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Fresh foods in spotlight at festive farm markets By Garth Snow [email protected]Shoppers and growers find something unique about each of the farmer’s markets in New Haven and Allen County, but most agree that freshness is the No. 1 attraction. Wendy Flotow of Country Garden and Farm Market in Roanoke sells produce at a Saturday morning market in down- town market Fort Wayne and the Wednesday evening Salomon Farm market on Dupont Road. Flotow joined vendors at the Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana Market at the northeast corner of Wayne and Barr streets. Fort Wayne Farmers Market also operates a market on the southeast corner. “We also sell at the farm,” Flotow said. “You name it, we probably grow it. We have 18 acres and we have 12 acres in production. It benefits the customers because they’re getting local and fresh produce. People know where their produce is coming from.” The produce she takes to Barr Street is picked on Friday, and the flowers might even be picked Saturday morning. The produce that she and husband Dan take to Salomon Farm is picked that same day. “It’s building a relation- ship with the customers. We have regulars every week,” she said. “Dan’s very knowledgeable about plants.” The Salomon market is all organic, she said. “That market is smaller than this market — about 20 vendors Times Community Publications 3306 Independence Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46808 July 17, 2015 Serving New Haven & East Allen County INfortwayne.com NEWEST LOCATION! 3125 ADAMS CENTER ROAD IN NEW HAVEN 3/4 MILE SOUTH OF 930 24-HOUR EMERGENCY TRUCK TIRE SERVICE! FOR ALL YOUR TIRE & ALIGNMENT NEEDS! CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT NOW! (260) 245-0087 EAST - New Haven 5733B US Hwy 930 E. (260) 444-5542 www.hiresautomotive.com See our ad on page B3 Chris Auger and Hannah Kampenga lead Margie and Bay through the New Haven Farmer’s Market at Schnelker Park. PHOTO BY GARTH SNOW Harlan Days festival back for 67th year By Mariah Martz [email protected]Over half a century and counting — Harlan Days Fair and Festival returns for its 67th year entertaining crowds. The celebration will be July 30 to Aug. 1 at the Harlan Community Park. Events will commence at 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday. The third annual Harlan Hustle 5k will start at 8 a.m. Saturday, with regis- tration at 7:30 a.m. The first male and female to complete the race will win a prize. The parade will be held that same morning following the 5k. Funds raised during the event go toward main- taining the parks. “It’s actually the only fundraiser that we do to help maintain the park,” said Sally Lake, the vice president of the Harlan Community Association. “Each year, the funds are used to take care of the buildings and grounds. “This year our theme is ‘Celebrate Freedom’ and we’re going to get local veterans to ride on a float for the parade. We’d like to get as many veterans as possible and they’ll be our grand marshals and honorary citizens for the day.” The festival is working with the local VFW, the Freedom Riders and other Children line up for the Harlan Days children’s parade. The parade steps off at 6 p.m. July 30, by the midway stage in Harlan Community Park. COURTESY PHOTO See FARM, Page A4 See DAYS, Page A8 Back to School A11 Classifieds.......... A9 Community Calendar .........B5-6 Monroeville Harvest Festival ............... B4 2015 Allen County Fair ..................... B1 INSIDE Horseshoes tourney joins 2015 Monroeville festival By Garth Snow [email protected]Brad Farnsworth owes his horseshoe-pitching style to his late father, Bill Farnsworth. “I throw end over end. That’s the way my dad always did it, and that’s how I learned,” he said. But the organizer and judge of the Monroeville Harvest Festival horseshoes tour- nament understands that some contestants prefer to sling the shoes sideways. Whatever style the players choose, they will be tossing the same shoes. “I furnish the horseshoes. I’ve got enough there for every- body. In fact, that’s one of the rules, that you have to use my horseshoes,” he said. Competition horse- shoes are not just borrowed from a barn wall. “They’re specially made horse- shoes,” he said. Any challenges can be presented to the judge. That would be Farnsworth. The pitching begins at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 8, the closing day of the three-day festival. Longtime festival stan- dards including bingo, food, a parade and stage shows return to the schedule, but 2015 marks the debut of the horseshoes tournament. “It started with the July 4 celebration here in Monro- eville. My dad started it about six years ago,” Farn- sworth said. “And we had a whole lot of people win trophies over the years. “My dad needed help and I helped him. And when my dad passed away about four years ago I took over. Actually this will be the first year that we’ve had it at the Monroeville days down at the pavilion.” It’s free. Players should register with Farnsworth by calling (260) 623-3591. “The stakes are 40 feet apart and everybody has two shoes. You have a partner and he’s at the other end,” Farnsworth explained. “And of course See 2015, Page A2
Shoppers and growers find something unique about each of the farmer’s markets in New Haven and Allen County, but most agree that freshness is the No. 1 attraction.
Wendy Flotow of Country Garden and Farm Market in Roanoke sells produce at a Saturday morning market in down-town market Fort Wayne and the Wednesday evening Salomon Farm market on Dupont Road.
Flotow joined vendors at the Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana Market at the northeast corner of Wayne and Barr streets. Fort Wayne Farmers Market also operates a market on the southeast corner.
“We also sell at the farm,” Flotow said. “You
name it, we probably grow it. We have 18 acres and we have 12 acres in production. It benefits the customers because they’re getting local and fresh produce. People know where their produce is coming from.”
The produce she takes to Barr Street is picked on Friday, and the flowers might even be picked Saturday morning. The produce that she and husband Dan take to Salomon Farm is picked that same day.
“It’s building a relation-ship with the customers. We have regulars every week,” she said. “Dan’s very knowledgeable about plants.”
The Salomon market is all organic, she said. “That market is smaller than this market — about 20 vendors
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Chris Auger and Hannah Kampenga lead Margie and Bay through the New Haven Farmer’s Market at Schnelker Park.
Over half a century and counting — Harlan Days Fair and Festival returns for its 67th year entertaining crowds.
The celebration will be July 30 to Aug. 1 at the Harlan Community Park.
Events will commence at 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
The third annual Harlan Hustle 5k will start at 8 a.m. Saturday, with regis-tration at 7:30 a.m. The first male and female to complete the race will win a prize.
The parade will be held that same morning following the 5k.
Funds raised during the event go toward main-taining the parks.
“It’s actually the only fundraiser that we do to help maintain the park,” said Sally Lake, the vice
president of the Harlan Community Association. “Each year, the funds are used to take care of the buildings and grounds.
“This year our theme is ‘Celebrate Freedom’ and we’re going to get local veterans to ride on a float for the parade. We’d like
to get as many veterans as possible and they’ll be our grand marshals and honorary citizens for the day.”
The festival is working with the local VFW, the Freedom Riders and other
Children line up for the Harlan Days children’s parade. The parade steps off at 6 p.m. July 30, by the midway stage in Harlan Community Park.
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Horseshoes tourney joins 2015 Monroeville festival
Brad Farnsworth owes his horseshoe-pitching style to his late father, Bill Farnsworth.
“I throw end over end. That’s the way my dad always did it, and that’s how I learned,” he said. But the organizer and judge of the Monroeville Harvest Festival horseshoes tour-nament understands that some contestants prefer to sling the shoes sideways.
Whatever style the players choose, they will be tossing the same shoes. “I furnish the horseshoes. I’ve got enough there for every-body. In fact, that’s one of the rules, that you have to use my horseshoes,” he said. Competition horse-shoes are not just borrowed from a barn wall. “They’re specially made horse-shoes,” he said.
Any challenges can be presented to the judge. That would be Farnsworth.
The pitching begins at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 8,
the closing day of the three-day festival.
Longtime festival stan-dards including bingo, food, a parade and stage shows return to the schedule, but 2015 marks the debut of the horseshoes tournament.
“It started with the July 4 celebration here in Monro-eville. My dad started it about six years ago,” Farn-sworth said. “And we had a whole lot of people win trophies over the years.
“My dad needed help and I helped him. And when my dad passed away about four years ago I took over. Actually this will be the first year that we’ve had it at the Monroeville days down at the pavilion.”
It’s free. Players should register with Farnsworth by calling (260) 623-3591.
“The stakes are 40 feet apart and everybody has two shoes. You have a partner and he’s at the other end,” Farnsworth explained. “And of course
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the ladies get to move up
an extra 5 feet.“And you play against
two people and you try to ring [the horseshoes] on
a post down there. You have to be within a shoe’s width from the post for it to count as a point, and if you get it on the post that’s a ringer and that’s three points, and you go to 21.”
Farnsworth no longer awards points for shoes that rest against the post. “A leaner was supposed to be two points, but we quit counting those,” he said. “But you’re the closest to the post, so you get one point.”
The leaner might still count, somewhere else. “I don’t know whether it’s gone, but that’s the way I rule it,” Farnsworth said.
In case of a close call, Farnsworth will ask the players to agree on a call. “But if they don’t agree, I measure and find out exactly who won the point,” he said. “And if it’s too close to call, then it’s just a tie and nobody gets a point.”
The tournament ends when one team hits 21 for
the last time. “The guys like to win that trophy,” Farnsworth said. “We have a few players from Hoagland and most of them are from around here. I have had people from Van Wert, Ohio, come over and play.“We have a fenced-off area, so nobody can get inside where they’ll be hit by horseshoes, but the wives
and kids come and watch. It’s fun to play and it’s also fun to watch them. Some people can’t throw a horseshoe very well at all but they still have fun. It’s pretty easy to learn.”
Farnsworth owns a distinctive set of horse-shoes. “I’ve got a set of one that’s red and one that’s blue, because of the Fourth of July celebration. And we painted the stake white,” he said.
Farnsworth’s Saturday afternoon event will have competition.
The trivia contest begins right after the Saturday morning parade. “We will have 5-year-olds to 100-year-olds, so every-
body’s welcome,” festival President Jeff Nolan said. The trivia contest is free.
The backyard corn hole tournament begins at about 2 p.m. Saturday. A team of two players can sign up for $20.
“There are a lot of people who play corn hole and there are a lot of people who are dead serious about it,” Nolan said. “That’s why we call it backyard, because I guess people worry about the bag size and the bag weight and whatever. We’re not getting that serious about it.”
See the Community Calendar for a closer look at the festival schedule.
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Public votes with pennies in festival photo contestsBy Garth [email protected]
Amateur photographers may submit their work to public critique at the Monroeville Harvest Festival.
The cutest baby photo contest will be back, too. Photos should be of babies from newborn to 24 months, who live at an address with a Monro-
eville ZIP code. The public will pay a penny a vote for their favorite photos in both contests during the three-day festival, which ends Aug. 8. Photos will be displayed in the merchants tent at Monroeville Town Park. Each photo will correspond to its own jar for pennies.
Ashley Bremer
launched the new contest and will arrange the displays of both contests. Amateur photographers of any age should submit 5-inch by 7-inch photos of their original work. All photos should be mailed to: The Monro-eville Chamber of Commerce, ATTN: Photo contest, P.O. Box 76, Monroeville, IN 46773.
There is no entry fee. The entry deadline is July 30. Each photo should be marked with the entrant’s name, phone number and email address.
The baby whose photo receives the most votes will win a Power Wheels. Bremer also will choose a prize for the amateur photo contest.
The winners will be
announced at 6 p.m. Aug. 8 from the Dewey Stage.
There is no residency requirement for the amateur photography contest. “Anyone who wants to be part of the festival is more than welcome,” Bremer said. “It can be any type of picture. It doesn’t have to be of anything in partic-ular.
“We encourage people to enter whether they have any photography experience or not. This is a fun, friendly competi-tion. If things go well, we can continue the competi-tion every year.”
Email questions to [email protected]. Registration informa-tion also is available at monroeville.com.
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Dana Merle and her husband, Mark, and daughter, Sarah, toured the YLNI Market on a recent Saturday. “This market keeps growing and growing,” she said. “So we like to come down on Saturdays and get fresh produce and see all the regular vendors. You can get fresh flowers. It’s a great little farmer’s market.”
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Doreen Conarty of The Rustic Farm in Roanoke also takes produce to two markets. She brought vegetables and her artisan bread to the season’s first Wednesday evening market at Schnelker Park in New Haven. “I was here last year and I really enjoyed the venue,” she said. “The Wednesday harvest is really important for me. If I sell just on Saturdays, I’ll have things ripening on the vine or in the field that need to be harvested on Wednesday and hope-fully sold on Wednesday. I still have enough time Thursday and Friday to harvest enough foods for Saturday.
“I still have my cold weather vegetables, I don’t have a hoop house. I don’t have a greenhouse. So I have to make do with what nature gives me. So it’s cold weather crops. I have radishes, baby romaine, green onions, turnips, sugar snap peas, dill, mint and a salad mix.”
Nearby, other farmers were transitioning into
summer crops. Some markets also allow growers to supplement their offer-ings with produce from out of state or from within a specific radius. So South Carolina peaches might share a table with Midwest greenhouse tomatoes and Fort Wayne greens. Vendors also bring fresh eggs or frozen meats in keeping with the markets’ varying guidelines.
And quite often there is also food. A steady line of customers waited at Suzana da Silva’s stand at the YLNI market on Barr Street, to select from two dozen varieties of Xisco’s all-natural frozen pops. The New Haven market was filled with the scent of Andy’s Knockout Chicken.
Visitors might sample coffee, or admire jewelry, or stock up on honey, pies and bread, locally made soap, candles, lotions or barbecue sauce and rubs.
Open air music also enriches the atmosphere. Gene Donnelly brought his acoustic rock to a recent downtown market. Local artists perform from the porch of Biggby Coffee during Thursday evening markets at Georgetown Square.
Steve Douglas enter-tained at the June 24 New Haven market. “I think it’s a good showing for the first market of the season,” said Natalie Rider, the
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Steve Douglas entertains at the New Haven Farmer’s Market at Schnelker Park. The music continues at 4 p.m. each Wednesday.
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Doreen Conarty offers produce from The Rustic Farm near Roanoke, as New Haven Parks Department office manager Natalie Rider visits the first market of the season at New Haven’s Schnelker Park.
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Teens practiced team-work as they imagined and marketed products at The Force, a teen summer camp at Corner-stone Youth Center in Monroeville.
“This whole week is about communications and working together,
being a leader, being a team worker and being hardworking,” student Madison Spangler said.
Each team of three to four students agreed on a product, created a budget, and pitched the plan to community volunteers acting as representatives of a food company.
“They’re designing
a new soft drink and, on Friday, they’ll pitch the idea,” said Jacob Christian, a program coordinator. “They have freedom to make it a soda, or an energy drink, or a flavored tea or juice.”
“Throughout the week in their groups they’re keeping track of the budget,” said Allison
Schmidt, another coordi-nator. “They’re keeping track of how much it costs and projecting a budget of what the company could make if they choose to go with their soft drink. So they have to come up with a marketing plan. They have to have a presenta-tion and a handout. They have to look up ingredi-ents. There’s quite a lot they have to do.”
The teens did not create actual drink prod-ucts. “But some are actually making labels for empty bottles,” Chris-tian said.
For a few hours Wednesday afternoon, the teens broke from their project teams.
“Today’s activity gives them a little bit of a break from the stress of trying to prepare their presentation for the week, and it gives them a chance to work with some of the other students that they haven’t worked with this week,” Christian said. “They get to practice talking in front of a group again, as they explain what they did and why they did it. It’s kind of a sales pitch.
“They’ve been doing quite a bit of research on the computer during the week. Giving them a little break from the screen time is always good. They’re getting to use all sides of the brain during the week.”
Schmidt offered a different description of the break from routine. “They’re getting their wiggles out,” she said.
It was during that Wednesday break that Spangler teamed up with Noah Klenke and Jacob Anderson. “This is an exercise where we work as a team to create,” she said.
“They gave us pipe cleaners and tin foil and cups and they just said to create something,” Klenke said. “So we created a dreamcatcher, and we combined all of our ideas.”
“We’re learning how to work with each other and take ideas from the lessons,” Anderson said.
Program directors Christian and Schmidt said the camp selects a different project each summer. “We change it up to keep it new and fresh,” Christian said.
The soft drink project was the assignment for the advanced track. Another track for first-time participants dealt with mock interviews, job applications and other work-readiness skills.
After The Force, a
separate Leadership Week took teens on day trips and helped students to explore their plans and long-term goals.
Cornerstone summer teen camps end with Culinary and Hospi-tality Week, July 20-24. Students learn about table decorating and other components of a fine-dining experience. Area chefs work with students, culminating in two gourmet meals for the public at 6:30 p.m. July 21 and 23. Students prepare and serve the food. Proceeds benefit Cornerstone Youth Center.
The Foellinger Foun-dation, NIPSCO and the Allen County Commis-sioners help to support the Cornerstone camps. For more information, visit cornerstoneyc.org.
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boots and hat for the most anticipated event of the festival — the Harlan Days Rodeo show. The King Brothers rodeo show will include bull riding and barrel racing starting at 7 p.m. Friday. Admis-sion is $10.
Local crafters are encouraged to set up a booth and showcase their work in the craft tent.
“The crafts are all made by local artisans who
come in and sell their work,” said Lake.
Renee Ely, who coor-dinates the craft tents, has sent reminders to 100 vendors from years past. She said crafters may show their creations from 5-10 p.m. Thursday
and Friday and from 10 a.m. until the festival closes. The fee is $85 for a 10-foot by10-foot booth for all three days. Interested vendors should contact Ely at (260) 657-5592 by July 20.
“There will be a lot
of crocheted items and blankets and handcrafted things. There will be bows and tutus and stuff for little girls,” Ely said. “We usually get homemade jewelry and people who do glassware.”
Ely is a longtime volunteer, who said she enjoys contributing to the festival. “I’ve lived within 5 miles my whole life. I just like to help with Harlan Days,” she said. “I’ve helped with mostly the craft tent, but I’ve also helped with the food line.”
“And our church is always in charge of the doughnut tent, along with the Woodburn Lions,” Ely said. “Oh my gosh, those doughnuts are good, espe-cially the sugar ones.”
Tickets will be sold for a raffle with the grand prize being a 2015 Chevy Spark. Tickets are $10 each. The winning ticket will be drawn at 10:30 p.m. Saturday. If fewer than 2,500 tickets are sold, a 50/50 cash prize will be awarded. The winner does not have to be present. Nine other prizes also will be awarded.
See the Community Calendar for a closer look at the festival schedule.
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Classic cars line Harlan Community Park for the car show. The 21st annual cruise-in begins at 4 p.m. Aug. 1.
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Public may join Kiwanis to hear notable speakersBy Garth [email protected]
New Haven Kiwanis Club Secretary Conie Everett says high-profile speakers prefer a good crowd. So the club opens its doors to the public the third Tuesday of each
month.“It’s a way to get those
awesome speakers,” she said. “So we just want to let everybody join us — no strings attached — and enjoy the speaker. And the more the merrier.”
The club meets at 11:30 a.m. on the second
floor of Rack & Helens, 525 Broadway St., New Haven. Reservations are not required. Guests order from a menu and pay their own check. The meeting adjourns at 12:30 p.m.
East Allen County Schools Superintendent Kenneth Folks will address
the July 21 luncheon.The atmosphere is
informal. “I know I have a list of questions for him,” Everett said.
“We just want more people in the audience. It’s more appealing to speak to 20 people than 10 or 12,” Everett said.
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The New Haven Chamber of Commerce will host an Ag Appreciation Day to thank the farmers for feeding America.
The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 5 at Jefferson Township Park in New Haven.
Speakers and guests will educate attendees on changing trends within the field of agriculture such as tax laws.
“We’re having a speaker come to explain how farmers are able to move property on to the next generation without suffering huge taxes and things of that nature,” said Charlie Hatten, president of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce.
More than 500 area farmers are expected to attend the event.
The day will also be used to encourage the up-and-coming generation to get involved in the agriculture industry.
“There’s a real issue right now with family farms and kids choosing to opt out of the agriculture business,” Hatten said.
The chamber is attempting to preserve the farmers’ way of life by encouraging Future Farmers of America members to consider agri-culture as a career.
“The primary reason we do Ag Appreciation day is to support the FFA students from Woodland and Heri-tage,” said Hatten. “We also do it to support the agricul-
ture related businesses that serve the farmers in north-east Indiana.”
The day will start off with a pancake breakfast with offerings going toward FFA projects and programs.
Guest speakers, exhibits and demonstrations will follow the breakfast.
“We’re hoping to have a repeat this year of a really cool, special demonstration
of drones that are used to monitor crops and take pictures of the fields with high-resolution cameras,” Hatten said.
This allows for farmers to better manage and facilitate crops by spotting wetlands and chemical imbalances.
“Farmers are the hardest working folks that you’re ever going to meet,” Hatten said. “When you think about how many people they’re feeding around the world, it’s simply amazing.”
For farmers it’s not just a job, it’s a way of life; it’s a necessity, he said.
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Lutheran Children’s Hospital is helping to remind motorists to be more alert for pedestrians with the approach of the new school year.
“Kids Dart. Drive Smart.” yard signs again are available at local fire stations and in the south lobby of Lutheran Hospital, 7950 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne.
Annette Chard, regis-tered nurse, is the trauma program manager for Lutheran, where she has worked for five years.
“We have people approach us for the signs every year,” Chard said. “Pretty much every day, I hear that the signs do remind people to slow down.”
Lutheran Health Network public informa-tion coordinator Lizette Downey said more chil-dren are walking to school because of changing busing policies. She provided cards with a list of safety tips. Pedestrians are reminded to cross at street corners, look both ways before crossing the street, make eye contact with drivers, and watch out for cars that are backing up. Drivers are reminded to avoid distracted driving and intoxicated driving.
Downey said Lutheran also is giving a supply of signs to schools, to distribute as they wish.
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Mother and daughter shared a park bench, an umbrella and an evening of music.
Rain fell on St. Joe Township Park that evening, just as it fell throughout Fort Wayne throughout June. But the first Music in the Park went on as planned. A Snider High School jazz ensemble played Miles Davis and other standards from the shelter of the gazebo. A Snider dad joined in the music. Band director Kevin Klee surveyed the scene. Music fans wore raincoats and hovered under plastic bags.
Courtney Jodway sat with her mother, Mandy Fanger, at one of those benches at 6033 Maplecrest Road.
“It was really fun,
relaxing despite the rain,” Jodway said. “And it was a little nostalgic for me because I was in the band.”
That was barely three years ago. Jodway played her trumpet in the Snider marching band and concert band and two jazz ensem-bles.
She said she definitely will attend the next concert, even if it rains again. “I think it’s a good thing,” she said of the concert. “And I know — because I was in that position — that it was a good experience for them as well.”
“I think it’s a great idea,” said Fanger, the former band mom. “It’s a neat opportunity for the kids to get out and play, and for the community to hear what they’re doing.
“And for my daughter and I, it’s something that we share, the two of us. We are both music lovers. If it
would stop raining, I think it would be wonderful.”
Music lovers will get another opportunity at 7 p.m. July 29, when Klee brings a Snider brass quintet for the inaugural season’s second and final concert. The concert goes on rain or shine.
The music is free. Though a few benches line the basketball court in front of the gazebo, fans should
bring lawn chairs. Hot dogs and popcorn will be available inside the adjacent fire station. The food sale is a fundraiser for the fire department. The firefighters deserve the recognition, Fanger said. “They do a lot of good,” she said.
The second concert will be paired with a car cruise-in. St. Joe Township Trustee Sarah Gnagy said Corvettes and Thunderbirds
will join street rods and custom cars at the show.
Smoking, alcohol and pets are prohibited.
Gnagy, who created the program, said she hopes to expand the program next year.
Richard and Jean Uhrick were the first music fans to claim a park bench for the opening concert. They are the current trustee’s parents, and their names are on a plaque on the gazebo. Uhrick was township trustee from 1991 to 2014, when Gnagy was elected.
“Sarah has brought in some really fresh ideas, looking at things with new eyes. I think this is really exciting having some concerts in the park,” Jean said. She said the park had been used for a few events, including weddings in the gazebo, but the concert brought something fresh to the park.
“This park was my baby,” she said. ” When he took office in 1991 this was just a field and it was full of roots. I’m a master gardener and I did a lot of the design on this.”
Klee, who is approaching his 35th year as Snider band director, said the student musicians were excited about the oppor-tunity. He thought the evening was a success despite the intermittent rain. He said the trustee’s office was very hospitable.
The quintent consisted of Paul Adams on trumpet, Nick Kyner on saxophone, Brad Bowers on piano, Blake Wehrle on bass, and Nathan Harmeyer on drums, with band dad Craig Harmeyer joining in on guitar.
The July 29 brass quintet program will include clas-sical, hymns, patriotic and popular music.
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Riders on golf carts, go-carts and lawn mowers will race for trophies and bragging rights Aug. 8 in Woodburn’s third annual Front Street Drags.
Festivities begin at noon and continue until 6 p.m. or later. Registration is from noon-2 p.m.
Besides providing an afternoon of community
fun, the event will raise money for the city’s reserve police force.
“They’re a great addi-tion to our department,” said Police Chief Randall Duhamell, who has headed the two-officer department since 2012. The volunteer reserve force has 12 officers. “They come out on their own time and provide police service. They also assist with civic events
and they also back up other police departments when they’re on duty. Many of them have to buy equipment out of their own pocket. The reserves have their own separate account and all the race registration money goes into the reserve fund once we pay for the trophies.”
The annual Allen County Fair is expected to be bigger and better than ever this summer.
The weeklong fair will return July 28 for its 26th year.
Complete with 4-H competitions, food vendors, rides, live music and truck pulls, each day is packed full of activity.
“It’s a really unique experience because you have all of the 4-H animals and exhibits as well as a full carnival and activities for all family members,”
said Michelle Love, pageant director for the fair and secretary for the Allen County Fairgrounds board. “We really try to tailor the event as something that is open to people of all ages.”
A new event introduced this year will be the ATV stunt show featuring Henry Rife, otherwise known as the “Evel Knievel of ATV,” performing a few of his most daring stunts scaling cars.
“He’ll start off with jumping over five to six cars and then will work up to 10 to 11, so that’ll be
Henry McKinnon enjoys strengthening ties to the community. “And I hope the community feels the same way,” said the new chief of the New Haven Police Depart-ment.
“I believe in a very positive relationship with the community,” he said. During his 20 years with the department, he has led drug and gang resis-tance programs. He also talked with senior citizen groups about home safety.
“The community is our boss, so to speak,” he said. “It’s not just a catch phrase. I truly believe I am here to serve the community.”
McKinnon said he was fortunate to be one of the first school resource officers, and he thanks the late Detective Craig Robison for that oppor-tunity. That job is about making presentations and
building relationships, he said, adding that he hopes those programs can be reinstated.
He gave up those responsibilities after being promoted to detec-tive in 2005. “Once I get settled, I plan on exploring some of those areas that we haven’t been able to do over the last few years,” he said.
It is hard to measure the crimes that do not happen, he said. “Maybe something you said or did for a young person changed their mind about something that could negatively affect their life, whether it be gangs, drugs or poor decisions. You can’t put that on a spreadsheet. It’s easy to put down we’ve made so many arrests, but it’s hard to put down how many crimes you’ve prevented or dangerous situations that were avoided because of inter-actions you’ve had with the community.
“There are times when
lines are crossed, though, and for the safety of everybody arrests do happen in school.”
McKinnon said he follows the principles that his mother, Barb, set out for him years ago.
“She always told me to be your own person, do what you think is right, don’t run with the herd necessarily, and never judge a book by its cover, which is crucial in police work,” he said.
“When it comes to police work, like anything else, it’s very important not to make an assumption based on looks or appearance. Or maybe you get called to a certain place where you’ve been to before, and you think, ‘Yes, I know what this is.’ Every call is new.”
McKinnon thanks
hockey for bringing him to the Fort Wayne area.
“We’re from the Detroit area, and growing up we’re a big hockey family,” he said. “In fact, I’ve been on skates since I was 3 years old and just grew up and stopped playing a few years
ago. I was a goalie for a while for the Fort Wayne Freeze public safety hockey team. I finally hung up the goalie pads, so to speak, after many broken ribs, about three years ago.
His father, Jim McKinnon, worked for
Chrysler in Detroit when his job moved to Van Wert, Ohio. “My dad made the decision that his boys would play hockey, and Fort Wayne had a good program so he made the decision to
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after he was hired as chief in October 2012. “I found out this was a golf cart- friendly community,” he said. So he approached the community associa-tion about a fundraising golf cart race. “The first year we had 17 entrants and about 200 spectators.
The second year we had 31 entrants, and about 400 spectators,” he said.
Each racer pays a $20 fee. Advance registra-tion is recommended. To register, call Wood-burn City Hall at (260) 632-5318. Drivers must be at least 18 years of age.
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fun to watch,” Love said.Rife recently made
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Festivalgoers will also enjoy an influx in rides this year contributed by North American Midway Entertainment.
Thrill-seekers will not be disappointed.
“It will be the biggest Midway event in Fort Wayne all year long, period,” said Dave Marquart, marketing consultant for the event.
Kid’s Day is on June 30, which will include a full day of dollar rides. Also, the last day, Aug. 2, is discount day, which will include dollar rides for all fair attendees.
The Miss and Little Miss Allen County queen pageant will be going on during the pre-fair events on July 19.
Local bands will perform nightly on the
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McKinnon graduated from Northrop High School with the Class of 1987. His brother, Brian, also graduated from Northrop, also entered the Air Force, and is now an engineer with BAE Systems in Fort Wayne.
The new chief’s first job out of high school was in the psychiatric
unit of Lutheran Hospital on Fairfield Avenue.
“It’s a natural high for me to help people,” he said. “The police would bring people in need of services, bless their hearts. And the more I talked with the officers from the Fort Wayne P.D. the more I thought about it, that police work might be a good fit. And I was only 18 at the time.”
He took criminal justice classes at IPFW,
and listened to officers who suggested that he enter the military to prepare for a career. He joined the Air Force at age 22. Among other posts, he worked with the military police at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. He joined the New Haven Police Department in 1995.
Jim McKinnon commuted from his home in Fort Wayne to his job at Chrysler in Van Wert, Ohio, for many years, his
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be happy right now, and proud,” McKinnon said. “He was very proud when I first became a police officer. My mom, on the other hand, was very nervous about the work. But she has gotten over it.”
Instead of hockey, Henry McKinnon now enjoys scuba diving.
His wife, Brigette, also is from the Detroit area. Their first date was grab-
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The new police chief apologizes for the clutter in an office that would pass a military inspec-tion. His wife’s photo is beside his computer, near a puck from the inau-gural season of the Fort Wayne Freeze.
“With this new posi-tion, the officers have shown a lot of support
and I am truly humbled by that,” he said. “I know I have a lot to learn, but I’m very much looking forward to this challenge. We have a great core here. The best we can do is just keep everybody happy in their employment and energetic about the city, because we do have a lot to offer here. Just looking forward, there will be mistakes, but they will be honest mistakes.”
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The city of New Haven is moving to fill police department vacancies, according to the new Police Chief Henry McKinnon.
“Right now our biggest concern is staffing,” McKinnon said. “We’re three officers below where we should be, which may not sound like much. But in a department this size, that’s big.”
Another veteran officer plans to retire, leaving four of the department’s 20 slots open. Conditional offers were extended to three applicants, but no one will be getting a new uniform soon. Appli-cants must complete the Indiana Law Enforce-ment Academy before beginning service. There’s a waiting list for the academy. One of the three new hires was on the waiting list, and a spot opened in the July academy. Another applicant will enter the academy in November.
“We can’t put them on the road right away, nor would we do that,” McKinnon said. “We have a field training program. I take no credit for that. It’s something that my predecessor’s predecessor put in place. We make sure that officers are comfort-able, even officers who
come here from other departments. They know they’re doing their reports right.”
So the recruit who begins the academy on July 27 will not have an effect on the schedule until February. The officer who takes the academy in November will not be fully prepared until about this time next year. A third recruit has completed the academy, but still must complete the field training program.
“All departments go through that, because there’s so much training involved,” McKinnon said.
McKinnon issued a statement inviting “lateral transfers,” which means that the new hire must have current Indiana Law Enforce-ment Certification or must obtain that certifica-tion by the date of their hire. He said a patrolman first class earns $47,582 a year, and he empha-sized that an officer could achieve that pay grade before reaching the stipulated 18 months of service.
Applications are due by 4 p.m. July 20. Applications can be downloaded from newhavenin.org, or can be picked up at the New Haven Police Department, 815 Lincoln Highway East.
McKinnon became police chief in late May.
Mayor Terry McDonald appointed McKinnon to succeed Steve Poiry, who wants to spend more time with his family. Poiry will return to patrol sergeant on the first shift.
McKinnon said McDonald also has filled the assistant chief’s position. Rod Hormann moves up from the detective bureau. Patrolman James Krueger advances to the detective bureau.
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HARLAN DAYS FESTIVALHarlan Community Park. July 30-Aug. 1. The schedule is subject to change and additions. For details and hours of food, games and crafts, and for entertainment updates, visit harlandays.com.Thursday, July 30• 5 p.m.: Pork chop dinner.• 5:30 p.m.: Hoosier Gentry Barbershop Quartet roams the fairgrounds until 6:30 p.m.• 5:55 p.m.: Opening ceremony, with national anthem and flag raising by Leo American Legion Post 409.• 6 p.m.: Children’s parade at the midway stage.• 7 p.m.: Dan Heath on the midway stage.Friday, July 31• 5 p.m.: Food tent opens, offering sandwiches and pork chop dinner.• 7 p.m.: Bekah Bradley Band on the midway stage.Saturday, Aug. 1• 7 a.m.: Pancake breakfast, all you can eat, at the shelter house.• 10 a.m.: Parade, beginning and ending at the old Harlan Elementary School.• 11 a.m.: Food tent opens, offering barbecue chicken dinners.
• 1:30 p.m.: Kiddie Pedal Tractor Pull.• 3 p.m.: Mark’s Ark on the midway stage.• 4 p.m.: Cruise-in car show.• 7 p.m.: John Curran and Renegade on the midway stage.• 8 p.m.: Mike Hemmelgarn on the midway stage.
MONROEVILLE HARVEST FESTIVALMonroeville Town Park., 421 Monroe St., Monroeville. Aug. 6, 7 and 8. Visit monroevillein.com for a full schedule.Thursday, Aug. 6: 5 p.m. — Midway, food court, merchant tents, bingo, golf challenge. 5:30 p.m. — martial arts on Dewey Stage. 6 p.m. — Introduc-tion of queen candidates. 7 p.m. — J Taylors band on Dewey Stage. 7:30 p.m. — tough trucks competition in park arena; $5 admission.Friday, Aug. 7: 5 p.m. — midway, food court, merchant tents, bingo, golf challenge, fish fry sponsored by Heritage Band Boosters. 6 p.m. — corn-hole tournament, Gospel music on Dewey Stage. 7:30 p.m. — demoli-tion derby and power wheels derby in park arena; $7 for ages 6 and over, 5 and under free.Saturday, Aug. 8: 11 a.m. — parade in downtown Monroeville. Noon — midway, food court, merchants tents, bingo, golf challenge, magician and illusionist Jim Barron on Dewey Stage. 1 p.m. — cardboard cup boat race on park pond. 1:30 p.m. — Dance LTD on Dewey Stage; 2 p.m. — trivia contest. 3 p.m. - horseshoe tournament. 4 p.m. — Dachs-hund Dash; 6 p.m. — adorable baby contest and photo contest winners ceremony on Dewey Stage. 7:30 p.m. — demolition derby and power wheels derby in park arena; $7 for ages 6 and over, 5 and under free. 8 p.m.: The In Laws band on Dewey Stage; 10 p.m. — crowning of Miss Harvest Festival 2015.
EAST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS BACK-T0-SCHOOL INFORMATIONVisit eacs.k12.in.us for details and updates.July 28-Aug. 5: Online registration for currently enrolled studentsAug. 3, 8 a.m.-noon: Prince Chapman Academy registration
Aug. 3, noon-7 p.m.: Elementary and secondary schools registration for the Heritage, Leo, New Haven and Woodlan attendance areas. Burmese translators available at Heritage, New Haven and Woodlan high schools.Aug. 3, noon-7 p.m.: Elementary and secondary registration for the Paul Harding Junior High School and Southwick Elementary School atten-dance areas. Translators available for assistance.Aug. 4, 8 a.m.-noon: Elementary and secondary schools registration for the Heritage, Leo, New Haven and Woodlan attendance areas.Aug. 4, 8 a.m.-noon: Registration for Paul Harding Junior High School and East Allen University.Aug. 4, 8 a.m.-noon: Elementary and secondary schools registration for the Paul Harding Junior High School and Southwick Elementary School attendance areas.Aug. 4, noon-7 p.m.: Prince Chapman Academy registration. Translators will be available for assistance.Aug. 5, noon-7 p.m.: Registration for Paul Harding Junior High School and East Allen University. Translators will be available for assistance.Aug. 11: First student day
MULTIPLE DATESMaumee Valley Steam & Gas Summer Festival. Jefferson Township Park, 1720 Webster Road, east of New Haven, between U.S. 24 and U.S. 30. Aug. 20-23. $5 per day, children under 12 free. For details, visit maumeeval-ley.org.Midwest Uke Fest. Folkcraft Instruments Inc., 22133 Main St., Woodburn. $175 for all classes and concerts. Meal plan is $18 a day an includes snacks and beverages. Instructors Lil’ Rev, Bing Futch, Richard Ash and Stuart Fuchs share the intricacies of playing the ukulele. Classes are offered for all skill levels. Includes a variety of short daytime per-formances and a full-length evening concert. The public may attend the concert from 6:30-8 p.m. Saturday; admision is $10. For details or to register, visit MidwestUkeFest.com.St. Joe Pickle Festival. St. Joe. July 23: Pickle Derby, 8 p.m.; Gospel music
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What do you get for 18 years of hard work?Four more.
Pictured clockwise from top left:
Isaiah MilerNorth Side High Schoolattending Valparaiso University
James Marshall ReberSouth Side High Schoolattending Purdue University
Benjamin KochHomestead High Schoolattending Ball State University
Cheyney RoseSouth Side High Schoolattending Indiana University
Victoria CookWoodlan Jr/Sr High Schoolattending Butler University
The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is proud to announce the 2015 recipients of the Lilly Endowment Inc. Com-munity Scholarship. By covering full tuition and a book stipend for four years at any state private or public college or university, we’re doing our part to make cer-tain Indiana’s best and brightest go on to promising futures.
The Community Foundation thanks Lilly Endowment Inc. for these generous funds.
For more information on this and other Community Foundation scholarships, please call 260-426-4083 or visit our website at www.cfgfw.org.
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Find more calendar events onlineVisit INFortWayne.com for area events, including alist of activities to help you plan your weekend. To submit news for the East Allen County Times Community Calendar, email [email protected] or call (260) 426-2640, ext. 3321. Items for the Aug. 21 calendar should be submitted by Aug. 13.
with Steadfast, 7:30-9 p.m. July 24: 10 a.m.-10 p.m., including firefight-ers’ fish dinner at 5 p.m. and teen dance from 7-10 p.m. Saturday, July 25: 6:30 a.m.-4 p.m., including pancake and sausage breakfast from 7-10 a.m., and tours of Sechlers Pickles factory from 9-11:45 a.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS / CONTINUING EVENTS / REGISTRATIONNew Haven United Methodist Preschool was founded in 1965 and will cele-brate its 50th year this coming school year. This preschool was founded to meet the needs of young children and families in New Haven and the surrounding communities. The school is requesting the public to con-tribute memories, photos and anecdotes to chronicle the history of the school. Send us a letter, email, photos, anecdotes, and other memories to [email protected], or 630 Lincoln Highway East, New Haven, IN 46774. For details, call (260) 749-9565.New Haven High School Class of 1965 50th reunion. Hotel Fort Wayne (formerly the Marriott), 305 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. Saturday, Sept. 19. 6-11 p.m. $65 per person. Contact Denny Herman at (260) 449-9670 or email [email protected], or Wayne Sovine at (260) 749-1716 or email [email protected]. July 29 is the reservation deadline. The committee has lost touch with and is trying to reach these classmates: Patricia Browne, Stan Clark, Barbara Day, Leslie Dicken-son, David Finton, Wayne Gibson, MaryAnn Hoff, Judith Hughes, John Kressley, Robert Mellon, Gloria Norton, Linda Reichhart, Denny Swi-hart, Kenneth Thomas and Cheryl Valentine.
NORTHEAST INDIANA COUNTY FAIRSAdams County 4-H Fair. July 19-23. Adams County Fair Grounds, east of U.S. 27 on Indiana 124, Monroe. Admission is free. See the schedule at extension.purdue.edu/adams.Allen County Fair. July 28-Aug. 2. 2726 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne. General admission is $5 daily, with children 5 and under admitted free. High-lights include the parade, fireworks, team pig wrestling, a hot air balloon flight and glow, truck pull, demolition derby, live music and more. For details, visit allencountyfairgroundsin.com.DeKalb County Free Fall Fair. Sept. 28-Oct. 3. 708 S. Union St., Auburn. Free. Sept. 28: queen pageant, 8 p.m. Sept. 29: elementary choir show, 6 p.m.; County Chorus, 7 p.m.; high school swing choir show, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30: Old Settlers Lunch, noon; KISS Army tribute band, 8 p.m. Oct. 1: Here Come the Mummies, 8 p.m. Oct. 2: to be announced. Oct. 3: parade, 10 a.m.; evening entertainment to be announced. Carnival and other 4-H and homemaker events throughout the fair. For a detailed schedule, visit dekalbcountyfair.org.Huntington County Fair. July 25-30. 631 Taylor St., Huntington. Free admis-sion. Watch for schedule updates at extension.purdue.edu/huntington.Whitley County Fair. July 17-23. Columbia City. July 17: Kiddie tractor pull, 6 p.m. July 18: 4H4K Run, 5:30 p.m.; demolition derby, 7:30 p.m. July 19: truck and tractor pull, 7:30 p.m. July 20: pig wrestling contest, 7 p.m. July 21: concert by Rodney Atkins, Natalie Stovall & The Drive, and Breaking Tradition, 7 p.m. July 22: 4-H talent contest, 6 p.m.; modi-fied demolition derby, 7 p.m. For details, visit whitleycounty4-h.com.INDIANA STATE FAIR. Aug. 7-23. 1202 E. 38th St., Indianapolis. The 158th state fair celebrates The Year of the Farmer. Visit in.gov/statefair/ for a full schedule and entertainment lineup.
SATURDAY, JULY 18Car show. Lawton Park, 1900 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., rain or shine. Awards at 2 p.m. Presented by Mizpah Shrine Car Club. Also featuring a silent auction and food and beverage vendors. Dash plaques to the first 150 entries. To register, email [email protected] with name, cell phone number, address, email address and make, year and car model. Call (260) 403-6849 or (260) 420-5345.
Old Fort Mustangers’ 33rd annual Ford and Mustang Show. Ivy Tech Coliseum Campus, south parking lot, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd., Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $2 admission; children younger than 10 admitted free. More than 500 car enthusiasts from across the country are expected. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Ivy Tech Foundation for a scholarship for an automotive student.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22Paws in the Park. Schnelker Park, 956 Park Ave., New Haven. 4-7 p.m. The New Haven Farmers Market hosts a rescue adoption event during the normal market hours. The Fort Wayne Pet Food Pantry is the special nonprofit guest. Receive a free gift with a donation of dry or canned food for dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens, cat litter, dog and cat toys, and dog and cat treats. Numerous animal rescue organizations will be set up in Schnelker Park, including The Allen County SPCA, Fort Wayne Pit Bull Coalition, Animal EB Foundation for Felines, and Animal House Sanc-tuary. As usual, the festival features live music, locally grown produce, home prepared foods, and home crafted arts and crafts.
FRIDAY, JULY 24Free Friday Concert. Riverside Gardens is at 14701 Schwartz Road, Leo-Ce-darville. 7:30 p.m. Donations are accepted to help to offset expenses. The New Haven Alumni Band presents traditional marching music. Bring a lawn chair. Refreshments will be available from a food truck nearby.Georgetown Fridays. Georgetown Square, 6310 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. The plaza presents outdoor concerts the first Fri-day of each month, June through August. Renegade presents the music tonight.
SATURDAY, JULY 25SCAN Duck Race. Johnny Appleseed Park at the St. Joseph River. 10-11:30 a.m. Stop Child Abuse and Neglect has rescheduled the annual fundrais-ing duck race, because of safety concerns on the rain-swollen St. Joseph River. Free family activities available. Proceeds from the Duck Race support SCAN’s prevention and preservation programs. For more infor-mation, visit scanfw.org.
SUNDAY, JULY 26Iris sale. Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Noon-3 p.m. Special discounted admission to the iris sale and Conservatory gardens. $3 for adults, $2 for children, and chil-dren 2 and under free. Local iris hobbyists and growers team up once a year to offer the public the chance to buy starts of their favorite iris vari-eties. Iris show presented by the Northeast Indiana Iris Society.
TUESDAY, JULY 28Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $15.50, inclu-sive of lunch. The “Celebrate America” luncheon features a sing-along of patriotic songs with recent eighth-grade graduate Andy Boyer playing the piano. Make reservations by calling Meridith at (260) 672-3414 by July 21. Baby sitting is available. Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connec-tion is a service of Stonecroft Ministries.
FRIDAY, JULY 31Free Friday Concert. Riverside Gardens is at 14701 Schwartz Road, Leo-Ce-darville. 7:30 p.m. Donations are accepted to help to offset expenses. Forever Away presents heavy rock. Bring a lawn chair. Refreshments will be available from a food truck nearby.
SATURDAY, AUG. 1Miami Indian Heritage Days. Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. 1-4 p.m. $7 for adults, $5 for students and seniors.
TUESDAY, AUG. 4Appleseed Quilters Guild. Classic Café, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. Social hour 6:30 p.m., brief business meeting 7 p.m. The guest speaker is Ann Shaw, a master piecer. Shaw will teach two workshops. The show and tell completes the evening. Direct questions to [email protected] or visit appleseedquiltersguild.com.
SATURDAY, AUG. 8GP200 Car Show. Grace Point Church, 8611 Mayhew Road, Fort Wayne. 4-7 p.m. Free event for the entire family. Games for children and adults. Disc jockey in parking lot. Live, indoor, air-conditioned ’50s concert at 6 p.m. Show car registration from 1-4 p.m. For more information and to register cars, visit gp200.org or call (260) 413-8017.Pufferbelly 5K Run/Walk. Parkview YMCA, 10001 Dawson’s Creek Blvd., off Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. Race-day registration 7 a.m., Kids’ Fun Run begins at 8 a.m., and 5k begins at 8:30 a.m. $25 for adults and $15 for youth. Kids take part in the fun run for $5. Sponsored by Fort Wayne Trails. For details and registration information, visit fwtrails.org.
MONDAY, AUG. 10Common Grace fundraising concert. Sylvan Cellars Event Center, 2725 E. Northport Road, Rome City. Doors open at 6 p.m., the concert begins at 6:45 p.m. and ends at 8:15 p.m. $15 for adults, or $20 at the door. Children 12 and under, accompanied by an adult, are admitted free. A $2 discount for military personnel and veterans. Advance sale tickets are available at any Campbell & Fetter Bank branch or at the Common Grace office at the corner of Dowling Street and C.R. 1000E, Kend-allville. For more information, call (260) 349-1942. Nationally-known gospel, country and rock ’n’ roll artist Todd Allen Herendeen, a Noble County native, returns to his home community for a concert to benefit Common Grace. The ministry assists with emergency financial assis-tance, food and furniture for the needy of Noble County. The major sponsor is Thrivent Financial. Herendeen’s concert is entitled “God and Country.” An entertainer the past 15 years, Herendeen has performed as the opening act for such rock ’n’ roll legends as Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Chubby Checker, The Four Tops, The Platters and The Beach Boys. On the country realm, he’s worked with such artists as Tim Mc-Graw, Faith Hill and Janie Fricke. In October 2011, Herendeen become a Straight Arrow Music Recording Artist and released the single “My Name Is America” to radio worldwide. In January 2012, it was the No. 1 hit on the Indie World Country Music Chart.
FRIDAY, AUG. 14Chapel Ridge Lions Club 8th annual Benefit Cruise In. Chapel Ridge Shopping Center, intersection of I-469 and Indiana 37. 5-9 p.m. Spectator admis-sion free. Vehicle registration $10. Food and beverage onsite, along with bounce house and face painting. Proceeds benefit local children and vi-sion related needs. Call (260) 438-0797 for more information.
SUNDAY, AUG. 16Concert on the Farm. Salomon Farm Park, 817 W. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 4-7 p.m. Admission $15 per car or $5 per person for walk-in. Featuring The Hubie Ashcraft Band and Adam Strack. Bring lawn chairs or a blanket, because limited seating is available inside the barn. Sand-wiches and brews from Mad Anthony and Shigs in Pit will be available for purchase.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19Excellence in Recycling Awards. Ceruti’s Catering, 6601 Innovation Blvd., Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m. $5. The Allen County Solid Waste Management District recognizes businesses and organizations that have innovated in “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” in the past year.The luncheon is open to the public. RSVP by calling 449-7878 by Monday, Aug. 10.
SATURDAY, AUG. 22Waynedale picnic. Waynedale Park, Koons and Elzey streets, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free, and open to the public. This family-friendly event is a Waynedale community tradition, drawing over 1,500 attendees yearly. This year the picnic will offer a free lunch and snacks, bingo, kids’ games, inflatable rides, live music, kids’ activities and crafts, vendors and more. For more information or to inquire about volunteering, contact Megan Ryan at (260) 609-2897 or [email protected].
SUNDAY, AUG. 23Fly-In Breakfast. Fort Wayne International Airport Aviation Hangar 1003, 10501 10th St., Fort Wayne. 6:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Minimum donation of $5 per person; children under 5 admitted free. Serving eggs to your order, sausage, ham, pancakes, hash brown potatoes, toast, coffee, milk or orange juice. Tax-deductible. Net proceeds to be donated to Shriners Hospitals for Children.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 26Diversity Dialogue. YWCA Northeast Indiana, 1610 Spy Run Ave. Noon-1:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Free parking. Guests are invited to bring their lunch. The gatherings on the fourth Wednesday of each month embrace the dignity of all people. Panelists and guest speakers work to provoke deep thought. Today’s topic is fetal alcohol syndrome. RSVP to Sue Hiatt at [email protected] or (260) 424-4908.
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