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Two Fort Wayne Astronomical Society telescopes will be available for the public to view stars in the southern sky during the May 20 open house at the new Star*Quest Observatory at Jefferson Township Park east of New Haven. On the left is the 12.5-inch Harnishfegger-Crow scope and the other one is the Meade 16-inch RCX 400 scope.
Star*Quest project manager Gene Stringer, a Fort Wayne Astronomical Society member since 1966, says the organization hopes to extend astronomy to local and area high schools and colleges and maybe even introduce it into the curriculum.
New observatory awaits stargazers By Rod King
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The Fort Wayne Astronomical Society will hold a grand opening for its newly completed Star*Quest Observatory on Saturday, May 20,
at Jefferson Township Park east of New Haven. Festivities will start at 7 p.m. When the sky dims, the public will be treated to an evening of stargazing. FWAS President Larry Clifford will welcome
guests and project manager Gene Stringer will acknowledge donors and unveil a 3-by-6-foot Plexiglas plaque etched with stars along with the names of donors. A brief service of recognition will be conducted to
Peregrine population continues in Fort Wayne
honor deceased members Chris Highlen, Betty Jo Harper and Dennis Skala. The east wing of the building will be dedicated to Mrs. Harper and the west wing to Highlen. A ribbon cutting will be See NEW, Page A21
They study at the FWCS Career Academy at Anthis, Bishop Luers High School, Carroll High School or any high school in Allen County. They want to be teachers, business managers, pharmacists and missionaries. They enjoy soccer, tennis, basketball, rugby, show choir and marching band. They volunteer with food banks, theater groups and as interpreters. They hope to attend schools like IPFW, Indiana University, the University of Saint Francis, Anderson College or the University of Notre Dame. Yet when they gathered as guests of the Anthony Wayne Rotary Club at Pine Valley Country Club and accepted congratulations and certificates, they represented a common potential that drew the praise of Fort
Wayne Mayor Tom Henry. “As I was sitting here looking at all of you, I tried to see as many of you as I possibly could, because it’s important to imprint your faces because for those of you that stay in Fort Wayne — and we certainly hope that you all do — one of you may very well be standing where I am in the future,” Henry said. “One of you could very well be the mayor of this city in the not-too-distant future. Some of you could be city council members, county council members, county commissioners, heads of businesses in our city, heads of not-forprofit organizations, and certainly future Rotarians. “I say that to you because you are a select group of individuals. Obviously you were picked among your peers See ROTARY, Page A19
Falcons have been at I&M building since 1996 By Megan Knowles
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Zazu, one of the peregrine falcon chicks hatched atop the Indiana-Michigan Power building, is displayed after being banded on May 12.
their eastern population being eliminated by the late 1960s due to problems from the pesticide DDT, retired IDNR bird biologist John Castrale said. Once DDT use was discontinued, the falcons were bred by private falconers and eventually released into the wild. Since then, their numbers have grown vastly, Castrale said.
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“Historically there were 40 to 60 nesting pairs in all of the upper Midwest and southern Ontario,” including about four nests in Indiana, he said. “Now there are 300 to 400 pairs (including about 20 pairs in See BIRDS, Page A18
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Those eating lunch at the newly renovated Indiana-Michigan Power plaza may not realize it, but thousands of feet above another family might be enjoying their lunch as well – as has been happening for the past two decades. On May 12, representatives from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Soarin’ Hawk Raptor Rehabilitation Center helped band Zazu, Mist and Thunder – the three newest members of the I&M peregrine falcon family. The trio are among the about 50 chicks raised at a nest box at the top of the building since it was constructed in 1992 and first used in 1996. Peregrine falcons faced a similar fate as the bald eagle, with almost all of
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