a larger...
