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Fresh food every weekend Fort Wayne Farmers’ Market to be open throughout winter months By Whitney Wright wwright@kpcmedia.com
Fort Wayne residents will have access to an authentic farmers’ market every weekend through the winter for the first time this year. The Fort Wayne Farmers’ Market will continue running from October until May in its winter location at Parkview Field. More than 37 vendors are likely to participate each weekend at the winter market and will provide products locally available in the winter months, some of which may be grown in aquaponics, high tunnels or hoop houses. Products available may also be ones grown in the summer or autumn and stored in the winter. The Fort Wayne Farmers’ Market has
continually become more popular over the years, providing fresh and local produce and meats every summer to the area. Upon the market’s success, those on the market coordinating team — a small group of roughly five volunteers who meet weekly to have open discussions and make decisions about the market — decided it was time to try to run the market one weekend each month outside of the normal summer season. After that proved fruitful, they raised it to two weekends per winter month. The markets’ continual popularity made this year feel like the right one to test a weekly farmers’ market throughout the winter. As the market coordinator, Lisa Haagan personally went to each
vendor this summer to ask if they would be interested in participating in the winter. Response to the idea was better than the team could have hoped for, said Haagan. She even had to turn down some vendors due to spacing issues. Additionally, the public has relayed interest in having fresh and local products available for purchase all year and attendance to the market was an encouraging factor in moving forward with a weekly winter market. The weekly winter farmers’ market will be a combination of vendors from the Fort Wayne Farmers’ Market and the YLNI Farmers Market, which is open nearby the Fort Wayne See MARKET, Page A16
Fall is finally here Keep your schedule stacked with autumn fun Fort Wayne has a lot of exciting, and in some cases frightening, autumn festivities coming up for October, some of which have already begun. To end the Halloween season right, trick-ortreating for Fort Wayne is on Halloween night from 5-7 p.m. Other locations in and around Fort Wayne will celebrate Halloween and fall in the weeks leading up to Halloween, including hay rides, pumpkin patches, corn mazes and more. Also to look forward to is the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo’s Wild Zoo Halloween weekends, and Oct. 15 is the annual downtown Fort Wayne Fright Night. Wild Zoo Halloween The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo will begin its Wild Zoo Halloween
weekends on Friday, Oct. 14, and end on Monday, Oct. 31. Those who purchase a regular admission ticket will be able to see all of the zoo’s exhibits as usual and enjoy that day’s theme. The additional purchase of a Treat Ticket will allow access to the zoo’s Treat Trails FILE PHOTO for trick-ortreating in the The Zombie Walk returns as part of Fort zoo. This year Wayne’s Fright Night, Oct. 15. there are two Attendees can expect to Treat Trails: one begins find fun in the zoo’s mini at Monkey Island maze, meeting the zoo’s and the other is in the lion mascot, puppet joke Australian Adventure section of the zoo. See AUTUMN, Page A15
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The future of education Personal laptops, iPads become the norm in Allen County schools By Whitney Wright wwright@kpcmedia.com
Technology use in schools is becoming more commonplace every day, including use of laptops and iPads regularly in the classroom. A number of Indiana schools provide personal computers and devices to their students and are ahead of most of the country for laptop and iPad implementation, said Keith Madsen, director of technology for East Allen County Schools. Many of the schools in and around Fort Wayne began the technology transition a few years ago. Most recently, Northwest Allen County Schools began its first year of laptop implementation at the middle and high school levels. Over the past four years, the school district discussed the possibility and took time to plan what one-to-one laptop implementation at the upper levels may look like. NACS leaders are planning to train elementary school teachers and properly arrange finances so elementary students can receive iPads and laptops next school year. Kindergarten through second grade will receive iPads and third through fifth grade will have laptops, said Adela Dickey, director of technology at NACS. NACS’s implementation process is similar to how Southwest Allen County Schools began providing its students with one-to-one technology, or providing each
student with a laptop or iPad for education. SACS middle school students first received laptops in 2011 and then the high school students the next school year. In 2014, the third through fifth grades also received laptops and the next school year, kindergarten through second-grade students received iPad Minis. “The transition has been a process. I’m not sure you’re ever done, but we like to think we are as close as we’ve ever been,” said Donald Chase, SACS director of technology. EACS also already has one-to-one technology at its schools but went a different route for its students than laptops, though its leaders did consider them extensively. They ultimately found that iPads better served the district’s needs. The high school students were the first to receive iPad 3’s and after four years of use they were handed down to students in preschool through sixth grade for this school year. The high school students were given new iPad Air 2’s this fall. Madsen says they are hopeful the new iPads at the high school will last three or four years and the younger students can still get three to four years on the older devices. The first round of handme-down iPads will be a test run to see how long the used iPads batteries, motherboards and other components can last to better plan for the future. Fort Wayne Community Schools does not yet have a one-to-one technology program in
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place, though it does have computer labs available and iPad and laptop carts that can be requested for classroom use at every grade level, said Krista Stockman, spokeswoman for Fort Wayne Community Schools. Keeping students safe and focused One of the major components to a one-to-one program is keeping students off distracting or inappropriate sites. NACS, SACS and EACS all have internet filter systems called global proxy filters that block a myriad of websites while a student uses the laptop, whether they are at school or at home. This keeps students from improperly downloading games, software or visiting unsuitable websites while using school property even while they are away from campus. EACS leaders also instigated a feature on its iPads that limits what applications students can download on their iPad. Currently, applications through Apple are split into four age categories. The younger students at EACS only have access to applications fit for their age, but even the high school students are not allowed access into the 12-plus or 17-plus age application categories, said Madsen. Instead, EACS pushes a large number of educational applications through the school portal that assist in practicing, studying and learning material. All of the school systems require the students go through a learning process on how to best care for their new technology, including proper cleaning and safe transportation. Each EACS student signs an iPad pledge, one for kindergarten through sixth grade and one for seventh through twelfth grade students, and parents have to sign a user agreement as liability, Madsen said. As with any major undertaking, there were some bumps in the road and more will likely come as technology use in schools becomes a more regular part of life. “I had a student put their laptop on top of their car and forget about it, and then they drove away, and it was fine; it turned back on and everything,” said Chase. Similar, but maybe less traumatizing, issues have been common See TECH, Page A3
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TECH from Page A2 at EACS, NACS and SACS, including dropping the laptops and iPads and forgetting them both around Fort Wayne and at home. The laptops and iPads are great tools for learning accountability, which will hopefully come more easily as younger students grow up more used to having a device. All three of the school corporations’ technology directors believe the use of one-to-one technology is important in teaching its students how to be responsible, stay focused despite tempting distractions and use the internet for good. “We’re big in digital citizenship — doing the right thing online without trying to put too many roadblocks up,” said Chase.
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Looking toward the future For the most part, technology integration is a positive asset to the teachers and students and the districts will keep on seeking out and consider new systems and tools to enhance learning. “We will continue to evaluate new features and how it could be integrated into the curriculum … we want it to be meaningful and a tool,” said Dickey. EACS leaders are interested in BrightLink projectors, a new hightech 3LCD projector, and electronic whiteboards. The school system currently has similar technological items in about 96 percent of its classrooms but wants to continually work to provide those resources to the remaining 4 percent, said Madsen.
CANVAS, a popular learning management system for schools using technology for teaching, is a game changer in better integrating technology into the classroom. However, technology can never fully replace all aspects of learning in the classroom, and understanding how to best utilize technology is a continual process teachers and students must learn. Using both technology and more traditional practices — blended learning — is a learning process in itself. “Technology is just a tool to implement those best educational practices. Blended learning is big … you’re not just reading an article out of a book, but that is one piece of the learning process,” said Chase.
The Oct. 8 Family Fun Run/Walk Tin Can 5K at Canterbury School will benefit the hungry. Advance registration is $20 and a canned food donation. Visit c a n t e r bu r y s c h o o l . o rg . Shirts will be given to the first 120 to register in advance. Entry fee the morning of the event is $25 plus a canned food donation. The annual event offers fun and prizes, promotes fitness and benefits The Associated Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County Food Network. The course begins at the Canterbury High School soccer fields, 3210 Smith Road, Fort Wayne. A Pee Wee Race for ages 3-9 will register beginning at 8 a.m. the day of the race and begin at 8:30 a.m. The entry fee is a canned food donation. The course covers the length of the high school soccer field and back. Final registration for the 5K will be from 8-8:30 a.m. The 5K run will begin at the school at 9 a.m and continue through the campus to use part of the Aboite trails system.
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Jim and Nan Delaney knew the old, red brick house they bought in 2009 to showcase their antique/ collectible/neat old stuff business was special. The brass plaque mounted by the front door designating its listing on the National Register of Historic Places proved they were right. They didn’t, however, have any inkling that 1421 Broadway had such a rich and rather ghostly past until people who had lived there when it was a rooming house or when it served as a half-way house for drug abusers began showing up at their door with some rather intriguing stories about ghosts inhabiting the place. One such story came from a previous owner who found several empty coffins in the attic in the 1950s left over from the first owner, Dr. Adolph Frederick Schulz. The doctor had the house built in 1900, opened his medical practice on the first floor and he and his family lived on the second and third floors. No one knows for sure if he also was a mortician or a coroner or whether he taught anatomy and obtained corpses illegally. Most of the supernatural stories focus on the third floor of the house where the doctor’s unmarried and rather odd duck of a daughter, Wilhelmina, lived until her death. It’s suggested that her ghost still roams up there.
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The Delaneys say they’ve never experienced any unusual noises like moaning, slamming doors or furniture scraping across the floor. “Yes, the wood floors and the stairs squeak and we do occasionally hear voices and sometimes hammering coming through the common wall we share with the car dealer next door. That can be explained and so can the trembling of the house and rattling of windows when the train barrels past just 50 yards from our back door. Finding items in the store out of place after a visit from our grandchildren can be explained, too,” he added. “We haven’t been able to explain the fact that one of our grandsons says he saw his great-grandmother, who died recently, rocking in a chair on the third floor.” Nan and their daughter, Kate Fowler, who operates an upholstery business in the barn at the back of the house, are skeptics. They agree the place is spooky when the weather is dark, dreary and rainy. They also agree that they would never spend the night in the house. Despite her skepticism, Kate has gotten in the spirit of the house’s ghostliness and placed two mannequins and three dolls who stare with vacant eyes out the rear window of her shop at passers-by on Martin Street. During a gallery showing, Nan was helping a customer who said he had a disturbing sensation in one of the third-floor rooms and suggested she should consider an exorcism. “When I asked See DELANEY, Page A5
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Delaney’s @ Broadway has a rich history that includes stories of ghosts inhabiting the third floor. Jim and Nan Delaney bought the building at 1421 Broadway in Fort Wayne on April 1, 2009, on their 45th wedding anniversary. Left to right are Nan, daughter Kate Fowler, and Jim.
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Bats could pose rabies risks for residents The local health department said bats pose a rabies risk. The department has some advice for residents who find bats in their homes. The Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health said do not kill the bat or set it free if there is a chance that it came in contact with a person or pet. Instead, health officials said to safely capture the bat and contact the local animal control office to have it tested for rabies. Bats transmit the most human cases of rabies in Indiana. Statewide through Sept. 1, 10 bats had tested positive for
rabies; three of those cases were in Allen County. There were 13 cases statewide in 2015, including one in Allen County. Rabies is a viral disease of the central nervous system that is almost always fatal once symptoms begin. The virus is carried in the saliva of infected animals and is usually transmitted to people and other animals when they are bitten or scratched by the rabid animal. Get more information at allencountyhealth.com or call (260) 427-1244. While it is still a low percentage of bats that do
carry rabies, a bat that is active during the day, is unable to fly, or is found in a place where bats are not usually seen is more likely to be rabid. Bats present an additional concern because they have small, sharp teeth that may not leave a visible mark. Persons exposed to bats are often given the rabies vaccine as a precaution, especially if the bat is found in a room with young child, a sleeping person, an intoxicated person or a mentally impaired person. In many cases, however, the expensive treatment is unnecessary
DELANEY from Page A4 what he meant, he just said he felt a presence. I told him I didn’t want to hear any more. A woman customer also claimed to have had a strange feeling that made the hair on her neck stand on end.” Carol Stitz, who now resides in California, lived in the building in the 1950s when her father owned the filling station next door. She told Delaney that there definitely were ghosts opening and closing doors, walking in the halls and talking the entire time they lived on the third floor. Joyce Stone, who is a cousin of Stitz, and Stone’s husband, Charles, visited the shop a couple years ago and corroborated the ghost tales. They spent their honeymoon in one of the second-floor apartments and at one time lived in the house on the south side of 1421 which is now
the shop’s parking lot. In addition to once being a doctor’s office, Job’s House drug abuse treatment center and Shepherd’s Inn apartments, it was Betty’s Antiques for nearly 30 years when it was owned by Betty and Bob Landolfi. During that time it was also home to Becky’s Doll House. “Frankly,” Jim said, “I’m surprised that there would be any ghosts left after our clan of 52 [10 children, 33 grandchildren, four daughters-in-law and five sons-in-law] descended on this place in April of 2009 and began ripping up old carpet, tearing down damaged wall board, installing new wall board, hammering, painting and sawing.” The upholstery business was first to get underway in May of that year and daughter Christine Hudson and her
husband, Danny, opened a gallery called Potter’s Wife Gallery featuring works by local artists. It closed this year. “We have some antiques and collectibles, but we like to refer to the place as having a house full of memories and three floors of neat old stuff,” Jim said. “Shoppers can find everything from an organ, record players, laboratory scales and furniture, to sewing machines, cameras, silverware, pictures and knickknacks. Delaney’s @ Broadway is open Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. To make an appointment to come at another time, call (260) 420-8300. Parking is to the rear of the store. Shoppers may experience a special feeling while roaming among the neat old stuff, but probably won’t encounter any coffins or ghosts.
if the bat can be safely captured and found to be rabies-free. To safely capture a bat indoors, close the windows, room and closet doors, turn on lights, and wait for the bat to land. Wearing long sleeves and heavy gloves, cover the bat with a pail, coffee can or similar container. Call the local animal control office. Health officials also urge people not to handle bats or other wild animals, to “bat-proof’ their homes by repairing or plugging any holes larger than a half-inch, and to wash any bite or scratch wounds with soap and water.
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Community Foundation installs leadership for 2016-17 fiscal year The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne elected three new members to its board of directors, and installed officers for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. The new members elected at the organization’s annual meeting are: Mike Cahill, president and CEO, PHP Northeast Indiana; Son Huynh, associate broker, Reecer Properties, and; Rob Patrick, vice president and trust officer, 1st Source Bank. The 2016-2017 officers of the board are: Chris Rupp, Dulin, Ward & DeWald Inc., president; Shannon Hardiek, Phillips Financial, vice president; Tom Trent, Rothberg Logan & Warsco LLP, secretary; and Jonathan Hancock,
Canterbury School (retired), treasurer. In a statement, the foundation also thanked exiting board members Carol Lindquist, Ian Boyce and Jane Gerardot, a former board president. The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is a public charitable foundation serving Allen County since 1922. The Community Foundation had assets of approximately $140 million at Dec. 31, 2015, and awarded more than $6.5 million in charitable grants and scholarships in that year. Returning members of the board include: Michael Barranda, attorney, Burt, Blee, Dixon, Sutton & Bloom LLP; Bob Francis, vice president and CIO, Steel
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Officials resist business property tax elemination
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush addresses the first audience of the 2016-17 Omnibus Lecture Series at IPFW’s Rhinehart Music Center. In his “Leadership Redefined” comments, he called for a constitutional convention to impose federal term limits, require a balanced federal budget and enact civil service reform. He also said he plans to vote for neither major party candidate in the Nov. 8 general election. Journalist and Fort Wayne native Charlie Savage will address the second Omnibus series lecture, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. Tickets are free, and will be available beginning Oct. 24. For more information, visit omnibuslectures.org. Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly, published by KPC Media Group Inc., who publishes IN fort wayne, is a sponsor of the series.
Fort Wayne City Councilman Jason Arp is more optimistic than local taxing bodies about how to budget without the current 3-percent business personal property tax, which he wants to gradually phase out of Allen County. By continuing the tax for existing business personal property and eliminating it for personal property that Allen County businesses purchase after the start of next year, Arp estimates the first year’s impact of his proposal would range between $5 million and $6 million in 2018. “To put that into perspective, the total countywide budget across all entities for all sources of income is close to $1 billion, if you add the school systems, the cities, the county and the airport authority,” he said. “We’re talking about a $6 million reduction. The inflation in assessed values would swallow that number in relation to size and everything else.” The Fort Wayne City
Council was expected to vote on the proposal Sept. 28. Please see fwbusiness.com or infortwayne. com for an update on the outcome. A number of local taxing bodies, which already calculate some assessed value inflation into the budgeting process, have announced opposition to the proposal, warning that phasing out the business personal property tax would reduce services while raising the property taxes paid by many Allen County homeowners. If Arp’s proposal passed, some business personal property would drop off the tax rolls every year as it is replaced or retired and, once the tax is no longer, the taxing bodies estimate the annual impact at about $51 million. During a Sept. 9 news conference at the office of Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, officials with local taxing bodies said two-thirds of the homeowners in Allen County who have not reached the property tax cap would see
a combined increase of $7 million in property taxes if the proposal passed. “Fort Wayne and northeast Indiana are experiencing positive momentum, excitement, and investments like never before,” Henry said in a joint statement. “It’s taken leadership and a commitment to being fiscally responsible to collectively get us to this point. We’re moving in the right direction. Now is not the time to change course and put our future at risk.” In addition to officials with the city and county, also present at the news conference were representatives from the city of New Haven, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne Community Schools, East Allen County Schools and Southwest Allen County Schools. The measure was subject to a second public hearing Sept. 20, with a City Council vote possible after that hearing. (Doug LeDuc is a reporter for Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly. Read his full report and updates at fwbusiness.com.)
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hold a college fair open to the region from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the school at 3210 Smith Road, Fort Wayne. Representatives from Indiana colleges, Air Force ROTC and schools from Ohio, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan, Massachusetts and more will be on hand to answer questions and share information. Students in Grades 8-12 and their families are invited to attend, as are adult learners. Colleges interested in exhibiting may register at canterburyschool.org/fair. Canterbury’s college counseling specialists will be on hand to answer questions about planning for college.
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IN Fort Wayne • September 30, 2016
Finding the right heroes: Man of Year tells young men to follow priorities, principles By Garth Snow
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The Boys & Girls Clubs’ 2016 Man of the Year shared his story and offered advice to dozens of young men working toward better futures. Dr. Michael Mirro addressed the Passport to Manhood breakfast Sept. 21 at the Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation. Mirro and his wife, Jeanne, made the lead gift to the Mirro Center through the Mirro Family Foundation. The doctor said his marriage represents the positive choices that a person must make to become successful. “I’m humbled to receive this honor, this recognition,” Mirro said. “But we’re here today to honor these men who are successfully on their path to manhood.” The Boys & Girls Club is a valuable asset that allows age-appropriate groups to discuss issues, ethics, positive decisions and relationships, personal leadership and responsibility, he said. “The development of a man has never been easy, but today it’s particularly difficult — the media, the new technology, the increasing cost of education, the ever-changing career landscape — provide new areas that are very significant for young men,” he said. Those young men need heroes who embody honor, duty, valor and integrity, he said. Such were his heroes, he said. Mirro’s parents, John and Cecelia, immigrated from Italy. He was born in Chicago and grew up in Lowell, in northwest Indiana. His father also was a doctor, and commuted to a hospital 40 miles away. His mother was a former Army nurse. He attended Andrean High School, then in Gary, where he met
Jeanne Behnke of Hobart. He went to Loyola University and then to IU Medical School in Indianapolis. She went to Ball State University, to become a teacher. “That was a very transforming time in my life. After my first year in medical school I was lucky enough to have my lovely wife marry me. My mother said, ‘You can’t let this opportunity get away from you.’ And she put me through medical school on this massive elementary school salary.” In college, he said, he learned that young men in groups can make poor decisions. “I think you also have to learn to think for yourself, make sure your priorities are straight, not allow a crowd to pull you into something that you don’t feel comfortable. I think it’s very important to keep your principles,” he said. His first job out of medical school was at the University of Iowa, where he saw patients and also traveled extensively for academic medicine. His wife urged him to find a situation that allowed more time at home, and that situation was in Fort Wayne. A mentor wanted him to stay in academic medicine. “I understand,” he told that friend, “but this is about my family. I put my family before my job.” In Fort Wayne for 35 years, he continues practicing and teaching. The Mirros have raised three daughters. “In life you will have challenges but also despite your best efforts you may make a mistake. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. You have to be able to really challenge yourself,” he said. “We have an incredibly generous community, and my wife Jeanne and I feel like we should leave a
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Dr. Michael Mirro and Jeanne Mirro hold a painting of the human heart, presented by the Boys & Girls Clubs. Mirro, a cardiologist, was honored as 2016 Man of the Year at the club’s Passport to Manhood breakfast Sept. 21 at the Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation.
medicine has led to this incredible facility. There is never a time that he doesn’t talk about his family or show you pictures of his grandchildren. This is a man I want these young men to know.” “Passport to Manhood is an incredible, comprehensive program that helps young men understand the importance of academic success, good character, leadership skills
and a healthy lifestyle,” Grabowski said. It educates and mentors, to resist drug and alcohol abuse. Boys & Girls Clubs President and CEO Joe Jordan built on those themes in his comments. “We have a unique opportunity to put a kid on a better pathway,” Jordan said. “In 2015 we had our hands on 3,000 children in our community. We had a chance to impact that life
every single day. When kids come to Boys & Girls Clubs you can guarantee these things. They’re going to be loved. They’re going to feel valued. They’re going to get life-enhancing programs. They’re going to get a hot, nutritious meal before they go home. “If you don’t invest in a child now – trust me – there’s a cost later on. If we don’t tell our children who they are – trust me – somebody else will.” Memorial Park Middle School eight-grader Robert Rembert received the Young Man of the Year Award. Rembert has been active in the club at 2609 Fairfield Ave. since 2014. He takes part in Keystone and Torch clubs and other activities. Other finalists were: Marquis Douglas, sixth grade, Timothy L. Johnson Academy; Jerionte Wilson, fifth grade, Prince Chapman Academy; and Cedric Underwood, ninth grade, South Side High School. For more information on club programs, support opportunities and Passport to Manhood, visit bgcfw. org.
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IN Fort Wayne • September 30, 2016
Eagle Marsh to celebrate continental divide By Garth Snow
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Most Eagle Marsh hikers will note the birds and plants that inhabit either side of the Graham-McCulloch Ditch berm in like numbers. For naturalist Betsy Yankowiak, that stretch of dirt is also a thought-provoking trek along a geologic marvel. On one side lies a watery channel to the Wabash River and west and south to the Mississippi River. On the other side lies a tributary to the St. Marys River and north and east to the St. Lawrence Seaway. New Orleans to the west. Niagara Falls to the east. “This is it,” Yankowiak says as she passes a 3-foottall sign at the crest of a 20-foot-wide path. “This is the continental divide, right here.” Yankowiak will lead the inaugural walk atop that berm on Saturday, Oct. 8, when Little River Wetlands Project celebrates the new signs that in turn celebrate everyone who has contributed to the marsh and that all-important berm. “We’ve been talking about this berm and this separation between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi watersheds for a few years,” Yankowiak said.
“And when people come out they’re like ‘That’s it?’ We were able to build something that has a positive impact for our two major watersheds in the country, and it blends in with the landscape so well.” She has told the story often, both the time line and the detail. She still smiles as she explains the purpose, as she will do again at the ceremony dedicating the signs from 10 a.m.-noon Oct. 8. The celebration also will officially open a new entrance to the wetlands. Parking for the Eagle Marsh Gateway event is available at Summit Brands, 7201 Engle Road, and nearby. “It’s a really great way to have one place where we can all celebrate wetlands conservation,” she said. “It makes sense that it’s Eagle Marsh because if you get away from the East Coast and the West Coast and the Great Lakes, we are the largest urban wetlands restoration in the entire country. You don’t find a community reclaiming 716 acres — soon to be 756 acres — in an urban zone. And it’s remarkable. If you go out to Eagle Marsh it doesn’t feel like you’re in the city, but we have an Interstate highway, a wastewater treatment plant, residential,
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Dan Decker and Dan Baker of Birkmeier Monument Co. lower a limestone marker and two metal plaques into place, marking the Eagle Marsh Gateway on Engle Road in southwest Fort Wayne.
business, senior living, the landfill and a gravel pit. Lutheran Hospital is just a mile away. So we have an incredible infrastructure all round but right in the middle is this gem.” The threat of the spread of the Asian carp helped mount pressure and secure funding for the barrier. Yankowiak said the huge species escaped from aquaculture ponds in the Arkansas area at least three decades ago and has become common in the Mississippi River and as far upstream as Huntington. “The reason they are such a concern is because they can grow to over 100 pounds and the
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only thing they eat is microscopic organisms,” she said. “So if you’re eating that much out of the ecosystem you’re not leaving anything for the native species to eat.” The Asian carp has made its way at least to Huntington, where it was found near the Roush Lake Dam as early as 2004. The Great Lakes serve as a food source and an economic engine through commercial and sport fishing. The invading species could cross Eagle Marsh, find its way up to the Saint Joe River and the Maumee River and perhaps even Lake Erie, which has built a tourism industry around perch, walleye and smallmouth bass fishing.
“There are 200 other species identified that could transfer [between watersheds] here at Eagle Marsh,” Yankowiak said. “There are 40 species in the Mississippi watershed that threaten the Great Lakes, and that includes the Asian carp. And there are 160 species in the Great Lakes that we don’t want in the Wabash River or the Mississippi River.” “I think what’s important is that this barrier project is a proactive project to stop the spread of the invasive species,” Yankowiak said. “Here at the Little River Wetlands Project, most of our funding and stewardship goes to stopping the spread of invasive plants, so we create a plant community that is diverse, so that we can have as much food source as possible for the wildlife that belong here in northeast Indiana.” The ditch berm makes up most of the barrier. But a 300-ft. section is still fencing with a mesh small enough to block adult fish. That notch in the earthen berm stands 10 feet fall. “But we had to keep this notch in,” Yankowiak said. “When the St. Marys River floods into downtown Fort Wayne high enough, water will actually spill down to the valley we’re standing in now – The Great Marsh as the settlers called it – and
it needs to have an outlet to flow into the Wabash.” Construction of the new trail and berm slightly moved the continental divide. Other trails that were closed for the construction will also be reopened at the Oct. 8 event. Hikes on the Continental Divide Trail (Trail 5) and Eagle Marsh Trail 8 are part of the Allen County Trailblazers program. LRWP said the Gateway project is possible due to donations from LRWP members, Ducks Unlimited and the Lupke Foundation, with in-kind donations from the Hagerman Group, Vintage Archonics, McComb Family Foundation, Birkmeier and Sons Monument Co., Crosby Excavating, Erie Haven Concrete and Harlow Enterprises. The Indiana Wildlife Federation will provide refreshments for the opening celebration. For more information on Eagle Marsh and the barrier project, visit lrwp. org. For more information on efforts to control the Asian carp in the Wabash River and in the Illinois River approaching Lake Michigan, visit the U.S. Geological Survey website at usgs.gov.
Concordia’s honors group fosters leadership, service
Concordia Lutheran High School welcomes 10 new students into the Honors Academy this fall. In its third year of existence, the program has grown from 11 original students to 39. The new students are Natalie Asher, Megan Bordner, Chloe Didier, Erica Judt, Dever Kemme Nash, Alaina Marks, Liam McCurdy, Mason Pickett, Olivia Schuller and Regan Twomey. Founded in 2014, the Honors Academy promotes exceptional academics, leadership and community service. Students will visit several universities this school year to experience those varied settings. The junior East Coast trip will include the University of Pennsylvania, Villanova University, Swarthmore College, University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. Sophomores will visit Midwest schools including Concordia University Chicago and the University of Chicago. The freshmen will remain in Indiana for their visit to Purdue University. The diversity of the universities visited will give students a greater feel
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Luanne Erdos, left, directs the Honors Academy at Concordia Lutheran High School. New members this year are (front, from left) Regan Twomey, Alaina Marks, Chloe Didier, Olivia Schuller, Erica Judt, (back row, from left) Mason Pickett, Megan Bordner, Natalie Asher, Dever Kemme Nash and Liam McCurdy.
for what options are open to them when they graduate from CLHS, according to Luanne Erdos, director of the Honors Academy. Students also interact with community leaders through Leadership Summits. These summits are led by speakers such as Josette Rider, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters in Fort Wayne. Students gain life lessons, morals and strategies for success, and hear stories of personal and professional growth. “They are really inspiring,” sophomore Ini-Abasi Udoh said. “They make me want to do good in life and ultimately change the world. I can’t wait for the next one.” Students apply for the
Honors Academy and are selected based on receiving Pass Plus in English, math and social studies on their seventh-grade ISTEP tests or based on the PSAT test scores during their freshman year. Students then submit a creative response before interviewing with the selection committee. Upon graduation, these students will receive distinctive recognition and a special notation on their high school transcripts. To learn more about the Honors Academy, contact Erdos at lerdos@ clhscadets.com or (260) 203-4575 or visit clhscadets.com/honors-academy.
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IN Fort Wayne • September 30, 2016
In the wake of the tornado: By Garth Snow
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Paul and Nettie Rekeweg see the remains of their farm buildings and implements strewn across the cornfield to the east. John and Donna Rekeweg see the acres of twisted and smashed corn to the west and north. They survived the Aug. 24 tornado that thundered on past Woodburn and into Ohio. Then the cleanup began. Recovery will be yet another chapter. Yet cousins Paul and John agree that it could have been worse. “It’s amazing how all the timing was just perfect,” said John, who farms the combined 260 acres along Doerman Road. Paul had been working in a corner of the chicken house and was just finishing there when the storm hit. “I just finished up and it started raining harder,” he said. “And then about that time this whole area was just full of debris. It looked like in the fall when you get one of those whirlwinds and the dust goes up. That’s what it looked like. And about that time I saw the metal coming off the roof. “Another 10 minutes and I’d have finished there and I was gonna come in here and work on my mixer,” he said beneath the roughly patched roof of another shed. “I’d have been right here. The whole roof was off. And it might have sucked me right out of here.” John’s son, James, usually works on that same farm. “James was out at Arcola wrapping hay, so he wasn’t home,” John said. But Paul and Nettie’s house took the harder hit. Fortunately, John said, his
cousins were in Woodburn when the storm struck. To be precise, Paul and Nettie were at Pat & Larry’s for Wednesday wings night. The power went out at the restaurant, a waitress warned the guests to evacuate the building, and people started down the street to someone’s basement, Paul said. “I looked in this direction,” Paul said from his home a week later. “There’s a river between Woodburn and our house. But above the tree level, the cloud that was spinning was at least a mile wide.” He knew the twister was near his house, so Paul and Nettie started home. “So we went west out of Woodburn and as I turned the corner a half-mile away I looked in this direction. I saw all the barns gone, and the garage and chicken house and the shed are gone, too. And then I saw damage to the house. “There were police and firefighters out in the field because somebody reported there were cars flying through the field.” The house escaped the worst of the storm by about a hundred feet. “Other than windows broken and doors ripped off their hinges, the worst was some roof that was blown off on the west side of the house. And on the north side the second floor there was a section of the wall that held the roof up. I’d say probably 30 feet of that was gone,” Paul said. “They found part of my barn close to the Ohio line about 5 miles away,” he said. “There was a certificate that I had gotten from when I worked at GTE that had my name on it. That’s how they knew where it came from. “I had a Lincoln Town Car that was in my barn
Families thank helpers, try to get back to normal
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Broken trees surround the damaged home of Paul and Nettie Rekeweg after an Aug. 24 tornado smashed buildings and crops north of Woodburn.
that took a direct hit, and it ended up almost a halfmile away.” Across the broken field lay the remains of a dump truck, a pickup, a combine, a 4-wheeler and a farm wagon. Even the corn that was left leaning or broken was cluttered with debris — roofing, a chicken feeder, a ladder, sheet metal, nails. Two feral cats that had made their home in the tool shed were gone, not to be found. The cleanup began. Someone’s refrigerator door had landed yards from John’s shed. “There were no names on it,” he said. That door was thrown in a metal bin, which soon filled. Then there was another bin. After a week, the cleanup had filled eight bins to haul 86,000 pounds of scrap metal from the farm. John estimated that of the 175 acres planted in corn in the two adjacent fields, 60 to 70 acres had been heavily damaged.
Some of it was flattened and muddy and had been stripped of leaves, so wouldn’t be suitable even for silage. Some of the corn might be harvested “if they can get under it with a [harvester] head and pick it up,” John said. “But the worst of it there’s all kinds of debris.” Across Allen County, eight homes were damaged, five destroyed, two barns lost and another damaged. Authorities issued 44 tornado warnings for Indiana that day. Yet no one was killed.
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Sirens were still blaring when rescuers and other volunteers began looking for ways to help. Concordia Lutheran High School senior Miranda Diller was among that first wave. Diller is a JROTC cadet. “I was driving from house to house seeing if anybody needed water since it was so hot, or if they needed blankets when the sun went down,” Diller said in an email. “Most important was hugging and praying with the homeowners. Nettie Rekeweg was such
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a loving presence, seeing my camera slung across my back she asked me if I would like to take pictures of the damage. Most impressive was how they stood on their faith, even with their whole world torn apart.” Diller helped to organize a gofundme account for the couple. “I graduated in ‘68 and [Nettie] went there in her freshman year, and she was graduated from Central High School,” Paul said. “I couldn’t believe it. There were people who came out that I hadn’t seen since high school, and they came out and it just warms your heart that there are so many good people in the world.” “These are such amazing people, and they deserve all the help they can get,” Diller said. “I set up the gofundme page to try to raise them some money, as their whole life had just been torn apart. I personally just wanted to make it known that they are not alone, that they are loved and have a safety net.” One week after the storm faded and the debris settled, the Rekewegs and their neighbors were still busy reclaiming See WAKE, Page A10
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IN Fort Wayne • September 30, 2016
New Rotary Club focuses on Fort Wayne south side For the first time in nearly 60 years, a new Rotary Club has been chartered in Fort Wayne. The Summit City South Rotary Club will focus its membership efforts and service projects on the south side of Fort Wayne. A chartering ceremony and celebration was planned Sept. 29 at Sycamore Hills Country Club. The club meets at noon each Friday at Calhoun Street Soup, Salad and Spirits at 1915 S. Calhoun St. For more information, contact
Club President Michelle Chambers at michellescsrotary@gmail.com. Being asked to serve as president of the club is a huge honor, Chambers said in a statement. The club can be of great service to the greater south side of Fort Wayne, she said. Other officers of the new club are: Richard Owens, president-elect; Heather Drebenstedt, secretary; and John Houser, treasurer. Jason Daenens, immediate past president of the Rotary Club of Fort
Wayne, said the process to form the new club represents nearly two years of Chambers planning. “A committee comprised of representatives from the two local Rotary Clubs — the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne and the Anthony Wayne Rotary — and the membership committee of Rotary District 6540 of Northern Indiana met at least
Mayor proposes balanced budget for 2017 Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry recently outlined his proposal for the 2017 city budget. The balanced budget provides needed services to residents, neighborhoods and businesses, according to a statement from the mayor’s office. The budget also reflects Fort Wayne’s position as a leader in economic development opportunities, job growth, strong neighborhoods and quality of life amenities that make
monthly to develop the process and a list of area leaders and Daenens potential members from south Fort Wayne to invite to join the new club,” Daenens said in a statement. Daenens, who is the new membership chairman for Rotary District 6540, explained the Rotary District believed a city the size
of Fort Wayne could support a new Rotary Club. “We especially saw a need to establish a club in the southeast and south sectors of the city as we believed [the needs of] other areas were being met by the other two existing clubs,” he said. “We were sure we could find community leaders and other professionals who wanted to advance community and worldwide humanitarian service through Rotary. Additionally, Rotary provides strong
networking and fellowship opportunities as well as weekly programs featuring area civic, community and business leaders.” Rotary International’s 1.2 million members provide humanitarian service in six areas: peace and conflict prevention/resolution, disease prevention and treatment, water and sanitation, maternal and child health, basic education and literacy, and economic and community development.
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their property and the sense of stability that had been scattered across the eastern horizon. John and James were still busy with the business of farming. “Well, like one guy said, you don’t known till you’ve got it in the bin,” John said. “And as dry as it was this spring, we didn’t get it planted till the end of May and didn’t know what we had, and then it started getting some rain. It looked good for as dry as it was. And this happens now. We’re gonna make it somehow. “It’s been busy and we thought in September we would have some time and take it easy. James has got a baby due in October and wanted to spend some time. And now this is going to take more of that time that he wasn’t planning on.” He appreciates the offers of help with the harvest, but he’s ready to politely move beyond reliving the storm. “People mean well, but there’s a certain point,” he said.
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Bent and broken corn conceals debris that will complicate any attempt at harvest.
Paul and Nettie would have their Wednesday night wings from Pat & Larry’s after all. Their friends Bob and Cheri Nieman brought the dinner to the farm, where the Rekewegs have been living in their daughter’s RV, and then watched the property while Paul and Nettie went to choir practice. Donna, too, went to choir practice at Zion Lutheran Church. Choir director Sandy Bradtmiller and assistant Charlotte Korte said the Rekewegs have been part of the choir for about 30 years. “I wasn’t sure they were
coming, but I know how I’d feel,” Bradtmiller said. “It’s a peaceful atmosphere. To be with friends is good,” Korte said. The room was filled with casual conversation about the music, and with handshakes, and with hugs. “Choir is relaxing. It kind of brings you peace,” Paul said. “I even went to work today,” Nettie said. “I’m a caregiver. We all went to Bob’s. It was wonderful to see my Wednesday people. “And now we’re here with our choir family. “We wanted to do something normal.”
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IN Fort Wayne • September 30, 2016
Band fans can catch 60 shows over two Saturdays By Garth Snow
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Show themes that range from the sentimental to the sacred will play out over the next two weekends in Fort Wayne, as the state high school marching band finals approach. Forty-one high school marching bands will present 60 shows over two Saturdays at Homestead High School. Seven Fort Wayne bands with numbers from 31 (Wayne) to 289 (Homestead) will march for the hometown crowd. North Side, Carroll, Concordia Lutheran, Northrop and Snider also will play at least once, to be joined by bands and fans from as far west as Rensselaer. Fans pay just $7 each Saturday. The Oct. 1 Homestead Fall Festival of Bands will field 26 bands, competing for trophies, experience and judges’ critiques. The Oct. 8 show serves two purposes. Bands that choose to compete in the Indiana State School Music Association’s Scholastic Classes will march for the right to continue toward the Oct. 22 state finals at Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis. A Gold Rating is the ticket to that next step. Scholastic Class A and B classifications consider band size and school enrollment. Open Class bands are assigned Class A, B, C or D as determined by enrollment. Bands that compete in Open Class will vie once again Oct. 8 for trophies and judges’ critiques. Bands in Open Class A to D begin their state title chase Oct. 15, with two or more classes marching at four scattered sites. The top 10 Open Class bands at each Regional site advance to four Central Indiana See BANDS, Page A13
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The Homestead High School Spartan Alliance Marching Band presents “A Time to Turn” at the On the Banks of the Wabash marching band festival Sept. 10 at Bluffton band festival. Homestead took all awards in Class A and also took the Grand Prize.
The Concordia Lutheran High School Marching Cadets took first place in Open Class C at the On the Banks of the Wabash marching band festival at Bluffton High School. The band also won all three caption awards: Best General Effect, Best Music and Best Visual. Shown with the awards are, from left: Abbey Zeit, senior, a color guard captain; Gabe Kramer, senior, a drum major; Moorea Reiskytyl, senior, directing drum major; and Jordan Stevens, senior, a color guard captain.
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Ballet plans ‘Nutcracker’ with Sugar Plum Parties The Fort Wayne Ballet’s 60th season continues Dec. 2-11 with “The Nutcracker.” Performances will be held at the Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. Tickets can be purchased by calling the ArtsTix Community Box Office at (260) 422-4226 or at fortwayneballet.org. Performances featuring the Fort Wayne Philharmonic will be held Friday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 3, at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $45 for adults, $39 for seniors 65 and over, $30 for youths 8-11, and $28 for children 3-10. Premium tickets are higher. Other performances
will be given Dec. 4, 10 and 11 at 2:30 p.m., and Dec. 6, 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $33 for adults, $30 for seniors 65 and over, $25 for ages 11-18, and $17 for ages 3-10. Premium tickets are higher. Sugar Plum Parties following each matinee are $8 per person. In a statement, the Ballet described “The Nutcracker” as “the quintessential holiday tradition wrapped and ribboned in all the sparkling splendor of a true fairy tale. Join Clara’s dreamland adventures in her battle with the Mouse King and magical journey to the Kingdom of Sweets!” Ballet60, denoting 60 years of dance, continues
Ernesto Lea Place and Caitlin Quinn dance “Progressions,” part of Fort Wayne Ballet’s 60th season.
with “Swan Lake” March 17-19. The series opened Sept. 24-25 with a variety of works under the title La
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Gala Grand as a tribute to the 60th year. The Family Series will include “Firebird” Oct. 15, “The Little Prince” Jan. 28, and “Celebrating Dr. Seuss” March 4. ArtsLab performances will include “Love Dance” Feb. 11 and “Progressions” in May 2017. For more information, call the Fort Wayne Ballet at (260) 484-9646 or visit fortwayneballet.org.
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The Fort Wayne Ballet will present “The Nutcracker” in nine performances Dec. 2-11 at Arts United Center. Sugar Plum Parties follow each of the four matinees.
Organ concert dedicated to memory of late pastor
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MaKaylah McFarland serves Jessie Reeder and Reeder’s daughter, Celeste, 7, at the Sept. 9 grand opening of the Tim Hortons Cafe′ & Bake Shop on West Jefferson Boulevard at Time Corners in Fort Wayne. McFarland began working with the company in April at the Lutheran Hospital shop, and moved to Time Corners when the cafe opened Aug. 26. Tim Hortons also has stores at 4210 Crescent Ave. and 3975 Ice Way in Fort Wayne, and plans locations at Union Chapel and Coldwater roads and at Lima and Wallen roads. The shops offer coffee, breakfast sandwiches, soup, doughnuts and more.
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New York organist Marc Pacoe will play a Fort Wayne concert dedicated to the late pastor of Saint Charles Borromeo Church. Pacoe is director of music and organist at the recently formed parish of Saint John Nepomucene, Saint John Martyr and Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini in Manhattan and Roosevelt Island. He serves on the American Guild of Organists New York City Chapter executive board. Pacoe will perform at See ORGAN, Page A14
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Marc Pacoe will perform an organ concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at Saint Charles Borromeo Church, 4916 Trier Road, Fort Wayne. A free-will offering will be accepted.
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BANDS from Page A11 Semistate sites on Oct. 22. Ten bands in each of the four classes advance to the Open Class State Marching Band Finals on Oct. 29 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. For further details, Regional assignments, and post-Regional updates, follow issma.net. Homestead has advanced to the state finals 29 consecutive times, picking up five state championships. This year’s show is enti-
Color guard member Elizabeth Traster heads to the sidelines during the Northrop High School marching band performance Saturday at Bluffton High School. Traster is a freshman with the Big Orange Pride.
tled “A Time to Turn” and features the music
38TH HOMESTEAD FALL FESTIVAL OF BANDS
Saturday, Oct. 1. Homestead High School, 4310 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children and senior citizens. Concession stands will be open. Bands march in groups determined by enrollment. Placements today do not factor into advancement toward Indiana State School Music Association state finals. Bands march at 13-minute intervals, with time blocks set aside for breaks, awards and lunch. Class D Whitko, 11:05 a.m.; Triton, 11:18 a.m.; Eastside, 11:31 a.m.; Elwood, 11:44 a.m.; Rensselaer Central, 11:57 a.m.; Bluffton, 12:10 p.m.; Adams Central, 12:23 p.m. Class C New Haven, 12:49 p.m.; Angola, 1:02 p.m.; NorthWood, 1:15 p.m.; Concordia Lutheran, 1:28 p.m. Class D & C awards, 1:54 p.m. Class B Wayne, 2:46 p.m.; Columbia City, 2:59 p.m.; Huntington North, 3:12 p.m.; Marion, 3:25 p.m.; Pendleton Heights, 3:38 p.m.; DeKalb, 3:51 p.m.; North Side, 4:04 p.m. Class A John Adams (South Bend), 4:30 p.m.; Northrop, 4:43 p.m.; Warsaw, 4:56 p.m.; Snider, 5:09 p.m.; Elkhart Memorial, 5:22 p.m.; Carroll, 5:35 p.m.; Jefferson (Lafayette), 5:48 p.m.; Penn (Mishawaka), 6:01 p.m.; * Homestead, 6:14 pm. Class B & A awards, 6:30 p.m. * The host school marches in exhibition, and does not compete for trophies.
“Turn, Turn, Turn” by Pete Seeger and original music by Kent Klee. Frequent Class C state finalist and 2012 state champion Concordia Lutheran High School will present “Redeemed from Darkness,” an Easter theme. Band spectators should arrive at the host school well before show time to be admitted between shows and to secure seats before peak times.
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The Concordia color guard is framed against the sun in the closing moments of the Marching Cadets’ show.
More than 300 band parents and supporters help to present the Homestead Fall Festival of Bands.
ISSMA SCHOLASTIC CLASS PRELIMS & OPEN CLASS INVITATIONAL
Saturday, Oct. 8. Homestead High School, 4310 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. Admission at the local, Regional and Semistate events is $7 for adults, $5 for students and preschoolers. Concession stands will be open. Bands choose whether to participate in ISSMA’s Scholastic Class or Open Class categories. Bands march at 13-minute intervals, with time blocks set aside for breaks and awards. Scholastic B Heritage (Monroeville), 11 a.m.; Rensselaer Central, 11:13 a.m.; New Haven, 11:26 a.m.; Triton (Bourbon), 11:39 a.m.; Bluffton, 11:52 a.m.; Manchester (North Manchester), 12:05 p.m.; awards, 12:18 p.m. Scholastic A Huntington North, 12:57 p.m.; Wayne, 1:10 p.m.; Chesterton, 1:23 p.m.; Snider, 1:36 p.m.; LaPorte, 1:49 p.m.; break, 2:02 p.m.; Northrop, 2:15 p.m.; Lowell, 2:28 p.m.; John Adams (South Bend), 2:41 p.m.; Warsaw, 2:54 p.m.; Columbia City, 3:07 p.m.; Michigan City, 3:20 p.m.; awards, 3:33 p.m. Open Class D Whitko (South Whitley), 4:38 p.m.; Bremen, 4:51 p.m.; Benton Central (Oxford), 5:04 p.m.; Woodlan (Woodburn), 5:04 p.m.; Northwestern (Kokomo), 5:30 p.m.; break, 5:43 p.m. Open Class C Norwell (Ossian), 5:56 p.m.; Concordia Lutheran, 6:09 p.m.; Angola, 6:22 p.m. Leo, 6:35 p.m.; Garrett, 6:48 p.m.; break, 7:01 p.m. Open Class B East Noble (Kendallville), 7:14 p.m.; Wawasee (Syracuse), 7:27 p.m.; Marion, 7:40 p.m.; North Side, 7:53 p.m.; Plymouth, 8:06 p.m.. Open Class A Portage, 8:19 p.m.; Homestead, 8:32 p.m. Open Class awards For A, B, C and D, 8:45 p.m. Parkview_51853 1/2 pg. B.
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Homestead and Carroll also will compete this year in the Bands of America Grand National Championships, Nov.
10-12 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. For tickets and information, visit musicforall. org.
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MAKING WAVES OF MUSIC
PHOTOS BY RAY STEUP
A new and unique music festival premiered in Fort Wayne Sept. 16-17. The Middle Waves Music Festival featured three stages at Headwaters Park and two dozen musical performances from national and local bands. To view more photos and additional photo galleries of events around town, visit INfortwayne.com.
ORGAN from Page A12 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at Saint Charles Borromeo Church, 4916 Trier Road at Reed Road, Fort Wayne. There is no admission
charge, but a free-will offering will be received. “This concert is dedicated to the memory of Monsignor John N. Suelzer, pastor of Saint Charles Borromeo from
1986 until his passing in late August of this year,” Saint Charles organist Tim Robison in an email. “Monsignor Suelzer was a supporter of the arts in the Fort Wayne community
for many years and especially loved classical organ music. He was instrumental in getting the new Reuter pipe organ for Saint Charles Church which was installed in 2009, contrib-
uting a good portion of the cost of the instrument himself in honor of his late mother, Hildegard K. Suelzer, who passed away in 2006.” The monsignor, a native
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of Pittsburgh, died Aug. 24 at age 77. He had been a Catholic priest with the Diocese of Fort Wayne South Bend for 51 years. His service in the immediate Fort Wayne area included Saint Henry Parish in Fort Wayne, Saint John the Baptist Parish in New Haven, and Saint Aloysius Parish in Yoder. The guest organist also has served as director of music for Saint Malachy’s Church – The Actors’ Chapel, and was artistic director of the Concerts at Saint Malachy’s series. In 2013, Cardinal Dolan appointed Pacoe to a six-member music commission for the Archdiocese of New York for which Pacoe’s term has been renewed through 2017. His program at Saint Charles Borromeo will include works of Dietrich Buxtehudue, Johann Sebastian Bach and others. Pacoe earned degrees from Duquesne University (Pennsylvania), and East Carolina University (North Carolina), and did post-graduate studies at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, New York.
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AUTUMN from Page A1 gets to leave with a mini pumpkin from the zoo’s pumpkin patch.
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo Wild Halloween Oct. 14-16; 20-23; 27-31, 12-6 p.m. See Wild Zoo Halloween breakout for each day’s theme. Admission: $5 per person for zoo entry or $9 per person for Treat Ticket addition. Members receive $2 off admission every Wild Zoo Halloween day. Kuehnert Dairy Farm Fall Festival, Fort Wayne See workings of modern farm, cows and calves, corn maze, hayrides, pumpkin painting, dairy treats and games and more. Sept. 24-Oct. 23 Fridays 6-10 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sundays 12-5 p.m. Admission: $8 per person; children under 2, free Amazing Fall Fun, Waterloo Corn maze, pumpkin patch, hayrides and more Sept. 16-Oct. 31 Fridays 6-10 p.m., Saturdays 12-10 p.m., Sundays 2-6 p.m. Admission: 13+ years, $9; 4-12 years, $7; 3 and under, free The Amazing Maze and Pumpkin Patch, Kendallville Maze, pumpkin patch, farm animals and more Sept. 23-Oct. 31 Fridays 6-11 p.m., Saturdays 4-11 p.m., Sundays 4-9 p.m. Admission: $8 per person; children under 3, free Pumpkin Fantasyland, Ligonier Pumpkin fantasyland, children’s mazes, hay rides, draft horse ride and more. Oct. 1-31, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Admission: $1-2 per activity Steele Farms, Decatur Corn maze, hay rides, pumpkins, barrel train rides and more Sept. 30-October 30 Fridays 4-9 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Sundays 2-7 p.m. Admission: Adults, $7.50; 5-12 years, $6; 4 and under, free
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Wild Zoo Halloween Themes Friday, Oct. 14: Plumpkin Day – guess the weight of the zoo’s giant pumpkin. Saturday, Oct. 15: Princess Day – special princesses will be at the zoo to meet Sunday, Oct. 16: Mascot Day – many popular area mascots will be at the zoo to meet Thursday, Oct. 20: Free Train Ride Day Friday, Oct. 21: Pumpkin Stomp and Chomp Day – some exhibits will receive enrichment items that are pumpkin-themed. Saturday, Oct. 22: Local Hero Day – meet Fort Wayne firefighters, police officers and local military service members. Sunday, Oct. 23: Star Wars Day– meet Star Wars characters at the zoo. Thursday, Oct. 27: Cans for Conservation – bring in an empty, clean, aluminum can to the entrance and get a ticket for a free ride on the train. Friday, Oct. 28: Scavenger Hunt – join the zoo’s scavenger hunt as a fun way to explore the zoo. Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 28-29: Truck and Tractor Weekend – children will have the opportunity to look at and learn about large tractors and trucks in the zoo’s parking lot. Monday, Oct. 31: Pumpkin Decorating Workshop
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Fright Night Each year, Fright Night downtown has some new and exciting events while also running its more traditional and popular ones. “There is something literally for everybody,” said Cody LeMay, events and program manager of Fright Night. Children and adults alike can enjoy age-appropriate activities at the downtown Allen County Public Library. Young children, who may be afraid of some of the scarier elements of Fright Night, can go to the Not-So-Frightening Fun event in the children’s section, where kids can work on spooky crafts away from all the scary zombies outside. There is also an event in the teen department, where attendees can help save the library from a zombie takeover. The zombie walk will begin at the library. From 2-5:30 p.m., T.A.G. Art
will be on the library’s pavilion with its zombie machine to help transform the public into zombies. Food trucks and live entertainment can also be expected before the zombie walk begins at 5:30 p.m. Something new to look forward to is a live performance by Here Come the Mummies at the Embassy Theatre. Dressed as mummies, this funk rock band has opened for Cheap Trick, Al Green and played in multiple festivals. Other shows around Fort Wayne include the “Firebird” ballet performed by the Fort Wayne Ballet Studio’s youth ballet, the Fort Wayne Dance Collective’s “Run Fast and DON’T Look Back!,” the “Paranormal Activity” movie at the Cinema Center and the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” movie at the Foellinger-Friemann Botanical Conservatory. Fright Night is an effort to engage residents who may not typically go downtown. “It’s one special day of the year,” said LeMay. “It sort of becomes like Christmas.”
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The Phil’s opener offers Rachmaninoff’s ‘Rhapsody’ Russian pianist Olga Kern will present “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” by Sergei Rachmaninoff as part of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s opening night. The 2016-17 season begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. Tickets for “Opening Night: Olga Kern Plays Rachmaninoff” start at $19 and are available at fwphil.org, at The Phil Box Office located at 4901 Fuller Drive, or at (260) 481-0777. “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” was composed in 1934 by Rachmaninoff while living in Switzerland. The work comprises 24 variations based on each of the 24 Caprices by Niccolò Paganini, considered to be the greatest violinist of
the 19th century. Today, many recognize the 18th variation from the motion picture “Somewhere in Time” starring Christopher Reeve. In a statement, the Philharmonic said Kern is recognized as one of her generation’s great artists. “With her stunning stage presence, confident musicianship and exacting technique, she continues to captivate audiences across the world,” the statement said. She began studying piano at age 5. “Rachmaninoff’s music became so famous that everyone knows it. It’s like pop music in that way, and it’s so popular and so touching,” Kern said. Beginning his seventh season as music director of the Philharmonic, Andrew Constantine also will conduct “Festive Overture”
by Dmitri Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. “Having studied extensively in Russia with one of the greatest conducting teachers of all time, Ilya Musin, I have a great affinity for the Russian orchestral repertory. This is an ideal way to open the season, by performing these three great works, one of them with Olga Kern, who possesses a rare combination of technical ability and innate musicality,” Constantine in a statement. The 2016/17 season will also highlight the Philharmonic’s partnership with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Chorus, celebrating its 40th anniversary during various concerts throughout the season. The Phil also celebrates the 60th anniversary
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MARKET from Page A1 Farmers’ Market during the summers. Haagan and her team are adamant in keeping the market a “true” farmers market, and the winter market is no different. The market runs on an 80/20 vendor split — 80 percent of the vendors are those with food, farm and natural products, leaving 20 percent for craft and jewelry-type vendors. All vendors go through an extensive screening process after filling out the free application, which requires the links to all Etsy, Facebook and webpages a vendor may have. Haagan then goes through every link provided and evaluates the products, the customer base and how active the vendor is. The market team also travels to all of the farms to inspect their products to ensure the vendor is actually producing what they say they are, keeping the market authentic and producer-only. Every market season, the vendors are re-evaluated to look at customer base, attendance and relationship with the public. The vendors who will also be at the winter market are all loyal and dedicated vendors, many of which were at the Fort Wayne Farmers’ Market all summer as well. The Fort Wayne Farmers’ Market will run every Saturday at its winter location at Parkview Field 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. from Oct. 8 until May 13. Products most likely to be available are leafy greens, carrots, potatoes, onions,
herbs, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, horseradish, beets, cabbage, kohl-
rabi, radishes, turnips, winter squashes, apples and pears.
The Fort Wayne Farmers’ Market Oct. 8 through May 13 at Parkview Field Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vendors continuing through the winter:
Custom Quality Meats Big Brick House Bakery Fresco Spice Blends Fishburn’s Farm Market Hoffman Certified Organics Pure Sugar Creations DH Goldsmiths Wrist Art & Others Fruited Plain Seeds Tonne Winery Fingerle Farms Berry Hill Farm Ms. Maggies Artisan Jams Decadent Coffee Teajutsu Turkeyfoot Creamery Young’s Greenhouse and Flower Shop Nagel’s Gardenhouse Nubby’s Sweet Creations Vanilla Bean Unique Cookies Wholesome Meadows Farm Ferguson Girls Baked Goods Vendors joining from other markets for the winter:
Old World Fudge Young Urban Homesteaders Maple Acres M&C Honey Atom Acres Benders Orchard Hawkins Family Farm Cedar Creek Candles Old Fort Soaps Amy Krucina Soaps & More Clearspring Acres Sugar Creek Meats bSimple Creations S&B Sales Country Garden Farm & Market Myrna Kendrick-Face Painter
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going into landfills by connecting producers, consumers and services. Participants are asked to share questions, successes and experiences at this organizational meeting. RSVP to Brooke.Ridley@co.allen.in.us or call (260) 449-7878. Appleseed Quilt Guild. Classic Cafe, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m.; this is the new meeting time. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. For more information, visit appleseedquilters.com or email appleseedquilters@ yahoo.com.
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Outdoor Sports & Recreation Consignment Auction. Allen County Fairgrounds, 2726 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m. Auction items may be previewed from 8-10 a.m. Concession food, drinks and snacks will be available. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Allen County Fairgrounds and Allen County 4-H participants by going to the building and maintenance fund. Sheerer-McCulloch Auctioneers will conduct the auction of campers, boats, trucks, cars, ATV’s, snowmobiles, fishing gear, hunting equipment, guns, garden tractors, etc. “John, His Story.” Blackhawk Christian School North Campus Gymnasium, 7400 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. 90 minutes, no intermission. Tickets $7 for adults, $5 for students, and are available at the door one hour prior to the performance. Blackhawk Christian Theatre will present this play, written by Jeanette Clift George, perhaps best remembered for her role as Corrie ten Boom opposite Julie Harris in the 1975 film “The Hiding Place.” Call (260) 493-7400 for more information. Sample New Haven. Schnelker Park, New Haven. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Other activities will help celebrate New Haven’s 150th anniversary. Take part in a historical church tour from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Registration for a beard contest begins at noon at Schnelker Park. Visit a Pioneer Village from 1-6 p.m. in Schnelker Park. Enjoy a concert at the new bandshell from 6-8 p.m. Miami Indian Heritage Days. Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. 1 p.m. Admission $7 for adults and $5 for seniors and youth. History Center members and children ages 2 and under are admitted free. Admission to Miami Indian Heritage Days includes a guided tour of the Chief Richardville House, a National Historic Landmark. Today’s program is “Miami Harvest: Edible and Usable Plants and Materials,” with Dani Tippmann. For more information, contact the History Center at (260) 426-2882 or visit fwhistorycenter.com.
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Day at the Farm & Cross Country Gallop. Oak Hill Farm therapeutic riding center, 4982 E. Station Road, Roanoke. Registration at noon. Cross Country 5K run, 1-mile family run/walk and kids activities begin at 1 p.m. Children’s horse show, raffle and silent auction begin at 2 p.m. Food available. Hay ride, band and silent auction 3-5 p.m. Register at oakhillfarm.org. The cost is $15 per person or $35 for a family of four.
TUESDAY, OCT. 4
Allen County Food Waste Forum. Rousseau Centre, 1 E. Main St., Room 740, Fort Wayne. 10-11:30 a.m. The Allen County Solid Waste Management District is seeking interested parties to participate in this forum for businesses, nonprofits, restaurants, universities, churches, schools, farmers, grocers, charities and organizations in Allen County dealing with food. The objective of the Food Waste Forum is to reduce the amount of food
Wednesdays on Wayne. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 12:15 p.m. Free. These 30-minute programs in June and October showcase local performers. Liberty Cruisers Car Club cruise-in. Athenian Family Restaurant, 1020 W. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. 6-8 p.m. Spectators welcome. For details, call (260) 485-5886. Today’s cruise-in concludes the 2016 schedule.
THURSDAY, OCT. 6
The Allen County Chapter 187 of AARP. Community Foundation, 555 E. Wayne St., corner of Wayne and Monroe streets, Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Public invited. Free educational presentation. Julie Vose, community outreach coordinator for the Center for Vein Restoration, will discuss the treatment of varicose and spider veins. There will be an opportunity for questions.
Fright Night Downtown. Twenty-six activities from 10 a.m.-11 p.m., including the Zombie Walk parade at 5:30 p.m. Be “zombified” at the Zombie Machine at the Allen County Public Library Plaza, strike a pose in the Zombie photo booth, and enjoy entertainment by several local groups. For more information, visit FrightNightDowntown.com. Wednesdays on Wayne. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 12:15 p.m. Free. These 30-minute programs in June and October showcase local performers. Today’s program features Alex McCrory on the bassoon and Robert Nance, piano.
THURSDAY, OCT. 20
Church rummage and bake sale. Martini Lutheran Church, 333 E. Moeller Road, New Haven. 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 21
Church rummage and bake sale. Martini Lutheran Church, 333 E. Moeller Road, New Haven. 8 a.m.-noon. Today is $1 a bag sale.
SATURDAY, OCT. 8
United States Air Force Band of Mid-America. Whitko High School, 1 Big Blue Ave., South Whitley. 7 p.m. Free; reserve tickets by calling (260) 7234888. This group of professional musicians is one of the best of its kind in the nation.
SUNDAY, OCT. 9
Blessing of the Animals. Grace Episcopal Church, 10100 Aurora Place, off Liberty Mills Road in southwest Fort Wayne. 3 p.m. This blessing is held annually in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Visitors bring dogs and cats, hamsters, lizards, snakes and more. Grace Episcopal Church will accept donations for H.O.P.E. for Animals of pet food, money, or any of the items on their wish list that can be found at hope-for-animals.org/donate. Get Checking workshop. Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 1-5 p.m. Free and open to the public. This workshop is for clients and families who have never had checking or savings accounts at a bank or credit union, who have mismanaged accounts at banks and credits unions so those accounts are now closed without committing fraud, or have accounts, but continue to still use predatory lenders. The Extension Service hosts this workshop on behalf of the Bank on Fort Wayne initiative. Visit extension.purdue.edu/allen for details and to register.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12
Wednesdays on Wayne. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 12:15 p.m. Free. These 30-minute programs in June and October showcase local performers. Today’s program features
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Great Tree Canopy Comeback. Seven locations. 10 a.m.-noon. Friends of the Parks of Allen County invites citizens to partner with area parks departments, businesses, neighborhoods, and community volunteers to plant new trees in parks and public spaces during the Great Tree Canopy Comeback. Volunteers of all ages are encouraged to sign up and help restore the tree canopy. More than 250 trees will be planted in the following parks: Lions, McCormick, Weisser, Salomon Farm, Metea County Park and New Haven Parks’ Community Center. Volunteers are asked to register in advance by emailing Robin Holley at GTCC15Years@ Outlook.com or by calling (260) 417-3804. T-shirts will be handed out to volunteers who register by Sept. 30, while supply lasts. Created in 2002, the Great Tree Canopy Comeback is a community tree planting day organized by volunteers with Friends of the Parks and area parks departments to combat the loss of trees. SHE Expo. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $7. “Property Brothers” Jonathan and Drew Scott from HGTV headline the show. More than 100 exhibitors expected. Parking $5. MD & Me: Walk-n-Learn. Salomon Farm Park Trail, near the Parkview Family YMCA, 10001 Dawsons Creek Blvd., just south of Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 6 p.m., after registration at 5:45 p.m. Parkview Physicians Group sponsors these free programs, in which a physician presents a health topic and then the group joins the physician on a walk. Free blood pressure screenings and education materials are provided. Today, Dr. Sachin Logani discusses “Keeping My Blood Pressure Under Control.” Free ukulele music. Pizza Hut, 5735 Coventry Lane, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m. The Fort Wayne Area Ukulele Club — the TRU Ukes — performs for an hour and a half and then has lunch. Restaurant patrons may listen for free.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26
Wednesdays on Wayne. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 12:15 p.m. Free. These 30-minute programs in June and October showcase local performers. Today’s program features Deborah Nitka Hicks, cello, and Ann Preucil Lewellyn, harp. “Why she stayed.” YWCA Northeast Indiana, 1610 Spy Run Ave., Fort Wayne. Noon-1:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. The YWCA Northeast Indiana’s Diversity Council hosts monthly Diversity Dialogues to bring in panelists and the community for conversations on topics important to the community. Register by email to shiatt@ywcaerew.org.
THURSDAY, OCT. 27
Halloween Wine Spooktacular. Country Heritage Winery, 185 County Road 68, LaOtto. 7-9 p.m. Tickets are $35 per person and include a sampling of six wines, hors d’oeuvres and a discount on bottle purchases. All profits benefit local Kiwanis-sponsored youth programs. For ticket information, email, dguse@comcast.net.
FRIDAY, OCT. 28
Fish fry. Fort Wayne Sport Club, 3102 Ardmore Ave., Fort Wayne. 4:30 p.m. $9 for adults, $4 for children 6-10, younger children eat for free. Dinner includes dessert, all made by members of the Sport Club.
SATURDAY, OCT. 29
Fish/tenderloin meal. Saint Peter-Immanuel School, 3845 E. 1100N, Decatur. 4-7 p.m. $10 for adults, $5 for child portions. Proceeds help fund repairs to the school. The meal includes sides, beverage and cook-
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Corned Beef on Rye — Sure to Satisfy fundraiser. The Temple, 5200 Old Mill Road, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Congregation Achduth Vesholom sponsors this annual fundraiser. Buy an overstuffed, one-third-pound corned beef deli sandwich meal for $14 if paid by Oct. 21, or $15 per meal if paid after Oct. 21 or at the door. The meal includes cole slaw, dill pickle, brownie and drink, whether eat-in or carry-out. Delivery service is available for orders of 12 or more lunches, with a charge of $6 per address. Payment is required with order. Find the order sheet at templecav. org. Angie Hicks is guest speaker. Grand Wayne Center, 120 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $75; open to the public. The Boys & Girls Club of Fort Wayne presents Smart Girls/Brilliant Women. Angie Hicks, the co-founder and CMO of Angie’s List, will be the speaker. For ticket information, call (260) 744-0998, Ext. 112. BGCFW serves school-age men and women from financially challenged households. The Smart Girls/Brilliant Women program works with 350 young women, several of whom are recognized at the Smart Girls event.
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Apple Dumpling Days. Forest Park United Methodist Church, 2100 Kentucky Ave., Fort Wayne. Nov. 2-5, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The United Methodist Women make the apple dumplings, which can be ordered in advance or picked up during Apple Dumpling Days. The apple dumplings are $4 each. A craft bazaar will be held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5. To reserve a table for $15, call Barb McCoy at (260) 637-1842. Christmas bazaar reserving tables. Peace United Church of Christ, 9123 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne, plans a bazaar from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12. Bake sale and food available. Public welcome. Proceeds benefit Food Resource Bank. To reserve a 6-foot table for $15, call Diana at (260) 432-6369 or Karen at (260) 431-7183. Holiday bazaar recruiting vendors. American Legion Post 241 Auxiliary, 7605 Bluffton Rd., Fort Wayne, plans a bazaar from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday Nov. 19. Proceeds go to local charities. To reserve a 6-foot table for $15, call Diana at (260) 432-6369 or Karen at (260) 431-7183. The Art of Greg Coffey and Joel Fremion. Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery, Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. Through Oct. 28, during library hours. Third annual Holiday Bazaar signing vendors. American Legion Post 241, 7605 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. Saturday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tables $15, or $20 with electricity. For reservations, call Diana at (260) 432-6369 or Karen at (260) 580-4546. Calling craft vendors. The Bishop Dwenger Craft Bazaar is accepting registrations for vendors and crafters for Saturday, Nov. 12. Crafters may rent tables for $50 each and some electricity is available for a selected number of spots. Registrations and information can be found on the Performing Arts page at bishopdwenger.com/Performing-Arts. Contact Karen Graham at (419) 518-0241 for more information. Bishop Dwenger High School is at 1300 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. Church bazaar recruiting vendors. Waynedale United Methodist Church, 2501 Church St., Fort Wayne. Saturday, Nov. 5, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sponsored by the U.M.C. Women. Table rental is $25 for a 6-foot table. To reserve a table, call Carol at (260) 632-5443. Crafters and vendors wanted. The Women’s Guild of Emmaus Lutheran Church, 8626 Covington Road, Fort Wayne, will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar & Sale from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 12, in the school gym. Crafters and vendors interested in reserving a table may call Margie at (260) 440-4037 or Darlene at (260) 418-4285, or email to em-
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The Breast Diagnostic Center performs the screening. For women who have insurance, they will bill the insurance company. If the patient does not have insurance but has the ability to pay, the BDC offers a reduced rate if paid the day of the screening. For women without insurance, a high deductible, or resources to pay, funding is available. Appointments preferably should be scheduled prior to the date. For an appointment, call 483-1847 or (800) 727-8439, ext. 26540. Walk-in openings are available depending on schedule. Francine’s Friends Mobile Mammography is a partnership between Francine’s Friends, Parkview Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Breast Diagnostic Center. • Monday, Oct. 3. Avalon Missionary Church, 1500 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. • Wednesday, Oct. 5. Kroger, 601 E. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. • Thursday, Oct. 6. Canterbury Green, 2727 Canterbury Blvd., Fort Wayne. • Friday, Oct. 7. Turnstone, 3320 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne. • Saturday, Oct. 8. Ag Plus, 9325 E. Indiana 205, Churubusco. • Friday, Oct. 14. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. • Saturday, Oct. 15. Elements Massage, 10020 Lima Road, Fort Wayne. • Monday, Oct. 17. Parkview Physician’s Group Family Practice, 8911 Liberty Mills Road, Fort Wayne. • Friday, Oct. 21. K and K Insurance - 1712 Magnavox Way, Fort Wayne. • Saturday, Oct. 22. Liberty Tax Service, 4326 Maplecrest Road, Fort Wayne. • Monday, Oct. 31. Curves, 102 Lincoln Highway West, New Haven.
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— Courtesy Fort Wayne Parks Department Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Admission: $5 for adults, $3 for ages 3-17. Children 2 and under are admitted free. For more information, visit botanicalconservatory.org. Empyrean Café serves breakfast, lunch, beverages and snacks. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., with extended hours on Thursday until 8 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. For details or to order online, visit empyreancafe.com. Our Japanese Sister Garden Exhibit. Through Nov. 13. The city of Fort Wayne has a “twin,” a sister city in Japan called Takaoka. We honor our friendly relations with our Japanese Sister in this lovely garden with a distinctly Japanese flavor. Pass through the entry gate to discover a green and peaceful space. In the outer garden, spots of summer annuals will give way to autumn chrysanthemums as the season progresses. Move slowly along the garden paths to calm your mind as you approach the Tea House and its simple and intimate surrounding garden. Peering into the house, you will see the utensils used for the tea ceremony as well as a scroll and flowers presented for quiet study. Gain insight into Takaoka’s culture through a display of items presented by their city to ours, on loan from The History Center.
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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY OCTOBER ACTIVITIES
— Courtesy Allen County Public Library Children’s Services, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. (260) 421-1220 • Storytime for preschools, daycares and other groups. Wednesdays, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, 9:30 a.m. 30-minutes of theme-based stories, fingerplays, early literacy activities and fun for children 3 to 6. • Family Storytime. Wednesdays, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, 10:30 a.m. Little kids — and bigger kids, too — are invited to read, sing, and play along at a storytime for all ages and stages. • Babies and Books. Fridays, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, 10 a.m. Bring in those little babies for a special time just for them. They are never too young to begin with books. • Toddler Storytime. Fridays, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Special stories, songs and activities for active toddlers. Children 18 months to 3 years of age and their caregivers are encouraged to attend. • CHI LEGO Club. Thursdays, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27, 3 p.m. Do you like LEGOs? If so, come join a group of like-minded kids, sprawl on the floor and build. • Minecraft Masters. Wednesdays, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, 4 p.m. Minecrafters under the age of 12. Welcome all Minecraft survivors! Whether you are an expert or just getting started, explore the Minecraft world with us in the Computer Classroom. • Toddler Art. Tuesday, Oct. 4, 10:30 a.m. Caregivers and toddlers are welcome to come to the Program Room any time during the hour to make a fun, age-appropriate craft. • Science Explorers. Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Hands–on fun with experiments and science activities for Grades K- 5. This month Seeing is Believing. • Circles, Circles Everywhere! Monday, Oct. 3, 4 p.m. Let’s paint with circles! We will use different circular items to make a circle-filled painting. This program is designed for children ages 6 -11. • Meet Abe Lincoln’s Friend: A Dramatic Presentation. Tuesday, Oct. 11, 9:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.; Wednesday, Oct. 12, 9:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, Oct. 13, 9:45 a.m. Storyteller Doyne Carson returns for the dramatic presentation about Abe Lincoln’s youth. Her storytelling targets fourth- and fifth-grade level youth. Group advance registration is necessary. Call 421-1220 to register. • Not-So-Frightening Fun. Saturday, Oct. 15, noon-4 p.m. Take part in the Fright Night frivolity by participating in some spooking, but not spooky, crafts. The Children’s Services Department is “Zombie Free” therefore if you are heavily made up for Fright Night please enjoy the rest of the library so little ones and their families can enjoy some NotSo-Frightening-Fun.
• Beginning Reader Book Group. Tuesdays, Oct. 18-Nov. 22, 4-4:45 p.m. Children ages 5 to 7 can participate in their own book group. We will have six sessions and children are asked to bring their favorite book. • Family History Day for Homeschoolers. Thursday, Oct. 20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. As part of Family History Month, we will have two classroom — style lessons and guided research time to explore the collection. Each child will receive a worksheet, tailored to his or her age, experience and grade level. Take this opportunity to explore your family history. • Minecraft Building Challenge. Friday, Oct. 21, 2:30 p.m. Minecraft fanatics, do you have what it takes to complete the Minecraft Building Challenge? You will have one hour to construct a building of your choice in Minecraft. Space is limited and will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis. • Makerspace Create: Monster Claymation. Saturday, Oct. 22, 10:30 a.m. Use clay and iPads to make your own monster movie. Younger children will need an adult with them, but everyone will have a good time. Teens Department, 900 Library Plaza. (260) 421-1255 • Homeschool Happenings. Thursday, Oct. 6, 1 p.m. We have different activities for you to enjoy and learn from each month. This month we will have some Phenomenal Fabric Painting. • Otaku Anon. Thursday, Oct. 6, 7 p.m. Watch Anime and Hang out with other manga and anime fans. • First Friday Book Group. Friday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m. Ages 11-14 read and discuss books with other homeschoolers. • Books-n-Bagels ( and a few donuts). Friday, Oct. 14, 10 a.m. Join our homeschool book group for high school students. • Totally Terrific Tuesdays. Tuesday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m. Arts, crafts, and more for teens, and every month we have a different project. • SciFi Club. Thursday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m. We talk movies, games books, graphic novels and any other science fiction topic. • Minecraft Club. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2 p.m. Join us in the Computer Classroom for Minecraft Club. • Art Lab. Mondays in October, 7 p.m. Stop by and doodle or trade art in the Teen Department. Meet other creative types and share some of those “super-secret” drawing techniques. Supplies will be provided. Oct. 3, Anime Night. Oct. 10, Open Draw. Oct. 17, Larger than Life Illustrations. Oct. 24, Sculpey Clay. • Young Writers Workshop. Thursday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m. The Young Writers Workshop is for high school students who love words and want to put them together better. These classes will be led by Dr. Michael Levan who teaches at the University of Saint Francis. Registration is requested; call (260) 421-1255. Art, Music, and Media, 900 Library Plaza. (260) 421-1210 • Craft Café. Thursday, Oct. 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Want to get crafty? Bring your project to the library and enjoy drafting, coffee and conversation. All crafters and projects are welcome. • Movie Night @ the Library. Tuesday, Oct. 25, 6:30 p.m. Theater Lower Level 2 Main Library. We will present a G, PG or PG-13 movie on the big screen the fourth Tuesday of the month. Adults must accompany children under 13, the doors open at 6, first-come, first-seated. • Sunday Afternoon Concert: Mirari Brass. Sunday, Oct. 16, 2 p.m. The popular Sunday Afternoon Concert Series continues with a concert by The Mirari Brass Quintet. Their performances are programmed with music from a myriad of genres. A Mirari audience can expect to hear works from the Renaissance to the contemporary. Curt Witcher Genealogy Center. Call (260) 421-1226, or email cwitcher@acpl.info October is Family History Month. The Genealogy Center will have special programming each day in October. For a complete list go to GenealogyCenter.org/docs/FHM2016 Here are several standouts:
• Sunday, Oct. 2, 1 p.m. Lindenwood Cemetery 2324 W. Main St. A special teen program that features cemetery etiquette, a scavenger hunt to search for unique gravestone carvings and learn how cemeteries are helpful for family history research. See you in the parking lot — wear your comfy shoes. • Thursday, Oct. 13, A Day with Jessica Trotter. Ms. Trotter, a wellknown genealogist, will discuss Scandalous Ancestors focusing on research story from the 1860s dealing with an “unreliable” ancestor. 2:30 p.m. Then at 6:30 p.m. the program will be Tracking My Trotters: A Case Study in African American Research. Sorting out her father’s family has been a joy... and maddening. But it’s also offered great lessons in research and made our history as a country more real. • Saturday Oct. 22. A Day with Juliana Szucs, sponsored by Ancestry. com. 10-11 a.m.: A Dozen Ways to Jump Start Your Research. We all need a little inspiration from time to time. What do you do when your research is in a rut? Juliana has a dozen ways for you to get it back on track. 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Coming to America: Finding Arrival Records and Stories on Ancestry. Immigration is an important part of our nation’s history and of your personal family history. Passenger arrival records are much more than lists of names. Learn how to locate and use these records effectively and discover the story of your ancestor’s immigration to America. 12:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m,: Lunch on your own. 1:45-2:45 p.m.: Getting the Most from Ancestry. Are you getting all you can from the records and tools on Ancestry.com or are you just scratching the surface? Juliana will guide you through the resources and tools available on the site, sharing strategies that will help you find the best route to your ancestors. 3-4 p.m.: Question-and-answer session. What have you always wanted to ask an expert from Ancestry.com? This is your opportunity.
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