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A package containing 126 colorful dresses is making a 10,000-mile journey – from a sewing room in Fort Wayne to an orphanage in Uganda. Over the course of a year, Martha Hatch, a retiree living in Fort Wayne, has spent hours sewing dresses for little girls who she might never meet. She first learned of the orphanage’s need for clothing about five years ago. Since then, she has been volunteering her time, talent and own money to the charitable cause.

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Last year, Hatch applied for a grant from the Fort Wayne branch of the American Association of University Women to help fund the annual project. She had never applied for a grant before but she thought she’d give it a shot. Hatch didn’t get the grant because it wasn’t a local project, but the board of trustees still wanted to support her project, said board member Martha Weatherford. “We liked the idea for her project, but she didn’t fit the guidelines, so we just decided we would support her at our spring brunch in May,”

she said. Members gathered fabric from their stashes at home and bought fabric and ribbon to help. The group donated six shopping bags of fabric and sewing supplies and $141 to Hatch for her project. The dresses are simple – a cotton shift with an adjustable drawstring ribbon neckline – and colorful with bright patterns ranging from flowers to flamingos. Now the dresses are ready to make the long journey from Hatch’s sewing room in Fort Wayne to missionaries in Texas who will travel with the dresses to the orphanage in Uganda. A common thread

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Martha Hatch, of Fort Wayne, sewed 126 dresses for girls at an orphanage in Uganda. This year, members of the Fort Wayne branch of American Association of University Women donated fabric and money to support Hatch’s annual project.

she said. Hatch retired from a career in human resources at Dana Incorporated. These days, she’s more active than ever between her gig as a substitute teacher, helping out at

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Fifth-grade students at Deer Ridge Elementary School recently transformed their cafeteria into the African savanna for the production of the Lion King. The fifth-grade spring musical is a tradition at Deer Ridge, and music teacher and director Sue Caudill felt this class was up for a challenge. “This is a very uniquely talented group of students. That’s why we thought this year was the year to undertake a show such as the Lion King,” she said.

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The third annual Design Week Fort Wayne will take place May 7-11 at the Arts United Center, 300 E. Main St. Organized by Dan Swartz, founder of arts nonprofit Wunderkammer Company, the week-long event attracts creatives and design influencers from around the country. Design Week will feature guest speakers, workshops, studio and factory tours and networking events designed to connect and inspire local creative industries. The event also aims to bridge the gap between the arts and economic development in the region and bolster the city’s status as a creative hub. Tickets range from $10 to $200. For more information, visit www.designweekfw.com.

Each day of Design Week highlights a different industry. Monday is societal design; Tuesday is innovation/research and development; Wednesday is architecture/interior design; Thursday is advertising/graphic design; and Friday is style/fashion. General admission tickets for the week-long event are $200. General admission tickets are also available for individual days for $50. Corporate group rates are also available. For more information, contact Dan Swartz at dan@wunderkammercompany.com.

2. Don’t miss the keynote speakers Design Week will feature a lineup of rock stars from the design world. The list of nationally known trendsetters includes Zach Klein, best known for co-founding and designing the video-sharing platform Vimeo. Keynote speakers will take the stage each evening, 6-7 p.m., at the Arts United Center.

3. Design Week is about bringing talent together The goal of the week-long event is to strengthen the local design community by connecting designers, institutions and businesses, Swartz said. Design Week will also highlight Fort Wayne natives who have left to do higher-level design work outside of the community. Swartz hopes to help reestablish working relationships between these creatives and their hometown.

4. Come ready to mingle In addition to general admission, Design Week will offer tickets to its opening party ($25) Saturday, May 5, as well as networking tickets ($10) 7:30-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Tickets for Design Week’s closing party are also for sale. Creatives are invited to bring a stack of business cards and rub elbows with others in the design industry. There will be appetizers and a cash bar.

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You don’t have to be a designer to enjoy Design Week, Swartz said. Although, he added, “If you’re genetically a human, you design things!” Members of the public are welcome to learn about exciting new ideas and network with attendees. Food trucks will be on the plaza all week for anyone who wants to stop by.

To learn more about how Design Week is bridging the gap between the arts and economic development, read “Design Week elevates design work in urban landscapes” by Gwen Clayton in the April 13 edition of Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly, a sister publication of IN|Fort Wayne, or by going to fwbusiness.com.

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Ruthie Metcalfe, from left, Bridget Quehl and Andrea Ponce perform with the Spartan Belles at an April 17 concert at Homestead High School. The spring concert marked the premier of the 17-member handbell choir, the first high school-associated handbell choir in Fort Wayne. Other members are Sophie Braun, Sierrah Clifford, Faith Fleischman, Emma Gillam, Peyton Green, Caitlyn Klinepeter-Persing, Kayli Maucione, Chloe Morton, Madison Murray, Evie Quehl, Josie Santiago, Emily Van Veld, Nola Win and Ashley Yoakum. Shannon Hardiek directs the Spartan Belles. The Homestead Symphony Orchestra also performed at the first of several Homestead community nights; Bryen Warfield conducted.

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Different leader, same mission Francine’s Friends co-founder, board president retires after 13 years

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A new face is leading Francine’s Friends, a local volunteer organization that began busting barriers to breast cancer screenings in northeast Indiana 13 years ago. After Francine Shubert lost her battle with breast cancer in 2002, several of her friends set out to honor her by providing a lifesaving service to women. In 2005, a mobile mammography unit was established and the coach hit the road for the first time. The program provides mammograms to those who might not have access due to lack

For more than a decade, the organization’s headquarters was her dining room. Francine’s Friends didn’t have a paid staff or brick and mortar office. A partner like Parkview Health could help sustain the program’s growth, Simmons said. “It had grown so much, and I really felt like, as volunteers, it was just about as far as we could take the program because we didn’t have a lot of resources, really. What made it so successful was we had the support of the community,” she said. Parkview Health has long partnered with Francine’s Friends to provide funding

of insurance, funds, transportation or other barriers. Earlier this year, Sharon Simmons, who has led the program as board president since its inception, announced that she will retire and that the organization’s longtime partner, Parkview Health, hired an executive director to lead the program into the future. Strong partner

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Sharon Simmons (left), who helped found the mobile mammography unit Francine’s Friends, has retired as board president after 13 years. Marita Dwight-Smith has been hired to lead the program as executive director.

for diagnostic testing if required for uninsured and underinsured individuals screened on the coach. Parkview also provided operational support. “They love the program as much as we do,” she said. Parkview chose Marita Dwight-Smith to lead Francine’s Friends. DwightSmith previously served as the director of the Breast Diagnostic Center, which also partners with Francine’s Friends to provide radiologic technologists to staff the coach, the coach drivers, board certified breast imaging mammography radiologists and maintain the equipment. She also served as a Francine’s Friends board member. Simmons looks forward to seeing the program’s mission continue with Parkview’s support and Dwight-Smith’s leadership. “When they named Marita as the executive director, really we couldn’t have picked a better person. It’s who we would have chosen, so we’re excited about that. We cannot wait to see where Marita takes the program,” she said. Dwight-Smith said she’s grateful for the strong foundation built by Simmons and other volunteers. “Sharon and the entire Francine’s Friends board has been an inspiration to me over the years. I’ve learned so much from them,” she said. While the board has disbanded, Simmons and other volunteers make themselves available in an advisory capacity, she said. “They are very gracious to still assist and advise for anything that I need. I feel like I have a lot of support,” she said. Looking back

Simmons said it has been a privilege to serve as the board president of Francine’s Friends. She is a cancer survivor herself and

said she feels obligated to give back. “That was the reason for my survivorship, that I could be part of a program that could offer hope and help to other women,” she said. The program has increased access to mammography in northeast Indiana, often making runs six days a week. The demand is such that the coach is booked out almost a year in advance. Getting a mammogram on the coach is a unique experience, Simmons said. It’s intimate – you’re the only one on the coach. It’s fast, too – it takes about 15 minutes versus having to take a half day off work to make it to an appointment. Most employers don’t even require employees to clock out for the screening. If caught at a very early stage, the five-year survival rate for people with breast cancer is close to 100 percent. However, some women are still hesitant to get screened because they’re worried it will be uncomfortable or it won’t be private. Simmons will never forget encouraging a woman in her 40s to get her first mammogram. It took some convincing, but the woman agreed to the screening. She later found out that the woman had been diagnosed with breast cancer. “It made me cry just because that’s why we do what we do. She had no symptoms, she felt fine. She was healthy, she was eating healthy. She was doing the right things. And she had breast cancer. She would have never known. She wouldn’t have gotten a mammogram. We had to talk her into it,” Simmons said. For more information about Francine’s Friends or to see the coach schedule, visit www.francinesfriends. org.

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Mother’s Day tradition returns in conservatory plant sale

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A Mother’s Day tradition returns as the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory brings back its annual Mother’s Day plant sale. The sale returns for its 18th consecutive year after hiatus in the early 2000s, conservatory Manager Chad Shaw said, adding he believed the sale started sometime in the 1980s. The sale consists of more than 600 types of plants, ranging from annuals and perennials to house plants, hanging baskets and even

bonsai. New this year, the conservatory will be offering soil for sale as well as more vegetable seeds and an expansion of its Indiana-grown native plant selection, Shaw said. “There’s a big conversation going on out there about natives, just in regards to their…positive environmental impact so we want to be able to cater to people to basically fill the want,” he said. Most of the plants sold at the sale are grown in the Lawton Greenhouse, where all of the plants for the displays at the conservatory

as well as the plants seen in the Fort Wayne parks are grown, Shaw said. The sale takes place at the McMillen Community Center, 3901 Abbott St. “The community center down there, especially since it got renovated, offers a really nice, well-lit, wideopen space to house all the plants that we have and allow people to actually move around in there and not be crammed,” Shaw said. Prices range from $1.25 for vegetable singles to $39.50 for 14-inch mixed containers and medium-sized bonsai, according

to the conservatory’s website. Shaw said they try to keep the prices “really competitive” and accessible to the public. The sale is the only fundraiser for the conservatory, he said, adding that the sale has been growing the past several years. “Last year, we were really happy, we have more than 2,600 people come through,” he said. “It’s very popular and people look forward to it. We have a lot of repeat customers. Then the folks that have never been there before, it’s kind of fun to watch them come in too, going, ‘Oh wow,

you guys have a lot.’” While the public sale runs May 11-13, a members-only preview sale is set for 4-7 p.m. May 10. “If folks want to come and be able to get that first peek, we do offer memberships to the conservatory at that time, so you can actually sign up to become a member and shop that night, which of course then you’ll get all the membership benefits to the conservatory also,” Shaw said. For the general public, the sale runs 4-7 p.m. May 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 12 and noon to 4 p.m. May

13. Each day will have volunteers helping people navigate the sale, answering questions and helping shoppers take purchases to their car, Shaw said. “We have somewhere around 80 volunteer slots we fill throughout that week, so it’s a big joint effort between staff here, staff there at the greenhouse and all of our volunteers,” he said. For a list of plants that will be at the sale as well as a price list, visit botanicalconservatory.org/ events-exhibitions/102mother-s-day-plant-sale.

Fort Wayne Children’s Choir to perform ‘Music in Motion’ May 6 By Meghan Schrader for IN|fort wayne publications

Fort Wayne Children’s Choir is preparing for its annual end-of-season spring concert with the theme of “Music in Motion.” Growing and expanding for 44 years, the choir now has more than 300 participating children, ranging in from elementary to high school students, who will partake in one of the FWCC’s eight choir ensembles in the concert. “Students in the choir come from a variety of places and backgrounds. Each week, these young singers demonstrate the ability for music to over-

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May 6, 4 p.m. at the Auer Performance Hall in IPFW’s Rhinehart Music Center Cost: $8-10 Tickets are available at the IPFW ticket office in the Gates Athletic Center, by calling (260) 481-6555 from 12:30-6:30 p.m. or online at ww.ipfw.edu/tickets. The Rhinehart Music Center ticket office will be open Saturday morning from 9-11 a.m. and at 3 p.m. the day of the concert. come all differences as they work toward a common goal,” Executive Artistic Director Jonathan Busarow said. During the concert, each ensemble will perform two to three pieces of music while encapsulating the theme through choreography and movement

around the stage. The students will be utilizing light to direct the attention of the audience throughout the large space as they move seamlessly from one choir and piece to the next in a collage format. “It’s sort of like decoupage for choral music,” Busarow said with

a laugh. Several all-choir pieces will also be featured. “It’ll be a really cool way of experiencing music in different spaces,” Busarow said. “It will be, I think, a really good way of encapsulating our year. This is sort of the capstone (to) show off what we can do after a year of working together.” As the children near the end of the school year, they prepare to demonstrate their talents and passion for singing. “This is the big, end-ofseason concert so the kids are really anxious to show off all they’ve learned and how much they’ve grown

and the audience will get to enjoy that as well,” Managing Director Amber Bouthot said. The concert will be 4 p.m. May 6 at the Auer Performance Hall in Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne’s Rhinehart Music Center. According to Bouthot, the concert usually has 2,500 patrons, selling out the show each year. Tickets are available at the IPFW ticket office in the Gates Athletic Center, by calling (260) 481-6555 from 12:30-6:30 p.m. or online at www.ipfw. edu/tickets. The Rhinehart Music Center ticket office will be open 9-11 a.m. Saturday and at 3 p.m. the

day of the concert. Tickets are $8-10, according to the ticketing website. FWCC auditions are coming up 4:30-6 p.m. May 21-24 and June 4-7, in 30-minute sessions at the IPFW Rhinehart Music Center. During the auditions, FWCC will assess the child depending on skill and place them in the choir that best fits their needs. Any child from northeast Indiana as well as Ohio is welcome. To register, or for more information, please call the FWCC office at (260) 481-0481 or email fwcchoir@fwcchoir.org.

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Disabilities Expo offers fun and resources for all ages By Bridgett Hernandez bhernandez@kpcmedia.com

The ninth annual Disabilities Expo will take place 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Individuals living with disabilities, family members, friends, caregivers and professionals are welcome to enjoy this free event. Hosted by the AWS Foundation, the expo has expanded each year, said CEO Patti Hays. This year, the expo will feature more than 110 exhibitors offering a wide variety of services and products for people with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities. The expo will also

feature a variety of entertainment and activities for all ages and abilities. Performances throughout the day will include One Hearts Bells & Voices Choir, Friends in Focus A Capella Singers, Jesters, Musical Buddies, Joyful Songsters, Soul Brothers & Soul Sisters, Whitley County Dazzlers and Fort Wayne Dance Collective. Turnstone will offer adaptive tennis clinics to demonstrate how individuals with physical disabilities can get involved in the sport. Participants will have the opportunity to see demonstrations and take mini lessons. All day activities will include an art exhibit and sale, story tent, sensory calming room and photo

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The Whitley County Dazzlers, a special needs cheerleading squad, is among the groups slated to perform at the Disabilities Expo May 12.

booth. New this year, the expo will offer a virtual reality activity in which individuals who have a physical disability can experience riding a roller

coaster or being the lead singer of a rock band. Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation will also have a presence at the expo to provide information

about the accessibility of the city’s parks and riverfront development. “The parks have done a lot for accessible recreation in the community and we’re excited that they’re going to come and profile some of that,” Hays said. This year, Family Voices Indiana will host a Heart to Heart Conference in conjunction with the expo with sessions on Friday and Saturday. The organization provides information, training, and support to families of children and youth with special health care needs and the professionals who serve them. Gathering these families in the same setting can make them feel less alone because they’re

going through similar challenges like navigating waiver services or adapting to changes in their school system’s special education program, Hays said. “One of the great things that comes out of Family Voices is that networking between families,” she said. “So often, a family of a child with a disability feels isolated, that they’re the only ones going through this.” For more information on the Heart to Heart Conference, visit fvindiana.org. Admission to the Disabilities Expo is free and parking is $5. For a complete list of programming, visit http:// disabilitiesexpoindiana. org/.

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laid out on the couch. Her sewing room, filled with towering stacks of fabric and home to five sewing machines, is where she finds joy. Right now, she’s working on her granddaughter’s prom dress. She also makes her own clothes. Before she retired, she made an outfit for every day of the month and bought matching shoes so that she didn’t have to repeat any outfits. Hatch first learned how to sew years ago from a woman at her church. She sees her ability as a gift, and charitable sewing is her way of giving back. “I think I was given a talent and this is my way of giving back because I was blessed to learn to do it,” she said. She has already started on a stack of dresses to send to the orphanage next year.

completed a large volume of charitable work: care bags for cancer patients, blankets for children in foster care, bibs and birth cloths for military families, and nightgowns and pajamas for nursing home residents just to name a few. The accomplished seamstress is modest about her contributions. She doesn’t seek out the spotlight. “No one needs to know. If there’s a need, there’s a need. You just do it,” she said. She doesn’t do it for the attention; she does it because she loves the work. On her living room walls, counted cross stitch pictures hang beside framed family photographs. Embroidered cloth napkins, a work in progress, are

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LION from Page A1 participated in the student-led production, both on stage and behind the scenes. Caudill said students formed a theatre company, taking the lion’s share of responsibility for the show’s success. The adults – teachers, parents and other volunteers – took on the role of collaborators. “It was a powerful experience that provided them with an immersed and engaged and purposeful way of learning problem-solving, cooperation, teamwork and responsibility,” she said. Student Trent George, who played Mufasa and assisted in directing, said that it was a team effort. “It wasn’t like, ‘You go here and you go there.’ We all worked together,” he said. Student Molly Bartel, who played a lioness, was also the rehearsal manager. She was tasked with keeping her fellow students on track throughout the production. “[Molly] also kept me on track as a director,” Caudill said. “She would text and email me and say, ‘Mrs. Caudill, don’t forget today you’re meeting with so-and-so at noon, and by the way don’t forget to bring this with you. And by the way, don’t you think we should rehearse that scene again?’ She could run her own company now!” A team effort

Students rehearsed before, after and, sometimes, during school in preparation for two nights of performances. Parent, grandparents and other volunteers along with students put in hours on evenings and weekends working on the set, which was designed by Bonnie McCray. Jill Bontrager, a retired art teacher, designed and created the actors’ masks from poster board. When asked about

Fifth graders Yousef Hamed, Sydney Potter and Siaam Hussain perform “Hakuna Matata” in the fifth-grade spring musical production of the Lion King.

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Students perform “Circle of Life” in the fifth-grade spring musical production of the Lion King.

the production’s budget, Caudill and her students laugh. “That’s a little nebulous,” she said. “The school supported us as much as they could and a lot of donations came in, including people who contributed anonymously.” The result was a Broadway-worthy performance. While the show’s quality wowed audiences, the real magic happened in the three months before students took the stage, Caudill said. It was a bonding experience for students as well as the adults who worked on the show. “We became a family. Without each other, we couldn’t have made this possible. We all grew closer together whether we were best friends when we started or barely knew each other’s first name,” said student Zach Prendergast, who played Scar. Several students said the experience allowed them to explore parts of themselves that they didn’t know they had. Student athlete Brady Jones said he discovered his dramatic side. He played Zazu and does an uncanny impression of the blue cartoon bird. The students also developed an apprecia-

Fifth graders Sophie Mowery, Jack Martin and Joseph McGuire play hyenas in the Lion King at Deer Ridge Elementary School.

Fifth grader Elizabeth Carrel, who played Rafiki, sings “The Mourning” from the Lion King musical.

tion for their classmates’ talents. At auditions in January, student Yousef Hamed, who played the older Simba, was surprised to find out so many of his classmates could act. “I was really proud of our whole fifth grade and everybody who helped us because we were awesome,” he said. The students said they are grateful for all the adults who provided them with this opportunity and supported them every step of the way. They would like to give a special

thanks to their music teacher and director Mrs. Caudill; fifth-grade teachers Sara Jones, Courtney Wennemar and Kari George; program coordinator Gretchen Carrel and all the parents, grandparents and others who volunteered; Julie Potter, who designed the costumes; and Sam Davis, who volunteered his artistic skills.

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May 17, 1889-Oct. 27, 1918 Private, Battery F, 1st Regiment, Field Artillery Replacement Depot Died of influenza

SPENCER ALDEN

July 4, 1894-March 4, 1918 Ensign, U.S. Navy Killed in airplane accident

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ERNEST ANDERSON

Private Killed in action Oct 20, 1918

CHARLES BARON

1901-July 18, 1918 Private, Company E, 28th Infantry, 1st Division Killed in action

OTTO BOSEKER

Oct. 13, 1891-Oct. 20, 1918 Private, Central Officers Training School Died of influenza

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RUSSELL BARRETT

Private, M.M. Tr. Corps. Died of pneumonia fall of 1918 (exact date unknown)

LANSING BEHRMAN

June 26, 1895-Oct. 30, 1918 Private, Company B, 334th Infantry, 84th Division Died of pneumonia

AUGUST BERGHOFF

Private, Marines Reporting missing in action Sept. 15 (year unknown)

JOHN BERRY

June 26, 1897-Feb. 5, 1920 Sergeant, 42nd (Rainbow) Division Died from wounds sustained in action

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EDWARD BETHNER

Private Died in France (date and cause unknown)

WALTER BETZ

Dec. 2, 1892-Dec. 6, 1917 Private, Baker’s Company, No. 312 Died of pneumonia

March 18, 1899-July 18, 1918 Private, Company A, 9th U.S. Infantry, Second Division Killed in action

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SAMUEL BIBO

Private, Company E, 7th Engineers Killed in action Oct. 14, 1918

LEO BOAEUF

Feb. 14, 1891-Oct. 18, 1918 Private, Company C, 113th Field Signal Battalion, 38th Division Died of influenza

ALBERT BOARD

May 14, 1888-Feb. 8, 1919 Private, 15th Ambulance Company, Medical Detachment Died of pneumonia

ALFRED BOERGER

Sept. 25, 1894-Oct. 14, 1918 Private, Company F, 112th Supply Train Killed in action

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CLIFFORD BOLEAU

Private Died at Camp Grant, Ill., date unknown

Jan. 15, 1895-Nov. 3, 1918 Private, Company L, 320th Infantry Died from accidental causes

March 3, 1893-Nov. 4, 1918 Private, Company G, 83rd Infantry, American Expeditionary Forces Died from wounds received in action

ROY GRUBER

April 7, 1897-Aug. 15, 1918 Apprentice seaman, U.S. Navy Died of influenza

ALFRED ELION

March 14, 1982-March 13, 1920 Private, Company D, 22nd Engineers Gassed and wounded from shell shock, died at the Irene Byron Hospital

PATRICIA BYRON

Oct. 10, 1882-March 25, 1918 Army nurse Died of tuberculosis

HARRY GUTH

Feb. 7, 1891-April 30, 1919 Sergeant, Headquarters Company, 341st Labor Battalion Died of meningitis

CLARENCE ENGLISH

Feb. 18, 1899-Sept. 12, 1918 Private, Heavy Artillery, 1st Trench Mortar Battery Killed in action

ANTINO CONFRANCESCO

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FRED COOK

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DELPHUS CRALL

Jan. 20, 1897-July 18, 1918 Corporal, Company D, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, 1st Division Killed in action

CHARLES GREIM

EDWIN ECHELMEIER

Jan. 25, 1898-Nov. 29, 1917 Private, 42nd (Rainbow) Division Died of pneumonia

GEORGE CUNION

Private, aviation service Wounded while training, died June 14, 1918

Aug. 17, 1899-April 28, 1919 Private, Battery D, 54th Coast Artillery Corps. Died of tuberculosis

RUSSELL BYRD

Nov. 22, 1889-March 5, 1918 Sergeant, 2nd Motor Mechanic Regiment, 2nd Battalion Died of pneumonia

BENEDICT GOODMAN JR.

EVERETT ECENBARGER

April 30, 1896-Oct. 7, 1918 Private, Company B, 26th Infantry, 1st Division Killed in action

EDWARD CRANSTON

Aug. 30, 1891-June 30, 1917 Private, Company B, 35th Infantry Died of disease

July 14, 1898-Oct. 9, 1918 Corporal, 42nd (Rainbow) Division Killed in action

HENRY BUUCK

March 9, 1888-Sept. 15, 1918 Sergeant, Quartermaster’s Corps, 319th Auxiliary Remount Depot Died from heart trouble

JOSEPH GIRARD

JAMES EBY

Dec. 8, 1895-Oct. 8, 1918 Red Cross nurse Died of pneumonia

Nov. 29, 1898-Feb. 23, 1919 Corporal, Battery C, 66th Coast Artillery Corps. Died of pneumonia

Nov. 1, 1900-Oct. 7, 1918 Private, Company G, 16th Infantry, 1st Division Died from wounds sustained in action

Oct. 28, 1877-Oct. 30, 1918 Sergeant, Company G, 9th Infantry, First Expeditionary Forces Died from injuries sustained in action

April 21, 1899-Aug. 10, 1918 Private, 42nd (Rainbow) Division Killed by shell explosion

HAROLD COX

WILLIAM GILLESPIE

FRANK DULLAGHAN

ALBERT BRINTZENHOFE

Private Died of influenza, date unknown June 24, 1890-March 4, 1918 Private, Company B, 113th Regiment Engineers, 38th Division Wounded while helping to fell a tree, died at Camp Shelby

May 8, 1894-Feb. 10, 1919 Sergeant, 12th Field Artillery, 2nd Division Died of pneumonia

Jan. 18, 1889-Oct. 7, 1918 Private, Battery A, 2nd Training Battalion, 1st Regiment, Field Artillery Replacement Depot Died of influenza

ROBERT GABIEL CLYDE GEORGE

WILLIAM DOWLING

EHRHART BRADTMILLER

May 1892-Nov. 21, 1917 Private, 494th Aero Squadron, Signal Corps. Killed by accidental discharge of a revolver

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Sept. 14, 1897-Oct. 19, 1918 Private, 7th Company, 2nd Training Battalion Died of pneumonia

ROBERT BOWSER

Aug. 30, 1899-Oct. 18, 1918 Private, Divisional Headquarters, 84th Division Died of pneumonia

Died from wounds, July 1918

DAVIS DIFFENDERFER

GRACE BUELL photo unavailable

ROBERT DICKSON

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WILLIAM HARBER

Sept. 18, 1891-April 27, 1918 Private, 12th Provisional Training Battalion Died of pneumonia

LEON ENGRAM

Private, Company A, 804th Pioneer Infantry Died from wounds sustained in action Oct. 26, 1918

WALTER HIBBINS

Oct. 18, 1896-Feb. 15, 1918 Private, 1224th Casual Detachment, Motor Mechanic, Signal Corps Died of influenza

GEORGE EWING

Lieutenant Died while flying on the western front, date unknown

WILLIAM HILGEMAN

GARLAND FARLEY

June 24, 1892-Sept. 29, 1918 Fireman, U.S. Navy Died at Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois

Private, Pioneer Infantry Died of influenza in August 1918

JOHN FARRELL

May 16, 1888-Oct. 31, 1918 Private, Company F, 336th Infantry Killed in action

EDWARD HILL

Jan. 1, 1899-Aug. 9, 1918 Private, 50th Gordon Highlanders, Canadian Army Killed in action

JAMES FISHER

Private Died of disease, date unknown

JOHN HOLLEHAN

Oct. 5, 1893-Nov. 1, 1918 Corporal, 116th Infantry, 29th Division Died of influenza

WALTER FEUSNER

Jan. 25, 1897-Dec. 23, 1918 Private, 3rd Company, 1st Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade Died of influenza

WALTER GABET

June 1890-July 6, 1918 Sergeant, Battery A, 137th Field Artillery Died of influenza

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CHARLES HUGUENARD

July 15, 1896-Jan. 17, 1919 Private, Company D, Training Detachment Accidentally killed in Fort Wayne, Mich.

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JOHN HURON

April 10, 1892-Oct. 7, 1918 Private, Machine Gun Company, 10th Infantry Died of influenza

SAMUEL HURWITZ

March 6, 1895-Oct. 13, 1918 Private, 6th Company, 2nd Training Battalion, 158th Depot Brigade Died of influenza

GERALD MCKINNIE

LOREN REIDINGER

ALLEN MCQUOID

HOWARD ROOT

Dec. 24, 1890-Oct. 11, 1918 Private, U.S. Tank Corps, 337th Battalion Died from influenza

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Nov. 26, 1897-Sept. 24, 1918 Cook, U.S. Navy Died of pneumonia

Private, Canadian Expedition Forces Killed in action April 9, 1917

Feb. 5, 1887-Oct. 5, 1918 Captain, Company B, 113th Field Signal Battalion Died of influenza

MANFORD MELCHI

Oct. 15, 1892-May 10, 1918 Private, Company D, 18th Infantry, 1st Division Killed in action

GEORGE JACKSON

Jan. 28, 1895-July 22, 1918 Private, Company K, Machine Gun Battalion, 38th Infantry, 3rd Division Killed in action

May 27, 1900-Oct. 14, 1918 Apprentice seaman, U.S. Navy Died of influenza

WILLIAM RYAN

CARL MESSERSCHMIDT Sept. 18, 1892-Oct. 22, 1918 Corporal, Battery C, 6th Field Infantry Died of influenza

OSCAR JUNGE

Feb. 15, 1889-Oct. 6, 1918 Private, Battery D, 67th Field Artillery Died of influenza

Feb. 14, 1895-July 30, 1919 Private, Battery D, 150th Field Artillery Gassed and wounded in battle, died at Walter Reed Hospital

Oct. 9, 1899-Nov. 23, 1917 Private, 42nd (Rainbow) Division Died of measles and pneumonia

Sept. 9, 1891-Oct. 18, 1918 Private, Company C, 113th Field Signal Battalion Died of influenza

Oct. 22, 1891-Oct. 11, 1918 Private, Battery B, 3rd Training Battalion Died of influenza

May 4, 1887-July 2, 1918 Corporal, Company K, 15th Infantry; Company K, 4th Infantry Killed in action

JOHN LAUER

April 6, 1891-Sept. 29, 1918 Private, 3rd Battalion, Coast Artillery Killed in action

JOHN SHEARS

Aug. 7, 1894-Sept. 9, 1918 Private, Company L, 336th Infantry Died of influenza-pneumonia

WILLIAM ORMSBY

May 22, 1882-March 10, 1920 Sergeant, Company D, 59th Infantry, 4th Division Died of pneumonia

JOHN PITZEN

ARTHUR LONG

May 25, 1896-Oct. 8, 1918 Private, Battery B, 15th Field Artillery Killed in action

ELMER POND

LLOYD LONG

Private Killed in action May 30, 1918

LEROY MANN

Dec. 24, 1886-Feb. 12, 1919 Private, Company G, 12th Development Battalion Died of empyema

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ROY MASON

Sergeant, 116th Infantry, 29th Division Died from effects of being wounded and gas, summer of 1918 (exact date unknown)

RALPH MCCORMICK

March 15, 1896-Oct. 9, 1918 Private, Company A, 32nd Battalion, U.S. Guards Died of influenza

GEORGE MCGILL

Feb. 21, 1895-Aug. 9-1918 Private, 12th Detachment Replacement Troops Killed in action

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WILBERT POPE

IVAN SMITH

Nov. 2, 1893-Oct. 11, 1918 Private, Battery A, 3rd Training Battalion, Field Artillery Replacement Draft Died of influenza-pneumonia

DONALD RANK

May 5, 1897-March 8, 1920 Sergeant, 56th Infantry, 9th Division; Regular Army Died of pneumonia

Nov. 22, 1900-June 12, 1918 Private, Company F, 16th Infantry, 1st Division Died from wounds sustained in action

EDWARD WELLING

May 8, 1892-May 17, 1918 Private, Remount Depot, 325th Veterinary Corps. Died after being kicked by a mule Sept. 10, 1888-July 15, 1918 Sergeant, Company I, 4th Infantry, 3rd Division Killed in action

Feb. 27, 1896-Sept. 7, 1917 Sergeant, Company K, 23rd Infantry Died from wounds sustained in action

RUSSELL WOOD

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EDWARD PROVER

VIRGIL WEAVER

FORESTER SLUSHER

Private, Company D, 4th Infantry Killed in action Oct. 4, 1918

Oct. 1, 1897-Aug. 7, 1918 Private, Battery B, 150th Field Artillery Died of disease photo unavailable

HARRY WARFIELD

Private Died of influenza, December 1918

CARL WINKELMEYER

GROVER POOR

January 1893-Sept. 14, 1918 Sergeant, Company I, 6th Infantry, First Division Killed in action

May 9, 1895-April 29, 1918 Private, Battery E, 5th Field Artillery Killed in action

DANIEL SLENTZ

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FOREST POWERS

CLINTON WALDA

JAMES WILLIAMS

Aug. 24, 1893-Oct. 2, 1918 Private, 19th Observation Battery, Central Officer’s Training School Died of pneumonia

1899-Sept. 4, 1919 Seaman, U.S. Navy Died of pneumonia

May 12, 1900-Oct. 18, 1918 Private, U.S. Marine Corps, 5th Regiment, 1st Division Died from wounds sustained in combat

LYNN SHOUB

Dec. 3, 1898-Oct. 9, 1918 Sergeant, 42nd (Rainbow) Division Died from wounds sustained in action

April 23, 1899-Oct. 31, 1918 Private, 151st Coast Artillery, U.S. Regulars Killed in action

July 26, 1892-July 13, 1919 Private, 145th Company, Motor Transport Corps. Stricken with meningitis onboard ship, died in Hoboken, N.J.

FRANK WILKINSON

Jan. 12, 1891-Oct. 25, 1918 2nd Lieutenant, Company E, 151st Infantry Died of influenza

Sept. 1, 1893-Oct. 17, 1918 Private, Company G, 362nd Infantry, 91st Division Died from wounds sustained in action

March 23, 1897-Nov. 4, 1918 Private, Company B, Motor Mechanics Died of influenza

CHARLES SHEPARD

June 14, 1899-May 27, 1918 Private, Company E, 28th Regiment, 1st Division Killed in action

LOUIS LAUER

March 1888-July 20, 1918 Private, Signal Corps, 3rd Regiment Killed by a cave-in while working in a gravel pit

HARRY WAGNER

May 30, 1894-Nov. 1, 1917 Seaman, U.S. Navy Drowned when launch capsized

Oct. 31, 1895-March 6, 1919 Sergeant, Company L, 13th Casualty Replacement Detachment, 146th Infantry Died of pneumonia

July 2, 1892-Oct. 9, 1918 Apprentice seaman, U.S Navy Died of influenza

RUFUS SARTAIN

JOSEPH SCHULTZ

LEWIS NEWMAN

HERBERT KRAMER

CLIFFORD UETRECHT

April 1881-Nov. 4, 1918 Private, Battery D, 322nd Field Artillery, 83rd Division Died from wounds sustained in action

Sept. 29, 1891-Oct. 12, 1918 Private, Battery C, 326th Field Artillery Died of influenza

Private Killed in action, date unknown

LEE SANDERS

FRANK SAVOY

ROSS MURCHLAND

JOHN KOEHN

April 5, 1889-May 22, 1918 Private, Battery C, 340th Field Artillery Died of influenza

ARTHUR TROSIN

July 1892-March 7, 1919 Private, Auxiliary Remount Depot, 319th Quartermaster Corps Died of pneumonia

RALPH MOSES

WALTER KNECHT

March 5, 1892-March 4, 1918 Fireman, U.S.N. Died of diphtheria

1889-March 11, 1920 Private, U.S. Marine Corps Accidentally killed while waiting for discharge

May 3, 1897-May 14, 1919 Corporal, Company B, Motor Transport Corps Died after being thrown from his truck

ARTHUR MOONEY

LESLIE KAYSER

ERNEST STAHLHUT

JAMES TOUTLOFF

Oct. 4, 1891-Oct. 4, 1918 Private, Company C, 7th Infantry, 3rd Division Killed in action

June 11, 1893-March 25, 1918 Private, Company D, 138th Infantry Died from an operation for mastoids

Nov. 3, 1886-Aug. 10, 1918 Private, Rifle Section, 9th Platoon, 44th Battalion, Canadian Army Killed in action

ERNEST THIEME NORBERT RYAN

FRED MERKLEIN

KURT JAENICKE

CHARLES SPIVEY

GEORGE SOMERFELDT

Private Died at Ft. Sheridan, Ill., date unknown

ARNOLD SPECK

March 22, 1899-Sept. 27, 1918 Private, 72nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Forces Killed in action

GEORGE SPECK

Aug. 19, 1897-Oct. 21, 1916 Private, 77th Battalion, Canadian Overseas Forces Killed in action

March 31, 1896-March 30, 1918 Private, Company D, 6th Engineers Killed in action

Aug. 22, 1896-Jan. 18, 1919 Corporal, Battery D, 150th Field Artillery Died from wounds sustained in action

CLEO WOODS

Dec. 15, 1894-Jan. 7, 1918 Private, Medical Corps, 28th Ambulance Company Died of pneumonia

EDWARD WOODWORTH

Seaman, 2nd Class Drowned July 18, 1918 while trying to save an officer from drowning

EDWARD WRIGHT

May 27, 1900-Dec. 17, 1918 Private, 2nd Company, Coast Artillery Corps, Anti-air Craft Division Died of influenza

JOHN WYSS

Jan. 16, 1895-Oct. 7, 1918 Sergeant, 612th Aero Squadron Died of influenza

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2018 high school commencements in Allen County

DANCE TEAMS WRAP UP A DAZZLING SEASON

May 19

May 27

June 3

• Harlan Christian School, 2 p.m. in the

• Concordia Lutheran High School, 1 p.m. at the

• Blackhawk Christian School, 4 p.m. on campus

May 25

May 31

• Bishop Luers High School, 4 p.m. at the

• New Haven High School, 7 p.m. at the Allen

school gymnasium, 17108 State Road 37, Harlan

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The Homestead Varsity Dance Team were silver medalists and state runners up in the AAA hip hop category and bronze medalists in the AAA jazz category at the state competition at New Castle High School March 20. To see more photos and results from the state dance competition, visit infortwayne.com.

University of Saint Francis Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center, 431 E. Main St., Fort Wayne • Bishop Dwenger High School, 6 p.m. at the

Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne

County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne

June 1 • Leo Jr./Sr. High School, 7 p.m. at the Allen

County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne

June 2 • Woodland Jr./Sr. High School, 10 a.m. in the

June 8 • Wayne High School, 6 p.m. at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne • Canterbury High School, 7:15 p.m. outdoor

on the high school lawn, 3210 Smith Road, Fort Wayne • North Side High School, 7:30 p.m. at the

Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.

school gymnasium, 17215 Woodburn Road, Woodburn

June 9

• Homestead High School, 11 a.m. at the

• Homestead High School, 10 a.m. at the

Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne

• Smith Academy for Excellence, 11 a.m. at the

• South Side High School, noon at the Allen

Classic Cafe Event Center, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne • Heritage Jr./Sr. High School, 2 p.m. in the

school gymnasium, 13608 Monroeville Road, Monroeville • East Allen University, 6 p.m. at the Rhinehart Music Center, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. E., Fort Wayne

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at the Blackhawk Ministries Worship Center, 7400 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne

County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne

• Snider High School,

1:30 p.m. at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne

June 10 • Carroll High School, 2 p.m. at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne

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Allen County candidates for primary election The 2018 Indiana Primary Election Day is Tuesday, May 8. To find a polling location or for information about early voting, visit www.allencountyvoters.info or call the Allen County Election Board at (260) 449-7329. Here’s a list of candidates who have filed to run for office in your area: U.S. Senator

State Representative District 83

Allen County Council District 4

State Representative District 84

Aboite Township Trustee

Christopher N. Judy R

Bob Morris R Curtis Nash D

State Representative District 85

Dave Heine R Christopher J. Rex D

Allen County Circuit Court Clerk

Mike Braun R Luke Messer R Todd Rokita R Joe Donnelly D

Christopher Nancarrow R Danielle N. Andersen D Dave Burgess D Gina M. Burgess D David Christopher Roach D

U.S. Representative District 3

Jim Banks R John F. Roberson D Tommy A. Schrader D Courtney Tritch D

Allen County Prosecuting Attorney

Karen Richards R

State Senate District 14

Allen County Auditor

State Senate District 15

Allen County Recorder

Dennis K. Kruse R

Elizabeth Brown R Kathy Zoucha D

David J. Gladieux R Philip R. Davis D

Daniel J. Leonard R Jorge Fernandez D

Allen County Assessor

Stacey O’Day R

State Representative District 52

Allen County Commissioner District 2

Ben Smaltz R William Carlin R Martha Lemert D

Therese M. Brown R

Allen County Commissioner District 3

Matthew S. Lehman R

State Representative District 80

Phil GiaQuinta D Linda Brooks D

State Representative District 81

Martin Carbaugh R Kyle R. Miller D

State Representative District 82

David H. Abbott R Mike Wilber D

Anita A. Mather R

Allen County Sheriff

State Representative District 50

State Representative District 79

Nicholas D. Jordan R

Richard Beck R Chris A. Spurr R Grant Walmer D

Allen County Council District 1

Kimberly R. Doster R Sharon Tucker D

Allen County Council District 2

Thomas A. Harris R Brian Motley R Ben Schoch D

Allen County Council Member District 3

Dave Augenstein R Joel M. Benz R Frank J. Talarico III R

Larry Brown R

Michael Meyers R

Aboite Township Board Member

William Browne R Bruce E. Keller Sr. R Barbara J. Krisher R Doug Schenkel R Robert W. Behr D Alan R. Gilbert D

Cedar Creek Township Trustee

Steven P. Herman R

Cedar Creek Township Board Member

James Berger R Nadean Kruckeberg R Christopher G. Wolf R

Eel River Township Trustee

St. Joseph Township Trustee

Jeremy Bush R Sarah Gnagy R David Ringer R Carol Griffin D

St. Joseph Township Board Member

Libby Adamson R Joshua L. Burt R Joel V. Flaningan R Mark Hagar R Jason A. Hollinger R Jason Mann R John S. McKay R Nicholas Albert Metel R Douglas Mulinix R John Price R Gretchen Spires R Jean Uhrick R Timothy Barr D Lori Black D Jessica Hannie D Rebecca S. Miller D Sean M. Miller D

Washington Township Trustee

Grabill Town Council Member

Washington Township Board Member

Huntertown Town Clerk‐ Treasurer

Robert E. Arnold R

Claude Schrock R

Daniel Andorfer R Ryan Day R Brenda L. Heisler R Dennis A Jackson R Denny Burden D

Ryan Schwab R

Huntertown Town Council Member

Wayne Township Assessor

Beverly Zuber D

Wayne Township Trustee

Tom Cook D Richard A. Stevenson Sr. D

Wayne Township Board Member

Michael J. Aker R Patricia M. Freck R Gary Grant R Bradley A. Hite R Tony Ramey R Brandon Seifert R Michael Stamets R John C. Widmann R

Leo-Cedarville Town Council Member

Anthony Henry D Roosevelt Johnson III D Bruce Norman Stier D Patricia Turner D

Christopher Adams R Scott A. Connally R Gregory V. Peck R Dirk A. Schmidt R R. Paul Steffens R Richard Thoma R

Selma Hough R

Eel River Township Board Member

Roger Jones R

Lake Township Trustee

Erik S. Linnemeier R Steven Neal R

Lake Township Board Member

John R. Banet R Steven W. Dillman R Lowell D. Stahlhut R John T. Yarnelle R Austin Barron D

Perry Township Trustee

James E. McIntosh II R Eric Tippmann R Melissa Rinehart D

Perry Township Board Member

Jonathan DeWitt R Roger L. Gump R Michael J. Messmann R Abbie Fuelling D Justin Preston Heflin D Stephani Schultz D Jamie Teller D

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Mother’s Day Downtown returns

KPC News Service

The Downtown Improvement District announced that Mother’s Day Downtown will return 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 13. Again this year, local restaurants and retailers will offer Mother’s Day specials, and there will be several Mother’s Day activities downtown. Also returning are the trolleys, with the Arts United Center being the main hub, according to a release from the DID. Also new this year, Lutheran Health Network will be operating two LHN Mother’s Day Shuttles, 1-4 p.m., “for even more transportation capacity and convenience,” according to the

release from DID. For more information, visit http:// downtownfortwayne.com/ mothers-day-downtown/. Participating locations and activities include (all times are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. unless otherwise noted): • Arts United Center,

303 E. Main St.: Main trolley hub, activities throughout the day

• Paradigm Gallery at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 311 E. Main St.,

noon-5 p.m.: Museum open, 10 percent off purchases at Paradigm Gallery

• Fort Wayne Ballet, at the Arts United Center,

303 E. Main St.: Pictures with mom, show moves

by a ballerina

mothers

• Fort Wayne Youtheatre, in the Auer Black

• Third World Fair Trade Shoppe, 611 W.

Box Theatre, 300 E. Main St., 2-3 p.m.: Performance of “A Grimm Mothers’ Tale.” Tickets are $5.

Wayne St.: 10 percent off all in-stock handcrafted and gourmet coffees, teams and chocolates

• Park Place on Main,

• Outer Grace Boutique, 511 W. Wayne

200 E. Main St.: Special Mother’s Day brunch and dinner menus. Reservations recommended. • Pembroke Bakery & Café, inside the Auer

Center at 300 E. Main St.: Free vegan/glutenfree chocolate truffle for moms with purchase (while supplies last).

• Sharon’s Victorian House, 634 W. Berry

St.: Cookies and fruit punch for all visitors, hand-painted cards for all

St.: 10 percent discount storewide, refreshments while shopping

• Smiley’s Joy, 503 W. Wayne St.: 10 percent off all purchases and a special gift for mom (while supplies last) • The Real McCoy Vintage & Restorations:

515 W. Wayne St. (rear of Carriage House): 10 percent off everything a gift for mom (while supplies last)

• Trinity English Lutheran Church, 450 W.

Washington Blvd., noon-5 p.m.: Enjoy the Cloister Garden, where volunteers will be happy to take a picture of moms and their families • Idlehour Boutique,

526 W. Jefferson Blvd.: Entire store is buy one item, get one item 50 percent off; special bracelets for the first 20 visitors • House of Furniture,

537 W. Jefferson Blvd.: Each mom will receive a special gift (while supplies last)

• Redmaster Fusion,

537 W. Jefferson Blvd., 2nd floor (inside House of Furniture): A special gift for mom (while supplies last) • Rudy’s, 409 W. Brackenridge St., 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Free samples of Indiana wine and DeBrand chocolate • Northern Indiana Passenger Rail Association, Baker Street Train

Station, 221 W. Baker St.: Family-friendly Passenger Rail Expo celebrating rail transportation. There will be games, activities, crafts, music, food and speakers. Enter to win a Chicago-themed travel just for mom.

• Courtyard Fort Wayne, 1150 S. Harrison

St., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Annual Mother’s Day Brunch. Mothers will receive a flower, fresh mimosas or Bellini and shrimp cocktail. RSVP preferred, some seating available.

• The Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson

Blvd.: Club Soda will be offering a buffet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the two-level ballroom. Reservations required. At 2:30 p.m. there will be a screening of “Frozen.” Guests may sing along and dress as their favorite characters. Before the movie, musical selections will be played on the Grande Page pipe organ. • Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory,

1100 S. Calhoun St., noon-4 p.m.: Moms get in free and receive a gift plant (while supplies last) • Features at the Hilton, 1020 S. Calhoun

St., 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.: Breakfast buffet from 7 a.m. to noon. 25 percent gift vouchers will be available on the trolleys (while supplies last)

• Starbucks at the Hilton, 1020 S. Calhoun

St., 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.: $2 Grande beverage vouchers to those in attendance of Mother’s Day Downtown

• Ruth’s Chris Steak House, 224 W. Wayne St.

(street level of Skyline Tower): Moms receive a dessert treat (while supplies last)

• Allen County Public Library, 900 Library

Plaza: marble magnets in the teens department between 1-4 p.m., homemade Mother’s Day card in the children’s department from noon-5 p.m., Mother’s Day gift making from 2-3:30 p.m. • Visit Fort Wayne, 929 S. Harrison St.: Reusable shopping tote with a $15 purchase

• The Find, 133 W. Wayne St., 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: 10 percent off everything in the store • DeBrand Fine Chocolates, 878 Harrison

St. (inside Ash Skyline Plaza), 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Free tasting bar of your choice with any $20 purchase • The City Exchange Shops, 127 W. Wayne St.:

Individual shops will be running their own unique promotions and deals • Kamylle’s Spa Bar,

122 W. Wayne St., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Free chair massage, enter to win a spa package valued at $250, save 10 percent off all pre-purchased services for this day, free gift with purchase • Caliente Cuban Café,

120 W. Wayne St., 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Moms eat 20 percent off, 50 percent off if accompanied by son or daughter • City View Café, 101 E. Washington Blvd. (13th floor of the Indiana Michigan Power Center), 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Brunch buffet. Reservations required.

• Abigail’s Confections, 236 E. Wayne St., 9

a.m. to 5 p.m.: Free sugar cookie with any purchase of $5 or more. Free samples and drinks will be available.

• Cinema Center, 437 E. Berry St.: Special treats and beverages to celebrate mom. Film “Mermaids” will begin at noon. • Don Hall’s Gas House, 305 E. Superior

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Dupont Valley • May 2018

Page-turners for the palate By Bridgett Hernandez bhernandez@kpcmedia.com

Food and drink are usually banned from the library, but a recent event celebrated a feast for the eyes as well as the palate. A zucchini nut bread represented the young adult book “Holes” and a veggie and hummus spread took on “The Tale of Benjamin Yummy” are just a few examples of how participants offered culinary creations inspired by literary ones. The 2018 Edible Book Festival at Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne invited participants to create a dish based on a book, book title or pun of a book title. The edible books were exhibited and then enjoyed by festival attendees on April 2. The Edible Book Festival is an annual, worldwide celebration that takes place around April 1. This is the 12th year the Ivy Tech Community College Northeast Library has hosted the event as an opportunity to promote literacy, creativity and community engagement. Held in the Student Life Center Gymnasium, the event was free and open to the public. Librarian Ellie Puckett said the event gets bigger every year. “We literally started it in the library, between the shelves, with maybe 10 tables,” she said. This year, the festival had 22 entries from local businesses, food artists, Ivy Tech students and staff and former employees. The event is an opportunity for individuals to promote their business or raise awareness about an issue they feel strongly about, Puckett said. For example, this year, Ivy Tech employee Julie Fisher Schaadt

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Sophie Isch, a baking and pastry arts student at Ivy Tech, won third place for her chocolate cake inspired by “The Secret Garden.” She also won an award for best tasting entry.

raised awareness with an anatomical cake based on a book about multiple chemical sensitivity disorder. “What I like is that people can promote different agendas. Whatever they want – they can promote their business or something that’s close to their heart,” Puckett said. She also enjoys hearing participants’ stories from the inspiration behind a dish to things that did and didn’t go as planned in the kitchen. “The stories that you hear here are amazing,” she said. Terri Keith entered a sprinkle-covered assortment of treats based on a scene in “How to Babysit a Grandma.” “I was talking to the librarian, and I was telling her about how I just became a Grandma and I wanted to do a theme around ‘grandma,’” she said. Keith’s granddaughter was born March 16. Her dish is inspired See PALATE, Page A16

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Aly Hess cuts a slice of the rainbow layer cake entered by Half Price Books and inspired by “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.”

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Watching our waterways

Dupont Valley • May 2018

Local organizations test, advocate for water quality

By Megan Knowles

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As residents become more interested in enjoying local waterways, they are also becoming more interested and invested in the quality of those water systems. Fortunately, local organizations are monitoring the quality of local ditches, rivers and lakes and educating the public on what it can do to help improve the state of our water. Testing

The Clear Lake Township Land Conservancy has been testing the waters surrounding and including Clear Lake consistently since 2008, Executive Director Bridget Harrison said. Volunteers test for indicators like temperature, pH level and more. The results are then recorded and uploaded to Hoosier Riverwatch, a program whose mission is to increase public awareness of water quality issues and concerns. “You can look at your overall water quality data and see if a stream

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Eagle Marsh in Fort Wayne is shown. Wetlands act as the “kidneys of the environment” and play an important role in water quality.

is in excellent condition, good condition, medium and then, if it is bad or very bad you can take a deeper look at some of those parameters you test for and try to figure out what’s going on,” Harrison said. Some of the parameters the conservancy tests for includes temperature and dissolved oxygen, the right balance of which are essential for

animal life. “Fish and aquatic insects…survive better in cold water, so if the water gets too hot it can impact their overall health and then they’ll be susceptible to disease and illness,” Harrison said. Findings

Higher levels of phosphorus can be found where fertilizers have

run into streams, and can cause problems not only locally but further downstream, Little River Wetlands Project Director of Preserves and Programs Betsy Yankowiak said. “What we do on our lawns and what farmers do in their fields and what companies do in their lawns as well, what we do really affects Toledo and downstream,” Yankowiak said. The conservancy also tests for orthophosphate levels, which can contribute to algae blooms. Orthophosphates in Allen County has been consistently higher than the state average since 2014. In LaGrange and Noble counties it has been below the state average, while in Steuben County the numbers have been

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A volunteer with the Clear Lake Township Land Conservancy performs water quality tests.

around the state average, according to data obtained from Hoosier Riverwatch. Ideal conditions are less than 0.3 milligrams per liter, according to information on the LaGrange County Lakes Council’s website. Water quality testers also look at turbidity, which is suspended matter in the water and affects its clarity. Allen County has made strides in water turbidity since 2012,

seeing testing results below state averages. Steuben and LaGrange counties have seen results higher than the state average, while Noble County showed similar results to the state average in 2017 after a gap in reporting since 2010. Despite some areas being better than the state averages, Yankowiak said water quality See WATER, Page A15

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WATER from Page A14 generally is “poor in a number of areas.” This can affect property values around lakes, LaGrange County Lakes Council President Bob Hedges said. Runoff, which contributes to water quality problems, Yankowiak said, can also factor into flooding as well. “The farmers that were in the valley, what they’re experiencing is, with all the impervious surfaces – parking lots, streets, roofs – instead of that water infiltrating into the groundwater system it’s hitting sewers, streams, ditches and getting to the valley a lot faster. So what they’re experiencing is areas that used to be productive are now not as productive as they once were,” she said. This, however, is where wetlands can play an important role. The role of wetlands

In terms of flooding, wetlands can work as a holding tank and sponge to catch and absorb excess water, Yankowiak said. “So when water is able to pool into Eagle Marsh it slows it down, so you reduce the velocity so you can help reduce the erosion capabilities of a certain rain event,” she said. “The U.S. Fish and Wildlife (Service) estimate that one acre of wetlands can hold 1.5 million gallons. So for Eagle Marsh that’s over a billion gallons of water during a flood event.” In addition, wetlands act as “the kidneys of the environment” to filter out substances from the water. Sediment, nutrients and pollution suspended in the water has a chance to settle to the bottom. The result is cleaner, clearer water, Yankowiak said. Improving water quality

Advocating for wetlands is an important part of improving water quality, said both Harrison and Yankowiak. “In Indiana over 85 percent of our wetlands are gone and Indiana rates some of the lowest in water quality,” Yankowiak said. Farmers who are interested in converting their land back into wetland can do so through a federal program, the Wetland Reserve Program through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, which is a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Yankowiak said. The program is completely voluntary, she said, and land has to meet certain criteria, including having hydric

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Volunteers with the Clear Lake Township Land Conservancy stop for a picture while testing for water quality. Volunteers test ditches surrounding Clear Lake about four times a year.

soil – “areas that are or were wetlands will have the right soil type,” she said – and being farmed recently, among other requirements. More information on this program can be found at https:// www.nrcs.usda.gov/ wps/portal/nrcs/main/ national/programs/easements/wetlands/. Farmers, and those who fertilize their lawns, can also be mindful not to spray fertilizer close to waterways, Harrison said. “There’s just a high risk of that running straight into the water source,” she said. Furthermore, Harrison encouraged landowners to test their soil first to see if they need nitrogen or other chemicals to

begin with. Fertilizers are also available that do not include phosphorus, Hedges said. Homeowners can help improve water quality in other ways as well. She encouraged anyone living near a lake who has a septic system to make sure that system is working properly. “Septic inputs into water quality can really negatively impact some of those (water quality) parameters,” she said. In addition, she encouraged homeowners to wash their cars at a car wash or on the grass so the water can soak into the ground rather than run off into the water. Likewise, Yankowiak said homeowners

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