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Faith United Church of Christ plans to end its story with dignity. The church at 10707 Coldwater Road will say goodbye to 46 years of ministry with a final service at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 15. Church historian Sheryl Stebbins busied herself recently sorting files, marriage records and black-and-white photos from the church archives. “My grandkids were baptized here and they’re going to preschool here,” said Stebbins, who has been associated with the church for about 10 years. “It’s a grieving process.” “Our membership is down and we couldn’t afford the building,” she explained. A nearby church has signed a short-term lease on the building. Efforts to sell the building continue.
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Faith United Church of Christ historian Sheryl Stebbins shares church photos with her grandson Ryan Stebbins, 4.
As the story ends, though, Faith parishioners want to say goodbye with grace. “We’re going through all the papers and the pictures,” Stebbins said.
“We want to leave a legacy that this church meant something to a lot of people for a long time. So we want to leave it meaningful and do honor to the church.”
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Volunteers ready steam locomotive No. 765 for its return trip to Fort Wayne during a layover on its round-trip to Lafayette last year.
Historic train to retrace route during Three Rivers On July 12 and 13, steam locomotive No. 765 will come rolling into downtown Fort Wayne on the elevated railroad overpass next to Headwaters Park — just like it did for the first time almost 60 years before. Fort Wayne’s historic
steam locomotive will be running passengers on round trips from Detroit to Fort Wayne for the Three Rivers Festival this year, following the route of a train that was known as the Detroit Arrow. “In the past, we’ve operated trips out of Fort Wayne during the festival, but we really wanted to return to the
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“We hope to scan a lot of the pictures, especially confirmations and baptisms, on a disc,” Stebbins said. Copies See UCC, Page A2
The Parade of Homes scheduled for September in the Forest at Foxwood subdivision won’t be the traditional show produced by the Home Builders Association of Fort Wayne. This year, the North Eastern Group, which is the developer of the subdivision on the northeast side of Fort Wayne, jumped in on its own to organize the event. “We’re taking on the responsibility for the success or failure of it,” said Kim Ward, the developer’s marketing director. The HBA’s fall parade, held recently about every other year, is a major fundraiser for the organization as well as a showcase for its builders and other members. HBA will get a portion of any proceeds from the parade North Eastern is organizing, “but our goal is not to make money on this parade, our goal is to raise awareness,” Ward said. The parade, also billed as a “lifestyle show,” will be supported by other partners and sponsors, including Windows, Doors & More and Fort Wayne Newspapers. To date, seven builders have committed to constructing homes for the show, and some of those also will have sponsors, including Lutheran Health Network and Centier Bank. “When you have these partners, it helps build awareness of the event,” Ward said. North Eastern also organized a local parade of homes in 2007. It was held in June, rather than the traditional fall time slot, and it drew only 6,300 visitors, a low for the event. Ticket sales for the parade are a major revenue generator for the HBA, so the organization had to try to make up the shortage at a fall scattered-site show in See HOMES, Page A3
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will be made available to parishioners. Stebbins will send a copy to the Indiana-Kentucky Conference of the United Church of Christ. Other records will be donated to a library or historical society. Among them will be a well preserved photo from 1968, showing four pastors and a church representative who helped to establish the church. In that picture, the Rev. Darrell Kroemer of St. John’s United Church of Christ hammers a nail into the church sign on Coldwater Road. Much has changed since that nail was driven four and a half decades ago. The trees that surrounded the sign are gone. The first church building was sold to make way for the Kroger parking lot. The present building was constructed in 1997, and sits farther from Coldwater Road. In fact, it’s just as easy
The Faith United Church of Christ Preschool plans to continue into a 44th year. “Though the church is finishing their ministry, the preschool will be here next year, continuing with another church,” said preschool director Judy Berggren. Enrollment has grown to about 120 students. Contact her at faithpreschool@frontier. com.
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A photo from the Faith United Church of Christ archives shows members of the Mission Church Steering Committee in 1968. They are: (kneeling) the Rev. Darrell Kroemer, chairman, from St. John’s Church; (standing, from left) the Rev. John Carroccio, from Plymouth Church; the Rev. James Peters, chairman of the Church Extension Northeast Association; the Rev. Walter Pohler, from Grace Church; and the Rev. Willard Zinke, from Salem Church.
to reach the church by driving between the Kroger and Hallmark stores facing Dupont Road. “This location was
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churches in the area.” By the 10th anniversary in 1978, membership had grown to more than 300 parishioners. Church Council President Corinne Toth hopes many of that number will hear about the final service. “We want all the former parishioners to know they’re welcome back,” she said. The church no longer has a pastor, but will continue services the first Sunday of each month until the final service, June 15. Toth said the church hopes to have the building sold by that date. Toth said she has been with the church for five years, which makes her “a baby” in comparison to many members. “There are several who have been here for years and years, especially our organist [Marilyn
Ambrose],” she said. Stebbins and Toth said they know of no movement for a core group to affiliate with another church. “We’ve all kind of splintered and we’re going our own paths,” Stebbins said. The area that once was home to one church now has many, serving neighborhoods whose boundaries are blurred by development. Toth said she will choose her new church based on faith, not geography. And that church will embrace the same principles that once brought her to Faith. She described the congregation’s difficult decision succinctly. “Financial.” She blames no one. “People through the years, they have come in here and they did their best,” she said.
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TRAIN from Page A1 the route between Fort Wayne and Lafayette [last fall].â€? “This is the ďŹ rst in-bound steam excursion to Fort Wayne since the 1990s and Detroit’s ďŹ rst steam excursion trip since 1994,â€? he added. “It’s 20 years to the weekend.â€? The train will depart Detroit’s Allen Park each morning at 8 a.m. and arrive in Fort Wayne at noon. After a four-hour layover, during which passengers can experience Fort Wayne’s Three Rivers Festival and spend time at other downtown destinations, the train will head back north. Tickets start at $119, with discounts for children and railroad historical society members. The arrival on the overpass on the north end of downtown will be a homecoming of sorts for
HOMES from Page A1 “the 765,â€? as it’s affectionately called. Built in 1944, it was the ďŹ rst engine to cross that very elevated rail line when it was completed in 1955. “The elevation is a very big stage for us to present the 765 to the city,â€? Lynch said. Though most of the recent trips on the 765 originated in Fort Wayne, Lynch said that it was important to the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society to have travelers come to Fort Wayne this time. “The 765 is an extremely unique cultural asset and tourist attraction ‌ and it’s our own to celebrate and beneďŹ t from,â€? he said. “The world goes where the 765 is, and its home is right here in Fort Wayne.â€? Tickets are on sale at fortwaynerailroad.org/ detroit-arrow.
which builders paid fees to participate. Ward said the spring time frame that year confused people, the weather was too cold and people thought the subdivision, Azbury Woods, was just too far away. This year’s event, scheduled for Sept. 6-14, ďŹ xes the timing problem, and the HBA has agreed not to offer a fall scattered-site show to compete with North Eastern’s parade. Forest at Foxwood is located on Flutter Road between Wheelock and Schwartz roads. The development boasts miles of walking trails and bike paths as well as a 15-acre lake and a pool with pool house. Lots go for $73,900, and the homes in the parade will be priced at about $400,000 to $450,000, Ward estimated.
Some of the parade homes already have been sold, which tends to raise the price as buyers pick what they want, Ward noted. And builders use the parade to showcase the best of their capabilities, so they usually go for a higher-end product. Participating builders, so far, are: Bob Buescher Homes; Granite Ridge Builders; Hickory Creek Homes; Quality Crafted Homes; Slattery Builders; Timberlin Homes; and Star Homes by Delagrange and Richhart. North Eastern is also bringing back the vendor tent — something the HBA chose not to do at its 2013 parade — and hopes to have more than 100 companies participating.
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All interested young women are urged to contact Michelle Love, pageant director, for a contestant packet and more details. Early entry deadline is June 1. Contact Love at missallencounty@gmail.com or 693-9407. The 2014 queen will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship and her ďŹ rst runner-up a $450 scholarship. She and her court will win prizes such as: Vera Bradley handbags, gold and diamond jewelry, gift certiďŹ cates to area restaurants, massages, modeling
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‘Step of faith’ to reveal church beyond trees By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
Woodview Church of God plans to explore its future on Stand Up Sunday on June 1. “I don’t think people realize we’re back there,” said Cathy Burris, the church treasurer. Indeed, drivers would need to take their eyes off Getz Road to stare east through the wooded, 5-acre property to see the congregation’s home on the former sheep farm. The church has served from 1825 Getz Road since 1973. The building’s odd shape reflects the multiple remodeling projects. The building is in poor condition and another fix-up is not an option, said the Rev. Joe Shouse, who came to Woodview as pastor in 2012. “Our theme song for our building fund is ‘Step Into the Water,’” Shouse said. “There is a line in that song that says ‘Step into the water, wade out a little bit deeper, it’s time we the people stand up for what is right.” “With that in mind, we are calling June 1 Stand Up Sunday and we are encouraging the congregation to do what is right by standing up together and take a step of faith and wade out a little bit deeper and give to the building
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A stand of timber separates Getz Road from Woodview Church of God.
fund on this very special day.” The blacktop drive winds through oak and hickory trees that fit well with the church’s name. The trees outnumber the 22 parking spaces almost 3-to-1. “We are a church of about 30 — very small — but we are committed to moving forward and serving our community,” the pastor said in an email. The church will kick off its building fund with a worship celebration at 10:30 a.m. June 1, followed by a banquet at the Best Western Luxbury Inn, on Coventry Lane. “The goal is to begin raising the needed funds from the current congregation and from family, friends and former members, in order to meet the church’s needs,” Shouse said in a news release.
Everyone is invited to the church service. To make reservations for the banquet, call Shouse at 446-4751. “It’s deteriorated to the point where it becomes more and more overwhelming, where we’re saying it’s not going to be viable much longer,” said Burris, who came to Woodview about six years ago. “What I experienced when I came there was the loving congregation, the closeness, and their willingness to reach out and accept my grandson and me into the congregation.” “We were looking for a small church. That was the first one that I tried and that’s where we stayed,” she said. “We realize our facility is not adequate or family friendly and therefore we are taking a step of faith,” Shouse said in a news release. “We want to make a difference in the lives of people and we need the
kind of building that will allow us to reach out and make that difference. “Recently we had a block party and invited the residents of an entire apartment complex. We realized at that time we were not equipped to do the ministry we desire to do.” “We really are at a preliminary point in this endeavor,” he said in an email. “Excited about their new vision, the congregation will continue to worship, pray and work together to reach their goal.” For the moment, the church has only the resolve to move forward, and the confidence that the details will fall into place after June 1. “We have talked about moving the new building up close to the street, thinking that might be a better presence in the community,” Burris said. “We’re all very excited. It’s a big project. We’ve
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Woodview Church of God will launch a building fund at Stand Up Sunday on June 1.
got a long way to go, but we’re excited. “We are just stepping out in faith to see where the Lord leads us.” Pastor Alvin Beggs served as the church’s first pastor, followed by his son Dwayne. Others served short-term pastorates. Steve Hildebrand, who retired in 2012, served as pastor for 14 years. Shouse and his wife, Denise, live in Haviland,
Ohio. “Denise and I have been in ministry for 35 years and have pastored Church of God congregations in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan,” Shouse said. He is a graduate of Anderson University. The Church of God has 2,700 congregations in the United States, with a missionary effort in more than 90 countries. Its general headquarters is in Anderson, Ind.
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Anne Eccles ďŹ rst discovered the thrill of riding horses when she was 9 years old. After 35 years, she’s still riding, and training horses and riders. And she still ďŹ nds a thrill in seeing horses in an open pasture. “The beauty of that is what keeps you coming out to take care of them when it’s 15 below zero,â€? said Eccles, the trainer and barn manager at Kress Creek Farm in rural Roanoke. The stables will share that thrill with the public and with other stables on Saturday, May 10.
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other participating farms. “They’re welcome to look around the barn. There will be lots of different barns that they can talk to and ďŹ nd out about,â€? Eccles said. “And they’re more than welcome to come and ask questions about riding lessons, horse shows or horse ownership.â€? She said she expects about 40 horses and riders. Eccles spoke as she walked Lux, an 8-year-old Irish sport horse owned by Brianna Stafford, the daughter of Kress Creek’s owners. “When he was 5 years old, he was the young jumper champion of Ireland,â€? Eccles said. “This horse is a jumper. He’s more advanced; he jumps 3-foot, 6-inch jumps. He won’t be competing at our horse show because it’s a little below the level that he works at now,â€? she said. Through the ofďŹ ce window, Eccles can see the indoor arena that protects riders in any weather. The event will be held in that enclosed
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Construction at Dupont Corner, a shopping center slated for a 40-acre property at the corner of Dupont and Diebold roads, has been put on hold temporarily because of Allen County’s plans to widen Diebold. Developer Don Steininger said that site preparation and infrastructure work within the site will continue, but no
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area. There will be no cross-country or dressage competition. Eccles said the horses at the farm enjoy quiet time during the day, with most of the activity after people come from work or school. And then there are riding lessons and horse shows. Kress Creek has traveled to Ohio this year. “We plan to go to Michigan and Kentucky in June and July,â€? she said. Kress Creek has a staff of four. The trainer ďŹ rst took riding lessons at a stable in Indianapolis. “And from there I started the horse shows,â€? she said. “I had quite a bit of success horse-showing, and was Indiana champion several times.â€? This will be the ďŹ rst horse show since Eccles joined Kress Creek last fall. But she did hold a riding clinic in the fall, featuring ďŹ ve-time Olympic equestrian Anne Kursinski. Other clinics are possible, but Eccles had no ďŹ rm dates. Contact Eccles at kresscreekfarm@yahoo.com.
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FWMoA celebrates 30 years in current home By Ryan Schnurr rschnurr@kpcmedia.com
On April 15, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art (FWMoA) celebrated 30 years in its current location. Before coming to its current location in 1984, the museum had previously existed with classes and exhibitions, but primarily in residential homes. Executive Director Charles Shepard said that this was a key turning point for the museum. “The museum has been around for 80, almost 90 years ‌but it’s only been 30 years that the museum has been coordinated and consolidated in a professional museum environment,â€? he said. This “ushered in the opportunity for us to become a professional
museum.â€? In the 1950s the Fine Arts Foundation (now Arts United) started formulating plans for a museum. The land was purchased in 1966, and in 1979, after a number of feasibility studies, the board of trustees passed a resolution to build a new facility. The building was designed by Walter A. Netsch and the architectural ďŹ rm was MSKTD. The program from its dedication day described it like this: “The bricks and mortar, the works of art, the programs and festivities are the visible signs of a commitment to a philosophy which focuses on art as an essential element in the lives of all people. The dream â€˜â€Ś to dedicate a place for art ‌ where the spirit can be enlarged as well as
sustained’ for our community is a persistent one.â€? Shepard said that while the museum has changed through the years, it’s never stopped maturing. While the early years were focused on learning how to exist in a professional space and the second phase of the museum was reaching out and bringing in high-proďŹ le shows, he said that it’s come to a point at which the museum is capable of much more. “I’ve had the luxury to say let’s renovate and make the building bigger ‌ and let’s start authoring our own shows and originate things,â€? he said. “In this case we bring a quality of museum ‌ that is comparable to much bigger cities. And frankly, I think we’re more relevant to our community than many of
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Allen County couple prepare for 55-mile run By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
If a 26.2-mile race just isn’t enough exercise, you might want to tag along with Cari and David Mansfield. The Allen County runners will share in a local 5k on May 10, to train for an ultra-marathon June 1 in South Africa. “We will be running an 89km [55-mile] one-day race called The Comrades in South Africa,� Cari Mansfield said in an email. The run ends in the coastal city of Durban. According to the website comrades. com, the race has reached its cap of 18,000 entries. “Not only are we running an insane distance, but we are running for a cause.� Money will support clean-water installations in Africa. “Each day 4,000 kids die from dirty water. Having two boys of our own, this statistic is not OK with us,� she wrote. “We wanted to do something and to do something big.� “We have a goal to raise $100,000 by running our race and hosting other fundraisers for wells in Sierra Leone,� she wrote. The ItIsWell 5K is one of those fundraisers. Runners will step off from Sonrise United
Methodist Church, 10125 Illinois Road, at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 10. The route will loop through the neighborhood around Scott Road and Indiana 14. For details, to join, or to support the run, visit itiswell5k.org. The cost to participate is $40. “The organization we are working with is a not-for-profit called Let Them LOL,� Cari Mansfield wrote. “So far, we have raised close to $18,000.� Running runs in the family for the Mansfields. Sons Dawson, 9, and Luke, 7, ran in the kids’ marathon at the 2013 Fort4Fitness. “It was our first race together as a family,� David Mansfield said in an email. “Our boys had a great time. They are active and love to be outside.� Luke recently ran the Color Vibe 5K with Cari, and sometimes joins in the shorter training runs, David said. “We have been running quite a while,� David said. “We started out with 5ks and then up to 10ks and then half-marathon and marathon. Boy, we’ve run all over the place from Elkhart to South Bend to Florida. I’ve run a marathon in Minneapolis, Indy, Chicago. And then of course the Fort4Fitness, every year since it started.� The couple ran in the 2013 KPC Newspaper
in Education Sprint Distance Triathlon. This year’s race will be run Saturday, July 19, at Bixler Lake Park in Kendallville. For details, visit kpctriathlon.com. “Actually, my wife and I have run a number of marathons, and we’re looking to run an ultra-marathon, which is by definition anything over 26.2 miles,� David said. Cari read about a Chicago woman who ran to support wells in Sierra Leone, in west Africa. “What a great cause,� David said. The Mansfields then directed their efforts toward that same mission. Though they have not been to Sierra Leone, they are familiar with mission work. “We’ve actually been to Kenya to help out with a pool,� he said. “We’ve been to Haiti to help out, and that’s where we met.� Cari was working with vacation Bible school. “I helped out with the medical side,� said David, who is a nurse by profession. David said Sonrise Church is planning a trip to Sierra Leone to visit the sites where the wells are being installed. That trip might happen this year, he said. For more information about the Mansfields, visit stayclassy.org/ ItIsWell, or their Facebook page, It Is Well 5K.
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Paulding clinic offers care to underserved By Peter Ambrose pambrose@kpcmedia
On a patch of soil in the southeast area of Fort Wayne rises a plain, unassuming structure that may just represent the
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“It is so much more than just a primary care office, so much more than just a clinic,” said Ben Miles, chief operating officer of Parkview Hospital and Affiliates. “For this portion of our community, it is going to be outreach and education. It’s going to be health. It’s going to be dental. There’s so much one-stopshop-type philosophy.” Under their collaboration, Parkview owns the center on East Paulding Road near Hessen Cassel Road, and leases about two-thirds of the 7,500 square feet of space to Neighborhood Health Clinics. The nonprofit organization provides the primary care. NHC President and CEO Mary Haupert said residents who for years have sorely lacked adequate and convenient access to medical care Haupert on the south side of Fort Wayne can now take advantage of the family-practice, OBGYN and pediatric services as well as immunizations the clinic offers.
She believes the number of patients the clinic helps will rise gradually and eventually reach into the thousands. “We’re hoping within five years to be serving about 5,000,” she said. Most forms of insurance are accepted. And since NHC specializes in treating low-income patients, the group helps the uninsured by applying a sliding fee based on income and household size. The center, as a branch of NHC’s headquarters on South Calhoun Street, is only open three days a week for right now, staffed by a nurse practitioner, two nurses and a front-desk attendant. But that’s about to change soon with services expanding over the next year. Haupert said the clinic is expected to operate full time, five days a week, starting in July when a physician from North Dakota, Dr. George Stenger, moves to Fort Wayne and opens a family practice at the center under a contract with NHC. A new nurse and another front-desk attendant would be hired.
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Lutheran Life boxing program fights Parkinson’s By Peter Ambrose pambrose@kpcmedia.com
The gym, in its drab appearance, resembles those from the best boxing movies. Gritty. Simple. Utilitarian. Nothing too fancy. The kind of place that forges underdogs into champions. Lutheran Life Villages’ retirement community on South Anthony Boulevard in Fort Wayne held a ribbon-cutting ceremony as part of Parkinson’s Awareness Month to mark a new partnership with Rock Steady Boxing, a nonprofit center in Indianapolis dedicated to helping people with Parkinson’s overcome their symptoms by applying old-school boxing training methods. The disease pulls no punches, so in equal response, Rock Steady Boxing gives the afflicted a chance to strike back, to find a measure of peace and prolong their normalcy. The local program looks old school, with a gym set up in a converted storage room in Lutheran Life’s basement. Fluorescent lights illuminate dark gray stone walls. New punching bags line one side of the room, and speed bags take up space
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nearby. On the other end, a few tables have been set up, equipment is stacked and a newly built wooden cubby holds some gear. Motivational phrases and the blue-and-gold Rock Steady Boxing logo adorn the walls. During one recent evening session, four participants trained with Lutheran Life wellness coordinator and honorary head coach Rachael Dettling. A framed picture of Muhammad Ali, looking exhausted after a 1965 bout with Sonny Liston, stared down at them. Ali, who has suffered from Parkinson’s for years, and posters of boxing movies past are invoked to
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at Turnstone. Vicky Pope, who was diagnosed last year, drove from her home in Roanoke for her third class. “I’m noticing benefits so far,” she said. Bob Craven, 62, who also was diagnosed a year ago, needs assistance from staff and a walker. Though his mobility is limited, he doesn’t back down. He gives as much as his body can deliver. “There are days that are good, and there are days you have to work harder,” he said. “But you gotta persist.” Craven said he used to be an athlete and a guitar player before he was stricken with Parkinson’s. The disorder has taxed him physically and mentally, but the program offers an outlet for the frustration. “Hitting that bag is just about as close as hitting something,” he said. Dettling said the workout isn’t just dedicated to alleviating the physical symptoms of Parkinson’s but the emotional toll as well. “It’s a life-changing diagnosis that can lead some people to become depressed,” she said. “What we try to do with this program is to kind of give them back their
independence by empowering them.” Parkinson’s is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disease that saps the affected person’s motor functions, causing a range of bodily tremors, rigidity, movement problems, loss of balance and speech issues. According to the National Parkinson’s Foundation, about 1 million Americans live with the disorder. It’s most prevalent among the elderly, those older than 60, but also affects younger groups. The symptoms can vary from case to case, affecting some more severely than others during the disease’s progression. While incurable, Parkinson’s can be treated with medications, therapy and exercise. The NPF’s website lists research showing how rigorous exercise can be an effective treatment in
helping patients regain some movement control and speed. That’s where Rock Steady Boxing comes in. Founded in 2006 in Indianapolis by former Marion County prosecutor Scott Newman after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, the organization developed an intense, noncontact fitness program to counter the disease’s symptoms. The traditional boxing training regimens provide a full-body workout, specifically focusing on flexibility, strength, speed and especially balance. Lutheran Life Villages started offering Rock Steady Boxing sessions in March, capping months of work to launch the local affiliation. The driving force behind the work was Tim Imler, Lutheran Life’s executive director. He has lived with Parkinson’s for about four years.
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Stained glass windows complete local church By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
The stained glass windows serve as a symbol of the completion of a Roanoke church building. Construction was ďŹ nished last fall, and Faith Lutheran Church at 3416 E. 900N was dedicated Nov. 24. The church commissioned William L. Lupkin Designs Inc. of Fort Wayne to install the six stained glass windows, with the hope that the windows could be in place for Easter. “They actually were ready by Palm Sunday, a week early,â€? said the Rev. Shayne Jonker. The pastor said windows feature the Nativity, Jesus’ baptism, the Last Supper, the CruciďŹ xion and the
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Ralph Garcia secures a stained glass window inside the main entrance to Faith Lutheran Church.
Resurrection. “It ties in beautifully with Easter, the ďŹ nal window showing the Lord standing before an open tomb,â€? Jonker said. The congregation holds one service each Sunday, at 9 a.m. For details, call Jonker at 672-1140. Anyone attending the service will see yet another stained glass window. A window
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formed in 1996, as a mission plant of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. The church found a home at the current property in 1999. Jonker said work on a bigger building nearby on the same land began about two years ago. “The congregation built a large majority of it themselves,� he said. The congregation served as its own general contractor, and subcontracted some of the work. “We completed it and dedicated it in November, and then we started working to raise money for the stained glass, and we had it all by mid-January for the six windows in the nave here,� he said. Another window at the front of the nave was completed in time for the dedication. Donations funded all the windows. A church member who is a retired carpenter managed the construction, assisted by mostly volunteer labor. The pews and baptismal font followed the congregation to the new home nearer the road. Those items were bought in about 1998 from a church that was closing, Jonker said. “It will be a real joy,� the pastor said of the new building, and the new windows. Jonker came to Faith Lutheran in 2009, from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne. Faith Lutheran has about 140 members, Jonker said. “We’re not a large congregation, but we’re a group of very faithful people, a blessed congregation,� he said. A volunteer secretary assists Jonker, who is the only paid staff member. He said the church has a very traditional service, with liturgy and hymns.
May 25 service opens Worship in the Park A May 25 Service of Reconciliation at Foellinger Outdoor Theatre will open the 35th summer of Worship in the Park. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church on St. Mary’s Avenue will honor fallen heroes, and the military veterans, law enforcement ofďŹ cers and others who work to ensure our safety. The service will be held from 8-9 a.m. at the theater in Franke Park, 3411 Sherman Blvd. Trinity’s pastor, the Rev. Russell L. Dewell, is also a chaplain with the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Indiana Army National Guard. He has more than 25 years’ combined military service, including 13 years of active Army duty as a combat arms armor ofďŹ cer serving on Abrams tanks. The Lutheran Men of Song, under the direction of Don Pape, will provide special music and congregational singing accompaniment on hymns. Worship in the Park will continue at 8 a.m. each Sunday until Labor Day weekend. For more information, contact Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church at 422-7931.
Dupont Road/I-69 revamp begins, to end by October Work has begun on a new interchange conďŹ guration at Indiana 1/Dupont Road and Interstate 69. Motorists can expect to see earth work occurring behind temporary barriers at the four corners of the ramps through mid-May. To avoid delays, motorists may seek other routes, such as the new Union Chapel Interchange at Exit 317. The interchange modiďŹ cation is called a diverging diamond interchange and is the ďŹ rst of its kind in Indiana. Brooks 1st Construction won the low bid of $3.5 million, with completion scheduled for late October. Stoplights have been switched to temporary spans. The Indiana Department of Transportation Fort Wayne District announced that 35-mph speed limit signs have been posted on Dupont Road. Motorists should be mindful that from the Dupont Commerce Court entrance
to Parkview Plaza that this is an active construction zone and the speed limit will be enforced. The I-69 off ramp to Dupont Road is now restricted to one turn lane in each direction. For more information, call the district customer service toll-free line at (866) 227-3555 or send an e-mail to NEinformation@indot.in.gov. The bridge deck will be modiďŹ ed, and the ramps will be upgraded to ďŹ t the diverging diamond design. The interchange will be converted from a traditional diamond to a diverging diamond interchange. When entering the DDI, drivers will cross over to the left side of the bridge, guided by signals, signs and pavement markings. “This conďŹ guration efďŹ ciently allows drivers to maneuver to and from I-69 with little to no delays. TrafďŹ c congestion is reduced by eliminating the left-turn phase from the trafďŹ c signal cycle,â€? IDOT said in a news release.
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The city also plans to reduce the gulf of pavement at FairďŹ eld and Brackenridge, which will allow for an expansion of the tiny West Central Playlot there. Ewing, meanwhile, is expected to be the entryway to commercial enterprises around Parkview Field. It will be two-way from Baker to Superior with a turn-lane in the middle, bike lanes on the sides and improved sidewalks with park strips between the walk and the curb. Gunawardena said on-street parking on Ewing will be sacriďŹ ced
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Downtown Fort Wayne will head in a new direction this year in the form of trafďŹ c changes designed to have a signiďŹ cant effect on the area. FairďŹ eld Avenue and Ewing Street will transition from one-way to two-way streets, while at their conuence will sit the most stunning of the changes: the planned roundabout intersection where FairďŹ eld, Ewing, Wells and Superior streets converge. The roundabout will be the ďŹ rst of its kind downtown. “This is going to be a project that’s going to have a huge impact for downtown, and change the way, particularly this area, (it) is going to look,â€? said City Engineer Shan Gunawardena. Work is expected to begin this summer, ďŹ rst to build the roundabout, then to convert FairďŹ eld and Ewing as part of a $4-million project. The goal is to bring trafďŹ c more in line with the vision to remake downtown into a destination hub. According to Public Works spokesman Frank Suarez, the current conďŹ guration of FairďŹ eld and Ewing was designed decades ago to help employees from businesses like General Electric and Lutheran Hospital, at its original site on FairďŹ eld, ow through downtown on their way to and from work. But times have changed.
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Ewing Street will be converted to two-way trafďŹ c as part of a $4 million project.
Lutheran moved and GE is pulling out of the city. The plant, which once employed thousands, has been nearly vacant for years, rendering the trafďŹ c patterns that served it outdated. “The thought process back in the ’50s for FairďŹ eld and Ewing was to move people through downtown. Now it’s to get them to experience downtown,â€? Suarez said. The city wants to capitalize on the boom in developments and attractions that have helped bring more people to live, work and enjoy downtown over the past several years. They include: Parkview Field; the Harrison; the Allen County Public Library and Grand Wayne Convention Center expansions; the new Anthony Wayne Building condos and loft apartment projects; the new Cititlink bus terminal; the upcoming Ash Brokerage Corp. development; the University of Saint Francis’ occupation of the former Scottish Rite Center; and whatever’s to come at the vacant lot next to Parkview Field.
The idea is to create an atmosphere based less on rushing from place to place, and more on browsing through what downtown has to offer by becoming more pedestrian-friendly. Gunawardena, a trafďŹ c engineer, said FairďŹ eld and Ewing as one-way streets limit visibility to businesses. “Commercial retail businesses, particularly if it’s a restaurant or some sort of shop, they depend on pass-by trafďŹ c. If you’re not passing by, you’re not seeing it,â€? he said. When the roads are converted to two-way, plans call for FairďŹ eld to remain more of a thoroughfare and handle most of the trafďŹ c. Improvements will stretch from Superior Street to the viaduct just south of Baker Street. The island that forces northbound and southbound trafďŹ c on to Baker from FairďŹ eld will be taken out. Baker will become a two-way street with a stop sign at FairďŹ eld. Gunawardena said the plans won’t affect the police memorial at the intersection.
to satisfy the volume of requests the city received for more bike lanes and safer sidewalks. To that end, the far right lane of Jefferson Boulevard will be taken out from Broadway to FairďŹ eld to accommodate wider sidewalks. A stretch of Main Street will be reduced from four lanes to three, with the middle lane used for left turns onto FairďŹ eld and Ewing after they become two-way streets. Bike lanes also will be created on Main between Jackson Street in the West Central neighborhood to Maiden Lane near the Aunt
Millie’s bakery. The project, though, all starts with the roundabout. Gunawardena said most of the design is complete, and the hope is to open construction bids by the end of the month. The project could then begin in June. And why a roundabout at Superior, Wells, Ewing and FairďŹ eld? Because “a ďŹ ve-legged intersection plan being controlled with a trafďŹ c signal is not the most efďŹ cient way to control it,â€? Gunawardena said. Work on the project is expected to be mostly completed by November.
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Digital marketing awards nominations due May 30 Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly and Keyflow Creative announced the 2014 Digital Marketing Awards, which celebrate excellence in digital marketing for small, medium and large companies and nonprofit organizations in northeast Indiana. Entrants may submit their best work on their website and in social media to see how they stack up against other companies and organizations. Gold, silver and honorable mention awards will be presented in each category, and all entries will be considered in determining the 2014 Digital Marketer of the Year, awarded to the most noteworthy digital marketing entry. Entries must be submitted online at
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Canal Days books Rhett Walker The New Haven Canal Days Committee together with the New Haven Adams Township Parks and Recreation Department announced that the Rhett Walker Band will appear in a free concert Saturday evening, June 7, in Schnelker Park. The Southern and Christian rock band’s show is part of the 2014 Canal Days Festival, June 3 through 7. The time of the concert and other details remain to be determined. This will be the festival’s second Faith & Family Night, which
aims to bring together all generations and all denominations to celebrate the community. In 2013, the bands Love & the Outcome and the Sidewalk Prophets drew an estimated crowd of 4,000 to New Haven for an evening in the park. Concertgoers came from as far away as Ontario, Pennsylvania and Iowa. “Come to the River,” the Rhett Walker Band’s debut album, was released in 2012. The album’s debut single, “When Mercy Found Me,” garnered the band a
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Bishop Dwenger High School staff and supporters join in breaking ground for renovations to the 50-year-old school. Sharing in the ceremony are, from left: Tom Didier, city councilman and BDHS alumnus; the Rev. Jacob Meyer, school chaplain; Dan Conroy, director of maintenance; Marsha Jordan, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend; Catherine Yanko, Class of 2014, student body co-president; Katie Burns, director of development and alumni relations; Jason Schiffli, principal; and Sister Marilyn Oliver (University of Saint Francis), school board co-president. The project will include construction of a new chapel, upgrades to the gymnasium, a new multipurpose facility, and renovation of the original 36 classrooms.
A program on Miami Indian clothing kicked off the Miami Indian Heritage Days for 2013. Sue Lester presented the May 3 program at the Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road. Sponsored by the History Center, Miami Indian Heritage Days programs are held from 1-4 p.m. the first Saturday of the month, May through November, and feature local artists, performers, and representatives from the Miami Indians and other Native American groups demonstrating aspects of their lasting heritage for the public to enjoy. Admission for each Saturday event is $7 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. History Center members and children age 5 and under are admitted free. Admission also includes the opportunity to visit the Chief Richardville House. The Chief Richardville House is recognized as the oldest Native American structure in the Midwest, the first Greek Revival style house in Indiana, and the only extant Treaty House in the nation. The Chief Richardville House, Akima Pinsiwa Awiiki, was named a National Historic Landmark in 2012. The remaining schedule includes: June 7 — Miami clothing, with Sue Lester. July 5 — Miami dance, with Gloria Tippmann. Aug. 2 — Miami beadwork, with Katrina Mitten. Sept. 6 — Miami harvest: edible and usable plants and materials, with Dani Tippmann. Oct. 4 — Wikiami cattail matting. Nov. 1-2 — Traders Days, traditional Miami and regional tribes’ crafts, goods, and wares for sale, and hands-on demonstrations and interactive educational programs, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, free to public. For more information, contact the History Center at 426-2882 or visit fwhistorycenter.com.
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(ALLEN COUNTY) The nationwide credit crisis may have turned “the American dream” into an extended nightmare for many Indiana home buyers and sellers. Banks and mortgage lenders (who are not going out of business) have tightened up their lending requirements to the point where many home buyers today can no longer qualify for a mortgage. Record foreclosures, rising unemployment, losses in the financial markets and the current credit crunch have not only reduced the number of buyers who can buy but have also increased the number of houses that sellers need to sell. Prices are under pressure as home sellers lower their asking price to attract a buyer, and as lenders resell their foreclosed homes below market value. And it’s turning into a vicious cycle -- as many buyers need to sell their current home first -- and many sellers (unless they plan to rent) need new financing to get into their next home. As a result, a sea of real estate agents, mortgage brokers and home builders are going out of business. These professionals are in the business of serving buyers and sellers. But that’s hard to do with the credit crisis when the entire real estate industry traditionally relies on mortgage lending to finance buyers and get houses sold. What can homeowners do to sell their homes? How can buyers get financing if they can’t meet the tougher lending criteria on credit scores, income verification, down payment amounts and debt ratios?
There’s one local real estate professional who has found a way to make things work even with the present banking crisis. Mike MacDonald is the president of Summit City Investments, Inc. Since 1999, his private investment company has been buying houses throughout the Allen County, IN region without ever relying on banks. MacDonald’s company takes over existing mortgages or brings in private lenders allowing him to pay homeowners all cash for the properties. He then offers his properties for rent or “for sale by owner” using a variety of unique seller financing programs. By taking a long term approach and never relying on banks, business has never been better for MacDonald and his company. “Most sellers are unaware of the options we offer. What they need most is a qualified buyer... and we might just be that buyer. We can buy houses in as-is condition, pay top dollar and close in just a few days… or whenever they’re ready.”
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they must be desperate before calling him to buy their house. “It’s a very common misconception. But until I look at a house and do some research, I won’t know my game plan for the property or what I can offer. But after a single visit to the property and meeting with the homeowners I can let them know exactly what I can do. My offer is good for 7 days and it’s only at that point, with my offer on the table, that a seller can decide if I’m going to become their buyer.” In fact, price is not an issue for MacDonald. As an investor, what’s important to him is the determination of what income the property can produce. “It’s easy to determine. I also do an appraisal and look at the recent comparable sales. Then I do whatever I can to offer a seller up to full price today -- or about what they might net sometime in the future pursuing a more conventional route. What I can pay depends on the condition, location and financing options available for that type of property. It only takes about 10 minutes to prescreen a property over the phone and to set an appointment. We typically buy 1 out of every 4 properties we see. In fact, for about half of those I have purchased, the seller pursued their other options and then came to realize that my offer was the best all along.” MacDonald believes the three biggest reasons a house doesn’t sell are: 1) it is overpriced, 2) it is poorly marketed, or 3) it is not fixed up to show well. “I can pay a fair price on a home that needs work. I might even plan to increase the value or marketability by adding a bedroom or bath, finishing a basement or installing a new heating system. Brand new carpet and paint will go a long way to attract a qualified buyer. But I understand that many sellers don’t have the time, inclination or money to remodel a house... just to get it sold. We solve that problem for sellers.” Overpricing a home could be the biggest mistake. Listing agents sometimes suggest (or a seller might decide) to ask for a higher price than needed. This might be to test the market or leave wiggle room to negotiate. However, this can backfire if the seller wants (or needs) a quick sale, or when the “days on the market” stacks up causing buyers to wonder what’s wrong with the property. Another misconception about how Mike MacDonald buys houses is the idea that he’s probably looking for sellers in financial distress. “Look, when a seller is out of time or out of options, then I’m usually their best solution -- if their property is not over-financed. But most people headed for foreclosure are either overleveraged or actually looking to save their house. If I buy the house the seller must move. They really need to get into a more affordable home... but sometimes I can help by swapping properties.” MacDonald warns about companies and real estate investors who target distressed homeowners. “Recent laws have been passed in Indiana that apply to any business and investor who targets people in foreclosure. Be cautious, do your research and perhaps seek legal advice when anyone wants to charge you an upfront fee for helping to get your loan modified, or... if they’re promising to lease the home back to you. That rarely works out like the borrower expects and can lead to accusations of fraud. Perhaps rightly so.” What does a real estate investor like Mike MacDonald do with the houses he
buys each month? What about the hundreds of houses his company has bought throughout Allen County, Indiana over the last 14 years? Simple. He rents them out or resells them. “We’re usually managing 80 to 100 properties at any given time -- making us one of the largest owners of single family homes in the area. Each month we may have 10 to 15 houses for sale. Some we’ve owned for years and others we have recently bought.” With a reasonable down payment, MacDonald says he can sell you one of his properties using his popular owner financing programs -- even if you have damaged credit or a short job history. His most popular owner financing “If you can afford a first month’s rent, a last month’s rent and a security deposit, then I can probably sell you one of my houses.”
out some sellers who have found themselves in over their head.” “We do everything we can to get our buyers permanent bank financing. It’s a win-win because we pay sellers all cash and fund our deals with private lenders. Our lenders are mostly local individuals seeking alternatives to low bank CD rates. They earn 8 to 10% interest on real estate notes well-secured by our properties. When we get our buyer cashed out, we finally make our money and can payoff our investor. These investors usually want to reinvest allowing us to buy even more houses.” Unfortunately many of the mortgage programs once available are now gone. It’s reported that 75% of the available lending disappeared when FHA changed their rules last October and again early this year. But, if you have money to put down and can prove your income, there are still loans available now. In fact, some rural development loans and VA loans still allow qualified buyers to borrow with no money down. “We help all of our buyers get a bank loan as quickly as possible... or we finance them ourselves. But we’ve never relied on banks. That keeps us in control and maintains our sanity. But we get those loans done every chance we get. In fact, sometimes a buyer can qualify and doesn’t even know it. Other times they can qualify but need a flexible seller. We’re one of the most creative and flexible sellers you’ll ever find,” says MacDonald. Does buying or selling a home have to be difficult? Maybe not! “President Obama says today's economy is the worst since the Great Depression and it may take many years to recover. Unfortunately I think he’s right and so do many sharp economists.” Interested in selling your property quickly and easily? Looking to buy a new home without bank qualifying? It may be worth checking in with Mike MacDonald and his staff at Summit City Investments, Inc. Call them at (260) 267-0760 or visit them online at www.SummitCityInvestments.com. They’re in a unique position to help buyers and sellers overcome the new challenges created by the recent mortgage market meltdown and credit crisis. And if you’re looking for a conservative way to earn 8-10% interest on your idle cash savings or retirement funds, call and ask for info on becoming one of their private lenders.
program includes the opportunity to build “sweat equity.” Before repairing or remodeling a newly acquired house, MacDonald offers it in “as-is” condition to his buyer’s list. This allows his client to do the work (to suit their own preferences) in exchange for all or part of a down payment. “I have a lot of buyers who check my website each week looking for these ‘fixer upper’ deals. But if the home is not under contract within 10 days or so then I’ll hire my contractors to fix it up completely.” His next most popular program is a down payment assistance plan. Many buyers turn to MacDonald’s company because they don’t have the down payment required by today’s cautious lenders. Mike helps buyers build up equity or a down payment over time with his rent-to-own (or lease with the option to buy) program. In this program you can rent the property you’ve decided to buy, but have the option to close anytime over the next 1, 2... or even 5 years. A portion of the rent each month is credited toward buying. Additional amounts can be paid monthly for more rapid equity build up plus other promised amounts can be made later... like proceeds from the sale of another property or a pending tax refund. Once the buyer has enough “skin” in the deal, MacDonald can close with owner financing at the predetermined, mutually agreed upon price and terms. Or the buyer SUMMIT CITY INVESTMENTS, INC. is can close with a new bank loan. According located at 2200 Lake Avenue, Suite 123 in to MacDonald, “There are so many reasons Fort Wayne, IN, holds a Certificate of my buyers like some time before qualifying Good Standing from the Indiana Secretary for a mortgage. They may need to sell their of State, and is a BBB Accredited business house, work on their credit, establish more with the Indiana Better Business Bureau time on a job or establish two years of with an A+ rating, provable income on tax returns when self-employed. All our buyers are put in Mike MacDonald is the President of touch with a sharp mortgage broker who Summit City Investments, Inc. He is a creates a plan for them. We can recommend an affordable credit repair company that can 37-year resident in the local community, do unbelievable things given even a short 6 to and has been a long term partner in his 12 months to work on a file. This also helps family’s independent insurance agency and tax & accounting firm (G. A. MacDonald Associates, Inc.) For more information or to view a list of properties for sale, just visit www.SummitCityInvestments.com 2200 Lake Avenue, Suite 123 Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Phone (260) 267-0760 -----------------
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Visit InFortWayne.com We round up the best of the best each weekend, so you can spend less time planning, and more time doing. MULTIPLE DATES / CONTINUING / NOTICES / REGISTRATION High school graduations. Due to limited space, most schools restrict attendance by issuing tickets in advance. Questions about individual school policy should be directed to the school. The following graduations will be held at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 400 Parnell Ave. Leo Jr./Sr. High School, 7 p.m. Friday, June 6. Homestead High School, 11 a.m. Saturday, June 7. New Haven High School, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 7. Carroll High School, 2 p.m. Sunday, June 8. Northrop High School, 6 p.m. Friday, June 13. Wayne High School, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 13. Snider High School, 10 a.m. Saturday, June 14. South Side High School, noon Sunday, June 14. North Side High School, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 14. Other graduation plans include: Bishop Dwenger High School, 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 23, The Embassy Theatre. Fort Wayne Area Home Schools, 11 a.m. Saturday, May 31, First Assembly of God Church, 1400 W. Washington Center Road. Huntington North High School, baccalaureate Sunday, June 1, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium; commencement Friday, June 6, at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium. Concordia Lutheran High School, 1 p.m. Sunday, June 1, The Embassy Theatre. Canterbury High School, baccalaureate and graduation, 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 6, at the high school. Heritage High School, 7 p.m. Friday, June 6, in the school gymnasium. Woodlan High School, 7 p.m. Friday, June 6, in the school gymnasium. Blackhawk Christian High School, 6 p.m. Sunday, June 8, Blackhawk Ministries Worship Center. Space art contest. The Fort Wayne Astronomical Society invites this school year’s ďŹ fth-graders to share their views of outer space in a contest that offers a telescope as ďŹ rst prize. Students may draw or paint their view of what exists beyond Earth, real or imagined. The winner will receive a 76mm telescope. The second-place prize is a star ďŹ nder, and third place wins a one-year family membership in the society. Entries must be postmarked by June 6. For details, visit FortWayneAstronomicalSociety.com. Summer art classes. Purple Dandelion Art Studio, 304 Webster St., Monroeville. Artist Mary Lou Morgan will instruct classes for adults and children in drawing, wire sculpture, acrylic painting, craft projects and painted furniture techniques. Guest instructors will teach calligraphy and beginner quilt projects. Studio hours are 1-9 p.m. Wednesdays. Sign up during regular hours or call Morgan at 623-3688. Driver education. Homestead High School, 4310 Homestead Road. The
book portion will be held 12:30-3:30 p.m. weekdays, June 11-24. The student must be 15 before June 11 to take the book portion. The cost for the book portion is $125. The driving instruction portion is available in six sessions: June 11-18, June 19-26, June 27-July 7, July 8-15; July 16-23; and July 24-31. Driving time choices vary by session; contact the school for details. The cost for the driving portion is $250. Each student must drive for six hours. Students who complete the book portion online are eligible for the driving portion. Participation is not limited to Southwest Allen County Schools students or SWAC residents. Registration will be Wednesday, May 21, starting at 6:30 a.m. in the Community Room of Homestead High School; enter by Door No. 1. Miss Allen County Queen Scholarship Pageant. June 1 is the early entry deadline. Contact Michelle Love at missallencounty@gmail.com or 6939407. The pageant will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 20, at Carroll High School. The winner and her court will reign over the 25th annual Allen County Fair, July 22-27. The pageant is open to women ages 17 to 21 who live in Allen County. Camp Joe Levine. Fox Island Park Nature Preserve, 7324 Yohne Road. This Jewish day camp for children ages 4-13 is open to Jewish and non-Jewish campers. Kids enjoy one, two or three weeks of summer fun. To download an application, visit fwjf.org/Events/CampJoeLevine. aspx. For additional information, call Samantha McGlennen, 438-2118. Sessions are July 7-11, July 14-18, and July 21-25. Camp hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Allen County Master Gardener Youth Program. Allen County Extension OfďŹ ce, 4001 Crescent Ave. $40, due at orientation. Purdue Cooperative Extension offers this summer educational program for kids ages 8 and up. For 15 years, young adults interested in gardening have received hands-on training, tours and outdoor labs at the Allen County Extension OfďŹ ce on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The young adults also plant and maintain their own garden area during the summer. In 2014, classroom training sessions begin with orientation June 17 and conclude July 29. Visit or contact the Allen County Extension ofďŹ ce at 481-6826 (Option 3) and ask for an application, or contact Ricky Kemery, Horticulture Extension educator, at kemeryr@purdue.edu. Fall 2014 Master Gardener Volunteer Program. Allen County Extension OfďŹ ce, 4001 Crescent Ave. $125 program fee includes class material and a reference notebook. The Purdue University Master Gardener volunteer program helps gardeners grow by providing them with intensive training in horticultural principles. Participants, in turn, share their knowledge by providing volunteer leadership and service to their communities. In 2014, volunteer training sessions will begin Sept. 3 and conclude in early November. Training sessions will be conducted at the Allen County Extension OfďŹ ce, Wednesday evenings from 5:30-9 p.m., and Saturday mornings from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Weekly classes are separate teaching sessions, not repeats of the same session. To learn more about this volunteer program or to pick up an application, visit the Allen County Extension OfďŹ ce or call 481-6826 and press Option 3. Additional information and an application can be downloaded from extension.purdue.edu/allen. (Click on Home Yard and Garden). Comedy Dinner Theater BeneďŹ t. Grabill Missionary Church, 13637 State St., Grabill. Thursday through Saturday, May 15, 16 and 17, at 6:30 p.m. $12 per person. This annual community tradition features a delicious meal, plenty of laughs and support for a local charity. Follow the escapades of the town sheriff and his bumbling deputy as they unravel a hilarious murder mystery in the production of “The Groom Has Cold Feet,â€? a Wild West comedy in three acts. Preceding the play, you’ll be served a Dutch Heritage chicken dinner, followed by dessert during the play. A portion of the proceeds will help provide funding for Christian Community Health Care, a free medical clinic serving the greater Fort Wayne area and surrounding counties. For ticket information, call Grabill Missionary Church at 627-3678. Fridays in May. Trinity English Lutheran Church, 405 W. Wayne St. 12:10-12:40 p.m. each Friday in May. The public is invited; admission is free. Each music program is followed by a $2 sandwich lunch. Remaining dates are: May 16, in Krauss Chapel, the Chamber Singers of Concordia Lutheran High School, Tavis Schickler, director; May 23, in Wagenhals Hall, Kekionga Steel Drumz of Kekionga Middle School,
Michael Horan, director; May 30, in Krauss Chapel, Austin Lewellen, string bass, and Jason Simon, piano. “Road Trip, U.S.A.â€? The Summit City Singers presents its spring 2014 concert series. All concerts are free and open to the public. Donations are always welcome. Summit City Singers is a Fort Wayne community-based, nonproďŹ t, SATB choral group. The group formed in 2006 with 30 singers. Today there are approximately 60 singers in the group. Judy King is the director and Barbara Krick is the accompanist. Summit City Singers is open to anyone high school age and older who has the desire to sing, can attend rehearsals and concerts and match pitch. An audition is not required. Summit City Singers rehearse September through early November, with concerts being held mid-November and early December. Rehearsals then resume in February and continue through early May with spring concerts following. The group performs all types of choral music, and this season’s selections will include “The Yellow Rose of Texas,â€? “Mississippi Mud,â€? “Chicago,â€? “My Old Kentucky Homeâ€? and “God Bless the U.S.A.â€? Dates and locations are: Tuesday, May 13, 7 p.m., Georgetown Place, 1717 Maplecrest Road; Tuesday, May 20, 7 p.m., Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 1819 Reservation Drive; Tuesday, May 27, 7 p.m., Towne House Retirement Center, 2209 St. Joe Center Road; Sunday, June 1, 7 p.m., Crossview Church, 12532 Grabill Road, Grabill; Tuesday, June 3, 7 p.m., Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 2417 Getz Road; and Friday, June 13, 7:30 p.m., Riverside Gardens, corner of Schwartz and Cedarville roads, Leo. For more information on joining or about concerts, contact Judy King at 489-4505 or tking1812@frontier.com. “Misalliance.â€? First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St. Remaining dates are: May 10, 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m., and May 18 at 2 p.m. Regular box ofďŹ ce hours are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, noon- 5 p.m. Call 426-7421, Ext. 121, or 422-6329. Or order tickets online at ďŹ rstpresbyteriantheater.com. Tickets are $20 in advance or $24 at the door. Patrons 65 and older pay $18 in advance or $22 at the door. For information on student ticket rate, visit ďŹ rstpres-fw.org. George Bernard Shaw’s pithy social comedy ďŹ nds a bored heiress trapped in an unhappy engagement. To her delight a plane crashes into her country estate, bringing a handsome man, a female daredevil and new ideas that shake up a quiet weekend. Safe Sitter Classes. Lutheran Children’s Hospital, 7950 W. Jefferson Blvd. Safe Sitter is a medically based instructional program that teaches girls and boys how to handle emergencies when caring for young children. Classes include two days of instruction that incorporate lifesaving techniques, how and when to talk with a 9-1-1 dispatcher, injury prevention, behavior management, managing a toddler or preschool guest, tips on child care and how to screen baby-sitting jobs. The classes are taught by Lutheran Children’s Hospital staff and prepare babysitters to conďŹ dently handle crises. Registrations are accepted on a ďŹ rst-come, ďŹ rst-served basis, and class size is limited. The cost for the two-day class is $50. Students must be at least 11 years old to participate. Call Child Life Specialist Tammy Else with Lutheran Children’s Hospital at 435-7344 to register. More details are available at lutheranchildrenshosp.com. Classes take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the following dates: June 24 and 25; July 14 and 15; Aug. 7 and 8; and, Dec. 29 and 30. Register for Diva Dash 5K Run/Walk. The May 31 event at Georgetown Square raises funds and awareness for Girls on the Run of Allen County. Women and girls of any age eligible for the 5K. Registration is $30 May 1 through race day. Register online at runrace.net, or at Three Rivers Running Co. or any Fort Wayne area Health Kick, including the store near Kroger in Georgetown Square. Race-day registration is in front of Georgetown Bowl, form 6:30-7:30 a.m. The race starts at 8 a.m. Each person who registers in advance will receive a T-shirt; sizes are not guaranteed for race-day registration. Pick up packets from 3-7 p.m. Friday, May 30, at Three Rivers Running Co., 4039 N. Clinton St.
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Blvd. 9 a.m. Three Rivers Running Co. has teamed up with the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer and the Lutheran Health Network for the inaugural Pink Ribbon Run, featuring a 4-mile run and a 2-mile walk. All proďŹ ts will support breast cancer research. Show choirs clinic. Homestead High School, 4310 Homestead Road. 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. The award-winning Homestead Show Choir concludes its season with the annual Show Choir Clinic to introduce the excitement of song and dance to area students. Southwest Allen County Schools students, private school students, and homeschool students in grades three to eight are welcome to attend. Clinic participants will learn age-appropriate music and choreography. Eighth-grade students may participate in a Q&A session with Director Curtis Shaw to learn more about Homestead Show Choir and auditions for the 2014-2015 season. To register for the clinic, contact Michelle Ritchie, 437-6507. Homestead Show Choir comprises three ensembles: Elite, the women’s choir; Class Royale, the mixed choir; and Anonymous Blue, the choirs’ backup band. The students traveled to New York City in March to compete in the FAME Show Choir regional competition. Elite won grand champion in the women’s division. All three ensembles advanced to the FAME Show Choir National Championship Series at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago, April 25-26. For more information about Homestead Show Choir, contact Curtis Shaw, cshaw@sacs.k12.in.us. “Run with the Knightsâ€? 5K run/walk. Foster Park, 3900 Old Mill Road. Registration 8 a.m., race begins 9 a.m. Bishop Luers High School is the host for the event. Race-day registration is $20. Pick up packets 8-9 a.m. race day at Foster Park. For more information, contact Sarah Shank at Bishop Luers High School, 456-1261, ext. 3039, or sshank@bishopluers.org, or visit the BLHS website, bishopluers.org. Closing Night: “Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.â€? Embassy Theater, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. 6 p.m. Tickets start at $17. This Ludwig van Beethoven work evolves from a serene opening phrase to the “Ode to Joyâ€? conclusion. The Fort Wayne Philharmonic will perform this Masterworks series program under the direction of Andrew Constantine. Tickets can be purchased by calling 481-0777, online at fwphil.org, or at the Embassy box ofďŹ ce. For more information about the program, the artists and the series, visit fwphil.org. Game night. Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road. 7 p.m. the second Saturday of each month. Thanks to a grant from the Lutheran Foundation, the church has new equipment for game night, including electronic gaming systems, a ping pong table, traditional board games and a karaoke system. Snacks are provided at no charge. Adult chaperones are members of Bethany for more than two years, have passed a background check, and will supervise the event. For more information, visit BethanyLC.org or call 747-0713. Horse show. Kress Creek Farm, 10810 N. 600E, Roanoke. 8 a.m.-late afternoon. Admission and parking free. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be available for purchase. A hunter/jumper horse show with classes for levels from walk/trot through 2’ 6â€? jumping. For horse entry details and other information, visit kresscreekfarm.com. Silent auction and carnival. Bethel United Methodist Church, 8405 Lima Road. 1-4 p.m.
SUNDAY, MAY 11 Grande Page Pipe Organ concert. Embassy Theater, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. 2 p.m. Get tickets at the box ofďŹ ce for $8 for adults, $5 for kids 12 or older with valid student ID. Tickets $10 through ticketmaster.com. This show features Richard Hills, organist at St Mary’s, Bourne Street, London. Hills was named Organist of the Year in 2010 by the American Theater Organ Society. His most recent solo recording was made on the dual-purpose Compton organ of Southampton’s Guildhall. On the Embassy stage, Hills will play tribute to Embassy house organist Buddy Nolan.
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Cruisin’ season has returned. The Liberty Cruisers hold their cruise-ins from 5-7:30 p.m. the second Sunday of each month, April through October, at Liberty Diner, 2929 Goshen Road. A special Mother’s Day rally will be held from 5-7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at the Liberty Diner. The club also will rally from 5-8 p.m. the ďŹ rst Tuesday of each month, June through August, at IHOP Restaurant, 1535 W. Washington Center Road. The club will present the Lawton Park Car Show, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at Lawton Park, 1900 N. Clinton St., with registration from 9 a.m.noon. Proceeds beneďŹ t Hope Alive. For details, email libertycruisers@yahoo.com. The Curbside Cruisers Car Club rallies from 6-8 p.m. the ďŹ rst and third Wednesdays of each month, April through September, at the Athenian Restaurant, 1020 W. Coliseum Blvd. For more regional cruise schedules and updates, visit libertycruisers.com. Evening prayer. Trinity English Lutheran Church, 405 W. Wayne St. 4 p.m. Featuring Scripture, prayer, candlelight and silence. Led by the Rev. Gary Erdos, senior pastor. This meditative spoken service is open to all.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 Get Checking workshop. Allen County Extension OfďŹ ce, 4001 Crescent Ave., on the IPFW Campus. 1-5 p.m. The series of workshops is part of the Bank On Fort Wayne initiative. The workshop is for clients and families who have never had checking or savings accounts at a bank or credit union, or have mismanaged accounts at banks and credit unions so those accounts are now closed without committing fraud, or have accounts, but continue to still use predatory lenders. All workshops are free and open to the public. Advance registration is required. At the completion of the workshop, the participants will receive a certiďŹ cate that will allow them to open an account at a participating bank or credit union. A $50 incentive is available for opening an account, if qualiďŹ ed. For further information, to register or to receive a registration form, contact Vickie Hadley at the Allen County Extension Service, at 481-6826 or hadleyv@purdue.edu, or visit the home & money page on the website at extension.purdue.edu/allen or visit the ofďŹ ce at 4001 Crescent Ave., on the IPFW campus. The ďŹ nal workshop is Monday, June 16, 5-9 p.m.
THURSDAY, MAY 15 AARP educational presentation. Community Foundation, 555 E. Wayne St. 2 p.m. Free; public welcome. Allen County Chapter 187, AARP, will hear Cindy Frederick, branch manager of the 1st Source Bank downtown, discuss identity theft and credit card protection. Frederick will provide tips on keeping personal ďŹ nancial information secure.
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Fort Wayne Farmers’ Market. Lincoln Financial Event Center, 1301 Ewing St. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free admission. Enter from Douglas Street, near Harrison Street. The market features more than 40 vendors. More than half of the booths will offer items from the “farm category,â€? which comprises fresh local meats, free-range eggs, and products such as organic or chemical-free honey, maple syrup, wine, locally roasted coffee and plants. For details, visit ftwaynesfarmersmarket.com. Down the Country Line. Embassy Theater, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. 7 p.m. Local country bands will cover popular country artists. Get details at fwembassytheatre.com. Tickets for this all-ages show are currently on sale at the Embassy Theatre box ofďŹ ce, all other Ticketmaster locations and Ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices are $10 in advance and $12 the week of the show. The Embassy Theatre’s Down the Country Line 3, presented by Sweetwater and Sweetwater Studios, will spotlight ďŹ ve local bands: John Curran and Renegade, Reckon, Cheyenne, Blue Bird Revival and the Marshall Law Band. Down the Country Line is the country-version of the Down the Line series which also includes a hard rock and classic rock version. This is a fundraiser for the Embassy Theatre. John Curran and Renegade will rock the Embassy stage with the music of Luke Bryan. Reckon will cover Jason Aldean, and Blue Bird Revival will feature their female vocalist performing the best of Miranda Lambert. Traditional country music will also be a part of the concert with the Marshall Law Band covering Waylon Jennings and Cheyenne playing the best of Brooks and Dunn. This year, the evening will continue long after the concert ends with a special after-concert party at the Rusty Spur. A Down the Country Line 3 ticket stub will gain you free admittance and several of the bands will be in attendance at the Rusty Spur, 10350 Leo Road. A day for endurance athletes. Pokagon State Park, 450 Lake 100 Lake James, Angola. Registration from 7-8 a.m., activities begin at 9 a.m. The eighth annual Triathlon/Duathlon is sponsored by Trifort Triathletes in conjunction with Americamultisport.com. The day also includes a 5K beneďŹ t run. For details, visit amercamultisport.com. For Pokagon lodging information, visit indianainns.com. Spring Fling Charity Event. Bennett’s Auction & Party Barn, 17125 Killian Road, northeast of Harlan, just off of Indiana 37. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Enjoy family activities, and help support three great charity organizations. The fun begins with the Country View Classic Car & Truck Show, 10 a.m.2:30 p.m., featuring classic collector vehicles from the tri-state area. Call 657-5029 for entry information. A beneďŹ t auction will be held in the barn from 2:30-5:30 p.m., with quality items available for bidding. The event culminates with a hog roast dinner and stage show featuring country recording artist Bekah Bradley and ’50s rock ‘n’ roll sensation Terry Lee & the Rockaboogie Band. Tickets for the hog roast/stage show are $17.50 for adults and $12.50 for students 16 years and younger. A por-
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tion of the event proceeds will beneďŹ t A Hope Center, Harlan Christian Youth Center, and Christian Community Health Care. Contact Dennis Bennett (433-2159, dennisabennett1@peoplepc.com) to order tickets, donate to the auction, or become an event sponsor. Sixth annual Outdoor Flea Market. 7605 Bluffton Road. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission. Sponsored by American Legion Post 241 Auxiliary. Food will be available for purchase. This is a fundraiser for the Homes for Wounded Warriors Program. At 2 p.m., the Auxiliary will rafe off a Thermos propane gas grill; tickets are $1 each or six for $5. Booth spaces are available for $10 each; pay $5 extra for the use of a table, or bring your own table. Celebrate Sound: Don’t Walk in Silence. Foster Park, 3900 Old Mill Road. 10 a.m. The Fort Wayne Breakfast Sertoma Club presents this 5k walk/10k run. Registration is $20 and includes a T-shirt and the chance to win rafe prizes. Register at mycelebratesound.org. Registered participants can pick up their shirts and numbers at FWCS Anthis Career Center from 5-8 p.m. May 14 or 15. Participants can check in at 9 a.m. before the walk ofďŹ cially begins at 10 a.m. Those who wish to join the celebration as a walker, sponsor or volunteer may call 492-0253. Money raised at this event will be used to fund both local and national hearing health projects. The Sertoma Club presents the event in partnership with Carter Hearing Clinics, ENT Associates & The Hearing Center, and Fort Wayne Community Schools. Dancescapes. Williams Theatre, IPFW, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd. 8 p.m. $15. Mikautadze Dance Theatre will perform a full-length evening of modern dance celebrating artistic collaboration. Several premieres will be featured, including “Spirals,â€? composed by IPFW clinical assistant professor Christopher Rutkowski. “Lamentationsâ€? was commissioned by the Manchester University A Cappella Choir and features the music of Alberto Ginastera and is based on the Old Testament book of Lamentations. In other dances, other musicians will be featured, among them Alexander Klepach, principal pianist of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, performing New England composer Joseph Marcello’s award-winning “Dances of the Night.â€? Elizabeth Mikautadze is the artistic director of Mikautadze Dance Theatre. For information, call the IPFW box ofďŹ ce at 481-6555 or buy tickets online at ipfw.edu/tickets.
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Cathedral Classics. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 1122 S. Clinton St. 2:30 p.m. General admission 10, students 13 or older $5, children 12 and under admitted free with a paying adult. Please call Heartland at 436-8080 for child tickets. Heartland will present a vocal performance of music of faith. Historically, Cathedrals have been hallmarks of this type of music, and Heartland’s planned repertoire of both a capella and organ-accompanied selections will feature the acoustic brilliance of Fort Wayne’s cathedral. Ensure your seats by phone, at heartlandchorale.org, or using a Heartland App on your smart phone. Heartland Apps can be downloaded free from Google Play or the App Store. Cathedral Classics is the ďŹ nal performance of Heartland’s 17th concert season. Northeast Indiana’s only professional vocal ensemble begins its 18th season July 3 in downtown Roanoke, when it presents Freedom on Main. Additional information about Heartland is available by phone or on its website.
TUESDAY, MAY 20 Trillium Garden Club annual plant sale. The parking lot of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, at the corner of Aboite Center and Homestead roads. 8 a.m. All home-grown plants.
THURSDAY, MAY 22 Everyone a Neighbor Day. First Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Wayne St. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. The church hosts downtown neighbors for games,
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Victory Ride II. Lucky Harley-Davidson of Fort Wayne sponsors this event, which begins at the National Military History Center, 5634 County Road 11A, Auburn. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and kickstands go up at noon. The ride ends at Lucky Harley-Davidson, 6315 Illinois Road. Registration is $15 a person and includes a Victory Ride II T-shirt. More than 400 motorcycles followed the route in the inaugural year, and sponsors expect a bigger turnout this year. For details, visit luckyh-d.com. Proceeds beneďŹ t Honor Flight Northeast Indiana.
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Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $15.50, inclusive of lunch and program. Call reservations to Meridith at 672-3414. The “Something New in the Air� program is a fashion show with Dawn DeSanto of Hand Jive Wearable Art, featuring clothing of all sizes. Baby sitting is available. The program is sponsored by Stonecroft Ministries.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 Show choirs perform. Northrop High School, 7001 Coldwater Road. 7 p.m. Northrop show choirs will close the year with the traditional “Evenings� concert. Admission is $3 for students and $5 for adults. Tom Maupin directs.
THURSDAY, MAY 29 Church rummage sale. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 3705 S. Anthony Blvd. Use Euclid Street entrance. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
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SATURDAY, MAY 31 Diva Dash 5K Run/Walk. Georgetown Square. 8 a.m. For race-day registration, sign up in front of Georgetown Bowl from 6:30-7:30 a.m. Race-day registration is $30. Women and girls of any age come together to celebrate sisterhood with a 5K run/walk to raise money for Girls on the Run of Allen County. Tennis celebration dinner. Wildwood Racquet Club, 508 N. Hadley Road. In conjunction with the 2014 Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer Classic. 6:30 p.m., cocktails and silent auction. 7:30 p.m., featured pro exhibition match and awards dinner, following the May 30 women’s doubles competition and the May 31 division play. For information on entering or supporting the tournament, or for dinner ticket registration, visit verabradley.org.
MONDAY, JUNE 2 Golf celebration dinner. Sycamore Hills Golf Club, 11836 Covington Road. 6 p.m. In conjunction with the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer Classic, which includes a women’s 18-hole golf event at Sycamore Hills and a women’s 9-hole golf event at Pine Valley Country Club. For information on the tournament or the dinner, visit verabradley.org.
Evening prayer. Trinity English Lutheran Church, 405 W. Wayne St. 4 p.m. Featuring Scripture, prayer, candlelight and silence. Led by the Rev. Gary Erdos, senior pastor. This meditative spoken service is open to all.
Daniel O’Donnell. Embassy Theater, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. 7 p.m. Tickets $55 to $85, on sale at ticketmaster.com. For more information on the Irish recording artist, visit danielodonnell.org.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 Spring beer tasting. Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St. 6:05 p.m. Fans can enjoy baseball, beer, and an all-you-can-eat meal, during a TinCaps game for $40. The ticket price includes an hourlong beer tasting and two beer vouchers, a unique TinCaps beer glass, and a ticket to that night’s game at Parkview Field. Beers from both local and national brewers will be available, including a variety of seasonal options. The all-you-can-eat meal is served in the Ortho Northeast Treetops in right ďŹ eld. The event includes exclusive door prizes from the distributors and the TinCaps. The beer tasting is 6:05-7:05 p.m., with the meal from 6:35 p.m. through the seventh inning. Game time is 7:05 p.m. Tickets are limited. Call Austin Allen at 407-2824, or email Allen@TinCaps.com. Another beer tasting is planned at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20.
SATURDAY, JUNE 14 Ice cream social. Grace Point Church, 8611 Mayhew Road. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free and open to the public. Event features free Edy’s ice cream, kids’ rides, games and prizes, pony rides, a Scholastic Book Fair, plus live, family-friendly music and entertainment. All activities and performances are free, with donations accepted to support Kate’s Kart, a not-for-proďŹ t organization that supplies free books to hospitalized children to keep for their enjoyment. The goal is to promote literacy and encourage children, and their families, to read on an ongoing basis. Kate’s Kart was founded in 2008 by the Layman family in memory of their daughter, Katherine Anne Layman (affectionately known to family and friends as “Baby Kateâ€?). In just over ďŹ ve years, the organization has grown to service 16 area hospitals, plus several pediatric ofďŹ ces. More than 90 volunteers collect, count, sort, label, stock and distribute books. To date, Kate’s Kart has handed out more than 75,000 new books to hospitalized children. For details, visit KatesKart.org. Game night. Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road. 7 p.m. the second Saturday of each month. Thanks to a grant from the Lutheran Foundation, the church has new equipment for game night, including electronic gaming systems, a ping pong table, traditional board games and a karaoke system. Snacks are provided at no charge. Adult chaperones are members of Bethany for more than two years, have passed a background check, and will supervise the event. For more information, visit BethanyLC.org or call 747-0713.
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