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Johnny Appleseed food vendors serve specialties of 1800s

By Rod King

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Promoters of the 42nd annual Johnny Appleseed Festival are gearing up for more than 300,000 visitors during the two-day event, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18, at Johnny Appleseed/ Archer Park off Coliseum Boulevard.

Vendors from more than 42 states will present about 200 booths.

Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

Visitors to the event will find that everything is centered on celebrating the pioneer spirit of John Chapman (AKA Johnny Appleseed) who spent years planting orchards

in the Fort Wayne area and the Midwest.

It commemorates his life and good deeds performed by him back in the 1800s. His grave site, which is believed to be on top of the hill in the park, will be surrounded by a variety of booths.

The festival is dedicated to preserving American history. That’s why all vendors will be dressed in 1800s clothing. They will demonstrate trades, exhibit crafts and perform entertainment appropriate to that time in our nation. Traders, trappers and military groups also will dress according to that era.

Food providers will prepare food over open fires without the benefit of modern appliances.

They will make food that would have potentially been available within that era. Some of the food may look modern, but its basic ingredients probably date back a couple hundred years.

Homestead High School’s Band Boosters will operate one of the 42 food booths. They will dish up some 8,000 servings of old-fashioned chicken and dumplings cooked in huge iron kettles over open fires, as they have done for the past 26 festivals.

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Apples will be for sale by pound and by the dumpling at the Johnny Appleseed Festival, Sept. 17 and 18. Enjoy chicken and dumplings and other frontier foods at the celebration at Johnny Appleseed Park in Fort Wayne.

six kettles and have two 6-by-6-foot pits to keep the water hot because cold water would damage the kettles. The booth is manned by 300 parents and band members who spend five to six hours

prepping the celery, onions, carrots and making the dough for the dumplings. Funds made at the booth help to cover the band’s contest travel expenses.

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Shepherd’s House: A respite for veterans

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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.

years is appreciated in the community. And, it makes us even more determined to serve those who fought for our freedom.”

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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

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Fort Wayne Children’s Choir prepares for more than 50 events

The Fort Wayne Children’s Choir is preparing for four concerts and dozens of other engagements as part of the 2016-17 season.

Rehearsals began Aug. 29.

With the exception of the Concert Choir and Boychoir, singers ages 6-18 meet weekly to rehearse and engage in the music education program. The Concert Choir, the advanced unchanged voice ensemble, meets twice a week.

This year the choir will perform at four FWCC hosted concerts as well as more than 50 community, civic and private engagements. The first formal performance is 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at the IPFW Rhinehart Music Center in the Auer Performance Hall.

All seats are reserved.

For ticket information, contact the IPFW Ticket Office, (260) 481-6555, or visit ipfw.edu.

In addition to the performing ensembles, FWCC offers a Preparatory Program. The class is designed for younger students, 6-7 years old,

Irene Ator accompanies the Fort Wayne Children’s Choir, in concert at Foellinger Outdoor Theater.

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Jonathan Busarow directs the Fort Wayne Children’s Choir in a July 29 program at Foellinger Outdoor Theatre in Franke Park. The program ended the weeklong ChoralFest 2016 day camp. On Aug. 29, the choir began rehearsals for the 2016-17 season.

with little to no choral experience. Directed by Susan LaCroix, apprentice choir director, children learn the basics of being in a choir without the pressure of performance. Singers learn rehearsal etiquette

and the foundations of singing in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. No audition is required. Signup has begun. Rehearsals start Sept. 12. Interested families may call the office, (260) 481-0481.

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the cost of the director and materials used.

The FWCC Youth Chorale will join area high school choirs in the Three Rivers Choral Festival at 4 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 12, in the Auer Performance Hall,

IPFW Rhinehart Music Center. Tickets are $5 for adults and seniors; students and children are admitted free.

FWCC ensembles perform in multiple holiday events under the banner “Angels Sing.”

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The mission of the Fort Wayne Children’s Choir is to provide a choral program exemplifying artistic and educational excellence for children from diverse backgrounds. With over 280 students, the FWCC represents 91 schools in addition to 28 home school groups.

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An outing in a Fort Wayne marsh will share lessons on one of nature’s most storied travelers.

Little River Wetlands Project will hold its 2016 Monarch Festival at Eagle Marsh, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne, from noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11. Visitors can view monarchs from caterpillars to adults while learning about their life cycle and 2,000-mile migration.

Visitors can also walk an interpretive trail through wildflowers to observe these butterflies nectaring or roosting.

Food will be available for purchase, as will items celebrating monarchs and other pollinators.

To help monarchs recover from recent population declines, guests will be given varieties of milkweed, the only plant on which the butterflies lay their eggs, to plant at the preserve or in home gardens. They will also be able to buy native plants to help pollinators including monarchs and

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Northrop’s Witzigreuter took ideal job, traded up

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Jason Witzigreuter is back at Northrop High School. The former band director now directs from the principal’s office. Both jobs are really about working with people, he said.

Witzigreuter returned to Fort Wayne Community Schools in July, after four years as principal at Adams Central High School. The 1993 graduate of Snider High School served as Northrop’s band director for five years before taking the administration job in Monroe in 2012.

Returning to a school that he knows so well is a huge advantage, he said. “I told everybody that my best teaching experience was at Northrop, that those five years were huge to me,” he said.

After graduating from Ball State University in 1998, he earned his master’s degree from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2012. He also served as a band director at Anderson and Angola and in Wisconsin, before arriving at Northrop in 2007.

It was an ideal job in a large school, he recalled in an interview. “My intention was to retire here as band director,” he said. “And as I started working more in the program I thought how I like working with parents, and I like working with a large group of students, and I thought I wonder if there’s another path here.”

His principal during those Northrop years was Barb Ahlersmeyer, who is now retired. “Barb Ahlersmeyer was a huge piece of my going into administration,” he said.

“She’s a great resource, a wonderful mentor. She was adamant. ‘I think you would be good at it. I think this is right for you.’ She was very supportive from the get-go, and most of the administrators were very supporting of it.”

Witzigreuter said Matt Schiebel also encouraged him to enter administration. Schiebel was Witzigreuter’s eighth grade science teacher at Blackhawk Middle School. “I remind him about that a lot,” Witzigreuter said. “He was a huge advocate for this work and explaining it

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Principal Jason Witzigreuter visits with students during lunch hour at Northrop High School. Witzigreuter is a graduate of Snider High School and a former Northrop band director.

to me and getting me on board.” Schiebel is now principal at Shawnee Middle School.

“I think serving in the role of a band director has absolutely prepared me for the role of principalship,” Witzigreuter said. “The biggest thing that anybody would need to understand about this role is the time commitment, and the time commitment as an arts teacher or band director

is unbelievably large.”

Balancing band duties and family can be a huge puzzle, he said, but that balance itself has proved to be a valuable skill.

“And for me the transition into a principalship has been very easy in terms of schedule,” he said. “I had a large group of students and I also worked with parents and had to deal with budgets, and everything was on a smaller scale,

but it transferred directly to this position.”

That philosophy applied in the transition from the Northrop band to the head office at Adams Central, with 700 students in the combined high school and middle school. It applies still at Northrop, which has 2,200 students but also has many more supporting personnel.

When he was hired here, he said, Fort

Wayne Community Schools Superintendent Wendy Robinson made it clear that FWCS is not about teaching to the test. “We are not talking about putting everything we have on a letter grade,” he said.

“We’re talking about literacy. We’re talking about taking care of our children. And if we’re doing those things, and we’re really focused on literacy, then everything else will fall into place.

That was kind of an aha moment for me. That was huge for me. And it takes some pressure off people to be able to focus on what matters most.”

Test scores contribute to accountability and are a tool for keeping students on track, he added.

He said he was asked whether he misses being in the classroom.

“Absolutely,” he said. “If there’s a principal who doesn’t love teaching I’m really surprised, because we all do. We’re in this business because we love teaching.

“And my job is to take that kind of experience and build memories and build staff and pride for the entire school.”

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Visitors flock to admire railroad history’s future

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Long lines of kids, parents and grandparents snaked across the driveway and along the tracks at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society property. For three days, visitors took caboose rides and peeked into the cab of restored Engine No. 765 at the fourth annual open house at the Edgerton Road museum east of New Haven.

The traffic filled the parking spaces within the grounds and along the road for a quarter of a mile east and west of the entrance. According to society vice president and spokesperson Kelly Lynch, “this simply emphasizes the fact that there is still a great deal of interest in 1940s and ’50s railroading.”

Open house visitors could also walk through two passenger cars. One was a 1947 New York Central tavern/lounge car. The other was a 1950s Pennsylvania Railroad concession car.

Adding atmosphere to the occasion was World War II re-enactor Matt Champion, dressed in uniform with his duffel bag heading off to war.

The Plymouth High School freshman accompanied his father, Greg, who was outside in full battlefield gear.

Lynch explained that the number on the historic Engine 765 has been changed to 767, the number it had when it was used to inaugurate the elevated Nickel Plate tracks through downtown Fort Wayne in the mid-1950s. Engine 765, now 767, sat in Lawton Park from 1963 to 1974 before being moved to the society’s Edgerton Road facility where it was taken apart, refurbished and returned to operating condition. It’s now the organization’s focal point and attracts

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Visitors to the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society’s seventh annual open house queue up for caboose rides. They also toured the inside of two vintage passenger cars.

A young railroader operates controls of an HO gauge model layout with help from Gary Evans.

Historic locomotive No. 765 lets off steam for visitors to the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society open house. The engine number has been changed to 767 for the rest of the year to honor it when it inaugurated the elevated tracks in downtown Fort Wayne.

attention from around the world when it goes out on excursions. The number 767 will stay on the engine through 2016.

Engine 765 will be taking passengers through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park on Sunday, Sept. 18, and Saturday, Sept. 24.

Boarding for the threehour trip will take place

in Akron, Ohio. Railroad enthusiasts can learn more about the trip on the Society’s website, fortwaynerailroad.org.

“We would like to schedule more excursions that originate in Fort Wayne,” Lynch said.

“They’re very popular and sell out as soon as they’re announced.

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to work around the busy railroad schedule and the availability of tracks.

We’re looking into operating some trips out of Chicago next year.”

The next big event for the society is the annual caboose rides with Santa, which draw around 4,500 people the first three Saturdays in December.

The rides, which take about 20 minutes, will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visitors peek into the cab of locomotive No. 765. The engine sat in Lawton Park in Fort Wayne from 1963 to 1974 but has been restored to operating condition.

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proposed Headwaters Junction project were on display in the engine house. The project is part of the downtown Fort Wayne redevelopment effort. “We’re really excited about the prospects of this attraction,” Lynch said.

“There hasn’t been an idea like this anywhere in the country. It would feature train rides, a rail camp for kids and adults, equipment displays and an operating roundhouse.

This is the kind of attraction that will bring lots of people to Fort Wayne.

“We’ve got a fundraising strategy in place and hope to raise the money through private donations. Hopefully it will be a reality in the next 10 years.”

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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 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

A stylized flag with service emblems greets residents, visitors and guests entering Shepherd’s House.

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A serenity garden was added behind Shepherd’s House two years ago. Residents can relax, host relatives and play corn hole in a comfortable, quiet environment.

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 were married in the office.

It was known then as the Knight Mansion. It later became the Fort Wayne Sanitarium, and was an office building before becoming Shepherd’s House.

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,” Barb said, “we were turned down twice by the Veterans Administration.

I began sending emails to the local VA office and worked my way up the chain until I finally got someone to give us a

second look.

“We put in a sprinkling system, made adjustments to individual rooms and added a restaurant-style kitchen in order to meet their standards. It took 4 years to get recognized and established with the VA,” she added. “We did everything ourselves because we didn’t have the money to hire it done.”

Thanks to that hard work, residents now are eligible for dental work, psychiatric help, medications, disabilities assistance and a pension.

Shepherd’s House provides a shuttle to take them to and from the VA Hospital.

“The Lord has continued to make the ‘impossible’

happen on a daily basis,” Barb said. “We got a grant for the sprinkler system, a furniture dealer donated new furniture, the owner of Rustic Hutch whose son served in Iraq gave us leather couches and Sweetwater Sound donated guitars and amplifiers. Lonnie, who plays keyboard and guitar in a local band, gives music lessons to interested residents. We were able to give 11 cars to program graduates through the kindness of area dealers. We’re particularly thankful to 10 local churches that are big supporters of the program.

Some have even hired residents.

“One of the most grat-

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.

ifying parts of our job,” Lonnie said, “is when the veterans who have stayed with us drop in from time to time to say hello and fill us in on how they’re doing. Some keep in touch through Facebook and a few come back to lead classes.”

Shepherd’s house is open to all veterans who meet the criteria. Persons who know of a homeless veteran or one who needs assistance are urged to call 424-2500 any time of the day or night. More information can be found at shepherdshouse.org.

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Day of Caring volunteers arrive early at FWCS More than 100 volunteers pitched in to clean, paint and spruce up the landscaping at six Fort Wayne Community Schools buildings, as part of an early United Way of Allen County Day of Caring.

Five businesses and community groups signed up to work at schools throughout the city from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

At Franke Park Elementary School, Hylant Group volunteers applied mulch, and painted curb lines, bicycle racks and playground equipment.

The partnerships formed on Day of Caring often turn into long-term relationships between the businesses and the schools, with employees returning to volunteer or help the schools in other

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Andy Filler helps spruce up Northwood Middle School.

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ways throughout the school year.

“We appreciate the commitment that so many in our community make to our schools each year during Day of Caring,” FWCS Superintendent Wendy Robinson said.

“While the event to

spruce up the schools is done in one day, the relationships are longlasting. So many people who have participated in Day of Caring have come back to support our students in a variety of ways, from tutoring to mentoring to internships.

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Volunters join in a group photo after preparing Franke Park Elementary School for the new school year. Principal Brian Howard snapped this photo of the workers, who included staff from the Hylant Group. Fort Wayne Community Schools staff, several local businesses, and other local volunteers turned out July 28 to work at six FWCS buildings.

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Day of Caring sites and teams were: • Fairfield Elementary, 2825 Fairfield Ave., Vera Bradley.

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• Study Elementary, 2414 Brooklyn Ave., NIPSCO. • Northwood Middle School, 1201 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne Community Schools.

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APPLE from Page A1 over an open fire. Some of the 70-plus volunteers gather the Friday before the festival to hand-prepare the chicken for grilling the next day.

Members of the school’s show choir will man the booth Saturday and the band will take over its operation Sunday. The booth typically raises around $15,000 for the music department.

Concordia Lutheran High School will operate two booths. Marching Band Boosters will serve baked potatoes stuffed with choices that include cheese, green onions, bacon bits, butter and sour cream. They also will have apple-berry shortcake. They are partnering with Suburban Bethlehem Lutheran Church members who will offer caramel corn.

The second booth, sponsored by the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, will whip up apple cobbler, deep-fried onion stacks and root beer floats. They’ve had a booth at the festival since 2000 and have raised some $20,000.

Money earned at this festival will be split between the two school programs.

Saint Alban’s Episcopal Church has been serving sizzle chops at the festival for the past 25 years. They marinate pork chops in a mixture that includes

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About 300 Homestead band members and parents cook and serve chicken and dumplings. The tradition will mark its 27th year at this year’s Johnny Appleseed Festival.

apple cider, vinegar, molasses, ground cloves, cinnamon, ground mustard, salt and pepper and a splash of brandy to give them their special taste. They also will serve hot and cold apple cider.

For the past 35 years, members of the South Side Optimists Club have been serving festivalgoers ham with beans and corn bread made

using their own special recipe. The 30 service club members will be assisted in their booth by volunteers from the Elmhurst Little League, who will share in the proceeds along with 16 other local nonprofit organizations.

There’s no charge to enter the festival, but with that many people, parking can be a challenge. There are a couple

of options available. The first is, of course, pulling into the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum parking lot and paying $6 for the privilege of being within a very short walk to all the activity.

Option two is parking for free across Coliseum Boulevard at the IPFW campus lots or a short distance up Anthony Boulevard at Concordia Lutheran High School.

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Auditions for this musical will take place from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11.

“We are looking for guys and girls in Grades 6-8 to be part of our show,” Director Chris Murphy said. “We will also be looking for students who are interested in painting/constructing the set, working backstage and working with lights and sound. We are looking to have students run as much of this production as possible.”

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St. Joe Times • September 9, 2016

Star*Quest observatory nearing completion

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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

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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 through November. And, there

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Siding is being installed to the exterior of the Fort Wayne Astronomical 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.

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

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.

inside and do all the landscaping, as well.

Red lamps will be used when the roof is open to 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.

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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 sessions will no longer be the best kept secret in the county.

The Society will offer star parties for schools on other nights of the week by appointment.

The long-term goal is to set up a scholastic for-credit program with area colleges to teach astronomy.

Jefferson Township Park, which is administered by the National Park Service, is located between three and four miles east of New Haven on Webster Road. To get there, take Lincoln Highway through town.

It changes to Dawkins Road on the east side.

Follow it to Webster Road, turn left, cross the railroad tracks and the park will be about 100 yards on the left. Turn in and take the entry road all the way to the back of the park. Signs will point the way.

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St. Joe Times • September 9, 2016

Youths find opportunities with Fort Wayne United

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Organizers launched Fort Wayne United with a series of events to make young African-American males more aware of dangers and opportunities.

Those efforts will continue on several fronts, said Iric Headley, the program manager.

“It’s two national initiatives under one roof,” Headley said. “It’s the Cities United initiative and also the My Brother’s Keeper initiative, which came out of the White House. [Fort Wayne] Mayor Tom Henry brought those two together under one umbrella called Fort Wayne United.”

Headley spoke after a luncheon at Bricklayer Union No. 4 at 7301 Decatur Road. Union representatives also demonstrated how to join bricks and blocks, and encouraged the students to consider careers in the trades.

Over two days, the youths also visited Indiana Tech, the courtroom of Allen County Superior Court Judge Wendy Davis and the Sheet Metal Workers union hall at 3019 Waynewood Drive.

“So they were exposed to two different trades, they were exposed to college, and they were exposed to the consequences of negative choices,” Headley said.

He said Davis spoke about opportunities, not just consequences.

“Some of these guys are not going on to college, so we want them to have the opportunity to focus on something else,” Headley said.

The group also played a basketball game with law enforcement officers at Indiana Tech’s Schaefer Center, and took in a block party at the Renaissance Pointe YMCA. Chris Wallace Jr. lives in the former Harding High School attendance area, and will be a freshman at Woodlan High School. He watched as Bricklayers field rep Glenn Head demonstrated how to use a trowel, and he listened as Head recommended a career in the trades and the security of a union.

Wallace said the program caused him to think about his opportunities after high school.

His father, Chris Wallace Sr., represented the Boys & Girls Club at the union outing. “I thought it was a great program,” he said. “I think more young people need to do it. This was an eye-opener for some of these kids who don’t know about these opportunities.”

Students also took part in a Global Leadership Summit, Aug. 11 and 12 at the Grand Wayne Center.

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Bricklayer Union field representative Glenn Head demonstrates how to use a trowel to spread mortar. Head told Fort Wayne United youth that he has been active with the union since age 18.

Participants learned about leadership skills, how to resolve conflicts, and effective communication.

The youths will continue to hear speakers and share ideas at quarterly forums. They will be invited to take part in workshops at the Public Safety Academy. A latenight basketball program

will offer recreation in a positive environment.

“We’ve got a pretty robust steering community.

We’ve got a wide variety of programs,” Headley said.

“Now more than ever, we must come together as a community to trust and support one another,” Henry said in a statement

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St. Joe Times • September 9, 2016

Anthony Wayne Rotary installs 2016-17 leaders Anthony Wayne Rotary Club’s officers and board of directors for 2016-17 took office July 1.

Deb Conklin, a retired educator in Continuing Studies at IPFW, is the new president. “Anthony Wayne Rotary members are a committed and diverse group of leaders who strive to share the Rotary motto, ‘Service Above Self.’ I am excited about our work together, helping our local community and as partners with Rotary International improving education, leadership, health, peace and conflict resolution worldwide,” Conklin said in a statement.

Other officers are: president-elect, Chris Meyers, Safeguard of Fort Wayne;

president nominee, Kyle Farmer, Edward Jones; past president, Fred Haigh, retired teacher; secretary, Sarah Horacek, The Towne House; treasurer, Troy Heisler, Bob Buescher Homes.

The board of directors consists of: Mike Amorini, Associated Anesthesiologists of Fort Wayne (retired); Al Brothers, A&S Brothers Real Estate; Kevin Davidson, Davidson Wealth Group, LLC; Tom Freistroffer, Freistroffer Appraisal Service; Anna Gibson, Doemer School of Business, IPFW; Tim Gosheff, MorphoTrust USA; Lynette Johnson, North Eastern Group Realty; Keith Jacobsen, Walgreens Co.; Chris Moring, State Farm –

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Allen County officials plan three meetings with public Allen County government will visit Poe, New Haven and Huntertown during this fall’s County Night Out open houses.

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Fort Wayne-Allen County Health Department, Department of Homeland Security, Election Board, County Extension Service, recorder, auditor and treasurer.

The first County Night Out will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Poe Volunteer Fire Station, 3619 E. Yoder Road. Fire Chief Paul Vonbank and his staff are assisting with the meeting arrangements.

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St. Joe Times • September 9, 2016

Allen County Fair honors final year, 10-year 4-H’ers Ten-year and final year 4-H members were recognized at the Allen County Fair.

The following young people completed 10 years of participation in the 4-H program: • Robert Anderson, Monroeville, Monroe Hustlers; • Cooper Bonin, Fort Wayne, Cedar Creek Companions; • Aric Bradtmueller, Hoagland, Marion BG’s; • Ethan Brown, Fort Wayne, Aboite Homesteaders; • Hannah Bullion, Fort Wayne, Saddle Bums 4-H Club; • Alexandraya Chaffee, Huntertown, Perry Boosters; • Kelly Collins, New Haven, Maumee Go Getters;

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Weber is named principal at Arlington Elementary David Weber has been appointed principal of Arlington Elementary School, 8118 St. Joe Center Road, Fort Wayne.

The Fort Wayne School Board approved the appointment Aug. 8, for the 2016-17 school year.

Weber joined Fort Wayne Community Schools in 1976. He worked as an elementary school teacher until he became principal of Maplewood Elementary in 1992. In 1996, he became a technology

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Canterbury Tin Can 5K to benefit food network The Oct. 8 Family Fun Run/Walk Tin Can 5K at Canterbury School will benefit the hungry.

Advance registration is $20 and a canned food donation. Visit canterburyschool.org.

Shirts will be given to the first 120 to register

in advance. Entry fee the morning of the event is $25 plus a canned food donation.

The annual event offers fun and prizes, promotes fitness and benefits The Associated Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County Food Network.

The course begins at the Canterbury High School soccer fields, 3210 Smith Road, Fort Wayne.

A Pee Wee Race for ages 3-9 will register beginning at 8 a.m. the day of the race and begin at 8:30 a.m. The entry fee is a canned food dona-

tion. The course covers the length of the high school soccer field and back.

Final registration for the 5K will be from 8-8:30 a.m. The 5K run will begin at the school at 9 a.m and continue through the campus to

use part of the Aboite trails system.

Food barrels will be located at the race site for canned food donations.

Free childcare will be provided for Pee Wee racers during the 5K. Awards will be presented at 10 a.m.

Awards will be given to the overall male and female winners and to the first three male and female winners in each age group: 10 and under; 11-14; 15-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79; and 80 and over.

Charity basketball game stars priests, seminarians The area’s friendliest basketball rivalry will return Tuesday, Dec. 27.

The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend announced the date for the 3rd annual Cupertino Classic, a basketball game between teams of priests and seminarians.

This friendly competition will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Bishop Luers High School, 333 E. Paulding Road, Fort Wayne.

Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.

Tripling previous attendance records, over

1,800 attended last year’s game and organizers expect this year’s game to draw an even larger crowd. “This event is a way to celebrate and grow our sense of Catholic Community in our diocese,” said event organizer the Rev. Drew

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More information will be posted on the event’s Facebook page.

“The Cupertino Classic is first and foremost a simple event for families to come together and enjoy each other’s company while watching

their familiar priests and seminarians duke it out on the court,” the diocese said on the Facebook page. “During the game, there will also be opportunities for you to make a donation to support the education of our diocesan seminarians.”

Deadline to register to vote is Oct. 11 Indiana residents have until Oct. 11 to register to vote in the Nov. 8 general election.

Federal, state, county and school board offices will be decided this fall.

To register, visit the Allen County Voter Registration Office at the Rousseau Centre, 1 E. main St., Ste. 176, Fort Wayne, from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Or register online at

allencounty.us/voter-registration. Direct questions to (260) 449-7154.

Voters can confirm their registration status, locate their polling place and review their ballot at indianavoters.in.gov. Ballots will be online by the end of September.

Voters will decide school board races for the Fort Wayne Community Schools, and the East Allen, Northwest Allen

and Southwest Allen districts. The filing deadline for school boards was Aug. 26.

Absentee ballot requests are due by 11:59 p.m.

Oct. 31. Apply for a ballot online at allencounty.us/ election-board. The Allen County Election Board is at 1 E. Main St., Suite 172, Fort Wayne. Hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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USF gala to showcase landscape artists’ works

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Visitors admire a 1939 Hudson at a car show at Sweet Cars, 2404 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. The Auburn Shifters judged the fundraiser for Greater Fort Wayne Crimestoppers, which serves 11 counties. Visit crimestoppersfw.org for more information.

Eighth-graders test for Canterbury scholarships All area eighth-graders are invited to compete for merit scholarships to attend Canterbury High School next fall.

The 35th annual Canterbury Scholar Competition will be held Saturday, Oct. 1, at Canterbury High School, 3210 Smith Road, Fort Wayne, from 8:45 a.m.12:30 p.m. Register at canterburyschool.org/ scholars or call (260) 407-3553. The competition is free.

As many as 10 students will be named Canterbury Scholars and will be awarded $8,000 merit scholarships, $2,000 for each of the four years they attend Canterbury High School.

The morning of the Canterbury Scholar Competition, students will take part in a standardized test and write an essay. All participating students and their parents will have the opportunity to schedule a conference to review the results.

While the eighth-graders are testing, their parents will attend an informational session from 9-10:30 a.m. explaining the school’s college preparatory curriculum.

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Hilty will also deliver a lecture about his work at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, in the USF North Campus auditorium, 2702 Spring St. This lecture will be free and open to the public.

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Deaconess finds purpose in comforting the dying “

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I cannot tell you how rewarding it is to be with someone who is saying goodbye to everything they know, and we don’t know what is going to happen when we stop breathing on this earth.”

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Having invested 25 years as a deaconess and years before that as a hospice chaplain, Roberta Ring believes in many things. She believes in the need to be available to the dying.

She believes that God is in the silence of her home.

But she does not believe in something called coincidence. And she does not believe in retiring abruptly.

Grace Episcopal Church at 10010 Aurora Place in Fort Wayne will pause to celebrate with Ring as she retires in the formal sense of the word. The congregation invites the community to a liturgy and luncheon from 9:30-11 a.m.

Sunday, Sept. 11. The invitation is uncomplicated. “Just come,” said the rector, the Rev. Kathy Thomas.

“I think I knew from the time that I was a teenager that somehow I would work with the dying,” Ring said. “I didn’t know how that would come about or when that would happen.

And as I married and had a daughter I knew that it would not be until she left home or was an adult

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Roberta Ring has ministered to the dying for more than 25 years. Grace Episcopal Church will observe Ring’s formal retirement Sept. 11.

in one way or another.”

That time came, almost 30 years ago. Ring saw the evidence of her calling. “I was in the middle of a terrible rainstorm and as I jumped into one side of a cab a gentleman jumped into the other side. We decided we were going close enough to the same place that we could share the cab, and in the course of the ride he started to talk about his wife who had just died,” she said.

“And on a boat in the middle of an ocean I noticed that someone was crying and I just went over and sat next to her. I didn’t say anything. And she told me about her 3-year-old son whom she had just buried before she got on the boat.

“Those things happened to me, over and over.”

Ring believed she was being called to work with the dying. She offered to volunteer for Visiting

Nurse hospice, and completed training. “The head of the nurses asked me if I would consider being a chaplain,” Ring said. “Never in my life had I considered that.

And yet after the training I worked almost full time as a volunteer for free.”

Then she became a chaplain on contract. “I just did what I knew I was supposed to do, and what experience with the dying had taught me to do,” she said.

“And I tried so hard to encourage people in the love of God, to trust in that love. I was there 18 years.”

She received her master’s degree in pastoral care and counseling from Neumann University in Ashton, Pa. Even while working at Visiting Nurse, she was ordained in the Episcopal Church, at Saint Alban’s Church on St. Joe Road.

She same to Grace at the invitation of the Rev.

Robert L. Fitzpatrick, now bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii.

“It was a very important step. Oh, I couldn’t have continued [in hospice] if I had not been ordained,” Ring said.

“I cannot tell you how rewarding it is to be with someone who is saying goodbye to everything they know, and we don’t know what is going to happen when we stop breathing on this earth,” Ring said. “We can’t say for sure what is going to happen, and so for me to be able to encourage a person in the love of God was such a rewarding, meaningful thing. What a blessing.

“I was not there to teach them or to show them a better way or none of the things you normally think of … that’s not why I was there. They were in the process of dying and they needed to know that it was OK, that all they had to do was trust in the love of God.” Even after her retirement from Visiting Nurse, she has continued working with the dying in association with her role as a deaconess.

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“Roberta brings such an important presence here at Grace, this enthusiasm for life and this deepseated knowledge and relationship with God that just kind of permeates her being.”

“Roberta has been a spiritual presence and a rock that helped this congregation know that even as they struggled there was hope,” Thomas said of Ring’s service before Thomas arrived at Grace in 2008. “She took on a lot of the liturgical planning. She made sure the Gospel was being proclaimed, even as we had supply priests coming in. And she did that in addition to her job at hospice.

“This has been a team ministry since I came.”

Ring is so integral to the church that talk of her retirement caused concern, Thomas said.

“It just gives her an opportunity on Sunday mornings to do her own worship, to be with her family, and to be among the people in a new way,” Thomas said.

“There are too many things happening in my life that people call coincidence. And it’s not coincidence,” Ring said.

“Now that I’m taking retirement, I’m letting go of certain symbols in the church. There is a change happening inside of me.

But I really believe God is not through with me. I still have a good amount of energy. But more importantly, I still have a love for people. So my ministry may be going sort of underground, kind of going inside.”

“My ministry is not in the church, necessarily,” Ring said. “There are certain things that I do within the church that are symbolic of what my ministry is, like assisting at Eucharist, like visiting the sick. My ministry is really in the world.

However I’m 78. But who knows what tomorrow’s going to bring.”

“I love being at home, and it’s really quiet and I love just sitting in that silence. I think God is so present,” she said.

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TASTE OF THE ARTS

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During a two-day celebration of the arts community, Aug. 26-27, patrons had an opportunity to experience Fort Wayne’s art, culture, food, drinks and more. The 2016 Taste of the Arts festival that took place at the Downtown Arts Campus featured musicians young and old, fine artists painting in front of a live audiance for a wet paint auction and plenty of food trucks and other vendors. The annual festival was free and open to the public.

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 9

“It’s Only a Play.” First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. $20 general admission, $18 for ages 65-plus, free for full-time students with a reservation. If a student buys tickets at the door, tickets are $10. Box office hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Or buy tickets at firstprebyteriantheater.com.

Heartland Sings concert. The Philmore on Broadway, 2441 Broadway, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $25 in advance, or $25 at the door, or $10 with a Heartland Passport. Tickets are available by calling (260) 436-8080.

The Heartland Vocal Artists and the Heartland Jazz Combo, led from the piano by Maestro Robert Nance, present a program of jazz standards “There Will Never be Another You,” “Moonlight Serenade” and “My Funny Valentine,” pop hits “Sweet Caroline,” “Hey Jude” and “Don’t Stop Believing,” and a bicentennial tribute to Indiana composers Cole Porter and Hoagy Carmichael. This concert opens the 20th anniversary season. Reserved seats are available. These include premier tables and a complimentary beverage, for $50. For more information about reserved seats, contact the Heartland office at (260) 436-8080.

“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.

Inaugural meeting, Alliance for Human Services. Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, 555 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 8:30 a.m. Representatives from more than 30 local nonprofits working in the human services field have formed a networking group to improve northeast Indiana nonprofit organizations by encouraging idea sharing, collaboration, and peer-to-peer networking to build stronger community relationships.

Membership is open to the chief executive officer of any 501(c)3 organization serving people in need in northeast Indiana. The group will meet six times per year and provide an opportunity for communication and professional development. Interested nonprofit leaders are invited to attend this inaugural meeting.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 10

“It’s Only a Play.” First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. $20 general admission, $18 for ages 65-plus, free for full-time students with a reservation. If a student buys tickets at the door, tickets are $10. Box office hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Or buy tickets at firstprebyteriantheater.com.

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.

Sports card and collectibles show. Hotel Fort Wayne, 305 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission. For details, contact Brian Mayne at (260) 824-4867 or mcscards@icloud.com.

Artist reception. Crestwoods Frame Shop and Gallery, 314 N. Main St.,

Roanoke. 2-5 p.m. Refreshments served. The exhibit of Catherine Blyth paintings and Elizabeth Wamsley clay art continues through Oct. 3. For hours, visit crestwoodsgallery.com.

Fort Wayne Air Show. 122nd Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base, 3005 W. Ferguson Road, Fort Wayne. Gates open at 10 a.m. Free admission. No on-site parking or walk-ons. All parking will be at designated locations in downtown Fort Wayne; shuttles will transfer guests to and from the base on event days. For restrictions, schedules and other details, visit fwairshow.com.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 11

James Ator saxophone quartet. Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Free. The library’s popular Sunday Afternoon Concert Series begins with this popular local quartet. Enjoy an hour of saxophone music by some of Fort Wayne’s own.

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.

Fort Wayne Air Show. 122nd Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base, 3005 W. Ferguson Road, Fort Wayne. Gates open at 10 a.m. Free admission. No on-site parking or walk-ons. All parking will be at designated locations in downtown Fort Wayne; shuttles will transfer guests to and from the base on event days. For restrictions, schedules and other details, visit fwairshow.com.

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.”

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Cookbook Book Club. Aboite Branch Library, 5630 Coventry Lane, Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Free. For adults. Read the club’s selection beforehand, cook a food item from it if you like, then bring it to share. Contact the Aboite Branch for more information. (260) 421-1310.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 15

Aldersgate Art Show. Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 2417 Getz Road, Fort Wayne. Opening reception and awards presentation, 6:30-8 p.m. Featuring work of members of the Fort Wayne Artists Guild. Works may be in oils or acrylics, watercolors or open media. The show opens Sept. 11 and continues through Oct. 2. For a list of participating artists and links to their work, visit fortwayneartistsguild.org.

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.

“It’s Only a Play.” First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. $20 general admission, $18 for ages 65-plus, free for full-time students with a reservation. If a student buys tickets at the door, tickets are $10. Box office hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Or buy tickets at firstprebyteriantheater.com.

Family movie night. Roanoke Public Library, 314 N. Main St., Suite 120, Roanoke. 7-9 p.m. Free.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 17

Bus trip to ‘Wicked.’ Wells Community Theater is offering a bus trip to see the Broadway hit “Wicked” in South Bend. The show begins at 2 p.m. and will be performed at the Morris Performing Arts Center. Proceeds from this event will serve as a fundraiser for the next WCT’s production in June 2017. The cost of the trip is $135 per person. This price includes a ticket to the show and transportation in a chartered coach. Participants will leave from the Creative Arts parking lot, 211 Water St., Bluffton, at

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Friday, Sept. 9; and 5-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10. For a full entertainment schedule, visit grabillcountryfair.org.

9:30 a.m. To sign up, contact the Creative Arts offices at (260) 824-5222.

Or, by email at: creativeartscouncil@gmail.com. The registration deadline is Sept. 9.

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.

“It’s Only a Play.” First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. $20 general admission, $18 for ages 65-plus, free for full-time students with a reservation. If a student buys tickets at the door, tickets are $10. Box office hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Or buy tickets at firstprebyteriantheater.com.

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“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.

George Thorogood in concert. Foellinger Theatre, at the Franke Park entrance on Sherman Boulevard, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Reserved seats $59 and $79, bleachers $49, all plus $5 ticket fee. Visit foellingertheatre.org and click on “Purchase Theatre Tickets.”

“It’s Only a Play.” First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. $20 general admission, $18 for ages 65-plus, free for full-time students with a reservation. If a student buys tickets at the door, tickets are $10. Box office hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Or buy tickets at firstprebyteriantheater.com.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21

Heartland Writers’ Forum. Monroeville Branch Library, 115 Main St., Monroeville. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Aspiring and published writers are welcome to hone writing skills. Formed by writing and editing professionals Bobbi Madry and Jill Starbuck, the forum offers opportunities to discover different genres of writing and offers writing tips.

Passport to Manhood. Mirro Center for Research and Innovation, Parkview North, 10622 Parkview Plaza Drive, Fort Wayne. $75; open to the public. 7:30-9 a.m. This event is a breakfast. Dr. Michael Mirro of the Mirro Center will deliver the address. Boys & Girls Club of Fort Wayne serves school age men and women from financially challenged households.

Limited financial resources and the breakdown of the traditional nuclear family creates educational and employment challenges for these young people. To assist, the BGCFW provides financial and support resources through donors to improve educational opportunities. The Passport To Manhood program works with several hundred young men, several of whom are recognized at the Passport To Manhood event. For more informaiton, contact Deborah Stellwagen, (260) 744-0998, Ext. 110, or Volunteer Support: Henry Phillips, (260) 213-6117.

Violins in the Vineyard. 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.

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 concludes with a cruise-in at the same hours and location on Oct. 5. For information on cruise-ins from Orland, Ind., to Bryan, Ohio, visit libertycruisers.com.

Violins in the Vineyard. Two-EE’s Winery, 6808 N. U.S. 24 E., Huntington; near Roanoke. 7:30-9:30 p.m. $50. 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.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 22

“Walkin’ by Faith in the USA.” Huber Opera House, 157 E. High St., Hicksville, Ohio. 7 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.

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

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 23

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.

“It’s Only a Play.” First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. $20 general admission, $18 for ages 65-plus, free for full-time students with a reservation. If a student buys tickets at the door, tickets are $10. Box office hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Or buy tickets at firstprebyteriantheater.com.

Fridays in September 2016 music series. Trinity English Lutheran Church, 450 W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. 12:10-12:40 p.m. Free. The string trio of Neborah Nitka-Hicks, Pablo Vasquez and Kristin Westover will sing in the Krauss Chapel. A sandwich lunch for $2 immediately follows the program.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 24

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.

“It’s Only a Play.” First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. $20 general admission, $18 for ages 65-plus, free for full-time students with a reservation. If a student buys tickets at the door, tickets are $10. Box office hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Or buy tickets at firstprebyteriantheater.com.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 25

Fort Wayne Hobby and Collectibles Show. Classic Cafe catering and reception hall, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission.

Hobby and collectibles show, with vinyl records and CD shows next door. Find vintage and new toys, comic books, sport and non-sport cards, TV and movie memorabilia, die-casts, coins, models, magazines, games, and more. For more information, visit facebook.com/fortwaynehobbyandcollectiblesshow/.

Live Well Fit & Fun event. Southwest Lutheran Church and Sonshine Christian Academy, 5210 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. Begins with outdoor worship at 10 a.m. The event will feature a classic car show, games, horseback riding, activities for the kids and health and wellness information booths, including Live Well exercise and Christian counseling. Sonshine Christian Academy will be on hand to give information on child care needs and possible enrollment opportunities. Mocha Lounge will provide coffees, teas and other goodies. Big Eye Fish and Blue Stack Smokehouse will have a few culinary choices. Walgreens will provide a no-cost flu shot clinic. This event is a 10-year celebration for SWLC being at this location. For more information, visit southwestlutheran.org, call (260) 260-436-4474, or email swlc@southwestlutheran.org.

“Walkin’ by Faith in the USA.” Grabill Missionary Church 13637 State St., Grabill. 6 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.

greater Fort Wayne area. Enjoy a free dinner with live music and bid in a silent auction. Register for free tickets at aheartforourcommunity. eventbrite.com. Visit ChristianCommunityHealthCare.org for more information or call (260) 760-8627.

Dupont Branch Classics adult book club. Dupont Branch Library, 536 E. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free. This month the group is reading “Cat’s Cradle” by Kurt Vonnegut.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28

Adult book group. Aboite Branch Library, 5630 Coventry Lane, Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Free. This month the group will discuss “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow.

Pieceful Quilters. Monroeville Branch Library, 115 Main St., Monroeville.

6 p.m. Free. Quilters gather and share techniques and tips. All are welcome, regardless of skill level or style.

“Understanding the other side.” 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.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30

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

SATURDAY, OCT. 1

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 “Miami Harvest: Edible and Usable Plants and Materials,” with Dani Tippmann. For more information, contact the History Center at (260) 426-2882 or visit fwhistorycenter.com.

SUNDAY, OCT. 2

Day at the Farm & Cross Country Gallop. Oak Hill Farm therapeutic riding center, 4982 E. Station Road, Roanoke. Registration at noon. Cross Country

MONDAY, SEPT. 26

The Lunch Bunch Book Club. Woodburn Branch Library, 4701 Indiana 101 N., Woodburn. 11 a.m. For adults. Each month, the group talks about what everyone has been reading and then everyone discusses a specific title. You are not required to read the title to join the group. Lunch follows; registration is requested. This month the group is reading “A Fatal Grace” by Louise Penny.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 27

A Heart for Our Community. Parkview Mirro Center, 10622 Parkview Plaza Drive, Fort Wayne. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Free admission.

This charity event introduces Christian Community Health Care to the

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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5

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.

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. Today’s cruise-in concludes the 2016 schedule.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12

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 Ashlee Bickley McCrory, mezzo soprano, and Geoffrey North, piano.

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Bishop Dwenger High School driver’s education. The fall session will run Sept.

12-23. Students must be at least 15 on or before Sept. 12 in order to register. The cost of the program, including the driving portion, is $350.

This fee also includes the road test required by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, if the student qualifies with a B- or better in both the book work and driving. The cost for just the book work portion, whether taken at Bishop Dwenger or online, is $50. The driving portion, which is six hours of behind-the-wheel driving, can be done during the spring, summer or fall sessions. Visit bishopdwenger.com/Drivers-Education for registration information.

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.

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