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New mayor welcomesWoodburn’s ‘upswing’

By Garth [email protected]

Joe Kelsey became the mayor of Woodburn on Jan. 1, succeeding Richard Hoeppner.

“Twelve years was enough for me,” Hoeppner said at a transition meeting in December. “I’m ready to step down, and I appreciate seeing a guy with Joe’s eagerness.”

“I’m pretty fortunate to take over … with all the progress that’s been made so far, and with us on an upswing,” Kelsey said. “People have been very generous. Dick has been very gracious to me, helping me with the transition, and I’m very honored that so many people have supported me.”

Kelsey, a Repub-lican, was elected in November. Hoeppner,

a Democrat, stepped aside after the May 2015 primary contest.

“After 12 years of this, it comes kind of easy,” Hoeppner said. “Trying

to tell Joe something in a

Winter guards prepareat Heritage, Woodlan


Area high school winter guards are fine-tuning their 4-minute programs for competi-tive festivals. Heritage and New Haven begin their seasons Jan. 30 at Goshen High School. Heritage, New Haven and Woodlan winter guard units are registered Feb. 6 at Heritage High School. Local festi-vals continue through February, with state competitions beginning in March.

After performing with the marching bands through the fall, color guard members find a new outlet in the colder months.

“It’s basically a dance ensemble that incorporates different equipment, whether that be rifles, sabres or flags.

You organize time and space for four minutes,” said Brittany Satterth-waite, who directs the

Heritage and Concordia Lutheran high school

City celebratingsesquicentennial

By Rod KingFor Times Publications

This is the year of New Haven. The city will offi-cially be 150 years old on July 7.

Representatives from several New Haven orga-nizations and a number of volunteers have been planning the anniver-sary celebration. Among the group are: Charlie Hatten, president and CEO of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce; Mike Clendenen, superintendent of New Haven Adams Township Park and Recreation Department; Allison Adams, president of the New Haven Heritage Association; and Julie Tomlinson, member of the Canal Days Festival board. Sue Platt heads the sesquicentennial committee.

The group has planned four segments of the yearlong celebration. The first will be during

the Canal Days festival, June 7-11. The second segment is Independence Day activities, which will extend through July 7 — the official day the city was founded. The third segment will center on homecoming weekend, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. The final celebra-tion will be in December.

Suggestions being discussed for Canal Days include a special tent featuring New Haven photos and memorabilia

Mayor Richard Hoeppner, left, and Mayor-elect Joe Kelsey point to a development area on a map of Woodburn during a transition meeting in December. Kelsey succeeded Hoeppner in the mayor’s office on Jan. 1.

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Homestead High School senior Allison Volk catches her rifle as junior Madi Dornseif emerges from a formation of winter guard members, rehearsing at the Homestead Freshman Center gymnasium. Ten Allen County high schools will field winter guard units this season.

PHOTO BY GARTH SNOW

NEW HAVENTURNS 150Plans to celebrate the city of New Haven’s ses-quicentennial include:• A memories tent at Canal Days.• A birthday bash at Schnelker Park.• A commemorative coin.• A grand ball.

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The Outdoor Sports, Lake & Cabin Show continues through Sunday, Jan. 24, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for active/veteran military, and free for children 12 and under. Mizpah Shrine Circus attendees can receive $2 off outdoors show general admission with a valid circus ticket stub.

Hours are noon-9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, Jan.

23; and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24.

Visitors can explore log cabin and timber-frames homes, shop with outdoor-related vendors and browse a new 20,000-sq.-ft. RV display.

Schnelker Marine Focus PowerSports will fill a larger 3,500-sq.-ft. space with a tackle shop.

STIHL Timberworks will present lumberjack shows each day, with an amateur competition Saturday evening. Other

family-friendly activities include zip lines, kayak rides, archery and air rifle ranges, seminars and more.

Children may enjoy live fishing at the “Grandpa Doc’s Fishing Hole,” which will raise money for the Riley Chil-dren’s Foundation. All youth fish for free when accompanied by a grand-parent.

For more information, visit SportsandCabin-Show.com.

Lifeway Wesleyan Church to dedicate latest additionBy Rod KingFor Times Publications

Passers-by on Moeller Road between Adams Center and Hartzell roads have been seeing a flurry of construction activity behind the Lifeway Wesleyan Church sanc-tuary since last May. A corner of a gym/all-pur-pose building can be seen from the road, but that’s only the tip of the iceberg. The addition, the fourth in the church’s nearly 50 years, includes a 6,500-sq.-ft gym/all-purpose room, several classrooms, a large youth activity room, a kitchen and restrooms.

Lead Pastor Rick Fletcher and the congre-gation will dedicate the new facility during 10:15 a.m. services Sunday, Jan. 24. District Superin-tendent Aron Willis will address the congregation. New Haven Mayor Terry McDonald will be among the invited guests.

“Our youth and children’s education

programs were rapidly outgrowing the present space,” Fletcher said. “We were at a point where we had to make the difficult decision to expand or cut back our programs. We chose to grow.

“God spoke to me, so I made a presentation to the church board two years ago. They voted unanimously to go ahead. It was both exciting and scary at the same time. We didn’t know if we were getting in way over our heads or not until the capital fund campaign raised more than the $1.2 million cost of the building.

“We had an initial walk-through Dec. 20 and officially took occupancy of the 13,000-sq.-ft. addition after Christmas. The congrega-tion is not only invested in the project financially, but through sweat equity, as well. Volunteers installed the phone and security systems, did the landscaping, laid the gym

floor, did the cleanup and handled all the tweaking and adjusting of small things.”

According to Fletcher, the all-purpose room will be used for a variety of athletic activities, large

church functions and the Ladies Outreach and Fellowship Time (LOFT) bazaars.

Lifeway, which is one of 6,000 Wesleyan Church congregations in the United States

and around the world, was established in New Haven in 1965 and began construction on a perma-nent home at the present site that year. The initial service in the new building was conducted

the following year.“This church,” Fletcher

said, “is outreach oriented. The people are very caring and gener-ously give of their time volunteering to help other ministries in the community.”

Fletcher, who came to the New Haven area in 1984 to operate a fire and water damage resto-ration business, became a member of Lifeway that year. “I went back to school in 1994 to become a pastor and joined the staff on a part-time basis in 1996. The congregation asked me to be their pastor in 1998,” he said.

“This has been a very busy year for us that included a lot of meet-ings, additional work projects and increased responsibilities. I’m relieved, as are the members of our congre-gation, that the addition has been successfully completed and we’re eager to put it to use doing God’s work.”

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Lead Pastor Rick Fletcher and his Lifeway Wesleyan Church congregation will offi-cially dedicate their new 13,000-sq.-ft. addition Sunday, Jan. 24.

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STIHL Timberworks will present daily lumberjack shows at the Outdoor Sports, Lake & Cabin Show at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.

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Course addresses griefNew Haven United

Methodist Church is offering a 13-week program to help those dealing with grief.

Sessions will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the parlor of the church, 630 Lincoln Highway East. The session begins Jan. 26 and continues through April 19. Each class is

self-contained, so a person can join at any time.

For more information, contact Margie Williams at (260) 749-9907 or the church office at (260) 749-9565.

The program includes videos, discussions and journals to help partic-ipants gain insight into their own grief.

Lions plan skating party to support burn centerA roller skating party

will raise money for the Regional Burn Center at Saint Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne.

The New Haven Lions Club has signed on as the gold sponsor of the fund-raiser, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at Bell’s Roller Skating Rink, 7009 Indiana 930, in New Haven. Admis-sion is $5 per person.

The Lions Club is seeking donations for a silent auction to be held during the skating

party. Donors should contact James Rorick, club president, at (260) 417-1730 to arrange for silent auction items to be picked up. Donations can also be mailed to: New Haven Lions Club, c/o Lions James Rorick, 5717 Green Road, New Haven, IN 46774.

Rorick said the burn center and supporting burn council are not widely known except to those whose families have used the services. The burn council was

created in 2001 as a charity to help families with loved ones in the burn center.

The burn council provides hospitality suites to families being cared for at the down-town Fort Wayne burn center. The suites offer a place for families to rest, reflect and regroup while a loved one is in the burn center. Families can sleep, eat, shower and wash clothes only a few steps away from the patients’ rooms.

“The rooms are proving to be a great comfort for families during a time that often involves a great amount of stress, especially for families that may live hundreds of miles away and would have to sleep in the lobby or pay for a hotel room,” the burn council said in a state-ment. “We have hosted guests from locales ranging from South Bend to New York City.”

The burn family suites opened in 2010.

The council also offers burn survivor assistance, to help survivors and their families of limited financial means. The assistance includes: gas cards for family members traveling from out of town and for burn survivors to return for follow-up treatment; food vouchers for families at Saint Joseph Hospital; custom bandages, dress-ings and other items for healing at home that insurance does not cover; and many other custom-

ized needs such as bus tickets and gift cards for a change of clothes.

The Lions have set a $3,000 goal for the Feb. 13 fundraiser.

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The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum will be the site of the inaugural Get Fit Expo, Saturday and

Sunday, Jan. 23 and 24.“The expo will be a place

where people can discover countless resources in an effort to maintain and improve their well-being – mentally and physically – all at the beginning of a fresh new year,” said Dave Marquart, owner of Coliseum Productions. “Whether that relates to diet or exercise, it’s a great way to explore new activities, and connect with the right motivators to get on track with your goals.”

The Lutheran Health Network Pavilion will focus on how to build healthy habits and reduce risk for disease in six key areas: nutrition, hydration, exercise, sleep, stress management and tobacco cessation.

Another area within their 5,000-sq.-ft. space will cover injury prevention and performance improvement. Highlights will feature warmup demonstrations, video gait and golf swing analysis, and special infor-mation for runners.

Hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24. Admission is $10 for adults; children 12 and under are admitted free. Parking costs $5.

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High school show choirs have begun their 2016 competition season.

Kyle Romine has directed the Woodland show choir for 16 years. “Get Up, Get Movin’ ” is the theme of this year’s show.

The show includes two original pieces.

Woodlan High School’s Warrior Ambition 30-member mixed choir will perform Feb. 16 at the school’s winter concert. The show begins at 7 p.m. The show choir will perform about 7:35 p.m.

Woodland first competed Jan. 16 in the Bellmont Winter Spectacular. Next up are the Carroll Classic on Jan. 23 and the Northrop Classique on Feb. 6

New Haven High School reorganized the women’s

show choir this school year, but has not announced details. Leo and Heritage high schools do not partici-pate in show choir.

Elsewhere in Allen County:

• Northrop High

School’s Allure women’s choir and Charisma mixed choirs began their season Jan. 16 in Mount Zion, Ill.

The choirs will compete Jan. 23 at Carroll, Jan. 30 at Bishop Dwenger High School, Feb. 5 and 6 at

the Northrop Classique invitational, and Feb. 13 at DeKalb High School.

• Carroll High School’s Minstrel Magic mixed ensemble and Select Sound women’s choir competed Jan. 9 at Bell-mont High School. Also on the schedule are: the Carroll Classic, Jan. 23; Northrop, Feb. 6; Pike, Feb. 13; Homestead, Feb. 20; Franklin Central, Feb. 27; Avon, March 5; Shel-byville, March 12; and Lawrence North, March 19.

• Bishop Dwenger High School’s Elegance women’s choir and Summit Sound varsity mixed choir

will compete first at Carroll High School on Jan. 23. Dwenger will host the seventh Summit Show Choir Invitational on Jan. 30. Dwenger choirs also will compete at: Northrop, Feb. 6; DeKalb, Feb. 13; Homestead, Feb. 20; Huntington North, Feb. 27; and Bishop Luers, March 12.

• Homestead High School’s show choirs will present their shows at Homestead’s Cabaret Night, at 6 p.m. Jan. 23. Tickets are $15, and will be available at the door. Homestead also will perform locally at Northrop High School on Feb. 6, and at the Homestead Classic Showcase on Feb. 19 and 20.

• Bishop Luers High School show choirs held Cabaret Night on Jan. 10. The Luers show choirs entered their first compe-tition Jan. 16 at Twin Lakes High School. Shows continue each weekend leading up to Luers’ 42nd annual show choir invita-tional on Saturday, March 12. Middle school choirs will compete on March 11.

Get schedules, ticket prices and updates at show-choir.com.


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Woodlan unites 30 voicesfor ’16 show choir season

The Woodlan High School mixed show choir will perform in the school’s winter concert Feb. 16.

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Jan. 26 event to address neighborhoods’ concernsThe Allen County

Neighborhoods Asso-ciation will hold its quarterly meeting from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26. The group will meet in the Omni Room in the Garden Level of Citizens Square, 200 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne.

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able in the public parking area in front of Citizens Square and at meters around the building. Those attending should enter the building at the northwest corner near Clinton Street.

ACNA helps neighbor-hood associations in both incorporated and unin-

corporated areas of Allen County access county services and share ideas for resolving common concerns.

On the agenda:• Attorney Robert

Eherenman will answer legal questions pertaining to homeowners associa-tions.

• Chandra Gates, an insurance agent, will discuss insurance options for neighborhood associ-ations.

• Marjorie Stephens, president/CEO of Northern Indiana Better Business Bureau, will point out scams and schemes that homeowners

should recognize.• Kathie Green, past

NE Region vice president of the Indiana PTA, will suggest ways to motivate and engage residents in community associations.

• An open forum will address questions and concerns.

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70th Mizpah Shrine Circus continues through SundayThe Mizpah Shrine

Circus is back for its 70th year, with shows through Sunday, Jan. 24, at the Allen County War Memo-rial Coliseum in Fort Wayne.

Ticket prices range from $14 to $22, and are available online at MizpahShrineCircus.com. Tickets also are available in advance at the Shrine Circus office, 1015 Memorial Way, east of Kroger on North Clinton Street in Fort Wayne; call (260) 422-7122. Shriners also operate a ticket booth at the Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne.

Show times are: Thursday, Jan. 21, 6:30 p.m.; Friday, Jan. 22, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 23, 10 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Jan. 24, 1 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.

“Year after year, this fun, family-friendly event brings you smiles and excitement with our riveting show featuring

exotic animals, hilarious clowns and many other talented performers and attractions,” the circus said in a statement. Some of this year’s acts include: white and gold tigers; Tulga the Mongolian Strong Man; a trapeze act; and The Bullet – Human Cannonball. The Mizpah clowns greet the crowd and entertain.

The Circus Fair in the Coliseum basement is open before and after each show. The fair offers pony and elephant rides, a petting zoo, concessions and more. Admission to the Circus Fair is free.

“This is the 70th year for the Shrine Circus here in Fort Wayne,” said Steve Trump, a Mizpah member and circus manager. “Every year we try to bring in new acts.”

Shriners also host thou-sands of schoolchildren at shows Thursday and Friday mornings. Shri-ners’ fundraisers and

donations help to pay the minimal charge of those shows; there is no cost to the children.

“We always have good

turnout, and it just seems like it never fails to be a success for us,” Trump said. “We have a lot of Shriners who help us, and

a lot of outside people come in and volunteer. It’s just a good commu-nity event and everybody looks forward to it.”

The Fort Wayne circus is traditionally the first of the year for the Tarzan Zerbini Circus.

Larry Solheim, former Zerbini Circus manager, will return for the Fort Wayne shows. Trump said Solheim last year took a job with Big Apple Enter-tainment, which operates a circus in New York City. “He had gone out there to run that circus, and he asked if he could come back to do the live music at Mizpah’s Shrine Circus here in Fort Wayne,” Trump said. “We’re still going to have a live orchestra, and we’re one of the very few circuses that still do that,” Trump said.

This marks the 46th year in Fort Wayne for the Zerbini Circus. For background on the fami-ly-owned circus, visit tzproductions.com.

For photos of past Shrine circuses, visit mizpahshrine.com.

Pony and elephant rides are available before and after each of the seven shows of the Mizpah Shrine Circus. The Circus Fair is held in the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum basement. Admission to the Circus Fair is free.

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Flag abovecourthouseannouncesIndiana’s200 yearsOfficials representing

different levels of govern-ment from throughout Allen County raised the official Indiana Bicenten-nial flag during a ceremony at the Allen County Court-house on Dec. 11.

The kickoff event included the reading of a proclamation from the Allen County Board of Commissioners designating Dec. 11, 2015, as “Indiana Statehood Day” and the “Official Kickoff of the Bicentennial.”

“The history of our state, our county and its people is valuable to our shared experience, and we recognize and celebrate the growth and greatness of our state and the limitless potential inherent in its future,” the proclamation read.

Speakers at the event included County Commis-sioners Nelson Peters, Therese Brown and Linda Bloom; Curt Witcher, Allen County coordinator of Bicentennial events; Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry; State Rep. and House Majority Leader Matt Lehman; and Bill Davis, district director for Rep. Marlin Stutzman. Bishop Luers High School student Antonio Menson sang the national anthem and Emily Harrigan performed “Back Home Again in Indiana” as the Bicentennial flag was raised alongside the State of Indiana flag atop the Courthouse.

The white flag presents the Indiana 200 Bicenten-nial logo in the blue and yellow of the Indiana State Flag. The flag will continue to fly atop the Courthouse throughout the year.

Local goods draw crowds to indoor winter marketsBy Garth [email protected]

Doug and Nancy Laslie set up booths and sell hot drinks two Saturday mornings each month at the Fort Wayne Farmers Market.

Their reward is the success of the local vendors who sell meats, vegetables, soap and more.

“I volunteer because I think it’s important,” Nancy Laslie said. “I think people need to support our local growers instead of these big corporate giants who are producing things in Wyoming.”

“We enjoy doing this, and it’s nice to see people taking advantage of the local products,” Doug Laslie said.

The Laslies are marking their third winter as volun-teers at the market. Hours are 9 a.m.-1 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of each month at Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St.

Vendors offer soap, farm and garden products, orchard products, baked goods, crafts, meats, spices, honey, gluten-free baked goods, jewelry, eggs, plants, fudge, wood-working, herbs, wine and more.

“I think what sets them apart is that these are

small-business growers, trying to get themselves established and to get people to know their name and get people to buy their products,” Nancy said.

Leigh Rowan is one of the vendors, and also the market coordinator. Rowan, who bakes bread at her Fort Wayne home, was instrumental in founding the winter market in 2012.

Rowan opened her bakery in Wabash, but realized the need to locate in a bigger market. She bought a location in Fort Wayne, and began selling bread at the various summer markets. “I woke up and said ‘I’m gong

to try to start a winter market,’ and the rest is history,” she said.

“I have a stone mill and I mill my own flour and

then I make homemade breads,” she said.

“It was kind of a cute story. I had an old man approach me and he said he had bought one back in the ’70s and he actually was the original owner. And he would mill his own grain that he grew and make bread for his family. And he approached me because he was in his 90s and they weren’t baking anymore. And he asked if I would like to buy it.

“I had two small stone mills that are about the size of a microwave, and I would have to alternate

so the stones didn’t heat up and you didn’t burn the gluten and the nutrition.”

She said her Meadows stone mill is the smallest stone mill manufactured for commercial use. “I use wheat berries. I use spelt berries. I use triticale rye. I use a variety of grains. Then I also have seeds and other things that I can grind,” she said.

Nancy Laslie said she and her husband volunteer at each market. “We’re down there selling coffee and tea and hot cocoa,” she said. The money goes toward the rent, to control costs to the vendors. “We want them to make as much money as they possibly can,” she said.

“Some of the best ground beef and chicken that I’ve had comes from our local vendors,” she said.

For a list and descrip-tion of vendors, visit ftwaynesfarmersmarket.com.


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Doug and Nancy Laslie sell coffee and other hot drinks just inside the entrance to the Fort Wayne Farmers Market at Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field. Security coordinator John Luckey stops for a visit.

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Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana offers indoor mar-kets from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second and fourth Satur-days of each month through April 23 at Wunderkammer Company, 3402 Fairfield Ave., Fort Wayne. YLNI also sponsors summer markets at the Barr Street Market in downtown Fort Wayne. For details, visit ylni.org.

Leigh and Brian Rowan sell home-baked bread at the Fort Wayne Farmers Market. Leigh Rowan grinds grain into flour in a stone mill in the couple’s Fort Wayne home.

Band director treasures her faith and ‘a good cry’By Garth [email protected]

For Dianne Moellering, her marching band success is only one measure of her 23 years as Concordia Lutheran High School band director.

“It’s nice, but it’s not who we are,” she said. “It’s the interaction with the kids. It’s the relation-ships that you develop. For me as a Christian teacher, it’s the opportunity to stand in front of all the good people that I love and share the two gifts that I love — one being Jesus and one being music; that’s what makes my life.”

Moellering, who has directed Concordia’s young musicians since 1993, will retire after this school year.

She instructs the concert band, a younger group whose members receive basic skills training. She directs the symphonic band, whose advanced members work more inde-pendently.

“When students come into Concordia, if they want to be in band, I ask them to play for me, because I want to put them in the band where they’re going to have the best work,” she said.

She teaches music at Saint Paul Lutheran Elementary School, and directs the music programs at all Lutheran schools in the Concordia network.

“And if there are fires I get to put some of them out and work together to make sure that our program in the elementa-ries stays strong and goes in the right direction,” she said. “As a teacher, it keeps me more focused on where they’re going, to be able to work in the elementaries rather than to be just tied to one elemen-tary school and not with the high school.”

She also has earned awards, respect and friend-ships for the most visible element of her career, as director of the Concordia Marching Cadets.

“The major part of my job I see as teaching music and luckily for me and the students the main criteria is how you play. It’s the music,” she said. “The two sit-down bands are still the core of what we do and what we are. It’s not the marching band; the marching band is just a happy offshoot.”

Moellering taught at Denver Lutheran High School before coming to the Fort Wayne area. Both she and her husband, Tom, taught at Central Elemen-tary School. Her husband is retired.

The Moellerings’ two children and four grand-children live in the Fort Wayne area. “I want to be involved in their lives and they want Grandma and Grandpa to be involved,

too,” she said. “And I’ve missed a lot of it.

“I’m looking forward to being a better housekeeper, learning to cook all over. … I’m going to pick up my flute and work harder at it. I’d like to do some more classical guitar and get my fingers back in shape. And I’d like more time gardening, so I don’t have to stand in my garden the first week of August and say, ‘I’m sorry, I’m done with you now.’ ”

She has bid that early goodbye to summer each band season, preparing for festivals that begin as early as the Saturday after Labor Day. She has guided the band through Indiana State School Music Asso-ciation competitions, reaching the 10-band state finals 12 times, including every year since 2007. When Concordia was first runner-up in 2012, she said it was as thrilling as winning the state title. Then, in 2013, Concordia won the state title.

“The marching band thing I’ve loved more than I ever knew that I would love,” she said. “But it’s because of education. Some people look at that as a waste of time; it certainly is not. It does take time, but it doesn’t take any more time for us at Concordia than your varsity sport.

“I really see a ton of not only musical growth during that time because of how picky we are in details and how they have to stand and how they have to hold their instruments, and how they have to breathe. That carries over into the sit-down bands. You can’t play music well unless you have those relationships.”

Each student is made to realize the value of their contribution. “They know that they are important,” she said. “They know that if they aren’t there, there’s a hole out there. They rely on each other and they learn to trust each other and they learn commitment and responsibility. That carries over into every area of their lives, and that’s something that by the nature of the activity can’t be taught in other classes. To be able to work on positive things and to instill that in their lives – that’s the worth of it.

“I didn’t want that when I came here. The only marching I had done was when I was in high school. Concordia was gracious enough to let me get some people in to help me. And I’ve learned from all the wonderful directors we have in the area. So many of them have been supportive when I’ve needed help and asked questions, and I’ve learned from all of them,” she said. “I’m not shy; I just call.”

DeKalb High School band director Terry Fisher has been among that

number. “I consider him a huge friend,” Moellering said.

“When I first met Dianne she was at Central Lutheran in New Haven. I was at Woodlan, down the road,” Fisher said. “Dianne and I throw ideas at each other all the time. We still do that. We all get in a rut now and then, and we say ‘How about this?’ The two of us trust each other an awful lot. We trust the musical judgment. We make sure our kids are given the best opportuni-ties.”

Carroll High School band director Doug Hassell also shares notes with Moellering, as he has done

since his days at IPFW.“I was probably 20 or 21

years old, and she agreed to let me help her with the marching band,” Hassell said. “A good friend of mine and I helped her out, in a crew of three or four. We worked together and put a show together that was beating everybody.

“It was the first time that any of the marching band had gone through anything like that. If you looked at the indicators of whom they were beating, every indication was that we were going to make it to state that year.”

In those years, perhaps 18 bands would compete for the five berths to

regional competition. Concordia placed sixth, missing the next round by one-tenth of a point.

Moellering said she and Hassell have remained great friends. “He worked with us in the years when I was still learning how to put it all together,” Moellering said. “He and I have literally laughed and cried together.” The cry happened in 1998, when Concordia fielded its “Ghost Train” show.”

The band members had never made the cut-off. “They didn’t realize what they had not gained,” Hassell said.

“There was a banquet in the band room that night, and I got to it late. And we each remember this vividly, that each student left one by one and eventually it was just her and I, and we just sort of looked at each other and sobbed and collapsed on each other’s shoulders. And it was humbling that she would welcome me into that community, and I know she will do great things. She’s teaching the kids about music, but she’s also teaching the kids about how to glorify God through music. In every-thing that she does, she’s doing that well.

“In addition to the great lessons about life, she ingrains in them a real and great understanding of how

they fit into the world with their faith.”

“He and I had a good cry about that,” Moellering said. “But we share a similar faith. We both have Christ where he needs to be and we can share a lot of personal things with each other.”

Concordia made its first trip to the state marching band finals in 2001.

Moellering’s current students knew of her deci-sion to retire before the Marching Cadets headed to the 2015 ISSMA state finals, on Nov. 7, where they placed sixth in Class C.

Weeks later, she thanked the many alumni who had returned to perform in her final Concordia Christmas at the Embassy show, on Dec. 13. “You have no idea how much it means to me,” she said at the rehearsal.

“People come up and say, ‘Oh my gosh, what are we going to do without you?’ ” she said. “I just kind of smile. The good Lord had a plan when he put me there, and he’s worked with me and he’s not going to throw the program away now. He still has a plan even though I don’t know what it is. And I think he’s trying to teach me to trust him a little bit more, to relax and know that he does have a plan.”

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Dianne Moellering conducts rehearsal before the tradi-tional Concordia Christmas at the Embassy on Dec. 13. Moellering, the band director at Concordia Lutheran High School since 1993, will retire after this school year.

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Kelsey said the city is moving in the right direction and he wants to continue that progress.

Hoeppner said he had introduced Kelsey to the owners of a major employer, North Amer-ican Cold Storage.

“They have probably 25 people right now. They have 55 to 60

trucks a day in and out of there,” Hoeppner said. “They’re looking to add on within a year or two.”

Hoeppner said the company is contracting its fuel with Love’s Truck Stop, which opened May 7 and sold over a million gallons of fuel in 2015.

The truck stop property on Indiana 101 at U.S. 24 also includes a Subway sandwich shop and a McDonald’s restaurant. “All of the businesses

up north are just doing fantastic,” Hoeppner said.

Also in mid-De-cember, the mayor and mayor-elect met with Scott Harold, the senior economic development specialist with the Allen County Department of Planning Services. That county agency handles redevelopment issues for Woodburn, which does not have its own commis-sion.

Hoeppner said grants

and city spending totaling more than $600,000 provided about three blocks of Main Street improvements in 2015. “The old grocery store came down this last year, and a new meat market went up. Downtown looks very prestigious now,” he said.

Hoeppner said the city’s industrial park is largely occupied and the next chore is to complete improvements to access another 60-acre property.

“We want to go to the Capital Improvement Board to get some of that CIB money that Fort Wayne has been capturing for years,” he said.

“We hope to expand so eventually the whole town looks very presti-gious,” Hoeppner said.

City Council members also began four-year terms on Jan. 1. They are: Michael Martin, District 1; John M. Renner, District 2; Dean

A. Gerig, District 3; Daniel Watts, District 4; and Mike Voirol, at-large. The council meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at City Hall, 22735 Main St. The Board of Works meets at 5 p.m. the second Monday of each month. For updates and contact information, visit cityof-woodburn.org.

Timothy J. Cummins is Woodburn’s clerk-trea-surer.

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Students choose Legends as North Side nicknameFort Wayne North Side

High School students have selected Legends as the school’s new nick-name.

Use of the new name will start with the 2016-17 school year. With the name selected, work will begin on devel-

oping a new logo and mascot for the school. A committee gathered to establish the selec-tion process will also establish the process for designing and selecting the new logo and mascot. The school’s colors will remain red and white.

The process to select a new nickname began in late summer when members of the FWCS School Board asked North Side and district leaders to examine retiring the use of Redskins, which has been in place since the

school opened in 1927. “At that time, the name was chosen as a source of pride in the area’s rich Native American history,” the district said in a statement. The name is now perceived as a derogatory term, the district said.

Students, staff and alumni were offered an opportunity to suggest new nicknames. About 75 names were submitted, and a committee of students, staff, alumni, parents, a member of the School Board and repre-sentatives from North

Side’s feeder schools, narrowed down the suggestions. “Legends” proved most popular.

School uniforms with the new nickname and logo will be purchased according to the three-year replacement schedule.

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Gardening classes offer early glimpse of springBy Garth [email protected]

Steve Pawlowski took the first 2016 seed catalog from his mailbox just days after the first hard frost signaled the end of the 2015 garden season. “I just got it this week. I couldn’t believe it,” he said in early December, adding that he expected to see dozens more seed catalogs by January.

That first catalog was from Territorial Seeds. “They have a lot of really diverse heirlooms and hybrids,” he said. “It’s a really nice catalog. They have all kinds of different tomatoes. You can even get a wasabi plant.”

Kathy Lee also has been gearing up for another year of gardening. She plans to start leeks from seed by the middle of February. Lee, too, is studying seed cata-logs. “It’s a lot cheaper,” she said. “You can buy a package of seeds that might have 30 seeds in it for the same amount of money that you’d spend for four plants from the nursery or box store. You get a greater variety at much less cost, so you can try new things.”

Both Lee and Pawlowski have earned the rank of Master Gardener. Both will share their enthusiasm and knowledge at February workshops at Salomon Farm in Fort Wayne. Lee will instruct a “Gardening in Winter” workshop on Feb. 13. Pawlowski will instruct the “Backyard Composting” workshop on Feb. 20.

Serious gardeners may warm up by attending “Selling Homemade

Edibles: Understanding the Rules.” Steve Niemoeller from the Allen County Health Department will direct that Feb. 6 workshop.

Lee said seed packages tell whether to plant seeds after the last frost, or whether to plant inside and move the plants outside. “So you have to count back on your calendar,” she said.

Lee will start leek seeds in mid-February. “March and April are heavy times for starting most seeds. Some are even planted the first part of May,” she said.

“Our weather is so vari-able, and it’s getting even more variable it seems,” Lee said. “But the plants need to be started inside under grow lights or some kind of lighting so that it can get established.” A heat mat also helps the seeds to germinate. Lee also will explain how mini-green-houses allow some control over humidity.

She might find a flower seed that can be started as early as the workshop, and perhaps even an herb. “You don’t want to plant them too soon or the plant will get too long and spindly before it goes outside — they call it ‘leggy’ — from reaching for the light,” Lee said.

“When you go to the nursery or the box store to buy your plants, you have a very limited number of varieties,” Lee explained. “They get them from distributors, so you might be limited to three or four varieties of tomato plants or pepper plants. If you’re going to start your own seeds, you can go online or get a mail catalog and you have 50 varieties of tomato

plants to choose from.“Many of your newer

plants are hybrids. That means the seed has been cross-pollinated; two vari-eties have been crossed in order to get a certain characteristic in the fruit or flower or whatever. So of course the company that has done that cross is going to charge you more for those seeds because they’ve had to work harder and use their resources, their labs and people. And if you try to save seed from that particular tomato plant, those seeds might not be the same tomato plant.

“The heirlooms maintain their original sweet tomato

taste. It’s like the tomato you tasted when you were a kid.”

Lee said many seed companies are no longer owned by the founding families. “I like to believe that they’re still producing the quality seed that they did before,” she said. Lee added that private organizations of everyday gardeners also operate seed exchanges.

In the composting workshop, Pawlowski will share tips on ways to help those plants flourish. The compost adds bulk material to the garden bed. “The soil is like a living organism with fungus and bacteria,” he said. “It acts as a sponge and it will hold water. It’s friable — looser — so oxygen can get to the roots better.”

Gardeners can follow Pawlowski’s lead and solve

two backyard problems at once. He gathers up leaves and grass, and then uses the yard waste to enrich the soil. “I break it down in tumbling composters for maybe two and a half weeks, and I put it in an outside composter that’s open-air and I let that work all summer. Then I keep refilling my tumbling composter,” he said.

He also uses vegetable peelings and sawdust. “You need a mixture of green material and brown mate-rial, carbon and nitrogen,” he said. “I try to make a cubic yard of compost every year. It goes into little raised beds. And it just makes for beautiful soil.”

“You divert good organic matter from the landfill and put it back in the soil and grow stuff,” he said. “I have tomatoes, peppers. I grow garlic. I grow shallots.

This year I grew leeks — leeks love compost. I have dill and I do a lot of basil, a couple types of basil.”

Pawlowski volunteers his time at Salomon Farm, as does “Gardening in Winter” presenter Lee.

Lee has taught the spring gardening class there, and at other venues. “I watched my dad start seeds when I was a kid,” Lee said. “But I’ve played around with it for most of my adult life.”

The process still fasci-nates her. “I like the idea of the circle of life, so to speak,” she said. “You make the selection for the seed that you want, you get them started, you plant them, care for them as they need care, harvest them, prepare them or preserve to feed yourself and your family with them. And that’s just really valuable to me.”

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Kiwanis ChocolateFest tickets on sale for $30The John Chapman

Kiwanis Club will hold its second annual Kiwanis ChocolateFest in part-nership with Fort Wayne Chocolate Fountain from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at the YOLO Event Center, 4201 N. Wells St., Fort Wayne.

Tickets are $30 in advance. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door, at $35 each.

A silent auction will raise funds to present to Riley’s Hospital for Children and Fort Wayne charities. There will also be hors d’oeur-vres, a live band and a cash bar.

For details, to reserve tickets, or to donate silent auction items, contact the John Chapman Kiwanis Club at (260) 749-4901. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door.

“We are delighted to partner with Fort Wayne Chocolate Fountain to deliver such a prestigious event,” said Holly Barnett, president of the JC Kiwanis Club. “This event is to

showcase the Kiwanis mission of improving the world, one child and one community at a time. This Valentine’s Day, we will just happen to do it with chocolate.”

The Kiwanis Choc-olateFest will feature a chocolate fountain buffet with three fountains including white chocolate, milk chocolate, and dark chocolate.

The John Chapman Kiwanis Club is a nonprofit organization dedicated to carrying out the global mission of Kiwanis. JC Kiwanis Club sponsors youth service programs such as Canterbury High School Key Club, the IPFW Circle K club, and the Service Club at Lakeside Middle School. Meetings are held at 7 a.m. each Wednesday at the Sunrise Café, 10230 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne. For more informa-tion, call (260) 749-4901, like the club on Facebook at facebook.com/john-chapmankiwanis, or visit johnchapmankiwanis.com.

About 1,700 Fort Wayne Community School students went home with food to eat over winter break thanks to volunteers from Blessings in a Back-pack. Volunteers from The Chapel gathered at Fairfield Elementary School and worked with Principal Lindsay Amstutz-Martin to help pack bags of food to feed

students.Blessings in a Back-

pack is a national, nonprofit organization that provides food to children who might otherwise go without food over the weekend.

The local organiza-tion is currently serving students at Abbett, Adams, Fairfield and South Wayne elementary schools.

“You never know how a program is going to impact,” said Bob Lovell, a member of The Chapel, who coordinates a team of volunteers who fill bags of food at Fairfield Elementary every other week. “The Chapel says to ‘believe, grow, serve and change your world,’ and we are here to serve. I taught in Fort Wayne Community Schools for 35 years. It

feels good to continue to serve these students.”

The charity relies on its partners, Parkview Health and Sodexo, along with individual volunteers and donors.

Blessings in a Back-pack is at 111 E. Wayne St., Suite 555, Fort Wayne, IN 46802. Dona-tions can be mailed to this address or made online at blessingsin-diana.org.

which will be referred to as memory alley. Chairwoman Platt said she hopes it will be a gathering place where old friends can get reac-quainted, residents and nonresidents can learn about the city’s historic past, and they can purchase commemorative mementos. Plans include minting a commemo-rative coin. Businesses and organizations will be encouraged to base the theme of their parade float on the 150th anni-versary. The hope is that bands from all the East Allen County high schools will participate in the parade.

July 7 is expected to be a big birthday celebration centered in Schnelker Park. Activi-ties under consideration

include a beard growing contest, introduction of a specially labeled sesqui-centennial craft beer, an old steam engine show, a Civil War re-enactment, filling and burying a time capsule, walking tours of local historic churches and downtown build-ings, van tours of other historic buildings and places in the area and the annual Mayor’s Motor-cycle Ride. There will be lots of food, games for children and a hay ride. The event will close with the showing of a movie in the new band shell. The “memory alley” tent is expected to be erected in the park.

In addition to the annual New Haven High School homecoming parade and football game Sept. 30, the sesqui-centennial committee is looking at promoting

a parade of the classes (returning graduates from throughout the years). The following day (Oct. 1) will be the annual Sample New Haven event, the Fort For Fitness 5K run and the bringing of the sesqui-centennial torch through town. The “memory alley” tent will be part of the homecoming activity.

“The final event of the yearlong celebration up for consideration,” Platt said, “is a grand ball to be held in the New Haven Commu-nity Center. If it is well received, New Haven Mayor Terry McDonald has expressed interest in making it an annual event.”

“We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us,” Platt said. “We’ll be announcing our theme and logo shortly on

social media. We’re in need of volunteers who want to get involved in the various activities and committees. New Haven United Methodist Quil-ters have volunteered to design and make a sesquicentennial quilt that can be on display throughout the commu-nity. A tulip poplar tree (Indiana state tree) and peonies (Indiana state flower) will be planted on the grounds of the Community Center to commemorate the 150th anniversary.”

In addition to the sesquicentennial, the New Haven Adams Township Park and Recreation Department is observing its 60th anni-versary this year.

Persons interested in participating can contact Platt at (260) 493-6868 or [email protected].

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Students at Fairfield Elementary School in Fort Wayne helped volunteers from The Chapel to fill backpacks for Blessings in a Backpack.

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Fort Wayne Commu-nity Schools’ Study Connection program will host Zumbathon 2016 on Saturday, Feb. 13. The event will be held from 1-3 p.m. at North Side High School, 475 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne.

Registration is $20 at the door (cash or check). Participants will be eligible for door prizes from El Azteca, Empower Sports Club and Mad Ants. The event is sponsored by SODEXO and A Party Apart.

Twelve area Zumba

instructors will lead the group of participants in two hours of dancing, sweating and fun in support of FWCS Study Connection. Zumba is a combination of Latin dancing and cardio-vas-cular workout. No previous Zumba experi-ence is required for this event.

Proceeds from Zumbathon 2016 will benefit FWCS Study Connection. For more information about Study Connection or Zumb-athon 2016, call (260) 467-8810.

The Rotary Club of Fort Wayne has completed a three-year project to build an eight-room middle school in the Village of Gléi, Togo, West Africa.

Members of the Rotary Club of Lomé-Lumier in Togo shared photos of the celebration festivities when the last classrooms were complete.

“I’m so glad the local Rotary Club captured the enthusiasm and joy of the day by showing Rotarians, village leaders, the school headmaster, and, most importantly, the students celebrating,” said Jason Daenens, president of the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne and head of the school building project.

The project’s roots date back to 2010 when Daenens, past chair of the Club’s International

Service Committee, attended the sixth annual West Africa Rotary Fair in Accra, Ghana. During the conference he learned

the Village of Gléi, Togo, needed a new middle school, books and

other supplies.In 2011, The Rotary

Club of Fort Wayne

International Service Committee developed an education/literacy plan in partnership with the Rotary Clubs of Lomé-Lumier and Atak-pamé, Togo; U.S. Peace Corps — Togo, and Rotary Club of Chicago to support the Gléi middle school.

During 2012 and 2013, the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne bought playground equipment, supplies and textbooks, with the help of other clubs and grants from Rotary District 6540 of Northern Indiana.

Then, in 2013, the board of directors of the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne unanimously voted to build the Gléi Middle School as the Club’s Centennial Inter-national Service Project.

(The Club, which was founded in 1915, cele-brated its centennial last year.) Using a model to “build a classroom at a time,” the first two of eight classrooms were built in the spring of 2013, Daenens explained.

The Rotary Club of Fort Wayne International Service Committee coor-dinated a joint funding sponsorship for the new school with the Rotary Club of Chicago and Togo Rotary Clubs totaling over $45,000. Total cost for all Togo-related projects is $59,000. The projects benefit nearly 28,000 Village of Gléi residents.

Today, school atten-dance has grown from around 600 students to more than 880 students.

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Joe Harkenrider has learned a few things about the business of comedy, but he hasn’t forgotten the true test of comedy.

“They say comedy is about content, and not necessarily what it looks like,” the Comedy Central digital division producer and. “So at the end of the day I think whatever makes me laugh is what I’m going to be looking for.”

The 2002 graduate of Concordia Lutheran High School will return to Fort Wayne as part of the first Concordia Comedy Festival. He is one of three judges for that inau-gural competition.

“High production value won’t necessarily win,” Harkenrider said. The winning video will have a point of view and a unique voice, he said.

He said the comics who influenced him earlier in life still remain strong influences. “Bill Murray is unique and has a wide range,” he said. “He’s not necessarily doing the same thing over and over. He’s evolved from being a young guy on ‘Saturday Night Live’ to doing serious films that have a comic undertone.”

He also cited the influ-ences of Chevy Chase, Steve Martin and Robin Williams. Each has a smart but witty sensibility, he said.

Harkenrider learned about comedy from watching “Saturday Night Live” and from watching National Lampoon films. “My dad would let me stay up and watch those older movies,” he said.

He learned the tech-nical aspect of videos at Concordia. “My teacher, Will Neumeyer, would let me come in to class early because he let me hone my skills in and do my comedy in what was more of a news oriented program,” Harkenrider said.

He had yet to learn how comedy could be a career.

“In 2002 when I was a senior in high school, I didn’t realize exactly what kind of a job I could have in comedy,” he said. “I knew going into my senior year that when I went to college I wanted to do something in TV or film, but I didn’t know what that was.

“The biggest realization for me was how many jobs there are out there in comedy, from being the executive of a network to being a director or writer, and slowly real-izing where my place in comedy was.”

The digital producer returns to Fort Wayne at the invitation of Concordia media arts instructor and comedy festival creator

Nathan Gotsch.Gotsch, too, said he

wants to make people aware of the opportunities in comedy.

He said he wants to do more than just showcase good work and award prizes. “I know a lot of people in the entertain-ment business,” he said. “I said, ‘What if we brought some of them back to be judges and to be able to meet the students and talk about their experiences in comedy and how to have a career?

“OK, my kids love doing this and they have a lot of fun with it, but to them it just isn’t a career path. So I want to do anything I can to encourage people toward careers in the arts, espe-cially if we can give them information to make a decision. That’s what I really hope comes from this — that there are some kids that say, ‘OK, now this doesn’t seem like just a pie-in-the-sky idea.”

Gotsch was able to visit with another of the Concordia comedy video judges, Nick Rutherford, while Rutherford was writing for the 2014-15 season of “Saturday Night Live.”

“I was able to go out there for one of the episodes, which is a really fun experience, and go to the after-party with them,”

Gotsch said. “Comedy is a job at that point but it also is really, really fun. I’m really excited for people in the community to get to hear from him about those experiences.”

Harkenrider and Ruth-erford are expected to be on hand at the Cinema Center for a conversation about pursuing a career in comedy following the screening of the winning video. They also will attend a private reception for the finalists.

Julie Kraut, currently

writing for Bravo’s TV series “Odd Mom Out,” is the third judge of the Concordia festival.

“We’re hoping for a sellout, although we’re not selling any tickets,” Gotsch said. “I’m excited just to see what’s going to happen. We are trying to make it as first-class as possible.”

“We want to include as many people as possible. There are a lot of other programs similar to ours,” Gotsch said. He said Carroll and Homestead

also have very strong media arts programs.

The Concordia Comedy Festival is open to any student in grade 6-12 attending a school or being home-schooled in Allen, Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells or Whitley counties. Submissions may not be longer than 3 minutes, including credits, which are not required. Entries should be free of profanity and appropriate for an audience of students and adults.

In a statement, Concordia said students are invited to submit “comedy videos from sketches to parodies to interviews and everything in between.”

Gotsch said Dawn Schuller first suggested the festival. Schuller works with Concordia’s admis-sions and enrollment.

To learn more, visit ConcordiaComedyFes-tival.com or contact Gotsch at [email protected] or (260) 483-1102.

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Media arts teacher Nathan Gotsch works with media students, juniors Emily Mix and Ashley Scheerer, at Concordia Lutheran High School. Area high school students are invited to submit videos to the Concordia Comedy Festival, which Gotsch created.

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CONCORDIA COMEDY FESTIVALHigh school and middle school students in and near Fort Wayne may submit comedy videos by Feb. 12. Entries can be uploaded at ConcordiaComedyFestival.com via FilmFreeway. An adult must sign up for a free FilmFree-way account. The submission fee is $5. Finalists will be announced March 4 and shown on the big screen at a special event March 18 at the Cinema Center in down-town Fort Wayne, when the winners will be announced. Admission is free. Prizes will be awarded.

winter guards. “You can take many pieces of music, or overlay sound bites.”

Heritage’s show is called “A beautiful day to grow.” The music is “Beautiful Day” by Marie and the RedCat. Heritage has 15 guard members, including one senior, Jessica Watkins.

At Woodlan, Roy Castillo and Ashley Baum direct the Spirit of Woodlan winter guard.

“Our show is called ‘The Music Box.’ It’s kind of a take on ‘Toy Story’ as in the members will represent various kinds of dolls in a little girl’s room that ‘come to life’ when the little girl goes to sleep at night,” Castillo said in an email. “We have allowed the members to have a good amount of input in concept of the show as well as the theme. We’ll be performing to some music from ‘The Pirates of the Caribbean’ movies.”

Guard members are Elise Rudolph, Zoe Lowden, Allison Knepp, Logan Buck, Mara Kitz-miller, Rachel Baum, Nicole Osborn, Corinne Rebber, Zariah Meador and Cassie Roehm.

“Our guard this year is very new,” Ashley Baum said in an email. Baum is a former marching band and winter guard member. “I became inter-ested in guard because I was a dancer and joined band at a young age,” she said. “Roy was one of my coaches when I began color guard, and I enjoy working with him.

“The members work very hard. After the Spirit of Woodlan’s state [finals] appearance this fall season, they were anxious and excited to start this winter’s season.”

She said arts such

as winter guard help students to expand their creativity.

Heritage, New Haven and Woodlan also will perform Feb. 20 at DeKalb and Feb. 27 at Carroll.

Details of the New Haven show were not available. Leo High School does not field a winter guard.

Satterthwaite is in her first year with the Heritage winter guard, and her fifth year at Concordia. “I am very excited to be with Heri-tage. We have already seen so much growth in the program in just a few months. It should defi-nitely be an interesting season,” she said.

Concordia will perform a show called “the beginning” based on the moment of creation. Their music is “Lux Aurumque” by Eric Whitacre.

Concordia will march 23 guard members, including eight seniors: Taylor Welker, Sarah Brennan, Leandrah Miller, Nicole Stauffer, Aly Didier, Megan Reid, Lexi Tinsley and Brit-

tany Quinn.At Snider High School,

Ryan Long is directing the guard for the second winter. Trinity Meadows is the assistant director. Snider will field 22 guard members. “That’s a huge increase from last year; we had nine last year,” Long said. The guard has done more recruiting and has reached out to incoming students from Blackhawk and Lane middle schools.

“Crack the Code” is the show title. “It’s truly just a series of numbers that are revealed throughout the 4-minute show that would in fact crack the code to open a safe, and that’s where students actually exit the floor,” Long said.

The show features music by The Piano Guys, including the number “Michael meets Mozart.”

“It’s definitely more challenging than in seasons past,” Long said.

Snider competed in Regional Class A last year, and placed seventh among 49 guard units. Any group that finishes in the top 10 is encour-

aged to move up a class. Snider will compete in Regional Class AA this year.

“I’ve just seen kids blossom,” Long said. “It takes a different kid defi-nitely to be in the color guard, one that wants to be skilled in dance and the multiple pieces of equipment, whether that be a flag, rifle or sabre.

“It requires them to develop a sense of confidence. Outside of that, it gives them a sense of camaraderie; they develop lifelong friendships. You take anywhere from eighth-graders to seniors, and they’re in a very vulner-able stage in their lives, and they really develop in their personality in a single season.”

Erica Widmer and Geoff Goelz are co-di-rectors of the Carroll High School winter guard. This year’s show is titled “… in this universe.” Songs by the group Sleeping at Last include the titles “Sun” and “Moon.”

Widmer said “Moon” is played only on the piano. “ ‘Sun’ sounds a

little more rock popish,” she said. “It’s got lyrics and it talks about how we’re all important in the universe, and how we have to be together to make everything work.”

Two seniors are among the 23-member winter guard.

Carroll’s first compe-tition is Jan. 30, at Goshen.

Jonathan Meader again directs the Homestead High School Spartan guard, which captured second place in the state in its class in 2015. “Coming off of a really strong year, we’re pretty excited about the show that we’re doing,” Meader said. The 2016 show has a different vibe from the 2015 show, which relied on ballads, he said. The theme is taken from music by the band Passion Pit. It’s about relationships, Meader said. “It gives you a sense of belonging to something, belonging to someone and in the end belonging to your-self,” he said.

Guard members begin the show in a central formation, and share in interactive routines as

the show develops. Six returning seniors are among the 22 members of the Homestead guard.

Ashley Mueller, a senior, is in her third season with the Home-stead winter guard. “It’s a more advanced version of fall guard. We really get to know each other a lot better and we compete on a bigger scale,” Mueller said. “My freshman year I was an alternate and I gained a lot of skill sets. My second year I learned more about myself as a performer. This year I’ve been through it enough that it’s just natural, and it’s nice to be in a place where you’re comfort-able.”

Holly Lofland directs the Northrop High School winter guard. The show is entitled “Call of the Coven.” Lofland said she took the inspira-tion from the book “The Crucible.” Northrop’s 13-member guard includes four seniors.

“The premise is a group of girls who are just villagers. They sneak out of the houses at night to practice witchcraft in the woods,” Lofland said.

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WINTER GUARDSAT HERITAGE H.S.Saturday, Feb. 6Heritage High School, 13608 Monroeville Road, Monroeville. General admission, $6; children under 5, $3; infants in lap, free.Forty-two guard units begin performing at 11 a.m. The show closes with awards at 6 p.m. Local units participating:• New Haven, 11 a.m.• Heritage, 12:03 p.m.• Concordia, 1:06 p.m.• Woodlan, 1:13 p.m.• Wayne, 1:48 p.m.• Snider, 2:23 p.m.• Bishop Dwenger, 2:30 p.m.• Carroll, 3:05 p.m.• Northrop, 4:58 p.m.For a full schedule, visit ihscga.org.

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• Selling Homemade Edibles: Understanding the Rules. Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, 817 W. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 1-3 p.m. Satur-day, Feb. 6. What are the rules governing the sale of home-grown or homemade edibles? Steve Niemoeller from the Allen County Depart-ment of Health will share information on what is required to sell as a home-based vendor and answer any questions. His presentation will be followed by a brief overview of the Salomon Farmers’ Market and how to become a vendor. Call by Jan. 22 if you plan to attend by calling Amy Hicks at (260) 427-6005 or e-mailing [email protected].•• Gardening in Winter. Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, 817 W. Du-pont Road, Fort Wayne. 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13. You don’t have to wait for spring to get your garden started. Learn how to prepare for your own garden, what you need to plant seeds indoors, and how to keep your seedlings healthy as they grow. You will receive seeds, starter pots, and soil, in this hands-on class taught by Master Gardener Kathy Lee. Kathy has been a volunteer gardener at Salomon Farm Park for 10 years and begins starting seeds as early as February for the gardens. The course will also feature a Power Point presentation. $10. Registration deadline Feb. 7. Visit fortwayneparks.org.• Backyard Composting. Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, 817 W. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. Learn how to prepare a compost pile, the materials that you can and cannot compost, different methods of composting and the use of different compost recep-tacles. Presenter Steve Pawlowski is a Master Gardener (in progress), compost enthusiast and Salomon Farm volunteer and has been an active urban vegetable gardener for the past 20 years. For ages 18-plus. $9. Registration deadline Feb. 12. Visit fortwayneparks.org.

SATURDAY, JAN. 23Outdoor Sports, Lake & Cabin Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. $10 for adults, $5 for ac-tive/veteran military, and free for children 12 or under. Parking, $5.Get Fit Expo debuts. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Lifestyle seminars, interactive activi-ties and health screenings, vendors and more. $10 adults; children 12 & under free.Mizpah Shrine Circus. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. Shows today at 10 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets $14 to $22, available by visiting mizpahshrinecircus.com, or at the Coli-seum. Parking, $5.“Midwinter Mozart.” Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW Campus. 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $17. Purchase at fwphil.org. Conducted by Music Di-rector Andrew Constantine, “Midwinter Mozart” includes the Overture to Don Giovanni, Symphony No. 40, K. 550, G minor and the Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467, featuring world-renowned pianist Boris Slutsky.

SUNDAY, JAN. 24Outdoor Sports, Lake & Cabin Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 for adults, $5 for ac-tive/veteran military, and free for children 12 or under. Parking, $5.Get Fit Expo debuts. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 adults; children 12 & under free.Mizpah Shrine Circus. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. Shows at 1 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Tickets $14 to $22.Open house. Concordia Lutheran Elementary School, 4245 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne. 1-3 p.m. The school invites the public to tour the school and meet the teaching staff.

THURSDAY, JAN. 28Special Cuisines dinner series: Mexico. Ivy Tech Coliseum Campus, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd. 6 p.m. Open to the public. $25 per person. Students in Ivy Tech’s Special Cuisines class take turns creating, preparing and serving world-cuisine theme meals for class credit. Reservations are re-quired at least 24 hours in advance: visit IvyTech.edu/northeast/dinners or call (260) 480-2002. Pay on-site with cash, check or charge. Wine is available for an additional cost. Dinners are served in the Hospitality Room (Door 24, at the back of the building and facing Coliseum Bou-levard). The culinary students rotate through various positions in the kitchen and dining room, providing a full restaurant experience. The rest of spring’s series include the following dates and themes: Feb. 4, Japan; • Feb. 11, Caribbean Islands; • Feb. 18, Spain; • Feb. 25, Ireland; • March 24, Italy; • March 31, Thailand; • April 7, Turkey; • April 14, Persia-Iran; • April 21, Africa; • April 28, India.Fort Wayne RV & Camping Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum,

4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. noon-9 p.m. Tickets $8 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, $2 for children 5-12. A family day pass for two adults and up to three children is $16. Parking, $5. See hundreds of RV’s, plus travel trailers, motor homes, fifth wheels and more.

FRIDAY, JAN. 29Fort Wayne RV & Camping Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. noon-9 p.m. Tickets $8 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, $2 for children 5-12.

SATURDAY, JAN. 30Fort Wayne RV & Camping Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. noon-9 p.m. Tickets $8 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, $2 for children 5-12.

SUNDAY, JAN. 31Fort Wayne RV & Camping Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. noon-5 p.m. Tickets $8 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, $2 for children 5-12.

MONDAY, FEB. 1“The 5 Love Languages.” Allen County Extension Office, IPFW Campus, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 1 p.m. The public is invited. Regis-tration is not required.Millions of couples have seen their relationships transformed through learning to speak the five love languages. As you discover your own love language, you will understand yourself better and hold a priceless advantage in the quest for love that lasts a lifetime. Based on a book by Gary Chapman.

TUESDAY, FEB. 2Appleseed Quilters Guild. Classic Café, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. Appleseed welcomes Cathy Mahamed and Maxine Stoval from Sisters of the Cloth for this month’s program. They will share information about their guild history and charity work, along with some quilts. The social half-hour begins at 6:30 p.m., with the business meet-ing at 7 p.m. The show-and-tell will round out the evening. Quilters are reminded to mark their calendars for Gathering of Quilts 2016. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at Wayne High School. Pat Sloan will be the featured speaker. For more information, visit appleseedquiltersguild.com or email [email protected].

THURSDAY, FEB. 4The Disorderly Bear Den. The Community Center, 233 W. Main St., Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. The public is welcome to this free meeting. Free parking is available behind the building. This nonprofit, public charity collects and gives away teddy bears and other stuffed animals — new or in mint condition — to those in need. For details, contact Donna Gor-don-Hearn, (260) 409-9886 or email [email protected].

SUNDAY, FEB. 7Chinese New Year celebration. Walb Student Union, IPFW Campus, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. 4-8 p.m. $15. Visit The Fort Wayne Chi-nese Friends and Families Association will host a spring festival party. Mayor Tom Henry will deliver the welcome speech. To register, visit purdue.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6yEWKw3kXmbgqEd.

MONDAY, FEB. 8Candy making program. Allen County Extension Office, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 6 p.m. Learn to make various chocolate candies, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Creations will include homemade peanut butter cups, chocolate covered cherries, filled caramels, barks and other confections. Bring two containers to transport candy. Cost: $5. Class limited to 25 people.Kindergarten roundup. Concordia Lutheran Elementary School, 4245 Lake Ave., 6:30 p.m. Kindergarten information and registration for the 2016-2017 school year will be available at this meeting. For more information, call the enrollment director, Lori Stout, at (260) 426-9922, ext. 208.

THURSDAY, FEB. 11Fort Wayne Boat Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Par-nell Ave., Fort Wayne. 3-9 p.m. Adults $10, children 12 and under free. Parking, $5. More than 50 marine dealers from Indiana and Michigan will offer boats, personal watercraft and related products.

FRIDAY, FEB. 12Kiwanis ChocolateFest. YOLO Event Center, 4201 N. Wells St., Fort Wayne. 6-9 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance. A limited number of tick-ets will be available at the door, at $35 each. Call the John Chapman Kiwanis Club at (260) 749-4901. The John Chapman Kiwanis Club will hold its second annual Kiwanis ChocolateFest in partnership with Fort Wayne Chocolate Fountain. A silent auction will raise funds to present to Riley’s Hospital for Children and Fort Wayne charities. There will also be hors d’oeurvres, a live band and a cash bar.Fort Wayne Boat Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Par-nell Ave., Fort Wayne. 3-9 p.m. Adults $10, children 12 and under free.

SATURDAY, FEB. 13“Young Frankenstein.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under. Call (260) 424-5220. Box office hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Fri-day. Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted from the movie.Roller skating benefit. Bell’s Roller Skating Rink, 7009 Indiana 930, New Haven. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Admission $5 per person. Benefits the Regional Burn Center at Saint Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne. The New Haven Lions Club is the gold sponsor of the event. To donate silent auction items, call James Rorick, club president, at (260) 417-1730.Fort Wayne Boat Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Par-nell Ave., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Adults $10, children 12 and under free.

SUNDAY, FEB. 14Fort Wayne Boat Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Par-nell Ave., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Adults $10, children 12 and under free.“Young Frankenstein.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under.

THURSDAY, FEB. 18WinterJam 2016. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 6:45 p.m. $10 at the door. Parking, $5. Featuring For King & Country, Matthew West, Crowder, RED, Lauren Daigle and more. Visit TrinityCommunications.org for details.

FRIDAY, FEB. 19“Young Frankenstein.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under. Call (260) 424-5220. Box office hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Fri-day. Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted from the movie.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20“Young Frankenstein.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under. Call (260) 424-5220. Box office hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Fri-day. Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted from the movie.

NOTICES / REGISTRATION / MULTIPLE DATESShare your Easter activities. Easter Sunday falls on March 27. Submit your church’s Holy Week activities to Times Community Publications’ Com-munity Calendar. Please include the name of the event, the location and address, the time and date, and a phone number to call with any ques-tions. Send the information to [email protected]. Please include “Easter” in the subject line. Please submit Holy Week notices by Feb. 18 to be included in all four Times publications.Girl Scout Cookie Sales. Sales began Jan. 16. This year’s campaign again offers nine varieties, at $4 per box. Follow girlscoutsnorthernindiana-mi-chiana.org for updates on Fort Wayne area projects. Visit girlscouts.org to locate a cookie sales booth in your neighborhood.Summit City Chorus auditions. Avalon Missionary Church, 1500 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Monday evenings. This men’s a cappella chorus sings in the barbershop harmony style. For more infor-mation, call Dale at (260) 402-1330, or visit summitcitychorus.org and barbershopharmony.com.GriefShare classes. New Haven United Methodist Church, 630 Lincoln Highway East, New Haven. A new GriefShare Seminar begins Jan. 26 and runs through April 19. Meetings are in the parlor at 6:30 p.m. Tues-day nights. For more information, contact Margie Williams at (260) 749-9907 or the church office at (260) 749-9565.4-H enrollment. Allen County 4-H clubs online enrollment ended Jan. 15. To register, visit extension.purdue.edu/allen. Anyone who missed the Jan. 15 deadline may call the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Allen County Office for other opportunities. Call (260) 481-6826.Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Indiana. IPFW Polar Plunge, Saturday, Feb. 13, 10 a.m., IPFW Student Housing Clubhouse. Metea County Park Polar Plunge, Saturday, Feb. 20, 10 a.m., Metea Park Nature Center. Get details and registration information at soindiana.org.

FRANCINE’S FRIENDS MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHYAppointments preferably should be scheduled prior to the date. For an appointment, call 483-1847 or (800) 727-8439, ext. 26540. Walk-in openings are available depending on schedule.• Monday, Jan. 25. New Haven High School, 1300 Green Road, New Haven,• Tuesday, Jan. 26. PPG Family Practice, 2710 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne.• Wednesday, Jan. 27. PPG Family Practice, 1331 Minnich Road, New Haven.• Friday, Jan. 29. McMahon Tire, 4201 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne.• Monday, Feb. 1. Manchester University, 604 E College St., North Manchester.


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