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A running tally showed 33 teams and 221 participants had raised $21,423.08 as of June 13. “Our goal is to raise $80,000 and to recog- nize 80 survivors in the community,” said Melissa Stevens, the American Cancer Society staff member who works with the Eastern Allen County event. Four Relays were held in Allen County last year. Those events were combined into two Relays this year. Relay for Life for West Allen County was held May 17-18 at Summit Middle School in Aboite Township. “We saw 19 teams come out to the track that day, and it was brutally cold. It was a great turnout despite the weather,” Stevens said. That event raised more than $33,000. Amy Saxton is the By Garth Snow [email protected]See RELAY, Page A2 Relay for Life supporters march in the New Haven Canal Days parade. Hundreds of supporters will turn out Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22, at the East Allen County Relay for Life at New Haven High School. PHOTO BY JANE SNOW Junk Yard Band promises to rock Georgetown again The Georgetown Fridays concert series is back for 2014, and so is the Junk Yard Band. The free music flows freely from the East State Boulevard shopping center beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 27. That’s when Dale Pequignot and the Junk Yard Band take on a diffi- cult task; they have two hours to play four decades of great music. They’ve been playing their fans’ favorites since about 1978. And every classic song they play was new not that long ago. “We plays ’50s and ’60s rock ’n’ roll, but we also expand it into the ’70s and ’80s, so we just call it good, fun rock ’n’ roll,” Pequignot said. The “oldies” label usually is associated with just the first two decades, he said. The second challenge is to give the audience what they expect and still keep the show fresh. “We try to develop new material. That’s part of the fun for us is to go out and play new material,” he said. “So we’ll be playing some songs at George- town that we did not play before. “Of course there are some songs that if we do not play them, people will come up and ask ‘Why did you skip that song?’ So it’s a mixture of what people are familiar with and some new songs to our repertoire.” “We actually have By Garth Snow [email protected]The Junk Yard Band combines the talents of (kneeling, from left) Don Miles, Dale Pequignot, (back row, from left) Rick Brown, Greg Reszel and Mike Hockaday. COURTESY PHOTO See BAND, Page A6 Football rivals focus on values Ryan Townsend and Karen Martin-Coleman share a vision for semi-pro football in Allen County. Both coaches want the players to excel on the field, gain exposure for their next opportunity, and act as role models and mentors in the community. Both want to bring a Cross Roads Football League championship to town. That’s where the agree- ment ends. Martin-Coleman owns the Indiana Cardinals. That team survived the Midwest Football League but sat out the 2013 season. Townsend coaches and owns the Allen County Lions, which arose last year during the Cardinals’ absence. The Cardinals are back. The Lions are standing their ground. Both teams have their sights on the league title. “I’m not sure people realize what the Martins and I are doing for this town,” Townsend said. “This is the first time we’ve had two semi-pro football teams in Fort Wayne in the same league.” The title chase will be a good show, said Townsend, who played with many of today’s Cardinals in years past. Townsend played for By Garth Snow [email protected]Fred Jones wears his 2012 New Haven Bulldogs colors to an Indiana Cardinals prac- tice. PHOTO BY GARTH SNOW See RIVALS, Page A3
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Hundreds to Relay against cancer
The New Haven High School track will witness a different kind of relay Saturday morning, and evening, and on into Sunday morning.
The relay team will number at least 200, perhaps 500. Instead of handing off batons, they will share smiles and hope, and probably some tears.
The American Cancer Society’s East Allen County Relay for Life will step off at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 21, at the high school, at 1300 Green Road. Someone from each team will remain on the track until 9 a.m. Sunday.
Supporters who have not registered in advance may visit the track to witness the event. Food will be available.
For details or to donate, visit relayforlife.org/easternallencountyin. A running tally showed 33 teams and 221 participants had raised $21,423.08 as
of June 13.“Our goal is to raise
$80,000 and to recog-nize 80 survivors in the community,” said Melissa Stevens, the American Cancer Society staff member who works with the Eastern Allen County event.
Four Relays were held in Allen County last year. Those events were combined into two Relays this year. Relay for Life for West Allen County was held May 17-18 at Summit Middle School in Aboite Township.
“We saw 19 teams
come out to the track that day, and it was brutally cold. It was a great turnout despite the weather,” Stevens said. That event raised more than $33,000.
Relay for Life supporters march in the New Haven Canal Days parade. Hundreds of supporters will turn out Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22, at the East Allen County Relay for Life at New Haven High School.
PHOTO BY JANE SNOW
Junk Yard Band promisesto rock Georgetown again
The Georgetown Fridays concert series is back for 2014, and so is the Junk Yard Band.
The free music fl ows freely from the East State Boulevard shopping center beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 27.
That’s when Dale Pequignot and the Junk Yard Band take on a diffi -cult task; they have two hours to play four decades of great music. They’ve been playing their fans’ favorites since about 1978.
And every classic song they play was new not that long ago.
“We plays ’50s and ’60s rock ’n’ roll, but we also expand it into the ’70s and ’80s, so we just call it good, fun rock ’n’ roll,” Pequignot said. The “oldies” label usually is associated with just the
fi rst two decades, he said.The second challenge is
to give the audience what they expect and still keep the show fresh.
“We try to develop new material. That’s part of the fun for us is to go out and play new material,” he said. “So we’ll be playing some songs at George-town that we did not play
before.“Of course there are
some songs that if we do not play them, people will come up and ask ‘Why did you skip that song?’ So it’s a mixture of what people are familiar with and some new songs to our repertoire.”
The Junk Yard Band combines the talents of (kneeling, from left) Don Miles, Dale Pequignot, (back row, from left) Rick Brown, Greg Reszel and Mike Hockaday.
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Football rivals focus on values
Ryan Townsend and Karen Martin-Coleman share a vision for semi-pro football in Allen County. Both coaches want the players to excel on the fi eld, gain exposure for their next opportunity, and act as role models and mentors in the community. Both want to bring a Cross Roads Football League championship to town.
That’s where the agree-ment ends.
Martin-Coleman owns the Indiana Cardinals. That team survived the Midwest Football League but sat out the 2013 season.
Townsend coaches and owns the Allen County Lions, which arose last year during the Cardinals’ absence.
The Cardinals are back. The Lions are standing their ground. Both teams have their sights on the league title.
“I’m not sure people realize what the Martins and I are doing for this town,” Townsend said. “This is the fi rst time we’ve had two semi-pro football teams in Fort Wayne in the same league.” The title chase will be a good show, said Townsend, who played with many of today’s Cardinals in years past. Townsend played for
Fred Jones wears his 2012 New Haven Bulldogs colors to an Indiana Cardinals prac-tice.
PHOTO BY GARTH SNOW
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volunteer event chair for the Relay for Life for Eastern Allen County.
“We have 31 teams and each team typically has from 12 to 20 on their team, and their friends and family are invited,” Saxton said, “so we probably will have from three- to fi ve-hundred people there.”
“We will have live entertainment, music, activities for adults and children, including corn-hole, a dance competition, a karaoke competition, a survivor dinner, and a silent auction,” she said. “We have tons of food and a lot of free food and all sorts of food that you can purchase as a dona-tion.”
Activities such as a pajama party and a pizza party will be held throughout the night to keep people awake.
“And of course each
team has to have a member walking at all times, during the whole 24 hours, so each team typically will assign someone to walk an hour each to fi ll the 24-hour time frame,” Saxton said.
The Relay begins with a 9 a.m. welcome cere-mony.
Survivors and their care-givers will circle the track in a survivor lap that
evening, and fi refi ghters will escort them to the survivors dinner.
“At dusk, between 9:30 and 10, we do a luminary ceremony,” Saxton said. “We have luminaries all around the fi eld and we have a person who plays taps.”
Each luminaria is a weighted paper bag holding a candle. On each bag is written the name
of a cancer survivor, or a tribute in memory of a cancer patient. Each name is announced during the ceremony. A $10 donation is requested.
“It gets to be extremely touching,” Saxton said. “Especially during the luminary ceremony there won’t be a dry eye there.”
The 2014 Relay will be Saxton’s third as a volunteer, her fi rst year as an event chair. “Cancer is pretty prevalent in my family,” she said.
The American Cancer Society for northeast Indiana also announced that the 16th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer will be held at a new venue this year. The event begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at Parkview Field. Visit makingstrideswalk.org/fortwaynein to register, donate or follow the fundraising progress. The running tally as of May 28 was $27,646.16 pledged to 38 teams and 89 partic-ipants.
“We’re off to a great start and really excited about our new venue this year — Parkview Field,”
said Mindy Torres, the ACS community events specialist coordinating the event.
“To see 400 survivors and almost 6,000 commu-nity members gathered in support of this cause is breathtaking, over-whelming,” Torres said. “And it really provides hope for those who are newly diagnosed or those who have lost someone recently.”
The event will begin in the stadium. “The route is still being determined,” Torres said. “But we will walk come rain or shine. We’ve had gorgeous weather the last several years.”
Kroger is the new presenting sponsor for the local Making Strides event.
Torres, who has worked with Relays for Life, is in her fi rst year with Making Strides. “It’s more than just an event for me,” she said. “My personal reason is that my grandmother is a three-time breast cancer survivor, so I understand the impact on patients, their families and their care-givers.”
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The Living Fort Wayne Concert Series, put on by Young Leaders of North-east Indiana, will continue on Wednesday nights, July 2 and Aug. 6, in the Headwaters Park amphi-theater.
A beer garden will be available for attendees 21 and over, organizer Adam Bouthout said. Admission to the beer garden is $1, but the family-friendly event itself is free. Bouthout said the events, which will run from 5-9 p.m. each night, are all about giving people some-thing to do downtown on a weeknight.
The lineup includes a number of local favorites. July 2 will bring Left Lane Cruiser and Unlikely Alibi. Adam Strack and Bluebird Revival will round out the series on Aug. 6. The series began June 4, with Sunny Taylor and Fernando Tarango and the Wickersham Brothers.
Bouthout, who was the catalyst for the concert series, said he got the idea while on a trip to Cincinnati last year with the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership.
“They have a Wednesday night concert series by the rivers,” he said, which is quite popular with young people. “And I wanted to bring something back to our city.”
So he brought the idea to YLNI, and the orga-nization ran with it. The concert is open to all ages, and local food trucks Bravas and Affi ne will be there to serve the hungry masses.
“Really it’s just to show off what we have avail-able … and offer a social gathering event on a weeknight instead of just weekends,” he said.
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South Side High School, then played 15 years in semi-pro, first with the Fort Wayne Flyers and closing with five years with the Cardinals.
Among his Cardinals teammates was Courtney Martin, who at age 35 still plays cornerback and defensive back for the Cardinals.
“We’re a veteran team. They’re a young team. We’ve been around the block a couple times,” Martin said. “They all have something to prove, and we’re gonna try not to let them prove that state-ment that they’re trying to make.”
Martin, who played for South Side and then for three years in the Marine Corps, said he’s still young enough to deliver and absorb the hits of tackle football. “I really don’t feel it on Saturday,” he said. “Sunday morning
I might be a little tender. But once I get off the bed and get going, I’m back to normal.”
He is not the team’s senior player. Nor is his brother, Corey Martin, who is 39. The brothers owe their continuing foot-ball careers to their team owner. She is also the league commissioner. She is also their mom.
“My oldest son, Corey, was a running back at
Concordia and played at Ball State, and I guess he never got done with it because he’s still playing here now,” Martin-Coleman said.
“The Cardinals have been around since 2007 and we took a break last year thinking that we would not bring the team back,” she said. “But because there are so many football players that are so committed to the Cardi-
nals, they decided to bring it back, and I got on board with it.”
“My boys had started playing with a team called the South Bend Stampede, and they actually went out to practice in South Bend twice a week and then they played games on Saturdays,” she said. “When that team folded, there was a team here that only lasted a year, and my boys were like ‘Mom, you can do this.’ And I had been a coach, and there’s so much talent here in Fort Wayne that they put the team together and here we are — the Indiana Cardinals. There’s a lot of talent there, and you’d be surprised at the names of kids who played in high school who were really, really good.”
“We’ve got guys that are 39, 40 years old, and the youngest they can be is 18,” Martin-Coleman said. “They just don’t get football out of their
system.”“What makes the Lions
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“So when I saw the passion for these guys wanting to continue to play football, I brought them together. They’re ages 18 to 28; they all grew up together.”
The Lions began their season practicing at Tillman Park, but have moved to the field behind the former Village Woods Middle School.
At both camps, practice uniforms feature colors from closed and surviving high schools. “Harding, we represent the white, green and gold,” shouts a Cardinals player during warmup. Elmhurst lives on, through another player. Another uniform features a New Haven
Bulldogs logo. The rosters claim veterans of Bishop Luers, South Side, North Side, Snider, Concordia and Wayne.
Players from Columbia City and Warsaw converge on the McMillen Park practice field. “We’ve got Angola and Indianapolis,” Martin-Coleman said. “So it’s local, but then we try to get the best from every-where.”
“They pay a fee to me,” said Martin-Colemen, adding that the basic fee is $125. The money goes to pay the league and offi-cials and to buy jerseys. “That’s how much they love football; they pay to play,” she said.
Townsend said he expects Lions fans to fill the stands again this year. “We made a little change,” he said of the 2013 season, “but every-thing that was brought into the organization went
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“It helps keep the orga-nization alive, keeps it moving,” he said. “We’re hoping to have more programs birthed out of the football program, so the guys can go out into the community and be mentors to the younger guys, the younger kids, so they have somebody to look up to instead of the guys sagging their pants and running the streets and doing the opposite things. This here is like my outreach ministry to these young men.”
Martin-Coleman shared a similar thought. “There’s a lot of bad out there on the streets,” she said. “We want to put something good out there.
“If this keeps our young men out of the street and keeps them safe and busy
doing something worth-while, then we’re gonna have the Cardinals around for a while.”
“I have a blast,” said the Cardinals’ Courtney Martin. “We’re more a family than a foot-ball team. We hang out together during the week, after the game. Every-body on our team is like
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“This is real-life, real-deal football,” Townsend
said. “These guys go in, they work hard, they play hard.”
It’s clashing, NFL-rules football, Martin-Coleman said. “When it’s a hundred degrees like it was summer before last, they’re out there in full pads,” she said. “It’s hard hitting. It’s not tag.”
Townsend said Fort Wayne and northeast Indiana football fans can support both teams, and the rivalry will help both teams. “My mission for the team and their mission for their team is probably different, but it’s still the same,” he said. “Because it’s still giving the guys the opportunity to play football, and get them-selves prepared and ready to go on to the next level, whether that’s college or Arena football, or to get a trial walk-on somewhere. And it goes deeper — to educate them to achieve their stride in the field of play.”
RIVALS from Page A3 SEMI-PRO FOOTBALL LINEUPAllen County LionsRyan Townsend, head coach and ownerPractice: Field behind former Village Woods Middle School, Werling Drive and Maple Grove Avenue, 5-7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays.Home games: 4 p.m. Saturdays, Miami Middle School, 8100 Amherst Drive, in the Waynedale section of Fort Wayne. Admission $5.For the team history, philosophy and roster, visit allen-countylions.org.
Indiana CardinalsKaren Martin-Coleman, ownerH.C. Storey, head coachPractice: McMillen Park, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thurs-daysHome games: Saturdays, 4 p.m., Lakeside Middle School, 2100 Lake Ave. Admission $5.
Watch for team updates at incardinals.webs.com.Both teams play in the Cross Roads Football League. The teams met June 14 on the Cardinals’ field, with the Cardinals prevailing 38-20. The teams will face off again Aug. 2 on the Lions’ field. For a list of all 18 teams and a full league schedule, visit crossroadsfootballleague.com. Cardinals owner Karen Martin-Coleman of Fort Wayne is the league commissioner.
Fans and officials catch some shade during halftime of an Indiana Cardinals game at Lakeside Middle School.
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Artisan gives keepsakes new life as jewelry
That broken keepsake doesn’t have to be discarded, donated or stashed out of sight in a drawer.
Matt Breunig would rather “upcycle” that trinket into jewelry.
The self-employed jeweler will join the juried vendors at the Covington Art Fair, June 21 and 22 at Covington Plaza, between West Jefferson Boulevard and Covington Road.
Admission is free. Fair hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.
Sponsors describe the Covington show as the premiere juried art fair in northeast Indiana. Several local artists are partici-pating, as are artists from across the country. For photos from past art fairs, visit Covington Art Fair on Facebook.
A sampling of other exhibitors includes: Allan Longroy, Fort Wayne, working in wood; Beth Forst, Noblesville, working in acrylic/oil; Gary Love, of Riverside, Calif., working in photog-
raphy; John Mishler, of Goshen, working in sculp-ture; Nicole Moore, of Columbia City, working in watercolors; and Lisa Boesch, of Milford, Mich., working in textiles and wearable art.
Since graduating from Saint Cecilia High School in Hastings, Neb., Breunig has lived in many parts of the country. “I went to Texas Institute of Jewelry Technology in Paris, Texas, for an 18-month program for jewelry making and another one-semester course on gemology, for identifying colored stones and grading diamonds,” he said.
He and Tyler met in
Lafayette, Ind. “My wife is originally from Penn-sylvania and they moved to Ossian when she was 9,” he said. Matt and Tyler moved to Ossian a little over a year ago.
Tyler does the marketing of the jewelry and the photography, and assists at shows such as the Covington Art Fair. “I bring along tools and work onsite,” Matt said.
He describes his style as eclectic. “I’ve been a traditional jeweler for over 20 years, and I’ve been working in gold and diamonds, and in 2010 we started working for ourselves and then I started using alternative metals, such as brass and copper,” he said. “I use old watch parts to make jewelry. I incorporate old pieces. And steampunk is the name of that genre. I’ve been in it a couple years, but it’s been around a little while.
“It’s kind of opened a whole new world to me. It’s called ‘upcycling,’ where you take pieces that are no longer usable for their original intent and upcycle them for something else.”
Customers have become used to seeing him year after year at the same Dayton, Ohio, art fairs, and some have begun returning with
jewelry remnants to be repurposed.
He said a Nebraska family recently sent a whole box of watches they inherited, and he rebuilt each one into something special for a family member.
He hopes for the same experience at Covington. “Being a vendor like this is a good way to be a
mobile billboard without having to invest in a storefront,” he said. “I’ve had people approach me and ask if I can do this and that.”
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enough material we could do two concerts in a row and not repeat ourselves,” he said.
Judging by their schedule and return engagements, the Junk Yard Band succeeds in striking that balance.
Bass player Mike Hockaday and Pequignot co-founded the band. They share the stage with: Rick Brown, on saxo-phone and keyboards; Don Miles, drummer; and Greg Reszel, lead guitar.
The five stay busy on stage in Fort Wayne and beyond all summer. They play the Foellinger Theater, which this summer boasts such acts as REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Styx and Willie
Nelson. The Junk Yard Band takes the Sherman Boulevard stage at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22. Tickets are $5. For tickets and details, visit foellingerthe-atre.org.
“We’re playing all over the place,” Pequignot said. Stops include a free concert from 7-10 p.m. Friday, June 21, at
Commons Park in Angola. There’s Old Settlers Days June 24-28 in Columbia City, Cromwell Days in Cromwell, the Summer’s End Festival in Geneva, and the Marshmallow Festival in Ligonier.
“We play the Ducktail Run in Gas City, and that is a huge hot-rod custom car show during the James Dean festival weekend,” Pequignot said, “and the Ducktail Run is celebrating their 20th anniversary and we were the first band to play back when they had their first event.” The band performs a free concert from 8-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26. The Remembering James Dean Festival is Sept. 26-28 in Fairmount.
For more information on the Junk Yard Band’s history and schedule, visit junkyardband.net.
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third appearance at Georgetown Square.
“Junk Yard Band is back by popular demand again this summer,” plaza marketing coordinator Maureen Partee said in an email. “They do a great job of covering hits from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. Last year 2,000 people came out to hear them. They really get the crowd involved dancing and singing along.”
The Blackhawk Middle School Theater Depart-ment, under the guidance of Chris Murphy, will entertain at intermission. “Blackhawk is one of many neighboring schools that make Georgetown a nice, family-friendly community to live, work and shop,” Partee wrote.
Jeff Sebieka, owner of the Georgetown Subway and another coordinator of the concerts, said the troupe will present music from their spring and summer musicals, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” and “Seussical the Musical.”
Sebieka said the concert organizers also welcome the Fort Wayne Corvette Club, which will hold a cruise-in during the concert each month.
“We’re excited how much the Georgetown area has responded to these events,” Sebieka
said. “They’re just hugely popular.”
Each concert evening includes Kids Day, featuring free activities for children.
Children’s events include activities such as face painting, games, spin-the-wheel for prizes, and miniature golf. Activities vary with each concert evening.
“It’s something to engage the kids while the parents are listening to the music,” Sebieka said.
Kids activities orga-nizer Cindy Bodnar said free activities in June will include fingernail painting, temporary tattoos, and miniature golf courtesy of Putt-Putt Fun Center. Georgetown Bowl will provide a game. A charge probably will apply for face-painting and the spin-to-win for prizes donated by merchants. In all, the June date will feature 10 kids’ activities, for 1-year-olds on up to 12- and 13-year-olds.
Bodnar said because the kids’ area is just to the right of the band, parents will be able to stay with their children and still enjoy the music.
The July 25 event will close with an outdoor movie, she said.
Aug. 22 is a back-to-school night.
BAND from Page A1 Georgetown summer scheduleGeorgetown Fridays free concert series, Georgetown Square, 6400 E. State Blvd. Concerts are 6:30-8:30 p.m. the fourth Friday of the summer months. Kids Day activi-ties are held nearby during the concerts.June 27: Junk Yard Band, with intermission entertain-ment by the Blackhawk Middle School Drama Depart-ment.July 25: Sugar Shot, with intermission entertainment by the Fort Wayne Ballet.Aug. 22: Good Night Gracie, with intermission entertain-ment by the Fort Wayne Civic Theater.
Georgetown Bowl offerssummer program for kidsRay Hess knows he’s not going to get
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and then each child may bowl two free games a day all summer at Georgetown Bowl, 6770 E. State Blvd.
“As far as an income producer, it’s marginal,” Hess said. “But we do get to introduce the kids to the sport.”
Visit KidsBowlFree.com/Georgetown to sign up. For details and hours, call Georgetown Bowl at 749-9610.
Usual shoe rental fees apply.Hess said about 1,400 children took
part last year, the first season of the
program at Georgetown. Hess said more than 160 young bowlers had hit the lanes by the last day of school this season.
The program is available any time, any day. Bowling is subject to lane avail-ability.
“This is a fantastic program. It’s actu-ally a national program,” Hess said. More than 1,000 bowling centers in the United States and Canada are participating in the fifth annual Kids Bowl Free program.
Hess is in his second year at George-town Bowl. He previously managed bowling centers in South Bend and else-where in Fort Wayne.
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Truck & tractor pull features antique power
The clay track of the Arcola National Truck & Tractor Pull has special meaning to John Brandon.
Brandon and his Mizpah Shrine Antique Power Club colleagues pull the competing tractors back to the starting line after each pull. Brandon also mows
the grass on the pull park, which is owned by Lake Township and which each June is host to the noisy fundraiser for the Arcola Fire Department.
“My dad was the fi rst fi re chief out there,” Brandon said. That was 1954, when John C. “Cliff” Brandom Sr. headed the department and the fi rst Arcola pull was
part of the now-vanished Arcola Days celebration. “My mother just passed away a few years ago, and she lived on the farm out there all her life, almost,” Brandon said. “Cliff” Brandom died in 1983. Jessie I. Brandom died in 2012.
Brandon’s service helped to earn him the selection as Arcola
Volunteer Fire Depart-ment Citizen of the Year in 2009, the same year that he and his wife, Jan, bought an ad in the tractor pull program, listing all 31 original members of the fi re department.
“I believe fi rmly in giving back,” Brandon said. “The good Lord was darn good to me and my family, and I fi rmly believe in giving back to the community, the Shrine and the kids.”
Brandon said he and his father were close friends with Leonard “Babe” Branning, who left the tractor pull grounds to the township. “He donated all that land,” Brandon said. “That really makes that thing fl y. There are a lot of volunteers. That’s what really makes it happen.
“It takes a lot, but it’s a good organization, and it’s all done for the fi re department.”
Ken Kurtz is versed in the pull’s long history.
“It started at what we called Arcola Days,” Kurtz said. “Like all the other towns have their own days to make money for the community, we had a tractor pull on the school grounds.”
The pull survived; the festival did not.
“They’d just take a road-grader and make a track,” Kurtz said. “They had sleds designed origi-nally where people would get on at various stops to
add weight, and that grew to where they got a bona fi de weight transfer that was designed by a couple of local people.”
The three-day parade of power is a fundraiser for the Arcola Volunteer Fire Department.
“We plan to have an antique tractor parade on Friday night, to give a visual evolution of tractors from the early days to the present,” co-chair Lin Wilson said in an email. The parade will be part of pre-pull festivities, which begin at 6 p.m.
Wayne Krider will steer his 5,500-horsepower, three-engine tractor down the course again this summer. The Churubusco puller has never won at Arcola, but he hopes this is his year.
“I’ve been pulling about 35 years,” said the recent retiree of the Smith Town-ship Fire Department. “I think the fi re department and pulling started about
the same time in my life, and I’ve been going to Arcola for a lot of years.
“It’s one of my favorite pulls. And I never do well over there.”
Krider has had his titles, though, elsewhere in the Hoosier State Tractor Pullers circuit, the Wolverine Pullers circuit in Michigan, and the Region 2 (Midwest) region of the National Tractor Pullers Associa-tion.
“I’ve had a second place or two over the years,” he said, “but that win has eluded me all the years I’ve been pulling at Arcola.”
It’s an inviting venue, he said. “It’s close to home. I don’t have to drive for hours,” he said. Other pulls are as far away as Minnesota and Alabama, May to October. But Arcola’s lure isn’t just a matter of convenience.
“Over the years the Arcola bunch has progressed and progressed, and they’re one of the premier pull places in the country,” he said. “They treat the pullers well. They put on a big meal and feed us, and do what they can to accommodate us over there.”
Plus, he is almost a hometown favorite in nearby Arcola. “Busco represents pretty well over there for us,” Krider said.
He said his wife, Judy, accompanies him to a lot of pulls. She contributes away from the course, getting the camper ready for travel.
At the end of the road, though, is a very short drive that decides the winner.
“There is nothing like the feel of horsepower if you’re a gear-head,” Krider said. “If you’re a motor person, there’s nothing like when you start opening the throttle and turning that horse-power loose. There’s just an indescribable feel.”
Tractor pull co-chair Matt Butts said ticket prices are unchanged this year, although age brackets have changed.
Both Butts and Wilson urged fans to check arcolapull.com for ticket prices.
Region 2 racers will return to the area at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, for a showdown in Roanoke.
June 26-28, Branning Park, 11202 Reed St., ArcolaThursday, June 26Michindoh action features eight classes, including the new 8,000-pound work stock diesel. Gates open at 5 p.m. Pulls start at 7 p.m.Friday, June 27NTPA action features mini-rods to light pro stock. Gates open at 5 p.m. Pulls start at 7 p.m.Saturday, June 28NTPA action begins at 7 p.m. Gates open at 5 p.m.For more information, visit arcolapull.com, ntpapull.com, or michindohpullers.org.
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Cornerstone expands camp options for teensStudents once again will
have several teen camps to choose from at Corner-stone Youth Center in Monroeville this summer, including a couple of new ones.
Popular programs such as The Force and Lead-ership Week will return this summer, as will the second-year Culinary and Hospitality Week. In addi-tion, this year will mark the debut of a weeklong basketball camp in July and a weeklong soccer camp in August.
Cornerstone Youth Center is at 19819 Mon-roeville Road.
The camps are made possible by funds raised during the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne’s recent
“Let’s Give Allen County” campaign, and in part through grants from the Foellinger Foundation and the Allen County Commissioners. To register or for more information, visit corner-stoneyc.org. Permission and registration forms can be downloaded from the downloads page.
The Force will lead off summer programming and is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 23-27, at the center. This program prepares students to pursue employment and achieve success in the workforce. The Force engages students in mock interviews, making business phone calls, practicing public speaking
and giving a presenta-tion about themselves at the end of the week that showcases their skills and the career path they are preparing to enter. Local business leaders interact with the youth, share about their jobs, and lead activities that develop the topics of the day. This year The Force will feature an advanced track for previous participants and a beginner’s track for fi rst-time participants. There is no cost for this camp.
Culinary and Hospitality Week, which is designed to inspire a passion for cooking as well as intro-duce students to careers in the hospitality industry, is scheduled for Monday through Friday, July
14-18. The camp will run from noon to 6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Area chefs work directly with the students, culmi-nating in two public meals July 15 and 17 in which students prepare and serve the food. The meals also serve as fund-raisers for Cornerstone. Students also will learn about table decorating and other factors that go into providing a fi ne-dining experience. Chef Michael Bentz of Crackerjack Catering will assist the program again this year, and Ivy Tech Community College’s Hospitality Administration program will partner with Cornerstone again. Sara
Williamson, a teaching assistant from the IPFW Hospitality Management Program, also will assist with the week. The cost is $25.
Leadership Week, an intensive workshop designed to teach students about being a good leader, will run Monday through Friday, July 28-Aug. 1, at Mount St. Francis Retreat Center in Mount St. Francis, Ind. Students will engage in leadership building activ-ities, community service projects, high/low ropes courses and many other activities. The $75 cost includes lodging, food, materials and travel; however, scholarship and fund-raising opportuni-
ties are available. As a follow-up to leadership week, Cornerstone hosts a Leadership Recap Day during Martin Luther King Day.
Basketball and soccer camps for younger students will debut this summer, with the basket-ball camp scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, July 7-10, at St. John Flatrock, and the soccer camp set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Aug. 4-7, at Monroeville Community Park. Both camps, avail-able to students entering fourth through eighth grades this fall, will be led by Cornerstone staff
See CAMP, Page A11
Girl Scouts camp turns 65Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana held a grand
opening and ribbon cutting dedication of the McMillen High Adventure Course at Camp Agnes S. McMillen to celebrate the 65th birthday of the camp.
The event was attended by almost 100 Girl Scouts, community leaders, volunteers, donors and parents, who enjoyed geo-caching, ga-ga pits, hikes through camp, and zip lining.
The camp is at 17107 Griffi n Road, Huntertown.This year the McMillen Day Camp at Camp Agnes
S. McMillen will run from June 23-27, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. There are still spots available for those interested in attending. For more information, call Jill Frey at (260) 422-3417, ext. 122.
The course consists of two zip lines and a traversing element. It is designed to promote the development of support systems, which include learning how to use and take care of personal safety equipment, and commu-nicate with a trained adult staff member to properly transfer oneself from one safety system to the next.
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Friday, July 187 p.m., Trivia Night in the Park. Six-person teams
will compete for bragging rights and cash. All attendees must be 21. Advance registration is $50; registration the day of the event is $60.
Jimmy Ray’s BBQ will be on site, selling carry-out meals.
Saturday, July 198 a.m., Lions Club doughnuts go on sale at 8 a.m.
in the headquarters tent.Next, join in the all-new 1-mile Family Fun
Walk. Walkers should contact Peggy at 632-7780 to register. The registration fee is $15 per person, which includes a T-shirt.
Next, visit the farmers market at the east end of the park.
After the Family Fun Walk, visit the Farmer’s Market on the east end of the park. Local vendors will sell fresh produce. Vendors should call Gloria at 632-7780.
10 a.m., The Woodburn Summer Fest Parade
“Made in America” starts at 10 a.m. Kids should bring bags and be ready to collect the candy thrown from the fl oats. Anyone interested in participating in the parade may contact Tonya at 255-0075.
Next, watch the crowning of the prince and prin-cess.
Noon-6 p.m.: A variety of activities: Horseshoe, corn hole and softball tournaments, a bicycle safety rodeo hosted by the Woodburn Police Department, mini pig races every half-hour beginning at 12:30 p.m., the cutest baby contest, pie eating contest, straw maze, cookie stacking contest, obstacle course, kiddie tractor pull, pizza eating contest, scavenger hunt, and other games. Call Mike at 632-7780 to register for the horseshoe tournament ($20/two person team). Call Jason at 632-7780 to register for the corn hole tournament ($20). Softball tournament teams should call Tiffany at 632-7780 to register ($125 per team)
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Alex Killian and Jacob Christian and other high school student coaches. Both camps will enhance the development of funda-mental skills, teamwork and sportsmanship. Guest speakers also will lend their expertise.
Parent/family drop-off of participants at each site is preferred. Transporta-
tion can be provided for those who need it, and pickup locations will be as follows: New Haven Middle school at 9:15 a.m., Heritage Elementary School (Hoagland) at 9:30 a.m.; and Cornerstone parking lot at 9:45 a.m. The cost is $50, which includes lunch each day and a T-shirt.
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Allen County beginsurban 4-H programsThe public is invited to
attend a kickoff event for Allen County’s urban 4-H initiative from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at the Urban Farmers loca-tion in the 2500 block of East Tillman Road in Fort Wayne.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about 4-H and the opportunities the organi-zation will bring to youth in urban areas. The urban 4-H program is based on a collaboration between Indiana 4-H and the Youth and Families with Promise program from the Offi ce of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven-tion. The program exists to create opportunities for youth in urban areas of the state to join 4-H and master the life skills that
4-H has been teaching youth for decades. Allen County is one of three counties in the state that participates in this program.
For more information or to get involved with urban 4-H programs, contact Samm Johnson, 4-H youth development educator, at 481-6826, or [email protected].
4-H is a youth-serving organization in every county in the United States. Currently, Allen County 4-H offers 60 projects, including aero-space and rocketry, child development, fi ne arts, health, photography and woodworking. Last year, 4-H reached more than 1,000 young people in Allen County.
Kickball to aid charitiesThe third annual Fort Wayne Sport Club Charity Kick-
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Summer’s time to ‘Share the Road’Offi cials from Parkview Trauma
Centers, the City of Fort Wayne, the Indiana State Police, and other part-nering agencies joined in reminding motorists, cyclists and runners that it’s important for everyone to “Share the Road” this time of year. As part of the announcement, the Parkview Trauma Centers team distributed more than 200 helmets to the students at East Wayne Street Head Start.
“As the temperature warms up, Parkview Trauma Centers see a high number of trauma-related injuries that involve those riding bicycles or motorcycles causing serious, if not life-threatening injuries,” said Lisa Hollister, program manager, Parkview Trauma Centers. “Encour-aging motorists to allow extra space on the roadways can prevent the life-threatening injuries we see every day.”
“The Share the Road campaign emphasizes a number of very important traffi c safety initiatives which, in turn, helps promote the Indiana State Police’s overall goal of public safety,” said Sgt. Ron Galaviz, public information offi cer, Indiana State Police. “This oppor-tunity for offi cers to connect with the public on a more personal level allows us a chance to drive home this important safety message in hopes of potentially preventing unnecessary injuries or even death.”
As part of the Share the Road campaign, numerous billboards have been placed throughout the greater Fort Wayne area featuring
runners, cyclists and motorcyclists. The billboards will appear on a rotating basis over the next several months. A vehicle donated by Evans Toyota has also been wrapped with a creative design reminding motorists to be aware of their surroundings.
Organizers offered these safety tips for motorists.
Stay at least three feet from bicy-cles, one full lane of driving width for motorcycles.
When turning across traffi c, look carefully.
Turn on your lights at dusk to help cyclists and other motorists see you.
When passing a bicycle, hug the center line and pass at 15 mph or less. If no vehicles are approaching from the other direction, cross the
center line slightly to allow the cyclist more room.
When parking along a street, check for cyclists before opening the car door.
A horse and buggy averages between 5 mph and 8 mph.
A horse is not a machine. Motor-ists should use care when driving close or passing a buggy as horses can be unpredictable.
Organizers offered these motorcy-cling safety tips.
Always wear a helmet that fi ts correctly.
Know your bike’s limits.Stick to posted speed limits.Don’t tailgate other vehicles.Always use your signals and
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Don’t weave through traffi c or drive on the shoulder.
Organizers offered these bicycling safety tips:
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Avoid riding after dark. If you must ride after dark, use a headlight and refl ectors, and wear light-color clothing.
Never hold on to a truck, car or other moving vehicles.
Parkview Trauma Centers distrib-uted more than 200 helmets to students at East Wayne Street Head Start.
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Vitality Awards applaudhealth awareness effortsThe McMillen Center for Health Education honored
John McMillen with the 2014 Janus Award.Awards in four other categories also were presented
May 15 at the Landmark Centre.The McMillen family helped to found the McMillen
Center. “Their efforts to encourage healthy activities include investment in youth sports, community parks and education,” the agency said in a news release.
“We enjoy when John comes to tour the center and to see how we are doing and what new programs we are offering,” said Holli Seabury, McMillen Center CEO. “John’s business experience allowed him to see the stra-tegic need for our second interactive video conferencing studio. As school fi eld trip budgets decrease, we have had an increase in distance learning programs. We are able to teach anywhere in the world through our studios and expand the Center’s reach.”
The Health Education Award, sponsored by Parkview Physicians Group-Cardiology, is awarded to those who work to instill the value of health and wellness as a way of life, and partner with the McMillen Center in that mission. The 2014 recipient is Suzy Beard, of Matthew 25.
The Wellness Award, sponsored by Physicians Health Plan, recognizes people who advance knowledge about the importance of a healthy lifestyle. The 2014 co-re-cipients are Sue Ehinger, Parkview Health, and Nancy Louraine, Turnstone.
The Prevention Award recognizes people working to prevent health issues through their advocacy, education and other outreach efforts. The 2014 recipient is Marita Dwight-Smith, the director of the Breast Diagnostic Center.
The Student Ambassador Award recognizes a young adult who received McMillen Center programming while in school and who feels that the programming helped them to decide to pursue a health related career.
The 2014 receipient is Ashley Anglin, an IPFW dental hygiene graduate, who also receives $500 toward her education costs.
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The Central Lutheran School Lady Chargers track team finished their season 10-0, winning both the Lutheran School Athletic Association Relay Meet and the LSAA City Meet. First-place finishes at the City Meet included: Jocelyn Andrew (90M hurdles), Lia Barger (high jump, 400M and 800M), Megan Baker (1600M), Faith Poor (200M), and Kirsten Braun (shot put). Three girls broke school records this year: Jocelyn Andrews (seventh grade 90M hurdle record, 16.3 seconds), Calyn Bauer (fifth grade 1600M record, 7:05), and Kirsten Braun (seventh grade shot put record, 30 feet, 7 inches). The girls are coached by Dawn Schuller, Sara Bauer, Ina Scott, Amanda Mayfield and Allison Goldy. Pictured are (front, from left) Elly Spieth, Amber Antonios, Calyn Bauer, Alaysha Joseph, Megan Baker, Hayley Woods, Evy Spieth, (middle, from left) Lia Barger, Kendyhl Black, Aaliyah Richardson, Faith Poor, Kirsten Braun, Hannah Berning, Amanda Williams, Bree Grunawalt, (back, from left) Olivia Schuller, Hayley Oldfield, Chloe Bremer, Dawn Schuller, Emily Farler, Ashlyn Dager and Jocelyn Andrews.
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Panel’s topic is U.S. civil rightsThe University of Saint
Francis will present “The Future of Civil Rights 2014” from 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, at the USF Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center, 431 W. Berry St.
The Goldstine Center is the former Scottish Rite building in downtown Fort Wayne. Free parking is available across Berry Street.
The presentation is free, but registration is neces-sary and can be completed at futureofcivilrights.eventbrite.com.
USF continues its “future of” series in collaboration with Fort Wayne’s Martin Luther
King Club and Frost Illus-trated.
The moderated panel discussion marks 50 years from the day President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, changing the land-scape of race relations in America. Questions from a political and civil rights perspective will be posed, as the program examines
the evolution of social attitudes in regard to race over the past five decades. USF’s Thomas Schneider, political science professor, and MLK Club member Clifford Buttram Jr. will moderate discussion based on questions that both developed.
Panelists will be community leaders with interests in civil rights,
representing perspectives such as government, business, non-profit management and religious institutions.
Direct further questions to Schneider at 399-7700, ext. 8125, or [email protected].
Children’s Choir invitespublic to closing concert
The Appleseed Children’s Choir Festival for Young Voices will close with a free public concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 22, at the Rhinehart Music Center at IPFW.
The Fort Wayne Children’s Choir hosts the weeklong festival, which is designed for intermediate children’s choirs. The inaugural festival was held in May 2013.
The festival welcomes the Ames Children’s Choir from Ames, Iowa. The choir, founded in 1995, includes boys and girls ages 8-16 from central Iowa.
Joining the ACC are groups from the FWCC. The Lyric Choir is led by Phyllis Boester, who has taught with the organization for 17 years. The Treble Choir is led by Steve Snyder, who is in his second year with FWCC. More than 100 singers will have the opportu-nity to work with the guest conductor, Emily Ellsworth, artistic director of ANIMA - Young Singers of Greater Chicago, formerly the Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus.
For more information on the FWCC, visit fwcchoir.org.Under the artistic direction of Jonathan Busarow, the
FWCC has eight ensembles and almost 300 members annually.
ACNA to meet July 22The Allen County Neighborhoods Association will
meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 22. The quarterly meeting will be held in the Omni Room, in the lower level of Citi-zens Square, 200 E. Berry St.
Organizers said the meeting will end promptly at 8:30 p.m.
Topics will include: fiscal accountability, meeting structure, how city and county departments can assist the neighborhood, increasing the number of volunteers actively participating in the neighborhood and resolving conflicts. Representatives from neighborhoods in all areas of the city and county will serve on the panel, along with Palermo Galindo, community liaison from the mayor’s office of citizen services.
As always there will be free parking on the north side of the building off Berry Street. The entrance closest to the meeting room is at the northwest corner near Clinton Street.
FORT WAYNE FESTIVALSBBQ RibFest. Headwaters Park. Through Sunday, June 22. The fest be-gins at 11 a.m. each day, closes about midnight Friday and Saturday, and about 10 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free daily until 5:30 p.m. After 5:30, admission is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors, $4 for students, military and fi re and police personnel with ID. The 17th annual festival welcomes award-winning barbeque teams from across the country. For details, visit bbqribfest.com.Fort Wayne Greek Festival. Headwaters Park. June 26-29. Celebrate the 34th annual festival with Greek cuisine and entertainment and other activities. Festival hours are 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free before 4 p.m. Thursday, Fri-day and Saturday, and all day Sunday. Admission is $3 from 4-10 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Ages 16 and under are admitted free. For details, visit fortwaynegreekfestival.org.Buskerfest. Saturday, June 28, 4-11 p.m. Free. A celebration street per-formers, featuring staged acts, mimes, stilt walkers and more.Three Rivers Festival. Friday, July 11, through Saturday, July 19. Events at Headwaters Park and throughout Fort Wayne. For details, visit three-riversfestival.org. Traditional favorites include the waiter-waitress con-test, bed race, raft race and children’s fest. Join 50,000 people to watch the parade from 9:45 a.m.-noon Saturday, July 12. For details, visit threeriversfestival.org.Fort Wayne Pride 2014. Headwaters Park, 330 S. Clinton St., downtown Fort Wayne. Friday, July 25, 7 p.m.-midnight. For all ages. Admission $3 for adults, free to age 12 and under. Saturday, July 26. Parade 11:30 a.m.-noon. Festival, noon-midnight. Admission $5 for adults, free to age 12 and under. Sponsored by Pride, which brings LGBTA events to the area throughout the year. For details, visit fwpride.org.Taste of the Arts. Saturday, Aug. 23, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St. Free. An arts and food festival featuring nine perfor-
mance stages in downtown Fort Wayne, an art marketplace, hands-on activities and more than 30 local restaurant vendors. For details, visit tasteofartsfortwayne.org.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH MUSIC SERIESPlymouth Congregational Church of Fort Wayne, 501 W. Berry St. Call 423-9424.Sunday, July 13, 4 p.m. Heartland Sings: “Sing A New Song.” Free-will of-fering. Indiana composer Howard Terrell (b.1921) wrote his modern or-atorio “Sing a New Song” as an exercise in faith and discipline. Telling the story of Jesus, “Sing a New Song” features the region’s professional vocal ensemble, Heartland. Heartland premiered the full version of this oratorio in 2011, and will premiere this newly revised and abridged ver-sion for two pianos and chorus.Monday, July 14, 7 p.m. An Amplitude Attitude. Robert Nance, organist. Free-will offering. In a celebration of the instrument’s 10th anniversary, Robert Nance will demonstrate the dynamic range of the Allen Digital Concert Organ in the sanctuary of Plymouth Church.Tuesday, July 15, 7 p.m. Let Peace Flow. Lori Sandstrom, vocalist. Free-will offering. Singer songwriter Lori Sandstrom has been sharing the mes-sage of peace through her music for more than 25 years. Sandstrom and friends will present a musical tribute to the human endeavors for peace.Wednesday, July 16, 7 p.m. “Songs for A New World.” A musical by Jason Robert Brown. Free-will offering. According to Jason Robert Brown, “…it’s about one moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or turn around and go back.” This is what unites the various stories in “Songs for a New World,” the moment when hard choices have to be made and a new world is realized. Directed by Heather Brackeen Moore and Robert Nance.Thursday, July 17, 7 p.m. “Songs for A New World.” A musical by Jason Robert Brown. Free-will offering.Friday, July 18, 7 p.m. All That Jazz. Free-will offering. Welcoming fi ve voices and jazz combo from the company of singers at Heartland.Saturday, July 19, 7 p.m. Concert Rock the Block. Bring a lounge chair for this pre-fi reworks concert celebration featuring the band Endgame, just before the Three Rivers Festival fi reworks.This concert is sponsored by Plymouth’s Congregational Life Board.Sunday, July 20, 2 p.m. “Songs for A New World.” A musical by Jason Robert Brown. Free-will offering.
FARMERS MARKETSRegular market dates include:Tuesdays, through Sept. 30, 2-6 p.m., Riverside Gardens Park, 14701 Schwartz Road, Leo-Cedarville. Sponsored by The Cedars retirement community.Wednesdays, through Sept. 24, 4-7 p.m., Salomon Farmers’ Market, The Old Barn at Salomon Farm Park, 817 W. Dupont Road.Wednesdays, through Sept. 24, 4-7 p.m., Schnelker Park, 956 Park Ave., New Haven.Saturdays, through Sept. 27, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Historic Grabill Olde Time Market Days. 13325 State St., Grabill.
MULTIPLE DATES / CONTINUING EVENTS / REGISTRATIONCalling crafters for fall craft show. Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road. All kinds of crafts are invited. Interested crafters should contact Dorothy at 494-0763. The craft show will be 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the church.Summer dance camp. Bishop Dwenger High School, 1300 E. Washington Center Road. $60 per camper. Registration deadline is July 11. Camp is 10 a.m.-1 p.m. daily, July 14-18. The Bishop Dwenger High School Dance Crew will hold a summer dancecamp for kindergarten through eighth grade. Each participant receives a free camp T-shirt. Visit bishop-dwenger.com for details and forms.English as a Second Language classes. East Allen County Church of Christ, 3800 Minnich Road, New Haven. The church is searching for new students who either want to learn English or improve their English. A Sunday morning class is offered for beginning Spanish speakers. For
those seeking to better their English skills, classes are available by ap-pointment. To schedule an appointment, call 749-5300 or visit eacchur-chofchrist.org.Summer art classes. Purple Dandelion Art Studio, 304 Webster St., Mon-roeville. Artist Mary Lou Morgan will instruct classes for adults and children in drawing, wire sculpture, acrylic painting, craft projects and painted furniture techniques. Guest instructors will teach calligraphy and beginner quilt projects. Studio hours are 1-9 p.m. Wednesdays. Sign up during regular hours or call Morgan at 623-3688.Miss Allen County Queen Scholarship Pageant. Contact Michelle Love at [email protected] or 693-9407. The pageant will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 20, at Carroll High School. The winner and her court will reign over the 25th annual Allen County Fair, July 22-27. The pag-eant is open to women ages 17 to 21 who live in Allen County.Safe Sitter Classes. Lutheran Children’s Hospital, 7950 W. Jefferson Blvd. Safe Sitter is a medically based instructional program that teaches girls and boys how to handle emergencies when caring for young children. Classes include two days of instruction that incorporate lifesaving tech-niques, how and when to talk with a 9-1-1 dispatcher, injury prevention, behavior management, managing a toddler or preschool guest, tips on child care and how to screen baby-sitting jobs. The classes are taught by Lutheran Children’s Hospital staff and prepare babysitters to confi dently handle crises. Registrations are accepted on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis, and class size is limited. The cost for the two-day class is $50. Students must be at least 11 years old to participate. Call Child Life Specialist Tammy Else with Lutheran Children’s Hospital at 435-7344 to register. More details are available at lutheranchildrenshosp.com. Classes take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the following dates: June 24 and 25; July 14 and 15; Aug. 7 and 8; and, Dec. 29 and 30.Register for Woodburn Summer Fest parade. “Made in America” is the theme for the Summer Fest parade on Saturday, July 19. Lineup is at 9 a.m., with the parade beginning at 10 a.m. at the Woodburn United Methodist Church, 4300 Becker Road. The parade route will be from Main Street Oasis through Woodburn on Main Street/Indiana 101 to the entrance of the park on the east end, and continuing through the park. The categories for judging are: Most Original, Best Themed and Best Decorated. En-tries are open to anyone who would like to participate either individually or as a business. Call Tonya at 255-0075 to enter or with any questions concerning the parade.
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.A partial list of locations follows. For more dates and locations beyond the immediate Fort Wayne area, visit francinesfriends.org. All locations are in Fort Wayne unless otherwise noted.June 27: Parkview Physicians Group – Family Practice, 1331 Minnich Road, New Haven.July 2: PNC Bank, 22246 Main St., Woodburn.July 7: Parkview Physicians Group – Family Practice, 1331 Minnich Road, New Haven.July 17: Christian Community Healthcare, 13410 Main St., Grabill.
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVESThe American Red Cross encourages eligible blood donors to make and keep donation appointments to maintain the summer blood supply. Do-nors of all blood types are needed, especially those with type O negative, B negative and A negative. Visit redcrossblood.org or call (800) 733-2767 to make an appointment. Upcoming blood donation opportunities: (Locations are in Fort Wayne unless specifi ed.)Friday, June 27, 1:30-5:30 p.m., New Hope Lutheran Church, 8824 N. Indiana 1, in Ossian.Sunday, June 29, 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m., St. Mary Catholic Church, 414 Mad-ison St., in Decatur.Monday, June 30, 2-7 p.m., Emanuel Lutheran Church, 800 Green St., in New Haven.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 21Monarch Monitor Training. Meet at Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road. 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Train to join a team of volunteer monitors that check weekly for monarch adults, caterpillars and eggs at Eagle Marsh as part of a citizen science Monarch Larva Monitoring Program. You’ll learn how to identify different monarch life stages and choose a trail you agree to monitor weekly from July 1 to mid-September. Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project. Please RSVP by contacting [email protected] or 478-2515.Plastic duckies race. Johnny Appleseed Park, 1500 Coliseum Blvd. East, on the St. Joseph River. The race begins at the boat ramp at 11:30 a.m. Fun and games begin at 10 a.m. More than 18,000 plastic duckies will race to the fi nish in the Weigand Construction Duck Race to benefi t Stop Child Abuse and Neglect. Sponsors of the fi rst 26 ducks — one for each year of the race — to cross the fi nish line will win prizes, all donated and valued at $100 or more. The top prize is $5,000, courtesy of the sponsor. The cost to register a duck is $5, with discounts available for sponsoring multiple ducks. For registration information and details, visit scanfw.org/duckrace.“Men Singing Four-Part.” First Presbyterian Church Theater, 300 W. Wayne St. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Summit City Chorus presents a tribute to a capella harmony. Afternoon $12, evening $15, students $5. Order tickets at summitcitychorus.org. For details, 414-3285 or 418-3239.Historic Grabill Olde Time Market Days. 13325 State St., Grabill. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Every Saturday from June 21 to Sept. 27. Browse and buy fresh market produce and plants and fl owers, local honey, jam and jelly, sauces and salsas, and many artisan and fl ea market booths.Juneteenth Celebration. Wiesser Park, 802 Eckart St. 2-8 p.m. Free. June-teenth is an African American freedom day celebration. The celebration includes activities for the whole family, live entertainment, a musical concert, food and merchandise vendors, and more.Hoagland Days. Hoagland Community Park, 11316 Hoagland Road, Hoag-land. The fi nal day of the festival features the parade at 11 a.m., kiddie tractor pull, silent auction, talent show at 1 p.m., wine tasting, and a barbecue chicken dinner. Catch the Dachshund Dash wiener dog race at 4 p.m. Watch the fi nal night of the demolition derby at 7 p.m. The festival ends with the crowning of the queen and royal queen, merchants drawings and entertainment by Sierra Shame. For a full schedule, visit hoaglandin.com.Historic Grabill Olde Time Market Days. 13325 State St., Grabill. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Every Saturday from June 21 to Sept. 27. Browse and buy fresh market produce and plants and fl owers, local honey, jam and jelly, sauces and salsas, and many artisan and fl ea market booths.Bison Bash run/walk. Ouabache State Park, 4930 E. Indiana 201, Bluffton. 6 a.m.-4 p.m. The event features the Bison Bop and 5k Stampede, spon-sored by the Friends of Ouabache State Park group. Entry fee for the fun run is $1, and participants register on the day of the event. For the 5K Stampede, race-day registration is $15, which includes a T-shirt if still available. 6:45-7:45 a.m.: 5k & Bison Bop / Fun Run registration at fi re tower. 8 a.m.: Bison Bop with 5k Stampede following. The following programs are free after the property entrance fee. Meet at the Bison Pen Shelter. 10 a.m. — Bison vs. Buffalo Hike. Take a short stroll around the bison enclosure. 1 p.m. — Bison Craft. 2:30 p.m. — White Bison Scavenger Hunt. 4 p.m. — Buffalo Chip Frisbee disc golf.
MONDAY, JUNE 23Smart Start Storytime. Monroeville Branch Library, 115 Main St., Monro-eville. 3:30 p.m. Free. Enjoy the latest books, some old favorites and a new craft each week.Paws to Read. Grabill Branch Library, 13521 State St., Grabill. 4 p.m. Free. Anyone needing reading practice is welcome to share a story with a book-loving dog.
TUESDAY, JUNE 24Born to Read. Grabill Branch Library, 13521 State St., Grabill. 10:30 a.m.
Free. For babies and their care-givers.“Finally Spring” luncheon. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Hun-tington Road. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $15.50, including program and lunch. The Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection will hear Sandy Thomp-son share anecdotes about her life and work as a television weather specialist. All women are welcome. RSVP by June 17 to Meridith at 672-3414. Baby sitting is available. Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Con-nection is a part of Stonecroft Ministries.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25Wednesdays on Wayne concert. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St. 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays, June and October. First Wayne Street and Adventures in Musical Arts showcase a 30-min-ute musical performance by a local artist or group of performers. The concerts are free. A light luncheon follows each performance, and can be purchased for $5. Today: Jason Markzon, percussion. Visit fwsumc.org to watch for details of October concerts and other music events.Smart Stary Storytime. Grabill Branch Library, 13521 State St., Grabill. 10:30 a.m. Free. Preschoolers and their grownups are invited to attend a storytime designed to help them as they begin to read.Lego Club. Grabill Branch Library, 13521 State St., Grabill. 3:30 p.m. Free. Use a stash of Lego blocks to build things. Each month will fea-ture a new challenge and time to share creations with others.Pieceful Quilters. Monroeville Branch Library, 115 Main St., Monroeville. 6-8 p.m. Free. This program offers the opportunity to gather with other quilters and share techniques and tips.Family Storytime. New Haven Branch Library, 648 Green St., New Haven. 10:30 a.m. Free. Today’s topic: “O” is for “Optical Illusion.”Get Your Lego On. New Haven Branch Library, 648 Green St., New Haven. 3:30 p.m. Free. Create things with Lego blocks.
THURSDAY, JUNE 26Yarn Lover’s Gathering. Woodburn Branch Library, 4701 Indiana 101 North, Woodburn. Free. If you already know how to knit or crochet, or if you want to learn, join this weekly meeting at the Woodburn library. Help is available to get you started or to teach you new techniques.
FRIDAY, JUNE 27Get Your Lego On. New Haven Branch Library, 648 Green St., New Haven. 3:30 p.m. Free. Create things with Lego blocks.Smart Start Storytime. Woodburn Branch Library, 4701 Indiana 101 North, Woodburn. Free. This storytime features fi nger plays, songs, stories of various lengths, and crafts.
MONDAY, JUNE 30Paws to Read. Grabill Branch Library, 13521 State St., Grabill. 4 p.m. Free. Anyone needing reading practice is welcome to share a story with a book-loving dog.Smart Start Storytime. Monroeville Branch Library, 115 Main St., Monro-eville. 3:30 p.m. Free. Enjoy the latest books, some old favorites and a new craft each week.
TUESDAY, JULY 1Appleseed Quilters Guild. Classic Cafe, 4843 Hillegas Road. 6:30 p.m. social time, 7 p.m. meeting. The social time includes demonstrations, class registrations, philanthropy projects, and a free table. The meeting includes a short business meeting, a break for more social time, and then the program. This month’s program is The Charm Quilters Bee. Find more about the club at appleseedquiltersguild.com.
THURSDAY, JULY 2“The Future of Civil Rights 2014.” Goldstine Performing Arts Center, Uni-versity of Saint Francis, 431 W. Berry St. Moderated panel discussion marks 50 years since the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Public invited to free discussion; registration required, at futureofcivilrights.eventbrite.com.
THURSDAY, JULY 3“Patriotic Pops.” Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St. 8 p.m. Admission to this event is free to the public. The Fort Wayne Philharmonic will present a symphonic patriotic celebration to the public. A fi reworks display will commence following the concert. The concert, conducted by Philhar-monic Associate Conductor Sameer Patel, will feature a series of patri-otic songs and family favorites, including Gould’s “American Salute,”
marches from John Phillip Sousa, music from the movie “Lincoln” by John Williams, and the ever-popular “1812 Overture.” Seating for this event is general admission. It is advised to come early for best seating. Concessions will be made available to the public. For additional infor-mationvisit fwphil.org, or call the Phil box offi ce at 481-0777.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9“And So It Goes,” sneak preview showing. Cinema Center, 437 E. Berry St., in the Hall Arts Community Center. 7:30 p.m. $15 general admission, $10 member admission. Rated PG-13. Join Cinema Center in partner-ship with The New York Film Critics Series for a special screening of “And So It Goes” starring Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton. After the movie, see a recorded-live event with Peter Travers interviewing writer, producer and director Rob Reiner.
SATURDAY, JULY 12Family Fun Hike: Arrowhead Wildfl ower Walk. Meet at Arrowhead Prairie, 8624 Aboite Road, Roanoke. 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Walk among, and learn about, the many wildfl owers of Arrowhead Prairie. We will use some of the research methods from the recent Eagle Marsh BioBlitz. Contact [email protected] or 478-2515 for information.Game night. Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road. 7 p.m. the second Saturday of each month. Thanks to a grant from the Lutheran Foundation, the church has new equipment for game night, including electronic gaming systems, a ping pong table, traditional board games and a karaoke system. Snacks are provided at no charge. Adult chaper-ones are members of Bethany for more than two years, have passed a background check, and will supervise the event. For more information, visit BethanyLC.org or call 747-0713.
SUNDAY, JULY 13Music in the Park. Schnelker Park, 956 Park Ave., New Haven. 3-4 p.m. Free. Bring a lawn chair and meet some friends for a relaxing, old-fash-ioned afternoon in the park. The New Haven Alumni Band will play favorites. Refreshments will be served.Evening prayer. Trinity English Lutheran Church, 405 W. Wayne St. 4 p.m. Featuring Scripture, prayer, candlelight and silence. Led by the Rev. Gary Erdos, senior pastor. This meditative spoken service is open to all.Sing a New Song. Plymouth Congregational Church, 501 W. Berry St. 4 p.m. Free-will offering. The Heartland Festival Chorus appears on the Plymouth Music Series for this modern oratorio by Indiana composer Howard Terrell. Premiered in 2011, this work is inspired by the life of Jesus, but tells the story through those people who interacted with him. The program is scored for full chorus, soloists and two pianos.
TUESDAY, JULY 15Little River Ramblers. Meet at Arrowhead Prairie, 8624 Aboite Road, Roanoke. 9-11 a.m. Free. Hike and explore the preserve’s interesting plants and wildlife. Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project. Contact [email protected] or 478-2515 for information.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16Short Hikes for Short Legs: Trees. Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road. 9-10 a.m. Free. For children ages 3 to 5 and a responsible adult. We’ll start with an activity in the barn discovering fun facts about trees and then hike the mature woods of Eagle Marsh learning the importance of this part of the marsh. Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project. Contact [email protected] or 478-2515 for information.
SATURDAY, JULY 19Lawton Park Car Show. Lawton Park, 1900 N. Clinton St. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., with registration 9 a.m.-noon.
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