The Rainforest Play Park project will feature a two-story jungle-themed playground, a bouldering wall and an interactive pond. Photo provided

By Emma Rausch

A new rainforest play park room at the Wabash County YMCA could be on its way. That is, if organizers are able to raise $50,000 by Dec. 15.

Similar to the 2016 Wabash Riverfront Development campaign, the Rainforest Play Park project, which would repurpose the YMCA’s Teen Room to a youth-friendly indoor park, needs to raise $50,000 to serve as matching funds for an Indiana Housing and Community Development Agency (IHCDA) grant program called “CreatINg Places.”

The campaign went live Wednesday, Nov. 1, and “have 45 days to get it done,” according to Jordan Tandy, YMCA Board Chief Volunteer Officer.

Gary Long helps a customer fill an order at the Manchester Marketplace deli. Photo by Eric Christiansen

By Eric Christiansen

NORTH MANCHESTER -- Six years ago, an idea turned into a small reality when Gary Long and his family opened Manchester Marketplace in downtown North Manchester.

On Oct. 30, the bulk and discount grocery, which also added a deli a couple of years after opening in 2011, made the move to State Road 13, just south of SR 114.

“It was all in the Lord’s time,” Long said. “We have been trying to look for a bigger space for a few years now, and time was all up to Him.”

Mark Baun cuts the ribbon Friday afternoon at the grand opening of Marksmen’s Guns, while family and representatives of Grow Wabash County look on. Photo by Joseph Slacian

By Joseph Slacian

Marksmen’s Guns opened for business on Friday, Nov. 3, in downtown Wabash.

The business, located at 9 E. Canal St., is owned by Mark Baum, and is a family-run enterprise. His son, Brent Woodyard, will man the business day-to-day.

“I have another job that, well, pays better than this one,” Baum joked during a grand opening celebration. “I’ll be here on weekends and maybe some days after work, but (Woodyard) will be the one here day in and day out.”