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Bluegrass rings from Aboite homeThe bluegrass strains that

resonate from a Kekionga Shores cul de sac might be the sound of Jim and Linda Winger rehearsing or relaxing. Or the sound might be created by trav-eling bluegrass artists enjoying the Wingers’ hospitality.

The Aboite Township couple and many of their fellow bluegrass enthusiasts converge each May and each Labor Day weekend at Kendallville, for the Tri-State Bluegrass Festival. Jim Winger is the president of the Northern Indiana Bluegrass Association, which sponsors the festi-vals. Linda Winger is the treasurer.

Their love of bluegrass dates back to the early 1980s.

“We were going to a festival once a year,” Linda said, emphasizing “A.”

“We got hooked on it,” she continued. “He came back from one held in May and decided that he couldn’t stand it any longer, he had

to go take guitar lessons. The next year he said I had better get something or be left behind, so I said OK a mountain dulcimer. I thought I could play that

and keep my long fi nger-nails. Well, within two weeks the nails went. You don’t play a stringed instru-ment with long nails.”

Linda also learned the

upright bass. “One of the friends began to show me how to play it, so every time I had the chance I would play somebody’s

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Linda Winger plays the mandolin and Jim Winger plays the guitar in their back yard.The Fort Wayne couple help to stage the Tri-State Bluegrass Festival twice each year.

PHOTO BY GARTH SNOW

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AWS Foundation awards$250,000 to USF Jesters

AWS Foundation of Fort Wayne has awarded the University of Saint Francis-sponsored Jesters program $250,000.

Jesters was founded at the university in 1978 to engage individuals with disabilities in the creative arts to enhance their quality of life. It seeks to develop self-expression, self-esteem, socialization and other life skills while providing learning opportu-nities to the USF and local communities.

The grant is the latest in ongoing AWS support for Jesters, a program of the School of Creative Arts. With the mission of helping children and adults with enduring intellectual and physical disabilities to live as fully and inde-pendently as possible, AWS has provided funding for Jesters since 2010.

The funding will provide $50,000 in annual program support, doubling for the next fi ve years the Jesters contribution AWS was already making. In a news

release, the university said, “This will allow the Jesters to concentrate on goals rooted in a strategic plan fi rst developed in 2010-2011 with the support of the AWS Foundation.”

The operating budget will support performance opportunities, perfor-mance costs and salaries for teaching artists. It will also allow the univer-sity to enhance student educational opportunities. Internships and volun-teerism will strengthen internal ties and alli-ances within the School of Creative Arts and Department of Educa-tion, as special education majors acquire hands-on learning through the Jesters program.

Ways to expand program capacity and cultivate local and regional relationships with like-minded organi-zations will be explored through expanded hours for the director and assistant director, as they reach out

See JESTERS, Page A7

The Party Boat Band opens the season, on July 9. Concerts continue through Aug. 20.PHOTO BY CARL PIPKIN

Indian Trails Park crowdsrelax to music of summer

The sounds of The Party Boat Band carried across Indian Trails Park on a summer night, as the Aboite Township Concerts on the Green series kicked off its 12th

year.The crowd arrived by

both car and bicycle, bringing dogs, frisbees and lawn chairs with them as they settled in to enjoy a night of free classic rock music.

“I think in the summer

people are always looking for different kinds of things to do, and this is outdoors, free and casual. The music is usually ’50s and ’60s rock ‘n’ roll, so it’s familiar and they enjoy it,” said organizer

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personal characteristics and is a model for his peers and community. The breakfast will feature keynote speaker Scott Glaze, chairman and CEO of Fort Wayne Metals, who will share personal experiences about the road to manhood.

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Breakfast,” commented Joe Jordan, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne. “Having the chance to help our young men understand the char-acteristics of manhood is a great opportunity and a huge responsi-bility. Having prominent men, like Mr. Glaze, come and reinforce the messages these young men are hearing during the year is a real plus.”

The Passport to Manhood program, which meets regularly during the school year at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne, is open to all young men 6-18. Each week, men from the clubs and the community meet with the boys in an open and supportive atmosphere to mentor them toward healthy lifestyles, posi-tive values and choices for their future. Discus-

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Family magazine, a publi-cation of KPC Media Group, has announced details for the 10th annual KidCity event. KidCity is an interactive learning fair for kids and their families in northeast Indiana. The free event will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Noble County Fair-grounds in Kendallville.

The fair features more than 80 activities plus live entertainment throughout the fairgrounds. With hands-on learning stations grouped into fi ve themed neighborhoods, children and their parents will build,

create, explore and play games pertaining to arts and culture, communication, science, community, health and fi tness.

Participants can win prizes all day and at 2 p.m. a 10-year anniversary cele-bration will feature cupcake decorating. Some of the fan favorites returning this year including: Hayden’s Taekwondo demonstrations, “Weible’s Pick-It-Mix-It-Paint-It-Fun”, a building project with Kairos Carpenters and Habitat for Humanity, and fi re trucks, free ice cream, lots of make and take activities, sports challenges, Farm Bureau

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According to Krisher, the crowd usually numbers in the hundreds.

Steve and Judy Carpenter from Fort Wayne have been attending the concerts for all 12 years.

“They’re fantastic,” said Steve Carpenter, “they’re diverse, we have a lot of different kinds of bands.”

“We love it, it’s free, and we see a lot of friends out here,” Judy Carpenter added.

The Aboite Township Volunteer Firefighters were also at the July 9 concert in full force. The firetruck was open for children to tour, and the firefighters were selling hot dogs and other snacks

to help raise money for the station.

Candace Birkey, her husband Ryan, and their children Branson, Carson, and Dawson biked to the concert.

“We can be outside, the kids have a good time, and we can socialize,” said Birkey. “We’re all together, the kids can play and hear a variety of things, and music kind of brings everyone together.”

The Concerts on the Green series at 100 Navajo Trail continues weekly at 7

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MUSICfrom Page A1

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The number of Jesters participants has doubled in the five years of AWS funding. “I never cease to be surprised at how important the work is — the participants have such pride in their accomplish-ments — I’m so happy to serve in this way,” said Jesters Director Allison Ballard.

The program provides 20 weeks of customized, structured movement/dance, music (instru-mental/voice), theater and visual arts activities from September to March.

Each spring, the program culminates in an original production by Jesters participants.

“The support of the AWS Foundation is critical to the ongoing growth and development of the Jesters program,” said School of Creative Arts Dean Rick Cartwright. “We are grateful for the long-term commitment and support of AWS.”

“The Jesters’ progressive growth since our funding began has had impressive results, and we wanted

to ensure the resources were there to support the expanded infrastructure and performance oppor-tunities for children and adults with disabilities,” said AWS Foundation Executive Director Lynne Gilmore. “This grant represents not only an investment in this one-of-a-kind program, but in the quality of life individuals with disabilities enjoy as a result of being a Jester.”

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rating and improvement system. The other coun-ties selected are Marion, Lake, Jackson and Vanderburgh.

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Way and United Way’s Women United affi nity group committed $50,000 with another $50,000 pledged from PNC’s Grow Up Great program. These funds were secured with the expectation of an additional $700,000 to $900,000 in matching funds being contrib-uted if Allen County was selected for the pilot program. The pilot

program is supported across Allen County by 30 collaborating organiza-tions. It is estimated that currently 1,473 under-served 4-year-old children in Allen County could benefi t from the preschool pilot program.

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Albertson is promotedto Bishop Luers principal

Tiffany Albertson has been appointed by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades as the principal of Bishop Luers High School, effective July 1. Albertson has been the assistant principal of Bishop Luers since September 2007.

Rhoades stated, “I am very grateful that Mrs. Tiffany Albertson has accepted the position of principal of Bishop Luers High School. She has been an excellent assistant prin-cipal at Luers and has great experience in secondary school education and leadership. I am especially impressed by Tiffany’s strong commitment to the Catholic identity and mission of Bishop Luers

High School.”He added, “I am also

deeply grateful to the search committee for its hard work and for recom-mending Mrs. Albertson to me for the principal position. And, of course, I thank Mrs. Mary Keefer for her outstanding service as principal of Bishop Luers for so many years.”

Keefer announced her retirement as principal in April. A search committee was then formed to fi nd a new principal.

“Tiffany is an excellent choice to lead Bishop Luers,” Keefer said. “She is a faith-fi lled woman, a hard worker and she knows education. She also loves our students. Bishop Luers High School is in good hands.”

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turning to a member of its extended family to become its new chief executive offi cer. Kenneth Jones, the current CEO of The Orthopedic Hospital of Lutheran Health Network, has been chosen by St. Joe’s board of trustees to fi ll the hospital’s highest administrative posi-tion. His offi cial start date is July 28.

“Kenneth’s experience as a leader in both hospital and physician practice settings lends itself well to the opportunities he’ll encounter running a facility located in an area that’s expected to receive an infl ux of new residents in the very near future,” said Brian Bauer, chief executive offi cer, Lutheran Health Network. “His perspective as an administrator, husband, and father of two young chil-dren will be important to a growing hospital in a revi-talized downtown.”

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Home will pair interna-tional beers and foods.

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bass and then at Christmas I had one under the tree,” she said. She has played the hammer dulcimer and the mountain dulcimer, and spent some time on the guitar. “I had a lot of tunes in my head. I got the fi ddle and I got the mandolin and found I could play those, too,” she said.

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Kentucky brand, the A style, she said.

Jim Winger sticks with guitar. “It’s a Martin, which is the guitar,” he said, emphasizing “The.”

“I wouldn’t trade this for any amount of money,” he said. The sound improves as the instrument ages, he said. “This guitar, it will resonate forever.”

“It rings,” said Linda.“We don’t do sheet

music. Everything’s by ear — the tune, the music,

the words, everything is by ear,” Jim said.

“You learn the basic melody and from there you do what you want within the chord structure,” Linda said. “Some of the songs we pick up, many try to do them note by note, but it’s not necessary.”

That reliance on notes is risky, Jim said. “Because then if you forget a note, you’re dead.”

Bluegrass is not easily defi ned, according to Jim. “There are as many defi nitions of bluegrass as there are musicians,” he said. “There’s a group says we’re straying from the Bill Monroe structured bluegrass, and there’s a group says if we’re going to grow and become popular we need to expand our hori-zons and let more people in, and make make music more ‘friendly,’ if you will, and more vibrant.”

“The bluegrass music has a drive,” he said. “The banjo is driving and typi-cally it’s pushing the limits of the song. You’re trying to catch up with the banjo.”

“What we’re playing today is nothing like Bill Monroe played,” he said, quoting the so-called father of bluegrass as saying, “If you like it, play it.”

Bluegrass is an indige-

nous American art form, said Linda, and some of the recording artists who enjoy a party and a night’s rest at the Wingers’ home are on the road to teach others about their music.

“We have had some house parties in the winter time, where a band is trav-eling through and they stop here,” she said. “We have a party, we invite people to come and give a donation for the band — and it’s basically for gas money for them. And they can stay here overnight, and we feed them.”

The Spinney Brothers from Nova Scotia have relaxed with the Wingers and friends. “They’re pretty hot right now. They’re a nice bunch of guys, four guys,” Linda said.

The band Special Consensus has stayed over-night in Kekionga Shores. Band member Greg Cahill teaches with the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. “They will go in the schools and give an instructional program on bluegrass, which is an indigenous American style music and explain what these instruments are, and where they’re from, how they relate within the band, and they will also instruct what harmony singing is.”

The Wingers served six years on the board of the International Blue-grass Music Association in Nashville, and for four years before that attended the national convention in Louisville. “You’re rubbing shoulders with every musician,” Jim said. “My favorite story is we got off the elevator at the Galt House in Louisville, and there was a jam going on. Who should be standing in the jam but Rhonda Vincent, who is quote ‘the queen of bluegrass,’ but she was just jamming with the guys. And that’s what is so great about this music is that the stars stand out in the crowd and jam. They’ll go out in the parking lot and jam. The bands that we have in Kendallville they come out and pick with everybody.”

Linda added to that thought. “They don’t come on stage, and perform, and go back to their bus and

leave,” she said. “They’re like regular people.”

Bluegrass education programs have reached thousands of children nationwide, Linda said, with some of the school visits held in Fort Wayne, Auburn, and the wider tri-state area.

“Our focus has been on kids,” she said. “We try to introduce bluegrass. We work very hard to keep it a family thing.” She said she hopes children embrace “these good things” that bluegrass offers.

“No mosh pits,” Jim added.

The Wingers can tell you about the history of the Kendallville bluegrass festival, but they prefer to talk about its future.

“We’re a big economic impact on the town of Kendallvile,” he said. “When you bring in 400 people it puts a big impact on the community. They spend money, they repair their vehicles, they eat at the local restaurants.”

“And I always felt that you’ve got to give back to the community, and on Thursday nights you have four hours of music that you can listen to for free,” he said.

Visiting bands put on a 45-minute show at a nursing home. “The place is packed,” Jim said. “They’re hanging on to their wheel-chairs enjoying the show.”

“This is a payback to the community,” he said. “They support us and we try to support them. The community has got to be happy with us, and we’ve got to be happy with the community.”

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Innovation in Teaching — Awarded to an outstanding teacher who develops innovative and effective ways of teaching.

Educator of the Year — Awarded to the most outstanding nominee.

All nominees must have taught at a northeast Indiana school during the 2013-2014 school year. Northeast Indiana counties include: Allen, Whitley, Huntington, Wells, Adams, DeKalb, Noble, Steuben, LaGrange, Kosciusko and Wabash.

“The importance of an educated workforce cannot be emphasized enough,” said Terry Ward, COO, KPC Media Group Inc., which publishes Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly. “As the state wres-tles with NCLB, testing, STEM education, rising student loan debt and more, we can’t lose sight of the dedicated professionals who are charged with helping build an informed and talented workforce.”

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Of course, proper asset allocation is a good investment move at any age, but when you’re retired, you want to be especially careful that you don’t “over-concentrate” your investment dollars among just a few assets. Spreading your money among a range of vehicles — stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit, govern-ment securities and so on —can help you avoid taking

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As you’ve probably heard, “past perfor-mance is no guarantee of future results,” and this is true. Nonetheless, you can help improve your outlook by owning quality investments. So when investing n stocks, choose those that have actual earnings and a track record of earnings growth. If you invest in fixed-income vehicles, pick those that are considered “investment grade.”

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Aging & In-Home Services of Northeast Indiana announced that Lunden will be the featured speaker at the 39th annual meeting and awards ceremony from noon-2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at the Landmark Conference Centre, 6222 Ellison Road.

Lunden, the author of “Wake-Up Calls” and other books, and a former host of “Good Morning America,” is the spokes-woman for the nation’s leading senior referral service, A Place For Mom.

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YWCA reaches out to aid abusedVictims of abuse walk

a few blocks or drive for hours to reach 1610 Spy Run Ave.

There, the YWCA Northeast Indiana coordi-nates shelter at a separate location. The YWCA also does much more.

“We’ve been around a long time and we do good things,” said Barb Phil-lips, board chairwoman. “We are more than an antiviolence center and crisis center. We have programs on diversity. We have Eyes Wide Open in the schools, helping them build healthy relation-ships.”

Phillips spoke at a garden party that had been arranged to make the YWCA more visible in the community. “We try to do this quarterly. This is our fi rst evening event,” she said. “We’ve also had breakfasts, to talk with some of our constituents about our programs.”

Jennifer Rohlf doesn’t wait for society’s emotion-

ally injured to arrive at the Y. The community educa-tion coordinator takes her message of healthy rela-tionships to the schools of Allen, Wells, Huntington, Whitley, Noble and DeKalb counties.

Last school year, her programs reached more than 4,000 students.

“Sometimes some of the youth have never experienced healthy rela-tionships, in their families or in their dating,” she said.

Cyberbullying programs teach children in elemen-tary and middle schools how to use the Internet and technology safely, and what to do if they observe cyberbullying. “There has been some research that shows the way a child’s brain works when they are being bullied is very similar to the way an abus-er’s brain works,” Rohlf said. “We don’t want any of these things to happen, and if they are we want to stop it as soon as we can.”

She said middle school programs address sexting — “a huge problem.”

“And for the older kids, we also have Eyes Open for teens, usually in high school, and talk about healthy and unhealthy relationships,” Rohlf said. “What does abuse look like? Not just physical, but a lot more under that umbrella. We help them to see that verbal abuse and emotional abuse are

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LRWP to celebratemonarch butterfl iesOne of North America’s

most iconic butterfl ies is in the spotlight at Little River Wetlands Project’s fourth annual Monarch Festival, Saturday, Sept. 13, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road.

The family-friendly festival will feature educational displays and activities related to monarchs, many along a trail framed by 10-foot-tall native sunfl owers. Visitors will learn about monarchs’ life cycle, migration and threats to their survival. They may see migrating monarchs taking nectar from native wildfl owers. Varieties of milkweed, the only plant on which monarchs will lay their eggs, will be given away for planting in home gardens or at the preserve.

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presentations on monarch wintering grounds in Mexico, and more.

Phillips Financial Services, Coventry Meadows and PHP sponsor the Monarch Festival.

As monarch populations drop, LRWP has worked even harder to create high-quality stopovers for the butterfl ies at its preserves.

“The more we under-stand these butterfl ies and their amazing journey, the more we realize the importance of conserving plants they need to survive,” said Amy Silva, LRWP executive director.

A monarch butterfl y collects nectar from a native wildfl ower at Eagle Marsh.

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Special athletes win honorsTwo Special Olym-

pics athletes from Allen County received congrat-ulations July 24 from family and community members.

Alise Hazelett and Matthew Colley took center stage at a gath-ering at a private home in Aboite Township.

Hazelett is a 2006 grad-uate of Homestead High School. Colley graduated from Elmhurst High School in 2005.

“It took a lot of training camps, and a lot of watching what you eat, and a lot of exercising,” Hazelett said. “I’m happy that I went. It was pretty cool.” Hazelett competed in the 400M walk, the 800M walk, the 1500M walk and the shot put.

Each athlete earned two medals and two ribbons.

Colley took a gold medal in the 100M run, and also ran in the 4x100 relay, and threw the mini javelin and the shot put. “It felt good that we did the best we could do,” he said. “And it also feels incredible when you get fi rst.”

Both athletes now will train for the golf compe-tition, in Indianapolis in August and September.

They fi rst became acquainted through the Jesters program at

the University of Saint Francis.

Donna Hazelett, the Allen County Special Olympics coordinator, also was a track and fi eld coach for Team Indiana.

In an email, she said this year marked the fi rst time Allen County had athletes at the national event. Each

contestant had to qualify, attend training camps, and participate in fund-raisers. “They worked hard for over one year at achieving their goals,” she said.

“Our heartfelt thank you to everyone here tonight for their continued support of Special Olympics,” she said.

Alise Hazelett and Matthew Colley, both of Fort Wayne, represented Team Indiana at the Special Olympics USA Games, June 14-21 in Princeton, N.J.

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Huntington annexation proposal fails

With the city of Huntington’s wide-ranging annexation plans now dead in the water, Mayor Brooks Fetters must turn his focus to fi nding other opportunities for growth and economic development.

“We’ll continue to fi nd our way forward,” the Republican mayor said, without going into much detail about what plans could be next.

The Huntington City Council defeated the Fetters administration’s

plans to annex more than 3,000 acres of unincorpo-rated land along the city’s northern, eastern and southeastern sides through a series of fi ve phases over eight years.

Councilman Charles Chapman, R-District One, said the council voted 4-3 during the July 8 meeting to reject an amended version of the proposal to begin the fi rst annexation phase involving what the city had deemed Area 1. The council then over-whelmingly rejected the original proposal.

When the mayor saw no support for the other four phases, the plan was taken off the table, Chapman said. Chapman doesn’t see a chance of it returning any time soon.

“I don’t think it’s shelved — I think it’s shredded,” he said.

The original Area 1 plan was the largest of the phases. It called for annexing more than 800 acres roughly between Old U.S. 24 and the U.S. 24 bypass. The move would have brought into the city limits a few housing developments, agricul-tural land, two schools, Huntington’s new North Water Treatment plant and businesses and organiza-tions such as Parkview Huntington Hospital and the YMCA.

The amended proposal would have cut the scope of the Area 1 plan in half.

“I felt that the amended area is an area that is largely served by public utilities already,” said Chapman, who voted in favor of annexation.

“And understanding a majority of the people are receiving city utilities and are contiguous to the city, I felt it was appropriate. I felt that area should have been annexed long ago and just never happened.”

Councilman William Oswalt, D-District Three, voted against annex-ation despite supporting the process. He joined the council in late June, succeeding Democratic councilman Jim Long who died in May.

Oswalt’s decision mainly refl ected the sentiment of voters in his district, the vast majority of whom he said did not support the plans, he said.

Annexation opponents from outside and inside the city had organized a visible and vocal campaign on social media and by packing public meetings on the issue.

Opponents criticized the annexation proposals as unfair land grabs that would have forced home-owners and farmers who chose to live outside the city into the city limits. Opponents claimed the new residents would have faced higher taxes to help alleviate the city’s.

Fetters pointed in the opposite direction, saying Huntington is currently generating about a $1 million surplus and could have an approximately $2 million surplus by the end of the year thanks in part to cost-cutting and continuous improvement initiatives to improve city government effi ciency.

He said he and other city offi cials as they put together a new budget are looking at using most of that surplus to lower the city’s tax rate for the third straight year. He said annexation would have helped contribute to a lower rate — though,

of course, newly-annexed residents would still have to pay a tax where they hadn’t before.

And while Huntington would have realized thou-sands of dollars in new tax revenues due to annex-ation, Fetters maintained the real driving issues were about city services and economic develop-ment as part of goals laid out in a comprehensive plan adopted in 2012.

The city’s public-works director, Anthony Good-night, estimated in May about 67 percent of the properties that would have been annexed in Area 1 were already hooked up to a city utility — such as water or sewer — or had access to use those services.

Fetters believes when such situations arise along a city’s fringes, the next step is annexation to ensure those properties receive all city services, and to have property owners share the costs of those services with the other rate payers.

“My view as a mayor, any time you extend water and utilities, those areas should be annexed,” he said. “When an area needs water and sewer utilities to serve the citi-zens, you’re going to start having the population densities. Those same people are going to need city services like police, fi re, parks, street lights and snow plowing from a city team.”

The annexation plans Fetters introduced in March would have pushed the city’s boundaries northward and eastward along U.S. 24 and toward I-69; and southeastward toward the Huntington Municipal Airport — transportation routes the mayor identifi ed as key for economic growth.

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HU interns program celebrates numbers

Huntington University’s Enterprise Resource Center has much to celebrate these days.

In light of its 10-year anniversary, the ERC has reported numbers that demonstrate the success of Huntington University interns.

Over the past 10 years, 2,381 HU students have completed internships, practica and job shadows. Three hundred and twenty of those students have taken an internship just within the last year, and 78 of those students chose to do their internship over the January term.

In addition, more than 1,000 compa-nies have hosted an HU student. Of these experiences, 750 of those companies are in the state of Indiana.

“It has been a blessing to be part of

forming and strengthening HU’s rela-tionships within the community,” said Kay Schwob, director of experiential learning at HU. “It has been mutually benefi cial for our students to receive hands-on learning experiences and organizations to fi nd potential new employees through these relationships.”

The Enterprise Resource center, founded in 2004, works with local and national area businesses, not-for-profi t organizations, social service agen-cies, churches and local governments to provide meaningful “real-world” internship experiences for Huntington students.

For more information on the Enter-prise Resource Center, visit www.huntington.edu/erc.

Hawkins to fi ll two roles at universityHuntington University

graduate Marcy Hawkins has taken the reins as the director of alumni relations and director of the Forester Fund.

A 2003 graduate, Hawkins comes to HU having worked as the director of special events for the Arthritis Founda-tion of Northern Indiana. In addition, she served for nearly seven years as the special events and outreach manager for the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Cincinnati.

“This new journey as director of alumni relations and the Forester Fund is truly a calling, and I’m very excited to be back on

campus,” she said.Hawkins has a long

history with Huntington. She has family members, dating back to the early 1900s, who have gradu-ated from the institution and then built their lives in the community.

“I’m proud to say that my family heritage in this school is strong and grounded,” she said.

As the director of alumni relations, Hawkins will work to network with alumni, on and off campus, and help them to build relationships with their alma mater. Also, in directing the Forester Fund, she will work with alumni and friends to help

them support HU students through their fi nancial gifts.

“Ultimately, serving in this role allows me the opportunity to share with alumni and friends how their involvement — fi nan-cially and through alumni related projects — impacts current students,” she said.

“Marcy’s professional experience, ‘farm girl’ work ethic and winning personality will resonate well with our alumni, both young and young at heart,” added Vince Haupert, vice president for advancement. “We are so thrilled to have her back at HU, this time as part of the advancement team.”

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“Unfortunately there are so many people who have no idea that we exist,” she said. “And we defi nitely want to keep talking about it, but it does not just take our staff talking about it; it takes all of us. And that’s why I’m glad you’re all here today, so you know about the service that we

offer, so that you see little warning signs that cause you to ask a question. When you see something that’s not OK, it’s our responsibility as people to care about others and take care of them, even if they’re not our friend, they’re not our family

member.”She said the YWCA’s

45-bed shelter for women and children will house anyone who is a victim of domestic violence or abuse. A separate facility is available to men.

“And that is for anyone in our service area or even farther than that,” Rohlf said. “They’ve been driving for hours and hours and now they’re here at our shelter.”

Offering refuge is just the fi rst service. “We go into the community and work with victims, who need that ongoing support fi nding a job or going back to school,” Rohlf said.

Tracy Smith, the Y development director,

appealed to board members, volunteers and visitors to alert others to the presence of abuse. “Unfortunately, there are still some people who still think it doesn’t happen here in little old Fort Wayne, but it does and it happens every day and every hour,” Smith said. “So we have a shelter that’s full right now. But more than there are the victims out there that we don’t even know about.”

Speak up at sorority, PTA and church meet-ings, she said. Post fl iers with emergency phone numbers. “You never know who will look at that fl ier and see,” Smith said. “They might never say a word to you. But they may write that number down

and call us, and that’s what we’re here for.”

The Y also offers Diversity Dialogues to explore subjects such as racism, LGBTQ issues, and mental health. “These programs are about topics that are not part of the general population’s knowledge, Rohlf said. “We discuss them in a safe and nonjudgmental environment, without any any anger, or conde-scending or attacking.”

The Y works with immigrants, opening a computer lab and helping with with housing, bank

accounts, and “all sorts of things that might seem like second nature to us,” Rohlf said, adding that the immigrants are fi nding their bearings in “a whole new culture.” In the past year, 15 of the assisted individuals received their citizenship, and 18 became employed. “That is a lot of progress,” Rohlf said. “It has allowed those people to make that better life for themselves.”

For more information about YWCA programs and notices of future open-house events, visit ywca.org/NEIN.

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Ongoing activities at the YWCA Northeast Indiana. For more information about YWCA programs and notices of future open-house events, visit ywca.org/NEIN.

Weekly Empower-ment Support Group. For women of domestic violence. Childcare is provided. For more infor-mation, contact YWCA Northeast Indiana at 424-4908, ext. 260.

Tuesday, Aug. 26. Women’s Equality Day. The observance of Women’s Equality Day not only commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, but also calls attention to women’s continuing efforts toward full equality. There will be multiple Women’s Equality Day programs, displays, and other activ-ities in the community. For more information on planned events or how your business or organi-zation can be involved, contact Tracina Smith at 424-4908, ext. 252, or [email protected].

Wednesday, Aug. 26. Diversity Dialogue: A Focus on Childhood Vaccinations. Noon-1:30 p.m. YWCA Northeast Indiana Offi ce, 1610 Spy

Run Ave. The panel will discuss the widely debated topic of childhood vacci-nations pros and cons. For more information, contact Sue Hiatt at 424-4908, ext. 254, or RVSP to [email protected].

Tuesday, Sept. 23. National Voter Regis-tration Day. Volunteers, celebrities and organi-zations from all over the country will assist this initiative. This single day of coordinated fi eld, technology and media efforts is designed to create awareness of voter registration opportunities. YWCA Northeast Indiana and partners will be host to a variety of activities giving the community an opportunity to register to vote.

October 2014. Domestic Violence Awareness Month evolved from the fi rst Day of Unity observed in October 1981 by the National Coali-tion Against Domestic Violence. The intent was to connect battered women’s advocates across the nation who were working to end violence against women and their children. YWCA North-east Indiana along with collaborating partners will be host to a variety of activities.

Wednesday, Oct. 1. Flowers on the River Domestic Violence Awareness Month Kickoff. 5 p.m., YWCA Northeast Indiana, 1610 Spy Run Ave. Participants will toss fl owers off the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge and into the St. Marys River acknowl-edging the many lives in the community that have been affected by domestic violence.

Thursday, Dec. 4. 18th annual Circle of Women Luncheon. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Grand Wayne Center, 120 W. Jefferson Blvd. This year’s luncheon theme is “Saving Our Own,” focusing on the growing epidemic of human traffi cking. The speaker, Theresa Flores, will share how at age 15 she was enslaved into sex traffi cking. Contact Tracina Smith at 424-4908, ext. 252, or [email protected].

CRISIS LINEReach the YWCA’s 24-hour crisis line at (800) 441-4073. In an emergency, dial 911.

The YWCA has served Fort Wayne from several loca-tions for more than a century. The headquarters is now located at 1610 Spy Run Ave.

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Renovated community center open for $1 a dayThe McMillen Park Community Center at 3900 Abbot

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A lunch area just within the front door offers foosball and TV. Concessions are available.

Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, Parks & Recreation Director Al Moll, and other residents and community

leaders dedicated the community center. The 82,000-square-foot multipurpose facility is a Legacy Fort Wayne Project. The open house showcased Phase 1 of the renovation, a $2 million project, with future phases to come.

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and Human Services, Human Resources and Services Admin-istration has announced that the University of Saint Francis received an Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship grant for $350,000 per year for two years, for a total of $700,000.

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The Fort Wayne Community School Board has appointed Frank Jackson as the new director of transportation.

Jackson joined FWCS in 1991 as the manager of student conduct and security in the Student Services Department, in which he coordinated drug-free programs, such as D.A.R.E.

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Last year almost 500 runners and walkers took part and event planners are looking to increase that number this year

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Born on June 9, Maliha is the fi rst of four red panda cubs born at the zoo in the last three years to survive longer than two weeks. About half of all red panda cubs die within 30 days of birth.

Red pandas are an endangered species.Zoo keeper Helena Lacey, who works with the red pandas

daily, chose the baby’s name to refl ect her wild heritage — red pandas are native to Nepal and China — and to fi t the cub’s personality. “I also wanted her name to refl ect the

whole journey we’ve been on with our red pandas for the last three years,” she said. “Plus, she is a very strong cub, and beautiful too!”

Maliha still spends all her time in an air-conditioned nest box with her mother, 5-year-old Xiao, but is gradually becoming more active, Lacey says. “Maliha rolls around, plays with her feet, and stays awake more,” Lacey said. “She tries to walk, but her feet still slide out from under her.”

Red panda cubs typically remain in the nest box for about three months. This means that zoo guests have little chance of seeing the cub until late August or early September. Zoo keepers monitor Xiao and Maliha via a remote camera mounted in the nest box.

Though Maliha is thriving, she still faces other hurdles.

“Weaning is a critical time for red panda cubs as they make the transition from mother’s milk to solid food,” Lacey explained. Weaning occurs when the cub is 5 to 6 months old.

The path to the red panda exhibit remains closed to zoo guests in an effort to minimize disturbances for the new family. Guests can sometimes see Junjie, the cub’s father, lounging on branches in the exhibit.

Maliha is weighed regularly to ensure that she is receiving appropriate maternal care. She has nearly quadrupled her birth weight of 139 grams and now weighs 545 grams (about 1.25 pounds).

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A Tough Trucks compe-tition has been added at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug.

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FORT WAYNE FESTIVALSTaste of the Arts. Saturday, Aug. 23, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St. Free. An arts and food festival featuring nine perfor-mance stages in downtown Fort Wayne, an art marketplace, hands-on activities and more than 30 local restaurant vendors. For details, visit tasteofartsfortwayne.org.Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown. Sunday, Sept. 7, noon-5 p.m. Visit 12 Fort Wayne museums and attractions for free. For details, visit visitfort-wayne.com.Fort Wayne Regional Maker Faire. Headwaters Park East, Lincoln Pavilion.

Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13-14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sponsors are looking for attractions such as fun art cars, speakers, or quirky things that might be of interest to the public. Music will play, and food and workshops will be available. Visit makerfairefortwayne.com to register as a maker or a vendor or for more information. The deadline to register is Aug. 22.Johnny Appleseed Festival. Saturday, Sept. 20, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 21, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Archer Park, behind Allen County War Me-morial Coliseum. The 40th annual festival celebrates the pioneer spirit of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, who planted or-chards in the frontier in the 1800s. Visit johnnyappleseedfest.com.

AREA FESTIVALSHuntertown Heritage Days. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12-13. Activities begin at 4 p.m. Friday in and around the pavilion beside the ballfi elds. The Huntertown Lions Club will offer their all-you-can eat fi sh fry and tenderloin dinner again from 5-7:30 p.m. Friday. The all-you-can-eat meal also includes chips, bread and butter, coleslaw, applesauce and a drink. The cost is $10 for adults 11 and up, and $5 for ages 10 and under. The parade begins at 11 a.m. Saturday. The festival committee invites the public to support the festival. Meetings are held at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Huntertown Town Hall. To contribute or for more information, email [email protected] Days. Harlan Community Park, Plum and Second streets. Continues through Saturday, JAug. 2. Admission to festival grounds is free. Carni-val rides open 5-10 p.m. Food tent open 5-9:30 p.m. Bingo tent opens 5 p.m. Raffl e tickets are sold through the festival, with a drawing at 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Features include the building and assorted food vendors, a craft tent, commercial tent, the Woodburn Lions Club doughnut tent, a basketball tournament and a co-ed softball tournament. Saturday events include: 7 a.m., all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, served by North Scipio United Methodist Church; 10 a.m., parade; noon, cornhole doubles tournament; 4 p.m., cruise-in car show. Special features 7 p.m. nightly, admission $8, pit admission $10: Friday, rodeo with bulls and barrels; Saturday, car demolition derby. Watch for the entertainment schedule and other updates at harlandays.com.Monroeville Harvest Festival. Monroeville Community Park, 421 Monroe St., Monroeville. Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 14-16. Admission to festival grounds is free. The food court and rides open at 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and noon Sunday. See the Tough Trucks competition at 7:30 p.m. Thursday for $5 for adults, and the demolition derby at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday for $7 for adults. Watch the parade at 11 a.m. Saturday, and the Cardboard Cup boat race in the park pond at 1 p.m. Saturday. The festival also includes games, entertainment and contests. For details, visit monroeville.in.com.

SUMMER AT THE FOELLINGER THEATREFort Wayne Parks and Recreation presents nationally known and re-gional talent in paid concerts at Foellinger Theatre, 3411 Sherman Blvd. in Franke Park. For reserved tickets and information on same-day ticket sales, visit fortwayneparks.org.Styx. Saturday, Aug. 16, 8 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets must be purchased either in person at the Parks & Recreation Department Offi ce, 705 East State Blvd., or by calling 260-427-6000. On-line sales will not be available for these seats.

(Canceled) Willie Nelson & Family. Thursday, Aug. 21, 7:30 p.m. $39 to $99.Mavis Staples. Saturday, Aug. 23, 8 p.m. $20 to $35.The Beach Boys. Wednesday, Sept. 3, 7:30 p.m. $39 to $99. A select number of $99 seats near the stage have been added.Los Lobos. Saturday, Sept. 27, 8 p.m. $23 and $30.Ticketed regional entertainment.“On a Night Like This” (The Fort’s Best Rock). Saturday, Aug. 9, 8 p.m. $5.The Junk Yard Band. Friday, Aug. 22, 8 p.m. $5.Heartland Sings! Sunday, Aug. 24, 4 p.m. $5.Local free entertainment. Friday, Aug. 8, 7:30 p.m., Fort Wayne Children’s Choir. Tuesday, Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m., Fort Wayne Area Community Band.Free movies in the park. 9 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 13. Aug. 6, “Despicable Me 2.” Aug. 13, “The Wizard of Oz.”

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com, and she will send them the application.Emmaus Lutheran Church, 8626 Covington Road, is looking for crafters for the Christmas Sale on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Interested crafters should contact the chairwomen at: [email protected] or Margie at 418-4285, or Darlene at 580-2427. To confi rm space, early registration is encouraged.Christ’s Community Church, 10616 Liberty Mills Road, is inviting vendors for “Talents Into Treasures,” from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. The sale features one-of-a-kind items made by woodworkers, quilters, seam-stresses, knitters, artists, cooks, bakers, jewelry-makers, jam-makers, and others. For more information, call 436-2637 or visit christscommu-nitychurch.org and clock on “Women’s Ministry.”Calling crafters for fall craft show. Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road. All kinds of crafts are invited. Interested crafters should contact Dorothy at 494-0763. The craft show will be 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the church.15th Annual Northern Gospel Singing Convention. Sunnycrest Baptist Family Life Center, 2172 W. Chapel Pike, Marion. Friday, Aug. 1, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 2, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Evening tickets $12 at the door. Matinee tickets $10 at the door. For more information or advance tickets information, call 348-5164. Event features Alan Godsey & The Northmen of Fort Wayne, with more than 40 Christian music artists from across the U.S. Visit the-northmen.com.“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St. Craig Humphrey directs the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre production. Based on the 1988 fi lm, the musical centers on two con men living on the French Riviera. Tickets: $29 for adults, $25 for Sunday senior matinees, $17 for age 23 and under. Prices include ArtsTix Box offi ce fees. Buy online at fwcivic.org or call 424-5220. Performances: Friday, Aug. 1, 8 p.m.; Sat-urday, Aug. 2, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 3, 2 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 8, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 9, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 10, 2 p.m.Overeaters Anonymous meetings. No weigh-ins, dues or fees. Call 704-0453 for local meeting information.Safe Sitter Classes. Lutheran Children’s Hospital, 7950 W. Jefferson Blvd. Safe Sitter is a medically based instructional program that teaches girls and boys how to handle emergencies when caring for young children. Classes include two days of instruction that incorporate lifesaving tech-niques, how and when to talk with a 9-1-1 dispatcher, injury prevention, behavior management, managing a toddler or preschool guest, tips on child care and how to screen baby-sitting jobs. The classes are taught by Lutheran Children’s Hospital staff and prepare babysitters to confi dently handle crises. Registrations are accepted on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis, and class size is limited. The cost for the two-day class is $50. Students must be at least 11 years old to participate. Call Child Life Specialist Tammy Else with Lutheran Children’s Hospital at 435-7344 to register. More details are available at lutheranchildrenshosp.com. Classes take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the following dates: Aug. 7 and 8; and, Dec. 29 and 30.The Senior Saints present “The Music of Our Hearts.” The 80 singers come from the greater Fort Wayne area, representing 33 churches. Songs include longtime favorites such as “High Hopes” and “Let the Sunshine In” and songs of faith such as “His Eye is on the Sparrow.” The singers do not charge for their performances, but some venues will accept a free-will offering at the door. Direct questions to [email protected], Aug. 3, 4:30 p.m. First Missionary Church, 701 W. Rudisill Blvd.Monday, Aug. 4, 1 p.m. Brookside Church, 6102 Evard Road.Wednesday, Aug. 6, 10:30 a.m. Fairlawn Haven, 407 E. Lutz Road, Archbold, Ohio.Wednesday, Aug. 13, 1 p.m. The Chapel, 2505 W. Hamilton Road South.

Sunday, Aug. 17, 4 p.m. New Horizons Fellowship, 1330 Werling Road, New Haven.Friday, Aug. 22, 10:30 a.m. Peabody Retirement Community, 400 W. 7th St., North Manchester.Friday, Aug. 22, 1:30 p.m. Timbercrest Senior Living Community, 2201 East St., North Manchester.Tuesday, Sept. 9, 7 p.m. Huber Opera House, 157 E. High St., Hicks-ville, Ohio.Thursday, Sept. 11, 12:45 p.m., First Assembly of God, 1400 W. Wash-ington Center Road. Enter by Door 5 on the west side.Tuesday, Sept. 23, 3 p.m. Woodcrest Villas, 1300 Mercer Ave., Decatur.Tuesday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m. Swiss Village, 1350 W. Main St., Berne.Friday, Sept. 26, 7 p.m. Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 1819 Reser-vation Drive.Sunday, Sept. 28, 6 p.m. Grabill Missionary Church, 13637 State St., Grabill.Going camping. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources offers campgrounds and cabins at state parks, state reservoirs and state recre-ation areas. Shelters not reserved 48 hours in advance are open on a free, fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis on the day of arrival. Reservations for cab-ins and shelters can be made at Camp.IN.Gov or by calling (866) 622-6746. Find property maps and facility information at stateparks.IN.gov.

FRANCINE’S FRIENDS MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHYAppointments preferably should be scheduled prior to the date. For an appointment, call 483-1847 or (800) 727-8439, ext. 26540. Walk-in openings are available depending on schedule.A partial list of locations follows. For more dates and locations beyond the immediate Fort Wayne area, visit francinesfriends.org. All locations are in Fort Wayne unless otherwise noted.Aug. 23: Owen’s South, 1245 S. Jefferson St., Huntington.Aug. 29: Parkview Physicians Group – Family Practice, 8911 Liberty Mills Road.Note: Francine’s Friends Mobile Mammography is a partnership be-tween Francine’s Friends, Parkview Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Breast Diagnostic Center.

KIDNEY SMART HEALTH PROGRAMSFree to individuals identifi ed with diabetes, hypertension or kidney dis-ease. Physician referral not required. For details, registration, and dates of other regional programs, visit davita.com. Visit kidneysmart.org or call Rachel Gabet, RN, at 466-2959 to register. Approaching programs include:Tuesday, Aug. 5, noon-1:30 p.m., Huntington County Purdue Extension Offi ce, 354 N. Jefferson St. Suite 202, Huntington.Thursday, Aug. 7, 1-2:30 p.m., Kidney Smart at Nephrology of Northern Indiana Offi ce Building, 7910 W. Jefferson Blvd.Thursday, Sept. 11, 1-2:30 p.m., Kidney Smart at Nephrology of North-ern Indiana Offi ce Building, 7910 W. Jefferson Blvd.Thursday, Oct. 9, 1-2:30 p.m., Kidney Smart at Nephrology of Northern Indiana Offi ce Building, 7910 W. Jefferson Blvd.

SATURDAY, AUG. 2Jerk League golf outing. Colonial Oaks Golf Course, 8218 Huguenard Road, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m. $65 per person or $260 for a team of four. To sign up, contact James Redmond at 413-0734 or [email protected]. The Jerk League has chosen Turnstone as the charity to receive proceeds from the fi fth annual charity golf outing, in memory of Fort Wayne Komets hall of famer and Jerk League founding father, Reggie Primeau.Seton Miracle Miles 5K Run/Walk. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 10700

Aboite Center Road. Race-day registration is 7-7:45 a.m. The race begins at 8 a.m. Pre-race packet pickup is 4-6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, at the race location. Contact race director Kristen Spoltman at [email protected] with questions. All monetary proceeds go to the St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen and the Franciscan Center. The race is USATF certifi ed, with course ID No. IN 11006 MW.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 6Living Fort Wayne Concert series. Headwaters Park Amphitheatre. 5-9 p.m. Free. Featuring Adam Strack and Bluebird Revival. The concert is open to all ages. Local food trucks will be available. A beer garden will be available to ages 21 and older; beer garden admission is $1. The concert series is presented by Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana.

FRIDAY, AUG. 8Lion and Lamb Festival. Praise Park, 5396 St. Joe Center Road. Registration for the three-day festival begins at 5 p.m. Praise and music continue Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9 and 10. Tickets are $25 and and good for all three days. For details, visit lionandlambfestival.org. The performers will include Amy Cox, who was on the staff at St. Joe United Methodist Church and helped plan the fi rst Lion and Lamb Festival, in 2013. Cox continues to work on the festival planning team. The visit is part of a three-week Indiana tour by Cox, who has returned to Fredericksburg, Va., and will be part of the Fredericksburg Songwriter Showcase in January 2015. For more information about Cox’s recent work, visit amy-coxmusic.com.Overnight campout. Riverside Gardens, 147601 Schwartz Road, Leo-Ce-darville. The movie “Despicable Me 2” will be shown on a giant blow-up screen. The $5 fee for the night includes doughnuts and orange juice the next morning.

SATURDAY, AUG. 9Game night. Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road. 7 p.m. the second Saturday of each month. Thanks to a grant from the Lutheran Foundation, the church has new equipment for game night, including electronic gaming systems, a ping pong table, traditional board games and a karaoke system. Snacks are provided at no charge. Adult chaper-ones are members of Bethany for more than two years, have passed a background check, and will supervise the event. For more information, visit BethanyLC.org or call 747-0713.Elmhurst High School Class of ‘74 reunion. The Lantern, 4420 Ardmore Ave., Fort Wayne. Saturday, Aug. 9, 6-11 p.m. $25 per person includes buf-fet dinner, snacks and disc jockey. Cash bar will be available. RSVP by July 22 to Sam Parkison, 705-6666, [email protected]. Or, RSVP to Marta (Hinton) Zoller, 570-6849, [email protected]. Make checks payable to: Joe Heiny, 11231 Tall Oak Run, Fort Wayne, IN 46845.Back-to-School Prayer Breakfast. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St. 9-10:30 a.m. Come and enjoy the fellowship and continental breakfast with others who care about students and teach-ers, and pray for them to have a positive, successful and safe school year. For further details, call 422-4681.

SUNDAY, AUG. 10Evening prayer. Trinity English Lutheran Church, 405 W. Wayne St. 4 p.m. Featuring Scripture, prayer, candlelight and silence. Led by the Rev. Gary Erdos, senior pastor. This meditative spoken service is open to all.Neighborhood block party. Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road. 4-8 p.m. Free hot dogs and other food while supply lasts, karaoke, bingo and yard games. Call the church at 747-0713 for more information.

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SATURDAY, AUG. 16Taste of Roanoke. On Main Street in downtown Roanoke. 5-8 p.m. A neighborhood block party with entertainment by Urban Legend. Food by Village Inn, Joseph Decuis, Moose & Mollie’s, La Dolce Vita, Nick’s Junction, A Taste of Philly and local organizations.

MONDAY, AUG. 17Embroiderers meeting. Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza. 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Visitors welcome. The Fort Wayne Chapter of the Em-broiderers Guild of America meets on the third Monday of every month. A short business meeting is followed by a teaching program or individ-ual stitching time, or both. For more information, call Karen Aiken, 748-4078, or Susan Mol, 456-8382.

TUESDAY, AUG. 19Service Corps of Retired Executives monthly meeting. Indiana Tech, 1600 E. Washington Blvd., new Academic Center. 9-11:30 a.m. Heather Pres-ley-Cowen, deputy community development director for Fort Wayne, will speak at 10 a.m. Training sessions will 9-10 a.m. and 11 a.m.-noon. There will be a luncheon for members at Triangle Park, from noon-2; RSVP to Patti at [email protected] or 422-2601.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 20Summer beer tasting. Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St. 6:05 p.m. Fans can enjoy baseball, beer, and an all-you-can-eat meal, during a TinCaps game for $40. The ticket price includes an hourlong beer tasting and two beer vouchers, a unique TinCaps beer glass, and a ticket to that night’s game at Parkview Field. Beers from both local and national brewers will be available, including a variety of seasonal options. The all-you-can-eat meal is served in the Ortho Northeast Treetops in right fi eld. The event includes exclusive door prizes from the distributors and the TinCaps. The beer tasting is 6:05-7:05 p.m., with the meal from 6:35 p.m. through the seventh inning. Game time is 7:05 p.m. Tickets are limited. Call Austin Allen at 407-2824, or email [email protected].

FRIDAY, AUG. 22Big Band Jazz. DeKalb Outdoor Theater, by the fairgrounds in Auburn. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Heartland and the Heartland Jazz Orchestra present “wholesome, American ’40s and ’50s music.” $10 general admission; student admission $5. Visit dekalboutdoortheater.org for directions.

SATURDAY, AUG. 23Taste of the Arts. Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Free. An arts and food festival featuring nine performance stages in down-town Fort Wayne, an art marketplace, hands-on activities and more than 30 local restaurant vendors. For details, visit tasteofartsfortwayne.org.BOP Golf Scramble. Colonial Oaks Golf Club, 8212 Huguenard Road. 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. $60 per person, $240 per team. $10,000 in prizes. Includes 18 holes of golf, cart, snacks and non-alcoholic beverages on the course, a barbecue lunch, awards, a silent auction, and a hole-in-one challenge with a $10,000 cash prize. Benefi ts the Northrop High School Big Orange Pride marching band. Register at bit.ly/BOPgolf.

SUNDAY, AUG. 24Mizpah Shrine Fly-in Breakfast. Fort Wane International airport, 10501 10

St., Aviation Hangar No. 1003, east of terminal. 6:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $5 donation. Breakfast includes eggs, pancakes, pancakes, sausage, hash browns, toast, juice, coffee and milk. Transportation provided from parking across street.Big Band Jazz. Foellinger Theatre, 3411 Sherman Blvd. 4-6 p.m. Admis-sion $5. Heartland and the Heartland Jazz Orchestra present a program of “wholesome, American ’40s and ’50s music.” For information on other Heartland concerts and programs, visit heartlandchorale.org.

TUESDAY, AUG. 26Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road. 11;30 a.m.-1 p.m. $15.50, inclusive of lunch and program. The speaker is Nancy Rieke, owner of By His Grace Consigned Designs in Time corners. Make reservations by Aug. 19 to Meridith, 672-3414. Baby sitting is available. Sponsored by Stonecroft Ministries.SCORE Chapter 50 free marketing/sales workshop. Indiana Tech, 1600 E. Wash-ington Blvd., new Academic Center, Room 008, Lower Level. 5:30-8:30 p.m. To register, email [email protected] or call 422-2601.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 27Sesame Street Live — “Make a New Friend.” Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Expo Center, 4000 Parnell Ave. 6:30 p.m. Tickets $15.50 to $25.50. Group tickets also available. Visit memorialcoliseum.com.23rd Excellence in Recycling Awards. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, The Blue Room, 4000 Parnell Ave. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $5 includes parking and lunch. RSVP by Aug. 18 to 449-7878 or [email protected]. The Allen County Solid Waste Management District again will honor nonprofi ts and commercial businesses in Allen County. Guest speaker Jaret Wieland, CEO of Transformations Furniture, will discuss how his family’s fourth-generation furniture-making business practices waste reduction while achieving economic success.

THURSDAY, AUG. 28Sesame Street Live — “Make a New Friend.” Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Expo Center, 4000 Parnell Ave. 10:30 A.m. Tickets $15.50 to $25.50. Group tickets also available. Visit memorialcoliseum.com.Everyone a Neighbor Day. First Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Wayne St., in McKay Hall. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The congregation provides food, comfort and hospitality to people living in downtown Fort Wayne, including some living on the streets. Visitors receive a noon meal and donated clothing, and enjoy a place of shelter and relaxation on the fourth Thurs-day of each month. To fi nd out how to help, call Sharon Hedeen, 483-9666. Monetary and clothing donations may be brought to the church offi ce.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3Swimming lessons open registration and evaluations. NACS Auditorium, 3903 Carroll Road. 6-7 p.m. Swimming lessons for the 2014 early fall session will run Monday and Wednesday evenings from Sept. 8-24, or Saturday mornings from Sept. 6-Oct. 11. Visit nacs.k12.in.us/natatorium for the complete schedule guide, or call 637-0340 for more information. Classes serve different ability levels and ages 3 to 15. Prices start at $45. The NACS Natatorium is located on the campus of Carroll High School.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 5“The Lego Movie.” Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 4700 Vance Ave. 8 p.m. Free to the whole community. The parking lot opens at 6:30 p.m. Bring blankets and lawn chairs. In the event of rain, the movie will be shown in the gym. Kids’ activities will include balloon animals. A 6-ft. Lego cutout will be available for taking photos. Children will paint

boxes as cars, and sit with their parnts to watch the movie. Volleyball and other activities for youth. Food will be available for purchase. Free popcorn.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 6Sportsman’s Raffl e. Mizpah Shrine Horse Grounds, 965 N. Indiana 9, Co-lumbia City. Noon-5 p.m. Doors open at 11 a.m. Tickets $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Ticket includes food and refreshments. Tickets avail-able at Mizpah Shrine Center, 1015 Memorial Way. Call 426-4543.Bishop Luers Alumni and Friends Golf Outing. Brookwood Golf Course, 10304 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. Shotgun start at 1 p.m. $75 per person includes greens fees, golf cart, range balls, six drink tickets and food. Registration and fees due by Sept. 3. Call the Bishop Luers High School Alumni Offi ce, 456-1261, ext. 3040, or email Melissa Hire at [email protected], or Sarah Shank at [email protected]. Or register at bishopluers.org.

MONDAY, SEPT. 837th annual Allen County Youth for Christ Golf Classic. Sycamore Hills Golf Club, 11836 Covington Road. Morning and afternoon groups. $250 per person or $1,000 for a team of four. The special guest is Jeff Saturday, former Indianapolis Colts center. To register, visit fwayfc.org, or call Youth for Christ for Northern Indiana at 484-4551, ext. 207.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 13Game night. Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road. 7 p.m. the second Saturday of each month. Thanks to a grant from the Lutheran Foundation, the church has new equipment for game night, including electronic gaming systems, a ping pong table, traditional board games and a karaoke system. Snacks are provided at no charge. Adult chaper-ones are members of Bethany for more than two years, have passed a background check, and will supervise the event. For more information, visit BethanyLC.org or call 747-0713.

MONDAY, SEPT. 15Embroiderers meeting. Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza. 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Visitors welcome. The Fort Wayne Chapter of the Em-broiderers Guild of America meets on the third Monday of every month. A short business meeting is followed by a teaching program or individ-ual stitching time, or both. For more information, call Karen Aiken, 748-4078, or Susan Mol, 456-8382.

SATURDAY, OCT. 11Making Strides Against Breast Cancer community walk. Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., the 5K walk starts at 9 a.m. Sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Proceeds from the noncom-petitive, family-friendly event benefi t breast cancer research and local breast cancer education and free patient/caregivers support programs. Call (800) 227-2345 or visit makingstrideswak.org/fortwaynein.

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