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By Aaron Organ [email protected]Community summer festivals are all about fun, and Hoagland Days 2015 is taking that liter- ally. Hoagland Days will fill the 26-acre Hoagland Park and community center June 18-20. The theme for the 44th annual festival will be “Fun in the Summertime,” an ode to the carefree 1960s, said Sally Holle with the Hoagland Area Advance- ment Association. The festival fun opens the evening of June 18 with the opening of the amusement rides, merchant tents, food court and the unveiling of the Royal Court. One of the more popular events will be held that same evening with a greased pig set loose and wrangled. The fun resumes June 19 with the adult beverage tent and a mechanical bull, as well as the festival’s chief money-maker — the demolition derby. Saturday opens with a volleyball tourna- ment before the favorite parade. Holle said more than 100 entries have been registered for the Times Community Publications 3306 Independence Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46808 May 15, 2015 Serving New Haven & East Allen County INfortwayne.com INSIDE THIS ISSUE Classifieds........................................................................... A14 Community Calendar .......................................................B5-7 Fundraisers................................................................ A6, 8, 13 Happy Father’s Day..............................................................A5 June 1 - July 31 • 7 AM - 5:30 PM SUMMER LEARN 2015 Held at Grace Gathering Church 3147 Minnich Road, New Haven Open to Allen Co. IN youth only $ 50 Registration Fee/Family $ 50 /Child Sibling discount available 610 Professional Park Drive New Haven, IN 46774 (260) 749-9516 For more information call: Woodburn to celebrate summer, and 150 years By Garth Snow [email protected]As her husband did 50 years ago, Gloria Gerig’s son is helping to tell a chapter in Woodburn’s history. Gerig has expe- rienced about half of the city’s 150 years, which the community will celebrate June 12 and 13. The community is not bound by the municipal limits, she said. Nor is the work of the Woodburn Community Historical Society. The president of that society, Gerig has been organizing exhibits and records depicting a century and a half of the locale’s story. In 1965, the community enlisted Harold Wayne Gerig to design the cover of the centennial book. “The ladies on the committee were good friends of ours and they knew his abilities and they knew he loved history, and so they just worked together really great,” she recalled. Gerig’s husband died eight years ago. In 2015, her son Harold George Gerig II designed the cover of the town history book. “He works AutoCAD and he can make anything,” the mother said. “And he said, ‘Dad sat here with paper and did the whole thing by hand, and I’m doing the whole thing electronically.’ ” She gave a nod to tech- nology but stopped short of endorsing the broad application of that tool. In fact, she said, society is sacrificing its appreciation of the human connection. “We’re losing it by having all this fast telephone stuff online and texting, and you don’t have to talk with another human being,” she said. “They don’t have that feeling back and forth that you get when you person- ally talk to someone. “How do we get them to start talking again? “I write a lot of letters, New Haven’s Canal Days about friends, neighbors By Mariah Martz [email protected]Complete with rides, corn dogs, live music and parades, the New Haven Canal Days Festival is happening again this summer. New Haven’s Canal Days Festival will ring in the summer starting June 2 and running through June 6. The festival brings residents old and new together to celebrate all things family, friends, faith and fun. The theme for this year’s festival is “City of Neighbors.” John Stauffer, president of the Festival Committee, said the theme is all-encompassing of New Haven’s small town camaraderie. It is a town of neighbors helping neighbors. “New Haven is one of those places that anyone who has ever visited New Haven or lived in New Haven has a special place in their heart for the town,” said Stauffer. “A lot of people say if you grow up in New Haven, you never want to leave.” The goal of the festival is to support and benefit local non-profits hoping to make a difference in the Hoe-down in Hoagland DeWayne Heckley, from left, former Woodburn Summerfest chairman Rex Farver, and 2015 chairman Gary Messman post a banner announcing the June 12-13 celebration. PHOTO BY GARTH SNOW See YEARS, Page A4 Children line the sidewalk and hope for candy at the New Haven Canal Days parade. FILE PHOTO BY JANE SNOW See DAYS, Page A11 See HOAGLAND, Page A14 See special Canal Days section inside this edition. Youngsters enjoy thrills on the midway at Hoagland Days. FILE PHOTO BY GARTH SNOW
Community summer festivals are all about fun, and Hoagland Days 2015 is taking that liter-ally.
Hoagland Days will fill the 26-acre Hoagland Park and community center June 18-20. The theme for the 44th annual festival will be “Fun in the Summertime,” an ode to the carefree 1960s, said Sally Holle with the Hoagland Area Advance-ment Association.
The festival fun opens the evening of June 18 with the opening of the amusement rides, merchant tents, food court and the unveiling of the Royal Court.
One of the more popular events will be held that same evening with a greased pig set loose and wrangled.
The fun resumes June 19 with the adult beverage tent and a
mechanical bull, as well as the festival’s chief money-maker — the demolition derby.
Saturday opens with a volleyball tourna-ment before the favorite parade. Holle said more than 100 entries have been registered for the
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As her husband did 50 years ago, Gloria Gerig’s son is helping to tell a chapter in Woodburn’s history. Gerig has expe-rienced about half of the city’s 150 years, which the community will celebrate June 12 and 13.
The community is not bound by the municipal limits, she said. Nor is the work of the Woodburn Community Historical Society. The president of that society, Gerig has been organizing exhibits and records depicting a century and a half of the locale’s story.
In 1965, the community enlisted Harold Wayne Gerig to design the cover of the centennial book. “The ladies on the committee were good friends of ours and they knew his abilities and they knew he loved history, and so they just
worked together really great,” she recalled. Gerig’s husband died eight years ago.
In 2015, her son Harold George Gerig II designed the cover of the town history book. “He works AutoCAD and he can make anything,” the mother said. “And he said, ‘Dad sat here with paper and did the
whole thing by hand, and I’m doing the whole thing electronically.’ ”
She gave a nod to tech-nology but stopped short of endorsing the broad application of that tool. In fact, she said, society is sacrificing its appreciation of the human connection. “We’re losing it by having all this fast telephone stuff
online and texting, and you don’t have to talk with another human being,” she said. “They don’t have that feeling back and forth that you get when you person-ally talk to someone.
Complete with rides, corn dogs, live music and parades, the New Haven Canal Days Festival is happening again this summer.
New Haven’s Canal Days Festival will ring in the summer starting June 2 and running through June 6. The festival brings residents old and new together to celebrate all things family, friends, faith and fun.
The theme for this year’s festival is “City of Neighbors.” John Stauffer, president of the Festival Committee, said the theme is all-encompassing of New Haven’s small town camaraderie.
It is a town of neighbors helping neighbors.
“New Haven is one of those places that anyone who has ever visited
New Haven or lived in New Haven has a special place in their heart for the town,” said Stauffer. “A lot of people say if you grow up in New Haven, you never want to leave.”
The goal of the festival is to support and benefit
local non-profits hoping to make a difference in the
Hoe-down in Hoagland
DeWayne Heckley, from left, former Woodburn Summerfest chairman Rex Farver, and 2015 chairman Gary Messman post a banner announcing the June 12-13 celebration.
PHOTO BY GARTH SNOW
See YEARS, Page A4
Children line the sidewalk and hope for candy at the New Haven Canal Days parade.
FILE PHOTO BY JANE SNOW
See DAYS, Page A11
See HOAGLAND, Page A14
See specialCanal Days section inside this edition.
Youngsters enjoy thrills on the midway at Hoagland Days.
“I think children don’t have time to have imagi-nary friends anymore, and they should,” Beth Laipple said.
Laipple and colleagues addressed the Bistro Lunch audience at Canter-bury Lower School, on Day 3 of the Canterbury Spring Book fair. Laipple
and other committee members suggested books for various grade levels.
Lower School Librarian Helen Burkart Presser said the three-day project took in at least $20,000 in book sales. Canterbury will receive 20 percent of that money, to support early childhood, lower school, middle school and high school library programs.
Visitors found recom-mended books arranged on 64 tables, organized by genre and grade level.
“They like that layout, so they can go right to their areas of interest,” Presser said.
Laipple suggested 10 books in all for Early Childhood through Grade 2, including the 2015 Caldecott Medal winner “The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend,” by Dan Santat.
“The basic story line is there is this magical place where all imagi-nary friends live, until a child imagines them, then they get to go to the real world and be with their friend who imag-ined them,” Laipple said. “Well, Beekle never gets imagined, so he does the unimaginable and goes off into the real world in search of his friend. And it’s really kind of a magical story.”
“These books are all kid-friendly and kid-proof,” Laipple said.
Her list also included “Crumpet the Trumpet,” by Kristine Papillon. “It introduces students to the instruments, a great way to expose children to lots of great music,” she said. “The kindergartners have a special attachment to this book. We were privileged to have Kristine come and speak with them this year.”
Katie Burrows recom-mended six books for grades K-3.
She suggested the DK Readers series of nonfiction books, but said that same series has less serious books. She said she finds it painful to suggest those books “knowing the quality of children’s books out there.” But her daughter in kindergarten wanted one of those books. “And she probably read that book
25 times. She loved that book. And she attacked those words more than any high-quality literature I could have given her.”
Burrows said her list of six books and book series included suggestions “for the reluctant readers in our lives, who have a hard time engaging in books.”
“It’s not always the books we would pick for them, but as you are trying to get your child to take off on their own reading, you need to be flexible, but also meet them where their interest level is,” she said.
In suggesting books for Grades 3 and 4, Dave Stronczek said parents should begin previewing books for children at this age. “Is it really what they need to be reading?” he asked. “Is the subject matter appropriate for them?”
“Look at the vocabulary. Look at the small print,” he said.
It’s OK to re-read a book, he said. After two years, a child will find
new meaning in a book, he said.
“And my other big suggestion is to read with your children, up to about 11 or 12 if you can sit down with them and read them a book, and say, ‘Yep, I made sure my daughter read ‘Secret Garden’ … To sit down with them and enjoy, that’s a message,” he said.
Middle school librarian Ted Rice suggested “The Fourteenth Goldfish” by Jennifer L. Holm, and four other books.
Tamara Lombard and Chris Collins suggested Adult Book Club choices.
Lombard listed “Into the Darkest Corner” by Eliza-beth Haynes. She said the “suspenseful, psycholog-ical thriller” examines a woman at college age and again four years later, and flip-flops between those ages. A well-educated woman becomes broken and homeless. “I’ve debated talking about it,” she said, “but you know it is a good book for even older, high school girls, and it shows how you can get wrapped up in some-thing and have a hard time getting out of it.” Her four other suggestions included “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resil-ience and Redemption,” by Laura Hillenbrand.
Collins’ list included “All the Light We Cannot
See” by Anthony Doerr, “The Girl You Left Behind” by Jojo Moyes, and three other books.
Papillon and other local authors and artists attended the bistro lunch and visited throughout the three-day sale.
Presser said Canterbury tries to work through local bookstores to organize the sale, which is open to the public.
Middle school students visit the book fair during their English classes. Parents bring early child-hood students to see the books.
“I’ve just heard really positive reviews. They loved the books, loved the selections,” Presser said.
The selection committee is made up of parent volunteers, who spend a couple months researching the best literature avail-able at each grade level. Committee membership changes each year.
Presser coordinates the book fair, working with a small steering committee whose members head various committees. “In all, it takes over a hundred parent volunteers to create a book fair of this magni-tude,” Presser said.
Planning for the 2016 book fair will begin in the fall, when a committee of parents and teachers begin researching and selecting the books.
Canterbury shares titles, cultivates love of reading
Cathy Diamente, seated, accepts a book purchase from Carly Romey. Diamente is treasurer of the Canterbury Spring Book Fair. Diamente is the Canterbury Cavaliers Early Childhood Program teacher.
PHOTOS BY GARTH SNOW
Ted Rice, Canterbury Middle School librarian, recom-mends a children’s book. Rice addressed a bistro lunch audience during the Canterbury Spring Book Fair.
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and everybody that I write to either will give me a call or write back.”
Gerig helps to operate a farm and frequently can be found on a tractor. “I’m on the home place. I don’t live in town; I’m four miles out of town,” she said as she tried to schedule an interview. “I’m trying to get this field work done, so I can plant beans in the morning.”
The historian said it is difficult to trace Wood-burn’s founding to a specific year. “Woodburn way back had different names,” she said. Three developers platted and built on adjacent parcels. “Then there was a big fire, so they called it ‘wood burn’
because the wood was burning,” she said.
The incorporation papers, of course, have a specific date. “And I’ve got that petition,” Gerig said, prom-ising to add that document to the historical display at Woodburn Summerfest.
Gerig said Summer-fest traces its roots to a multi-day celebration known as Woodburn Days. “It was just after Word War II, and I’ve got clippings and buttons from way back then. They used to always sell buttons,” she said.
The three-day celebration waned with time, becoming a one-day celebration.
“It’s just tough to get volunteers, and it just kind of dwindled,” said Gary Messman, who steps in as festival chairman this year.
Two years ago, Messman helped to restore a Friday night component to the festival.
“We had an empty tent there Friday night, and I just came up with the idea that we have a trivia contest,”
Messman said.A wooden bat tourna-
ment also starts Friday and continues into Sunday.
“Saturday morning starts off with Lions’ doughnuts, which is a big hit around here,” he said. “They run out quick. But this year we got them staying a little bit longer. They’re going to do it in the morning and do it again in the evening. They’re a huge success.”
Gerig, though, will put her energy into the histor-ical display in the shelter house at the community park.
The society began orga-nizing Woodburn’s history several years ago. “People were having estate sales and getting rid of stuff from Woodburn, and we just felt the need to preserve it,” she said. “We found out there was quite a bit of history being thrown out. Children don’t have an attachment to things like that.”
Gerig said she was with the fire auxiliary when that group began building and
selling miniature replicas of early Woodburn buildings. “They sold all they thought they were going to sell, and as time has a way of doing, it was running its course,” she said. “And I missed the meeting and it was a blessing, because the other three decided to give us the buildings and sell them for whatever we could get out of them. We’ve sold quite a few over the last six or seven years.
The remaining inventory includes five or six build-ings, but no complete sets of 12 buildings.
“As estate sales come around, we’re starting to find some of the pieces here, there and yonder,” she said.
Letters from former residents will be among the memories collected for the historical book, which Gerig was rushing to complete a month before the festival. “So I’m hoping to get this book to the printers within the week, really,” she said.
Bring a letter to have it marked with a “Woodburn, Ind., 150 years” stamp, Gerig said. “I guess I’ll save up all my letters so I could mail them on that day. They will be keeping that stamp here in Woodburn for about two months.”
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WOODBURNSUMMERFESTFriday and Saturday, June 12 and 13Woodburn Community Park, Park Street and Indiana 101Free admission.Get details and register at woodburnsummerfest.com.FRIDAY, JUNE 127 p.m.: Trivia Night. Doors open at 6 p.m. Pizza, beer and wine available for pur-chase. Must be 21 to attend. $10 each for teams of 10.SATURDAY, JUNE 137 a.m.-1 p.m., 4-8 p.m.: Lions Club Doughnuts8 a.m.: 5K Walk/Run8 a.m.: Wooden Bat Tour-nament10 a.m.-9 p.m.: Merchant / Vendor Arena10 a.m.: Parade10 a.m.: Horseshow tourna-ment (register at 9 a.m.)11 a.m.: Food tents open11 a.m.: Meet & Greet with 501st11:30 a.m.: Prince and prin-cess crowning (after parade)Noon-2 p.m.: Chipless BingoNoon-1 p.m.: New Haven Community Band11:30 a.m.-7 p.m.: Games and pony rides11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.: Food ven-dors12:30-1:30 p.m.: Cookie stacking and pie eating contests12:30-2 p.m.: Carriage rides1-4 p.m.: Car show1:30-2:30 p.m.: Andrew J. Booth entertainment2 p.m.: Cornhole tournament (registration at 1 p.m.)2:30-3:30 p.m.: Pizza eating contest3-4:30 p.m.: Carriage rides4-8 p.m.: Lions’ Club dough-nuts4 p.m.: Scavenger hunt4-6 p.m.: Local church choirs6-7 p.m.: Bing Futch enter-tainment, dulcimer7:30-10 p.m.: Terry Lee and the Rockaboogie Band10 p.m.: Raffle prize drawing (See prize list online)10 p.m.: Fireworks
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Volunteer nurtures plants and ‘stewards of the land’By Garth [email protected]
When Don Luepke tends to the seedlings in a Fort Wayne greenhouse, he also nurtures an awareness that he hopes will benefit his rural Fremont surroundings.
Luepke is the volunteer gardener at Our Creator’s Classroom at Concordia Lutheran High School, from which he retired six years ago. He makes the drive from the shore of Clear Lake to the slope above the St. Joe River through the winter and spring.
He wants to help endow a horticultural program at Concordia. He also sees the world as a classroom.
“I just want people to be more aware of their envi-ronment and be stewards of the land and not just say, ‘Ah, it’s my land. I’m gonna do whatever I want with it.’ That’s sort of my thought process,” he said.
He serves on the Water Quality Committee of Clear Lake Township Land Conservancy Inc., and he works with prairie resto-ration projects in LaGrange and Steuben counties.
“We’re having issues up there right now with some confined animal feeding operations,” he said. “They want to start a big hog farm close to the lakes.” Those operations can have detri-mental effects, he said.
“Basically what my goal is in terms of the whole process is to make people a community of stewards, where they take responsi-bility for the land,” he said.
Luepke takes responsi-bility for a greenhouse and a spring plant sale. It’s part of the larger Our Creator’s Classroom project.
Former Concordia teacher Jon Anderson launched the project. Juniors and seniors in the environmental science classes lead activities for elementary students in the nature area. Kinder-gartners to sixth-graders from Lutheran South Unity School, Holy Cross, Emmaus and Ascension Lutheran schools have taken the tours, but the invitation is open to other schools. Teachers should coordinate with Laura Bohnke, who now heads Our Creator’s Classroom.
The public may take self-guided tours of the adjacent nature area. A path circles to cross wooden bridges over a creek bed.
“I was a teacher here at Concordia for 30 some years,” he said. “I retired in 2005. I was a math teacher, so I had nothing to do with gardening or anything of that nature, other than my parents always gardened and we had a big garden in the back. So I had some experience in that. I’ve always enjoyed out-of-doors type of things.”
His wife, Ellen, also is retired. Ellen served as director of Care Ministries
at Concordia Lutheran Church on Lake Avenue in Fort Wayne.
When he retired, Luepke said, the greenhouse was underused. “Nobody grabbed on to it,” he said. “I thought, ‘It’s sitting here; let’s use it.’ ”
He found a good teacher, in a former student. Klare Stech operates Beside Still Waters Greenhouse between Leo and Spencer-ville. “I was her mentor as a teacher, and now she’s my mentor as a grower,”
he said.Stech said the green-
house was added after she graduated from Concordia. “Once Bob retired he really took it under his wing and really started growing things in there,” she said. “I have a degree in horti-culture. He wanted to start growing things and he actu-ally worked a season for me here at the greenhouse and I kept him in contact with suppliers and he picked up about things he should and should not do.
“My bent has always been it’s not just to sell plants, it’s to educate people so they can be successful with the plants that they buy.”
She stays in touch with Luepke. “His motto has always been ‘always growing,’ ” she said. “That’s how he signs off in his letters and any news-letters that he sends out to alumni, so he takes the ‘always growing’ to mean literally growing.”
“So she helped me get
started and I helped her in her greenhouse,” said Luepke, who studied to earn the Advanced Master Gardener certification.
“I bring things in in the fall, my geraniums and plants like that. And I do cuttings right after Christmas to start baby geraniums and get those things going. And at the end of February I get little plugs from a grower up in Mich-igan, and then plant the hanging baskets with those.
“And the rest of it I’ve done by seed or by cuttings and doing the propagation myself.
“For six years I’ve been raising plants here, and that money goes into a horti-cultural endowment with the Concordia Education
Foundation. And my long-term goal is that we offer a horticultural class.
“My goal for the first year I think was to raise $1,500, and we raised about $3,000, and it’s been growing ever since that. I think we’re up to about $30,000 in the endowed fund.”
Meanwhile, Luepke manages the greenhouse and takes his own private tours of the nature area.
The area is still much as it was at the time of the founding of Fort Wayne, he said. Native trees surround buttercup, trillium, may apples, blood root and other native flowers.
“This is just a beautiful, beautiful place,” Luepke said.
Don Luepke works in the Our Creator’s Classroom greenhouse at Concordia Lutheran High School. The retired math teacher said he wants to teach people to be stewards of the land.
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Families took a short course in fishing and then dipped their lines into Lakeside Park pond, thanks to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Educator Clint Kowalik tailored his message to his young audience at the program at Lakeside Park Pavilion 1. The DNR provided the bait and tackle for the day.
Don’t throw your left-over bait into the water, he said. “There could be something in your bait that’s not supposed to be in the water,” he said. Bait taken from other water could introduce unwanted plants, or worse, he said. “We don’t want to add a sickness or a bully,” he said. “[The bait] could be a bully fish, and they could push the other fish off all the cool playgrounds.”
So share the bait with other anglers or save it for another day, he said.
He asked what should be done with the fish. Some suggested photographing or measuring the fish.
“Throw it back in the ocean,” said one child.
“Yes, throw it back in the Lakeside Park Ocean,” Kowalik said, pointing past the pavilion windows.
If you choose to photo-graph the fish, he said, hold it close to the camera. People have been using that trick as long as there have been cameras, he said. Using a toy fish, he showed 8-year-old Frank Bougher how it’s done. “Just stick it right in front of the camera,” he said. “That’s a big fish.”
“What happens if the fish swallows the hook?” he asked.
A youngster knew to cut the line and leave the hook in the fish, but he wasn’t sure why. “Eventually that hook is going to dissolve,” Kowalik explained.
Make sure you wet your hands before you hold a fish, he said. Wet hands will not remove the slime that protects a fish from bacteria and parasites, he
said.When we release the
fish, Kowalik said, do so gently. “You just want to lay it in the water and let it gently swim away,” he said.
After the classroom lessons, youngsters and parents moved to the lake to catch bluegills and other fish. The lake had been stocked with trout, courtesy of the DNR.
Most people need a license to go fishing, Kowalik said. You can buy licenses online, he said. “Or you can go to Wal-Mart or your local bait shop,” he said.
“We’re trying to make the fishing better,” he said, “and if you don’t buy a license we can’t make the fishing better.”
A license wasn’t an issue, though, on April 18, which was a Free Fishing Day in Indiana. Hoosiers
will enjoy three more Free Fishing Days this year: May 16 and June 6 and 7. Hoosiers will not need a fishing license or a trout/salmon stamp on those three days.
Typically, anglers age 17 and younger and a few other special anglers are exempt from the license requirement. For more information, visit in.gov/dnr.
Fishing opportunities continue at several city and county parks.
Hurshtown Reservoir in Grabill opened for the season May 1. For more information and fees, call 627-3390.
Maria Kleinbaum shows off her catch at Free Fishing Day at Lakeside Park in Fort Wayne.
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Santi Kleinbaum Jr. and Salva Kleinbaum bait hooks before casting a line into Lakeside Park.
Kids fishing27th annual Kids’ Fishing Derby.Saturday, June 6,8 a.m.-noon.Hurshtown Reservoir, 1600 Roth Road, Grabill.The fishing derby is free. Admission to Hurshtown Reservoir is $4 per car.For ages 16 or younger accompanied by an adult. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., and fishing begins at 8 a.m. Catches will be weighed at 11 a.m., and prizes will be awarded at noon. Prizes will be awarded for the largest fish in several angler age and fish spe-cies categories. Bring a bucket to hold your fish. Catch-and-release only.
TinCaps to host Coltsplayers and cheerleaders
Indianapolis Colts players and cheerleaders will visit Parkview Field in Fort Wayne on Thursday, June 11.
The visitors will sign autographs as part of the Colts’ 12th consecutive summer traveling marketing campaign. This marks the first visit to a TinCaps game. The TinCaps host the Kane County Cougars at 7:05 p.m.
“We are fortunate to have a passionate regional fan base outside of our home
city, and we look forward each year to traveling throughout the state to say thanks,” said Pete Ward, Indianapolis Colts COO.
During “Colts at Bat,” the Colts will provide several elements for fans attending the game, including player autographs (from 5:30-6:45 p.m.), cheerleader auto-graphs (from 7:15 p.m.-5th inning) and performances, Colts Mascot Blue, free Colts giveaways and Colts In Motion, the team’s traveling museum. Fans
may also sign up for one of the Colts Official Fan Clubs and register to win Colts tickets. Attendees must buy a ticket to the baseball game in order to participate in the “Colts at Bat” activities. More details are available on colts.com/events.
Postgame fireworks are scheduled that evening. Tickets are available on TinCapsTickets.com, by calling 482-6400, or by visiting the Parkview Field ticket office.
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Dialysis patient embraces life, and hopes as he waitsBy Nichole Hacha-ThomasContributed to The Times
It’s a typical Tuesday night. Fort Wayne resident Jeremiah Johnson climbs into his SUV and begins the trek to Dupont Hospital for his usual dialysis treat-ment. He follows the exact same routine every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.
His longtime girlfriend, Tara Yarian, usually drives him to the eight-hour sessions, since diabetes has left Johnson blind in his right eye. Three times a week, Johnson makes his way to the Fresenius Medical Care and checks in. Nurses check his blood pressure, measure his skin temperature and take his pulse. Then, Johnson said, he is hooked up to the dial-ysis machine which slowly removes his blood and filters it, returning “clean” blood back into his body.
It’s a tedious process and can get overwhelming, Johnson said. Side effects of dialysis include nausea, dizziness and muscle cramps during the proce-dure, all caused by rapid changes in blood fluid levels during dialysis.
“I do it or I die,” Johnson said. “There is no in-be-tween. When I was first told I needed dialysis I thought I was going to die because my father died from dialysis complications. I lay in the hospital bed and tried not
to cry in front of Tara or the kids.”
Always a fighter, though, Johnson said he is accus-tomed to the dialysis routine — he’s been receiving the treatments since 2011 and living with diabetes for more than 30 years, since he was a child, he said. He learned how to inject insulin into an orange before performing the injections on himself and attended diabetic camps to help cope with the disease.
But while Johnson has been able to manage his diabetes in the past, the disease began to take an even bigger toll on his body, threatening sight in his good eye and presenting other complications. In 2012, it became clear that Johnson would need a kidney trans-plant. So, he was put on the transplant list and the wait began.
If it weren’t for Brittani Sprunger, a Living Donor coordinator at Lutheran Transplant Center, Johnson said, he’d still be swimming in a sea of paperwork. Instead, she has helped Johnson to navigate the complex world of organ transplants. Until a match is found for Johnson, he waits. But, he doesn’t wallow.
Johnson could be angry at the hand life has dealt him. But, he said, he chooses to embrace the life he’s got left — no matter the length. After all, he’s got five kids to live for.
“The longer it goes and I don’t get a transplant, the closer I get to the end. The closer I get to the end, the clearer things get,” Johnson said. “I always thought that having a career and making money were the important things in life. The truth is that family and loved ones are what truly matters. Memories are the only true thing you leave behind.”
Johnson puts those words into action and makes memories each and every day, Yarian said. He is giving of his time, talents and resources to anyone who needs help. He is a dedicated father to not only his own two sons, but to Yarian’s three children, too. He never misses one of their hockey games, show
choir competitions or, most recently, his oldest son’s graduation from basic mili-tary training in Georgia.
“Jeremiah always makes sure others get what they need and puts them first,” Yarian said. “He gives people food who need it. He is good at figuring out how to make sure no one ever goes without – if he has it he will make sure that if others need it, they have it too.”
It was on the trip to Georgia where Johnson took a turn for the worse. He went to sleep while getting ready to go to the graduation and woke up in an Atlanta hospital. Yarian’s youngest son, Colton, had recognized the signs of low blood sugar and called an
ambulance like his mother had taught him.
“Colton is my hero and he doesn’t even know it,” Johnson said of his latest trip to the emergency room.
Johnson hopes the community will hear his plea and get tested for possible kidney donation. If not to save his life, then to save one of the other 180 people in the area who are in need of a kidney today.
“People like me don’t have to die. Everyone has two kidneys and we only need one to live. People can donate and save a life and who doesn’t have that on their bucket list – to save another human life,” Johnson said.
The Lutheran Transplant Center sees many cases
like Johnson’s each year. The center offers pre- and post-operative care and boasts a shorter wait time for a kidney transplant than most centers in the tri-state region, according to Sprunger.
Sprunger said kidney recipients get more long-term results with kidneys from a live donor. And since humans need only one of their kidneys to live, living donors are preferable.
“On average, a living donor’s kidney will last 15-20 years. They can last much, much longer than that, we’ve seen them last patients for 40 years. On average, a deceased donor kidney will last a recipient 10, 15 years. So there is definitely a benefit, longev-ity-wise, with the living donors as well.”
Sprunger said more than half of the center’s kidney transplant patients received their kidney from a living donor. Living donors can be family, friends or even a stranger. Living donors need to be between 18 and 65 years old and healthy. They don’t incur any costs for the evaluation or hospitalization and receive a pre-transplant health evaluation to ensure the safety of both the donor and the recipient. Most living donors spend only one to two days in the hospital and can return to work from
Jeremiah Johnson is surrounded by his family. He and longtime girlfriend, Tara Yarian, have a combined five children. Johnson said he hopes to see each of them graduate from high school and college someday. Without a kidney transplant, he won’t be able to keep his word. In front, from left, are stepson Brenden, Tara, Johnson, and step-daughter Kendra. In back, from left, are stepson Colton, son Tre and son Tyler.
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Habitat For Humani-ty’s 10th annual “What Will You Build?” golf outing tees off at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 28, at Coyote Creek Golf Club, 4945 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne.
Registration begins at 11 a.m., with lunch at 11:30 a.m. The cost is $150. Each golfer will receive a golf polo, a sleeve of balls, lunch, snacks and beverages.
Girls on the Run, their running buddies, and other running enthusi-asts will dash through Georgetown Square again May 30.
The 5k fund-raising run is only the most visible part of a year-round program.
“This is not their whole season,” coordi-nator Hillary Knipstein said. “It’s just the cele-bration of all they do.”
Registration continues online through race day.
Girls in grades third to eighth practice twice a week for 10 weeks, in the spring and again in the fall.
It’s all for a good cause, said Knipstein, who has been involved since November 2012. “It gives the kids a sense
of accomplishment,” she said. “It helps them make healthy choices and builds self-esteem. They rise to a challenge.”
The program also helps girls deal with peer pres-sure, she said.
Men are eligible to run, too. Each girl has a running buddy, who is eligible for a registration discount.
“Tutus, costumes and glitter are strongly encouraged,” the website reads. “To help ease last-minute jitters, there will be a ‘mascot dash,’ with more than a dozen local mascots completing a 50-yard dash right before the start.”
Runners are invited to arrive early to visit a “happy hair” station, make a poster and listen to music.
Any profit goes to
scholarships for the program.
Girls on the Run of Allen County is an inde-pendent council within Girls on the Run Inter-national, which has more than 200 councils across the United States and Canada.
“At Girls on the Run, we believe that every girl can embrace who she is, can define who she wants to be, can rise to any challenge, can change the world,” the website states.
The Girls on the Run
5k, in its second year at Georgetown, is the successor to the Diva Dash charity run, which was run at Georgetown for three years.
Maureen Partee, the marketing director for Georgetown Square, said Girls on the Run mentors visit schools, work with the girls and help to build the girls up.
The course is a good first race because it is a flat course, is run before the heat of summer, and has plenty of shade, Partee said.
Jenna Klinker, sophomore, leaps during Homestead High School’s performance at the Medium Varsity Jazz division of he national dance finals in Orlando, Fla.,, where Homestead finished second. Homestead also entered the Junior Varsity Jazz competition, finishing third among five teams. At the state finals, the varsity team was runner-up in Jazz. The junior varsity placed third in Jazz and was the runner-up in Hip Hop. Homestead seniors Allison Gray, Raegan Huth and Morgan McKay were named to the Academic All-State team. Gray also was awarded the IHSDTA scholarship. Dance adviser Jen Bay is assisted by dance team coaches Britney Lombardo and Ashlie Manor. Also representing Fort Wayne, Ashley Nicholas of Bishop Dwenger High School was named to that 15-member Academic All-State Team.
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By Annette Chard, RN
(The author is a certified emergency nurse, and is trauma program manager for Lutheran Hospital.)
May is National Trauma Month. Tradi-tionally, health-care personnel who care for trauma victims refer to late spring and summer as trauma season. This is because it is warmer outside and stays daylight longer, so more people are participating in outside activities, such as sports, water activities, home improve-
ments, walking and riding every-thing from bicycles to ATVs.
These pursuits increase our risk of getting injured.
The staff at Lutheran Hospital Level II Adult and Pediatric Trauma Centers encourage you to be mindful of the following precautions:
• Wear a helmet when riding a bicycle, mo-ped,
motorcycle or ATV.• Ensure ladders are on
a level, solid surface. Do not lean. Move the ladder rather than reaching too far and risk falling.
• Wear appropriate protective gear for your sport.
• Be aware of water depth if diving.
• Never drive any type of vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
• Don’t be distracted while driving — pay attention. One out of every three drivers admits to being
distracted while driving. It only takes three seconds to travel the length of a football field while traveling at 65 mph; being distracted is like doing this blind-folded.
Per the Governor’s Highway Safety Asso-ciation, the number of traffic collisions (vehicle/vehicle and pedestrian/vehicle) have remained constant over the last few years in Indiana. Drivers 15 to 20 years of age have the highest rate of colli-sions, and drivers 21
to 24 years of age have the highest rate of fatal collisions. More crashes occur between the hours of 3 and 6 p.m. than any other time of the day.
There is one death every two hours and one injury every seven minutes due to pedes-trian/vehicle collisions. To help prevent pedes-trian/vehicle injuries and deaths, the Lutheran Trauma Centers and Lutheran Children’s Hospital sponsor the Kids dart. Drive smart. campaign. We recom-mend that you and
children in your care cross streets only at designated crosswalks or intersections, look left, right, and left again before crossing, and make eye contact with drivers before crossing. Walk on the sidewalk or walk facing traffic when you must walk on the shoulder of the road. Wear reflective clothing and/or carry a flashlight at night.
The Lutheran Hospital Level II Adult and Pedi-atric Trauma Centers want you to be safe and have a terrific summer.
Follow these reminders to ensure a safe summer
Chard
Restored Engine No. 765 to pull summer excursions
Engine No. 765 will pull passenger cars once again this summer.
The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, which owns the restored steam locomotive, will partner with Norfolk Southern Corp. No. 765 will operate round-trip excursions originating in Fort Wayne; Youngstown, Ohio; Buffalo, N.Y.; and Allentown and Scranton, Pa.
Times, ticket prices, accommodations, boarding sites and other details about each trip are available at fortwaynerailroad.org. Ticket sales will started Wednesday, May 13.
The Society’s first public trip out of Fort Wayne in over 20 years, in 2013, sold
out in less than two hours.The series begins with
two Indiana excursions. Engine 765 will make round-trip runs from Fort Wayne to Lafayette on Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19.
Society members will receive information and advance ordering instruc-tions in the mail. Annual memberships start at $30 and can be established online.
The excursions are part of Norfolk Southern’s 21st Century Steam Program.
“We are thrilled to team up with Norfolk Southern again to offer people unique and exciting opportunities to enjoy the 765,” Bill Otter, society president,
said in a statement on the society’s website.
No. 765 will visit Buffalo in its first trips there since 1985 and operate out of the Allentown region for first time since 1988. For the locomotive’s first visit to Scranton, home of the Steamtown National Historic Site, it will operate to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Nich-olson Viaduct.
Additional excursions are being explored.
Engine 765 served the Nickel Plate Road from 1944 to 1958, when it was put on display in Lawton Park. It was removed from the park in 1974, and restored to operating condi-tion by 1979.
Summer sessions offerdriver education classes
Fort Wayne Community Schools will offer two sessions of driver education over the summer at Anthis Career Center, 1200 S. Barr St. Session I will be offered from June 10-26; Session II will be offered July 6-24.
Classes will be offered from 9:10-11:10 a.m. and 11:20 a.m.-1:20 p.m. daily. The courses are open to any student, whether they attend FWCS or not, who
is at least 15 years old before the session begins. The student also must be currently enrolled and in good standing with a high school. The State of Indiana requires 30 hours of classroom instruction and six hours of driving to successfully complete the program.
Students can enroll in classroom-only instruc-tion, which is $85, driving
instruction, which is $310, or both for $395. A deposit of $197.50 is required for registration with the other payment due before completion of program. All classes are taught by professional FWCS educa-tors.
For more information or an application, visit the FWCS website at fort-wayneschools.org or call 467-1085.
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Johnson’s battle won’t be won solely with the kidney transplant, though. He will have a long road ahead with an intense regimen of anti-rejection drugs and post-operative care to ensure his body doesn’t reject the new organ.
As one can imagine, the surgery, cadre of drugs and intense follow-up care isn’t
cheap — and Johnson’s insurance will leave him footing 20 percent of the bill. That’s in the $20,000 range, Johnson said. The kicker, he said, is that he has to raise some of the funds before the hospital will commit to performing the surgery.
Johnson and his family have set up a GoFundMe fundraising webpage to help raise funds toward the surgery and post-operative care.
Anyone wishing to
donate to Johnson can visit bit.ly/KidneyForJer-emiah. To get tested as a potential kidney donor, call Sprunger at Lutheran Transplant Center, (260) 435-6211.
“I promised my kids that I would be at their college graduations and be here to meet my first grandkids,” Johnson said. “Every time I think about giving up because of how sick I get, I remember that promise. If nothing else, I stick to my word.”
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The festival kicks off with the midway rides opening 5 p.m. June 2. The rest of the week is packed full of activities including live entertain-ment, an exhibitor tent, eateries, craft booths, car shows and much more.
Festival-goers can compete to win cold-hard cash by participating in the fourth-annual corn-hole competition June 6, hosted by Don Hall’s Canal Tap Haus. Regis-tration and check-in is 11-11:30 a.m. with the first throw of the bags at noon.
The Canal Days Grand Parade will be 11 a.m.-noon June 6, starting at Emmanuel Lutheran
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Following the parade, festival attendees can enjoy live entertainment
on the main stage starting at 6 p.m. for Faith and Family Night. The band Lost and Found will start off the evening with a unique style. Then,
multiple Dove Award winner Chris August will be performing at 7:30 p.m. August will be performing songs from his new album “The Maker.”
DAYS from Page A1 New Haven Canal Days FestivalDate: June 2-6Location: Downtown New Haven on Broadway and Schnelker ParkGrand Parade: 11 a.m. -noon June 6Website: newhavencanaldays.wordpress.com
The New Haven High School Alumni community band entertains at the Canal Days parade.
FILE PHOTOS BY JANE SNOWA young spectator scoops up the candy that was tossed to the sidewalk at the Canal Days parade.
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Lutheran Health Network delivered more than two dozen spring-theme baskets of treats, games and goodies to Erin’s House for Grieving Children.
Tammy Else, Child Life specialist at Lutheran Chil-dren’s Hospital, made the surprise visit to deliver the baskets to 5670 YMCA Park Drive West.
Else and her staff coordi-nated the collection effort among all Lutheran Health Network hospitals and made a friendly competi-tion out of it. “You can tell everyone had fun with the competition and buying
goodies to include in the baskets, but it all comes down to brightening some-one’s day,” Else said.
Erin’s House, which provides support for chil-dren who suffered a death, held a drawing during each peer support program night and sent the baskets home with the families.
“It’s great to see the smiling faces of the kids and parents when they get to take home the extra special gift,” said Cindy Maldonado-Schaefer, director of operations at Erin’s House. For more information, visit erins-house.org.
122nd Fighter Wing says300 to finish deployment
About 300 airmen from the 122nd Fighter Wing are returning from deployment as a part of Operations Inherent Resolve and Enduring Freedom. The unit, which flies the A-10C “Warthog” airframe, has been deployed overseas
since early October to the U.S. Central Command region.
The 122nd has its head-quarters at 3005 Ferguson Road, Fort Wayne, at the Fort Wayne International Airport.
The 300 airmen represent
about a third of the 122nd’s members.
“My goal from the start has been to ensure that 100 percent of our airmen return from their mission overseas,” said Col. Patrick R. Renwick, 122nd Fighter Wing commander. “I am
humbled to serve and command such a respected wing and am incredibly proud of these returning airmen.
“This deployment has been a unique and outstanding moment in Blacksnake history. The 122nd has never before completed a deployment for such a length of time with so many members taking part at once. The fact that over 300 Blacksnakes were overseas meeting and exceeding mission expectations for over half a year is a testament to their experience, training and endurance as a wing. The 122nd has established itself as the proven choice as a warfighter.”
The airmen were deployed after extensive preparation, ranging from cultural awareness to weapons qualification to medical training. They carried out the same job overseas that they had been training for monthly at the 122nd Fighter Wing as drill status guardsmen.
“The deployment was historic for its combination of length and size relative to previous 122nd Fighter Wing deployments,” the fighter wing said in a statement. “In the past, it was rare for an entire air package, consisting of operations and maintenance personnel, to deploy over-seas for any period of time close to six months.”
The 122nd Fighter Wing has had more than 2,000 service members volunteer for deployments around the world since 9-11, to locations including Iraq, Afghanistan, Spain, Japan and within the United States among other loca-tions.
Tara, a Sumatran orangutan, holds 5-month-old Asmara as visitors enjoy a preview day at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. The zoo opened April 25, to begin the celebration of its 50th anniversary. Highlights include a “Happy Birthday to Zoo” party on July 1.
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These two happy winners were among those who received baskets of treats and goodies thanks to Lutheran Health Network and Erin’s House for Grieving Children.
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Making laps for charity, honoring survivors
Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana will hold the 13th annual Lapper and Survivors Day Celebration on Saturday, May 16.
The Lapper honors or memorializes people touched by cancer and is a fundraising walk to benefit Cancer Services’ clients. All of the money raised at the event stays in northeast Indiana to help people with cancer.
Lapper participants are encouraged to walk as many laps around Broth-erhood Place Office Park as they can. “The point is to test their endurance and push past their comfort zone just as people with cancer do every day,” the agency said in a news release. The Lapper begins at 10 a.m. at 6316 Mutual Drive, Fort Wayne. Same-day registration is 9-9:30 a.m., followed by a guest speaker and special presentations at 9:30 a.m. Water and fresh fruit are provided during the walk, which takes place rain or shine.
The Survivors Day cele-bration, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., offers food, fun and entertainment for the whole family.
Register for the walk at lapper2015.kintera.org. Registration forms are also available at Cancer Services. Everyone is
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“The major big thing is our parade,” said Holle. “It’s a wonderful thing for a small community. Our parade lasts over an hour. It’s just a phenom-enal parade.”
The grand marshal of the parade has yet to be determined, Holle said.
A kiddie tractor pull will be held Saturday, before night two of the demolition derby.
“It’s standing-room only,” Holle said of the demolition derby.
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More than 200 volun-teers help to put on the festival, Holle said, a testament to the town’s commitment to the fun of Hoagland Days.
“It’s very family-ori-ented and we want to keep it that way,” said Holle. “We don’t have a lot of problems. It’s just a happy, good fun event with so many things for kids to do with no cost.”
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Golf outing to help campfor children with cancerThe Affiliates Club
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The golf outing features Cincinnati Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert, who played for Bishop Dwenger High School and the Univer-sity of Notre Dame.
A shotgun start will begin at 8 a.m. Friday, June 6, at Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne.
The fee is $100 per golfer, or $400 per team. The fee includes greens fees, cart, lunch, bever-ages and prizes. Register at campwatchawannado.com.
Camp Watcha-Wan-na-Do was founded in 1991 as a one-week resident camp program for children surviving cancer or brain tumors. The camp is free for children ages 7-18. Each child may bring a sibling to camp. The camp is located at the YMCA’s Camp Potawatomi in South Milford, Ind.
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As obstacles are overcome, barriers lower for the next generation.
Back when Kammy Updegrove was born in the 1960s, there were limited opportunities for therapy and education for someone with Down syndrome — and virtually no support services. Through her parents’ dedication and her own determination to learn and grow, Kammy overcame those obstacles and realized her full potential. As an adult, thanks to Pathfi nder Services and strides made by the ADA, Kammy was able to achieve many of her goals, including holding jobs, living independently, traveling, and learning sign language. More recently, facing a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, Kammy’s family and friends have celebrated her life and accomplishments — and continue to cherish her warmth and good humor.
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New Haven Mayor Terry McDonald won the May 5 Republican primary in his bid for a fifth term. McDonald received 736 votes, or 65.89 percent of the vote. Challenger Sharon Robison, a political newcomer, received 381 votes, or 34.11 percent of the vote.
It appears McDonald will run unopposed in November.
Also on the New Haven Republican primary ballot, three candidates sought the two nominations for city council at large. Challenger David J. Cheviron received 815 votes. Incumbent and former Mayor Terry Werling received 699 votes. Incumbent Ronald Steinman received 509 votes, and was not nomi-nated.
Running unopposed were Republican incum-bents: Brenda Adams, clerk-treasurer; Geoff Robison, city judge; Floyd Ball, council First District; Sarah Digangi, council Second District; Craig Dellinger, council Third
District; Robert Byrd, council Fourth District; and Tim Martin, council Fifth District.
No Democrats filed for office in New Haven.
In Woodburn, Mayor Richard Hoeppner received 74 votes, or 54.62 percent of the vote, making him the Democratic nominee. Challenger Ryan Reichhart received 59 votes, or 45.38 percent of the vote.
Woodburn had no Republican candidates for mayor, and no candidates for clerk-treasurer, council at large, or council Districts 1 through 4.
In Fort Wayne, incum-bent Mayor Tom Henry won a four-way race for the Democratic nomination. City Councilman Mitch Harper, of the southwest Fourth District, won a four-way race for the Republican nomination for mayor.
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Relay for Life does more than raise money to fight cancer, according to Gail Haver. It also combats the emotional toll of the disease.
The 24-hour East Allen County Relay for Life will step off at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at Schnelker Park in New Haven. Haver has helped to organize the event for years. This year, with the title of experience lead, she is working to build participation by survi-vors, families and others.
Anyone interested in supporting the walk may visit relayforlife.org and search for their local event by Zip code. Or, visit Facebook and find East Allen County Relay for Life.
Teams can have any sort of association. “It can be anybody. There
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East Allen County Relay for Life leaders support their cause in the 2014 New Haven Canal Days parade.
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The roar of big engines to fill Monroeville arena
The Monroeville Chamber of Commerce will host a truck and tractor pull at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 30, at the Monroeville Park Arena.
General admission is $7 with children ages 5 and under free. Pit passes for all entering the pit area are $10. The hook fee for pullers is $25 per hook, with the first hook reim-bursing the $10 pit pass for drivers.
The event will feature local and regional pulling trucks in eight different classes. There will also be a modified rail tractor class, which will bring some speed and large sound to the arena.
“We have really worked to get new pullers from the area and the big block
modified rail will be sure to impress,” said Brent Castleman, who is helping organize the event. The prize purse for the event is $3,500 with payback in some classes to the 5th position. For more information on the various classes and payouts, visit the Monroeville website at monroevillein.com. The rules and regulations for pullers can also be found on the site under the events tab, Truck Pull. Weigh-in for interested pullers begins at 4 p.m. The arena entrance is located at 13075 State Road 101, Monroeville.
This event is made possible through the spon-sorship of Monroeville and nearby businesses.
Truck pull sponsors
thanked the Monroeville Park Board for use of the arena and the Monroeville Fire, EMS and Police departments for helping to ensure the safety of the event.
For more details, call Dean Castleman at (260) 446-5046 or Brent Castleman at (260) 348-5762.
Local and regional pulling trucks will compete in eight classes at the Monroeville Chamber of Commerce truck and tractor pull.
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Admission to the Monroeville truck and tractor pull is $7. Pit passes are $10.
The Waynedale Lions Club and Fort Wayne Order of Elks presented a check for $2,000 to The Associated Churches Neighborhood Food Network. The check is a shared effort, each volun-teer group contributing $1,000.
The food network consists of 26 pantries in Allen County, which feed more than 35,000 fami-lies each year. With the $2,000 contribution, the two groups can provide emergency supplemental food for more than 400 individuals for an entire
week.“The contribution
is unique because of the collaborated effort between the two groups,” The Associated Churches said in a news release.
Jim Springer, a member of both volunteer groups, said two organizations can
do more than just one.After a reduced contri-
bution rate over the winter, the food network said such contributions are needed.
To learn more about donating to the food network,visit associated-churches.org.
Elks, Lions join to give $2,000 to food network
Cornerstone to host teen summer campsCornerstone Youth
Center’s teen summer camps will return this summer with more oppor-tunities for local youth.
Cornerstone serves students in grades 7-12 throughout Southeast Allen County. Its mission is to provide opportu-nities for moral growth and sustainable life skills through a Christian envi-
ronment that welcomes all. Cornerstone is located at 19819 Monroeville Road in Monroeville.
The Force will lead off the summer programming, and is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, June 22-25, at the center. This program prepares students to pursue employment and achieve success in
the workforce. The Force will feature an Advanced Track for previous partic-ipants and a Building Track for first-time partic-ipants. In the Building Track, students will focus on communications skills by engaging in mock interviews, making busi-ness phone calls, filling out applications and other job-readiness skills. In the Advanced Track, students will learn what it takes to develop a product and market it. This track focuses on budgeting, creativity, teamwork and polishing presentation skills. Local business leaders will interact with the youth, share about their jobs and lead activ-ities that develop the topics of the day. There is no cost for this camp.
Leadership Week, July 6-10, an intensive work-shop designed to teach students about being a good leader, will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday at Cornerstone. The week also will include day trips to surrounding areas. Kent Castleman, who is also the executive director at Cornerstone, will facil-itate the activities. This year students will delve into their personal dreams for their near future, not-so-near future and long-term goals. Students will acknowledge their dreams, however big or small, prioritize them and
determine the best path to achieve. The week’s outcomes include self-mo-tivation, determining and developing skills needed to reach goals, and to embrace a dare to dream attitude. The cost for Leadership Week is $75, which includes materials, food and excursions.
Culinary and Hospi-tality Week, which is designed to inspire a passion for cooking, is scheduled for Monday through Friday, July 20-24. 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 students, culminating in two gourmet dinners for the public July 21 and 23 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 fine-dining experience. Chef Michael Bentz of Crackerjack Catering, Southeast Youth Council board of directors member Rhonda Hocke-meyer of Forever Friends Floral, the Hilton Garden Inn, the IPFW Hospitality Management Program and the Ivy Tech Commu-nity College Hospitality Administration program will assist again this year. The cost is $25.
These camps are made possible in part through grants from the Foellinger Foundation, NIPSCO and the Allen County Commissioners.
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Town Council incumbents Wilmer Delagrange and Jeffrey D. Smeed were not challenged for the two Republican nominations. Delagrange received 103 votes. Smead received 93 votes.
The incumbent clerk-treasurer held off a challenge for the Repub-lican nomination. Cynthia Barhydt received 78 votes. Nori J. Nash received 53 votes.
No Democrats filed for
Grabill office.In Leo-Cedarville,
Pamela Spannuth won the Republican nomination for clerk-treasurer. Spannuth received 186 votes. Laura L. Spuller received 56 votes.
Incumbent Clerk-Trea-surer John Eastes ran for Town Council. Republican voters nominated Eastes, with 170 votes, and incum-bent Raymond Pulver Jr., with 196 votes. Incumbent Kevin Veatch received 103 votes and was not nomi-nated.
Aug. 3 is the deadline to file a declaration of candidacy for nomination by a town convention in a town having a population under 3,500. Parties in those towns must hold the conventions by Aug. 21.
May 19 is the deadline to file for a recount. Voter registration for the fall elec-tion also begins May 19.
Municipal election day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls will be open 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
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Heritage Promenade joinspopular After Prom party
By Michelle CastlemanContributed to The Times
The weather cooperated perfectly for the first ever Heritage Promenade.
The community enjoyed a parade of prom-goers in the Heritage High School courtyard on Saturday afternoon, May 9.
After the students went off to dinner reservations or to photos in the park, the community was invited inside for an open house of the annual Heritage After Prom event. The tradition, which was started nearly two decades ago, is a hit among Heritage juniors and seniors. The entire class is invited, regardless of whether they attend the actual prom. For just $5,
the students enjoy a night full of fun activities, prizes, a T-shirt and fabulous food, which provides a safe alter-native for all.
If students do not arrive by midnight or leave before
3:30 a.m., parents are called.
This year, the school lobby was transformed into a Western storefront. The chuck wagon included barbecued beef, cheese fries and subs. Alumnus and local radio host Dude Walker was on hand giving away concert tickets, T-shirts and CDs.
Students enjoyed a gym full of inflatables, karaoke and a mock casino. Grand prizes of a laptop, TVs, PS4, Beats and an iPad mini were given away.
The After Prom committee thanked the parents and the whole community for their dona-tions and fund-raising efforts to make this event possible each year.
Students enjoy the casino set up for the after-prom party at Heritage High School.
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friends that form teams to support a friend that has cancer. There are church teams. Cancer does not discriminate,” Haver said.
“My focus as the expe-rience lead is to make the event memorable, to make it exciting, to make people want to come out and to honor the survi-vors, the fighters, the care-givers, the people that support those that
are struggling every day with the disease,” she said.
“The money goes toward cancer research and for supporting the needs of cancer survi-vors in our area,” she said. “The Relay also raises funds by different events. Some teams sell food items that raise money toward the fund-raising. There might be a clown that makes balloon animals. They might do a free-will
donation.“So you don’t neces-
sarily have to be a walker. You can just come and enjoy the events. There will be food and activities — great music. We will have the Jukebox Heroes, so there’s going to be a lot of great music.
“In addition, we would like to provide informa-tion about prevention and information about the 30 different types of
cancer that affect people in this area.”
About 21 teams had registered by May 8. Last year, 35 teams registered in time for the walk. “There’s still plenty of time,” Haver said.
Other activities include dress up like your favorite super-hero, country hoe down, Disney character hour, water balloon volley-ball, trick or treating, ice cream social, stone
cold T-shirt contest, pie eating contest, big hair ’80s and a silent auction.
Haver said she has supported Relay for Life for several years, but this is her first year on the planning committee or as experience lead. “I started out with a couple positions, and just started by seeing what I could do to help, and I helped with the online work and by creating fliers and things,” she said. “Then I got moved
up to helping with the people lead for forming teams and helping teams register.”
Terrell Brown is the American Cancer Society’s community manager for the East Allen County Relay for Life. Heather Billman is the people lead this year.
“Each team was asked to choose a song that represents inspiration, hope and fighting the good fight,” Haver said in an email. “Music moves the spirit like nothing else. The reason for the choice of the song is often personal and that reason is inspiring.”
A luminaria ceremony at 10 p.m. Saturday will string candle-filled paper bags about the Relay path. Supporters pay $15. “It can be toward a survivor or it can be in memory of an indi-vidual. It can be in honor of someone. It can be whatever they choose,” she said. The luminaria can be purchased that evening.
“This event is for all of East Allen County,” Haver wrote. “Cancer affects all races, economic classes, reli-gions, ages, sexes. No one is safe. Anyone is welcome to participate or just come out and enjoy the activities.”
“It helps those that are fighting cancer to know that they’re not alone,” Haver said.
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SATURDAY, MAY 16Fort Wayne Farmers Market. The last indoor market of the season. Lincoln Fi-nancial Event Center at Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Local vendors offer meats, baked goods, spices, honey, eggs, plants, fudge, herbs, wine, orchard products, soap, jewelry, woodworking and more. For details and updates, visit ftwaynesfarmersmarket.com.Barbecue chicken fundraiser. Ken’s Meat Market, 846 Lincoln Highway E., New Haven. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $8.50. The New Haven Lions Club is holding a fundraiser for Rotary foreign exchange student Aaron Rorick, who will travel to Czechoslovakia next school year. The carry-out dinner includes a half-chicken, cole slaw and roll. The Lions will do the cook-ing. The Lions Club welcomes the donation of used eyeglasses for Lions Recycle for [email protected] show. Anthis Career Center, 1200 Barr St., Fort Wayne. 2-6 p.m. The Fort Wayne Area PTA Council will host a car show with the assistance of the Anthis Career Center. Trophies and plaques to be awarded.“Believe in the Build” Gala. Hotel Fort Wayne, 305 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 6 p.m. $50. A committee is working to bring a Down syndrome Achievement Center — Gigi’s Playhouse — to Fort Wayne. This fundraising event will feature live and silent auctions. Get more information or buy tickets at gigisplayhouse.org/fortwayne.Craft bazaar and bake sale. First Christian Church, 4800 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Lunch will be available. This is a fundraiser for the church.Legion Auxiliary flea market. American Legion Post 241, 7605 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. Free admission. Public welcome. The American Le-gion Auxiliary presents its seventh annual flea market, featuring new and used items, miscellaneous food, drinks and baked goods. Proceeds go to various charities. For information, call: Diana West, 432-6369; Helen Levy, 747-6773; or Karen Loe-Shriver, 486-3082.Barbecue chicken fundraiser. Ken’s Meat Market, 846 Lincoln Highway E., New Haven. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $8.50. The New Haven Lions Club is hold-ing a fundraiser for Rotary foreign exchange student Aaron Rorick.Fish and tenderloin dinner. Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. 4:30-7:30 p.m. $9 for adults, $5 for children 5 to 12, ages 4 and under free. The meal comes with cole slaw, applesauce, chips, des-sert and a drink. Carry-outs are available.Lutheran schools elementary bands concert. Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free. About 160 young musicians will represent eight to 10 bands, including bands from De-catur and Kendallville. The students study at their own schools before joining for two rehearsals before the concert. Beginning, intermediate and advanced bands will represent grades four through eight.
4th annual Fort4Fitness Spring Cycle. Arts United Center, 300 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. The Spring Cycle features four tour distances, including a new 10-mile course. The cost is $20 for adults and $10 for kids 14 and under. Register at Fort4Fitness.org. Related Kickstart family-friendly ac-tivities include Kickstart4Kids, Fort Wayne Youtheatre’s Second Annual Fairy Tale Fest, Arts United Entertainment Stage, opening day for the YLNI’s Barr Street Market and the Downtown Improvement District’s Spring Trolley. Follow the links at kickstartfortwayne.com.Kickstart4Kids. Arts United Center, 300 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. A free, kids-focused event during the Fort4Fitness Spring Cycle. Activities include bicycle checks and fittings, cycling safety information, and a kids bike parade. Other activities include arts, crafts and musical performances by Arts United, and a kids obstacle course provided by the Northeast Indiana Trail Riders Organization.Appleseed Comic Con. Grand Wayne Convention Center, 120 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Adult admission $10, weekend pass $15. Tickets available at the door. Tickets also available at brownpap-ertickets.com; fees apply. Children under 12 admitted free. Celebrate comic books and the comic book community. The spotlight guest artist is Jaime Hernandez, a co-creator of the indie read “Love and Rockets.” He also is published in DC Comics, The New Yorker, and in album art such as Los Lobos’ 2006 “The Town and the City.” Visit artists, hear panel discussions and shop for custom art. Visit appleseedcon.com.Apprenticeship fair. Public Safety Academy, 7602 Patriot Crossing, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free, and open to all. Northeast Indiana Building Trades will accept apprenticeship applications for 12 industries. Appli-cants must be at least 18 and have a high school diploma or GED. Please bring a valid driver’s license.Rain garden workshop. Achatz Hall of Science, Room 206, University of Saint Francis, 2701 Spring St., Fort Wayne. 8:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Fort Wayne residents can add color to their yard while improving drainage and the quality of water runoff into the rivers by attending a workshop sponsored by City Utilities. Residents will learn how to plant a rain garden and receive detailed guidance on how the gardens can soak up water on their property. A rain garden is a landscaped area that holds rain water runoff for a few hours to a few days. Rain gardens are planted with native plants that help the soil soak up more water. After a rain event, the water slowly soaks into the ground. Residents are asked to call 311 to register for the free workshops. Residents who own property in the city of Fort Wayne are eligible to apply for a cash incentive to help offset some of the costs of installing a rain garden at their home. The incentive is only available for those who attend a training session and fill out the application. More information about rain gardens may be found at City Utilities’ rain garden website at CatchingRainFW.org.
SUNDAY, MAY 17Patriot Family 5K Run/Walk. Salomon Farm, 817 W. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 4 p.m. The Saint Vincent American Heritage Girls Troop IN3712 is sponsoring this troop fundraiser for the fourth year. Early registration until May 4 is $15; later registration is $20. Visit tinyurl.com/qj6lchh to register.Appleseed Comic Con. Grand Wayne Convention Center, 120 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For details, see the May 16 entry.
TUESDAY, MAY 19Trillium Garden Club’s annual plant sale. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church parking lot, 10700 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m. until plants are sold. This local club, founded in 1967, will sell perennials, shrubs, small trees and ground covers conditioned to local soils and weather. Profits benefit Master Gardener scholarships, landscaping, and other local needs. Shop-pers are asked to bring any containers that can be used to grow plants for next year’s sale.
THURSDAY, MAY 21Rummage and bake sale. Martini Lutheran Church, 333 E. Moeller Road, New Haven. 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 22Rummage and bake sale. Martini Lutheran Church, 333 E. Moeller Road, New Haven. 8 a.m.-noon. Today is $2-a-bag day.Burn Bright Tour. First Assembly of God, 1400 W. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Individual tickets start at $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Get tickets and details at trinitycommunications.org.Rummage and bake sale. Saint James Lutheran Church, State Road 930 E., New Haven. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sale to be held in the church Fellowship Hall, with 10 per cent of proceeds going to the Saint James Food Pantry.
SATURDAY, MAY 23Race for the Warriors 5k/10k. Fort Wayne International Airport, 3801 W. Ferguson Road, Fort Wayne. Registration 7:30 a.m., race 9 a.m. Free parking at the airport’s Air Trade Center. $25 registration fee for the 5k and $30 for the 10k will provide runners with a commemorative T-shirt and other items. The Fort Wayne Base Community Council will host the inaugural event. Proceeds benefit the Fort Wayne Base Community Council’s Military Support Fund, which assists military families in times of need. To sign up, or for more information, visit raceforthewarrior.com or fortwaynebcc.org.Rummage and bake sale. Saint James Lutheran Church, State Road 930 E., New Haven. 9 a.m.-noon. Bag-sale day, to to be held in the church Fellowship Hall, with 10 per cent of proceeds going to the Saint James Food Pantry.
TUESDAY, MAY 26Women’s Midday Connection. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $15.50, including lunch. The Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection will hear Jessica Henry, executive director of the Allen County SPCA, speak on the topic “Rescuing Me.” Make reservations by May 19 by calling Meridith, 672-3414. Baby sitting is available. Women’s Midday Connection is a service of Stonecroft Ministries.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27“An Evening with Allure and Charisma.” Northrop High School, 7001 Coldwa-ter Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Admission is $3 for students and $5 for adults. The 47-member Allure women’s show choir will present “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody.” The 55-member Charisma mixed choir will present “A Phoenix Rising From the Ashes.” Tom Maupin directs. The 17-member band Intrigue, under the direction of John Van Patton, will perform in support of both choirs.
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High Twelve International. Mizpah Shrine Cener, 1015 Memorial Way, Fort Wayne. Noon. The Ameek Chapter of High Twelve International is being reconvened in the Fort Wayne area. High Twelve is an organization of Master Masons who support Masonic causes with special emphasis on youth support and patriotic events. Although only Master Masons may join High Twelve, anyone is welcome at the gatherings. The goal is to start and end the gathering in less than 60 minutes. Each attendee buys their own lunch from the Shrine’s Arabian Room. Please RSVP to [email protected] to reserve a seat.
THURSDAY, MAY 28Rummage sale. Saint Joseph United Methodist Church, 6004 Reed Road, Fort Wayne. 5-8 p.m. Proceeds benefit United Methodist Women proj-ects.
FRIDAY, MAY 29Rummage sale. Saint Joseph United Methodist Church, 6004 Reed Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Proceeds benefit United Methodist Women projects.“Golden Knight Ceremony.” Bishop Luers High School, 333 E. Paulding Road, Fort Wayne. 3;30 p.m. Bishop Luers Alumni Office has invited the Class of 1965 to participate in a celebration in the school library. The class will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. Golden Knight Alumni will be presented with gold sashes, alumni buttons, and a lapel pin, and will be recognized during the commencement. The Class of 1965 will have their 50th class reunion on Saturday, Aug. 22, at Parkview Field. For more information, call Melissa Hire at Bishop Luers High School, (260) 456-1261, ext. 3040.
SATURDAY, MAY 30The Merge for Christian Singles. Parkwood Church of God, 3320 Trier Road, Fort Wayne. 6-11 p.m. $7 donation at the door. Ice-breakers, dinner, games, dancing. Carry-in potluck assigned by last name; visit the-merge.net for details.Rummage sale. Saint Joseph United Methodist Church, 6004 Reed Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $3 a bag day. Proceeds benefit United Meth-odist Women projects. Northrop Spring Craft Bazaar & Market. Northrop High School, 7001 Cold-water Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Handmade sales and direct-sales vendors. Benefitting Northrop band program. To reserve a booth space, email [email protected]. (Please do not call the school for in-formation.)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3Oboe and piano concert. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. Free half-hour concert begins at 12:15 p.m. A light lunch is available after the recital. The Wednesdays on Wayne music series begins with a concert by Pavel Morunov, oboe, and Kris Sanchack, piano.
SATURDAY, JUNE 6Arab Fest. Headwaters Park West, Fort Wayne. 6-10:30 p.m., approxi-mately. The focus of this new festival is to celebrate the past 150 years of local Arab American heritage and culture in Fort Wayne and Allen County. The Indiana Center for Middle East Peace, sponsor of the fes-tival, said this not a picnic in the park for Arab families, but a commu-nitywide event. Highlighted will be the traditional food, art, music and dance of the 22 Arab countries in the Middle East. It will have one thing, however, that no other festival in Fort Wayne has ever had — camel rides and camel petting.The festival continues Sunday, from noon-6 p.m.
SUNDAY, JUNE 7Arab Fest continues. Headwaters Park West, Fort Wayne. 6-10 p.m. For details, see June 6 entry.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10Germanfest organ recital. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. Free half-hour concert begins at 12:15 p.m. A light lunch is available after the recital. The Wednesdays on Wayne music series continues with a concert by Geoffrey North.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17Symphonic Brass Quintet in concert. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. Free half-hour concert begins at 12:15 p.m. A light lunch is available after the recital. The Wednesdays on Wayne music series is held each Wednesday in June.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24String quartet. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. Free half-hour concert begins at 12:15 p.m. A light lunch is available after the recital. The concert features members of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. The Wednesdays on Wayne music series is held each Wednesday in June.
FORT WAYNE GERMANFESTHeadwaters Park, 333 S. Clinton St. June 7-14. The 34th annual week-long celebration of German heritage. Events held around Fort Wayne June 7-9. Visit germanfest.org for details.30-minute Germanfest organ concerts will begin at 12:15 each day at various locations. Free admission. Sponsored by the Fort Wayne Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Check germanfest.org for the updated schedule.Sunday, June 7, 11 a.m. Gottesdienst — German Mass — at Saint Peter’s Catholic Church, 518 Dewald St. The Rev. Chuck Herman will conduct a German language church service with special musi-cal accompaniment by Tom Remenschneider and the Fort Wayne Mannerchor/Damenchor. Immediately after the service, gather for a reception of brats and German style refreshments at th church pavilion.4:30 p.m. Mannerchor/Damenchor Konzert. Park Edelweiss, 3355 Elmhurst Drive, Fort Wayne. Admission free. Doors open at 3 p.m. Hear authentic German folk music.5 p.m. Bach Back & Beyond — Eleganza Baroque Ensemble’s Germanfest concert. 611 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. Trinity Episcopal Church will present a free program of early German music played on period instruments.5:30 p.m. Heimatabend — German night. Park Edelweiss, 3355 Elmhurst Drive, Fort Wayne. The Fort Wayne Mannerchor/Damenchor are the hosts for an evening of German food and beverages and live entertainment. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served from 6-8 p.m. Dinner tickets can be purchased at the door for $12.Festival pavilion and beer tent open June 10-13: Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m.-midnight; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Admission is $2 from 2-5 p.m., and $5 after 5 p.m. Children under 14 are admitte free with parent or guardian. All military personnel admit-ted free with I.D. Minors must be accompanied by a parent. No one under 21 permitted after 9:30 p.m.Sunday, June 14. Final day of Germanfest. Closing church service at 1 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Chuch, 700 W. Jefferson Blvd. Experience a traditional German language service.The Festival Tent at Headwaters Park is not open today.
LITTLE RIVER WETLANDS PROJECT ACTIVITIESLittle River Wetlands Project, a local organization protecting almost 1,200 acres of natural and restored wetlands in Allen and Huntington counties, sponsors informative nature events. All are free and open to the community. Contact [email protected] or 478-2515 for information. “Little River Ramblers.” Every Tuesday in May, 9 to 11 a.m. Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne, to hike and explore the interesting plants and wildlife of Eagle Marsh.“Swimmers, Wigglers, and Things that Go Hop!” Saturday, May 16, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. The water of Eagle Marsh in spring is full of life: tadpoles, snails, small fish, and the larval stage of many insects. We will examine some water samples in the barn, then try pond dipping in the marsh to see who lives there. Fun for all ages.“Short Hikes for Short Legs: Trees of the Marsh.” Wednesday, May 20, 9 to 10 a.m. Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. (For children ages 3 to 5 and a responsible adult.) We will start with a hands-on tree activity in the barn, then set out to explore the variety of trees found on the marsh and the animals that inhabit them. Dress for the trails and the weather.
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE BOTANICAL CONSERVATORYFoellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. (260) 427-6440. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday. Admission $5 for adults, $3 for aes 3-17, age 2 and under free.Garden Tots. Wednesdays, through June 3, 10-11 a.m. Parents or guardians will assist children side by side in this class that encourages the basics of exploring in the garden at a young age. Master Gardeners Kay Musgrave and Gary Carnes have years of experience working with children in this type of setting and will take everyone on a new gardening adventure each week. From compost to soil and seeds to plants, children and adults alike will learn by hands-on activities in the garden. At least one adult is required to stay and participate (no registration required) for the duration of the class with their child. For ages 3-5. $24 for the public, $18 for Conservatory members or volunteers. Registration deadlines apply. To register, call 427-6000 or visit fortwayneparks.org.Spring Bonsai Show. Saturday, May 16, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Explore a forest of miniature trees carefully trained and pruned by members of the local bonsai club. Elms, maples, junipers and other familiar plants look just like their outdoor cousins — but a fraction of their size. The club also grows tropical bonsai. Bonsai pots and young plants will be available to purchase. If you are interested in starting with bonsai, sign up now for the workshop to be offered that day. Sponsored by the Fort Wayne Bonsai Club. Special discounted Conservatory admission price includes entry to the Bonsai Show and Conservatory gardens: $3/adult, $2/child, free for ages 2 and under.Bonsai Workshop. Saturday, May 16, noon-1:30 p.m. Discover the secrets of the bonsai masters. Each participant will receive a small tree. Under the guidance of Darlene Kittle and Ed Hake from the Fort Wayne Bonsai Club, each participant will pot, trim and begin forming the tree into a bonsai showpiece. Learn about the proper pots and soils to use, how to prune and wire a plant and the techniques for giving it a long and healthy life. Participants should bring their own pruners or scissors; all other supplies will be provided. For beginning and intermediae growers 10 or older. Registration deadline: May 8. $29/public; $25/Conservatory mem-ber or volunteer. To register, call 427-6000 or visit fortwayneparks.org.Twisted Brunch. Saturday, May 23, 10-11:30 a.m. All produce and ingre-dients used in this class will be purchased locally from the Fort Wayne Farmer’s Market and other local venues. Lori Berndt, owner of The Olive Twist, will show how to make a simple brunch with things like twisted French toast, twisted egg casserole, spring salad, yogurt parfait with fresh fruit and frozen Jell-O punch. All recipes incorporate olive oil or balsamic vinegar from The Olive Twist. For ages 12 and up. Registra-tion deadline: May 15. $24/public; $16/Conservatory member or volun-teer. To register, call 427-6000 or visit fortwayneparks.org.Family Garden Close-Up: Powerful Pollinators. Saturday May 23, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Visit the Botanical Conservatory this spring on the fourth Saturday each month to get a closer look at the plants and gardens through short walks, crafts, and snacks. Learn about pollinators and take a trip into the but-terfly tent to watch pollinators in action. Free with regular Conservatory admission: $5/adult, $3/child age 3-17; children age 2 and under free. For more information, call 427-6440.Ask a Horticulturist: Bugs. Saturday, May 23, 1-2 p.m. The Conservatory’s horticulturist, Andy Force, will demonstrate garden practices and answer garden related questions in a special drop-in hour once a month. In May, Force will discuss bugs, but he’ll also entertain garden questions from the public. Regular Conservatory admission fee applies. For more infor-mation, call 427-6440.Iris Flower Show. Saturday, May 24, noon-3 p.m. One of America’s favorite garden flowers takes center stage during the annual Iris Show. A glorious range of colors, some fragrance, and a variety of forms will be found in irises displayed as individual cut flowers and in floral arrangements. En-tries are judged for their perfection. Sponsored by the Northeast Indiana Iris Society. Special discounted admission price includes the Iris Show and Conservatory gardens: $3/ adult, $2/child, free for ages 2 and under.Discovery Corner: The World Beneath Your Feet. During May public hours in the Discovery Gallery. The youngest visitors are always welcome to visit the Discovery Corner behind Woody the Talking Tree, where they’ll find stories and activities relating to a monthly theme. Materials are safe and suitable for kids in pre-K through first grade. Adults are encouraged to
read aloud to their young learners and explore ideas together. The Dis-covery Corner is free with general admission; preregistration is not re-quired. In May, learn about The World Beneath Your Feet. Call 427-6445 for more information.The Pollinators’ Garden 13th Annual Live Butterfly Exhibit. Through July 5. What is pollination? Why is it important? Beetles, bats and flies are among the surprising cast of characters who assist plants in seed production. During this year’s live butterfly exhibit, visitors can learn more about pollinators and why humans depend on them. Visitors will also be encouraged to plant flowers for pollinators this year, to make sure the environment remains healthy. Sponsored by PNC Charitable Trust/Sledd Foundation, M.E. Raker Foundation, Wilson Foundation, the Journal Gazette Foun-dation and WMEE 97.3.
2015 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION SCHEDULE(Most graduation ceremonies are by invitation only. Call the school for details. Many are held at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne.)Bishop Dwenger High School, at the Embassy Theatre, Friday, May 22, 6:30 p.m.Bishop Luers High School, at the school, Friday, May 29, 4 p.m.Concordia High School, at the Embassy Theatre, Sunday, May 31, noon.Huntington North High School, at the school, Friday, June 5, 7 p.m.Leo High School, Coliseum, Friday, June 5, 7 p.m.Canterbury High School, on the school lawn, Friday, June 5, 7:15 p.m.Woodlan High School, at the school, Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m.Homestead High School, Coliseum, Saturday, June 6, 11 a.m.Heritage High School, at the school, Saturday, June 6, 2 p.m.Blackhawk Christian School, at the school, Sunday, June 6, 6 p.m.New Haven High School, Coliseum, Saturday, June 6, 7 p.m.Carroll High School, Coliseum, Sunday, June 7, 2 p.m.North Side High School, Coliseum, Friday, June 12, 6 p.m.South Side High School, Coliseum, Friday, June 12, 7:30 p.m.Northrop High School, Coliseum, Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m.Wayne High School, Coliseum, Saturday, June 13, noon.Snider High School, Coliseum, Saturday, June 13, 1:30 p.m.
MULTIPLE DATES / REGISTRATION / ANNOUNCEMENTSNortheast Indiana Playwright Festival. All festival events are held at the Parkview Physicians Group ArtsLab, 300 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. May 29-31. Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the 6th annual Northeast In-diana Playwright Festival. Festival package includes all events; $40. Get brochure with order form at fwcivic.org/201415NEIPFBrochure.pdf. All festival plays contain adult language and themes. The two first-place plays are produced together as two one-act plays. “Is This Seat Taken?” Bob Ahlersmeyer and “Touch & Go” by Rebecca Cameron will be pre-sented: Friday, May 29, 8 p.m.; Saturday, May 30, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, May 31, 2 p.m. Additional performances are: Friday, June 5, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, June 6, at 8 p.m.’ and Sunday, June 7, at 2 p.m. A stage reading of the second-place play “T.B.D. - To Be Determined” by Paul Elliott will be given at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 30. A stage reading of third-place play “Between the Sheets” by Anthony Hall Seed will be given at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 31. The Festival Workshop will be at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 30, with “Writing for the Stage, Staging Such Writ-ing” by guest speaker and festival adjudicator Tom Evans.Miss Allen County. The Miss Allen County Queen Scholarship Pageant is seeking contestants for the 2015 Miss Allen County Queen Pageant that will take place at at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 19, at Carroll High School. Miss Allen County is run in conjunction with the Allen County Fair and is open to young women 17-21 who live or go to school in Allen County. Contestants will compete in four categories: interview, professional wear, evening wear, and on-stage question. The winner and her court will reign over the Allen County Fair, July 28-Aug. 2, and will also rep-resent Allen County at the Miss Indiana State Fair Queen pageant in Jan-uary 2016. The 2015 Queen will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship, her first runner-up a $400 scholarship and her second to fourth runners-up a $100 scholarship. Interested young women may contact pageant director Michelle Love for a contestant packet and more information about en-tering the 2015 program. Early entry deadline is June 15, and late entry deadline is July 1. Contact Michelle Love at [email protected] or (260) 693-9407.Supporting education. The East Allen County Schools Educational Foun-dation Inc. will hold the 2015 benefit breakfast and auction Wednesday, May 27, at New Haven High School. Doors open at 7:15 a.m. The welcome and breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m. The meal is catered by Goeglein’s Buffet. Recognition of EACS Teachers of the Year begins at 7:50 a.m. Martin Fisher, the executive director of Science Central, will deliver the keynote speech at 8 a.m. The charity auction begins at 8:20 a.m., and concludes by 9 a.m. The event costs $15 per person, includ-ing the breakfast buffet, $25 for two people, or $75 for a table of eight. Seating is limited. RSVP’s with payment are required by May 20. Email [email protected] for an
Free golf for veterans. Active military personnel and veterans are invited to play golf for free at Fort Wayne’s Foster Park, Shoaff Park or McMillen Park golf courses on July 10, Sept. 11 and Nov. 11. Electric carts not in-cluded in this special. “This is a tremendous way to recognize and thank our veterans and active military personnel as they sacrifice so much for us to enjoy our freedom,” said Mayor Tom Henry. “Thank you to the Parks and Recreation Department for developing this unique effort to celebrate the true heroes in our community.”Those wishing to play for free are asked to present a military I.D. The Parks Department suggests scheduling a tee time for these days. Tee times may be reserved a week in advance at fortwayneparks.org. Or call your preferred golf course at the number below:McMillen Park Golf Course: 427-6710, www.mcmillengolfcourse.com.Shoaff Park Golf Course: 427-6745, shoaffgolfcourse.com.Foster Park Golf Course: 427-6735, fostergolfcourse.com.Seasonal positions. The Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Department has seasonal positions available this summer, June through early August. Each position averages 30-40 hours per week and compensation is $7.25-$9.50 per hour. Positions available include: lifeguards, playground staff, preschool youth sports staff, etc. To see a complete list of positions and job descriptions, and to submit applications, visit cityoffortwayne.org. Reasonable accommodations for persons with a known disabling condition will be considered in accordance with state and federal law.Charity Kickball Tournament. Fort Wayne Sport Club, 3102 Ardmore Ave., Fort Wayne. Saturday, June 27, 9:30 a.m. Registration for a co-ed team of 10 is $300. For questions or to register a team, call Dave Bennett at 750-0325 or email [email protected] Haven Alumni Band. Recruiting musicians from throughout the area. Anyone with band experience is invited to bring their own instrument and join the band. The band practices Monday evenings at New Haven High School. For details, call Carol Whitner at 749-1550. The band will play from a float during the New Haven Canal Days parade on the morning of Saturday, June 6, and will play a concert from the gazebo at Schnelker Park at 1 p.m. that day. The band also will play June 13 at the Woodburn festival, and at Music in the Park in New Haven on July 12, Aug. 9 and Sept. 13. The band also plays at nursing homes and
other civic events.GriefShare. New Haven United Methodist Church, 630 Lincoln Highway East, New Haven. Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Meetings are held in the church parlor. For more information, call Margie Williams, 749-9907, or the church office, 749-9565. Throughout videos, discussions and journaling, participants gain insight into their personal journey through grief. Each session is self-contained, so members may enroll at any time.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.“Living With Alzheimer’s.” Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Community Center, 233 W. Main St., Fort Wayne. A three-part series continues from 6-8 p.m. Monday, May 18. “Living With Alzheimer’s for Caregivers: Early Stage” is presented by the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indi-ana Chapter, which offers education for families affecte by Alzheimer’s and other dementias. This program for caregivers describes the symp-toms of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Topics discussed include legal, financial and resource planning as well as the various components of a care team. Attendees will learn how to successfully work with each care team component during the early stage of the disease. There are no fees for these programs, but registration is requested; call (800) 272-3900.“Accentuate the Positive.” The Summit City Singers presents the spring 2015 concert series. A variety of upbeat songs will be presented, including, “From Rags to Ritz” featuring the music of Irving Berlin, “An American Celebration,” an Andrew Lloyd Webber Medley, and other favorites. These concerts are all free, open to the public and appropriate for all ages. Donations are always welcome. Summit City Singers is a Fort Wayne community-based, nonprofit, SATB choral group. The group formed in 2006 with 30 singers and has grown to include approximately 60 singers. Judy King is the Director and Barbara Krick is the accompa-nist. For more information, contact Judy King at 489-4505.Sunday, May 17, 7 p.m. Crossview Church, 12532 Grabill Road, Grabill.Sunday, May 31, 3 p.m., Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 2417 Getz Road, Fort Wayne.Tuesday, June 9, 7 p.m.. Towne House Retirement Center, 2209 St. Joe Center Road, Fort Wayne.Friday, June 12, 7:30 p.m. Riverside Gardens, corner of Schwartz and Cedarville roads, Leo.Master Gardener classes. The Purdue University Master Gardener volunteer program helps gardeners grow by providing them with intensive training in horticultural principles. Participants, in turn, share their knowledge by providing volunteer leadership and service to their communities. Fall Master Gardener training will begin Sept. 9 and end Nov. 14. These classes are held on Wednesday and Saturday mornings from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The $125 program fee includes class materials and a reference notebook. Visit extension.purdue.edu/allen Click on Garden, Master Gardeners Allen County.School enrolling. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School, 10650 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne. Enrollment in progress for grades K-8. Find registration packets at seascsfw.org or visit the school office (Door 28) during office hours, 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. The school opened in August 2014. It offers a Catholic education, athletic programs and after-school programs and clubs. The new education wing features additional classrooms, an art room, computer lab and media center. Call 432-4001 for more information or to schedule a tour.Vacation Bible school. Seminary United Methodist Church, 285 N. Seminary St., Roanoke. June 21-25, from 6-8 p.m. each evening. The school has a rain forest theme, “Journey Off the Map: Unknown to Us, Known by Him.” There will be singing, crafts, snacks, Bible lessons and games. A block party for all kids and families will be held Thursday, June 25, with free games, food, fun and fellowship and socializing. Call 672-3167.Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Saturday, Oct. 3, Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St. Teams may begin registering for this annual walk to “to reclaim the future for millions.” Start or join a team at alz.org/indiana/walk or call (800) 272-3900. More than 1,000 people from Fort Wayne and surrounding counties are expected to participate in this event to raise awareness and funds to fight Alzheimer’s disease. Participants will complete a 1-mile or 3-mile walk and will learn about Alzheimer’s disease, advocacy opportunities, clinical studies enrollment and support programs and services from the Alzheimer’s Association. Walk partic-ipants will also join in a tribute ceremony to honor those affected by Alzheimer’s disease.Bob Leiman Toastmasters Club. Build confidence, and improve your commu-nication and leadership skills. The second and fourth Mondays of the month, 6:30-8 p.m., Pizza Hut at Northcrest Shopping Center. Social hour 5:30-6:30 p.m. Contact Mary Hilger at [email protected] or 489-4440 with questions.
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Castle Gallery Fine Art presents “Emerging Spring” through May 30, featuring works such as “Garden Stroll” by Bill Inman. Castle Gallery is at 1202 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., or by appointment. Call 426-6568. “Emerging Spring” features national and regional artists.
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