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July 21, 2017
Eagles to get company by marsh By Steve Penhollow For the Aboite News
The office of the Little River Wetlands Project has outgrown its Engle Road digs and will move to an expanded space off Smith Road at the end of July, according to Betsy Yankowiak, director of preserves and programs. “We’re more than doubling our current space,” she said. The old location is surrounded by the trees overlooking Eagle Marsh. The new location offers a closer look at the eagles and wetlands for which the enterprise is named. Founded in 1990, the Little River Wetlands Project is a nonprofit land trust devoted to rehabilitating and conserving wetlands in the watershed of the Little River, a headwaters tributary of the Wabash River. LRWP protects almost 1,200 acres, in Eagle Marsh, Arrowhead Marsh and Arrowhead Prairie. Asked if the Engle Road office had begun to get a
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County fair couples fun with food drive By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
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Staff members see the edge of Eagle Marsh at Little River Wetlands Project’s new office at 5000 Smith Road in southwest Fort Wayne. Making the move effective Aug. 3 are (from left): Freya Bernston, volunteer program manager; Kristen Peck, communications and major events coordinator; Betsy Yankowiak, director of preserves and programs; Amy Silva, executive director; Dana Claussen, wetlands education coordinator; and (not shown) Cassandra Ferris, administrative support specialist.
little cramped, Yankowiak responded, “That’s saying it politely.” “We have effectively grown out of our office,”
she said. “And we continue to grow.” The new office will have a large conference room equipped with
Gone fishin’ 14-year-old has dreams of becoming a professional kayak angler By Megan Knowles mknowles@kpcmedia.com
PHOTO COURTESY JIM ORR
Jaxton Orr of southwest Fort Wayne poses with one of the fish he caught during the Hobie Bass Open on Kentucky Lake, June 10-11. Orr finished first in that tournament in the youth division.
Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Ky., on June 10-11. Over the two-day tournament, Jaxton recorded 102.25 total inches of fish. For kayak fishing, anglers catch fish, then take photos on a “hawg trough” that measures their total length from nose See FISH, Page A16
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Though 14-year-old Jaxton Orr of Fort Wayne just got his feet wet in competitive kayak fishing in October, he is already making a splash. Jaxton has been fishing since he was 5 years old, his father, Jim Orr, said. Late last year, Jaxton took an interest in pursuing the sport more competitively. “I wanted to get into tournament fishing from the beginning,” he said. “At first I wanted a bass boat, but those were a little expensive,” so he looked into kayak fishing. He bought a fishing kayak from Fort Wayne Outfitters and Bike Depot, which is now his sponsor. “I tried it out on the river and I loved it ever since that day,” he said. Jaxton started kayak fishing in local ponds and rivers, Jim Orr said, and caught the state record for a spotted gar about a year ago. So far Jaxton has been in four kayak fishing events, earning first place in the 2017 Hobie Bass Open youth division on
projector, projection screen and TV monitor, she said. See MARSH, Page A14
Food is always one of the attractions of the Allen County Fair. Crowds visit the fairgrounds on Carroll Road to enjoy carnival treats on the midway and home-cooked meals at the Home and Family Arts Building. The fair also offers an opportunity to share food with the less fortunate, and to accept the Fair Board’s thanks in return. Each day from July 25-30, the entry tent will accept canned or other nonperishable foods for the Community Harvest Food Bank. Thirty-five Indiana counties are supporting the Farmers Care program leading up to the Indiana State Fair. This marks Allen County’s second year in the program, Fair Board President Jerry Hammond said. The first 250 people to donate food items will receive tickets to the
Indiana State Fair, Aug. 4-20 in Indianapolis. Advance general admission tickets are valued at $8. On Sunday, Allen County Fair patrons who donate food items will receive a $2 discount off the $5 admission price. Guests at the fair’s closing day will find a bargain on the midway, too, when all rides will be just $1. Carnival rides also are just $1 on Kids’ Day, Thursday, July 27. On other nights, fairgoers might choose an all-inclusive rides wristband, which is available for just $15 if purchased online in advance. “That’s actually a pretty good deal because you save $5 from the regular wristband price,” Hammond said. Get one-day ride wristbands at allencountyfairgroundsin.com through July 24. “There’s a link and then either an See FOOD, Page A14