A bee gets to work on an Allium bulb in Central Park Tuesday, May 31. Allium are in full bloom right now. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding.

Staff Report

WARSAW — As we move into June, enjoy the following sports and music trivia as well as information about upcoming local events.

HOLIDAYS

• June 14 — Flag Day
• June 19 — Father’s Day
• June 19 — Juneteenth

TRIVIA

• The June birth flower is the Rose and the Honeysuckle.
• June’s birthstone is the pearl, the Moonstone and the Alexandrite.
• Those born in June have a Zodiac sign of either Gemini (May 21–June 20) or Cancer (June 21–July 20).
• June is the month with the longest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and conversely, June has the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.

This Month in Sports

• June 27, 2006 — Roger Federer wins his record 42nd straight grass-court match, beating Richard Gasquet, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2, to open his bid for a fourth consecutive Wimbledon championship. Federer breaks the record he shared with Bjorn Borg, the five-time Wimbledon champion who won 41 straight matches on grass from 1976-1981.
• June 5, 1998 — Anaheim Angels manager Terry Collins and Kansas City Royals skipper Tony Muser were each suspended for eight games for a bench-clearing brawl during a June 2 game that resulted in 12 ejections.
• June 11, 1955 — A crash during the 24 Hours of Le Mans sent huge chunks of debris into the crowd, killing driver Pierre Bouillin and 83 spectators and injuring 178 more. The worst crash in motorsport history prompted major renovations to the 30-year-old racetrack.

This Month in Music

• June 25, 1984 — Prince’s album “Purple Rain” sets a record when 1.3 million copies are sold in one day
• June 7, 1975 — Elton John’s — “Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy,” with the hit “Someone Saved My Life Tonight,” becomes the first album to debut at #1 in the U.S. It holds the top spot for seven (non-consecutive) weeks.
• June 29, 1974 — Neil Peart replaces John Rutsey as the drummer for Rush. Rutsey played on the band’s first album, but Peart plays on the next 18, joining Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson in one of the most venerable and productive partnerships in rock history.
• June 10, 1971 — During a performance by Jethro Tull at Red Rocks, 1,000 people without tickets broke through a police line to see the show. When police released tear gas, it drifted over the paying fans and the band, leading to a five-year ban on rock concerts at the famous venue
• June 1, 1968 — Simon & Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson” hits #1 on the Hot 100. The song was written for the movie “The Graduate “and titled after the character played by Anne Bancroft.

EVENTS

June 3 & 4 — Annual Mentone Tractor, Engine, Garden Tractor Show and Swap, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 12296 West CR 600S, Mentone.

June 4 & 5 — Village Art Fair, Winona Lake, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

June 18 — Read to the Animals in Kosciusko County, noon, Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County, 1048 South 325 East, Pierceton.

June 26 — Silver Lake Fire Department Annual Golf Outing, 8 a.m., Sycamore Golf Club in North Manchester.