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October 20, 2017

Band explores contrast ‘Of Fire and Ice’

By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com

Music and visuals create the contrasting themes of “Of Fire and Ice” in the Homestead Spartan Alliance marching band’s 2017 show.

Five drum majors direct a band of 274 musicians and guard members as glaciers and fire mountains move about the field.

Nine band members step out of formation to ring handbells. An ice skater moves and spins to the melody of the bells and of a flute solo.

The show, which earned awards early in the season, is headed for the ISSMA Semistate.

Brad Wadkins directs the Spartan Alliance.

The Oct. 14 ISSMA Regional at Chesterton was delayed by storms.

“We had reports of delays and we delayed our leave time by 4 hours and our performance time put us at 11:55 p.m. Eastern daylight time,” Wadkins said. “So it was a very late

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Surrounded by glaciers and fire mountains, the Homestead Spartan Alliance band performs “Of Fire and Ice” at the Fall Festival of Bands on Sept. 30.

evening and we performed indoors so it was just a music standstill and a majority of the color guard performed also.

“The kids performed

very well and did what they needed to do. It’s not something you practice very much because we’re planning on playing outside on a football field.

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Rainee Perdue and Samuel TrueBeDOOR perform outside Tree of Life Art Gallery and Vintage Glory Clothing as part of Renaissance in Roanoke on Oct. 14. The fine arts fair, which just celebrated its 10th year, filled downtown Roanoke with a variety of arts from performing arts to wood carving, plein air painting, jewelry and more. Vendors were not only showing their talents but also offering items for sale, with a few even doing demonstrations and talking about their work. Many of the shops downtown were open as well to give guests more options to enjoy on the warm October day.

“Our band received a gold rating and received distinctions in music and in general effect, which is the only two distinctions that were available that

night because there wasn’t the visual caption.”

The band achieved a first for Homestead on Sept. 23, winning a Bands of America regional

contest. “The students have been working extremely hard through practices and have had great focus,” Wadkins said in an email at that time.

“Performing at the BOA Regional in Toledo was an honor for the students.

The venue, The Glass Bowl, at the University of Toledo is impressive. The caliber of judges at BOA events is terrific. Sharing the stage with great bands from five states was special for our students as well. I am proud of the Homestead band students for earning the first BOA regional championship in school history.”

Homestead placed first in Class 4A and first overall. Judges awarded Homestead first place for Outstanding Music Performance and Outstanding General Effect.

The Indiana State School Music Association Class A Semistate will be Saturday, Oct. 28, at Ben Davis High School, See BAND, Page A21

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Adoption Options seminar Nov. 4 at Right to Life

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Fort Wayne Area Lutherans for Life and Allen County Right to Life are presenting an Adoption Options Seminar for anyone interested in adoption.

The seminar will be at the Allen County Right To Life building at 2126 Inwood Drive on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 9-10:30 a.m.

Four speakers will discuss adoption from a variety of viewpoints.

Kelsey Vander Vliet is director of marketing for Adoption Support Center.

Using her personal experiences as a birth mother and her knowledge of adoption law, she has endeavored to make an impact on the world of adoption by supporting birth mothers through her writings

(fromanothamotha.com), through support groups and lobbying for positive adoption laws in Indiana. Vander Vliet is the Indiana representative for the Talk About Adoption organization. She is responsible for Adoption Support Center’s outreach, education and marketing efforts across the state.

Mark Dolde, a math and religion teacher at Concordia High School,

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will speak about his family’s adventure in adopting an overseas child. He and his wife, Rebekah, and their two biological children, John and Tirzah, were blessed with a new daughter and sister, Ruth, who became part of their family in November 2006.

Barbara Nord, who has taught “Foster Adoption Kinship Care” classes, will speak about adopting special needs children. Barb and Pastor Donald Nord were blessed with three biological sons, one with special needs, and they adopted four daughters, one with special needs.

Judge Charles Pratt, Allen Superior CourtFamily Relations Division, will speak about the legal issues involved in adoption and foster care. His wife, Roxanne, tells us, “His best day in court is the day he awards the adoptions of foster care children.”

Pratt was elected judge of the Allen Superior CourtFamily Relations Division after having served as the court’s magistrate since 1985. He received his bachelor’s degree with honors from Indiana–Purdue University at Fort Wayne in 1976 and graduated cum laude from Indiana University School of Law– Indianapolis in 1979.

Judge Pratt founded Allen County’s positive youth development initiative Great Kids make

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Great Communities, which provides training and research services to youth and family professionals. Great Kids hosts an annual conference on youth that attracts more than 700 participants from Allen County and northeast Indiana.

Pratt has been recognized as Indiana’s outstanding juvenile court judge through the Kinsey Award in 2002.

He was named Indiana Judge of the Year by the Young Lawyers Section of the Indiana Bar Association in 2009 and was honored

by Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman with the Partners in Progress Award that same year.

He was presented with the Passing the Torch Award by the Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday Commission and the Civil Rights Commission in 2012. He was also honored by the Fort Wayne Urban League and the

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Fort Wayne/Allen NAACP Branch 3049. In 2015 he was recognized with the Janus Award from the Harold W. McMillen Center for Health Education.

Pratt served on the education board for Concordia Lutheran High School and is an elder at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne. He presently serves on the board for the Lutheran Foundation.

He is married to Roxanne (Hill). She is employed at Emmanuel-St. Michael Lutheran School. They have two children, Katie and Andrew. Katie is a rostered Lutheran school teacher living with her husband and two children in New York.

Andrew recently received his master’s degree in aeronautical/astronomical engineering from Purdue University. He is employed at a Purdue University-affiliated laboratory.

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International Investing: Still a Journey to Consider Columbus Day is observed on October 9. And while it may be true that Leif Erikson and the Vikings beat Columbus to the New World, Columbus Day nonetheless remains important in the public eye, signifying themes such as exploration and discovery. As an investor, you don’t have to “cross the ocean blue,” as Columbus did, to find opportunities – but it may be a good idea to put some of your money to work outside the United States.

markets – and if you had put some of your investment holdings in these regions, you might at least blunt some of the effects of the down market here.

Of course, it’s also a good idea to diversify among different asset classes, so, in addition to investing in U.S. and international stocks, you’ll want to own bonds, government securities and other investment vehicles. (Keep in mind, though, that while diversification can help reduce the effects of volatility, it can’t guarantee a profit or protect against loss.) International investments, like all investments, will fluctuate in value. But they also have other characteristics and risks to consider, such as these:

So, why should you consider investing internationally? The chief reason is diversification. If you only invest in U.S. companies, you might do well when the U.S. markets are soaring, as has happened in recent years. But when the inevitable downturn happens, and • Currency fluctuations – The U.S. you’re totally concentrated in U.S. dollar rises and falls in relation to stocks, your portfolio will probably the currencies of other countries. take a hit. At the same time, however, Sometimes, these movements can work other regions of the world might be doing considerably better than the U.S. in your favor, but sometimes not. A EdwardJones EdwardJones EdwardJones Tod Heisler

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Though performing on “The Voice” is a dream come true for 16-year-old Addison Agen, it is not the start, or the finish, of her musical journey.

Music has been a part of Addison’s life for a long time – her father, Morrison Agen, owns the Neat Neat Neat Records and Music store and her mother, Kristine Agen, is a music therapist.

“I had my first piano recital when I was 2,” Addison Agen said. “[Music has] been the thing that’s kind of the driving force in all of our lives,” Morrison Agen said. “We’ve known Addison was very special since she was a little girl as far as music and her talent there and we’re just glad everyone else could see it too.”

Addison has participated in children’s youth praise bands and performed at hospitals and nursing homes with her mother.

But she wasn’t just performing music: She was also writing it.

Morrison Agen likes to tell a story of when Addison was 9 or 10 and asked him to give her a guitar lesson. After learning a handful of chords, Addison went off on her own.

“About half an hour later she calls me back up and she plays a song front to back with extreme proficiency and I was just blown away,” Morrison Agen said.

Because of Addison’s maturity in songwriting and also her youth, they decided to record her first album, “New Places,” produced by Morrison Agen as well

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Though she started the album at about 13, all the songs were written before then.

“I just think of stories around my family. At the time my parents were getting a divorce, which is a big part of anyone’s life…so a lot of it’s about that and just growing up,” Addison Agen said of her inspiration. “[Songwriting is] completely where I take out every single emotion

and put it into something people can enjoy, even if it’s sad.”

Her parents weren’t the only ones to recognize her young talent, and it was actually an unlikely source that helped land her on “The Voice.”

“My Spanish teacher [Concordia Lutheran High School’s Lizette Pierce] emailed my mom and said, “the last slot for open calls for Chicago is this weekend, do you want to sign Addison up?” Addison Agen recalled. “My

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The next day her mother told Addison they had signed her up “just in case,” but it was Addison’s decision whether to go.

“It had always been a dream of mine. I would act out [the judges] turning around, saying great things,” Addison Agen said. “I said, OK, you already signed me up, let’s take the jump. … It’s just a bunch of different people having faith in me and not even realizing this is always what I’ve wanted to do and what I’ve dreamed of doing.”

After an audition and a callback in Chicago, Addison was invited after about a month to fly to Los Angeles for an executive audition.

“It was my first time on a plane,” she said.

After making it through, she was called back a month later for the blind auditions, which local TV audiences saw Oct. 2 but which were recorded in June.

Addison sang Ray LaMontagne’s “Jolene” for celebrity judges Adam Levine, Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Hudson and Blake Shelton.

“Before I went on I was expecting to be so nervous, like throwing up and everything awful.

But I was so calm; I was like, Zen. You just have to be,” she said.

As she performed, Levine’s chair spun around, signaling that he wanted her for his team.

Shortly after, so did Cyrus’.

“You just have to believe you’re going to make it. … Inside I was like, I made it, I made it, I made it, I made it.

I was freaking out but I don’t think you can really tell,” she said.

Addison chose to be on Team Miley.

Naturally, Addison had to be mum about the results of the next round of competition, but regardless of the outcome she still has a passion to continue forward.

“Throughout this whole thing I’ve met so many amazing people and connections and musicians and hopefully I’ll be going on tour with some of them maybe; we haven’t planned anything but that’s the hope,” she said. “Overall it’s just to give inspiration to young people, that’s hugely what it is, and to let people know it’s OK to express your feelings to everyone and not keep anything to yourself and it’s healthy to be aware of the things that you can do and share it because you’re given those gifts for a reason and it’s a waste to waste them.”

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Children visiting Public Safety Day at an Aboite Road fire station did more than wear red, plastic helmets; the kids actually extinguished fires. Safety officer Denis Pauze told kids how to direct the spray as they aimed a hose at a propane fire box. “Hit low, swing back and forth,” he said. Jonathan Baltes watched as Will, 6, and Greta, 5, put out the fires. Just in case, Pauze held a cut-off switch.

Ethan Dwyer, 4, and his sister Naomi, 2, got a close-up look at a Lutheran Air helicopter, thanks to flight nurse Luann McKinley. Allen County Police Department Officer Brandon Reichert brought K-9 officer Zara, 4, to meet the public. Aboite Township Volunteer Fire Department firefighters demonstrated how to dismantle a car to remove someone who is trapped in the car after a collision. Guests browsed public safety equipment, shopped at a silent auction, and bought up 900 half-chickens from Nelson’s Port-a-Pit. The event was a fundraiser for equipment and training.

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Just Dinner to support emergency family shelter Staff report The Just Neighbors Interfaith Homeless Network will sponsor a November fundraiser to support the group’s service to 300 people each

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Just Dinner will be served from 6-8 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Walb Union Classic Ballroom at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2101 E.

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A public family fishing event that had ben scheduled for Oct. 7 at Shoaff Park in Fort Wayne was rescheduled due to warm weather.

The event is now scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 21, from 9-11 a.m., at the park at 6401 St. Joe Road.

The event has been delayed due to concerns about how warm weather expected this week could affect rainbow trout.

The DNR had planned to stock 200 rainbow trout at the park before the family fishing event.

But rainbow trout require water temperatures less than 70 degrees to survive.

The stocking has also been postponed to Oct. 21.

Participants in the family fishing event must register onsite upon arrival. Anglers 18 and older must have an Indiana fishing license and trout stamp. Those younger than 18 can

fish without a license or stamp.

DNR staff will lend fishing equipment to families and provide advice for first-time anglers, including how to clean and cook trout. Pro Tackle Outfitters of Fort Wayne will donate bait for the event. Members of the Three Rivers Flyfishers will help people try fly fishing.

Unlike previous events, there will not be a largest fish contest.

“We want to move away from the competitive aspect of fishing and encourage folks to simply enjoy the fun of catching fish,” said Tyler Delauder, DNR assistant fisheries biologist.

Trout stocked at Shoaff Park are raised at the Curtis Creek Trout Rearing Station in LaGrange County and are 12 to 14 inches long. Delauder expects one-fourth of the trout will be caught during the family event, which means many will remain to be caught later.

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Since 1999, Just Neighbors has assisted more than 2,000 people. Families typically spend 6 weeks in residence while they work on finding a job, housing and other resources that will help them return to self-sufficiency. The agency provides training in budgeting and referrals to resources.

“We enable families to stay together, to be safe and to move toward independent living,” the organization said in a statement.

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J Taylors to sing tonight Show to aid relief fund

The J Taylors will perform pop to country and light rock at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, at the Cottage Event Center, on U.S. 24 in Roanoke. Tickets are $25. The event is a fundraiser for the Shepherd’s House facility for homeless veterans in Fort

Wayne.

Food will be available for purchase from Walnut Hill Catering and Events.

The J Taylors are married couple Jonathan and Janelle Taylor, who have been performing professionally since 2009. Janelle also

performs as a solo artist with a show entitled “Famous Females,” which salutes artists such as Patsy Cline, Judy Garland, Linda Ronstadt, Peggy Lee and more.

She also is one half of the duo Janelle N Jonze, with singer-guitarist Shade Jonze.

The Cottage Event Center on U.S. 24 in Roanoke will host a benefit concert from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10. Admission is free; all proceeds from the event, including the cash bar, food sales and donations, will be sent

to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.

The show will feature Barrie Fleetwood, Christian singer-songwriter Don Wharton and Jen Fisher. Fleetwood performs at wineries and events.

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News briefs: Mark your calendar, get your ticket ‘FALL INTO ART’ CONTINUES

The show “Fall into Art” continues through Oct. 21 at Crestwoods Frame Shop and Gallery, 314 N. Main St., Roanoke.

The exhibit shows works of over 20 artists working in all mediums.

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BRING CANDY TO BUY-BACK

The office of Angela Becker Orthodontics is sponsoring a Halloween candy buy-back. The office has collected over 1,000 pounds of sweets since starting the buy-back in 2004.

Trick-or-treaters can bring in their new, wrapped store-bought Halloween candy to either the Fort Wayne or Huntington office location and they will be paid one dollar per pound for their candy along with a

matching dollar amount to their school. The candy will then be donated to Operation Gratitude, which ships the treats to U.S. troops.

The hours of collection will be Nov. 1, 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Nov. 2, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; and Nov. 3, 8 a.m.-noon. The offices are at 4638 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, and 2818 Theater Ave., Huntington.

CHURCH ADDS GAME NIGHT

Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road, Fort Wayne, offers a game night beginning at 7 p.m. the second Saturday of each month.

Snacks are provided at no charge. Adult chaperones have been members of Bethany for more than two years, have passed a background check and will supervise the event.

“Thanks to a generous grant from the Lutheran Foundation we have

purchased new equipment to make our game night quite entertaining,” the church said in a statement.

Additions include electronic gaming systems, a ping pong table, traditional board games, card games and a karaoke system. For more information, call (260) 747-0713.

FWCC HOSTS HARVEST CONCERT

The Fort Wayne Children’s Choir will host its annual Harvest Concert from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, at the IPFW Rhinehart Music Center, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.

Fort Wayne.

Tickets are $8-10.

This is the first formal concert of the 2017-18 choir season. All eight ensembles will perform individually and en masse.

The theme for the concert is “color.” Tickets will be available through the IPFW ticket office or online at www.ipfw.edu/ tickets. Alumni are invited

to attend at no charge.

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SPOOK NIGHT FOR WOMEN’S BUREAU

The Fort Wayne Women’s Bureau will host Spook-A-Palooza from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Spiece Fieldhouse, 5310 Merchandise Drive, Fort Wayne. Spiece Fitness and Prairie Quest Consulting Inc. are co-sponsoring the event.

Spook-A-Palooza, an indoor trunk-or-treattype event, will include visits from local team and school mascots along with games, raffle prizes and candy. Family-friendly businesses will hand out candy and host various games.

For more information on how businesses can reserve booths, visit www. eventbrite.com and search for Spook-A-Palooza.

Businesses that would like to donate prizes but not be vendors should contact Sarah Soares at ssoares@pqcworks.com or

CORNED BEEF SALE NOV. 9

Corned Beef on Rye — Sure to Satisfy is back for the 16th year.

Congregation Achduth Vesholom at 5200 Old Mill Road, Fort Wayne, will hold the fundraiser from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 9. Each meal includes a 1/3-pound corned beef sandwich on rye bread, pickle, coleslaw, brownie and a drink.

Meals are $15 if paid

by Oct. 26, or $16 if paid after that date including at the door. Order forms are available at http://www. templecav.org. Delivery is available on orders of 12 or more lunches, for $6 per address.

Proceeds help support programs at the temple.

BLUMENGARTEN STILL ON SHOW

mann Botanical Conservatory at 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne, is celebrating Fort Wayne’s sister city of Gera, Germany. Blumengarten: A German Story continues through Nov. 12.

The special garden presents five aspects, including a dahlia garden, casual biergarten and practical cottage garden, to introduce visitors to Germany through its natural spaces. In addition, a gallery exhibit of artifacts provides Conservatory guests a little more taste for the history of Thuringia, “the green heart of Germany,” where Gera is located.

Visit http://www.botanicalconservatory.org for hours and details.

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BRIEFS from Page A8 Fort Wayne, will host a show of 125 paintings from now through Nov. 21. The National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society received more than 700 entries for this 27th Anniversary Best of America Exhibition. The opening exhibition and awards ceremony will be 5-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20. The opening ceremony will include live music, wine and hors d’oeuvres.

NOAPS also will host four lectures or painting demonstrations Oct. 20-22. For details, visit www.noaps.org/calendarof-events.

The exhibit will feature the works of artists from 30 states, Canada and as far as Malaysia and Shanghai.

All paintings will be for sale and will be available through Castle Gallery Fine Art through Nov. 11.

ART EDUCATORS’ WORKS ON SHOW

The IPFW Departments of Fine Arts and Visual Communication and Design will sponsor the Regional Art Educators’ Exhibition at the IPFW Visual Art Gallery, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne, from Oct. 23-Dec. 8.

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.

This event is an opportunity for regional art educators teaching in the secondary level to have their artwork displayed in an exhibition judged by faculty of the IPFW Departments of Fine Arts and Visual Communication and Design. A variety of mediums will be shown, with cash prizes awarded for first, second and third place.

A reception with an

awards presentation and an open house of the Visual Arts building will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27. The open house will feature tours of classroom studios/labs, demonstrations of studio techniques, IPFW students’ artwork and refreshments.

YOUTH RANCH PLANS FESTIVAL

Dare to Dream Youth Ranch, 6020 W. Wallen Road, Fort Wayne, will hold its fall festival fundraiser from 1-4 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 21.

Admission is $5 per family; children younger than age 4 are admitted free. Families may enjoy hayrides, games, concessions, silent auction and prizes and giveaways.

Highlights include the D2D Horses costume parade and music by John Curran and Renegade.

Dare to Dream Youth Ranch offers children the opportunity to experience a horse ranch. For more information, visit daretodreamyouthranch.com.

CRAFT BAZAAR AT FAIRGROUNDS

The 5th annual Allen County Fairgrounds Craft Bazaar will be 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at the fairgrounds, 2726 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne.

Sponsors described the event as a fun day of shopping with local vendors. Admission and parking are free. A food booth will be open.

Potential vendors can fill out an application at allencountyfairgroundsin. com.

TIME FOR APPLE DUMPLING DAYS

The Forest Park United Methodist Women will hold the popular Apple Dumpling Days again Nov. 1-3. Apple dump-

lings will be available all three days for $4 each.

Orders can be placed by calling the church at (260) 484-6696.

The church, at 2100 Kentucky Ave. in Fort Wayne, will hold Novemberfest from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 4. Lunch will be served 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Apple dumplings will be for sale all day.

To rent a craft table for Novemberfest, call Barb McCoy at (260) 637-142.

HOOSIER’S ART AT CONSERVATORY

Works by Kathryn Clark remain on exhibit through Oct. 28 at the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne.

Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for ages 3-17 and free for ages 2 and younger. Visit http://www. botanicalconservatory.org for hours and details.

Clark works in watercolor, graphite and oil painting. She was voted an artist member of the Indiana Artists Club, the Brown County Art Guild in Nashville, Oil Painters of America, the American Impressionist Society and the Hoosier Salon. She and her husband founded Twinrocker Handmade Paper and were central to the revival of handmade paper in America.

PROGRAM SEEKS DONATED COATS

The Fort Wayne Health Cities Health Fair will be offered 8 a.m.noon Friday, Oct. 27, at Matthew 25 Health and Dental Clinic, 413 E. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. Adults 18 years and older who are uninsured and underinsured are eligible for several confidential health services.

An adult coat drive is part of this annual event.

Organizers are seeking donations of 400 adult size coats, sizes small to 5X. Coats should be clean with zippers and fasteners in working condition. Coats can be dropped off through Oct. 20 at Matthew 25 or at several other locations.

Socks, scarves, hats, gloves and mittens also are requested. For a list of drop-off sites, call Joy Olroy at (260) 469-4743 or email joyo@fwradiology.com.

$1M DONATED FOR MUSIC SCHOOL

The English Bonter Mitchell Foundation is donating $1 million to what will soon be known as Purdue Fort Wayne to help create a Purdue School of Music on the Fort Wayne campus.

The music program at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne is currently operated by IU, but will switch to Purdue,

which does not have a music school, when the universities divide their operations next year.

The grant “will serve as a transformational catalyst that supports a vision to create a top music program,” IPFW said in an announcement Sept. 20. The grant will fund new degrees in music technology and jazz performance studies; See BRIEFS, Page A10

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BRIEFS from Page A9 a graduate program in music therapy and music education; post-baccalaureate international performers certificate; national music festivals and symposiums on campus; real-world experience in Nashville; and the addition of a worldclass recording studio to the Rhinehart Music Center.

LUTHERAN NAMES AUTRY NEW CEO

Paula Autry will be the new CEO of Lutheran Hospital, effective Nov. 6, according to a Lutheran Health Network statement.

Autry comes to Lutheran after serving as CEO of Detroit Medical Center’s Sinai-Grace Hospital, a full service, community teaching hospital with 404 licensed beds. She brings 30 years

of health care experience.

According to the statement, Autry worked with physicians, nurses and support staff to improve quality and employee and physician engagement.

Previously, the position of CEO for Lutheran Hospital was held by Brian Bauer who also served as the CEO of Lutheran Health Network. Bauer was fired from the dual role in June, following an unsuccessful attempt by local doctors and others to buy out LHN from Tennessee-based Community Health Systems.

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NEW HOSPITAL ANNOUNCED

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Officials from the network announced plans Sept. 20 to build a replacement facility for the current St. Joseph Hospital, which has been in the same location at Main Street and Broadway since 1869.

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RILEY CLINIC TO OPEN HERE

Riley Children’s Health announced that it will open a new pediatric specialty office in Fort Wayne early next year. Construction is underway at the site on the corner of East Cook and Coldwater roads, and physicians will begin seeing patients in January.

The outpatient clinic, which will be located at 409 E. Cook Road, will feature 12 exam rooms and equipment for specific office-based procedures and diagnostic testing, according to an announcement from Riley Children’s Health.

Pediatric urology and cardiology will be the first specialties to see patients at the Fort Wayne office, with additional specialties joining in the coming months. Riley Children’s Health plans to conduct local hiring for permanent staff to oversee registration and nursing.

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PURDUE ALUM TO LEAD IPFW

Purdue University has named the next chancellor for Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Ronald Elsenbaumer replaces Vicky Carwein, who has led the Fort Wayne campus since 2012. Elsenbaumer is currently the special adviser to the president at the University of Texas Arlington and a Purdue University alumnus.

He was one of four finalists who presented at the campus in July, and he was named as the new chancellor Sept. 21.

“It’s a pleasure to welcome Ron back to Purdue,” President Mitch Daniels said in a statement. “He brings an exceptional blend of academic and industry experience, and he’ll need it to lead the campus in new directions at a pivotal moment in its history.

Elsenbaumer will serve as the chief executive officer and oversee completion of campus realignment and restructuring, according to the statement.

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PERSONAL FINANCE

The Actuarial Foundation has provided Bishop Luers High School with the “Building Your Future” financial literacy supplemental curriculum resource. The books were donated on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hartman, a member of the actuarial profession, through The Actuarial Foundation Giving Program.

“Building Your Future” helps students grasp the essentials of personal finance. The classroom set included 25 student books with a teacher’s guide.

SCHOLARSHIP HONORS HAUGHAN

The family of Paul J. Haughan recently established a scholarship in that name for a Bishop Luers High School student.

Haughan was born in 1930 in Fort Wayne to immigrant parents. He overcame family adversity, served with the U.S. Army in the Pacific, and went on to work with the U.S. Postal Service until retiring at age 55. He was a member of St. Paul and then St. Patrick parishes in Fort Wayne.

While a student at Central Catholic High School, Haughan’s tuition was paid by a friend. It was his desire to assist students in need at Luers.

NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS LISTED

National Merit Scholarship Program recently announced the names of 22 Allen County high school students who are among the 16,000 semifinalists in the 63rd annual NMSP. These academically gifted high school seniors have an opportunity to compete for 7,500 scholarships worth more than $32 million.

The list includes: Canterbury High School: Emma V. Case, Elizabeth A. Heiny, Rishubh Jain, Connor Loechner, Keegan E. McArdle and Sanjeeth C. Rajaram.

Carroll High School: MaKayla N. Hansen and Nathan R. Sutton.

Concordia Lutheran High School: Hannah J. Koch.

Bishop Dwenger High School: Nicole K. Gloudemans and John H. Reith.

Fort Wayne homeschool: Michael J. Langford and Aislin R. Sullivan.

Homestead High School: Jodi L. Camino,

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Susan Chen, Skip D. Jester, Christopher B. Lutz and Nathan W. Merz.

Leo High School: Erik J. Fowerbaugh, Deborah L. Mitchell and James R. Swim.

Woodland High School: Jenna Cummins.

TAX-AIDE ASKS FOR VOLUNTEERS

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is looking to expand its team of volunteers for the upcoming tax season, including in Fort Wayne.

Tax-Aide offers free tax filing help to anyone, especially those 50 and older, who can’t afford a tax preparation service.

Tax-Aide volunteers assist many older, lower-income taxpayers who might otherwise miss out on the credits and deductions they’ve earned.

In 2017, more than 470 Indiana volunteers helped nearly 44,000 Hoosiers file their federal and state tax returns. The program is offered at over 100 sites in Indiana, including senior centers, libraries and other locations. There are specific needs for all types of volunteers in Fort Wayne, Auburn, Bluffton, Columbia City and Decatur.

To learn about volunteer opportunities, visit www.aarpfoundation. org/taxaide or call (888) 687-2277. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is offered in coordination with the IRS.

COSMOPOLITES TO NOTE 60TH

The Cosmopolites Business & Professional Women’s Club will celebrate 60 years of service to the Fort Wayne community at 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Ramada Plaza Fort Wayne Hotel & Conference Center, 305 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne.

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A lifetime of healthy smiles

By Steve Penhollow

Many parents think of the orthodontist as someone the family dentist recommends.

If parents never get that recommendation from the family dentist, they assume that they’re home free.

The truth, according to Fort Wayne orthodontist Dr. Timothy Bussick, is that an early adolescent checkup and check in with an orthodontist is a good idea, even when there are no obvious problems.

The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) recommends that children go in for orthodontic checkups no later than age 7, at the point when baby teeth are still present.

Bussick said he offers free checkups for 7 and 8 year olds. All free consults for all ages.

An early checkup can forestall more drastic, painful and costly measures later, Bussick said. During an early checkup, Bussick can tell if there is going to be enough room in the child’s mouth “for all the other teeth like the canines and premolars.”

“Because if there isn’t enough room, we can expand the palate and make enough room for teeth to come in,” he said. “If you don’t do that, the problem is that a lot of people extract permanent teeth and no one wants to have permanent teeth pulled anymore and I don’t blame them. It is not a fun thing to do.”

The AAO does not advocate comprehensive orthodontic treatment at age 7. What Bussick is referring to here is something known as “interceptive treatment” – interventions that prevent and correct impending bite irregularities.

“Most kids don’t need that early treatment,” he said. “But if we catch that early, we can avoid extractions of teeth, we can avoid jaw surgeries and we can avoid impactions of teeth. We can avoid a lot more aggressive treatments that we’d have to do later.”

Bussick knows that most parents have no clue that Bussick Orthodontics offers this free checkup.

child’s mouth.

An early checkup forestalls more drastic, painful and costly measures later, Bussick said. During a free early checkup, Bussick can tell if there is going to be enough room in the child’s mouth “for all the other teeth like the canines and premolars.”

“We can avoid the pulling of teeth by doing an expansion,” he said. “We can avoid impacted teeth by doing the expansion. We can avoid something called resorption.”

An expansion at that age also opens up the child’s airway more, Bussick said.

“They can actually breathe better,” he said.

“In Indiana, with all the allergies people have – that would have been a good thing for me, but I didn’t receive that.”

Where orthodontic treatment for teens and adults is concerned, Bussick offers look at growth and development; to check more Invisalign-related services than any orthopedically how the bones and the face other orthodontist in northeast Indiana. and the jaw are growing and how teeth are Invisalign is a more agreeable and less coming in.” arduous alternative to metal braces that involves clear plastic aligners.

Bussick said he also offers a free digital panoramic x-ray of the child’s mouth, “It’s come a long way,” he said. “Just like something many general dentists aren’t any other product on the medical market, equipped to provide and something that it continues to get improved upon. As I can cost parents hundreds of dollars.

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Other issues Bussick checks for: missing teeth, impacted teeth, and orthopedic problems related to jaw growth.

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The evening will include dinner, cash bar, silent auction, live entertainment by Ty Causey and a program spotlighting Fort Wayne 21st Century Professionals Gabrelle Autry Martin, La Theresa King, Emmary Butler, Elicia Harris, Andrea Williams and Tiffini Grimes.

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SPCA SEEKS HELP ON C.A.T. GRANT

The Allen County SPCA is asking for the public to donate toward a matching grant that could help save the lives of hundreds of cats. Gifts made to Operation C.A.T. through Oct. 31 will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 thanks to an anonymous matching gift.

Cat Action Team is a partnership with Fort Wayne’s Animal Welfare Coalition. The program aims to reduce euthanasia through targeted sterilization of Allen County’s stray and feral felines. “These cats are rarely adoptable and face

near-certain death in shelters,” the SPCA said in a statement.

Through a method called Trap-Neuter-Return, Operation C.A.T. is helping to manage feline overpopulation. Cats are humanely trapped, spayed or neutered, vaccinated, ear tipped and microchipped. After surgery, they return to the area where they were found and a caretaker provides them with ongoing food, water and shelter. Since its inception, Operation C.A.T. has already served over 600 felines.

If the Allen County SPCA reaches its fundraising goal, it will be able to provide an additional 500 surgeries for area strays.

Donations can be made online by visiting www. allencountyspca.org. and clicking on the Operation C.A.T. campaign link. Or, donations can be mailed to: Allen County SPCA, 4914 S. Hanna St., Fort Wayne, IN 46806.

SCOUTS PLAN BUFFALO TRIP

Boy Scout Troop 43 and Cub Scout Pack 3043 will take a trip to Buffalo, New York, Nov. 3-5 and invite those interested in joining to attend a Scout meeting. Troop 43 meets Mondays at 7 p.m. and Pack 3043 meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Brookside Church, 6102

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Evard Road, Fort Wayne.

Contact Tom Newman at scout043@aol.com, (260) 485-7995 (home phone) or (260) 385-7995 (cell phone) for more information.

The troops will leave for the trip at either noon or 5 p.m. on Nov. 3, depending on individual schedules. They will spend Friday night at a Scout camp northeast of Buffalo, then go to Niagara Falls on Saturday before returning to Buffalo to spend the night on the U.S.S. Little Rock, a light missile cruiser. On Sunday the Scouts will tour two other ships and a military museum on the site as well.

ROBINSON IS TOP SUPERINTENDENT

Wendy Robinson, superintendent of Fort Wayne Community Schools, has been named the Indiana Superintendent of the Year for 2018 by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents.

She becomes Indiana’s representative in a national awards program.

J.T. Coopman, executive director of IAPSS, described Robinson as a passionate advocate for children and public schools and a national leader in improving urban education.

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Haley student gathering caps for buddy benches

By Megan Knowles

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Though only 8 years old, Samantha Vance, a student at Haley Elementary School, wanted to do something about loneliness she saw on the playground.

Her solution? A buddy bench.

“If somebody’s lonely they can sit on the buddy bench and somebody can come up to them and they can play together and make new friends,” she said. “I know a lot of people who are lonely and they don’t have really any friends and new people to the school they could use it and I would use it too.”

Samantha got the idea during vacation Bible school at Blackhawk Ministries.

“She came to me the night after VBS and told me, ‘Mom, our school needs this,’ and then wanted to contact the principal and schedule a meeting,” Samantha’s mom, Heidi Vance, said.

Heidi Vance looked into some bench options and found a company in Evansville that could make a bench for a third of the price she had seen other places. The only caveat? They had to also collect 400 pounds of plastic caps for one 6-foot bench, approximately 10 55-gallon drums’ worth.

The Vances got to

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work spreading the word, posting the idea on Facebook and telling family

and friends. Samantha even got to have a table at Haley’s back-to-

school night and make an announcement once school began.

With that the word spread – and spread.

Heidi Vance said the TinCaps have made announcements at their games, the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo has been collecting caps and Fort4Fitness has allowed them to collect the caps from the water bottles of their runners.

They also have several local pharmacies, local businesses and even friends in places as far away as Africa collecting caps for them.

“Somebody called and said they had 60 pounds of caps and loved the cause,” Heidi said. “I

think it’s the heart of a child, pure of heart, that just has a love for people and wants to include [others]. And that she’s actually doing something about it – instead of just talking about it she’s willing to actually do the work.”

In only five weeks’ time, the Vances had collected their 10 barrels worth of caps.

“It feels really good,” Samantha said of the response. “I thought it would take two weeks to even fill up one barrel.”

Because of their quick success, they set their sights higher: first to do a bench for each of the

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AWS installing buddy benches at area schools

By Megan Knowles

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In honor of its 10th anniversary and the retirement of several longstanding board members, the AWS Foundation has decided to install 10 buddy benches at area schools.

“We were searching to try to come up with a way of recognizing retiring board members who were crucial in founding our

foundation,” AWS CEO Patty Hays said. “Instead of giving them a plaque, we identified locations to put one of these…at area schools.”

The benches will not only serve to help students who need help finding a friend, but also provide a work of art as they will be decorated by local artists.

Board members selected the artist and school receiving the buddy bench, Hays said. For

example, she selected local artist Vicki JunkWright, who had done portraits of Hays’ children when they were younger.

“I love how she gets people engaged with her artwork,” Hays said of Junk-Wright.

Hays also selected Fairfield Elementary School to receive the bench in her honor, adding that she was formerly employed at the school and had done volunteer work there.

“Other schools [selected] were ones we know had connection with our mission or [were selected] just to spread [the benches] out around northeast Indiana,” Hays said.

Other buddy bench locations and artists include: Forest Park Elementary School (Fort Wayne) – artist Justin Johnson in memory of Ian Rolland Memorial Park Elemen-

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If they can collect enough for a fourth bench by the end of the month, Heidi Vance also mentioned possibly donating a bench to the new Riley Children’s Health office coming to Fort Wayne.

“Possibilities with this seem endless,” she wrote in an email.

In addition, the goal has always been to help other schools raise caps for buddy benches too, Heidi Vance said.

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In the case of Haley Elementary, where thirdgrader Samantha Vance is collecting plastic caps to create her own buddy benches for the school, the bench from AWS will sit in front of the school in a more protected area while the plastic benches will sit on the playground,

Samantha’s mom, Heidi Vance, said.

Vance said her daughter and AWS approached the school at about the same time.

“It was a complete coincidence,” she said.

As the process has gone along a few others schools have added their own buddy benches as well, Hays said.

Once benches from AWS are installed, students will receive

training to help them understand what the benches are all about, Hays said.

“When a child feels lonely, they sit on the buddy bench to let others know they want someone to play with,” Hays said in a statement. “Fellow students playing in the area see someone on the bench and know to ask them to play. It’s an easy way for kids to connect and make friends.”

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Sarah Osborne carries a box of food while volunteering at Community Harvest Food Bank. All 745 Concordia Lutheran High School students dedicated the morning of Oct. 6 to Service Day, serving at parks, schools and nonprofits.

Elmhurst grads get final chance to visit school

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Elmhurst High School alumni, their immediate families and school staff will have a final opportunity to tour their former school and talk with fellow alums in November. The Waynedale News, the event organizer, has invited the following groups each day of the two-day event: Friday, Nov. 10, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.: Alumni who graduated in years 1969 or earlier, and their immediate family only, as well as former staff members.

Saturday, Nov. 11, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.: Alumni who graduated in years 1970 or after, and their immediate family only.

All attendees will have the opportunity to experience a 25-minute guided walking tour of the main floor of the building, passing main features of their experiences as a student or staff member, such as the music rooms, courtyards, stage and auditorium, lecture room, staff areas, cafeteria, library main gymnasium and more. A suggested donation of $5 per person will be collected at the entrance. Proceeds will benefit the Waynedale community, split between the Waynedale Sidewalks & Trails Initiative and the Waynedale Corridor Project.

After the tour, guests are invited to the main gym for a meet-and-greet with fellow alumni. There will be light refreshments and seating to allow guests to reminisce about their experiences. There will also be Elmhurst mementos available for purchase as a

fundraiser for Waynedale community causes.

The idea for such an event came from many alumni’s comments, which is when Daniel Westrick (Class of ‘95) and Josh Wolfe (Class of ‘96) began a Facebook group to start gathering input and collecting all class lists of names of alumni.

With their experience of organizing community events, The Waynedale News was asked to lead the event and to pursue an agreement with Hanson Aggregates. Camille Garrison, marketing director for Kingston Residence Assisted Living and local community advocate, has also assisted with the primary planning of event space, volunteers and tours.

As the building has been sitting empty for seven years, attendees should be cautioned that there is some deterioration and they will be required to sign a liability waiver before entering the building. No food, drinks or pets will be allowed inside.

Elmhurst High School was built in 1929. In March of 2010, the Fort Wayne Community School Board voted to close the school, citing a budget reduction. FWCS announced the property for sale in March of 2017, and was accepting bids for the property until July 2017. Recently, on Aug. 25, Hanson Aggregates, a mining company and neighbor of the property, put forth a winning bid and has taken over ownership of 28 acres, which includes the building and an adjacent farm parcel.

Bishop Luers High School sophomore Jason Vongphachanh and senior Alex Jackson carry out groceries for a client at Community Harvest Food Bank. Luers students and staff volunteered at schools and other agencies on Oct. 6 for Sodalitas, a service learning program.

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Flowers honor victims of domestic violence

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Flowers floated in the eddy beneath the Martin Luther King Bridge after the first of several Domestic Violence Awareness events presented by the YWCA Northeast Indiana.

Flowers on the River on Oct. 2 honored those whose lives have been affected by domestic violence. After a short ceremony in a nearby park, a procession to Fourth and Clinton streets brought the ceremony to the St. Marys River. Each person tossed a flower at the moment of their choosing and left in silence.

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Flowers bob on the St. Marys River after a domestic violence awareness event Oct. 2.

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People toss flowers from the Martin Luther King Bridge to honor victims of domestic violence.

YWCA is holding Chalk it up to Awareness.

Community partners use sidewalk chalk to turn

sidewalks into billboards featuring drawings of images, facts or quotes about domestic violence.

Libraries and schools throughout the YWCA’s six-county service area are using Peace Story

Time to read stories and educate children on peace and nonviolence.

During Week Without Violence, Oct. 16-20, the YWCA Northeast Indiana recognized those who exhibit excellence in advocacy that reflects on the mission of eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice,

freedom and dignity for all. A winner is selected in each of five categories: Racial Justice, Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention, Women’s Economic Empowerment, Child Advocacy and the Junior Hope Award. Visit ywca. org/NEIN for a nomination form, and for details on other October events.

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People often say that teachers change lives – and we couldn’t agree more.

The Indiana University — Purdue University Fort Wayne College of Education and Public Policy is proud to sponsor the 2017 Education Awards, and we wanted to take this opportunity to shed light on some of the amazing ways teachers have shaped those who live and work right here in our community.

We asked a handful of people representing different vocations to reflect on the important lessons they learned from influential teachers along the way.

Here’s what they had to say …

JOE JORDAN

President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne Dr. Norma Feidmen taught me to look for the best in people and help them recognize their potential. She inspired me and many others, and now I am inspiring others ... it’s contagious!

MIKE NUTTER

President, Fort Wayne TinCaps One of my favorite teachers, Chuck Herndon, told me that I should not be afraid to fail. I spent much of my younger life with an incredible fear of failure. I was always trying to be perfect. Teachers are some of the best people.

They put others before themselves their entire careers. I’m proud to be the son of a teacher. My mom was an amazing teacher (in the classroom) and guidance counselor.

AMIE A. LINDSAY

President and registered architect, Delineation, Architecture + Interior Design Wojciech Miecznikowski, a visiting professor at The University of Tennessee, once told me this: “Don’t ever let your weakness stop you from being great! Take your strengths and let them carry you.“ Today, I believe that teachers are such an important asset to our lives. These amazing people give their time and talents as they educate, serve, mentor, and shape our children.

HANNAH STRONG

Meteorologist, WANE-TV There is NO way I would be where I am today without my teachers. Renny Vandewege, one of my favorites, told me this: “Trust in yourself and what you know. You went through so much schooling and work experience to make you the ‘expert’ at what you do. Don’t let insecurity, mean comments, or setbacks keep you from doing what you’re good at and what you love. Work hard every day to be worthy of the people who depend on you.”

MADELINE HENSCHEN

Nanny My favorite teacher taught me that everyone is different and it’s important not to judge others and take things for granted. This helps me throughout school and life because you never know what someone else is going through. Teachers do SO much and I don’t think people realize exactly how much they do for their students, and the time they spend preparing lessons. I recently became a substitute teacher and quickly realized that it’s not always an easy task!

MARK HAMMOND

Campus pastor, Sonrise Church When I was a student, I had a teacher who saw leadership capabilities and potential in me. This was in a season of life when many other people counted me out and thought that I would not amount to much. This teacher called me a leader and said I had great potential. As a young man that was huge for me to have somebody that I looked up to call good things out of my life. Today I am a pastor of a small congregation and I also have 20 years of youth ministry experience. I have always tried to speak into students’ lives in a similar fashion that my teacher once did for me.

TOD CROFT

Mathematics Department Lead Teacher, South Side High School Teachers impressed upon me the belief that every minute of every day with a student makes a difference in their lives. Teachers have the opportunity to change the positive trajectory of a child’s life. Teachers changed mine!

REBECCA CAMERON

Project management specialist, Lincoln Financial Group My high school English teacher, Judith Lebryk, always had other projects she was working on, in addition to teaching. She wrote, applied for grants to travel and research in Europe, and even had a book published. This taught me to never limit myself and to pursue the things I feel passionate about, regardless of their association with my career. Teachers play an incredibly vital role in students’ lives, and their impact can be profound. Investing in a child’s life -- through education, mentoring, and encouragement -- often greatly influences the kind of person he/she grows into.

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Lutherans rally gifts for hurricane relief Contributed The Lutheran Foundation and its 95 Lutheran congregations are directing aid to hurricane-damaged areas of Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico. The public also may contribute gifts that will be matched dollar for dollar up to $200,000.

The Foundation’s

governing board has directed that matching funds be available as soon as possible to help rebuild houses and churches and to improve lives.

Some congregations are able to offer a match to donations directed to them for disaster relief. Trinity English Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, for example, will

match donations from church members or the public. That combined gift will be matched

by The Lutheran Foundation. The result is that a $5 donation will result in $20 of aid. The Lutheran Foundation matching dollars will be divided between disaster response agencies within the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America arms of the Lutheran Church to aid hurricane relief efforts.

Lutherans in any northeast Indiana congregation who wish to participate in the initiative can make directed gifts to their

church. Churches will then be able to present those offerings to The Lutheran Foundation for the Foundation’s match.

This initial phase of support will end Oct. 31, so donors are encouraged to make their gift before then.

Anyone interested in supporting the relief effort and taking advantage of the leveraged impact of their funds may donate at a Lutheran Church, or checks can be sent to Lutheran Social Service of Indiana, Hurricane Relief, 333 E. Lewis St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802 or online at http://lssin.org/event/ hurricane-relief or online

at TrinityEnglish.org/ give.

“We envision a wave of support flowing to the impacted areas as soon as agencies on the ground can begin to address the biggest needs,” said the Rev. Gary Erdos, senior pastor of Trinity English Lutheran Church. “We understand that the biggest need right now is money. Later, local Lutherans may have the opportunity to travel to the affected areas in Texas and Florida and participate in whatever rebuilding projects are identified by the agencies and congregations with which we’ll be working.

Details have yet to be finalized, but we would tentatively anticipate such a trip sometime after the first of January 2018.”

“Our Lord has given us a great privilege and calling to serve our neighbor,” said the Rev. Dan Sheafer, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, “yet at times, the real difficulty is figuring out how best to serve our neighbors and their specific needs.

It is a blessing to have The Lutheran Foundation’s leadership and guidance as we seek to unite as a community to mercifully serve our neighbors impacted by the recent hurricanes.”

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Theater aims for thought-provoking shows

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The 2017-18 season for the First Presbyterian Theater continues the organization’s longstanding mission to provide theater as a way of challenging people and connecting them more closely with each other and with their Creator.

The theater had its first show in 1968, but the church had theater on its mind when it expanded in the mid-1960s, Managing Artistic Director Thom Hofrichter said.

“It’s kind of part of this church’s identity,” he said, adding that when the dining hall was constructed the church chose to put an arts center beneath it rather than a gymnasium.

“It’s never been common. I know of no other church in the country that has a [theater] program like this,” he said.

It was that program that helped draw Hofrichter back to his native Fort Wayne 21 years ago. After 15 years traveling the country and making his living from the theater, Hofrichter said he wanted to be closer to his aging mother.

“I saw this job post and I knew what this place was,” he said. “It’s been a terrific theater for me because it does ask you to do shows that involve thought and ideas and morality and who are human beings and how we behave on this earth and how do we connect to something greater than ourselves? All true art has a religious, spiritual nature to it.”

First Presbyterian Theater’s shows focus on three main themes, Hofrichter said: how humans relate to one another, how humans relate to something larger than themselves and a celebration of life. He also tries to balance the season with a couple of dramas, comedies and musicals when he can.

In October, the theater is presenting “Faith Healer,” which Hofrichter describes as a “really interesting play about a man who has the gift of healing. … Sometimes he’s a vehicle for the miraculous, but most of the time it doesn’t work.”

The play also explores relationships, memory and the truth.

In December First Presbyterian will present a re-imagining of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” adapted by Jack Cantey and told through music, narration, puppets and movements.

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2017-18 SCHEDULE

“Faith Healer”: Remaining performances Oct. 20-21.

“Dickens’ A Christmas Carol”: Regular performances Nov. 30-Dec. 2; Dec. 9, 16. Sunday matinee Dec. 3.

Special Sunday shows Dec. 10 and 17.

“Red”: Regular performances Jan. 4-6, 12-13, 19-20.

Sunday matinee Jan. 14.

“Hamlet”: Regular performances March 1-3, 9-10, 1617. Sunday matinee March 11.

“The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and the Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord”: Regular performances April 19-21, 27-28; May 4-5. Sunday matinee April 29.

Tickets: General admission, $20; seniors older than 65, $18; full-time students, $10 or first 30 free with reservations; Thursday previews, $12; groups of 20 or more, $15.

Regular performances begin at 7:30 p.m., Sunday matinees begin at 2 p.m. and special Sunday shows begin at 6 p.m. Doors open a half-hour before curtain.

Tickets are available online at firstpresbyteriantheater.com or by calling the box office at (260) 426-7421, ext. 121.

Christmas Carol’ has become, the holiday productions that we see, are so far removed from the original. … That novel is a dark novel,” Hofrichter said of this version, which he still described as fun and entertaining. “Hopefully people will hear that story we all love and hear it in a new way.”

“Red,” a story about the student-mentor relationship between abstract expressionist Mark Rothko and his assistant, will be performed in January and “Hamlet,” presented with an all-female cast, will play in March. Hofrichter said he previously directed “Othello” with an all-female cast about 20 years ago.

“If there are women who are out there who love Shakespeare and think it’s not fair because men always get to speak these beautiful speeches, come on down because it’s the women’s turn,” he said.

The season wraps up with the “funny but thoughtful” “The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and the Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord.”

The play begins with the three aforementioned men trapped in a room together. After talking, they make a discovery.

“All three of these men, at one point in their lives, read the Gospels… and saw the contradictions,” Hofrichter explained. “Each of them, at some point in their lives, had taken the four books and written their own gospel. …

They decide their job is to come to some consensus and then that door will open.”

The First Presbyterian Theater is at 300 W. Wayne St. in Fort Wayne.

For more information visit firstpresbyteriantheater.com.

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From left, Bob Haluska, First Presbyterian Theater Managing Artistic Director Thom Hofrichter and Daniel Bulau act out a scene from First Presbyterian Theater’s production of “Heroes” in 2016.

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USF installs second statue of St. Francis

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The University of Saint Francis has erected a second statue to celebrate the example that St. Francis of Assisi set in Italy in the 12th and 13th centuries.

The statue was erected Oct. 3 in the newly finished parking lot of USF Downtown. It is a replica of the statue designed by the late Sufi Ahmad, former USF art professor and sculptor, which currently sits in front of Brookside on the USF Main Campus.

Tonn and Blank Construction installed the new statue across from USF Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center, 431 W. Berry St. With several events in October, the university celebrated its patron saint’s example through prayer, fellowship and outreach to the needy. Events includes the Blessing of the Pets, a traditional Franciscan prayer service to relive the

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A statue erected at the University of Saint Francis downtown campus shows St. Francis caring for animals. The statue, erected Oct. 3, is a replica of the statue on the USF Main Campus.

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Woodburn petting zoo has pumpkins, too

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When Connor Scheumann was a 4-H’er living in Hoagland, he joined in a visit to Park Hill Learning Center in New Haven.

“We brought some animals for the kids to see, and most of the kids had never seen these animals before,” he said. “And the parents were saying that was such a great experience for the kids, to teach them about agriculture. When I was in 4-H and growing up on the family farm, I just assumed everyone had animals.”

The experience planted an idea that grew as Scheumann became a Heritage High School FFA member.

Scheumann began bringing his petting zoo and farmthemed bounce house to festivals and parties. He graduated from Purdue University this year, and now has a permanent home for his agritourism business.

Scheumann Farm & Petting Zoo will be open from noon-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 29 at 23368 Kammeyer Road, Woodburn. Admission is $5 for ages 3 and older. Pony rides are $3.

Kids can buy a pumpkin for as little as $1 or no more than $7.

“You ride the hayride out to the pumpkins and pick your pumpkin and paint your pumpkin, and that’s all included [in the pumpkin

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Dangles the goat, who loves to have her neck rubbed, will help welcome children to Scheumann Farm & Petting Zoo north of Woodburn.

price],” he said.

His business partner is his fiancee, Hannah Smith, who is from Lebanon, Ind., and who also graduated from Purdue this year.

They plan to build a home on the property within two years, Scheumann said. For now, they have a barn and seven acres of pumpkins, small animals and pony rides.

He said such operations are becoming more common.

“It’s kind of hard to get into the game,” he said.

The petting zoo opened Oct. 7.

“A lot of people appreciated how calm and peaceful it was and that there wasn’t a million people there,” he said.

“You love doing this, why not bring it to other people?” he said. The farm houses miniature horses, one pony, calves, goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits and chickens. He might add small donkeys, he said.

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or directions, or who wants to book a private party, may contact Scheumann at (260) 494-8691 or cbscheum@ purdue.edu. Check out photos at scheumannfarm. com or on Facebook.

The farm is about 30 minutes northeast of downtown Fort Wayne. Take Indiana 101 north from Woodburn, past Old U.S. 24, to Kammeyer Road, and turn east.

Heritage FFA adviser Mike Shirey said Scheumann’s agritourism business started with a Supervised Agricultural Experience program. Scheumann’s project won honors at the National FFA convention that year. He recently earned his degree in agribusiness.

“This past weekend, he opened his farm for visitors to see animals, pony rides, inflatable slide, decorate pumpkins, hayride and other activities,” Shirey said in an email. “I know that I am biased, however, it is rewarding to see a young person pursue their dream.”

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BAND from Page A1 1200 N. Girl School Road on the west side of Indianapolis. Homestead will march at 3:49 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for students and preschoolers. The Carroll High School Charger Pride will march at 4:15 p.m. The first of 20 Class A bands will perform at 1 p.m. Ball State University will march in exhibition at 6:12 p.m., with awards to follow at 6:25 p.m. Ten bands will advance to the ISSMA Open Class State Finals on Nov. 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Watch infortwayne. com for updates and ticket information.

As always, the 2017 show design team selected the music first and the visual elements followed.

“The music is the music of Robert W. Smith from ‘The Divine Comedy,’ and there’s a lot of contrast in the music,” Wadkins said.

“So when we sat down as a staff and listened to it, our ideas started running wild and we started listening to it and we tossed anything out at the design meeting and the contrast of fire and ice is what led us to the concept and we ended up with the show title ‘Of Fire and Ice.’ ” “We contrast that visually as well,” he continued. “We also talk about how fire can be very warm and soothing and comforting and it can be very destructive. And we say the same thing about ice, how it can be very damaging and it can be very destructive but it also creates comfort and is soothing at times as well.”

The bells and the skater just seemed to fit. “Our design staff is very open with each other and we just throw out any kind of idea and we see how many buy into it and we see where it goes from there,” Wadkins

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Handbells contribute visually and musically to Homestead’s show.

Ringing to music from “Of Fire and Ice” are, from left, Grace Burson, Nola Win, Evie Quehl, Natalee Nichols, Kayli Maucione, Chloe Morton, Jen Arata, Sierrah Clifford and Kate Lane.

said. “There are a lot of metallic sounds that are mainly done from the traditional glockenspiel and different, traditional instruments. We thought it would be a nice touch to put handbells on the field. And we love it, it’s a great sound. It’s a visual enhancement also.

“We’re doing ice as one of our concepts and nobody’s even seen an ice skater on a marching band field, and that was something that was thrown out in the design meetings.

We looked up synthetic ice — it’s called Skate Anytime — and we found the right person, It’s been a wonderful enhancement to the show.”

Delaney Reilley is the ice skater. The handbell ringers are Jen Arata, Grace Burson, Sierrah Clifford, Kate Lane, Kayli Maucione, Chloe Morton, Natalie Nichols, Evie Quehl and Nola Win. Wadkins is in his first season as director, after serving as assistant through more than two decades of the band’s success. Longtime director Steve Barber still contributes to the Spartan Alliance. “Mr. Barber comes in about once a week and consults

with us musically and has lots of ideas and input.

He doesn’t want to get on the microphone at all anymore, but he’s given us input in the press box and in rehearsals. I’m in contact with him all the time,” Wadkins said.

Bryen Warfield replaces Wadkins as assistant.

“Mr. Warfield is a great addition to the team and the kids love him and he has great rapport with the kids,” Wadkins said.

“A lot of our staff have been with the program for 10, 15, 20, 25 years, so it’s great to have all of them still in place and continuing in their roles that they’ve been in.

Everything’s shaping up nicely and everybody’s doing their jobs the way we need.”

Homestead also is scheduled to compete Oct. 20 at BOA Super Regional Prelims at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Qualifiers compete again Oct. 21.

The Spartan Alliance also will march Nov. 9 in the BOA National Prelims in Indianapolis, with qualifiers advancing to Semifinals and Finals on Nov. 11.

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FRIDAY, OCT. 20

Annual soup supper. Bethel United Methodist Church, 8405 Lima Road, Fort Wayne. 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Dine-in is $7; carry-out is available for $8 per quart or $4 per pint of soup. Hotdogs are available for $1. The menu includes beans with ham or vegetable soup, corn muffins or crackers, doughnuts for dessert, and apple cider or coffee.

“The Westing Game.” Blackhawk Christian School North Campus, 7400 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne; in the gymnasium. 7 p.m. $7 for adults, $5 for students.

Learn more at infortwayne.com.

“Peter Pan.” Huber Opera House, 157 E. High St., Hicksville, Ohio. 7:30. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $8 for ages 12 and younger. Get tickets and details at huberoperahouse.org.

Poetry reading. USF Science Center Cyber Cafe, 826 Ewing St., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Poet Nate Pritts presents a public reading.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 21

Fall Fish and Tenderloin Fry. Harlan United Methodist

Church, 16434 Indiana 37 E., Harlan. 4-7 p.m. Ages 11 and older, $11; ages 6-10, $5; age 5 or younger, free. Fried by Harlan Lions Club. Bake sale too.

“I Believe in Music.” Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne; in the auditorium. 7:30 p.m. $10. The Summit City Barbershop Chorus and the Towns of Harmony Sweet Adelines Chorus will share the spotlight with Instant Classic, the 2015 International Barbershop Quartet cham-

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pions. All ticket proceeds will be donated to Cancer Services. Visit www.summitcitychorus.org to buy tickets online.

Red Cross blood drive. Scout Park Conference Center, 2300 Meyer Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Preschool carnival. Leo United Methodist Church Preschool, 13527 Leo Road, Leo-Cedarville. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Open to all area preschool-age children. Lunch will include food such as pizza, chips, cookie and drink. Freshly popped popcorn will be available. The carnival will offer games with prizes for all players, wagon rides, door prizes for children and adults and a bake sale. Northeast firefighters and their firetrucks will make a visit. Tickets for the games and the door prizes will be on sale that day at the door. A silent auction will take place. Proceeds will benefit the scholarships program.

“The Westing Game.” Blackhawk Christian School North Campus, 7400 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne; in the gymnasium. 7 p.m. $7 for adults, $5 for students.

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“Peter Pan.” Huber Opera House, 157 E. High St., Hicksville, Ohio. 7:30. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $8 for ages 12 and under. Get tickets and details at huberoperahouse.org.

“I Believe in Music.” Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. $10. This concert by the Summit City Barbershop Chorus is a benefit for Cancer Services.

SUNDAY, OCT. 22

“Peter Pan.” Huber Opera House, 157 E. High St.,

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Hicksville, Ohio. 7:30. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $8 for ages 12 and younger. Get tickets and details at huberoperahouse.org.

Audubon Society Fall Birdwatching. Hurshtown Reservoir, 1600 Roth Road, Grabill. 3-5 p.m. Free to public.

No RSVP required. In this 2-hour session, learn about the birds, flora and fauna of Hurshtown.

Singles dance. American Legion Post 47, 601 Reed Road, Fort Wayne. 6-9:15 p.m. $7 cover charge, DJ, cash bar and potluck carry-in. For For more information, call Doug at (260) 704-3669.

TUESDAY, OCT. 24

Allen County Neighborhoods Association quarterly meeting.

7-8:30 p.m. Citizens Square, 200 E. Berry St., Fort

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Wayne; in the Omni Room. 7-8:30 p.m. ACNA helps neighborhood associations in both incorporated and unincorporated areas of Allen County access county services and share ideas for resolving common concerns. Free parking is available in the public parking area in front of Citizens Square and at meters around the building. Enter the building at the northwest corner near Clinton Street.

Fort Wayne Community Band. Rhinehart Music Center on the IPFW Campus, Fort Wayne. Downbeat is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, and children younger than 18 are admitted free.

The concert offers a variety of music chosen by conductor Scott Humphries and assistant conductor David Blackwell. The 80-piece concert band will perform “Black Horse Troop March,” “El Cumbancherro,” “The Red Covered Bridge,” “Curtain Call,” “Night on Bald Mountain,” “All Glory Told” and more.

Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $18. Make reservations by calling Meredith at (260) 672-3414 by Oct. 20.

Today’s program will feature a silent auction and a brief live auction led by Indiana’s own “Singing Auctioneer,” Dane Bailey. The second speaker will be Tiffany Blevins talking about her “Night of Horror.”

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25

Wednesdays on Wayne concert. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne.

12:15-12:45 p.m. Free. Today’s program is First Wayne music director Geoffrey North, organ recital.

Lunch is available after the concert for $5; reservations not required.

THURSDAY, OCT. 26

Allen County Retired Educators. UMI restaurant at Times Corners, Fort Wayne. Check-in at 10:45 a.m., lunch at 11 a.m. Email reservations to Mary Jo Purvis at mpurvis1@frontier.com.

FRIDAY, OCT. 27

Fish fry. Fort Wayne Sport Club, 3102 Ardmore Ave., Fort Wayne. 4-7 p.m. $9 for adults, $4 for ages 6-10.

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Rummage/bake sale. Bethany Lutheran Church, 3425

Engle Road, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-noon. Items for sale include women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, household items and toys. Proceeds go to the women’s mission projects.

Carrie Newcomer in concert. Sweetwater Performance Theater, 5501 U.S. 30 W., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. $25.

Get tickets at https://www.songkick.com. According to her website, “Newcomer speaks and teaches about creativity, vocation, activism and spirituality at colleges, conventions and retreats.” Newcomer will perform with her longtime collaborator, pianist Gary Walters. Dr. Jane Weaver will give opening remarks, discussing her work in Ecuador. Latin American Missions Board sponsors the event. Graber Bros.

Inc. sponsors a free reception, open to the public, after the concert. For more about Weaver’s mission work in San Lorenzo, visit http://www.lambonline. org.

Fish and tenderloin fry. St. Peter-Immanuel School, 3845 E. 1000 N, Decatur. 4-7 p.m. $10 for adults or $5 for child portions. Served by Dan’s Famous Fish and Tenderloin. Proceeds go toward reroofing the school.

Annual Holiday Boutique and Bake Sale. St. James Lutheran Church, 1720 Indiana 930 E., New Haven. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission. Vendors will sell handcrafted specialties. Also, church members will have a large sale of baked goodies and other food items. For more information, call (260) 493-1067.

Artist reception. The Gallery at Prana Yoga, 1301 Lafayette St., Fort Wayne. 6-9 p.m. Local artist Dale White presents “Abstraction Process: A Personal Journey,” a 40-year retrospective exhibition. The exhibition continues through Jan. 5.

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SUNDAY, OCT. 29

Film: “Children of the Beqaa.” Indiana Tech, 1600 E. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne; in the Magee O’Connor Theater, Andorfer Commons. 2 p.m. For details, visit FWforRefugees on Facebook.

THURSDAY, NOV. 2

Disorderly Bear Den. The Community Center, 233 W. Main St., Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. The Disorderly Bear Den of Good Bears of the World will hold a business meeting and social gathering; visitors are welcome. This public charity collects gently used or new teddy bears and other stuffed animals from private donors to be given to children in trauma situations and lonely adults in the Fort Wayne area.

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Donations may be dropped off at 424 Archer Ave., Fort Wayne. For more information, contact Donna Gordon-Hearn at (260) 409-9886 or email tdbear7@ comcast.net.

Old Fort Cluster Dog Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. Get details at www.neikc.org.

FRIDAY, NOV. 3

Old Fort Cluster Dog Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. Get details at www.neikc.org.

SATURDAY, NOV. 4

Trader Days. Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. General admission $7; students and seniors $5; younger than 2 and History Center members, free.

Craft fair. St. Charles Borromeo School, 4910 Trier Road, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. The school’s Fine Arts Boosters will offer homemade items and crafts for purchase. Lunch is also available for purchase.

To rent a table, email stcharlescraftfair@gmail.com.

Book signing party. Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. 1-3 p.m. Indiana author Kayleen Reusser will sign copies of her book “They Did It for Honor: Stories of American WWII Veterans.”

Sausage/sauerkraut dinner and crafts. Zion Lutheran Church, 2313 S. Hanna St. at Creighton, Fort Wayne. 5-7 p.m. Dinner is $9 for ages 11 to adult.

Dinner includes sausage, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, dessert and coffee or milk. Ages 5 to 10 may enjoy a hot dog, chips, dessert and milk or juice for $3.50. Ages 4 and younger eat for free. Carry-outs available. Handicap accessible.

Old Fort Cluster Dog Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. Get details at www.neikc.org.

Church Street Corner Bazaar. Waynedale United Methodist Church, 2501 Church St., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Snack bar open 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sponsored by Waynedale United Methodist Women. For table rentals, call Carol at (260) 632-5443.

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SUNDAY, NOV. 5

Fort Wayne Children’s Choir Harvest Concert. Auer Performance Hall, IPFW Rhinehart Music Center, Fort Wayne.

4 p.m. Reserved seats $8-$10. Tickets are available through the IPFW Ticket Office, (260) 481-6555, or online at ipfw.edu/tickets. With the theme “color,” the program will offer a variety of music selections.

George R. Mather Lecture. The History Center, 302 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Free admission.

Timothy Wilkerson, an associate professor at Wittenberg University, presents “Walking Backwards: Fort Wayne’s Colonial French Past and the Writing of History.”

Trader Days. Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. Noon-4 p.m. General admission $7; students and seniors $5; younger than 2 and History Center members, free.

Old Fort Cluster Dog Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. Get details at www.neikc.org.

Hobby and collectibles show. Classic Cafe, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission.

TUESDAY, NOV. 7

Get Checking workshop. Allen County Extension Office, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 1-5 p.m. Free.

Register in advance by phone to Vickie Hadley, (260) 481-6826, or at hadleyv@purdue.edu. The program covers choosing and managing accounts and managing money and credit.

Appleseed Quilters Guild. Classic Cafe, 4831 Hillegas Road. 7 p.m. Visit appleseedquiltersguild.com for details.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8

Fall Career Fair. Ivy Tech Coliseum Campus, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd., Fort Wayne; in Room 1640 and surrounding hallways. Achieve Your Degree information, 11 a.m.-noon. Career Fair, 1-4 p.m. More than 70 employers will meet with students and alumni. Learn more about the program at IvyTech. edu/achieveyourdegree.

THURSDAY, NOV. 9

Old Fort Coin Club. Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 4700 Vance Ave., Fort Wayne; Entrance 2.

7 p.m.

FRIDAY, NOV. 10

Fish fry. Mizpah Shrine Center, 1015A Memorial Way, Fort Wayne. 5:30-8 p.m. $10 for adults, $7 for ages 5-12. The all-you-can-eat fish dinners include the traditional sides and beverages. The Mizpah Shrine Center is between Parnell Avenue and Clinton Street just south of Coliseum Boulevard.

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