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Center City Development Corp.The Innovation Center814 East Main StreetRichmond, Indiana 47374

Phone: 765.962.8151E-mail: info@mycentercity.comWeb: www.mycentercity.com

calendarat a glance

MAR 2, 2012Barnes & Thornburg & TechPoint: “New Economy, New Rules” Educational Series @ The Innovation Center: 8:30A-9:30A

MAR 9 & 24, 2012Winter Farmer’s Market @ The Innovation Center: 9:00A-Noon

MAR 20, 2012Barnes & Thornburg & the Indiana Health Industry Forum Educational Series @ The Innovation Center: Noon-1:00P

MAR 20, 2012Center City Meetup8:00A-9:00A

MAR 28, 2012Center City Educational Series @ The Innovation Center: 7:30A-9:00A

MAR 31, 2012Veach’s Game Day: Noon-3:00P @ The Innovation Center

The “History Detectives,” a national PBS series, will be visiting Richmond in late March or early April to film one of their episodes. Producers from the Lion TV film crew will be investigating an artifact from Gennett Records, a private record from years ago.

Gennett Records gave several amazing opportunities to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, and countless black jazz and blues singers, as well as many other

recording artists during the early 20th century.

This episode of “History Detectives” will bring national

history Detectives to film in richmondfilm crew to investigate gennetT records artifact

exposure to the Richmond area and to Wayne County. It is a great opportunity for Richmond businesses to gain national attention in a positive way.

If you have any questions about how to market your business during this exciting event, contact Center City Development Corporation and we can work together to do something special during this time!

For other questions about the show, please contact Bob Jacobsen at bjacobsen209@comcast.net. (Photo courtesy of Bob Jacobsen).

the RHS Shamrock 5k run/walk to be held march 17

The Richmond High School Business Professionals of America & Academic Teams will be hosting their first ever RHS Shamrock 5k Run/Walk on March 17, 2012 at 10:00 AM. The 5k will begin at Richmond High School.

All proceeds from this event will go to the Richmond High School Business Professionals of America and Richmond High School Academic Teams to support their events at the district, state and national levels. There will be no refunds.

You can sign up for this 5k and receive more information at http://www.speedy-feet.com/race-entry.php?id=625.

The Richmond Police Department is looking for local sponsors in order to get a mounted patrol set up in Richmond.

The money donated to this cause would provide the Richmond Police Department with adequate and quality equipment including saddles, riding pants, and other safety equipment.

Having a mounted patrol would enhance safety measures in the downtown Richmond area for all of our businesses, and in particular, the Historic Depot District.

For questions or donations, visit the Richmond Police Department between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday through Friday or call the police department at (765) 983-7247 and ask for Lt. Donnie Benedict.

The new Model T Ford Museum, now located on the corner of D and 8th Streets, will have their “soft opening” for the public on April 3, 2012.

The museum will be adding on to their new building and will have a new parking lot to facilitate guests in the area later in the year.

If you have any questions or would like to make a donation, you can visit www.mtfca.com.

model t museumto open on april 3

The Birth to Five group is hosting “Dancing with the Stars” as one of their fund raisers. The event will be held at the Leland Ballroom from 6:00-10:00 pm on March 24, 2012. The Indiana University East Ballroom Dance Team will be there performing, as well. There will also be a silent auction at the event.

Birth to Five is looking for items to be donated to the silent auction as well as sponsors. People can pay to

Center City Development Corporation would like to remind businesses that they should remove the snow and clear off the sidewalk areas in front of their stores by 10 am during such weather events.

Center City, local businesses, and the visitors of Downtown Richmond thank you!

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Richmond’s dancing with the starsbirth to five fund raiser to happen march 24

vote for their favorite dancing couple before the dance-off or after. The money collected from the votes will be used to benefit Birth-to-Five’s early childhood and parenting programs.

Please call Portia Villafuerte, Executive Director for Birth to Five, at (765) 966-6080, (765) 965-5254 for Spanish, or by e-mail at info@mybirthtofive.org for more information. Come out and support Birth to Five with this fun event!

March 10, 2012

March 24, 2012

April 14, 2012

April 28, 2012

All dates are Saturday. Market hours are from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.

Please contact Cindy Reed, Market Master, at (765) 874-1183 or at cjreed29@aol.com.

farmers marketwinter 2012 dates

mounted patrolRPD TO get HORSES

cooking classeshosted by the co-op

The Clear Creek Co-Op is hosting a series of cooking classes taught by Jennifer Ferrell, owner of Who Cooks for You Personal Chef Service, LLC. The classes will be held the first Wednesday of each month and will be taught at lunch time. Non-members can pay $10 to get a full meal while learning to cook.

They will also have an 8-month long cooking series called “Healthy Eating” aimed at cooking healthy meals for children ages 2-5. These will be held on the second Wednesday of each month beginning on March 14 from 10:00 am-10:30 am.

Please call Natalie Richert-Sumner at (765) 939-3349 or Jennifer Ferrell at whocooks4u@gmail.com or (765) 993-0381 for more information.

Contestants prepare for the March 24 event. / Palladium-Item photo by Joshua Smith

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