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Chris Brandell and Cody Knapp of Three Rivers Barricade & Equipment Co. load up the Carroll Road detour signs at the corner of Johnson Road. The company also added some striping as Carroll Road reopened May 14.

Faith UCC plans graceful farewell

Faith United Church of Christ plans to end its story with dignity.

The church at 10707 Coldwater Road will say goodbye to 46 years of ministry with a fi nal service at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 15.

Church historian Sheryl Stebbins busied herself recently sorting fi les, marriage records and black-and-white photos from the church archives.

“My grandkids were baptized here and they’re going to preschool here,” said Stebbins, who has been associated with the church for about 10 years.

“It’s a grieving process,” she said of the impending closing and her work with the archives. “Our membership is down and we couldn’t afford the building,” she explained.

A nearby church has signed a short-term lease on the building. Efforts to sell the building continue.

As the story ends,

though, Faith parishioners want to say goodbye with grace.

“We’re going through all the papers and the pictures,” Stebbins said. “We want to leave a legacy that this church meant something to a lot of people for a long time.

So we want to leave it meaningful and do honor to the church.”

“We hope to scan a lot of the pictures, espe-cially confi rmations and baptisms, on a disc,” Stebbins said. Copies will be made available to parishioners. Stebbins will

send a copy to the Indi-ana-Kentucky Conference of the United Church of Christ.

Other records will be donated to a library or historical society. Among them will be a well preserved photo

Faith United Church of Christ historian Sheryl Stebbins shares church photos with her grandson Ryan Stebbins, 4.

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See FAITH, Page A6

By Garth [email protected]

Carroll Road to U.S. 33 opens after bridge work

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Scholar credits parents,‘most infl uential teacher’

Carroll High School senior Abby Lemert has been named a Presidential Scholar, one of only 141 students who will receive that honor June 22 in Washington, D.C.

In turn, she has honored Tish Clendenen as her “most infl uential teacher.”

Lemert was taking a foreign language for advanced placement credit and was a sophomore in her third year of Spanish when she entered Clen-denen’s classroom. “By the time I walked out of there, I knew that Spanish was something I wanted to pursue,” Lemert said.

Clendenen returned the compliment. “She was always strong, willing to do whatever I asked her to do and more,” she said. “She’s just an impressive individual and a good person, too. She deserves it. This is huge.”

Clendenen, in her sixth year at Carroll, is on maternity leave. She said

she learned of Abby’s selection — and her own honor — as she and her husband were watching TV. “Seeing my name scroll across the bottom of the screen was bizarre. I was so happy for Abby, and so honored that she chose me,” she said.

In an interview, Lemert also said Bruce and Doris Lemert have been supportive throughout her education. “My parents have always been very infl uential, helping me


Abby Lemert will receive the Presidential Scholar medallion June 22 in Washington, D.C.

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See SCHOLAR, Page A7

Carroll Road reopened as scheduled May 14, after nine months of construction on two bridges.

“I appreciate the general

public putting up with the road being closed since August,” said Kevin Butts, project manager for the Allen County Highway Department. “If we had let the bridges crumble, they’d have had to use the detours forever. It’s a real

improvement.”The affected one-mile

segment of Carroll Road extends east from U.S. 33, past homes, Eel River Baptist Church, and Eel River and Riverview


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Stained glass windows complete area church

The stained glass windows serve as a symbol of the completion of a Roanoke church building.

Construction was finished last fall, and Faith Lutheran Church at 3416 E. 900N was dedicated Nov. 24.

The church commis-sioned William L. Lupkin Designs Inc. of Fort Wayne to install the six stained glass windows, with the hope that the windows could be in place for Easter. “They actu-ally were ready by Palm Sunday, a week early,” said the Rev. Shayne Jonker.

The pastor said windows feature the Nativity, Jesus’ baptism, the Last Supper, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection. “It ties in

beautifully with Easter, the final window showing the Lord standing before an open tomb,” Jonker said.

The congregation holds one service each Sunday, at 9 a.m. For details, call Jonker at 672-1140.

Anyone attending the service will see yet another stained glass window. A window bearing the church’s name faces inward from the main entrance. The lighting made it impossible to see the letters from the outside.

“We’ll enjoy it when we leave,” Jonker said of the sign.

“We’ve had a very good response from the commu-nity, many visitors,” Jonker said.

Faith Lutheran was formed in 1996, as a mission plant of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. The church found a home at the current prop-

erty in 1999. Jonker said work on a bigger building nearby on the same land began about two years ago. “The congregation built a large majority of it themselves,” he said. The congregation served as its own general contractor, and subcontracted some of the work. “We completed it and dedicated it in November, and then we started working to raise money for the stained glass, and we had it all by mid-January for the six windows in the nave here,” he said.

Another window at the front of the nave was completed in time for the dedication. Donations funded all the windows.

A church member who is a retired carpenter managed the construction, assisted by mostly volun-teer labor.

The pews and baptismal

font followed the congre-gation to the new home nearer the road. Those items were bought in about 1998 from a church that was closing, Jonker said.

“It will be a real joy,” the pastor said of the new building, and the new

windows.Jonker came to Faith

Lutheran in 2009, from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne.

Faith Lutheran has about 140 members, Jonker said. “We’re not a large congre-gation, but we’re a group

of very faithful people, a blessed congregation,” he said.

A volunteer secretary assists Jonker, who is the only paid staff member.

He said the church has a very traditional service, with liturgy and hymns.


Ralph Garcia secures a stained glass window inside the main entance to Faith Lutheran Church.

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Festival welcomes young voicesThe Fort Wayne Children’s Choir

again will host the Appleseed Chil-dren’s Choir Festival for Young Voices, June 20-22.

Rehearsals and the fi nal concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 22, will be held at the Rhinehart Music Center at IPFW. The public is invited to the concert.

The festival is designed for inter-mediate children’s choirs.

The festival will welcome the

Ames Children’s Choir from Ames, Iowa. The choir, founded in 1995, includes boys and girls ages 8-16 from central Iowa.

Joining the ACC will be two groups from the FWCC. The Lyric Choir is led by Phyllis Boester, who has taught with the organization for 17 years. The Treble Choir is led by Steve Snyder, who is in his second year with FWCC. More than 100 singers will have the opportunity

to work with the guest conductor, Emily Ellsworth, artistic director of ANIMA - Young Singers of Greater Chicago.

For more information on the FWCC, visit fwcchoir.org.

Under the artistic direction of Jonathan Busarow, the FWCC has eight ensembles and almost 300 members annually. The ensembles give fi ve season concerts annually, and sing at many civic events.

CANI receives $21,000 giftUnited Way of Allen County’s Women United donated

$21,000 to Community Action of Northeast Indiana. The donation will go toward scholarships that CANI provides for early childhood education programs.

Women United, an affi nity group of United Way of Allen County, is a collaboration of women committed to improving the quality of life for children in Allen County by ensuring their readiness for kindergarten.

Funds for the donation were raised through Women United’s signature event, Power of the Purse. The event garners an attendance of almost 200 women who support the early childhood education needs of local children.

The next Power of the Purse event is scheduled for Nov. 11.

Bishop Dwenger High School staff and supporters join in breaking ground for renovations to the 50-year-old school. Sharing in the ceremony are, from left: Tom Didier, city councilman and BDHS alumnus; the Rev. Jacob Meyer, school chaplain; Dan Conroy, director of maintenance; Marsha Jordan, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend; Catherine Yanko, Class of 2014, student body co-president; Katie Burns, director of development and alumni relations; Jason Schiffl i, principal; and Sister Marilyn Oliver (University of Saint Francis), school board co-president. The project will include construction of a new chapel, upgrades to the gymnasium, a new multipurpose facility, and renovation of the original 36 classrooms.

Dwenger launches renovation

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Huntertown votes for change at Town Hall

Challengers won nomi-nations for the majority of the Huntertown Town Council seats in the May 6 Republican primary. A challenger also defeated the acting clerk-treasurer.

Incumbents Gary Grant and Michael Aker and challengers David Garman, Brandon Seifert and Michael Stamets advance to the general election Tuesday, Nov. 4.

Cathy Mittendorf claimed the nomination for clerk-treasurer. Mitten-dorf has handled similar duties in Huntertown and elsewhere. She outpolled acting Clerk-Treasurer Janine Rudolph.

No other parties submitted candidates for the offices in May. However, the Democratic Party may submit general election candidates by submitting petitions to the Allen County Clerk’s Office by noon Monday, June 30. Declarations of intent for write-in candi-dates are due by noon Thursday, July 3.

November winners will take office Jan. 1. Each term is for four years.

Challengers in the council race had drawn attention to the town’s quest for a state permit for its own sewage treatment plant. Some argued that it would be cheaper to continue contracting with the city of Fort Wayne to accept outflow.

In a joint statement, challengers Mike Stamets, Dave Garman and Brandon Seifert called on the sitting council to leave major decisions to the new council.

“We ask the current office-holders to slow down and allow the many important decisions facing our town to be made from a newer perspective,” the statement reads. “There is no need to rush things through in the final months

of 2014, and we feel the voters have sent us all a strong signal that we need to re-examine where we are going as a great town.” The statement also asked the current office-holders to allow ample access to the information, reports and other data that new office-holders will need for an effective transition.

Aker, an incumbent who won re-nomination, said the current council understands the town’s priorities. “I understand where they’re coming from, at least two of them,” he said of the new nominees. “But this council was voted in to serve for four years, and we will continue to serve in the best way possible until our time is done, and after that the new council can take over.”

The legal battle with Fort Wayne was the subject of a separate news release, issued by defeated Councilwoman Patricia Freck and Utilities Service Board President Andrew Conner. The statement cited a May 8 ruling in Allen Superior Court, ordering the City of Fort Wayne to provide finan-cial records supporting the rates charged for treating Huntertown sewage. The new deadline is May 21.

In the news release, Conner said, “There has been a persistent rumor that the city of Fort Wayne can provide services at lower costs. … Fort

Wayne hasn’t produced documents to prove it.”

Leo-Cedarville also held a Republican primary May 6. Four candidates sought the three Town Council nominations. The winners were newcomers: Greg Peck, 275 votes; Tim Richards, 247 votes; and R. Paul Steffens, 212 votes. One incum-bent, John Clendenen, sought re-election and received 162 votes. Two other council terms and the clerk’s term extend through 2015.

Grabill has one council term up for election in 2014, but had no candi-dates in the primaries. Other seats are up for election in 2015.

All four Zanesville town positions are up for elec-tion in 2014, but had no candidates in the prima-ries.

All Fort Wayne, Monro-eville, New Haven and Woodburn municipal posi-tions are up for election in 2015.

Many school board seats are up for election in November 2014. Fall voting will decide three of the five Northwest Allen County Schools seats, three of the seven East Allen County School Board seats, four of the seven Fort Wayne Community Schools seats, and two of the five Southwest Allen County Schools seats.

Wednesday, July 23, is the first day to file a petition to run for school board. Wednesday, Aug. 6, is the first day to file as a write-in for school board. Friday, Aug. 22, at noon, is the deadline to file for a school board office.

By Garth [email protected] The results

Seven candidates, including four incumbents, sought

the five town council nominations in the May 6 Republi-

can primary in Huntertown. Vote totals are:

*Michael Stamets, challenger, 353;

*David Garman, challenger, 346;

*Brandon Seifert, challenger, 316;

*Gary Grant, incumbent, 301;

*Michael Aker, incumbent, 291;

Patricia Freck, incumbent, 268;

James Fortman, incumbent, 178;

(Incumbent Sue Gongwer did not seek re-election.)

Two candidates sought the clerk-treasurer nomination.

Vote totals are:

*Cathy Mittendorf, 324;

Janine Rudolph, 143.

(Clerk-treasurer Dave Rudolph did not seek re-election.)

* Nominated

Kickball tourney to aid charitiesThe third annual Fort

Wayne Sport Club Charity Kickball Tournament

will take place at Fort Wayne Sport Club, 3102 Ardmore Ave., starting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 28. The proceeds from the tournament will benefit Turnstone and TOPSoccer.

Each competing group

will form a co-ed team of five male and five female players. The entry fee is $150 per team, which includes round-robin tournament play, commemorative T-shirts, participant bags containing day-of-event favors, more.

Sponsorship packages are available. Visit fort-waynesportclub.com for details or to register.

Turnstone’s mission is to provide therapeutic, educational, wellness and recreational programs to empower people with disabilities. The not-for-profit organization provides rehabilitative, educational, wellness, athletic and recreational programs and facilities to persons with physical disabilities and their fami-lies.

TOPSoccer is The Outreach Program for Soccer from US Youth Soccer. It is designed to allow children with special needs to participate in the sport. Any child with a special need can partici-pate.

The Fort Wayne Sport Club was founded in 1927 by an active group of soccer players who immi-grated to the Fort Wayne area from Germany in the aftermath of World War I. Today, the club is a hub of soccer activity, with programs for players age 4 to 30-and-over.

For details or to register a team, contact Dave Bennett at 750-0325 or [email protected].

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coordination, Butts said. “School buses, ambu-lances, everybody worked with us and not against us, and that was a great asset,” he said. The department alerted funeral homes and other regular users to the detours. “It was the lone stranger coming in to visit a grave that got lost, but when we saw them we pointed them in the right direction,” he said.

Crews from Three Rivers Barricade & Equip-ment Co. in Fort Wayne removed the detour signs about noon May 14. That company did the striping, too, Butts said.

The bridge over the Martin Johnson Drain was replaced with a new 68-foot, three-span concrete slab bridge. The bridge over the Geller Ditch was widened to 41 feet and strengthened with new concrete beams and deck on the existing span.

Primco Inc. of Fort Wayne submitted low bids for both projects totaling $1.16 million. The engi-neers’ total estimate for the two bridge improve-ments was just under $1.5 million.

Seeding and land-scaping work will be done with Carroll Road opened to traffi c, the highway department said in a news release.

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from 1968, showing four pastors and a church representative who helped to establish the church. In that picture, the Rev. Darrell Kroemer of St. John’s United Church of Christ hammers a nail into the church sign on Coldwater Road.

Much has changed since that nail was driven four and a half decades ago. The trees that surrounded the sign are gone. The fi rst church building was sold to make way for the Kroger parking lot. The present building was constructed in 1997, and sits farther from Coldwater Road. In fact, it’s just as easy to reach the church by driving between the Kroger and Hallmark stores facing Dupont Road.

“This location was chosen as the result of the new housing addi-tion across Coldwater Road, Pine Valley, and the projection of future growth for this commu-nity,” reads a history prepared for the 25th anniversary celebration in 1993. “Faith had a distinct advantage as the fi rst of several new churches in

the area.”By the 10th anniversary

in 1978, membership had grown to more than 300 parishioners.

Church Council Presi-dent Corinne Toth hopes many of that number will hear about the fi nal service. “We want all the former parishioners to know they’re welcome back,” she said.

The church no longer has a pastor, but will continue services the fi rst Sunday of each month until the fi nal service, June 15. Toth said the church hopes to have the building sold by that date.

The preschool across the hall looks forward to a 44th year. “Though the church is fi nishing their ministry, the preschool will be here next year, continuing with another church,” said preschool director Judy Berggren. Enrollment has grown to about 120 students. Contact her at [email protected].

Toth said she has been with the church for fi ve years, which makes her

“a baby” in comparison to many members. “There are several who have been here for years and years, especially our organist [Marilyn Ambrose],” she said.

Stebbins and Toth said they know of no move-ment for a core group to affi liate with another church.

“We’ve all kind of splintered and we’re going our own paths,” Stebbins said.

The area that once was home to one church now has many, serving neighborhoods whose boundaries are blurred by development. Toth said she will choose her new church based on faith, not geography. And that church will embrace the same principles that once brought her to Faith.

She described the congregation’s diffi cult decision succinctly. “Financial.”

She blames no one.“People through the

years, they have come in here and they did their best,” she said.

FAITH from Page A1 All are welcomeFaith United Church of Christ invites former parishioners to a free luncheon after the fi nal service at 10 a.m. Sun-day, June 15, at 10707 Coldwater Road. RSVP to Corinne Toth, 637-7660, or Sheryl Stebbins, 489-6209.

A photo from the Faith United Church of Christ archives shows members of the Mission Church Steering Committee in 1968. They are: (kneeling) the Rev. Darrell Kroemer, chairman, from St. John’s Church; (standing, from left) the Rev. John Carroccio, from Plymouth Church; the Rev. James Peters, chairman of the Church Extension Northeast Association; the Rev. Walter Pohler, from Grace Church; and the Rev. Willard Zinke, from Salem Church.

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Faith United Church of Christ, behind the Kroger store on Dupont Road, also houses a preschool, which will continue into a 44th year.

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Bruce Lemert said Abby was academically inclined at an early age. The family moved to Fort Wayne and Pine Valley from Iowa, when Abby was 3. At that time, Bruce was an auditor, making stops in Canada.

“Some teachers said girls can’t do math,” Bruce recalled. But Abby sat in her car seat, converting centigrade to Fahrenheit.

In Fort Wayne, Abby attended a Montessori school and then Northwest Allen County Schools.

Abby said she plans to attend Purdue University, where she will study engi-neering.

The Presidential Scholars include one young man and one young woman from each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and from U.S. families living abroad, 15 chosen at-large, and 20 U.S. Pres-idential Scholars in the Arts.

Lemert and her fellow scholars will receive their medallions at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on Constitution Avenue in the capital. Students also will receive a salute the next day at Kennedy

Center.Created in 1964, the

program has honored more than 6,500 students. The program was expanded in 1979 to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, literary and performing arts.

In presenting the fi rst awards, President Lyndon B. Johnson commended “your impressive scores and your scholastic records.”

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Earth Fare says letter led to Dupont store

Earth Fare, the first of four new natural and organic grocers to open in Fort Wayne, came to town in part because of a letter written to the company by a local seventh-grader.

The company had had Fort Wayne on its radar before, said new store marketer Amanda Arnet, but it was a letter sent by Nate Sutton, now an eighth-grader at Maple Creek Middle School, that prompted Earth Fare to take another look at the city and make the decision to open a store on the north side.

Sutton, who sent the letter as part of a class assignment, had visited Earth Fare’s Noblesville store. He noted that his sister suffered from food

allergies, that there was a growing demand for healthier food alternatives

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Health had recently opened a huge regional medical center nearby.

Nate’s letter caught the attention of the right person, and that got the ball rolling.

“Obviously, Earth Fare looked in the area before, but the encouragement of someone within the area was just huge,” Arnet said.

In recognition of his initiative, Sutton was selected to cut the ribbon when the store, in part of the former Scott’s grocery space at Dupont and Coldwater roads, opened May 7.

Nate’s sister, Jordan, now 11 and a student at Cedar Canyon Elementary School, also was on hand for the May 7 ribbon-cut-ting. Jordan is dealing with celiac disease — a reaction to gluten — said her mother, Lana Sutton.

Nate’s father and step-mother, Bob and Kim, and older sister Rachel also were on hand for the occa-sion. Rachel is a senior at Carroll High School.

Chief merchandising officer Dorothy Carlow said Earth Fare had passed on Fort Wayne, but recon-sidered after Nate’s letter.

The real estate VP then returned to Fort Wayne “and found this awesome site,” she said.

Leona Brimm of Fort Wayne was among the first-day shoppers. She paused in the tea section as she made her way around the store just minutes after the official opening.

Brimm said she was shopping for crunchy peanut butter to prepare for a visit from her daughter, Sarah, who moved to California last year. “She got me into the whole organic thing,” Brimm said. Brimm said she now buys organic whenever she can, and she welcomes a store closer to her home.

As it happens, the Sutton family and others soon will have other local options for natural and organic foods as well — one downtown and two others on the north side. Each has a slightly different approach.

Brian Hench, an executive with Chief Supermarkets group, plans to open teds market in the former Union Chapel Church at 12628 Cold-water Road later this year.

The name comes from Ted Hench, Brian Hench’s grandfather and one of the founders of Chief. The 10,000-square-foot store will be a neighborhood market, cafe and wine bar.

“Our focus is going to be on our prepared foods, our wholesome, ready-to-eat entrees, sides and unique sandwiches,” Hench said. “Based on those recipes, we will stock the teds market ‘pantry’ – the shelves of the store – full of ingredients, which will be a large portion of the items that we carry. We

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Nate Sutton, now 14, wrote the letter that prompted Earth Fare to take a closer look at Fort Wayne. Nate wrote on behalf of his sister Jordan, now 11.

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Nate Sutton cuts the ribbon for the Earth Fare at Dupont and Coldwater roads in Fort Wayne. Eve Colchin, the director of business services for Greater Fort Wayne Inc., assists at the May 7 ceremony.

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will then round out our selection with important staple products like milk and juice, or pasta and eggs. While teds market may not carry every size of peanut butter or every brand of wine ever made, we will try to have a good selection of everyday items that fi t our customers’ needs.”

Choosing to buy and renovate an old church demonstrates that “we are not ones to take the easy path. At teds market, we appreciate the time it takes to do things right, as well as the personal touch you can have when you keep things smaller,” Hench said.

“The space is a chal-lenge. We love it because it comes with a history, but it also comes with older plumbing and elec-trical, so there is some extra work to be done. We also love the open space of the former chapel area, but it is a bit ‘cozy,’ so we need to fi nd ways to bring in more light, and make it more open and accessible. These are chal-lenges, but they are also part of what makes teds market unique,” he added.

Earth Fare is governed by its “real food philos-ophy,” which bans items with high-fructose corn syrup; artifi cial fats and transfats; artifi cial colors, fl avors, sweeteners and preservatives; and meat and dairy products produced using antibiotics and growth hormones.

The store has its own private-label products, about 75 percent of which are organic. It also carries other brands, some organic and some not, and it devotes a special display to local products.

“What local means to Earth Fare is from within 100 miles of this partic-ular location, so if it’s 101 miles we don’t call it local,” Arnet said.

It tries to price its everyday products competitively with other stores, such as Kroger; at both, organic items tend to be priced higher.

The store also carries vitamins, herbs and other supplements; natural shampoos, perfumes and body care products; pet foods; natural cleaning products; beer and wine; and meat and dairy prod-ucts. It has a salad bar and hot food bar with products priced by the pound; a deli with made-to-order wraps and sandwiches; and a cafe with a generous seating area where visitors can enjoy coffee, tea, and customizable juice and smoothie selections.

The 26,000-square-foot Fort Wayne store will be North Carolina-based Earth Fare’s 31st location. It already has stores in Noblesville and Carmel, and will open one on the Indianapolis/Greenwood border later this year.

Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, a new player in the natural-foods business, will open a store at the former Borders bookstore location at Coldwater Road and Coliseum Boulevard this summer. Although its fi rst store opened in Mount Pros-pect, Ill., just last month, it plans to have 60 stores in operation by 2019.

The company said its concept combines the experience of an outdoor farmers market with the convenience of a full-ser-vice grocery store.

An as-yet unnamed grocery that also will specialize in natural and organic foods is in the works at the former down-town Holiday Inn, now an independent and assist-ed-living facility called the Lamplight Inn, at 300 E. Washington Blvd. Bobby Petras, who is chief operating offi cer of Lamplight Communities, is installing the grocery store on part of the inn’s fi rst fl oor.

In addition to the newcomers, there are plenty of existing options for people who prefer natural and organic products. Philip Beachy has run his family’s Health Food Shoppe of Fort Wayne at 3515 N. Anthony Blvd. for the better part of 40 years.

“I’m sure it will be hard competing with the invest-ment bankers,” he said, referring to the big chains’ ownership. “We’re just a mom and pop.”

The store, which carries an array of supplements and ready-made foods in addition to organic products, draws people from all over town, but its biggest portion of shop-pers live in or near the northside neighborhood, Beachy said.

Beachy visited an Earth Fare store in Indianapolis and fi gures its Dupont store will probably be his biggest new local competitor. But he also faces competition from mainstream grocers, such as Kroger, who have expanded their organics departments.

Fort Wayne also has a Fresh Market chain store on the southwest side, and the Three Rivers Co-op Natural Grocery and Deli at 1612 Sherman Blvd.

Although the fi eld may seem to be getting crowded, ultimately the new stores are being driven by the growing demand for natural and organic products, Beach said.

“There’s room for all of us.”

At the Earth Fare opening, COO Rob Easley thanked community leaders for their support for the store. “We’re excited to bring jobs to this community and economic opportunity to everyone,” Easley said. “But our team members bring to Fort Wayne and to this store more than just a job. We have a team here that’s

passionate about health. And they’re passionate and enthusiastic about doing good and being good and making a differ-ence in people’s lives and allowing people to go down a health journey and to be part of that journey. And it’s those team members that make us special. It’s those team members that make every-thing that we do for our customers fantastic.”

(Dupont Valley Times Editor Garth Snow contributed to this report.)

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If you’ve never been to the natural amphitheater by the river in Headwaters Park, you’re hardly alone. In fact, there’s never been an advertised, organized event held there. But that will change this summer.

The Living Fort Wayne Concert Series, put on by Young Leaders of North-east Indiana, will take place on Wednesday nights June 4, July 2 and Aug. 6 in the amphitheater and feature two local bands per show.

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Bouthout, who was the catalyst for the concert series, said he got the idea while on a trip to Cincin-nati last year with the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership.

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Mad Anthonys has named Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and Tom Kelley, president of Kelley Automotive Group, its 2014 Red Coat recipients.

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Kelley leads one of the largest automotive groups in the state, incorporating six dealerships in Fort Wayne and Decatur. He also founded and ran an IndyCar racing team for several years. He is also known for his successes as an amateur golfer; he is a nine-time winner of the Fort Wayne Golf Association’s men’s city tournament.

Kelley’s father, Jim, was named a Red Coat recipient in 1998.

“Being born and raised in Fort Wayne and an avid golfer, there are few things more momentous I can think of than the Mad Anthonys and the Red Coat,” Kelley said. “In addition, being able to join my father in the ranks of Red Coat recipients is an incredible opportunity and honor.”

“Both Gov. Pence and Tom Kelley fully embrace and embody what it means to be a Hoosier and recipient of the Mad Anthonys Red Coat,” said Don Banowetz, board president of the Mad Anthonys Foundation. “Being a part of the Hotel Fitness Championship once again is a contin-uation of our long-standing tradition of providing Fort Wayne and northeast Indiana a premier Pro-Am charity golf event, while increasing support of the Mad Anthonys Children’s Hope House and other important causes for children in our region.”

The Mad Anthonys is a charitable organization founded in 1957 and comprising business leaders and professionals from northeast Indiana. The Mad Anthonys Charity Classic golf event – now offi cially called the Mad Anthonys Pro-Am at the Hotel Fitness Championship – raises millions of dollars for charitable organizations in Fort Wayne.

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Woodview Church of God plans to explore its future on Stand Up Sunday on June 1.

“I don’t think people realize we’re back there,” said Cathy Burris, the church treasurer. Indeed, drivers would need to take their eyes off Getz Road to stare east through the wooded, 5-acre property to see the congregation’s home on the former sheep farm.

The church has served from 1825 Getz Road since

1973. The building’s odd shape reflects the multiple remodeling projects. The building is in poor condi-tion and another fix-up is not an option, said the Rev. Joe Shouse, who came to Woodview as pastor in 2012.

“Our theme song for our building fund is ‘Step Into the Water,’” Shouse said. “There is a line in that song that says ‘Step into the water, wade out a little bit deeper, it’s time we the people stand up for what is right.”

“With that in mind, we

are calling June 1 Stand Up Sunday and we are encouraging the congre-gation to do what is right by standing up together and take a step of faith and wade out a little bit deeper and give to the building fund on this very special day.”

The blacktop drive winds through oak and hickory trees that fit well with the church’s name. The trees outnumber the 22 parking spaces almost 3-to-1. “We are a church of about 30 — very small — but we are committed to moving forward and serving our community,” the pastor said in an email.

The church will kick off its building fund with a worship celebration at 10:30 a.m. June 1, followed by a banquet at the Best Western Luxbury Inn, on Coventry Lane. “The goal is to begin raising the needed funds from the current congregation and from family, friends and former members, in order to meet the church’s needs,” Shouse said in a news release.

Everyone is invited to the church service. To make reservations for the banquet, call Shouse at 446-4751.

“It’s deteriorated to the point where it becomes more and more over-whelming, where we’re saying it’s not going to be viable much longer,” said Burris, who came to Woodview about six years ago. “What I experienced when I came there was the loving congregation, the closeness, and their will-ingness to reach out and accept my grandson and me into the congregation.”

“We were looking for a small church. That was the first one that I tried and that’s where we stayed,” she said.

“We realize our facility

is not adequate or family friendly and therefore we are taking a step of faith,” Shouse said in a news release. “We want to make a difference in the lives of people and we need the kind of building that will allow us to reach out and make that difference.

“Recently we had a block party and invited the residents of an entire apart-ment complex. We realized at that time we were not equipped to do the ministry we desire to do.”

“We really are at a preliminary point in this endeavor,” he said in an email. “Excited about their new vision, the congre-gation will continue to worship, pray and work together to reach their goal.”

For the moment, the church has only the resolve to move forward, and the confidence that the details will fall into place after June 1.

“We have talked about moving the new building up close to the street, thinking that might be a better presence in the community,” Burris said. “We’re all very excited. It’s a big project. We’ve got a long way to go, but we’re excited.

“We are just stepping out in faith to see where the Lord leads us.”

Pastor Alvin Beggs served as the church’s first pastor, followed by his son Dwayne. Others served short-term pastorates. The Rev. Steve Hildebrand, who retired in 2012, served as pastor for 14 years.

Shouse and his wife, Denise, live in Haviland, Ohio. “Denise and I have been in ministry for 35 years and have pastored Church of God congrega-tions in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan,” Shouse said.

He is a graduate of Anderson University.


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Two weeks before the ribbon-cutting on the Riverside Gardens Enhancement Project, two of the biggest backers of the park were planting hundreds of May night sage bushes.

Dozens of rose bushes and trees also waited for attention.

Leo-Cedarville Town Manager Peggy Garton and Park Board President Mark Hamilton shared the work with town employees. They also shared an enthusiasm about an $800,000 project that will expand recreation options near the banks of the Cedarville Reservoir on the St. Joseph River.

The play creek that drains the splash pad is all Southern Indiana lime-stone, Garton said. “It’s the biggest man-made play creek in Indiana, the only one of its kind in the region,” she said.

Hamilton said the splash pad itself is bigger than originally planned. In

fact, the entire project was expanded.

The town will cut the ribbon on the project at noon Tuesday, May 27. Rain date is May 28. Hamilton has invited local, regional and state officials. Fort Wayne, after all, sold part of the property to Leo-Cedar-ville for just a dollar. Fort

Wayne retains an ease-ment around the reservoir, which Hamilton said is the city’s water source.

Major sponsors including Lutheran Health Network and Parkview Regional Medical Center also are expected to send representatives.

Local elementary school children also are invited

to help cut the ribbons, launch balloons, and play in the splash pad.

“We applied for a grant from the [Indiana] DNR, called a Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant, and they agreed with our proposal and so they matched up to $200,000,” he said. “And then we


Leo-Cedarville Town Manager Peggy Garton and Park Board President Mark Hamilton plant May night sage at Riverside Gardens, 14701 Schwartz Road.

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Churubusco’s Turtle Dayshonors the elusive Oscar

Nicole Kirkpatrick grew up in the huge oval shadow of Oscar the Turtle.

“I am a lifelong Churu-buscian,” said Kirkpatrick, the president of Churubus-co’s Turtle Days festival, which returns June 11 to 14.

She has heard Oscar’s story every summer of her life. “He was a home-town legend,” Kirkpatrick said. The community has been celebrating Oscar’s odyssey since 1949. The story, though, builds on a story that started genera-tions earlier.

“There was a very large turtle that was supposedly found here in town,” she said. “There was a huge

hunt for him. People from all over the country came to hunt the turtle. At one point they say they caught him, and he escaped.”

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Region driver tries againfor winning pull at Arcola

Wayne Krider will steer his 5,500-horsepower, three-engine tractor down the Arcola course again this summer.

The Churubusco puller has never won the Arcola National Truck & Tractor Pull, which returns June 26-28 to Branning Park north of the Arcola corners. But he hopes this is his year.

The action starts with the Michindoh (Michigan, Indiana, Ohio) pull at 7 p.m. Thursday. NTPA pulls start at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

“I’ve been pulling about 35 years,” said the recent retiree of the Smith Town-ship Fire Department. “I think the fire department and pulling started about the same time in my life, and I’ve been going to Arcola for a lot of years.

“It’s one of my favorite pulls. And I never do well over there.”

Krider has had his titles, though, elsewhere in the Hoosier State Tractor Pullers circuit, the Wolverine Pullers circuit in Michigan, and the Region 2 (Midwest) region of the National Tractor Pullers Association.

“I’ve had a second place or two over the years,” he said, “but that win has eluded me all the years I’ve been pulling at Arcola.”

It’s an inviting venue, he said. “It’s close to home. I don’t have to drive for hours,” he said. Other pulls are as far away as Minnesota and Alabama, May to October. But Arcola’s lure isn’t just a matter of convenience.

“Over the years the Arcola bunch has progressed and progressed, and they’re one of the premier pull places in the country,” he said. “They treat the pullers well. They

put on a big meal and feed us, and do what they can to accommodate us over there.”

Plus, he is almost a hometown favorite in nearby Arcola. “Busco represents pretty well over there for us,” Krider said.

He said his wife, Judy, accompanies him to a lot of pulls. She contributes away from the course, getting the camper ready for travel.

At the end of the road, though, is a very short drive that decides the winner.

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Health center offers care to underservedOn a patch of soil in

the southeast area of Fort Wayne rises a plain, unassuming structure that may just represent the future of health care in northeast Indiana. And like a delicate spring bud, this building will receive careful nurturing because of what it means

to the well-being of the surrounding community.

It’s the new Parkview Neighborhood Health Center, which will bring direct medical services to an area of the city experts have diagnosed as long deserving such attention.

The facility offi -cially opened March 4, following the culmination of years of planning, a partnership forged by

Parkview Health and Neighborhood Health Clinics and a breathtaking construction adventure.

“It is so much more than just a primary care offi ce, so much more than just a clinic,” said Ben Miles, chief oper-ating offi cer of Parkview Hospital and Affi liates. “For this portion of our community, it is going to be outreach and education.

It’s going to be health. It’s going to be dental. There’s so much one-stop-shop-type philosophy.”

Under their collabora-tion, Parkview owns the center on East Paulding Road near Hessen Cassel Road, and leases about two-thirds of the 7,500 square feet of space to Neighborhood Health Clinics. The nonprofi t organization provides the primary care.

NHC President and CEO Mary Haupert said residents who for years have sorely lacked adequate and convenient access to medical care on the south side of Fort Wayne can now take advantage of the fami-ly-practice, OBGYN and pediatric services as well as immunizations the clinic offers.

She believes the number of patients the clinic helps will rise gradually and eventually reach into the thousands.

“We’re hoping within fi ve years to be serving about 5,000,” she said.

Most forms of insur-ance are accepted. And since NHC specializes in treating low-income patients, the group helps the uninsured by applying a sliding fee based on income and household size.

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ters on South Calhoun Street, is only open three days a week for right now, staffed by a nurse practitioner, two nurses and a front-desk atten-dant. But that’s about to change soon with services expanding over the next year.

Haupert said the clinic is expected to operate full time, fi ve days a week, starting in July.

Plans then call for adding Women, Infants and Children nutritional services in October, meaning the addition of more staff. And by early 2015, general dental services are set to become available with a dentist and a dental hygienist on site.

There still will be room to grow after that. Haupert said the facility was built

with nine medical exam rooms, leaving plenty of space to add more medical providers if need be.

The clinical services fulfi ll one of the two key components of what the center offers. The other comes from Parkview Health itself, as its Center for Healthy Living is set to open this month in the building in an effort to extend the health network’s mission to promote a better quality of life among residents.

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The gym, in its drab appearance, resembles those from the best boxing movies. Gritty. Simple. Utilitarian. Nothing too fancy.

The kind of place that forges underdogs into champions.

Lutheran Life Villages’ retirement community on South Anthony Boulevard in Fort Wayne held a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 9 as part of Parkin-son’s Awareness Month to mark a new partner-ship with Rock Steady Boxing, a nonprofit center in Indianapolis dedicated to helping people with Parkinson’s overcome their symptoms by applying old-school boxing training methods.

The disease pulls no punches, so in equal response, Rock Steady Boxing gives the afflicted a chance to strike back, to find a measure of peace and prolong their normalcy.

The local program looks old school, with a gym set up in a converted storage room in Lutheran Life’s basement. Fluo-rescent lights illuminate dark gray stone walls. New punching bags line one side of the room, and speed bags take up space nearby. On the other end, a few tables have been set up, equipment is stacked and a newly built wooden cubby holds some gear.

Motivational phrases and the blue-and-gold Rock Steady Boxing logo adorn the walls.

During one recent evening session, four participants trained with Lutheran Life wellness coordinator and honorary head coach Rachael Dettling. A framed picture of Muhammad Ali, looking exhausted after a 1965 bout with Sonny Liston, stared down at them. Ali, who has suffered from Parkinson’s for years, and posters of boxing movies past are invoked to provide encouragement. Clas-

sic-rock songs like “Eye of the Tiger” and “Don’t Stop Believin’” echoed off the concrete walls.

Dettling barked instruc-tions during the routines, and the class roared in response. They focused on the moment — feeling the impact of their fists on a punching bag or the burn in their thighs from doing squats.

The group that night included Cathy Fisher, who’s had Parkinson’s for three years. She was checking the program out for the first time. Dan Spangler, who has had Parkinson’s for about 10 years, had attended about half a dozen classes in addition to doing therapy at Turnstone.

Vicky Pope, who was diagnosed last year, drove from her home in Roanoke for her third class.

“I’m noticing benefits so far,” she said.

Bob Craven, 62, who also was diagnosed a year ago, needs assistance from staff and a walker. Though his mobility is limited, he doesn’t back down. He gives as much as his body can deliver.

“There are days that are good, and there are days you have to work harder,” he said. “But you gotta persist.”

Craven said he used to be an athlete and a guitar player before he was stricken with Parkin-son’s. The disorder has taxed him physically and mentally, but the program offers an outlet for the frustration.

“Hitting that bag is just about as close as hitting something,” he said.

Dettling said the workout isn’t just dedi-cated to alleviating the physical symptoms of Parkinson’s but the emotional toll as well.

“It’s a life-changing diagnosis that can lead some people to become depressed,” she said. “What we try to do with this program is to kind of give them back their inde-pendence by empowering them.”

Parkinson’s is a chronic and progressive neuro-degenerative disease that saps the affected person’s motor functions, causing a range of bodily tremors, rigidity, movement prob-lems, loss of balance and speech issues.

According to the

National Parkinson’s Foundation, about 1 million Americans live with the disorder. It’s most prevalent among the elderly, those older than 60, but also affects younger groups. The symptoms can vary from case to case, affecting some more severely than others during the disease’s progression.

While incurable, Parkin-son’s can be treated with medications, therapy and exercise. The NPF’s website lists research showing how rigorous exercise can be an effec-tive treatment in helping patients regain some movement control and speed.

That’s where Rock Steady Boxing comes in.

Founded in 2006 in Indianapolis by former Marion County prose-cutor Scott Newman after

he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, the orga-nization developed an intense, noncontact fitness program to counter the disease’s symptoms. The traditional boxing training regimens provide a full-body workout, specifically focusing on flexibility, strength, speed and espe-cially balance.

Dettling, a recreational therapist who has worked in neurological reha-bilitation, said routines can vary, but the classes follow a similar structure of warm-ups, stretching, upper- and lower-body and core work, boxing activities and cool-downs.

Yelling is also a big part of the program. Dettling said participants are encouraged to yell as a way to maintain their vocal intensity. The struggle and the emotional release each participant

experiences help them form bonds with other members so that their exercise class becomes more than just a class, but a support group as well.

“That support can lift them up. They feel like they can accomplish something and fight back against this disease,” Dettling said.

Lutheran Life Villages started offering Rock Steady Boxing sessions in March, capping months of work to launch the local affiliation. The driving force behind the work was Tim Imler, Lutheran Life’s executive director.

He has lived with Parkinson’s for about four years. After learning about Rock Steady Boxing, Imler said he checked out the organization and knew then he wanted to bring the program to Fort Wayne.

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Though Oscar is expected to miss his namesake festival — again — Churubusco won’t want for turtles.

“Our entire park is fl ooded in turtle activi-ties,” Kirkpatrick said. A costumed Oscar will roam the crowd and be available for photos with the kids.

Kids will already be in the park for Kids Day

starting at 9:30 Saturday, and can move to the next ball diamond at 11 to register for the turtle races, at noon. “Everyone is invited to join in, bring a turtle and see if you can win,” Kirkpatrick said.

The fastest turtle gets a prize. So do the smallest turtle, the largest turtle, the farthest traveled turtle and the strangest looking turtle.

Turtles are not known to train for the races. There is no offi cial time for warmup or stretching.

“Everybody has their own little routine with the turtles,” Kirkpatrick said. “The gentleman who runs it has some expe-rience with turtles. We had a sick turtle last year and he nursed it back to health.” Eligible turtles are released back into the wild.

The festival cautions kids that some turtle species are in danger and should not be disturbed. Find those instructions at turtledays.com.

That site also has more

festival features, and a story about how Oscar got his name. Kirkpatrick can vouch for the festival details and the committee that has brought it all together, though she said everything is subject to change. As for the legend, Kirkpatrick can only repeat what she has heard.

Kirkpatrick, as a native Churubuscian, has heard every Oscar story. She is sharing them with her daughters Nevaeh, 8, and Kinley, 5. Kirkpatrick got involved with the festival, she said, because her uncle, Thomas Fletcher, was a longtime member of the board. He passed away fi ve years ago, and Kirkpatrick’s cousin stepped in. It can be a big job. “I wanted to volun-teer too,” Kirkpatrick said. “We have probably six members of our family who are involved with the board. This is just a way to connect with him.”

“We’re in a rebuilding stage, a whole new

board,” Kirkpatrick said. “We’re trying a lot of new things this year.”

“We have cornhole, a barbecue cookoff and poker runs, and a bit of everything. We try to have something for each genre,” she said. New this year is a teen dance Wednesday and Thursday nights.

Anyone who can’t spot Oscar from the ground

might want to scout for him from another festival addition, helicopter rides.

Even the amusement company is new this year. “Poor Jack Amusements has a great midway. We’re really excited to have them,” Kirkpatrick said.

Profi t from the festival goes to the town park and other community needs.

Already, Kirkpatrick is watching the Turtle Days tradition take root with another generation of Churubuscians.

“They love it,” she said of her daughters. “Actually my oldest daughter had an idea to do a drawing contest, so this year we’re going to set up a booth for the kids to draw their version of Oscar, and I’ve got a couple of TinCaps tickets for the winner.”

She said Nevaeh “loves to go to school and tell the kids that her mom is involved with Turtle Days.”

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the feel of horsepower if you’re a gear-head,” Krider said. “If you’re a motor person, there’s nothing like when you start opening the throttle and turning that horse-power loose. There’s just an indescribable feel.”

The three-day event will celebrate its 60th year.

“It started at what we called Arcola Days,” said Ken Kurtz, a longtime supporter. “Like all the other towns have their own days to make money for the community, we had a tractor pull on the school grounds.”

The pull survived; the festival did not.

“They’d just take a road-grader and make a track,” Kurtz said. “They had sleds designed origi-nally where people would

get on at various stops to add weight, and that grew to where they got a bona fi de weight transfer that was designed by a couple of local people.”

“And about 1977 they moved to the present grounds, which was owned by Dave Branning. His brother Carl talked him into putting the track there. It was on a clay

base that was formerly a tile mill, and that was superb for making a tractor pull track. And so that’s where it’s been ever since.

“Dave allowed the fi re department to set up the grounds and the bleachers and a tower for broad-casting the event, and in his will when he passed away two or three years ago he willed the actual grounds to the [Lake] Township.”

The fi re department was guaranteed use of the grounds for the pull each year, Kurtz said.

The three-day parade of power is a fundraiser for the Arcola Volunteer Fire Department. It’s an important purpose for Kurtz, whose son Jon has been a fi refi ghter for 25 years. In all, more than

30 fi refi ghters serve the department.

The Mizpah Shrine Antique Power Club pitches in each year at the pull, using vintage machines to pull the sleds back to the starting point after each run.

This year, though, even more antique machines will be on hand.

“We plan to have an antique tractor parade on Friday night, to give a visual evolution of tractors from the early days to the present,” co-chair Lin Wilson said in an email.

Ken Kurtz plans to be part of that parade.

He might drive his 1953 Farmall Super H that his father bought new.

Tractor pull co-chair Matt Butts said ticket prices are unchanged this year, although age brackets have changed. Plans are coming together well, he said, but the success of the pull depends largely on the weather.

Both Butts and Wilson urged fans to check the website, arcolapull.com, for ticket details, sched-ules, and rules for fans and drivers.

Region 2 racers will return to the area at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, for a showdown in Roanoke.

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Tractor pull club presents awards

The Tri State Antique Points Pullers held their annual awards banquet April 27 at the Monroeville Community Park.

The Pullers are based out of Arcola and cover Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. Kevin Banet, president and head coordinator, served as master of ceremonies at the banquet, which drew more than 60 people representing all three states.

After a potluck dinner, awards were presented.Class champions in all the classes ranging from 3,500

pounds on up to and including 10,000 pounds were awarded plaques along with the traditional winners jacket. The second and third placings were also awarded plaques. There were fi ve special awards, consisting of Light Weight Puller of the Year, Heavy Weight Puller of the Year, Member of the Year, Sportsman of the Year, and Pull of the year.

This year, three of the top award winners were from the area. Bill Hand of the near Huntertown was awarded the Member of the Year plaque. Larry Hille from Arcola was voted the Sportsman of the Year. The Carroll High School FFA received top honors for Pull of the Year. This was considered quite a feat for the FFA, because the pull was postponed due to wet grounds at Arcola and had to be moved from Arcola in September to the Springfi eld Community Park in New Haven at the end of October. On a less than 50-degree day, the pull had 194 entries.

Also awarded was the traditional Hall of Fame award. Carol Hand was this year’s winner. The title sponsors for 2013 were Dave Schaefer Farms, Stinson Antique Trac-tors, and Kar trucking. The associate sponsors were SRS Trucking, Banet Enterprises, Cartwright Motor Sports and Creative Awards and Gifts.

Anyone who would like to enter their antique tractor in pulls may call Kevin Banet at 715-2520 for information and scheduling.

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The splash pad is bigger. “It would have had like three water features instead of what we have here, six features and jets coming up from the fl oor,” he said.

“Some of the splash pads will circulate chlo-rinated water in a closed system,” Hamilton said, “but this is an open system. It just pumps water out of a well, and after it hits the splash pad it will fl ow down this play creek, so kids will be able to play and wade in the water, and the water eventually winds up in the pond and either evap-orates or overfl ows into the St. Joe River and the Cedarville Reservoir.”

Two sand volleyball courts have been added.

More concrete paths were built. Horseshoe pits were added near the main-tenance shed.

The park complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act, he said. Wheelchair seating is available at the shaded tables. The concrete paths are wide, with gentle slopes. One of the three horseshoe pits is ADA compliant.

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linked the restrooms and the lower pavilions with the pavilions nearer the river, Hamilton said, but all other walkways were mulch. The extra money allowed for paving, to make the trails accessible to more people.

The pond will be stocked, but the fi sh will need to grow a couple years before they’re big enough to catch, Hamilton said.

“It’s been quite a project,” Hamilton said. “We couldn’t do it without our citizenry or volunteers.”

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For weeks, Fortezza Coffee was something of an abstraction.

Through tinted windows passers-by could glimpse the menu wall, tables and chairs and the sleek modern bar. But the offi -cial opening date of the shop, and what awaited customers inside, was perpetually unclear. That is, until the open sign was illuminated one Wednesday morning.

And then, everybody knew. Fortezza Coffee was buzzing. Twitter and Instagram posts included photos and glowing reviews.

Owner Sean Wang (pronounced ‘Wong’), said that he is excited to bring a new type of coffee shop to downtown Fort Wayne. One that will bring a bit of big-city coffee culture.

“Cities like Chicago, Austin, Portland … places that are known for coffee, obviously Seattle. We’re just trying to bring a little bit of that here to Fort Wayne,” he said.

Billed as a specialty coffee shop with a bit of a cafe feel, Fortezza also has baked goods and some food items. But Wang emphasized that their main focus is on the specialty coffee side and introducing new things like alternative brewing techniques.

Hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Wang’s reputation for serving quality coffee — he also owns Trion-fale Espresso on Dupont Road — is strong. And his desire to do so in down-town Fort Wayne has been in the works for a long time.

“Fortezza Coffee is actually what I originally

wanted to do before Trionfale,” he explained. But, he continued, there wasn’t really any suitable space available.

Wang said that fi nally, with the amount of development going into downtown Fort Wayne and the availability of better real estate, he felt comfortable adding a location in the city center.

“With this location, I mean, it’s pretty much prime,” he said. “So we decided to go ahead and jump on it.”

And it certainly had people excited. Before Fortezza opened, the building, which was being gutted and renovated by its owners, seemed to be closer and closer to completion each time you walked past it. But suddenly, the process — and the coffee shop — seemed to grind to a halt.

Some speculated that the hold-up was related to funding, others that they were waiting on inspec-tions. But Wang said the main problem was weath-er-related; not surprising considering the severity of the recent winter weather.

“We had issues with some of the trucks deliv-ering equipment having to

turn back,” he said. “They couldn’t get to us [because of the snow].”

But all of that equip-ment is humming along now, including Indiana’s fi rst ModBar, which is designed and manufac-tured right here in Fort Wayne.

But what is ModBar?“They eliminate the

footprint that is usually on top of the counter with this big, bulky espresso machine,” Wang said. “And only expose…what we call the ‘brew head’ where you brew the espresso, and the steam wands. And they made it into this unique, awesome,

artsy look.“It’s the talk of the

industry,” he continued.This goes along with

the modern, experimental feel they’re going for, he said. And once they’re settled in, he’d like to expand into things like fun latte art competitions, “cupping sessions” — an industry term for coffee tasting and grading — and other community events. Now that it’s offi cially open, Wang hopes that Fortezza can help build coffee culture in Fort Wayne.

And people walking by? Well, they’re not just peering in the windows anymore. They’re heading inside. And if Wang has anything to say about it, they’ll have reason to come back. Again and again.

By Ryan [email protected]

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Traffi c to come full circle with downtown roundabout

Downtown Fort Wayne will head in a new direc-tion this year in the form of traffi c changes designed to have a signifi cant effect on the area.

Fairfi eld Avenue and Ewing Street will tran-sition from one-way to two-way streets, while at their confl uence will sit the most stunning of the changes: the planned roundabout intersection where Fairfi eld, Ewing, Wells and Superior streets converge.

The roundabout will be the fi rst of its kind down-town.

“This is going to be a project that’s going to have a huge impact for downtown, and change the way, particularly this area, (it) is going to look,” said City Engineer Shan Gunawardena.

Work is expected to begin this summer, fi rst to build the roundabout, then to convert Fairfi eld and Ewing as part of a $4-million project. The goal is to bring traffi c more in line with the vision to remake down-town into a destination hub.

According to Public Works spokesman Frank Suarez, the current confi guration of Fair-fi eld and Ewing was designed decades ago to help employees from

businesses like General Electric and Lutheran Hospital, at its original site on Fairfi eld, fl ow through downtown on their way to and from work.

But times have changed. Lutheran moved and GE is pulling out of the city. The plant, which once employed thousands, has been nearly vacant for years, rendering the traffi c patterns that served it outdated.

“The thought process back in the ’50s for Fair-fi eld and Ewing was to move people through downtown. Now it’s to get them to experience down-town,” Suarez said.

The city wants to capi-talize on the boom in developments and attrac-tions that have helped bring more people to live, work and enjoy down-town over the past several years.

They include: Parkview Field; the Harrison; the

Allen County Public Library and Grand Wayne Convention Center expan-sions; the new Anthony Wayne Building condos and loft apartment proj-ects; the new Cititlink bus terminal; the upcoming Ash Brokerage Corp. development; the Univer-sity of Saint Francis’ approaching occupation of the former Scottish Rite Center; and whatever’s to come at the vacant lot next to Parkview Field.

The idea is to create an atmosphere based less on rushing from place to place, and more on browsing through what downtown has to offer by becoming more pedestri-an-friendly.

Gunawardena, a traffi c engineer, said Fairfi eld and Ewing as one-way streets limit visibility to businesses.

“Commercial retail businesses, particularly if it’s a restaurant or some sort of shop, they

depend on pass-by traffi c. If you’re not passing by, you’re not seeing it,” he said.

When the roads are converted to two-way, plans call for Fairfi eld to remain more of a thor-oughfare and handle most of the traffi c. Improve-ments will stretch from Superior Street to the viaduct just south of Baker Street. The island that forces northbound and southbound traffi c on to Baker from Fairfi eld will be taken out.

Baker will become a two-way street with a stop sign at Fairfi eld. Gunawardena said the plans won’t affect the police memorial at the intersection.

The city also plans to reduce the gulf of pave-ment at Fairfi eld and Brackenridge, which will allow for an expansion of the tiny West Central Playlot there.

Ewing, meanwhile, is expected to be the entryway to commer-cial enterprises around Parkview Field. It will be two-way from Baker to Superior with a turn-lane in the middle, bike lanes on the sides and improved sidewalks with park strips between the walk and the curb.

Gunawardena said on-street parking on Ewing will be sacrifi ced to satisfy the volume of requests the city received for more bike lanes and safer sidewalks. To that end, the far right lane of Jefferson Boulevard will be taken out from Broadway to Fairfi eld to accommodate wider side-walks.

Pedestrian crosswalks will run along the outer rim, and Gunawardena said one of the lanes on the Wells Street bridge will be taken out to make way for a wider sidewalk there.

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Ewing Street will be converted to two-way traffi c as part of a $4 million project.

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Every dog has its day, and wiener dogs will have theirs on a Saturday after-noon at Hoagland Days. The festival runs Thursday through Saturday, June 19-21.

Dachshund owners may bring their four-legged friends to Hoagland Community Park at 4 p.m. to share in the newest event in Hoag-land’s annual celebration. The Dachsund Dash is very popular, said Annie Counterman, a festival co-chairwoman. Dog owners may sign up by calling 820-3435, or by emailing [email protected].

The kiddie tractor pull also will return this year, after taking a break in 2013. That event also will be held Saturday afternoon. Counterman and co-chairwoman Sally Holle said a fi nal events schedule, an entertainment bill, and the selection of the parade grand marshal will be posted on the Hoagland Area Advance-ment Association’s website, hoaglandin.com. Or visit Hoagland Days Fair on Facebook.

Candidates for queen, prince and princess will be introduced on opening night. New this year is the royal queen contest, for senior ladies from Hoagland. Winners in all categories will be decided by the number of raffl e tickets they sell.

The HAAA will offer a fi sh and tenderloin dinner Friday night. The prince and princess will be crowned that evening, and the demolition derby will

begin.Saturday features the

parade, silent auction, talent show, wine tasting, the HAAA’s barbecue chicken dinner and another night of the demo-lition derby. The festival ends with the crowning of the queen and royal queen, merchants draw-ings and entertainment by Sierra Shame.

Amusement rides and a food court will be available throughout the festival. A mechanical bull has been added to the adult beverages tent Friday evening. Other attractions include the merchants tent and bingo. Entertainment will be offered each evening; details have yet to be determined.

All proceeds support the park and pavilion and the Hoagland Youth League, which offers soft-ball, baseball, T-ball and lob-ball for kids. Men’s teams also occupy the four diamonds some evenings. “There’s a game down there about every night it seems,” Holle said.

This year’s festival theme is “Memories Made in Hoagland.”

The festival takes months of planning, said Counterman, who has been involved with the project about six years. About 50 people serve in one capacity or another. “We kind of lay low the last part of the year and then we get started again in January, making plans and getting organized,” Counterman said.

Those plans continued to fall into place one month before the festival. A festival guide book will garner important income for the festival, Holle said.


HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONSDue to limited space, most schools restrict attendance by issuing tickets in advance. Questions about individual school policy should be directed to the school. The following graduations will be held at the Allen County War Memo-rial Coliseum, 400 Parnell Ave. Leo Jr./Sr. High School, 7 p.m. Friday, June 6. Homestead High School, 11 a.m. Saturday, June 7. New Haven High School, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 7. Carroll High School, 2 p.m. Sunday, June 8. Northrop High School, 6 p.m. Friday, June 13. Wayne High School, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 13. Snider High School, 10 a.m. Saturday, June 14. South Side High School, noon Sunday, June 14. North Side High School, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 14.Other graduation plans include: Bishop Dwenger High School, 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 23, The Embassy The-atre. Fort Wayne Area Home Schools, 11 a.m. Saturday, May 31, First Assembly of God Church, 1400 W. Washington Center Road. Huntington North High School, baccalaureate Sunday, June 1, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium; commencement Friday, June 6, at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium.Concordia Lutheran High School, 1 p.m. Sunday, June 1, The Embassy The-atre. Canterbury High School, baccalaureate and graduation, 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 6, at the high school. Heritage High School, 7 p.m. Friday, J une 6, in the school gymnasium. Woodlan High School, 7 p.m. Friday, June 6, in the school gymnasium. Blackhawk Christian High School, 6 p.m. Sunday, June 8, Blackhawk Minis-tries Worship Center.

FORT WAYNE FESTIVALSGermanfest. Headwaters Park. June 8-15. The 33rd annual weeklong celebration of German heritage and food, drink and fun. The festival includes related events throughout the area, in addition to the Headwa-ters Park celebration. The festival pavilion and beer tent hours are 11 a.m.-midnight Wednesday and Thursday, and 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission is $2 from 2-5 p.m., $5 after 5 p.m. All military personnel with ID are admitted free. Minors must be accompanied by a parent. No one under 21 is permitted after 9:30 p.m. For details and related activities, visit germanfest.org.BBQ RibFest. Headwaters Park. June 19-22. The fest begins at 11 a.m. each day, closes about midnight Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and about 10 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free daily until 5:30 p.m. After 5:30, admission is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors, $4 for students, military and fi re and police personnel with ID. The 17th annual festival welcomes award-winning barbeque teams from across the country. For details, visit bbqribfest.com.Fort Wayne Greek Festival. Headwaters Park. June 26-29. Celebrate the 34th annual festival with Greek cuisine and entertainment and other activities. Festival hours are 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free before 4 p.m. Thursday, Fri-day and Saturday, and all day Sunday. Admission is $3 from 4-10 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Ages 16 and under are admitted free. For details, visit fortwaynegreekfestival.org.

CRUISIN’ SEASONThe Liberty Cruisers hold their cruise-ins from 5-7:30 p.m. the second Sunday of each month, through October, at Liberty Diner, 2929 Gos-hen Road. The club also rallies from 5-8 p.m. the fi rst Tuesday of each month, June through August, at IHOP Restaurant, 1535 W. Washington Center Road. The club will present the Lawton Park Car Show, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at Lawton Park, 1900 N. Clinton St., with reg-istration from 9 a.m.-noon. Proceeds benefi t Hope Alive. For details, email [email protected] Curbside Cruisers Car Club rallies from 6-8 p.m. the fi rst and third Wednesdays of each month, through September, at the Athenian Restau-rant, 1020 W. Coliseum Blvd. For more regional cruise schedules and updates, visit libertycruisers.com.

FARMERS MARKETSRegular market dates include:Tuesdays, June 10-Sept. 6, 3-6 p.m., at Parkview Regional Medical Cen-ter, 11109 Parkview Plaza Drive, Entrance 1.Tuesdays, May 13-Sept. 30, 2-6 p.m., Riverside Gardens Park, 14701 Schwartz Road, Leo-Cedarville. Sponsored by The Cedars retirement community.Wednesdays, June 11-Sept. 24, 4-7 p.m., Salomon Farmers’ Market, The Old Barn at Salomon Farm Park, 817 W. Dupont Road.Wednesdays, June 25-Sept. 24, 4-7 p.m., Schnelker Park, 956 Park Ave., New Haven.Thursdays, June 12-Sept. 25, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., One Summit Square.Thursdays, June 12-Sept. 11, 4-7 p.m., Georgetown Square, 6400 E. State Blvd.Fridays, June 20-Sept. 5, 4-7 p.m., Jefferson Pointe Shopping Center,

4110 W. Jefferson Blvd.Fridays, May-October, 3-8 p.m., Historic West Main Street Market, 1936 W. Main St.One Friday each month, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at Lutheran Hospital, and one Friday each month, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at Dupont Hospital. For market dates, watch ylni.orgSaturdays, June 7-Sept. 13, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at Barr Street and Wayne Street.Saturdays, May 17-Sept. 27, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana’s Barr Street Market, 302 E. Berry St.Saturdays, Easter through mid-December, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., Southside Farmers Market, 3300 Warsaw St.Saturdays, June 12-Sept. 27, 8 a.m.-noon, Farmers Market in downtown Roanoke.Sundays, June-October, noon-3, East State Village Farmers Market at Tecumseh Branch Library Plaza, 1411 E. State Blvd.

MULTIPLE DATES / CONTINUING / NOTICES / REGISTRATIONCharger Athletic Club silent auction. June 10 through June 20, at 10 p.m. Benefi ts athletes of Carroll High School. This online auction replaces the previous silent auction, allowing all Carroll community friends and families to participate online. Visit givingworks.ebay.com. To donate an item, contact Dan Ginder at 338-5334 or [email protected] dance camp. Bishop Dwenger High School, 1300 E. Washington Center Road. $60 per camper. Registration deadline is July 11. Camp is 10 a.m.-1 p.m. daily, July 14-18. The Bishop Dwenger High School Dance Crew will hold a summer dancecamp for kindergarten through eighth grade. Each participant receives a free camp T-shirt. Visit bishop-dwenger.com for details and forms.23rd Excellence in Recycling Awards. The Allen County Solid Waste Manage-ment District again will honor nonprofi ts and commercial businesses in Allen County. The Closing the Loop Award honors organizations that buy and use products made of recycled content or create and manufac-ture recycle content products. The 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Award recognizes programs that divert waste from landfi lls by signifi cantly re-ducing solid waste generated, developing methods for reusing resources, or implementing recycling programs. Nomination forms are online at acwastewatcher.org or may be obtained by calling 449-7878. Deadline for entries is July 31, with the awards luncheon slated for early August.English as a Second Language classes. East Allen County Church of Christ, 3800 Minnich Road, New Haven. The church is searching for new students who either want to learn English or improve their English. A Sunday morning class is offered for beginning Spanish speakers. For those seeking to better their English skills, classes are available by ap-pointment. To schedule an appointment, call 749-5300 or visit eacchur-chofchrist.org.Space art contest. The Fort Wayne Astronomical Society invites this school year’s fi fth-graders to share their views of outer space in a contest that offers a telescope as fi rst prize. Students may draw or paint their view of what exists beyond Earth, real or imagined. The winner will receive a 76mm telescope. The second-place prize is a star fi nder, and third place wins a one-year family membership in the society. Entries must be postmarked by June 6. For details, visit FortWayneAstronomi-calSociety.com.

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Summer art classes. Purple Dandelion Art Studio, 304 Webster St., Mon-roeville. Artist Mary Lou Morgan will instruct classes for adults and children in drawing, wire sculpture, acrylic painting, craft projects and painted furniture techniques. Guest instructors will teach calligraphy and beginner quilt projects. Studio hours are 1-9 p.m. Wednesdays. Sign up during regular hours or call Morgan at 623-3688.Driver education. Homestead High School, 4310 Homestead Road. The book portion will be held 12:30-3:30 p.m. weekdays, June 11-24. The student must be 15 before June 11 to take the book portion. The cost for the book portion is $125. The driving instruction portion is available in six sessions: June 11-18, June 19-26, June 27-July 7, July 8-15; July 16-23; and July 24-31. Driving time choices vary by session; contact the school for details. The cost for the driving portion is $250. Each student must drive for six hours. Students who complete the book portion online are eligible for the driving portion. Participation is not limited to Southwest Allen County Schools students or SWAC residents. Registration will be Wednesday, May 21, starting at 6:30 a.m. in the Community Room of Homestead High School; enter by Door No. 1.Miss Allen County Queen Scholarship Pageant. June 1 is the early entry dead-line. Contact Michelle Love at [email protected] or 693-9407. The pageant will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 20, at Carroll High School. The winner and her court will reign over the 25th annual Allen County Fair, July 22-27. The pageant is open to women ages 17 to 21 who live in Allen County.Camp Joe Levine. Fox Island Park Nature Preserve, 7324 Yohne Road. This Jewish day camp for children ages 4-13 is open to Jewish and non-Jewish campers. Kids enjoy one, two or three weeks of summer fun. To download an application, visit fwjf.org/Events/CampJoeLevine.aspx. For additional information, call Samantha McGlennen, 438-2118. Sessions are July 7-11, July 14-18, and July 21-25. Camp hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m.Allen County Master Gardener Youth Program. Allen County Extension Offi ce, 4001 Crescent Ave. $40, due at orientation. Purdue Cooperative Exten-sion offers this summer educational program for kids ages 8 and up. For 15 years, young adults interested in gardening have received hands-on training, tours and outdoor labs at the Allen County Extension Offi ce on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The young adults also plant and maintain their own garden area during the summer. In 2014, classroom training sessions begin with orientation June 17 and conclude July 29. Visit or contact the Allen County Extension offi ce at 481-6826 (Option 3) and ask for an application, or contact Ricky Kem-ery, Horticulture Extension educator, at [email protected] 2014 Master Gardener Volunteer Program. Allen County Extension Offi ce, 4001 Crescent Ave. $125 program fee includes class material and a reference notebook. The Purdue University Master Gardener volunteer program helps gardeners grow by providing them with intensive training in horticultural principles. Participants, in turn, share their knowledge by providing volunteer leadership and service to their communities. In 2014, volunteer training sessions will begin Sept. 3 and conclude in early November. Training sessions will be conducted at the Allen County Extension Offi ce, Wednesday evenings from 5:30-9 p.m., and Saturday mornings from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Weekly classes are separate teaching sessions, not repeats of the same session. To learn more about this volunteer program or to pick up an application, visit the Allen County Extension Offi ce or call 481-6826 and press Option 3. Addi-tional information and an application can be downloaded from exten-sion.purdue.edu/allen. (Click on Home Yard and Garden).Fridays in May. Trinity English Lutheran Church, 405 W. Wayne St. 12:10-12:40 p.m. each Friday in May. The public is invited; admission is free. Each music program is followed by a $2 sandwich lunch. Re-maining dates are: May 23, in Wagenhals Hall, Kekionga Steel Drumz

of Kekionga Middle School, Michael Horan, director; May 30, in Krauss Chapel, Austin Lewellen, string bass, and Jason Simon, piano.“Road Trip, U.S.A.” The Summit City Singers presents its spring 2014 concert series. All concerts are free and open to the public. Donations are always welcome. Summit City Singers is a Fort Wayne communi-ty-based, nonprofi t, SATB choral group. The group formed in 2006 with 30 singers. Today there are approximately 60 singers in the group. Judy King is the director and Barbara Krick is the accompanist. Summit City Singers is open to anyone high school age and older who has the desire to sing, can attend rehearsals and concerts and match pitch. An audition is not required. Summit City Singers rehearse September through early November, with concerts being held mid-November and early Decem-ber. Rehearsals then resume in February and continue through early May with spring concerts following. The group performs all types of choral music, and this season’s selections will include “The Yellow Rose of Texas,” “Mississippi Mud,” “Chicago,” “My Old Kentucky Home” and “God Bless the U.S.A.” Remaining dates and locations are: Tuesday, May 27, 7 p.m., Towne House Retirement Center, 2209 St. Joe Center Road; Sunday, June 1, 7 p.m., Crossview Church, 12532 Grabill Road, Grabill; Tuesday, June 3, 7 p.m., Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 2417 Getz Road; and Friday, June 13, 7:30 p.m., Riverside Gardens, corner of Schwartz and Cedarville roads, Leo. For more information on joining or about concerts, contact Judy King at 489-4505 or [email protected] 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: June 24 and 25; July 14 and 15; Aug. 7 and 8; and, Dec. 29 and 30.Register for Diva Dash 5K Run/Walk. The May 31 event at Georgetown Square raises funds and awareness for Girls on the Run of Allen County. Women and girls of any age eligible for the 5K. Registration is $30 May 1 through race day. Register online at runrace.net, or at Three Rivers Running Co. or any Fort Wayne area Health Kick, including the store near Kroger in Georgetown Square. Race-day registration is in front of Georgetown Bowl, form 6:30-7:30 a.m. The race starts at 8 a.m. Each person who registers in advance will receive a T-shirt; sizes are not guar-anteed for race-day registration. Pick up packets from 3-7 p.m. Friday, May 30, at Three Rivers Running Co., 4039 N. Clinton St.

SATURDAY, MAY 24Victory Ride II. Lucky Harley-Davidson of Fort Wayne sponsors this event, which begins at the National Military History Center, 5634 County Road 11A, Auburn. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and kickstands go up at noon. The ride ends at Lucky Harley-Davidson, 6315 Illinois Road. Registration is $15 a person and includes a Victory Ride II T-shirt. More than 400 motorcycles followed the route in the inaugural year, and spon-sors expect a bigger turnout this year. For details, visit luckyh-d.com. Proceeds benefi t Honor Flight Northeast Indiana.

MONDAY, MAY 26Memorial Day observance. Monroeville Cemetery, Indiana 101 on south

edge of town. 10 a.m. Monroeville American Legion Post 420, the Le-gion Auxiliary and the Sons of the Legion will lay wreaths at the mound east end of the cemetery. The Monroeville Community Choir and a soloist will offer patriotic tributes in song. After the ceremony, a chicken dinner will be available for purchase at the Legion, 112 E. South St.Memorial Day parade. Corner of Parnell Avenue and State Boulevard. 11 a.m. The parade organized by the Allen County Council of Veterans fol-lows Parnell Avenue to the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave. A ceremony follows in the Coliseum’s Memorial Hall.

TUESDAY, MAY 27Park ribbon-cutting. Riverside Gardens, 14701 Schwartz Road, Leo. Noon. Event celebrates completion of the Riverside Gardens Enhancement Project. New features include a splash pad, play creek, playground, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, paved walking trail, and fi shing pond. Children from Leo Elementary School will help to cut the ribbons, launch balloons, and play in the splash pad. Local, area and state offi -cials have been invited to participate.Trek the Trails. Moser Park Trailhead, New Haven. 6 p.m. Meet in the parking lot near the baseball diamonds, near 601 W. Main St., for a free, guided, community bike ride. Treks continue each Tuesday through Oct. 7, in and around Fort Wayne. For details, visit fwtrails.org.Fort 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. Call reservations to Meridith at 672-3414. The “Something New in the Air” program is a fashion show with Dawn DeSanto of Hand Jive Wearable Art, featuring clothing of all sizes. Baby sitting is avail-able. The program is sponsored by Stonecroft Ministries.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28Show choirs perform. Northrop High School, 7001 Coldwater Road. 7 p.m. Northrop will close the year with the traditional “Evenings” concert. Ad-mission is $3 for students and $5 for adults. Tom Maupin directs.Swimming lessons registration and evaluations. NACS Natatorium, Carroll High School, 3701 Carroll Road. 5:30-7 p.m. Summer I classes run Monday and Wednesday evenings from June 2-18 and Tuesday and Thursday mornings from June 10-26. All of the classes, especially the entry level classes, will concentrate not only on proper swimming skills, but will have more focus on safety fi rst, learning safety skills, and becoming more knowledgeable about being safe around the water. As a child progresses through the color group classes, they will continue to master more challenging skills and work on their stroke technique, which will benefi t them should they wish to continue on a swim team. Call 637-0340 or visit nacs.k12.in.us/natatorium for more information.

THURSDAY, MAY 29Paws to Read dogs retire. Globe Room, Main Library, 900 Library Plaza. 6:30-7:30 p.m. The Children’s Services department of the Allen County Public Library will host a retirement celebration for Morgan and Sa-mantha. Morgan, a black Labrador retriever, and her handler Mary Bastrass began volunteering in 2009. Samantha, a golden retriever, and her handler Karen Junk started in 2005. Everyone is invited. The dogs along with their handlers will be retiring with more than 85 hours of service to the Paws to Read program. Children and their families who have enjoyed reading to Sam or Morgan are especially encouraged to come and say thank you and goodbye. Children at most library locations are invited to read a story to a book-loving dog. Research shows that children enjoy improving their reading skills by practicing reading to an-imals. For more information, check acpl.info, pick up a copy of What’s Happening, or ask at any location for times and dates.Church rummage sale. St. Joseph United Methodist Church, 6004 Reed Road. 5-8 p.m. Proceeds support the church’s local missions.

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SATURDAY, MAY 31Diva Dash 5K Run/Walk. Georgetown Square. 8 a.m. For race-day registra-tion, sign up in fro nt of Georgetown Bowl from 6:30-7:30 a.m. Race-day registration is $30. Women and girls of any age come together to celebrate sisterhood with a 5K run/walk to raise money for Girls on the Run of Allen County.The Merge Christian Singles Dance. Indiana Tech recreation center, 1600 E. Washington Blvd. 6-11 p.m. $5. Games and a disc jockey for dancing, plus ice-breakers to allow Christian singles of all denominations to get together. Merge meets the last Saturday of each month; locations vary.Church rummage sale. St. Joseph United Methodist Church, 6004 Reed Road. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday is $3-a-bag-day. Proceeds support the church’s local missions.Tennis celebration dinner. Wildwood Racquet Club, 508 N. Hadley Road. In conjunction with the 2014 Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer Classic. 6:30 p.m., cocktails and silent auction. 7:30 p.m., featured pro exhibition match and awards dinner, following the May 30 women’s doubles competition and the May 31 division play. For information on entering or supporting the tournament, or for dinner ticket registration, visit verabradley.org.

SUNDAY, JUNE 1Bark in the Park. Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St. 3:05 p.m. The Fort Wayne TinCaps play the West Michigan Whitecaps. As part of Bark in the Park, presented by the Petco Foundation and the Allen County SPCA, fans may bring their dogs to the game. Pooch Passes are avail-able for $12, offering lawn seating for fans and their dogs. A portion of each purchased Pooch Pass will be donated back to the Allen County SPCA. The deadline to purchase Pooch Passes is Friday, May 23, as space is limited to the first 150 dogs. To buy Pooch Passes or for more information on Bark in the Park, contact Tom Baxter at 407-2806 or [email protected].

MONDAY, JUNE 2Golf celebration dinner. Sycamore Hills Golf Club, 11836 Covington Road. 6 p.m. In conjunction with the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Can-cer Classic, which includes a women’s 18-hole golf event at Sycamore Hills and a women’s 9-hole golf event at Pine Valley Country Club. For information on the tournament or the dinner, visit verabradley.org.

TUESDAY, JUNE 3Appleseed Quilters Guild. Classic Cafe , 4832 Hillegas Road. 6:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4Fish and tenderloin fry. Albion Fire Station, 210 Fire Station Drive on the east end of Albion. 5-7:30 p.m. $9 for adults, $6 for children, and free to children 5 and under. The Albion Fire Department’s annual all-you-can-eat fish and tenderloin fry will again be a part of the Chain O’ Lakes Festival this year. In addition to the unlimited fish and tenderloin, chips, applesauce, baked beans, bread and a drink are on the menu. Proceeds go to the Fire Department’s emergency equipment and training fund.

SATURDAY, JUNE 7Restoring broken relationships. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 W. Wayne St. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $10 for the workshop, including con-tinental breakfast and lunch. Larry Renetzky, co-author of the book “Healing Grace for Hurting People,” will offer practical steps for re-storing broken relationships. Reservations can be made by calling the church, 422-4681, by May 27. Renetzky is a licensed family counselor in Amarillo, Texas. He hosts a weekly Christian radio program with a listening audience of more than 30,000. In a news release, the church

said, “The principles of God’s word will be used to illustrate how to get rid of hostile and negative thinking by giving and receiving forgive-ness.”

SUNDAY, JUNE 8Evening 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.

TUESDAY, JUNE 10Free concert. Foellinger Theater, 3411 Sherman Blvd. Downbeat 7:30 p.m. The Fort Wayne Area Community Band will present a variety of music under the direction of assistant conductors David Blackwell and Susan Jehl. Students from area high schools will join the 75-member ensemble for the second half of the program. The Concordia Lutheran High School Cadet Drill team will present the colors and perform a rifle drill to the strains of John Philip Sousa’s “King Cotton March.” In ad-dition, the program will include “Beguine for Flutes” featuring the high school flutists, “The Genius of Ray Charles,” “Happy,” “John Williams in Concert,” “Journey to the Lion’s Castle,” “The Music Makers,” “Ser-enata” and “Tennessee Salute.”Daniel O’Donnell. Embassy Theater, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. 7 p.m. Tickets $55 to $85, on sale at ticketmaster.com. For more information on the Irish recording artist, visit danielodonnell.org.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11Spring 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 field. 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]. Another beer tasting is planned at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20.

SATURDAY, JUNE 14Ice cream social. Grace Point Church, 8611 Mayhew Road. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free and open to the public. Event features free Edy’s ice cream, kids’ rides, games and prizes, pony rides, a Scholastic Book Fair, plus live, family-friendly music and entertainment. All activities and performances are free, with donations accepted to support Kate’s Kart, a not-for-profit organization that supplies free books to hospitalized children to keep for their enjoyment. The goal is to promote literacy and encourage children, and their families, to read on an ongoing basis. Kate’s Kart was founded in 2008 by the Layman family in memory of their daughter, Katherine Anne Layman (affectionately known to family and friends as “Baby Kate”). In just over five years, the organization has grown to service 16 area hospitals, plus several pediatric offices. More than 90 volunteers collect, count, sort, label, stock and distribute books. To date, Kate’s Kart has handed out more than 75,000 new books to hospitalized chil-dren. For details, visit KatesKart.org.Game 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

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MONDAY, JUNE 16Get Checking workshop. Allen County Extension Office, 4001 Crescent Ave., on the IPFW Campus. 5-9 p.m. This is the last of a series of work-shops, as part of the Bank On Fort Wayne initiative. The workshop is for clients and families who have never had checking or savings accounts at a bank or credit union, or have mismanaged accounts at banks and credit unions so those accounts are now closed without committing fraud, or have accounts, but continue to still use predatory lenders. All workshops are free and open to the public. Advance registration is required. At the completion of the workshop, the participants will receive a certificate that will allow them to open an account at a participating bank or credit union. A $50 incentive is available for opening an account, if qualified. For further information, to register or to receive a registration form, con-tact Vickie Hadley at the Allen County Extension Service, at 481-6826 or [email protected], or visit the home & money page on the website at extension.purdue.edu/allen or visit the office at 4001 Crescent Ave., on the IPFW campus.

FRIDAY, JUNE 20Charger Athletic Club golf scramble. Autumn Ridge Golf Club, 11420 Auburn Road. $400 for a team of four. Fourth annual golf outing to raise funds for the athletes of Carroll High School. Registration with continental breakfast 7-7:45 a.m., with shotgun start at 8 a.m. and lunch about noon. Second session begins with lunch, registration from 12:30-1:30 p.m., and shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. Contact Dan Ginder, 338-5334 or [email protected].

SATURDAY, JUNE 21Plastic duckies race. Johnny Appleseed Park, 1500 Coliseum Blvd. East, on the St. Joseph River. The race begins at the boat ramp at 11:30 a.m. Fun and games begin at 10 a.m. More than 18,000 plastic duckies will race to the finish in the Weigand Construction Duck Race to benefit Stop Child Abuse and Neglect. Sponsors of the first 26 ducks — one for each year of the race — to cross the finish line will win prizes, all donated and valued at $100 or more. The top prize is $5,000, courtesy of the sponsor. The cost to register a duck is $5, with discounts available for sponsoring multiple ducks. For registration information and details, visit scanfw.org/duckrace.

TUESDAY, JUNE 24“Finally Spring” luncheon. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Hun-tington Road. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $15.50, including program and lunch. The Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection will hear Sandy Thomp-son share anecdotes about her life and work as a television weather specialist. All women are welcome. RSVP by June 17 to Meridith at 672-3414. Baby sitting is available. Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Con-nection is a part of Stonecroft Ministries.


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S Hill Dr

N Hill Dr

Northbrook BlvdNorthbrook Blvd

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MUSICFOOD

& FUN!

GOT SUMMER CAMP?Voted #1 Childcare in Fort Wayne

6 Years in a row!

We are enrolling for summer and fall ages 6 weeks - 12 years!

11331 Coldwater Road Fort Wayne, IN 46845260-637-3197

Pine Hills Learning Place is a Registered Ministry of Pine Hills Church.

Awesome Field TripsSplash House Water ParkTincaps Game

Full Size GymnasiumMusic RoomPine Hills Carnival

SkatingSwimmingBowling

Our Summer Camp Program for children ages 6-12 includes:

Enroll nowto receive

applied to yourregistration fee andfirst weeks tuition.

$100*Offer valid for new enrollees only. Cannot be combined with any

other offer. Can be used onetime only. Cannot be exchanged for cash. Fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. Not valid for existing

Pine Hills families. Expires 6/6/14.

Check out our Daycamp Calendar of Events at www.pinehillskids.com

Dupont Valley Times - May 2014

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