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Veterans honored with a trip

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Honor Flight Northeast Indiana provided 84 local veterans the trip of a lifetime during its last trip of the year Oct. 17.

The nonprofit, which provides free flights to Washington D.C. for veterans to see the memorials built in their honor, celebrated its 30th Honor Flight and fourth trip this year. To date, it has brought more than 2,000 veterans to the nation’s capital.

The most recent Honor Flight veterans included two World War II era veterans, 75 Korean War era veterans and seven Vietnam veterans.

Honor Flight president Dennis Covert said veterans submit applications for the program and priority is given first to WWII veterans and veterans of any era who are terminally ill, followed by veterans of following eras.

The veterans got an early start to the day. They met at the 122nd Fighter Wing of the Indiana Air National Guard at 5:30 a.m. where they enjoyed breakfast served by the American Legion

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William Duncan, an Air Force veteran who served during the Korean War era, is greeted at the Fort Wayne International Airport after returning from Washington D.C.

Post 241 in Waynedale and members of the USO. The veterans also enjoyed a program in their honor.

U.S. Rep. Jim Banks, R-3rd, attended the send off and addressed the veterans.

“We live in the greatest country in the world and it would not be so without the service of each and every one of you,” he said.

After the program,

the veterans boarded an American Airlines chartered jet for the one-hour flight to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Honor Flight veterans travel with guardians, travel companions who are there to assist them during the day’s activities. In most cases, guardians are children, grandchildren or other family members, Covert said.

However, if a veteran doesn’t have a guardian, Honor Flight will assign them a qualified, screened and trained guardian.

In Washington D.C., they boarded buses and traveled with a police escort during the trip.

“When we leave the airport, they turn on the lights and the sirens and we don’t stop for red lights or anything else,” Covert said.

The veterans toured the National World War II Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Iwo Jima Memorial and the Women in Military Service for America Memorial.

The Honor Flight participants also visited Arlington National Cemetery where they observed the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown.

Their last stop was the Air Force Memorial where they had dinner before heading back to the airport. There, they were greeted by a group SEE VETERANS, PAGE 2

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This fall marked the beginning of a new era for Byron Health Center. The nonprofit, which still inhabits its northwest Allen County facility, broke ground on a new 15-acre site on Lake Avenue in Fort Wayne Oct. 10.

As county and city officials, members of the Byron team and CEO Deb Lambert dropped the first shovels of dirt, a turning point was made in the organization’s 165-year history.

Byron officials chose Oct. 10 for the ceremony because

it marked the 136th birthday of the organization’s namesake, Irene Byron, a visiting nurse for the Anti-Tuberculosis League who was instrumental in pushing for a tuberculosis clinic to be built in the Allen County community.

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Byron Health Center CEO Deb Lambert, left, breaks ground on the facility’s new property in Fort Wayne, alongside Allen County commissioners, Mayor Tom Henry and other officials. Byron’s new facility is expected to open in 2020.

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I, Byron served as a nurse in Waco, Texas, where she eventually passed away. After the sanitarium was finally constructed in 1919, it was named in her honor.

Opening in 1853 as the Allen County Poor Farm, Byron Health Center later served as a cholera clinic, a tuberculosis clinic, a hospital and, for the past 52 years, a specialty nursing home.

The goal for the new facility was not to build “another nursing home,” Lambert said,

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but a place where some residents can live semi-independently.

“This building will promote life and people living on their own terms,” Lambert said.

The 126,000-squarefoot facility, which will be built by Weigand Construction of Fort Wayne and is expected to open in 2020, will accommodate about 170 residents, including 120 long-term skilled nursing beds and 50 assisted-living apartments. Unlike Byron’s current home, the new facility will comprise six separate “neighborhoods,”

Lambert said, including courtyards for residents to be able to enjoy the outdoors on their own terms. The $38 million investment includes about $12.5 million in New Market tax credits facilitated by city officials.

The Allen County Board of Commissioners owns the facility in which Recovery Health Systems currently operates Byron.

“The board of commissioners has been a partner in the care and welfare of this vulnerable population for many decades,” Allen

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County Commissioner Therese Brown said during the ceremony.

“Though we will no longer be their landlord, we are proud to have been an eye witness to the transformation, evolution and renewal of this organization. It has been nothing less than awe-inspiring.”

Though plans for the existing site have not been announced, County Commissioner Nelson Peters told Great Fort Wayne Business Weekly in June that the county doesn’t want to develop the site itself. The county has a development expert looking to come up with a master plan for the site’s redevelopment.

U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-3rd) was slated to speak during the ceremony but was unable to attend.

Instead, Deputy District Director Russ Jehl spoke on the opportunities the Byron move brings not only to the new facility but the old site as well.

“The fact that there will be a $30 millionplus investment right here and that it will then open up new possibilities at the old facility for the county and the endless things that could transpire there and what it does to solidify this Randallia corridor, this is truly special,” he said.

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of young men and women dressed in 1940s and 1950s era clothing, who danced and entertained the veterans before they departed.

“We usually have some kissing ladies there who will put on extra lipstick and kiss the veterans on the cheek as they get back on the plane,” Covert said.

When the plane landed in Fort Wayne, the veterans thought the Honor Flight was over, but it wasn’t, he said.

More than 3,000 people came to the Fort Wayne International Airport to welcome the veterans home.

As the veterans walked through a reception line that was more than 100 yards long, people clapped and shook their hands, thanking them for their service.

Members of the crowd held handmade signs and waved flags as a band played patriotic music.

“By the time a lot of those veterans and their guardians get through the reception line, there’s wet eyes out there. It’s a long day, but it’s a good day,” Covert said.

Veterans and their families were visibly moved by the show of support. Outside the airport, the Knuth family posed for photos with Ralph Knuth, an Army veteran who served during the Korean War era. He said he enjoyed a wonderful day of

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Families eagerly await the arrival of loved ones at the Honor Flight homecoming celebration Oct. 17.

sightseeing and beautiful weather. Coming home to such fanfare was an experience he won’t soon forget.

“I was surprised by how many people were inside and outside the terminal,” he said.

His son, Dave Knuth, accompanied his father on the Honor Flight as a guardian. He teared up as he talked about how special it was to spend that precious time together.

“Spending time with my dad and being able to visit SEE VETERANS, PAGE 4

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5 things

you need to know about: Heading to the Polls

The 2018 General Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6. To find a polling location or for information about early voting and voting by mail, visit www.allencountyvoters. info or call the Allen County Election Board at (260) 449-7329.

On www.allencountyvoters.info, voters can review a sample ballot or watch video tutorials on how to complete a mailed absentee ballot or use a voting machine.

Whether it’s your first or 50th time to vote, here are some reminders to make sure your vote is counted in the upcoming election.

1. Don’t forget your ID Voters must bring a valid government-issued photo ID to vote. If you are unable or decline to present the photo ID or a member of the precinct election board determines that your ID

does not qualify under state law, a member of the precinct election board will challenge you and you must be offered a provisional ballot. To learn more about the provisional ballot process, visit www.indianavoters. com or contact the Allen County Election Board.

2. Make sure you’re registered to vote at your current address Your address determines where you cast your ballot on Election Day. You must vote at the precinct based on where you live.

You can check to see where you are supposed to vote at www.indianavoters.com or on the Indiana Voters mobile app. However, you will not be turned away from the polls if the address on your photo ID doesn’t match the address on your voter registration.

3. If you can’t make it to the polls, you can still vote In Indiana, voters can utilize an absenteeby-mail ballot to send

in their votes as long as they are eligible and have applied to vote absenteeby-mail by Oct. 29.

4. Early voting is an option If you can’t make it to the polls on Election Day (or simply hope to avoid the crowds), you may cast your ballot early at five Allen County locations up until the day before the election. For a complete list of early voting dates, times, and locations, visit www.allencounty. us/election-board/1223.

5. There will be a question on your ballot Indiana voters will be asked to vote on a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution. According to the nonpartisan nonprofit Ballotpedia, a “yes” vote supports this amendment to require the state legislature to enact a balanced budget for each biennial budget period.

A “no” vote opposes this amendment to require the legislature to enact a balanced budget for each biennial budget period.

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According to the US Census Bureau, 15 percent of the population of Allen County was living in poverty in 2016. The Indiana Youth Institute’s 2018 Kids Count Data Center has seen the number of homeless school-age children in Allen County grow from 638 in 2014 to

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Prior to the organization’s founding, homeless families were “split up” with men going to one shelter and women and children to another. In November 2000, the Interfaith Hospitality Network, the organization’s name at that time, began providing overnight shelter in local churches and support services during the day at its center near downtown Fort Wayne. Families were picked up each morning and transported to the day center, then back to the church for dinner and rest. Each Sunday they packed up and went to a different church building. In 2009, Just Neighbors acquired its current location on East State Street, giving room to expand services to more people and providing on-site services including 10 private bedrooms and a common kitchen, dining room and family room.

For more information, contact Joshua Gale, executive director, at (260)-458-9772 or joshua@ihnfw.org.

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the memorials with him was great,” he said.

One of the highlights of the trip was on the flight home when volunteers reenacted mail call, he said. His father received letters from family members thanking him for his service as well as mail from school children and church members.

Covert said a compliment that Honor Flight routinely gets from veterans is that the trip was one of the best days of their lives.

Each Honor Flight costs about $85,000, he said.

The October trip was made possible with the support of CWC Logistics, Green Pro Lawn & Landscape and CWC Transportation services.

Honor Flight Northeast Indiana is ran entirely by unpaid volunteers. The nonprofit always welcomes donations, which are tax deductible. Covert said the cost of chartered flights is expected to increase next year.

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Local events spread holiday cheer

BY KPC MEDIA NEWS SERVICE The holiday season has arrived in the Summit City, and there’s no shortage of things to do as the community spreads holiday cheer with cherished traditions.

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Christmas on Broadway

Join the party and help kick off the holiday season at the 14th annual Christmas on Broadway event starting at 5:30 p.m.

Nov. 16 in front of the Shine & Hardin building, 2810 Beaver Ave., on the Broadway Plaza. The event will feature the lighting of a 40-foot tall spruce and a fireworks display.

Attendees will be treated to hot chocolate and eggnog. The free event will also offer family-friendly activities including a visit and photo opportunity with Santa and Mrs. Claus, refreshments, rides on the Polar Express train and the chance to see and pet a live reindeer.

Fantasy of Lights

This drive-through event is situated in Franke Park located at 3411 Sherman Blvd. (adjacent to the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo) and transforms the park into a spectacular winter wonderland with 70 larger-than-life brilliant, animated light displays.

The light display runs Nov. 20-Dec. 31 and is open 6-9 p.m. SundayThursday and 6-10 p.m.

Friday and Saturday.

Admission is $10 per car.

Proceeds from the event benefit Blue Jacket, an organization that supports disadvantaged people within the community looking for a second chance at employment.

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Locals fill the streets of downtown Fort Wayne for this Thanksgiving Eve tradition featuring several holiday lightings, including Santa and his reindeer at the PNC Bank

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• 5:45 p.m. History Center Turret Lighting, 302 E. Berry St. • 5:55 p.m. Christ Child Festivity Nativity, 230 West Main St. • 6 p.m. Aunt Millie’s Northern Lights, Pearl Street • 6:05 p.m. Community Center Santa’s Workshop display, 233 West Main St. • 6:20 p.m. Santa and his reindeer, PNC Bank on the corner of Main and Calhoun streets • 6:40 p.m. Ash Brokerage Holiday Illumination, Harrison and Berry streets • 7 p.m. Wells Fargo Holiday Display & Indiana Michigan Power Merry Christmas Wreath, I&M Power Center Plaza • 7:15 p.m. Botanical Conservatory & Embassy Theatre Window Display, Jefferson Boulevard • 7:30 p.m. Ringing of the Bells by Allen County Public Library and downtown churches • 8 p.m. Fireworks display at Parkview Field (north gate will close at 7:45 p.m.)

For more information, visit downtownfortwayne. com/holidayfest.

Coco & Carols at the Courthouse

The Fort Wayne Children’s Choir advanced ensembles, Concert Choir, Youth Chorale, and Chamber Singers, add to the holiday spirit as a part of the Night of

Lights. Encouraging the crowd to join them in singing, the singers will perform holiday favorites in the beautiful rotunda.

This free event takes place at the Allen County Courthouse 6:30-7:30 p.m.

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Embassy Festival of Trees

The 34th annual Festival of Trees returns to the Embassy Theatre, 125.

West Jefferson Blvd., Nov. 21-28 with the festival theme “White Christmas.”

Lobbies of the Embassy and Indiana Hotel are transformed into a wonderland of Christmas trees.

General admission tickets are $8 and tickets for children age 4 to 12 are $4.

Tickets are available at the Embassy Box Office and ticketmaster.com. Proceeds from the event benefit the Embassy’s operations and programming.

Festival of Gingerbread

Wonder at this display of more than 100 gingerbread creations at the History Center, 302 East Berry Street, Nov. 23 to Dec. 9. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. MondayThursday; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Friday-Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for seniors 65 years and older and youth age 3-17, and free for children age 2 and younger.

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Welcome the holidays with fun and festivities at Fort Wayne’s Historic Old Fort, 1201 Spy Run Ave., 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 24. Jump in your car or hop a ride on the Holley Trolley (sponsored by the Downtown Improvement District) to revel in a time when life was simpler with games and activities for the whole family.

Artisans will present hand-crafted gift ideas and the bakers of the Old Fort will offer their wares.

Warm up by the fire and create decorations as you enjoy a unique seasonal event for all ages.

Admission is free.

Parking is available at Headwaters and Lawton parks.

Holly Trolley Shopping

Park, shop and ride free trollies sponsored by the Downtown Improvement District in celebration of Small Business Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 24.

Trollies will visit several unique venues through downtown, West Main Street and the Historic Wells Street Corridor. For more information, visit downtownfortwayne.com/ holly-trolley.

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Bird & Cleaver finds roost on Wells Street

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“We want you to feel at home, like you’re coming to our house, so doing it in an old house made perfect sense to us,” Lindsay said.

The couple said the Historic Wells Street Corridor is an exciting place to be right now with the nearby development of the riverfront. They appreciate the neighborhood’s walkability and the beautiful storefronts of nearby businesses. It’s an area in transition, Lindsay said.

“I think within the next five years, it’s going to look really different.”

The restaurant’s name, Bird & Cleaver, first stemmed from a nickname that John gave Lindsay and it reflects their approach to food.

“I tend to eat more vegetarian and healthy and John…” Lindsay trails off. He likes his meat and his knives like most male chefs, she laughed.

“We wanted that juxtaposition of male and female, soft and hard, vegetarian and meat-centric. That’s where the idea came from,” she said.

The Cheesebrews let the menu speak for itself, but customers have described it as “comfort

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Bird & Cleaver was an idea long before it took shape as the newest restaurant on downtown Fort Wayne’s Historic Wells Street Corridor this fall.

Long-time Fort Wayne residents John and Lindsay Cheesebrew have always had a passion for food. Before opening the restaurant, the couple attended culinary school and worked in the food industry, but chef hours just didn’t suit their young family.

Seeking a creative outlet with food, they started a blog that garnered attention from publications like Huffington Post and The Kitchn. After years of pop-ups, private events, catering and collaboration, 1603 North Wells Bird & Cleaver has finally Street, Fort Wayne found a place to roost.

The Cheesebrews (260) 494-3684 fell in love with the BirdandCleaver.com 118-plus-year-old building at 1603 Wells St. OpenNorth Tuesday-SatPreviously, urday the building was a doctor’s office on hours: theLunch first floor with an 11 a.m. on to the 2 p.m. apartment second floor.

After 16 months of Dinner hours: renovations, 5-9 p.m. the restaurant opened its doors to customers.

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Bird & Cleaver’s second-floor dining space is filled with light and lots of plants.

food elevated,” they said.

The menu features a mixture of comfort food classics like the Night Moves meatloaf sandwich and equally comforting vegan options like the Hillbilly Fondue, a cheesy dip that just happens to not contain any cheese.

The restaurant goes through six liters of the stuff each day.

Non-vegan customers order the Hillbilly Fondue and vegan chocolate cake

because they’re delicious, Lindsay said, and people who happen to be vegan are excited because they have options.

While more restaurants are offering vegan substitutes like ordering three side dishes as a meal or a big salad, the tradeoff is often not as satisfying, John said.

“A non-vegan can order (a vegan entrée) and be completely satisfied by it and it’s not less than,” he

said.

The food is approachable, with a spin on techniques and ingredients that you can’t find anywhere else in town, the couple said. Before opening the restaurant, they noticed a gap in the Fort Wayne dining scene.

“There’s nothing mid casual,” Lindsay said.

They wanted to fill that gap by creating a space where people can enjoy farm-fresh ingredients

at an affordable price.

Entrees range from $6 to $13.

“We want people to feel comfortable and at home,” John said. “It’s really common for people to finish a meal and hang out for 30-40 minutes afterwards because it’s comfortable. You feel welcome and you don’t feel like you have to rush out.

It’s bright and inviting.”

The Cheesebrews said they were going for a warmer look when they were decorating the restaurant’s interior – a bright space with lots of plants and personal touches like framed pictures of their grandmothers.

“This ‘white’ (paint) is actually the most pale pink,” Lindsay said. “I wanted something that was neutral but feminine.”

Out back, there is additional seating on the patio.

In the restaurant’s first months, it has welcomed a range of clientele from groups of teenagers to customers in their 90s.

“It’s really interesting to see how all these different age groups really appreciate this space, and they’re enjoying it,” she said.

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Speaker to focus on substance use disorder

addiction.

Further events will take place early in 2019, with topics including “Signs of Substance Use Disorder in Children and Family Members,” “Impact of Opioid Epidemic on Healthcare” and “Sharing My Healing Pathway,” which will focus on how users can get help for their disorder. Dates for these events are pending.

In conjunction with the speaker series, Visiting Nurse has formed a grief support group called “Healing Pathway,” which will meet twice a month, designed to help those who have lost loved ones to substance use disorder and addiction cope with their grief. The group will be held the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center, 5920 Homestead Road,

Visiting Nurse, a community-based nonprofit palliative care and hospice organization, is partnering with Allen County Health Commissioner Dr. Deborah McMahan, Captain Kevin Hunter of the Fort Wayne Police Department’s Vice and Narcotics division and other regional experts in a new speaker series beginning Nov. 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center, 5920 Homestead Road on the Visiting Nurse campus.

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H.O.P.E. for Animals will host a spay/ neuter special for 200 community cats during the month of November.

The animal clinic defines a community cat as an outdoor, free-roaming cat that has no identifiable owner. Many started out in a home but their owners left them outside to roam.

Now they are reproducing at a rate that is causing overcrowding at local shelters.

The Community Cat Package at H.O.P.E. for

Animals, which includes the spay or neuter surgery, rabies vaccination, microchip and ear tip for visual identification, will be offered for a reduced price of just $10 per cat in November (regular cost is $35). This special is for free-roaming, outdoor, community cats in Fort Wayne city limits.

Community cat caretakers must call the H.O.P.E. Community Cat Hotline for an appointment at (260) 440-8893. Only those with appointments will receive the $10 reduced price.

The special was made possible by a donation to the H.O.P.E. for Animals Sophia’s Fund, which is a fund used specifically for the spay/neuter surgeries and medical needs of community cats.

For more information, visit www.hope-for-animals.org or call (260)

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Elf the Musical comes to the Civic Fort Wayne Civic Theatre in collaboration with Fort Wayne Youtheatre will present Elf the Musical during nine performances in November 3-18.

The holiday musical follows Buddy, a young orphan who mistakenly

crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole, as he journeys to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity.

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Lunch lady by day, football mom by night A day in the life of Lakesha Green

BY BRIDGETT HERNANDEZ

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Lakesha Green’s car is typically the first car in the parking lot at Lane Middle School each morning. While teachers are tasked with nourishing students’ minds, her job is to nourish their bodies.

That starts with breakfast, which she delivers to classrooms before students arrive. She’s the school café manager or, as students affectionately call her, “Miss Kesha.”

Green has worked in Fort Wayne Community Schools cafeterias for 11 years and has been a café manager for the past five.

The Northrop High School graduate and mother of two teenagers started

working in nutrition services when her children were in preschool and she was looking for a job with hours that would accommodate her young family.

“I absolutely love it,” she said.

School lunches are prepared daily in the school’s newly renovated kitchen. In addition to overseeing the cafeteria’s daily operations, Green designs lunch menus from a recipe database created by the district’s dietitians.

The recipes aren’t just nutritious; they’re pretty tasty, she said. She has even tried some of the recipes at home — the beefaroni is a hit with her kids.

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6:48 a.m. Cafe manager Lakesha Green delivers packaged breakfasts to classrooms at Lane Middle School.

In May, FWCS announced it would offer breakfast and lunch at no cost to students in elementary, middle and high

schools. Green said it was a positive step.

“It’s a really good program, and I’m glad it

6:54 a.m. Green and coworker Karen Vorndran’s job starts before students arrive. Each morning, they deliver about 450 packaged breakfasts to classrooms.

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9:13 a.m. Green, a self-described “die-hard football mom” chats with milk delivery man Dave Elwood about Snider High School’s upcoming game. Her son, Jayshawn Underwood, a junior, plays defensive back for the team.

10:50 a.m. Green eats an early lunch with her team before the lunch rush. They typically eat whatever is on the menu that day.

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got put in place because now parents and kids don’t have to worry about where they’re going to get lunch money from. That’s one less thing for them to worry about so that they can focus on their school work and getting through the school day,” she said.

Green also enjoys interacting with students during their lunch periods.

“I’m out there every lunch walking around, talking to them, making sure they’re not playing in line,” she said.

“A lot of people say middle school is hard because (students are) growing into who they are and trying to figure out who they are. Some days, all it takes is for you to say ‘Have a good day!’ to brighten their day.”

Here’s a glimpse into a day in her life on Oct. 5, 2018:

10:59 a.m. Green prepares for the first of three lunch periods.

11:33 a.m. Green chats with a student during the first lunch period. “I try to walk around and ask their opinion on the food. If they don’t like something, they will tell me,” she laughed.

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11:19 a.m. Green refills fruit on the cold line.

Students must take a piece of fruit with their lunch. Sometimes it goes uneaten — students place leftover apples in a box for donation. Other times, Green said, students will ask for second servings of fruit. “We do not deny them if they want extra servings of fruits or vegetables,” she said.

7:16 p.m. Green and Nadia Cotterman cheer at a high school football game against Snider and Bishop Dwenger.

The friends and coworkers both have a son on the Snider team.

Snider won the game with a score of 21-13, breaking Dwenger’s seven-game winning streak.

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Schedule some hometown fun Don’t wait until guests arrive to decide how you’re going to spend your time together. A little planning can help avoid

back and forth between host and guest about what to do or where to eat.

Kristen Guthrie, a spokesperson for Visit Fort Wayne, suggests asking visitors these questions to narrow down your recommendations: • What are your interests? Do you like arts, sports, music, etc.?

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Have a clean space for them. It’s not necessary that everything has to be new and expensive, but getting rid of clutter and just having a nice, neat, organized room for someone makes people feel like they’re at home,” she said.

Make guests feel special Giving travelers space to relax and recharge is important, but making memories is what visits with loved ones are all about.

At the Purviance House, Fetters serves a full hot breakfast around the dining room table each morning. She enjoys mingling with bed and breakfast guests and hearing what brought them to town or who they’re visiting.

“I think guests can tell if you enjoy doing what you’re doing. If you have a heart for hospitality, that shows. If you enjoy people, that shows,” she said.

Hosts who want to go the extra mile might consider presenting their guests with a locallymade gift to remember their visit. However, you don’t have to spend a lot of money to make their stay memorable. The smell of cinnamon coffee cake baking in the oven is always inviting, Fetters said.

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However, you don’t have to be a tour guide. Stop by the Visitors Center, 927 South Harrison St., and pick up a few brochures or print out a copy for the internet so that your guests can choose their own adventure.

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The accommodation has a five-star rating on TripAdvisor with more than two dozen rave reviews.

“My husband and I both have a passion for welcoming people to Huntington,” Barb Fetters said. “It’s a great way to do it because we live in a beautiful old home built in 1859.”

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Fostering a love of reading

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With the school year in full swing, children are coming home with reading assignments and library programs are abounding.

For children who struggle to read or don’t seem to show an interest, however, it can be a trying time.

Local experts from Projects READS and the Allen County Public Library offered some insight and tips for parents of these struggling readers, or anyone who wants to foster a love of reading in a child.

“The first thing you want to do is model behaviors. If kids see you reading they’re going to think it’s a cool thing to do. Kids really do look up to their grownups that they respect,” ACPL children’s services manager for the main branch Mary Voors said.

This can also help with teens who are required to read certain books for school, ACPL main branch teen’s department manager Mari Hardacre suggested — if someone else has read it and can help draw them in that can help their interest level as well.

Let them choose

Another important way to foster a love of reading in children of any age is to let them pick out their own materials.

This is beneficial for several reasons. First, children are more apt to enjoy a book if it’s about one of their interests.

Second, children will often push themselves to the limits of their reading skills if the topic is interesting to them.

“When you have a high interest you’ll stretch yourself to do harder words. …

The children push themselves instead of you pushing,” Project READS Executive Director DeShawn Wert said. “If they have a high interest in something, really bolster that interest because they will read above their regular reading level in high-interest material.”

This is especially true for graphic novels or comic books, which some parents think of as “cheater” books because of the abundance of pictures, Voors said.

However, these are often at higher reading levels than a child might find in a traditional chapter book.

High-interest material doesn’t have to be limited to children’s books, either. Project

READS Program Manager Deb Dutton said when her son was struggling to read and loved dinosaurs, they would do research on dinosaurs and even visit museums. Children who love to cook can help read recipes and look at labels in the grocery store.

Non-fiction can be helpful for teens as well, who might be drawn to informational or historical books rather than novels, Hardacre said.

Help them feel successful

Another important way to foster of love of reading is to allow a child struggling to read to be successful.

When students initially enter the Project READS program, they are started on books that are a little below their typical reading level so they become more comfortable, Wert said.

“There’s stretch time and there’s practice times,” she said.

A simple way to tell where a book is within a child’s reading level is the “five finger rule”: have the child read the first two pages of a book and discreetly hold up a finger for every word he or she doesn’t know.

Zero or one finger might mean the book is below his or her current reading level, while four to five might be a bit above.

Two or three, however, is probably just right.

This can apply to teens as well, who may want to read books for enjoyment that are below their reading level.

“Not every single thing they read has to be expanding their reading level, because sometimes reading things at their current level or things that they just enjoy can help them with greater fluency and enjoyment and for relaxation,” Hardacre said.

The library offers several resources to help students become more comfortable, Voors said.

First, it offers a series of books called We Both Read.

“They’re designed for a grown up to read with a kid,” she said.

“On one page it has grown-up text, which is a little bit more complex both in vocabulary and in sentence structure, and on the next page it has much more simplified reading. It will have picture cues for the words and it will have simpler sentence structure, or for the very young it will have one word. But the parent and child can read it together and the child will really recognize that they are

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The library also offers Paws to Read every Thursday at the main branch and throughout the year at other

branches.

“Specially trained therapy dogs come in, and they are trained to listen to children read. So if a child may be reading fine independently and silent reading but uncomfortable or unsure in reading out loud, which is real important to be able to do, taking time to read

to a dog” can be helpful because the dog seems to be enjoying the reading and never corrects the reader, Voors said. “(Feeling successful is) a powerful thing, we all want to be successful at the things we endeavor to do, and reading is no different,” she said.

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Clearing the path

BY BRIDGETT HERNANDEZ

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If you have spent any time on the two-mile trail around Foster Park this fall, you might have caught a glimpse of Leah Hall Hall running past with the rest of the Bishop Luers Cross Country team. At practice, the high school senior is a blur with a brunette ponytail and an armful of roadside rubbish from food wrappers to paper cups.

The practice actually has a name: plogging.

It’s a trend that started in Sweden around 2016.

Plogging is a combination of “jogging” and the Swedish “plocka upp” or picking up litter. As a workout, plogging provides participants variation in body movement by adding bending, squatting and stretching to the main activity of running.

There’s even a Fort Wayne Plogging Group on Facebook that organizes meetups for runners to get together, exercise and pick up litter.

However, Hall said she

had no idea what plogging was or that it was a growing trend. She just started doing it one day this season. Each practice, the cross country team runs four or five miles around Foster Park.

During practice, she runs past a stretch of Bluffton Road that is always littered with trash.

She thought, “Why not?”

It seemed silly to just run past it every day, so she reached down and picked it up. At the end of practice, she throws it away.

“Whenever I’m running down there past Bluffton Road, there’s always so much trash, so sometimes during an easy run, I’m like might as well just grab it. You’ve got to respect the places around here and it was an opportunity, so why not take it?”

It’s no big deal, Hall said. Sometimes she runs with her phone in her hand while she’s listening to music, so carrying a little more doesn’t make much difference, she explained. And of course if any trash looks suspicious, she leaves it on the ground.

Head coach Nichole Wellman said she wasn’t surprised to hear that Hall, one of the captains on the team, had started picking

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Leah Hall (far right) runs with the Bishop Luers cross country team at Foster Park as the team prepares for the semi-state competition.

up trash on her runs.

“That’s typical Leah to be looking out for everyone around her,” she said.

“The best word to describe Leah is just positive all the time.

Incredibly positive, incredibly uplifting and motivating to everybody around her.”

The runner had a major setback early on in the season when an injury kept her out of practice for the first half of the season.

Wellman said the physical therapist told Hall that she couldn’t run until the issue was resolved. It was horrible news for a senior athlete to get the first week of practice, but Hall took it in stride, Wellman said.

“She was out for at least a month and her positivity just stayed there the whole time

despite as a senior having this setback after all the work she put in during the summer. She still remained present both physically and mentally for the team and just motivated them along the way despite what she was going through,” she said.

With the help of physical therapy, Hall was eventually able to do some jog walking at practice and start competing again halfway through the season. The team placed third in regional.

In mid-October, the team was preparing for semi-state with high hopes for advancing to state.

After graduation, Hall plans to attend the University of Saint Francis where she will study studio art and graphic design and run cross country and track.

Church seeking interpreters

BY KPC MEDIA NEWS SERVICE First Christian Church will present Walk to Bethlehem, a guided tour that celebrates the story of Jesus’ birth on Dec. 8 and 9.

The free tours are scheduled approximately every 10 minutes 5:30-7:30 p.m. Guides will lead visitors to scenes outside the church with scenes featuring live animals. In the marketplace, there will be spice and bread vendors, Roman soldiers, a census taker,

craftsmen and other characters from the time of Jesus.

Afterwards, visitors are invited into the sanctuary for a time of prayer and reflection. Communion will also be offered.

The church is seeking volunteer interpreters to share the experience with non-English speaking guests. It is asking pastors and leaders of non-English speaking congregations to provide an interpreter of their language to conduct a tour of the scenes outside the church at a

specified time and read the narration of each scene in their language.

“We know that Fort Wayne is a very diverse community and we were hoping to reach them with this wonderful story of the birth of Christ that’s told outside the church but it would require someone that spoke their language to make it clear to them,” event coordinator Judith Hapke said.

Those who are interested can call the church office at (260) 744-3239 or Judy Church

Walk to Bethlehem When: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 and 9 Where: First Christian Church, 4800 South Calhoun St., Fort Wayne Admission: Free

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The open house will include holiday music, memory-making activities for children and a special dedication at 12:45 p.m. when names of loved ones will be read.

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to have more diversity of titles,” Hardacre said.

Literacy is everywhere

Improving literacy doesn’t begin and end with books, however — in fact, it begins long before children are even able to talk.

“A big thing I know they’re pushing with preschool kids is talking to your children,” Dutton said.

This is because children need to have heard words before they can express them and read them themselves.

is also a tree dedicated specifically for children.

Volunteers paint each ornament with a family member or friend’s name. People can opt to write a note to or about the loved one that will be placed inside their ornament.

The ornaments remain on the trees until after the new year.

They can be picked up from volunteer services the weeks of Jan. 7-11 and Jan. 14-18, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

The Remembrance Tree observance is hosted by Lutheran Health Network Bereavement Services and the Forget-Me-Not program.

Lutheran Hospital’s south lobby is located in Medical Office Building Two, 7910 W. Jefferson Blvd., near the Lutheran Cancer Center. The campus’ south parking garage offers the closest parking. For more information, call (260) 435-7704.

“Literacy is listening, talking, reading, writing,” Wert said.

That means reading to children, talking about books and reinforcing concepts in the real world can make a big difference in a child’s ability to read.

Project READS offers resources for parents and adults in the form of Follow the Reader, a series of six videos that feature Project READS tutors covering topics like picture walks, word decoding, sight words and more, designed to help adults help children read. These can be found at http://followthereader. abouteducation.org.

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Baha’i Faith celebration: Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Members of the Baha’i Faith invite the public to join in celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Fort Wayne. The event will include local Baha’i history and stories from the community’s beginning as well as more recent memories. For more information, visit www.bahais-fortwayne.com or call (260) 255-6639.

Send news of your group to bhernandez@kpcmedia.com by November 8 for the December issue. Items will be November Community Calendar 2018 selected and edited as space permits.

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A Night of Hope: The Orchid, 11508 Lincoln Highway East, New Haven.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the event starts at 6 p.m.

The fundraiser benefits the Power House Youth Center.

Come and enjoy a relaxing evening featuring a catered meal as well as silent and live auction with music provided by current and former Power House members. The fundraiser will feature guest speaker Aaron Brown, a children’s book author and inspirational speaker. Tickets are $60 per person. To purchase tickets, visit https:// nightofhope.eventsmart. com/. Business sponsorships are also available. For more information, contact info@ powerhouseyouthcenters. com.

Church Street Corner Bazaar: Waynedale United Methodist Church, 2501 Church Street, Fort Wayne.

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sales will include apple dumplings, cookies by the box, baked goods, candy, craft vendors, dollar store and silent auction. A snack bar will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The event is sponsored by the Waynedale United Methodist Women. Proceeds support the Pledge to Missions.

Craft show: Central Christian School, 5801 Schwartz Road, Fort Wayne.

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The craft show will offer holiday shopping featuring unique handmade items as well as direct sales products. The eighth grade student-run bake sale and concession stand will offer baked goods, treats and lunch options. The Perk coffee house will also be open. For more information, contact CCScraftshow@ gmail.com.

Fall festival: Zion Lutheran Church, 2313 South Hanna Street at Creighton in Fort Wayne. 5-7 p.m. The annual Fall Festival Sausage/ Sauerkraut Dinner includes a crafts and baked goods sale. Dinner for individuals older than 11 years old will include sausage, sauerkraut or green beans, mashed potatoes, dessert, and coffee or milk for $9. For children age 5-10 years old, the meal will include hotdog, chips, dessert, and milk or juice for $3.50. Children younger than 5 years old eat for free.

Other drinks are available for a donation. Carryout will be

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November World Community Day: St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 2421 Hanna St., Fort Wayne. 12:30 p.m. The Fort Wayne/Allen County Church Women United will host the event. This year’s theme is “In Harmony with God’s People.” Sheryl Ferguson from Blackhawk Ministries will present the Bible study.

The Kekionga Steel Drums from Kekionga Middle School will open the meeting with a special performance.

The event is open to church women of all faiths. Reservations are $3 and may be obtained by calling (260) 637-1842.

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November Church anniversary celebration: Bethel United Methodist Church, 8405 Lima Road, Fort Wayne. The church will celebrate its 175th year at the 11 a.m. service. Guest speaker Rev. Paul Arnold will deliver the message and there will be special music by Dan Weirich. A potluck luncheon will follow the celebration service. For more information, contact Carol Barton at (260) 489-3651.

Fort Wayne Hobby and Collectibles Show: Classic Café, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hobby and collectible show along with the vinyl record and CD show next door. Find vintage and new toys, comic books, sport and non-sport cards, TV and movie memorabilia, diecasts, coins, models, magazines, games and more.

Admission is free to both shows. For more information, visit https://www.facebook. com/fortwaynehobbyandcollectiblesshow/ or call Vince at (260) 450-4147.

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November Appleseed Quilters Guild Meeting: Classic Café, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. Social time begins at 6:30 p.m. Meeting starts

at 7 p.m. New members and guests welcome.

Edward’s Sewing Center will demonstrate how to care for your machine. Meetings conclude with show and tell.

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November Bishop Luers High School Open House: 333 E. Paulding Road, Fort Wayne.

6:30-8:30 p.m. Prospective new students and their families are invited to join teachers, staff and student to learn more about the school including financial aid, sports and clubs, curriculum and more. Enter through main gym doors. For more information, visit www.

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Corned beef fundraiser: Congregation Achduth Vesholom, 5200 Old Mill Road, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The corned beef on rye fundraiser offers authentic Jewish deli-style luncheon featuring a 1/3 pound sandwich, a giant pickle, creamy coleslaw, fudgy brownie and drink.

Boxed meals are $16. Dining in or carryout are both available. Local delivery service is available for orders of 12 or more lunches for a fee of $10 per address. Order forms are available at www. templecav.org. Phone orders can be placed at 260/7444245 (credit card only). You can also order online at www. templecav.org. Proceeds support programs at the Temple.

Disorderly Bear Den: Community Center, 233 West Main Street, Fort Wayne.

6:30 p.m. The local chapter of Good Bears of the World always welcome visitors to the meetings, which include social time and regular business. For more information, contact Donna GordonHearn at (360) 409-9886 or email tdbear7@comcast. net. The group’s goal is to provide soft, cuddly teddy bears and other stuffed animals to kids in trauma situations and lonely adults in the Fort Wayne area.

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November Fish fry and pork tenderloin dinner: Park Edelweiss, 3355 Elmhurst Drive, Fort Wayne. 4:30-7 p.m. All you can eat fish and pork tenderloin with scalloped potatoes, coleslaw, dessert and coffee. Full service bar available with German and domestic beer, wine and other beverages and soft drinks. Live German music.

The cost is $9 for adults and $5 for children. The dinner is sponsored by Ft. Wayne Maennerchor/Damenchor.

For more information, contact Patti Knox at (260) 444-3634.

Big Church Night Out: First Assembly of God, 1400 West Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m.

The lineup features Crowder, Jordan Feliz, Sarah Reeves, Illusionist Brock Gil and more. Tickets range from $23 to $103. For more information, visit www.TrinityCommunications.org.

Karaoke Classics Live: C2G Music Hall, 323 West Baker St., Fort Wayne.

7:30 p.m. Heartland Sings channels The Carpenters, performing their hit singles, accompanied by the group’s professional instrumental combo. Audience members are invited to sing along with the group and get on stage (lyrics will be provided on screen). Food and drink available for purchase, one drink included with ticket.

Tickets $20 in advance at HeartlandSings.org/Tickets or call (260) 436-8080.

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November Christmas bazaar and sale: Emmaus Lutheran Church, 8626 Covington Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Women’s Guild of Emmaus Lutheran Church will host its annual Christmas bazaar and sale in the gym featuring hand-crafted items, jams, jellies, baked goods, and new

and gently used gift items.

Some direct sales companies will also participate in the event. Breakfast and lunch items will be available at the concessions area. The deadline for vendor table rentals is Nov. 2. For more information, call Margie at (260) 440-4037 or Darlene at (260) 418-4285.

Church bazaar and bake sale: Martini Lutheran Church, 333 E. Moeller Road, New Haven.

9 a.m.-2 p.m. A light breakfast or lunch will be available for purchase.

To reserve a vendor table, contact Florence at (260) 205-1112.

Christmas bazaar: Peace United Church of Christ, 9123 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The fourth annual Christmas bazaar will feature a variety of vendors offering handmade crafts and baked goods.

Proceeds benefit Foods Resource Bank. Vendor tables are $15. For more information, contact Diana West at (260) 431-7183 or (260) 432-6369 or dkfrance2002@ yahoo.com.

Sports card and collectibles show: Ramada Plaza Hotel, 305 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne.

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission. Dealers from three states will buy, sell or trade sports cards and other cards and collectibles.

The public may bring items to be appraised. For more information contact Brian Mayne at (260) 824-4867 or mcscards@icloud.com.

Women’s Conference: Zanesville United Methodist Church, 11811 Wayne St., Zanesville. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“More than That, This is Me” is a one-day women’s conference that welcomes women in all walks of life to come together to celebrate one another, worship with God and redefine their self-image.

Conference tickets include a coffee and donut breakfast, a keynote speaker, buffet lunch, panel discussion, and dessert and snack bar. Tickets are $40 per person or $70 for two. A table of eight guests is $280. Reserve tickets at zumwomensconference. com. No childcare will be SEE CALENDAR, PAGE 16

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Veterans Day Parade: The parade will start at 11 a.m. at the corner of East State Boulevard and Parnell Avenue and travel north to the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Avenue. For more information, visit accov. weebly.com or contact Alan Schuette at schuette82@ gmail.com.

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November Monroeville Auxiliary Thanksgiving Dinner: Monroeville Legion Post 420, 112 E. South Street, Monroeville. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost is $9 for adults and $5 for children age 5 to 12 years old. Children 4 years old and younger eat free. Dine in and drive through meals available.

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November Civil War Round Table Meeting: Conference Room C at the Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Dr. A. James Fuller, who will speak on Governor Morton.

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The public is welcome to attend. For questions, contact Dick Tagtmeyer at (260) 745-1081, or email CWRTNEI@aol.com. For more information, visit the group’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ CWRTNEI or website at https://www.civilwarroundtableofNEI.wordpress.com.

14. November 14 Miami Valley Coin and Relic Hunters Club: Aboite Township Trustee’s Office, 11321 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m.

The club invites anyone who has an interest in the metal-detecting hobby and who is interested in learning more about the club.

15. November 15 Jeremy Camp and Matthew West concert: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Expo Center, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Ticket prices range from $7 to $77. For more information, visit www.TrinityCommunications.org.

17. November 17 Holiday bazaar: American Legion Auxiliary unit #241, 7605 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The fifth annual event will feature a variety of vendors offering handmade crafts and baked goods. Proceeds benefit local charities and veterans. Vendor tables are $15. For more information, contact Diana West at (260) 431-7183 or (260) 432-6369 or dkfrance2002@yahoo.

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18. November 18 Heartland Sings recital: Plymouth Congregational Church, 501 West Berry St., Fort Wayne. 2 p.m.

The recital features art song, oratorio, opera and musical theater performed by the vocal artists of Heartland Sings.

Admission is free.

Benefit concert: Broadway Christian Church sanctuary, 910 Broadway, Fort Wayne.

4 p.m. will host a benefit concert to raise funds to install a five-stop elevator in its building.

The congregation has already raised two thirds of its $850,000 goal for the project which will make the facility totally accessible to the physically handicapped and elderly. The concert will feature the Unclouded Day Quartet. Together with musicians from the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, retired band directors and area brass players, the singers will present a lively program of gospel music, hymn arrangements and patriotic selections.

It will include an eclectic mix of Dixieland, classical and smooth jazz.

Admission is free with an offering accepted during the concert. Those who are unable to attend the concert but would like to contribute to the building project can mail their donations to the church.

For more information, contact the church office at (260) 4023-2347.

Christmas in the Park promises Christ-centered fun

BY KPC MEDIA NEWS SERVICE Christmas in the Park returns to Franke Park, 3411 Sherman Blvd., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 24-25. The free festival features a variety of family-friendly activities focusing on the reason for the season.

Visitors are invited to experience “Journey through the Streets of Bethlehem” as Fire & Light (formerly Audience of One) youth theater troupe performs re-enactments and interacts with visitors. The walk includes a stop at the nativity complete with live donkeys and sheep.

Outside the magi tent, visitors will have the opportunity to see and learn about live camels.

Christmas in the Park also offers interactive activities focused on giving. Participants will have a chance to write a note to a veteran that will be delivered to the VA Northern Indiana Health Services Facility or contribute toward postage to handpick a dress to send around the world through the “Little Dresses for Africa” project.

In the heated pavilion, a variety of displays will include ideas for making

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Children will enjoy making crafts and playing games in the activity tent, experiencing the Animal Grams Petting Zoo and watching balloon sculpting.

The Talent Sharing Tent will feature the talent of musicians, singers and storytellers.

Big Blast Ministries will also present a balloon

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Visitors can take family photos with the words “Joy,” “Love” or “Hope” to use for customized Christmas cards.

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