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February 17, 2017

State board erases school’s ‘F’ By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com

When Doug Hicks talks about East Allen University, he speaks of staff and parents but mostly about students. The principal of the Wayne Trace school measures success in the students’ success, and isn’t slow to mention the 100 percent graduation rate for the Class of 2016. Grades cannot be the only measure, he said. “The best way to see how a school works is to talk with the students and the parents and to visit the school and see it in action,” he said. Hicks and the EACS administration stood up, though, when the State Board of Education handed EAU a grade for its first four years. The “F” grade stung. The State Board of Education heard that appeal Feb. 1, and sided with Hicks and the state board’s

SCHOOL DISTRICT GRADES

The State Board of Education adopted corporation school grades Jan. 11. In this area: • East Allen County Schools — “B.” • Huntington County Community School Corp. — “B.” • Fort Wayne Community Schools — “C.” • Metropolitan School District of Southwest Allen County — “B.” • Northwest Allen County Schools — “B.” own hearing officer. The board upheld five appeals in all, in each case citing factors that did not measure the school as a whole. EAU’s was the most dramatic of those five cases. The criteria awarded points for the 2015 graduation rate. EAU’s first class graduated in 2016. No points

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Principal Doug Hicks said East Allen University will continue striving for the “A” grade that reflects the school’s 100 percent graduation rate in 2016.

were awarded. The criteria awarded points for the Class of 2015’s college and career readiness. So again, no points were awarded. In fact, all 77 EAU

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seniors earned diplomas in 2016. Fifty of those graduates earned college associate degrees — 60-plus credits. In the See GRADE, Page A11

Pieceful Quilters Community Sew-In 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, Monroeville Branch Library, 115 Main St. Show up to volunteer or bring fabric to donate. Questions? Call Kathy Beauchot, (260) 623-2290. to create gifts for area charities. About 12 fabric fanciers of the threeyear-old Pieceful Quilters Club will assemble at 10 a.m. at the Monroeville Branch Library, 115 Main St. For four hours, they will create baby quilts and blankets, lap quilts and blankets, pillow cases, and walker bags. When they put down their needles, they will send the

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Cross Street Partners is in the process of purchasing the 31-acre General Electric campus on Broadway Street in Fort Wayne from GE. The company has a nearly $300 million redevelopment plan for the campus.

Eric Doden, Greater Fort Wayne Inc. CEO, during a press briefing Friday. State, regional, county and local officials, as well as residents and nearby business owners gathered Monday in the gymnasium of the GE Club on the site to hear

The Blackhawk Church Knots for Tots sewing club didn’t know the members of the Pieceful Quilters club. But when the Fort Wayne group read a Community Calendar item about the Community Sew-In, they signed up for a Saturday in Monroeville. “We like to sew and help nonprofit organizations like this, and so there are five of us who are going to see what it’s all about,” said Mary Sprunger. “We’ll take our sewing machines and our ironing boards and we’ll go see how we can help out.” Kathy Beauchot and friends will welcome the Blackhawk knotters and any other volunteers Saturday, Feb. 18,

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A Maryland developer is purchasing the General Electric campus on Broadway Street in Fort Wayne — all 31 acres — and hopes to begin construction on a more than $284 million revamp at the site as early as this fall. “I think this is the greatest thing that could happen to Fort Wayne,” said Darrell Kindschy, who has lived within walking distance to the campus since 1974. “It will help the neighborhood. … Everyone is talking about it.” The announcement of the purchase and plans Monday was indeed what everyone seemed to be talking about that day. “This is a big win for the Broadway neighborhood and the south side of Fort Wayne,” said

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New Haven mayor plans public update

New Haven Mayor Terry E. McDonald will deliver his annual State of the City address Monday evening, March 13, at The Orchid reception hall, 11508 Lincoln Highway East, New Haven. The evening begins with registration and cocktails at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. The mayor will deliver his report to the community at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person or $200 for a table of eight. RSVP by Feb. 27 to info@newhavenindiana. org.

Cornerstone serving fish & chicken dinner

Cornerstone Youth Center at 19819 Monroeville Road, Monroeville, plans a fish and chicken strips dinner from 4-7 p.m. Friday, March 24. The cost is $10 for adults, $6 for youth 6 to 10 and free for children 5 and under. Burns Catering & Fish Fry will provide the fish and chicken. Meals will include a baked potato, applesauce or coleslaw, dessert, roll and butter and beverage. Drive-thru and carryout are available for adult meals only, but drive-thru meals will feature cole-

Allen County news briefs slaw rather than a choice between coleslaw and applesauce. Drive-thru meals will also include two cookies and choice of all fish, all chicken or half fish and half chicken. Cornerstone needs volunteers to help bread fish, direct parking, clean tables, etc. People able to assist that evening should call Volunteer Coordinator Kevin House at (260) 623-3972, ext. 182. For more information, call Cornerstone at 623-3972.

New alert system comes to Allen County

At a news conference Feb. 6, officials for Fort Wayne, Allen County and the Consolidated Communications Partnership announced the implementation of a new county wide emergency notification system known as Swift911. Swift911, which is part of the Swiftreach Networks, is a high-speed notification program capable of delivering prerecorded messages to the entire community via telephone, cell phone, email and text messaging. Swift911 is also integrated with a GIS mapping system so specific and defined areas of the city or county can also be

alerted if necessary. Residents and businesses can add, update or remove their information from the system whenever they choose. Residents can receive alerts by registering via the Swift911 web portal on the websites of the city, county, Fort Wayne Police or Allen County Sheriff’s departments – or by downloading the Swift911 Public app on their smartphones and registering within the app.

Leo baseball coach honored for 300th win

Dave Boyce, varsity baseball coach at Leo Jr./ Sr. High School, reached the milestone of recording his 300th victory during the 2016 high school baseball season. Boyce received special recognition on Jan. 20 at the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Banquet and also at a recent East Allen County Schools Board meeting. Boyce has coached baseball for 19 years as a head coach and two years as an assistant. He will be starting his 11th season this spring at Leo. He currently has 325 wins. He said his most memorable experiences were coaching his son

and when players get the opportunity to continue playing baseball at the next level.

School Board honors ex-member Etzler

The East Allen County Schools Board honored Leland Etzler, who resigned from the board in January. Superintendent Ken Folks said, “We will certainly miss your passion for our students and families. Your hard work and dedication will always be remembered and we appreciate you.” Etzler has been in education over 40 years. He has served as a teacher and coach. His wife, Gayle, will finish his term.

Winter guards in Goshen show

Several local high school winter guard units will compete Saturday, Feb. 18, at Goshen High School. Adult admission is $6. Heritage opens the program at 11 a.m. Also from the area: Woodlan, 11:42 a.m.; Carroll Cadet, 12:03 p.m.; Bishop Dwenger Radiance 2, 12:17 p.m.; Concordia Lutheran, 1:16 p.m.; Snider JV, 2:05 p.m.; Wayne, 2:12 p.m.; Bishop Dwenger Radiance Winter

Guard, 3:26 p.m.; Leo High School, 3:47 p.m.; Snider Varsity, 5:23 p.m.; and Homestead, 5:36 p.m. For other details, visit ihcga.org.

Carroll to host guards Feb. 25

Carroll High School will host 64 winter guard units Saturday, Feb. 25. Adult admission is $6. Performing from this area are: Bishop Dwenger Radiance 2, 10:07 a.m.; Carroll Cadet Guard, 10:35 a.m.; Heritage, 11:10 a.m.; Woodlan, 11:59 a.m.; Snider JV, 12:44 p.m.; Bishop Dwenger Radiance Winter Guard, 12:51 p.m.; Wayne, 1:12 p.m.; Carroll varsity, 6:04 p.m.; Snider varsity, 6:12 p.m.; Homestead, 6:58 p.m. For other details, visit ihcga.org.

Midwinter barn sale has German food and drink Park Edelweiss at 3355 Elmhurst Drive, Fort Wayne, will be the setting for a two-day, midwinter barn sale sponsored by Fort Wayne Maennerchor/ Damenchor. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25. The public is welcome to shop the 2-story sale at the barn, to make tax-de-

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ductible donations, and to buy German food and drink. Spaces are available for rent. Contact Patti Knox at (260) 444-3634 to reserve a spot.

Safe Sitter class enrolls for April 5

Lutheran Children’s Hospital has announced the 2017 calendar of Safe Sitter Essentials classes. Sitters hone safety skills and child care basics. The first class is scheduled for April 5, from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., at 7950 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. Students must be at least 11 to participate. To register, contact Lisa Pearson, RN, at (260) 435-2699, or by email at lpearson@lhn.net. More details are available online at lutheranchildrenshosp. com.

Home & Garden Show in season

The Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show will celebrate its 44th year in 2017, with hours March 2-5 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. Admission is $10 for adults, $6 for ages 62 or older, and free to those under 14. Coliseum parking is $5.

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New Haven • February 17, 2017

City gets $750,000 pledge to help buy Dawkins Road property By Rod King

For the New Haven News

Discussions about the future use of Casad Depot of New Haven moved forward with an infusion of funding. The Allen County Capital Improvement Board agreed to pay half of the cost of acquiring the property from the federal government. The cost to buy the 258-acre property is estimated at $1.5 million, of which the board would contribute $750,000. In an article in the New Haven Chamber of Commerce E-News, Mayor Terry McDonald stated that there has already been interest in part of the site for industrial use. In addressing the CIB, he said the city would like to develop the land as an industrial park. Part of the property is already within the city limits. If the purchase is completed, New Haven would annex the remainder into the city. The property was developed during World

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Money to help New Haven buy the 258-acre Casad Depot property on Dawkins Road has been promised by the Allen County Capital Improvement Board. The board would contribute one half of the total cost. Part of the property is inside the city limits. If the purchase is completed, the remainder would be annexed.

War II for storage of metallurgical ores and materials necessary for manufacturing defense and/or strategic materials. It is located on Dawkins Road (formerly Indiana 14) about 2.3 miles east of Interstate 469. The removal of strategic materials was completed in October 2011 with

the shipment of 614 tons of mercury to a site in Nevada. City Councilman Steve McMichael, who has been representing the city at the CIB meetings, said “the property, which is among the last available land around, is prime for development. The railroad tracks that already

During World War II and into the 1990s, 29 different kinds of ores and strategic materials were stored at Casad Depot. The Norfolk & Southern main line goes right by its southern edge.

exist there and the easy access to the Norfolk & Southern main line that borders the property’s southern edge makes it very attractive. Though things are just in the preliminary phase, this is a great opportunity for both New Haven and the county. We hope to have an offer in hand later this year.” Brian Yoh, New Haven Planning & Economic Development director, recently made a due dili-

Author of varied genres to speak in Fort Wayne The Jewish Federation of Fort Wayne will host New York Times No. 1 Bestseller author Brad Meltzer for the People of the Book lecture, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 6, at the Rifkin Campus, 5200 Old Mill Road. The event is free and open to the public and includes a book-signing and dessert. Meltzer is known for thrillers, children’s books, comics, and as a TV personality. Read Meltzer’s biography and find a list of his works at bradmeltzer.com. Meltzer is the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestsellers “The Inner Circle,” “The Book of Fate,” and seven other bestselling thrillers. His nonfiction books, “Heroes for My Son” and “Heroes for My Daughter,” were also New York Times bestsellers. He is the host of the History Channel series “Brad Meltzer’s Decoded” and the Eisner Award-winning writer of the comic book series “Justice League of America.” He also wrote “History Decoded: The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time.” His newest book is “The House of Secrets.” His books have a total of almost 6 million copies in print, and have been translated into over 25 languages from Hebrew to Bulgarian. Meltzer has played

himself as an extra in “Woody Allen’s Celebrity.” As a graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School, he earned credit for writing his first book, which became “The Tenth Justice.” Meltzer is also responsible for helping find the missing 9/11 flag that the firefighters raised at Ground Zero, making national news on the 15th anniversary

of 9/11. Using his TV show, “Brad Meltzer’s Lost History,” he told the story of the missing flag and asked Americans for their help in returning it. Four days later, a former Marine walked into a fire station in Everett, Wash., said he saw the TV show, and now wanted to return the flag. Meltzer unveiled the flag at the 9/11 Museum in New York, where it is now on display.

gence tour of the property and found that the World War II buildings are in disrepair after sitting vacant for decades. “For the property to be useful for today’s industries, the buildings would have to be torn down,” he reported. Casad Depot was operated by the Defense National Stockpile Center of the Defense Logistics Agency. The agency is in the process of closing its depots across the country and is seeking to terminate its U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission license. It has done a historical site assessment to address buildings and areas at the Depot where NRC-licensed radioactive materials were handled

or stored. The decommissioning process included several surveys and it was determined that the property can be released for unrestricted use. Environmental figure Abigail King said purchase of the Casad property and its use for industrial development will be good for New Haven as long as the government soil tests prove that the site is clean and there is no dangerous residue left. King is the founder of the Save Maumee Grassroots Organization, whose members remove trash from the banks of the Maumee River and its tributaries and plant trees and grasses to help prevent erosion.

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Frustrated gardeners watch the topsoil wash away with the rain and then try to figure out how to water their hard clay gardens. So says longtime gardener Art Stahlhut, who shares his energy and advice promoting composting, raised bed gardening and hoop houses throughout Allen County. “The deal is, the program is called drought-resistant soil,” he said before a recent program at the Botanical Conservatory. “With approximately 1 percent organic matter added to your soil, you can save approximately 16,000 gallons of water on one acre. “Folks keep complaining about how are we going to hold the water in Allen County. There are many different ways, and nobody wants to do it because there’s a four-letter word associated with it, and that’s called ‘work.’ “ If you get the clay loose and get the compost in the

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Art Stahlhut adds soil to a raised bed in a hoop house at Catalpa Street Inc., formerly Kelley House. Stahlhut, an Allen County Master Gardener, promotes the use of organic materials to retain water in the soil.

soil, then the garden will hold water, he said. Stahlhut said a hoop house can do more than produce bedding plants for spring; it can actually produce produce in March. “I start the plants in the house in February, and we transplant them in

• Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show. March 2-5. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. Admission $10 for adults. Hours 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m-9 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. The Allen County Master Gardeners will sell seeds for 50-cents a packet. The small containers are intended for the backyard and urban gardeners. Offerings include vegetables, flowers, herbs, some grasses and ornamentals and common milkweed to encourage butterflies. More than 20 Master Gardeners will lead seminars and discussions. Visit home-gardenshow.com for details. • Easy Care Flower Favorites. Monday, March 13, 7 p.m. Allen County Extension Office on the IPFW Campus, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne.

March,” he said. Lettuce and spinach can be harvested several times. Spread the plants about 4 to 5 inches apart, he said. Cut the outside leaves and let the inside leaves keep growing, he said. “We found out we can get three cuts off it before it starts

to bolt,” he said. Stahlhut is working with Catalpa Street Inc., formerly Kelley House, installing raised beds to be tended by the men who live at the Culbertson Street address as they rebuild their lives. “I’m going to a couple

An Allen County Master Gardener will instruct a class on beautiful flowers that require a minimum of care. No charge. No advance registration. • Annual 4-H plant sale fundraiser. Orders due March 31 for pickup in May at the Allen County Fairgrounds. Order patio planters, potted Gerbera daisies, hanging baskets, and tomato and pepper plants. Find details and a link to order at extension.purdue.edu/Allen. • Settlers Inc. annual plant sale and open house. Friday, May 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday, May 6, 9 a.m.-noon. The Historic Swinney Homestead, 1424 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. The annual plant sale will be in the basement with perennial diggings on the back lawn. • Mother’s Day Plant Sale. Friday, May 12, 4-7 p.m.; Saturday, May 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;

lectures this summer that will take me out of production,” he said. “I’ve acquired a following on this stuff I do, like selling at South Side Market. There are a lot of people who tell me my vegetables are the best they’ve ever tasted. “This is the first year I’ve not done anything with my raised beds,” he said. “I enjoy it, but this year I’ve got so much I want to do. That takes a lot out of you, and those beds have been there 14 or 15 years and that’s about the life of pretreated lumber.” Stahlhut’s mid-January lecture at the Botanical Conservatory drew an audience of about eight. Gardeners have another opportunity to hear about raised bed gardening. Advanced Master Gardener Pam Snyder will lead the program at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, at the Allen County Extension Office, on the IPFW Campus, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. No registration is required. Direct questions to Vickie Hadley at the Allen County Extension Office, (260) 481-6826.

Sunday, May 14, noon-4 p.m. McMillen Park Community Center, 3901 Abbott St., Fort Wayne. Hundreds of kinds of plants will be available for purchase from the Botanical Conservatory. Visit BotanicalConservatory.org for a list of plants intended for sale. The selection includes the Butterfly Weed, which was named 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association. • Spring plant swap. Saturday, June 3, 10-11 a.m. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Bring at least one plant of any kind to share and take home starts from other gardeners. Seating is limited to 50 so call to register. No fee. For details and to register, call (260) 427-6442. Follow this publication for more spring gardening news.

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‘Annie Jr.’ musical enlists area middle school talent By Louisa Danielson For the New Haven News

Chris Murphy has a crew of about 65 young students who are prepping sets and practicing their lines for a citywide middle school musical, “Annie Jr.” Performances will be given at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 17 and 18, at the Concordia Lutheran Elementary School Arena, 4245 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne. The admission price will be determined and tickets will be available at the door. Murphy issued the call for students from across the area to audition. “We invited students particularly from our Lutheran schools, but also students who attended Concordia [High School’s] summer drama camp, and others who heard about the show, to audition,” he said. “There are about 45 students in the cast and we will probably have another 20 or so involved in the set design, set crew and light/sound crew.” Students in Grades 6-8

auditioned for roles in the musical last September. Rehearsals are scheduled twice a week, to make sure everything is ready for the March performances. “There is [only] one cast,” Murphy said, “no understudies.” The musical “Annie Jr.” looks very much like the traditional “Annie” musical. The website for Music Theatre International, a licensor for musicals and plays in New York City, explains that Annie Jr. is “…based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical….” The original script for this musical is set during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Annie is an orphan, left at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage in New York City. Annie is subjected to a life of drudgery until a wealthy businessman volunteers to have an orphan stay at his home for Christmas. Then, the real adventures begin for the little orphan who wants to find a home. Audience members

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The familiar story of an orphan during the Depression finds new moments in “Annie Jr.,” now in rehearsal for two shows at Concordia Lutheran Elementary School.

who are familiar with either the comic strip or any of the “Annie” movies will recognize characters like red-headed Annie, kindly Grace Farrell, billionaire Oliver Warbucks, and Sandy, the little dog. Musical numbers include solo

parts and group singing of tunes like “Maybe,” “Hard-Knock Life” and “Tomorrow.” While there will be no adults who appear onstage as actors, Murphy explained that he has a staff of three teachers who are helping him pull the

production together from across the city. “Natalie Reynolds [a teacher at Lutheran South Unity] is our music director,” he said. “Erin Mickelini is our choreographer and … a teacher at Concordia Elementary School.” Completing

the list is Angie Owen, who “is set designer and assistant director.” Owen teaches at Concordia Elementary School. Murphy is also a fulltime instructor at Emmanuel-St. Michael Lutheran School. He also works as the artistic director of drama at Concordia High School and last summer led Concordia High School’s drama camp. He is passionate about the dramatic arts. “With cutbacks in the arts occurring in so many schools,” he said, “I wanted kids from various schools to get the opportunity to participate in a bigger musical with other kids who also enjoyed participating in drama. I also wanted students to have the opportunity to get to know students from other schools.” Murphy hopes to continue holding large-scale musicals. “Depending on our individual schedules at our elementary schools, this will either be an annual or bi-annual production,” he said.

African Children’s Choir to sing, dance in Harlan The African Children’s Choir will share lively African songs and dances at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at Christian Community Center of Harlan, 12616 Spencerville Road, Harlan. The public is welcome. Tickets are not required. A free-will offering

will be taken to support African Children’s Choir programs, such as education, care and relief and development programs. The program features children’s songs, traditional spirituals and gospel favorites. Concerts are free and open to all.

Music for Life, which is the parent organization for The African Children’s Choir, works in seven African countries. The organization has educated over 52,000 children and has assisted over 100,000 people through its relief and development programs.

The African Children’s Choir has performed before presidents and other heads of state, including most recently Queen Elizabeth II of England, for her diamond jubilee. The choir has also sung alongside artists such as Paul McCartney,

Annie Lennox, Keith Urban, Mariah Carey and Michael W. Smith. The African Children’s Choir also will sing at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.

22, at First Mennonite Church, 566 W. Main St., Berne. For more information, visit africanchildrenschoir.com.

Romance novelist James to visit downtown library The Friends of Allen County Public Library will host author Eloisa James at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 4. The romance novelist and professor of English literature will speak in the Theatre at the Main Library in downtown Fort Wayne. An Oxford-educated professor of Shakespeare, James will talk about her latest book, “Seven Minutes in Heaven,” as well as how she came to write Regency romances. Book signing and meetand-greet will follow James’ talk. Her books will be available to buy. The event is free and open to the public. “Like many things in life, my start as a romance writer sprang from a combination of love and money. I had a love of romance — and I needed money,” James writes on her website. When asked about tips for aspiring writers, James says, “Most of all: write, write, read and write some more. Set goals for yourself to write at least one page a day.”

James is the author of over 25 romance novels and a memoir entitled “Paris

in Love,” about her year in Paris with her Italian husband, two children, and

plump dog. Visit eloisajames.com for more information.

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New Haven • February 17, 2017

Tours help share lessons and sites of local history By Louisa Danielson For the New Haven News

Linda Huge is passionate about history. An elementary school teacher turned historian and local history instructor, Huge has been working to preserve Fort Wayne’s history for about 40 years. “They weren’t doing anything for local history,” she explained, saying that she created local history tours as a

result of her experiences in education. While children in fourth and fifth grades are required to take state and national history, Huge felt that there was a gap when it came to the past and the hometown. Tours of Fort Wayne sites were her remedy. Her identification card for Southwest Allen County Schools officially lists her as the “Schoolmarm,” and she’s proud of that title. Dressed in

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a white shirtwaist and long, black skirt (typical dress for teachers from 1880s and 1890s), Huge has taught local history for Southwest and Northwest Allen County Schools, as well as Canterbury School. What fuels her passion? The beauty and the significance of the places she has helped to restore. “It belongs to everybody,” she said. “We want it to stay not only for today but also for tomorrow!” The Settlers Inc. tour on March 23 will cover the Swinney House, lunch, and the Allen County Courthouse. Both locations are loaded with interesting details and provide plenty of food for thought. “The Swinneys were some of the richest people to ever hit Fort Wayne,” Huge said. Thomas Swinney was 23 years old when he met his future wife, Lucy Taber, here in Fort Wayne. Miss Taber, the daughter of a wealthy Boston clipper ship captain, had come to Fort Wayne with her family — mother, father, and two brothers. While Lucy Taber’s family eventually moved out of the region, she stayed in Fort Wayne and married Tom Swinney, bringing with her the 250 acres that her father had left when he moved away. Those 250 acres were the site for the Swinney homestead. What started out as a cellar and firstfloor humble abode turned into a three-story, 14-room mansion, which still stands today. A stone cellar houses the kitchen, and tour meals are usually prepared on site. This tour will only be of

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Elmhurst on the block; alumni hope for final visit

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Rhonda (Hosler) Dennon kept busy among the scholars, athletes and musicians of Elmhurst High School. “I was a baton twirler and marched in the band. I didn’t play in the band, but I marched,” she said. Then came Graduation Day, 1967. Rhonda said goodbye to about 355 classmates. And then she kept on keeping busy. “I’m married and I have 13 grandkids and I stayed in Fort Wayne all my life,” she said. She and her sister operated The Posey Shoppe Florist and Gifts through the final 15 of its 70 years, finally closing the doors at the Village of Coventry. From time to time, the Class of ‘67 would reunite. “We haven’t had a reunion in a while. The last one I went to was the 25th,” she said. “I know they had one with some mixed classes, like three years together, and I didn’t have any interest in going to that one. It’s been probably 10 years since

we’ve had a reunion, and that’s why we have lost contact with so many of the classmates.” This is the big year, though — 50 years. Dennon and a reunion committee are trying to reassemble the class that walked the Elmhurst halls a half-century ago. Nostalgia mingles with sadness as the committee searches for contact information to advertise an Aug. 26 reunion just blocks east of the now-shuttered school. The building that has stood empty since 2010 has at least been something of a monument on Ardmore Avenue. That seems likely to change. After a public hearing on Feb. 13, the Fort Wayne Community Schools Board voted to offer the building for sale. FWCS Public Information Officer Krista Stockman explained that the properties to be sold are the high school property and a plot of farmland to the west. The athletic fields north of the school building and the South Transportation Center are not for sale. Dennon and other

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Elmhurst High School, built in 1929, has stood empty since 2010. The Fort Wayne Community Schools Board has begun considering the possible sale of the building and some of the adjacent property at 3829 Sandpoint Road.

alumni have seen the stillness envelop their alma mater. They watched as the furniture and the band uniforms were auctioned off in 2012. They have not supposed that the building would continue to stand unoccupied. But Dennon expressed a hope on behalf of the Class of 1967. “We’re hoping that [the sale]

doesn’t go through right now because we’re hoping to have a tour of the school with our class reunion,” she said. Meanwhile, the reunion committee moves forward. “There are around 355 classmates that we’re trying to locate,” she said. “So far, out of those, we’ve got 25 that are deceased.” The search

for contact information proceeds on Facebook and by word of mouth. “You get ahold of one classmate and they might know about somebody else,” she said. “We’ve had a committee established for over six months, and we’ve had monthly meetings going on and we’re just struggling. Nowadays you don’t have a phone

book, and it you try to look it up on the computer it wants to sell you the information.” Anyone from the Class of ’67 is asked to contact Dennon at rldennon@ hotmail.com. With or without a school tour, and regardless of number, the Class of ’67 will gather Saturday, Aug. 26, at Park Edelweiss Reception Hall. “It’s the old Luntz barn on Elmhurst Drive,” Dennon said. “A lot of the classmates might remember the old Luntz barn.” The classmates also might remember the DJ. Rick Hughes was a radio announcer back in the day, with WLYV, which celebrated its own 50th anniversary in 2016. “He’s going to be playing our ’60s music, a nice variety,” Dennon said. The details of the celebration are taking shape. The main topic, though, seems certain — the fate of the school building itself. “It’s kind of sad to see the building go,” she said. “You don’t want to see that happen to your old stompin’ grounds.”

Homestead college fair open to all area students Students from throughout the area are invited to attend the Homestead College & Career Fair, from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, March 6. Homestead High School is

at 4310 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. There is no admission charge, and prior registration is not necessary. Students or their parents may visit with representa-

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North Side Jazz Festival to hear acclaimed artist

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North Side High School is hardly a stranger to jazz. Three full bands and a smaller jazz combo play America’s music daily. The Wildsiders — the audition group — often gets top billing. The No. 2 band is for other upperclassmen. The No. 3 band includes mostly younger students and students who are switching instruments. “Jazz has its roots in modern music, so it’s a good pillar for the kids,” said Marcus Farr, the assistant band director. Farr can pinpoint the source of the school’s jazz momentum. “It comes from the top, obviously,” he said of bands director Ed King. “He’s been playing the trombone since he was 10 years old, and he’s 66 now.” King continues his 44th year as director of bands at North Side. Farr, a former student, also plays the trombone. “I’m off the Ed King tree, a chip off the old block,” Farr said. Trombones aplenty will share the auditorium with trumpets and more on Saturday, Feb. 18, for the 22nd consecutive North

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Allen Vizzutti will perform and teach Feb. 18 at North Side High School. The jazz trumpet artist has recorded for more than 150 movie sound tracks, including “Back to the Future.”

Side Jazz Festival. Farr expects about 30 high school groups from northern Indiana to participate once again. “That’s 500 or 600 kids,” Farr said. The competition begins at 8 a.m. and continues until 4 p.m. “Then our guest artist will put on a clinic and then about 5:30 our evening concert,” Farr said. The two honor bands from the day’s competition will share in the

final program; Carroll and DeKalb earned that honor last year. The Wildsiders and Fort Wayne’s New Millennium jazz orchestra also will perform in that closing concert. Trumpet player Allen Vizzuttti of Seattle, Wash., will demonstrate the skill that has taken him to more than 60 countries and every state in the union. He has recorded on more than 150 movie sound tracks. “He’s world-known. That will be a pretty exciting evening,” Farr said. Vizzutti’s credits include playing with Doc Severinsen and the NBC Tonight Show Band, and with Chuck Mangione, Woody Herman, and in symphony solos from Buffalo to Tokyo. Read more at vizzutti.com. Farr said the admission price is a flat $6, to make it affordable to all. Concession stands will be available from morning until about 5 p.m. Band boosters and others will volunteer. “Our parent volunteers are a lifeline to these events,” Farr said. “We couldn’t do it without them. They get just as excited as the kids, and we like that.”

pate, as well as the armed services and financial institutions,” the school said in a statement. “It gives students a chance to see what colleges

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First Food Waste Summit ‘made a dent’ in problem By Garth Snow

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People representing every stop in the food supply chain shared ideas recently on how to speed more food to those in urgent need and divert more food from the landfill. The 80 people who gathered at The Mirro Center on the Parkview Regional Medical Center Campus did not resolve every obstacle, but they advanced the conversation. That networking will continue, according to Jodi Leamon, the business technical coordinator for the Allen County Solid Waste Management District, which organized the conference. “We made a dent,” Leamon said. The conference drew four times the number who attended

the initial focus group in October. The dialogue will expand even further, Leamon said. “We try to make the connections.” Educated consumers will not overspend, not overserve, and not send as much material to the landfill, she said. Panelists detailed progress on on-site composting, how to distribute produce and other groceries in a timely manner, and how to direct excess food from catered events to the agencies that provide hot meals to the needy. The audience will continue researching regulations and efficiencies. John Wolf, the chief executive officer of Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana, said the Tillman Road food bank strives to ensure that all usable food is distributed instead of wasted. He

stressed in-house training; a few bananas with a few spots still are edible and still can be frozen for baking. He stressed public education. “It was great to receive the butternut squash, the acorn squash, the spaghetti squash. The problem is a lot of people don’t know how to prepare it,” he said. Rob Harmon, director of the host Mirro Center, said the events center has begun exploring ways to direct leftover, prepared food to outlets such as The Associated Churches, The Salvation Army, and the Simply Serving ministry that distributes meals and clothing in downtown Fort Wayne each Saturday. “We were just throwing it away,” Harmon said. Initial efforts since the October conference have revealed time limitations

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Jodi Leamon of the Allen County Solid Waste Management District moderates the discussion at the Food Waste Summit at the Mirro Center. The agency’s motto is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

due to health codes. Participants said they will continue the research and efforts, something of a pilot program. Harmon also raised the question of how to deal

with food that has been plated or touched, and how to return the organic material to the soil. Rebecca Eifert Joniskan, section chief of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management Office of Land Quality, said her agency encourages on-site, small scale composting. The process requires only registration, not a permit. The process ensures attention to issues such as the water table, odor and pests but does not throw up a barrier to composting. Leamon asked the panel about curbside composting programs. “It can take a lot of capital to get something like this up and running,” said Sean Daley, a sustainability specialist for Waste Management. On the other hand, current operations allow food to be placed in a landfill to decompose and generate gas that can be sold to industry within four weeks. “GM powers the entire plant with it,” he said. Suzanne Lindsay-Walker, director of corporate sustainability for Kroger, said the company’s 1,400 stores are pursuing a goal of zero waste by 2020. “Waste energy is not considered part of that intent,” she said.

Lindsay-Walker noted diversions of unused food to animal feed. “It is absolutely a cost-effective outlet,” she said. She said the corporation is looking for more outlets for organic materials. She called attention to the efforts of the Food Waste Reduction Alliance. “If we can work together we can figure this out,” she said. Kroger and other stores donate unsold produce to Community Harvest. “Kroger, Walmart, Meijer — we pick up food every day,” Wolf said. Holsum Bread delivers bread three times a week, and donated 138,000 pounds of bread last year, he said. Those who need assistance receive vouchers to pick up a set weight of food at the Tillman Road center, which is set up similar to a grocery store. Clients also are allowed to choose produce and bread from the “free weight” shelves of food. “So a person may receive 50 pounds of food and they may get 20 more pounds of food and bread,” he said. Wolf said Community Harvest distributed food to 21,100 clients each week last year and gives away an average of 250,000 pounds of food each week. Panelists and audience members continued networking after the formal presentation. Further requests for contact information can be directed to the Solid Waste Management District, which did not announce specific plans for the next step in the conversation. It’s all part of the district’s broader mission, according to Leamon, who helped to spearhead the program and gather the panelists and pop and cookies, and who dismissed the conference. “The recycling is right next to the food tables for your cans,” she said.

Ivy Tech massage clinic opens for appointments Healthy Essence, the student-run massage clinic at Ivy Tech Community College Northeast, has opened for the semester. Healthy Essence is located in Room CC1783 on Ivy Tech Northeast’s Coliseum Campus, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd., Fort Wayne. The public is asked to park in the west parking lot facing North Anthony Boulevard, and enter through Door 30. The clinic will offer these appointment times this semester: Mondays, 12:30, 2 and 3:30 p.m.; Tuesdays, 10 and 11:30 a.m. and 1, 3 and 4:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, noon, 1:30, 3, 5 and 6:30 p.m.; Thursdays, noon, 1:30, 3, 5 and 6:30 p.m.; Fridays, noon, 1:30, 3, 5 and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturdays, 10 and 11:30 a.m. and 1, 3 and 4:30 p.m. To make

an appointment, email fw-tmsclinic@ivytech.edu or call (260) 480-2094. The hourlong full-body relaxation massage will be from a student in the therapeutic massage program. Massages run $25 for the community and $20 for Ivy Tech employees and students, military personnel, and those 55 and older. Pay in person, by cash or credit card. Tips are not accepted, but those who wish to tip can choose to donate to a charity chosen by the students. Learn more at IvyTech. edu/northeast/massageclinic. Healthy Essence has four private rooms. They are sectioned off with curtains, and therapeutic massage students can work with clients to address their massage needs.

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GRADE from Page A1 absence of corresponding measures for 2015, though, the state formula used only the results of 2015-16 Grade 10 ISTEP+ tests. Hicks said the “F” grade was inevitable “when you start out with a zero in an area where you should have been 75 out of 75.” “We thought it was unfair and unjust, and I felt our students and our parents have worked too hard not to fight that battle, so we appealed,” Hicks said. “We put plans together in terms of our data, and percentages, and I think they felt the same way we felt after they understood that our situation is very different because we’ve only been in existence for four years and didn’t have a 2015 graduation rate.” The state examiner’s own words mirrored Hicks’ comments: “Placing 100 percent weight on factors that, at most, should account for no more than 25 percent of a high school’s grade achieves a result that does not accurately reflect EAU’s educational efforts as evidenced by the accomplishments of its 2015-16 graduating class.” The state board overturned the “F” and instead issued a “Null” grade, reflecting the absence of measurable data. “We’re very pleased that we won the appeal, even though we do not have a grade basically,” Hicks said. “The reason we appealed this is there was no way in our students’ minds and our parents’ minds that we should receive an ‘F’ grade.” “I feel somewhat cheated that we can’t get a letter grade of an ‘A’

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and explaining what EAU is,” he said. Those positive reports have built respect. “That ‘F’ hanging over your head can delete that bank account pretty quickly,” Hicks said. But applications have held steady. “It’s been awesome,” he said. Find the State Board of Education agenda and follow a link to the East Allen University hearing officer’s report at in.gov/ sboe/2745.htm.

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honestly, because I think we could have,” he said. “But the rubric is set up that way and the best we were going to get is no grade, and we’ll have to hope that next year we’ll be that ‘A’ school that we’re striving to be. “It’s a big win in terms of EAU, but honestly it’s a win for public education that I feel is just being attacked at all angles. This whole letter grade business has way too much emphasis put on it. It does not tell the whole story in any high school. I’m not going to say that it’s all bad, but it’s certainly very flawed.” Asked to grade the state’s grading system, Hicks took the high road. “I would say I would have to give them a ‘C,’ ” he said. “There are legitimate rubrics in their measures. People are working on a formula that is a larger comparison, more of a dashboard, factoring more into it.” Perception matters, he said. Web searches turn up school ratings that affect school choices and housing choices

and therefore property values. An unfair or obsolete grade can hang in cyberspace forever. “I believe most people will not dig into how that grade was created, and they’re going to write that school off,” he said. “I feel like people could have missed out on an opportunity. “After all, there are not too many places where you can get an associate degree in high school. Sadly, image and perception are critical when you’re in the public light.” “I think we got a little shot in the arm a couple weeks ago when the graduation rates came out and we got a hundred percent,” he said. Hicks said EAU was the only public school in Allen County with that result. “I am probably going to meet in the next 72 hours with 20 to 25 families,” he said Feb. 2. “We have accepted 50 students already for our incoming freshman group.” Students apply to EAU from all four EACS high school attendance areas — Heritage,

Leo, New Haven and Woodlan. “Actually we take students who are not even in Allen County if they’re willing to transport themselves here,” he said. One student comes from DeKalb County, and joins a carpool midway. Enrollment stands at 301, but the school can serve about 80 to 90 students at each grade level. Find applications at http://eau.eacs.k12. in.us. “I interview every student, every family. I sit down with them for 30 minutes and we discuss this as an option,” Hicks said. EAU also will accept incoming sophomores for the 2017-18 school year. Contact the school for details. With its emphasis on academics, EAU does not participate in IHSAA sports programs. Its basketball teams play homeschool teams or other non-IHSAA teams. EAU offers similar programs in girls volleyball and boys and girls soccer. “So that’s an option for our students. The nice thing about our activities is they’re not

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West Central Quartet to play Paws Inc. benefit By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com

The West Central Quartet from Fort Wayne will perform a benefit concert for Paws Inc. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at the Cottage Event Center, 9524 U.S. 24 at Locust Street, in Roanoke. Entertainment begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 and may be ordered by calling (260) 483-3508, or by visiting John’s Meat Market in Roanoke. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Pets Assisting Well-Being and Success, also known as Paws Inc.

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“Any time we can be part of something that gives back to the community, that we feel we’re appropriate to the event, we’re absolutely about that,” said Andrew Stout, who delivers the quartet’s vocals. “We have been fortunate to be a part of several benefits, including Camp Possibility for several years. “We are kind of particular about how we play and where we play. We’re at Club Soda once a month, pretty religiously.” Kay Anderson is director of placement services and also an animal assisted therapy consultant for Pets Assisting Well-Being and

Success, also known as Paws Inc. Paws Inc. has approximately 30 to 35 teams of dogs and handlers. They serve in Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble and Whitley and other area counties. All of their dog handler teams are registered and insured by the Alliance of Therapy Dogs, a national organization. “They’ve all gone through the training and the testing that’s required of the Alliance of Therapy Dogs. It can be any breed; my own dogs were Rottweilers. It’s a matter of the dog’s temperament and disposition; that’s the bottom line.

“We specialize in therapeutic interventions. We work in the schools with kids with autism, and with hospice patients.” Jim Amstutz manages the host venue for the Feb. 24 benefit. “We do a lot of these, where we give money to different nonprofit groups,” he said. Amstutz said he learned about Paws two years ago when he spoke with volunteers at a nonprofit’s gift-wrapping table at a bookstore. “I got to talking with the lady who was manning it, and we discovered that we went to the same high school just a few years apart, and she was the

daughter of a couple of my teachers,” he said. “And I asked about her organization and it sounded like a really worthwhile organization that could use some funding and exposure. We actually had an event for them last year, and it went really well and we were really pleased to do it again.” Amstutz said the West Central Quartet should appeal to the venue’s regular crowd, which welcomes the classics of generations past. “We’re really excited to have them, and I have a feeling this will not be the last time we have them. I think our

audience will go nuts over them,” Amstutz said. Roanoke is about 25 minutes south and west of Fort Wayne on U.S. 24. Stout, the lead singer, said the West Central Quartet has been adding some contemporary artists, too. “Long before I was in the band it was an instrumental jazz band, with a rotating cast of instrumental musicians,” he said. “Ten years ago we took more of a vocal approach and still do some standards, some of the eclectic jazz that they were known for. But we’ve been adding some contemporary artists with our jazz arrangements.”

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Visitors are welcome to bring a sack lunch, or check out downtown Monroeville restaurants. “We’re not going to tie

them to a chair,” Beauchot said. With extensive publicity about the project, Beauchot had expected more

volunteers to get in touch. There’s still time to call, or just drop in. The Blackhawk outreach made her day. “The gal that I’ve been talking to is extremely friendly and nice and I’m just really glad that they’re coming to help,” she said. “We have plenty of people to help and I’ve got plenty of goods to use, and we are going to work on our projects, and I think it’ll be fine. I think it’ll end up being great.” Beauchot started the Pieceful Quilters upon moving back to Monroeville from near Columbia City, where she had been part of a quilting group. “I thought there might be some quilters around here and I talked with [manager Chris Wiljer] at the library and he said ‘Let’s see if there are’ and we put the word out and I had 17 women join us the first night. And they’re just a really good bunch of girls,” Beauchot said. “When we started our group we talked about not doing any community work because we never got our own projects done, and then we felt guilty about not doing anything so we thought we’d just plan a day of community work.” Club member Roz Ort knew she could not be in town for the Community Sew-In, but wanted to do her share. “She left 40 neonatal blankets and 40 pillowcases that she had made,” Beauchot said. “It just says so much about people today. There are a lot of good people.” Beauchot said there will be plenty of hands and plenty of fabric, thanks in good measure to Lois Levihn of Born Again Quilts, 4005 S. Wayne Ave., Fort Wayne. “She has always tooted our horn and she was able to come up with samples of upholstery and drapery fabric that we’re going to make into lap quilts for the long-term nursing care,” she said. “They like something that’s a little stronger fabric.” Levihn said the dona-

tion was not a burden. Her customers include people who need advice on how to have quilts restored, or who want to buy vintage or reproduction fabric to finish a project. Her customers also include contributors. “They are moving to Florida, or somebody in the family passed away, or they’re cleaning out the attic and they come across fabric and they have no idea what to do with it but they think maybe it’s something that we can use,” she said. “I maybe have become the fabric bank. I will go through the fabric but I can’t store it all and some can’t be used.” For instance, she received some upholstery squares. “They’re big, they’re floral, not something you want to put a needle through,” she said. When she heard about the Monroeville service project, she knew the upholstery squares were suited to become catch-all bags for people to attach to their walkers. “We were more than happy to donate it,” she said. Beauchot said the first Community Sew-In might just lead to another. “If it works we’re going to do it again and we’ll pick more [charities],” she said. In the meantime, the Pieceful Quilters will resume their regular work sessions, from 6-8:30 p.m. the last Wednesday of each month at the Monroeville library. They also will prepare for a quilt show at Monroeville Harvest Days. The Knots for Tots of Blackhawk Ministries will continue tying baby blankets for Hope Center and for nursing homes, volunteering wherever they see the need, and packing meals for Kids Against Hunger. “We meet every Monday morning in the church foyer and we put together baby blankets and sew and fellowship and praise the Lord,” Sprunger said.

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GE from Page A1 cilman who has worked with Councilman Geoff Paddock and a coalition of residents to seek a new future for the property. Gov. Eric Holcomb was present Monday to celebrate the announcement and plans for the GE campus. He called the project “pivotal” for Fort Wayne and all of northeast Indiana. The iconic GE sign that stood atop one of the buildings for years was a symbol of prosperity, he said. Now, the new vision being built will once again bring prosperity to the community. Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry emphasized a project of this magnitude will benefit the entire northeast section of Indiana. “We have to enhance the core of our city — the downtown section of Fort Wayne — if we truly are going to remain the type of leader that we want to be,” Henry said. He added that the development plan compleºments other investments underway in the city that help it become a destination. Cross Street Partners, based in Baltimore, plans to redevelop 1.1 million square feet to create a place to live, work, play and learn, Doden said. The company’s chief investment officer, Josh

Parker, first saw the old manufacturing facility in December 2015, when he came to visit Fort Wayne on the advice of a mutual contact he and Doden share. “I saw the GE campus and I was in love,” Parker said. Cross Street has developed historic properties like the GE campus across the nation. It has a focus on urban revitalization. A brief look at the company’s website — crossstpartners.com — shows several ongoing and recently completed projects. Many of the projects the developer takes on are similar to the GE campus — the main building(s) are manufacturing relics that have sat vacant for years. As such, the company is prepared for the remediation that is likely required on the campus after years of industrial work. On Monday, Parker spoke to the energy and enthusiasm he felt from the community’s leadership. He also noted that he believes Fort Wayne’s future is bright. “I think we are arriving right before the tipping point,” he said. In a couple of weeks, the final documents will be signed and a sale price will be available. In the meantime, Cross Street is coordinating with a number of local agencies and government bodies to line up financing and

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Greater Fort Wayne Inc. CEO Eric Doden introduced students from Fairfield Elementary during the announcement Monday that Cross Street Partners plans to redevelop the 31-acre General Electric campus on Broadway Street in Fort Wayne. The event took place in the gymnasium of the GE Club on the site.

begin planning the next steps so the company can break ground this year. The preliminary breakdown for the campus is planned as follows: • 277,000 square feet for education space; • 137,000 square feet for retail; • 131,000 square feet for office space; • 342,000 square feet for residential; • 120,000 square feet for hospitality; and • 64,000 square feet for amenities. Funding for the project is expected to include about $70 million in federal tax credits, a $92

million loan, $41 million in equity and additional incentives from state and local government entities, Doden said. Also, the city of Fort Wayne has agreed to seek a new tax increment financing district that will apply to this area, a Greater Fort Wayne Inc. statement said. Once a final agreement is reached, Cross Street is expected to seek input from the community, secure commitments from future tenants, obtain financing and incentives and complete construction drawings. Construction could begin

in the fall of 2017 and be completed in three to four years. “There is much work to be done; we will need your help,” Parker told the audience Monday. Reaching this point in the redevelopment of the GE campus took a collaborative effort between the community, Greater Fort Wayne and local, state and federal officials, Doden said. “This is the most transformational project I’ve worked on in my career,” Doden said. Doden said Greater Fort Wayne reached out to GE about the prop-

erty in March 2014. In May 2015, a neighborhood coalition formed to consider options for the campus. The group submitted a presentation to GE in November 2015. A community focus group was led in February 2016, followed by GE issuing a request for proposals in May 2016. Developers from across the nation submitted proposals by July and GE narrowed down the selection in the fall. Cross Street and GE began formalizing an agreement early this year, Doden said. U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Indiana, worked with GE and Norfolk Southern so that the entire 31 acres could be included in the purchase. A section of the campus is owned by Norfolk Southern and leased to GE. Despite all the work that has occurred up to this point, Monday’s announcement “is not a ribbon cutting” and “it is not a ground breaking,” Doden emphasized. Once due diligence has taken place and agreements are signed, the developer can begin making more concrete plans. Cross Street established a website for the project where anyone can sign up to be added to an email list to receive updates. The website is: fortwayneelectricworks. com.

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Beginners Guide to Grant Writing Workshop. Allen County Extension Office, on the IPFW Campus, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. This two-day class continues March 23. Registration is $175 per person and includes a workbook, reference materials and lunch both days. Registration is available by visiting bit.ly/2gdgXFu. For more information, contact Vickie Hadley at (260) 481-6826 or hadleyv@ purdue.edu. The two-day workshop is geared toward those who work or volunteer for nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, community clubs, and local government units and departments. Adult coloring and craft time. Roanoke Public Library, 314 N. Main St., Suite 120, Roanoke. 7 p.m. Free. Coloring supplies will be available, but feel free to bring your own craft or coloring supplies to use and to share.

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SATURDAY, FEB. 18

Winter musical: “Hello! My Baby.” Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students. This musical features hits of Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, Eubie Blake, and more, weaving their updated classics and fresh, new tunes into a comic valentine set on the gritty sidewalks of New York at the turn of the last century. Emmy Award winner Cheri Steinkellner (“Sister Act”) created this romantic farce for all ages. Winter Spiel Nacht indoor sports and game night. Fort Wayne Sport Club, 3102 Ardmore Ave., Fort Wayne. $15 entry fee. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. with the draw for partners at 6:00 p.m. and play beginning at 6:30 p.m. Take part in corn hole or euchre tournaments. Teams will be organized from a blind draw. Enjoy snacks including brats, hot dogs and other treats. Drink specials will be available. Fort Wayne Sport Club is celebrating its 90th anniversary. Community Sew-In. Monroeville Branch Library, 115 Main St., Monroeville. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. All quilters welcome; no charge. The Pieceful Quilters welcome help to create items for various non-profit groups. Contact Kathy Beauchot at (260) 623-2290 to help at the sew-in, donate items or for more information.

SUNDAY, FEB. 19

Evensong, sung by University of Notre Dame Children’s Choir. Trinity Episcopal Church, 611 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 4 p.m. Free. Winter musical: “Hello! My Baby.” Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students. This musical features hits of Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, Eubie Blake, and more, weaving their updated classics and fresh, new tunes into a comic valentine set on the gritty sidewalks of New York at the turn of the last century. Emmy Award winner Cheri Steinkellner (“Sister Act”) created this romantic farce for all ages.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22

Diversity Dialogue. Public Safety Academy: Ivy Tech South Campus, 7602 Patriot Crossing, Fort Wayne. Noon-1:30 p.m. Free. YWCA of Northeast Indiana celebrates Black History Month with a dia-

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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. Midwinter barn sale. Park Edelweiss, 3355 Elmhurst Drive, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Open to the public. German food and drink available. Contact Patti Knox, (260) 444-3634, to reserve a spot.

SATURDAY, FEB. 25

Midwinter barn sale. Park Edelweiss, 3355 Elmhurst Drive, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Open to the public. German food and drink available. Contact Patti Knox, (260) 444-3634, to reserve a spot. Design of Life Spring Auction. Ceruti’s Diamond Room, 6601 Innovation Blvd., Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. $50 per person, $600 for a reserved table of 10. This event benefits Cancer Service of Northeast Indiana, which benefits local people battling cancer. Each ticket includes a complimentary ticket to the Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show. Get tickets at cancer-services.org or at Cancer Services, 6316 Mutual Driver, Fort Wayne. Preview auction items online, too. Cinema Center Sings the Oscars. Cinema Center, 437 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne. Advance tickets are $30 per person, $50 per couple and $25 for students. The annual Oscars party and fundraiser begins at 6 p.m. in the Spectator Lounge, with a red carpet walk and a chance for photos by a professional photographer. There will be a silent auction, cash bar, heavy hors d’oeuvres and a live auction. At 9 p.m., see a free screening of “Singin’ in the Rain.” Buy tickets and get more information at cinemacenter.org.

SUNDAY, FEB. 26

Cast and crew call-out. Allen County Public Library, downtown Fort Wayne. 2-4 p.m. Windsong Pictures seeks bands, musicians, singers, dancers, actors, arts and technical staff for “Musical Movie Magic” and “Cinderella.” Visit WindsongPictures.com for details. Chicken noodle lunch fundraiser. Bethel United Methodist Church, 8405 Lima Road, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Chicken noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, dessert, coffee or lemonade. Free-will offering to dine in. Get take-home chicken noodles for $4 a pint or $8 a quart. Karl Hinkle — Ministry in Music. Cornerstone Alliance Church, 5833 E. County Road 900, Roanoke (across from the GM Union Hall.) 10:30 a.m. A free-will offering will be accepted. Hinkle, of Carmel, Ind., has been sharing ministry through music for more than 30 years. Visit karlhinkle.com for details Rotary Big Easy Feast. Lincoln Financial Event Center, Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St., Fort Wayne. $30. Lunch, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., with cash bar; dinner, 4-8 p.m., with cash bar. This is a benefit for the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne’s Riverfront Development Project. To buy tickets, visit fortwaynerotarymardigras.eventbrite.com. Tickets will be available at the door, but advance ticket purchases are encouraged. Fort Wayne Area Community Band concert. John & Ruth Rhinehart Music Center on the IPFW Campus, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. Downbeat 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, and students under 18 are free. IPFW students are admitted free with student ID. Conductor Scott Humphries and assistant conductor Susan Jehl have chosen a varied program that includes “American Riversongs,” “Three Celtic Dances,” “Death or Glory March,” “Abracadabra,” a Spanish march called “Amparito Roca” and more. Parking is free in the garage across from the Music Center. Fort Wayne Women’s Mid-Day Connection. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The cost is $18, includikng of luncheon. Diane Dickson’s topic is “keeping fit and strong and flexible after 40.” Make reservations by Feb. 21 by calling Meredith at (260) 672-3414. Free child care is available by prior arrangement with reservations. The Fort Wayne Women’s Mid-Day

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THURSDAY, MARCH 2

Disorderly Bear Den. Fort Wayne Community Center, 233 W. Main St., Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. Visitors are welcome to this business and social meeting. This public charity provides teddy bears to children and lonely adults in the Fort Wayne area. The club also accepts of new bears and bears in almost mint condition. Direct questions to tdbear7@comcast. net.

SATURDAY, MARCH 4

Mensa admissions test. First Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. Registration begins at 9:30, testing begins at 10 a.m.Park in the lot at the corner of Webster and Berry streets on the north side of the church. $40 and photo ID required; must be age 14 or older. Reservations or prior notification not necessary. For details, contact Dan Klopfenstein (260) 710-0030. Comedian Tim Hawkins, with special guest Jonnie W. First Assembly of God, 1400 W. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Tickets $23-$75. Visit TrinityCommunications.org for tickets and details.

SUNDAY, MARCH 5

History lecture. The History Center, 302 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Free and open to the public. Blake Sebring presents “Indiana’s All-Time Greatest Sports Stories.” The lecture is part of the 23rd annual George R. Mather Sunday Lecture Series. Free public lecture. University of Saint Francis, 5201 Spring St., Fort Wayne; in the Brookside Ballroom. 3 p.m. Open to the public. Dr. John Bequette presents “Christianity, History and the Common Good.” Presented by the Department of Philosophy and Theology.

TUESDAY, MARCH 7

Appleseed Quilt Guild meeting and annual garage sale. Classic Cafe, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. Social time begins at 6 p.m., followed by the meeting at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit appleseedquiltersguild.com or contact appleseedquilters@yahoo.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 10

Männerchor fish fry. Park Edelweiss Reception Hall, 3355 Elmhurst Drive, Fort Wayne. 4:30-7 p.m. $9 for adults, $5 for kids 12 and under. This dinner is presented by Fort Wayne Männerchor/Damenchor, a men’s and women’s choir dedicated to the preservation and promotion of German heritage as expressed in choral music. The meals are served the second Friday of each month, September through May. Association musicians play guitar and accordian and other instruments, singing mostly German music. The meal includes all-you-can-eat fish, sides, coffee and dessert. Drinks are available for purchase. Visit fortwaynemaennerchor.us for more information on the history of the association.

SATURDAY, MARCH 11

Pancake and sausage breakfast. Leo Masonic Lodge No. 224, 13711 Leo Road, Leo-Cedarville. 7 a.m.-noon. $5 donation. Jeremy Camp and Hawk Nelson. First Assembly of God, 1400 W. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Tickets $22-$50. Visit TrinityCommunications.org for tickets and details.

SUNDAY, MARCH 12

Sunday Night Singles Dance. American Legion Post 47, 601 Reed Road, Fort Wayne. 6-9 p.m.; doors open at 5 p.m. $7 cover includes disc jockey, cash bar and potluck carry-in. For more information, call Doug at (260) 704-3669.

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Journey to Easter. First Christian Church, 4800 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Three programs begin Ash Wednesday, March 1, and continue through Easter. What Happened Thursday Night with Jesus is a Wednesday Bible study starting March 1 from 11 a.m.-noon. Participants are invited to bring a brown bag lunch. Soup & Sustenance is a free Wednesday soup supper and Bible Study starting March 1 from 6-7 p.m. A Saturday small group study, Life Journey, will start Saturday, March 4, from 9-10 a.m. For more information call 744-3239. Preschool enrolling. Leo United Methodist Church Preschool, 13527 Leo Road, Leo-Cedarville, is enrolling for the 2017-18 school year. Please come visit us and take a tour of the school building, meet preschool staff, learn more about our preschool curriculum and program. For information and to set up a tour, call the preschool office at (260) 6272934 or email at leoumcpreschool@gmail.com.

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