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Show choirs unite diverse talents

Heritage Days touts Indiana Bicentennial By Ryan Schwab rschwab@kpcmedia.com

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The Elegance girls show choir rehearses at Bishop Dwenger High School. The choir’s show has a rock ’n’ roll theme.

(High school show choirs have begun their competition season. In this newspaper’s circulation area, Bishop Dwenger, Carroll and Northrop high schools share in show choir.) By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com

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Dwenger High School students commit their energy to show choir. They tell stories in dance and music at host schools, including Dwenger’s own invitational. “Show choir is an activity that spans multiple sports seasons,” said Christy Maloney, the director. “We share some of these kids in the fall during fall sports, but once we hit winter season, this IS their sport.” The Elegance girls choir boasts 36

members. The Summit Sound mixed choir embraces 40 students. “Eight girls are in both choirs. It takes quite a commitment,” Maloney said. Backstage, the seven members of the Bow Tie Maﬁa band perform with both choirs. The Elegance girls group is mostly freshmen and sophomores. This year’s show has a rock ’n’ roll theme, See SHOW, Page A11

Gardening classes offer early glimpse of spring Steve Pawlowski took the first 2016 seed catalog from his mailbox just days after the first hard frost signaled the end of the 2015 garden season. “I just got it this week. I couldn’t believe it,” he said in early December, adding that he expected to see dozens more seed catalogs by January. That first catalog was from Territorial Seeds. “They have a lot of really diverse heirlooms and hybrids,” he said. “It’s a really nice catalog. They have all kinds of different tomatoes. You can even get a wasabi plant.” Kathy Lee also has been gearing up for another year of gardening. She plans to start leeks from seed by the middle of February. Lee, too, is studying seed catalogs.

“It’s a lot cheaper,” she said. “You can buy a package of seeds that might have 30 seeds in it for the same amount of money that you’d spend for four plants from the nursery or box store. You get a greater variety at much less cost, so you can try new things.” Both Lee and Pawlowski have earned the rank of Master Gardener. Both will share their enthusiasm and knowledge at February workshops at Salomon Farm Park Learning Center. Lee will instruct a “Gardening in Winter” workshop on Feb. 13. Pawlowski will instruct the “Backyard Composting” workshop on Feb. 20. Serious gardeners may warm up by attending “Selling Homemade Edibles: Understanding the Rules.” Steve Niemo-

For details Q Salomon Farm Park Learning Center is at 817 W. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. Class fees and registration deadlines apply. See the Community Calendar.

Page B9 eller from the Allen County Health Department will direct that Feb. 6 workshop. Lee said seed packages tell whether to plant seeds after the last frost, or whether to plant inside and move the plants outside. “So you have to count back on your calendar,” she said. Lee will start leek seeds in mid-February. “March and April are heavy times for starting most seeds. Some are even planted the ﬁrst part of May,” she said. See SPRING, Page A13

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One year off was enough for Huntertown Heritage Days. Jenny McComb is seeing to that. McComb has reclaimed the throne as coordinator of the festival, which is scheduled for Friday through Sunday, Aug. 5-7. “Right after last year’s festival was canceled, I’d already made up my mind there was going to be a Heritage Days [in 2016],” McComb said. “I think the community looks forward to it. When they don’t have it, they miss it. I have had several people tell me they missed it last year.” McComb said she was contacted by a member of the 2016 Indiana Bicentennial Allen County Outreach group, who was interested in having the Heritage Days Festival coordinate with the county’s bicentennial

events. McComb said the theme is “Huntertown Heritage Days celebrates Indiana’s Bicentennial” and that parade floats should encompass that theme. McComb is urging area businesses to participate in the parade and would like to see each of Huntertown’s subdivisions enter a float in the parade. “I expect the biggest parade we’ve ever had. Even bigger than the year the McComb family was honored,” McComb said with a laugh. The first weekend in August was the traditional date for the festival. Two years ago, the festival was moved to the second weekend in September in hopes for cooler weather. Crowds were smaller, competing with Friday football games and Saturday youth league soccer, See DAYS, Page A14

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Winterval offers visitors warm indoor options, too Downtown Fort Wayne’s ﬁfth annual Winterval festival on Saturday, Jan. 30, promises indoor and outdoor winter fun for all ages. Visitors may admire ice carving, take carriage rides, or watch as the brave of heart take the ﬁeld for Snow Bowl Rugby. The Community Center’s free Winter Carnival runs from 1-4 p.m., and includes pictures with Elsa and Anna from “Frozen,” horse and carriage rides,

face painting, games, snow crafts, indoor snowboarding, ﬁngernail painting, ice carving demonstrations and treats. The Community Center is at 233 W. Main St. The Botanical Conservatory has Winterval activities from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., including crafting a winter bird feeder, interactive displays, an ice carving demonstration and refreshments. The “Dig This!” exhibit offers a chance to search for fossils and dinosaur bones.

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Many venues also offer discounts and have refreshments. • 9 a.m.-3 p.m.: Freeze Frame Picture Car & Truck Show & Model Car, Truck and Hobby Show. First Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Wayne St. Spectators admitted free. Exhibitors pay $10 entry fee. • 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Nouvelle Annee: A French Garrison 1756. The Old Fort (Historic Fort Wayne), 1201 Spy Run Ave. Free admission. Bake sale, hot cocoa and coffee. • 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Science Central, 1950 N. Clinton St. Half-off usual admission price, so it’s $4 for kids 3-12 and adults and $3.50 for seniors 65 and over. Glacial Gak liquid nitrogen ice cream, “Roll, Drop, Bounce” exhibit,

free vision screening. For program details and a breakdown of customary admission prices, visit sciencecentral.org. • 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Public skating at Headwaters Park Ice Rink at Clinton and Superior streets. Fort Wayne Ice Skating Club exhibitions at 1:15, 2:15, 3:15 and 4:15 p.m. Regular admission of $3 for ages 13 and under, $5 for ages 14 and over. Skate rental $2. Spectators admitted free. Free parking. • Noon-4 p.m.: Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza. Bookmark craft, 1-4 p.m. Bicentennial photo booth and adult postcard coloring, 1-4 p.m. Lego building, 2-4 p.m. • 1 p.m.: Snow Bowl Rugby Game. Lawton Park, 1900 N. Clinton

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Watch ice carving demonstrations and see presculpted art at eight locations during Winterval on Saturday, Jan. 30, in downtown Fort Wayne.

St. Free admission. FW Rugby Football Club vs. IPFW, Taylor University and Indiana Wesleyan rugby clubs. • 2 p.m.: Fort Wayne Youtheatre presents “Celebrate Indiana.” Community Center, 233 W. Main St. • Live ice carvings — Watch ice sculptors create their masterpieces. 11 a.m., Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St.; noon, Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza; 2 p.m., Community Center, 233 W. Main St. • Prescrulpted ice carvings — Stop by these sites at your convenience that

day to see completed ice carvings: Hoppy Gnome, 203 E. Berry St.; Riverfront Fort Wayne, 916 S. Calhoun St.; Visit Fort Wayne, 927 S. Harrison St.; University of Saint Francis Performing Arts Center, 431 W. Berry St.; Freimann Square, 200 E. Main St. More information and photos can be found at WintervalFW.com. Winterval is sponsored by Majic 95.1, the Downtown Improvement District and Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation and is part of the Allen County celebration of the Indiana Bicentennial.

USF Jesters preparing spring performance The Jesters of the University of Saint Francis will present “Believe You Me” as their annual spring performance. Show are at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 12, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at 3 p.m. at the North Campus auditorium, 2702 Spring St., Fort Wayne. Tickets are $10 and are available now. Call the School of Creative Arts at (260) 399-7700, ext. 8001, for information. This year’s show is about the evolution of ideas. Performers use music, dance, theater, visual art and puppets to follow the adventure of an idea from its initial seed thought to its eventual demise or manifestation. Four lead character proﬁles are based on real people with disabilities in the greater Fort Wayne community who have successfully pursued a meaningful idea. Throughout the show, good ideas and bad ideas are personiﬁed as characters. Other characters include good fairies who help protect and nourish the ideas, bad fairies who

try to diminish the ideas and fortune-tellers who provide counsel. In light of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, “Believe You Me” celebrates the ADA as an idea that provides people with disabilities a vehicle that supports an array of other ideas. Sponsored by the University of Saint Francis since 1978, the Jesters is a performing group of people with mild to severe developmental disabilities. The purpose of the Jesters is to enhance quality of life for people with disabilities by engaging them in the creative arts. The vision is to develop self-expression, self-esteem, socialization and other life skills while providing learning opportunities to the USF community and the community at large. The Jesters program and this year’s performance are provided with support from the AWS Foundation and from Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne, the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Skating party assists burn center’s aid to families A roller skating party will raise money for the Regional Burn Center at Saint Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne. The New Haven Lions Club has signed on as the gold sponsor of the fundraiser, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at Bell’s Roller Skating Rink, 7009 Indiana 930, in New Haven. Admission is $5 per person. The Lions Club is seeking donations for a silent auction to be held during the skating party. Donors should

contact James Rorick, club president, at (260) 417-1730 to arrange for silent auction items to be picked up. Donations can also be mailed to: New Haven Lions Club, c/o Lions James Rorick, 5717 Green Road, New Haven, IN 46774. Rorick said the burn center and supporting burn council are not widely known except to those whose families have used the services. The burn council was created in 2001 as a charity to help families

with loved ones in the burn center. The burn council provides hospitality suites to families being cared for at the downtown Fort Wayne burn center. The suites offer a place for families to rest, reﬂect and regroup while a loved one is in the burn center. Families can sleep, eat, shower and wash clothes only a few steps away from the patients’ rooms. “The rooms are proving to be a great comfort for families

during a time that often involves a great amount of stress, especially for families that may live hundreds of miles away and would have to sleep in the lobby or pay for a hotel room,” the burn council said in a statement. “We have hosted guests from locales ranging from South Bend to New York City.” The burn family suites opened in 2010. The council also offers burn survivor assistance, to help survivors and their families of limited

FOR DETAILS Saint Joseph Burn and Wound Clinic 700 Broadway, Fort Wayne (260) 425-3567 Visit stjoehospital.com for a list of services, and see “What To Do” if a burn occurs. ﬁnancial means. The assistance includes: gas cards for family members traveling from out of town and for burn survivors to return for follow-up treatment; food vouchers for families at Saint Joseph Hospital; custom bandages, dress-

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Deborah Neumeyer, director of secondary education for Northwest Allen County Schools, was asked to provide a job description. The list just kept on coming. The bulk of her time is spent overseeing curriculum in grades 6-12 and working with Assistant Superintendent Gloria Shamanoff to align the district’s curriculum K-12. She is heavily involved in the district’s strategic planning and is spearheading professional learning, notably working to create and implement the district’s curriculum alignment and assessment teams. As the district prepares for the move to one-to-one technology, Neumeyer is working with Technology Directory Adela Dickey on training faculty for the changeover. She has been at the forefront of the growth of Advanced Placement and dual credit courses offered at Carroll High School as well as Pre-AP courses at the middle school level. There’s text book adoption, enrollment analysis, test score analysis and teacher recruitment. She is the lead administrator at the Youth Services Center and serves as the district’s expulsion hearing ofﬁcer. “If you have more time, I can keep listing things,” Neumeyer said. It’s a lot of hats

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there was a year where Northwest grew very little as a district, Carroll High School grew. There has never been a year that it didn’t.” The crowded school forced the district to build a second middle school, Maple Creek Middle School, and transform what was Carroll Middle School into the Carroll Freshman Center, which forced the construction of a new Carroll Middle School. “As with any transition period, there were lots of questions and lots of concerns, but we worked through it and [Carroll Freshman Center] is alive and well today,” she said. “We always felt like one high school. We had just one school [attendance] number the whole time, but it was difﬁcult at ﬁrst for some people to wrap around the concept.” Soon after, Carroll High School again grew crowded. Some in the public thought the district should build a second high school. Instead, the district elected to renovate and

expand the existing Carroll High School building. Neumeyer said the decision proved wise, especially with the economic recession that followed. “During that time, we could not have afforded to staff two high schools,” Neumeyer said. “It was a really good outcome and Carroll High School has done well as one entity. We can offer so many more opportunities for kids. When you start to try and duplicate those things, the cost becomes larger. You really need a certain number of students in a high school to offer the variety of programs we want to offer.” Leaving Carroll High School for her new position in the central ofﬁce wasn’t an easy decision. “It was hard to leave, sort of like it’s hard to leave now,” Neumeyer said. “I love the high school atmosphere. I love the academic part. I love the social part. I love the athletic and extracurricular part and the atmosphere they all create. I like working

with teenagers. I loved working with the staff over there. “I just knew it was a good thing overall. I had been in that school for 14 years. I am still highly involved. I knew I wasn’t leaving the planet. I still work closely with [CHS Principal Sam DiPrimio] and people over there. I’ve been able to work with more principals and teachers in addition to that. It’s been good. I enjoy this a lot.” Neumeyer said she plans on visiting her two sons, one who lives in New York and the other who lives in southern California. “I have never met a high school principal that knew as much about the curriculum and the instructional process as she has,” NACS Superintendent Chris Himsel said. “A lot of high school principals are good in a lot of different skills, usually curriculum and instruction aren’t a strong suit. It’s usually something you know elementary principals for, but not high school principals. She has been astounding. “She built on the progress of previous principals and previous administrators and she has made our staff at Carroll High School one of the strongest around. She understands the curriculum and instructional process and has supported teachers in carrying out that plan. We’ve been blessed to serve with a lot of people who are committed to making Carroll High School great.” Himsel said the district will examine how much work needs to be done and what the best and most cost-effective format to achieve all those needs will be before naming a replacement. When you ask Neumeyer, prepare for a lengthy list.

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someone else will have to don as Neumeyer plans to retire at the end of the school calendar year, June 30. “I don’t look at retirement as ‘I can’t wait to retire.’ It’s really bittersweet,” Neumeyer said. “There are just some things in life I want to do yet and if I don’t quit, I am not going to get to do those things. “I love Northwest Allen. It’s a great school district. I have always been proud to say I work for Northwest Allen County Schools. I will continue to be proud to say I did work for Northwest Allen County Schools. I believe in the district. We do some great things for kids. When people are looking to move into the area, I don’t hesitate to give them our address.” Neumeyer, who turned 65 this month, graduated from Concordia Public High School in Concordia, Mo., before attending Concordia College in Seward, Neb. She started in the parochial school system before taking seven years off to care for her two sons. She then taught math at New Haven High School before taking an assistant principal job at Bellmont High School. She came to NACS in 1999 as an assistant principal at Carroll High School. Three years later, she was named principal, where she served for 11 years before being named director of secondary education prior to the 2013-14 school year. Carroll High School had an enrollment around 1,200 when Neumeyer came to the district. Today, it’s added 1,000 students. “I went through the boom,” Neumeyer said. “In my 17 years at Northwest Allen, Carroll High School has grown every year in enrollment numbers. Even though

Despite taking a slight dip, Carroll High School’s graduation rate is still the highest in Allen County. The school’s graduation rate for the 2014-15 school year came in at 96.3 percent, according to ﬁgures released by the Indiana Department of Education. That mark is down from 96.9 percent in 2013-14. According to statistics released by the district, 43 percent of the graduating class earned an Academic Honors Diploma, which is an all-time high for

the school. More than 90 percent earned either an Academics Honors diploma or a Core 40 diploma, also an all-time high. The 96.3 percent rate represents the ﬁfth consecutive year Carrolls graduation rate has exceeded 95 percent and the ninth year in a row it has exceeded 92 percent. Indiana’s graduation rate for 2014-2015 public school students was 88.9 percent, down less than a percentage point from 89.8 percent in 2014. Since 2007, the state’s graduation rate has risen more than 10 percentage points, from 78.4 percent in 2007 to the 88.9 percent rate posted last

year. In Allen County, six public high schools, including Carroll, came in above the state average. Homestead High School (94.9 percent), Snider High School (94.4 percent), Heritage High School (90.7 percent), Wayne High School (90.2 percent) and Northrop High School (89.3 percent) were all above the state average. Coming in below the state average were Woodlan High School (87.2 percent), New Haven High School (84.6 percent), South Side High School (81.5 percent) and North Side High School (77.4

percent). “The 2015 graduation rate is a testament to the commitment of dedicated educators and the excellence of Hoosier students,” Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz said in a statement. “I am pleased with the progress that Indiana’s schools have made in recent years to increase the number of high school graduates. However, there is still work to be done to address the diverse needs of students across our state and to close the achievement gaps between student populations.”

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Huntertown council approves wastewater project By Ryan Schwab rschwab@kpcmedia.com

Huntertown’s race for utility independence crossed the finish line Jan. 25. The Huntertown Town Council approved a bond ordinance to pay for the nearly $16 million project. The State Revolving Fund loan comes with a not-to-exceed amount of $20,550,000 and also includes the town’s recently completed flow equalization basin project. Derek Frederickson, town engineer and vice president of Engineering Resources Inc., said the town would likely close on the loan within the next month and if everything goes as planned, construction could start in the spring. The current five-person town council is the third town council to deal with this project, which has been on the town’s docket for more than 10 years. “It’s a great day for Huntertown,” Councilman Gary Grant said. “I think in the future, people will see that controlling our own destiny and the growth that we will have, that this wastewater treatment plant will pay off enormously. It is a lot of money, there is no doubt. But to be independent of Fort Wayne and to control our own rates, I still say to the naysayers who have their own opinion and fought the good fight, to wait and see. I’ve done a lot of research on this and I feel very confident that this will be the best thing for Huntertown and the future.” Town attorney Dave Hawk said the town is very fortunate that the SRF was willing to provide the

Genealogy Center invites ‘Who’s a Hoosier?’ images The Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne will collect “Who’s a Hoosier?” images through Dec. 11 in honor of Indiana’s 200 years of statehood. “We are interested in old and new images of daily life and the people of Indiana that showcase Hoosier life,” the Genealogy Center said in a statement. “These can include children at play, people at work, people hanging out, sporting events, homes and buildings, and so much more.” Contributors are asked to submit photos and descriptions of the images, too. Upload photos at GenealogyCenter.info/ WhosAHoosier/ or at facebook.com/GenealogyCenter or email Genealogy@ACPL.Info.

town the opportunity to roll the Bond Anticipation Notes from the EQ basin project into this loan at lower interest rate. The EQ basin project was originally funded with a 2.25 percent interest rate, but the town expects a 1.5 percent interest rate with the SRF loan. “This is a milestone,” Hawk said. “It’s taken a long time to get from where we were to where we are are. We are happy the SRF has been so cooperative and helpful. It is good for the town and good for the ratepayers.” The vote to approve the bond ordinance was unanimous, including Councilmen Brandon Seifert and Dave Garman, whose election campaigns focused on a cheaper alternative for the town’s wastewater future. Garman said that those who opposed the project had exhausted all avenues and it was time to move forward. “Those of us who appealed, have done what we can do,” Garman said. “I still say time will be the judge. The reality is, we have to move. Everybody is mad about old things. I will vote my conscience, but today we have to move on.” Like Garman, Grant also said the town has to put this in the past.

“Finally, we can get to the point where we can focus on some other things in this town. We talked about some road projects tonight that need to happen. The beautification of the older part of Huntertown is something I would like to get working on,” Grant said. “Even the council members that have opposed the wastewater treatment plant, have assured me they have put it behind them and we can start working on some different things for the town.” In November, the town approved a wastewater rate increase to help pay for the wastewater plant project. The new wastewater rate is $8.78 per 1,000 gallons used. In addition, the water meter charge for a standard 5/8- to 1-inch meter has increased to $25.50. For a home that averages $5,000 gallons of water usage each month, that totals $69.40. In addition, new customers who connect to the town’s utilities will be charged a $2,000 connection fee. With the projected growth that town officials foresee, this connection fee will help pay for future costs and upgrades associated with the project. Steve Carter, a financial consultant with Carter, Dillon, Umbaugh LLC, told the council in November that the money collected in connection fees would

likely pay for the second phase. The wastewater treatment plant will discharge 1.5 million gallons of water a day with a second phase possible, which would up that total to 3 million gallons of water a day. The discharge site, the Geller Ditch which ﬂows into the Eel River, drew a large amount of scrutiny. In March, more than 50 individuals – including Seifert and Garman and many farmers who live near the Geller Ditch – appealed the discharge permit for the town’s treatment plant project, known as a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, which will allow the discharge of treated wastewater into the waterway. Seifert withdrew his appeal in July, Fort Wayne City Utilities withdrew its appeal as part of an agreement with the town in early October and in late October, the town reached a settlement agreement with Garman and his wife Sarah as well as a number of petitioners to withdrawal their appeal. Fetters Construction of Auburn was the lowest bidder for the treatment plant phase of the project, with a bid of $12,593,000. Geiger Excavating of Fort Wayne had the low bid for the efﬂuent force main

phase at $1,582,799. Those two costs, along with soft costs, bring the total price of the project to $15.9 million. The wastewater treatment plant phase does have an alternative to it, which would incorporate a ﬁber cement siding on two-thirds of the building rather than a full brick facade. Frederickson said

the ﬁber cement siding is a step up from high quality vinyl siding, but would make a big difference in durability versus the brick facade. If the town would choose that option, the savings would be $15,100 with Fetters Construction. Bids for the project will be awarded after the town closes on the loan with the SRF, Frederickson said.

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Linus â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;blanketeersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; provide blankets for sick kids By Rod King For Times Publications

Every Wednesday is Project Linus day for 30 to 40 Fort Wayne area women. They gather from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the former parsonage of the Salem United Church of Christ on Lake Avenue. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re referred to as â&#x20AC;&#x153;blanketeers,â&#x20AC;? and they make blankets for children who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need. Last year they and hundreds of volunteers throughout northeast Indiana sewed, quilted, crocheted and knitted more than 3,000 blankets for kids and delivered them to 30 facilities where they were distributed to infants, toddlers, elementary age, pre-teen and teenagers up to 18 years old. Every blanket

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Joyce Pickett, left, took over the job of Project Linus chapter coordinator a year ago from her sister, Peggy Albertson, right. The organization turns out more than 3,000 blankets a year for kids from infants to age 18.

is unique in color, fabric and style, with little duplication. Each age group has different size speciďŹ cations. Infant blankets are 36-by-

36, toddler 36-by-45, elementary 45-by-60, pre-teen and teen 60-by72. Joyce Pickett, chapter coordinator, pointed out that 95 percent of the fabric and yarn is donated (ďŹ&#x201A;eece is sometimes purchased on sale) and nothing is wasted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Double-layer blankets that come to us are disassembled because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re too hot and made into two blankets,â&#x20AC;? she said. Fleece scraps are sent to the Appleseed Quilters Guild, which turns them into dog beds for area animal shelters, and some ďŹ&#x201A;eece scraps were made into scarves for the Chase the Chill Scarf Bombingevent. A new project, started this past Christmas season, found blanketeers making tiny blankets to go with baby dolls for premature babies. Fleece blankets take the least time to make because they do not fray and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need sewn edges. Most of them, however, get a decorative crocheted fringe or one with colorful ties. Quilted and crocheted

blankets take much longer to make. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sewing, quilting, knitting and crocheting are important skills, but not necessary for our volunteers. There are plenty of other jobs around here to keep people busy,â&#x20AC;? Pickett said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They can attach our Project Linus tag to ďŹ nished blankets, disassemble doublelayer blankets, measure and cut, store inventory, package for delivery, make deliveries and pick up donated fabrics.â&#x20AC;? Though most of the blankets stay within northeast Indiana communities, the chapter occasionally gets emergency calls from chapters around the country for speciďŹ c sizes of blanket to ďŹ ll a special need. A Project Linus blanket went to a 5-year-old boy when he was hospitalized with a broken arm that required several surgeries. His dad said the blanket helped make his sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surgery and recovery easier and more comfortable. He now donates printed tags which are attached to each blanket.

Nanci Gilbert, left, disassembles a double-layer blanket while Evie Wehrly sews a label to a ďŹ nished blanket.

Shelves of fabric wait to be measured, cut and assembled into blankets for kids at the Project Linus headquarters in the former Salem United Church of Christ parsonage on Lake Avenue.

Project Linus, which is international in scope, has produced and delivered 5.5 million blankets worldwide. The local chapter, the only one in northeast Indiana, was started in Peggy Albertsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basement 11 years ago. Linus operated in a storefront on Dupont Road for a short time before the Salem churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pastorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife suggested the former parsonage would be a good headquarters for the organization. The church maintains the three-bedroom house, pays the utilities and has made Linus a part of its outreach ministry.

Albertson served as chapter coordinator until a year ago when she turned the position over to her sister, Joyce. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Linus Project,â&#x20AC;? Pickett said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is more than making blankets. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also a social group and have a lot of fun. Twice a year (spring and fall) we have a work day which involves cleaning up the sticks and leaves around the house.â&#x20AC;? Individuals interested in helping provide security to children through blankets can contact chapter coordinator Joyce Pickett at (260) 486-2110 or visit bestlinus.org.

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ACRES closes preserve to control invasive plant ACRES Land Trust has something it has never done in its 55-year history: closing a preserve. The Little Cedar Creek Wildlife Sanctuary nature preserve in Allen County is temporarily closed. The preserve’s closure allows the treatment of an infestation of Japanese stiltgrass, a non-native invasive species newly identified in northern Indiana. “Together with our partners in land management, we feel good about our chances to treat and prevent the spread of Japanese stiltgrass,” Jason Kissel, executive director of Indiana’s oldest and largest local nonprofit land trust, said. “If we can contain it and treat it, protecting even more natural areas throughout our region, it’s the right thing to do. “ACRES has never closed an open preserve. We reviewed all the options, including moving the trail to keep foottraffic from spreading the seeds. The size and location of this infestation makes trail relocation expensive and ineffective. Temporary preserve closure during treatment is the most effective way to eliminate Japanese

stiltgrass and protect our region from its spread.” The 19-acre preserve within the Cedar Creek Corridor is located at the end of Sunlight Lane, off of Fitch Road, just north of Huntertown. The preserve will likely remain closed for only a few years, a temporary span of time for a property that ACRES will protect forever. ACRES offers nearly ﬁve miles of trails on nearby preserves and more than 70 miles throughout the region. Little Cedar Creek, which borders the temporarily closed preserve, is a tributary of Cedar Creek, one of three rivers in the state designated under the 1973 State of Indiana Natural, Scenic and Recreational Rivers Act. As the region’s largest natural feature and most contiguously forested corridor, the Cedar Creek Corridor is of unique signiﬁcance to the region and is a focus of the land trust. Japanese stiltgrass, during the growing season, can crowd out native plants, creating a monoculture, reducing tree regeneration and slowing the growth of tree seedlings and existing plants. It is an annual, introduced to the

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ACRES Land Trust ofﬁcials temporarily closed Little Cedar Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, just north of Huntertown, to eradicate and prevent the spread of Japanese stiltgrass, a non-native invasive species newly identiﬁed in northeast Indiana.

United States from Asia in the early 1900s. Ben Hess, regional ecologist for the Department of Natural Resources – Division of Nature Preserves, reported the species, found widely in southern Indiana and the eastern United States. Land management professionals regularly monitor nature preserves to understand changes in local ecology. “Early warning is a

beneﬁt of land preservation,” Kissel said. “ACRES preserves are closely monitored and indicate what is likely happening on nearby land.” Multiple land management organizations, including ACRES Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, Indiana DNR Division of Nature Preserves, Allen County Highway Department, Fort Wayne Parks,

Fort Wayne Trails, and Little River Wetlands are working together to assess the infestation and create a collaborative approach to map, monitor and control it before it spreads. Land managers subsequently found smaller infestations of the invasive grass at other nearby ACRES properties, including ditches, roadsides within other preserves and on private

property. Because of the size and location of these infestations away from trails, they do not pose as great of a threat of spreading by foot trafﬁc – sticking in boot treads. These preserves will remain open to visitors. “This is one of many reasons why we require visitors to stay on the trails,” Casey Jones, director of land management for ACRES, said. “It’s clear to see how foot trafﬁc has spread stiltgrass seeds outward from the main infestation area. In the case of Japanese stiltgrass, we’re fortunate to be able to address it early, before its population density climaxes here. Other areas in our state and throughout the country have not had the advantage of identifying it at such an early stage.” In late fall and winter, it is hard to identify Japanese stiltgrass because it has died back. From May to October, its relatively broad, bright green leaves with a faint luminescent line down the mid-section form a shallow ‘V’ as they extend from the stem. Found mostly in dense patches over three feet in diameter, it produces seed in September and October.

Blind share singing through Friends in Focus By Rod King gsnow@kpcmedia.com

Friends in Focus, a cappella chorus composed of blind and visually impaired singers, brought holiday cheer to residents of eight nursing facilities around Fort Wayne prior to Christmas. The 10-member group, which was formed three years ago, belongs to the Fort Wayne Chapter of the Indiana Association of Workers for the Blind. The hour-long caroling session at Lutheran Homes on South Anthony Boulevard included a wide variety of traditional seasonal songs ranging from a swinging version of “Mary’s Boy Child,” “Silver Bell” and “Walking in a Winter Wonderland” to “Go Tell it on the Mountain,” “I’ll be Home for Christmas” and “Joy to the World.” After “O Come all Ye Faithful,” “The 12 Days of Christmas,” “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” and “Let There be Peace on Earth,” the group closed with “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” According to Nancy Ake, vice president of the local chapter of IAWB, Friends spokesperson, booking agent and one of the founders of the group, Friends in Focus is a social orga-

nization that enjoys singing. She said the ensemble also presents concerts at churches, retirement functions and the annual Disability Expo. “We’re obviously not a normal vocal ensemble. We don’t have a director in the normal sense of the word standing in front of us to give the down beat with arm movements. Our director and lead singer, Rich Poncin, also one of the founders, stands in the second row and audibly gives the starting count. Rosevelt Carlisle, who stands next to him, uses a pitch pipe to give the beginning note. “Several of our singers are totally blind and read with their ﬁngers in braille, while others are able to read from printed music. I’m blind in one eye and the vision is impaired in the other so my music is in large print. I look up music for us on the Internet and Rich’s daughter gets it printed both in regular type and braille.” Members of Workers for the Blind are heavily involved every October with the Lions Club for the annual White Cane Drive. Money raised goes to assist blind persons in the Fort Wayne area. Ake said there are nearly

8,000 blind and visually impaired people just within the city limits. The 70 members of IAWB, including several members of Friends, look forward to bowling every Monday at 3:30 p.m. January through March at Thunderbowl on South Lafayette Street. “Lions Club members drive us to the bowling alley and assist those who

need help getting on their shoes, choosing a ball and lining up their shots,” Ake said. Persons interested in singing with Friends in Focus are urged to check out the IAWB website at workersfortheblind.org or by calling Nancy Ake at (260) 444-1609. The only requirement is that a person must be blind or visually impaired.

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Local goods draw crowds to indoor winter markets By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com

Doug and Nancy Laslie set up booths and sell hot drinks two Saturday mornings each month at the Fort Wayne Farmers Market. Their reward is the success of the local vendors who sell meats, vegetables, soap and more. “I volunteer because I think it’s important,” Nancy Laslie said. “I think people need to support our local growers instead of these big corporate giants who are producing things in Wyoming.” “We enjoy doing this, and it’s nice to see people taking advantage of the local products,” Doug Laslie said. The Laslies are marking their third winter as volunteers at the market. Hours are 9 a.m.-1 p.m. the ﬁrst and third Saturdays of each month at Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St. Vendors offer soap, farm and garden products, orchard products, baked goods, crafts, meats, spices, honey, gluten-free baked goods, jewelry, eggs, plants, fudge, woodworking, herbs, wine and more.

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

“I think what sets them apart is that these are small-business growers, trying to get themselves established and to get people to know their name and get people to buy their products,” Nancy said. Leigh Rowan is one of the vendors, and also the market coordinator. Rowan, who bakes bread at her Fort Wayne home, was instrumental in founding the winter market in 2012. Rowan opened her bakery in Wabash, but realized the need to locate in a bigger market. She

bought a location in Fort Wayne, and began selling bread at the various summer markets. “I woke up and said ‘I’m gong to try to start a winter market,’ and the rest is history,” she said. “I have a stone mill and I mill my own ﬂour and then I make homemade breads,” she said. “It was kind of a cute story. I had an old man approach me and he said he had bought one back in the ’70s and he actually was the original owner. And he would mill his own grain that he grew and make bread

Fort Wayne Farmers Market offers indoor markets from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the ﬁrst and third Saturdays of each month through May 21 at Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field, Fort Wayne. FWFM also sponsors summer markets at seven locations in and around Fort Wayne. For details, visit ftwaynesfarmersmarket.com.

for his family. And he approached me because he was in his 90s and they weren’t baking anymore. And he asked if I would like to buy it. “I had two small stone mills that are about the size of a microwave, and I would have to alternate so the stones didn’t heat up and you didn’t burn the gluten and the nutrition.” She said her Meadows stone mill is the smallest stone mill manufactured for commercial use. “I use wheat berries. I use spelt berries. I use triticale rye. I use a variety of grains. Then I also have

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

seeds and other things that I can grind,” she said. Nancy Laslie said she and her husband volunteer at each market. “We’re down there selling coffee and tea and hot cocoa,” she said. The money goes toward the rent, to control costs to the vendors. “We want them to make

as much money as they possibly can,” she said. “Some of the best ground beef and chicken that I’ve had comes from our local vendors,” she said. For a list and description of vendors, visit ftwaynesfarmersmarket. com.

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Video fest shows comedy isn’t all play and no work By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com

Joe Harkenrider has learned a few things about the business of comedy, but he hasn’t forgotten the true test of comedy. “They say comedy is about content, and not necessarily what it looks like,” the Comedy Central digital division producer and. “So at the end of the day I think whatever makes me laugh is what I’m going to be looking for.” The 2002 graduate of Concordia Lutheran High School will return to Fort Wayne as part of the first Concordia Comedy Festival. He is one of three judges for that inaugural competition. “High production value won’t necessarily win,” Harkenrider said. The winning video will have a point of view and a unique voice, he said. He said the comics who influenced him earlier in life still remain strong influences. “Bill Murray is unique and has a wide range,” he said. “He’s not necessarily doing the same thing over and over. He’s evolved from being a young guy on ‘Saturday Night Live’ to doing serious films that have a comic undertone.” He also cited the influences of Chevy Chase, Steve Martin and Robin

Williams. Each has a smart but witty sensibility, he said. Harkenrider learned about comedy from watching “Saturday Night Live” and from watching National Lampoon ﬁlms. “My dad would let me stay up and watch those older movies,” he said. He learned the technical aspect of videos at Concordia. “My teacher, Will Neumeyer, would let me come in to class early because he let me hone my skills in and do my comedy in what was more of a news oriented program,” Harkenrider said. He had yet to learn how comedy could be a career. “In 2002 when I was a senior in high school, I didn’t realize exactly what kind of a job I could have in comedy,” he said. “I knew going into my senior year that when I went to college I wanted to do something in TV or ﬁlm, but I didn’t know what that was. “The biggest realization for me was how many jobs there are out there in comedy, from being the executive of a network to being a director or writer, and slowly realizing where my place in comedy was.” The digital producer returns to Fort Wayne at the invitation of Concordia media arts instructor and comedy festival creator

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

Nathan Gotsch. Gotsch, too, said he wants to make people aware of the opportunities in comedy. He said he wants to do more than just showcase good work and award prizes. “I know a lot of people in the entertainment business,” he said. “I said, ‘What if we brought some of them back to be judges and to be able to meet the students and talk about their experiences in comedy and how to have a career? “OK, my kids love doing this and they have a lot of fun with it, but to them it just isn’t a career path. So I want to do anything I can to encourage people

toward careers in the arts, especially if we can give them information to make a decision. That’s what I really hope comes from this — that there are some kids that say, ‘OK, now this doesn’t seem like just a pie-in-the sky idea.” Gotsch was able to visit with another of the Concordia comedy video judges, Nick Rutherford, while Rutherford was writing for the 2014-15 season of “Saturday Night Live.” “I was able to go out there for one of the episodes, which is a really fun experience, and go to the after-party with them,” Gotsch said. “Comedy is a

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job at that point but it also is really, really fun. I’m really excited for people in the community to get to hear from him about those experiences.” Harkenrider and Rutherford are expected to be on hand at the Cinema Center for a conversation about pursuing a career in comedy following the screening of the winning video. They also will attend a private reception for the ﬁnalists. Julie Kraut, currently writing for Bravo’s TV series “Odd Mom Out,” is the third judge of the Concordia festival. “We’re hoping for a sellout, although we’re not selling any tickets,” Gotsch said. “I’m excited just to see what’s going to happen. We are trying to make it as ﬁrst-class as possible.” “We want to include as many people as possible. There are a lot of other programs similar to ours,” Gotsch said. He said Carroll and Homestead also

have very strong media arts programs. The Concordia Comedy Festival is open to any student in grade 6-12 attending a school or being home-schooled in Allen, Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells or Whitley counties. Submissions may not be longer than 3 minutes, including credits, which are not required. Entries should be free of profanity and appropriate for an audience of students and adults. In a statement, Concordia said students are invited to submit “comedy videos from sketches to parodies to interviews and everything in between.” Gotsch said Dawn Schuller ﬁrst suggested the festival. Schuller works with Concordia’s admissions and enrollment. To learn more, visit ConcordiaComedyFestival. com or contact Gotsch at comedyfestival@ clhscadets.com or (260) 483-1102.

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SHOW from Page A1 following the evolution of music on the radio. The Summit Sound varsity choir’s show tells another story. “Our mixed show is about the development of a hero from the everyday person to someone who’s going to achieve great things and make a name for themselves,” Maloney said. 2016 marks the seventh year for the Summit Show Choir Invitational. “We have at least 20 choirs coming this year, so it should be quite the show,” Maloney said. That number includes four middle schools and 16 high schools, including one from Illinois. A solo competition will allow individuals to be judged on their vocal ability and delivery, Maloney said. Maloney said students are energized by show choir and benefit from spending time with the group. “Quiet kids open up; it’s an outlet for them,” she said. “And a lot of our kids find their presence here on the stage and gain that confidence for later in life.” BobbiJo Carroll assists Maloney with the show choirs. Carroll is a research assistant at Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic School in Fort Wayne. Maloney is in her second year on the Dwenger faculty. “I went to Paulding High School just across the [Ohio] line, and Bowling Green State University in Ohio to get my bachelor’s degree in education,” she said in an email. “We actually didn’t have a show choir at my high school. I was in drama, choir, barbershop quartet and everything band. Somehow show choir still found me.” Dwenger choirs also will compete at: Northrop, Feb. 6; DeKalb, Feb. 13; Homestead, Feb. 20; Huntington North, Feb.

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Carroll High School’s Select Sound women’s show choir has 56 members. The 2016 show theme is “Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride.”

Carroll High School’s Minstrel Magic mixed show choir has 54 members. The 2016 show theme is “Orphan.” Jill Jeran directs the show choirs.

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The Carroll High School Show Choirs hosted the annual Carroll Classic Show Choir Invitational on Jan. 22 and 23, with 19 high schools and several middle schools participating. Carroll choirs began the season Jan. 16 at Bellmont High School. Carroll’s Minstrel Magic mixed ensemble has 54 members. The 2016 show theme is “Orphan,” described as “a theatrical show bringing to light the many children who are left without parents. They explore the emotions these children experience.” The Select Sound girls’ group has 56 members. The 2016 show theme is “Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride.” The Electric Pulse backup band has 17 members. Both choirs can be seen

in the Carroll High School large auditorium for a free preview at 7 p.m. each Thursday evening before a competition. Carroll choirs also will compete at: Bishop Dwenger, Jan. 30; Northrop, Feb. 6; Pike, Feb. 13; Homestead, Feb. 20; Franklin Central, Feb. 27; Avon, March 5; Shelbyville, March 12; and Lawrence North, March 19. • Northrop High School

Tom Maupin directs the Northrop High School show choirs, which began their season Jan. 16 at Mount Zion, Ill. Other announced competitions include Bishop Dwenger High School on Jan. 30, Northrop’s own Classique on Feb. 5 and 6, and DeKalb on Feb. 13. The Allure young ladies’ choir has 54 members this year. The Charisma mixed choir has 26 young men and women. Intrigue, the

backup band, has 17 members. The choirs offer free preview shows at 8:15 p.m. each Thursday in the Northrop auditorium. Chris Rasor handles the choreography for both choirs. “Chris and I have worked together for many years and he is a key reason for our continued success,” Maupin said on the choirs’ website. John Van Patten, Northrop’s band director, directs Intrigue. Andrew Sherman assists with both show choirs. More info can be found at northropchoral.org or at Facebook.com/NorthropShowChoirs. • Homestead High School’s show choirs will perform locally at Northrop High School on Feb. 6, and at the Homestead Classic Showcase on Feb. 19 and 20. • Bishop Luers High School show choirs held Cabaret Night on Jan. 10. The Luers show choirs entered their ﬁrst competi-

tion Jan. 16 at Twin Lakes High School. Shows continue each weekend leading up to Luers’ 42nd annual show choir invitational on Saturday, March 12. Middle school choirs will compete on March 11. • Woodlan High School’s Warrior Ambition will present “Get Up, Get Movin’ ” this year. The show includes two original pieces. Kyle Romine has directed the Woodland show choir for 16 years. The 30-member mixed choir will perform Feb. 16 at the school’s winter concert. The show begins at 7 p.m. The show choir will perform about 7:35 p.m. Woodland competed Jan. 16 in the Bellmont Winter Spectacular and the Carroll Classic on Jan. 23, and will compete in the Northrop Classique on Feb. 6. Get schedules, ticket prices and updates at showchoir.com.

• Bishop Dwenger Summit Show Choir Invitational Saturday, Jan. 30. Bishop Dwenger High School, 1300 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. Tickets: day of show, $10; all day and evening, $15; students in grade school or high school with student ID pay $10 for the day; ages 5 and under are admitted free. Session 1: 7 a.m.-6:50 p.m. Session 2: 8:05 p.m.10:50 p.m. Full cafeteria available. Allen County show choirs performing: • Bishop Dwenger, 7:30 a.m. and 5:50 p.m.; • Carroll, 8:25 a.m.; • Northrop, 9:55 a.m.; • Bishop Luers, 5:20 p.m. For full performance order, visit showchoir.com. • Northrop Classique Show Choir Invitational Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5 and 6. Northrop High School, 7001 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne. Eleven middle school choirs perform Friday, beginning with Woodside at 5:05 p.m. Tickets are $5 for the Friday night middle school competition. Seventeen high school choirs perform Saturday, beginning at 8 a.m. The second session starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for Saturday individual sessions or $15 for all day and evening. Allen County high school show choirs performing: • Homestead Elite, 8 a.m.; Carroll Select Sound, 10:30 a.m.; • Woodlan Warrior Ambition, noon; • Homestead Class Royale, 2:45 p.m.; and Carroll Minstrel Magic, 4;15 p.m. For full performance order, visit showchoir.com.

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Local Rotary Club gives school to Africa village The Rotary Club of Fort Wayne has completed a three-year project to build an eightroom middle school in the Village of Gléi, Togo, West Africa. Members of the Rotary Club of Lomé-Lumier in Togo shared photos of the celebration festivities when the last classrooms were complete. “I’m so glad the local Rotary Club captured the enthusiasm and joy of the day by showing Rotarians, village leaders, the school headmaster, and, most importantly, the students celebrating,” said Jason Daenens, president of the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne and head of the school building project. The project’s roots date back to 2010 when Daenens, past chair of the Club’s International Service Committee, attended the sixth annual West Africa Rotary Fair in Accra, Ghana. During the conference he learned the Village of Gléi, Togo, needed a new middle school, books and other supplies. In 2011, The Rotary Club of Fort Wayne International Service Committee developed

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A celebration marks the completion of a middle school in Togo, West Africa. The Rotary Club of Fort Wayne supported the service project.

an education/literacy plan in partnership with the Rotary Clubs of Lomé-Lumier and Atakpamé, Togo; U.S. Peace Corps — Togo, and Rotary Club of Chicago to support the Gléi middle school. During 2012 and 2013, the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne bought playground equipment, supplies and textbooks, with the help of other clubs and grants from Rotary District 6540 of Northern Indiana.

Then, in 2013, the board of directors of the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne unanimously voted to build the Gléi Middle School as the Club’s Centennial International Service Project. (The Club, which was founded in 1915, celebrated its centennial last year.) Using a model to “build a classroom at a time,” the ﬁrst two of eight classrooms were built in the spring of 2013, Daenens explained.

The Rotary Club of Fort Wayne International Service Committee coordinated a joint funding sponsorship for the new school with the Rotary Club of Chicago and Togo Rotary Clubs totaling over $45,000. Total cost for all Togo-related projects is $59,000. The projects beneﬁt nearly 28,000 Village of Gléi residents. Today, school attendance has grown from around 600 students to more than 880 students.

The University of Saint Francis will welcome Sister Helen Alford as the keynote speaker at the 2016 Servus Omnium on Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the USF North Campus, 2702 Spring St., Fort Wayne. The event will begin at 7 a.m. with an opening blessing from Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Fort Wayne/South Bend Diocese. Then a Mardi Gras breakfast will be served before Alford’s presentation, titled “Have You Been Served? Human Dignity, the Common Good and the Purpose of Business.” With manufacturing company experience and a Ph.D. thesis on human-centered technology, Alford entered the Dominican Order. At the Angelicum

in Rome she is a professor of economics and ethics, vice dean, and a master’s program director. She co-authored “Managing As If Faith Mattered” and is a consultor to the Pontiﬁcal Council of Justice and Peace, as well as a senior adviser to the UK’s Blueprint for Better Business. Tickets cost $10 in advance, or $15 at the door. Tables can be purchased in advance for $80 and corporate sponsorships are available. For more information about the 2016 Servus Omnium event, visit sf.edu/ servus-omnium or contact Lance Richey, dean of the USF School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, at (260) 399-8112 or lrichey@ sf.edu.

Zumbathon 2016 beneﬁts FWCS Study Connection Fort Wayne Community Schools’ Study Connection program will host Zumbathon 2016 on Saturday, Feb. 13. The event will be held from 1-3 p.m. at North Side High School, 475 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne. Registration is $20 at the door (cash or check). Participants will be eligible for door prizes from El Azteca, Empower Sports Club and Mad Ants. The event is sponsored by SODEXO and A Party Apart.

Twelve area Zumba instructors will lead the group of participants in two hours of dancing, sweating and fun in support of FWCS Study Connection. Zumba is a combination of Latin dancing and cardio-vascular workout. No previous Zumba experience is required for this event. Proceeds from Zumbathon 2016 will beneﬁt FWCS Study Connection. For more information, call (260) 467-8810.

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Students choose Legends as North Side nickname North Side High School students have selected Legends as the school’s new nickname. Use of the new name will start with the 2016-17 school year. With the name selected, work will begin on developing a new logo and mascot for the school. A committee gathered to establish the selection process will also establish the process for designing and selecting the new logo and mascot. The school’s colors will remain red and white.

“This is the beginning of a new era for North Side, and students have selected a name that they believe represents the school’s strong past, present and future,” Superintendent Wendy Robinson said. “This name allows North Side to hold on to traditions that students and alumni have held for generations while also establishing new traditions that will become legendary in their own right.” The process to select a new nickname began

in late summer when members of the FWCS School Board asked North Side and district leaders to examine retiring the use of Redskins, which has been in place since the school opened in 1927. “At that time, the name was chosen as a source of pride in the area’s rich Native American history,” the district said in a statement. The name is now perceived as a derogatory term, the district said. At the start of the

school year, North Side staff and students learned about the traditions and history of Native Americans in the area, particularly related to the Miami Tribe, to gain a better understanding of why the nickname is offensive to many people. Students, staff and alumni were then offered an opportunity to suggest new nicknames. About 75 names were submitted, and a committee of students, staff, alumni, parents, a member of the School

Board and representatives from North Side’s feeder schools, narrowed down the suggestions. In the end, eight names were considered by students – Falcons, Legends, Mustangs, Nations, Night Hawks, Raptors, Rockets and Thunder. After the ﬁrst vote, the options were narrowed down to four – Falcons, Legends, Night Hawks and Raptors – with Legends coming out ahead. The change in nickname will not lead to an immediate removal

of all depictions of the current North Side logo and nickname. Only items that could be removed or changed through routine maintenance, such as painted areas, will be addressed immediately. Other items, such as the stained glass window or terrazzo ﬂooring, will remain in place for the moment. School uniforms with the new nickname and logo will be purchased according to the threeyear replacement schedule.

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for the light,” Lee said. “When you go to the nursery or the box store to buy your plants, you have a very limited number of varieties,” Lee explained. “They get them from distributors, so you might be limited to three or four varieties of tomato plants or pepper plants. If you’re going to start your own seeds, you can go online or get a mail catalog and you have 50 varieties of tomato plants to choose from. “Many of your newer plants are hybrids. That means the seed has been cross-pollinated; two varieties have been crossed in order to get a certain characteristic in the fruit or ﬂower or whatever. So of course

the company that has done that cross is going to charge you more for those seeds because they’ve had to work harder and use their resources, their labs and people. And if you try to save seed from that particular tomato plant, those seeds might not be the same tomato plant. “The heirlooms maintain their original sweet tomato taste. It’s like the tomato you tasted when you were a kid.” Lee said many seed companies are no longer owned by the founding families. “I like to believe that they’re still producing the quality seed that they did before,” she said. Lee added that private organizations of everyday

gardeners also operate seed exchanges. In the composting workshop, Pawlowski will share tips on ways to help those plants ﬂourish. The compost adds bulk material to the garden bed. “The soil is like a living organism with fungus and bacteria,” he said. “It acts as a sponge and it will hold water. It’s friable – looser – so oxygen can get to the roots better.” Gardeners can follow Pawlowski’s lead and solve two backyard problems at once. He gathers up leaves and grass, and then uses the yard waste to enrich the soil. “I break it down in tumbling composters for maybe two and a half weeks, and I put it in an outside

composter that’s open-air and I let that work all summer. Then I keep reﬁlling my tumbling composter,” he said. He also uses vegetable peelings and sawdust. “You need a mixture of green material and brown material, carbon and nitrogen,” he said. “I try to make a cubic yard of compost every year. It goes into little raised beds. And it just makes for beautiful soil.” “You divert good organic matter from the landﬁll and put it back in the soil and grow stuff,” he said. “I have tomatoes, peppers. I grow garlic. I grow shallots. This year I grew leeks – leeks love compost. I have dill and I do a lot of basil, a couple types of basil.”

Pawlowski volunteers his time at Salomon Farm, as does “Gardening in Winter” presenter Lee. Lee has taught the spring gardening class there, and at other venues. “I watched my dad start seeds when I was a kid,” Lee said. “But I’ve played around with it for most of my adult life.” The process still fascinates her. “I like the idea of the circle of life, so to speak,” she said. “You make the selection for the seed that you want, you get them started, you plant them, care for them as they need care, harvest them, prepare them or preserve to feed yourself and your family with them. And that’s just really valuable to me.”

“Our weather is so variable, and it’s getting even more variable it seems,” Lee said. “But the plants need to be started inside under grow lights or some kind of lighting so that it can get established.” A heat mat also helps the seeds to germinate. Lee also will explain how mini-greenhouses allow some control over humidity. She might ﬁnd a ﬂower seed that can be started as early as the workshop, and perhaps even an herb. “You don’t want to plant them too soon or the plant will get too long and spindly before it goes outside – they call it ‘leggy’ – from reaching

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Children receive Blessings of winter break nutrition About 1,700 Fort Wayne Community School students went home with food to eat over winter break thanks to volunteers from Blessings in a Backpack. Volunteers from The Chapel gathered at Fairﬁeld Elementary School and worked with Principal Lindsay

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McComb said she would like to have an area for kids, an area for teenagers, an area for adults and an area for senior citizens. Last year’s festival was canceled due to a lack of volunteer help. The Huntertown Family Park held a Family Fun Day in October to make up for the absence of the festival. McComb likened last year’s cancellation to the 2006 festival, which included nothing more than a small parade and a chicken sale. “Part of why it got canceled last year was the fact that [the committee] didn’t start on it right away in January like I am. By not

among other activities. “There is a lot of downside to have it any other time. We have had it the ﬁrst weekend in August every year and I think people put it on their calendars and planned for it that way,” McComb said. In addition to spreading the festival out over three days, McComb hopes to spread the festival out all over town. Current plans would utilize the Huntertown Elementary School grounds and the Huntertown Family Park. The beer tent would also continue in its traditional location, adjacent to Myers Service station.

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PLANNING THE PARTY Huntertown Heritage Days is back, scheduled for Aug. 5-7. The festival committee meets at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Huntertown Town Hall, 15617 Lima Road. The public is welcome to attend and volunteer. Contact festival coordinator Jenny McComb at kmc6101@comcast.net or by phone at (260) 637-6232. doing that, it makes it too tight for advertising. You have to have an early start,” McComb said. “I told people we were going to have one next year. When the people with the bicentennial contacted me I just knew we had more to work with.” The Huntertown Heritage Days committee continues planning this year’s festival. McComb invites the community to submit ideas and offer

their time as a volunteer. McComb can be reached at kmc6101@comcast. net or by phone at (260) 637-6232. “I want to be accessible to everyone,” McComb said. “It’s time for me to quit, but somehow, the community seems to keep calling.” McComb has served before as coordinator of Huntertown Heritage Days, which was ﬁrst held in 1999.

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There’s one local real estate professional who has found a way to make things work even with the present banking crisis. Mike MacDonald is the president of Summit City Investments, Inc. Since 1999, his private investment company has been buying houses throughout the Allen County, IN region without ever relying on banks. MacDonald’s company takes over existing mortgages or brings in private lenders allowing him to pay homeowners all cash for the properties. He then offers his properties for rent or “for sale by owner” using a variety of unique seller financing programs. By taking a long term approach and never relying on banks, business has never been better for MacDonald and his company. “Most sellers are unaware of the options we offer. What they need most is a qualified buyer... and we might just be that buyer. We can buy houses in as-is condition, pay top dollar and close in just a few days… or whenever they’re ready.”

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they must be desperate before calling him to buy their house. “It’s a very common misconception. But until I look at a house and do some research, I won’t know my game plan for the property or what I can offer. But after a single visit to the property and meeting with the homeowners I can let them know exactly what I can do. My offer is good for 7 days and it’s only at that point, with my offer on the table, that a seller can decide if I’m going to become their buyer.” In fact, price is not an issue for MacDonald. As an investor, what’s important to him is the determination of what income the property can produce. “It’s easy to determine. I also do an appraisal and look at the recent comparable sales. Then I do whatever I can to offer a seller up to full price today -- or about what they might net sometime in the future pursuing a more conventional route. What I can pay depends on the condition, location and financing options available for that type of property. It only takes about 10 minutes to prescreen a property over the phone and to set an appointment. We typically buy 1 out of every 4 properties we see. In fact, for about half of those I have purchased, the seller pursued their other options and then came to realize that my offer was the best all along.” MacDonald believes the three biggest reasons a house doesn’t sell are: 1) it is overpriced, 2) it is poorly marketed, or 3) it is not fixed up to show well. “I can pay a fair price on a home that needs work. I might even plan to increase the value or marketability by adding a bedroom or bath, finishing a basement or installing a new heating system. Brand new carpet and paint will go a long way to attract a qualified buyer. But I understand that many sellers don’t have the time, inclination or money to remodel a house... just to get it sold. We solve that problem for sellers.” Overpricing a home could be the biggest mistake. Listing agents sometimes suggest (or a seller might decide) to ask for a higher price than needed. This might be to test the market or leave wiggle room to negotiate. However, this can backfire if the seller wants (or needs) a quick sale, or when the “days on the market” stacks up causing buyers to wonder what’s wrong with the property. Another misconception about how Mike MacDonald buys houses is the idea that he’s probably looking for sellers in financial distress. “Look, when a seller is out of time or out of options, then I’m usually their best solution -- if their property is not over-financed. But most people headed for foreclosure are either overleveraged or actually looking to save their house. If I buy the house the seller must move. They really need to get into a more affordable home... but sometimes I can help by swapping properties.” MacDonald warns about companies and real estate investors who target distressed homeowners. “Recent laws have been passed in Indiana that apply to any business and investor who targets people in foreclosure. Be cautious, do your research and perhaps seek legal advice when anyone wants to charge you an upfront fee for helping to get your loan modified, or... if they’re promising to lease the home back to you. That rarely works out like the borrower expects and can lead to accusations of fraud. Perhaps rightly so.” What does a real estate investor like Mike MacDonald do with the houses he

buys each month? What about the hundreds of houses his company has bought throughout Allen County, Indiana over the last 14 years? Simple. He rents them out or resells them. “We’re usually managing 80 to 100 properties at any given time -- making us one of the largest owners of single family homes in the area. Each month we may have 10 to 15 houses for sale. Some we’ve owned for years and others we have recently bought.” With a reasonable down payment, MacDonald says he can sell you one of his properties using his popular owner financing programs -- even if you have damaged credit or a short job history. His most popular owner financing “If you can afford a first month’s rent, a last month’s rent and a security deposit, then I can probably sell you one of my houses.”

out some sellers who have found themselves in over their head.” “We do everything we can to get our buyers permanent bank financing. It’s a win-win because we pay sellers all cash and fund our deals with private lenders. Our lenders are mostly local individuals seeking alternatives to low bank CD rates. They earn 8 to 10% interest on real estate notes well-secured by our properties. When we get our buyer cashed out, we finally make our money and can payoff our investor. These investors usually want to reinvest allowing us to buy even more houses.” Unfortunately many of the mortgage programs once available are now gone. It’s reported that 75% of the available lending disappeared when FHA changed their rules last October and again early this year. But, if you have money to put down and can prove your income, there are still loans available now. In fact, some rural development loans and VA loans still allow qualified buyers to borrow with no money down. “We help all of our buyers get a bank loan as quickly as possible... or we finance them ourselves. But we’ve never relied on banks. That keeps us in control and maintains our sanity. But we get those loans done every chance we get. In fact, sometimes a buyer can qualify and doesn’t even know it. Other times they can qualify but need a flexible seller. We’re one of the most creative and flexible sellers you’ll ever find,” says MacDonald. Does buying or selling a home have to be difficult? Maybe not! “President Obama says today's economy is the worst since the Great Depression and it may take many years to recover. Unfortunately I think he’s right and so do many sharp economists.” Interested in selling your property quickly and easily? Looking to buy a new home without bank qualifying? It may be worth checking in with Mike MacDonald and his staff at Summit City Investments, Inc. Call them at (260) 267-0760 or visit them online at www.SummitCityInvestments.com. They’re in a unique position to help buyers and sellers overcome the new challenges created by the recent mortgage market meltdown and credit crisis. And if you’re looking for a conservative way to earn 8-10% interest on your idle cash savings or retirement funds, call and ask for info on becoming one of their private lenders.

program includes the opportunity to build “sweat equity.” Before repairing or remodeling a newly acquired house, MacDonald offers it in “as-is” condition to his buyer’s list. This allows his client to do the work (to suit their own preferences) in exchange for all or part of a down payment. “I have a lot of buyers who check my website each week looking for these ‘fixer upper’ deals. But if the home is not under contract within 10 days or so then I’ll hire my contractors to fix it up completely.” His next most popular program is a down payment assistance plan. Many buyers turn to MacDonald’s company because they don’t have the down payment required by today’s cautious lenders. Mike helps buyers build up equity or a down payment over time with his rent-to-own (or lease with the option to buy) program. In this program you can rent the property you’ve decided to buy, but have the option to close anytime over the next 1, 2... or even 5 years. A portion of the rent each month is credited toward buying. Additional amounts can be paid monthly for more rapid equity build up plus other promised amounts can be made later... like proceeds from the sale of another property or a pending tax refund. Once the buyer has enough “skin” in the deal, MacDonald can close with owner financing at the predetermined, mutually agreed upon price and terms. Or the buyer SUMMIT CITY INVESTMENTS, INC. is can close with a new bank loan. According located at 2200 Lake Avenue, Suite 123 in to MacDonald, “There are so many reasons Fort Wayne, IN, holds a Certificate of my buyers like some time before qualifying Good Standing from the Indiana Secretary for a mortgage. They may need to sell their of State, and is a BBB Accredited business house, work on their credit, establish more with the Indiana Better Business Bureau time on a job or establish two years of with an A+ rating, provable income on tax returns when self-employed. All our buyers are put in Mike MacDonald is the President of touch with a sharp mortgage broker who Summit City Investments, Inc. He is a creates a plan for them. We can recommend an affordable credit repair company that can 37-year resident in the local community, do unbelievable things given even a short 6 to and has been a long term partner in his 12 months to work on a file. This also helps family’s independent insurance agency and tax & accounting firm (G. A. MacDonald Associates, Inc.) For more information or to view a list of properties for sale, just visit www.SummitCityInvestments.com 2200 Lake Avenue, Suite 123 Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Phone (260) 267-0760 -----------------

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Guard units bring talent indoors (High school winter guard units have begun their season. In this newspaper’s circulation area, guard directors shared details of the Carroll and Northrop high schools programs.) By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com

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Co-directors Erica Widmer and Geoff Goelz have chosen the title “… in this universe” for the Carroll High School winter guard’s 2016 show. Songs by the group Sleeping at Last include the titles “Sun” and “Moon.” Widmer said “Moon” is played only on the piano. ” ‘Sun’ sounds a little more rock pop,” she said. “It’s got lyrics and it talks about how we’re all important in the universe, and how we have to be together to make everything work. “We’re all made of stardust because matter

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Carroll High School’s winter guard rehearses the 2016 show, “… in this universe.” Song titles include “Sun” and “Moon.”

can’t be created or destroyed. “We collectively experience more in a day than the Earth is old. So it makes you think about the universe as a whole.

It’s crazy the things we have.” “We feel like they’re in a really good place [this year], with a more sophisticated show than we’ve had in the past,”

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Widmer said. Two seniors are among the 23-member winter guard. Carroll’s other area contests include: HeriSee GUARD, Page B8

Kiwanis ChocolateFest tickets on sale for $30 The John Chapman Kiwanis Club will hold its second annual Kiwanis ChocolateFest in partnership with Fort Wayne Chocolate Fountain from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at the YOLO Event Center, 4201 N. Wells St., Fort Wayne. Tickets are $30 in advance. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door, at $35 each. A silent auction will raise funds to present to Riley’s Hospital for Children and Fort Wayne charities. There will also be hors d’oeurvres, a live band and a cash bar. For details, to reserve tickets, or to donate silent auction items, contact the John Chapman Kiwanis Club at (260) 749-4901. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door. “We are delighted to partner with Fort Wayne Chocolate Fountain to deliver such a prestigious event,” said Holly Barnett, president of the JC Kiwanis Club. “This event is to

showcase the Kiwanis mission of improving the world, one child and one community at a time. This Valentine’s Day, we will just happen to do it with chocolate.” The Kiwanis ChocolateFest will feature a chocolate fountain buffet with three fountains including white chocolate, milk chocolate, and dark chocolate. The John Chapman Kiwanis Club is a nonproﬁt organization dedicated to carrying out the global mission of Kiwanis. JC Kiwanis Club sponsors youth service programs such as Canterbury High School Key Club, the IPFW Circle K club, and the Service Club at Lakeside Middle School. Meetings are held at 7 a.m. each Wednesday at the Sunrise Café, 10230 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne. For more information, call (260) 749-4901, like the club on Facebook at facebook.com/johnchapmankiwanis, or visit johnchapmankiwanis.com.

Band director has valued faith, music above honors By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com

For Dianne Moellering, her marching band success is only one measure of her 23 years as Concordia Lutheran High School band director. “It’s nice, but it’s not who we are,” she said. “It’s the interaction with the kids. It’s the relationships that you develop. For me as a Christian teacher, it’s the opportunity to stand in front of all the good people that I love and share the two gifts that I love — one being Jesus and one being music; that’s what makes my life.” Moellering, who has directed Concordia’s young musicians since 1993, will retire after this school year. She instructs the concert band, a younger group whose members receive basic skills training. She directs the symphonic band, whose advanced members work more independently. “When students come into Concordia, if they want to be in band, I ask them to play for me,

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

because I want to put them in the band where they’re going to have the best work,” she said. She teaches music at Saint Paul Lutheran Elementary School, and directs the music programs at all Lutheran schools in the Concordia network. “And if there are ﬁres I get to put some of them

out and work together to make sure that our program in the elementaries stays strong and goes in the right direction,” she said. “As a teacher, it keeps me more focused on where they’re going, to be able to work in the elementaries rather than to be just tied to one elementary school and See BAND, Page B4

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Canterbury play develops plot twist from ‘Hamlet’ Canterbury High School Winter Theatre features two performances of “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead,” written by Tom Stoppard. Performance dates are Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19 and 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Canterbury High School Summers Auditorium, 3210 Smith Road, Fort Wayne. Tickets will be sold at the door for $10 for adults and $5 for students. The play is suitable for high school age students and adults. The play is directed by Joyce Lazier, who is active in community theater and is a social studies teacher at Canterbury Middle School and High School. The play is a comedy

about two characters, in the play “Hamlet” by Shakespeare, coming to the realization that they are merely players in a play and not really in control over the events that take place in their own lives. A familiarity with the Shakespeare play is not necessary to enjoy the show. A short introduction before the play will explain what happens in “Hamlet” and who the characters are. Senior Rebecca Alimioff plays the role of Rosencrantz, who feels little surprise about the weirdness that is going on and goes with the ﬂow. Junior Evan Stoddard plays Guildenstern, who is more worried by the oddity of the lack of free will in their lives. Junior Hyehyun Hwang

is the Player — the lead of a travelling troupe of actors. The Player knows more about what is going on than she is letting on. Junior Bo Geyer plays Alfred, a minion to the Player and hilariously unhappy as his role as an actor. Senior Nicole Baumgartner plays both Queen Gertrude and “the Poisoner” in the troupe of actors. Sophomores Kiah Myers and Brianna Joyce round out the troupe of actors with their improvization abilities. Twenty more students are cast in various roles. Students also have taken on responsibilities of student directing and stage directing, being in charge of lights and sound, and helping backstage.

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Get Checking workshops teach basic money tools The Purdue Cooperative Extension Service in Allen County continues to host the Get Checking workshop for the Bank On Fort Wayne initiative. This workshop is for clients and families who have never had checking or savings accounts at

a bank or credit union, who have mismanaged accounts at banks and credits unions so those accounts are now closed without committing fraud, or have accounts, but continue to still use predatory lenders. Workshop dates in

2016 include: Feb. 9, 1-5 p.m.; March 9, 5-9 p.m.; April 13, 1-5 p.m.; May 26, 5-9 p.m., and June 21, 1-5 p.m. Workshop topics include an introduction to the program plus Choosing an Account Right for You; Managing Your Account; Keys

to Successful Money Management, and Credit. All workshops will be held at the Allen County Extension Ofﬁce and are free and open to the public. Advance registration by phone or mail is preferred. At the completion of the workshop, each

participant will receive a certiﬁcate that will allow that person to open an account at a participating bank or credit union. For further information, to register or to receive a registration form, contact Vickie Hadley at the Allen County Exten-

sion Service, at (260) 481-6826 or by email at hadleyv@purdue.edu, visit the Home & Money page on the website at extension.purdue.edu/ allen or visit the ofﬁce at 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne, on the IPFW campus.

Parkview Randallia opens birthing center, new ICU Parkview Hospital Randallia campus opened a new family birthing center and a remodeled intensive care unit. Work on the departments was part of a larger $55 million renovation project that’s still underway at the facility, according to a statement by Parkview Health. The new family birthing center is now located on the hospital’s ﬁrst ﬂoor and contains 10 private suites. Instead of moving to different rooms during

the birthing process, families will remain in a single room for labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum care. The ICU, meanwhile, was expanded to provide 12 beds with upgraded state-of-the-art critical care technology. Both units opened in December. “The demand for care and services at this hospital has exceeded our expectations, and many residents continue to choose this location as their preferred

source of health care,” Ben Miles, president of Parkview Regional Medical Center & Afﬁliates, said in the statement. “We’re excited to continue to invest in this campus as we address the needs of our community.” The renovation work also included structural and aesthetic improvements. Plans for the next three years include upgraded surgery suites, a cardiac catheterization lab, and new inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services.

Flag above courthouse announces Indiana’s 200 years Officials representing different levels of government from throughout Allen County raised the official Indiana Bicentennial flag during a ceremony at the Allen County Courthouse on Dec. 11. The kickoff event included the reading of a proclamation from the Allen County Board of Commissioners designating Dec. 11, 2015, as “Indiana Statehood Day” and the “Official Kickoff of the Bicentennial.” “The history of our state, our county and its

people is valuable to our shared experience, and we recognize and celebrate the growth and greatness of our state and the limitless potential inherent in its future,” the proclamation read. Speakers at the event included County Commissioners Nelson Peters, Therese Brown and Linda Bloom; Curt Witcher, Allen County coordinator of Bicentennial events; Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry; State Rep. and House Majority Leader Matt Lehman; and Bill Davis,

district director for Rep. Marlin Stutzman. Bishop Luers High School student Antonio Menson sang the national anthem and Emily Harrigan performed “Back Home Again in Indiana” as the Bicentennial flag was raised alongside the State of Indiana flag atop the Courthouse. The white flag presents the Indiana 200 Bicentennial logo in the blue and yellow of the Indiana State Flag. The flag will continue to fly atop the Courthouse throughout the year.

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FWCS driver education session begins soon Fort Wayne Community Schools will offer several sessions of driver education classes running February through July at the FWCS Career Academy at Anthis Automotive Center, 1219 S. Lafayette St. Class times offered are either Saturdays or

two nights a week while school is in session, and several different times during the weekday once summer vacation begins. 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 to successfully complete the program. Students can enroll in classroom instruction for $78, driving instruction for $320, or both for

Two USF discussions examine Syrian refugee crisis The University of Saint Francis is hosting two events that will examine the issues surrounding the plight of Syrian refugees. Each event will be free and open to the community at the USF North Campus, 2702 Spring St., Fort Wayne. “The Syrian Refugee Crisis — Facts vs. Fiction” will be presented from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11. “Attendees will learn about the current crisis and its historical context amid the ﬂood of information and misinformation in the media,” the

university said in a statement. Hear the accounts of three Fort Wayne men — Sam Jarjour, Amar Masri and Caleb Jehl — along with their friend Troy E. Spier, an activist and Ph.D. student whom they met on the ground in Eastern Europe while working with Syrian refugees. Attendees will hear personal stories of Syrian families and those trying to help them in their perilous escape from a war-torn homeland to places of safety in the West. Ed and Paula Kassig,

parents of American aid worker Peter Kassig, who was taken hostage and was slain by ISIS in November 2014, will also be present to discuss how they have continued their son’s work in serving Syrian refugees. On March 3, USF will host “The Syrian Refugee Crisis — What Can Be Done?” from 7-8:30 p.m. Representatives of groups that are now active in resettling refugees will share their stories and talk about how anyone can help their cause. More information about the event will be released.

History Center to host ‘The Great War’ exhibit The History Center will host the traveling exhibition “The Great War: From Ration Lines to the Front Lines” from Jan. 30 through Feb. 29. The exhibition is courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society. The History Center, 302 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne, is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and noon-5 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $6 for ages 18-64, $4 for seniors, $4 for ages 3-17, and free for age 2 and under. History Center members are admitted free.

Tens of thousands left Indiana for World War I European battleﬁelds, hospitals, and training camps, and several thousand never returned. The scale of the war and the vast amount of mobilized resources unavoidably drew Hoosiers statewide into the war effort with long-lasting effects. The exhibit explores the roots of World War I, America’s entrance into the war, Indiana’s participation in and contributions to the war effort, the evolution of

warfare, the role of Hoosier women both at home and abroad, Germans in Indiana, efforts for lasting peace, the construction of the American Legion building and the Indiana War Memorial, and more. The exhibit will be supplemented with local artifacts, documents, and images from the History Center’s historical collection. The exhibition is made possible by Kroger. For more information about this exhibit, visit fwhistorycenter.com.

$398. Enrollment in both parts is required to get a driving permit at the age of 15. A deposit of $199 is required for registration, with the other payment due before completion of program. For more information, including specific class times, or an application, visit fortwayneschools.

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BAND from Page B1 not with the high school.â&#x20AC;? She also has earned awards, respect and friendships for the most visible element of her career, as director of the Concordia Marching Cadets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The major part of my job I see as teaching music and luckily for me and the students the main criteria is how you play. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the music,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The two sit-down bands are still the core of what we do and what we are. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the marching band; the marching band is just a happy offshoot.â&#x20AC;? Moellering taught at Denver Lutheran High School before coming to the Fort Wayne area. Both she and her husband, Tom, taught at Central Elementary School. Her husband is retired. The Moelleringsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; two children and four grandchildren live in the Fort Wayne area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to be involved in their lives and they want Grandma and Grandpa to be involved, too,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve missed a lot of it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking forward to being a better housekeeper, learning to cook all over. â&#x20AC;Ś Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to pick up my ďŹ&#x201A;ute and work harder at it. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to do some more classical guitar and get my ďŹ ngers back in shape. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like more time gardening, so I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to stand in my garden the ďŹ rst week

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[Concordia Lutheran High School band director Dianne Moellering is] teaching the kids about music, but sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also teaching the kids about how to glorify God through music. In everything that she does, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing that well.â&#x20AC;? Doug Hassell Carroll High School band director and longtime friend

of August and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sorry, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m done with you now.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? She has bid that early goodbye to summer each band season, preparing for festivals that begin as early as the Saturday after Labor Day. She has guided the band through Indiana State School Music Association competitions, reaching the 10-band state ďŹ nals 12 times, including every year since 2007. When Concordia was ďŹ rst runner-up in 2012, she said it was as thrilling as winning the state title. Then, in 2013, Concordia won the state title. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The marching band thing Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve loved more than I ever knew that I would love,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because of education. Some people look at that as a waste of time; it certainly is not. It does take time, but it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take any more time for us at Concordia than your varsity sport. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really see a ton of not only musical growth during that time because of how picky we are in details and how they have to stand and how they have to hold their instru-

ments, and how they have to breathe. That carries over into the sit-down bands. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play music well unless you have those relationships.â&#x20AC;? Each student is made to realize the value of their contribution. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They know that they are important,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They know that if they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t there, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a hole out there. They rely on each other and they learn to trust each other and they learn commitment and responsibility. That carries over into every area of their lives, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that by the nature of the activity canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be taught in other classes. To be able to work on positive things and to instill that in their lives â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the worth of it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want that when I came here. The only marching I had done was when I was in high school. Concordia was gracious enough to let me get some people in to help me. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned from all the wonderful directors we have in the area. So many of them have been supportive when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve needed help and asked questions, and

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned from all of them,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not shy; I just call.â&#x20AC;? DeKalb High School band director Terry Fisher has been among that number. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I consider him a huge friend,â&#x20AC;? Moellering said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I ďŹ rst met Dianne she was at Central Lutheran in New Haven. I was at Woodlan, down the road,â&#x20AC;? Fisher said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dianne and I throw ideas at each other all the time. We still do that. We all get in a rut now and then, and we say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How about this?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The two of us trust each other an awful lot. We trust the musical judgment. We make sure our kids are given the best opportunities.â&#x20AC;? Carroll High School band director Doug Hassell also shares notes with Moellering, as he has done since his days at IPFW. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was probably 20 or 21 years old, and she agreed to let me help her with the marching band,â&#x20AC;? Hassell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A good friend of mine and I helped her out, in a crew of three or four. We worked together and put a show together that was beating everybody. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was the ďŹ rst time

that any of the marching band had gone through anything like that. If you looked at the indicators of whom they were beating, every indication was that we were going to make it to state that year.â&#x20AC;? In those years, perhaps 18 bands would compete for the ďŹ ve berths to regional competition. Concordia placed sixth, missing the next round by one-tenth of a point. Moellering said she and Hassell have remained great friends. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He worked with us in the years when I was still learning how to put it all together,â&#x20AC;? Moellering said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He and I have literally laughed and cried together.â&#x20AC;? The cry happened in 1998, when Concordia ďŹ elded its â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ghost Trainâ&#x20AC;? show.â&#x20AC;? The band members had never made the cut-off. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize what they had not gained,â&#x20AC;? Hassell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a banquet in the band room that night, and I got to it late. And we each remember this vividly, that each student left one by one and eventually it was just her and I, and we just sort of looked at each other and sobbed and collapsed on each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shoulders. And it was humbling that she would welcome me into that community, and I know she will do great things. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teaching the kids about music, but sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also teaching the kids about how to glorify God through music. In everything that she does,

sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing that well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In addition to the great lessons about life, she ingrains in them a real and great understanding of how they ďŹ t into the world with their faith.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;He and I had a good cry about that,â&#x20AC;? Moellering said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we share a similar faith. We both have Christ where he needs to be and we can share a lot of personal things with each other.â&#x20AC;? Concordia made its ďŹ rst trip to the state marching band ďŹ nals in 2001. Moelleringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current students knew of her decision to retire before the Marching Cadets headed to the 2015 ISSMA state ďŹ nals, on Nov. 7, where they placed sixth in Class C. Weeks later, she thanked the many alumni who had returned to perform in her ďŹ nal Concordia Christmas at the Embassy show, on Dec. 13. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have no idea how much it means to me,â&#x20AC;? she said at the rehearsal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People come up and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh my gosh, what are we going to do without you?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just kind of smile. The good Lord had a plan when he put me there, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worked with me and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to throw the program away now. He still has a plan even though I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what it is. And I think heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trying to teach me to trust him a little bit more, to relax and know that he does have a plan.â&#x20AC;?

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Carroll High School sophomore Katelyn Ohlwine is lifted during the Electric Blue dance teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance at the 2016 Munster Dance Invitational, Jan. 23 at Munster High School. Carroll and Northrop teams will compete Feb. 6 at the Homestead High School invitational. For program details, follow updates at ihsdta.org. Dance regional competitions will be held March 5.

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Young adventurers can don their explorer vests and pith helmets to explore mysteries hidden underground through April 10 at the Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Children may test their digging-and-ﬁnding skills with different tools and media. Regular Conservatory admission fees apply: $5 for adults, $3 for ages 3-17. Children 2 and under are admitted free.

Voters in the Fort Wayne Community Schools district will be asked to decide on a $130 million facility improvement project. The project will appear on the May 3, 2016, ballot as a referendum question. The school board approved the referendum Dec. 13, calling for infrastructure and safety measures at 42 buildings. The project is designed to provide major infrastructure improvements at 10 school buildings with 32 additional buildings receiving work such as air conditioning and security improvements. This is the second phase of a long-range facility plan that started with the bond referendum approved by voters in 2012. Phase one

projects are ﬁnishing on time and under budget by $2 million. Phase two projects would begin in 2017 and be ﬁnished by 2023. Because of the timing of the project, the district’s property tax rate will not increase. The majority of the project — $107 million — will address major infrastructure needs, including heating and ventilating systems, window systems, safety issues and more at 10 schools: Glenwood Park, Lindley, Nebraska, Price, St. Joseph Central, Washington Center and Waynedale elementary schools, Lane and Shawnee middle schools and Northrop High School. An additional $1 million will cover the cost of special projects, including painting

the walking bridge at Holland Elementary and updates needed to lights, flooring and UV filters at the Helen P. Brown Natatorium. Nearly $2.5 million will be used for security upgrades at 25 schools, and about $15 million will used to complete adding air conditioning to the remainder of non-air conditioned schools, including Bunche Montessori and Whitney Young early childhood centers, Fairfield and Study elementary schools, Blackhawk and Miami middle schools and Wayne High School. For more information on the project, visit fortwayneschools.org and click on the REPAIR Phase 2 graphic or visit fwcs.k12. in.us/facility_planning2. php.

Mental health services provider has new name A major local mental health advocate has a new name. Mental Health America of Northeast Indiana will continue providing mental health education, advocacy and awareness, as it has done since 1954 under the name Mental Health America in Allen County. The change is effective immediately. “We want to provide our services to the entire

region,” said Executive Director Lisa Smith. “We hope that our new name reﬂects that willingness and desire to help a broader community across Northeast Indiana.” Mental Health America of Northeast Indiana will serve Allen, Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben and Whitley counties. “Mental Health America

of Northeast Indiana is dedicated to helping members of the community who face mental health challenges,” the organization said in a statement. “The organization wants to ensure that these members of the community are supported and gain access to the resources they need to improve their mental well-being. This is done through client advocacy,

educational training and events, guardianships, and support groups.” The organization has also experienced internal growth this past year. Mental Health America of Northeast Indiana is located at 2200 Lake Ave., Suite 105, Fort Wayne. It serves professionals, individuals, and families who are affected by mental illness.

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GUARD from Page B1 tage High School, Feb. 6; and DeKalb High School, Feb. 20. Carroll will hosts its own winter guard contest, on Saturday, Feb. 27, from 10 a.m.7:50 p.m. Sixty-seven guard units are registered. Carroll performs at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $6. Children under 5 are admitted for $3. • Northrop High School

Northrop’s 2016 show is titled “Call of the Coven,” based on the era of the Salem witch trials. “Although the show is about witches, it does not go over the top with symbols,” director Holly Lofland said. “I’m intrigued by that portion of American history, but I wanted to make sure we didn’t go overboard.” “The premise is a group of girls who are just villagers. They sneak out of the houses at night to practice witchcraft in the woods,” Lofland said. “There is an innocent one who doesn’t really know what’s happening, and the witches overtake her.” The music is haunting and slow, Lofland said. “The most challenging part is the characterization, and they are willing to perform it but they are sweet and it’s hard to get them to look evil,” Lofland said. Lofland returns for her ninth year with the Northrop winter guard. She said it’s a lot of work but it has a big reward. A timid student might develop into a confident performer by season’s end, she said. “The payoff is so much greater than the stress,” she said. “And I really do love watching kids find something that they fall in love with and find a community of friends who love what they love. So that’s what keeps me going.” The 13 performers include four seniors: Cally Wilken, Cailee Kemery, Shy-Anne Richardson and Desiree Perry. Kelly VanPatten

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Abbey Zelt, left, has performed with the Concordia Lutheran High School winter guard since seventh grade. Sarah Brennan, right, is a senior captain.

assists with directing the guard. Haley Van Der Weele serves as weapons tech. Luke Holliger is the sound technician. “Dawn Schneider is the head guard mom, seamstress extraordinaire, my right hand,” Loﬂand said. Northrop’s shows will include the Heritage High School winter guard festival on Feb. 6 and the Carroll High School contest on Feb. 27. • Concordia Lutheran High School

Guard director Brittany Satterthwaite said the Concordia Lutheran High School winter guard will perform a show called “The Beginning” based on the moment of creation. Their music is “Lux Aurumque” by Eric Whitacre. Concordia will march 23 guard members, including eight seniors: Taylor Welker, Sarah Brennan, Leandrah Miller, Nicole Stauffer, Aly Didier, Megan Reid, Lexi Tinsley and Brittany Quinn. Their ﬁrst show will be Feb. 6 at Heritage High School. Winter guard provides a new outlet for students who perform with the color guard during marching band season. “It’s basically a dance ensemble that incorporates different equipment, whether that

be rifles, sabres or flags. You organize time and space for 4 minutes,” Satterthwaite said. “You can take many pieces of music, or overlay sound bites.” Satterthwaite is in her fifth year at Concordia. Chris Wray and Satterthwaite are designers and writers/choreographers. “Mike Beights is our wonderful co-designer and staging consultant,” Satterthwaite said. Look for other events, event lineups, individual school schedules and post-season state competition details at ihscga. org. • At Snider High School, Ryan Long is directing the guard for the second winter. Trinity Meadows is the assistant director. Mike Beights is the drill designer. Snider’s first show is Jan. 30, at Goshen. “Crack the Code” is the show title. “It’s truly just a series of numbers that are revealed throughout the 4-minute show that would in fact crack the code to open a safe, and that’s where students actually exit the floor,” Long said. The show features music by The Piano Guys, including the number “Michael meets Mozart.” “It’s definitely more challenging than in

seasons past,” Long said. • Brittany Satterthwaite, who directs the Concordia Lutheran winter guard, also directs the Heritage High School winter guard this year. Heritage’s show is called “A Beautiful Day to Grow.” The music is “Beautiful Day” by Marie and the RedCat. Heritage has 15 guard members, including one senior, Jessica Watkins. Heritage will host a winter guard festival on Saturday, Feb. 6. General admission is $6 for adults; $3 for children under 5; and free for infants in lap. Forty-two guard units begin performing at 11 a.m. The show closes with awards at 6 p.m. Local units participating are: New Haven, 11 a.m.; Heritage, 12:03 p.m.; Concordia Lutheran, 1:06 p.m.; Woodlan, 1:13 p.m.; Wayne, 1:48 p.m.; Snider, 2:23 p.m.; Bishop Dwenger, 2:30 p.m.; Carroll, 3:05 p.m.; and Northrop, 4:58 p.m. • Jonathan Meader again directs the Homestead High School Spartan guard, which captured second place in the state in its class in 2015. “Coming off of a really strong year, we’re pretty excited about the show that we’re doing,” Meader said. The 2016 show has a different vibe from the 2015 show,

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

which relied on ballads, he said. The theme is taken from music by the band Passion Pit. It’s about relationships, Meader said. “It gives you a sense of belonging to something, belonging to someone and in the end belonging to yourself,” he said. • At Woodlan High School, Roy Castillo and Ashley Baum direct the Spirit of Woodlan winter guard. “Our show is called ‘The Music Box.’ It’s kind of a take on ‘Toy Story’ as in the members will represent various kinds of dolls in a little girl’s room that ‘come to life’ when the little girl goes to sleep at night,” Castillo said in an email. “We have allowed the members to have a good amount of input in concept of the show as well as the theme. We’ll be performing to some music from ‘The Pirates of the Caribbean’

movies.” Guard members are Elise Rudolph, Zoe Lowden, Allison Knepp, Logan Buck, Mara Kitzmiller, Rachel Baum, Nicole Osborn, Corinne Rebber, Zariah Meador and Cassie Roehm. “Our guard this year is very new,” Ashley Baum said in an email. Baum is a former marching band and winter guard member. “I became interested in guard because I was a dancer and joined band at a young age,” she said. “Roy was one of my coaches when I began color guard, and I enjoy working with him. “The members work very hard. After the Spirit of Woodlan’s state [ﬁnals] appearance this fall season, they were anxious and excited to start this winter’s season.” She said arts such as winter guard help students to expand their creativity.

Philharmonic to present an evening with Gershwin The Fort Wayne Philharmonic will present an entire concert featuring the music of one of Americas legendary composers in “An Evening with George Gershwin” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. Tickets start at $22 and are available at fwphil. org. Purchases can also be made in person at The Phil Box Ofﬁce, 4901 Fuller Drive, Fort

Wayne, or by calling (260) 481-0777. Opening this concert is a medley of Gershwin’s best-known selections from his “American folk opera” Porgy and Bess. The sixth concert in the Madge Rothschild Foundation Masterworks series will be conducted by Chia-Hsuan Lin, with a local favorite, guest pianist Jodie DeSalvo. “George Gershwin was a true American original. Born of the immigrant experience, his music,

like his life, straddled inﬂuences from Europe and the Americas,” said Chia-Hsuan Lin. “With the wonderful Jodie DeSalvo, we’re really looking forward to jazzing it up.” Gershwin dropped out of school at the age of 15 to play professionally in the famous music-publishing sector of New York City’s Tin Pan Alley. Within just a few years, he enjoyed major success when his song “Swanee” became

a national hit. Many others followed in quick succession and he soon became one of the most sought after musical ﬁgures in America. In 1924, following an internal calling to write more “serious “music, Gershwin composed one of the great masterpieces of the American repertoire, his “Rhapsody in Blue.” That work, which premiered in 1924, also will be on the Philharmonic program. DeSalvo, a former

pianist of The Phil, has garnered national and international attention for her interpretations of keyboard literature, both classical and jazz. DeSalvo made her Carnegie Hall debut to critical acclaim with an encore performance two years later at Lincoln Center. After intermission, the Latin infused “Cuban Overture” will be performed. This popular work is the result of a vacation in Havana that Gershwin described as

“two hysterical weeks in Cuba, where no sleep was had.” The program concludes with the symphonic poem “An American in Paris.” Ticket-holders are invited to Musically Speaking, the lecture series presented at 6:30 p.m. before every Masterworks performance. Lectures are free and held in the Gallery of the Grand Wayne Center.

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Contribute news of your group, too Submit items for the Feb. 26 Dupont Valley Times by Feb. 18. Items will be selected and edited as space allows. Please email gsnow@kpcmedia.com. GARDEN-RELATED CLASSES AT SALOMON FARM â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Courtesy Fort Wayne Parks Department â&#x20AC;˘ Selling Homemade Edibles: Understanding the Rules. Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, 817 W. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6. What are the rules governing the sale of home-grown or homemade edibles? Steve Niemoeller from the Allen County Department of Health will share information on what is required to sell as a home-based vendor and answer any questions. His presentation will be followed by a brief overview of the Salomon Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market and how to become a vendor. To conďŹ rm class availability, call Amy Hicks at (260) 427-6005 or e-mailing amy.hicks@cityoffortwayne.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Gardening in Winter. Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, 817 W. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to wait for spring to get your garden started. Learn how to prepare for your own garden, what you need to plant seeds indoors, and how to keep your seedlings healthy as they grow. You will receive seeds, starter pots, and soil, in this hands-on class taught by Master Gardener Kathy Lee. Kathy has been a volunteer gardener at Salomon Farm Park for 10 years and begins starting seeds as early as February for the gardens. The course will also feature a Power Point presentation. $10. Registration deadline Feb. 7. Visit fortwayneparks.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Backyard Composting. Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, 817 W. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. Learn how to prepare a compost pile, the materials that you can and cannot compost, different methods of composting and the use of different compost receptacles. Presenter Steve Pawlowski is a Master Gardener (in progress), compost enthusiast and Salomon Farm volunteer and has been an active urban vegetable gardener for the past 20 years. For ages 18-plus. $9. Registration deadline Feb. 12. Visit fortwayneparks.org.

FRIDAY, JAN. 29 Fort Wayne RV & Camping Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. noon-9 p.m. Tickets $8 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, $2 for children 5-12. A family day pass for two adults and up to three children is $16. Parking, $5. See hundreds of RVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, plus travel trailers, motor homes, ďŹ fth wheels and more.

SATURDAY, JAN. 30 Piano competition winnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recital. IPFW College of Visual and Performing Arts, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. In the Rhinehart Recital Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge. The ďŹ nals are from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The winnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recital is at 5:30 p.m. The IPFW Gene Marcus Piano Competition is for pianists ages 18 and under who are living within 100 miles of Fort Wayne. The ďŹ nalists perform in four age divisions: ages 9 and under, 10-12, 13-15 and 16-18. Winners receive substantial cash prizes and camp scholarships for the summer. The recital is rebroadcast on northeast Indianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public television station, PBS39. For more information, visit ipfw.edu/music or call (260) 4816714. Fort Wayne RV & Camping Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. noon-9 p.m. Tickets $8 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, $2 for children 5-12. A family day pass for two adults and up to three children is $16. Parking, $5. See hundreds of RVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, plus travel trailers, motor homes, ďŹ fth wheels and more.

SUNDAY, JAN. 31 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stars: Light in the Darkness.â&#x20AC;? Trinity English Lutheran Church, 450 W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. 4 p.m., in the church nave. Free-will offering accepted. This hymn festival will include spoken reďŹ&#x201A;ections and congregational hymns and anthems, ranging from chant to gospel, that explore the themes of light and darkness in the world. Participants include the Trinity English Chancel Choir and soloists, professional brass, winds, strings and percussion, and the Trinity Ringers handbell choir. The program includes readings written by hymn writer Susan Palo Cherwien. The program will be presented beneath almost 3,000 origami stars created by students and adult volunteers. Robert Hobby and Mitchell Rorick will lead the program. Fort Wayne RV & Camping Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. noon-5 p.m. Tickets $8 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, $2 for children 5-12. A family day pass for two adults and up to three children is $16. Parking, $5. See hundreds of RVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, plus travel trailers, motor homes, ďŹ fth wheels and more.

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TUESDAY, FEB. 2 Appleseed Quilters Guild. Classic CafĂŠ, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. Appleseed welcomes Cathy Mahamed and Maxine Stoval from Sisters of the Cloth for this monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program. They will share information about their guild history and charity work, along with some quilts. The social half-hour begins at 6:30 p.m., with the business meeting at 7 p.m. The show-and-tell will round out the evening. Quilters are reminded to mark their calendars for Gathering of Quilts 2016. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at Wayne High School. Pat Sloan will be the featured speaker. For more information, visit appleseedquiltersguild.com or email appleseedquilters@yahoo.com.

THURSDAY, FEB. 4 Closer Look lecture series. University of Saint Francis North Campus auditorium, 2702 Spring St., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Free, and open to the public. Artist and educator Karen Bondarchuk will describe her mixed-media installations as they center on the image of the crow and raven and the interwoven relationship that corvids and humans share. Her work examines the complex relationship between humans and corvids and has been exhibited widely in the United States, as well as in Canada, England, Italy and India. Bondarchuk has been the recipient of several fellowships and her work is in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Canada as well as several other public and private collections. For more information about the Closer Look lecture series and other School of Creative Arts events, visit art.sf.edu. Works by Bondarchuk remain on exhibit through Jan. 21 in the John P. Weatherhead Gallery at the Mimi and Ian Rolland Visual Art and Communication Center on the USF campus, just off Leesburg Road. Special Cuisines dinner series: Japan. Ivy Tech Coliseum Campus, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd. 6 p.m. Open to the public. $25 per person. Students in Ivy Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Special Cuisines class take turns creating, preparing and serving world-cuisine theme meals for class credit. Reservations are required at least 24 hours in advance: visit IvyTech.edu/northeast/dinners or call (260) 480-2002. Pay on-site with cash, check or charge. Wine is available for an additional cost. Dinners are served in the Hospitality Room (Door 24, at the back of the building and facing Coliseum Boulevard). The culinary students rotate through various positions in the kitchen and dining room, providing a full restaurant experience. The rest of springâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s series include the following dates and themes: â&#x20AC;˘ Feb. 11, Caribbean Islands; â&#x20AC;˘ Feb. 18, Spain; â&#x20AC;˘ Feb. 25, Ireland; â&#x20AC;˘ March 24, Italy; â&#x20AC;˘ March 31, Thailand; â&#x20AC;˘ April 7, Turkey; â&#x20AC;˘ April 14, Persia-Iran; â&#x20AC;˘ April 21, Africa; â&#x20AC;˘ April 28, India. The Disorderly Bear Den. The Community Center, 233 W. Main St., Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. The public is welcome to this free meeting. Free parking is available behind the building. This nonproďŹ t, public charity collects and gives away teddy bears and other stuffed animals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; new or in mint condition â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to those in need. For details, contact Donna Gordon-Hearn, (260) 409-9886 or email tdbear7@comcast.net. Educational presentation: Mental Wellness 101. Community Foundation, 555 E.

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Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Free and open to the public. Allen County Chapter 187 of AARP will hold its monthly educational opportunity. The special speaker, Jane Holliday, is the psychiatric care navigator and community liaison at Parkview Behavioral Health in Fort Wayne. She will share her vision and tips on ways to understand what mental illness is, how to be aware of the signs of distress, and where to go for help in the community.

SATURDAY, FEB. 6 Three Rivers Honor Band Concert. IPFW College of Visual and Performing Arts, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. In the Auer Performance Hall of the Rhinehart Music Center. 1:30 p.m. Admission is free for everyone. Honor band participants from high schools throughout northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio will perform together on the IPFW campus to conclude a weekend of concentrated musical training. This year the students will be conducted by Robert M. Carnochan, who currently serves as director of wind ensemble activities, music director/conductor of the Frost Wind Ensemble and professor of conducting in the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, and by Shelley Schwaderer Roland, a graduate of Eastern Michigan University where she teaches and conducts in the Clarkston Community School District. Daniel Tembras is the event coordinator. For more information, visit ipfw.edu/music or call (260) 481-6714.

SUNDAY, FEB. 7 Chinese New Year celebration. Walb Student Union, IPFW Campus, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. 4-8 p.m. $15. Visit The Fort Wayne Chinese Friends and Families Association will host a spring festival party. Mayor Tom Henry will deliver the welcome speech. To register, visit purdue.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6yEWKw3kXmbgqEd. Souper Bowl of Caring. Trinity English Lutheran Church, 450 W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. This soup and salad luncheon will begin immediately after the 11 a.m. service. There is no cost, although a free-will offering will be received for ELCA World Hunger. The church also will collect canned goods for Wellspring Interfaith Social Services. Last year, more than 6,600 youth groups from across the country participated in Souper Bowl of Caring, raising more than $8 million to feed hungry people in the United States and around the world.

MONDAY, FEB. 8 Candy making program. Allen County Extension OfďŹ ce, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 6 p.m. Learn to make various chocolate candies, just in time for Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. Creations will include homemade peanut butter cups, chocolate covered cherries, ďŹ lled caramels, barks and other confections. Bring two containers to transport candy. Cost: $5. Class limited to 25 people. Kindergarten roundup. Concordia Lutheran Elementary School, 4245 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. Kindergarten information and registration for the 2016-2017 school year will be available at this meeting. For more information, call the enrollment director, Lori Stout, at (260) 426-9922, ext. 208.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 11 Southern Style Cooking: Healthy Soul Food. McMillen Park Community Center, 3900 Hessen Cassel Road, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-noon. A free cooking demonstration by Parkview”s Chef Ryan. Advance registration not necessary. For details, call (260) 427-2420. Special Cuisines dinner series: Caribbean Islands. Ivy Tech Coliseum Campus, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd. 6 p.m. Open to the public. $25 per person. Students in Ivy Tech’s Special Cuisines class take turns creating, preparing and serving world-cuisine theme meals for class credit. Reservations are required at least 24 hours in advance: visit IvyTech.edu/northeast/ dinners or call (260) 480-2002. Pay on-site with cash, check or charge. Wine is available for an additional cost. Dinners are served in the Hospitality Room (Door 24, at the back of the building and facing Coliseum Boulevard). The culinary students rotate through various positions in the kitchen and dining room, providing a full restaurant experience. The rest of spring’s series include the following dates and themes: • Feb. 18, Spain; • Feb. 25, Ireland; • March 24, Italy; • March 31, Thailand; • April 7, Turkey; • April 14, Persia-Iran; • April 21, Africa; • April 28, India. Fort Wayne Boat Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 3-9 p.m. Adults $10, children 12 and under free. Parking, $5. More than 50 marine dealers from Indiana and Michigan will offer boats, personal watercraft and related products.

Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $15.50, inclusive of lunch. The theme of the program is “A Heart Welcome.” Reservations are due by Feb. 16; call Meridith at (260) 672-3414. Baby sitting is available. Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection is a service of Stonecroft Ministries.

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Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Indiana. IPFW Student Housing Clubhouse. 10 a.m. Get details and registration information at soindiana.org. Volunteers gather pledges to benefit Special Olympics Indiana. Groups of 10 or more are eligible for the team award. Awards also are presented for best costume, largest team, most money raised by an individual and most money raised by a team. An After Splash Bash with food follows each event. Admission to the bash is free for plungers and volunteers; fans and spectators pay a $5 admittance fee. “Young Frankenstein.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under. Call (260) 424-5220. Box office hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted from the movie. Roller skating benefit. Bell’s Roller Skating Rink, 7009 Indiana 930, New Haven. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Admission $5 per person. Benefits the Regional Burn Center at Saint Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne. The New Haven Lions Club is the gold sponsor of the event. To donate silent auction items, call James Rorick, club president, at (260) 417-1730. Zumbathon. North Side High School, 475 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne. 1-3 p.m. Registration is $20 at the door, cash or check. Proceeds benefit Fort Wayne Community Schools’ Study Connection. Participants will be eligible for door prizes. Fort Wayne Boat Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Adults $10, children 12 and under free. Parking, $5. More than 50 marine dealers from Indiana and Michigan will offer boats, personal watercraft and related products.

SUNDAY, FEB. 14 Fort Wayne Boat Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Adults $10, children 12 and under free. Parking, $5. More than 50 marine dealers from Indiana and Michigan will offer boats, personal watercraft and related products. “Young Frankenstein.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under. Call (260) 424-5220. Box ofﬁce hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted from the movie.

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Almost 3,000 origami stars hang in the nave of Trinity English Lutheran Church, 450 W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. The stars were created by students and adult volunteers. The church will present a hymn festival — “Stars: Light in the Darkness” — at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, in the church nave. A free-will offering will be accepted. Ave., Fort Wayne. 6:45 p.m. $10 at the door. Parking, $5. Featuring For King & Country, Matthew West, Crowder, RED, Lauren Daigle and more. Visit TrinityCommunications.org for details. Special Cuisines dinner series: Spain. Ivy Tech Coliseum Campus, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd. 6 p.m. Open to the public. $25 per person. Students in Ivy Tech’s Special Cuisines class take turns creating, preparing and serving world-cuisine theme meals for class credit. Reservations are required at least 24 hours in advance: visit IvyTech.edu/northeast/dinners or call (260) 480-2002. Pay on-site with cash, check or charge. Wine is available for an additional cost. Dinners are served in the Hospitality Room (Door 24, at the back of the building and facing Coliseum Boulevard). The culinary students rotate through various positions in the kitchen and dining room, providing a full restaurant experience. The rest of spring’s series include the following dates and themes: • Feb. 25, Ireland; • March 24, Italy; • March 31, Thailand; • April 7, Turkey; • April 14, Persia-Iran; • April 21, Africa; • April 28, India.

FRIDAY, FEB. 19 Art and music workshop. University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The USF School of Creative Arts will host a workshop for regional high school art and music students and teachers in the Rolland Art and Visual Communication Center off Leesburg Road and the Music Technology facilities at the USF North Campus, 2702 Spring St. Each student will participate in one of seven workshops with a full-time faculty member: Web and Multimedia, Animation, Drawing, Music Technology, Illustration, Sculpture, Ceramics and Photography. The School is also offering workshops for high school teachers, free of charge, in Visual Arts and Music Technology. Workshops are followed by a portfolio review for interested individuals. For more information, contact the School of Creative Arts at (260) 399-8064. “Young Frankenstein.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under. Call (260) 424-5220. Box ofﬁce hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted

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FRIDAY, FEB. 26 “Young Frankenstein.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under. Call (260) 424-5220. Box ofﬁce hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted from the movie. Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. in the Expo Center. Admission: adults $10, seniors (62+) $6, children 15 and younger free. Parking $5 or $8. Featuring interactive and educational displays, including a petting zoo, adoptable pets, martial arts demonstrations, and more. The show celebrates its 43rd year, welcoming more than 650 exhibitors. For ticket information and updates, visit home-gardenshow.com. Down the Line concert. Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. Day 1 of the 10th anniversary show begins at 7 p.m. Ten local bands cover 10 legendary artists. Tickets are $20 for advance seating, $15 for general admission, or $25 for a 2-day pass. Tickets can be purchased at the Embassy box ofﬁce, through ticketmaster.com, or by phone at (800) 745-3000.

SATURDAY, FEB. 27 Model railroad show and swap. Coliseum Bingo, 911 W. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Admission $5 for adults; $7 for families; children 12 and under free. Dozens of tables of model railroad items, with at least one operating model railroad layout, an on-site concession stand, and historical or other organizations. Sponsored by the Maumee Valley Railroad Club Inc. Visit maumeevalleyrailroad.com for a coupon and more information. “Young Frankenstein.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under. Call (260) 424-5220. Box ofﬁce hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted from the movie. Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. in the Expo Center. Admission: adults $10, seniors (62+) $6, children 15 and younger free.

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FRIDAY, FEB. 12 Kiwanis ChocolateFest. YOLO Event Center, 4201 N. Wells St., Fort Wayne. 6-9 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door, at $35 each. Call the John Chapman Kiwanis Club at (260) 749-4901. The John Chapman Kiwanis Club will hold its second annual Kiwanis ChocolateFest in partnership with Fort Wayne Chocolate Fountain. A silent auction will raise funds to present to Riley’s Hospital for Children and Fort Wayne charities. There will also be hors d’oeurvres, a live band and a cash bar. Fort Wayne Boat Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 3-9 p.m. Adults $10, children 12 and under free. Parking, $5. More than 50 marine dealers from Indiana and Michigan will offer boats, personal watercraft and related products.

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NOTICES / REGISTRATION / MULTIPLE DATES Share your Easter activities. Easter Sunday falls on March 27. Submit your church’s Holy Week activities to Times Community Publications’ Community Calendar. Please include the name of the event, the location and address, the time and date, and a phone number to call with any questions. Send the information to gsnow@kpcmedia.com. Please include “Easter” in the subject line. Please submit Holy Week notices by Feb. 18 to be included in all four Times publications. Senior Fine Arts Exhibition. IPFW College of Visual and Performing Arts, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. Through Feb. 6. The artworks of eight Fine Arts graduates will be exhibited in the Visual Arts gallery. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-9 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends. For information, call (260) 481-6705 or visit ipfw.edu/ﬁne-arts. The participating artists are: Aaron Bennett, Sarah Dirig, Emily Gray, Jonathan Harrigan, Abigail Hoffman, Shad Igney, Haley Richman and Kyle Theobald. Summit City Chorus auditions. Avalon Missionary Church, 1500 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Monday evenings. This men’s a cappella chorus sings in the barbershop harmony style. For more information, call Dale at (260) 402-1330, or visit summitcitychorus.org and barbershopharmony.com. SAT/ACT prep course. High school students in Fort Wayne and the surrounding area may sign up for this course at Bishop Dwenger High School, 1300 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. Sessions are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-7:30 p.m. Classes began Jan. 19 and end Thursday, March 3. The 14 sessions will include test familiarity, pacing, strategies, and a review of English, math and science concepts. The winter 2016 session will address components of the new SAT to be administered beginning in March 2016 and the ACT test. The Tuesday sessions will focus on critical reading, writing and grammar while the Thursday sessions will address math and science. The class fee is $225 and includes both an ACT text and SAT text for the course. Call Bishop Dwenger High School at (260) 496-4700 or click on bishopdwenger. com/SAT-ACT for more info and registration forms. 4-H enrollment. Allen County 4-H clubs online enrollment ended Jan. 15. To register, visit extension.purdue.edu/allen. Anyone who missed the Jan. 15 deadline may call the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Allen County Ofﬁce for other opportunities. Call (260) 481-6826. Summit City Singers rehearsals. Shawnee Middle School, 1000 E. Cook Road, Fort Wayne. 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Feb. 16. This SATB community choir is starting rehearsals for the spring season and welcomes new singers. The choir sings a variety of music and this season will be a celebration of Indiana’s Bicentennial featuring songs from a variety of songwriters and recording artists from Indiana. The choir is open to anyone high school age on up. There are no auditions but singers are required to match pitch. Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. at Shawnee Middle School. For more information, contact Judy King at (260) 489-4505.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE BOTANICAL CONSERVATORY — Courtesy Fort Wayne Parks Department Winterval at the Conservatory. Saturday, Jan. 30, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Make a winter bird feeder and have fun exploring in our “Dig This” exhibit. Other activities will be held around town at the Community Center, the Old Fort, and Science Central. Don’t forget about the Fort Wayne Rugby Club’s annual Snow Bowl at Lawton Park at 1 pm. Winterval is sponsored by the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department, the Downtown Improvement District and Majic 95.1. Regular Conservatory admission applies: $5 for adults, $3 for ages 3-17. Children 2 and under are admitted free. For more information, call (260) 427- 6440. “Dig This!” Through April 10. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. This winter, young adventurers can don their explorer vests and pith helmets to explore mysteries hidden underground. Why do people dig? What do they look for? Try out your digging- and-ﬁnding skills with different tools and media. Enjoy our active learning garden as a winter retreat, full of lush green plants and colorful ﬂowers. Regular

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Girl Scouts have begun their 2016 cookie sales. Favorites such as Thin Mints, Caramel deLites and Lemonades are available for $4 a box. Visit girlscouts.org to locate a cookie sales booth in your neighborhood. Follow girlscoutsnorthernindiana-michiana.org for updates on Fort Wayne area projects. Conservatory admission fees apply: $5 for adults, $3 for ages 3-17. Children 2 and under are admitted free. Tai Chi in the Garden. Tuesdays, through March 1, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Whether you’re a beginner with very little to no experience or you’re a seasoned veteran, this is a great way to practice Tai Chi while it’s cold outside. Keep your energy level renewed while experiencing the ancient art form of movement and grace. Eight weekly one-hour classes will be held. In each class you will learn the Sun Style 73 Form of Tai Chi. Instructor Sandy Gebhard is certified by master Dr. Paul Lam, and has over 30 years’ experience practicing and teaching Tai Chi. Drop-ins should call ahead to make sure class will be in session. For ages 18-plus. Registration deadline Jan. 5. $64 for the public; Conservatory members or volunteers pay $54. To register, call (260) 427-6000. V-Day Array. Saturday, Jan. 30, 1-2 p.m. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. With Valentine’s Day approaching, we will be learning the basics of designing fresh flowers in a clear glass vase. Red and white carnations with baby’s breath will show off your talents. We will also be teaching bow making. Registration deadline: Jan. 22. Fee: $45/public; $39/Conservatory member or volunteer. To register, call (260) 427-6000. Crystal & Geode Jewelry. Saturdays, Jan. 30-Feb. 13, 3-4 p.m. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Polymer clay is the most versatile medium to work with, and its only limit is your imagination. Over several class periods you will learn how to work clay to mimic the natural beauty of crystal and rock formations. Your kit includes tools and supplies to make two finished pieces of wearable art. Instructor Lissa Brown is a Fort Wayne jewelry designer and mixed media artist, emphasizing the artistic expression of nature. No experience is required; just bring your curiosity. All materials provided. Ages 14-plus. Registration deadline: Jan. 22. Fee: $149/public; $139/Conservatory member or volunteer. To register, call (260) 427-6000. Art Display — Julie Wall Toles: Printmaking. January and February. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Get to know local and regional artists in a variety of media through the Botanical Conservatory’s bi-monthly art exhibits. Inspired by growth, transformation, and change, Toles utilizes an array of natural organic imagery paired with simplified geometric shapes to create pieces that depict a balance between two worlds. Push and pull, give and take, ebb and flow are ideologies behind her current work. Regular Conservatory admission applies: $5/adult, $3/child age 3-17. Children 2 and under are admitted free. What’s Happening at the Botanical Conservatory in February $1 Nights. Feb. 4, 5-8 p.m. On the first Thursday night, 5-8 pm, of each month we offer a $1 admission price for both adults and children (instead of the usual $5 and $3). Babies and up to age 2 are still admitted free. For more information, call (260) 427-6440. Thursday Night Insight: Woven Heart. Thursday, Feb. 4, 6 -7 p.m. Have a heart this February… in fact, have a paper or felt heart! Crafter, Darlene Tomkinson will walk you through weaving a paper or felt heart just in time for Valentine’s Day. It’s a fun and simple craft that can be enjoyed by anyone. Enjoy a “creative moment” on the first Thursday of the month. Pick up some new ideas and enjoy free coffee and tea. Special Conservatory admission is just $1. Members and children under 2 admitted free. Sweetheart Orchid Arbor. Feb. 9-28. Make a date for the Botanical Conservatory and bring your sweetie down to enjoy our lovely indoor gardens and a special display of orchids just in time for Valentine’s Day. Take a moment with a camera or cell phone to capture your darling under a heart-shaped arbor planted with a cascade of red “Valentine” orchids or in the lush tropical garden. The gift shop offers sweet gifts and souve-

nirs. Sorry, no pets allowed. Regular Conservatory admission applies: $5 adult, $3/child age 3-17. Children 2 and under are admitted free. Rocks & Minerals: How + Why? Saturday, Feb. 13, 1-2:30 p.m. Chet Perkins, a longtime member of the Three Rivers Gem & Mineral Society and a certified Geology Merit Badge counselor with the Boy Scouts, will discuss the three basic rock groups and their mineral content along with examples of each. Learn how to identify common minerals with hands-on participation that include the Mohs Hardness Test and the Scratch Test. The program will also cover the importance of minerals in our everyday lives and will look at how Indiana geodes are formed, with some examples. For ages 7+. Registration deadline Feb. 5. Fee: $8/public; $4/ Conservatory member or volunteer. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. To register, call (260) 427-6000. Organic vs Chemical Lawn Care. Thursday, Feb. 18, 6:3-7:30 p.m. Penny Alles, Advanced Master Gardener and plant diagnostic specialist, will share both traditional and modern ideas on how to get that green lawn you desire. Whether you prefer chemicals or a more organic approach, you will leave with your own personal checklist and schedule to follow. Ages 13+. Registration deadline: Feb. 11. Fee: $12/public; $6/Conservatory member or volunteer. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. To register, call (260) 427-6000. Pre-Historic Party. Saturday, Feb. 20, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. What’s your favorite dinosaur: the T-Rex? Apatosaurus? Triceratops? Or do you prefer the scary tusks of the saber-toothed tiger and mastodon? This winter the Conservatory is hosting a Pre-Historic Party, and you’re invited! Wear a costume or get your face painted once you’re here. We’ll ask you to write or draw what you know about dinosaurs or fossils so you can share with other “Dig This!” garden visitors. Then we’ll all have fossil fun with crafts, games, and light refreshments. Regular Conservatory admission applies: $5/adult, $3/child age 3-17. Children 2 and under are admitted free. Hydro Tea 2. Thursday, Feb. 25, 6-7:30 p.m. Matt’s back! Fingerle that is . . . If you missed him last time, here’s another opportunity to learn about Hydro Tea and other unique growing methods such as Riverponics, air pruning, soil gardening combined with hydroponics, self-watering gardens, wicking gardens, compost, compost brewers, compost tea and vortexing. If you were fortunate enough to attend last time, this class will have added content as well as be more hands-on. Say goodbye to tiling, weeding and watering and place a garden where you once thought impossible. All ages. Registration deadline: Feb. 18. Fee: $8/public; $4/ Conservatory member or volunteer. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. To register, call (260) 427-6000. Family Garden Close-Up: Mesmerizing Minerals. Saturday, Feb. 27, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Visit the Botanical Conservatory on the fourth Saturday of each month to get a closer look at our plants and gardens through short walks, crafts, and snacks. We will discover a different feature each time so you get to see what the Conservatory has to offer and learn fun and valuable information. Minerals are defined as solid inorganic substances of natural occurrence . . . but geodes are more exciting than they sound. These seemingly ordinary rocks may hide beautiful crystals on the inside. In February, break open your very own geode to see what all the excitement is about. FGC is especially fun for young learners. The activities are included in your regular Conservatory admission fee: $5/adult, $3/child age 3-17. Children 2 and under are admitted free. (Members and volunteers admitted free.) “English Garden” Flower Arranging. Saturday, Feb. 27, 1-2 p.m. The English Garden is a unique style of its own in fresh floral arranging. In this session we will focus on the placement and selection of flowers to create an arrangement in the style of Old England. Registration deadline: Feb. 19. Fee: $52/public; $44/Conservatory member or volunteer. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. To register, call (260) 427-6000.

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******Special Book Signing – April 19, 2016****** In recognition of Dr. Wolfelt’s 25th year of coming to Fort Wayne and providing outstanding grief seminars for our community, we will be hosting a public book signing at our: Pine Valley Park Branch: 1320 East Dupont Rd., Fort Wayne, IN 46825 2:00 – 4:00 pm