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Bike share program launches downtown Staff reports A new bike share program in downtown Fort Wayne is off to a great start, in part due to sunny weather its first two weekends.

“It’s safe to say that this was an incredible launch – the excitement from the kickoff event has carried over into lots of riders and many rides, which bodes well for the future growth of the system,” said John Williams, a spokesman for Zagster Inc., the company with which the city of Fort Wayne and Leadership Fort Wayne are partnering to offer the program.

Mayor Tom Henry announced the service April 15. Bike riders can check out 25 cruiser

bikes at five downtown Fort Wayne locations for on-demand, local trips.

Anyone can ride by buying a day pass, or by joining with a monthly or annual membership.

Rides for members are free for up to an hour, then $3 per hour after, according to a city statement. An annual membership can be purchased for $60 and a monthly membership for $15. Riders join the system using a simple app or text messages; instructions are found at zagster.com/fortwayne.

“Hosting a bike sharing system demonstrates that Fort Wayne is a vibrant, healthy and engaged community,” Henry said.

“We’re committed to making Fort Wayne a great place to live, visit

and work, and the addition of bike sharing is a great way to enhance our quality of life and keep our community moving in the right direction.”

The bike share program is in part a result of a team effort from the 2015 Leadership Fort Wayne class. Leadership Fort Wayne is a program of Greater Fort Wayne Inc. Team members Kathryn Gentz, PJ Thuringer, Willie Lipsey, Scott Sproul, Chris Johnson and Jermaine Jackson decided to focus their community service efforts on establishing a bike sharing system in Fort Wayne. The group researched the topic, talked with various vendors and spoke with See BIKE, Page A10

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The city of Fort Wayne has partnered with Zagster to offer a bike share program downtown. The program has five locations, such as this one on Jefferson Boulevard, outside the Grand Wayne Convention Center.

Muddying the waters City hopes to avoid land battle for riverfront development

Fort Wayne’s Parks and Recreation Department board is proceeding to exercise its power of eminent domain to acquire two pieces of property needed for the first phase of its proposed riverfront redevelopment.

The park board made its decision at its meeting April 14.

In February, the department made offers to purchase the properties, the Ream Steckbeck property at 200 W. Superior St. and an adjacent building also owned by the Steckbeck family, and the Cambray & Associates building at 312 S. Harrison St. “I don’t think it’s any secret. We didn’t receive a positive response,” said Parks Director Al Moll.

Exercising eminent

domain would require court proceedings, which would add time and money to the process, and while city leaders agree it would be preferable not to have to do that, the park board and the city appear to be within their rights to do so.

Meeting the test

Indiana’s laws on condemnation, or the exercise of the right of eminent domain, are more conservative than many other states, noted Greg Leatherman, director of community development for Fort Wayne. They allow a “public taking” only for a public purpose.

“Our lawyers tell us we meet that test,” he said.

Property owners can contest eminent domain procedures either on the grounds they are improper and not allowed by law, or on the grounds that the

payment offered is too low.

Fort Wayne has not used eminent domain to acquire land, except for things such as road and sewer improvements, in a number of years. But these properties are a key component of the city’s riverfront redevelopment plans, essentially “the gateway to the whole riverfront,” Moll said.

The city already owns the land it needs on the north side of the St. Marys River. The properties it is seeking, between Superior Street and the south side of the river, would provide the connection between Headwaters Park and the historic Wells Street bridge. A promenade to be developed on both banks would provide opportunities for walking, shopping and dining.

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IN Fort Wayne • April 29, 2016

Catalpa Street residents pursue skills, self-esteem

By Rod King

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A new and totally different chapter is about to unfold at the former Washington House drug and alcohol abuse facility at the corner of Catalpa and Culbertson streets across from Rockhill Park in Fort Wayne.

Early in May, Catalpa Street residential facility

will officially take possession of the fouracre property and begin preparing it to accommodate 10 men. The new residents will confront criminal records or histories of drug and alcohol abuse. The 10 will begin a two-year commitment designed to help them learn marketable job skills, teach them how to exist in a group home environment

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and prepare them to take responsibilities and become productive citizens. “This is not a halfway house,� Executive Director Linda Higi said. “This is going to be an educational center teaching life and job skills. We’re confident that some residents will even be enrolled at Ivy Tech working on an associate degree. Everyone will be assigned tasks in the house

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The first residents will be men; women will be included the second year.

Higi explained the screening process. “Board members will be carefully interviewing prospective residents in June,� she said, “with the key requirement being a deep and significant desire to change. That’s really important because these men will eventually take over the operation of the house. They’ll even be interviewing prospective residents in the future.

Because it is going to be a home setting, they need to pick people they’ll be comfortable with and will fit in with the group. This year we’ll have 10 residents and next year we’ll add another 10 and keep adding 10 a year until the fifth year when we’ll be full with a total of 50 men and women.�

One of the program founders, the Rev. Gonzalee Martin, retired Purdue University Agriculture Extension Service educator, will establish the agriculture program. “We have plenty of ground to start an extensive garden with a couple greenhouses that will eventually provide food for the house. Residents will learn to purchase seeds and plants, do the planting, watering, weeding and harvesting the crops,�

Martin said. “We’re continuing to reach out to find diverse talent so we can offer education in auto mechanics, technology, electronics, plumbing and electrical service. They can put their education to work right here at the house, because we know that down the road we’ll need plumbing or electrical maintenance or someone to

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Catalpa Street principals, Executive Director Linda Higi and the Rev. Gonzalee Martin, are eager to get the residence home in operation.

work on our vehicles. “Every person in the house will be assigned several jobs. A resident might start his day making and serving breakfast. After that he might be involved in the ag program and working in the garden.

In the afternoon he’ll be learning woodworking, then perhaps be giving a presentation to other residents and even making fund-raising telephone calls. The goal is to keep them busy, totally invested, and focused on their jobs in the house. We’ll provide the initial training. As the residents get proficient, they’ll take over the training, too.�

The blueprint for Catalpa Street came from a San Francisco program that has been operating for 40 years. “They not only educate their residents,� Martin said, “but they own and operate several businesses that are staffed by their residents. One is a restaurant next door to their home base that served excellent food to Linda and me when we spent several days there last year.�

Martin pointed out that holding a person in the Allen County Jail for two years costs taxpayers $75,000. “The county will save $750,000 in a two-year period by our facility keeping 10 residents out of jail. You can’t ask for any more than what we’ll be doing with these

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Higi said organizers are excited to get Catalpa Street under way. “There has been a fire inside us and all the board members for some time. We’re working hard to get the support of the community in our efforts to give these residents self-esteem by turning them into productive citizens who can hold a job and support their families,� she said.

Martin retired from the Purdue University Extension Service where he worked for 20 years as an ag educator. He’s been pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church the past 12 years.

Higi was a Realtor for 40 years, but was also involved in the recovery community for 30 years.

She mentored youth at the Allen County Detention Center for 14 years and worked in the work release program several years.

Catalpa Street board members include Bob Wearley and Mick Lomont who have been active in the Jailhouse Ministry for the past 10 years. Kevin Driscoll, a businessman, has been involved in the recovery community many years. Debra Moser is regional manager for 1st Source Bank. Businessman Martin Perkins rounds out the board. An advisory board is also being formed, to include individuals who have diverse talent and expertise.

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FWCS referendum seeks $130 million for upgrades

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When Fort Wayne Community Schools asked voters in 2012 to approve a tax increase to fund $119 million in repairs, the answer was a solid “yes,” with a 2-1 margin in favor of the work.

FWCS is hoping voters will react the same way to a referendum on the May 3 ballot that would fund $130 million more in infrastructure repairs to 42 buildings. This time, proponents argue, the referendum is “tax neutral.”

Because the district is paying off bonds used to fund earlier projects, such as the extensive renovations at North Side High School, the tax rate increase needed for the new projects will substitute for the old, said Kathy Friend, chief financial officer of FWCS. The ballot, by law, will say “tax rate increase” but, in effect, approval of the referendum won’t add to the taxpayers’ burden, she said. “It will be a net zero.”

District representatives have been meeting

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with community and other groups at least twice a week to make sure everyone understands that point, and the campaign to support the referendum is moving into high gear as May 3 approaches.

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Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo opened its gates April 23 for the zoo’s 51st season.

Northeast Indiana’s largest tourist attraction drew more than 600,000 guests in 2015. “Our 50th season was a big one,” Zoo Director Jim Anderson said, “and we have even more for our guests to do and see in Season 51.”

Zoo hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; grounds close at 6 p.m. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, the zoo will be open until 7 p.m.; grounds close at 8 p.m. “We listened to our guests,” Anderson said, “and what we heard is that they want more time to enjoy the zoo.” The shorter zoo hours resume Sept. 6 and continue through closing day, Oct. 9.

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More than 600,000 people entered the gates of the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in 2015. The zoo’s 51st season continues through Oct. 9.

Admission is $14 for ages 19-59, $10.50 for ages 60 and over, and $9 for ages 2-18. Individual membership is $75. Family memberships start at $109. Parking is free. Get tickets, and find details of special events and VIP experiences at kidszoo.org.

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Phase 3 of the Australian Adventure renovation opens this season, with a complete renovation of The Outback. Animal highlights include a new

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Renovations to The Outback also include the all-new Outback Springs play stream and updates to the Crocodile Creek Adventure Ride. “We think guests will love the new look and feel of the Crocodile Creek Adventure Ride,” Anderson said.

“It’s a great time for the whole family.”

Zoo visitors will see baby Echo, a female penguin chick that hatched at the zoo in November 2015. Echo’s arrival marked the start of a third penguin generation at the zoo. The zoo’s penguin colony grew by one more when Blue hatched in February. Blue still lives behind-the-scenes and will join the flock on exhibit later this spring.

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new chick is important to the future of their species,” Anderson said.

Asmara the baby Sumatran orangutan is 1 year old this season and starting to test her independence. Asmara represents a critically endangered species on the brink of extinction. “Asmara is a little ambassador for her wild cousins,” Anderson said.

“She helps us fulfill our mission of connecting kids with animals and inspiring people to care.”

Guests also will see three new kangaroo joeys, a baby crocodile skink, and a baby swamp monkey.

“Animal babies are always a guest favorite,” Anderson said, “and visiting new babies is a fun way for families to connect.”

Phase 2 of the Australian Adventure renovation is officially complete and includes Stingray Bay and a new Shark Conservation Area in the Australian Adventure Plaza.

Exclusive VIP Experiences take guests behind the scenes for close encounters with their favorite animals.

This year’s VIP lineup features new experiences including stingray encounters, vulture feeding and orangutan training. For an additional fee, guests can schedule a VIP Experience and spend time with the animals and zoo keepers.

Updates to the Indonesian Rain Forest include a new roof in the tiger viewing area and a renovated exhibit featuring lesser sulphur-crested cockatoos. Faye the reticulated giraffe arrived from the Cape May County Park & Zoo last winter.

The zoo contributes more than $90,000 annually to local, regional and international efforts to protect wild animals and habitats.

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Embassy summer theater project adds scholarships Saturday, April 30, is the deadline to apply for two scholarships for The Embassy Theatre’s fourth annual SCORE! summer workshop for middle school students.

The Embassy also has opened general enrollment for the July 11-31 workshop. Students will incorporate playwriting, drama, music, production and technical arts, culminating with a performance on the legendary Embassy stage.

The two types of scholarships, made possible by support from PNC Bank, will allow two students

to enroll in the workshop with full tuition covered.

Students who have completed Grades 6, 7 or 8 and who have not previously participated in the SCORE! program are encouraged to apply for either a need-based or a talent-based scholarship.

To apply online by April 30, visit fwembassytheatre.org/education.

Up to 25 students can enroll in the SCORE! Program. Tuition is $550.

Enrollment is open at fwembassytheatre.org.

“The Embassy Theatre is a shining example of our city’s vibrant arts and drama scene,” said Doug

Wood, PNC regional president for northern Indiana. “We are excited to once again support a program that brings lasting educational experiences to young ones in our city.”

“The SCORE! program has inspired hundreds of students to explore their inner artistic potential,” said Rebecca Reader, Embassy education manager. “PNC’s ongoing commitment to Fort Wayne’s arts and cultural scene is a terrific example of corporate and community organizations coming together for the betterment of our youth.”

Embassy books Mathis 60th Anniversary Tour Celebrating his 60th year in the music industry, Johnny Mathis will perform some of his hits and personal favorites during his 60th Anniversary Concert Tour at the Embassy on Sunday, Oct. 16.

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Greater Fort Wayne Inc. announced the Athena award recipients at a luncheon April 20. Martha Mertz, founder of Athena International (pictured at the far left), was the event’s speaker. Nicole Moore, director of operations at Creative Women of the World boutique (standing next to Mertz), was honored with the Young Professional Award. Ron Turpin, chief financial officer and market president at Gibson (pictured at center), received the Athena Leadership Award and Melissa Shaw and Leslie-Ann Harants, representatives with 3Rivers Federal Credit Union, accepted the inaugural Organizational Leadership Award on behalf of the company. Also pictured, at far right, is GFW Inc. Executive Director Eric Doden.

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Change is never easy – that’s how the old saying goes.

But Fort Wayne Community Schools is doing its best to ease the transition for about 150 students who will find themselves in classrooms on the other side of the St. Marys River next year.

The school district is closing Nebraska Elementary, on Boone Street, at the end of this school year and the majority of the students will be attending Washington Elementary, on Jefferson Boulevard in West Central, in the fall, said Krista Stockman, FWCS public information officer.

Some Nebraska students’ families are choosing to send the children to Bloomingdale or Price elementaries, which are located east and north of Nebraska, respectfully. Washington is about a 14-minute walk south of Nebraska.

Neither of the two schools is currently utilizing the entire

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Two new Little Free Libraries officially opened in April, marking the 83th and 84th area LFLs sponsored by the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne as part of the club’s local centennial service project, said project chair and President-Elect Candace Schuler.

The new LFLs are located at Trinity Episcopal Church, corner of Berry and Broadway (pictured), and at Erin’s House for Grieving Children, 5670 YMCA Park Drive. Schuler expects the club to install its 100th Little Free Library this summer.

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Washington and Nebraska elementary students celebrated each others’ accomplishments when they came together for a “family meeting” at Washington on April 15.

Next year, most Nebraska students will attend Washington as Nebraska will close as an elementary school at the end of the school year.

building each occupies and each school has only one class per grade level, Stockman said. Not only will the merging of the schools be a cost savings to the district, the teachers will benefit from being able to collaborate

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with others instructing the same levels, she said.

“The logistics should be fairly easy,” Stockman said. “Each of the schools had low enrollment.”

The challenge is making the adjustment manageable for the students and their families.

To assist with the transition, Washington Elementary hosted all of the Nebraska students on April 15 to participate in the school’s weekly “family meeting,” Stockman said. Students also went to their respective grade level classrooms to participate in joint activities.

On May 23, on the schools “field day,” the

Nebraska students will walk to Washington “to see that it’s not that far,” Stockman said. Once they arrive, the students will participate in an activity together.

Throughout the summer, the students will have an opportunity to interact by participating in the Fort4Fitness kids marathon, which is a bi-weekly event beginning in June and ending with the Fort4Fitness fall festival Oct. 1.

“It will give them another opportunity to get together,” Stockman said.

The Fort4Fitness organization is sponsoring the students from Washington and Nebraska who choose to participate.

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‘Medicine Woman Drum’ to kick off Miami Days The History Center will open another season of Miami Indian Heritage Days with the program “Medicine Woman Drum.”

The group’s performances demonstrate the significance of drumming, singing and dancing in Miami society.

The season begins at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne.

Admission for each Saturday event is $7 for adults and $5 for seniors and youth. History Center members and children ages 2 and under are admitted free.

The programs share the lasting heritage of the Miami and other regional Native American groups.

Local artists, performers, and presenters will be featured from 1-4 p.m. the first Saturday of the month from May to November.

The Chief Richardville House or Akima Pinsiwa Awiiki, is recognized as the oldest Native American structure in the Midwest. Admission to Miami Indian Heritage Days includes a guided tour of this National Historic Landmark.

The remaining schedule includes: June 4 – “Miami Beadwork,” with Katrina Mitten.

July 2 – “Cookware from Local Clays: Making and Using Replica Native Style Pottery,” with Erik Vosteen.

Aug. 6 – “Work and Play Among Native Peoples: Games of the Miami,” with Craig

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Sept. 3 – “Wikiami Cattail Matting,” with M.I.A.M.I (Miami Indian Alliance of Miami Indians).

Oct. 1 – “Miami Harvest: Edible and Usable Plants and Materials,” with Dani Tippmann.

November’s program will be Traders Day, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, and noon-4 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 6. Traders Days will feature traditional Miami and regional tribes’ crafts, goods and wares for sale. Visitors will see hands-on demonstrations and experience interactive educational programs. Traders Days is free to the public.

For more information, contact the History Center at (260) 426-2882 or visit fwhistorycenter.com.

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Phil Friends help prepare musicians for tomorrow

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Young musicians are learning on dozens of instruments through a loan program directed by The Phil Friends.

The volunteer group also assists the Fort Wayne Philharmonic through educational, scholarship and other programs.

“We’re an adjunct organization for the Phil, so everything we do is in relationship to supporting the Phil,” said Sara Davis, vice president for education.

The Friends lend instruments to be used in supervised school or private settings.

“Right now I have 68 instruments out. At one point I was up to 86 instruments,” said Shelby McFann, a board member and former Phil Friends president who directs the instrument loan program.

“I start getting requests in late summer,” McFann said. “Actually it’s more in midsummer because the school year is starting earlier and earlier these days. It used to be mid-September.

“I size the instruments if the teacher has not already sized the student, and there’s a process for doing that. You see if the

The For Wayne Philharmonic has announced the schedule for the 2016-17 season, including a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Chorus. For details and ticket information, visit fwphil.org.

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Estelle Keim, 9, of Fort Wayne, tries out a violin before the Young Orchestra performance at Auer Performance Hall on the IPFW Campus. Tammy O’Malley of Fort Wayne Philharmonic Friends assists her. O’Malley said she is not a musician. “I love the music. That’s why I volunteer for the Phil,” she said.

hand will fit around the scroll of the instrument with a nice bend.”

The Friends send instruments to specialists for maintenance. “Michael Schwarte is our string guru,” McFann said.

“Once the instrument is sized it goes to Michael, because strings self-destruct when they’re sitting on a shelf unplayed.”

Carey Cox of Triple C Music maintains the brass and woodwind instruments.

Then the instruments are placed with parents.

“There’s a loan agreement. It’s not called a

rental,” McFann said.

“When we first started this program in the early ’90s, we knew being associated with musicians that there were instruments in attics and basements and garages — places they shouldn’t be,” McFann said. “And we just wondered if we asked for them to be donated, could we start this program.

Well we did, and the response was fabulous and it continues to be.

“We keep getting donations of instruments, and I don’t like to turn people away. We’ve gotten some very, very

ways.

“The scholarships are such a good helping hand,” Davis said. “We have an evaluation to make sure those who really need it get the money.”

“My heart is always in teaching children, and the best reward is to bring these experiences to the children and see them learn,” Davis said.

Musically Speaking lectures, sponsored by the Phil Friends, are presented before Masterworks concerts. Lectures offer the listener an insider’s view of what to expect during the concert.

For information on scholarships, instruments or Phil Friends membership, visit philharmonicfriends.com.

The Phil Friends plan a Swing for the Symphony golf fundraiser July 28 at Orchard Ridge Country Club. Individual registration begins at $125 per person. Register online. Sponsorships are available, starting at hole sponsors for $100.

The Friends also hold instrument playgrounds at certain concerts each year. Children pick up rain sticks, woodblocks or other instruments. They try out violins or saxophones.

“We volunteer to give the children who attend the family concert a chance to make sounds on the instruments for the orchestra, and it usually is for the younger ones especially an ‘oh, wow, is that how it sounds’ kind of experience,” Davis said. “And it’s exciting.

Our volunteer finds it wonderful to see that happen in a child’s face.

‘Oh, wow, I’ve made a sound.’”

The next instrument playground will be Aug. 27, during Taste of the Arts in downtown Fort Wayne.

The Friends group also sponsors the young artists competition, provides lesson scholarships, supports Philharmonic musicians who coach the two youth orchestras, and help The Phil in other

nice instruments. I’ve had instruments that are valued at $4,000 or $5,000. I’ve got others that are valued at a hundred dollars. But no parent really wants to go out and buy a one-eighth size violin for a child if they don’t know whether they’re going to continue to study.”

Loan fees go toward maintenance and repairs.

“Accidents happen. These are children. Or it’s just general maintenance.

They need a new set of strings or the bridge is falling down,” McFann said.

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Walk gathers resources to help fight blindness More than 10 million Americans are affected by retinal diseases that can cause blindness.

The 10th annual Fort Wayne VisionWalk, scheduled this year for Saturday, June 11, will help raise funds for leading-edge research in genetics, gene therapy, transplantation, artificial retinal implants and pharmaceutical and nutritional therapies to treat retinal diseases such as macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa and Usher syndrome.

VisionWalks, sponsored by the Foundation Fighting Blindness, are scheduled in communities across the country at various times of the year, and have raised more than $39 million since they began.

A number of teams already have been formed and are collecting and raising money through

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Experimental Aircraft Association pilots volunteer their time and planes to offer free rides to passengers 8-17.

A free rally will be held Saturday, May 14, at Smith Field Airport.

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Fort Wayne VisionWalk participants gather at Headwaters Park. This year’s fundraiser steps off at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 11.

donations and sponsorships.

Fort Wayne’s walk is scheduled to coincide with Germanfest. Fort Wayne teams have been participating in the event each year since its inception, said Anne Palmer, vice president of the founda-

tion’s local chapter.

The 5K walk will step off from Headwaters Park.

Registration will open at 8:30 a.m., the walk itself will begin at 10 a.m., and Germanfest opens at 11 a.m.

Local sponsors include: the Retinal Institute, the

Cataract & Laser Institute, the Retina Institute of Indiana, Germanfest, Northeast Ophthalmology and Steel Dynamics.

For more information, to make a donation or to find or join a team, visit the Fort Wayne page at VisionWalk.org.

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Smith Field flight rallies test Young Eagles’ wings Young people ages 8-17 may get a bird’s-eye view of the area thanks to the Experimental Aircraft Association.

EAA Chapter 2 will host a Young Eagles Flight Rally at Smith Field Airport, 426 W. Ludwig Road, Fort Wayne, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 14.

The free rides will be aboard general aviation aircraft.

The Young Eagles Program was created to spark young people’s interest in aviation. Pilots hope to give the next generation a chance to learn more about the possibilities in aviation.

Pilots will also explain more about their airplanes, allowing young people to discover how airplanes work and how pilots ensure safety as the prime concern before every flight.

Each pilot volunteers their time and aircraft so the flights can be provided without charge.

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them an official Young Eagle; a log book to record their flight and future flights; free access to Sporty’s Complete Flight Training Course; free EAA student membership until age 19; free Academy of Model Aeronautics student membership; and other benefits. Their name will then be entered into the “World’s Largest Logbook,” which is on permanent display at the EAA Air Adventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wis., and accessible online at youngeagles.org.

Those attending the flight rally are asked to come to the southeast corner of the airport off Ludwig Road at 9 a.m. to register for their flight. A parent or guardian must be present to sign the registration form. Registration closes about 11 a.m. Flights will begin at 9 a.m., weather permitting.

Smith Field rallies will also be held on June 11, Aug. 13 and Sept.10.

Additional information about EAA and the EAA Young Eagles program is available at eaa.org. The Young Eagles web page is youngeagles.org. The EAA Chapter 2 web page is eaa2.org. For information about the local rally, call (260) 402-6764 or email youngeagles@eaa2.org.

Vintage Aircraft Association Chapter 37 hosts Young Eagles Flight Rallies at DeKalb County Airport, 2710 County Road 60, Auburn.

Those attending the flight rally on Saturday, May 7, are asked to come to the west entrance of the airport at 9 a.m. to register.

A parent or guardian must be present to sign the registration form. DeKalb Airport rallies also will be held June 4 and Aug. 27.

More information about VAA Chapter 37 can be found at vaa37.org.

Since the program was launched in 1992, volunteer EAA pilots have flown more than 1,971,000 young people who live in more than 90 countries.

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Jerry and Linda Vandeveer thank police, firefighters and other friends for attending a Pray for Linda appreciation across Baker Street from the couple’s The Wood Shack in downtown Fort Wayne. Jerry Vandeveer is the president of the Law Enforcement/Firefighters Memorial of Allen County. Public safety employees gathered to offer prayers after learning that Linda has been diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer. For a closer look at the gathering, visit infortwayne.com/prayers-for-linda. This year’s police memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 13, at the memorial site at 1001 N. Wells St.

Arcola church’s hog roast is way to get acquainted

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Arcola United Methodist Church invites the community to a free hog roast at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 1.

Pastor Nikki Marker said it’s just a chance to get acquainted.

“The church is going to provide the meat and the plates and table service and drinks,” she said. “And we’re asking everyone that comes to bring a covered dish to share. Then after the hog roast we’ve got some entertainment.”

Live 4 Him will provide that free concert.

Nikki Marker and her husband, Terry Marker, serve as co-pastors. Their appointment was effective in February.

“We’ve been warmly welcomed,” Pastor Nikki said. “We really just love the people and they seem to have accepted us really well.”

The hog roast will be held at the church, 11311 Arcola Road. The dinner will be served outdoors,

weather-permitting. Direct any questions to the church, (260) 625-4103.

“We’re just inviting anyone in the area that would like to come,” Pastor Nikki said. “We feel like our community is larger than just the actual town. We want everyone to get to know each other better.”

“We’re just a multigenerational church. We’ve got everything from babies to great-great-grandmas and grandpas,” she said.

About 35 people on average attend the service at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday.

Pastor Nikki described it as a blended service, “a little music and some traditional, too.”

“They just have a real heart to serve the community, the people of the area,” Pastor Nikki said.

She invited people new to the town and surrounding area to visit for worship or the hog roast. She said a church is the heartbeat of the community.

The United Methodist Church Indiana Conference appointed the

Markers to the church upon their retirement from a church in Greene County, southern Indiana.

They served in Whitley and Huntington counties earlier in their ministry.

The Markers’ 25 years in the ministry was their second career. They started at age 50, after operating a meat locker plant in Albion for 30 years.

In their second retirement, the Markers are still at work.

Pastor Nikki said the free hog roast is about the church and its role in Arcola and even nearby Fort Wayne. “I really want it to be about the community being together,” she said.

“We’ve done some door-to-door in the past few months,” she said.

“People move in and out pretty easily, and I feel like a really important part of the church being able to serve the community is to know who’s there.

“We’re just trying to get some of that sense of community back.”

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Foundation still booking EACS fundraiser seats

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A member of the Super Bowl champion 2007 Indianapolis Colts team will address an educational fundraiser in Fort Wayne.

NFL analyst and former Colts center Jeff Saturday will bring the keynote address for a

dinner/auction to benefit the East Allen County Educational Foundation.

The program will be from 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 20, at the Mirro Center on the Parkview North Campus.

The Foundation will accept reservations until noon Tuesday, May 10.

RSVP to Rose Fritzinger at (260) 446-0135, or

email rfritzinger@eacs. k12.inus. Seats are $30 per person, or $50 for two persons, or $200 for a table for eight.

“We’ve already exceeded the largest event in the past, so we’re excited about that,” said Fritzinger, the nonprofit organization’s executive director.

The foundation

funds the Dual Credit/ Collegiate Connection program that has benefited more than 900 students.

The foundation also contributes to awards for building level teachers of the year.

Saturday, the keynote speaker, attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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and look forward to seeing the system grow.”

He played in the NFL from 1998 to 2013, and was a four-time All Pro and a six-time Pro Bowler.

“Jeff has a deep appreciation for educators – especially for teachers,” the foundation said in a statement. “His connection with and respect for educators begins with his family.”

Auction items include packages to the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Mich., two Indianapolis 500 tickets with parking, hot air balloon rides and many restaurant certificates and recreation passes.

Pepsi and Parkview Health are the lead sponsors of the event.

The city committed $45,000 annually in Community Economic Development Income Tax funds for two years to get the Fort Wayne Bike Share program up and running. During those two years, Leadership Fort Wayne team members and city staff will work to get private sponsors to support and grow the bike share system in Fort Wayne.

As part of the Bike Share Fort Wayne launch, Bicycle Friendly Fort Wayne, a bicycle advocacy group, is hosting

a contest for a free one-year membership.

Participants are invited to take a selfie on a bike share bike and post the photo to Twitter, Facebook or Instagram using the #fwbikeshare by May 31. The photos will be posted in an album on the Bicycle Friendly Facebook. Starting June 1, residents can vote for their favorite photo.

Bicycle Friendly Fort Wayne will choose the winner from the 10 photos with the most likes by June 15. Full details are at bffw.org.

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As required by law, the parks board made offers on the properties based on the average of two appraisals: $818,000 for the Steckbeck properties and $447,500 for the Cambray. The owners of the properties had 30 days to respond, and both wanted more money.

An eminent domain filing could help put pressure on the parties to negotiate; or ultimately, could lead to the court getting additional appraisals, setting the prices and ordering the sales.

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“telling the story of what the community wants and how that works with the design,” Holocher said.

A number of riverfront activities – such as the dragon boat races – are building interest in the river’s possibilities; as is educational programming on water quality and environmental issues.

Some 21 sewer separation projects undertaken

by City Utilities since 2009, for example, have reduced untreated combined sewer overflow into the city’s rivers by more than 60 million gallons each year. In the same time, capacity improvements at the Water Pollution Control Plant have reduced overflows by 1 billion gallons.

Funding

The city and the parks department are pulling from three pots of money for the riverfront. The Capital Improvements Board set aside $3 million to be used only in the land acquisitions; the

city pledged $6 million in Legacy Funds; and the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, with a match from the Lilly Foundation, has raised $3 million for implementing the riverfront plans.

The City Council will be required to approve each award of the Legacy money, beginning with the $390,000 contract with Riverworks Design Group for final design, engineering, construction documentation and administration approved in March.

Future phases of riverfront redevelopment may rely on other funding sources.

“I think the hope was that, even when we started, we were going to prime the pump and start doing some real cool things – design and construction, the programming piece and the maintenance piece … and that after we primed the pump there would be some major donors,” Holocher said.

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IN Fort Wayne • April 29, 2016

Olympian with IPFW ties ready for next challenge

By Garth Snow

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Lloy Ball took his Olympic gold medal from a red tin box and passed it among the members and guests of the Anthony Wayne Rotary Club.

Ball values the memento of the 2008 games in Beijing, China, where his U.S. men’s volleyball team claimed an upset victory. It was Ball’s fourth trip to the Olympics, but his only gold medal.

“People just assume that after four Olympics and finally winning in Beijing that that was the best Olympics. It wasn’t,” he said.

“A 24-year-old boy from Woodburn, Indiana, makes the Olympic team in ‘96. It was the only Olympics I played that was in the States. It was in Atlanta. They had redone [Turner] Field, made it so it fit 110,000 people,” he continued. “So here we are waiting for seven hours; the last country in is the home country.”

Ball and the volleyball team waited just in front of the basketball “dream team.”

“And of course we were stoked because not only were they there, but that means the cameras were on us because we’re standing right in front of them,” he said.

“And sure enough as the

first U.S. athletes step out of the tunnel, this enormous roar and the flashing of lights as 110,000 people are cheering what felt like just for me.

That is the best Olympic moment of my career, because those are Americans cheering for their American athletes and recognizing all the hours of sacrifice, time away from your family, all the commitment that we’ve done to represent them in the Olympics.

“The second-best moment, obviously, is winning.”

Ball continues his volleyball career, as Angola High School’s new varsity volleyball coach.

Ball addressed the civic club at the Pine Valley Country Club at the invitation of club President Fred Haigh.

“I was born into an amazing Christian family, my mother, my father out in Woodburn, Indiana,” he said. “I grew up right across Highway 24 from B.F. Goodrich, about a mile down from Woodlan High School, seven acres that I got to mow every day of my life.”

Ball’s father, Arnie ball, coached the IPFW women’s volleyball team that held a camp at Haigh’s home on Marble Lake, in the Coldwater chain. “And Fred taught me how to ski,” Ball said.

“At that time I was 6-8,

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Olympic volleyball player and new Angola High School varsity coach Lloy Ball, left, shows a gold medal that the U.S. team won at the 2008 games in Beijing. Ball spoke to the Anthony Wayne Rotary Club in Fort Wayne at the invitation of club President Fred Haigh, right.

only about 190 – not 240, like now – not too pretty.”

The younger Ball had asked both his legendary father and Haigh what topic he should cover in his Rotary address. Haigh had asked about basketball, the sport that the gangly high school senior passed up to make a career in volleyball.

“I love basketball as much as volleyball today,” Ball said. “I still play in 40-and-over pickup leagues. And growing up in Indiana and being 6-8 you’re just expected to be a basketball player.”

He realized his preference for volleyball by age 4, he said. “So I’m sitting there and we’re playing volleyball in our house.

And in those days my dad would blow up balloons, we would take the cushions off the sofa – much to Mom’s dismay – and we would hit it back and forth.

“I remember sitting there in front of the old Zenith, the kind with four channels, and watching the ‘84 Olympic team win a gold medal in L.A., and Chris Marlowe, backup center, running around the court with the American flag. I remember turning to my dad and saying, ‘I’d like to do that, I think, Dad.’” The Olympian said his father never pushed him toward volleyball, not even on the eve of Ball’s announcement one

morning in his senior year at Woodlan High School.

Coach Bobby Knight had come to Woodlan to watch Ball play basketball. Ball had been to Indiana University, for his only basketball recruiting trip.

“I sat down the night before at a table with my sister, mom and my dad, and I said, ‘Dad, I’ve got this press conference tomorrow and I’ve got to make a decision. I still don’t know what to do. Of course pray on it, absolutely,” Ball said. “Dad turns to me and looks me straight in the eyes and says, ‘I think you’d be a fool not to play for Coach Knight.’

“I went to that press

conference and said ‘I’m gonna play for the best man I know, Arnie Ball.’”

Ball said Knight is “an amazing man, one of my favorite coaches of all time.”

“I made a tough decision,” he said. “I made one that a lot of people don’t agree with, one that has given me an amazing, blessed life. I went to IPFW, graduated with an IU degree in general studies, met my wife there. We’ve been together 25 years, two beautiful kids, moved back here when I retired, moved up to Angola, got Mom and Dad right there. It’s the life I always wanted. And basketball didn’t offer that to me, but volleyball did. And I’m still very passionate about it.”

“I can honestly say that my dad never really pushed me in any direction – academically, volleyball, basketball – any of those things,” Ball said. “What he did, and what I try to do with my children, is to offer opportunities and support to things that I was passionate about.”

Arnie and Lloy are available for speaking engagements, and usually address student-athletes.

“Sometimes we go into places of business and talk about team cohesion, teamwork, which also applies from the court into the business world,” Ball said.

4-H Fest is hog roast, carnival, silent auction Allen County 4-H Clubs Inc. will sponsor a hog roast, carnival and silent auction on Saturday, May 14. The 2016 4-H Fest fundraiser will be at Shoaff Park, 6401 St. Joe Road, Fort Wayne. The public is

invited to attend to help celebrate 4-H opportunities for youth in Allen County.

The hog roast dinner will be served from 4-7 p.m. or until sold out. The meal includes all-you-can-eat roasted

pork or hot dog, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, green beans, applesauce, roll, assorted desserts and a beverage. Meals are $10 for adults.

Children 6-11 pay $7.

Dine-in meals are served free to children age 5

and under. All carry-out meals are $10.

A carnival with games staffed by 4-H club members will be available from 4-7 pm.

Tickets for the games are 50-cents each, with unlimited play wrist-

bands available for $7.

Silent-auction bidding will be open from 4-6:45 p.m.

All proceeds from the event go to Allen County 4-H youth programs.

For more information, contact Purdue Extension

– Allen County at (260) 481-6826.

4-H is the largest youth organization in the nation. Traditional 4-H is for youth in Grades 3-12.

Mini 4-H is for youth in kindergarten and Grades 1 and 2.

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Lions benefit nets $1,300 for hospital burn council The New Haven Lions Club presented a check for $1,300 to the Burn Council at Saint Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne.

The check represents the profits from a benefit skating party held at Bell’s Roller Skating Rink, 7009 Indiana 930, in New Haven, on Feb. 13.

Dr. Kevin Berning accepted the check on behalf of the burn center, where he is the director.

Lions Club President James Rorick thanked Berning for his work for the burn center board and

for burn survivors.

The burn council was created in 2001 as a charity to help families with loved ones in the burn center.

The burn council provides hospitality suites to families of patients being cared for at the downtown Fort Wayne burn center. The suites offer a place for families to rest, reflect and regroup. Families can sleep, eat, shower and wash clothes only a few steps away from the patients’ rooms.

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Concordia names principal Patrick Frerking has been appointed principal of Concordia Lutheran High School. He will assume the role during the 2016-17 school year.

Frerking currently serves as the middle and high school principal for Concordia International School Hanoi in Vietnam.

“I’m excited to serve alongside Pat,” said Mychal Thom, current principal who will assume the role of head of school. “He brings a tremendous energy and passion with him as well as great experience in education.”

Frerking is moving back to the United States with his wife, Susan, and two children, Michelle (Grade 10) and Kaylee (Grade 7).

Frerking has worked extensively oversees since 1993, helping to establish the school in Hanoi as well as Concordia International School Shanghai in China where he served as a teacher and an administrator, including as assistant principal. He also served for five years as a high school science teacher at Hong Kong International School.

“Mr. Frerking’s

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Patrick Frerking will be the principal of Concordia Lutheran High School next school year. He is moving back from Vietnam with his wife, Susan, and daughters Kaylee (left) and Michelle.

experience and leadership in world-class international schools will assist Concordia as we continue to provide expanding learning opportunities in an increasing global

society,” said Terry Breininger, Concordia’s executive director.

Frerking will be the 11th principal in Concordia’s history. Visit clhscadets.com for more information.

Primary election May 3; early voting at five sites Allen County voters will go to the polls May 3 to participate in the major party nominations for U.S. president, and to choose Democratic and Republican candidates for

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On the Democratic ballot, voters will select from candidates for president, and choose a nominee for U.S. Congress.

Some candidates are running unopposed on both ballots. Each party will nominate for Allen County treasurer, coroner, surveyor, county commissioner and county council.

For a sample ballot based on residence and party preference, visit allencounty.us/election-board. Voters may

find their polling locations at that same site.

Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly examined the contests for U.S. Senate and U.S. Congress District 3. For a closer look, visit fwbusiness. com.

Voters in two Allen County school districts face questions on school funding. Fort Wayne Community Schools is seeking $130 million to repair or renovate 42 buildings over six to eight years. Southwest Allen County Schools is asking voters to renew a levy of $3.5 million to continue funding 52 existing posi-

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conditioning and security improvements account for much of the work FWCS wants to do, said Darren Hess, director of facilities.

Sixteen buildings in the district have only partial air conditioning; and half of those have no

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An additional 32 other buildings are slated for lesser projects. Air

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The East Allen County School Board proposed an $87 million building referendum, but did not approve it for the May 3 ballot. The question could still be approved for the fall ballot.

Voters in Huntertown also face a referendum.

The proposal would abolish the town’s utility board, which was established in a referendum in 2012.

The Rousseau Centre, 1 E. Main St., Fort Wayne, will host early voting: Friday, April 29, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, April 30, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Monday,

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Fort Wayne Community Schools would restore or renovate 42 buildings at a cost of up to $130 million. The largest single project would be major renovation to Northrop High School. Proponents say this Phase 2 is similar in purpose to the work funded under Phase 1 in 2012, and is in effect tax-neutral. The question is on the May 3 ballot.

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Four other locations in Fort Wayne will host early voting: Friday, April 29, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Those locations are: Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd.; Dupont Branch Library, 536 E. Dupont Road; Hessen Cassel Branch Library, 3030 E. Paulding Road; and Aboite Branch Library, 5630 Coventry Lane.

Voter registration ended April 4. Voter registration for the Nov. 8 general election opens May 17.

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however, were often left to fend for themselves. Women who came to town with husbands who had since abandoned them, those without families, or those with no other means of support turned to the only career option available: a life of prostitution. In this fascinating look at the life of women in an early settlement town, Karen Richards examines the changing roles of women, the development of the justice system in Fort Wayne, and the progression of Fort Wayne from the ‘most lawless town in Indiana’ to today’s Summit City.”

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SATURDAY, APRIL 30 “Crazy for You.” Homestead High School, 4310 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Admission $10. Curtis Shaw directs this school production built on the music of George and Ira Gershwin. The cast of 45 includes 12 principal roles and the chorus.

“Children of Eden.” Bishop Dwenger High School, 1300 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. General admission tickets are $8; student tickets are $6; reserved seats are $10. The ticket window opens 30 minutes before show time. Call or text Babette Record at (260) 7409591 to order tickets. “Children of Eden is a two-act musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John Caird. The musical is based on the Book of Genesis. Act I tells the story of Adam and Eve, Cain, and Abel, and Act II deals with Noah and the Flood. For more information, visit bishopdwenger.com/Children-of-Eden.

“Shrek, the Musical.” Bishop Luers High School, 333 E. Paulding Road, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the performances are $10 each and may be purchased in advance by calling Cindy Figel or Pat Shifley at (260) 456-1261 or at the door.

Concordia Lutheran High School plant sale. Our Creator’s Classroom greenhouse, Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, at North Anthony Boulevard, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The plant sale features hanging baskets and large container arrangements, and other flowers, herbs and vegetable plants similar to those in previous years.

Prices vary. The sale continues May 6 and 7.

“The Addams Family” on Leo stage. Leo Jr./Sr. High School, 14600 Amstutz Road, Leo-Cedarville; in the school auditeria. 7 p.m. Tickets are $6 presale, $10 at the door. Sue Nelson directs.

Church garage sale. Pathway Community Church, 11910 Shearwater Run, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-noon. The sale ends today, with a $5 bag sale. This annual event has helped to raise thousands of dollars for adoption and orphans through TrueVine ministry.

Heroes and Villains 5K Run/Walk. Foster Park, 3900 Old Mill Road, Fort Wayne. On-site registration begins 8:45 a.m. near Pavilion 2. $25 for adult advance registration, and $15 for children 15 and under. Raceday rates are higher. Register at heroes5krunwalk.com. For details, call (786) 709-5108 or email jon@timed-events.com. Costumes are encouraged but not required.

SUNDAY, MAY 1 “Shrek, the Musical.” Bishop Luers High School, 333 E. Paulding Road, Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Tickets for the performances are $10 each and may be purchased in advance by calling Cindy Figel or Pat Shifley at (260) 456-1261 or at the door. Children are invited to meet the Shrek characters at a tea party at 1 p.m. before today’s performance. Participants of the tea party may offer a free-will donation.

“Crazy for You.” Homestead High School, 4310 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Admission $10. Curtis Shaw directs this school production built on the music of George and Ira Gershwin. The cast of 45 includes 12 principal roles and the chorus.

“Children of Eden.” Bishop Dwenger High School, 1300 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. General admission tickets are $8; student tickets are $6; reserved seats are $10. The ticket window opens 30 minutes before show time. Call or text Babette Record at (260) 7409591 to order tickets. “Children of Eden is a two-act musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John Caird. The musical is based on the Book of Genesis. Act I tells the story of Adam and Eve, Cain, and Abel, and Act II deals with Noah and the Flood. For more information, visit bishopdwenger.com/Children-of-Eden.

“Broadway: Bold and Beautiful.” Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Songs from musicals such as “Sound of Music,” “West Side Story” and “South Pacific” will be skewered. Dueling banjos add to the show. Chris Gieschen directs.

“Sin in the Summit City.” The History Center, 302 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne.

2 p.m. The George R. Mather Sunday Lecture Series is free and open to the public. Karen Richards is the presenter. The History Center provided this description: “The building of the Wabash and Erie Canal brought a boom of production, people and opportunity to Fort Wayne. Women,

TUESDAY, MAY 3 Fort Wayne Area Community Band. John & Ruth Rhinehart Music Center on the IPFW campus. Downbeat is 7:30 p.m. Adult tickets can be purchased at the door for $8, seniors $7 and children under 12 $3. The program features a variety of music under the direction of conductor Scott Humphries and assistant conductor Susan Jehl. The 80-piece concert band will present music from “The Sound of Music,” “American Overture for Band,” “Midway March,” “The Old Grumbly Bear,” “An Outdoor Overture,” “Portrait of Freedom” and more. Parking is free in the parking garage across from the Music Center.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 Appleseed Quilters Guild. Classic Cafe, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. to visit with other quilters; the meeting starts at 7 p.m. The speaker is Linda Hahn, Taste of New York, who will also teach a class earlier in the day. Check her website for more information: froghallowdesigns.com. On May 12, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Dupont Library, learn more about free motion quilting as taught by Appleseed member Anne Tinkle. There is a fee for this class. For details, visit appleseedquiltersguild.com or email appleseedquilters@yahoo.com.

Liberty Cruisers Car Club cruise-in. Athenian Family Restaurant, 1020 W. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. 6-8 p.m. Spectators welcome. For details, call (260) 485-5886. The 2016 schedule continues at the same hours and location: May 18, June 1 and 15; July 6 and 20; Aug. 3 and 17; Sept. 7 and 21; and Oct. 5. For information on cruise-ins from Orland, Ind., to Bryan, Ohio, visit libertycruisers.com.

“The Culture of Costa Rica.” Allen County Extension Office, IPFW Campus, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. The culture of Costa Rica will be explored. Learn about the people, flavors, agriculture, religion, traditions, government, education and the economy. Registration is not required.

THURSDAY, MAY 5 Disorderly Bear Den. Community Center, 233 W. Main St., Fort Wayne.

6:30 p.m. Free parking is available in the back of the building. This organization collects new or gently used teddy bears and other stuffed animals to donate to those in need. For more information about meetings or where to drop off donations, contact Donna Gordon-Hearn, (260) 409-9886 o.r email tdbear7@comcast.net.

National Day of Prayer. Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 12640 St. Joe Road. The church will open its sanctuary from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. All are welcome to come spend time in prayer.

FRIDAY, MAY 6 Indiana State Police memorial service. Indiana State Police Post, 5811 Ellison Road, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m. The ceremony will pay homage to ISP employees who have given their lives in the line of duty while serving the people of Indiana.

Plant sale and open house. Historic Swinney Homestead, 1424 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Homestead will be open free to the public, with early Americana music, hand-arts display, spinning demonstrations, refreshments, bake sale and gift shop. Herbs will be in the basement with perennial “diggings” on the back lawn. Proceeds support restoration and maintenance of the homestead. Visit settlersinc.org for more information. A second-day plant sale follows from 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 7.

Concordia Lutheran High School plant sale. Our Creator’s Classroom greenhouse, Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, at North Anthony Boulevard, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The plant sale features hanging baskets and large container arrangements, and other flowers, herbs and vegetable plants similar to those in previous years.

Prices vary. The sale continues May 7.

SATURDAY, MAY 7 Show choir clinic. Homestead High School, 4310 Homestead Road, Fort

Wayne. Curtis Shaw will instruct an all-day show choir clinic for grades 3-8, from any school district or home-schooled. The fee is $25, which includes a T-shirt. The clinic ends with a free show at 1 p.m.

“Run With the Knights.” Foster Park, 3900 Old Mill Road, Fort Wayne.

Registration 8 a.m. Bishop Luers High School will host the ninth annual “Run With the Knights” 10K run and 5K run/walk. The race begins at 9 a.m. at Pavilion 1. Register online at racenet.net or visit the Bishop Luers website at bishopluers.org. Register by April 29 to be guaranteed a T-shirt. This event raises money for Bishop Luers’ tuition assistance fund. Bishop Luers High School started this event nine years ago as a 5K with just under 100 runners. It has grown to over 200 participants.

Job fair. Fudergong Building, 13820 First St., Grabill. 8 a.m.-noon. The Grabill Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its first annual job fair.

Vendors from the manufacturing industry and retail businesses will be present with job opportunities. For more information, email wittgrabill@yahoo.com or call (260) 705-4626.

Plant sale. Historic Swinney Homestead, 1424 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-noon. Proceeds support restoration and maintenance of the homestead. Visit settlersinc.org for more information.

Fort Wayne Farmers Market indoor market. Lincoln Financial Center at Parkview Field, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Concordia Lutheran High School plant sale. Our Creator’s Classroom greenhouse, Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, at North Anthony Boulevard, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The plant sale features hanging baskets and large container arrangements, and other flowers, herbs and vegetable plants similar to those in previous years.

Prices vary.

THURSDAY, MAY 12 ’90s Night. Headwaters Park, 333 S. Clinton St., Fort Wayne. Get $10 advance tickets at fortwaynemusicfestival.com.

Show choir performs. Homestead High School, 4310 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free. The Elite women’s show choir and the concert choir perform.

FRIDAY, MAY 13 Electric Spring. Headwaters Park, 333 S. Clinton St., Fort Wayne. Get $10 advance tickets at fortwaynemusicfestival.com.

Show choir performs. Homestead High School, 4310 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free. The Class Royale mixed show choir performs.

Police and fire memorial service. Memorial site, 1001 N. Wells St., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-about noon. The service is presented by the Law Enforcement/Firefighters Memorial of Allen County, and includes representatives from many of the 10 law enforcement agencies within Allen County. The mayor, commissioners, public safety director, police chief and sheriff will speak.

A Night of Worship with Jesus Culture & Chris McClarney. First Assembly of God, 1400 W. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20-$35. Parking, $5. Visit TrinityCommunications.org for tickets and details.

SATURDAY, MAY 14 Master Gardener plant sale. Allen County Extension Office, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. Noon-3 p.m. Allen County Master Gardeners will sell potted annual plants, vegetable plants, perennial plants, trees and shrubs, garden tools, pots, etc.

Overeaters Anonymous Workshop. Unity Spiritual Center Fellowship Hall, 3232 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 12:30-4 p.m. Fully accessible and open to all. For more information, call (708) 990-9617 or visit threerivers@region5oa.org.

24th annual Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Mail carriers will pick up donations during their regular routes throughout all of Allen County. The donations will then be taken back to specific postal offices and Associated Churches Food Bank to be sorted. Residents who wish to participate should put nonperishable donations that are not expired in bags by their mailboxes the morning of May 14.

Springtime in the Village garage sale. Roanoke. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. The townwide sale raises money for the Roanoke Public Library. Maps of garage sales will be available at the library and other locations.Vendors also may set up at their own locations and set their own hours.

Country Jam. Headwaters Park, 333 S. Clinton St., Fort Wayne. 4 p.m.-midnight. Admission $15; VIP tickets are $30. Sweetwater and Frontier Communications present CountryJam at Headwaters Park under the Lincoln Pavilion. Food, drinks and spirits will be available.

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SUNDAY, MAY 15 Master Gardener plant sale. Allen County Extension OfďŹ ce, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. Noon-3 p.m. Allen County Master Gardeners will sell potted annual plants, vegetable plants, perennial plants, trees and shrubs, garden tools, pots, etc.

Fort Wayne Flute Ensemble concert. Saint Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lutheran Church, 725 W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Free-will offering. The Fort Wayne Flute Ensemble consists of dedicated ďŹ&#x201A;utists from the Fort Wayne area. The instrumentation of the ensemble includes: piccolo, C ďŹ&#x201A;utes, alto ďŹ&#x201A;utes, and bass ďŹ&#x201A;ute. The program includes a varied spring repertoire.

Saint Vincent American Heritage Girls annual 5K and 1-Mile Kids Run. IPFW, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. 4 p.m. Visit AHGPatriout5KFunRunandWalk.itsyourrace.com to register or for more details. A Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 1 Mile Run has been added this year, and will begin at 3:30 p.m. Family discount available.

Liberty Cruisers Car Club cruise-in. Liberty Diner, 2929 Goshen Road, Fort Wayne. 5-7:30 p.m. Spectators welcome. Cruise-ins continue at the same time and location: June 12, July 10, Aug. 14, Sept. 11 and Oct. 9.

TUESDAY, MAY 17 Trillium Garden Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual plant sale. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church parking lot, 10400 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne; at the northeast corner of Aboite Center and Homestead roads. The sale opens to the public at 8 a.m. and continues until all plants are sold. All plants are grown by the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 21 members. Plants include many perennials, sun and shade loving plants, hosta, columbine, iris, ground covers, daylilies and native shrubs and trees. The club will accept ďŹ&#x201A;ower pots to recycle.

Club members also will share their plant knowledge with the public.

The Trillium Garden Club was organized Feb. 14, 1967. Its members tend to the landscaping at the 1893 schoolhouse on Aboite Center Road.

The club also donates to the outpatient childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clinic at Lutheran Hospital, donates money for trophies for Allen County 4-H clubs, and contributes to the Nature Conservancy.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 Liberty Cruisers Car Club cruise-in. Athenian Family Restaurant, 1020 W. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. 6-8 p.m. Spectators welcome. For details, call (260) 485-5886. The 2016 schedule continues at the same hours and location: June 1 and 15; July 6 and 20; Aug. 3 and 17; Sept. 7 and 21; and Oct. 5. For information on cruise-ins from Orland, Ind., to Bryan, Ohio, visit libertycruisers.com.

SATURDAY, MAY 21 Fish and tenderloin dinner. Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. 4:30-7:30 p.m. $9 for adults, $5 for ages 5-12, under 5 free. Dinner includes cole slaw, applesauce, chips, dessert and a drink.

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Fort Wayne Farmers Market indoor market. Lincoln Financial Center at Parkview Field, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

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Ornament painting class. Allen County Extension OfďŹ ce, IPFW Campus, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 6 p.m. Get a head start on Christmas with an ornament painted with a poinsettia. This will give you plenty of time to paint more for family and friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; gifts. No previous painting experience is necessary. All supplies provided. Cost: $3. Class limited to 16 people. Registration forms are available at the Extension OfďŹ ce or they can be found at extension.purdue.edu/allen.

THURSDAY, MAY 26 Bill Smith Golf Outing. Autumn Ridge Country Club, 11420 Auburn Road, Fort Wayne. $150 per individual or $750 per foursome. The Fort Wayne Central Lions Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 33rd annual golf outing raises money to assist vision services. For additional information, call Sean Bushnell at (260) 449-6360.

Get Checking workshop. Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 5-9 p.m. This workshop is for clients and families who have never had checking or savings accounts at a bank or credit union, who have mismanaged accounts at banks and credit unions so those accounts are now closed without committing fraud, or have accounts, but continue to still use predatory lenders. Visit extension. purdue.edu/allen for details.

WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HAPPENING AT THE BOTANICAL CONSERVATORY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Courtesy Fort Wayne Parks Department Metamorphosis. Through July 17. Experience the magic of being immersed among hundreds of live, exotic butterďŹ&#x201A;ies. These winged jewels can be observed up close as they ďŹ&#x201A;y, feed or rest in the Nectar Garden.

Interactive displays offer information about life cycle, anatomy and diversity. The adjacent Hatching Lab gives guests the opportunity to see the unique chrysalises from which the adult butterďŹ&#x201A;ies emerge in their amazing cycle of metamorphosis. In addition, you can examine our observation hive to explore the concept of metamorphosis in our colony of honey bees as they rear their brood through all stages of life, as well as forage for nectar and pollen. Regular Conservatory admission applies.

Sponsored by WMEE 97.3 FM. $1 Nights. Thursday, May 5, 5-8 p.m. On the ďŹ rst Thursday of each month we offer a $1 admission price for both adults and children (instead of the usual $5 & $3). Babies and up to age 2 are still admitted free. For more information, call (260) 427-6440.

Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Plant Sale: Friday, May 6, 4-7 p.m.; Saturday, May 7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, May 8, noon-4 p.m. McMillen Park Community Center, 3901 Abbott St. Hundreds of kinds of plants will be available for purchase from the Botanical Conservatory at our three-day public plant sale. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ďŹ nd herbs, vegetable starts, and ďŹ&#x201A;owering perennials along with the usual great quality annuals, houseplants, mixed containers, hanging baskets and bonsai. These beautiful and sturdy plants are sold as a fundraiser to help support the Conservatory. Shop early for the best selection. Volunteers will be on hand to assist you in plant selection and loading. There is plenty of free parking. Conservatory members can enjoy the preview sale on Thursday, May 5, 4-7 p.m. Memberships will be available for purchase that evening for those who want to join in order to get the ďŹ rst peek. Visit botanicalconservatory.org for a list of plants intended for sale. Learn more about gardening by shopping on Saturday and visiting with local garden advisers during our DIY Day. For more information, call (260) 427-6440. Sponsored by WAJI Majic 95.1.

DIY Day at the Plant Sale. Saturday, May 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. McMillen Park Community Center, 3901 Abbott St. Have you ever wondered how to start a garden or had questions about plants for shade? Look no further: gardening skills and knowledge are at your service during the Conservatoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Plant Sale. Whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a seasoned veteran or this is your ďŹ rst attempt at gardening, local experts are happy to help. Learn through easy-going conversations and educational displays, and get your questions answered by people who know gardening.

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Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day in the Garden. Sunday, May 8, noon-4 p.m. Treat Mom to a special outing at the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory on Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. By â&#x20AC;&#x153;Momâ&#x20AC;? we mean your mother, of course, but also grandmas, aunts, and anyone else who means â&#x20AC;&#x153;Momâ&#x20AC;? to you! Your mom will not only enjoy the beautiful displays of ďŹ&#x201A;owers but our â&#x20AC;&#x153;Metamorphosisâ&#x20AC;? live butterďŹ&#x201A;y exhibit. Each mom will receive a special Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day plant while supplies last. Regular Conservatory admission fees apply: $5/adult, $3/child age 3-17. Children 2 and under are admitted free. Sponsored by WAJI Majic 95.1.

Garden Tots. Tuesdays, May 10-31, 10-11 a.m. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get messy, have some fun and learn all about gardening. Parents or guardians will assist children side by side in this class that encourages the basics of exploring in the garden at a young age. Master Gardeners Kay Musgrave and Nancy Jimenez have years of experience working with children in this type of setting and will take everyone on a new gardening adventure each week.

From compost to soil and seeds to plants, children and adults alike will learn by hands-on activities in the garden that are sure to get everyone thinking. At least one adult is required to stay and participate (no registration required) for the duration of the class with their child. Ages 3-5. Registration deadline: May 3. Minimum 5, maximum 10. Fee: $24/ public; $21/Conservatory member or volunteer. Location: Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. To register, call (260) 427-6000.

Papercraft Flower Garden. Thursday, May 19, 6-8 p.m. Bring a friend and enjoy a fun evening creating a lovely mixed media spring canvas using papercraft techniques. First, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll choose a prepared 9x12-inch canvas-covered art board from a variety of painted and stenciled backgrounds. Our instructor, Jennifer Fledderman of FledderďŹ&#x201A;y Designs,

will demonstrate the techniques youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need, and then you get to select craft papers from which to cut, arrange, and secure your artful ďŹ&#x201A;ower garden or bouquet. Jennifer uses this and similar projects at home parties for friends with little or no art experience and provides help all along the way. You can attach a ribbon for hanging or plan to frame your ďŹ nished work. Light refreshments and all materials are provided.

Age 12+. Registration deadline: May 12. Minimum 8, maximum 20. $31/public; $28/Conservatory member or volunteer. Location: Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. To register, call (260) 427-6000.

Spring Bonsai Show & Spring Discount Day. Saturday, May 21, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Explore a forest of miniature trees carefully trained and pruned by members of our local bonsai club. Elms, maples, junipers and other familiar plants look just like their outdoor cousins â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but a fraction of their size. The club also grows tropical bonsai. Learn about the fascinating hobby or just enjoy â&#x20AC;&#x153;a stroll in the forest.â&#x20AC;? Bonsai pots and young plants will be available to purchase. Admission is discounted: $3/ adult, $2/child, free for ages 2 and under. Sponsored by the Fort Wayne Bonsai Club.

Bonsai Workshop. Saturday, May 21, noon-1:30 p.m. Do miniatures fascinate you? Have you ever wanted to try to grow a bonsai? Now you can get started with a small tropical tree and a beginnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s introduction.

Longtime bonsai growers Darlene Kittle and Ed Hake will guide you as you pot up, trim and begin shaping a narrow leaf ďŹ g, one of the easiest plants for the bonsai apprentice. Each participant will receive his or her own small tree. Along the way, you will learn about the proper pots and soil to use, how to prune and wire your plant, and the techniques that will give it a long and healthy life. Participants will also be inspired by the many examples on display that day at the Fort Wayne Bonsai Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Spring Show. Participants should bring their own pruners or scissors; all other supplies will be provided. Great for beginning to intermediate growers. Ages 10+. Registration deadline: May 13. Minimum 10, maximum 24. Fee: $29/public; $25/Conservatory member or volunteer.

Location: Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St.. To register, call (260) 427-6000.

Family Garden Close-Up: Bees A-Buzzinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Saturday, May 28, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Visit the Botanical Conservatory on the fourth Saturday of the month and get a closer look at our plants and gardens. In May, you can look close at a bee without getting stung! At our observation honey bee hive, glass windows give you a glimpse of colony life. Activities include egg laying, nectar collection, honey making, wax making, and other important duties taken care of by different members of the colony. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get to taste honey and learn how much we depend upon bees for a lot of our fruits and vegetables. This drop-in program is included in your regular Conservatory admission fee; free for Conservatory members and volunteers.

Iris Flower Show & Spring Discount Day. Sunday, May 29, noon-3 p.m. One of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite garden ďŹ&#x201A;owers takes center stage during the annual Iris Show. Local gardeners will bring the best of their iris blooms to be displayed and judged. A glorious range of colors, some fragrance, and a variety of forms will be found in irises displayed as individual cut ďŹ&#x201A;owers and in ďŹ&#x201A;oral arrangements. Entries are judged for their perfection.

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Discovery Corner: The World of Eric Carle. Daily in the Discovery Gallery.

Our youngest visitors are always welcome to visit the Discovery Corner behind Woody the Talking Tree where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ďŹ nd stories and activities relating to a monthly theme. In May, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll explore The World of Eric Carle. Our materials are all safe and suitable for kids in pre-K through ďŹ rst grade. Adults are encouraged to read aloud to their young learners and explore ideas together. The Discovery Corner is free with general admission; advance registration is not required.

ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY ACTIVITIES Main library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Courtesy Allen County Public Library Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Services, (260) 421-1220 â&#x20AC;˘ Storytime for Preschools, Daycares & Other Groups. Wednesdays, May 4, 11, 18, 25, 9:30 a.m. 30-minutes of theme-based stories, ďŹ ngerplays, early literacy activities and fun for your 3- to 6-year-old child. â&#x20AC;˘ Family Storytime. Wednesdays, May 4, 11, 18, 25, 10:30 a.m. Little kids and bigger kids, too, are invited to read, sing and play along at a storytime that is fun for all ages and stages. â&#x20AC;˘ Babies and Books. Fridays, May 5, 12, 19, 26, 10 a.m. Bring in those little babies for a special time just for them. They are never too young to begin with books. â&#x20AC;˘ Toddler Storytime. Fridays, May 6, 13, 20, 27, 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

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IN Fort Wayne • April 29, 2016 • Computer Part Art. Tuesday, May 10, 2:30 & 6:30 p.m. What can you build with old computer parts, some glue, and your imagination? We will find out together.

• Fort Wayne Ballet Presents Hua Mulan. Wednesday, May 11, 7 p.m.

Watch the famous folklore of Hua Mulan unfold through dance during this mini-performance by the Fort Wayne Ballet Youth Company. Doors open at 6:45 p.m.

• Cherry Blossom Crafts. Sunday, May 15. Kids and their families are invited to enjoy some Cherry Blossom fun anytime between noon and 4 p.m. We will be creating some make-and-take art projects all afternoon.

• Kamishibai Storytelling. Sunday, May 15, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 p.m. at the Reading Tower. Join us for traditional kamishibai “Paper Theater” storytelling.

• Sip and Swirl Painting. Saturday, May 21, 2:30 p.m. Sip from a glass of juice and paint a pretty picture.

• Behind the Scenes at the Library. Sunday May, 22, 2 p.m. What happens when you put a book through the book drop? What happens when a book is returned and how does it get on the shelf? These and many more questions will be answered on a tour of many of the library’s behind the scenes areas.

• How Does Your Garden Grow? Monday, May 23 10:30 a.m. Celebrate spring in this hands-on gardening program. We’ll start by reading some stories about gardens, then we’ll move on to planting seeds that children can take home for their very own gardens.

Activities for Teens, 900 Library Plaza. (260) 421-1255 • Homeschool Happenings. Thursday, May 5, 1 p.m. Learn something new or participate in an interesting activity every month. This month, make your own mosaic art.

• Otaku Anon. Thursday, May 5, 7 p.m. Watch anime and hang out with other manga and anime fans.

• Books-n-Bagels (and a few doughnuts). Friday, May 13, 10 a.m. Join our homeschool book group for high school students.

• Totally Terrific Tuesdays. May 10, 7 p.m. This month we will be have a spring stamping project.

• SciFi Club. Thursday, May 12, 7 p.m. We talk movies, games books, graphic novels and any other science fiction topic.

• Minecraft Club. Thursday, May 26, 2 p.m. Join us in the Computer Classroom for Minecraft Club.

• First Friday Book Group. Friday, May 6, 10 a.m. Ages 11-14 read and discuss books with other homeschoolers. This month we are reading “Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library” by Chris Grabenstein.

• Art Lab. Mondays, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 7 p.m. Express your creativity with analog or digital art. Call to find out the topic of the week.

• Free Comic Book Day. Saturday, May 7, all day. Pick up a free comic book while supplies last. And enjoy the following activities: 10 a.m., Saturday Morning Cartoons; 3:30 p.m., JAM Comics — Matt Gross will lead a Jam Comics session.

• Cherry Blossom Festival Anime Drawing Contest. Sunday, May 15, 12:15-5 p.m. Meeting Rooms A, B & C. Artists of all ages are invited to an anime drawing contest. You may draw an original piece or create fan art. But the drawing must be created at the festival to be considered.

There will also be wonderful Japanese cultural activities all afternoon, including a cosplay contest, so wear your finest costume.

Art, Music, and Media, 900 Library Plaza. (260) 421-1210 • Craft Café. Thursday, May 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Want to get crafty? So do we! Bring your project to the library and enjoy drafting, coffee and conversation. All crafters and projects are welcome.

• Movie Night@ the Library. Tuesday, May 31, 6:30 p.m. Theater Lower Level 2 Main Library. We will present a G, PG or PG-13 move on the big screen the fourth Tuesday of the month. Adults must accompany children under 13, the doors open at 6, first come, first seated.

• Abstract Watercolor Flowers. Wednesday, May 4, 2 p.m. Meeting Room A. Create an abstract watercolor flower painting in this free class.

Materials provided. Registration in advance is required and limited to 20.

• Evan Gidley Quartet. Sunday, May 1, 2 p.m. The Evan Gidley Quartet consists of Evan Gildley on saxophones, Andrew Neslar on keyboard, Casey Weaver on bass, and Ryan Springer on drums. They will be playing original compositions as well as covers of jazz standards and fun tunes.

Readers’ Services, 900 Library Plaza. (260) 421-1240 • My Journey to Auschwitz. Tuesday, May 17, 6 p.m., Main Library Theater, Charles Moman shares his experiences in touring the Holocaust sites at Auschwitz, Treblika, Majdanek and Warsaw. This presentation is suggested for ages 12 through adult. It includes an introduction to the Holocaust and what led up to it, without showing graphic images of violence.

NOTICES / REGISTRATION / MULTIPLE DATES Popular garden topics. Ricky Kemery, Allen County Horticulture Extension educator and radio personality, offers workshops on gardening topics.

All workshops are free and open to the public and held at various library branches throughout Allen County. All seminars begin at 6:30 p.m. For details, call (260) 481-6826 or email kemeryr@purdue.edu.

• Monday, May 2. “Why Dirt is Important.” Aboite Branch Library, 5630 Coventry Lane, Fort Wayne.

• Monday, May 9. “Gardening on a Budget.” Pontiac Branch Library, 2215 S. Hanna St., Fort Wayne.

• Monday, May 16. “Growing Fruit.” New Haven Branch Library, 648 Green St., New Haven.

• Monday, May 23. “Organic Gardening.” Monroeville Branch Library, 115 Main St., Monroeville.

• Monday, June 6. “Top Ten Landscaping Tips.” Shawnee Branch Library, 5600 Noll Ave., Fort Wayne.

Rain garden workshops. For the eighth year in a row the City of Fort Wayne offers free workshops to teach residents how to improve drainage on their property by planting a rain garden. A rain garden is a landscaped area that holds rain water runoff for a few hours to a few days using native plants that help the soil soak up more water. After a rain event, the water slowly soaks into the ground. The gardens help residents reduce standing water on their property and reduce the amount of runoff that goes into combined sewers, which improves water quality in the rivers.

Compared with a grassed lawn area, a rain garden may allow 30 percent more water to be absorbed. Residents who own property in the City of Fort Wayne are eligible to apply for a cash incentive to help offset some of the costs of installing a rain garden at their home. The incentive is only available for those who attend a training session and fill out the application. Residents should call 311 to sign up for one of the remaining workshops: • Saturday, May 7, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Purdue Extension Office, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne.

• Saturday, May 21, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Dupont Branch Library, 536 E. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne.

Native plant sale. Riverview Nursery will sell native plants and rain garden plants and rain garden kits from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 28, at Salomon Farm Park, 817 W. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. Informational displays and experts will be available to answer questions about rain gardens and incorporating native plants into landscaping. Light refreshments will be available.

Preschool registration. St. Joe United Methodist Church, 6004 Reed Road, Fort Wayne. Open to the public. For ages 2 1/2 to 5 years. Registration is $40 and goes up to $50 on May 1. Visit stjoemin.com or email office@stjoemin.com for more information.

Summer camp registration. St. Joe United Methodist Church, 6004 Reed Road, Fort Wayne. Open to the public. For 3- to 5-year-olds and children entering grades K-5. Registration is $20 and due before May 1.

Each week has a different theme. Care is available from 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Visit stjoemin.com or email office@stjoemin.com for more information.

Paint the Plow. The Indiana Department of Transportation announces the Paint the Plow deadline has been extended to April 30. Paint the Plow, a community outreach campaign, is designed to promote safety and awareness of INDOT’s Winter Operations all year long. INDOT Fort Wayne District invites high school, career technical schools and colleges within district boundaries to paint an INDOT snow plow blade with original artwork to represent their school. Nearly 10 schools have signed up to Paint the Plow already, and more schools are encouraged to apply. Applications and additional program details can be found at in.gov/indot/3427.htm. For more information or questions about the Paint the Plow campaign, contact Nichole Thomas at (260) 969-8219 or by email at nhachathomas@indot.in.gov.

Huntertown High School graduating class of 1966 reunion. The 50th year class reunion is scheduled for August 2016. For more information, contact Suzi Cain, (260) 447-9300, or Denny Floyd, (260) 466-4014.

Benefit golf outing. Bishop Dwenger High School’s annual Saints Open Golf Outing is Friday, June 10, at Cherry Hill Golf Club. Registration is at noon, with shotgun start at 1 p.m. Players must be 21 or be with a parent or legal guardian. Visit bishopdwenger.com for registration information.

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Summit City Chorus. This men’s a cappella group sings in barbershop harmony style. Rehearsals are at 7 p.m. Mondays at First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. Call (260) 402-1330 or visit summitcitychorus.org for details.

Summit City Singers rehearsals. Shawnee Middle School, 1000 E. Cook Road, Fort Wayne. 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays. This SATB community choir is rehearsing and welcomes new singers. The choir sings a variety of music and this season will be a celebration of Indiana’s Bicentennial featuring songs from a variety of songwriters and recording artists from Indiana. The choir is open to anyone high school age on up. There are no auditions but singers are required to match pitch. Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. at Shawnee Middle School. For more information, contact Judy King at (260) 489-4505.

Rotary Peace Fellowships. Rotary International is seeking applications for its 2017 Peace Fellowship Program. Each year, 100 Rotary Peace Fellows are selected to receive full funding to earn either a professional development certificate in peace and conflict studies or a master’s degree in any of a range of disciplines related to peace and security.

Rotary Peace Fellowships are designed for professionals who have already worked in careers related to international relations or peace and conflict resolutions. Candidates have until May 31 to submit applications to their district. Visit rotary.org for details.

AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DONATION OPPORTUNITIES Donations can be made during set hours at the Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite 107, Fort Wayne.

Or donations can be made during set hours at the Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E. California Road. To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call (800) 733-2767. Schedules are subject to change.

Other blood donation opportunities in Allen County: • Saturday, April 30, 8 a.m.-noon. Covenant United Methodist Church, 10001 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne.

• Sunday, May 1, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saint Joseph Catholic Church, 2213 Brooklyn Ave., Fort Wayne.

• Tuesday, May 3, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 12:30-6:30 p.m., Parkview Regional Medical Center, 11115 Parkview Plaza Drive, Fort Wayne.

• Wednesday, May 4, 2:30-7 p.m. Resurrection Lutheran Church, 14318 Lima Road, Fort Wayne.

• Saturday, May 7, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Books, Comics & Things, 2212 Maplecrest Road, Fort Wayne.

• Monday, May 9, 3-8 p.m. Grabill Missionary Church, 13637 State St., Grabill.

• Monday, May 9, 2-6 p.m. Emanuel Lutheran Church, 800 Green St., New Haven.

• Sunday, May 15, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saint Aloysius Catholic Church, 14623 Bluffton Road, Yoder.

• Thursday, May 19, 2-6:30 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, 6600 Trier Road, Fort Wayne.

• Saturday, May 21, 8 a.m.-noon. Saint Michael Lutheran Church, 2131 Getz Road, Fort Wayne.

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