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Paul and Nettie Rekeweg see the remains of their farm buildings and implements strewn across the cornfield to the east. John and Donna Rekeweg see the acres of twisted and smashed corn to the west and north. They survived the Aug. 24 tornado that thundered on past Woodburn and into Ohio. Then the cleanup began. Recovery will be yet another chapter. Yet cousins Paul and John agree that it could have been worse. “It’s amazing how all the timing was just perfect,” said John, who farms the combined 260 acres along Doerman Road. Paul had been working in a corner of the chicken house and was just finishing there when the storm hit. “I just finished up and it started raining harder,” he said. “And then about that time this whole area was just full
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Apple dumplings are the star attraction at a Johnny Appleseed Festival food booth. Vendors also serve up barbecued chicken, caramel corn, deep-fried onions, marinated pork chops, ham and beans and many other 19th-century style foods.
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Broken trees surround the damaged home of Paul and Nettie Rekeweg after an Aug. 24 tornado smashed buildings and crops north of Woodburn.
of debris. It looked like in the fall when you get one of those whirlwinds and the dust goes up. That’s what it looked like. And about that time I saw the metal coming off the roof. “Another 10 minutes and I’d have finished there
and I was gonna come in here and work on my mixer,” he said beneath the roughly patched roof of another shed. “I’d have been right here. The whole roof was off. And it might have sucked me right out of here.”
John’s son, James, usually works on that same farm. “James was out at Arcola wrapping hay, so he wasn’t home,” John said. But Paul and Nettie’s house took the harder hit. Fortunately, John said, his See BACK, Page A12
Find 1800s favorites at Johnny Appleseed By Rod King
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Promoters of the 42nd annual Johnny Appleseed Festival are gearing up for more than 300,000 visitors during the two-day event, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18, at Johnny Appleseed/Archer Park off Coliseum Boulevard. Vendors from more
than 42 states will present about 200 booths. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Visitors to the event will find that everything is centered on celebrating the pioneer spirit of John Chapman (AKA Johnny Appleseed) who spent See APPLE, Page A10
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Visitors to the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society’s seventh annual open house queue up for caboose rides. They also toured the inside of two vintage passenger cars.
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Community Foundation installs 2016-17 leadership
The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne elected three new members to its board of directors, and installed officers for the 20162017 fiscal year. The new members elected at the organization’s annual meeting are: Mike Cahill, president and CEO, PHP Northeast Indiana; Son Huynh, associate broker,
Reecer Properties, and; Rob Patrick, vice president and trust officer, 1st Source Bank. The 2016-2017 officers of the board are: Chris Rupp, Dulin, Ward & DeWald Inc., president; Shannon Hardiek, Phillips Financial, vice president; Tom Trent, Rothberg Logan & Warsco LLP, secretary; and Jonathan Hancock,
Canterbury School (retired), treasurer. In a statement, the foundation also thanked exiting board members Carol Lindquist, Ian Boyce and Jane Gerardot, a former board president. The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is a public charitable foundation serving Allen County since 1922. The Community
Foundation had assets of approximately $140 million at Dec. 31, 2015, and awarded more than $6.5 million in charitable grants and scholarships in that year. Returning members of the board include: Michael Barranda, attorney, Burt, Blee, Dixon, Sutton & Bloom LLP; Bob Francis, vice president and CIO, Steel
Dynamics; Trois Hart, associate vice president for marketing, University of Saint Francis; Todd Jacobs, vice president, Life Line Youth; Greg Johnson, vice president of finance, Fort Wayne Newspapers; Kathy Kolb, human resources director, Brooks Construction (retired); Dr. Deborah McMahan, health commissioner,
Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health; Bruce Menshy, community leader; Ben Miles, president, Parkview Regional Medical Center & Affiliates; Don Steininger, community leader; Nick Talarico, divisional merchandise manager, Do it Best Corp.; and Irene Walters, community leader.
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Free Sept. 27 event aids community health project Christian Community Health Care plans a free event to help it provide free medical care throughout northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. “A Heart for Our Community” will be held
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Guests will enjoy fine dining and live music, and may bid in the silent auction. Keynote speaker filmmaker Colin Gunn will share his research from his latest film about health care in the United States, “Wait Till It’s Free.” Gunn’s hometown is Hamilton, Scotland, but he lives in Waco, Texas, with his wife
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Leo Jr./Sr. High School students volunteer at Camp Red Cedar as part of the United Way of Allen County Day of Caring. Students cleaned cabins, restrooms, picnic tables and the camp kitchen, raked mulch, cleaned trails through the woods, swept the horse barns and stacked wood. Camp Red Cedar, 3900 Hursh Road, Fort Wayne, offers summer and fall student camps, and year-round therapeutic and conventional horseback riding therapy for disabled people or those undergoing physician-ordered therapy. Day of Caring volunteers began their day with a breakfast at Headwaters Park in Fort Wayne. More than 1,600 volunteers from 65 teams participated in 80 community service projects in the Fort Wayne area.
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TRAIN from Page A1 of interest in 1940s and ’50s railroading.” Open house visitors could also walk through two passenger cars. One was a 1947 New York Central tavern/lounge car. The other was a 1950s Pennsylvania Railroad concession car. Adding atmosphere to the occasion was World War II re-enactor Matt Champion, dressed in uniform with his duffel bag heading off to war. The Plymouth High School freshman accompanied his father, Greg, who was outside in full battlefield gear. Lynch explained that the number on the
Visitors peek into the cab of locomotive No. 765. The engine sat in Lawton Park in Fort Wayne from 1963 to 1974 but has been restored to operating condition.
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Historic locomotive No. 765 lets off steam for visitors to the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society open house. The engine number has been changed to 767 for the rest of the year to honor it when it inaugurated the elevated tracks in downtown Fort Wayne.
the Society’s website, fortwaynerailroad.org. “We would like to schedule more excursions that originate in Fort Wayne,” Lynch said. “They’re very popular and sell out as soon as they’re announced. Unfortunately, we have to work around the busy railroad schedule and the availability of tracks. We’re looking into operating some trips out of Chicago next year.” The next big event for the society is the annual caboose rides with Santa, which draw around 4,500 people the first three Saturdays in December. The rides, which take about 20 minutes, will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
Drawings of the proposed Headwaters Junction project were on display in the engine house. The project is part of the downtown Fort Wayne redevelopment effort. “We’re really excited about the prospects of this attraction,” Lynch said. “There hasn’t been an idea like this anywhere in the country. It would feature train rides, a rail camp for kids and adults, equipment displays and an operating roundhouse. This is the kind of attraction that will bring lots of people to Fort Wayne. “We’ve got a fundraising strategy in place and hope to raise the money through private donations. Hopefully it
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The Phil’s opener offers Rachmaninoff’s ‘Rhapsody’
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Russian pianist Olga Kern will be featured in Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” on the Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s opening night, Oct. 1. Born into a family of musicians with direct links to Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, Kern began studying piano at the age of 5.
Russian pianist Olga Kern will present “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” by Sergei Rachmaninoff as part of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s opening night. The 2016-17 season begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. Tickets for “Opening Night: Olga Kern Plays Rachmaninoff” start at $19 and are available at fwphil.org, at The Phil Box Office located at 4901 Fuller Drive, or at (260) 481-0777. “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” was composed in 1934 by Rachmaninoff while living in Switzerland. The work comprises 24 variations based on each of the 24 Caprices by Niccolò Paganini, considered to be the greatest violinist of
the 19th century. Today, many recognize the 18th variation from the motion picture “Somewhere in Time” starring Christopher Reeve. In a statement, the Philharmonic said Kern is recognized as one of her generation’s great artists. “With her stunning stage presence, confident musicianship and exacting technique, she continues to captivate audiences across the world,” the statement said. She began studying piano at age 5. “Rachmaninoff’s music became so famous that everyone knows it. It’s like pop music in that way, and it’s so popular and so touching,” Kern said. Beginning his seventh season as music director of the Philharmonic, Andrew Constantine also will conduct “Festive Overture”
by Dmitri Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. “Having studied extensively in Russia with one of the greatest conducting teachers of all time, Ilya Musin, I have a great affinity for the Russian orchestral repertory. This is an ideal way to open the season, by performing these three great works, one of them with Olga Kern, who possesses a rare combination of technical ability and innate musicality,” Constantine in a statement. The 2016/17 season will also highlight the Philharmonic’s partnership with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Chorus,
celebrating its 40th anniversary during various concerts throughout the season. The Phil also celebrates the 60th anniversary of Fort Wayne Ballet with collaborative performances of Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake.” Musically Speaking, the preconcert lecture series before every Masterworks performance, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Lectures are held in the Grand Wayne Center for Embassy concerts and Room 120 for concerts at the Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW, and are free to all ticket-holders. Full program and series information is available at fwphil.org.
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Hale succeeds Bennett as New Haven fire chief
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Community members join students and staff at the Aug. 12 groundbreaking for the new Early Childhood Center and gymnasium at Central Lutheran School, 1400 Elm St., New Haven. The addition will allow a full integration of the preschool with the larger elementary school. The gymnasium will allow Central to host athletic tournaments and accommodate more visitors for musical and theatrical productions. Construction is expected to be complete by fall 2017.
Josh Hale is the new fire chief of the New Haven/Adams Township Fire & EMS. Hale was appointed Aug. 4, was sworn in Aug. 18, and assumed his new duties Aug. 20. He succeeds John Bennett, who retired. Hale trained with Bennett for two weeks during the transition. Bennett had been with the department since 1975, also serving as district chief, fire prevention officer, fire marshal and deputy chief. He was appointed fire chief in 2000. “Over the last 41 years, John Bennett has made a positive impact in serving the citizens of New Haven and we thank
him for his outstanding professionalism and dedication to the New Haven community,” Mayor Terry McDonald said in a statement. Hale was born and raised in New Haven, where he still lives. He became a volunteer firefighter in 2001 and a full-time firefighter in 2006. He has served on the volunteer board of directors, and as lieutenant, training captain and Explorer post adviser. He coached soccer at New Haven Middle School, coached YMCA basketball, and coached Little League. He and his wife, Amber, have three children – Breanna, Jesse and Jacob.
Allen County Fair honors final year, 10-year 4-H’ers Ten-year and final year 4-H members were recognized at the Allen County Fair. The following young people completed 10 years of participation in the 4-H program: • Robert Anderson, Monroeville, Monroe Hustlers;
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• Cooper Bonin, Fort Wayne, Cedar Creek Companions; • Aric Bradtmueller, Hoagland, Marion BG’s; • Ethan Brown, Fort Wayne, Aboite Homesteaders; • Hannah Bullion, Fort Wayne, Saddle Bums 4-H Club;
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• Alexandraya Chaffee, Huntertown, Perry Boosters; • Kelly Collins, New Haven, Maumee Go Getters; • Michaiah Creason, Fort Wayne, Lama Lovers 4-H Club; • Corinne Grime, Fort Wayne, Perry Boosters;
• Karen Hoffman, New Haven, New Haven Clovers; • Robert Hough, Huntertown, Perry Boosters; • Saufina Kemp, Fort Wayne, New Haven Clovers; • Carly Kenseth, Huntertown, Eel River 4-H Club;
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• Sarah Kleine, Monroeville, Marion BG’s; • Madelyn Kurtz, Fort Wayne, Eel River 4-H Club; • Jana Lange, Fort Wayne, Blue Ribbons 4-H Club; • Elizabeth Lawrence, New Haven, New Haven Clovers;
• Spencer Lee, Fort Wayne, Aboite Homesteaders; • Harley McLemore, Monroeville, Monroe Hustlers; • Victoria Moore, Woodburn, Maumee Go Getters; • Vahn Shannon, Fort Wayne, Blue Ribbons 4-H Club; • Alexandra Tinsley, Fort Wayne, Aboite Homesteaders; • Jordan Turpchinoff, Fort Wayne, Pleasant Pals; • Noah VanHorn, Monroeville, Monroe Hustlers; • Taryn VanHorn, Monroeville, Monroe Hustlers; • Anna Werling, New Haven, Maumee Go Getters. The following young people participated in their final year of 4-H: • Olivia Groves, New Haven, New Haven Clovers; • Erica Grush, Leo, Cedar Creek Companions; • Chelsea Kimbler, New Haven, Dedicated Dudes & Darlings; • Brenda Kline, Monroeville, Monroe Hustlers; • Jarrett Lortie, Monroeville, Monroe Hustlers; • Caroline Meyer, Woodburn, Sport Horse 4-H Club; • Abigail Russell, Grabill, Saddle Bums 4-H Club; • Therisa Tran, Fort Wayne, New Haven Clovers; • Alexis Trumbower, Fort Wayne, Sport Horse 4-H Club; • Isabella Wiseman, Fort Wayne, Saddle Bums 4-H Club; • Haley Zelt, Fort Wayne, Eel River 4-H Club.
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East Allen Times • September 16, 2016
Allen officials plan event at New Haven City Hall
Allen County government will visit New Haven City Hall as part of this fall’s County Night Out open houses. On Tuesday, Sept. 20, an open house will be held at the police training room
of the New Haven City Administration Building, 815 Lincoln Highway East. The City of New Haven is hosting the event. Hours are 6:30-8 p.m. County Night Out allows residents to meet
the commissioners and other elected officeholders and get information about programs and services offered by various county departments. Among the departments and elected officeholders to be repre-
Opening gala to celebrate Fort Wayne Ballet at 60 Fort Wayne Ballet tickets are $8. will present “La Gala “La Gala Grand” Grand” to celebrate works will include Ballet60, denoting 60 Gerald Arpino’s years of dance. “Birthday Variations,” The season-opener excerpts from “Swan will be presented at Lake,” and works by 7:30 p.m. Saturday, contemporary masters Sept. 24, and 2:30 including alumna Jane p.m. Sunday, Sept. Lanier. 25, at the Arts United The 60th season Center, 303 E. Main will also include St., Fort Wayne. “The Nutcracker” Tickets range from Dec. 2-11, and “Swan $10-$35 and can be Lake” March 17-19. purchased by calling The Family Series the ArtsTix Commuwill include “Firenity Box Office at bird” Oct. 15, “The (260) 422-4226 or at Little Prince” Jan. fortwayneballet.org. 28, and “Celebrating COURTESY PHOTO A cocktail reception Dr. Seuss” March 4. will precede the Sept. Ernesto Lea Place and Caitlin Quinn ArtsLab performances dance “Progressions,” part of Fort 24 performance. The will include “Love Wayne Ballet’s upcoming 60th party starts at 6:30 Dance” Feb. 11 and season. p.m., with no admis“Progressions” in May sion fee. After that 2017. and will include heavy night’s performance, For more information, hors d’ouevres and cash there will be a Jubilee call the Fort Wayne bar. After the Sept. 25 Celebration in the Ian Ballet at (260) 484-9646 performance, a cocktail Rolland Gallery. Admisor visit fortwayneballet. reception will be held in sion is $25 per person org. the Ian Rolland Gallery;
Festival presents plaque to East Allen University East Allen University received an Excellence in Education award at the sixth annual Amnesty and Deliverance Day. Ayers Communications Inc. sponsored the Aug. 27 celebration of spirit, health and education at McMillen Park in Fort Wayne. Principal Doug Hicks and others accepted a plaque on behalf of East Allen County Schools. “It is a team effort to provide our students with a stellar education and it’s a privilege to serve our students,” Hicks said. “Our staff and students work really hard, and I’m proud of this awesome accomplishment,” said Ken Folks, EACS superintendent. More than 1,000 people attended the festival, bringing food donations for Community Harvest Food Bank. Children received free school supplies and hair cuts. Organizers also sponsored a clothing giveaway.
sented at the meetings are the Parks Department, Highway Department, the Fort Wayne-Allen County Health Department, Department of Homeland Security, Election Board, County Extension Service,
recorder, auditor and treasurer. On Thursday, Oct. 6, officials will visit the Huntertown Volunteer Fire Department, 15412 Lima Road. Perry Township Trustee James McIntosh is
helping with the arrangements. The meeting is scheduled from 6:39-8 p.m. The first County Night Out took place Sept. 13, at the Poe Volunteer Fire Station.
Deadline to register to vote is Oct. 11
Indiana residents have until Oct. 11 to register to vote in the Nov. 8 general election. Federal, state, county and school board offices will be decided this fall. To register, visit the Allen County Voter Registration Office at the Rousseau Centre, 1 E. Main St., Ste. 176, Fort Wayne, from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Or register online at
allencounty.us/voter-registration. Direct questions to (260) 449-7154. Voters can confirm their registration status, locate their polling place and review their ballot at indianavoters.in.gov. Ballots will be online by the end of September. Voters will decide school board races for the Fort Wayne Community Schools, and the East Allen, Northwest Allen
and Southwest Allen districts. The filing deadline for school boards was Aug. 26. Absentee ballot requests are due by 11:59 p.m. Oct. 31. Apply for a ballot online at allencounty.us/ election-board. The Allen County Election Board is at 1 E. Main St., Suite 172, Fort Wayne. Hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Absentee voting begins Oct. 12.
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APPLE from Page A1 years planting orchards in the Fort Wayne area and the Midwest. It commemorates his life and good deeds performed by him back in the 1800s. His grave site, which is believed to be on top of the hill in the park, will be surrounded by a variety of booths. The festival is dedicated to preserving American history. That’s why all vendors will be dressed in 1800s clothing. They will demonstrate trades, exhibit crafts and perform entertainment appropriate to that time in our nation. Traders, trappers and military groups also will dress according to that era. Food providers will prepare food over open fires without the benefit of modern appliances. They will make food that would have potentially been available within that era. Some of the food may look modern, but its basic ingredients probably date back a couple hundred years. Homestead High School’s Band Boosters will operate one of the 42 food booths. They will dish up some 8,000 servings of old-fashioned chicken and dumplings cooked in huge iron kettles over open fires, as they have done for the past 26 festivals. Keeping the fires going is critical. They cook in six kettles and have two 6-by 6-foot
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Apples will be for sale by the pound and by the dumpling at the Johnny Appleseed Festival, Sept. 17 and 18. Enjoy chicken and dumplings and other frontier foods at the celebration at Johnny Appleseed Park in Fort Wayne.
pits to keep the water hot because cold water would damage the kettles. The booth is manned by 300 parents and band members who spend five to six hours prepping the celery, onions, carrots and making the dough for the dumplings. Funds made at the booth help to cover the band’s contest travel expenses. Northrop High School music department boosters have been on the scene in their period costumes for 20 years providing barbequed chicken dinners fixed over an open fire. Some of the 70-plus volunteers gather the Friday before the festival to hand-prepare
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the festival for the past 25 years. They marinate pork chops in a mixture that includes apple cider, vinegar, molasses, ground cloves, cinnamon, ground mustard, salt and pepper and a splash of brandy to give them their special taste. They also will serve hot and cold apple cider. For the past 35 years, members of the South Side Optimists Club have been serving festivalgoers ham with beans and corn bread made using their own special recipe. The 30 service club members will be assisted in their booth by volunteers from the Elmhurst Little League, who will share in the proceeds along with 16 other local nonprofit organizations. There’s no charge to enter the festival, but with that many people, parking can be a challenge. There are a couple of options available. The first is, of course, pulling into the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum parking lot and paying $6 for the privilege of being within a very short walk to all the activity. Option two is parking
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About 300 Homestead High School band members and parents cook and serve chicken and dumplings. The tradition will mark its 27th year at this year’s Johnny Appleseed Festival.
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The Homestead High School Band Boosters cook chicken and dumplings in iron kettles. The group prepares about 8,000 servings for each Johnny Appleseed Festival.
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Bats could pose rabies risks for residents The local health department said bats pose a rabies risk. The department has some advice for residents who find bats in their homes. The Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health said do not kill the bat or set it free if there is a chance that it came in contact with a person or pet. Instead, health officials said to safely capture the bat and contact the local animal control office to have it tested for rabies. Rabies is a viral disease of the central nervous system that is almost always fatal once symptoms begin. The virus is carried in the saliva of infected animals and is usually transmitted to people and other animals when they are bitten or scratched by the rabid animal. Bats transmit the most human cases of rabies in Indiana. So far in 2016, 10 bats have tested positive for rabies statewide; three of those cases are in Allen County. There were 13 cases statewide in 2015, including one in Allen County. Get more information at allencountyhealth.com or call (260) 427-1244. While it is still a low percentage of bats that do carry rabies, a bat that is active during the day, is unable to fly, or is found in a place where bats are not usually seen is more likely
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to be rabid. Bats present an additional concern because they have small, sharp teeth that may not leave a visible mark. Persons exposed to bats are often given the rabies vaccine as a precaution, especially if the bat is found in a room with young child, a sleeping person, an intoxicated person or a mentally impaired person. In many cases, however, the expensive treatment is unnecessary if the bat can be safely captured and found to be rabies-free. To safely capture a bat indoors, close the windows, room and closet doors, turn on lights, and wait for the bat to land. Wearing long sleeves and heavy gloves, cover the bat with a pail, coffee can or similar container. Call the local animal control office. Health officials also urge people not to handle bats or other wild animals, to “bat-proof’ their homes by repairing or plugging any holes larger than a halfinch, and to wash any bite
ensuring that all doors to the outside close tight. If an exposure does occur, immediately wash the wound with soap and water and then seek medical attention. Call Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control at (260) 427-1244 or ask your health care provider or the emergency room staff to fax a completed bite report form to (260) 427-5514. Source: Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health
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cousins were in Woodburn when the storm struck. To be precise, Paul and Nettie were at Pat & Larry’s for Wednesday wings night. The power went out at the restaurant, a waitress warned the guests to evacuate the building, and people started down the street to someone’s basement, Paul said. “I looked in this direction,” Paul said from his home a week later. “There’s a river between Woodburn and our house. But above the tree level, the cloud that was spinning was at least a mile wide.” He knew the twister was near his house, so Paul and Nettie started home. “So we went west out of Woodburn and as I turned the corner a half-mile away I looked in this direction. I saw all the barns gone, and the garage and chicken house and the shed are gone, too. And then I saw damage to the house. “There were police and firefighters out in the field because somebody reported there were cars flying through the field.” The house escaped the worst of the storm by about a hundred feet. “Other than windows broken and doors ripped off their hinges, the worst was some roof that was blown off on the west side of the house. And on the north side the second floor there was a section of the wall that held the roof up. I’d say probably 30 feet of that was gone,” Paul
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said. “They found part of my barn close to the Ohio line about 5 miles away,” he said. “There was a certificate that I had gotten from when I worked at GTE that had my name on it. That’s how they knew where it came from. “I had a Lincoln Town Car that was in my barn that took a direct hit, and it ended up almost a half-mile away.” Across the broken field lay the remains of a dump truck, a pickup, a combine, a 4-wheeler and a farm wagon. Even the corn that was left leaning or broken was cluttered with debris — roofing, a chicken feeder, a ladder, sheet metal, nails. Two feral cats that had made their home in the tool shed were gone, not to be found. The cleanup began. Someone’s refrigerator door had landed yards from John’s shed. “There were no names on it,” he said. That door was thrown in a metal bin, which soon filled. Then there was another bin. After a week, the cleanup had filled eight bins to haul 86,000 pounds of scrap metal from the farm. John estimated that of the 175 acres planted in corn in the two adjacent fields, 40 to 50 acres had been heavily damaged. Some of it was flattened and muddy and had been stripped of leaves, so wouldn’t be
suitable even for silage. Some of the corn might be harvested “if they can get under it with a [harvester] head and pick it up,” John said. “But the worst of it there’s all kinds of debris.” Across Allen County, eight homes were damaged, five destroyed, two barns lost and another damaged. Authorities issued 44 tornado warnings for Indiana that day. Yet no one was killed. Sirens were still blaring when rescuers and other volunteers began looking for ways to help. Concordia Lutheran High School senior Miranda Diller was among that first wave. Diller is a JROTC cadet. “I was driving from house to house seeing if anybody needed water since it was so hot, or if they needed blankets when the sun went down,” Diller said in an email. “Most important was hugging and praying with the homeowners. Nettie Rekeweg was such a loving presence, seeing my camera slung across my back she asked me if I would like to take pictures of the damage. Most impressive was how they stood on their faith, even with their whole world torn apart.” Diller helped to organize a gofundme account for the couple. “I graduated in ‘68 and [Nettie] went there in her freshman year, and she was graduated from Central High School,” Paul said. “I
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New Haven to celebrate city’s sesquicentennial By Rod King
For Times Community Publications
More bearded faces will be assembled in New Haven on Saturday, Oct. 1, than the city has seen since the early 1900s. The occasion is a beard growing contest that is part of the city’s sesquicentennial celebration to be held in Schnelker Park. The day’s activities marking New Haven’s 150th anniversary will start with a tour of six local churches running from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Historians will be on hand to conduct a brief tour and deliver some background on each church. Included in the tour are Emanuel
Lutheran Church, Martini Lutheran Church, New Horizons Fellowship, Saint James Lutheran Church, Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church and New Haven United Methodist Church. A couple of the churches will make their buses available to take people between churches. Tour participants are urged to pick up a sesquicentennial quiz sheet either at one of the churches or the sesquicentennial table in Schnelker Park and fill it in for a chance at winning a sesquicentennial commemorative coin. Around noon the Indiana Bicentennial torch that is traveling through all of
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the state’s 92 counties will arrive at the New Haven High School parking lot. Mike Clendenen, New Haven Adams Township Park Department superintendent, will receive the high-tech, 23.5-inch-tall torch from a Fort Wayne runner at the New Haven Fire Station at Indiana 930 and Hartzel Road and take it to the high school where he’ll hand it off to another runner following a brief ceremony. He’ll be met by two lines of children holding inflatable torches. Registration for the beard contest will open at 11 a.m. at Schnelker Park and judging will begin at 2 p.m. at the new band shell. Cash and prizes will be awarded to the best beard in six different categories. Sample New Haven featuring a variety of food choices will start at 11
a.m. and close at 1 p.m. At 3:30 p.m. a sesquicentennial time capsule will be buried. Historic photos will be on display along with the quilt made by New Haven United Methodist women tracing the history of the city. Commemorative coins, glasses with the sesquicentennial logo and T-shirts will be available at the sesquicentennial table. Craft booths featuring old fashioned/old-style items will be selling their wares and kettle corn will be available throughout the event. Activities for children will include searching for gold nuggets hidden in sand, ring toss, bean-bag toss, corn throw and a straw maze. Tom Didier and the Brat Pack Band will perform in the new band shell from
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Second- and fourth-grade students at Central Lutheran School in New Haven hear Joe Boway discuss his decision to leave his native Liberia during the country’s civil war. The visit kicked off the annual Care Ministry Project. Since coming to the United States and becoming a teacher, Boway has returned to Liberia often and has helped to create 13 Lutheran schools there that serve over 3,600 students. Students at Central will raise money and collect school supplies and books for Boway to take with him to Africa in January and again later in the school year. Teachers have also used financial grants from Thrivent Financial to buy supplies for this project.
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Bands provide first look at 2016 marching season Three East Allen County high school marching bands performed Saturday at the On the Banks of the Wabash marching band festival at Bluffton High School. New Haven and Heritage marched in the
Scholastic B (small) category. Manchester High School took first, New Haven second, and Heritage third. Manchester won the caption award for Music, Heritage earned the caption award for Visual, and New Haven won
the caption award for General Effect. Woodlan was fourth among six bands in Open Class D. Adams Central was first, Whitko was second, and Alexandria Monroe was third. Leo did not compete at the Bluffton festival, but
is scheduled to compete Saturday at DeKalb High School, taking the field in Open Class C at 9:05 p.m. Heritage and New Haven will march in Scholastic B at 3:43 p.m. and 3:56 p.m., respectively. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for
students and seniors. Also at Bluffton, Homestead claimed all honors in Open Class A, East Noble won Open Class B, Concordia Lutheran claimed all
honors in Open Class C, and Snider was first in Scholastic Class A. Homestead also claimed Grand Champion among the 23 bands competing in all categories.
Drum major Katelyn Bowers and other members of the Woodlan High School marching band salute the judges as awards are announced at the On the Banks of the Wabash marching band festival Saturday at Bluffton High School. The Spirit of Woodlan band took fourth place in Open Class D.
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New Haven High School drum majors show the awards the Marching Bulldogs received at the On the Banks of the Wabash marching band festival. The band was second in Scholastic Class B and won the caption award for Best Effect. Shown with the awards, from left, are: Jolee Gallmeyer, junior, color guard captain; Brianna Rhodes, senior, drum major; Daniel Kline, eighth grade, color guard member; and Connor James, junior, drum major. Drum majors from Heritage High School show the awards the Marching Patriots received at the On the Banks of the Wabash marching band festival. The band was third in Scholastic Class B and received the caption award for Best Visuals. Shown with the awards, from left, are: Melissa Bryan, senior, drum major; and Alyssa Randall, freshman, conducting drum major.
Color guard member Elizabeth Traster heads to the sidelines during the Northrop High School marching band performance Saturday at Bluffton High School. Traster is a freshman with the Big Orange Pride.
Drum majors from Heritage and New Haven high schools wish each other well before awards at the On the Banks of the Wabash marching band festival on Saturday at Bluffton High School.
The Concordia Lutheran High School color guard is framed against the sun in the closing moments of the Marching Cadets’ show.
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Fridays in September 2016 music series. Trinity English Lutheran Church, 450 W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. 12:10-12:40 p.m. Free. Baritone Eric Klickman sings in the Krauss Chapel. A sandwich lunch for $2 immediately follows the program. Fall rummage sale. Emanuel Lutheran Church, 800 Green St., New Haven. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The Ladies’ Society sponsors this annual sale. Items will be available outside beginning at 8 a.m. Money will go causes such as Emanuel’s vacation Bible school, the New Haven Food Bank and Worship for Shut-ins. “It’s Only a Play.” First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. $20 general admission, $18 for ages 65-plus, free for full-time students with a reservation. If a student buys tickets at the door, tickets are $10. Box office hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Or buy tickets at firstprebyteriantheater.com.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 17
12th annual pony parade. Milan Center Feed & Grain, 15402 Doty Road, New Haven. 2 p.m. Free. Also, bake sale, lunch, horse races and a benefit auction for Cornerstone Youth Center. 38th Infantry/US Army National Guard Band. Foellinger Theatre, at the entrance to Franke Park on Sherman Boulevard, Fort Wayne. 4 p.m. Free; tickets not required. Presented by Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Department. “It’s Only a Play.” First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. $20 general admission, $18 for ages 65-plus, free for full-time students with a reservation. If a student buys tickets at the door, tickets are $10. Box office hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Or buy tickets at firstprebyteriantheater.com.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 18
George Thorogood in concert. Foellinger Theatre, at the Franke Park entrance on Sherman Boulevard, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Reserved seats $59 and $79, bleachers $49, all plus $5 ticket fee. Visit foellingertheatre.org and click on “Purchase Theatre Tickets.” “It’s Only a Play.” First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. $20 general admission, $18 for ages 65-plus, free for full-time students with a reservation. If a student buys tickets at the door, tickets are $10. Box office hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Or buy tickets at firstprebyteriantheater.com.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 20
Open house. New Haven City Hall Police Training Room. 6:30-8 p.m. Staff members from Allen County government and the City of New Haven will conduct an open house for residents of New Haven.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21
Heartland Writers’ Forum. Monroeville Branch Library, 115 Main St., Monroeville. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Aspiring and published writers are welcome to hone writing skills. Formed by writing and editing professionals Bobbi Madry and Jill Starbuck, the forum offers opportunities to discover different genres of writing and offers writing tips.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 22
“Walkin’ by Faith in the USA.” Huber Opera House, 157 E. High St., Hicksville, Ohio. 7 p.m. The Senior Saints choir representing 28 churches present patriotic music and songs of faith. Marsha Wright directs. For details, visit GrabillMissionary.org/SeniorSaints.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 23
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. “It’s Only a Play.” First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. $20 general admission, $18 for ages 65-plus, free for full-time students with a reservation. If a student buys tickets at the door, tickets are $10. Box office hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Or buy tickets at firstprebyteriantheater.com. Fridays in September 2016 music series. Trinity English Lutheran Church, 450 W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. 12:10-12:40 p.m. Free. The string trio of Neborah Nitka-Hicks, Pablo Vasquez and Kristin Westover will sing in the Krauss Chapel. A sandwich lunch for $2 immediately follows the program.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 24
Art at the Riverside. Riverside Gardens, Schwartz Road and Leo-Grabill Road, Leo-Cedarville. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Food trucks on hand. Talent
schedule: 11 a.m. — Hannah & Bekah Simon; noon, Addison Agen Band; 2 p.m., Starz Dance Academy; 3-5 p.m., Joe Justice Live. Sponsored by the Leo-Cedarville Foundation. For more information, visit artattheriverside.com. Free ukulele music. Pizza Hut, 5735 Coventry Lane, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m. The Fort Wayne Area Ukulele Club — the TRU Ukes — performs for an hour and a half and then has lunch. Restaurant patrons may listen for free. “It’s Only a Play.” First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. $20 general admission, $18 for ages 65-plus, free for full-time students with a reservation. If a student buys tickets at the door, tickets are $10. Box office hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Or buy tickets at firstprebyteriantheater.com.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 25
Fort Wayne Hobby and Collectibles Show. Classic Cafe catering and reception hall, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission. Hobby and collectibles show, with vinyl records and CD shows next door. Find vintage and new toys, comic books, sport and non-sport cards, TV and movie memorabilia, die-casts, coins, models, magazines, games, and more. For more information, visit facebook.com/fortwaynehobbyandcollectiblesshow/. Live Well Fit & Fun event. Southwest Lutheran Church and Sonshine Christian Academy, 5210 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. Begins with outdoor worship at 10 a.m. The event will feature a classic car show, games, horseback riding, activities for the kids and health and wellness information booths, including Live Well exercise and Christian counseling. Sonshine Christian Academy will be on hand to give information on child care needs and possible enrollment opportunities. Mocha Lounge will provide coffees, teas and other goodies. Big Eye Fish and Blue Stack Smokehouse will have a few culinary choices. Walgreens will provide a no-cost flu shot clinic. This event is a 10-year celebration for SWLC being at this location. For more information, visit southwestlutheran.org, call (260) 260-436-4474, or email swlc@southwestlutheran.org. “Walkin’ by Faith in the USA.” Grabill Missionary Church 13637 State St., Grabill. 6 p.m. The Senior Saints choir representing 28 churches present patriotic music and songs of faith. Marsha Wright directs. For details, visit GrabillMissionary.org/SeniorSaints.
MONDAY, SEPT. 26
The Lunch Bunch Book Club. Woodburn Branch Library, 4701 Indiana 101 N., Woodburn. 11 a.m. For adults. Each month, the group talks about what everyone has been reading and then everyone discusses a specific title. You are not required to read the title to join the group. Lunch follows; registration is requested. This month the group is reading “A Fatal Grace” by Louise Penny.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 27
A Heart for Our Community. Parkview Mirro Center, 10622 Parkview Plaza Drive, Fort Wayne. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Free admission. This charity event introduces Christian Community Health Care to the greater Fort Wayne area. Enjoy a free dinner with live music and bid in a silent auction. Register for free tickets at aheartforourcommunity. eventbrite.com. Visit ChristianCommunityHealthCare.org for more information or call (260) 760-8627. Dupont Branch Classics adult book club. Dupont Branch Library, 536 E. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free. This month the group is reading “Cat’s Cradle” by Kurt Vonnegut.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28
Adult book group. Aboite Branch Library, 5630 Coventry Lane, Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Free. This month the group will discuss “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow. Pieceful Quilters. Monroeville Branch Library, 115 Main St., Monroeville. 6 p.m. Free. Quilters gather and share techniques and tips. All are welcome, regardless of skill level or style. “Understanding the other side.” YWCA Northeast Indiana, 1610 Spy Run Ave., Fort Wayne. Noon-1:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. The YWCA Northeast Indiana’s Diversity Council hosts monthly Diversity Dialogues to bring in panelists and the community for conversations on topics important to the community. Register by email to shiatt@ywcaerew.org.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 30
“John, His Story.” Blackhawk Christian School North Campus Gymnasium, 7400 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. 90 minutes, no intermission. Tickets $7 for adults, $5 for students, and are available at the door one hour prior to the performance. Blackhawk Christian Theatre will present this play, written by Jeanette Clift George, perhaps best remembered for her role as Corrie ten Boom opposite Julie Harris in the 1975 film “The Hiding Place.” Call (260) 493-7400 for more information. Fridays in September 2016 music series. Trinity English Lutheran Church, 450 W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. 12:10-12:40 p.m. Free. Timothy Denton performs on the organ in the church nave. A sandwich lunch for $2 immediately follows the program.
SATURDAY, OCT. 1
“John, His Story.” Blackhawk Christian School North Campus Gymnasium, 7400 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. 90 minutes, no intermission. Tickets $7 for adults, $5 for students, and are available at the door one hour prior to the performance. Blackhawk Christian Theatre will present this play, written by Jeanette Clift George, perhaps best remembered for her role as Corrie ten Boom opposite Julie Harris in the 1975 film “The Hiding Place.” Call (260) 493-7400 for more information. Sample New Haven. Schnelker Park, New Haven. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Other activities will help celebrate New Haven’s 150th anniversary. Take part in a historical church tour from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Registration for a beard contest begins at noon at Schnelker Park. Visit a Pioneer Village from 1-6 p.m. in Schnelker Park. Enjoy a concert at the new bandshell from 6-8 p.m. Miami Indian Heritage Days. Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. 1 p.m. Admission $7 for adults and $5 for seniors and youth. History Center members and children ages 2 and under are admitted free. Admission to Miami Indian Heritage Days includes a guided tour of the Chief Richardville House, a National Historic Landmark. Today’s program is “Miami Harvest: Edible and Usable Plants and Materials,” with Dani Tippmann. For more information, contact the History Center at (260) 426-2882 or visit fwhistorycenter.com.
SUNDAY, OCT. 2
Day at the Farm & Cross Country Gallop. Oak Hill Farm therapeutic riding center, 4982 E. Station Road, Roanoke. Registration at noon. Cross Country 5K run, 1-mile family run/walk and kids activities begin at 1 p.m. Children’s horse show, raffle and silent auction begin at 2 p.m. Food available. Hay ride, band and silent auction 3-5 p.m. Register at oakhillfarm. org. The cost is $15 per person or $35 for a family of four.
TUESDAY, OCT. 4
Appleseed Quilt Guild. Classic Cafe, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m.; this is the new meeting time. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. For more information, visit appleseedquilters.com or email appleseedquilters@ yahoo.com.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5
Wednesdays on Wayne. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 12:15 p.m. Free. These 30-minute programs in June and October showcase local performers. Liberty Cruisers Car Club cruise-in. Athenian Family Restaurant, 1020 W. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. 6-8 p.m. Spectators welcome. For details, call (260) 485-5886. Today’s cruise-in concludes the 2016 schedule.
TUESDAY, OCT. 11
Get Checking workshop. Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 1-5 p.m. Free and open to the public. This workshop is for clients and families who have never had checking or savings accounts at a bank or credit union, who have mismanaged accounts at banks and credits unions so those accounts are now closed without committing fraud, or have accounts, but continue to still use predatory lenders. The Extension Service hosts this workshop on behalf of the Bank on Fort Wayne initiative. Visit extension.purdue.edu/allen for details and to register.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12
Wednesdays on Wayne. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 12:15 p.m. Free. These 30-minute programs in June and October showcase local performers. Today’s program features Ashlee Bickley McCrory, mezzo soprano, and Geoffrey North, piano.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19
Wednesdays on Wayne. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 12:15 p.m. Free. These 30-minute programs in June and October showcase local performers. Today’s program features Alex McCrory on the bassoon and Robert Nance, piano.
SATURDAY, OCT. 22
SHE Expo. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $7. “Property Brothers” Jonathan and Drew Scott from HGTV headline the show. More than 100 exhibitors expected. Parking $5. MD & Me: Walk-n-Learn. Salomon Farm Park Trail, near the Parkview Family YMCA, 10001 Dawsons Creek Blvd., just south of Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 6 p.m., after registration at 5:45 p.m. Parkview Physicians Group sponsors these free programs, in which a physician presents a health topic and then the group joins the physician on a walk. Free blood pressure screenings and education materials are provided. Today, Dr. Sachin Logani discusses “Keeping My Blood Pressure Under Control.” Free ukulele music. Pizza Hut, 5735 Coventry Lane, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m. The Fort Wayne Area Ukulele Club — the TRU Ukes — performs for an hour and a half and then has lunch. Restaurant patrons may listen for free.
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