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Greenhouse greets a reluctant spring

Goodwill store relocates to Glenbrook Commons

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K.B. Young can only guess how many zinnias he has planted at Young’s Greenhouse and Flower Shop. “I lost count about 40 years ago,” said Young, the fourth-generation operator of the greenhouse that opened in 1873. Young worked in other fields, too, but returned to the greenhouse to stay in 1975. His sons Blake and Brian represent the fifth generation of Youngs in the plant business. Both say the family business is healthy, and they plan to stay. “We’re pretty sure it’s a genetic problem,” K.B. said. K.B. said Young’s will grow about 25 varieties of zinnias this year. “This one here is Zahara Starlight Rose,” he said. Using tweezers to manage individual seeds, he said he would plant 600 to 800 plants of that variety. “We don’t do tons of any one

electric shaver to sift seed into the cells. Those modern advancements went unused, as K.B. picked up any fallen zinnia seeds and placed them, uniformly, in the centers of waiting cells. “Sometimes it’s just

Goodwill has completed the move from Coliseum Corners to the former Fashion Bug location in Glenbrook Commons. City, chamber of commerce and Goodwill leaders shared in the ribbon-cutting ceremony April 4. Bill Warriner, the president of Goodwill Industries of Northeast Indiana, said the move had been three months in the planning. He said a 200-foot line of shoppers awaited the grand opening. Extra staff was called in for the opening, said Ruth Koontz, Goodwill’s public relations specialist. “We brought some over from other stores to help out,” Koontz said. “They are experienced individuals who had done this, so they helped with setting up the store and then helping to run it.” The extra staff would be on hand at least through the weekend, Warriner said. “Then we’ll determine our level of business,” he said. “We may have to add some more people into the mix.” All employees from the Coliseum Boulevard location were retained for the Glenbrook store, Warriner said. The new store has 12,855 square feet of floor space. The rush of shoppers continued well into the day, after the ceremony, tours and refreshments. Kevin Thomas, who said he is a Goodwill janitor and has been on staff for 21 years, tidied clothing racks instead of cleaning late Thursday afternoon. He said the crowds had been heavy all day. Bev Beal, who marked her two-year employment anniversary that same day, agreed that the aisles had

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Blake Young waters tables of plants at Young’s Greenhouse & Flower Shop. Family members grow plants from seed or transplant plugs. Customers include home gardeners and landscapers. thing,” he said. Across the desk, his wife, Sandy, designed and printed plastic labels for the trays of plants. Sorting seeds can be tedious work, said Blake, who showed about a half of a thimbleful of seeds in a small glass vial. “There are about a thousand

begonia seeds in here,” he said. Much of today’s seed is pelletized for easier planting, Blake said. Lights can be set up to make it easier to detect seeds falling into cells. K.B. came up with his own innovation, a short metal scoop attached to an

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Bill Thomas and Joan Bryant help to set up the Faith Baptist Church chil dinner. This year’s dinner was delayed one week by a snowstorm. The crew cooked enough chili for about 150 people.

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bumped this year’s dinner back one week. “With the chili dinner, our women’s group raises money for their missions projects,” Wight said. “And then we have a pie auction and that money goes to our youth mission trip.” Volunteers make it all possible, Wight said. “It’s wonderful. It’s just a fun time,” she said. “And it’s a time when everyone in the church is together. And it’s a weekSee CHILI, Page A2

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a fun evening “It gets a little crazy out there, because people are still coming in and the talent show is going on, and the pie auction is interspersed in the talent show. So it gets kind of crazy.� Pastor the Rev. Steven Roper said the project is an opportunity for unity. “And that’s one of the nice things about the chili supper, is it’s not just one Sunday school class,� he said. “All the different Sunday school classes and the youth are involved, so it’s a whole-church activity.� Roper came to Fort Wayne about two and a half years ago, from Marion, Ohio. “I’ve been very welcome here,� he said. Roper said the church at 6600 Trier Road has about 275 members and an average Sunday attendance of 200. Volunteers prepared enough chili for about 150 people that snowy evening. The youth group would direct its share of the evening’s profits to a mission trip to Valley, Ala., this summer. “They will be doing painting and some other general work,� Roper said. “They’ll be divided up into different teams, and they’ll each have a house to do specific projects to that

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Faith Baptist Church secretary Deborah Wight and Pastor the Rev. Steven Roper say the chili dinner demonstrates the congregation’s willingness to share tasks in the church and in the community. house. It could be roofing, it could be drywall, things like that.� Faith Baptist will send about 22 people on the Alabama trip, including parents and youth leaders. The church also stays busy with service closer to home. “We do Go Days that are one day a month, when we’ll go to Community Harvest Food bank, or we’ll go to a neighborhood and we’ll rake leaves,� he said. “We also have an after-school club at Brentwood Elementary, where we tutor 22 children. We work with the Rescue Mission downtown, we do some other things with Rising Stars through Associated Churches.�

“We’re planning some community outreach programs during the summer,� Roper said. “We plan a back-to-school day for Brentwood students and families. We invite them here and we give school supplies to the kids, and we give them lunch, and have a little carnival.� This year’s back-to-school event is Aug. 11. The chili dinner that funds some of that outreach is made possible by the generosity of volunteers, the pastor said. “Well that’s our call as believers is to serve,� Roper said. “So we have a lot of goodhearted people who want to live out their faith, and this is one way they can do that.�

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stayed crowded long past the ribbon-cutting. Warriner said Goodwill last opened a store about three years ago, at Chapel Ridge. “We’ve got nine physical stores, and then we count shopgoodwill.com as a store, too,” Warriner said. Five stores are in Fort Wayne, and four in surrounding counties. In a news release, Warriner said the new store will help Goodwill fulfill its mission within the community. Photo by Garth Snow “We use the revenue of donated goods sold in Bev Beal organizes clothing racks at our store to support our Goodwill’s store in Glenbrook employment services Commons. The store opened April 4, programs, which help completing the move from a Colipeople with disabilities seum Commons location. find and keep jobs,” he said. Goodwill employs more than 200 people. Sixty percent of its employees have limited work options because of employment barriers. For more information, visit fwgoodwill.org. Koontz and Warriner said they hope donations will rebound with the warm weather. Warriner said Goodwill is working to make donating easier. “One thing we’re working hard at doing — and Ruth is spearheading this — is forming more partnerships with businesses and organizations that will do clothing and donation drives,” he said. Koontz said Do It Best Corp. held a clothing drive among employees, and collected more than 1,500 pounds of clothing. “We can come to you instead of you having to seek us out,” Koontz said. “That makes life a little bit easier.” “So if businesses want to put together drives, we’re very flexible,” she said. “We can leave bins there for a week or two if they have room for it. We can come when employees are coming in in the morning. We can bring a truck. We can do what’s best for them.” Koontz invited organizers of neighborhood yard sales to donate unsold goods to Goodwill. “If they call us, we can send out a truck afterward as long as we can fit it into our schedule,” she said. “So that way not every individual home has to drop off their donations.” To make those arrangements, call Koontz at 478-7617, ext. 1016.

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SPCA to offer hundreds of low-cost microchips at Pet Expo The Allen County SPCA will offer $10 microchips to the public at this year’s Northern Indiana Pet Expo, April 20-21 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Microchips are injected under the animal’s skin, at the back of the neck, and greatly increase the likelihood of a lost pet’s return to its owner. Tickets are available at the door for $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and children (kids under 5 free) and $1 for leashed and healthy pets. Expo hours are 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Discount

coupons are available at Petco, 315 E. Coliseum Blvd. “We are so grateful to the Petco Foundation for sponsoring this effort. Thanks to them, not only are we able to offer these microchips at greatly reduced pricing, but this grant also covers free microchips for the shelter pets available for adoption during the Expo,” said Allen County SPCA director Jessica Henry. “Microchips are an important aspect of a pet’s overall health and wellbeing.

Anything that helps get lost pets home and kept out of shelters is terrific,” Henry said. The Northern Indiana Pet Expo is an annual event showcasing hundreds of adoptable pets from around the tri-state region, including many breed-specific rescues. Pet-related vendors, boutiques, artisans and crafters will also be on hand with unique items for sale. Attendees will be treated to free seminars from area experts on such topics as pet massage, service dog training and pet

food selection. A blessing of the pets by the Rev. Joe Gaughan is planned for Sunday afternoon, with performances by the Canine Stars of Fort Collins, Colo., all weekend long. Area children will enjoy children’s authors, a moonwalk and pony rides from Shadarobah Horse Rescue in the Expo Kids’ Area. Details on bringing pets to the Expo, a complete schedule of events and other information are available at www.northernindianapetexpo.org or by calling the Allen County SPCA, at 744-0454.

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something nice for our community.” People interested in having a makeover or nominating a deserving woman in the community can visit the CatWalk website at www.allencountySPCAcatwalk.org. Nominees should be women from northeast Indiana who would benefit especially from a day of pampering. Cheryl Livingston, shelter volunteer and owner of the Loft hair skin nails, said, “We want to touch as many lives as possible: mothers, military wives, women needing assistance back into the work force, women who do more for others than for themselves.” CatWalk is Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Grand Wayne Center in downtown Fort Wayne. “This is one of only two big fundraisers the Allen County SPCA hosts each year,” said director Jessica Henry. The salons plan to rotate winners weekly. Recipients will enjoy hair color/highlight, haircut, deep conditioning or repair treatment, eyebrow design, makeup application, hand and arm massage, and a take-home hair care regimen.

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City to share Great American Cleanup Fort Wayne residents are invited to take part in this year’s Great American Cleanup on May 18. The city is looking for volunteers and groups of all ages to take part in the cleanup of litter and debris from Fort Wayne’s neighborhoods, parks, roadways, trails and riverbanks. In order to accommodate participants with an event T-shirt, gloves, and trash bags, the city is asking residents to register in advance by calling 311 or by accessing the event

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Allen County re-checking homestead tax deduction The Allen County Auditor’s Office is conducting an audit to pinpoint those homeowners in the county who should not have claimed a Homestead Standard Deduction over the past three years. As part of the audit, questionnaires will be sent to 2,700 select homestead property owners to determine whether the homestead deduction is accurately in appropriate. Property owners will have 30 days to return the form to the auditor’s office. “I believe now is a good time to start the audit because each of the last three years taxpayers claiming a homestead credit were given information about who qualifies

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Visiting Nurse recruiting hospice work volunteers Visiting Nurse, a locally-based, non-profit hospice and palliative care provider, is looking for volunteers. Volunteers will assist in a variety of roles in Hospice Home, in patient homes and in area care facilities. Training is provided. The 14-bed home is located at 5910 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. Visiting Nurse serves patients in Allen and seven other Indiana counties. For more information, contact Ann Blue, volunteer coordinator, at 435-3222 or annblue@vnfw.org, or visit the website at vnfw.org. Volunteers visit patients in area nursing facilities for companionship or to read or sing to patients and also to visit with patients in the home setting. Volunteers are also needed for light meal preparation and assistance in Hospice Home, which is dedicated to needs of terminally-ill patients and their families. Hospice Home duties might include light meal preparation, clerical assistance, companionship and assisting families. In a news release, the agency said, “Visiting Nurse volunteers are a vital and essential part of the agency’s team that brings broad end-of-life support to patients and families. This special work is for people that seek a meaningful volunteer experience and requires individuals that are emotionally mature, compassionate and comfortable with issues of death and dying.”

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CANstruction to help food bank CANstruction 2013 will return to Glenbrook Square Mall, April 12-21, to benefit Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana. Mentored by local engineering and design professionals, high school students will design and build giant sculptures representing the theme “Dynamic Duos” made with donated canned goods and nonperishable food products. The display will be in the main corridor, between Macy’s and Sears. The structures will be judged in a variety of categories and the public will be invited to cast their votes in the People’s Choice category with cans of food. Scholarships will also be presented to seniors for their leadership and dedication to CANstruction. At the end of the competition, all food will be donated to Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana. CANstruction is Community Harvest’s largest annual food drive, last year garnering over 85,000 food items. Eleven area high school teams are competing this year, including: Bishop Luers, Carroll, North Side, Central Noble, Northrop, New Haven, DeKalb, Leo Jr./Sr. High School, Blackhawk Christian School, Concordia Lutheran, and Canterbury.

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The Canadian Brass will hold a master class at Concordia Lutheran High School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13. This event is open to all brass players — trumpet/cornet, trombone, horn, baritone, and tuba — in ninth grade and above. Participants will be divided by section (trumpets will go with trumpet brass virtuoso, trombones with trombone, etc.) and taught four songs. From 2 to 2:30 p.m., the participants will perform a miniconcert with the Canadian Brass. All are welcome to attend this free concert. Cost is $10 in advance per student. Band directors bringing or sending five or more students will be admitted at no charge. Each participant should bring an instrument, folding music stand, sack lunch, and drink. For more information or to buy group tickets, contact Dianne Moellering at 483-1102 or dmoellering@clhscadets.com. Tickets may purchased at Mynett Music, 3710 Hobson Road, 482-5533. The program is sponsored by Conn-Selmer, Mynett Music and CLHS. The Canadian Brass, founded in 1970, has recorded more than 100 CDs and DVDs.

‘Roots’ star Burton to headline benefit for Educational Opportunity Center Actor, director and producer LeVar Burton will be the featured speaker for the Fort Wayne Educational Opportunity Center’s 35th anniversary fundraiser on Wednesday, April 17. Tickets are $50 per person. The event will take place beginning at 6 p.m. at Ceruti’s Summit Park, 6601 Innovation Blvd. Individual tickets and full tables are available by calling 745-5421, or can be purchased in person at the Educational Opportunity Center, 3000 S. Wayne Ave. Burton is known for such projects as “Reading Rainbow,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and for his role as Kunta Kinte in “Roots.” “LeVar Burton has translated his movie and television fame into a passion for making early education and reading fundamentals more accessible and more innovative than ever before,” said Willa Kline, the Educational Opportunity Center executive director. “We are excited for the chance to hear about his work and to have his help in continuing our mission to promote lifelong learning.” This year marks the EOC’S 35th anniversary of helping young people and

adults better their lives through education. The center provides free educational, career, and college assistance to help clients attend the school of their choice for a degree, a GED, skills training or other pursuits. For younger students, the center provides after-school tutoring, summer academic programs, campus visits and SAT preparation among its many services. “I enjoy spreading the word about the indisputable importance of reading and early education, and lending my support to those who have the same passion,” Burton said. “The Educational Opportunity Center shares my passion for education, so I look forward to visiting Fort Wayne.” “Reading Rainbow,” the television program, originally aired on PBS, and won numerous awards, including Emmys, NAACP Image Awards, a Peabody Award and a Television Critics Association Award. This summer, Burton will reprise his role as Dean Paul Haley in the TNT series “Perception.” He appeared in the series’ first season, which aired in the summer of 2012.

Boys & Girls Clubs fundraiser features former IU hardwood stand-out Turner The Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne announced that former Indiana University basketball player and Alumni Club member Landon Turner will address the 22nd annual Steak & Burger Dinner. A cocktail reception and registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the dinner and program begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at the Landmark Conference Centre, 6222 Ellison Road. WANE-TV is the exclusive TV sponsor for this event. Registration is $150 per guest and pre-event registration is required. Corporate table sponsorships are available and include eight guest regis-

trations seated with two club members. Bike sponsorships are also available for the drawing. All ticket and auction proceeds will support the programs offered to children and teens through the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne. Go to bgcfw.org to register or donate. The event will also feature a bike drawing for lucky club members in attendance and a “Needsbased Auction.” With a high school and college basketball career headed for the NBA, tragedy struck just four months after Turner helped the Indiana Hoosiers win the 1981 NCAA Championship. Paralyzed from the chest

down after a car accident, his determination to succeed endured. He has co-authored a book on his struggle in Coach Bobby Knight’s “Dog House” and his success in the Big Ten. Turner also received the U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s Most Courageous Award and was awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash award by Indiana Gov. Evan Bayh, among other inductions for his triumphs both on and off the basketball court. The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne is to inspire all young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens.

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Business makes a clean break with the past By Linda Lipp

have concerns both for human health and the environment. The products used by the Dry cleaning in Fort new machinery Bruick had Wayne is finally going installed are easier on the green. fibers and don’t leave the After dentist Dwane same residue on clothing as Bruick more or less “inhertraditional solvents, he said. ited” the small dry-cleaning There’s less wear and tear shop that rented space in the on clothing, and it doesn’t Georgetown North building go home with that familiar where his practice is based, acrid, just-dry-cleaned smell. he decided to take over the Moreover, there are no business himself — but with solvent fumes in the shop one big change. for workers and customers Gone are the smelly, even to inhale; the store could toxic, solvents that dry pass the same smell test as Courtesy photo cleaners have used for any other business office. EverGreen Dry Cleaners store decades. They have been Bruick has retained all of replaced with biodegradable manager Laura Purcell recently completed a two-week course the workers who had been cleaners developed by employed. He sent store on green dry-cleaning. German chemical company manager Laura Purcell east Kreussler GmbH. for a two-week course on the green dryEverGreen Dry Cleaners, as Bruick has cleaning process. renamed the business, made the switch to The shop’s counters and walls, and even new machinery and chemicals about two the shirts worn by workers, have all been months ago. Although green dry-cleaning redone in shades of green to keep with the methods have been in use in other states, new theme. such as California, for years, EverGreen is Dry-cleaning prices remain competitive the first in Fort Wayne to use the process, with other local cleaners who use tradiBruick said. tional processes. “I’m just a green guy. I’m all about “I would say it might have gone up 5 or that,” Bruick said. 10 percent,” Bruick said. The term “dry cleaning” is a bit of a The cost of the new machinery was not misnomer. It isn’t really dry; it’s semi-wet too high, and because the biodegradable with cleaners that are misted on. The chemicals used are less expensive than the dominant chemical used by conventional traditional ones, there even is a possibility dry cleaners is perchloroethylene, or perc prices could go down over time as the for short. It is used by most professional initial investment is retired. dry cleaners because it removes stains and EverGreen quietly introduced its new dirt from all common fabrics and can be green cleaning to customers at the store at reused. 6403 Georgetown North Blvd. but hasn’t Perc-based chemicals are considered by done any wider marketing of the service. the Environmental Protection Agency to lindal@fwbusiness.com

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“For me, it starts with Donna,” Packnett, 58, said. “Donna loves to partner with me in everything I do. We’re close in so many ways, but she gets that what I do is much more than just about being the hospital CEO. “And because I have that and because it’s not, ‘Oh, we’ve got to go do this one more thing?’ it makes it so much easier for me to be able to say, ‘Let’s go do this.’” Often, that one more thing has to do with driving efforts to ensure that northeast Indiana is competitive in the global marketplace. Since coming to Fort Wayne from Oklahoma City seven years ago, Packnett has played a leading role in the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership, including co-championing the Vision 20/20 initiative with Steel Dynamics Inc. chairman Keith Busse, serving as chair of the partnership board and becoming a member of the partnership’s 103-

member Regional Opportunities Council. Packnett also was asked to head up a now almostcompleted planning effort to consolidate the Fort Wayne-Allen County Economic Development Alliance and the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce. He is the current vice chair of the Indiana Hospital Association, which often addresses the economic challenges of the health care industry, and he will chair the organization next year. John Sampson, president and CEO of the partnership, said Packnett has never once said he didn’t have time to talk. And he does so with a gentle, sometimes breathy Oklahoma drawl and easygoing conversational manner that exudes caring — about the 8,300 people employed by Parkview Health, the thousands more living in northeast Indiana and his family. See PARKVIEW, Page A13

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PARKVIEW from Page A12 Beyond the support of his wife, he finds balance in his hectic schedule by fishing off a pier at Sylvan Lake in Rome City, where he and his wife have a house, and by regularly reading the Bible and praying. “We’ve got a lot mouths to feed here at Parkview,” he said. “We’ve got 8,300 people. I think it would overwhelm me if I really thought that it was only my wisdom that was going to feed the mouths of 8,300 people. “If I’m feeling anxious about something, it’s generally because I’m not as spiritually prepared. I haven’t been praying hard enough about a situation.” He recalled a time when he was going through a difficult stretch and these words came to him prayer: “Even when it’s not OK, it’s still OK.” “I still know,” he said, “no matter how bad things are, no matter how bad the moment is, even when it’s not OK, it’s still OK. Even when it’s really bad stuff. Because there’s a grander plan I don’t understand.” “I think what motivates me as much as anything is thinking about what our role is for the next generation,” he said. “What are we going to leave for the next generation?” Packnett acknowledged that the regional

economic-development work thus far, which has largely focused on collaboration, hasn’t been easy. But he was encouraged by the recent rise in percapita income locally, and he likes how people are working together on economic initiatives and largely speaking with a unified, positive voice. Years ago, when Packnett was president and CEO of Mercy Health System of Oklahoma, he was initially hesitant about community efforts to boost economic prosperity. He was, albeit privately, a grumbling naysayer. That is until the day he attended a chamber of commerce meeting and was captivated by the audacious optimism of leaders charting Oklahoma City’s future in the face dire economic circumstances. “I think it was at that meeting,” Packnett said, “when I thought, ‘You know, you need to either get on the bandwagon or get totally off.’” Now that he’s in northeast Indiana, it is Packnett’s turn to spread the optimism, and so far he likes where the region is headed. And if others will permit it, Packnett wants to be a part of the region’s economic planning for the foreseeable future. He

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On a recent walk through Parkview Regional Medical Center, Parkview Health President and CEO Mike Packnett stopped to talk with members of Three Rivers Visiting Dogs Inc. and their canines. He is pictured here with Diana Kuebler and her yellow Labrador, Haley. said he’s told his board: “Hopefully, you want me for a long time, because I want you for a long time.” That prospect became all the more likely with the recovery of his 54year-old wife and the recent move of his two adult daughters — Kristin, 34, and Kelli, 30 — to Fort Wayne from Oklahoma City. They came to rally around the recovery of their mother and are now living in apartments at the Harrison building, which overlooks a symbol of Packnett’s and Parkview Health’s commitment to community development: Parkview Field.

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Mayor to share community prayer event May 5 Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and local religious leaders have announced plans for a special community prayer event. “Prayers for the City — A Celebration of One Community, Many Faiths” will be held from 4-5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5, at the University of Saint Francis Performing Arts Center — formerly the Scottish Rite Center — 431 W. Berry St. The prayer service is free and open to the public. Henry developed the program with assistance from the Rev. Dr. Terry Anderson, Interfaith Hospitality

Network; Amir J. Tamir Rasheed, Islamic Center of Fort Wayne; and Dr. Michael Spath, IPFW. The event will feature prayers, singing, dances, and readings. Religious traditions represented will include Baha’i; Buddhism; Christianity; Hinduism; Judaism; Islam; Sikhism; and Unitarian Universalism. Those who aren’t able to attend are asked to pray for the city in their places of worship. A reception will be held following the service. Attendees are asked to bring a nonperishable food item. The

donated items will be shared with Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana and the food bank at the Associated Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County. “I’m looking forward to sharing in the many different faiths that are celebrated in our city,” Henry said. “We need to be united and seek understanding and appreciation for each person in our community. Our goal is to have several hundred people in attendance to engage in thought and learn more about the importance of diversity.”

Summer classes and camps available at Concordia Concordia Lutheran High School is once again offering a large variety of summer camps and activities for children entering grades three through 12 — sports, music, computers, drama, academic offerings, and more. Camps will be offered in baseball, boys’ and girls’ basketball, cheerleading, computers and technology, dance, drama, driver’s ed, football, iPad, lacrosse, marching band, math, rowing, boys’ and girls’ soccer, softball (pitching and skills), summer conditioning, track and field, volleyball and wrestling. For details, visit clhscadets.com and click on the “Summer Programs” link at the bottom of the page, or call 483-1102, ext. 239.

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Former Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Chancellor Michael Wartell says he wants his job back, and he’s filed a discrimination suit in federal court to try to get it. Wartell was forced to retire June 30, 2012, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 65. But his lawsuit filed April 1 claims Purdue University’s refusal to extend his retirement date wasn’t really based on age, it was based on gender. Ironically, Wartell himself is one of the defendants in two lawsuits filed by female employees at IPFW last April alleging discrimination based on gender, age and other factors. Wartell’s complaint said Purdue’s then president, France Cordova, wanted the university to increase its complement of female administrators, and in particular wanted to place a woman in the position of chancellor at IPFW. It names Purdue and several university officials — not including Cordova — as defendants. Cordova was the one who made the decision, and her desire to replace him had nothing to do with Wartell’s performance of his duties, the suit alleges. When the university forced him to retire as chancellor and demoted him to chancellor

lawsuit. Wartell, who was IPFW’s chancellor for about two decades, is asking the court find his civil rights were violated and that he be reinstated as chancellor, with all back pay and benefits due. He’s also asking for attorneys fees and damages for what he claims was Purdue’s breach of contract, along with whatever other relief the court deems appropriate. The two suits filed last April name Wartell, the trustees of Purdue and IPFW, and vice chancellor William McKinney as defendants. Linda Finke, the former dean of the College of Health and Human Services, alleges she was demoted from that position effective June 30, 2011, based on factors of age and gender discrimination, although as a tenured faculty member she continued to teach. She’s asking for reinstatement and back pay and benefits. A lawsuit filed within a few days of Finke’s complaint by nursing professor Kathleen O’Donnell names the same defendants. O’Donnell, who was associate vice chancellor for community engagement, alleges her demotion from that position was a matter of gender and age discrimination, and also violated provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. She also is asking for reinstatement, back pay and benefits. Both of those suits are still pending.

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In an all-school assembly, Bishop Dwenger High School announced the Class of 2013 Top 10. Recognized for their academic success, these ten students will be the first to receive their diploma during graduation May 24, at the Embassy Theatre. Students shown signifying their class ranking are: Jennifer Hipskind — tenth; Andrea Bloom — ninth; Benjamin Evans — eighth; Bryce Clevenger — seventh; Stephanie Schenkel — sixth; Nathan Schleinkofer — fifth; Alexandra Yoder — fourth; Katelynn Smith — third; Madeline Pollifrone — salutatorian, and; Adam Lehn, valedictorian.

Junior Achievement seeks volunteers this school year Volunteers are invited to help spread the Junior Achievement message throughout area classrooms this spring. Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana Program Manager Hayli Dick said volunteers will make a seven-week commitment. Each visit is about an hour and a half to an hour and 45 minutes. The program serves public and private schools across 27 Indiana counties, Van Wert County, Ohio, and Cass and Berrien counties Michigan. Students from kindergarten to 12th grade learn about financial literacy, entrepreneurship and work readiness. Volunteer instructors, who undergo background checks before assignment, work from written programs. “They have discussions and they do activities to go along with the programs,” Dick said. For more information or to volunteer, contact Dick at (260) 484-2543, or email her at hayli.dick@ja.org. Dick said the program’s 1,300 to 1,700 volunteers work with about 105,000 students. About 20 more volunteers are needed to complete the school year. Junior Achievement works with Fort Wayne Community Schools, Southwest Allen County Schools, Northwest Allen County Schools, and East Allen County Schools, in addition to private schools. Dick said she joined the program about a year and a half ago, after returning from Chicago. “I always wanted to work for a nonprofit, and I was debating whether to go back to school for education, so this was a good

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FRIDAY, APRIL 12 Spring 2013 Senior B.F.A. Exhibition. IPFW Visual Arts Building, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd. Senior Fine Arts graduates will present an exhibition of their senior projects. The metal works of Louise Haynes also will be shown. The exhibition can be viewed daily in the Visual Arts Gallery from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For more info, go to ipfw.edu/fine-arts. Vera Bradley Outlet Sale. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave. Tickets are $5 each and must be purchased in advance for each two-and-a-half-hour session on April 9, 10 and 11. For hours, details, or to register, visit verabradley.com/outletsale. No tickets are required on April 12, 13 and 14, but purchasers must complete the free registration process. Rummage and bake sale. Emmanuel Soest Family Life Center, 9909 Wayne Trace, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m. to noon. The two-day sale concludes with a sack sale day. Emmanuel is located southeast of the I-469/Wayne Trace overpass at the corner of Wayne Trace and Emmanuel Road. Extended open tour hours. DeBrand Fine Chocolates, 10105 Auburn Park Drive. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. More tours, in conjunction with the Vera Bradley Outlet Sale. $5 per person, with a rebate of $5 off a purchase of $10 or more. No reservations required. “Orlando.” IPFW, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd. 8 p.m. Sarah Ruhl’s stage adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s novel. A witty, clever, gender-bending, period-hopping play, according to New York Magazine. Admission free for IPFW students with student ID. $14 for adults. Prices for other age groups vary. No one under 6 will be admitted. For information, visit ipfw.edu/theatre. Patrons are urged to call in advance to reserve their tickets. Call 481-6555. Performances at 8 p.m. April 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20, and at 2 p.m. April 21. Sign language performance April 21. “To Kill a Mockingbird.” University of St. Francis Performing Arts Center, 413 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. The School of Creative Arts at the University of Saint Francis will stage the play based on the book by Harper Lee. Brad Beauchamp directs. Admission is $15 for the general public, $12 for seniors and children under 10. Doors open 30 minutes before general seating. Next performance at 8 p.m. Saturday. Last performance at 2 p.m. Sunday.

SATURDAY, APRIL 13 Butterflies with an African beat. Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. The conservatory’s annual live butterfly exhibit returns, bringing with it the music of Africa. Enjoy the stunning blue morpho and friendly owl butterflies and a variety of swallowtail and brushfooted species. Guests can explore the sounds and rhythms of the drum, shekere, and other native percussion instruments from Africa. Regular Conservatory admission applies: $5 for adults, $3 for ages 317, free for ages 2 and under. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8p.m., Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.; closed Mondays. Through July 7. Sponsored by WMEE 97.3-FM. American Red Cross blood drive. Life Bridge Church, 12719 Corbin Road. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment to donate, call (800) 733-2767.

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gsnow@kpcnews.net Lutheran Women’s Missionary League. Faith Lutheran Church, 9251 Indiana 205, Churubusco. 8:30-11:30 a.m. Tri-Zone Rally, Fort Wayne East, North and South zones. Registration $6, continental breakfast. Appliance and electronics recycling. Ivy Tech Coliseum Campus, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ivy Tech Northeast and the Disposable Alternatives Organization hold a free electronics and appliance recycling event. The surrounding community may dispose of their unwanted items in an environmentally-friendly way. Free, and open to the public. Eligible items include stoves, microwaves, washers, dryers, refrigerators, audiovisual equipment, computers, lawn and garden equipment, books, glass, clothes, metals, bicycles, Styrofoam, TVs ($5 fee), CRT monitors ($5 fee) and mattresses ($5 fee.) To learn more, contact Anne Michel at 480-2017 or amichel@ivytech.edu. Garage sale. Historic Forks of the Wabash, 3011 West Park Drive, Huntington. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds will be used to buy mats for the long house. The sale will be held inside the museum addition. Direct questions to 356-1903. Kids Against Hunger Spring Packing Event. Grace Gathering Church, 3157 Minnich Road, New Haven. 9-11 a.m. Make a difference in the fight against world hunger by packing meals with Kids Against Hunger! Register or find out more at www.kah-fortwayne.org. emily@kah-fortwayne.org. www.kah-fortwayne.org. Canadian Brass Master Class. Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Canadian Brass will give a master class for all brass players in the community, from the ninth grade on up. Cost: $10, includes a pizza lunch. The class will be followed by a free mini-concert at 2 p.m. with the Canadian Brass in the auditorium. This event is made possible in conjunction with Mynett Music and the Conn-Selmer Institute. Contact Dianne Moellering to attend the master class. All are welcome to the 2 p.m. concert. Chicken barbeque. Hoagland Fire Station, 11316 Hoagland Road, Hoagland. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Heritage Lions Club of Hoagland serves the annual chicken dinner in conjunction with the townwide garage sale. Drive-through only. Meals are $8, and include half-chicken, green beans, scalloped potatoes, roll, utensils and napkin. Earth Day Pop Up Market. Downtown Grind Coffee House, 200 Pearl St. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. About 12 vendors will be set up to sell their handmade items. There will be pottery, soap, bath and body items, jewelry, wearable art, paper art, caramels, candles and more. Pursuit of Happiness Day. Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Explore the beauty of the garden. Find vitality for the body in garden exercise, and healing for the soul in garden beauty. Discounted admission prices: $3 for adults, $2 for children, free for age 2 and under.

IPFW Saturday Studio: Oil Painting. IPFW Visual Arts Building, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd. Noon to 3 p.m. Art classes for high school students. Fee: $139. Instructor: John Hrehov. To register, go to learn.ipfw.edu. Local Shutterbugs Photography Show 2013. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. 1-5 p.m. Amateur photographers from around the area show their work at the sixth annual photography show. Vote for your favorite in the Best of Show contest. The show is included in conservatory admission. Entry deadline has passed. No sales allowed. A Matinee Afrikan Rhythms with TRJE/Re-Mix 2013. Ivy Tech Community College. 2-3:30 p.m. This family concert, mini-workshop and dance experience for youth and adults will raise operating funds for the Three Rivers Institute of Afrikan Art & Culture Inc. and its communitybuilding projects and workshops, including the Mandé Music School, Acoustic SpokenWord Café, and Straight Talk. Cost: $5 for children and students; $10 adults. For more information, contact triaacevent@gmail.com, or call 267-0596.

SUNDAY, APRIL 14 Red Cross blood drive. St. Therese Catholic Church, 2304 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please bring your Red Cross blood donor card or other form of positive ID. For more information, call (800) 733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org.

MONDAY, APRIL 15 Francine’s Friends Mobile Mammography. Heritage Elementary School, 12009 Hoagland Road, Hoagland. The Breast Diagnostic Center performs the screening. For details, call 483-1847. Love Doesn’t Have to Hurt. Support group for women who are or have been physically or emotionally abused. For time and place, call (800) 441-4073. Facilitated by the YWCA Women’s Shelter staff. Born to Read: Babies and Books Story Time. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 10:15 a.m. Babies and their care-givers ar expected at a story time designed to develop early literacy skills. Books, stories, puppets and singing during this 20- to 25-minute program. Visiting Writers Series. IPFW Walb Memorial Union Ballroom, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd. Noon. Rooms G21 and G21A. Poet Haki R. Madhubuti reads selections from his works. Free and open to the public. Family Fun Night. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 7-8 p.m. Tonight’s exercise is fun math with a deck of cards. Story Time for Toddlers and Preschoolers. Little Turtle Library, 2201 Sherman Blvd., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Today’s topic is the telephone.

TUESDAY, APRIL 16 Baby Steps: Toddler Time Story Time. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 10:15 a.m. A program for 2- and 3-year-olds and their care-givers. Toddlers on the go will enjoy stories, songs, puppets, games and other fun that emphasizes vocabulary and letters of the alphabet. “Moulin Rouge.” Holiday Inn IPFW, 4111 Paul Shaffer Drive. 5-10 p.m. IPFW Advanced Food Service Management course seniors are in charge of French-theme food and festivities in the Mastodon Grill. For reservations, call 482-3800.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 Box office opens for “Antony and Cleopatra.” First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St.. Ticket sales begin for First Presbyterian Theater production adapted and directed by Thom Hofrichter. Call 422-6329. Preview night is April 25. See full box office and performance information at firstpresbyteriantheater.com. Common Bond Breakfast Benefit. Ceruti’s Banquet and Event Center, I-69 and Illinois Road. 7:30 a.m. Gretchen Holt-Witt is the speaker. Breakfast served at 8 a.m. Proceeds enable Erin’s House to provide support services at no cost for children, teens and their families who have suffered the death of a loved one. Guests at the event are asked to make a $75 donation to Erin’s House. Call 423-2466 or visit erinshouse.org. Twitter for the Absolute Novice. Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, 826 Ewing St. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring your laptop or tablet to this Lunch ’n Learn program. Director of Communications Jon Swerens will give a step-by-step workshop. Lunch from Calhoun Street Soups, Salads and Spirits. Sign up at fwchamber.org/events. LEGO Club. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 3:30-5 p.m. Join your friends and fellow LEGO fans to see where your imagination and building skills take you. Star Parker at IPFW. IPFW Walb Student Union, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. 7 p.m. Social policy expert Star Parker visits as part of Students for Life’s Abortion Recovery Month. sfl@students.ipfw.edu.

THURSDAY, APRIL 18 Networking breakfast. Early Childhood Alliance, 3320 Fairfield Ave. 8:30-10 a.m. Indiana Youth Institute will be host to those who work with children, including teachers, counselors and youth ministers. Breakfast is free, but reservations are due by April 16. RSVP at iyi.org/YWC or email jgoodwell@iyi.org or call (800) 495-3217. Spring rummage sale. Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 800 Green St., New Haven. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Rummage sale benefits church projects. Smart Start Story Time. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 10:15 a.m. Preschool story time includes books, finger plays and more. AARP discussion. Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, 555 E. Wayne St. 2 p.m. Gail Cousino, marketing representative from Visiting Nurse, speaks about that agency and its hospice and palliative care. Teen Thursday. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 3:30 p.m. Program meets each Thursday. Today’s topic is chocolate art. Mexican/South American dinner. Ivy Tech Coliseum Campus, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd. 5-6:30 p.m. The Special Cuisines class invites the community to sample traditional Mexican/South American fare while supporting students as they showcase their culinary talents. The cost is $20 per person. Reservations are taken for times from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and must be made at least 24 hours in advance. Call 480-2002. For a complete dinner schedule, visit IvyTech.edu/northeast/dinners. Spring rummage sale. St. John Lutheran Church, Flatrock, 12912 Franke Road, Fort Wayne. 5-8 p.m. Three-day sale in the gymnasium ends with a bag and bulk sale on Saturday. Lecture on distracted driving. McMillen Center for Health Education, 600 Jim Kelley Blvd. 6-8:30 p.m. Therapist Miles Nitz explains the science behind why we can’t put down our phones, and offers strategies on keeping teens safe. Tickets $5, but free for students. Program details available at mcmillencenter.org/events. Anonymous By Adoption. Parkview Main Campus, 2109 E. State Blvd. 7 p.m. Support group for adoptees, adoptive parents, and separated siblings. Call 238-4529 or 744-1518. Yarn Lover’s Gathering. Woodburn Library, 4701 S.R. 1 North, Woodburn. 7 p.m. For anyone who can knit or crochet, or who wants to learn. Barry Manilow concert. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave. 7:30 p.m. Singer and composer Barry Manilow, a winner of a Grammy award, two Emmy awards, a Tony award and an Oscar nomination, performs one show. Ticket prices range from $9.99 to $129.99. Buy tickets at the Coliseum box office, through Ticketmaster, online at manilow.com, or by phone at (800) 745-3000.

FRIDAY, APRIL 19 “Wild Minds ... What Animals Really Think. Science Central, 1950 N. Clinton St. Many species share cognitive skills that are considered signs of higher mental abilities. Exhibit continues through Sept. 8. During the school year, open noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. For admission prices and more information, call 424-2400 or visit sciencentral.org. Spring rummage sale. Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 800 Green St., New Haven. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rummage sale benefits church projects. Spring rummage sale. St. Louis Besancon Hall, 15535 E. Lincoln Highway, New Haven. 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Items for sale include children’s and infant clothing, men’s and women’s clothing and books.

Touch-A-Truck. Ivy Tech Coliseum Campus, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd. 10 a.m. to noon. Children will be able to go in and out of a driver’s cab of smart cars, hybrid cars, limousines, construction equipment, fire trucks, emergency vehicles and more. Gather in east end of parking lot. Free. Sponsored by Ivy Tech Department of Early Childhood Education. Science Fun: Dominating. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. 11 a.m. Take tests to determine which is your dominant side, from your brain to your toes. The program lasts 45-60 minutes and is appropriate for ages 5 and up. Free with regular conservatory admission: $5 for adults, $3 for children 3-17. Call 427-6440. Concordia Lutheran High School Band Boosters’ Silent Auction and Fundraising Event. Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive. 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available by calling the main office, 4831102 or downloading the order form online at www.clhscadets.com.

SUNDAY, APRIL 21 Christian entertainment. Cottage Event Center, 9524 U.S. 24 North, Courtesy photo

FRIDAY, MAY 3 and SATURDAY, MAY 4 Settlers Inc. annual plant sale. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, May 3, at Historic Swinney Homestead, 1424 W. Jefferson Blvd. In conjunction with Swinney Homestead open house. Flat-grown herbs in the basement, garden diggings outside, bake sale, music by Hearthstone Ensemble, refreshments, Settlers Inc. memberships. Parking by tennis courts. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, May 3. Second-day plant sale. Saturday, May 4, 8 a.m.-noon. Flat-grown annual and perennial herbs, diggings from Settlers’ gardens. For more information, call (260) 637-8622, or visit settlersinc.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 20 Free Fishing Day. Shoaff Park, 6401 St. Joe Road. Indiana’s adult residents do not need a fishing license in order to fish today only; all other regulations apply. Just in time, the DNR has stocked catchable-size channel catfish in 12 urban lakes, including Shoaff Park Pond and Lakeside Park pond. Free Fishing Days also are scheduled on May 18 and June 1 and 2. Ladies Guild Rummage & Bake Sale. Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road. 8 a.m. to noon. Baked items will also be for sale. 5th annual Undergraduate History Conference. IPFW, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd. 8:30 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. Learning Commons, Helmke Library. Free and open to the public. Eleven history majors will present their research projects. Faculty members will serve as moderators of panel discussions. RSVP for the 12:40 p.m. luncheon. Contact Ann Livschiz, associate professor of history, at 481-6693 or livschia@ipfw.edu. Spring rummage sale. St. Louis Besancon Hall, 15535 E. Lincoln Highway, New Haven. 9 a.m. to noon.

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Roanoke. 2 p.m. Singer-songwriter Don Wharton performs in a benefit for the Roanoke Food Pantry. Light refreshments will be available for purchase. All seats are $10. Doors open at 1 p.m. Fort Wayne Children’s Choir spring concert. IPFW Campus. 4-6 p.m. Season finale’ celebration of 40th anniversary. Artistic Director Jonathan Busarow directs. The three former artistic directors return for this special concert: founder and artistic director Jocelyn Basse, artistic director Twila Magsit-Miller, and artistic director Fred Meades. All seven of the choirs will perform. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors. Get tickets at the IPFW box office, 481-6555.

MONDAY, APRIL 22 Marianne Musick Memorial Children’s Art Exhibit. Student Life Center, Ivy Tech North Campus, 4900 St. Joe Road. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In the main foyer, visit an art show featuring entries made from recycled goods. Sponsored by the Ivy Tech-Northeast Department of Early Childhood Education. For details, contact Mary Musson, mmusson@ivytech.edu. Continues through April 26. Campus Cleanup Day. Student Life Center, Ivy Tech North Campus, 4900 St. Joe Road. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsored by the Student Government Association and the Campus Activities Board. For information, contact Lance Goldman, lgoldman3@ivytech.edu. Family Fun Night. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd.. 7-8 p.m. Tonight’s exercise is Bingo for Books.

TUESDAY, APRIL 23 Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection luncheon. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mike Hardiek, a high school marching bands drill designer, is the featured guest. Cost is $15.50. Reservations due by April 16; call Meridith, (260) 672-3414. Free childcare. Sponsored by Stonecroft Ministries.

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