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GARRETT â After taking 2020 off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Garrettâs Heritage Days Festival returns this weekend.
Events will take place in the downtown area or in Eastside Park on East Houston Street, across from Garrett High School.
A parade opens festivities at 6 p.m. Saturday. Night to Remember will provide live music from 7:30-10:30 p.m. on the outdoor stage in Eastside Park.
Several events are on the schedule for Sunday.
The Garrett Rotary Club will serve a pancake breakfast from 7-11 a.m. The 14th annual cruise-in car show, sponsored by Rollin Heritage, runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Car show awards will be announced at 2 p.m.
Col. Charles Mills and his younger brother Lt. Col. James "Jimmy" Mills are Charleston natives. Charles is a 1985 graduate of the former Bonds Wilson High School in North Charleston. Jimmy is a 1987 graduate of Garrett High School. Charles served nearly 36 years in the Army. Jimmy served 28 years in the Army.
AUBURN â The DeKalb Chamber Partnership has added three new board members â Pete Kempf, Chad Sutton and Matt Faber â to fill seats left vacant by terms ending and resignations earlier this year.
Kempf serves as a financial adviser for Credent Wealth Management. He previously worked as the head of the Business and Vocational Department, head football coach, Baron Television director and educator at DeKalb High School.
Kempf is a Wabash College graduate with degrees in history, education and psychology. He earned an Master of Business Administration degree from Western Governors University.
He serves the community as a member of the Rotary Club and with the Friends of the Eckhart Public Library. He and his wife, Jackie, have two daughters, Rowan and Lottie, and a son, Peter the 7th. They live in Auburn and have family roots that run more than 140 years deep in northeast Indiana. The Kempfs are passionate about serving DeKalb County and are excited for the future of ou