Colts Players, Cheerleaders To Visit Warsaw This Summer
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Jennifer Peryam-jperyam@timesuniononline.com
Indianapolis Colts players and cheerleaders will make a stop in Warsaw this summer to sign autographs, sell memorabilia and meet with residents.
Janelle Wilson, Warsaw Parks Department activities director, made the announcement during Friday's Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety meeting. The number of players and the names who will visit were not disclosed.
Some of the Colts players and cheerleaders will make an appearance at Central Park June 25 from 5 to 8 p.m. The event also will include a concert, and inflatables will be set up.
The team's players and cheerleaders last visited Warsaw in February 2007.
Warsaw Mayor Ernie Wiggins said Warsaw is one of five communities the Colts players and cheerleaders will visit this summer.
In other business, the board approved temporarily closing Indiana Street between Center and Fort Wayne streets and Buffalo Street between Main and Fort Wayne streets for an upcoming Cub Mobile Race in Warsaw.
Carl Sowers, Cub Mobile organizer, requested the streets be closed for the 10th annual Cub Mobile Race May 16 at 9 a.m.
He requested the streets be closed from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
There will be a Cruisin' In Car Show, a motorcycle show and a few food vendors.
The board also approved the old Jake Menzie lot across from the Old Jail Museum to be used for the event.
Sowers said if the fire station needs the streets opened, they will be immediately opened.
The board also approved for the Warsaw Police Department to purchase a set of motorcycle equipment for its motorcycle patrolling.
The board also approved WPD applying for $11,338 in federal funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. If the funding is approved, WPD will use the funds to equip officers with tasers.The board also:
- Approved awarding Cargill the city's 2009-10 salt bid at $64.28 per ton. The amount is a $8.38 increase over the 2008/2009 salt bid.
- Approved continuing a taxicab permit for Teresa L. Shue of Call-A-Cab Inc., Leesburg.
- Approved Warsaw Fire Department applying for a $3,900 Indiana Homeland Security Foundation grant to be used to purchase two sets of SCUBA diving gear and have a dry suit resized.
- Approved WFD applying for a Kosciusko County Community Foundation grant to support its annual Play It Safe Family Safety Day.
- Approved a contract between Warsaw Parks Department and Warsaw Community Schools for a rain location if needed at Lakeview Middle School for the Friday evening performing art series.
