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All-stars stage ‘Beauty and Beast’ By Garth Snow

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The self-described theater nerds converge on Canterbury High School. Principal cast members display the skills they found onstage at Bishop Dwenger, Homestead and Leo high schools. Kirby Volz takes charge of Summers Auditorium for his 18th summer with Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre. The all-star cast and crew inch one rehearsal closer to six productions of “Beauty and the Beast.” The production unites energy from many high schools and middle schools, according to Volz. “This is the first time we’ve had kids from Ohio, which is great,” he said. “These are kids that just really love theater, and they’re willing to give up half of their summer to be in a show with other theater geeks,” Volz said. “That’s what we love to do.

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Chelsea Heise, as Belle, and Atticus Bennett, as Lumiere, dance the closing number of Act 1 of “Beauty and the Beast” in rehearsal at Canterbury High School.

“It’s my opportunity to have an all-star team, because you’ve got the best kids from all the programs. The kids that are going to give up their summer are generally the top kids in their programs, so I’m fortunate to reap those benefits.”

The Beast is a familiar role for Jajuan Allen. He wears the cast T-shirt from the spring of his junior year at Leo High School. “It was one of the best roles,” the recent graduate See STAGE, Page A15

Canterbury High School Auditorium, 3210 Smith Road, Fort Wayne. Performances: Friday, July 8, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, July 9, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, July 10, 2 p.m.; Friday, July 15, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, July 16, 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, July 17, 2 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults or $13 for students with high school ID. Groups of 10 or more pay $10 per person, with one free “leader” ticket. Save $1 off admission with the official Three Rivers Festival button. Buy tickets online at fwsmt.brownpapertickets.com. Tickets can be purchased at the door; credit cards are accepted. Schools, clubs and other groups are eligible for the group rate. Direct further ticket questions to (260) 5153208. For a full cast list and a description of the musical, visit fwsmt.com. Presented by Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre. Directed by Kirby Volz.

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The bed race will be held from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, on Main Street. Thousands line up to watch five-member teams compete.

48th Three Rivers Festival celebrates Indiana’s 200th

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The 48th Three Rivers Festival, July 8-16, will be a two-fold celebration. “This year is more than a local event. It’s part of a bigger celebration which, of course, is Indiana’s 200th anniversary,” said Jack Hammer, the 3RF executive director. “We hope people will come to the festival and savor the best of Fort Wayne and create memories that will play a part in the lives of their children and grand-

FESTIVAL DETAILS Three Rivers Festival. July 8-16, Fort Wayne. For details, visit threeriversfestival.org. For a list of other area festivals, see the Community Calendar.

children.” Bob Chase has been chosen grand marshal of the Lutheran Health Network Parade, which begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 9. Chase has been the See THREE, Page A14

Arcola readies clay track for machines, volunteers

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Ken Bultemeier, from left, Dave Branning, Lin Wilson, Ken Kurtz and Matt Butts help organize the Arcola National Tractor Pull, which raises money for the Arcola Volunteer Fire Department.

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Branning Park, 11202 Reed St., Arcola. • Michindoh. Thursday, July 7. Gates open at 5 p.m. Pull starts at 7 p.m. Ages 13 and older, $10; ages 6-12, $5; 5 and under, free. No advance ticket sales. • NTPA. Friday and Saturday, July 8 and 9. Gates open at 5 p.m. Pull starts at 7 p.m. Ages 13 and older, $16; ages 6-12, $5; 5 and under, free. No advance ticket sales. For updates, history, photos and videos, visit arcolapull.org.

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Farm tractors that pulled sleds in the first Arcola Tractor Pull in 1954 now tow modern monsters to the starting line. The 5-ton tractors that pull today’s sleds are too powerful to maneuver near the crowds. “Insurance companies have stopped that, several years ago. They have to be towed,” sled builder and former puller Ron Bultemeier said. “These tractors are so exotic and hot that they’re not safe to drive around the pits because of their throttle response and heat. So the Shriners [Antique Power Club] take their old tractors and pull the tractors from the hauling trailer and over the scales and over to the staging line.” Modern safety precautions apply from the moment the tractors arrive.

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Poultry back in mix for 2016 Allen County Fair By Rod King

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The popular 4-H Club poultry exhibits return to the Allen County Fair this summer. The Indiana Board of Animal Health banned the exhibition of chickens, turkeys and ducks at fairs around the state last year as a precaution against the spread of avian influenza. The ban on chickens and turkeys has been lifted, but no waterfowl will be exhibited again this year. Events begin July 26 at the Allen County Fairgrounds, 2726 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne. More than 600 young people will show their llamas, pigs, rabbits, goats, cattle, sheep, horses, vegetables, flowers and other projects through the fair’s close on July 31. Extension educator Barb Thuma said 63 youths are enrolled in the poultry projects. “They have been producing this animal and they wish to exhibit it and then it gets judged against others and against the standards, and a lot of people like to know where their animals place,” she said. “In the case of commercial poultry, young people can sell broilers at the livestock auction, and turkeys, too.” Visitors, too, will welcome the return of the poultry exhibits. “Particularly with our exhibition birds, you’re going to see some unique breeds, beautiful, nice coloring,

Carnival rides and other midway attractions will open at 5 p.m. each night of the Allen County Fair.

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Hot air balloons will fly out of the Allen County Fairgrounds at 7:30 p.m. July 28 and will be returned for a tethered balloon glow at dusk.

nice feathering. The public can see exhibition birds of many different types,” Thuma said. The Fair, however, is more than just a 4-H show. In fact, as a county fair, it’s considered an open festival for everyone to enjoy. As fair board member Jerry Hammond explains it, “We’ve tried to provide a varied program that is family friendly and can be enjoyed by everyone. Last year 35,000 people came to the fair. We hope the weather holds and even more come this year.” Its schedule of activities lists everything from a greased watermelon contest, kids water relay races, cookie

stacking contest and air rifle shooting to a llama quiz bowl (individuals competing against each other to give correct answers to questions about llamas), pedal car races, donkey and pony rides and kids crafts with Miss Allen County and her court. Of course there’s a midway with a variety of carnival rides that opens every evening at 5 p.m., monster truck rides, rickshaw races, a straw maze, potbelly pig races, a youth talent contest, draft horse shuttle rides, outhouse races, redneck races and a pizza eating contest. Fairgoers will get a chance to meet and greet Fort Wayne mascots Mad

Ant and Johnny TinCap, “Frozen’s” Queen Elsa, and Spider-Man. For those who would like a closer look at the animals, a contact area will be open from 10 a.m. -9 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. A variety of entertainment is scheduled, starting with country singer Dan Burrell of Backroad 39 at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 26. Wednesday evening’s featured entertainer is country singer Janice Anne and Miss Kitty’s Revenge at 8 p.m. The classic rock group Sonic Brewhouse will take the stage Thursday at 8 p.m., another rock group, Biff and the Cruisers, will

Allen County Fairgrounds, 2726 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne. $5 gate admission, with children 5 and under free. Carnival and midway food, 4-H activities, hot-air balloon flight and glow, truck pull, concerts. allencountyfairgroundsin.com entertain from 8-10 p.m. Friday. Wagon Wheel country band will be highlighted Saturday from 7-10 p.m. Each day is themed. Tuesday is Ag Day. Wednesday is Bicentennial/Senior Day with senior citizens being admitted for just $3. The day’s activities will close with a fireworks display dedicated to Indiana’s 200th anniversary. Thursday is Kid’s Day with plenty of activities, games and crafts. Friday and Saturday are both Family Fun Days. Thursday night’s big attraction is a colorful hot air balloon fly-out at 7:30

p.m. followed by a hot air balloon glow at 9:30 p.m., with all the balloons tethered and lit as dusk falls. The featured event Friday at 7 p.m. will be the Farmer Olympics with participants competing in events such as hay bale throwing, nail pounding and running an obstacle course. Sunday is Farmers Care Day. The only events charging admission are: team pig wrestling $5; Tug-a-Truck $5; and the 4x4 truck pull, $7. Wristbands for carnival rides and games are $20. For a full schedule, visit allencountyfairgroundsin. com.

Five local students earn 4-year Lilly scholarships Five Allen County students will receive full-tuition, four-year scholarships as the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne 2016 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars.

The following students have been selected to receive a scholarship to an Indiana college of their choice and a $900 yearly book stipend for required books and equipment: • Quintin Hall, Snider

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• Emily Vian, Snider High School, will attend Purdue University to pursue a degree in communications. • Kendra Yarian, Northrop High School, will attend Butler University to pursue a degree in pharmacy. “We are pleased to help these very deserving young people reach their academic goals,” said David Bennett, executive director of the Community

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Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne. “On behalf of all of Allen County, we want to express our sincere appreciation to Lilly Endowment Inc. and Independent Colleges of Indiana for continuing to provide this very generous support.” In Allen County, 86 students applied to their high schools and 28 applications were forwarded for review by the Lilly scholarship committee at the Community Foundation. Eligible Allen County students have to demonstrate successfully overcoming an obstacle, financial need, academic performance, work and community involvement, and a personal statement of goals. Finalists’ names were submitted to Independent Colleges of Indiana for the final selections. ICI is a nonprofit corporation that represents 31 regionally-accredited degree-granting, nonprofit, private colleges and universities in the state. There were 142 Lilly Scholarships awarded statewide. Typically, scholarship recipients have been identified in March of the year they graduated from high

school; however, starting in 2017, Lilly Endowment Community Scholars will be named in December of their senior year. Identifying Lilly Scholars earlier in the school year is intended to give selected students more time to decide which college or university to attend. The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is adjusting its time line for choosing local scholars. Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship applications for 2017 graduates are now available. Completed applications will be due to Allen County high school guidance offices in August 2016. Interested students should check with their guidance office for the school’s deadline. The scholarships are part of a statewide Lilly Endowment initiative to help Hoosier students reach higher levels of education. Indiana ranks among the lowest states in the percentage of residents over the age of 25 with a bachelor’s degree. The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is a public charitable foundation serving Allen County since 1922.

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Mason Dixon Line plays new country and classics By Garth Snow

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Mason Dixon Line has stepped up to the next level as a cover band, said lead guitarist and co-founder Troy McDaniel. “You listen to the country stations and it seems like there’s a new country song coming out every day,” McDaniel said. The band’s play list is more modern than classic. “But we’ll do some Johnny Cash, some Merle Haggard, some standby stuff from the 1990s, but more on the modern side because that’s kind of what’s hot right now. It’s worked out pretty well for us. “This seems to be what people want to hear right now, especially the younger group.” The five-member band will deliver that music close to home, at the

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Mason Dixon Line will deliver popular country music for a hometown crowd at Leo-Cedarville Freedom Festival.

Leo-Cedarville Freedom Festival. Their music plays from 7:30 p.m. till dusk Saturday, July 2, at Riverside Gardens. A fireworks show then closes

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Heminger on drums and vocals, Kerry Schwartz as lead vocalist and Troy McDaniel on lead guitar. “I’ll throw some backup singing in there occasionally,” McDaniel said. He said Schwartz also is from Leo. “We’ve known each other since high school and got together in 2000. We put together a rock cover band, Synergy,” McDaniel said. The successor band is now in its second year. McDaniel said the band has been received enthusiastically, especially after entertaining 5,000

people at Redneck Rave in Pierceton last year. “It starts as a mud-bog event and then a band in the evening,” he said. The reputation grew from there. “It’s actually amazing what you can do just on social media.” The band’s name just fits the music. “It’s a North-South split, and when you think about country it’s in that realm. It’s more about a catchy name to tell you the truth,” McDaniel said. As usual, the Saturday lineup will feature diverse sounds. Cedar Creek Worship Band will entertain from 5-6 p.m. AFU (All Fired Up) will entertain from 6-7:30 p.m. Finally, Mason Dixon Line will entertain from 7:30 p.m. until the fireworks. Freedom Festival opens Friday evening with the customary cruise-in, from 5-8 p.m. Joe Justice will entertain. Saturday opens with the 5K run/walk at 8 a.m., followed by the 1-mile run and the 300-meter kids’ fun run. Afternoon hours begin

at 2 p.m. Activity really picks up about 5 p.m., publicist Barb Smith said. The kids’ tent will offer face-painting and games beginning at 5 p.m. “We’re going to have a blow-up obstacle course for kids and older kids; it won’t just be for the little ones,” Smith said. Riverside Gardens’ other summer activities will continue as usual, including the splash pad and sand volleyball. Food vendors will be available both days. Spectator admission is free. For a fee, parking is available in the field across Schwartz Road. Hundreds of spectators will just stroll in over the bridge across the St. Joe River. Smith said the festival has continued for almost two decades. “It just gets bigger every year,” she said. Smith estimated the festival attracted more than 8,000 people last year. The festival derives some income from food vendors and the 5K entry fees. “But it is 95 percent donations from businesses, organizations and people,” she said. The Leo-Cedarville Foundation presents the festival. Profit goes to the Northeast Allen County Fire & EMS.

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Former Philharmonic Assistant Conductor Chia-Hsuan Lin will return to conduct The Phil in the third annual Patriotic Pops concert at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 3, at Parkview Field. Fireworks will accompany the finale. Gates and concessions open at 5 p.m. for this free event. Last year’s Patriotic Pops drew an estimated 8,000 people. Some special seating arrangements are available; visit fwphil.org, or call The Phil box office at (260) 481-0777.

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The Senior Saints choir will present “Walkin’ By Faith in the USA” at 13 area concerts, July 1-Sept. 25. The choir’s 77 retirees represent 28 churches of several denominations in Grabill, Leo-Cedarville, Fort Wayne, New Haven, Roanoke and Woodburn. The Saints will sing and play favorite patriotic music and songs of faith. Selections include “You’re a Grand Old Flag” and “Under His Wings.” Marsha Wright directs the group and writes a new program each year. Grabill Missionary Church sponsors the choir. For a full schedule, visit GrabillMissionary.org/SeniorSaints. Concerts in this newspaper’s circulation area include: Sunday, July 17, 4:30 p.m., Leo United Methodist Church, 13527 Leo Road, Leo-Cedarville; Sunday, Aug. 7, 4:30 p.m., Brookside Church, 6102 Evard Road, Fort Wayne; Friday, Aug. 19, 1:45 p.m., Heritage Pointe, 801 Huntington Ave., Warren; Thursday, Aug. 24, 12:40 p.m., First Assembly of God, 1400 W. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne (enter at Door 5); Wednesday, Aug. 31, 10:30 a.m., Pathway Community Church, 11910 Shearwater Run, Fort Wayne; Tuesday, Sept. 6, 6:45 p.m., The Towne House, 2209 St. Joe Center Road, Fort Wayne; Thursday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m., Huber Opera House, 157 E. High St., Hicksville, Ohio; Sunday, Sept. 25, 6 p.m., Grabill Missionary Church, 13637 State St., Grabill.

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Leisure pontoon boat rides on the Summit City’s three rivers have been going on for a number of years either from Hall’s Gas House Restaurant or at Fort Wayne Outfitters and Bike Depot. Now, Riverfront Fort Wayne in conjunction with the City of Fort Wayne and the Fort Wayne Community Foundation is officially

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hosting “historic boat tours” every other Sunday evening through Oct. 16. The emphasis on these trips is learning about the role the rivers played in the development of the city, its trade, its relations with the Native Americans, the coming of the Erie Canal, the arrival of the railroads and the early years of the community and the state. Captaining the boat and presenting the historical information is local historian Matt Jones, who has been guiding historical tours for 15 years and river tours for the past six years. He’s a Fort Wayne native and graduated from North

Side High School and IPFW, where he earned a degree in environmental studies and fine arts. His day job is Allen County water resource education specialist. On his inaugural trip Sunday, May 29, he explained how Fort Wayne came to be known as “The Wickedest City in the West.” His next topic, Sunday, June 12, was “Rivers, Forts and Statehood – A Bicentennial Event.” On June 26, he explored “Camp Allen and the Civil War.” Each trip will cover a different section of the three rivers and the historical information will change accordingly. PHOTO BY ROD KING

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Tour guide Matt Jones takes a group on a river tour starting at the dock at Headwaters Park West. Each trip covers a different section of the three rivers. Trips are scheduled every other Sunday through Oct. 16.

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The tours, which launch from the St. Mary’s River dock on the north edge of Headwaters Park West at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m., are part of a three-part effort to build support for revitalizing the downtown riverfront into a regional destination and source of pride for all Northeast Indiana. The pontoon boat can carry a maximum of 10 people and children under 12 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Trips will go rain or shine, with the exception of stormy conditions. Insect repellent is suggested. The trips are free, but interested participants must register in advance by

calling the Fort Wayne Parks Department at (260) 427-6000 or by visiting fortwayneparks. org and clicking onto adult programs/trips to special events. Future topics include: July 24, “With Might and Main – Industry along the Rivers and Canals”; Aug. 7,“William Wells and Little Turtle”; Aug. 21, “Intrigue and Collusion – Stories of the River”; Sept. 4, “Sports and Recreation”; Sept. 18, “Johnny Appleseed Special”; Sept. 25, “Glorious Gate – The Rivers and Trade”; and Oct. 15 and 16, “Stories of Histories and Incarcerations – The Dead and Those Who Refuse to Die.”

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Aboite & About • July 1, 2016

Camaraderie vs. competition Downtown restaurants work together to attract business By Lucretia Cardenas lcardenas@kpcmedia.com

Late on a Saturday evening, you may find staff from the newly opened The Golden joking and sharing stories with the staff of Wine Down while sipping a twist on a classic cocktail. The two dining establishments opened within about a year of each other in downtown Fort Wayne. They and others – such as the modern gastropub Hoppy Gnome and the city’s first farmto-fork restaurant Tolon – are seeing the city residential developments in the works and the houses under renovation in nearby neighborhoods such as West Central. They see opportunity – but not necessarily competition. Camaraderie is developing among the restaurant owners in downtown – between the newbies and the longtime establishments. The thinking is that any business that attracts people to visit the downtown is good business

for a restaurant, event if that business is another restaurant. “I’ve been in the restaurant business a number of years, and my experience is that, as long as you’re good, whenever you get a new restaurant in town, you may slow down at first, but you are usually stronger in the long run,” said Chris Gleason, a manager at Toscani’s on Wayne Street. “It brings more traffic to the area.” Despite The Golden opening in June in the new Ash Skyline project only a block away, the Italian eatery hasn’t experienced a slowdown yet, Gleason said. Same goes for J.K. O’Donnell’s, which has had a pretty typical month, according to co-owner Cari Bean. “Obviously, anything that piques people’s interest in coming downtown benefits all of us,” Bean said. In fact, having a greater variety of restaurants is beneficial to specialty restaurants like J.K.’s. Not every person is looking for an Irish

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pub atmosphere or fare. “It’s nice to be able to say, if we can’t accommodate you, this is a nice place to go,” Bean said, adding that she and her staff often frequent other establishments downtown. Patti Nix, bar manager at The Golden, said she and the team she

works with couldn’t feel more welcome by their fellow restaurateurs. The restaurant specializes in cocktails and the menu includes farm-to-fork items. “Our goal was to help the hospitality industry here grow and blossom,” said Nix who came from Chicago to join The

Golden. “We believe there is plenty of room for us all.” The Golden after all is named for the golden rule – a principle of altruism – “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” The owners of Wine Down Tastings and Tapas have seen nothing

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but a steady uptick in the number of people coming downtown since it opened in March 2015, principal owner Gary Skeel said. “ When we opened, restaurant owners came and welcomed us,” said Skeel, a former teacher. “Everyone was very helpful. It made my transition into this profession much easier.” Since then, Wine Down has worked with and welcomed other restaurants, such as Hoppy Gnome, which opened a few months after Wine Down. “The idea is how are we all going to work together to compete against other parts of Fort Wayne, not how we are going to compete against each other,” Skeel said. Between developing regular customers and the additional attractions, including fellow restaurants, drawing people downtown, business is good. The restaurant is expanding with the addition of a sidecar bar, scheduled to open in early July. Find us on Facebook

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Region is turning the tides with a destination music festival By Whitney Wright wwright@kpcmedia.com

Middle Waves is bringing national and local music, food, vendors, beverages, art, river activities and more to Fort Wayne as the area’s first destination music festival. Several community leaders felt the area buzzing with an energy capable of more than new restaurants, apartments

and sporting events and began developing ideas to take the area to the next level. The accumulation of their ideas and efforts is Middle Waves, an indie, rock ’n’ roll and hip-hop music festival scheduled for Sept. 16-17 at Headwaters Park in downtown Fort Wayne. Middle Waves took root in 2014, when Greater Fort Wayne Inc. took its annual

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“inter-community visit,” to Des Moines, Iowa. Community leaders in Des Moines harnessed an energy in its city to develop the 80/35 Music Festival in 2007, said Matt Kelley, Middle Waves co-chair and owner of One Lucky Guitar. “80/35 Music Festival in Des Moines is cited as the event in which everyone woke up the next day and felt differently about their community – they felt like they had finally ‘arrived,’” said Alison Gerardot, one of the Middle Waves co-chairs and director of programming and events at Riverfront Fort Wayne. After visiting Des Moines and discussing possibilities for Fort Wayne, community leaders flew Amadeo Rossi, director of 80/35, into Fort Wayne to discuss how the area might create a successful music festival like Des Moines’. Meeting with Rossi provided insights into the process of creating a successful music festival and gave community members confidence in what they were trying to accomplish, Gerardot said. Sweetwater and Parkview’s commitments as title and main stage sponsors, respectively, sealed the deal and festival planning and development was on its way. Middle Waves’ name was chosen from among many suggestions. “We like that it references our rivers, our downtown and our pride

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in pushing the Midwest a bit closer to the edge, and the rippling and positive impact we feel this festival will make on our community,” Kelley said. As with any new project, part of the difficulty is funding. Middle Waves is a nonprofit organization and relies heavily on local business’ support and pre-festival ticket sales. The amount of tickets bought on pre-sale influences the amount of money festival planners have available to use and impacts if they can attract better-known bands and more musical talent, activities and fun for the festival. Middle Waves is currently offering “early bird” pricing. Tickets can be purchased online, by phone and by visiting

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was time for Fort Wayne to do the same.” She estimates between 8,000 and 10,000 are likely to attend. “80/35 has become an event that is intrinsic to Des Moines’ identity and we’re eager to see Middle Waves do the same for our community,” Kelley said. “We believe Fort Wayne is ready for its own destination music festival and we believe Middle Waves will capture the character of our city, our rivers and our people.” Eight of the 24 bands that have already committed to play on one of the three stages at Middle Waves include headliner The Flaming Lips, an Oklahoma City band that will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the near future, was recently on the late show with Steven Colbert and is one of Q Magazine’s “50 Bands You Must See Before You Die.” Other bands scheduled are Best Coast, whose singer Bethany Cosentino was on “The Daily Show with Trevor Nash;” Doomtree from Minneapolis; Sidewalk Chalk from Chicago; JEFF the Brotherhood, composed of brothers Jake and Jamin Orrall, from Nashville; and local bands Metavari, Heaven’s Gateway Drugs and Either/Or. More bands on the lineup will be announced in July and throughout the months leading up to September.

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State native plant group adds northeast chapter The Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society announced the formation of a Northeast Regional Chapter. The new chapter serves Allen, Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells and Whitley counties. INPAWS President Jeff Pitts welcomed the new chapter. “We have wanted a chapter in the northeast area for a while. An active and thriving chapter anchored in Indiana’s second largest city is crucial to promote the importance of native plants for healthy ecosystems,” Pitts said in a statement. Previously, INPAWS members who lived in northeast Indiana were assigned membership into either the East Central or North regional chapters. Tom Hohman, INPAWS committee chair member, said this created prob-

lems. “Members in the northeast counties often traveled two to three hours for meetings or events. The new chapter fills a gap and allows for a more active local membership,” Hohman said in a statement. The group expressed concern that invasive species, such as garlic mustard, autumn olive, and Asian bush honeysuckle, are choking out the plants that belong in Indiana. Betsy Yankowiak, newly elected president of the new chapter, said it’s time to fight back. “Now we can build a pool of volunteers and connect them to land managers of local parks, preserves and natural spaces,” Yankowiak said in a statement. “We can help eradicate invasive species in a protected area or relocate sensitive native plants to allow them to thrive elsewhere.”

In addition to conservation and preservation, the group will provide education. Its inaugural public event will be an exploratory hike uncovering the unusual nature of native ferns and mosses and the critical role they play in the ecosystem. NEINPAWS’s board of directors and committee chairs are local native plant specialists. The leadership team includes includes: • Betsy Yankowiak, president. Little River Wetlands Project, director of preserves and programs. • Sandra Lamp, vice president/program co-chair. Advanced Master Gardener and Indiana Master Naturalist. • Bob Streeter, treasurer. Advanced Master Gardener and Indiana Advanced Master Naturalist. • Ronnie Greenberg,

secretary. B.S., M.S., biology. • Janet Canino, communications director. Oak Farm Montessori School, sustainability coordinator. • Martha Ferguson, program co-chair. Riverview Native Nursery, owner. • .Kate Sanders, stewardship/plant rescue coordinator. B.S., M.S., biology. • Laura Stine, Grow Native representative. Laura Stine Gardens, owner. INPAWS’ mission is to promote the appreciation, preservation, conservation, utilization, and scientific study of the flora native to Indiana. Indiana is divided into these INPAWS regional chapters: Central, East Central, North, Northeast, South Central, Southwest and West Central.

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United Way plans Aug. 20 triathlon

The ninth annual United Way of Huntington County Sprint Triathlon will be held Saturday, Aug. 20. The United Way again will partner with Parkview Huntington Family YMCA to promote health and wellness in the community. The triathlon will host both a team and individual triathlon at the Parkview Huntington Family YMCA, 1160 W. 500N, Huntington. The event is open to ages 14 and over. Registration is at 6:15 a.m., and the race begins at 7:15 a.m. Race packets can be

picked up only on the morning of the race. Participants must sign a standard liability waiver for insurance purposes. The spring includes a 400-yard swim, a 13-mile bike ride and a 3.1-mile run. Swimming will take place at the YMCA’s indoor pool. Biking will begin and end in the rear parking lot of the YMCA. The biking route is through the hilly, rural roads of Huntington. Bicycle riding helmets are required. Running will also begin and end in the rear parking lot of the YMCA. Timingchips will be used for all

events. The swimming portion of the triathlon will consist of heats of swimmers in the pool. Swimmers will be notified of the schedule when they pick up their race packets. There will be two water stations located on the course. The first will be located at the run exit of the transition area and the second will be at the half-way point of the run course. Additional refreshments and snacks will be provided at the finish line. The event will be timed using the IPICO multisport timing tag system.

Victory Noll Center to be independent nonprofit Contributed Fifteen years after it was established as a ministry of Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters, Victory Noll Center is set to become a separate nonprofit organization. The center, located on the Victory Noll campus in Huntington, will retain close ties with the Sisters, and will mirror them in their mission and purpose. The new website for the Center is victorynollcenter.org, which features the many ongoing offerings as well as the most recent programming opportuni-

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Wilhelm said. “This mission affects not only how we worship, but how we recognize Christ working in and among all people in every corner of the world – and we have a part in that work. It extends even further; we are part of God’s whole creative plan in the universe, connected with all creation for the glory of God. There is no part of our life that is disconnected from this.” The process of becoming an independent nonprofit has been in the works for the past couple of years, Wilhelm said. That has included gaining 501(c)(3) status and attending to factors such as such as funding. In addition to Wilhelm, the Center has two other full-time employees with Paula Goff, who serves a business manager, and Jenna Strick, who recently joined the See NOLL, Page A9

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HU announces endowed arts and sciences chairs Huntington University has announced the faculty appointments for the 2016-2019 Edwina Patton and Luke J. Peters Chairs in the Arts & Sciences. Todd Martin, professor of English, was selected for the Edwina Patton Chair of Arts & Sciences. Among other projects, Martin will spend two months at the Newberry Library where he will study the manuscripts of Katherine Mansfield,

comparing the various versions of the stories. He received Martin a research fellowship from the Newberry for this project, and he is pursuing a potential publisher for the final project, a compendium of Mansfield’s writing process. Rebecca Coffman,

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professor of art, was selected for the Luke J. Peters Chair of Coffman Arts & Sciences. Coffman will continue her explorations in the aesthetics of functional pottery that creates a fusion of form and surface. This body of work will be focused on their purpose, forms,

meanings and function. These endowed chairs were established to recognize the talents, accomplishments and leadership of members of the Huntington University faculty, and to support them in their teaching and research. Appointment to the chairs is a threeyear award, carrying a reduced teaching load and annual professional development funds of $5,000 per year.

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Each week, Roanoke Elementary School designates a life skill to pursue through its Our Strongest Link effort. A recent focus was Integrity. The following students were chosen by their teachers as exhibiting the life skill of Integrity: (front row, from left) Haley Hertel, Mollie DeCamp, Adriana Geiger, (middle row) Brayden Mayer, Cole Ellet, Brady Love, Ary Hack, Eva Condon, Aubriana Jones, (back row) Konner Johnson, Wyatt Taylor, Caleb Eckert, Reece Bonewitz, Alyse Geiger, Lawson Fairchild and Aryonna Bair.

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Each week, Roanoke Elementary School designates a life skill to pursue through its Our Strongest Link effort. A recent focus was Creativity. The following students were chosen by their teachers as exhibiting that like skill: (front row, from left) Landen Bratton, Ethan Kelsey, Elise Morgan, LaBreanna Culver, (middle row, from left) Kristen Cassidy, Hattie Landrum, Caydence DeCamp, Makaihla Raichart, Graison Sexton, Derrik Horne, (back row, from left) Miles Leach, Sam Williams, Lydia Thilmont, Grace Vaught, Haley Preston, Cadence Booher and Matea Stuth.

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ming season of 2014-15, Victory Noll Center welcomed more than 7,000 people through its doors. Programming at Victory Noll Center includes a variety of opportunities. They offer personal formation programs, spiritual direction, daily and overnight retreats, and social justice events. They have brought in several nationally-known speakers and experts in a number of different fields.

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Bariatric Center offers informational programs The Lutheran Bariatric Center plans several public, information sessions to educate the public about the facility’s work. Each session takes place in the Lutheran Weight Management Center, at the northeast corner of the Rehabilitation Hospital of

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Fort Wayne art museum revises admission charges The Fort Wayne Museum of Art has increased individual general admission prices by $1, effective July 1. Adults will pay $8. Seniors and pre-college students will pay $6. Families pay $20. Admission is free after 5 p.m. Thursdays.

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Health foundation donates $472,000 in local grants The Saint Joseph Community Health Foundation has announced the awarding of $471,931 in local grants. The foundation is a ministry of Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ. Grants were made to local organizations to improve the health and wellness of vulnerable and low-income populations of Allen County. “These agencies, whom we have the opportunity to support, are providing excellent service and quality care serving the most vulnerable in our community. We are delighted to partner with them through these grants and other programming,” said Meg Distler, executive director of the foundation. The following grants are among those awarded from January 2016 through the end of the year: • HearCare Connection, $25,000; • Catholic Charities, grants of $66,000 and $36,000; • Crime Victim Care of Allen County, $35,000; • Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health, $40,000; • GATE — Growth in Agriculture Through Education, $19,050; • A Mother’s Hope, $17,500; • Euell A. Wilson Center, $7,150;

• Healthier Moms and Babies, grants of $130 and $27,000; • Community Transportation Network, $35,000; • Associated Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County, $20,000; • Easter Seals Arc of Northeast Indiana, $24,000; • Hope Alive. $25,000; • Redemption House, $5,000;

• SCAN Inc., $15,000; • Wellspring Interfaith Social Services Inc., $12,000; • Fort Wayne Community Schools, $1,550; • Matthew 25 Health and Dental Clinic, $15,309.10; • Park Center Inc., $32,742; • Blue Jacket, $1,500; • Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana, $1,500; • Community Harvest

Food Bank, $1,500; • Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry, $1,500; • Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, $1,500; • Neighborhood Health Clinics Inc., $1,500; • Society of Saint Vincent DePaul,$1,500; • Turnstone Center for Children and Adults with Disabilities, $1,500; • Youth for Christ, $1,500.

The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ’s ministry has been active in this community since 1868, and, through the foundation, has invested more than $16.9 million through grants into 186 Allen County agencies since the sale of Saint Joseph Medical Center in 1998. All grants are focused to support delivery of mental, physical and spiritual health services to

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Junk Food Alley will be open 11 a.m.-11 p.m. each day of the Three Rivers Festival. To the west, the International Village will host 14 cultures.

creativity categories. There will be two midways. The main one in Headwaters Park East will feature the more thrilling rides, while a tamer version will be operating in Headwaters Park West for young riders. An all-day ride wristband can be purchased for $25, which is good only on J&J Amusement rides. For a separate fee, festivalgoers can check out the Human Hamster Balls, The Beast, Water Balls and the petting zoo. Junk Food Alley on Duck and Barr streets will be open the duration of the festival starting each day at 11 a.m. and closing at 11 p.m. Be sure to be in that area for special $2 Tuesday. To get to your favorite â&#x20AC;&#x153;junk foodâ&#x20AC;? stand, hop aboard the free lunch time trolley at any one of

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in the Hanning and Bean Festival Plaza on Monday, July 11. The following day, July 12, local male celebrities will don their best high heels and show off their legs at 6 p.m. in hopes of winning the coveted title of Most Luscious Legs. Audience members can vote with dollars for their choice of best legs, with the proceeds benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project. For a close-up and personal look at the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s riverfront, take a free pontoon boat excursion on the St. Marys River July 8, 9 and 10 with compliments of Steel Dynamics. Boats will launch from the dock on the north side of Headwaters West. IPFW will host a couple free events. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fest will be held at the Science Mall Friday, July 15, and

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entertain Saturday, July 9. Star Music Stage will be featured Sunday, July 10. The Waiter/Waitress Contest will be Monday, July 11. Brother will be playing Tuesday, July 12. Rounding out the entertainment will be Heart and Soul Affair on Thursday, July 14, Night Ranger on Friday, July 15, and finally Pink Droid on Saturday, July 16. Buy individual concert tickets and festival packages online at threeriversfestival.org, or buy a $50 all-week Mega Music Pass at the Embassy Theatre. Capping off the nine days of 3RF fun will be the annual downtown fireworks spectacular at 10 p.m. from the top of the Indiana Michigan Power building. Live music will be provided by the Fort Wayne Area Community Band in Freimann Square. (KPC Media Group, which publishes this newspaper, is a sponsor of the 2016 Three Rivers Festival.)

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STAGE from Page A1 said. “I tried out and I was lucky to get the part.” Allen will follow new blocking in this production. Some of the lines are different, too. The Beast will fly. “It’s more intense, I’ll tell you that,” Allen said. “But as Kirby said, ‘We’re drama nerds, so we know exactly what we’re doing.’ ” In his first season with FWSMT, Allen enjoys meeting people from other schools. “I thought it was going to be a regular summer and then go to college, but that has changed a lot,” he said. At summer’s end, Allen will pick up his helmet and football scholarship at Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio. Recent Bishop Dwenger High School graduate Chelsea Heise earned the role of Belle, the Beauty. At Dwenger, she played Jo in “Little Women” and Eve in “Children of Eden.” She returns for her fourth production with summer theater. She said she values the chance to work with kids from different schools. “I met my best friend through summer theater, and I wouldn’t have met her

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“Beauty and the Beast” cast members include (from left): Jajuan Allen, Leo High School; Chelsea Heise, Bishop Dwenger High School; and Atticus Bennett, Homestead High School. The cast and crew come from the Fort Wayne area and nearby Ohio.

otherwise,” she said. She is fascinated with her latest role. “She’s an interesting character to play because she falls in love with a guy,” she said. “In her own way, she ends up saving herself and she ends up saving the Beast. She grows into herself.” The fall semester will find her at IUPUI, in Indianapolis, studying occupational therapy. Atticus Bennett has shared the Homestead stage for four productions, including portraying the

dutiful Ed in “You Can’t Take it With You” and Nicely, Nicely Johnson in “Guys and Dolls.” In his first production with FWSMT, he is Lumiere. He sings, struts and dances with Belle to “Be Our Guest” at the dynamic close to Act I. This fall, he will enter his junior year at Homestead. He said he enjoys meeting and working with students from all over the city who share the same respect for theater. The adults, too, are

Day of Caring welcomes help for Sept. 1 projects More than 1,250 people volunteered last year during United Way’s 23rd annual United Way Day of Caring to complete nearly 80 community service projects. United Way is seeking volunteers and projects again this year for Day of Caring, which will be held Thursday, Sept. 1. To sign up as a team, visit unitedwayallencounty.org/dayofcaring.

Team forms must be submitted by July 15 to Cyndi Neizer at Cyndi. Neizer@uwacin.org. Teams can be any size and from any organization in the community. Some nonprofits both submit projects and have a team complete a project for another organization. Project applications were due June 10. Schools and nonprofits could request projects

that could be completed in eight hours or less. “Day of Caring is a time when our entire community rallies together to be the change they want to see,” said David Nicole, president and CEO of United Way of Allen County. “Our Allen County neighbors and nonprofits need our help. There is no greater cause than helping someone.”

veterans of several Fort Wayne stages. Assistant Director and public relations coordinator Andrew Sherman was once a student of Volz at North Side High School. “He was in it through four years in high school, and graduated in 2011. He started as an actor and also designs some lighting for me and he just kind of moved into this position

when he aged out of the programs,” Volz said. Rehearsal enjoys the attention of both Volz and Sherman. “Don’t sing to the floor,” Volz says to one student. “E-nunci-ate,” Sherman advises the entire cast. Volz still embraces FWSMT four years after he moved to Shelbyville, where he teaches in middle school and high school and shares in community theater. “I think we put out a good product,” he said of FWSMT. “We have hardworking kids, and I’m lucky to hire hardworking people on my production staff that put out a good product. On the production side, we have a lot of the same people every year and they’re really good about involving the kids in that process, too, so they learn — not only the onstage part but also how to put platforms and flats together and how to work lights and props and things like that that they should learn. It continues as an education program. It’s learning the process, but it’s the product, too. Some programs it’s all

about the product, and I want to make sure they learn everything they possibly can. Education comes first, so that when they go back to their schools they can participate more in their program.” The Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre was established in 1998. Volz said the first programs were presented at the end of June, but about 10 years ago the schedule was changed to fall within the Three Rivers Festival. “We march in the parade, and we are part of their advertising, too,” Volz said. Students participating this summer attend: • Eastside High School in Butler • Antwerp (Ohio) High School • These Fort Wayne area high schools: Bishop Dwenger, Bishop Luers, Carroll, Canterbury, Homestead, Leo, New Haven, Northrop, Snider and Wayne/New Tech • These Fort Wayne area middle schools: Northwood, Saint Elizabeth, Shawnee, Summit and Woodside.

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Civil War muster to be Old Fort’s next chapter By Rod King

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The smell of black powder, smoke from the chimney from the blacksmith shop and the aroma of food cooking over an open flame greeted visitors to The Old Fort on Spy Run Avenue for the observance of Indiana’s 200th anniversary. Cannon and musket fire could be heard as far away as Lakeside Park and Fort Wayne neighborhoods along East State Boulevard. Weapons demonstrations, drilling of troops on the field in front of the fort, a busy encampment, a blacksmith at work, numerous vendors and around 150 volunteers in period costume in and outside the fort were part of the program called 1816: Frontier Fort to Statehood. Six more activities will be held at The Old Fort before the end of the year.

Members of the brigade march out of The Old Fort in columns of two for close-order drilling. More than 150 volunteers participated in 1816: Frontier to Statehood. PHOTOS BY ROD KING

The Old Fort is alive with activity to observe Indiana’s 200th anniversary. The fort will host six more events this year.

Three of the coming events are based on the military activity at varying time frames and primarily revolve around soldiers, re-enactments, weapons, marching, uniforms and accessories.

As president of The Old Fort board, Norm Gable, puts it, “The Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the French and Indian War and the Civil War were the main events going on in the

Kids on summer break read ‘just one more page’ By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com

The Allen County Public Library’s 14 locations are hosting activities from Snakehead Ed to “Sleeping Beauty” through the summer reading program, “just one more page.” Programs designed for kids, teens and adults began June 1 and continue through July 31. Grabill Branch children’s librarian Dawn Stoops served as chairwoman of a committee that began organizing the program almost a year ago. “It just helps to have presenters come to all the libraries as opposed to having librarians making up all the programs,” Stoops said. Grabill Branch programs continue yearround, with 10:30 a.m. Tuesday programs for babies and their caregivers, and 10:30 a.m. programs for preschoolers and their grown-ups. On June 8, the Grabill Branch hosted Snakehead Ed. Stoops described the lesson on the “just one more page” tab at acpl. lib.in.us: “Get up close and personal with some slithery, scaly, cold-

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Woodburn Branch children’s librarian Paige Shook leads a Let’s Cook lesson on nutrition. Programs last about an hour.

blooded creatures … or keep your distance. Either way, you’ll learn a lot and have some fun.” Ed Ferrer, a retired middle school science teacher, also brought his snakes to the Monroeville Branch on June 6. His remaining stops include: Woodburn Branch, July 1, 10:30 a.m.; New Haven Branch, July 6, 2 p.m.; and Georgetown Branch, July 11, 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. For a glimpse of the program, visit snakeheaded.net. The

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For information on programs at all 14 Allen County Public Library sites, visit acpl.lib.in.us. Watch for highlights in the Aboite & About Community Calendar.

central website also offers Snakehead Ed’s full local itinerary through July 27. The Stevens Puppets marionettes presented “Sleeping Beauty” 21 times from June 1 to 16. Other programs include See READ, Page B7

various periods we are featuring in the coming months. We’re pleased to host these activities and as living historians, we like to teach about life, not just the military. It was difficult here on the

frontier then and took a lot of grit just to exist. That’s what we hope people will learn when they come to The Old Fort.” The next event will be the Camp Allen Muster: 1861-1865, on Saturday and Sunday, July 9 and 10. The muster focuses See FORT, Page B6

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Grief center’s new name honors longtime advocate Visiting Nurse has renamed its grief center to honor longtime supporter Peggy F. Murphy. The new name was announced on June 13, the one-year anniversary of the opening of the facility at 5910 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. Phyllis Hermann, Visiting Nurse’s CEO, said, “We are very appreciative of the commitment that Peggy and her family have made to Visiting Nurse. The naming of the Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center is an incredible way to honor a truly extraordinary individual.” The grief center

provides space for individual grief counseling sessions, grief programming, and grief support group meetings for adults who have experienced a loss. Although Visiting Nurse has provided grief support for many years in the community, the opening of the facility has allowed for more individuals to benefit from the services and support provided. “Our family is honored to be affiliated with such a caring place as Visiting Nurse,” said George Huber, son of Peggy Murphy. “My sister, our extended families, and I truly appreciate the support and attention that

Visiting Nurse staff provided to our mother during her last Peggy F. few days. Murphy Peggy and her mother had both been longtime supporters of this great organization, and we are thrilled to have the Community Grief Center honor Peggy’s legacy.” Since the opening of the Center in June 2015, Visiting Nurse’s Grief Support team has documented 773 individual client sessions. Also, 1,385 individ-

uals attended support group meetings. There are support groups for specific types of loss such as men and women, a group for the newly bereaved, We the Living: a group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide, a newly added group for those who are experiencing anticipatory grief, and others. In addition to the grief support team conducting groups and individual counseling sessions, they are going into the community conducting presentations at locations such as Turnstone, Aging & In-Home Services, Victims Assistance, Health Disparity Coalition, The Rescue

Mission and STOP Suicide Coalition. The Visiting Nurse grief support team provides: • Individual grief counseling; • Grief support groups; • Grief support to community facilities/ agencies — providing support to organizations who experience a staff death; • Education for nursing facilities — educating staff on how to compassionately serve those who are grieving and to address their own grief issues; • Workshops for health professionals and other groups serving the

community; • Referrals and advocacy for surviving family members in need of assistance. Visiting Nurse is a locally based, nonprofit agency that provides palliative and hospice care to patients in their home, nursing facility settings and in Hospice Home, the agency’s 14-bed inpatient facility. Serving an eight-county area in northeast Indiana, Visiting Nurse has a history of over 125 years of service. Visiting Nurse is a United Way of Allen County partner agency and is committed to providing care regardless of the ability to pay.

McGauley is new director of economic development Elissa McGauley has been appointed director of redevelopment for Allen County. McGauley brings 20 years of experience promoting and managing economic development. She began her new role June 20. The Allen County Commissioners announced McGauley’s hiring. In her new role,

McGauley works closely with the county’s Redevelopment Commission by ensuring its properties are ready for economic development projects and addressing development obstacles. She works with companies on tax abatements and tax increment financing, and oversees and directs research projects on economic analyses and other redevelopment

best practices. She coordinates with the City of Fort Wayne, Greater Fort Wayne Inc., and the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership. McGauley began working in the City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division as an economic development specialist in 1996 and was promoted to economic development manager in 2014. Her

primary responsibilities included administration of the city’s tax abatement, industrial revenue bond and performance-based business grant and loan programs. “Economic development and redevelopment are team efforts in this community,” McGauley said. “I have worked with Allen County’s team before and we will do great things together.”

“We place a great deal of importance on this position and we’re McGauley excited to be able to bring on board a person with the expertise and connections in the community that Elissa has,” Commissioner

Nelson Peters said in the announcement of McGauley’s hiring. “We are extremely pleased to have Elissa join the Allen County Redevelopment Commission as director,” said Richard Beck, president of the commission. “She can help us get to the next level as we continue to raise the economic development bar in Allen County.”

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Health Care Awards accepting nominations Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly is now accepting nominations for the 2016 Health Care Awards, recognizing individuals and companies that are making significant contributions to the quality of health care in northeast Indiana. The categories are: Allied health professional Chiropractor Dentist Health care administrator Nurse practitioner Optometrist Pharmacist Physical therapist Physician Physician’s assistant Registered nurse Licensed practical nurse Volunteer

Community achievement in health care Advancement in health care Nominations may be submitted online at FWBusiness.com, under the events tab. The deadline to submit nominations is July 24. “Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly looks forward every year to highlighting outstanding individuals and companies that work hard to improve the quality of health care for all of us in northeast Indiana,” said Randy Mitchell, CEO of KPC Media Group Inc. and publisher of Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly. “It is so important to recognize those in the health care field who so rarely get

the public spotlight. They truly are unsung heroes.” The winners will be featured in the Sept. 26 edition of Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly and honored at a breakfast awards ceremony on Sept. 25 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Conference Center. The Conference Center is the official venue for all 2016 Business Weekly events. Tickets are $25 and available at fwbusiness.com under events. St. Anne Home and Retirement Community is sponsoring the event. A limited number of corporate sponsorship packages are still available. For more information email: events@kpcmedia.com or call (260) 426-2640 x 3324.

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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School students present the spring musical “Disney’s Lion King Junior” for students, staff, families and friends. The school presented one matinee and two evening performances. Fifth- through eighthgraders performed in the roles of Simba, Mufasa, Nala, Zazu, Rafiki and the evil Scar, among other roles. The students sang and danced to “Circle of Life,” “Hakuna Matata,” “He Lives in You” and other songs. Director Michelle Voigt was assisted by Kristin Spoltman. Laura Reiss helped with set design. Steve Gallagher and Anita Senesac assisted with sound and lights.

Land management groups resist stiltgrass invasion ACRES Land Trust is coordinating with land management partners to eradicate Japanese stiltgrass. The non-native invasive plant was identified in northern Indiana late last fall. In January, the local nonprofit temporarily closed its Little Cedar Creek Wildlife

Sanctuary to prevent the spread of the plant. “We are meeting with the Allen County Highway Department to coordinate our plan of attack with mowing and spraying,” said Casey Jones, director of land management for ACRES. “Spring rain has boosted native plant growth

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around the invasive plant, making spraying ineffective at this time.” “As a warm season grass,” Jones said, “Japanese stiltgrass will bolt when surrounding vegetation growth slows. So, we’ll encourage it, letting it grow to about 12 inches and then mow it just before it goes to

seed, preventing it from spreading. From there, we’ll watch for dormant seeds to emerge over the next few years.” Japanese stiltgrass can crowd out native plants, reducing tree regeneration and slowing the growth of tree seedlings and existing plants, creating a monoculture.

It is an annual, spread by seed. Japanese stiltgrass thrives in a variety of soil and light conditions. Earlier this spring, the nonprofit saw success spraying large patches of the invasion with a grass-specific herbicide. Little Cedar Creek, which borders the preserve and the

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Fort Wayne Fox affiliate to be sold Nexstar Broadcasting Group said June 13 it will sell Fort Wayne’s Fox affiliate, WFFT, as part of a divestiture of five stations required by the Federal Communication Commissions in conjunction with its planned acquisition of Media

General. The stations, WFFT; WTHI in Terre Haute; WLFI in Lafayette; KIMT in Rochester, Minn.; and KQTV in St. Joseph, Mo., are being sold to USA Television MidAmerica Holdings, an affiliate of MSouth Equity Partners

and Heartland Media LLC, for $115 million in cash following the acquisition of Media General by Nexstar. The sales will satisfy FCC rules limiting station ownership and pave the way for approval of the deal by the Department of

Justice. The Fort Wayne and St. Joseph stations were already part of Nexstar; the others are owned by Media General, which also owns WANE, Fort Wayne’s CBS affiliate. That station will stay with Nexstar following the

merger. The sale of the stations is subject to FCC approval, other regulatory approvals and the closing of the Nexstar/Media General transaction later this year. The total gross all recently announced

station divestiture agreements related to the transaction, including USA TV, Gray Television Group Inc., Graham Media Group Inc., Bayou City Broadcasting Lafayette Inc. and Marquee Broadcasting Inc. is about $545 million.

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A 29-acre property that Greater Fort Wayne Inc. would like to see used for its proposed “STEAM Park” is now listed for sale by its owners for $6 million. GFW’s timeline for the park project calls for its completion in 2021-2025, but the Rifkin family, which owns the land, doesn’t want to wait that long to sell, said commercial real estate broker Steven Zacher. Zacher Co. is working with Cushman & Wakefield, a well-known national firm, to market the property as a mixed-use development under the name, River North Commons. “We’d love to work with the city, but we’re also putting it in front of regional and national developers,” Zacher said. “I think it’s obviously a prime piece of property.”

The city has expressed interest in the River North property, used by Omnisource, the former family-owned business, a number of times over the years. One of the questions never really answered publicly was whether or not the site might have been contaminated by the metal recycling business. “There’s always going to be issues you’re working through,” Zacher said. The situation is not much different than that of the downtown General Electric campus, which also was recently listed for sale and also faces questions about contamination. The redevelopment of the GE campus is another of the priorities on GFW’s wish list. The $6 million price tag also is quite modest, considering the size of the property. It works out to less than $5 per square foot,

far below the per-squarefoot price the city has offered for the properties it is seeking for its new riverfront park. The River North property, with an address of 1610 N. Calhoun St., is a gateway to the downtown area, the sales brochure notes. It currently is zoned general/ intensive industrial. GFW was not involved in any active negotiations for the property, and issued a statement that put a positive spin on the issue. “To see the north river property listed for sale is a positive step forward, and as with any deal, we understand that this will have to be a win-win for all parties involved,” the statement read. “We are grateful to see that the Rifkin family has defined their perspective on the value of the property, and look forward to the next steps in this process.”

Brown Mackie no longer enrolling in Fort Wayne students who have already enrolled for fall, even if they have not begun their classwork, spokesman Bob Greenlee said. “They’re still going to have the amount of time they always would have,” to complete their programs, he said. The Fort Wayne campus, on Coliseum Boulevard, currently has 204 students

enrolled. Employment at the campus is not expected to change immediately, but likely will decline as the campus winds down its operations. Brown Mackie is a for-profit subsidiary of Education Management Corp., which also operates the Art Institutes and Argosy University chains.

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Jonathan and Janelle Taylor perform as The J. Taylors. The Fort Wayne couple will perform for a free concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, at Indian Trails Park, just east of the Jorgensen Family YMCA on Aboite Center Road. The duo will open the 2016 Concerts on the Green, sponsored by Aboite Township Trustee Barb Krisher. “We do everything from classic country, and classic rock, to party music like Jimmy Buffet and summertime favorites,” Janelle Taylor said. “They’re all crowd-pleasers, most of which they can dance to. And it’s all family-friendly.” The Aboite Township Fire Department typically sells hot dogs and soft drinks while supplies last. The music continues each Wednesday evening: July 13, Mason Dixon Line Band, classic and modern country; July 20, Junk Yard Band, classic rock and oldies; July 27, The Bulldogs, ’50s and ’60s rock ‘n’ roll; Aug. 3, Biff & The Cruisers, ’50s music and Top 10; Aug. 10, The Belairs, good-time rockabilly; Aug. 17, Party Boat Band, tropical sandbar rock; and Aug. 24, Shannon Persinger’s Band, energetic variety.

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FORT from Page B1 on the Civil War era. Camp Allen, which was actually located across the bridge on the west bank of the St. Mary’s River just south of Main Street, was where men could come to enlist in the Army. Re-enactors from both sides of the conflict will be on the scene to skirmish with muskets blazing. There is no admission fee, but a goodwill donation box will be at the entrance to The Old Fort. Activities will begin Saturday at 10 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. On Sunday it will be in full swing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parking is free across the street from The Old Fort. Colonial America on the Frontier will be the program theme July 30 and 31, covering the period in history from 1760 to 1790. It will, of course, feature the

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Cannons fill the air with booms and smoke during a celebration of Indiana’s bicentennial at The Old Fort. The blasts could be heard in neighborhoods miles away.

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Norm Gable, the president of The Old Fort board, says special weekends at the fort will address more than the wars that took place in the various eras. “We as living historians prefer to teach about life and not just military campaigns,” Gable said.

the grounds, and the fort kitchens will be a beehive of activity. Cannon and musket demonstrations will be held and the fort brigade will drill on the field in front of the fort. No entry fee will be charged. Parking is free across the street. The Old Fort will be a participant in the 18th annual Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown event Sunday, Sept. 11, from noon-5 p.m. Participants, “tourists,” can pick up free passports at Kroger stores or the Fort Wayne Visitors Center at 927 S. Harrison St. to visit a variety of downtown attractions including: the African/ American Historical Museum, Allen County Courthouse, Artlink Contemporary Gallery, Bicentennial Celebration at the Allen County Public Library and Cathedral Museum. Also included are the Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, The History Center, Lincoln Tower, Parkview Field, Science Central and the

Visitors Center. Passports for the downtown walking tour will be available in early August. On Saturday, Oct. 15, The Old Fort will be open from 6-10 p.m. for spooky Fright Night lantern tours of the facility, accompanied by scary ghost stories. Cost is $3 per person, and children under 12 are admitted free. That’s the same night as the annual Zombie Walk in downtown Fort Wayne, and many of the costumed characters are expected to find their way to The Old Fort to add even more atmosphere to the event. Parking across the street is free. The Old Fort will hold its annual Christmas Open House on Saturday, Nov. 26, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The fort will be decked out in holiday greenery and glowing candles. Volunteers in period costumes will be on hand to answer questions about holiday observances in 1816. No entry fee will be charged. Parking across the street is free.

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Georgetown, main library to mix music and literacy By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com

Jim Gill wakes up in the Chicago suburbs. His day’s work might take him to South Carolina or to British Columbia. He’s been bouncing between time zones for 30 years, and he doesn’t mind a bit. “It’s the only way that I get to do what I do,” the children’s literacy specialist said. In July, Gill’s travels will bring him to Fort Wayne for three free presentations of Jim Gill’s Nationwide Campaign for Play. Here, he will engage children, librarians and other adults in the music and participation groups for which he is recognized. He wants to get everyone involved. “These are all

very silly, playful ways,” he said. “The child development specialist part of me says I want to create experiences where they’re going to take that home with them. And then there’s the therapist part of me that says this is fun, and those are the songs that I came up with.” His earlier works are readily available online. “Jumping and Counting” challenges kids to count to a certain number before they are allowed to jump again. Or there’s “The Silly Dance Contest,” which is a dance-and-freeze contest. His next work, to be released in July, is called “Vote for Jim Gill.” The title track teaches how one word can have two meanings. “I was coming up with all these words and

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Jim Gill will teach and entertain in Fort Wayne in July.

I was putting them into phrases that rhyme, and all of a sudden it came to me that some of these phrases sounded very much like a campaign slogan,” Gill said. Don Stille accompanies

Gill on the accordion. Stille was nominated for a 2016 Grammy in the classical division. Gill plays the banjo. “I received a letter years ago from Pete Seeger, who wrote me from out

READ from Page B1 Indiana Storytelling, Sweet Tooth Architecture and CreoPop 3D Pens. Woodburn Branch children’s librarian Paige Shook presented Let’s Cook and arranged If I Give a Mouse a Cookie. The programs last about an hour, she said. Regular story times will resume in August, hosting anyone up to preschool age. Some Friday morning programs during the school year might include school-age kids. “It just depends on whether school is out. It’s a family thing,” Shook said. Children’s librarians want families to enjoy weekly reading programs, and to take that same love of reading back to their homes. “You come to story time once a week and you’re here with your kids for 30 minutes, but it’s doing these things that we do at story time at home every day that really will make a difference in a child’s life,” said Kris Lill, the children’s librarian at the Georgetown Branch Library in Georgetown Square. “That’s our hope at story time. We always encourage families to do that.” Throughout the summer and throughout the year, kids gather for stories, nursery rhymes, songs and other educational fun. Babies, toddlers and even adults find ways to learn and to share. “It’s systemwide, so the main library and all the branches have an all-ages summer reading program, from babies all the way up to adults,” said Michal Miller, one of the children’s librarians at the Allen County Public Library’s main location in downtown Fort Wayne. Programs vary according to age group, and program lengths match each age’s attention span. The Georgetown Branch and the main

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Maleah Brenneke, 5, checks her snack and lesson plan during a Let’s Cook program at the Woodburn Branch Library.

library follow the same weekly program names and descriptions. Titles and schedules vary among the 13 branches. Babies and Books lasts about 20 minutes, Lill said. “It’s reading short books, mostly songs and nursery rhymes. It’s the early literacy activities that are important for young children’s brain development so when they start school they are ready to learn to read. That’s what we emphasize in our story times for all ages. Toddler Times are the same; they’re just a little more active because toddlers are moving around a lot.

“And then there’s Family Story Times. Families have children of many ages, so I try to have something ready for everybody at a Family Story Time. We usually read one longer story and then we’ll do some songs and rhymes and we’ll do a shared read so children can share books with their grown-ups together for a story time. We do music and dancing.” Miller said youngsters especially enjoy the songs of traveling child development specialist Jim Gill. “I use his CDs regularly in our Toddlers Story Times at the main library, and one of my favorites is

‘Jumping and Counting,’ ” she said. “The kids get to jump up and down and I encourage the grown-ups to join in too, of course,” Miller said. “And Jim Gill is all about families having fun together. So the kids get to jump up and down and then they have to stop and count to a certain number and then jump again. To see that excitement build until they can jump again is really fun. “He’s such an artist at creating so much fun, and that’s even from a CD and not seeing him live.” Gill will visit the Georgetown and down-

of the blue,” Gill said. “He was my hero and the reason I play the banjo. He wrote to say how much he enjoyed hearing me play ‘May There Always Be Sunshine.’ It’s a Russian folk song, and he sang it for years. He wrote me a threepage handwritten letter that talked about the history of the song and how much he enjoyed it. And it doesn’t get any better than that.” Gill found his calling during his college years, when he supervised playgrounds for families of kids with special needs. A supervisor explained that the musical games served a further therapeutic benefit. “So I went back to think about it. And it made me much better at my work,” he said. “I keep that same outlook. I want to make

this a great, fun experience so we really want it to be joyous, but there really is a purpose behind the play.” “I am happy to go anywhere,” he said. “I am completely honored that librarians use my songs as part of a story time program. That happens all over the country. How great is that! That’s a small niche, but for me it’s a great honor.” It will be his first visit to Georgetown, but he is a repeat artist at the main library. Gill will instruct and entertain at the Georgetown Branch Library, 6000 E. State Blvd., at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 7. He will greet audiences at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Friday, July 8, at the main library in downtown Fort Wayne.

town libraries for three programs in July, during the Three Rivers Festival. “He really encourages play, and play is so important for young children,” Lill said. “That’s how they learn, when they’re having fun playing. He’s such a master at encouraging that and helping families with that.” Monroeville Branch Library manager Chris Wiljer has worked for the library system for 22 years, beginning with the main library. “Out here I realize how important the summer reading program is, because for most of the kids in this area this is what they do during their summer,” Wiljer said. He said attendance is good, drawing perhaps 50 kids for a puppet show. “It encourages them to continue those important reading skills,” he said. “The actual programs are designed downtown and so with a lot of them we will have presenters, perhaps professional

puppeteers. We’re really fortunate that the Foellinger Foundation really supports that. Plus, we give out books. How cool is that. I’ve looked at other summer reading programs and this one is really top-notch.” The summer reading program is funded in part by the Foellinger Foundation, the Friends of the Allen County Public Library and the Allen County Public Library Foundation. This year’s central committee took on the adult reading program, too. Anyone above high school age can receive credit for time spent reading or listening to audio books. At the end of the program, adults may present their time sheets for special gifts. Stoops said about a half-dozen librarians take turns helping with the central planning project. “We’ll start the meetings in September to start planning for next summer,” she said.

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Please note deadline for August edition Send items for the Aug. 5 Aboite & About by July 27. Items will be selected and edited as space allows. Please email gsnow@kpcmedia.com. SOUTHWEST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS REGISTRATION • Elementary schools. Wednesday, Aug. 3, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. • Homestead High School. Wednesday, Aug. 3, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. • Summit and Woodside middle schools. Thursday, Aug. 4, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. The ﬁrst student day is Monday, Aug. 15. The last scheduled day of the school year is Friday, May 26, 2017. For back-to-school information and the 2016-17 district calendar, visit sacs.k12.in.us.

FRIDAY, JULY 1 Travis Tritt in concert. Foellinger Theatre, at the Franke Park entrance on Sherman Boulevard, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Reserved seat $49 and $69, bleachers $29, all plus $5 ticket fee. Visit foellingertheatre.org and click on “Purchase Theatre Tickets.” Friday Night Street Fair. Downtown Roanoke. 6-9 p.m. Main Street will be blocked off for food, entertainment and games for the whole family. Tonight’s theme is “Patriotic Fun.” Activities include a kids’ parade. Youths are invited to decorate their bikes, strollers, wheelchairs or wagons for a parade through town. The J. Taylor Band will entertain. Friday Nites Live. Jefferson Pointe, 4130 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne; at the courtyard fountain. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Tonight, the New Millennium Orchestra entertains.

SATURDAY, JULY 2 Allen County Lions football. Miami Middle School, 8100 Amherst Drive, Fort Wayne. 4 p.m. Tickets, $6; ages 12 and under, free. Fort Wayne’s minor league football team hosts the Michiana Thunderhawks of Nappanee. The Lions, who are seeking a second championship, were undefeated through June 24. The Lions play in the Interstate Division of the Minor League Football Alliance, which includes 12 semi-pro teams from Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. For a full schedule, visit minorleaguefootballalliance.com. The Lions also host the Tri-County Raiders of St. Marys, Ohio, at 4 p.m. July 23, and the Findlay (Ohio) Tribute at 4 p.m. Aug. 6. (Another longtime local semi-pro team, the Fort Wayne Cardinals, is sitting out the 2016 season.)

MONDAY, JULY 4 Fireworks. Roanoke Park, downtown Roanoke. Fireworks begin at dusk. The community invites everyone to celebrate the Fourth of July with a family night of games, music and food from 7-10 p.m.

TUESDAY, JULY 5 Appleseed Quilters Guild. Classic Cafe, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. Social hour starts at 6:30 p.m., with the meeting beginning at 7 p.m. Program by Colleen Marte of Northwater Quilts. For more information, visit appleseedquiltersguild.com.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 “Sponge Bob: Sponge Out of Water” on screen at Foellinger Theatre. 9 p.m. This free, family-friendly movie is sponsored by 97.3 WMEE. Foellinger Outdoor Theatre is located in Franke Park next to the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo on Sherman Boulevard. Alexandre Guilmant’s “Symphony No. 1 in D Minor.” Trinity English Lutheran Church, 450 W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne; in the church nave. 5:30-6 p.m. Open to the public; no ticket required. This concert features Craig Cramer from the University of Notre Dane, and orchestra. The concert is part of the Region 1 Conference of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. A celebration with Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs. Trinity English Lutheran Church, 450 W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne; in the church nave. 7:30 p.m. Open to the public; no ticket required. Robert Hobby directs the intergenerational voices, including Trinity’s Chancel Choir, members, alumni of Concordia Lutheran High School’s A Cappella Choir, and orchestra. The concert is part of the Region 1 Conference of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. Living Fort Wayne concert. Headwaters Park West, Fort Wayne. 6-10 p.m. Free. The summer series continues with Left Lane Cruiser and Unlikely Alibi. Kids’ activities provided by Sweetcakes Entertainment. Local food trucks on site. Pontoon rides available. Beer service by JK O’Donnell’s. Living Fort Wayne Concert Series sponsored by Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana. 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: July 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.

THURSDAY, JULY 7 Kids concert with Jim Gill. Georgetown Square, 6400 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Branch Library is presenting this concert. Gill is a nationally known children’s recording artist. Bring lawn chairs. Lunch on the Plaza. Freimann Square, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free. Grab lunch downtown and enjoy a concert, sponsored by the Downtown Improvement District, every Thursday through Aug. 25. Today’s concert is by Sunny Taylor. Disorderly Bear Den. Community Center, 233 W. Main St., Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. This public charity is afﬁliated with International Good Bears of the World. Its goal to is put a teddy bear into the arms of children in trauma situations or lonely adults in the northern Indiana area. Anyone interested is welcome to attend the meetings. For more details, contact Donna Gordon-Hearn at tdbear7@comcast.net.

FRIDAY, JULY 8 “Working,” the musical. Plymouth Congregational Church, 501 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free and open to the public; free-will offerings will be accepted. Presented as part of the Plymouth Music Series Summer Arts Festival. The Plymouth Players present the 2012 edition of the award-winning musical adaptation of Studs Terkel’s “Working:

People talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do.” The production is directed by Heather Brackeen Moore and Ian Williams, choreographed by Hannah Moore, with musical direction by Robert Nance. Friday Night Music. Riverside Gardens Park, Leo-Cedarville. These free concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. and last approximately one hour. The 3 Dimensions Band entertains. Concerts are held in the gazebo, with the audience setting up lawn chairs or sitting on blankets surrounding the performers. Snacks are available from vendors set up near the playground. Friday Nites Live. Jefferson Pointe, 4130 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne; at the courtyard fountain. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Tonight, Urban Legend entertains.

SATURDAY, JULY 9 “Working,” the musical. Plymouth Congregational Church, 501 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free and open to the public; free-will offerings will be accepted. Presented as part of the Plymouth Music Series Summer Arts Festival. The Plymouth Players present the 2012 edition of the award-winning musical adaptation of Studs Terkel’s “Working: People talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do.” The production is directed by Heather Brackeen Moore and Ian Williams, choreographed by Hannah Moore, with musical direction by Robert Nance. The Osmond Brothers in concert. Foellinger Theatre, at the Franke Park entrance on Sherman Boulevard, Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Reserved seats $35, bleachers $25, all plus $5 ticket fee. Visit foellingertheatre.org and click on “Purchase Theatre Tickets.” 3rd annual Huntington County 4-H Health Run. Huntington County Fairgrounds (Hier’s Park), 547 S. Briant St., Huntington. 8 a.m. This is a chipped 10K/5K and a fun 1-mile run. The 1-mile can be just for fun or runners can do the green color run. Fill out registration forms at runningintheusa. com or extension.purdue.edu/Huntington. Packet pickup will be 6-7:30 p.m. Friday and after 6:30 a.m. Saturday. All proceeds from this run beneﬁt Huntington County 4-H programs.

SUNDAY, JULY 10 Fourth annual old-fashioned hymn sing and ice cream social. Forest Park United Methodist Church, 2100 Kentucky Ave., Fort Wayne. 3 p.m. Free. The public is welcome to enjoy their favorite hymns led by the pipe organ and grand piano. Picture Your Pet. Lakeside Park, 1401 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne. 3-8 p.m. Get a professional family photo with you and your family, including pets. No appointment necessary. The $15 sitting fee includes a 5x7 portrait (each pose) and reprint waiver. This event beneﬁts Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control animal safety education. The program provides free tours for school, scout and children’s groups. Each photo group also will have the opportunity to buy mugs, keychains and other items with the pet and family photo. 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: Aug. 14, Sept. 11 and Oct. 9.

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MONDAY, JULY 11 A Classic Hymn Sing. Plymouth Congregational Church, 501 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free and open to the public; free-will offerings will be accepted. Presented as part of the Plymouth Music Series Summer Arts Festival. Hosted by Janice Furtner and accompanied by Robert Nance. The audience is the star of this program. Professional and amateur singers and hymn enthusiasts are welcome to join in and sing hymns of faith, past and present. Picture Your Pet. Lakeside Park, 1401 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne. 3-8 p.m. Get a professional family photo with you and your family, including pets. No appointment necessary. The $15 sitting fee includes a 5x7 portrait (each pose) and reprint waiver. This event beneﬁts Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control animal safety education. The program provides free tours for school, scout and children’s groups. Each photo group also will have the opportunity to buy mugs, keychains and other items with the pet and family photo. Story Time on the Bridge. Historic Wells Street Bridge over the St. Marys River, Fort Wayne. 10:30-11 a.m. Free and open to the public. Kids of all ages will enjoy songs, stories and silly rhymes. Families are encouraged to bring their own blankets or chairs. If the weather is stormy or rain is threatening, storytime will be held in the Children’s Services Department at the Main Library downtown. Storytimes are held each Monday through Aug. 29. Story Time on the Bridge is sponsored by Riverfront Fort Wayne and the Allen County Public Library.

TUESDAY, JULY 12 “Follow the Pipes.” 10 a.m.: Trinity Episcopal Church, 611 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. Wayne Peterson, organist. 11 a.m.: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2313 S. Hanna St., Fort Wayne; Michael Hollman, organist. “Follow the Pipes” is a series of “organ crawls” featuring various venues and organists of the Fort Wayne area. The host organist will do anything from explain the workings of a pipe organ to playing a mini-recital often highlighting the stops or registrations being used on a particular selection. Each day a group assembles at the ﬁrst location, stays for about an hour and then proceeds to the next location. Depending on the availability of organists, each day will include two or even three stops. Participants are welcome to join at any location. The Fort Wayne Chapter of the American Guild of Organists sponsors “Follow the Pipes” in partnership with the Three Rivers Festival. Trumpet and organ duo. Plymouth Congregational Church, 501 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free and open to the public; free-will offerings will be accepted. Presented as part of the Plymouth Music Series Summer Arts Festival. The Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s new principal trumpet player, Andy Lott, will play a recital with Plymouth music director Robert Nance at the organ. Fort Wayne Area Community Band. The band will present this concert in the style of John Philip Sousa with the part of the March King played by assistant conductor David Blackwell. The 80-member concert band will perform two movements from “Peer Gynt Suite,” “Zampa Overture,” “Asleep in the Deep,” “Marche Militaire,” “A Trumpeter’s Lullaby,” “Circus Thrills March composed by David Blackwell and a long-lost Sousa work called “Turkey in the Straw.” The band will present another concert at Foellinger Theater Aug. 9 and before the Three Rivers Festival parade and at the ﬁreworks on Freimann Square on Monday, July 11.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 “Follow the Pipes.” 1 p.m.: Parkview Randallia Chapel, 2200 Randallia Drive, Fort Wayne; Kathy Miller, organist. 2 p.m.: Salem United Church of Christ, 2401 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne; Allen Gobbert, organist. 3 p.m.: Forest Park United Methodist Church, 2100 Kentucky Ave., Fort Wayne; Phil Zimmerman, organist. “Follow the Pipes” is a series of “organ crawls” featuring various venues and organists of the Fort Wayne area.

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Community Calendar The host organist will do anything from explain the workings of a pipe organ to playing a mini-recital often highlighting the stops or registrations being used on a particular selection. Each day a group assembles at the ﬁrst location, stays for about an hour and then proceeds to the next location. Depending on the availability of organists, each day will include two or even three stops. Participants are welcome to join at any location. The Fort Wayne Chapter of the American Guild of Organists sponsors “Follow the Pipes” in partnership with the Three Rivers Festival. Vocal Arts Institute: A Recital. Plymouth Congregational Church, 501 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free and open to the public; free-will offerings will be accepted. Presented as part of the Plymouth Music Series Summer Arts Festival. This recital features Fort Wayne’s own up-andcoming vocal artists. Twenty students were selected from over 100 applicants to participate in this summer’s Heartland Sings Vocal Arts Institute, and they will perform a variety of selections from art song to pop. “Hotel Transylvania 2” on screen at Foellinger Theatre. 9 p.m. This free, family-friendly movie is sponsored by 97.3 WMEE. Foellinger Outdoor Theatre is located in Franke Park next to the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo on Sherman Boulevard.

and That Guy Duo entertains. Concerts are held in the gazebo, with the audience setting up lawn chairs or sitting on blankets surrounding the performers. Snacks are available from vendors set up near the playground. Friday Nites Live. Jefferson Pointe, 4130 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne; at the courtyard fountain. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Tonight, Sugar Shot entertains.

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“Follow the Pipes.” 7 p.m.: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 1122 S. Clinton St., Fort Wayne; Michael Dulac, organist. 8 p.m.: Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne; Cletus Goens, organist. “Follow the Pipes” is a series of “organ crawls” featuring various venues and organists of the Fort Wayne area. The host organist will do anything from explain the workings of a pipe organ to playing a mini-recital often highlighting the stops or registrations being used on a particular selection. Each day a group assembles at the ﬁrst location, stays for about an hour and then proceeds to the next location. Depending on the availability of organists, each day will include two or even three stops. Participants are welcome to join at any location. The Fort Wayne Chapter of the American Guild of Organists sponsors “Follow the Pipes” in partnership with the Three Rivers Festival. Vocal Arts Institute: Choral Concert. Plymouth Congregational Church, 501 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free and open to the public; free-will offerings will be accepted. Presented as part of the Plymouth Music Series Summer Arts Festival. Twenty outstanding student vocal artists and their professional mentors from Heartland Sings join together to perform a variety of choral masterpieces. This concert is the concluding performance of the 2016 Heartland Vocal Arts Institute. Lunch on the Plaza. Freimann Square, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free. Grab lunch downtown and enjoy a concert, sponsored by the Downtown Improvement District, every Thursday through Aug. 25. Today’s concert is by Secret Mezzanine.

Hearttland vocal artists. Plymouth Congregational Church, 501 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Free and open to the public; free-will offerings will be accepted. This ﬁnal concert of the Plymouth Music Summer Arts Festival features the full-time vocal artists of Heartland Sings. Singers Elaina Robbins, Jennifer Fijal, Mark Phillips, Jerome Síbulo and Ian Williams perform a wide variety of music from art song to pop.

FRIDAY, JULY 15 Dynamic Song Duo: John Escosa and Kara Jaurigue. Plymouth Congregational Church, 501 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free and open to the public; free-will offerings will be accepted. Presented as part of the Plymouth Music Series Summer Arts Festival. Singer/guitarist John Escosa and singer Kara Jaurigue perform a variety of classic pop songs. Rummage and bake sale. Redeemer Lutheran Church, 202 W. Rudisill Blvd., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Household goods, clothing and miscellaneous items will be available. Georgetown Subway Classic Car Show. Georgetown Square, 6400 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne; in the parking lot by Fish of Stroh. 5-9 p.m. The show beneﬁts Georgetown Little League. Entrants are eligible for door prizes, dash plaques and over $1,000 in special award. Friday Night Music. Riverside Gardens Park, Leo-Cedarville. These free concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. and last approximately one hour. The Brent

SATURDAY, JULY 16 Plymouth Rocks the Block: a pre-ﬁreworks concert. Plymouth Congregational Church, 501 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free and open to the public; free-will offerings will be accepted. Presented as part of the Plymouth Music Series Summer Arts Festival. Featuring the band “Endgame,” Plymouth rocks the block in the parking lot behind the church in preparation for the Three Rivers Festival Fireworks. The public is invited to bring their own lounge chairs. Plymouth’s Congregational Life Board sponsors this concert. Rummage and bake sale. Redeemer Lutheran Church, 202 W. Rudisill Blvd., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Household goods, clothing and miscellaneous items will be available. Today is a $2 bag sale.

MONDAY, JULY 18 Get Checking workshop. Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 5-9 p.m. Free and open to the public. This workshop is for clients and families who have never had checking or savings accounts at a bank or credit union, who have mismanaged accounts at banks and credits unions so those accounts are now closed without committing fraud, or have accounts, but continue to still use predatory lenders. The Extension Service hosts this workshop on behalf of the Bank on Fort Wayne initiative. Visit extension.purdue.edu/allen for details and to register. Story Time on the Bridge. Historic Wells Street Bridge over the St. Marys River, Fort Wayne. 10:30-11 a.m. Free and open to the public. Kids of all ages will enjoy songs, stories and silly rhymes. Families are encouraged to bring their own blankets or chairs. If the weather is stormy or rain is threatening, storytime will be held in the Children’s Services Department at the Main Library downtown. Story times are held each Monday through Aug. 29. Storytime on the Bridge is sponsored by Riverfront Fort Wayne and the Allen County Public Library.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 “The Good Dinosaur” on screen at Foellinger Theatre. 9 p.m. This free, family-friendly movie is sponsored by 97.3 WMEE. Foellinger Outdoor Theatre is located in Franke Park next to the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo on Sherman Boulevard. 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: 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.

THURSDAY, JULY 21 Lunch on the Plaza. Freimann Square, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

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FRIDAY, JULY 22 Outdoor concert. Georgetown Square, 6400 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. The band Good Night Gracie will present music from the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s and today, in front of the Georgetown Branch Library. Bring lawn chairs. A variety of food and beverages will be available for purchase from Bandidoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Subway. Watch for Kids Day activities in conjunction with this concert. Parkview is the title sponsor and Heritage Park is the stage sponsor of the summer concert series. Friday Night Music. Riverside Gardens Park, Leo-Cedarville. These free concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. and last approximately one hour. The Full Speed Reverse Band entertains. Concerts are held in the gazebo, with the audience setting up lawn chairs or sitting on blankets surrounding the performers. Snacks are available from vendors set up near the playground. Friday Nites Live. Jefferson Pointe, 4130 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne; at the courtyard fountain. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Tonight, Sierra Shame entertains.

SATURDAY, JULY 23 Sounds of Touch in concert. Foellinger Theatre, at the Franke Park entrance on Sherman Boulevard, Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Reserved seats $15. Visit foellingertheatre.org and click on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Purchase Theatre Tickets.â&#x20AC;? Nelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Port-a-Pit Chicken sale. Christâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Church, 10616 Liberty Mills Road, Fort Wayne. 3-5 p.m. This is a fundraiser for vacation Bible school and Samaritanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Purse: Operation Christmas Guild. Allen County Lions football. Miami Middle School, 8100 Amherst Drive, Fort Wayne. 4 p.m. Tickets, $6; ages 12 and under, free. Fort Wayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minor league football team hosts the Tri-County Raiders of St. Marys, Ohio. For a full schedule, visit minorleaguefootballalliance.com. 18th Dr. Phillip Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shaughnessy Walk/Run for Health. Foster Park, Pavilion 1, 3900 Old Mill Road, Fort Wayne. Registration 7-8:20 a.m. 10K race starts at 7:30 a.m. 5K run/walk starts at 8:30 a.m. $18 if registration is received by July 11. $20 registration after July 11 up to the day of the event. Register at matthew25online.org. This event beneďŹ ts Matthew 25 Clinic. This is an ofďŹ cial points race with the Fort Wayne Track Club.

MONDAY, JULY 25 Story Time on the Bridge. Historic Wells Street Bridge over the St. Marys River, Fort Wayne. 10:30-11 a.m. Free and open to the public. Kids of all ages will enjoy songs, stories and silly rhymes. Families are encouraged to bring their own blankets or chairs. If the weather is stormy or rain is threatening, story time will be held in the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Services Department at the Main Library downtown. Story times are held each Monday through Aug. 29. Story time on the Bridge is sponsored by Riverfront Fort Wayne and the Allen County Public Library.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inside Outâ&#x20AC;? on screen at Foellinger Theatre. 9 p.m. This free, family-friendly movie is sponsored by 97.3 WMEE. Foellinger Outdoor Theatre is located in Franke Park next to the Fort Wayne Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Zoo on Sherman Boulevard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;TRANSforming hate into understanding.â&#x20AC;? YWCA Northeast Indiana, 1610 Spy Run Ave., Fort Wayne. Noon-1:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. The YWCA Northeast Indianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diversity Council hosts monthly Diversity Dialogues to bring in panelists and the community for conversations on topics important to the community. Register by email to shiatt@ywcaerew.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 28 Lunch on the Plaza. Freimann Square, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free. Grab lunch downtown and enjoy a concert, sponsored by the Downtown Improvement District, every Thursday through Aug. 25. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concert is by Janelle â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;N Jonze.

FRIDAY, JULY 29 Fort Wayne Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choir. Foellinger Theatre, at the entrance to Franke Park on Sherman Boulevard, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free; tickets not required. Presented by the Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Department. Friday Night Music. Riverside Gardens Park, Leo-Cedarville. These free concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. and last approximately one hour. The Long Gone Due entertains. Concerts are held in the gazebo, with the audience setting up lawn chairs or sitting on blankets surrounding the performers. Snacks are available from vendors set up near the playground. Friday Nites Live. Jefferson Pointe, 4130 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne; at the courtyard fountain. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Tonight, Oferle entertains.

SATURDAY, JULY 30 Little River Band in concert. Foellinger Theatre, at the Franke Park entrance on Sherman Boulevard, Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Reserved seating $35, bleachers $25. Visit foellingertheatre.org and click on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Purchase Theatre Tickets.â&#x20AC;?

SUNDAY, JULY 31 Peter Frampton in concert. Foellinger Theatre, at the Franke Park entrance on Sherman Boulevard, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Reserved seats $59 and $79, bleachers $49, all plus $5 ticket fee. Visit foellingertheatre.org and click on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Purchase Theatre Tickets.â&#x20AC;?

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MONDAY, AUG. 1 Story Time on the Bridge. Historic Wells Street Bridge over the St. Marys River, Fort Wayne. 10:30-11 a.m. Free and open to the public. Kids of all ages will enjoy songs, stories and silly rhymes. Families are encouraged to bring their own blankets or chairs. If the weather is stormy or rain is threatening, story time will be held in the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Services Department at the Main Library downtown. Story Time on the Bridge is sponsored by Riverfront Fort Wayne and the Allen County Public Library.

TUESDAY, AUG. 2 Joe Walsh in concert. Foellinger Theatre, at the Franke Park entrance on Sherman Boulevard, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Reserved seats $79 and $99, bleachers $59, all plus $5 ticket fee. Visit foellingertheatre.org and click on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Purchase Theatre Tickets.â&#x20AC;?

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3 Ag Appreciation Day. Jefferson Township Park, 1720 S. Webster Road, New Haven. Wednesday, Aug. 3, 8 a.m.-noon. The Heritage and Woodlan FFA chapters will provide breakfast. The New Haven Chamber of Commerce sponsors this informational event for area farmers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Wars: The Force Awakensâ&#x20AC;? on screen at Foellinger Theatre. 9 p.m. This free, family-friendly movie is sponsored by 97.3 WMEE. Foellinger Outdoor Theatre is located in Franke Park next to the Fort Wayne Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Zoo on Sherman Boulevard. Living Fort Wayne concert. Headwaters Park West, Fort Wayne. 6-10 p.m. Free. The summer series concludes with Secret Mezzanine and Farmland Jazz Band. Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; activities provided by Sweetcakes Entertainment. Local food trucks on site. Pontoon rides available. Beer service by JK Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Living Fort Wayne Concert Series sponsored by Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana. 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: Aug. 17; Sept. 7 and 21; and Oct. 5. For information on cruiseins from Orland, Ind., to Bryan, Ohio, visit libertycruisers.com.

THURSDAY, AUG. 4 Lunch on the Plaza. Freimann Square, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free. Grab lunch downtown and enjoy a concert, sponsored by the Downtown Improvement District. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concert is by Eclipse. Garage sale. Saint Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic Church, 518 E. Dewald St., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The sale will be in the church hall, on the southeast corner of Dewald and Warsaw streets.

FRIDAY, AUG. 5 Friday Nites Live. Jefferson Pointe, 4130 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne; at the courtyard fountain. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Tonight, Ty Causey entertains. Garage sale. Saint Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic Church, 518 E. Dewald St., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The sale will be in the church hall, on the southeast corner of Dewald and Warsaw streets. The sale ends today with a one-price bag sale. Friday Night Street Fair. Downtown Roanoke. 6-9 p.m. Main Street will be blocked off for food, entertainment and games for the whole family.

SATURDAY, AUG. 6 Allen County Lions football. Miami Middle School, 8100 Amherst Drive, Fort Wayne. 4 p.m. Tickets, $6; ages 12 and under, free. Fort Wayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minor league football team hosts the Findlay (Ohio) Tribute. For a full schedule, visit minorleaguefootballalliance.com. SetonFest. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church and School, 10700 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne. The day begins with the Seton Miracle Miles Run/Walk at 8 a.m.; same-day registration is $20 and ends at 7:45 a.m. Urban Legend band will perform at the beer tent Saturday night. The popular face-painting booth will be back this year. A photo booth has been added. The festival promises fun and good times. There will be no ďŹ reworks show this year. Miami Indian Heritage Days. Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. 1 p.m. Admission $7 for adults and $5 for seniors and youth. History Center members and children ages 2 and under are admitted free. Admission to Miami Indian Heritage Days includes a guided tour of the Chief Richardville House, a National Historic Landmark. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Work and Play Among Native Peoples: Games of the Miami,â&#x20AC;? with Craig Arnold, Diane Hunter and Doug Peconge. For more information, contact the History Center at (260) 426-2882 or visit fwhistorycenter.com.

FORT WAYNE AREA FESTIVALS LEO-CEDARVILLE FREEDOM FESTIVAL, JULY 1-2 Riverside Gardens, Leo-Cedarville. Cruise-in 5-8 p.m. Friday evening, with Joe Justice entertaining. Free spectator admission. Car owners register at the gate; prizes will be awarded. Saturday races: 5K run/walk, 8 a.m.; 1-mile run, 8:40 a.m.; 300-meter kids fun run, 9 a.m. Register for races at getmeregistered.com. Saturday entertainment: Cedar Creek Worship Band, 5-6 p.m.; AFU (All Fired Up), 6-7:30 p.m.; Mason Dixon Line, 7:30 until ďŹ reworks. Free admission both days. Food vendors on site. 2016 Leo-Cedarville Freedom Festival on Facebook ARCOLA NATIONAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR PULL, JULY 7-9

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The corner of Harrison Street and Washington Boulevard, Fort Wayne. Monday-Thursday, July 11-14, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. The Friends of the Library sponsor this book sale in the parking lot east of the Fort Wayne Firefighters Museum. The library staff has been conducting an extensive weeding project and has approximately 50,000 books available for sale to the public. Books represent all genres. Each book will sell for 25 cents and all proceeds go to the Friends of the Library to be used to support programs that cannot be funded by taxpayer dollars. Sponsors said it has been several years since the sale offered this many books. Seventh annual Seton Miracle Miles Run/Walk. Saturday, Aug. 6, 8 a.m. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church and School, 10700 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne. This family run/walk kicks off the all-day SetonFest. Proceeds from the run/walk benefit Saint Mary’s Soup Kitchen. The 5-miles, USATF-certified course begins behind Summit Middle School and ends at the church. Registration forms are available in the gathering area, or at setonmiraclemiles.com, or register through getmeregistered. com. Advance registration mailed by July 29 is $15. Pick up packets 4-6 p.m. Friday. Race-day registration is 7-7:45 a.m. Same-day registration is $20. Children 14 and under may participate for free with a parent/ guardian present; however a participation shirt and number will not be received with this option. Direct questions to race director Mike Rost at setonmiraclemiles@gmail.com. Vacation Bible school. Northside Church of Christ, 1230 W. Wallen Road, Fort Wayne. July 11-15, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Open to ages kindergarten through sixth grade. No cost, and no registration required. “Building the Body of Christ” is the theme of this year’s vacation Bible school. Elmhurst High School Class of 1966. A 50-year reunion will be held Saturday, Sept. 3, at the Parkview Field 400 Club. Reunion committee members are seeking contact information for the 52 members of the Class of ‘66. Send name, phone number, mailing address and email address to Elmhurstclassof1966@gmail.com. Stay up to date on reunion plans on Facebook by following: Elmhurst High School Class of 1966. Vendors register for Ag Appreciation Day. Jefferson Township Park, 1720 S. Webster Road, New Haven. Wednesday, Aug. 3, 8 a.m.-noon. The New Haven Chamber of Commerce sponsors this informational event for the public and promotional event for member businesses. About 500 area farmers are expected. Interested vendors should contact the New Haven Chamber of Commerce at info@newhavenindiana.org or (260) 7494484. The Heritage and Woodlan FFA chapters will provide breakfast. G.E. Elex Club. Lighted Gardens, 10794 N. Indiana 1, Ossian, Ind. The club will hold its 100th anniversary celebration Wednesday, Sept. 14. The luncheon will begin at noon; doors open at 11 a.m. Non-chapter Elex members should make reservations by calling Diann Stoll, (260) 4784833. Lunch is $16. The deadline for reservations is July 15. Drum Corps International tickets available. The University of Saint Francis School of Creative Arts will host a Drum Corps International event Tuesday evening, Aug. 2, at Bishop John D’Arcy Stadium on the USF campus, 2701 Spring St., Fort Wayne. This is USF’s first Open Class DCI Invitational and it will feature several talented drum corps, including: 7th Regiment, Blue Devils B, Legends, Les Stentors, Music City, Raiders and Spartans. Gates will open for the event at 4:45 p.m. with the competition starting at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $12, or $15 for premium seating. A group rate of $10 per ticket is also available for groups of 20 or more. Tickets can be purchased through the DCI Box Office at (317) 275-1212 or at dci.org. Wine on the Wetlands registration. Local land trust Little River Wetlands Project will host its summer fundraiser, Wine on the Wetlands, on Friday, Aug. 5, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at its Eagle Marsh preserve, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. Presented by Aqua Indiana with additional support from 3Rivers Federal Credit Union, the event will take place in the barn and under a large tent nearby. Dress is casual. Attendees will sample wines from Wine Tour Wineries of Indiana’s Northeast and light hors d’oeuvres. Music will be by Kenny Bergle of Musical Therapy Laboratory, while special guest DJ Benny Bergle plays in the background. Food will also be available for purchase. All who wish to can take a guided walk to see wildflowers of the marsh at dusk, and everyone will receive a commemorative wine glass. To reserve a place, send a check for $35 per person to LRWP, 7209 Engle Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, IN 46804, or call (260) 478-2515 during business hours to pay by credit card. Zoo on summer hours. 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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE BOTANICAL CONSERVATORY — Courtesy Fort Wayne Parks Department Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Admission: $5 for adults, $3 for ages 3-17. Children 2 and under are admitted free. For more information, visit botanicalconservatory.org. Empyrean Café opened June 7 inside the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory. The Empyran serves breakfast, lunch, beverages and snacks. In a statement, the Park Department said the café will offer fresh, innovative and scratch-made menu items. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., with extended hours on Thursday until 8 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Breakfast is served 8-11 a.m. and features menu items such as buckwheat waffles, steel cut oatmeal and rotating varieties of quiche. Lunch is erved 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and includes sandwiches such as maple glazed ham with triple cream brie, plus soups and salads. Desserts are available along with premium coffee, tea and specialty beverages. For details or to order online, visit empyreancafe.com. Discovery Corner. Daily in the Discovery Gallery. Our youngest visitors are always welcome to visit the Discovery Corner behind Woody the Talking Tree where they’ll find stories and activities relating to a monthly theme. Our materials are all safe and suitable for kids in pre-K through first 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. Metamorphosis. Through July 17. Experience the magic of being immersed among hundreds of live, exotic butterflies. These winged jewels can be observed up close as they fly, 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 butterflies 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, July 7, 5-8 p.m. On the first 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.

Other blood donation opportunities in Allen County: • Friday, July 1, 1-3:30 p.m., Belmont Beverage, 3309 North Anthony Blvd., Fort Wayne. • Tuesday, July 5, 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Signature Healthcare LLC, 6006 Brandy Chase Cove, Fort Wayne. • Friday, July 8, 8-11 a.m. The Reserve at Dawson’s Creek Apartments, 401 Augusta Way, Fort Wayne. • Friday, July 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Coca Cola, 5010 Airport Expressway, Fort Wayne. • Friday, July 8, 1-3 p.m. Re/Max Results, 8101 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne. • Saturday, July 9, noon-4 p.m. Three Rivers Festival, Barr Street, Fort Wayne. • Monday, July 11, 3-8 p.m. Grabill Missionary Church, 13637 State St., Grabill. • Tuesday, July 12, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Indiana Michigan Power Center, 110 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. • Monday, July 18, 8-11 a.m. Tuthill, 8825 Aviation Drive, Fort Wayne. • Thursday, July 21, 2:30-7 p.m. Third Place, 1601 W. Cedar Canyon Road, Huntertown. Other blood donation opportunities in Huntington County: • Monday, July 11, 1-6:30 p.m. Evangelical United Methodist Church, 1000 Flaxmill Road, Huntington. • Wednesday, July 20, 8 a.m.-noon. YMCA, 1160 W. 500 N., Huntington. • Friday, July 22, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Parkview Huntington Hospital, 2001 Stults Road, Huntington.

FRANCINE’S FRIENDS MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY The Breast Diagnostic Center performs the screening. For women who have insurance, they will bill the insurance company. If the patient does not have insurance but has the ability to pay, the BDC offers a reduced rate if paid the day of the screening. For women without insurance, a high deductible, or resources to pay, funding is available. Appointments preferably should be scheduled prior to the date. For an appointment, call 483-1847 or (800) 727-8439, ext. 26540. Walk-in openings are available depending on schedule. Francine’s Friends Mobile Mammography is a partnership between Francine’s Friends, Parkview Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Breast Diagnostic Center. • Tuesday, July 5. Parkview Physician’s Group Family Practice, 1331 Minnich Road, New Haven. • Wednesday, July 6. Kroger, 1555 S. Harrison Plaza, Bluffton. • Thursday, July 7. Woodland Plaza, 1234 E. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. • Wednesday, July 13. HealthVisions, 2135 S. Hanna St., Fort Wayne. • Thursday, July 14. Rothberg Logan & Warsco, 505 E. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. • Friday, July 15. Parkview Health & Fitness, 3000 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne. • Saturday, July 16. Christian Community Healthcare, 13720 First St., Grabill. • Tuesdasy, July 19. Huntington Free Clinic, 1255 Engle St., Huntington. • Wednesday, July 20. Park Place Senior Living, 4411 Park Place Drive, Fort Wayne. • Thursday, July 21. Arlington Park Clubhouse, 4630 W. Arlington Park Blvd., Fort Wayne. • Tuesday, July 26. Fairington Apartments, 4931 Fairington Drive, Fort Wayne. • Friday, July 29. Wellspring Interfaith Social Services, 1316 Broadway, Fort Wayne.

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