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Times Community Publications 3306 Independence Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46808 April 17, 2015 Serving New Haven & East Allen County INfortwayne.com INSIDE THIS ISSUE Classifieds..............................................................................A5 Community Calendar .......................................................B5-7 Golf Time ...............................................................................A9 Happy Mother’s Day ......................................................... A14 C a m p W h i tl e y P.O. Box 845, Columbia City, IN 46725 Questions: (260) 229-8000 before June 1 • (260) 799-5587 after June 1 Email: [email protected]Making Memories for a Lifetime! See our ad on page B6 Leo players debut and exit in ‘Beauty and the Beast’ By Garth Snow [email protected]First-time actor Jajuan Allen said he finds it hard to relate to his stern title character in “Beauty and the Beast.” Allen is more accus- tomed to showing his talent as an offensive and defensive tackle with the Leo High School foot- ball team. “Considering the fact that he’s very mean and a very stern person and he and I have nothing in common,” Allen said of his char- acter, “the whole acting thing is going to have to come out.” “Well, we’re both huge. I can say that,” he said. His self-deprecating humor aside, Allen said he not not treated like the athlete among actors or the newcomer among veterans. “They treat me like a castmate,” he said. Allen said after he auditioned for the recent school talent show, someone mentioned that he might want to try out for the role of the Beast. “I’m not going to lie — I was kind of for it,” he said. “So I tried out for it, and got it.” Allen, a junior, often will share the stage with another football player and first-time actor, senior Jamaal Johnson at Cogsworth the Clock. “I’m basically a servant to the Beast. Whatever he wants, I go get it,” Johnson said. “Cogsworth always wants to be on the Both mayoral candidates cite service to New Haven By Garth Snow [email protected]Both candidates for the Republican nomination for New Haven mayor said they have served the community for years. Incumbent Terry McDonald pointed to 16 years of improvements as he seeks a fifth four-year term. He said he has served the city in many capacities for 36 years. Challenger Sharon Robison said she has been a New Haven resident 15 years. She said she serves with the Canal Days festival committee and with the EMS. McDonald said he is coaching a team that will continue to help the city move forward. “If you have a winning coach in the middle of the football season, why do you want to change coaches?” he asked. Robison said McDonald has done a great job, but it’s time for change. “Some people are afraid of change, but change can be embraced for the better, and it’s a challenge that I’m willing to take,” she said. The candidates will put them- selves before the voters on Tuesday, May 5. The Republican nominee will advance to the Nov. 3 municipal election ballot. No Democrats have filed for the mayor’s office or for any New Haven office, but the Democrat and Republican parties have until June 30 to fill empty ballot spots. Plants flourish as spring bursts from greenhouses By Garth Snow [email protected]Over the past few cold months, Clara Lengacher has been watching over two greenhouses full of summer. The flower and vegetable plants have thrived beneath layers of thick plastic in shiny hoop houses, near the driveway that separates the Amish family’s barn from the retail bakery counter. The plants are green, the soil is moist and the air is humid inside those greenhouses. A camera lens fogs over in seconds. The camera may capture images of the plants, but not of the planters. More than two decades after the first plants were sold, the owners’ principles remain as certain as the seasons. Find Lengacher’s green- house at 15010 Parent Road, between Bruick and Rohrman roads. Don’t expect to visit the Amish family’s green- house on Mother’s Day, or on any other Sunday. “Closed Sun” takes up 20 percent of the space on the market’s sign. But any other day, Monday through Saturday, visit any time after 9 a.m. There is no specific closing time. “If some- Student director Mallory Minich and Leo High School drama director Sue Nelson supervise a rehearsal of “Beauty and the Beast,” to be presented April 30 through May 2. PHOTO BY GARTH SNOW Tomato plants swell in hanging planters at the Parent Road Greenhouse & Produce. PHOTO BY GARTH SNOW McDonald Robison Related story • Other elections. Page A2 See MAYOR, Page A11 See LEO, Page A12 See PLANTS, Page A5
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INSIDE THIS ISSUEClassifieds..............................................................................A5Community Calendar.......................................................B5-7Golf Time ...............................................................................A9Happy Mother’s Day ......................................................... A14
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First-time actor Jajuan Allen said he finds it hard to relate to his stern title character in “Beauty and the Beast.”
Allen is more accus-tomed to showing his talent as an offensive and defensive tackle with the Leo High School foot-ball team. “Considering the fact that he’s very mean and a very stern person and he and I have nothing in common,” Allen said of his char-acter, “the whole acting thing is going to have to come out.”
“Well, we’re both huge. I can say that,” he said. His self-deprecating humor aside, Allen said he not not treated like the athlete among actors or the newcomer among veterans. “They treat me like a castmate,” he said.
Allen said after he auditioned for the recent school talent show, someone mentioned that he might want to try out for the role of the Beast. “I’m not going to lie — I was kind of for it,” he
said. “So I tried out for it, and got it.”
Allen, a junior, often will share the stage with another football player and first-time actor, senior Jamaal Johnson at Cogsworth the Clock.
“I’m basically a servant to the Beast. Whatever he wants, I go get it,” Johnson said. “Cogsworth always wants to be on the
Both mayoral candidatescite service to New HavenBy Garth [email protected]
Both candidates for the Republican nomination for New Haven mayor said they have served the community for years.
Incumbent Terry McDonald pointed to 16 years of improvements as he seeks a fifth four-year term. He said he has served the city in many capacities for 36 years.
Challenger Sharon Robison said she has been a New Haven resident 15 years. She said she serves with the Canal Days festival committee and with the EMS.
McDonald said he is coaching a team that will continue to help the city move forward. “If you have a winning coach in the middle of the football season, why do you want to change coaches?” he asked.
Robison said McDonald has done a great job, but it’s time for change. “Some people are afraid of change,
but change can be embraced for the better, and it’s a challenge that I’m willing to take,” she said.
The candidates will put them-selves
before the voters on Tuesday, May 5. The Republican nominee will advance to the Nov. 3 municipal election ballot. No Democrats have filed for the mayor’s office or for any New Haven office, but the Democrat and Republican parties have until June 30 to fill empty ballot spots.
Plants flourish as springbursts from greenhousesBy Garth [email protected]
Over the past few cold months, Clara Lengacher has been watching over two greenhouses full of summer.
The flower and vegetable plants have thrived beneath layers of thick plastic in shiny hoop houses, near the driveway that separates the Amish family’s barn from the retail bakery counter.
The plants are green, the soil is moist and the air is humid inside those greenhouses. A camera lens fogs over in seconds. The camera may capture images of the plants, but not of the planters. More than two decades after the first plants were sold, the owners’ principles remain as certain as the seasons.
Find Lengacher’s green-house at 15010 Parent Road, between Bruick and Rohrman roads.
Don’t expect to visit the Amish family’s green-house on Mother’s Day, or on any other Sunday. “Closed Sun” takes up 20
percent of the space on the market’s sign.
But any other day, Monday through Saturday, visit any time after 9 a.m. There is no specific closing time. “If some-
Student director Mallory Minich and Leo High School drama director Sue Nelson supervise a rehearsal of “Beauty and the Beast,” to be presented April 30 through May 2.
PHOTO BY GARTH SNOW
Tomato plants swell in hanging planters at the Parent Road Greenhouse & Produce.
PHOTO BY GARTH SNOW
McDonald
Robison
Related story• Other elections.
Page A2
See MAYOR, Page A11See LEO, Page A12
See PLANTS, Page A5
Saturday event at IPFWtakes aim at child abuseChild abuse and its
lingering impact are the focus of musical perfor-mances, talk and panel discussions Saturday, April 18, in the Neff Hall auditorium at IPFW.
At 1 p.m. “Filthy Rags” will perform; at 1:30 p.m. Jana Sanders, director of informatics for the Fort Wayne-Allen County Board of Health, will discuss barriers that medical professionals face when reporting child abuse and neglect.
The 2 p.m. panel, which will include state Sen. Dennis Kruse, will focus on child abuse and its lingering impact.
Ten years ago an
infant in Ohio named Destiny was shaken so violently she was not given much chance to survive. The infant has defied the odds and lives as an inspiration for all abused children.
Destiny Shepherd suffers from seizures but has not allowed her suffering to define her. Her mother, Randi, for the past seven years has championed in her home state a law for tougher sentences for abusers. “Destiny’s Law” has passed the House in Ohio and Kruse is working to introduce a version of “Destiny’s Law” in Indiana.
Three Rivers Art Center for Kids is working on a program for volunteer teachers to work with kids, espe-cially those suffering from abuse.
Three of those teachers will discuss their efforts: Steve Vachon teaches art with the Parkview Healing Arts program; Dan Swartz is the owner/director of the Wunder-kammer Art Gallery that sponsors and hosts community projects; Bob Wearley is the author of “The Prodigal Pilot” and a volunteer chaplain at the Allen County jail, helping inmates turn their lives around.
Three other municipalitiesface contests in primaries
2015 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, EASTERN ALLEN COUNTYTown of Grabill
Clerk-Treasurer, Republican
Cynthia L. Barhydt (incumbent)
Lori J. NashTown Council, Repub-
lican (vote for two)Wilmer Delagrange
(incumbent)Jeffrey D. Smeed
(incumbent)(Incumbent Candy
DeCamp’s name is not on a primary election ballot.)Town of Leo-Cedarville
Clerk-Treasurer, Republican
Pamela SpannuthLaura Spuller(Incumbent John
Eastes chose to run for town council.)
Town Council, Repub-lican (vote for two)
John EastesRaymond Pulver Jr.
(incumbent)Kevin Veatch (incum-
bent)(The public may
meet Leo-Cedarville candidates at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at Leo United Methodist Church, 13527 Leo Road, Leo-Cedarville.)City of Woodburn
Mayor, DemocratRichard Hoeppner
(incumbent)Ryan ReichhartClerk-Treasurer,
council at large, and council Districts 1 through 4: No primary candidates.
New Haven High School softball team members support a team fundraiser from the Walgreens parking lot on Lincoln Highway in New Haven. Making their case are, from left: Anika Hoffer, sophomore; Hadley Decker, junior; and Jordyn Brattain, freshman. The team’s next home game is at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, vs. Woodlan.
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Earth Day celebrates successesBy Lee Kelso
Bald eagles are back on their nest near the 700-acre wetland named in their honor on Fort
Wayne’s southwest side.Their return is one
of many environmental success stories to be celebrated Sunday, April 26, at Earth Day Fort Wayne 2015. Engle Road will be closed to traffic but open to the public between 1 and 5 p.m. and filled with large tents, a marketplace for handmade crafts and local food, food trucks and many hands-on activities.
“Earth Day brings thousands of people to Eagle Marsh. It’s exciting to see families discover the wildlife and the unique wetland environment that’s literally just a short bike ride from Aboite Township neighbor-hoods,” said Amy Silva, executive director of Little River Wetlands Project, organizer of the annual observance and manager of Eagle Marsh. Thirty local environ-mental groups will join corporate sponsors to take over the roadway and share information with visitors about sustainability, wildlife preservation and the benefits of connecting kids with nature.
Aqua Indiana, the founding sponsor of Earth Day Fort Wayne, will host a series of brief
seminars throughout the afternoon at the Aqua presentation tent. “Aqua
takes seriously our role as environmental stewards of Earth’s most recycled resource — water,” said Aqua Indiana President Tom Bruns. “We’re proud to sponsor Earth Day Fort Wayne and help families learn more about the natural world and how we can all help preserve it.”
Education stations throughout Eagle Marsh will give families a chance to dip a net and explore what lives underwater in a wetland environment, or learn how to identify wild-life from the tracks and scat (droppings) they leave behind. “You’ll find out how bees, bats, frogs and other animals depend on native plants. You can even help us plant native species that are so important to this ecosystem,” Silva said.
Bruns said when the utility first partnered with LRWP to launch a local Earth Day cele-bration in 2012, he was overwhelmed by the community’s response. “Now, it’s great to see corporations such as Wells Fargo, I&M, NIPSCO and others join us in promoting wetland conservation,” Bruns said.
Other 2015 sponsors include OmniSource, Three Rivers Federal Credit Union, Fort Wayne Metals, Summit City Chevrolet, Coventry Meadows and Allegra Printing.
New this year is an exhibit by 20 amateur photographers. Last autumn, they were invited to roam both Eagle Marsh and the restricted property that surrounds General Motors Fort Wayne Assembly. Find their work in the General Motors tent, which also will feature informa-tion about its unique “zero-landfill” recycling program and its part-nership with Republic Industries that recovers methane from a landfill to help operate the plant.
This year’s Earth Day celebration marks the 25th anniversary of Little River Wetlands Project. The nonprofit group is marking the occasion by dedicating its newest preserve, Buttonbush Bottoms. The 25-acre preserve is just off Amber Road and named after a native species known for its round white blossoms that attract bees and hummingbirds.
(Story contributor Lee Kelso writes for the Asher Agency.)
A child plants a tree at Eagle Marsh, in a photo by Lyle McDermott.
EARTH DAY 2015 ACTIVITIESWells Fargo Information Tent: Door Prizes, LRWP MerchandiseIndiana Michigan Power Kids Activities: Twelve free, fun, hands-on sta-tions for kidsNIPSCO Native Planting Area: Help plant native species to preserve Eagle MarshGM Farmers Market/Photo Exhibition: Locally made foods, produce, plants, and handmade Earth-friendly productsAqua Presentation Tent1:15-1:45 p.m., Reptiles and Amphibians; 2-2:30 p.m., Birds of Prey; 2:45-3:15 p.m., DIY rain gardens; 3:30-4 p.m., Landscaping with Native Plants; 4-4:15 p.m., Buttonbush Bottoms Dedication/Door Prizes; 4:15-4:45 p.m., Eagle Marsh – Indiana’s Ground Zero Against Asian Carp.Facebook.com/EarthDayFortWayne.
Dick Cross photographed this scene of pedestrians crossing a bridge donated by New Millennium Building Systems at Earth Day 2013 at Eagle Marsh.
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IPFW will bring together hundreds of runners, joggers and walkers from all over northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio for the 20th annual Mast-odon Stomp fundraiser to benefit IPFW cross country and track and field programs. This event is dedicated to Tony Laux, 1996 IPFW cross country runner.
The event takes place Sunday, April 19. Regis-tration and check-in will open at noon in the Gates Athletics Center, with events beginning at 2 p.m.
A 100-meter “Kids Stomp” will take place at 2:45 p.m., followed by a 400 meter “Kids Dash” at 2:55 p.m. The awards ceremony will take place at 3:15 p.m. Awards will be given to the top overall runners, first male and female IPFW student, first IPFW male and female IPFW alumni, and first male and female college employee. Age group awards will also be given.
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body’s here, we are open,” Lengacher says.
Warmer days have arrived at Parent Road Greenhouse and Produce. It is now safe to distribute some of the plants crowded into the two houses into a third greenhouse. The public will find it easier to shop, and the plants will have more room to grow.
Newcomers will join the loyal customers who flock to the rural New Haven farm. Returning customers know to expect certain varieties of tomatoes.
“We carry the Moun-tain Series of tomatoes,” the owner says. Garden fanciers will recognize the varieties that were developed by the Univer-sity of North Carolina. Planters already are overflowing with Big Boy tomato plants. Shop-pers also will find the Pineapple variety. That’s an heirloom variety, says the owner, who adds that she used to sell more heirloom varieties.
Beds of tender pepper plants await more certain overnight temperatures. They include varieties popular in Hispanic dishes. The hardier cabbage and broccoli plants are ready for the gardens.
The greenhouses adjoin the bakery, where jars of preserves crowd a table of noodles, bread, cookies and pies. A cabinet hold packets of larger seeds that will be planted directly into the ground.
Clara’s mother, Barbara Lengacher, opened the greenhouse more than 20 years ago. Barbara died on Christmas Day 2013. Clara continues to operate the greenhouse. She continues to watch the weather, and the calendar. The geraniums
and petunias will be at their most colorful just days before Mother’s Day.
Throughout the area, greenhouses have prepared for shoppers to say farewell to a long winter. “People get spring fever; they get antsy to plant,” says Larry Setzer, of Stuck-ey’s Greenhouses, which has locations on Lima Road and Tyler Avenue. “And I will say, last year because of all the snow, people had an extreme case of spring fever and we were crazy.”
At Galbraith’s Land-scaping & Garden Centers, manager Joe Galbraith said the drought of 2012 was particularly rough on nurses and garden centers. Galbraith’s has locations on Stellhorn and Bass roads. The last few years, “it has been a roller coaster in terms of what Mother Nature has given us,” Galbraith said.
(Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly reporter Linda Lipp contributed to this report.)
Noodles, preserves and pastries are sold retail at the Parent Road business.PHOTOS BY GARTH SNOW
Potted flowers will reach their color peak just in time for Mother’s Day. The greenhouse also offers vege-table plants and seeds.
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Follow the signs to the Parent Road Greenhouse. It’s closed Sundays, but opens at 9 a.m. six days a week and has no firm closing time.
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Local graduations begin May 22The local high school
graduation season begins May 22 with Bishop Dwenger High School and ends June 13 with three Fort Wayne Community Schools graduations.
Many are held at the Allen County War Memo-rial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. Parking is $5 per car.
Most graduation cere-monies are by invitation or ticket only. Check with these schools for further details.
Bishop Dwenger High School, at the Embassy Theatre, Friday, May 22, 6:30 p.m.
Bishop Luers High School, at the school,
Friday, May 29, 4 p.m.Concordia High School,
at the Embassy Theatre, Sunday, May 31, noon.
Huntington North High School, at the school, Friday, June 5, 7 p.m.
Leo High School, Coli-seum, Friday, June 5, 7 p.m.
Canterbury High School, on the school lawn, Friday, June 5, 7:15 p.m.
Woodlan High School, at the school, Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m.
Homestead High School, Coliseum, Saturday, June 6, 11 a.m.
Heritage High School, at the school, Saturday, June 6, 2 p.m.
Blackhawk Christian
School, at the school, Sunday, June 6, 6 p.m.
New Haven High School, Coliseum, Saturday, June 6, 7 p.m.
Carroll High School, Coliseum, Sunday, June 7, 2 p.m.
North Side High School, Coliseum, Friday, June 12, 6 p.m.
South Side High School, Coliseum, Friday, June 12, 7:30 p.m.
Northrop High School, Coliseum, Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m.
Wayne High School, Coliseum, Saturday, June 13, 2 p.m.
Snider High School, Coliseum, Saturday, June 13, 1:30 p.m.
Allen County property tax bills payable in 2015 were mailed April 10. The due date is May 11. Both the spring and fall remittance coupons are included in the bill; there will be no fall mailing.
To avoid long lines in the treasurer’s office, taxpayers are encouraged to pay early.
“We seem to get a flurry of activity when bills are first mailed but
then the activity dies down. On tax due day, we have long lines,” Chief Deputy Treasurer William Royce said.
Several online payment options can be found at allencountytrea-surer.us.
New this year, taxpayers paying by check can phone in their payment. Taxpayers will need the following: The tax duplicate number
found at the top of the bill, the amount to be paid, and bank routing number and account number. Dial 1 (877) 690-3729 and use juris-diction code 7693. This is a free service.
“All payment options are listed on the back of your tax bill,” Royce said. “I also want to remind taxpayers that local banks no longer collect taxes.”
Allen property tax billsin mail, due by May 11
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Ehinger to address Youth for Christ luncheon
Sue Ehinger, chief experience officer for Parkview Health, will be the keynote speaker during the Youth for Christ of Northern Indiana’s third annual Women of Bold Empow-erment Luncheon from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 30, at the Primetime Center, 3701 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne.
This year’s event, hosted by YFC board members Wendy Davis and Kathy Rogers, will focus on the empower-ment of women and girls through all the facets of mentoring, small groups, tutoring, education, spir-itual discipleship and leadership development. City Life Ministries is empowering inner-city teenagers and investing in their lives to help them grow into strong leaders in their commu-nity.
The cost to attend the luncheon is $75 per person or $600 for a table of eight. Seating will be limited, and reservations are required. Register to be a table host or reserve an indi-
vidual seat by contacting Shelley at (260) 484-4551, ext. 207, or [email protected].
The luncheon series was initiated to raise funds to support YFC’s Women’s City Life Ministries and the Prime-time Urban Center. The City Life Primetime Center is located in one of Fort Wayne’s most impoverished and diverse census tracts, to be a catalyst for change in the lives of inner-city teen-agers.
Established in 1996, the City Life Prime-time Center has helped thousands of kids by providing a safe place to gather, fostering educational success, and partnering with schools and businesses. Additionally, the YFC of Northern Indiana’s Juvenile Justice Ministry works with incarcer-ated teens, equipping them with the tools to make better choices and helping them establish a solid foundation as they are released into main-stream society.
“We’re extremely pleased that Sue Ehinger
has accepted our invi-tation to be this year’s luncheon speaker,” said Larry
Lance, CEO of YFC of Northern Indiana. “Sue is an outstanding example of an empow-ered, successful woman who uses her talents to make our community a better place to live.”
Ehinger was named chief experience officer of Parkview Health in January 2014. She had previously served as president of Parkview Hospital and Affili-ates from March 2012 through 2014. Ehinger also served as executive vice president and COO of Parkview Hospital from 2006 through 2012 and as CIO in September 2005 and chief quality officer in January 2006.
Youth for Christ of Northern Indiana serves Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash and Whitley counties.
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The concert season, which begins May 15, will feature nationally acclaimed musicians such as The Doobie Brothers, Tommy James & The Shondells, Willie Nelson, the Steve Miller Band, The Beach Boys and The Temptations.
Ticket sales began Tuesday. To guard against overpaying for Foellinger Theatre
tickets on a ticket scalping site, the Parks Department recommends that patrons go directly to foellingertheatre.org and click on “Purchase Theatre Tickets.” That link will lead patrons to a list of concerts with their correct ticket prices and a seating chart, as well as an option to purchase directly from the Parks & Recreation Department. Tickets may also be purchased by calling the Parks & Recreation office at 427-6000 or by visiting 705 E. State Blvd.,
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
“This concert season promises to be bigger and better than ever,” Moll said. “We are grateful for our spon-sors, without which we couldn’t offer such competitive ticket prices. And with Pacific Coast Concerts bringing in some great acts, we are going to have a fabulous summer.”
The 2015 Foellinger Theatre Summer Concert Series is sponsored by Lincoln Financial Foun-dation, Old National
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2015 Signature Concerts include:Stayin’ Alive, Friday, May 15, 8 p.m.
From traditional Bee Gee’s songs like “To Love Somebody” to disco era songs like “Stayin’ Alive,” the authentic look and falsetto voices of this Toronto-based group will get you in the mood
to re-live the 1970s. Tickets: $15Willie Nelson, Tuesday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.
Foellinger Theatre welcomes legendary country singer, song-writer, guitarist, actor, writer and poet, Willie Nelson. His long list of hits includes “On the Road Again,” “Always On My Mind,” and “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys.” Presented by Pacific Coast Concerts. Tickets: $49, $79, $99, $5 ticket processing fee.Tommy James &
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Tommy James & The Shondells recorded the hit song “Hanky Panky” in 1964 and followed up with “Mony Mony,” “I Think We’re Alone Now” and “Crystal Blue Persuasion” among others. Peter Noone and the legendary ’60s pop band Herman’s Hermits shares the stage tonight with classic hits such as “I’m Into Something
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This wildly popular and talented Eagles tribute band perform their faithful and accu-rate renditions of the timeless songs of the Eagles: “Take It Easy,” “Heartache Tonight” and the Eagles’ more recent songs “Get Over It” and “Love Will Keep Us Alive.” Tickets: $15.The Doobie Brothers, Wednesday, July 1, 7:30 p.m.
Formed in San Jose, Calif., in 1969, The Doobie Brothers remain one of America’s top touring and recording bands. The Doobie Brothers’ hits include “Black Water,” “Jesus is Just Alright,” “China Grove,” ‘Listen to the Music,” “South City Midnight Lady,” and “Takin’ it to the Streets.” Presented by Pacific Coast Concerts. Tickets: $49, $79, $99, $5 ticket processing fee.Steve Miller Band, Sunday, July 12, 7:30 p.m.
Formed in San Fran-cisco in 1966, the Steve Miller Band has had a prolific music career
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Enjoy the best in “Old School” and The Motown Sound as Touch sings smash hits from artists such as The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, The O’Jays, Smokey Robinson and the Mira-cles, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5 and many more. Tickets: $15.The Beach Boys and The Temptations, Sunday, Aug. 2, 7:30 p.m.
The Beach Boys are considered one of America’s greatest rock bands with their songs about surfing, cars and girls — “Good Vibra-tions,” “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “Surfin’ USA.” They will share the stage with The Temptations. whose smooth moves on stage and great harmonies made them Motown legends in the 1960s. “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination” and “Papa was a Rollin’ Stone” are cornerstones of their era. Presented by Pacific Coast Concerts. Ticket holders with vintage cars manufactured before 1980 are invited to display their vehicles
near the main entrance of Foellinger Theatre, and may arrive starting at 5 p.m. the night of the show. Tickets: $49, $79, $99, $5 ticket processing fee.The Hit Men, Friday, Aug. 7, 8 p.m.
These former members of mega acts like Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Tommy James and the Shondells, Jim Croce and Carly Simon made their Foellinger debut last season and are back by popular demand. They lead a trip through rock ’n’ roll history as they sing hits like “Sherry,” “Let’s Hang On,” “Peace Train” and medleys from all of their famous groups. Tickets: $20, $30.
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In an interview, McDonald said his record stands for itself. “I’ve worked EMS, I’ve worked as a police officer, and now as mayor for the past 16 years, and I’m very proud of my service and I think I have much more to offer the people of New Haven,” he said.
McDonald cited upgrades in city equipment and procedures, and an ongoing focus on image and regional partnerships.
“Some people might consider me to be a thorn, but I’m advocating every day for our community, and by proxy all the communities on the east side of Allen County,” he said. “When you live in the shadow of the second-largest city in Indiana,
in the largest county in Indiana by geography, you do tend to get lost. But we continue to be a part, and not just the pesky little brother on the east side.”
“We’ve got $6.6 million worth of projects that are going on this year,” he said, and added that those projects are being paid with cash and not by borrowing.
He lauded the forma-tion of New Haven’s own community foundation, its association with the Greater Fort Wayne Community Foundation, and the grants that are building up that fund. He cited a list of privately funded expansions. “A market must be in great shape if small businesses are making such invest-ments,” he said.
In an interview, Robison said she moved to New Haven in 2000. Her husband, New Haven Police Detective Sgt. Craig Robison, died in 2011. “After he passed, I had
people ask if I was going to stay or move back to my hometown, and this pretty much is my hometown. I have no intentions of leaving,” Robison said.
The candidate said she had considered running for mayor before, but would have been uncomfortable seeking that office while her husband was on the police force. Her husband would have supported her, she said.
She is an emergency room nurse at Parkview Regional Medical Center. She has worked with the Fort Wayne Sexual Assault Treatment Center, providing care to sexual assault victims, gath-ering evidence of assault, teaching other nurses to be assault nurses, and fostering awareness and education.
Robison said she became part of the EMS after giving CPR at an accident scene. She knew the EMS staff, so it was a logical step to join, she said.
She has been on the festival committee for 15 years, currently serves as vice president, and wants to sustain that city tradi-tion. “As festival workers we’re watching the crowds and see the smiles on the kids’ faces,” she said. “It’s a time when people do come back from wher-ever they’ve moved to, to come to the festival and see family and friends of the past. And it does bring some business to New Haven.”
“I would like to see New Haven grow and bring more businesses in, so we’re not having to go to Fort Wayne to find things that we need,” she said. Robison said she wants to do more to promote appre-ciation for police, fire and EMS agencies. She said she wants to use the city’s website to better inform the public.
“People say ‘Why do you want to be mayor?’ or ‘How do you know how to be mayor?’ Well how did
I know how to be a mom, or how did I learn to be a nurse, or an EMT?” she said. “But it’s the people around you with the exper-tise. There are people in the city who have years of expertise about the city. I don’t know everything about it, but I can learn.”
McDonald said under his administration the police department now has a computer in every car to improve communication and simplify ticket-writing. He said water meters have been updated to radio signals, so one person can now do work that it once required several people to do over several days.
He said southeast Allen County has land, high-ways and railroads to spur further development.
“Anybody can manage from this office the projects that are going on. That’s not unique to me. That’s the people that you have in charge of those projects,” he said. “We’ve proved that our systems work and
that we have a good track record.”
Also on the New Haven Republican primary ballot, three candidates are seeking the two nomi-nations for city council at large. Candidates are David J. Cheviron and incum-bents Ronald Steinman and Terry Werling.
Running unopposed are incumbents: Brenda Adams, clerk-treasurer; Geoff Robison, city judge; Floyd Ball, council First district; Sarah Digangi, council Second district; Craig Dellinger, council Third district; Robert Byrd, council Fourth district; and Tim Martin, council Fifth district.
On primary day, the polls will be open from 6 a.m.- 6 p.m. Voter regis-tration closed April 6. Absentee voting opened April 7, and continues through noon Monday, May 4. To find voting loca-tions, see sample ballots, or for more information, visit allencounty.us.
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Johnson bel ieves Cogsworth might be motivated by more than fear. “I believe it’s more of a loyalty thing,” he said. Johnson is confident in his ability to reveal the character. “You have to be able to step out of your box and do things that you’re not comfortable doing,” he said. He feels that his work continues to improve daily, as a member of a good team. “I’m working with the best,” he said.
“I think the message that we want to send is that just because you’re athletic and just because you play football doesn’t mean that you can’t join different groups,” he said. “Don’t be so one-minded that you can’t achieve and strive to do something different.”
S tuden t d i rec to r senior Mallory Minich said Allen will be a big draw for the audience. “All of our main charac-ters are super dedicated,” she said.
Lindsey Sharp will star opposite Allen.
“This show is unlike any other because it’s such a large cast,” Sharp said. “It’s a very diverse group of kids and I think we’ve really bonded. We have people from different groups involved.”
Sharp is in her sixth Leo production and will graduate early after her junior year. Though she will not continue in theater, she said she has gained self-confidence that she will apply in public speaking. She plans to advance to Ball State University, and to major in public relations and Spanish.
Taylor Erexson is back her for eighth and final Leo production, again as choreographer. “It’s a lot of work but I’m very excited,” she said. Erexson has been dancing since age 4, and has taught some classes for younger students. “It’s fun to work with high schoolers because some of them actually have dance experience,” she said. She is helping to create a scene involving wolves and the character Maurice in the woods.
She continues as head of hair and makeup. “We have a lot of wigs for
the magicals who live in the castle,” she said.
And she has a small role onstage. “I’m also a Silly Girl in it,” she said, “which is one of the [six] girls who follow around Gaston, and we adore him.”
“We have three weeks left,” Erexson said the night of a recent rehearsal. “I’m a little worried, but I know we always pull it together. And as Sue said, Leo doesn’t do a bad produc-tion.”
“Sue” is director Sue Nelson, who gives the credit to the Leo students. “There has always been a solid talent pool here,” Nelson said. “You don’t have to worry about putting on a bad show because the kids rise to
the occasion. They’re proud of what they do, and so they’re going to put the work and effort into it. They do their homework and they research their characters and the show. They give it all they can to make sure it’s a positive experience and a first-rate show.”
“Basically this is going to be a huge produc-
tion and we’re hoping a lot of kids from the elementary schools will be drawn in because it’s Disney and princesses, and we’re going over to the elementary school and doing a little promo performance during their lunches,” Minich said.
“The musical is a lot darker than the movie, but in a cool way,” she said. “There’s a lot of darker music and prettier music.”
The stage curtains that open to three perfor-mances of “Beauty and the Beast” also will close 24 Leo Jr./Sr. High School drama careers.
“Losing anybody, whether it be a senior or underclassman, is never a good thing,” Nelson said. “To have them graduate from the program — you are losing that experience level.
“Some of them have been with the program six, seven years, and that builds up a lot of credibility,” the director said. “And we have some seniors who are just involved for the first time this year, which is a good thing. Nonetheless, they come into it with a whole work ethic that was set before, and it kind of falls into place.”
The curtain opens and the curtain closes, but the show goes on.
“Especially in Leo’s drama department, we consider ourselves a family,” Erexson said. “We all become really close, so it’s hard to say goodbye.”
Her younger brother, Kelsey Erexson, plays Chip in the spring musical. “He’s only a freshman, so I’ll definitely come back and see him,” Taylor said. “There’s no way I’ll lose connection.”
Sophia Morris and Jesse Crowe are in charge of costumes and crew.
This will be the final Leo production for 23 seniors and one gradu-ating junior: Madisyn Brady, Chloe Buchanan, Jesse Crowe, Chance Dolsen, Taylor Erexson, Hannah Fowerbaugh, Cora Graber, Sydney Heidenreich, Chantelle Heubner, Jamaal Johnson, Jonnell Kincaid, Nicole Klender, Jenna Leichty, Megan McCrady, John Meyer, Mallory Minich, Allison Moher, Tristan Rex, Kelly Ryan, Nate Seevers, Cin Thang, Gretta Thompson, Pyay Thu and Lindsey Sharp, graduating junior.
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Jajuan Allen and Lindsey Sharp rehearse the title roles in “Beauty and the Beast.” Allen, a junior and a football player, is in his first production. Sharp, who plans to graduate after her junior year, is in her sixth Leo production.
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spring’s Cornerstone Give Day is “Give the Gift of Opportunity.” People may access Cornerstone’s website at cornerstoneyc.org prior to May 1 to view special weekly Give Day videos featuring the opportunities afforded to Cornerstone students.
Cornerstone promotes programming to help with positive youth development with a focus on education, life skills and job skills. The main site in Monroeville serves youth in grades 7-12, its satellite site at New Haven Middle School serves students in grades 6-8, and the center contracts with the Learn Resource Center to
operate a site at Heritage Elementary for K-6th-graders. Cornerstone also promotes college and career readiness and uses the summer months to offer teen summer camps that focus on many soft skills needed for jobs.
“It is important that we help the students explore careers and offer them simple tips like showing up on time, how to shake a hand, how to communicate or even leave a message on a voicemail. Many of our students leave their first voicemail/phone message when they go through our program called The Force,” said Kent Castleman, executive director.
Money raised May
1 will go toward the center’s overall program-ming expenses. The Southeast Youth Council board of directors will provide a match of $2,500 for the first 25 donations of $100. A donor has also offered an overall match of $5,000 to be used for other gifts to encourage people to give during these 12 hours. The board and various local businesses will sponsor donor prizes throughout the day.
People may mail their donation ahead of time to Cornerstone Youth Center at 19819 Monroeville Road, Monroeville, IN 46773.
For more informa-tion, call Cornerstone at 623-3972.
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Free health checks include blood pressure, vision, height/weight/BMI, and bone density. The health fairs are open to anyone 18 or older.
The New Haven event will be form 8 a.m.-noon, Saturday, April 25, at New
Haven High School, 1300 Green St..
Free hearing, foot and balance testing will be available at selected loca-tions. Optional blood tests at all locations include:
• Blood Chem 17 test for blood sugar, iron, cholesterol, kidney and liver function, $33. (A 10- 12-hour fast is recom-mended for the blood chemistry test. Fasting
means no food or drink except a moderate amount of water and medications.) Diabetics are not encour-aged to fast.
• Hemogram (test for anemia), $8.
• TSH (thyroid test), $20.• PSA (prostate test for
men), $20.• Hemoglobin A1C
(blood sugar average), $22.• Vitamin D, $30.Health care professionals
will be available to discuss medical topics and services.
Focus on Health is a community affairs project of the Midwest Alliance for Health Education, a nonprofit organization sponsored by Parkview Hospital, ABC 21 Alive, Wells Fargo Bank, Physi-cians Health Plan and iAB Financial Bank.
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Teacher to seek renewalhiking grandeur of WestBy Garth [email protected]
Larry Linson will hike and bicycle through the natural wonders of the American West this summer, gathering lesson plans for Cedarville Elementary School.
Linson said he has an awesome opportunity for personal renewal thanks to a $10,000 Lilly Endow-ment Teacher Creativity Fellowship.
“I guess I’m kind of an experience junkie,” Linson said. “My father was an administrator at Ball State and he had different travel opportu-nities and he always took the family with him, so I traveled extensively as a child and that has carried over to my adult life.”
Linson’s wife, Ann, the superintendent of East Noble Schools, will share part of the discovery.
A friend, fellow Cedar-ville third-grade teacher Bryan Kaylor, will share part of the exploration.
Linson’s son Zack, a
technology coach for East Noble Schools, also will share in the travels. “He and I are going to work a lot of different questions and videos that we can make for kids at both schools,” Linson said.
“I love to travel, and I always get a lot out of it,” Linson said. “So my grant is written around traveling out West to the national parks of California, Oregon and Utah, and Wyoming and Arizona. We try to hit everything.
“We’re going to go out to San Francisco and then hit the redwood forests, and Crater Lake in Oregon, and then down to Yosemite and Sequoia national parks and eventually branch off into the Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon and Arches National Park and Zion National Park and Canyonlands National Park. It’s going to be a wonderful trip. We’ll even get up to Yellowstone. It’s going to take probably
New Haven residents discarded three trash trucks full of old furniture and other bulky items as part of spring cleanup day.
City employees removed metal from the items dropped off behind City Hall, and separated about a dozen TV’s onto a separate truck.
Scott Byler and three fellow employees of New Haven Public Works took part, as did six employees of Earth First.
The most surprising item that was discarded? It was a jet ski, said Byler, who added that each year brings its own curiosities.
“We’ll probably pick up an average of seven tons a truck,” said Jason Pickerman, the vice pres-ident of operations and managing partner of Earth First. His company, which holds the trash disposal contract with the city, would haul that material to a landfill. “The guys from the city take all the metal out, so we’re not throwing any metal away,
and then they get rid of the TV’s, because we can’t take TV’s.”
Pickerman said the city sponsors this once-a-year opportunity for its residents. “They send a notice out of what they can and can’t take, and everything else is fair game,” Pickerman said. “The way the contract is written, everybody’s pretty much limited to what’s in the [trash] cart and they have to pay extra for extra bags and bulk items that they set
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Feed, grain, conversationlure visitors and regulars
The sign says Milan Center Feed & Grain. The website lists everything from hay to pond manage-
ment. Customers discuss garden seeds, chicken varieties, and beekeeping supplies.
“Can you recommend an equine dentist?” a customer asks. Store manager Kelly
Noble names two.The first spring
Customer Apprecia-tion Day was a year in a nutshell at 15402 Doty Road, New Haven. The family-operated,
58-year-old farm center invited its neighbors for hot dogs, giveaways, discounts and a petting zoo. Each topic raised conversations.
Four-year-old Grace Kitson heeds the advice to hug a rabbit carefully. Grace and her brother William, 2, visited a petting zoo at Milan Center Feed and Grain.
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Phil Barnes hands a discarded chair to fellow New Haven Public Works employee Scott Byler at the city cleanup. City crews removed metal and TVs from the discards, and Earth First crews took three truck loads of trash to a landfill.
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‘Pinocchio’ auditions set;production opens June 20
Ecstatic Theatrics audi-tions for a production of “Pinocchio” are scheduled April 18 through 22 in Fort Wayne.
“Pinocchio” is a newly written stage adaption by Ecstatic Theatrics’ creator, Jeannette Jaquish.
Many singing and nonsinging roles for ages 6 through adult will be cast. Performances are June 20, 21, 27, 28, and July 5.
Auditions are:• Saturday, April 18,
1:30-4 p.m., Tecumseh Branch Library, 1411 E.
State Blvd.• Sunday, April 19, 4-5
p.m., the Globe Room at the Main Library, 900 Library Plaza at Ewing and West Wayne streets, and
• Wednesday, April 22, 7-8:30 p.m., Little Turtle Branch Library, 2201 Sherman Blvd.
Auditioning performers should bring a list of schedule conflicts. Details and audition bits are at ecstatic-theatrics.com.
Call Jeannette at 484-5946 for another audi-tion time.
That’s part of the service, Noble said.
Rows of jars contain garden seeds, to be weighed and sold by the ounce or fraction of an ounce. “We get a lot of demand because people can choose [varieties], and it’s actually a lot less expensive than the seed from the packet,” Noble said. “People can easily read about it, and we just have good conversations about fertilizer and things added into the experience of buying garden seeds here.”
Youngsters found most of their conversation at the petting zoo at the side of the main building. Kids cautiously petted a miniature horse, nuzzled rabbits and quacked back at a duck. Joe Kahre also brought two goats and three chickens.
“He’s a good neighbor of ours, and he loves to
help with our events,” Noble said. “He actually is a voice teacher and he brings students here in the fall and we have live music.”
“We usually do an open house in the fall and we wanted to try something new in the spring,” Noble said. “This will be in addi-tion to that.”
Sales representatives were on hand to discuss the new line of beekeeping supplies, plus fertilizer and lawn care. “Our animal health sales rep is here, just answering questions and helping people get ready for summer. We have had a lot of good interest,” Noble said.
Between now and fall,
expect more special events such as the Chick Day pickup on April 21 and 28, offering more than a dozen varieties of standard chickens, plus bantams, turkeys, ducklings and guineas. Get details at mcfeeds.com.
A wild bird photo contest awards a $25 gift certificate each month.
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Cheyenne Kauffman, 4, and her sister Savannah, 3, right, pet Favorite, a miniature horse owned by Joe Kahre, at Customer Appreciation Day at Milan Center Feed and Grain.
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American Heritage Girls plan 5k run/walk
The St. Vincent Amer-ican Heritage Girls Troop IN3712 will host the annual Patriot Family
Fun 5K Run/Walk at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at Salomon Farm, 817 W. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne.
This is the fourth year for the event, which is the primary fundraiser for the troop. The run is chip timed with prizes for the top finishers. Registration is $15 through May 4, and $20 after that date. For details, visit tinyurl.com/qj6lchh.
The American Heri-tage Girls are a national, Christian faith-based, character developing program for girls 5-18. The first troop was founded in 1995 in Cincinnati, Ohio. St. Vincent De Paul Troop IN3712 is the only char-tered troop in the Fort Wayne area.
For more information, visit ahgonline.org
This nonprofit orga-nization offers badge programs, service projects, girl leader-ship opportunities and outdoor experiences.
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Come sing with us! The Fort Wayne Children’s Choir is enrolling singers
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PEABODY PUBLIC LIBRARY, COLUMBIA CITY: Monday, May 11
Thursday, May 14
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Miami Indian Heri-tage Days kicks off on Saturday, May 2, at the Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne.
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.
Sponsored by the History Center, Miami Indian Heritage Days programs are held from 1-4 p.m. on 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 heritage.
Admission for each Saturday event is $7 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Admission includes the opportunity to visit the Chief Richardville House.
Miami Chief Jean Baptiste de Richardville built a trading empire in this area that made him the richest man in Indiana by the time of his death in
1841. His home, built in 1827, is one of the premier attractions in the Historical Society’s collection since the restoration of the build-ing’s exterior.
Photos of previous years’ programs can be found on the History Center’s Facebook page.
For more information, contact the History Center at (260) 426-2882 or visit fwhistorycenter.com.Miami Indian Heritage Days 2015
• May 2: Medicine Woman Drummers — Miami drumming, singing and dancing.
• June 6: Kayla Godfrey — Miami dancing.
• July 4: Craig Arnold and George Strack present “Then and Now: Tools of the Miami.”
• Aug. 1: Katrina Mitten — Miami beadwork.
• Sept. 5: Dani Tippmann presents “Miami Harvest: Edible and Usable Plants and Materials.”
• Oct. 3: Miami Indian Alliance of Miami Indians — wikiami cattail matting.
• Nov. 7-8: Traders Days welcomes traditional Miami and regional tribes’ crafts, goods and wares for sale, as well as hands-on demonstrations and interac-tive educational programs. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Free to the public.
more than a month to get all this done.”
“I’m a geocacher and geocaching is kind of a high-tech treasure hunt,” he said. “We say we search in the woods for Tupperware, but we use high-tech equipment like GPS receivers to do it. A minor devia-tion — another part of geocaching — is earth caching, and that’s where you go find someplace on Earth where it has a particular feature that’s interesting. It might be an area where there’s a huge rock, and we call than erratics and those were pushed down when the glaciers came. And they’re here really for no reason; they’re erratically placed. So that would be an earth cache.
“And another would be the way a mountain was formed. Crater lake was formed by a volcano, so that’s another earth cache. I’m trying to tie that into some science lessons for the kids.”
The Grand Canyon will offer an example of different life forms in different depths and temperature ranges of the canyon, he said.
“We can make videos for both of us,” Linson said. “I’m planning on having a website and using some different apps. We have iPads here at the school, and we will have apps that the kids
can explore. When I’m all finished, it should be an awesome trip. We should have some awesome lessons come out of it also.
“I see this being a ‘Jeopardy’ type thing. You might remember ‘Where in the World is Carmen SanDiego?’ It might be something like that. It might be a math lesson or science lesson. We can do some language things. So we can come up with quite a few lessons for our Science Fridays that we can do next year.”
He said children learn in different ways. “And this will be a fun way, whether it’s a video, a recording, or I make a picture book. We can hit all the grade levels, K-3. Some of our teachers have friends and spouses
that teach over at Leo Elementary — that’s 4, 5 and 6 — so we can share with them, too.”
“It should be fun to come up with different lessons, and it should be a stretch for me to tie tech-nology into this,” he said.
Linson said he has been reworking his grant application for several years. His first attempt outlined a journey down Old Route 66. “I’ve been working on this idea the last three or four years, and trying to perfect it,” he said.
Linson and his future wife each attended Muncie Burris High School, which is affiliated with Ball State Univer-sity. “We were both lifers there — K-12 — 13 years in the same building. It was interesting,” he said.
Larry went on to teach
at Cedarville Elementary. He is a former East Allen County Schools teacher of the year. He and Principal Brad Bakle took a group of students to Cedarville’s sister school in Zhejiang Province, China.
Ann entered school administration, and became superintendent of East Noble Schools. “In Kendallville, I’m known as the first dude of East Noble,” Larry said.
About 500 educators applied for the summer creativity grants in 2015; 100 received the $10,000 awards. More than 2,700 Indiana educators have received the grants since 1987.
“This year’s Teacher Creativity Fellows have outlined renewal expe-riences that will truly integrate personal and professional renewal,” Sara B. Cobb, vice pres-ident of education for Lilly Endowment, said in a news release. “As they engage new ideas and follow their own curiosi-ties they will renew their enthusiasm for teaching.”
“These teachers, coun-selors, principals and librarians will go out into the world and reconnect with their calling as educators. They will come home refreshed,” Cobb said. “We regularly hear that these experiences help Indiana educators renew their commitment to their profession. As a result, their students benefit.”
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Cedarville Elementary School third-grade teacher Larry Linson shows the artwork that his students create to reflect their reading projects.
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out. So something like this is really important. Plus when it starts turning nice, everybody starts cleaning out their garages and cleaning up around the yard. So the city’s pretty good about doing this to provide the resi-dents a place to get rid of all of it.”
Pickerman said his company offers a similar service in other contracted municipalities, including in Butler this weekend.
Bob Byrd, who represents the 4th District on the City Council, said the public needs this annual service. “Over a year, they get trash or things that they can’t get out to the curb,” he said. “Our city employees will go out to people’s houses who need help, and they’ll help load it up.
“It’s a service to the city, to the citizens, that
keeps New Haven clean. We talk about quality of life is important to New Haven, and this is part of that.”
“I appreciate the city
employees working hard,” he said. “These guys are giving up a Saturday to come here and work, and I like to support these guys, too.”
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Earth First employees empty a pickup load of roofing and furniture into a garbage truck during New Haven’s annual cleanup day.
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Author of ‘Prodigal Pilot’ plans signing at GlenbrookAllen County native
Bob Wearley will sign copies of his memoirs from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at Barnes & Noble in Glenbrook Mall.
Wearley, the pilot for recluse billionaire Howard Hughes, will sign copies of “The Prodigal Pilot.” The book traces Wearley’s aviation career and its challenges to his Chris-tian faith. After 17 years with the U.S. Air Force, Wearley joined Hughes’ organization as chief pilot.
Hughes’ Las Vegas-based empire owned casinos, movie studios, a major airline and other businesses. As chief pilot for the Hughes fleet, Wearley flew celebrities,
politi-cians and exec-utives around the country and catered
to the millionaire’s eccentric flight demands. “Once I flew a single envelope from Los Angeles to the Bahamas,” recalls Wearley, who found his tasks odder and odder the more reclu-sive Hughes became. His passengers included Dinah Shore, Joe DiMaggio, Bob Hope and Wayne Newton. Watergate, and testi-mony before a Senate committee about money exchanges between
Hughes and President Nixon’s campaign, was part of Wearley’s journey.
Wearley owns Commercial Filter Service in Fort Wayne. He was marketing director for Fort Wayne International Airport, president of Indiana Stra-tegic Air Transportation Services and active in preserving Smith Field. He is a recipient of the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, recognizing “50 years of dedicated service in aviation safety.”
“The Prodigal Pilot” is available at the book signing and at prodi-galpilot.com, Barnes & Noble and on Amazon.com, including e-ver-sions.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 18Rain garden workshop. Dupont Branch Library, 536 E. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free. Residents can add color to their yard while improving drainage and the quality of water runoff into the rivers by attending a workshop sponsored by City Utilities. Residents will learn how to plant a rain garden and receive detailed guidance on how the gardens can soak up water on their property. A rain garden is a land-scaped area that holds rain water runoff for a few hours to a few days. Rain gardens are planted with native plants that help the soil soak up more water. After a rain event, the water slowly soaks into the ground. Residents are asked to call 311 to register for the free workshops. Res-idents who own property in the city of Fort Wayne are eligible to apply for a cash incentive to help offset some of the costs of installing a rain garden at their home. The incentive is only available for those who attend a training session and fill out the application. More information about rain gardens may be found at City Utilities’ rain garden website at CatchingRainFW.org.Sports card and collectibles show. Hotel Fort Wayne, 305 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free to the public. Dealers from the tri-state region will buy, sell and trade sport and non-sport cards and collectibles. Featured will be vintage and new singles, hobby boxes and supplies. The public may bring items to be appraised.Red Dollars for Scholars. The Community Center, 233 W. Main St., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. $30 donation. Sponsored by the Fort Wayne Alum-nae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. For tickets, contact Dawn Moore, chairperson, at 602-4340 or [email protected], or any Delta member via Facebook or at [email protected]. The sorority hosts this event to raise scholarship money for local African-American youth. The event includes soulful food, a cash bar, a 50/50 raffle, a bid whist tournament, and dancing to the sounds of DJ Rodney Black. Ca-sual attire is welcomed.Discover Roanoke 10k/5k/1-mile. Race-day registration closes at 8:30 a.m., but enrollment will end when each race reaches capacity. Races begin at 9 a.m. and 9:05 a.m. The event benefits the Roanoke Elementary School PTO.Book signing. Barnes & Noble, Glenbrook Mall. 1-4 p.m. Bob Wearley, the pilot for famous recluse billionaire Howard Hughes, will sign copies of “The Prodigal Pilot.” Wearley’s memoir traces the Allen County native’s aviation career and its challenges to his Christian faith. After 17 years with the U.S. Air Force, Wearley joined Howard Hughes’ organization as chief pilot. “The Prodigal Pilot” is available at prodigalpilot.com, Barnes & Noble and on Amazon.com, including e-versions.Child abuse awareness event. Neff Hall Auditorium, IPFW, 2101 E. Coli-
seum Blvd., Fort Wayne. 1 p.m. Music, talk and panel discussions. For details, find Three Rivers Art Center for Kids on Facebook. Also spon-sored by IPFW Behavioral Health and Family Studies Institute.Ladies Guild rummage and bake sale. Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Items for sale include women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, household items and toys. Baked items will also be for sale.
SUNDAY, APRIL 19Save Maumee Earth Day celebration. Gather at the Maumee River in Fort Wayne, on the North Anthony Bridge and Niagara Drive. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Join the Save Maumee grass-roots restoration volunteers to restore and plant native vegetation along the Maumee River. Activities are for all ages. Take part in shovel-ready projects, tie-dye a T-shirt, hear local musical talent and shop from vendors. Enjoy Carousel Ice Cream. Enjoy activities just for kids. Share education and activism. Order T-shirts for $10 in advance, at SaveMaumee.Org/earth_day. Or buy a T-shirt the day of the event for $15. Save Maumee has been doing hands-on restoration projects for 10 years.Fine Arts Festival. Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. Noon-4 p.m. Concordia will celebrate Fine Arts Week from April 13-19, closing with the “Rejoice in the Lord Always” arts festival on April 19. Artwork from several area Lutheran elementary school students will be on display on the main floor of the high school. The band, choir and orchestra will host a concert at 2 p.m. in the CLHS gym. Admission to the concert and to see the artwork is free. Lunch will be served in the CLHS cafeteria at noon. The cost for the luncheon is $5 in advance (available at participating schools) or $6 at the door.
MONDAY, APRIL 20Homestead baseball. Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St., Fort Wayne. 4:30 p.m., Leo vs. Norwell. 7 p.m., Blackhawk Christian vs. Homestead. Thanks to Parkview Sports Medicine, 24 area high schools will play in Minor League Baseball’s top-rated ballpark while the Fort Wayne Tin-Caps are out of town in April and May. For a complete game schedule, visit TinCaps.com. For each ticket sold, $4 goes to the participating schools. Just like during a TinCaps game, players will have their head-shots displayed on the video board in right field.
TUESDAY, APRIL 21“Understanding Your Grief.” Diamond Room of Ceruti’s Summit Park, 6601 Innovation Blvd., Fort Wayne.. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free of charge. Reserva-tions are taken on a first come, first serve basis; visit mccombandsons.com or call 426-9494. D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Homes sponsors this community seminar, entitled “Understanding Your Grief: Touch-stones for Hope and Healing.” The speaker, Alan Wolfelt, is an author, educator and grief counselor. He is a recipient of the Association for Death Education and Counseling’s Death Educator Award and he serves as Director of the Center for Loss and Life Transition in Fort Collins, Colo. Wolfelt has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Larry King Show, Donahue, the NBC Today Show and Nick News.Toastmasters open house. Allen County Public Library auditorium, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. 7-8:15 p.m. Summit City Toastmasters Club 1309 will showcase talent from the World Championship of Pub-lic Speaking event that took place in August 2014 in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia. The public is invited to attend to learn more about Toastmas-ters.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22Diversity Dialogue: “Racial Justice.” YWCA Northeast Indiana, 1610 Spy Run Ave. Noon-1:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. The YWCA’s Diversity Council hosts panelists and guest speakers to discuss import-ant topics on the fourth Wednesday of each month. RSVP to [email protected]’s Focus on Health. Jorgensen Family YMCA, 10313 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne. 6:30-11 a.m. Free and open to the community. Free health checks include blood pressure, vision, bone density, BMI, hear-ing and foot, and balance testing. Additional blood tests are available for a fee. For further information or to sign up to volunteer, call Focus on Health at 266-2472.
THURSDAY, APRIL 23High school spring concert. Homestead High School, 4310 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Free. The Homestead Winter Guard, which was the silver medalist in the Open Class in the state finals, will perform their show “You Were Never Really There.” The symphonic band, concert band and jazz ensemble also will perform.Rummage sale and bake sale. Forest Park United Methodist Church, 2100 Kentucky Ave., Fort Wayne. 4-8 p.m. Sale will be held in the church basement. All proceeds go toward mission work.Kindergarten orientation. Roanoke Elementary School, 423 W. Vine St., Roanoke. 6:30 p.m. Orientation is open to children who will be 5 on or before Aug. 1. Parents should bring their child’s immunization records and original birth certificate. Students that are pre-registered will receive an invitation from the school. Forms are available on the school website or can be picked up in the school office. For more information, call the school office at 672-2806.“Fiddler on the Roof.” Huntington High School, 450 MacGahan St., Hun-tington. 7:30 p.m. $8. Seventy people make up the cast and orchestra. “And it’s going to be a wonderful show,” said the veteran director Ruth Reed. The show repeats at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 24 and 25.
FRIDAY, APRIL 24“Oliver.” Northrop High School, 7001 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students. Tom Maupin di-rects this musical based on the book “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens.Rummage sale and bake sale. Forest Park United Methodist Church, 2100 Kentucky Ave., Fort Wayne. The two-day sale continues in the church basement from 9 a.m.-noon. $2 bag day continues from 1-3 p.m. All pro-ceeds go toward mission work.“Bye, Bye Birdie.” Bishop Luers High School gymnasium, 333 E. Paulding Road, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased for $10 by con-tacting Pat Shifley, 456-1261, Ext. 3162. The satire tells the story of a rock ‘n’ roll singer who is about to be inducted into the army. “Bye, Bye Birdie: is a stage musical based on the book by Michael Stewart, with lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. For more informa-tion, visit bishopluers.org.
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Community CalendarHave something for the May 15 calendar?Submit news about your church, school or civic group to the East Allen County Times Community Calendar. Email [email protected], or call 426-2640, ext. 3321. Submit entries by May 7 for the May 15 edition. Visit InFortWayne.com for a list of activities to help you plan your weekend.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25“Oliver.” Northrop High School, 7001 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students. Tom Maupin di-rects this musical based on the book “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens.Concordia band fundraiser. The Orchid Events and Catering, 11508 Lincoln Highway East, New Haven. 6:30-10 p.m. $25. For tickets, call Band Director Dianne Moellering at (260) 483-1102, ext. 198, or email [email protected]. All adults are invited. The The Bulldogs again will offer their 1950s and ’60s rock ’n’ roll music. The Concordia Jazz Ensemble, directed by Todd Phillips, also plays at the fundraiser. The dance and silent auction fundraiser also features heavy appetizers.Weekend gardener program. Allen County Extension Office, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free classes taught by Ricky Kem-ery, Purdue horticulture educator. Today’s program is “Growing Fruit.”Barbecue chicken and ribs dinner. Ken’s Meat Market, 846 Lincoln Highway East, New Haven. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sponsored by New Haven Lions Club. The club also welcomes the donation of used eyeglasses for Lions Recy-cle for Sight.Fish fry and chicken dinner. Grabill Fire Station, 13413 State St., Grabill. 4:30-7:30 p.m. Adults $9.50; children 4-9, $7; children 3 and eat free. Indoor seating is available in the fire station. The Cedar Creek Lions Club is sponsoring the meal, and will share proceeds with the Northeast Allen County Fire & EMS. The all-you-can-eat dinner will consist of fish and/or chicken, baked beans, applesauce, potato chips, bread, coffee or lemonade. Carry-out dinners are available.“Bye, Bye Birdie.” Bishop Luers High School gymnasium, 333 E. Paulding Road, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased for $10 by con-tacting Pat Shifley, 456-1261, Ext. 3162. The satire tells the story of a rock ‘n’ roll singer who is about to be inducted into the army. “Bye, Bye Birdie: is a stage musical based on the book by Michael Stewart, with lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. For more informa-tion, visit bishopluers.org.Red Warrior Day. Woodside Middle School, 2310 W. Hamilton Road, Fort Wayne. 5k run/walk at 9 a.m., $20. Kids’ fun run at 10 a.m., $5. Golf ball drop raffle at 11 a.m. Nelson’s Chicken will be on-site; order chicken in advance because limited quantities will be available at the event. Golf scramble at 1 p.m. at Chestnut Hills Golf Course, 11502 Illinois Road, Fort Wayne, $300 per four-person team. First annual event benefits Woodside Middle School PTC, which supports students, teach-ers and staff. Advance registration ended March 20. For full information, visit sacs.k12.in.us/domain/15.Healthy Families Open House. Jorgensen Family YMCA, 10313 Aboite Cen-ter Road, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free and open to the community. Bring your family to learn more about how the Y can positively influ-ence your family’s health. Fun, free educational activities planned. On this day only, the $75 enrollment fee will be waived for anyone who joins the Y. This offer is good for membership at all YMCA’s throughout Allen, Whitley and Wells counties.The Merge for Christian Singles. Parkwood Church of God, 3320 Trier Road, Fort Wayne. 6-11 p.m. $7 donation at the door. Ice-breakers, dinner, games, dancing. Today’s speaker is Verlin Rice. Music is by Dancin-Feats.com with Pam and Eagle. Carry-in potluck assigned by last name; visit the-merge.net for details.Fish and tenderloin dinner. Sonrise Church, 12220 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne (behind the GM plant. 4:30-7:30 p.m. Adults, $8; children 6-12, $4; children 5 and under free. This all-you-can-eat dinner includes potato salad, baked beans, applesause, drink and dessert.Church rummage sale. First Christian Church, 4800 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-noon.Fish fry. Bethel United Methodist Church, 8405 Lima Road, Fort Wayne. 4:30-7 p.m. $9 for adults, $5 for ages 6-12, and free to ages 5 and under. The meal includes Dan’s Fish and chicken strips, with green beans, coleslaw or applesauce, dessert and drink. Dine in, carry out or drive-through. Craft and bake sale also available.
SUNDAY, APRIL 26“Bye, Bye Birdie.” Bishop Luers High School gymnasium, 333 E. Paulding Road, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased for $10 by con-tacting Pat Shifley, 456-1261, Ext. 3162. The satire tells the story of a rock ‘n’ roll singer who is about to be inducted into the army. “Bye, Bye Birdie: is a stage musical based on the book by Michael Stewart, with lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. For more informa-tion, visit bishopluers.org.
TUESDAY, APRIL 28“Hop Into Spring” luncheon. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $15.50 inclusive of lunch. The Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection luncheon speaker is Carlyn Johnson of “Straight off the Hook,” talking about knitting and crocheting. Make reservations by April 21 by calling Meridith at 672-3414. Baby sitting is available. Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connec-tion is affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.
THURSDAY, APRIL 30Rain garden workshop. Omni Room at Citizens Square, Room 045, 200 E. Berry St. 6-9 p.m. Free. Residents can add color to their yard while improving drainage and the quality of water runoff into the rivers by at-tending a workshop sponsored by City Utilities. Residents will learn how to plant a rain garden and receive detailed guidance on how the gardens can soak up water on their property. A rain garden is a landscaped area that holds rain water runoff for a few hours to a few days. Rain gardens are planted with native plants that help the soil soak up more water. After
a rain event, the water slowly soaks into the ground. Residents are asked to call 311 to register for the free workshops. Residents who own prop-erty in the city of Fort Wayne are eligible to apply for a cash incentive to help offset some of the costs of installing a rain garden at their home. The incentive is only available for those who attend a training session and fill out the application. More information about rain gardens may be found at City Utilities’ rain garden website at CatchingRainFW.org.Authors visit. Saint Louis Besancon Parish, 15535 Lincoln Highway East, New Haven. 7 p.m. Free. The Saint Louis Besancon Rosary Sodality welcomes authors Jane and Ellen Knuth. All are welcome to enjoy the humor, observations and spiritual path of a mother and daughter and their book “Love Will Steer Me True.” Copies of this book and Jane’s previous books “Thrift Store Saints” and “Thrift Store Graces” will be available, too.Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” Leo Jr./Sr. High School, Auditeria, 14600 Amstutz Road, Leo-Cedarville. 7 p.m. Tickets $8. Directed by Sue Nel-son. The musical production and the 1991 movie are based on the fairy tale of the same name.Rosary Society rummage and bake sale. Most Precious Blood Church, 1515 Barthold St., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. In Mohr Hall, Door 4.
FRIDAY, MAY 1Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” Leo Jr./Sr. High School, Auditeria, 14600 Amstutz Road, Leo-Cedarville. 7 p.m. Tickets $8. Directed by Sue Nel-son. The musical production and the 1991 movie are based on the fairy tale of the same name.Rosary Society rummage and bake sale. Most Precious Blood Church, 1515 Barthold St., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. In Mohr Hall, Door 4.Settlers Inc. plant sale and Historic Swinney Homestead open house. 1424 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Homestead will be open free to the public, with early Americana music, hand-arts display, spinning demos, refreshments, bake sale and gift shop. The plant sale will be in the basement with perennial “diggings” on the back lawn. A second-day plant sale on Saturday, May 2, will be from 8 a.m.-noon. Proceeds support the Homestead. Call 637-8622.Visit settlersinc.org or call 637-8622.
SATURDAY, MAY 2Weekend gardener program. Allen County Extension Office, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free classes taught by Ricky Kem-ery, Purdue horticulture educator. Today’s program is “The Not-So-Sim-ple Act of Planting a Tree.”Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” Leo Jr./Sr. High School, Auditeria, 14600 Amstutz Road, Leo-Cedarville. 7 p.m. Tickets $8. Directed by Sue Nel-son. The musical production and the 1991 movie are based on the fairy tale of the same name.Community-wide carnival. Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 4700 Vance Ave. 1-4 p.m., rain or shine. Free. Good Shepherd hosts the car-nival in honor of the church’s 50th anniversary. Free carnival games, laser tag, Mark’s Ark, face painting, balloon art, photo booth and free ice cream.Settlers Inc. plant sale and Historic Swinney Homestead open house. 1424 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-noon. The Homestead will be open free to the public, with early Americana music, hand-arts display, spinning demos, refreshments, bake sale and gift shop. The plant sale
will be in the basement with perennial “diggings” on the back lawn. Proceeds support the Homestead. Call 637-8622.Visit settlersinc.org or call 637-8622.Pulled pork pinner and silent auction and bake sale. Cornerstone Youth Center, 19819 Monroeville Road, Monroeville. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. $8. Fundraiser to benefit Alzheimer’s Association. Sponsored by “Walk In My Shoes” team.Rosary Society rummage and bake sale. Most Precious Blood Church, 1515 Barthold St., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. In Mohr Hall, Door 4.Pancake and sausage breakfast. Our Hope Lutheran Church, Trinity Drive, Huntertown. 7-11 a.m. Free-will offering. The menu is whole-hog sausage, buttermilk pancakes, hash browns, applesauce, orange juice, coffee and milk. The church’s Ladies Guild and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will sponsor this meal to raise money for missions and kitchen equipment.
TUESDAY, MAY 5Combined concert. Rhinehart Music Center, on the IPFW Campus, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults, $6 for seniors, $3 for students, and free for ages 5 and under. The 50-voice Summit City Singers, a community choir, will join the Fort Wayne Area Community Band for this concert. Judy King directs the Summit City Singers. Fort Wayne Area Community Band conductor Scott Humphries and assistant conductor David Blackwell have chosen a variety of music that includes “An American Celebration,” “Battle Hymn of the Repub-lic,” “Andrew Lloyd Webber: A Concert Celebration,” “Armed Forces—The Pride of America,” “Irving Berlin: From Rags to Ritz,” “Of Sailors and Whales,” “Sea Songs” and “Second Suite in F for Military Band.”Appleseed Quilters Guild. The Classic Cafe, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. Public welcome. Cathy Miller from British Columbia, Canada, will provide the program. Miller is known as the singing quilter and will present a program of quilts and music.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6Quilting workshop. The Classic Cafe, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cathy Miller from British Columbia, Canada, will instruct a workshop of the Appleseed Quilters Guild. Miller will teach “Mock Mola,” a raw edge machine reverse applique technique. For more infor-mation, visit appleseedquiltersguild.com.
THURSDAY, MAY 7The Disorderly Bear Den. Community Center, 233 W. Main St., Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m.This not-for-profit, public charity collects and gives away teddy bears and other stuffed animals to those in need. This year-round work distributes Beanie Babies, plush animals, Build-A-Bear-Work-shop animals and manufactured or handmade animals. Free parking is available in the back of the building. Guests are always welcome. Donations may be tax deductible. For more information, contact Donna Gordon-Hearn, 409-9886, or [email protected].
FRIDAY, MAY 8Fish fry. Martini Lutheran Church, 333 Moeller Road, New Haven. 4:30-7:30 p.m. Adults, $8; children 5-10, $5, or hot dog and fries for $3; ages 4 and under, free, dine-in only. Meal includes fish, french fries, apple-sauce, roll, dessert and drink. Carry-out available. Proceeds benefit the Martini Lutheran Church Family Education Fund.“Reflections.” Carroll High School, 3701 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. $5. The show choirs will present their traditional end-of-season program. Minstrel Magic mixed show choir comprises 50 members from grades 9 to 12. “Snow” is a story of Snow White. Songs are “Dies Irae” from Mo-zart’s “Requiem,” “Escape,” “Life in Color,” “Black Roses/Talkin’ to the Moon” and “Fight For Love Medley.” Select Sound women’s show choir comprises 53 members from grades 9 to 12. Their show titled “Rhythm and Rhyme” is a compilation of nursery rhymes and children’s stories. Their songs include “Counting Stars, Shining Star, Shake Me Like a Monkey,” “Work Hard, Play Harder,” “She’s a Lady,” “Wanderer’s Lul-laby” and “Magic.”
SATURDAY, MAY 9“Reflections.” Carroll High School, 3701 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. $5. The show choirs will present their traditional end-of-season program. Minstrel Magic mixed show choir comprises 50 members from grades 9 to 12. “Snow” is a story of Snow White. Songs are “Dies Irae” from Mo-zart’s “Requiem,” “Escape,” “Life in Color,” “Black Roses/Talkin’ to the Moon” and “Fight For Love Medley.” Select Sound women’s show choir comprises 53 members from grades 9 to 12. Their show titled “Rhythm and Rhyme” is a compilation of nursery rhymes and children’s stories. Their songs include “Counting Stars, Shining Star, Shake Me Like a Monkey,” “Work Hard, Play Harder,” “She’s a Lady,” “Wanderer’s Lul-laby” and “Magic.”
THURSDAY, MAY 14Show choirs perform. Homestead High School, 4310 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Admission is free. The women’s choir, Elite, unites 38 performers to present “’80s Pop Divas,” featuring the works of artists such as Whitney Houston, Paula Abdul and Madonna. The 48 members of the mixed choir Class Royale present “Aladdin 2.0,” a modern-day take on the classic tale of Aladdin. Curtis Shaw directs both choirs. The backup band Anonymous Blue unites 26 musicians under director Todd Roth to perform backstage behind both Elite and Class Royale.
Woodlan High School senior Victoria Cook pauses for a photo with her mother after receiving a 2015 Lilly Scholarship, awarded by Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne representatives. The schol-arship will pay for full-tuition scholarship to attend college, plus $900 each of four years for books and equipment.
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FRANCINE’S FRIENDS MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHYThe Breast Diagnostic Center performs the screening. For women who have insurance, they will bill the insurance company. If the patient does not have insurance but has the ability to pay, the BDC offers a reduced rate if paid the day of the screening. For women without insurance, a high deductible, or resources to pay, funding is available.Wednesday, April 22. Tipton Place, 460 Forks of the Wabash Way, Huntington.Friday, April 24. The Third Place, 1601 W. Cedar Canyons Road, Huntertown.Friday, May 1. Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne.Monday, May 4. The Fitness Studio, 10226 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne.Tuesday, May 5. Heartland home Health, 1315 Directors Row, Fort Wayne.Wednesday, May 6. Shawnee Middle School, 1000 E. Cook Road, Fort Wayne.Thursday, May 7. PHP, 8101 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne.Friday, May 8. Fifth Third Bank, 5925 Illinois Road., Fort Wayne.Monday, May 11. National College, 6131 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne.Tuesday, May 12. American Specialty Insurance, 7609 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne.Monday, May 18. Health Visions of Fort Wayne, 2135 S. Hanna St., Fort Wayne.Tuesday, May 19. Curves, 102 Lincoln Highway West, New Haven.Wednesday, May 20. Roanoke Fire Station, 126 N. High St., Roanoke.Tuesday, May 26. Parkview Physician Group Family Practice, 1331 Minnich Road, New Haven.Thursday, May 28. Curves, 14927 Center St., Leo.Friday, May 29. Accredited Universal Home Health, 6409 Constitution Drive, Fort Wayne.(Note: Francine’s Friends Mobile Mammography is a partnership be-tween Francine’s Friends, Parkview Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Breast Diagnostic Center.)
RED CROSS BLOOD DONATION OPPORTUNITIESThe American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood during National Volunteer Month this April and make a difference in the lives of patients in need of transfusions. Donors of all blood types — especially those with Types O negative, A negative and B negative — are needed to help ensure blood is available for patients this spring. Those who are unable to give blood can support blood donations and invite others to make a lifesaving donation by creating a SleevesUp vir-tual blood drive at redcrossblood.org/SleevesUp.To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call (800) 733-2767.Blood donation opportunities in Allen County:Saturday, April 18, 8 a.m.-noon, Covenant United Methodist Church, 10001 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne.Sunday, April 19, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Blackhawk Ministries, 7400 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne.Sunday, April 19, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saint Therese Catholic Church, 2304 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne.Tuesday, April 21, 8:30 a.m.-11 a.m., Perry Pro Tech, 134 E. Collins Road, Fort Wayne.Tuesday, April 21, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Walb Student Union, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne.Wednesday, April 22, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Walb Student Union, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne.Thursday, April 23, 1-3:30 p.m., Frontier Communications, 6430 Oakbrook Parkway, Fort Wayne.Thursday, April 23, 2:30-6:30 p.m., Hope United Methodist Church, 6608 Hoagland Road, Hoagland.Saturday, April 25, 7:30-11:30 a.m., Saint Vincent de Paul Parish, 1720 E. Wallen Road, Fort Wayne.Sunday, April 26, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Pathway Community Church, 11910 Shearwater Run, Fort Wayne.Monday, April 27, 8:30-11 a.m., Glenbrook Hyundai, 4801 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne.Monday, April 27, 1-3:30 p.m., Glenbrook Dodge, 100 W. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne.Wednesday, April 29, 1-3:30 p.m., Tomkinson BMW, 929 Avenue of Autos, 14/69 Auto Mall, Fort Wayne.Thursday, April 30, 1-4 p.m., Faith Baptist Church, 6600 Trier Road, Fort Wayne.The Fort Wayne Donor Center is located at 1212 E. California Road, Fort Wayne, across from the Allen CountyWar Memorial Coliseum. Hours are: Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, noon-6 p.m.; Friday, noon-6 p.m.; and Saturday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.The Lutheran Hospital Donor Centeris located at 7900 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite 107, Fort Wayne, in the South Lobby of Lutheran Hospital. Hours are: Monday and Tuesday, noon – 6 p.m.; Wednesday, closed; and Thursday through Saturday, 6 a.m.-noon, with the exception of the second Thursday of the month, noon-6 p.m.How to donate blood: Download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call (800) 733-2767 to make an appoint-ment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Indi-viduals who are 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
LITTLE RIVER WETLANDS PROJECT ACTIVITIESLittle River Wetlands Project, a local organization protecting al-most 1,200 acres of natural and restored wetlands in Allen and Huntington counties, sponsors informative nature events. All are free and open to the commu-nity. Contact [email protected] or 478-2515 for information. Every Tuesday in April, 9 to 11 a.m. “Little River Ramblers.” Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. Hike and explore the interesting plants and wildlife of the pre-serve.Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m. to noon, “Annual Cleanup at Eagle Marsh.” Meet at the Towpath
Trailhead just west of the main entrance to Eagle Marsh, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne, to help us ready our preserve for spring wildlife and visitors. (Let us know in advance if you’ll be bringing a group.) Please bring rakes, gloves, drinking water, and trash bags. Some areas may be flooded so knee-high boots or shoes that can get muddy are recommended.Sunday, April 26, 1 to 5 p.m. “Earth Day Fort Wayne at Eagle Marsh.” Meet at Little River Wetlands Project’s Eagle Marsh preserve, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne, for this family-friendly community event to celebrate Earth Day and LRWP’s 25th anniversary. You’ll find booths showcasing the conservation work of local businesses and environmen-tal groups, birds of prey from Soarin’ Hawk Raptor Rehab, presenta-tions on nature topics, interactive nature education stations, children’s activities, and more. Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project. Free. Contact [email protected] or 260-478-2515 for information.Every Tuesday in May, 9 to 11 a.m. “Little River Ramblers.” Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne, to hike and ex-plore the interesting plants and wildlife of Eagle Marsh.Thursday, May 14, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. “Breakfast on the Marsh: Host Plant Gardening for Butterflies.” Light breakfast and nature presenta-tion for nature lovers 50+ at Coventry Meadows Senior Community on West Jefferson Boulevard, Fort Wayne. Join Jody Heaston of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to learn how to select plants for your backyard that attract and feed a wide variety of butterflies from larvae to adult.Saturday, May 16, 9 to 10:30 a.m. “Swimmers, Wigglers, and Things that Go Hop!” Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. The water of Eagle Marsh in spring is full of life: tadpoles, snails, small fish, and the larval stage of many insects. We will examine some water samples in the barn, then try pond dipping in the marsh to see who lives there. Fun for all ages.Wednesday, May 20, 9 to 10 a.m. “Short Hikes for Short Legs: Trees of the Marsh.” Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. (For children ages 3 to 5 and a responsible adult.) We will start with a hands-on tree activity in the barn, then set out to explore the variety of trees found on the marsh and the animals that inhabit them. Dress for the trails and the weather.
GRABILL BRANCH LIBRARY ACTIVITIES13521 State St., Grabill, 421-1325Many activities continue in corresponding time periods the following month; call the library to confirm. For more information, visit acpl.lib.in.us.Born to Read. Tuesdays, April 21 and 28, 10:30 a.m. You’re never too young to enjoy the library. For babies and their caregivers.Smart Start Storytime. Wednesdays, April 22 and 29, 10:30 a.m. Preschoolers and their grown-ups are invited to attend a storytime de-signed to help them as they begin to read.Lego Club. Wednesday, April 22, 3:30 p.m. Use our stash of Lego blocks to build amazing things. Each month we’ll have a special chal-lenge and time to share our creations with each other.Monday Night Book Club. Monday, May 4, 7 p.m. The first Monday of each month we have a lively book discussion.Grabill Branch Library’s 10th Anniversary Open House. Saturday,
April 18, noon. The Grabill Branch opened during National Library Week in 2005. Celebrate the 10-year mark at an open house, enjoy snacks, see photos from the past 10 years, and enter to win a special prize.
MONROEVILLE BRANCH LIBRARY ACTIVITIESMonroeville Branch Library, 115 Main St., Monroeville, 421-1340Many activities continue in corresponding time periods the following month; call the library to confirm. For more information, visit acpl.lib.in.us.Books and crafts. Mondays, April 20 and 27, 3:30 p.m. Enjoy the latest books, some old favorites and an awesome craft each week.Computer Basics. By appointment. We will be glad to show you the basics of Internet searching and e-mail. Just call and set up an appoint-ment.Pieceful Quilters. Wednesday, April 29, 6:30 p.m. Quilters of all types and skill levels are welcome.
NEW HAVEN BRANCH LIBRARY ACTIVITIES648 Green St., New Haven, 421-1345Many activities continue in corresponding time periods the following month; call the library to confirm. For more information, visit acpl.lib.in.us.Smart Start Storytime. Tuesdays, April 21 and 28, and Wednesdays, April 22 and 29, 10:30 a.m. Enjoy 30 minutes of stories, songs, finger-plays and an easy craft just right for preschoolers. April 21 and 22: You are My Sunshine. April 28 and 29: Blue Skies.Teen Thursdays. Thursdays, April 23 and 30, 3:30 p.m. April 23: Guiness World Record Challenge. April 30: Modern Art.Get your LEGO on. Wednesdays April 22 and 29, 3:30 p.m. We will supply the LEGO blocks, you supply the imagination.Kids Can Cook. Saturday, April 18, 2 p.m. Kids 8-12 will learn how to make easy recipes that they can make at home. Registration required, limited to 10 children.
WOODBURN BRANCH LIBRARY ACTIVITIES4701 State Road 101 N, Woodburn, 421-1370Many activities continue in corresponding time periods the following month; call the library to confirm. For more information, visit acpl.lib.in.us.Smart Start Storytime. Fridays, April 24 and 31, 10:30 a.m. This Storytime features finger plays, songs, stories of various lengths and crafts.Yarn Lover’s Gathering. Thursdays, April 23 and 30, 7 p.m. If you already know how to knit or crochet or if you want to learn how to knit or cro-chet, join us at Woodburn. We have people who can help you get started or teach you new techniques. Join us for a creative evening.The Mix. Monday, April 22, 4 p.m. Drop by the library for a different ac-tivity each month. Music or crafts, or games or whatever is in The Mix. This month — Planting a Seed.
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMSChildren’s Services, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, 421-1220Storytime for preschools, daycares and other groups. Wednesdays, April 22 and 29, 9:30 a.m. 30 minutes of theme-based stories, fingerplays, early literacy activities and fun for children 3 to 6.Family storytime. Wednesdays, April 22 and 29, 10:30 a.m. A half-hour of book-related fun. Each session is geared to preschoolers ages 3 to 6. Each session includes books, fingerplays, songs and multimedia com-puter fun.Babies and Books. Friday, April 24, 10 a.m. Babies are never too young to begin with books.Toddler storytime. Friday, April 24, 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Stories, songs and activities for active toddlers. Children 18 months to 3 years of age and their caregivers are encouraged to attend.LEGO Club. Thursday, April 23, 3 p.m., and Saturday, April 18, 3 p.m. Get your brains, and hands, and imaginations working … by playing with LEGOs.Minecraft Masters. Wednesdays, April 22 and 29, 4 p.m. Welcome all Minecraft Survivors! Whether you are an expert or just getting started, come and explore the Minecraft world.PAWS to Read. Thursdays, April 23 and 30, 6:30 p.m., and Saturday, April 4, 11 a.m. Come to the library and read a book to one of our book-loving dogs.Discover 3D Printing. Monday, April 20, 2 and 6:30 p.m. Children 6-11 can learn the basics of designing a 3D object, and how to use a 3D printer. Participants will receive a certificate so that they can print an item at a later date. Registration is necessary; call 421-1220 or register at the Children’s Services desk.Science Explorers: Table Top Science. Tuesday, April 21, 2 and 6:30 p.m. All it takes is a table and some everyday objects to create some sim-ply spectacular science.Free Comic Book Day. Saturday, May 2, All Day. Boom! Zap! Pow! The first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book Day. We are celebrating this worldwide event by asking you to come in costume as your favorite character, or you can make a costume here. We’ll have special superhero training, and you can meet a superhero and get a free comic book.The Genealogy Center, 421-1226 Preservation Week — Pass It On ... Through Genealogy. In six different sessions, we will explain and explore photography and how we preserve it and then pass it on.
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The Homestead High School winter guard earned the silver medal in the state finals, losing to Open Class champion Ben Davis by 8 tenths of a point. In Class A Regional, Heritage High School finished second overall. Homestead will perform one more time, at the spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at the high school. Admission is free. The show title is “You Were Never Really There.” The symphonic band, concert band and jazz ensemble also will perform.
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“I want people to know that even if you have a disability,
you still have a future.”
When President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990, he said, “Let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down.” While there is still work to be done, great progress has been made to remove barriers to education, transportation, employment and other aspects of daily life. Take for example Nathaniel Boutelle, who has autism. With the support of Passages, Inc. in Columbia City, he is able to live to his full potential – working, volunteering and excelling as a photographer and artist. Because of the ADA, Nathaniel has the opportunity to be an asset to his community, and for him, that’s a dream come true.
See more of Nathaniel’s story at awsfoundation.org/ADA25.
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