The Post and Mail

10/31/2024

Show us your spooky/cute costume photos! Include names and ages and we’ll see about printing them in the paper.

06/18/2024

A schedule of events for this week's Old Settlers' Days on Page A6 of Saturday's The Post and Mail had some incorrect times and missed some events. Also, the closing night band has changed. The following has been updated to reflect the changes:

Tuesday, June 18
• 5 p.m.-closing — Poor Jacks Amusements Midway, downtown

• 8 p.m. — Whitley Country Division Fort Wayne Children’s Choir, National Anthem Downtown

• 8-9 p.m. — Music Entertainment (Country) “Cheyenne,” south side of Courthouse Square

Wednesday, June 19
• 5 p.m.-closing — Poor Jacks Amusements Midway, downtown

• 8-9 p.m. — Music Entertainment (Oldies) “The Bulldogs,” south side of Courthouse Square

Thursday, June 20
• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Old Settlers’ Day Beef & Noodle Lunch, Grace Lutheran Church

• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Old Settlers’ Days Youngest, Oldest, Longest Citizens. Registration, W.C. Historical Museum

• 4 p.m. — Tie Day. Sponsored by Running Around Screen Printing, 227 W. Van Buren St.

• 4-7 p.m. — Old Settlers’ Day Beef & Noodle Dinner, Grace Lutheran Church

• 5-7 p.m. — Kiddie Tractor Pull - More Farm Stores, City Hall

• 5 p.m.-closing — Poor Jacks Amusements Midway, downtown

• 7:30 p.m. — Old Settlers’ Days Youngest, Oldest & Longest Citizens Awards, Courthouse

• 8-9 p.m. — Music Entertainment (Indie/Pop) – “Attaboy,” south side of Courthouse Square. Sponsored by The Center!

• 8-9 p.m. — Balloon Glow, Courthouse. Sponsored by NAPA.

Friday, June 21
• 5 p.m.-closing — Poor Jacks Amusements. Midway, downtown

• 8 p.m. — Music Entertainment (90s Rock) “The GenXuals,” south side of Courthouse Square

• 8-9 p.m. — Balloon Glow Alternative Date, Courthouse

Saturday, June 22
• 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — RC Racing, Corner of West Market & South Chauncey. Sponsored by BocaBearings and Blue Compass RV

• Noon-5 p.m. — Co****le Tournament - Doghouse Co****le, Courthouse Square

• 4-6 p.m. — W.C. Pork Producers - Sandwich Feed, Corner of Main St. & Van Buren

• 5 p.m.-closing — Poor Jacks Amusements Midway, downtown

• 8-10 p.m. — Music Entertainment (dance and country music) "Gunslinger," south side of Courthouse Square

Parade
The best contact information for the American Legion Parade, which takes place at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 22, along Main Street from North Street to Ellsworth Street, is the email address, [email protected].
Old Settlers Days-Whitley County

05/03/2024

It's prom season! Share your photos at [email protected] and include names and schools and maybe we'll print them in The Post & Mail. Have a magical night!

03/30/2024

Do you have Easter bunny, Easter egg hunts and Easter celebration photos to share? Send them to us and we might print them in our next edition. Be sure to include names and ages, and locations, if applicable. Happy Easter!

12/01/2023

One more month to nominate!📥

Know of someone who is doing great things in business and/or their community? Nominate them today! Nominations are open for the 2024 Forty Under 40 Awards. We will be honoring 40 amazing individuals under the age of 40 with a banquet and award ceremony in March 2024. Nominations will stay open until January 1st, 2024. (Yes, you can nominate yourself!)

Click here to nominate: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DXP586V

11/24/2023

Nutcracker visited with children before the parade.

11/21/2023

Know of someone who is doing great things in business and/or their community? Nominate them today! Nominations are open for the 2024 Forty Under 40 Awards. We will be honoring 40 amazing individuals under the age of 40 with a banquet and award ceremony in March 2024. Nominations will stay open until January 1st, 2024. (Yes, you can nominate yourself!)

Click here to nominate: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DXP586V

10/30/2023

UPDATE: We’ve received so many awesome photos that we got over 2 pages worth in Wednesday’s edition and we’ll have more in Saturday!!
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Hey, punkins! In addition to trick-or-treat or trunk-or-treat photos, share with us your Pumpkins on Parade photos!

08/28/2023

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08/11/2023

Today's the day! Whitko is back to school! Submit your first day of school photos to [email protected] to be featured in an upcoming edition.

08/09/2023

It's back to school for the students at Smith-Green Community Schools! Submit your first day of school photos to [email protected] to be featured in an upcoming edition.

07/20/2023

☔️ The forecast tonight looks like RAIN — so our July THIRD THURSDAY events in downtown Columbia City this evening are moving INDOORS. ☔️
🎨 - The Art Alley is moving inside The Clugston, 108 South Chauncey Street.
🎤 - Open Mic & Spoken Word activities are moving inside Chapman’s, 118 West Van Buren Street.
All events will be open from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. as previously planned.
These events are made possible thanks to the collaborative efforts of Columbia City Connect, Columbia City Arts Commission, the City of Columbia City, Chapman’s Tap Room and the Peabody Public Library.

07/13/2023

We regret to inform you that the JA Whitley County Car Show scheduled for August 5th, 2023, has been canceled. Despite our efforts to accommodate participants and the community with a new location, we have received only 5 registrations. Unfortunately, without sufficient participation, the board has made the difficult decision to cancel the event for this year. We appreciate your past attendance and support and hope to see you at future Junior Achievement events.

Stay tuned for an exciting NEW event we have planned that we are very excited about!

07/12/2023

Last night at the Board of Works Meeting, we set the Halloween Trick or Treat date/timeframe.
Yes, I know it is really early, but we like to give other organizations a chance to plan their events around our community's trick or treat hours. Happy Haunting! 🧟‍♀️🎃👻

07/11/2023

Congratulations to Miss Whitley County 2023 Emily Mullett and her court! Pictured from left are Hannah Green(Miss Congeniality), Greta Minthorn (3rd Runner Up), Maggie Wolf (2nd Runner Up), Miss Whitley County Emily Mullett, Jayden McNutt (1st Runner Up), Jada Van Houten (4th Runner Up) and MacKenzie Pittenger (People's Choice).

07/07/2023

06/23/2023

06/22/2023

For over a century part of the Old Settlers' Day celebration has been annually recognizing two honorary residents, the 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 and the 𝐎𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲.

Registration this year will be Thursday, June 22nd, from 10:00-2:00 at the Whitley County Historical Museum , 108 N Jefferson St. All ages are welcome and encouraged to register.

In years past those residents were presented with and engraved trophy, fondly called the “Loving Cups” for this distinguished milestone. The presentation of these cups date as far back as 𝟏𝟗𝟎𝟒 and were very coveted amongst those who visited Old Settlers to record their name in their township of residence.
In more recent years the cups were discontinued and recipients were given an engraved plaque. A new tradition will begin in 2022 as those who achieve these still much coveted awards as the Longest Continuous Resident and the Oldest Resident will have their names engraved on a perpetual memorial plague that will be on display at the Whitley County Museum.