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Bands refine shows for festivals and judging

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East Allen County Schools’ high school bands will build pyramids, sample candy, cast spells and offer a requiem as they fine-tune their shows for October competitions.

Veteran directors return to build on 2015 success.

Heritage, New Haven and Woodlan will perform at the “On The Banks of the Wabash” marching band festival Saturday, Sept. 10, at Bluffton High School. (Watch INFortWayne.com for the performance schedule.)

Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for students and seniors.

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The Spirit of Woodlan from Woodlan Jr./Sr. High School will explore “Pyramids of Egypt” as the 2016 band show.

Director Bob Slattery said the students helped to select the show. “We were just listening to different shows, and I played it for

PHOTOS BY GARTH SNOW

Katelyn Bowers takes the stand for a Spirit of Woodlan rehearsal.

Bowers and fellow senior Adrienne Rebber serve as drum majors.

the kids and they decided that they liked it,” Slattery said.

Woodlan will take start with Gary P. Gilroy’s show framework but then make “Pyramids” its own. Mike Hardiek returns as drill designer.

“When Mike hears the music he interprets how the drill will look visually,” Slattery said. “The overall production will be

The Spirit of Woodlan marching band and guard rehearse the movements of “Pyramids of Egypt.” The band comprises 60 students, including drum majors.

totally different.”

The show begins with “Construction.” The second section is “The Discovery of KV62,” designating the tomb of Tutankhamun, the boy king. The show closes with “Curse of the Pharaohs.”

The Spirit of Woodlan comprises 60 musicians, guard members and drum majors. “They’re really excited and the season is going great,” Slattery said.

Seniors Katelyn Bowers and Adrienne Rebber are drum majors; Rebber also

took the stand last year.

Staff members include Roy Castillo, Ashley Baum, Jason Carlson, Derick Herschberger, Josh Hettinger, Matt Schoof, Ryan Springer, Paige See BANDS, Page A13

Heritage Jr./Sr. High School: The Marching Patriots. Show title: “Fade to Black.” First festival: Sept. 10, Bluffton High School. Director: Josiah Pfenning.

Leo Jr./Sr. High School: The Roar of the Lions.

Show title: “Spell Bound.” First festival: Sept. 17, DeKalb High School. Director: Bob Myers.

New Haven High School: The Mighty Marching Bulldogs.

Show title: “Pure Imagination.” First festival: Sept. 10, Bluffton High School. Director: Todd Caffee.

Woodlan Jr./Sr. High School: The Spirit of Woodlan. Show title: “Pyramids of Egypt.”

First festival: Bluffton High School, Sept. 10.

Director: Bob Slattery.

Woodlan senior wins tiara of Miss Allen County Fair

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Sophi Schultz clutched bouquets and wore sashes declaring her Miss Congeniality, Miss Photogenic and Miss Allen County Fair.

“I was hoping for it, but wasn’t expecting it,” said Schultz, who will be a senior at Woodlan High School this fall. “Any of the girls could have taken it home, but I’m just glad the judges picked me.

“There were so many amazing girls here tonight.

Honestly, the best girls in Allen County – so genuine.”

Schultz accepted the crown July 17 at the pageant at Carroll High School. She reigned over the Allen County Fair, July 26-31, assisted by her court.

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East Allen Times • August 19, 2016

Shepherd’s House: A respite for veterans

By Rod King

For Times Community Publications

Gov. Mike Pence, state Rep. Dennis Zent and judges Frances Gull, Tom Felts and John Surbeck recently visited Shepherd’s House, a transitional living center for homeless veterans struggling with addictions.

The visitors were there presumably to tour the facility at 519 Tennessee Ave. The real reason, it turned out, was to present the Sagamore of the Wabash award to founders Lonnie and Barb Cox. Taken completely by surprise, Barb Cox said “we were in shock.” She added, “We were very pleased that the work we’ve been doing here in helping homeless veterans reclaim their lives and become productive citizens for the past 18 years is appreciated in the community. And, it makes us even more determined to serve those who fought for our freedom.”

Over the years, Shepherd’s House has helped more than 2,000 honorably discharged veterans by giving them a faith-based home with a beautiful serenity garden for relaxing and playing corn-hole. With that comes free room and board, daily therapies, nightly recovery meetings,

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Shepherd’s House founders Lonnie and Barb Cox have helped more than 2,000 honorably discharged veterans get their lives together and become productive citizens.

case management, classes tailored to their individual needs, educational and budgeting classes and medical care. In addition, they receive help in getting jobs.

Shepherd’s House, which is a long-term residential/transitional housing center, provides a strong support environment that encourages healthy self-image, which is basic to recovery from addiction. The structured approach is designed to help participants develop a solid foundation of

sobriety and holds them accountable to the rehabilitation community for their behavior as well as for completion of daily work assignments. Participants make a six-month personal commitment to the recovery program and can stay up to two years.

The facility has 41 beds at the Tennessee Avenue house and another six in a house just two doors away on Spy Run Avenue, where graduates of the program can stay while getting established in the community. They are still

welcome to avail themselves of the services at the main house, including meals. A couple residents are presently enrolled at Ivy Tech Community College, and at one time 23 were attending classes at local colleges.

A dedicated staff of experienced and highly motivated people, some of whom are veterans themselves, work with the residents. Their goal is to get them to the point of being able to handle the problem that made them homeless in

Even the Shepherd’s House office wall conveys appreciation for veterans. Shepherd’s House has beds for 41 veterans and another five in a house a couple doors down the street on Spy Run Avenue.

the first place, become addiction-free, help them hold a job and down the road own housing with the assistance of HUD and Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing.

The Coxes spend 18 months preparing the old St. Andrews Convent on Schele Avenue in the Harvester neighborhood to accommodate homeless people. When that lease ran out, the Coxes stumbled across the Landmark Building on Tennessee Avenue. In the 1850s it was owned by the grandparents of actress Carol Lombard and her parents

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Developing Shepherd’s House to be the efficient program that it is today was a long, frustrating struggle. It was not set up to house people and required a great deal of work to get it up to code.

“Even though we were the only place in the area taking in veterans,” See HOUSE, Page A12

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East Allen Times • August 19, 2016

Star*Quest observatory nearing completion

By Rod King

For Times Community Publications

Star*Quest, dream of the 49 members of the Fort Wayne Astronomical Society, is nearing completion in Jefferson Township Park. For the past four years the Society has been planning, designing and raising nearly $200,000 to build the state-of-the-art observatory which they hope to have open to the public next spring.

According to Gene Stringer, Society member since 1966 and Star*Quest project manager, “this is the only place in the area where people can come to look through telescopes to see the wonders of the sky and should not be confused with a planetarium. Our 16- and 12.5-inch telescopes will be permanently mounted and a 42-inch video monitor will show what stars and constellations they are focused on.

People are welcome to bring their own scopes and set them up in the building or on one of five circular viewing pads outside.

“What makes the building unique is its delta-wing roof that will open. Half of the roof will roll off on exterior rails to the east and the other half will roll to the west, exposing stargazers to the vast southern sky in an open-air room. The observatory covers a total of 1,000 square feet and includes the observation area that runs the length of the structure and a control room/office/library/storage room.

“We will hold free stargazing sessions here just as we have been doing since 2012 every clear Saturday night (weather permitting) from April

PHOTOS BY ROD KING

Siding is being installed to the exterior of the Fort Wayne Astrological Society’s new observatory, which will be open to the public in April. Members of the Society will paint the walls, install the flooring and put up the LED lighting fixtures. Red lamps will be used when the roof is open to preserve night vision.

through November. And, there will be no admission charge when the building is open to the public.

Free-will donations are appreciated.

“Our main scope, the Meade 16-inch RCX 400. can swing 360 degrees to lock onto stars in deep space, locate nebula and maybe find a comet or a passing satellite. It can capture 4,000 times more light than the human eye and its magnification is 60 to 300. It is computer-controlled and has a GPS receiver that is used to center on two known stars for alignment. Once that’s done, the computer data base can identify 180,000 objects in the night sky.

The scope can be raised or lowered to accommodate a child or a person in a wheelchair.”

Once contractor Rob Koors and his Custom Builders crew have completed their work, Society members will take over to paint, install flooring and LED lighting fixtures on the inside and do all the landscaping, as well.

Red lamps will be used when the roof is open to

The architect’s drawing shows how the observatory will look when the roof is open. Half of the delta-wing roof will roll off on exterior rails to the east and the other half will roll to the west, exposing stargazers to the southern sky in an open-air room.

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Free stargazing sessions Saturday evenings now through November. Jefferson Township Park, east of New Haven on Webster Road. Starts at sundown on clear nights. Sponsored by Fort Wayne Astronomical Society Check fortwayneastronomicalsociety.com for conditions and whether or not sessions will be held. preserve night vision.

Until Star*Quest opens next April, the Society will continue to operate out of an 8-by-15-foot storage shed which requires moving the 275-pound Meade scope and its wheeled carrier, which weighs 100 pounds, to a concrete pad for stargazing.

FWAS, which is 58 years old this year, operated an observatory at Fox Island County Park for 30 years, but the presence of tall trees made observing the heavens difficult at times.

Stringer said the Society expects that when the observatory opens next spring it will act as a magnet to attract visitors from the New Haven area, throughout the county and western Ohio.

He speculated that their Saturday night stargazing

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“We forget sometimes how important these songs are to us,” the pastor said. “We sing the words from Scripture, the words of those who have lived the faith.”

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The gathering chose from 734 selections in The United Methodist Hymnal, copyright 1989, and 284 options from “The Faith We Sing,” copyright 2000.

Members of the audience called out their choices by hymn number. The suggestions rang out like auction bids.

Forest Park choir member Jack Steele drew from his experience as a pastor to introduce the songs. “I often heard, ‘Why don’t we hear some of the old songs?’

Like ‘How Great Thou Art,’ which was written in 1956,” he said.

He paused at “Rock of Ages,” citing Verse 3. “That so often brings tears to my eyes,” he said.

Phil Zimmerman played his home church’s organ. Kathy Coulter of Auburn played the piano. “They have the hardest job here because they don’t know what they will play next,” Zimmerman said.

Zimmerman said each song has a message for a world that is looking for answers. “You and I have the answer. We need to share that. The world needs to hear that,” he said.

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East Allen Times • August 19, 2016

Stellhorn Camera No. 2 develops last roll

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While bargain hunters raced the final hours at Stellhorn Custom Photo No. 2, Dave and Joyce Evans packed up a few of their customers’ memories, and a few of their own.

In 12 years at Coldwater and Dupont roads, they had developed film as a core business, then for hobbyists and students. Now, they just wanted to spend more of the next several years with family. “We have seven and a half grandkids,” Dave said. “We can’t close up the shop at 6 and be out at Woodburn at a ballgame at 6.”

They had given several weeks’ notice of the store’s closing. Merchandise that had filled walls and racks and tables now was clustered at the center of the store. The “75 percent off” tags had produced the intended result.

The 35mm blackand-white film was long gone. “There was a run on it,” Joyce said. Even the 120 B&W film at $1.50 a roll was running low. Batteries to match the saga of camera evolution hung on pegs.

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Dave and Joyce Evans watch the shop in the final hours of Stellhorn Custom Photo No. 2. They said assorted photo services had picked up the slack as fewer customers had their film developed and printed.

case marked “Sold,” a table held boxes of envelopes of prints.

Customers had brought their film to be processed and printed. Or they had brought photos to be restored and copied.

Dave and Joyce had waited, and then they had made phone calls, and then they had waited some more. On top of

the stack was a yellowed World War I-era photo.

It had been in some soldier’s family for most of a century before it was entrusted to the Evans’ shop; that was 10 years ago and a few reminders ago.

The soldier and its thousand companion photos would remain safe, but not at Stell-

horn Custom Photo No. 2. Like the photo processing machine, they were bound for Specialized Printed Products, on Clinton Street. So were the store’s three other employees.

Recently, that machine has been processing 10 to 20 rolls of film a day.

“Before digital, it was 80 to 90 a day,” Joyce

said. High schools and colleges still assign film photography. “We can tell when they have a project because there will be a constant run,” she said.

Some customers never made the digital switch.

They would bring in their cameras and ask Dave to remove and develop the film and load a new roll. Even when the cameras would wear out, Dave would load film into factory-reconditioned cameras and absorb the cost of the cameras. Three like-new, boxed and ready, 35mm film cameras waited for buyers on that final afternoon.

“(Digital) really has not had an impact on us because we do so many other things,” Dave said, pointing to the stack of envelopes. “People bring in this sort of thing and say ‘I need this restored’ and we do restorations.

People bring in their tapes and say ‘Hey, I’ve got an old VHS here, and I need you to throw this onto a DVD for me.’ Or they bring me their reel-to-reel. We do so many things. But photo printing is like the anchor to it all.”

For Dave and Joyce, the store has been a temporary addition to See LAST, Page A7

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East Allen Times • August 19, 2016

Cost of lost pet’s care inspires assistance fund

By Garth Snow

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Mazie’s owners understood that pets are family.

So when her 4-year-old Maltipoo became ill last summer, Lisa Clemens of Fort Wayne took Mazie to an emergency veterinarian in Fort Wayne and then to the Purdue Small Animal Hospital in West Lafayette.

Clemens was able to afford the several thousand dollars in veterinary bills. She was able to make decisions about Mazie’s care without weighing the care against the cost. Despite the care and the cost, Mazie died.

Clemens has organized the Allen County Area Assistance Fund to help other families

that face such decisions.

The ACAAF will hold its first fundraiser – Dog Jog – at 10 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 20, at Foster Park in Fort Wayne.

“Anyone who needs to take their dog to a specialist would have access to that through this fund, not just people who have access to thousands of dollars,” Clemens said. “There can be a little bit of sticker shock. I think a lot of people would not have been able to drive all the way to Purdue.”

Clemens first found Mazie at a pet store.

“She was definitely a loyal dog and always kind of spunky and brightened up everyone’s day,” Clemens said.

Clemens’ mother,

Michelle Gibson of New Haven, recalls that Mazie had stayed longer than expected at the pet store and was due to be returned to the kennel for breeding. “My daughter didn’t want her to go back,” Gibson said.

“They probably say that about all the dogs,” Clemens laughed.

When Mazie fell ill, Clemens and her husband, Zach, first sought treatment locally.

“It became evident after a couple days that our dog needed to see a neurologist. She actually had paralysis on one side,” Clemens said.

“They said your options are Michigan or Purdue, so we chose to go to Purdue because it was closer. They were telling us you need to go there

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“People in Fort Wayne have access to all kinds of specialists for medical care,” Clemens said, “but when it comes to our pet

specialists such as cardiology, ophthalmology, neurology and oncology we’re a little bit limited.”

Purdue offers veterinarian specialists as well as veterinarians in training.

Almost a year after Mazie died, Clemens has two new dogs. “Now I have (veterinarian) insurance, but I know a lot of people don’t,” Clemens said.

Gibson – Clemens’ mother – said early response to the project has been positive.

She has handed out brochures, and has lined up about 30 teams of humans and well-behaved dogs for the fundraiser.

“There probably are a lot of elderly and others who use dogs as companions, and the dogs are part of the family, and we feel that it’s important that if they need to take them to Purdue that they have some type of assistance,” Gibson said. “It made us feel better to know that our family did all that we could.”

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Clemens arrived at the Purdue animal hospital at 9 p.m., and stayed at a hotel during the treatment. “We spent several thousands of dollars in Fort Wayne, and several more once we got down there,” Clemens said.

One test was sent to specialists in Atlanta.

“She actually ended up having toxoplasmosis, and they thought it might be from the wet soil,” Clemens said.

Despite the specialized care, Mazie died after two days in the hospital.

“Unfortunately, we were devastated that our Mazie passed away, but found comfort in knowing that we did everything we could to give her the best care possible,” Clemens said in a statement.

“I just felt like it was a really stressful time, and I’m sure it would be even more stressful if you felt like you didn’t have any options and you were forced to put your dog down,” Clemens said an interview.

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They each have full-time jobs. And now the seven and a half grandkids.

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The photo-processing equipment is waiting just across town. Customers can now develop or print or retrieve their restored photos at 6844 N. Clinton St. “People are not taking care of their memories anymore,” Dave said.

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is that the early Christians used labyrinths to facilitate pilgrimages, because oftentimes people could not go to Rome or Jerusalem, so they had labyrinths,” she said.

“So that’s what’s still happening today. This is a journey, a walk with God. So when you get to the center you spend time with God and walk back out.”

The labyrinth measures 48 feet in diameter.

Darker bricks outline the winding path from the edge to the center.

“It provides an opportunity to slow down and clear your head and to place the focus on what actually matters,” Smith said. “It most certainly is an opportunity to just commune, to be with God and allow God to speak or not speak. It is a very intentional activity.

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Resurrection Lutheran Church wants the community to pause and pray at the new labyrinth, which was dedicated Aug. 13.

“The public is always welcome,” the Rev. William H. Smith said. “… anytime anyone wants to come out and use this facility or walk the path and use the exercise stations. That’s what it’s here for.”

The church at 14318 Lima Road, Fort Wayne, dedicated the labyrinth with an afternoon service, festivities and fireworks.

“We have a gentlemen here at the church, and that’s one of his passions,” Smith said.

Barb Limbach, associate in ministry, explained the purpose of the labyrinth. “The idea

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Associate in Ministry Barb Limbach and the Rev. William H. Smith stand at the center of the prayer labyrinth at Resurrection Lutheran Church. “It’s not only prayer, but it’s also solace,” Smith said.

Whereas prayer can happen at home or in the car, this is a committed time when it’s just you and God, and that happens entirely too little.”

Limbach said the labyrinth helps her to find clarity. “You’re asking questions and you’re not

sure which direction to go, and it gives you a place to focus on that for a period of time and to be open to what God has to say to you,” she said.

“You find yourself moving closer and further away from the distractions and everything else,”

Smith said. “So when you come into the center that’s the one time that you stop.

It’s not only prayer but it’s also solace.”

Work continues on a walking path surrounding the labyrinth and connecting it to the church sidewalk. Each of the 10 meditation stations will have a fitness element and a Bible verse. Music stations offer walkers a chance to play hymns on stationary chimes. “It’s the thing that separates our park from a lot of other parks, is that there’s a faith element to it,” Limbach said.

An Eagle Scout project completed the first four stations.

“We started raising the funds for it in 2010 and we did most of the construction in the fall of 2015 and then we’ve been

working on the finishing touches and the landscaping this spring and summer,” Limbach said.

Resurrection Park also includes a slide and two crawl-through, plastic lined tunnels for children to explore. There’s also a fire pit and a community garden.Limbach said Resurrection opened at Cook and Coldwater roads in Fort Wayne, across from Northrop High School. After the building was sold, the congregation met in a warehouse in Huntertown for three years. The new building was completed about 11 years ago. The brick behind the pulpit is from the original church, as is the cross.

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Annual monarch fest to light at local marsh A September outing in a Fort Wayne marsh will share lessons on one of nature’s most storied travelers.

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Starting time for the race is 8:30 a.m. Race packets can be picked up at the 6 p.m. Friday night party and the next morning at 7:30 a.m. before the start of the race.

Awards will be presented to the top three finishers in multiple age groups, along with the best time registered by the top male, female and masters runners. There will also be team competition, awards for the best arts themed costumes, food and drink vouchers for everyone and a post-race party for all participants.

“One big change in the festival schedule this year is that instead of having the WBOI Meet the Music concert as our closer, it will be our opener on Friday evening. It will feature Julia Meek, host of National Public Radio’s ‘Meet the Music,’ and four bands. They will perform outside on a stage in Freimann

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The University of Saint Francis marching band will add to the game day experience of home football games, beginning Sept. 10.

For director Steven Kandow, the completion of an 18-month project is just the first step toward another level of excellence.

Many of the band members will return from last year’s practice season. They will share the Bishop D’Arcy Stadium turf with recruits from high schools throughout northeast Indiana and beyond.

“This is the first year that we will have the uniforms. This is the first year with the color guard. We’ll have a first season and we’ll continue to grow and build from there,” he said.

“There are a few key components that people associate particularly with the football program, and I think one of them is the marching band,” Kandow said.

“That really is something that people associate with the college atmosphere.”

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The USF Marching Pride will present pregame and halftime shows at five home, regular season football games. The Cougars will host: Taylor University, Upland, Ind., Sept. 10; Lindenwood University, Belleville, Ill., (homecoming), Sept. 24; Marian University, Indianapolis, Oct. 1; Robert Morris College Illinois, Chicago, Oct. 22; and Missouri Baptist University, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 29. Home games begin at noon Saturdays at Bishop D’Arcy Stadium. Tickets are $6 for general admission, $10 reserved seating, $3 for ages 12 and under, and free to USF students with ID. Parking for football games is off of Leesburg Road, on the east side of the USF campus. Parking is $4. For details and updates, visit saintfranciscougars.com.

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Steven Kandow will teach music at the University of Saint Francis downtown campus.

He also will direct the university’s first marching band, which will perform at football games at the Spring Street campus.

welcomes the addition of a marching band on game days. “I’m all in favor of it. I’ve tried to push it through for 15 years,” Donley said. “It’s just a good game-day environment. It increases the excitement.”

Donley said the band was valued during its practice year last football season. “It’s very much appreciated. I love it,” he said. Last year, the Cougars advanced to the semifinals of the NAIA Football Championship Series. Donley would not venture a guess on this year’s record. “Potential

is the most overrated word in the English language,” Donley said.

Even last year’s first efforts paid off, Kandow said. “We had people coming up to us saying how much more exciting and vibrant the atmosphere in the stadium was because of what we were doing, and so I think it is a key component,” he said.

Although college halftime shows are not telecast as they used to be, Kandow said the music lives on. “A lot of broadcasting companies are fully aware that

that is a component,” he said. “If you listen to the transitional music that they use either going to commercial or getting out of commercial, it’s either canned popular music of some type or it has a marching bandesque, drumline feel to it.

They’re very much aware that that is part of the atmosphere and environment. It’s very much a part of the tradition, and it has been – particularly at large schools – for a hundred years. So it definitely is a key component of the college athletic environment, in addition

to the cheer team, dance team, and what goes on up in the press box in terms of music and announcements. All of that comes together to create an environment that is uniquely college athletics.”

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refine it throughout the competition season.

College bands have no contests, so the emphasis is on entertainment and instruction, Kandow said.

“We’re here to enhance the atmosphere at a particular athletic event,” See USF, Page A14

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BANDS from Page A1 Stutzman, Alyssa Hoeppner and Korey Lininger.

Woodlan will perform Sept. 10 at Bluffton, Sept.

17 at DeKalb and Sept. 24 at East Noble.

Last year, Woodlan placed ninth in the state in Indiana State School Music Association Open Class D. Woodlan will participate in the ISSMA Invitational on Oct. 8 at Homestead High School, and the regional Oct. 15 at Chesterton High School. If successful, Woodlan will advance to the Open D semistate Oct. 22 at Franklin Community High School. Ten bands in each of four classes will advance to the state finals Oct. 29 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

• NEW HAVEN •

The Mighty Marching Bulldogs of New Haven High School will delight in “Pure Imagination” in 2016.

Director Todd Caffee said the music is from the original “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” movie, the 1971 version starring Gene Wilder: “Candy Man,” “I’ve Got a Golden Ticket” and “Pure Imagination.”

Matt Myse wrote the drill. The music book is

by Mike Bolla.

Collaborating with Caffee are guard instructor Amanda Gasser and percussion arranger Kent Klee.

The band is bigger, with many new faces. “We’re up to 33, which is a good percentage growth,” Caffee said. “Nearly half the group are new – have never marched before – so they’re a very young group.”

Senior Bri Rhodes and junior Connor James are drum majors, each in their first year on the stand.

The color guard has eight members.

Caffee said the band graduated nine seniors, or about a third of its members. “But we had an amazing band camp. They learned their entire show,” Caffee said. “Musically, they’re doing wonderfully. There’s something about having all new marchers that allows you to instill the good habits.”

New Haven will compete in ISSMA Scholastic B. Preliminary competition is Oct. 8 at Homestead High School. Bands earning Gold ratings advance to the state finals, Oct. 22 at Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis.

The band made its first appearance July 9, in the Three Rivers Festival parade. “That was wonderful,” Caffee said.

“We’ll do the Bluffton Street Fair parade (7 p.m., Sept. 20), and the Decatur Callithumpian parade, which is actually on Halloween this year.”

• HERITAGE •

Second-year band

director Josiah Pfenning chose “Fade to Black” for the Marching Patriots’ 2016 show. Action begins with “Lacrimosa” from Mozart’s Requiem in D Minor, followed by “Dido’s Lament” from the opera “Dido & Aeneas” by Henry Purcell. The closer is “What’s Happening to Me?” by Two Steps from Hell. “They’re a modern orchestral group, known for their movie scores, with a modern twist,” Pfenning said.

Rehearsal is on track, according to Pfenning.

“The kids got fired up about marching band and they are working hard,” he said. “The show is very, very high quality.

The music is pretty demanding and the drill is actually very, very demanding. The kids are putting it out there and so far it’s going great.”

The Patriots will field about 34 students, including musicians and guard. Senior Melissa Bryan and returning freshman Alyssa Randall are drum majors.

Staff members include: Mike Beights, drill writer (visual presentation); Kent Klee, music arranger; Brittany Satterthwaite, color guard director; Haleigh Minerd, woodwind tech; Haleigh Mann, brass tech; Madison Cole, percussion tech; and Ana Huss, guard tech.

After opening at Bluffton, the band will compete again Sept. 17 at DeKalb High School and Oct. 1 at the Homestead High School Fall Festival of Bands.

Heritage will compete in Scholastic Class B in Indiana State School Music Association judging. Homestead will host the Open ISSMA Class Invitational and Scholastic Class Preliminaries on Oct. 8.

Scholastic bands receiving Gold ratings will advance to the state finals Oct. 22

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Freshman Hannah Berry plays the flute as the Woodlan band rehearses. The Spirit of Woodlan placed ninth in the state in its class last year.

at Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis.

(Open Class bands begin competition at various sites Oct. 15, working toward state finals on Oct. 29 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.)

Scholastic Class A and B championship bands perform in exhibition at the Open Class finals.

Last year, Columbia City earned that honor in Scholastic Class A.

• LEO •

The Leo Jr./Sr. High School Roar of the Lions marching band will present “Spell Bound” this fall. And it will be a very busy fall.

Leo opens with the DeKalb High School festival on Sept. 17.

(Performance times usually are determined about a week before the show.)

Leo will compete in Indiana State School Music Association Open Class C. The first round will be Oct. 15 at Lafayette Jefferson High School. If successful, Leo will advance to the semistate Oct. 22 at Decatur Central High School in Indianapolis. Ten teams in Class C will advance to the state finals Oct. 29 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

“It’s going to be a

very busy year,” director Bob Myers said. Leo will compete in Bands of America, beginning with a regional in Toledo on Oct. 1 and the Grand National Finals, Nov. 10-12, also at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. “When we finish up at Lucas, the very next weekend we’re

on a bus for Florida,” Myers said. The Roar of the Lions band will perform at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort.

The 2016 show, “Spell Bound,” opens with “The Witching Hour”

by Randell Standridge, followed by “I Put a Spell

on You” by Jay Hawkins and closing with “The Witch and the Saint” by Steven Reineke.

John Moss arranged the music for the Leo band; Moss also serves as the assistant director and percussion director.

The band comprises about 80 musicians and guard. Marissa Myers, Dakota Poinderexter and Savannah Swim are the drum majors.

“It’s a fantastic group.

I’m having a blast with them, they’re so nice and fun to be around,” Myers said.

Besides Myers and Moss, staff includes: Daniel Wiles, visual show design and drill design; Christian Ashby, visual; Sarah Gehring, color guard; Jordon Krudop, color guard; Mark Townsend, woodwinds; Maddi Thompson, woodwinds; Grace Hossford, brass; and Jonathon Legocki, low brass.

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Downtown Rotary Club installs 2016-17 leadership The Rotary Club of Fort Wayne has installed its officers for the 2016-17 Rotary year.

Candace Schuler, the new club president, is owner of Candace Schuler Writes! and is a grants writer and author of 28 romance novels.

Schuler led the effort to install 100 Little Free

Libraries around the community, which was the club’s local service centennial project.

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I’m looking forward to being an integral part of it.”

Officers also include: • Timothy “Tim” G. Gibson, president-elect, is first vice president of Wells Fargo Advisors.

• David Bennett, vice president, will serve as club president for the 2018-19 Rotary year.

Bennett is executive director of the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne.

USF from Page A11 Kandow said. “If we do the music of Queen our first game, the season ticket-holders don’t want to hear Queen again in November.

They want to hear something changed up, some mix-up, some variety.

My goal is to do two or three different halftime shows throughout the season. I also believe that in terms of being an opportunity for students to perform musically after high school, I want to expose them to as much different music as possible, so give them exposure to rock, to jazz, to movie music and so

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• Jason Daenens, immediate past president, is CEO of Commercial Filters

Service Inc. • Jane Wilks continues as the club secretary.

Wilks is former executive director of Leadership Fort Wayne.

• Mark Westerhausen continues as club treasurer. Westerhausen is a on and so forth. I want to give them a variety of experiences, even in playing in a college marching band even for just one season.”

USF offers a music technology degree, but not a music education degree. “So the students that participate in our marching band do not have the expectation that they’re going to teach it someday,” he said.

“But it is very possible that these students could end up working on staff for a high school marching band program, say as their color guard instructor or their trumpet instructor or their drumline instructor.

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These members of the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne board of directors began serving their three-year term on July 1: Kurt Beuchel, Old National Insurance; Ruth Ford, Huntington University; Bruce Haines, PBS Channel 39; Greg Solon, Edward Jones Investments.

Ongoing members of the board are Bob Kabisch, Ruth Koontz, Holli Seabury, Lori Stinson, Stephanie Veit,

Irene Walters, Jeanine Herold, Dave Kaverman, Win Moses, Jeremy Redding and Roger Reece.

The Rotary Club of Fort Wayne, also known as the Downtown Rotary, is an organization of more than 150 business, professional and community leaders. The club meets at noon Mondays at Parkview Field. For membership information, contact Jane Wilks at fwrotarysecretary@ gmail.com., or visit fortwaynerotary.org.

they can gain the more surefooted, no pun intended, they can get in terms of their confidence as a musician, as a marcher, as a performer.

That will enhance their ability to go out and participate.”

Kandow will continue to listen to auditions right up until band camp, on the USF campus.

He said it is too early to announce names or numbers.

“I’m a firm believer in making sure that we have kids that are really ambitious and committed to the program,” the director said. “We have a really solid foundation, so when we incorporate the new students that

come in, the transition should be rather smooth.”

“Because it is the first full season, I want to be sure that I can track how the students are learning, so it’s not going to be anywhere near the intensity of what a full-fledged, fully developed college marching program will be. I’m gathering students from all different programs, all different backgrounds.

Some have marched very little, some marched competitively all the years they were in high school. Because of that variety, I have to find a way to funnel that all together into a collective unit,” he said. His goal is to make sure all are marching better by season’s end.

Kandow and the rest of the music department are in the process of moving to the new downtown campus and performing arts center.

“It’s a really exciting transition,” he said.

“We’re right next to the performing arts center.

We have a lot of nice music recital rehearsal rooms.”

Kandow also teaches music appreciation and orchestration, and gives private lessons in woodwind and brass.

Kandow graduated high school at Clio, Mich., near Flint. He earned his music education degree at Central Michigan University.

He earned his master’s in directing and his doctorate in trombone performance at Michigan State University.

As an MSU graduate assistant, he helped marshal the band at a Rose Bowl Parade. The band arrived at 4 a.m. for an 8 a.m. parade, just to make sure they beat the traffic.

“I view the marching band as a component of the many great things that are happening with the music department,” he said.

Contact Kandow at SKandow@sf.edu or (260) 399-7700, Ext. 8024, for more information.

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East Allen Times • August 19, 2016

Dinner, golf outing to benefit Youth for Christ

Youth for Christ of Northern Indiana will host its annual fundraiser for teen programs on Sept. 11 and 12.

The annual golf classic, dinner and auction will support youth mentoring programs, including Campus Life, City Life and Juvenile Justice Ministry.

The event will honor law enforcement officers, public safety professionals, civic leaders, veterans and other volunteers who strengthen the communities. Notre Dame football player Drue Tranquill (Carroll High School 2014) will be among the featured guests, and retired Navy Admiral Bruce Clingan will deliver the keynote address. The dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Parkview Mirro Center for Research, 10622 Parkview Plaza Drive, Fort Wayne. Tickets are $50. Advance tickets are required and may be obtained until Sept.

2 through the Youth for Christ website, yfcnin. org, or by email at bamico@yfcnin.org. A benefit live and silent auction will follow the

dinner.

The following day, Monday, Sept. 12, YFC will host its annual Allen County golf outing at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne.

The morning flight will begin at 7:30 a.m., while the afternoon flight will begin at 1:15 p.m. The cost is $250 for an individual and $1,000 per team. Advance registration is required.

“Special events such as these enable us to continue our mission of serving more young people and sharing the life-giving message of Jesus Christ,” said Larry Lance, CEO of YFC of Northern Indiana.

For more information, contact Breanna Amico at (260) 484-4551, ext.

211, or bamico@yfcnin. org.

An Indiana native, Clingan is the former commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe– Africa and Allied Joint Force Command. He served the United States Central Command as deputy director of operations after the Sept.

11, 2001, attacks. He also served as deputy commander of the U.S.

6th Fleet. In retirement, he serves as senior adviser to Youth for Christ USA and leads YFC’s executive leader track.

Tranquill, a Fort Wayne native, was an Associated Press all-state linebacker. He joined the Notre Dame football program in 2014 and is now a junior playing safety.

Youth for Christ of Northern Indiana serves young people in Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Whitley, Kosciusko, Marshall, Starke and Fulton counties. YFC’s Campus Life ministry combines healthy relationships with creative programs to help young people make good choices. YFC’s City Life program helps transform the lives of urban youth, their families and their neighborhoods. YFC’s Juvenile Justice program serves young people in correctional facilities, group homes, residential treatment centers and emergency shelters, mentoring these teens as they prepare to re-enter their communities.

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Children under 5 eat free. Breakfast includes eggs made to order, sausage, ham, pancakes, and more. Net proceeds benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Autism classes scheduled at ‘Shakespeare’s Island’ The IPFW Community Arts Academy is offering Shakespeare’s Island, a class for students ages 10–18 with autism spectrum disorder.

This workshop aims to help students improve their ability to recognize emotions and to enhance their communication skills.

Games based on Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” will be played throughout the class. A parent or

caregiver is required to be in attendance with each student.

CAA drama instructor Gloria Minnich will lead each session, with the help of a role model and up to three helpers.

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FAIR from Page A1 Aliya Raney, in her first year in the pageant, said she knew from the start that Schultz would take the title. “I knew it from the moment that I met her,” Raney said. “She just shined and she was such a sweetheart, and I’m very happy that she won.”

Raney, a 2016 graduate of Homestead High School, will be a freshman at Ball State this fall.

Recent Carroll graduate Hannah Bullion won third runner-up. Bullion will be a freshman at Purdue University this fall.

Fourth runner-up Maranda Malcolm will continue her studies at Garrett High School this fall.

Schultz received her tiara from Erica Hoot, Miss Allen County 2015.

Hoot placed in the top 10 among 86 contestants at the Indiana State Fair pageant in Indianapolis.

“That was an experience that I will keep for a lifetime,” Hoot said. Each state fair pageant contestant has an individual story, and all love the state as a whole, Hoot said.

Hoot said presiding over the county fair was an amazing experience that allowed her to meet many volunteers and sponsors.

“Thank you very much.

You represented us well,” emcee Heather Herron said.

Schultz will compete for the 2017 state fair title in January.

Like most of the 17 contestants, Schultz has been involved in many school activities. She is active in Campus Life and her church youth group, and hopes to serve on an overseas mission trip.

She also has been part of Academic Bowl, Spell Bowl, National Honor Society and Service Club, and has been FFA chapter president and District 3 secretary. Schultz also

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Contestants age 2 and up compete for Little Miss titles. The county fair queen pageant had an attendance of 321.

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Hannah Bullion, from left, Emma Schaefer, Sophi Schultz, Aliya Raney and Maranda Malcolm are the royalty of the 2016 Allen County Fair.

is a cheerleader. “I’m a go-getter I guess you could say,” Schultz said.

For the second year, the new queen enjoyed a one-week break before the start of the county fair. In 2015, the Carroll auditorium was not available on the Sunday of fair week.

Pageant director Michelle Love kept the one-week separation this year. “I think we’ll stick with it.

It allows them to prepare better,” Love said.

“It’s nice to just let everything soak in,” Schultz said.

During the first intermission, Hoot told the audience that the contestants were backstage, changing outfits as quickly as possible. “I’m sure they’re very stressed right now, but when they come out here they won’t let it show,” she said.

Hit the Floor Dance Studio of Churubusco also took the stage during the three intermissions.

Owner/choreographer Amber Upton brought nine dancers ages 10-17.

Love, who also is a Fair Board member, said opening day was almost at hand. “They work really hard,” she said of all the board members and volunteers. “I’m just proud we

have so much family fun.”

Schaefer, who claimed first runner-up, said the pageant is definitely worth the investment. She would tell anyone considering the pageant to take the plunge.

“It’s just a big confidence booster,” she said. “You have so much fun getting to know the other girls, and it’s just so much fun to get up on the stage and get all dolled up and feel like a princess.”

Raney, the second runner-up, said she is likely to enter the pageant again next year. For her on-stage question, Raney was asked how she gives back to the community.

She is a Sunday school teacher and a cheerleading coach. “I think it’s important because if everyone gives back, then everyone will be living in a community that they love,” she said.

Former fair queens agreed that the experience is worth the effort.

2013 Queen Morgen Figel, a graduate of Bishop Luers High School and a 2016 graduate of Ball State, returned to assist Love with the pageant. “It was 100 percent worth it,” she said. “I was extremely nervous going into it, not having done anything like

this before. I took so much from it. I even ended up expanding my pageant experience even more, and I did the Miss Ball State University pageant last year. I love coming back here. I always peek my head back in the dressing room to see how the girls are doing and tell them don’t be nervous. It’s hard to not be nervous at all, but it’s exciting to be able to go back there and say, ‘You can do this, because I did it. So be confident and show who you are on stage.’ That’s what I like to tell them.”

Figel, who earned a nursing degree, now works in medical-surgical intensive care at Lutheran Hospital. She also hopes to continue her dancing or perhaps even be a dance instructor in Fort Wayne.

2012 Queen Tayler Cummings, a graduate of Carroll High School, completed her degree in architectural engineering at IPFW this year. She also returned to assist with the pageant.

This year, she assisted Love and the judges with scores. “I come back every year and help her set up, decorate, and get lastminute items put together,” she said. “And I really

enjoy it. I enjoy seeing all the new queens and just being Michelle’s righthand man.”

She laughed at the fair week that she and her friends spent reigning over the commotion and dust of the fairgrounds. “It was quite the experience,” she said. “I had my court with me so we were able to do it as a team. A lot of the past queens and I still hang out, we’re still friends, we do a lot of stuff together.

“We had a little reunion two years ago, all the past queens from the past 20 years came, so that was nice to see everybody.”

“It’s definitely worthwhile,” Cummings said of the pageant. “I didn’t come into it my first year thinking I was going to win. I just thought of meeting the people and the experience of being on stage and just getting the glam type feel, more of a low-key level. She placed higher her second year, and took the title her third year.

Former princesses Alivia Vaughn, 5, and Haley Mueller, 10, also were back to assist with the pageant. Alivia was last year’s Little Miss.

Haley was the 2015 Miss Preteen. Both handed out programs outside the Carroll auditorium. Alivia escorted Miss Preteen contestants half again her height to the stage.

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and Miss Preteen daughters from the nearest seats. “We’re just pageant moms,” Jaymi Vaughn said. Both are friends of the pageant director.

Vaughn said she helped her daughter with many fundraisers last year. “I ended up kissing a pig,” she said. “[Alivia] would wear her sash and her crown and people would stop us and ask her for a picture, and she just loved the glamorous aspect of it.” Vaughn said she plans to support Alivia in pageants as long as Alivia enjoys it.”

“She made friends with the queen. We saw her at other events. It was cool to see Erica [Hoot] out and about and for them to have that friendship,” Vaughn said.

Mueller said her daughter went to local businesses to collect money. Haley participated in all three levels of the kids’ pageants. Her next opportunity will come when she competes for the title of Miss Allen County Fair. “She’s looking forward to it,” Mueller said. “Now she has an idea of what she has to do to be prepared.”

The other queen contestants were: Rachel Skurner, LaOtto/IPFW; Isabella Wiseman, Fort Wayne/Saint Mary’s College; Alexandraya Chaffee, Huntertown/ IPFW; Beth Schaefer, Fort Wayne/Manchester University; Danyle Reith, Huntertown/IPFW; Courtney DelaCuesta, Fort Wayne/Indiana University; Harley McLemore, Monroeville; Abigail Russell, Grabill/Taylor University; Saufina Kemp, Fort Wayne/Purdue University; Lucia Mock, Huntertown/ home schooled; Maddison Warner, Huntertown/ Carroll High School; and Jordan Turpchinoff, Fort Wayne/Manchester University.

In their brief introductions, two of the contestants said they are studying toward becoming doctors. Several hope to become nurses. One hopes to become an athletic trainer. One hopes to become a conservation officer. Their interests include horseback riding, music, fishing and hunting.

The fair queen wins a $1,000 scholarship and other gifts, the first runner-up receives a $500 scholarship and gifts, and the next three places each receive $250 scholarships and gifts.

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East Allen Times • August 19, 2016 HISPANIC FESTIVAL, AUG. 20 Headwaters Park Lincoln Pavilion, 333 S. Clinton St., Fort Wayne.

Cultural backgrounds from many countries will be represented. Mexican and multicultural food will be available. Entertainment options will include traditional crafts, Mexican traditional clothing, bounce houses for kids, live music, face painting, karate, folkloric and Aztec dance, a mariachi band, and more.

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The new Nickle Plate Road museum holds an open house next-door.

This year’s features are the Oliver and Hart Parr tractors and The Oliver Gang summer show. Other exhibitors are welcome. See antique steam engines, tractors, equipment, gas engines, antique trucks and cars. Watch demonstrations of threshing wheat, sawing lumber and plowing with tractors and steam engines. The Indiana Chapter of the Maumee Valley Blacksmiths will demonstrate that art. A flea market and trading post will be available. Various groups will provide food.

Entertainment: Friday, 5-7 p.m., dulcimer music; Friday, 7-9 p.m., Mojo Rising presents music from the ’60s and ’70s; Saturday, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Applejack Kloggers; Saturday, 5 p.m., Appalachian music. See steam engine fireworks, a spark show, after dark Friday and Saturday.

Attend a church service at 9 a.m. Sunday. Hear the New Haven Alumni Band at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. maumeevalley.org DEFIANCE COUNTY FAIR, AUG. 20-27 Hicksville, Ohio Events of interest to the agricultural community, plus assorted entertainment. Xtreme Cheer competition 7 p.m. Aug. 24. Barn dance 9 p.m. Aug. 24. Demolition derby 6 p.m. Aug. 27. defiancefair.com ST. ROSE SUMMERFEST, MONROEVILLE, AUG. 27 Monroeville Park 8 a.m., Archer Dash Fun Run & 5k; 9 a.m., 3-on-3 basketball tournament; 10 a.m.-5 p.m., children’s activities and inflatables; 10:30 a.m., food and drink concessions; 11 a.m., Family Feud on Dewey Stage; 11 a.m.10:30 p.m., entertainment tent with evening live auction; noon, cornhole tournament; noon, bike blessing; noon, Show & Shine, cars, trucks, bikes and tractors; 1-3 p.m., photo booth; 2-4 p.m., euchre tournament; 2-3:30 p.m., D&L Duet, live music; 4 p.m., Ducky Derby; 5 p.m., Mass in the school chapel; 7 p.m., outdoor movie.

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DEFIANCE COUNTY FAIR, AUG. 31-SEPT. 5 Van Wert County Fair Grounds, Van Wert, Ohio Agricultural activities, carnival, food. Hear Natalie Stovall and the Drive, 8 p.m. Sept. 1; tickets $8 and $12. Find a full list of grandstand events online. vanwertcountyfair.com TRI-STATE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL, SEPT. 1-4 Noble County Fairgrounds, 508 N. Fair St., Kendallville Program, hours and ticket prices vary daily. No charge for daily drive-in on Thursday, Sept. 1, when entertainers are Steve Scott & the Scott Brothers, Branded Bluegrass, Backwoods Bluegrass & Gospel Band, and Calabogie Road. Thursday night features a 4-H dinner, with a contribution. Festival highlights include a Saturday band scramble and a Sunday morning gospel sing and nondenominational church service.

Campers begin arriving a week before the festival.

Sponsored by Northern Indiana Bluegrass Festival, which also sponsors a Memorial Day festival. bluegrassusa.net GRABILL COUNTRY FAIR, SEPT. 8-10 Throughout the community The country style highlights the area’s Amish heritage. The fair welcomes about 130 craft booths.

Buy food from vendors or enjoy home-style meals at the Fudergong. Games for adults and children include frog jumping, a baby crawl, apple peeling, watermelon eating, cherry pit spitting, nail driving, cross-cut saw, and more. Entertainment includes gospel, country and bluegrass music.

At the exhibition hall at Grabill Missionary Church, see hundreds of entries in baked goods, canned goods, fruits, flowers, garden vegetables, quilting, needlework, woodworking, arts and crafts, and graphic artwork. See entries for the largest gourd, cantaloupe, watermelon, pumpkin and sun-

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The Saturday morning parade begins at 10 a.m. and winds throughout the town. This year’s theme is “Saluting America’s Heroes.” Awards will be presented in: animal entries, floats, marching units, best use of theme and best commercial entry.

For updates, follow Grabill Country Fair on Facebook. grabillcountryfair.org BE A TOURIST IN YOUR HOMETOWN, SEPT. 11 Visit 16 Fort Wayne museums and attractions from noon-5 p.m. Free.

Download a passport, or pick one up at Kroger after Aug. 15. Additions for 2016 include the Indiana Bicentennial celebration at the Allen County Public Library, the Bicentennial Trolley Tours at The History Center, 9/11 Memorial events at Parkview Field from 10 a.m.-noon, and tours of the new University of Saint Francis Downtown Campus.

Also see the African/African-American Historical Museum, the Allen County Courthouse, the Artlink Contemporary Gallery, the Cathedral Museum, the Embassy Theatre, the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, The History Center, Lincoln Tower, Science Central and the Visitors Center. visitfortwayne.com

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FRIDAY, AUG. 19

Barbecue benefit for Shepherd’s House. 1802 Spy Run Ave., Fort Wayne.

Pulled pork lunches ready 10:30 a.m. Rib dinners ready 4 p.m. The money goes to Shepherd’s House toward a new chapel.

Shindigz National Soccer Festival. Wright State vs. IPFW at IPFW Hefner Field No. 1, 7 p.m. Saint Francis vs. Indiana Tech at IPFW Hefner Field No. 2, 7:30 p.m. Get the full college and high school tournament schedule at nationalsoccerfestival.com. Get tickets and the full college and high school tournament schedule at nationalsoccerfestival.com. Advance tickets: adults, $15 for a three-day pass; kids, $5 for a three-day pass.

Tickets at the gate: adults, $10 per day; kids, $5 per day.

“Walkin’ by Faith in the USA.” Heritage Pointe, 801 Huntington Ave., Warren.

1:45 p.m. The Senior Saints choir representing 28 churches present patriotic music and songs of faith. Marsha Wright directs. For details, visit GrabillMissionary.org/SeniorSaints.

Friday Nites Live. Jefferson Pointe, 4130 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne; at the courtyard fountain. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Tonight, Brother entertains.

SATURDAY, AUG. 20

Shindigz National Soccer Festival. Findlay vs. Indiana Tech women at IPFW Hefner Field No. 1, noon. Syracus vs. Ohio State at Bishop D’Arcy Campus on the University of Saint Francis campus, 6 p.m. UCLA vs.

Indiana at D’Arcy Stadium at 8 p.m. Fireworks to follow. Get tickets and the full college and high school tournament schedule at nationalsoccerfestival.com. Advance tickets: adults, $15 for a three-day pass; kids, $5 for a three-day pass. Tickets at the gate: adults, $10 per day; kids, $5 per day.

Stayin’ Alive—Bee Gees Tribute. Foellinger Theatre, at the Franke Park entrance on Sherman Boulevard, Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Reserved seating, $20. Visit foellingertheatre.org and click on “Purchase Theatre Tickets.”

SUNDAY, AUG. 21

Mizpah Shriners Fly-in breakfast. Fort Wayne International Airport. 6:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Minimum donation of $6 per person; children under 5, free.

Breakfast includes eggs made to your order, sausage, ham, pancakes, hash brown potatoes, toast, coffee, milk or orange juice. Public welcome. Net proceeds benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children. Breakfast is served at Aviation Hangar 1003, 10501 10th St., east of the terminal.

Happy Together Tour. 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. For a list of artists, visit foellingertheatre.org. To buy tickets, click on “Purchase Theatre Tickets.”

MONDAY, AUG. 22

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 Children’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. 23

Chicago in concert. Foellinger Theatre, at the Franke Park entrance on Sherman Boulevard, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Reserved seats $79 and $99, bleachers $49, all plus $5 ticket fee. Visit foellingertheatre.org and click on “Purchase Theatre Tickets.”

Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $15.50, including lunch. The speaker is Leann Berning from Wildwood Racket Club.

Make reservations by Aug. 16 by calling Meridith at (260) 672-3414.

Baby-sitting is available.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24

Summer Nights at the Embassy. Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 5-9 p.m. Tickets are $5, and are on sale two weeks in advance through ticketmaster.com, at (800) 745-3000 and the Embassy box office. This weekly event on the new Parkview Health rooftop features a variety of entertainment, a cash bar and views of the downtown skyline.

The entertainment and food schedule are posted at fwembassytheatre. org. In the case of inclement weather, Summer Nights at the Embassy will move inside to the Ballroom at the Embassy.

“What does it take to run for office?” YWCA Northeast Indiana, 1610 Spy Run Ave., Fort Wayne. Noon-1:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. The YWCA Northeast Indiana’s Diversity Council hosts monthly Diversity

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Shannon Persinger’s Band performs. Indian Trails Park, just east of the Jorgensen Family YMCA on Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free.

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“Walkin’ by Faith in the USA.” First Assembly of God, 1400 W. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne; enter at Door 5. 12:40 p.m. The Senior Saints choir representing 28 churches present patriotic music and songs of faith. Marsha Wright directs. For details, visit GrabillMissionary.org/ SeniorSaints.

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Charlie Daniels Band. 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 “Purchase Theatre Tickets.”

FRIDAY, SEPT. 2

Fridays in September 2016 music series. Trinity English Lutheran Church, 450 W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. 12:10-12:40 p.m. Free. James Ator directs the Trinity Saxophone Quartet, in the Krauss Chapel. A sandwich lunch for $2 immediately follows the program.

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THURSDAY, AUG. 25

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. Today’s final concert of the season is

by Fernando Tarango.

FRIDAY, AUG. 26

Outdoor concert. Georgetown Square, 6400 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne.

6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. The Junk Yard Band will cover Top 40 hits from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, in front of the Georgetown Branch Library.

Bring lawn chairs. A variety of food and beverages will be available for purchase from Bandido’s and Subway. Parkview is the title sponsor and Heritage Park is the stage sponsor of the summer concert series.

Friday Nites Live. Jefferson Pointe, 4130 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne; at the courtyard fountain. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Good Night Gracie entertains in this last show of the season.

SATURDAY, AUG. 27

Waynedale Community Picnic. Waynedale Park, Koons and Elzey streets. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free to Waynedale residents. Free lunches and kids’ games, crafts, face-painting and more.

Free ukulele music. Pizza Hut, 5735 Coventry Lane, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.

The Fort Wayne Area Ukulele Club — the TRU Ukes — performs for an hour and a half and then has lunch. Restaurant patrons may listen for free.

SUNDAY, AUG. 28

Doll show and sale. Allen County Fairgrounds, Home & Family Arts Building, 2726 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Admission $5; children under 12 free. Sponsored by Doll Show Productions. Includes thousands of antique, vintage and modern dolls, bears, clothes, plus doll appraisals and doll accessories.

MONDAY, AUG. 29

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 Children’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. 30

Appleseed Quilt Guild. Classic Cafe, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. Social hour begins at 6:30 p.m.; meeting begins at 7 p.m. The Guild celebrates its 23rd birthday party.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31

Summer Nights at the Embassy. Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 5-9 p.m. Tickets are $5, and are on sale two weeks in advance through ticketmaster.com, at (800) 745-3000 and the Embassy box office. This weekly event on the new Parkview Health rooftop features a variety of entertainment, a cash bar and views of the downtown skyline.

The entertainment and food schedule are posted at fwembassytheatre. org. In the case of inclement weather, Summer Nights at the Embassy will move inside to the Ballroom at the Embassy.

“Walkin’ by Faith in the USA.” Pathway Community Church, 11910 Shearwater Run, Fort Wayne. 10:30 a.m. The Senior Saints choir representing 28 churches present patriotic music and songs of faith. Marsha Wright directs. For details, visit GrabillMissionary.org/SeniorSaints.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 1

The Disorderly Bear Den. The Community Center, 233 W.Main St., Fort Wayne. 6:30 pm. This group 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. The public is welcome to the meetings. Donations of gently-loved/mint-condition teddy bears (and other stuffed animals) can be dropped off at 424 Archer Ave., Fort Wayne, during daylight hours, Monday through Friday. Disorderly Bear Den will

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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.

Today’s program is “Wikiami Cattail Matting,” with M.I.A.M.I (Miami Indian Alliance of Miami Indians). For more information, contact the History Center at (260) 426-2882 or visit fwhistorycenter.com.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 6

“Walkin’ by Faith in the USA.” The Town House, 2209 St. Joe Center Road, Fort Wayne. 6:45 p.m. The Senior Saints choir representing 28 churches present patriotic music and songs of faith. Marsha Wright directs. For details, visit GrabillMissionary.org/SeniorSaints.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7

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: Sept. 21; and Oct. 5. For information on cruise-ins from Orland, Ind., to Bryan, Ohio, visit libertycruisers.com.

Summer Nights at the Embassy. Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 5-9 p.m. Tickets are $5, and are on sale two weeks in advance through ticketmaster.com, at (800) 745-3000 and the Embassy box office. This weekly event on the new Parkview Health rooftop features a variety of entertainment, a cash bar and views of the downtown skyline.

The entertainment and food schedule are posted at fwembassytheatre. org. In the case of inclement weather, Summer Nights at the Embassy will move inside to the Ballroom at the Embassy.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 9

“Good Old Days — Across the Decades.” Kingston Residence, 7515 Winchester Road, Fort Wayne. 4-6:30 p.m. Free. Donations will be accepted toward the Waynedale Trails and Sidewalks Initiative. Performers Janelle and Jonze will feature songs of the ’50s and ’60s and The Old Fort Model A Car Club will have a number of cars on display. Local Southwest Honey Co. will be on hand with live bees and information about their honey products and hives housed at Southwest Conservation Club. Magic Jerry will perform magic tricks. Kingston Residence will offer corn hole, homemade caramel corn made over an open fire, chicken and noodles and ice cream. An old-fashion apple pie baking contest will be held.

WTSI has donated over $20,000 toward the design and engineering of both trails and sidewalks slated for Bluffton Road between Lower Huntington and Winchester roads beginning in 2017.

Fridays in September 2016 music series. Trinity English Lutheran Church, 450 W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. 12:10-12:40 p.m. Free. The Philharmonic Brass performs in the church nave. A sandwich lunch for $2 immediately follows the program.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 10

Saint Therese Fall Festival. Saint Therese Church and School, 2222 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. Buy tickets at the first tent for kids’ games. Use tickets or cash for food. Mass in the Grass, 5 p.m. Beer tent and music, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Young Eagles Flight Rally. Smith Field Airport, 426 W. Ludwig Road, Fort Wayne. Register beginning at 9 a.m. Young people ages 8-17 may get a bird’s-eye view of the area thanks to the Experimental Aircraft Association. The free rides will be aboard general aviation aircraft. For more information, visit eea.org, or youngeagles.org, or call (260) 402-6764.

Forest Park Neighborhood Party. Forest Park United Methodist Church, 2100 Kentucky Ave., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Carnival, bounce house, free hot dogs and popcorn. Planning continues for more activities.

5th annual hog roast. Martini Lutheran Church, 1400 Elm St., New Haven.

4-7 p.m. Adults, $8 in advance or $9 at the door; children 5-10, $5; children 4 and under, free (dine-in only). The menu includes pulled pork or a hot dog for children, green beans, roll, dessert, beverage and sides.

Carry-out orders are available. Proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit the Martini Lutheran Church Family Education Fund. To buy tickets in advance, call the church office at (260) 749-0014. The church also will hold a silent auction as part of this fundraiser.

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SUNDAY, SEPT. 11

Haute Gathering and Farmer’s Market. The Shiloh Event Center, 3127 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Public welcome. Local artisans will display unique home décor, upcycled furniture, boutique chic items and farmer’s market goods. Shoppers may enjoy tasty treats prepared by the Shiloh’s Chef or a wine slushy. There will be live music and games for the kids. Contact info@ShilohHall.com for more information about The Shiloh or emiley.roman@yahoo.com for vendor/booth information.

Liberty Cruisers Car Club cruise-in. Liberty Diner, 2929 Goshen Road, Fort Wayne. 5-7:30 p.m. Spectators welcome. The season ends with a cruise-in at the same time and location on Oct. 9.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 13

MD & Me: Walk-n-Learn. Salomon Farm Park Trail, near the Parkview Family YMCA, 10001 Dawsons Creek Blvd., just south of Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 6 p.m., after registration at 5:45 p.m. Parkview Physicians Group sponsors these free programs, in which a physician presents a health topic and then the group joins the physician on a walk. Free blood pressure screenings and education materials are provided. Today, Dr. Michele Helfgott discusses “Pros and Cons of Vitamins and Supplements.”

THURSDAY, SEPT. 15

Fall rummage sale. Emanuel Lutheran Church, 800 Green St., New Haven.

9 a.m.-7 p.m. The Ladies’ Society sponsors this annual sale. Items will be available outside beginning at 8 a.m. Money will go causes such as Emanuel’s vacation Bible school, the New Haven Food Bank and Worship for Shut-ins.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 16

Fridays in September 2016 music series. Trinity English Lutheran Church, 450 W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. 12:10-12:40 p.m. Free. Baritone Eric Klickman sings in the Krauss Chapel. A sandwich lunch for $2 immediately follows the program.

Fall rummage sale. Emanuel Lutheran Church, 800 Green St., New Haven.

9 a.m.-2 p.m. The Ladies’ Society sponsors this annual sale. Items will be available outside beginning at 8 a.m. Money will go causes such as Emanuel’s vacation Bible school, the New Haven Food Bank and Worship for Shut-ins.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 17

38th Infantry/US Army National Guard Band. Foellinger Theatre, at the entrance to Franke Park on Sherman Boulevard, Fort Wayne. 4 p.m. Free; tickets not required. Presented by the Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Department.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 18

“A Toast to Life.” Club Soda, 235 E. Superior St., Fort Wayne. 4-7 p.m.

Visiting Nurse hold its eight annual specialty beer and food pairing dinner. $125 per person. Call (260) 435-3222 or visit vnfw.org/donate to buy tickets or to make a donation. Reservations are requested by Sept.

9. Seating is limited. Attendees will enjoy a six-course meal crafted by Club Soda, with each course paired with a select specialty beer chosen

by Five Star Distributing. “A Toast to Life” toasts the lives and memories of family and friends, while supporting the work of Visiting Nurse. This event also features a live and silent auction of leisure- and sports-related items donated by area businesses and individuals who support Visiting Nurse’s mission to alleviate suffering and ensure quality of life for those affected by serious illnesses.

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Calling craft vendors. The Bishop Dwenger Craft Bazaar is accepting registrations for vendors and crafters for the Nov. 12. Crafters may rent tables for $50 each and some electricity is available for a selected number of spots. Registrations and information can be found on the Performing Arts page at bishopdwenger.com/Performing-Arts. Contact Karen Graham at (419) 518-0241 for more information. Bishop Dwenger High School is at 1300 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne.

Church bazaar recruiting vendors. Waynedale United Methodist Church, 2501 Church St., Fort Wayne. Saturday, Nov. 5, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sponsored by the U.M.C. Women. Table rental is $25 for a 6-foot table. To reserve a table, call Carol at (260) 632-5443.

Artlink annual Members’ Show. Artlink, Auer Center for Arts and Culture, 300 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. Through Aug. 30. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, and noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Artlink artist members were invited to submit one original piece of art in any medium for this annual event. Photographs by Don and Mary Gagnon also will be on display through Aug. 30, in the Fishman Gallery.

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.

Advance tickets to Violins in the Vineyard. Wednesday, Sept. 21. Two-EE’s Winery, 6808 North U.S. 24 E., Huntington; near Roanoke. 7:30-9:30 p.m. $50 per tickets. Get tickets at the United Way of Huntington County, 356 W. Park Drive, Huntington. Ticket price includes two wine tastings, sweet and savory appetizers, and a string quartet from the Fort Wayne Philharmonic playing songs from the 1960s and ’70s. The event is a fundraiser for the La Fontaine Arts Council. Programs benefit school-age children in Huntington County.

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year’s schedule of “excellent, thought-provoking and family-friendly plays” for all for One productions. All performances will be given at the PPG ArtsLab Theater, 300 E. Main St, Fort Wayne. The schedule includes: “Freud’s Last Session,” Sept. 16-18 and 23-25; “The Wind in the Willows,” Nov. 4-6 and 11-13; William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” Feb. 17-19 and 24-26, 2017; and “A Wrinkle in Time,” April 28-30 and May 5-7, 2017. Friday and Saturday curtain is 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinee curtain is 2:30 p.m. Season ticket information, play descriptions, audition instructions and details of the nonprofit arts organization can be found at allforonefw.org, or call (260) 745-4364.

Sunstainable Home and Neighborhood certification. Purdue Extension Service — Allen County, with the assistance of Master Gardener volunteers and other experts, has developed a program recognizing citizens and neighborhood associations with certification, a sign to post on their property, discounts on plants, and a grab bag of “goodies” for using specific sustainable practices in home gardens and landscapes. Anyone working to make the environment better for future generations, and who is interested in being recognized for that work, may contact Horticulture Educator Ricky Kemery at (260) 481- 6435 or email him at kemeryr@ purdue.edu.

Science Central fall shutdown. Science Central, 1950 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne. The learning center will be closed for its annual fall shutdown, Aug. 29-Sept. 9. Normal school year hours will resume Sept. 14. Over the two-week period, staff will perform routine maintenance on facility and exhibits. Visitors then will notice new exhibits and new items for sale in the gift shop. Science Central will be open on weekends throughout the shutdown. Science Central school year hours are: Monday, closed; Tuesday, closed; Wednesday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Admission is $9 for ages 3 and up. For more information, contact Science Central at (260) 424-2400 or visit sciencecentral.org.

LITTLE RIVER WETLANDS PROJECT ACTIVITIES

— Courtesy Little River Wetlands Project This local nature organization protects almost 1,200 acres of natural and restored wetlands in Allen and Huntington counties, and offers informative nature events. All events are free and open to the community.

Contact info@lrwp.org or (260) 478-2515 for information or to reserve a spot.

• Every Tuesday morning in August, 9-11 a.m. “Little River Ramblers.”

Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne, to hike and explore the plants and wildlife of the preserve.

• Saturday, Aug. 27, 9-10:30 a.m. “Beyond the Signs of Trail 8.” Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. Hike the preserve’s beautiful Trail 8 to learn more about its plants and wildlife from interpretive signs and knowledgeable wetland guides.

• Every Tuesday in September, 9-11 a.m. “Little River Ramblers.” Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne, to hike and explore the plants and wildlife.

• Thursday, Sept. 8, 8:30-9:45 a.m. “Breakfast on the Marsh: Striving for Sustainability in the Valley: Aquaponics.” Light breakfast and nature presentation for nature lovers 50+ at Indiana Wesleyan University Education & Conference Center, Room 102/104, 8211 W. Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne. Get Fresh Farms is a local aquaponics operation that is focused on sustainable farming. Aquaponics technician and biologist Kate Sanders will discuss their farming methods and food self-sufficiency practices.

• Sunday, Sept. 11, noon-4 p.m. “Monarch Festival at Eagle Marsh.”

Come to the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne, for this free family-friendly event. You’ll view monarch butterflies from egg to adult while learning about their life cycle and amazing 2,000-mile migration through educational presentations, displays, outdoor stations and hands-on activities. You can also stroll through spectacular wildflowers to observe these iconic butterflies and learn to tag them to help scientists learn more about their migration. Attendees will be given a milkweed, the only plant on which the butterflies lay their eggs, to plant at the preserve or at home.

• Saturday, Sept. 17, 9-10:30 a.m. “Wildflowers of Eagle Marsh.” Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. Join Sam Schwartz, naturalist and co-founder of Little River Wetlands Project, to wander among the colorful blooms along Trail 8 identifying and learning about the abundant late summer flowers. This is an Allen County Trailblazers hike for those working to earn their medallion (allencountytrailblazers.org). Boots and bug spray recommended.

• Wednesday, Sept. 21, 9-10 a.m. “Short Hikes for Short Legs: Butterflies and Blossoms, our Living Rainbow.” Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. (For children ages 3-5 and a responsible adult.) We’ll start in the barn learning about the many butterflies that call Eagle Marsh home and creating a colorful butterfly. Then we’ll hike to look for butterflies and the flowers on which they feed.

AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DONATION EVENTS

For more information or opportunities, or to schedule an appointment to donate, use the free Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call (800) 733-2767) • Saturday, Aug. 20, 7:30-11:30 a.m. St. Vincent de Paul, 1720 E. Wallen Road, Fort Wayne.

• Tuesday, Aug. 23, 1-3:30 p.m. Fire Police City County Federal Credit Union, 3306 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne.

• Saturday, Aug. 27, 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 3425 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne.

• Sunday, Aug. 28, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saint Therese Catholic Church, 2304 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne,

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• Monday, Aug. 29, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sweetwater, 5501 U.S. 30 West, Fort Wayne.

• Thursday, Sept. 1, 9-11 a.m. Agri Stats, 6510 Mutual Drive, Fort Wayne.

• Thursday, Sept. 1, 1-3 p.m. Ortho Northeast-Clinton, 5050 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne.

• Sunday, Sept. 4, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saint Joseph Catholic Church, 11337 Old U.S. 27 South, Fort Wayne.

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, Aug. 23. Tangles Salon, 6724 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne.

• Friday, Aug. 26. Byron Health Center, 12101 Lima Road, Fort Wayne.

• Tuesday, Aug. 30. Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 3506 Warsaw St., Fort Wayne.

• Wednesday, Aug. 31. DeBrand Fine Chocolates, 10105 Auburn Park Drive, Fort Wayne.

• Monday, Sept. 12, SCAN, 500 W. Main St., Fort Wayne.

• Friday, Sept. 16. Senior Info Fair, Allen County Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne.

• Saturday, Sept. 17. Harley-Davidson of Fort Wayne, 6315 Illinois Road, Fort Wayne.

• Saturday, Sept. 24. Parkview Noble, 401 Sawyer Road, Kendallville .

• Tuesday, Sept. 27. HealthVisions of Fort Wayne, 2135 Hanna St., Fort Wayne.

ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY AUGUST ACTIVITIES

Main Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne.

— Courtesy Allen County Public Library Children’s Services, (260) 421-1220 • Storytime for Preschools, Daycares & Other Groups. Wednesdays, Aug. 24, 31, 9:30 a.m. 30-minutes of theme-based stories, fingerplays, early literacy activities and fun for your 3-to-6-year-old child.

• Family Storytime. Wednesdays, Aug. 24, 31, 10:30 a.m. Little kids – and bigger kids, too! Are invited to read, sing, and play along at a storytime that is fun for all ages and stages.

• Babies and Books. Fridays, Aug. 19, 26, 10 a.m. Bring in those little babies for a special time just for them. They are never too young to begin with books.

• Toddler Storytime. Fridays, Aug. 19, 26, 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Special stories, songs and activities for active toddlers! Children 18 months to 3 years of age and their caregivers are encouraged to attend.

• CHI Lego Club. Thursdays, Aug. 25, 3 p.m. Do you like Legos? If so, come join a group of like-minded kids, sprawl on the floor and build.

• Minecraft Masters. Wednesdays, Aug. 17, 24, 31, 3:30 p.m. Welcome all Minecraft survivors. Whether you are an expert or just getting started, come and explore the Minecraft world.

• Makerspace Create: Finch Robot Art. Saturday, Aug. 20, 10:30 a.m.

Learn how to program a finch robot and create some artwork at the same time. Everyone is welcome but, children younger than 8 will need to have an adult with them.

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