Train excursions for family fun

The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum train excursions run on Saturdays, May through October, Fathers Day Sunday and for special events. Take a relaxing, round-trip, approximately 45-minute train excursion through the countryside on an open-air car or a vintage coach between North Judson and English Lake.

Ticket prices begin at $10. Groups of six or more get $2 off each ticket. Purchasing tickets online is recommended.

Before or after the train excursion, be sure to visit the museum and grounds where the admission is always free. The Hoosier Valley Railroad

Museum has one of the largest museum collections of working railroad signals, a restored World War II Pullman Troop Car and switching tower. Stroll around the grounds to see all types of rolling stock, engines and memorabilia of a bygone era.

Guest engineers can operate a diesel locomotive with supervision at HVRM. Anyone over the age of 18 who holds a valid drivers license can “be an engineer” for 30 minutes or one hour for a nominal fee. Contact the museum for scheduling.

HVRM has an exciting schedule of events planned for this season. Regular Saturday train rides continue through the end of September. HVRM will run Pumpkin Trains, Halloween Trains and Santa Trains later this year. Prices for these special events may vary. Most of these special events sell out in advance, so please purchase online in advance.

HVRM is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and education of railroading history. Special group events, including school groups, can be arranged during the week by contacting the depot. Visit the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum website, hoosiervalley.org, for a complete schedule of events. Order tickets online or call the depot from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CT Saturdays at (574) 896-3950.

Sewing Guild hosting trunk show June 15

The Fort Wayne Chapter of the American Sewing Guild will celebrate the art of quilting at its monthly public meeting to be held from 1-4 p.m. Thursday, June 15, at the UAW Local 2209 Union Hall, 5820 E. CR 900 North, Roanoke (near the GM plant).

Guest speaker, Jo Wiedelman, will bring a trunk full of her quilts featuring machine embroidery, applique, beautiful piecing and Kimberbell’s whimsical wall hangings.

Wiedelman, who is from Bluffton, has been teaching a variety of classes for Edwards Sewing Center through the years. Many of her quilts and other projects have graced the walls there and at Quilts ‘n Gifts in Bluffton, where she occasionally also teaches classes.

There is no admission charge. The guild always has a free table of goodies and invites the public to bring one or two items for show and tell.

American Sewing Guild is a national organization made

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