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Casual riders pedal to New Haven Bicycles

By Rod King

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To visit New Haven Bicycles at the corner of Main and Broadway is to visit a museum.

Scattered among the new and refurbished bikes are vintage models from the early 1900s, spider bikes from the 1970s and a collection of Schwinns from the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s. Hanging on the wall encased in a shipping crate is a 1927 Elgin. The story, according to shop owners Wes and Vaughn Ulmer, is that its owner packed it in 1947 for a move from Minnesota to Detroit but it was never unpacked or ridden again.

The shop, which began operating in December 2016 and held its grand opening in April last year, is an outgrowth of the bike repair business that Wes operated out of his garage on Hartzell Street for seven years.

He placed refurbished ready-to-ride bikes in

New and used bikes fill the shop to the rafters and crowd the sidewalk during good weather. The Ulmers service all makes and models of bikes and have parts to fix bikes from the 1900s to the present.

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The son/father team of Vaughn, left, and Wes Ulmer operate New Haven Bicycles on Broadway in New Haven. The shop is an outgrowth of Wes’ bike repair and sales sideline operated from his garage on Hartzell Street.

back of the house on Lincoln Highway next to New Haven Bakery to be visible to passers-by.

Vaughn is a collector of

vintage bicycles and an avid BMX enthusiast.

The two decided it was time to put on their “big-boy pants and go

legit” with a real honestto-goodness-shop. As Wes explains, “our wives decided to reclaim their houses and strongly

suggested we do our thing in another location. So, we purchased the former Doll store, combined our collections and turned our hobbies into a business.”

Around 100 bikes are on display at any one time and 30 set outside when the weather cooperates

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Victory Life Church members are awaiting completion of their new building on Rose Avenue in New Haven. The assembly is led by (left to right) Pastor Gregory Fries, Assistant Pastor Craig St. Myers and Associate Pastor Paul Peconge. Their hope is to hold a Christmas service in the new building this December.

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By the end of 2018 it will take less than a minute for Pastor Gregory Fries of Victory Life Church to walk to work.

A new building is being constructed at 1502 Rose Ave. in New Haven, just across the driveway from his home. Not that he has far to go now because the present church is located less than 5 minutes away at 1031 Middle St. in one of the city’s oldest church structures.

“Our congregation has expanded to around 150 members,” said Fries, “and we’re simply outgrowing the Middle Street facility. Now that the weather is moderating, we’re hoping the construction pace will increase so we can conduct our Christmas service in the new building.”

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New Haven • April 2018

Andorfer receives Heather’s Hope Award

By Megan Knowles mknowles@kpcmedia.com

Bishop Luers High School senior Julia Andorfer was awarded the YWCA’s Heather’s Hope Award on March 9 in recognition of her work promoting positive healthy relationships – something Andorfer is passionate about, she said.

At Bishop Luers, Andorfer is involved in teaching students to recognize the signs of an abusive relationship and to have the strength to leave those types of relationships, she explained. She also helps educate students about resources for whom to

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talk to and what to do when confronted with an unhealthy relationship.

“We’ve done things like quiz games with candy and giveaways and skits and everything we can to try and reach out to students and give them the message in a way they’ll understand,” Andorfer said. “[Receiving this award] means a lot,” she said. “It really makes me feel good about all the work I’ve been doing and makes me feel inspired to continue it.”

Continuing that work is something Andorfer plans to do as she studies biology at Loyola University and pursues her medical degree.

“Something I’ve always been interested in was, a few years ago I read an article about how many women, in the Middle East especially, and in male-dominant communities are refused medical treatment because either their doctors are male and they’re not allowed to treat them or their husbands won’t take them to the doctor or fathers or grandparents or anything,” she said.

“I would love to be an outlet for those women who otherwise would not receive medical treatment, all around the world and in the United States as well.”

At Bishop Luers,

In the Feb. 28 edition, the YWCA was misidentified in a story about Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. We regret the error.

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Heather’s Closet founder Joni Kuhn, left, and YWCA Northeast Indiana Director of Empowerment Jennifer Rohlf, right, pose for a picture with Bishop Luers High School senior Julia Andorfer, center, after Andorfer received the Heather’s Hope Award on March 9. Andorfer was surprised with the award after a performance by the Minstrels, a Bishop Luers’ show choir.

Andorfer participates in Academic Super Bowl, drama/theater, journalism, student council, World Culture Club, Heather’s Closet, peer tutoring, the Ukulele Society, Knights Stars, Sodalitas, chamber ensemble, freshman mentoring, National Honor Society, yearbook,

the leadership board, the Minstrels mixed show choir, cross country and dance. She is also a student ambassador.

The Heather’s Hope Award is awarded annually to a person 25 or younger who “gives back to their community as well as promotes positive healthy relationships

among their peers,” according to a release from the YWCA. The award is named for Heather Norris, who was murdered by her estranged boyfriend in 2007. It is awarded as part of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.

Lutheran educators honor former Central principal KPC NEWS SERVICE The former principal of Central Lutheran School in New Haven has been chosen for a national honor from the Lutheran Education Association.

Kevin Creutz will receive the 2018 Distinguished Lutheran Elementary Administrator Award. At the time of his nomination, Creutz was principal of Central Lutheran School.

The LEA’s Leadership Network leadership team made the selection.

Effective Feb. 1, Creutz accepted a call to serve as superintendent of schools for the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Ohio District, which serves Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia from offices in Cleveland, Ohio.

Creutz earned a bachelor of arts degree from Concordia University, Chicago, and a master of educational administration degree from Concordia University, Nebraska.

His first call was to Zion Lutheran School in St. Charles, Mo., where he served eight years as athletic director, assistant principal and technology coordinator. He served as principal at Central Lutheran in New Haven for seven years. He and

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Kevin Creutz was principal of Central Lutheran School in New Haven when he was nominated for the Lutheran Education Association’s Distinguished Lutheran Elementary Administrator Award.

Lauren have been married for 13 years and have four children.

“It is a great joy to serve in a place where Jesus is at the center of all we do,” Creutz said.

“I think the greatest challenge for me as a Lutheran administrator is all the different hats I need to wear each day and the way the day is so segmented. A 45-minute block of time where I think I may have time to focus on a project in my office may turn into multiple conversations, short meetings, or interruptions from teachers, students, pastors or parents who may need a few minutes of my time.

While these may seem

like disruptions or challenges, I often remind myself to view these as opportunities for service and ministry.”

Over eight years, Central Lutheran’s enrollment grew from 290 students to over 400. Creutz served in New Haven during the $6 million construction of the Early Childhood Center and new gymnasium.

John Weber serves as interim principal of Central Lutheran School, 900 Green St., New Haven. The school serves 3-year-old preschool through eighth grade. For enrollment information, visit cluth.org or call (260) 493-2502.

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New Haven • April 2018

Branning honored with Fritcha service award

By Gwen Clayton gclayton@kpcmedia.com

New Haven Mayor Terry McDonald presented Katie Branning with the 2018 Bill Fritcha Memorial Award on March 12 during the state of the city address at the Orchid Events and Catering Center.

“This person has been giving of their time and their talents for a very long time,” McDonald said before announcing the name of the awardee.

“And there are things this person does with humility that very few people know about, which is a personification of this award and what it means.”

At that point, he asked Katie Branning of New Haven Bakery to step up to the podium.

With tears in her eyes and a shaky voice, Branning accepted the award.

Branning’s father,

George, opened New Haven Bakery in 1983.

He passed away Jan. 18, leaving behind his wife of 61 years, Nancy, and children, Scheryl (Stilabower), Kathryn “Katie” Branning and Douglas (Linda) Branning.

“I think your dad’s looking down right now,” McDonald said. “He’s so proud of you on the tradition of community service and excellent service and good quality and such delicious product.”

The mayor’s office established the Bill Fritcha Memorial Award in 2012 to recognize individuals in the community who donate their time and talent under the radar.

To be awarded the Bill Fritcha Memorial Award, the recipient must have a long history of “civic engagement,

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Katie Branning (right) receives the 2018 Bill Fritcha Memorial Award from the New Haven mayor’s office.

service to the community with humility, and acts

of kindness unknown to most,” according to the

mayor’s office website.

The award is made

through a nomination process. Nominations are reviewed by a selection committee and announced by the mayor at the state of the city address.

Comments submitted to the mayor’s office about the bakery’s nomination included, “great personal service with a smile, where everybody knows your name.”

One woman claimed that New Haven Bakery, 915 Lincoln Highway E, has the best cakes in town, and if her husband did not get her a New Haven Bakery birthday cake, he was in the doghouse.

“New Haven Bakery is a tradition in our community,” McDonald said.

“Great involvement in our community. I think it’s important that everybody knows that.”

For more information, visit www.newhavenin. org.

From township to Senate, it’s on May ballot KPC NEWS SERVICE Allen County voters will cast primary ballots for township, county, U.S. Senate and Congress, and state legislative and other state offices this spring. Several school board races also will be decided on Tuesday, May 8. Political parties also will select precinct leaders and state convention delegates.

Polls will be open 6 a.m.-6 p.m. on Primary Election Day. Verify registration or find voting places by precinct or by address at allencounty.us/ election-board. A list of candidates is available at that site. Sample ballots — referenced by address — also will be posted online.

Early voting will be available at the Rousseau Centre, 1 E. Main St., Fort Wayne: MondayFriday, April 10-May 1, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 28, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; and Monday, May 7, 8 a.m.-noon.

Early voting also will be available at five sites during extended hours: Indiana Wesleyan University, 8211 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne; Ivy Tech Northeast, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd., Fort Wayne; Manchester University, 10627 Diebold Road, Fort Wayne; Public Safety Academy, 7602 Patriot Crossing, Fort Wayne; and the Rousseau Center, 1 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. Hours are Wednesday-Friday, May 2-4, from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.,

and Saturday, May 5, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Voter registration ends at noon April 9.

The voter registration office is at the Rousseau

Centre, 1 E. Main St., Fort Wayne, in Suite 176.

Hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays. Visit allencounty.us/voter-registration for details or to

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Finding her voice

New Haven • April 2018

After almost being unable to sing, Fort Wayne native shines on TV show

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Those who saw Fort Wayne native Christiana Danielle’s bold rendition of “Hotline Bling” on the 14th season of “the Voice” may have thought she was a natural on the stage. The truth is, it took almost losing her ability to sing for the 22-year-old to find her voice.

While Danielle participated in the choirs at New Zion Tabernacle and Snider High School, anyone outside those circles didn’t know she sang.

“It’s like a little secret I tried to keep,” Danielle said.

Then in October of 2012, Danielle caught an unknown virus that caused her tonsils and adenoids to swell to dangerous levels. “[At one point] my throat completely closed and they had to hurry and get me into surgery,” she said.

“When I woke up from the surgery … [the doctors told my parents], ‘There’s going to be a lot of scar tissue, there’s an infection in there, so she’s going to have permanent hoarseness in her speaking voice and

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Fort Wayne native and Snider High School graduate Christiana Danielle performs during the blind audtions on “the Voice,” which aired March 5.

more than likely she’s not going to be able to sing because her voice is going to change.’ When I heard that I just rolled over.”

Danielle said at that moment she began to flash back to times in her youth when she refused to sing during her father’s hospital ministries. “[I felt God say] you know what, you weren’t using your gift. I gave it to you and I can take it away,” she recalled.

After several weeks of

being unable to speak, she was able to whisper, then hum, then finally sing.

“I felt like a new singer. … Not only did I feel [my voice] kind of changed for the better but it pushed me to find out what I wanted,” she said of the surgery. “It kind of catapulted me into the actual artist that I was.

And I’m still discovering these new things that my voice can do.”

After graduating from Huntington Univer-

sity last year, Danielle decided to take a year off to see what she could do with her developing singing talents.

In October she got an email that said the last open call for “the Voice” would be taking place in St. Louis. “[My dad] was like, alright, let’s go. So that weekend we were on the road,” she said. “[The tryouts were] kind of nerve-wracking.

Everybody’s testing out their voice and doing all

these extra things, and I was just sitting there,” Danielle said.

After trying out in front of a producer, Danielle was singled out by the staff to stay for extra auditions.

“Everything’s a huge surprise every single time,” she said.

When it was time for the blind auditions, Danielle was calm — “not like me at all,” she added.

The Fort Wayne native said she always starts singing with her eyes closed so she can “start off in the zone.”

“I heard people screaming so I opened my eyes and was like, OK Christiana, don’t mess up,” she said.

Looking at her was Maroon 5 frontman and “the Voice” judge Adam Levine, his turned around chair indicating he wanted her to join his team.

As her song progressed, coaches Kelly Clarkson and Alicia Keys followed suit.

“It was crazy. I kept telling myself, this is going to be on YouTube, finish. That’s what got me through,” Danielle See VOICE, Page A5

Musical talent abounds in Fort Wayne Agen, Danielle just ‘two of thousands’ of talented performers here

By Megan Knowles mknowles@kpcmedia.com

With a second Fort Wayne native appearing on “the Voice” recently, one thing’s for certain — the Summit City has a lot of talent.

“They’re just two

of thousands of a very deep talent pool, in my opinion,” Fort Wayne Children’s Choir Managing Director Amber Bouthot said.

Brian Sparr, pastor of Come2Go Ministries, has seen it too. He works in partnership with

C2G Music Hall, which hosts an open mic night the first Monday of the month.

“There’s just been a ton of talent that’s been part of this community,” he said.

C2G has seen a fair share of this talent on

its open mic stage — Addison Agen has been performing at the church since she was 6, Sparr said, and this season’s “Voice” contestant, Christiana Danielle, actually performed on the stage last year.

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mentioned other local talent like Sunny Taylor, Rainee Perdue and Jensen Snyder, among others.

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New Haven • April 2018

Teen novelist’s character tackles electronic tyranny

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Children are often asked what they want to do when they grow up. Rarely, however, are those dreams realized.

This was not the case for 18-year-old Fort Wayne native Madison Turpin.

“It was a passion of mine, definitely, from the start,” Turpin said, adding that she began writing at age 5. “When I was 11, I told my parents I wanted to publish a book before I got out of high school.”

And that she did. Her first book “Wired: The Original Resistance” was published Dec. 6.

Turpin began writing her book at age 14, pursuing her dream to have it published before she graduates from Leo Jr./Sr. High School this spring.

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Bouthot said the choir has also seen its share of talent, as it currently has about 315 members and boasts more than 5,000 alumni. She also said the choir is seeing interest

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After finishing, Danielle decided to be on Keys’ team.

For someone who confesses to be shy, Danielle’s soulful twist

“Wired” is a futuristic, science fiction novel which follows the journey of Bree McAnderson as she navigates a world dominated by electronic devices all produced by a single company. What seems like an age of great technological advancement has a dark secret as these electronics start to take over the minds and bodies of all human beings. Bree joins a rebellion dedicated to ending the electronic company and its devices’ power over humanity, but Bree has secrets of her own.

Turpin submitted her original book to a publishing company at age 16, but was rejected.

“I’m not going to lie, it was kind of upsetting, but I grew from it,” Turpin said. “We all

can grow from constructive criticism.

Even though it’s hard, Turpin you can gain way more than you think. I understand that when you’re taking it in it feels like a blow, it feels like a defeat, but in the end it makes you a stronger person.”

From there the young writer shifted her focus to a more mature audience, pulled her favorite pieces from the original book and started anew.

“This book that I wrote is completely different from the one I thought would be my first novel,” Turpin said. “I was so proud of my first one and I scrapped it to make this and I’m more proud of

this, so you really grow from what you think is tearing you down.”

When it came time to get her book out into the world, Turpin’s parents decided to pay for editing the book as a gift to her. This process took a year and a half and included three rounds of editing: grammar, ideas and final copy editing.

From there, Turpin used Amazon’s Createspace, an independent publishing service available online, to publish her first book.

“My parents and my friends were really supportive and especially all the teachers who helped me with scholastics and English,” Turpin said, adding that her teachers and the assignments they gave her helped develop her abilities as a writer.

She has been inspired by writers such as J.K. Rowling, C.S. Lewis and John Green. She also has a deep appreciation for science fiction novels, which is why she chose that genre for her first book.

Turpin had her first book signing at Barnes & Noble at Glenbrook Square mall in January.

She donated 30 percent of her profits to charities that deal with poverty, suicide and self-harm awareness, and sex trafficking.

“I’m very much the kind of person who wants to change the world,” Turpin said of her choice to donate a portion of her profits. “I want to pursue something in that cause where I’m actually helping other people not just taking all the profits for myself.

Writing is obviously my passion, I think it’s my God-given gift, and so I’m going to use that to give back to others if I can.”

Turpin originally ordered 150 copies for her book signing and sold out in the first week, bringing her total number sold to 200, including online sales.

She will attend Taylor University in the fall, double majoring in professional writing and psychology. It’s her goal to be a neuropsychologist while writing on the side.

“Now, obviously, if I become the next J.K. Rowling and it blows up, then I’m just going to be writing as my career,” she said with a laugh.

She intends to write four more books from “Wired,” creating a series of five, in the future.

for younger and younger children, prompting the choir to start its First Steps in Music program for children ages birth through age 4.

Fort Wayne Children’s Choir Executive Artistic Director Jonathan Busarow also credited the wide range of musical opportunities in Fort Wayne to sparking the public’s interest in music.

“To have a full-time orchestra, a full-time ballet, a substantial children’s choir in the

community, the youth orchestra, the list can go on and on, of all the different things that we have that any other community our size would be jealous of,” he said.

“I think that Fort Wayne is making it onto the national stage because the kids here, if they want to, can receive such a solid foundation of not only music education but also support and encouragement and Fort Wayne is such a community that rallies, as we

saw with Addison,” Bouthot said. “When there is talent people want to see it nurtured and grown.”

That nurturing spirit is something the community needs to continue and grow in order to keep this breadth of talent alive.

“I think encouraging participation of anybody that has a love of art to find that avenue that they can do that. … We want everybody to know the arts are for everybody to participate in and enjoy,”

Busarow said. “So they have to be aware that these things exist to know that they can do them and then they have to be able to fund them.”

Sparr hopes to see more and more venues that are available for local musicians to show their talents.

“When there’s opportunities to go out and hear local music, whether it’s in a coffee shop or bar or open mic, just take advantage of that opportunity because there is so much talent,”

he said. “Addison is such a good example. She was playing gigs at places like the Friendly Fox for 10, 15 people sitting around, and then she sold out two shows at the Embassy.

“There’s the mentality I think that people need to break out of, that there’s nothing to do in this town. There’s always something to do in this town. Especially if you’re a music lover there’s a lot of great opportunities to come and listen.”

on “Hotline Bling” might seem a bold choice.

“I just want to show my artistry. … I think I just wanted to go out as bold as possible; it’s going to be a swing and a miss or a home run,” she said.

Danielle’s journey on

“the Voice” continues, as she won her battle round and advanced to the knockout stages.

“The Voice” airs on NBC Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m.

While getting to this point has been a whirlwind journey, Danielle

said she’s ready to see where it takes her in the future. “‘The Voice’ was the biggest step I’ve ever taken. I haven’t done shows, I haven’t posted videos out there,” she said. “I would love to go out and pursue music full

on … but I have no idea what that looks like.”

“I always say that music is the ultimate empathizer, because no matter what you’re feeling you can always find a song that comforts you or assures you, yeah, you can feel like that,” she said. “I [feel] like

I’m so bare when I’m singing for other people, so it’s a very vulnerable moment for me. … I always limited it because in a way I felt like I’d be exploiting the most inner personal part of myself.

“But you can’t do that, you’ve got to try to share it.”

A HOST OF HANDBELLS

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Composer and educator Tim Waugh conducts handbell ringers from five area churches in a concert March 3 at Trinity English Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne. Participating musicians came from: Emmanuel Lutheran Church, New Haven; First Mennonite Church, Berne; and First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, Plymouth Congregational Church and Trinity ELC in Fort Wayne. See more photos at INfortwayne.com.

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News briefs: Make plans and sign up if necessary ZOO TO OPEN FOR 53RD YEAR

The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, 3411 Sherman Blvd., will open its gates for its 53rd season at 9 a.m.

Saturday, April 21.

Zoo hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, with the last admission at 5 p.m.

Admission is $14 for adults, $12 for those ages 62 and older, $10 for ages 2-18 and free for those younger than 2. Visit kidszoo.org to save money on a variety of individual and family memberships, and to read about the zoo’s varied population.

Visitors will get their first look at Thabisa, a female giraffe born over the winter. Guests also will get a closer look at Kita, who was born Aug. 6. The reticulated giraffe herd also includes six adults.

Other babies that will make their debut inclues wrinkled hornbill, Prevost’s squirrels and Sitatunga — or marsh buck.

The zoo, which attracts more than 600,000 visitors each year, is supported entirely by earned revenue and donations.

The 2018 zoo season ends Oct. 7.

EARTH DAY AT EAGLE MARSH

Eagle Marsh Nature Preserve will host an Earth Day celebration from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, April 22. Little River Wetlands Project manages the 756-acre wetlands, with the main gate at 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne.

The celebration will include food trucks, a farmer’s market and educational activities.

DIOCESE SEEKS SCHOOLS STAFF

The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Catholic Schools Office will conduct a teacher recruitment fair from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, at the Archbishop Noll Catholic Center, 915 S. Clinton St., Fort Wayne.

The diocese operates 39 elementary schools and four high schools.

The schools are looking for licensed teachers for numerous positions. The diocese will be hiring for school administrators, Pre-K, elementary, middle school and high school teachers, including specials teachers such as music, Spanish and physical education. Applicants will also be sought for open support staff positions including special education and gifted/

talented teachers.

Interviews will be conducted on-site.

Applicants are encouraged to sign up at www. diocesefwsb.org/teacher-recruitment-fairs for 20-minute interviews with particular school or schools of their choice.

Applicants are also requested to bring copies of their resume to each interview. Walk-ins will be limited.

LHN SHOWCASES HEALTH CAREERS

Lutheran Health Network will conduct a career showcase from 4-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, in the south lobby of Medical Office Building 2, 7910 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. Free parking is available in the south parking garage. Enter through Door 1L. Attendees can visit specialty booths to network one-on-one with LHN team members, share resumes, discuss job opportunities and, in some cases, conduct initial job interviews.

Appetizers and refreshments will be served.

To avoid registration lines, applicants are encouraged to register online by April 10. Visit LutheranHealth.net/ showcase to register and for a list of opportunities.

CARROLL BANDS 5K SET FOR APRIL 22

Members of the Carroll High School bands will perform music at posts along a 3.1-mile course for the Move it for Music 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, April 22. Registration is now open.

Proceeds from the event will benefit all of Carroll High School’s music programs.

The event will begin at 2 p.m. Registration can be completed at runsignup.com/move_ it_for_music_5k. The cost is $30 per person for those registering now through April 20. The fee includes a race T-shirt and medals.

The course will begin and end at Carroll High School near the cafeteria and sports fields, winding through the school’s campus and into the Preserves and Carroll Creek subdivisions. The race will be chip timed and medals will be awarded for various age groups.

Strollers are welcome, but no pets are allowed.

Indoor warmup and cool-down stations will be provided, along with music and awards after the race.

PUBLIC INVITED TO FIVE SHOWS

Homestead High School performing groups will entertain local audiences in a series of free concerts and shows this spring.

Admission is free.

Homestead H.S. is at 4310 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne.

• Tuesday April 17, 7 p.m.: The latest addition to the school music program — the handbell choir — will perform in the auditorium. The orchestra also will perform.

• Thursday April 19, 7 p.m.: The Homestead Spring Band Concert in the auditorium and main gym will feature Jazz Band II, Jazz Band I, concert band, symphonic band, wind ensemble and the winter guard.

• Tuesday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.: The Homestead Jazz Concert will feature special guest Larry McWilliams, Ball State University instructor emeritus, trumpet.

• Thursday, May 10, 7 p.m.: The Elite girls show choir will perform in the auditorium.

• Friday, May 11, 7 p.m.: The Class Royale mixed show choir will perform in the auditorium.

ARCOLA READY TO BLESS BIKES

Motorcycle riders are welcome to the 29th annual Blessing of the Bikes at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at St. Patrick’s Church, 12505 Arcola Road, Arcola.

The Rev. Thadeus Balinda — “Father Tad” to many — will bless the motorcycles.

There is no charge to take part, and advance notice is not required.

The event will take place rain or shine.

The St. Patrick’s youth group will have coffee, pop and some food available for a small charge.

“There’s no need to sign up. Just show up about 9:30 or 10. It’s been going on for years, and most people know about it,” organizer Jerry Gordon said. “We do the blessing. There’s nothing official, it’s just a blessing, just for the camaraderie of getting ready for the springtime rides.”

Motorcyclists then disperse and usually regroup at several locations, but those gatherings are not part of the blessing, Gordon said.

JROTC RUN MARKS 100TH

Concordia Lutheran High School Junior ROTC is hosting the A.J.

Arnett 5K Honor Run on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 19. The event also commemorates the 100th anniversary of the JROTC. The race begins at 8:30 a.m., starting and finishing at CLHS, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. The race will start with a cannon blast.

SPC Arnett is a 2004 Concordia graduate and JROTC member. He deployed to Iraq with the U.S. Army in January 2005 and was seriously wounded in July.

The run will benefit Honor Flight of Northeast Indiana and Shepherd’s House Fort Wayne. Early-bird registration is underway.

Registration is $23 through 11:59 p.m.

March 31; register and get more information at ajarnetthonorrun.com.

Students in K-8 run for free, but must register at the high school.

COMEDY FEST SET APRIL 20

The third annual Concordia Comedy Festival will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, April 20, at Cinema Center, 437 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne.

Tickets are free and the public is welcome.

Tickets can be picked up at the high school, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne, beginning April 10.

Students from area middle schools and high schools submitted their films for judging in February. Finalists will be announced April 10.

Sponsors predicted the movies will “make the audience chuckle, belly laugh or all out roll on the floor in laughter.”

Students were invited to submit up to four movies each, with each movie no more than 3 minutes in length, including optional credits. The competition was open to students in K-12 in Allen, Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells and Whitley counties.

All finalists’ films will be shown on the big screen when the top winners will be announced. Firstprize entries in both the high school and middle school categories will receive a GoPro.

THREE DAYS OF COMEDY

The second annual Maumee Mary and Joseph Comedy Festival April 12-14 in downtown Fort Wayne will feature standup comedy, improv, sketch comedy, a comedy battle and podcasts.

Events will range from all-ages to 21-plus.

Tickets can be

purchased through links on mmjcomedyfestival. com, with single-day tickets $10-$15 or a three-day pass for $30.

Other passes are available on the website. Also check the website for further details.

There will also be free events at the downtown Allen County Public Library from noon-4 p.m. Saturday, April 14.

The schedule: • Thursday, April 12 — The History Center, O’Reilly’s and Pint & Slice; • Friday, April 13 — The History Center, O’Reilly’s, The Phoenix and Pint & Slice; • Saturday, April 14 — Allen County Public Library, Cinema Center, First Presbyterian Church, The History Center, O’Reilly’s, The Phoenix and Pint & Slice.

‘PIGLYS’ AUTHOR AT FREE EVENT

Yahweh Sisterhood Book Club will present author and illustrator Mary Coons from 6:308:30 p.m. Thursday, April 5, at The Chapel, 2505 W. Hamilton Road, Fort Wayne. Guests should enter through Door 2. The group meets in Room 102. The event is free. Coons will share her love of journaling and artwork as she uses her book “The Piglys and the Hundred-Year Mystery.” Coons will bring some of her journals from 30 to 40 years ago.

The club presents Christian authors the first Thursday of each month.

The schedule includes: May 3, “The Widow Wore Pink,” by Robyn Dykstra; June 7, “A Case for Kindness,” by Lisa Barrickman; and July 5, “Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible,” by Liz Curtis Higgs. Follow the club at yahwehsisterhoodbookclub.com.

This is a free event.

“Books from upcoming authors will be available,” the club said in a statement. “We read the book prior to the author speaking, but if you haven’t read the book, don’t let that stop you from coming.”

VERA BRADLEY SALE IN APRIL

An outlet sale that began in a tent in 1983 has grown to attract shoppers from across the United States each year.

The Vera Bradley annual outlet sale will be Wednesday-Sunday, April 11-15, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne.

Tickets for 2.5-hour time slots on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are $5 and are for sale at verabradley.com. Admission is free on Saturday and Sunday. Hours are 7:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.

Wednesday-Friday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

Assorted discounts and promotions are explained online. Coliseum parking is $5.

Thousands of items will be available for purchase.

Vintage Floral, a factory-exclusive pattern, will make its debut during the outlet sale.

ADOPT OR SHOP AT PET EXPO

The Allen County SPCA will present the Northern Indiana Pet Expo on Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. Hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for those ages 60 and older, $3 for those ages 6-12, and free to those ages 5 and younger. Coliseum parking is $5. Get details at northernindianapetexpo.org.

The show features information sessions, entertainment, visits with groomers and vendors, and a chance to adopt pets. Children may visit the Kid’s Activity Zone to adopt a balloon animal.

Healthy leashed cats and dogs over the age of 1 will be admitted for $1.

The pets must be spayed or neutered. Owners sign a general release and waiver agreement.

Proceeds benefit homeless dogs and cats and Allen County SPCA, which operates an animal shelter at 4914 S. Hanna St., Fort Wayne. Get details, see photos of pets available for adoption, or donate at acspca. org.

See photos of last year’s Pet Expo at infortwayne.com.

SEE NATIONAL PRINT SHOW

The 38th National Print Exhibition continues through May 11 at Artlink Contemporary Gallery, 300 E. Main St., Fort Wayne.

Hours are noon-7 p.m.

Tuesday-Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday.

The exhibition was juried by Liz Maugans, printmaker and arts advocate. “I often look for a-ha moments, trickery, mastery and See NEWS, Page A7

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magic when curating work for an exhibition or collection,” Maugans said of her selections. “I want people who see the work to experience that as well.”

This exhibition is sponsored by Lincoln Financial Group, with additional support from the Designer/Craftsman Guild.

Visit artlinkfw.com for more information.

BRAINS FOR HOPE PLANS 2ND GALA

PRE-K TAKING APPLICATIONS

Low-income families in Allen and DeKalb counties may submit applications for On My Way Pre-K, the Indiana state-funded prekindergarten program. To be eligible, the child must be 4 by Aug. 1. Other requirements apply.

Families can apply at onmywayprek.org or by calling 211.

“We encourage eligible families to enroll their children in this tremendously successful program,” said David Nicole, president and CEO of United Way of Allen County.

SYCAMORE SWIM AND DIVE TEAM

Sycamore Hills summer swim and dive team will register for the 2018 season from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, April 22.

Sign-up takes place at the Sycamore Hills Swim and Racquet Clubhouse, 1511 Sycamore Hills Drive, Fort Wayne.

The 8-week season runs June 4-Aug. 5.

Sponsors promise “a climate of friendly competition where swimmers and divers can develop a love for the sport, improve their skills and achieve success at his or her level of ability.” Training groups are available for ages 5-18. For more information, visit www. sycamoreswim.wordpress.com or contact Amie Lindsay at (260) 312-6339 or alindsay@

The Brains for Hope Foundation will host its second annual gala Friday, June 1, at Parkview Mirro Center, 10622 Parkview Plaza Drive, Fort Wayne.

Dinner begins at 6 p.m., to be followed by silent and live auctions, an inspirational program, dancing and live entertainment by Good Night Gracie.

Tickets are $125 and can be purchased by visiting https:// brains2018.auction-bid. org/microsite/.

Maggie and Andrew Saal started Brains for Hope in honor of their daughter, a brain cancer survivor, to raise money for pediatric cancer research. Last year’s inaugural event raised $75,000.

TICKETS READY FOR ‘CAFE NOIR’

Wells Community Theater will present “Murder at Café Noir” April 6-8 at 211 Water St., Bluffton. “Murder at Café Noir” is a 1940s detective story come to life that features Rick Archer, private investigator.

Performances on Friday, April 6, and Saturday, April 7, begin at 6:30 p.m. with a dinner buffet. Tickets for the Friday and Saturday shows are $30, which includes a meal and drink. Bar service will be available at each night of the dinner theater. The 4 p.m. Sunday, April 8, show does not feature a meal. Tickets for Sunday’s show are $15.

Tickets are on sale at the Creative Arts office. Tickets also can be purchased and reserved by calling (260) 824-5222. Tickets can be purchased at wellscocreativearts.com.

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Women of Taylor Chapel United Methodist Church will conduct a rummage sale and bake sale April 12-14. The women’s group supports many local missions.

Hours are 5-7 p.m.

April 12, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

April 13 and 9-11 a.m.

April 14. Taylor Chapel U.M.C. is at 10145 Maysville Road, Fort Wayne. Direct questions to (260) 749-8597.

USF ART SHOW APRIL 7-MAY 2

The University of Saint Francis will host its 42nd annual School of Creative Arts Student Exhibition, with an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, April 7.

This event will take place at the Rolland Center for Art and Visual Communication, which is off Leesburg Road on the southeast corner of the Fort Wayne campus.

An awards ceremony will follow at 7:30 p.m. at the USF Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center, 431 W. Berry St. The SOCA exhibition, which runs through May 2, will feature art, dance, music and performance-based works by students enrolled at SOCA. The exhibition is free and open to the public. The Weatherhead Gallery is in the Rolland Center. Hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday from 1-5 p.m.

For more information, visit art.sf.edu or call (260) 399-8064.

COMEDY CLUB BOOKS APRIL

Fort Wayne Comedy Club, 2104 S. Calhoun St., will offer shows each Saturday in April. Tickets are $15 in advance at fortwaynecomedyclub.com or $20 the day of the show. For details call (260) 426-6339.

The schedule: • April 7, 7:15 p.m. Stu McCallister, headliner.

Spring break VBS adds volunteer opportunity KPC NEWS SERVICE Harlan United Methodist Church and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church are partnering again this year to offer vacation Bible school during the spring break for preschool through sixth grade.

The VBS will be from noon-2:30 p.m. April 2, 3 and 4 at Harlan UMC, 16434 State Road 37, Harlan. There is no cost

to students for lunch or attending VBS. For more information or to register, call (260) 6575364.

Registration will be at noon, followed by game time, a kid-friendly lunch, music and singing, a Bible story and craft.

Students will make a daily project: Monday, pet toys for the Allen County SPCA; Tuesday, lap throws and wraps for nursing homes; and

Wednesday, braided bracelets for cancer and mental health patients and child patients at Parkview Hospital.

On Wednesday morning, adults and children are invited to sort food at The Associated Churches in downtown Fort Wayne. Vans will be available and others are welcome to carpool, leaving Harlan UMC at 9 a.m. and returning at 11:30 a.m.

• April 14, 7:15 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Tim Kidd, headliner.

• April 21, 7:15 p.m.

Dave Landau, headliner, and featuring Brad Scott.

• April 28, 7:15 p.m.

Mike Jones, headliner.

APR BANQUET SIGN-UPS DUE

The A. Philip Randolph Institute Fort Wayne Chapter will celebrate its annual scholarship banquet at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at Link’s Wonderland, 1711 E. Creighton Ave., Fort Wayne. Tickets are $35. Reservations are due by Monday, April 2.

Contact LaDonna Sims at (260) 403-1362 or ladonnasims@frontier. com for tickets. Tables of eight are available for $280.

Joe Jordan, president and CEO of the Fort Wayne Boys & Girls Club, will be the keynote speaker at this fundraiser for high school scholarships. Scholarship recipients receive their award at this banquet.

Scholarship applications were due March 14.

The scholarship was created in honor of A. Philip Randolph and Charles Redd, activists who struggled for social and economic justice.

“Redd and Randolph shared a common vision for equality, and political and community activism and serve as true inspirations for young people today,” the organization said in a statement.

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS ADDED

Visiting Nurse this month expanded grief support groups to two local hospitals. The staff of the Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center facilitates the support groups.

A Parkview Regional Medical Center grief support group will meet from 5:30-7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month, in the Chaplain’s Office. The

Lutheran Hospital grief support group will meet from 5:30-7 p.m. the last Thursday of each month in the Kachmann Mind/ Body Institute, first floor, next to the gift shop.

These new groups are open to any adult in the community who has suffered a loss due to death. Visiting Nurse also hosts a variety of other grief support groups at other locations in Allen and DeKalb counties. For more information, call the Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center at (260) 435-3261 or visit vnfw. org.

since 1940.

On Saturday, April 21, thee Three Rivers Water Filtration Plant, 415 Baltes Ave., will offer a free guided tour from 10 a.m.-noon. The plant opened in 1933 and after several expansions is now able to filter 72 million gallons of water per day. The tour will give visitors an opportunity to see the plant in operation, to interact with staff members, and to view the architecture of the Collegiate Gothic style building. Another tour will be offered from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 19.

CITY UTILITIES OFFERS TOURS

POLICE RECRUIT DEADLINE NEAR

The public is invited to free, guided tours of two of Fort Wayne City Utilities essential properties.

The next tour is 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 14, at the Water Pollution Control Plant, 2601 Dwenger Ave. Visitors will learn how the plant operates, visit the award-winning lab and view its high-power microscope, and learn about the importance the plant plays in area residents’ daily lives. The tour will involve walking on several surfaces, including gravel, and attendees should not wear open-toe shoes or flip-flops. Another tour is available from 10 a.m.noon Saturday, May 12.

Named the P.L. Brunner Water Pollution Control Plant, the Fort Wayne facility provides sewage treatment for more than 315,000 residents in Fort Wayne, New Haven, Leo-Cedarville, Maysville, Grabill, Zanesville and Arcola and many homes and businesses in unincorporated areas of Allen County. Currently, the plant has the capacity to treat 100 million gallons of sewage per day. Last year, the plant treated nearly 17 billion gallons of sewage for the year. The plant has been serving the community

The Fort Wayne Police Department’s online application current session will close Monday, April 2, at 8 a.m. Visit fwpd.org/ careers to apply. This process is for anyone interested in becoming a full-time commissioned police officer.

An applicant must be a U.S. citizen, age 21-35. An applicant must complete a pre-employment physical fitness test. A high school diploma or equivalent or a G.E.D. is required; education beyond high school is preferred. Other requirements apply.

KNIGHTS TO RUN AT FOSTER PARK

Bishop Luers High School will host Run With the Knights at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 12, at Foster Park. The 10K/5K run, walk is sponsored by the Alumni Department.

The cost is $20 per person. Sign up at bishopluers.org by clicking on “Run With the Knights” in the “Alumni” tab. Register by May 2 to be guaranteed a T-shirt.

For more information, contact Tess Steffen at (260) 456-1261, ext.

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Chili bowl meal to help St. Mary’s soup kitchen

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Concordia Lutheran High School students and staff are taking to the pottery wheels for a chili-bowl fundraiser for St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen in support of the school’s theme for this year, “United in Service.”

What started as an idea from Concordia art teacher Trevor Campbell has turned into much more in the minds and hearts of the school’s students.

One goal Campbell had for the project was to give students who didn’t take an art class the opportunity to learn to do something artistic and make art on the pottery wheel.

“Then off of that, how they can use their artistic talents to benefit our community and give back,” Campbell said.

This is the school’s first semester hosting the fundraiser. They intend to continue it in the coming years and hopefully expand it with additional pottery wheels.

Around 33 students and staff members are participating in the service project, taking time throughout the semester during lunch

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Concordia Lutheran High School sophomore Cameron Brown (left) and senior Michelle Frerking (right) make pottery for the school’s chili-bowl fundraiser April 19.

and after school to make, trim and glaze five to 10 bowls each. On the day of the event, each participant will bring in a slow cooker of their own homemade chili to serve to patrons who attend.

“This is kind of exciting for us to do and it can help people so much. Just being able to put on a fun event for our parents and friends to come to and just have fun with them and eat a bowl of chili, but also have it go toward a good cause. It’s really special,”

Michelle Frerking, a senior at Concordia High School, said.

“This is actually doing something that will benefit other people,” senior Baylee Coburn said, adding that her family members and friends intend to come to the event. “They want to support me but really they’re supporting others, which is really cool.”

The event is affecting more than patrons of St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen as the students themselves discover their artistic

talents and how they can serve their community.

“I kind of want to brag on Mr. Campbell,” Concordia senior Mitchell Studebaker said. “I’m not a very artistic person, but this guy has almost changed my entire view of arts right now and especially because I would have never seen myself freshman and sophomore year doing this.”

Concordia hopes to make 200 bowls of all shapes and sizes to sell at the event on Thursday, April 19. On that day, beginning at 5 p.m., patrons will pay $20 at the door and receive a handmade bowl filled with homemade chili. All

Concordia Lutheran High School senior Mitchell Studebaker starts a new pottery piece for the chili-bowl fundraiser for St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen.

A bowl begins to take shape in a Concordia art class.

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Apollo XII lunar module pilot Alan Bean will address a local audience in support of the East Allen County Schools Educational Foundation.

The group’s annual dinner and auction will be Friday, May 11, at Walb Union International Ballroom at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the event expected to conclude by 9 p.m.

Tickets are $35 each or $70 for two people, or $240 for a table of eight.

RSVPs are required by noon Friday, April 20, to EACS Foundation Director Rose Fritzinger at rfritzinger@eacs. k12.in.us. Or call (260)

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Bean, now a retired Navy captain, was part of the second lunar landing and became the fourth man to walk on the moon, in November 1969.

“Captain Bean is a fascinating individual and a tremendous motivational speaker,” the foundation said in a statement. “[Bean] has had a fascinating career: he was an aeronautical engineer, naval aviator, astronaut, and is now an accomplished artist creating the first paintings of a world other than our planet Earth by an artist that has actually been there.”

The education foundation supports EACS students and staff. To support that work, the fundraiser will auction

such items as Kennedy Space Center tickets, 3-day/2-night certificates for the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Mich., Holiday World passes, Perfect North Slopes passes, a Zulu Nyala (South African safari) package, Peg Perego items, DeBrand Chocolate tours, numerous gift cards, passes and other items donated by community supporters.

Additional donations will be welcomed through noon April 20.

Proceeds from the fundraiser will support the EACS Foundation’s Dual Credit / Collegiate Connection program, which reimburses juniors and seniors who complete college credits while still enrolled at an EACS high school. More than 1,300 EACS juniors

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Former astronaut Alan Bean now is known for his paintings of what he observed in space. Bean will address a Fort Wayne audience May 11.

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Local book talk to host ‘Practical Magic’ author Contributed The Jewish Federation of Fort Wayne will host bestselling author Alice Hoffman for The People of the Book annual lecture at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 7, at the Rifkin Campus, 5200 Old Mill Road.

Since publishing her first novel, “Property Of,” at the age of 21, Hoffman has become a distinguished novelist.

She has published more than 30 novels, three books of short fiction, and eight books for children and young adults. Her novel “Here on Earth” was an Oprah Book Club choice. “Practical Magic” was made into a Warner Bros. film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. Her novel “At Risk,” which concerns a family dealing with AIDS, can be found on

the reading lists of many universities, colleges and secondary schools.

Hoffman has written a number of novels for young adults, including “Aquamarine,” “Green Angel” and the New York Times bestseller “The Ice Queen.” In 2007, Little Brown published her teen novel “Incantation,” a story about hidden Jews during the Spanish Inquisition, which Publishers Weekly chose as one of the best books of the year.

Hoffman’s talk will conclude with questions and answers as well as a book signing. A dessert reception will follow. The program is free and open to the public.

Hoffman’s lecture is made possible by support from the Dr. Louis and Anne B. Schneider Foundation and the Dr. Harry W. Salon Foundation.

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Alice Hoffman will discuss her work, answer questions and sign books at the Jewish Federation’s People of the Book event Monday, May 7, at the Rifkin Campus. The program and dessert reception are free and open to the public.

Hoffman’s work has been published in more than 20 translations and more than 100 foreign editions. Her novels have received mention as notable books of the

year by the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Los Angeles Times, Library Journal and People Magazine. Her most recent novels have received many accolades

and are New York Times bestsellers. They include “The Museum of Extraordinary Things,” “The Marriage of Opposites” and “Faithful.” Her novel “The Dovekeepers,” the

story of the survivors of Masada, is considered by many to be Hoffman’s masterpiece, and it was adapted for television in a 2015 miniseries.

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Hoffman was born in New York City on March 16, 1952, and grew up on Long Island. After graduating from high school in 1969, she attended Adelphi University, from which she received a Bachelor of Arts degree, and then she received a Master of Arts degree in creative writing from Stanford University.

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BIKES from Page A1 high-end bikes — we do repair them, however — and are not necessarily for the serious rider. Our niche is the average, occasional rider who wants to enjoy a leisurely pedal on the River Greenway. Speaking of the Greenway, it has really given our business a boost. After a long ride on the trail, we get a lot of people stopping in to get a more comfortable seat and equipment adjustments.”

Repairing and reconditioning bikes is Wes and Vaughn’s passion and forte. Wes began fixing bikes for others when he was just 10 years old. Wes is descended from five generations of Ulmers in the New Haven area. His father, Ed, owned the Arco station on Lincoln Highway where Cap & Cork now stands. It was the first gas station in the area to have covered pumps. Wes and Vaughn are graduates of Woodlan High School.

HOME from Page A1 and the first time he will actually have an office other than in his home.

The new 12,000-squarefoot building, which is being built by Konkle Builders of Fort Wayne and financed by First Merchants Bank, will have a sanctuary that will

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Wes Ulmer makes adjustments to a tandem bike. The New Haven area native and Woodlan High School graduate started fixing bikes for others when he was 10 and ran a repair business out of his garage on Hartzell Street for seven years.

Vaughn has been interested in collecting bikes since he was a kid and was instrumental in getting Wes involved in starting to repair them seven years ago. He haunts auctions for bikes and has parts to fix bikes built in the early 1900s

beyond repair are donated to an organization in Chicago where they are rebuilt and re-donated to African villages.”

“We had an interesting customer recently who was walking across the country and dropped in to find a bike to hasten his journey,” Vaughn

said. “He had just $30, so I gave him a $50 bike and sent him on his way.

Never heard whether he made it or not.”

The shop also sells Parkview Hospital riding helmets for just $10 in a variety of colors and styles. “Parkview only sells them [at the

hospital] once a week, so we help them and the money goes to hospital’s riding safety program,” Wes said.

“Whether people are looking for a good used or new bike or just want to come in and talk, they’re welcome,” Wes said. “We love to hear their stories and experiences of riding when they were kids.”

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to the present. “Much of our work is on bikes bought and assembled at the big-box stores.

They usually need a lot of adjusting and tightening to make them work smoothly,” he said. “We give several levels of tune-ups. Bikes that are

Vaughn Ulmer shows a customer how bicycle gears shift on a demonstration unit that he bought at an auction. The Woodlan High School graduate has been collecting bicycles and bike accessories for many years and is a BMX racing enthusiast.

Colorful safety helmets sell for just $10, with the proceeds going to Parkview Hospital’s bike safety program.

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hall with kitchen, five classrooms, a nursery and the office. The sanctuary will have all new seating, sound and video systems.

Electric pianos and other musical instruments will be relocated from the old church. Parking spaces for 57 vehicles will be available.

Fries and his wife, Patricia, were called to New Haven by a small group of people who were in need of a minister in 1987. At that time it was called New Hope Apostolic Church and was

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The current Victory Life Church at 1031 Middle St. is in one of New Haven’s oldest church structures. A new, 12,000-square-foot facility is under construction on Rose Avenue.

located in a small building behind the post office.

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in Celina, Ohio. A few years later he had a chapel constructed on his Rose Avenue property where the congregation met for eight years before moving into the Middle Street church.

Born in Ohio, Fries was raised in International Falls, Minn., where he met his wife in high school. They were married while he was serving in the U.S. Army. He studied to be a minister through the Apostolic Church and was licensed by the Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ. His first church was in International Falls, where he served for five years.

“I’m extremely proud of the way our church has grown. My vision is to expand it to more than 300 members,” he said.

“My goal and that of my assistant pastor, Craig St. Myers, and associate pastor, Paul Peconge, is at that point to branch out and establish assemblies in other area communities.”

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New Haven • April 2018

Firetrucks guard past at old Station No. 3

By Rod King

For IN|fort wayne publications

The Fort Wayne Firefighters Museum welcomes local school groups and visitors from almost every state to admire the antique firefighting equipment and to take in the atmosphere of old Station No. 3.

The museum stands watch from the north side of Washington Boulevard, just east of the Allen County Public Library and across Washington from the Grand Wayne Center.

Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Saturday hours are 10 a.m.-3 p.m. It’s closed Wednesdays. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and students, and children younger than 5 are admitted free.

The station was built in 1893 and retired in 1972. Firefighters began collecting items and pushing for a museum location. Station No. 6 on Wells Street was the original site for the museum, but the neighborhood lobbied for it to be torn down to make space for a park. The neighborhood won, so since No. 3 was already retired, it became the museum and No. 6’s two spring-loaded, swing-out doors were relocated to No. 3. The next seven years were spent preparing No. 3 to house antique engines, a variety of firefighting paraphernalia, historic photos and thousands of other memorabilia.

Recent guest registers shows visitors from Ontario, Alaska, Tennessee, North Carolina, Ohio, Wyoming, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, and from all across Indiana.

If you’re fortunate to

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Retired Fire Station #3 on Washington Boulevard across from the Grand Wayne Center and next to the Allen County Public Library is the place to see antique engines and equipment from the Fort Wayne Fire Department’s storied history. The station was built in 1893 and retired in 1972.

be there when 29-year veteran firefighter and vice president of the museum board, Capt. Dennis Giere, is in the house, you’re in for a treat.

Giere will outline the history of Fort Wayne’s Fire Department from a volunteer unit in 1839 until it became a full-time, paid job in 1882. Station No. 3 was first on the scene at the “all-hands” Wolf & Dessauer fire in November 1962. Giere also will point to photos of the city’s worst fire disaster, the Aveline Hotel fire that killed 11 people in 1908.

Among the first exhibits he’ll point out are the museum’s pride and joy: the 1893 horse-drawn steamer and the 1942 International firetruck.

Though the Amoskeog Extra First Class Steamer on display is not Station 3’s original, it’s identical right down to the hose valves and polished silver

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boiler. It could pump 1,100 gallons per minute, which is nearly as much as today’s engines. Giere points out that the original one, which was last used in 1920, was destroyed.

Its replacement was acquired from the Ford Plant in Detroit in the late 1970s.

“Ford bought up a bunch of them to use as emergency generators from the Detroit Fire Department when they transitioned to gasoline-powered steamers,” he said.

“The 1942 International is unique for a couple of reasons,” Giere said. “It was one of 12 fire engines made here during World War II. In 1938 the city was facing the need to replace its aging fleet and was shocked to learn the price for new ones started at more than $14,000.

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chassis and having the department’s mechanics build a firetruck on it.

They completed the first one that year at a cost of around $7,000. Another one was built in 1939, five more in 1941 and three in 1942. Three are on display in the museum.

“The 1942 is extra special because it’s now designated as the ‘last ride.’ It has been converted to hold a casket and is used for funerals of deceased firefighters,” Giere said.

In 1893, firefighters at Station No. 3 lived within walking distance. The station was basically their home. They worked 29 out of 30 days and had an hour-and-a-half off each day to dash home to get reacquainted with their families. A bell in the tower on the front of the building (long since removed) was rung to bring them back to the station if a fire run was

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Captain Dennis Giere, 29-year veteran firefighter and vice president of the Firefighters Museum, is an encyclopedia of information on old Station #3 and the history of the Fort Wayne Fire Department.

The 1927 Ahrens-Fox fire engine was scheduled to be on display at the New Haven Fire Muster, but was sidelined by holes in its radiator.

imminent. In 1920, two shifts were established, with firefighters working 24 hours and then having 24 hours off. Three shifts were started in 1965, with 24 hours on duty and 48 hours off.

According to Giere, the firefighters were unhappy when gasoline-powered firetrucks replaced horse-drawn equipment.

To them, the 12 horses housed in stalls at Station No. 3 were a beloved part of the crew.

One horse stall remains at the museum. A photo against the brick wall shows three powerful horses beside those same bricks a century ago.

A yoke hangs from the wooden wall of the stall.

The adjacent building that once housed the horses is in the process of being renovated to display more antique fire engines and a dive team boat.

(IN|Fort Wayne Editor Garth Snow contributed to this report.)

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New Haven • April 2018

Robot’s handlers find human experience in setback

By Garth Snow

gsnow@kpcmedia.com

The Homestead High School robotics team picked up valuable experience but no awards in its first contest this year. Faculty team leader Robert Steverson said the group will shape that experience into teamwork in remaining challenges.

Homestead is the only Fort Wayne school entered in First Robotics.

The class finished six weeks of design and building the evening of Feb. 20, and then sealed the 2018 robot for the First Power Up Challenge March 10 and 11 at Mishawaka Penn High School.

Homestead also was scheduled to compete March 24 and 25 at Plainfield High School.

Points from regional competitions will be combined, and the 32 top teams from Indiana will advance to the state round. Eight teams from Indiana will advance to the First Power Up world championships in Detroit in late April. More than 91,000 high school students worldwide are competing in the arcade-themed robotics challenge.

The teams learned their challenges and picked up some basic parts early in January.

Team captain Logan Roser and co-captain Hannah Parks are among the six seniors on the Homestead team.

“We had six weeks to design and build a robot,” Roser said. The first two weeks was dedicated to design. “From there we actually started building chassis parts,” he said.

Three schools form alliances for the first challenge, and those alliances change over the 12 challenges throughout the day. Secrets thus pass from ally to rival.

It boils down to basic professionalism and communication, the leaders agreed.

“They will know your strategies,” Parks said.

“So it’s important to make the most robust robot.”

Parks likened the challenge to a video game. “Essentially the field is one giant scale in the middle. It’s 7 feet tall and there are two switches on either side,” she said. The robot has to reach to the top and grab a 13-inch bar. As with a video game, there are opportunities to add points.

The first 15 seconds of the competition is fully programmed. The balance of the 2-minute challenge is up to the remote driver and an

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Homestead robotics team leader Robert Steverson (center) discusses the project with team captain Logan Roser (from left), co-captain Hannah Parks, Sukhpreet Singh and Jashandeep Bola.

Freshman Brooke Clements makes adjustments to the Homestead High School robotics team project.

Seniors Megan Moriarty (from left), Heather Craker, Logan Roser, Hannah Parks, Duhan Eroglu and Isaac Tebben work on their final season with the Homestead High School robotics team.

operator to direct the arms and to lift.

“They’re desperately trying to get everything done,” Steverson said on the final construction evening. “The weight limit is 120 [pounds] and they weighed the robot and it was 119, so they’re actually trying to lose some weight.”

The student leaders said aesthetics are important, too.

That means the right colors, attractive pneumatic tubing, and the right layout, Parks said.

“There are actually a couple of us who look at this.”

The team has flipped the color pattern on their T-shirts this year, and on the banner across the NASCAR-like parts and repair pit that they set up at each competition.

The T-shirts still have the Homestead colors, but this year the team is going with yellow shirts with blue letters.

Roser said the program is a lesson in robotics, but also a lesson in business. “We have our own fundraising, our community outreach, our mechanical and electrical program,” he said.

“I was able to hone a lot of machining skills

so I can roll out parts all day long. And then going and talking with companies is big. We get more comfortable with it, asking for donations of money or parts.”

The class asked for community support the evening of Feb. 21, when Buffalo Wild Wings on Coventry Lane donated 10 percent of the evening’s food tab to Olympus Robotics.

“We received excellent support at the wings night fundraiser,” Steverson said. “It was a relaxing environment where team members, their families and mentors were able to relax, reflect on the season, and generate some funds to help with team expenses.”

Matt Elder also instructs Homestead High School Robotics Team No. 4982.

“Our competition in Mishawaka was … challenging,” Steverson said in an email. “For most of the competition it seemed like, if it could possibly go wrong then it did. The team had to deal with multiple mechanical failures throughout the event and was often just working to field a functional robot.

On the bright side, this created an environment that stimulated a lot of learning for our team members. The challenges of dealing with adversity while still maintaining a positive outlook were excellent learning events for our team members. I am also glad to say that our students rose to the challenge. They focused on how to improve going forward and celebrated their small victories, instead of focusing on how everything seemed to work against them. It would have been easy for them to simply give up but instead they worked through the event to make the best showing possible. While they finished near the bottom of the rankings and did not win any awards, they did come out of the event with a plan for moving forward and came to realize that sometimes you don’t always succeed. Many of the students felt that this was an ‘off year’ where we were not really competitive but did learn some new skills. Now the students are focused on possible improvements to make for the next event.

While they all realize that winning our next

Heather Craker programs components for the Homestead robot. Arcade-like joy sticks set the robot’s movements.

event is highly unlikely, they universally feel that they can and need to show improvement from our last event.”

Steverson said Homestead’s robotics program is in its fifth year. Also from northeast Indiana, Huntington County 4-H Robotics sponsors Team Thrust. Team 1501 was a finalist at Mishawaka Penn, finishing fourth with 54 points. The Comets of Grand Rapids, Mich., finished first, with 73 points.

“We’d like to see more in Fort Wayne,” Steverson said. “Kokomo has four teams, Indy has almost 22. We’re trying to get people aware and get them to see what’s involved and trying to help grow the program.”

As of the final

construction evening, the 2018 robot had not been named. Earlier names have included Exploding Fruit Salad and Exploding Fruit Salad 2.0. Roser and Parks said the 2018 name might follow that theme. The robots are all cousins, Parks said. They have the same electrical components, Roser said.

Both Roser and Parks plan to enroll in the Purdue University Polytechnic Institute in the fall. Roser will major in aeronautical engineering technology. Parks will study robotics engineering technology.

First Power Up is organized by First Robotics Competition. Get program details at www. firstinspires.org.

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tickets. The IPFW opera ensemble performs “Suor Angelica” (Sister Angelica), a one-act opera by Giacomo Puccini, which made its world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera in 1918.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 8

Liberty Cruisers Cruise-In. Liberty Diner, Goshen Road at Coliseum Boulevard, Fort Wayne. 5-7 p.m. This car club brings its classic rides for the public to admire. Watch for details at libertycruisers.com.

Flute studio showcase. Rhinehart Recital Hall, IPFW Campus, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne.

7:30 p.m. Students of IPFW flute professor Vivianne Belanger offer solo literature performances along with a flute ensemble that includes piccolo and alto flutes. Free admission for IPFW students with student ID and students 18 and younger, $7 for adults, $6 for those age 60 and older, $4 for non-IPFW students. Call the IPFW box office at (260) 481-6555 or buy tickets at ipfw.edu/tickets.

Singles dance. American Legion Post 47, 601 Reed Road, Fort Wayne. 6-9:30 p.m. $7 cover charge.

DJ, cash bar, potluck carry-in. For more information, call Doug at (260) 704-3669.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 1

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

Kayleen Ruesser will lecture and sign copies of her book, “They Did it For Honor: Stories of America’s World War II Veterans.” The Mather lectures are free to the public and made possible through the support of the Dunsire Family Foundation.

TUESDAY, APRIL 3

Appleseed Quilt Guild. Classic Cafe, 4831 Hillegas

Road, Fort Wayne. Social time begins at 6:30 p.m. with the meeting at 7 p.m. Quilting enthusiasts are welcome to join the guild at this meeting for the annual quilting garage sale. Quilters are welcome to attend three meetings without paying dues, which are $30 per year. This nonprofit organization encourages interest in making, collecting and preserving quilts.

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MONDAY, APRIL 9

Civil War Round Table of North East Indiana. Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, in Conference Room B. 6:30-8:30 p.m. David Dew will present “Stars and Stripes and Old Glory, Too.” Public welcome. For more information, contact Dick Tagtmeyer at (260) 745-1081, email CWRTNEI@aol.com. Members pay $20 per year.

Friends of IPFW Star Music Showcase. Rhinehart Recital Hall, IPFW Campus, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. 3 p.m. Admission is free for everyone. “Join the Friends of IPFW for an hourlong concert featuring the most outstanding students from the music program performing a wide variety of vocal and instrumental selections,” the IPFW Department of Music said in a statement. “The showcase is a true potpourri of music styles and personnel.” For information, visit ipfw. edu/music.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4

IPFW trombone ensemble spring concert. Rhinehart

Recital Hall, IPFW Campus, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Free admission for IPFW students with student ID and students 18 and younger, $7 for adults, $6 for those age 60 and older, $4 for non-IPFW students. Call the IPFW box office at (260) 481-6555 or buy tickets at ipfw.edu/tickets. The ensemble performs a wide variety of music, as performed on tour at high schools across the region.

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Special interest lesson: Decorating cupcakes and cakes.

Allen County Extension Office, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 7-9 p.m. Mindy Lambright of Country Kitchen will demonstrate techniques to decorate cupcakes and cakes for any occasion. Get details at extension.purdue.edu/Allen.

Special interest lesson: Making vanilla and other extracts.

FRIDAY, APRIL 6

SATURDAY, APRIL 7

Eckankar presentation. Allen County Public Library,

900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne; in the Globe Room. 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Free. Book discussion topic is “Spiritual Wisdom on Problem Solving.”

Free book available at event while supplies last.

For information call (260) 466-3823 or visit www. eckankar.org.

“Suor Angelica.” First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne.

2:30 p.m. Free admission for IPFW students with student ID and students 18 and younger, $7 for adults, $6 for those age 60 and older, $4 for non-IPFW students. Call the IPFW box office at (260) 481-6555 or buy tickets at ipfw.edu/

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TUESDAY, APRIL 10

Yahweh Sisterhood Book Club. The Chapel, 2505 W. Hamilton Road, Fort Wayne. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free.

Enter through Door 2. Tonight’s book is “The Piglys and the Hundred-Year Mystery” by Mary Coons.

Fish and tenderloin fry. Southwest Conservation Club, 5703 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. 5-7 p.m. $9. All-you-can-eat fish and tenderloin fries are served the first and third Fridays of each month.

The meal includes green beans, corn, french fries, coleslaw, dinner rolls and pudding or Jell-O. Coffee and cash bar available. The club has been safeguarding local wildlife and habitat since 1938. southwestconservationclub.org.

Rend Collective: The Good News Tour. First Assembly of God, 1400 W. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Tickets $18-$50. Visit TrinityCommunications.org for tickets and details.

“Suor Angelica.” First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne.

7:30 p.m. Free admission for IPFW students with student ID and students 18 and younger, $7 for adults, $6 for those age 60 and older, $4 for non-IPFW students. Call the IPFW box office at (260) 481-6555 or buy tickets at ipfw.edu/ tickets. The IPFW opera ensemble performs “Suor Angelica” (Sister Angelica), a one-act opera by Giacomo Puccini, which made its world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera in 1918.

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Allen County Extension Office, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 7-9 p.m. $5. Join Toni Murray to learn the art of making extracts from spices and herbs. All supplies provided. Get details at extension.purdue.edu/Allen.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11

Short Hikes for Short Legs: Pond Dipping. Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. 9-10 a.m.

Free. Little River Wetlands Project sponsors this part hike, part interactive educational activity with a curriculum and trail length appropriate for kids ages 3-5 years. Visit www.lrwp.org for more information.

THURSDAY, APRIL 12

Breakfast on the Marsh. Indiana Wesleyan University Education and Conference Center, Room 102/104,

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8211 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 8:30-9:45 a.m. Well-seasoned nature lovers (50+) are invited to enjoy a light breakfast and nature presentation presented by Little River Wetlands Project, the governing body of Eagle Marsh. Today’s topic is bird counting. Ed and Cynthia Powers, members of the Stockbridge Audubon Society, will discuss the results gathered from bird monitoring at Eagle Marsh. Then, they will share why counting the birds is important, reveal the methodology behind the practice, and talk about upcoming bird counting events. Register with Dana Claussen at (260) 478-2515 or d.claussen@lrwp.org to help ensure that enough food is provided.

Rummage sale and bake sale. Taylor Chapel United Methodist Church, 10145 Maysville Road, Fort Wayne. 5-7 p.m.

Disorderly Bear Den. The Community Center, 233 W. Main St., Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. Members and visitors are welcome. For more information, contact Donna Gordon-Hearn at (260) 409-9886 or tdbear7@comcast.net. The Disorderly Bear Den of Good Bears of the World collects “gently loved teddy bears” and other stuffed animals to give to children in trauma situations and lonely adults in the Fort Wayne area.

FRIDAY, APRIL 13

All-you-can-eat fish fry and pork tenderloins. Park Edelweiss, 3355 Elmhurst Drive, Fort Wayne. 4:30-7 p.m. $9 for adults, $5 for children. German beer and wine and soft drinks available. Enjoy dinner accompanied by live, German music. Sponsored

by Fort Wayne Mannerchor/Damenchor.

Rummage sale and bake sale. Taylor Chapel United Methodist Church, 10145 Maysville Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 14

Spaghetti dinner and open house. American Legion Post 330, 330 Entrance Drive, New Haven. 5-8 p.m. $8 for adults, $5 for children 10 and younger.

Island Vibe Band will entertain from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Sponsored by Sons of the American Legion.

Proceeds will be donated to the Children’s Organ Transplant Association.

Sports card and collectibles show. Ramada Plaza Hotel, 305 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission. Dealers from three states will buy, sell or trade sports cards and other cards and collectibles. The public may bring items to be appraised. For more information contact Brian Mayne at (260) 824-4867 or mcscards@ icloud.com.

Rummage sale and bake sale. Taylor Chapel United Methodist Church, 10145 Maysville Road, Fort Wayne. 9-11 a.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 15

Manhattan Piano Trio. First Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne, in the sanctuary.

2 p.m. Free-will offering. In its 13th season, the Manhattan Piano Trio has performed hundreds of concerts in almost 40 states. Visit manhattanpianotrio.com. The concert is part of the church’s celebration of 60 years of its Music Arts Ministry program.

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MONDAY, APRIL 16

Allen County Retired Educators. Biaggi’s Restaurant in Jefferson Pointe, Fort Wayne. Check-in at 10:45 a.m., lunch at 11 a.m. Email reservations to Mary Jo Purvis at mpurvis1@frontier.com.

TUESDAY, APRIL 17

“There is More” tour. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Tickets $25.75-$49.75. Featuring Hillsong Worship and Pastor Brian Houston. Visit www.

TrinityCommunications.org for details.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 19

“Discord,” by Scott Carter. First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Special preview night tickets are $12 at the door; reservations are not accepted. The full title of tonight’s play is “The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord.” Get details at firstpresbyteriantheater.com.

Church rummage sale. Emanuel Lutheran Church, 800 Green St., New Haven. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Shopping begins outside at 8 a.m. Proceeds from this semi-annual sale go to local and worldwide causes.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 20

“Discord,” by Scott Carter. First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20 or less; visit firstpresbyteriantheater.com or by calling the box office at (260) 426-7421, ext. 121.

Fish and tenderloin fry. Southwest Conservation Club, 5703 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. 5-7 p.m. $9. All-you-can-eat fish and tenderloin fries are served the first and third Fridays of each month.

The meal includes green beans, corn, french fries, coleslaw, dinner rolls and pudding or Jell-O. Coffee and cash bar available. The club has been safeguarding local wildlife and habitat since 1938. southwestconservationclub.org.

Church rummage sale. Emanuel Lutheran Church, 800 Green St., New Haven. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Shopping begins outside at 8 a.m. Today’s sale includes a $2 bag sale. Proceeds from this semi-annual sale go to local and worldwide causes.

Fish fry. Bethel United Methodist Church, 8404 Lima Road, Fort Wayne. 4:30-7 p.m. Adults

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$10.25, children 6-12 $5, children 5 and younger free. Fish or chicken strips, sides and beverage.

Bounce house available for children of fish fry customers.

SATURDAY, APRIL 21

“Discord,” by Scott Carter. First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20 or less; visit firstpresbyteriantheater.com or by calling the box office at (260) 426-7421, ext. 121.

Zach Williams, Christian rock artist. County Line Church of God, 7716 N. County Line Road, Auburn. 7 p.m. Tickets $15-$50. With special guests Carrollton with Jamie Kimmett. Visit TrinityCommunications.org for tickets and details.

SUNDAY, APRIL 22

Sycamore Hills summer swim & dive team registration.

Sycamore Hills Swim and Racquet Clubhouse, 1511 Sycamore Hills Drive, Fort Wayne. 4-6 p.m.

The 8-week season runs June 4-Aug. 5. Training groups for ages 5-18. Team meets. Fun, social activities. For more information, visit www. sycamoreswim.wordpress.com or contact Amie Lindsay at (260) 312-6339 or alindsay@delineationarch.com.

Singles dance. American Legion Post 47, 601 Reed Road, Fort Wayne. 6-9:30 p.m. $7 cover charge.

DJ, cash bar, potluck carry-in. For more information, call Doug at (260) 704-3669.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 24

Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The luncheon/program cost is $18. Make reservations by calling Meredith at (260) 672-3414. Today’s program is “Showers Of Friendship” featuring Sharon Bracher, presenting her take on “Do Commercial Products Bring Us Love?” Bracher examines beauty products and their impact on the lives of women.

THURSDAY, APRIL 26

Rummage sale. St. Joseph-Hessen Cassel Parish, 11521 Old Decatur Road, Fort Wayne. 6-8 p.m.

Rummage sale. Saint Joseph United Methodist Church, 6004 Reed Road, Fort Wayne. 5-8 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 27

“Frogs,” led by Russ Voorhees. Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Join

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this fun evening hike to learn about the variety of frogs populating the marsh. Discover how to make frog calls using household items. Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project. Contact info@lrwp. org or (260) 478-2515 for more information.

“Discord,” by Scott Carter. First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20 or less; visit firstpresbyteriantheater.com or by calling the box office at (260) 426-7421, ext. 121.

Rummage sale. St. Joseph-Hessen Cassel Parish, 11521 Old Decatur Road, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Rummage sale. Saint Joseph United Methodist Church, 6004 Reed Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

A Taste of Italy: Wine and Food Pairing. The Charles, 3127 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne. 6:30-9 p.m. $70 per person. Payment by card, cash or check. (260) 637-3643 or visit TheCharlesFortWayne.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28

“Discord,” by Scott Carter. First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20 or less; visit firstpresbyteriantheater.com or by calling the box office at (260) 426-7421, ext. 121.

Rummage sale. St. Joseph-Hessen Cassel Parish, 11521 Old Decatur Road, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.noon. Today is $3-a-sack sale.

Rummage sale. Saint Joseph United Methodist Church, 6004 Reed Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.noon.

Food drive. First Christian Church, 4800 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the church parking lot. The church plans a food drive for its neighborhood food pantry the fourth Saturday of every month.

High’s Chicken Sales. The Cedars Branch Auxiliary is hosting the sale, with proceeds used to benefit the residents of the nursing care facility at The Cedars. Sales will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the four-way stop in Leo-Cedarville and by the Do-ItBest Hardware store in Grabill. The sale will continue until sold out.

SUNDAY, APRIL 29

“Discord,” by Scott Carter. First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Tickets $20 or less; visit firstpresbyteriantheater.com or by calling the box office at (260) 426-7421, ext. 121.

Giving Back matches volunteers with needs

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birds of prey, such as hawks, eagles and owls.

According to the Bermejo Soarin’ Hawk website, volunteers do everything from avian care to facility main-

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The Giving Back Fort Wayne Volunteer Fair will allow visitors to explore the many ways of serving in the Fort Wayne area.

The Leadership Fort Wayne Class of 2018 will host the fair from 3-7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at Turnstone Center for Children and Adults with Disabilities’ Plassman Athletic Center, 3320 N. Clinton St. “This type of fair [lets you] explore your options,” said Jennifer Bermejo. The manager of Production and Sourcing at Matilda Jane Clothing, Bermejo is a member of the Leadership Fort Wayne class. “I’m very, very passionate about giving back to the community,” she said.

This will be her first time helping with the volunteer fair, but not her first work on behalf of community causes. As chair of the Giving Committee at Matilda Jane Clothing, Bermejo has worked to support the Allen County SPCA and has participated in the Women Build program with Habitat for Humanity.

Now in its fourth year, the Volunteer Fair is what Bermejo called a “heritage project,” meaning that a new team of volunteers

tenance and donor development.

The Volunteer Fair offers opportunities to people of all ages. “Some families like to do group stuff at the holidays, so they sign up for when everyone can be there,” Bermejo said. Attendees cover many age groups.

“Kids, teenagers, the

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Giving Back Fort Wayne Volunteer Fair Thursday, April 12, 3-7 p.m.

Turnstone - Plassman Athletic Center, 3320 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne Free elderly… everybody [is] welcome,” Bermejo said.

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Potential volunteers research service opportunities at a Giving Back Fort Wayne Volunteer Fair.

from the Leadership Fort Wayne class organizes it each year. Planning for this year’s fair began in October, and Bermejo said that they meet once a month to continue the process. The many e-mails and phone calls between meetings ensure that everyone is on the same page.

The Volunteer Fair is open to anyone in the northeast Indiana region, or beyond. Interested visitors will find representatives and plenty of information from the various nonprofit organizations ready to add volunteers to their programs. Opportunities can range from working in the arts to working with animals and much more.

“It was news to me that [the Three Rivers Festival] is a non-profit organization,” she said.

As a nonprofit, the Three Rivers Festival needs volunteers to help with all aspects of the event, from setting up to taking down and everything in between.

The Embassy Theatre also will be represented at the Volunteer Fair, looking for Embassadors. Bermejo said that being an Embassador might just sound like an ushering job — but these volunteers get to see a free show, too.

The Soarin’ Hawk Raptor Rehabilitation program also is looking for volunteers. This program helps to rehabilitate orphaned or injured

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Fort Wayne TinCaps fan Jonathan Stemen, 2, shows off his his baseball cap as 2018 single-game tickets go on sale Feb. 21. The son of Rebecca and Michael Stemen of Fort Wayne will be 3 in June. The TinCaps begin their 2018 home season vs. the Lake County Captains at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, April 7. See more photos and details at INfortwayne.com. Buy single-game tickets or season tickets at Parkview Field or at TinCapsTickets.com.