The 2024 Harlan Days Food Court Menu

Jul 28, 2024 | Information, News

This is the menu for the 2024 Harlan Days Primary Food Court. Note that other food vendors and types are available on grounds as well. HARLAN DAYS 2024 FOOD COURT   MEALS INCLUDE: 1 Meat, choice of 2 sides, chips and drink MEAL PRICE A-LA-CART HOTDOG $8.00 $2.00 (Hotdog meal comes with 2 Hotdogs) SLOPPY JOE $10.00 $4.00 BRAT $10.00 $4.50 Pork Chop $11.00 $5.00 Chicken      $12.00 $7.00 SIDES: (CHOICE OF 2 WITH   MEAL) BAKED BEANS $2.00 CORN $2.00 POTATO SALAD $2.00 BROCCOLI SALAD $2.00 WATERMELON $2.00 CANTALOUPE $2.00 CHIPS $1.00 DRINK: GATORADE $2.00 POP $1.00 WATER $1.00 DESSERT PIE   $3.00 CAKE...

Dirk Rowley named the 2024 Harlan Days Parade Grand Marshall

Jul 28, 2024 | News

Dirk Rowley is the 2024 Harlan Days Parade Grand Marshall Longtime Fort Wayne broadcaster Dirk Rowley joined WANE 15 as evening anchor in August of 2018. Dirk’s history with the station goes back further. You might remember him in the early 1990s as a fill-in weatherman during some noon, weekend or holiday newscasts. Before TV, Dirk spent 30 years in radio, much of that hosting perennial favorite “Majic in the Morning with Dirk and Jeannette” on WAJI-FM. The pair led the annual Riley Radiothon, raising roughly $1 million to help sick children. Dirk was often the only male reporting daily from the annual Vera Bradley Outlet sale. “The stories were more colorful than the bags.” Dirk also used his radio show to help in the early development of Kate’s Kart children’s charity. He has worked or lived in all four quadrants of the Summit...

2024 Harlan Days Parade Judges Announced

Jul 28, 2024 | News

Sierra Tufts is WANE 15’s Digital Anchor and Producer for WANE.com. Previously, you’ve seen her as WANE 15’s First News Weekend Anchor. When she’s not at work, she usually cooking up a new recipe or trying as many restaurants as she can. She spends most of her free time with her husband and three cats. Glenn Marini began as WANE 15’s Sports Director in July of 2008 and is proud to call Fort Wayne home. While working at WANE 15 Glenn has been honored with “Best Sportscast” by the Indiana Broadcasters Association twice, including in 2017 for the “Highlight Zone.” Among numerous other awards, he took home top prize in the state for sports videography from the Associated Press in 2014 & 2016 and earned the Bob Parker Award for his baseball coverage in 2016. Before coming to Fort Wayne Glenn served as the sports director at KAIT-TV (ABC) in Jonesboro, Arkansas for three years. While in Jonesboro Glenn won multiple awards from the Associated Press, including the state’s “Best Documentary” for his series on NASCAR legend Mark Martin. Prior to that Glenn worked as a sports anchor for WKAG in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Tom Didier will be singing the National Anthem to open the parade and also will be one of the parade judges. Tom has served the Fort Wayne community for several years. He is known for singing at Sunday Mass, weddings, and funerals. Fort Wayne Komets fans know him from singing our National Anthem before the puck drop at many...

Icy D Eagle to Appear at Harlan Days 2024 Parade

Jul 28, 2024 | News

Icy D Eagle, Mascot of the Fort Wayne Komets, will be at the 2024 Harlan Days Grand Parade. Icy was named the 2023-2024 ECHL Mascot of the Year! Come join us at the Parade and let Icy know how much he is appreciated. Icy D Eagle, 32, hails from Salt Lake City, Utah and was the Komets’ first pick in the 1994 Minor League Mascot Dispersal Draft, and that draft’s first pick overall. Icy began his career in Utah with the Salt Lake City Golden Eagles for the 1993-94 season, making his first appearance in Fort Wayne at the 1994 IHL All-Star game. The eagle mascot migrated to Fort Wayne in the fall of 1994 and has made the Summit City his permanent nesting grounds. Icy is widely recognized as minor league sports and entertainment’s premier mascot and was a widely sought-after free agent after concluding his 30th season with the Komets in...