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Mighty Panther marches to State

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Aurelio Gonzalez Roundup celebrated n Schedule for with a all Allen County smile marching bands. as he Page A18 watched band practice from his SUV. His son Dominique was one of the 119 members of the Snider Mighty Panther Marching Band. That’s the point, according to Aurelio: Dominique is one of them.

“His little brother looks up to him and wants to be like him,” the Fort Wayne man said.

Parents lined up for the first practice and run-through since the band earned a Gold rating Saturday in the ISSMA Scholastic Class Prelims

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Freshman Kayla Fincher plays a solo on her alto saxophone in a Snider Mighty Panther Marching Band run-through at the school on Monday.

at Homestead High School. That achievement will take the band to the Scholastic Finals on Oct. 22 at Lawrence Central

High School in Indianapolis.

Director Kevin Klee See STATE, Page A3

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The Concordia Lutheran High School Marching Cadets have gathered awards early in the season with their Easter-theme show, “Redeemed from Darkness.”

Adam Friedrich became director this year upon the retirement of 23-year director Dianne Moellering, who has remained as a resource to Friedrich and the staff.

At the On the Banks of the Wabash marching band festival on Sept. 10 at Bluffton High School, Concordia took first place among four bands in Class C and swept the awards for music, visual and general effect.

“It went really well.

The kids were ready for this. They were very, very excited to present our show,” Friedrich said that evening. “I’m exception-

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Color guard member Sarah Bush performs with the Concordia band.

ally proud of them for what they did today.”

Many people deserve credit for the early success, but the students

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A Concordia Lutheran High School senior spearheaded a fund drive for a family whose home was damaged in a September tornado.

“Concordia takes care of its own and it’s an amazing thing to see and be part of,” said Miranda Diller, who organized a gofundme account for Paul and Nettie Rekeweg of rural Woodburn.

The tornado also destroyed the couple’s farm buildings and a truck, car and machinery.

It flattened about 60 acres of corn. It also damaged buildings a half-mile to the east, where Paul’s cousin John lives.

No one was injured.

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Mayor, Rotary at Byron to celebrate milestones

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Byron Health Center welcomed Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne on Monday, in celebrating two milestones.

Henry presented Byron Executive Director Deb Lambert with a proclamation celebrating Byron’s 50 years as a licensed nursing home.

Rotary Club President Candace Schuler and Henry shared with Lambert in opening the 100th Little Free Library.

Byron Health Center has been a part of the community since 1853, has been in the same location since 1916, and has been a licensed nursing home for 50 years, Henry said in his proclamation.

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over the course of decades, our mission and our vision changed with that,” Lambert said. “I don’t think we could do the things that we do without the support of the Mayor’s Office and the [Allen County] Commissioners Office.”

Lambert also addressed the second celebration, in the Byron lobby, where a former phone booth alcove found its new calling as a free lending library. “ … we had the great fortune … to have the Rotary Club install a Little Library here and we were fortunate enough to be the 100th library,” she said.

“Rotary has a long history with Byron Health Center,” Schuler said.”Back in 1919 our group, with Fort Wayne, helped to fund raise to erect this building. And so when we did our Little Free Libraries we thought it would be really appropriate to have one of them here.”

Youth ranch fundraiser offers horse rides, more Dare to Dream Youth Ranch will host horse rides, music and more at the Fall Fest Fundraiser, 1-4 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 16. The ranch at 6020 W. Wallen Road, Fort Wayne, offers ranch experiences for youths ages 4-18. Admission is $5 per person; children under 4 are admitted free.

“We’ll be having horse rides and hayrides, prizes, games and more,” said Greg Savino, CEO at Dare to Dream Youth Ranch. “And our special musical guests, country band Renegade, will be performing live.

Most of all, we want families to come and capture the vision for what this ranch can do for the kids who need it most.”

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Lambert said the library will be of special value to residents who are working to become better readers. “If they want to get a GED, we’re going to help them do that,” she said.

“This provides us with a resource to be able to pull something off the shelf and be able to read.”

The Rotary Club embarked on the 100 Little Free Libraries project to celebrate its centennial in 2015. “Based on the concept of ‘Take a book, leave a book,’ the free-standing Little Free Libraries provide a way to share books freely within neighborhoods, along trails, and at other gathering places, and foster fellowship, and promote literacy,” the Rotary Club said in a statement.

Fort Wayne area’s own 501st Rebel Legion of fan costume role players on-site as well as Dare to Dream’s own horses dressed as Star Wars characters.

“This is a really special event for kids, their parents and grandparents,” said Michelle Buck, director of operations. “We are proud of our volunteers, our program, and we want the community to see how we use horses to reach kids of all walks of life to dream bigger dreams.”

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OMNIBUS LECTURES BEGIN

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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush addresses the first audience of the 2016-17 Omnibus Lecture Series at IPFW’s Rhinehart Music Center. In his “Leadership Redefined” comments, he called for a constitutional convention to impose federal term limits, require a balanced federal budget and enact civil service reform. He also said he plans to vote for neither major party candidate in the Nov. 8 general election. Journalist and Fort Wayne native Charlie Savage will address the second Omnibus series lecture, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. Tickets are free, and will be available beginning Oct. 24.

For more information, visit omnibuslectures.org.

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Embassy’s top volunteer stays busy, stays positive The Embassy Theatre presented its Volunteer of the Year Award and announced its volunteer board of directors for 201617.

The 2015-16 Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Cheryl Stromski of Antwerp, Ohio, for outstanding volunteerism. Stromski has been a volunteer at the Embassy for 15 years, serving on 12 different volunteer teams including bars, concessions and ticket taking. In addition, Stromski also is an Embassy donor. “Cheryl is one of the most versatile volunteers we have,” said Kelly Maahs, front of house director. “Her positive attitude and generosity are regularly noted and greatly appreciated.”

Three board members were elected by the Embassy’s membership to a first three-year term: Thomas Marcuccilli, STAR Financial Bank; Robert Nickerson, community volunteer and a charter founder of the Embassy as a nonprofit in the early

1970s; and Valentine White-Xayarath, State Farm Insurance.

Re-elected to a second three-year term were: Kimberly Amick Shoppell, Fort Wayne Metals; Suzanne Ehinger, Parkview Health; Christopher Guerin, Sweetwater Sound; Richard Maples, Angel Corps; Jeremy Senk, Carson Boxberger; Brad Sturges, CBRE Sturges; and Pone Vongphachanh, Upstate Alliance of Realtors.

Officers for 2016-17 are: Gary Wasson, retired, Grand Wayne Center, president; Whitney Caudill, Manchester University, vice president; Rick Maples, Angel Corps, treasurer; and Tim Durnell, Union Savings Bank, secretary.

Other Embassy board members are: Tom Borne, Asher Agency; Rob Evans, Focus Hotels; Clayton Jennings, Hylant; Leslie Koehlinger Russ, Aspen Partners; John O’Connell, IPFW; Jeff Potter, The Potter Group, LLC; and Deborah Woodroof, community volunteer.

STATE from Page A1 told the band to stay great, stay focused and reach for even higher goals.

The best two bands at the Scholastic championships earn the right to perform in exhibition Oct. 29 at the Open Class State Finals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Snider could represent Class A, he said. From his eagle’s perch atop the mobile platform, Klee’s voice carried across the front ensemble, the guard, band and staff, the clusters of drums and banners and toward the building that Klee hopes will hold a championship trophy.

Klee is is no stranger to the emotion of a state title. In the first post of his career, Klee was assistant to Barry Ashton at Northrop High School in 1983 when the Big Orange Pride took the Class A state title. To Klee, the memory is as fresh as his next breath.

“It was so exciting. It was so wonderful,” he said. He wants his staff, 119 kids and a caravan of parents to know that same feeling.

“I don’t want you to forget for a second how great you were on Saturday, but you have to bring your A game again,” he said. Rehearsals prepare a band physically, he said, cautioning that each person also must be prepared emotionally. He told the students to know and believe that they can

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The Snider High School marching band and staff listen as director Kevin Klee sets the stage for the rest of the season.

win.

“We have set a very high standard,” he said.

“Get better every day without taking any day off, and without taking any steps backward.”

As the run-through sounded its finale, Klee told the band to hold the pose. That’s the photo, he said, that will appear in the 2017 ISSMA State Finals program. “Is that your best pose?” he asked.

“Is that the photo that you want?”

The band formed a semicircle in front of Klee, assistant director Helen Hockemeyer and other staff as practice closed. “Don’t be afraid to be great,” Hockemeyer

said. “It’s hard. That’s why everyone doesn’t do it.”

Dominique Gonzalez carried his trumpet from practice as his father watched from the SUV. Dominique is enrolled at Blackhawk Middle School. Aurelio said his son’s first year in band has been a blessing, and the trip to State is another blessing. “We’re really excited about it, it being the first year that he’s in band. It really helps him to socialize. You become a better person, because they have something to look forward to every day,” he said. “It teaches them to respect elders, to respect themselves.”

Aurelio missed the Homestead contest because of work, but said he tries to be at every event. When he arrived at school, though, the celebration had begun. “I got here and they gave me the news and we were really, really excited about it,” he said.

He hopes to be at another show, and then another. “It makes the kids more confident, happier when the parents show up,” he said.

“This band has exceeded my every expectation,” Klee said in an interview. “I’m so proud of them and can’t wait to see how they finish the season.”

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Downtown to fund, advise February-to-April events Fort Wayne’s Downtown Improvement District is offering $10,000 to select and develop events during the slower season of February through April, 2017.

Due to the success of last year’s events — Weather the Fort and Art Crawl — The DID is bringing back a contest that invites businesses, organizations and individuals to submit their best ideas for events in those months.

Winning events will be awarded funding and an event consultation session.

“The intent of this contest is to encourage year-round usage and engagement

downtown by offering an incentive for event production during classically less active months,” said Bill Brown, Downtown Improvement District president. “Through strategic support we hope to help others create attractive public opportunities with an emphasis on new events that will continue to advance the vibrancy of Downtown Fort Wayne.”

Applications will be accepted through midnight, Friday, Nov. 4. For information, stipulations, a map of the eligible area, and an online application, visit: DowntownFortWayne.com/ New-Events.

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every day, including use of laptops and iPads regularly in the classroom.

A number of Indiana schools provide personal computers and devices to their students and are ahead of most of the country for laptop and iPad implementation, said Keith Madsen, director of technology for East Allen County Schools.

Many of the schools in and around Fort Wayne began the technology transition a few years ago. Most recently, Northwest Allen County Schools began its first year of laptop implementation at the middle and high school levels. Over the past four years, the school district discussed the possibility and took time to plan what one-to-one laptop implementation at the upper levels may look like.

NACS leaders are planning to train elementary school teachers and properly arrange finances so elementary students can receive iPads and laptops next school year.

Kindergarten through second grade will receive iPads and third through fifth grade will have laptops, said Adela Dickey, director of technology at NACS. NACS’s implementa-

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Students at Carroll High School use their new laptops. This is the first year NACS high school students have been provided personal laptops.

tion process is similar to how Southwest Allen County Schools began providing its students with one-to-one technology, or providing each student with a laptop or iPad for education.

SACS middle school students first received laptops in 2011 and then the high school students the next school year. In 2014, the third through fifth grades also received laptops and the next school year, kindergarten through second-grade students received iPad

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“The transition has been a process. I’m not sure you’re ever done, but we like to think we are as close as we’ve ever been,” said Donald Chase, SACS director of technology.

EACS also already has one-to-one technology at its schools but went a different route for its students than laptops, though its leaders did consider them extensively. They ultimately found that iPads better served the district’s needs. The high school students were the first to receive iPad 3’s and after four years of use they were handed down to students in preschool through sixth grade for this school year. The high school students were given new iPad Air 2’s this fall.

Madsen says they are hopeful the new iPads at the high school will last three or four years and the younger students

can still get three to four years on the older devices. The first round of hand-me-down iPads will be a test run to see how long the used iPads batteries, motherboards and other components can last to better plan for the future.

Fort Wayne Community Schools does not yet have a one-to-one technology program in place, though it does have computer labs available and iPad and laptop carts that can be requested for classroom use at every grade level, said Krista Stockman, spokeswoman for Fort Wayne Community Schools.

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FWCS voters to decide two School Board seats Voters will decide two contests for the Fort Wayne Community School Board this fall.

This newspaper contacted those four candidates with questions about their qualifications and goals. Here are the questions and their replies.

District 2, Glenna Jehl, incumbent Q.) What do you believe to be the strengths of the Fort Wayne Community Schools district?

A.) One of the greatest strengths of FWCS is the diversity of the student population. The school district handles a variety of children of many different backgrounds, languages, and abilities while offering all children a quality education.

Q.) What policies would you pursue in the next four years on the School Board?

A.) I stand ready to help FWCS face many

challenges in the future such as a growing teacher shortage, continuing the building renovations, and resolving transportation needs. I will continue to stand for academic excellence for all students, while stressing dollars are spent wisely and ensuring a safe learning environment.

Q.) Please list your occupation and education.

A.) Realtor since 2004, currently with Olinger & Associates Inc. Graduated from the University of Notre Dame, Class of ’79.

Q.) Do you have children in the FWCS schools, or have you had children enrolled in FWCS in the past?

A.) No, my children went to parochial schools or were home-schooled.

Q.) Would you be open to voter feedback on a continuing basis?

A.) Yes, I always welcome hearing from my constituents. I may be contacted anytime

through the FWCS website “Let’s Talk” or by emailing me at glennajehl@gmail.com.

District 2, Jared Bradley Q.) What do you believe to be the strengths of the Fort Wayne Community Schools district?

A.) Fort Wayne Community Schools is an amazing school district.

We have wonderful facilities and incredible teachers.

Q.) What policies would you pursue in the next four years on the School Board?

A.) My main goal, if elected, is to provide reliable transportation for all FWCS students. Losing the bus routes negatively affected thousands of families.

Also, I would like to see an efficiency study done on the FWCS administration to ensure that all positions are working as effectively as

possible.

Q.) Please list your occupation and education.

A.) I am a master electrician with LanCon Electric.

Q.) Do you have children in the FWCS schools, or have you had children enrolled in FWCS in the past?

A.) I have two children enrolled in FWCS. My daughter is a seventhgrade student at Jefferson Middle School and my son is a fourth-grade student at Arlington Elementary School.

Q.) Would you be open to voter feedback on a continuing basis?

A.) I would love to receive continued feedback from voters.

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Also visit my website at www.jaredbradley.com.

District 3, Thomas E. Smith Q.) What do you believe to be the

FWCS SCHOOL BOARD STATUS

District 1: Julia Hollingsworth’s term continues through 2018.

District 2: Incumbent Glenna Jehl is seeking re-election in 2016. Jared Bradley also is seeking this position.

District 3: Incumbent Becky Hill is not seeking re-election in 2016. Robert C. Hinga and Thomas E. Smith are seeking this position.

District 4: Jordan Lebamoff’s term continues through 2018.

District 5: Incumbent Steve Corona is unopposed for re-election in 2016.

At-large: The terms of Mark GiaQuinta and Anne Duff continue through 2018. strengths of the Fort Wayne Community Schools district?

A.) Excellent teachers and a very professional administration.

Q.) What policies would you pursue in the next four years on the School Board?

A.) Work with state to fund pre-K. Q.) Please list your occupation and education.

A.) Art dealer. B.A., Indiana University.

Q.) Do you have children in the FWCS

schools, or have you had children enrolled in FWCS in the past?

A.) My two children went to Haley, Blackhawk and Snider.

Q.) Would you be open to voter feedback on a continuing basis? If so, how?

A.) Person to person, small group and community meetings, letters, phone, email.

District 3, Robert C. Hinga (Did not reply to questionnaire.)

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Community Foundation installs 2016-17 leadership

The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne elected three new members to its board of directors, and installed officers for the 2016-2017 fiscal year.

The new members elected at the organization’s annual meeting are: Mike Cahill, president and CEO, PHP Northeast Indiana; Son Huynh,

associate broker, Reecer Properties, and; Rob Patrick, vice president and trust officer, 1st Source Bank.

The 2016-2017 officers of the board are: Chris Rupp, Dulin, Ward & DeWald Inc., president; Shannon Hardiek, Phillips Financial, vice president; Tom Trent, Rothberg Logan & Warsco LLP,

secretary; and Jonathan Hancock, Canterbury School (retired), treasurer.

In a statement, the foundation also thanked exiting board members Carol Lindquist, Ian Boyce and Jane Gerardot, a former board president.

The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is a public charitable foundation serving

Allen County since 1922. The Community Foundation had assets of approximately $140 million at Dec. 31, 2015, and awarded more than $6.5 million in charitable grants and scholarships in that year.

Returning members of the board include: Michael Barranda, attorney, Burt, Blee, Dixon, Sutton &

Community Foundation issues $1,196,103 in grants

The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne distributed a total of $1,196,103 in grants for the third quarter of 2016. Most of the recipient nonprofits serve Allen County.

The Foundation awarded both discretionary and advised grants. “Funds are awarded in five strategic priority areas: basic human needs, physical and mental health, youth and adult education, arts and culture, and community development,” the Foundation said in a statement.

Some of the recipients are listed below.

• Amani Family Services (formerly Crime Victim Care) ($25,000) — immigrant and refugee support services.

• ARCH ($10,000) — protection and preservation of historic places in Allen

County.

• Associated Churches of Fort Wayne ($35,000) — services for priority needs in the community.

• Blue Jacket ($15,000) — vocational training and employment services for disadvantaged.

• Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana ($30,000) — client advocate and client services program.

• Early Childhood Alliance ($40,000) — early care and education.

• Erin’s House for Grieving Children ($20,000) — grief support services.

• Fort Wayne Dance Collective ($15,000) — dance and dance education programs.

• Fort Wayne Medical Society Foundation ($15,000) — Healthier

Moms and Babies.

• Fort Wayne Trails ($10,000) — region’s trail network.

• Harlan Christian Youth Center ($10,000) — youth development programs.

• HearCare Connection ($5,000) — hearing loss screening and treatment for low-income individuals.

• Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Fort Wayne d/b/a Just Neighbors ($30,000) — emergency housing for families in Allen County.

• Little River Wetlands Project ($5,000) — restore and protect wetlands.

• Matthew 25 ($50,000) — health-care services to uninsured, low-income residents of Allen County.

• Northeast Indiana Positive Resource Connection ($35,000) — care coordination, education, and

outreach programs.

• Wellspring Interfaith Social Services ($45,000) — youth after-school and summer day camp programs.

• Women’s Bureau ($30,000) — crisis prevention and counseling program.

• YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne ($45,000) — Renaissance Pointe YMCA’s after-school and summer learning programs, and the Youth Services Bureau’s Status Offender Court Alternative Program.

The Community Foundation has been serving Allen County for 93 years.

The Foundation had assets of about $140 million at the end of last year, and awarded more than $6.5 million in charitable grants and scholarships in that year.

Bloom LLP; Bob Francis, vice president and CIO, Steel Dynamics; Trois Hart, associate vice president for marketing, University of Saint Francis; Todd Jacobs, vice president, Life Line Youth; Greg Johnson, vice president of finance, Fort Wayne Newspapers; Kathy Kolb, human resources director, Brooks Construction (retired); Dr.

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she was graduated from Central High School,” Paul Rekeweg said in an interview. “I couldn’t believe it. There were people who came out that I hadn’t seen since high school, and they came out and it just warms your heart that there are so many good people in the world.”

Diller, who is a JROTC cadet, was among that first wave. “I was driving from house to house seeing if anybody needed water since it was so hot, or if they needed blankets when the sun went down,” Diller said.

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is astounding and has fueled my drive to help them. This experience has taught me that even if you don’t have means to donate yourself, lending a hand and a hug can be worth more then any material object,” Diller said.

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as drum majors. In all, 76 students make up the Marching Cadets.

He admitted the feeling the pressure of presenting the first festival performance of his career. “But a little bit of butterflies is good,” he said.

At the East Noble invitational Sept. 24, Concordia placed first among three Class C bands and took awards for music, visual, general effect, auxiliary and percussion.

The Cadets competed Oct. 7 at the Homestead Fall Festival of Bands, taking second behind NorthWood and earning the caption award for music.

At the Homestead Scholastic Prelims and Open Class Invitational on Oct. 14, Concordia earned a Gold rating and was cited for distinction in music, visual and general effect. Judges did not name class winners.

Mike Beights wrote the drill for the Concordia show. Brittany Satterthwaite directs the guard.

The Cadets begin ISSMA competition Saturday.

The Marching Cadets have reached the Class C state finals every season since 2007, including winning the state title in 2012.

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performance. The semifinalist and a school official must submit a detailed scholarship application, which includes the student’s self-descriptive essay and information about the semifinalist’s participation and leadership in school and community activities.

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Passport’s Man of Year says seize opportunities

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The Boys & Girls Clubs’ 2016 Man of the Year shared his story and offered advice to dozens of young men working toward better futures. Dr. Michael Mirro addressed the Passport to Manhood breakfast Sept. 21 at the Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation.

Mirro and his wife, Jeanne, made the lead gift to the Mirro Center through the Mirro Family Foundation. The doctor said his marriage represents the positive choices that a person must make to become successful.

“I’m humbled to receive this honor, this recognition,” Mirro said.

“But we’re here today to honor these men who are successfully on their path to manhood.”

The Boys & Girls Club is a valuable asset that allows age-appropriate groups to discuss issues, ethics, positive decisions and relationships, personal leadership and responsibility, he said.

“The development of a man has never been easy, but today it’s particularly difficult — the media, the new technology, the increasing cost of education, the ever-changing career landscape — provide new areas that are very significant for young men,” he said.

Those young men need heroes who embody honor, duty, valor and integrity, he said. Such were his heroes, he said.

Mirro’s parents, John and Cecelia, immigrated from Italy. He was born in Chicago and grew up in Lowell, in northwest Indiana. His father also was a doctor, and commuted to a hospital 40 miles away. His mother was a former Army nurse. He attended Andrean High School, then in Gary, where he met Jeanne Behnke of Hobart.

He went to Loyola University and then to IU Medical School in Indianapolis. She went to Ball State University, to become a teacher.

“That was a very transforming time in my life. After my first year in medical school I was lucky enough to have my lovely wife marry me.

My mother said, ‘You

can’t let this opportunity get away from you.’

And she put me through medical school on this massive elementary school salary.”

In college, he said, he learned that young men in groups can make poor decisions. “I think you also have to learn to think for yourself, make sure your priorities are straight, not allow a crowd to pull you into something that you don’t feel comfortable. I think it’s very important to keep your principles,” he said.

His first job out of medical school was at the University of Iowa, where he saw patients and also traveled extenSee MAN, Page A15

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Dr. Michael Mirro and Jeanne Mirro hold a painting of the human heart, presented by the Boys & Girls Clubs.

Mirro, a cardiologist, was honored as 2016 Man of the Year at the club’s Passport to Manhood breakfast Sept. 21 at the Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation.

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St. Joe Times • October 14-20, 2016

Physician receives award as Fabric of Community

By Rod King

at the University of Alabama. After a stint in the Army Medical Corps at Fort Knox, Ky., he brought his family to the Summit City where he served patients in all three hospitals, was medical director of Indiana Regional Medical Consultants and closed his career in 2006 as associate medical officer

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Dr. Robert Dettmer was recently presented the Matthew 25 Health & Dental Clinic’s Fabric of the Community Award in recognition of his dedication, contributions, long service and continuing support of the clinic at 413 E. Jefferson Blvd.

The retired physician serves on the board of directors as a board member emeritus. “This is a great honor to be recognized for this award,� said Dettmer, “and it has been a pleasure working with this organization. I’ve been volunteering here since 1998, served on the board from 2000 to 2007 and as far as I’m concerned, Matthew 25 is, indeed, the fabric of the community. “It’s a very unusual organization because it operates independently while receiving lab and X-Ray services from Parkview Hospital. All its services are free to low-income and uninsured residents of northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. One of the major reasons Matthew 25 can offer its medical and dental services for free is its more than 400 volunteers. And though that seems like a lot of people, new volunteers are always welcome.�

Dettmer and two other doctors hold emeritus status on the board. “That means that we don’t have a vote, but we do get to enter into discussions and give our 2 cents concerning issues facing Matthew 25. Because we’ve been around a while, the three of us are sort of a repository of history

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He has served on boards of many Fort Wayne organizations and was president of the Matthew 25 board from 2004 to 2006. The Fabric of the Community award is the latest in a list that includes Distinguished Concordia Alumnus, Rotary International’s Paul Harris Fellow, Fort

Wayne Medical Society’s Humanitarian Service Award, Indiana State Medical Association’s Physicians Community Service Award and the ALDE International Spirit of Giving Award.

Dettmer also holds an honorary degree of Associate Science in College and Community Service from Ivy Tech.

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Matthew 25’s Fabric of the Community Award was presented recently to Dr. Robert Dettmer who has volunteered at the medical and dental clinic at 413 E. Jefferson Blvd. since 1998. He served on the organization’s board and was its president from 2004 to 2006.

He’s presently a board member emeritus.

concerning the organization and its traditions, and are involved as advisers to help direct it to continued growth and success. We also are heavily involved in the financial campaigns. “Matthew 25 opened my eyes. When I first came here I knew a certain segment of our community was in need, but I didn’t realize that for many, this is the place they come when there is nothing else available. The organization has been serving the most vulnerable individuals in our society since 1976. I’m proud to have been able to be a part of it.� “Volunteers are needed in three areas,� Dettmer said. “Patient assistants are needed to work directly with the big drug companies to get free prescriptions for our

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Plan autumn festivities, but beware of zombies

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Fort Wayne has a lot of exciting, and in some cases frightening, autumn festivities coming up for October, some of which have already begun.

To end the Halloween season right, trick-ortreating for Fort Wayne is on Halloween night from 5-7 p.m. Other locations in and around Fort Wayne will celebrate Halloween and fall in the weeks leading up to Halloween, including hay rides, pumpkin patches, corn mazes and more. Also to look forward to is the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo’s Wild Zoo Halloween weekends, and Oct. 15 is the annual downtown Fort Wayne Fright Night.

Wild Zoo Halloween The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo will begin its Wild Zoo Halloween weekends on Friday, Oct. 14, and end on Monday, Oct. 31.

Those who purchase a regular admission ticket will be able to see all of the zoo’s exhibits as usual and enjoy that day’s theme. The additional purchase of a Treat Ticket will allow access to the zoo’s Treat Trails for trick-or-treating in the zoo. This year there are two Treat Trails: one begins at Monkey Island and the other is in the Australian Adventure section of the zoo.

Attendees can expect to find fun in the zoo’s mini maze, meeting the zoo’s lion mascot, puppet joke stations, a

sea lion show and live animal demonstrations, including a ball python or rabbit. Broomhilda the witch will also be available at Broomhilda’s Bog in the African pavilion to meet and pose for a photo opportunity.

Each day of the Wild Zoo Halloween days has a special theme, including princess, Star Wars, truck and tractor and a pumpkin stomp and chomp. As part of the animals’ normal routine, some exhibits often receive enrichment items to break up the animals’ days and stimulate natural behaviors, said Bridget Pearson, zoo spokeswoman.

These enrichment items can include a special treat or to encourage scent marking. On the

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Wild Zoo Halloween days are from noon-6 p.m. on the designated days. Costumes are encouraged every day and everyone gets to leave with a mini pumpkin from the zoo’s pumpkin patch.

Fright Night Each year, Fright Night downtown has some new and exciting events while also running its more traditional and popular ones.

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St. Joe Times • October 14-20, 2016

Fresh food every weekend Fort Wayne Farmers’ Market to be open throughout winter at Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field

By Whitney Wright wwright@kpcmedia.com

Fort Wayne residents will have access to an authentic farmers’ market every weekend through the winter for the first time this year. The Fort Wayne Farmers’ Market will continue running from October until May in its winter location at Parkview Field.

More than 37 vendors are likely to participate each weekend at the winter market and will provide products locally available in the winter months, some of which may be grown in aquaponics, high tunnels or hoop houses. Products available may also be ones grown in the summer or autumn and stored in the winter.

The Fort Wayne Farmers’ Market has continually become more popular over the years, providing fresh and local produce and meats every summer to the area. Upon

the market’s success, those on the market coordinating team — a small group of roughly five volunteers who meet weekly to have open discussions and make decisions about the market — decided it was time to try to run the market one weekend each month outside of the normal summer season. After that proved fruitful, they raised it to two weekends per winter month.

The markets’ continual popularity made this year feel like the right one to test a weekly farmers’ market throughout the winter.

As the market coordinator, Lisa Haagan personally went to each vendor this summer to ask if they would be interested in participating in the winter.

Response to the idea was better than the team could have hoped for, Haagan said. She even had to turn down some vendors due to spacing issues. Addition-

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ally, the public has relayed interest in having fresh and local products available for purchase all year and attendance to the market was an encouraging factor in moving forward with a weekly winter market.

The weekly winter farmers’ market will be a combination of vendors from the Fort Wayne Farmers’ Market and the YLNI Farmers Market, which is open nearby the Fort Wayne Farmers’ Market during the summers.

Haagan and her team are adamant in keeping the market a “true” farmers market, and the winter market is no different.

The market runs on an 80/20 vendor split — 80 percent of the vendors are those with food, farm and natural products, leaving 20 percent for craft and jewelry-type vendors.

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Haagan then goes through every link provided and evaluates the products, the customer base and how active the vendor is. The market team also travels to all of the farms to inspect their products to ensure the vendor is actually producing what they say they are, keeping the market authentic and producer-only.

Every market season, the vendors are re-evaluated to look at customer base, attendance and relationship with the public. The vendors who will also be at the winter market are all loyal and dedicated vendors, many of which were at the Fort Wayne Farmers’ Market all summer as well.

The Fort Wayne Farmers’ Market will run from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. each Saturday at its winter location at Parkview Field.

Products most likely to be available are leafy greens, carrots, potatoes, onions, herbs, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, horseradish, beets, cabbage, kohlrabi, radishes, turnips, winter squashes, apples and pears.

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TECH from Page A4 have internet filter systems called global proxy filters that block a myriad of websites while a student uses the laptop, whether they are at school or at home.

This keeps students from improperly downloading games, software or visiting unsuitable websites while using school property even while they are away from

campus.

EACS leaders also instigated a feature on its iPads that limits what applications students can download on their iPad. Currently, applications through Apple are split into four age categories. The younger students at EACS only have access to applications fit for their age, but even the high school students are not allowed access into the 12-plus or 17-plus age appli-

cation categories, said Madsen. Instead, EACS pushes a large number of educational applications through the school portal that assist in practicing, studying and learning material.

All of the school systems require the students go through a learning process on how to best care for their new technology, including proper cleaning and safe transportation. Each EACS student signs an

iPad pledge, one for kindergarten through sixth grade and one for seventh through twelfth grade students, and parents have to sign a user agreement as liability, Madsen said.

As with any major undertaking, there were some bumps in the road and more will likely come as technology use in schools becomes a more regular part of life.

“I had a student put their laptop on top of

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Similar, but maybe less traumatizing, issues have been common at EACS, NACS and SACS, including dropping the laptops and iPads and forgetting them both around Fort Wayne and at home.

The laptops and iPads are great tools for learning accountability, which will hopefully come more easily as younger students grow up more used to having a device. All three of the school corporations’ technology directors believe the use of one-to-one technology is important in teaching its students how to be responsible, stay focused despite tempting distractions and use the internet for good.

“We’re big in digital citizenship — doing the right thing online without trying to put too many roadblocks up,” said Chase.

Looking toward the future

For the most part, technology integration is a positive asset to the teachers and students and the districts will keep on seeking out and consider new systems and tools to enhance learning.

“We will continue to

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evaluate new features and how it could be integrated into the curriculum … we want it to be meaningful and a tool,” said Dickey.

EACS leaders are interested in BrightLink projectors, a new hightech 3LCD projector, and electronic whiteboards.

The school system currently has similar technological items in about 96 percent of its classrooms but wants to continually work to provide those resources to the remaining 4 percent, said Madsen.

CANVAS, a popular learning management system for schools using technology for teaching, is a game changer in better integrating technology into the classroom. However, technology can never fully replace all aspects of learning in the classroom, and understanding how to best utilize technology is a continual process teachers and students must learn.

Using both technology and more traditional practices — blended learning — is a learning process in itself.

“Technology is just a tool to implement those best educational practices. Blended learning is big … you’re not just reading an article out of a book, but that is one piece of the learning process,” said Chase.

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PLAN from Page A10 scary zombies outside.

There is also an event in the teen department, where attendees can help save the library from a zombie takeover.

The zombie walk will begin at the library. From 2-5:30 p.m., T.A.G. Art will be on the library’s pavilion with its zombie machine to help transform the public into zombies. Food trucks and live entertainment

can also be expected before the zombie walk begins at 5:30 p.m.

Something new to look forward to is a live performance by Here Come the Mummies at the Embassy Theatre.

Dressed as mummies, this funk rock band has opened for Cheap Trick, Al Green and played in multiple festivals.

Other shows around Fort Wayne include the “Firebird” ballet performed by the Fort Wayne Ballet Studio’s youth

Fort Wayne Trick or Treating Hours Oct. 31, 5-7 p.m.

Don’t forget to only visit homes with illuminated exterior front light!

Fright Night Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-11 p.m.

See Fright Night breakout for location, time and price details.

Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo Wild Halloween Oct. 14-16; 20-23; 27-31, 12-6 p.m.

See Wild Zoo Halloween breakout for each day’s theme.

Admission: $5 per person for zoo entry or $9 per person for Treat Ticket addition.

Members receive $2 off admission every Wild Zoo Halloween day.

Kuehnert Dairy Farm Fall Festival, Fort Wayne See workings of modern farm, cows and calves, corn maze, hayrides, pumpkin painting, dairy treats and games and more.

Sept. 24-Oct. 23 Fridays 6-10 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sundays 12-5 p.m.

Admission: $8 per person; children under 2, free

ballet, the Fort Wayne Dance Collective’s “Run Fast and DON’T Look Back!,” the “Paranormal Activity” movie at the Cinema Center and the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” movie at the Foellinger-Friemann Botanical Conservatory.

Fright Night is an effort to engage residents who may not typically go downtown.

“It’s one special day of the year,” said LeMay. “It sort of becomes like Christmas.”

Wild Zoo Halloween Themes Friday, Oct. 14: Plumpkin Day – guess the weight of the zoo’s giant pumpkin.

Saturday, Oct. 15: Princess Day – special princesses will be at the zoo to meet Sunday, Oct. 16: Mascot Day – many popular area mascots will be at the zoo to meet Thursday, Oct. 20: Free Train Ride Day Friday, Oct. 21: Pumpkin Stomp and Chomp Day – some exhibits will receive enrichment items that are pumpkin-themed.

Saturday, Oct. 22: Local Hero Day – meet Fort Wayne firefighters, police officers and local military service members.

Amazing Fall Fun, Waterloo Corn maze, pumpkin patch, hayrides and more Sept. 16-Oct. 31 Fridays 6-10 p.m., Saturdays 12-10 p.m., Sundays 2-6 p.m.

Admission: 13+ years, $9; 4-12 years, $7; 3 and under, free The Amazing Maze and Pumpkin Patch, Kendallville Maze, pumpkin patch, farm animals and more Sept. 23-Oct. 31 Fridays 6-11 p.m., Saturdays 4-11 p.m., Sundays 4-9 p.m.

Admission: $8 per person; children under 3, free

Sunday, Oct. 23: Star Wars Day– meet Star Wars characters at the zoo.

Thursday, Oct. 27: Cans for Conservation – bring in an empty, clean, aluminum can to the entrance and get a ticket for a free ride on the train.

Friday, Oct. 28: Scavenger Hunt – join the zoo’s scavenger hunt as a fun way to explore the zoo.

Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 28-29: Truck and Tractor Weekend – children will have the opportunity to look at and learn about large tractors and trucks in the zoo’s parking lot.

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Spooky stories inhabit 1421 Broadway

By Rod King

For Times Community Publications

Jim and Nan Delaney knew the old, red brick house they bought in 2009 to showcase their antique/ collectible/neat old stuff business was special. The brass plaque mounted by the front door designating its listing on the National

Register of Historic Places proved they were right.

They didn’t, however, have any inkling that 1421 Broadway had such a rich and rather ghostly past until people who had lived there when it was a rooming house or when it served as a half-way house for drug abusers

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began showing up at their door with some rather intriguing stories about ghosts inhabiting the place.

One such story came from a previous owner who found several empty coffins in the attic in the 1950s left over from the first owner, Dr. Adolph Frederick Schulz. The doctor had the house built in 1900, opened his medical practice on the first floor and he and his family lived on the second and third floors.

No one knows for sure if he also was a mortician or a coroner or whether he taught anatomy and obtained corpses illegally.

Most of the supernatural stories focus on the third floor of the house where the doctor’s unmarried and rather odd duck of a daughter, Wilhelmina, lived until her death. It’s suggested that her ghost still roams up there.

The Delaneys say they’ve never experienced any unusual noises like moaning, slamming doors or furniture scraping across the floor. “Yes, the wood floors and the stairs squeak and we do occasionally hear voices and sometimes hammering coming through the common wall we share with the car dealer

next door. That can be explained and so can the trembling of the house and rattling of windows when the train barrels past just 50 yards from our back door. Finding items in the store out of place after a visit from our grandchildren can be explained, too,” he added.

“We haven’t been able to explain the fact that one of our grandsons says he saw his great-grandmother, who died recently, rocking in a chair on the third floor.”

Nan and their daughter, Kate Fowler, who operates an upholstery business in the barn at the back of the house, are skeptics. They agree the place is spooky when the weather is dark, dreary and rainy. They also agree that they would never spend the night in the house. Despite her skepticism, Kate has gotten in the spirit of the house’s ghostliness and placed two mannequins and three dolls who stare with vacant eyes out the rear window of her shop at passers-by on Martin Street.

During a gallery showing, Nan was helping a customer who said he had a disturbing sensation in one of the third-floor rooms and suggested she should consider an exorcism. “When I asked what he meant, he just said he felt a presence. I told him I didn’t want to hear any more. A woman customer also claimed to have had a strange feeling that made the hair on her neck stand on end.”

Carol Stitz, who now resides in California, lived in the building in the 1950s when her father owned the filling station next door. She told Delaney that there definitely were ghosts

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Delaney’s @ Broadway has a rich history that includes stories of ghosts inhabiting the third floor. Jim and Nan Delaney bought the building at 1421 Broadway in Fort Wayne on April 1, 2009, on their 45th wedding anniversary. Left to right are Nan, daughter Kate Fowler, and Jim.

opening and closing doors, walking in the halls and talking the entire time they lived on the third floor.

Joyce Stone, who is a cousin of Stitz, and Stone’s husband, Charles, visited the shop a couple years ago and corroborated the ghost tales. They spent their honeymoon in one of the second-floor apartments and at one time lived in the house on the south side of 1421 which is now the shop’s parking lot.

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nearly 30 years when it was owned by Betty and Bob Landolfi. During that time it was also home to Becky’s Doll House.

“Frankly,” Jim said, “I’m surprised that there would be any ghosts left after our clan of 52 [10 children, 33 grandchildren, four daughters-in-law and five sons-in-law] descended on this place in April of 2009 and began ripping up old carpet, tearing down damaged wall board, installing new wall board, hammering, painting and sawing.”

The upholstery business was first to get underway in May of that year and daughter Christine Hudson and her husband, Danny, opened a gallery called Potter’s Wife Gallery featuring works by local artists. It closed this year.

“We have some antiques and collectibles, but we like to refer to the place as having a house full of memories and three floors of neat old stuff,” Jim said. “Shoppers can find everything from an organ, record players, laboratory scales and furniture, to sewing machines, cameras, silverware, pictures and knickknacks.

Delaney’s @ 1421 Broadway is open Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. To make an appointment to come at another time, call (260) 420-8300. Parking is to the rear of the store.

Shoppers may experience a special feeling while roaming among the neat old stuff, but probably won’t encounter any coffins or ghosts.

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sively for academic medicine. His wife urged him to find a situation that allowed more time at home, and that situation was in Fort Wayne.

A mentor wanted him to stay in academic medicine. “I understand,” he told that friend, “but this is about my family. I put my family before my job.”

In Fort Wayne for 35 years, he continues practicing and teaching. The Mirros have raised three daughters.

“In life you will have challenges, but also, despite your best efforts, you may make a mistake. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. You have to be able to really challenge yourself,” he said.

“We have an incredibly generous community, and my wife Jeanne and I feel like we should leave a legacy, and that’s one of the reasons we’re privileged to work with Parkview on this gift,” he said. “Just be sure to stick to your principles, not be distracted. Find your passion in life and make that your life’s work.”

Jeanne Mirro told this newspaper that the doctor has supported her in the same way, including through difficulties. “My father died

of cancer. That was a huge one,” she said.

Jeanne Mirro has retired from teaching but continued as a substitute for a time. She continues to serve on various boards. “He’s always encouraged me. If I wanted to go back to work I could. I didn’t have to,” she said.

“Every marriage is a team. He does such good work that I just don’t get in the way.”

Event chairwoman Vicki Grabowski said Jeanne Mirro welcomed her to Fort Wayne and they almost immediately began fundraising for the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center. “She is a true Energizer bunny,” Grabowski said.

Of Dr. Mirro, Grabowski said, “His energy and passion for advancing medicine has led to this incredible facility. There is never a time that he doesn’t talk about his family or show you pictures of his grandchildren. This is a man I want these young men to know.”

“Passport to Manhood is an incredible, comprehensive program that helps young men understand the importance of academic success, good character, leadership skills and a healthy lifestyle,” Grabowski said.

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Boys & Girls Clubs President and CEO Joe Jordan built on those themes in his comments.

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Healthy Cities gathering 400 coats to distribute

A Fort Wayne program plans to collect over 400 adult-size coats to distribute as fall arrives.

The 26th annual Fort Wayne Healthy Cities Health Fair is scheduled 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at Matthew 25 Health and Dental Clinic, 413 E. Jefferson Blvd.

Organizers request donations of new and gently used coats to give away that day.

The committee hopes to have a variety of coats to meet each individual’s needs this season. Coats may range in size from small to 5XL. Coats should be clean with

zippers and fasteners in working condition.

Gently used scarves, hats and gloves also will be accepted and distributed.

Donors can drop off coats at these locations through Oct. 21: • Allen County Public Library, Main Branch, 900 Library Plaza.

• Breast Diagnostic Center North, 3707 New Vision Drive.

• Fort Wayne Walmart Supercenter, 5311 Coldwater Road.

• Matthew 25 Health and Dental Clinic, 413 E. Jefferson Blvd.

• The University of Saint Francis Student

Nurses Association, 2701 Spring St., Doermer Health Sciences Building Room 148 (Attn: Rene’ DePew).

• Wayne Township Trustee’s Office, 320 E. Superior St. • PET Fusion Imaging, 3707 New Vision Drive.

The public is encouraged to set up collection campaigns at their offices, schools, churches or community organizations. Donations of 10 or more coats can be picked up from the donor’s address.

For more information, contact Joy Olry at (260) 469-4743 or email joyo@

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Knitting and crochet groups are also encouraged to contact coat drive organizers to create beautiful scarves, hats and mittens.

Matthew 25 is a nonprofit, Gospel-inspired primary health-care clinic providing free patient visits to the low-income and uninsured in northeast Indiana and nearby Ohio. Since 1976, the clinic has offered free medical, dental, vision, hearing and medications services under one roof.

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Ballet plans ‘Nutcracker’ with Sugar Plum Parties The Fort Wayne Ballet’s 60th season continues Dec. 2-11 with “The Nutcracker.”

Performances will be held at the Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. Tickets can be purchased by calling the ArtsTix Community Box Office at (260) 422-4226 or at fortwayneballet.org.

Performances featuring the Fort Wayne Philharmonic will be held Friday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 3, at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $45 for adults, $39 for seniors 65 and over, $30 for youths 8-11, and $28 for children 3-10.

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Other performances will be given Dec. 4, 10 and 11 at 2:30 p.m., and Dec. 6, 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $33 for adults, $30 for seniors 65 and over, $25 for ages 11-18, and $17 for ages 3-10. Premium tickets are higher.

Sugar Plum Parties following each matinee are $8 per person.

In a statement, the Ballet described “The Nutcracker” as “the quintessential holiday tradition wrapped and ribboned in all the sparkling splendor of a true fairy tale. Join Clara’s dreamland adven-

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tures in her battle with the Mouse King and magical journey to the Kingdom of Sweets!”

Ballet60, denoting 60 years of dance, continues with “Swan Lake” March 17-19. The series opened Sept. 24-25 with a variety of works under the title La Gala Grand as a tribute to the 60th year.

The Family Series will include “Firebird” Oct. 15, “The Little Prince” Jan. 28, and “Celebrating Dr. Seuss” March 4. ArtsLab performances will include “Love Dance” Feb. 11 and “Progressions” in May 2017.

For more information, call the Fort Wayne Ballet at (260) 484-9646 or visit fortwayneballet.org.

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Organ concert dedicated to memory of late pastor New York organist Marc Pacoe will play a Fort Wayne concert dedicated to the late pastor of Saint Charles Borromeo Church.

Pacoe is director of music and organist at the recently formed parish of Saint John Nepomucene, Saint John Martyr and Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini in Manhattan and Roosevelt Island. He serves on the American Guild of Organists New York City Chapter executive board.

Pacoe will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at Saint Charles Borromeo Church, 4916 Trier Road at Reed Road, Fort Wayne.

There is no admission charge, but a free-will offering will be received.

“This concert is dedicated to the memory

music. He was instrumental in getting the new Reuter pipe organ for Saint Charles Church which was installed in 2009, contributing a good portion of the cost of the instrument himself in honor of his late mother, Hildegard K. Suelzer, who passed away in 2006.”

The monsignor, a native of Pittsburgh, died Aug. 24 at age 77. He had been a Catholic priest with the Diocese of Fort Wayne South Bend for 51 years. His service in the immediate Fort Wayne area included Saint Henry Parish in Fort Wayne, Saint John the Baptist Parish in New Haven, and Saint Aloysius Parish in Yoder.

The guest organist also has served as director of music for Saint Malachy’s

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Marc Pacoe will perform an organ concert at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 21, at Saint Charles Borromeo Church, 4916 Trier Road, Fort Wayne. A free-will offering will be accepted.

of Monsignor John N. Suelzer, pastor of Saint Charles Borromeo from 1986 until his passing in late August of this year,” Saint Charles organist

Tim Robison in an email.

“Monsignor Suelzer was a supporter of the arts in the Fort Wayne community for many years and especially loved classical organ

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Marching bands begin quest for state titles

By Garth Snow

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Six Fort Wayne high school marching bands will present their shows again at Indiana State School Music Association contests.

Carroll, Concordia, Homestead and North Side will compete Saturday, Oct. 15, in ISSMA Open Class.

Northrop and Snider earned Gold ratings Saturday at the Scholastic Class Prelims at Homestead High School and now advance to the Scholastic State Finals on Oct. 22 at Lawrence Central High School. Area Scholastic A bands and their times are: Snider, 4:38 p.m.; Huntington North, 5:04 p.m.; Northrop, 6:35 p.m.; and Columbia City, 7:29 p.m. Area Scholastic B bands and their times are: Bluffton, 11:13 a.m.; and Manchester, 12:18 p.m.

Wayne High School earned a Silver rating at the Homestead Scholastic A Prelims.

Heritage and New Haven earned Silver ratings at the Homestead Scholastic B Prelims.

South Side did not enter the competition.

Area Open Class A bands will compete Saturday at the Regional contest at Lafayette Jefferson High School.

Area A bands and their times include: Carroll, 6:48 p.m.; and Homestead, 7:01 p.m.

Qualifying A bands will compete Oct. 22 in the Semistate at Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis.

Area Open Class B bands will compete Saturday at the Regional contest at Chesterton High School. Area B bands and their times include: North Side, 5:30 p.m.; DeKalb, 5:56 p.m.; and East Noble, 6:48 p.m. Qualifying B bands will compete in the Semistate Oct. 22 at Pike High School, Indianapolis.

Area Open Class C

The Snider Mighty Marching Panther band performs at the Homestead Fall Festival of Bands.

PHOTOS BY GARTH SNOW

The Concordia Lutheran High School Marching Cadets took first place in Open Class C at the On the Banks of the Wabash marching band festival at Bluffton High School.

The band also won all three caption awards: Best General Effect, Best Music and Best Visual. Shown with the awards are, from left: Abbey Zeit, senior, a color guard captain; Gabe Kramer, senior, a drum major; Moorea Reiskytyl, senior, directing drum major; and Jordan Stevens, senior, a color guard captain.

Alexa Hoover and Korban Kochensparger perform with the front ensemble as the Concordia band performs at the Homestead Fall Festival of Bands.

bands will compete Saturday at the Regional contest at Lafayette Jefferson High School.

Area C bands and their times include: Norwell, 11:39 a.m.; Concordia Lutheran, 12:44 p.m.; Angola, 1:10 p.m.; Leo, 12:02 p.m.; and Garrett, 2:28 p.m. Qualifying C bands will compete in the Semistate Oct. 22 at Decatur Central High School in Indianapolis.

Area Open Class D bands will compete Saturday at the Regional contest at Chesterton High School. Area D bands and their times include: Whitko, 11 a.m.; Adams Central, 12:18 p.m.; Woodlan, 1:36 p.m.; and Eastside, 2:02 p.m. Qualifying D bands will compete in the Semistate Oct. 22 at Franklin Community High School.

Admission to each of

the above events is $7 for adults and $5 for students and preschoolers.

Band spectators should arrive at the host school well before show time to be admitted between shows and to secure seats before peak times.

Ten bands from each Open Class Semistate will advance to the State Finals on Oct. 29 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for students and preschoolers.

Find full schedules and more details at issma.net.

Homestead and Carroll also will compete this year in the Bands of America Grand National Championships, Nov. 10-12 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

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Snider drum major Jonathan Hartman accepts the band’s Scholastic Class A firstplace trophy at the On the Banks of the Wabash marching band festival at Bluffton High School. Snider also took honors for music and general effect in that class.

Color guard member Elizabeth Traster heads to the sidelines during the Northrop High School marching band performance at Bluffton High School. Traster is a freshman with the Big Orange Pride.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 15

Fright Night Downtown. Twenty-six activities from 10 a.m.-11 p.m., including the Zombie Walk parade at 5:30 p.m. Be “zombified” at the Zombie Machine at the Allen County Public Library Plaza, strike a pose in the Zombie photo booth, and enjoy entertainment by several local groups.

For more information, visit FrightNightDowntown.com.

Stetler will present “Seasons of Change” scarf tying. Baby sitting is available. Reservations are due by Oct. 18; call Meridith at (260) 6723414.

Wednesdays on Wayne. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 12:15 p.m. Free. These 30-minute programs in June and October showcase local performers. Today’s program features Deborah Nitka Hicks, cello, and Ann Preucil Lewellyn, harp.

“Why she stayed.” 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 Dialogues to bring in panelists and the community for conversations on topics important to the community. Register by email to shiatt@ ywcaerew.org.

THURSDAY, OCT. 27

Two one-act plays. Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. “Sorry, Wrong Number” and “Silverstein Staged!” $7 for adults, $5 for students.

Halloween Wine Spooktacular. Country Heritage Winery, 185 County Road 68, LaOtto. 7-9 p.m. Tickets are $35 per person and include a sampling of six wines, hors d’oeuvres and a discount on bottle purchases. All profits benefit local Kiwanis-sponsored youth programs. For ticket information, email, dguse@comcast.net.

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SUNDAY, OCT. 16

Wednesdays on Wayne. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 12:15 p.m. Free. These 30-minute programs in June and October showcase local performers. Today’s program features Alex McCrory on the bassoon and Robert Nance, piano.

Fish fry. Fort Wayne Sport Club, 3102 Ardmore Ave., Fort Wayne. 4:30 p.m. $9 for adults, $4 for children 6-10, younger children eat for free.

Dinner includes dessert, all made by members of the Sport Club.

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THURSDAY, OCT. 20

Church rummage and bake sale. Martini Lutheran Church, 333 E. Moeller Road, New Haven. 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 21

Soup supper. Bethel United Methodist Church, 8405 Lima Road, Fort Wayne. 4:30-6:30 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall. Dine-in for $6. The menu includes beans with ham soup, or vegetable soup, with corn muffins, regular muffins or crackers, plus dessert and lemonade or coffee.

Or, carryout is available for $8 per quart and $4 per pint of soup. Carryout includes a dessert. Hot dogs are available for $1. Sponsored by the Bethel United Methodist Women.

Church rummage and bake sale. Martini Lutheran Church, 333 E. Moeller Road, New Haven. 8 a.m.-noon. Today is $1 a bag sale.

SATURDAY, OCT. 22

Great Tree Canopy Comeback. Seven locations. 10 a.m.-noon. Friends of the Parks of Allen County invites citizens to partner with area parks departments, businesses, neighborhoods, and community volunteers to plant new trees in parks and public spaces during the Great Tree Canopy Comeback. Volunteers of all ages are encouraged to sign up and help restore the tree canopy. More than 250 trees will be planted in the following parks: Lions, McCormick, Weisser, Salomon Farm, Metea County Park and New Haven Parks’ Community Center. Volunteers are asked to register in advance by emailing Robin Holley at GTCC15Years@ Outlook.com or by calling (260) 417-3804. T-shirts will be handed out to volunteers who register by Sept. 30, while supply lasts. Created in 2002, the Great Tree Canopy Comeback is a community tree planting day organized by volunteers with Friends of the Parks and area parks departments to combat the loss of trees.

SHE Expo. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $7. “Property Brothers” Jonathan and Drew Scott from HGTV headline the show. More than 100 exhibitors expected. Parking $5.

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. Sachin Logani discusses “Keeping My Blood Pressure Under Control.”

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.

MONDAY, OCT. 24

Allen County Retired Teachers. The University of Saint Francis, downtown.

Check-in 10:45 a.m., meeting at 11 a.m. Make reservations by Oct. 17 by calling Mary Jo Purvis at (260) 492-6992 or emailing mpurvis1@ frontier.com.

TUESDAY, OCT. 26

“Bushel of Bids” luncheon. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $15.50, including lunch. Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection invites all women to this event. Dane Bailey, the Singing Auctioneer, will entertain. Bess

Holiday craft boutique. Saint James Lutheran Church, 1720 930E, New Haven. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission. Handcrafters will sell their specialties, from purses, jewelry and decor to woodworking and knitting.

Bake sale items prepared by church members. A raffle will benefit the Community Food Pantry at the church. For more information, call Carol at (260) 493-1067.

Fish/tenderloin meal. Saint Peter-Immanuel School, 3845 E. 1100N, Decatur. 4-7 p.m. $10 for adults, $5 for child portions. Proceeds help fund repairs to the school. The meal includes sides, beverage and cookies. Dine in or drive-through available.

THURSDAY, NOV. 3

Corned Beef on Rye — Sure to Satisfy fundraiser. The Temple, 5200 Old Mill Road, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Congregation Achduth Vesholom sponsors this annual fundraiser. Buy an overstuffed, one-third-pound corned beef deli sandwich meal for $14 if paid by Oct. 21, or $15 per meal if paid after Oct. 21 or at the door. The meal includes cole slaw, dill pickle, brownie and drink, whether eat-in or carry-out. Delivery service is available for orders of 12 or more lunches, with a charge of $6 per address. Payment is required with order. Find the order sheet at templecav.org.

Angie Hicks is guest speaker. Grand Wayne Center, 120 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $75; open to the public. The Boys & Girls Club of Fort Wayne presents Smart Girls/Brilliant Women. Angie Hicks, the co-founder and CMO of Angie’s List, will be the speaker.

For ticket information, call (260) 744-0998, Ext. 112. BGCFW serves school-age men and women from financially challenged households.

The Smart Girls/Brilliant Women program works with 350 young women, several of whom are recognized at the Smart Girls event.

SATURDAY, NOV. 5

Sausage/sauerkraut dinner and crafts. Zion Lutheran Church, 2313 S. Hanna at Creighton, Fort Wayne. 5-7 p.m. $8.50 for ages 11 to adult. Hot dog, chips, dessert and milk or juice for ages 5-10, $3. Under age 5 free.

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Traders Days. Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free to the public. Traders Days features traditional Miami and regional tribes’ crafts, goods and wares for sale. Visitors will see hands-on demonstrations and experience interactive educational programs. The Chief Richardville House, or Akima Pinsiwa Awiiki, is recognized as the oldest Native American structure in the Midwest. It is a National Historic Landmark. For more information, contact the History Center at (260) 426-2882 or visit fwhistorycenter.com.

Church Street Corner Bazaar. Waynedale United Methodist Church, 2501 Church St., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Snack bar available 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sponsored by the U.M.C. Women.

SUNDAY, NOV. 6

Traders Days. Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne.

Noon-4 p.m. Free to the public. Traders Days features traditional Miami and regional tribes’ crafts, goods and wares for sale. Visitors will see hands-on demonstrations and experience interactive educational programs. The Chief Richardville House, or Akima Pinsiwa Awiiki, is recognized as the oldest Native American structure in the Midwest. It is a National Historic Landmark. For more information, contact the History Center at (260) 426-2882 or visit fwhistorycenter.com.

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Apple Dumpling Days. Forest Park United Methodist Church, 2100 Kentucky Ave., Fort Wayne. Nov. 2-5, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The United Methodist Women make the apple dumplings, which can be ordered in advance or picked up during Apple Dumpling Days. The apple dumplings are $4 each. A craft bazaar will be held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 5. To reserve a table for $15, call Barb McCoy at (260) 637-1842.

Christmas bazaar reserving tables. Peace United Church of Christ, 9123 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne, plans a bazaar from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 12. Bake sale and food available. Public welcome.

Proceeds benefit Food Resource Bank. To reserve a 6-foot table for $15, call Diana at (260) 432-6369 or Karen at (260) 431-7183.

Holiday bazaar recruiting vendors. American Legion Post 241 Auxiliary, 7605 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne, plans a bazaar from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday Nov. 19. Proceeds go to local charities. To reserve a 6-foot table for $15, call Diana at (260) 432-6369 or Karen at (260) 431-7183.

The Art of Greg Coffey and Joel Fremion. Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery, Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. Through Oct. 28, during library hours.

Calling craft vendors. The Bishop Dwenger Craft Bazaar is accepting registrations for vendors and crafters for Saturday, 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.

Crafters and vendors wanted. The Women’s Guild of Emmaus Lutheran Church, 8626 Covington Road, Fort Wayne, will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar & Sale from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 12, in the school gym. Crafters and vendors interested in reserving a table may call Margie at (260) 440-4037 or Darlene at (260) 418-4285, or email to emmauschristmassale@yahoo.com to request an information sheet and reservation form. The cost for an 8-ft. table is $30; a 6-ft. table is $25; and an 8x5 space is $20. The deadline for table reservations is Friday, Nov. 4.

Craft bazaar and bake sale. Martini Lutheran Church, 333 E. Moeller Road, New Haven, plans a fundraiser from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12.

Lunch will be available. For table reservations, call Cheryl at (260) 8041191.

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— 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 serves breakfast, lunch, beverages and snacks. 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. For details or to order online, visit empyreancafe.com.

Our Japanese Sister Garden Exhibit. Through Nov. 13. The city of Fort Wayne has a “twin,” a sister city in Japan called Takaoka. We honor our friendly relations with our Japanese Sister in this lovely garden with a distinctly Japanese flavor. Pass through the entry gate to discover a green and peaceful space. In the outer garden, spots of summer annuals will give way to autumn chrysanthemums as the season progresses.

Move slowly along the garden paths to calm your mind as you approach the Tea House and its simple and intimate surrounding garden. Peering into the house, you will see the utensils used for the tea ceremony as well as a scroll and flowers presented for quiet study. Gain insight into Takaoka’s culture through a display of items presented by their city to ours, on loan from The History Center.

Art displays. Get to know local and regional artists in a variety of media through the Botanical Conservatory’s bi-monthly art exhibits, open to view in our meeting room during public hours. Visit botanicalconservatory.org for links to artists. Regular Conservatory admission applies. For more information, call (260) 427-6440.

Dave Mikautadze: Photography. Through October. David Mikautadze is a composer and jazz guitar player living in Fort Wayne whose vision is to communicate his sentiments of a subject, mostly landscape and architecture, using controlled gradations of light, a selective color palette, and compositional interest. His goal is to create fine art photography.

His exhibit at the Botanical Conservatory’s Saguaro Room is entitled “Light-Shadow-Darkness.” $1 Nights. Thursday, Nov. 3, 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.

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