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May 15, 2015

Woodburn to celebrate summer, and 150 years By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com

As her husband did 50 years ago, Gloria Gerig’s son is helping to tell a chapter in Woodburn’s history. Gerig has experienced about half of the city’s 150 years, which the community will celebrate June 12 and 13. The community is not bound by the municipal limits, she said. Nor is the work of the Woodburn Community Historical Society. The president of that society, Gerig has been organizing exhibits and records depicting a century and a half of the locale’s story. In 1965, the community enlisted Harold Wayne Gerig to design the cover of the centennial book. “The ladies on the committee were good friends of ours and they knew his abilities and they knew he loved history, and so they just

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DeWayne Heckley, from left, former Woodburn Summerfest chairman Rex Farver, and 2015 chairman Gary Messman post a banner announcing the June 12-13 celebration.

worked together really great,” she recalled. Gerig’s husband died eight years ago. In 2015, her son Harold George Gerig II designed the cover of the town history book. “He works AutoCAD and he can make anything,” the mother said. “And he said, ‘Dad sat here with paper and did the

whole thing by hand, and I’m doing the whole thing electronically.’ ” She gave a nod to technology but stopped short of endorsing the broad application of that tool. In fact, she said, society is sacriﬁcing its appreciation of the human connection. “We’re losing it by having all this fast telephone stuff

online and texting, and you don’t have to talk with another human being,” she said. “They don’t have that feeling back and forth that you get when you personally talk to someone. “How do we get them to start talking again? “I write a lot of letters, See YEARS, Page A4

Hoe-down in Hoagland By Aaron Organ aorgan@kpcmedia.com

Community summer festivals are all about fun, and Hoagland Days 2015 is taking that literally. Hoagland Days will ﬁll the 26-acre Hoagland Park and community center June 18-20. The theme for the 44th annual festival will be “Fun in the Summertime,” an ode to the carefree 1960s, said Sally Holle with the Hoagland Area Advancement Association. The festival fun opens the evening of June 18 with the opening of the amusement rides, merchant tents, food court and the unveiling of the Royal Court. One of the more popular events will be held that same evening with a greased pig set loose and wrangled. The fun resumes June 19 with the adult beverage tent and a

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Youngsters enjoy thrills on the midway at Hoagland Days.

mechanical bull, as well as the festival’s chief money-maker — the demolition derby. Saturday opens with a volleyball tournament before the favorite parade. Holle said more than 100 entries have been registered for the See HOAGLAND, Page A14

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Complete with rides, corn dogs, live music and parades, the New Haven Canal Days Festival is happening again this summer. New Haven’s Canal Days Festival will ring in the summer starting June 2 and running through June 6. The festival brings residents old and new together to celebrate all things family, friends, faith and fun. The theme for this year’s festival is “City of Neighbors.” John Stauffer, president of the Festival Committee, said the theme is all-encompassing of New Haven’s small town camaraderie. It is a town of neighbors helping neighbors. “New Haven is one of those places that anyone who has ever visited

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Canterbury shares titles, cultivates love of reading By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com

“I think children don’t have time to have imaginary friends anymore, and they should,” Beth Laipple said. Laipple and colleagues addressed the Bistro Lunch audience at Canterbury Lower School, on Day 3 of the Canterbury Spring Book fair. Laipple

and other committee members suggested books for various grade levels. Lower School Librarian Helen Burkart Presser said the three-day project took in at least $20,000 in book sales. Canterbury will receive 20 percent of that money, to support early childhood, lower school, middle school and high school library programs.

Visitors found recommended books arranged on 64 tables, organized by genre and grade level. “They like that layout, so they can go right to their areas of interest,” Presser said. Laipple suggested 10 books in all for Early Childhood through Grade 2, including the 2015 Caldecott Medal winner “The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend,” by Dan Santat. “The basic story line is there is this magical place where all imaginary friends live, until a child imagines them, then they get to go to the real world and be with their friend who imagined them,” Laipple said. “Well, Beekle never gets imagined, so he does the unimaginable and goes off into the real world in search of his friend. And it’s really kind of a magical story.” “These books are all kid-friendly and kid-proof,” Laipple said. Her list also included “Crumpet the Trumpet,” by Kristine Papillon. “It introduces students to the instruments, a great way to expose children to lots of great music,” she said. “The kindergartners have a special attachment to this book. We were privileged to have Kristine come and speak with them this year.” Katie Burrows recommended six books for grades K-3. She suggested the DK Readers series of nonﬁction books, but said that same series has less serious books. She said she ﬁnds it painful to suggest those books “knowing the quality of children’s books out there.” But her daughter in kindergarten wanted one of those books. “And she probably read that book

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Cathy Diamente, seated, accepts a book purchase from Carly Romey. Diamente is treasurer of the Canterbury Spring Book Fair. Diamente is the Canterbury Cavaliers Early Childhood Program teacher.

25 times. She loved that book. And she attacked those words more than any high-quality literature I could have given her.” Burrows said her list of six books and book series included suggestions “for the reluctant readers in our lives, who have a hard time engaging in books.” “It’s not always the books we would pick for them, but as you are trying to get your child to take off on their own reading, you need to be ﬂexible, but also meet them where their interest level is,” she said. In suggesting books for Grades 3 and 4, Dave Stronczek said parents should begin previewing books for children at this age. “Is it really what they need to be reading?” he asked. “Is the subject matter appropriate for them?” “Look at the vocabulary. Look at the small print,” he said. It’s OK to re-read a book, he said. After two years, a child will ﬁnd

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Ted Rice, Canterbury Middle School librarian, recommends a children’s book. Rice addressed a bistro lunch audience during the Canterbury Spring Book Fair.

new meaning in a book, he said. “And my other big suggestion is to read with your children, up to about 11 or 12 if you can sit down with them and read them a book, and say, ‘Yep, I made sure my daughter read ‘Secret Garden’ … To sit down with them and enjoy, that’s a message,” he said. Middle school librarian Ted Rice suggested “The Fourteenth Goldfish” by Jennifer L. Holm, and four other books. Tamara Lombard and Chris Collins suggested Adult Book Club choices. Lombard listed “Into the Darkest Corner” by Elizabeth Haynes. She said the “suspenseful, psychological thriller” examines a woman at college age and again four years later, and flip-flops between those ages. A well-educated woman becomes broken and homeless. “I’ve debated talking about it,” she said, “but you know it is a good book for even older, high school girls, and it shows how you can get wrapped up in something and have a hard time getting out of it.” Her four other suggestions included “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption,” by Laura Hillenbrand. Collins’ list included “All the Light We Cannot

See” by Anthony Doerr, “The Girl You Left Behind” by Jojo Moyes, and three other books. Papillon and other local authors and artists attended the bistro lunch and visited throughout the three-day sale. Presser said Canterbury tries to work through local bookstores to organize the sale, which is open to the public. Middle school students visit the book fair during their English classes. Parents bring early childhood students to see the books. “I’ve just heard really positive reviews. They loved the books, loved the selections,” Presser said. The selection committee is made up of parent volunteers, who spend a couple months researching the best literature available at each grade level. Committee membership changes each year. Presser coordinates the book fair, working with a small steering committee whose members head various committees. “In all, it takes over a hundred parent volunteers to create a book fair of this magnitude,” Presser said. Planning for the 2016 book fair will begin in the fall, when a committee of parents and teachers begin researching and selecting the books.

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and everybody that I write to either will give me a call or write back.” Gerig helps to operate a farm and frequently can be found on a tractor. “I’m on the home place. I don’t live in town; I’m four miles out of town,” she said as she tried to schedule an interview. “I’m trying to get this field work done, so I can plant beans in the morning.” The historian said it is difficult to trace Woodburn’s founding to a specific year. “Woodburn way back had different names,” she said. Three developers platted and built on adjacent parcels. “Then there was a big fire, so they called it ‘wood burn’

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because the wood was burning,” she said. The incorporation papers, of course, have a speciﬁc date. “And I’ve got that petition,” Gerig said, promising to add that document to the historical display at Woodburn Summerfest. Gerig said Summerfest traces its roots to a multi-day celebration known as Woodburn Days. “It was just after Word War II, and I’ve got clippings and buttons from way back then. They used to always sell buttons,” she said. The three-day celebration waned with time, becoming a one-day celebration. “It’s just tough to get volunteers, and it just kind of dwindled,” said Gary Messman, who steps in as festival chairman this year. Two years ago, Messman helped to restore a Friday night component to the festival. “We had an empty tent there Friday night, and I just came up with the idea that we have a trivia contest,”

Messman said. A wooden bat tournament also starts Friday and continues into Sunday. “Saturday morning starts off with Lions’ doughnuts, which is a big hit around here,” he said. “They run out quick. But this year we got them staying a little bit longer. They’re going to do it in the morning and do it again in the evening. They’re a huge success.” Gerig, though, will put her energy into the historical display in the shelter house at the community park. The society began organizing Woodburn’s history several years ago. “People were having estate sales and getting rid of stuff from Woodburn, and we just felt the need to preserve it,” she said. “We found out there was quite a bit of history being thrown out. Children don’t have an attachment to things like that.” Gerig said she was with the ﬁre auxiliary when that group began building and

selling miniature replicas of early Woodburn buildings. “They sold all they thought they were going to sell, and as time has a way of doing, it was running its course,” she said. “And I missed the meeting and it was a blessing, because the other three decided to give us the buildings and sell them for whatever we could get out of them. We’ve sold quite a few over the last six or seven years. The remaining inventory includes ﬁve or six buildings, but no complete sets of 12 buildings. “As estate sales come around, we’re starting to ﬁnd some of the pieces here, there and yonder,” she said. Letters from former residents will be among the memories collected for the historical book, which Gerig was rushing to complete a month before the festival. “So I’m hoping to get this book to the printers within the week, really,” she said.

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Volunteer nurtures plants and ‘stewards of the land’ By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com

When Don Luepke tends to the seedlings in a Fort Wayne greenhouse, he also nurtures an awareness that he hopes will beneﬁt his rural Fremont surroundings. Luepke is the volunteer gardener at Our Creator’s Classroom at Concordia Lutheran High School, from which he retired six years ago. He makes the drive from the shore of Clear Lake to the slope above the St. Joe River through the winter and spring. He wants to help endow a horticultural program at Concordia. He also sees the world as a classroom. “I just want people to be more aware of their environment and be stewards of the land and not just say, ‘Ah, it’s my land. I’m gonna do whatever I want with it.’ That’s sort of my thought process,” he said. He serves on the Water Quality Committee of Clear Lake Township Land Conservancy Inc., and he works with prairie restoration projects in LaGrange and Steuben counties. “We’re having issues up there right now with some conﬁned animal feeding operations,” he said. “They want to start a big hog farm close to the lakes.” Those operations can have detrimental effects, he said. “Basically what my goal is in terms of the whole process is to make people a community of stewards, where they take responsibility for the land,” he said. Luepke takes responsibility for a greenhouse and a spring plant sale. It’s part of the larger Our Creator’s Classroom project. Former Concordia teacher Jon Anderson launched the project. Juniors and seniors in the environmental science classes lead activities for elementary students in the nature area. Kindergartners to sixth-graders from Lutheran South Unity School, Holy Cross, Emmaus and Ascension Lutheran schools have taken the tours, but the invitation is open to other schools. Teachers should coordinate with Laura Bohnke, who now heads Our Creator’s Classroom. The public may take selfguided tours of the adjacent nature area. A path circles to cross wooden bridges over a creek bed. “I was a teacher here at Concordia for 30 some years,” he said. “I retired in 2005. I was a math teacher, so I had nothing to do with gardening or anything of that nature, other than my parents always gardened and we had a big garden in the back. So I had some experience in that. I’ve always enjoyed out-ofdoors type of things.” His wife, Ellen, also is retired. Ellen served as director of Care Ministries

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Don Luepke works in the Our Creator’s Classroom greenhouse at Concordia Lutheran High School. The retired math teacher said he wants to teach people to be stewards of the land.

at Concordia Lutheran Church on Lake Avenue in Fort Wayne. When he retired, Luepke said, the greenhouse was underused. “Nobody grabbed on to it,” he said. “I thought, ‘It’s sitting here; let’s use it.’ ” He found a good teacher, in a former student. Klare Stech operates Beside Still Waters Greenhouse between Leo and Spencerville. “I was her mentor as a teacher, and now she’s my mentor as a grower,”

he said. Stech said the greenhouse was added after she graduated from Concordia. “Once Bob retired he really took it under his wing and really started growing things in there,” she said. “I have a degree in horticulture. He wanted to start growing things and he actually worked a season for me here at the greenhouse and I kept him in contact with suppliers and he picked up about things he should and should not do.

“My bent has always been it’s not just to sell plants, it’s to educate people so they can be successful with the plants that they buy.” She stays in touch with Luepke. “His motto has always been ‘always growing,’ ” she said. “That’s how he signs off in his letters and any newsletters that he sends out to alumni, so he takes the ‘always growing’ to mean literally growing.” “So she helped me get

started and I helped her in her greenhouse,” said Luepke, who studied to earn the Advanced Master Gardener certiﬁcation. “I bring things in in the fall, my geraniums and plants like that. And I do cuttings right after Christmas to start baby geraniums and get those things going. And at the end of February I get little plugs from a grower up in Michigan, and then plant the hanging baskets with those. “And the rest of it I’ve done by seed or by cuttings and doing the propagation myself. “For six years I’ve been raising plants here, and that money goes into a horticultural endowment with the Concordia Education

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Families took a short course in fishing and then dipped their lines into Lakeside Park pond, thanks to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Educator Clint Kowalik tailored his message to his young audience at the program at Lakeside Park Pavilion 1. The DNR provided the bait and tackle for the day. Don’t throw your leftover bait into the water, he said. “There could be something in your bait that’s not supposed to be in the water,” he said. Bait taken from other water could introduce unwanted plants, or worse, he said. “We don’t want to add a sickness or a bully,” he said. “[The bait] could be a bully fish, and they could push the other fish off all the cool playgrounds.” So share the bait with other anglers or save it for another day, he said. He asked what should be done with the fish. Some suggested photographing or measuring the fish. “Throw it back in the ocean,” said one child. “Yes, throw it back in the Lakeside Park Ocean,” Kowalik said, pointing past the pavilion windows. If you choose to photograph the fish, he said, hold it close to the camera. People have been using that trick as long as there have been cameras, he said. Using a toy fish, he showed 8-year-old Frank Bougher how it’s done. “Just stick it right in front of the camera,” he said. “That’s a big fish.” “What happens if the fish swallows the hook?” he asked. A youngster knew to cut the line and leave the hook in the fish, but he wasn’t sure why. “Eventually that hook is going to dissolve,” Kowalik explained. Make sure you wet your hands before you hold a fish, he said. Wet hands will not remove the slime that protects a fish from bacteria and parasites, he

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said. When we release the fish, Kowalik said, do so gently. “You just want to lay it in the water and let it gently swim away,” he said. After the classroom lessons, youngsters and parents moved to the lake to catch bluegills and other fish. The lake had been stocked with trout, courtesy of the DNR. Most people need a license to go fishing, Kowalik said. You can buy licenses online, he said. “Or you can go to Wal-Mart or your local bait shop,” he said. “We’re trying to make the fishing better,” he said, “and if you don’t buy a license we can’t make the fishing better.” A license wasn’t an issue, though, on April 18, which was a Free Fishing Day in Indiana. Hoosiers

27th annual Kids’ Fishing Derby. Saturday, June 6, 8 a.m.-noon. Hurshtown Reservoir, 1600 Roth Road, Grabill. The fishing derby is free. Admission to Hurshtown Reservoir is $4 per car. For ages 16 or younger accompanied by an adult. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., and fishing begins at 8 a.m. Catches will be weighed at 11 a.m., and prizes will be awarded at noon. Prizes will be awarded for the largest fish in several angler age and fish species categories. Bring a bucket to hold your fish. Catch-and-release only. will enjoy three more Free Fishing Days this year: May 16 and June 6 and 7. Hoosiers will not need a fishing license or a trout/ salmon stamp on those three days. Typically, anglers age 17 and younger and a few other special anglers are exempt from the license requirement. For more information, visit in.gov/ dnr. Fishing opportunities continue at several city and county parks. Hurshtown Reservoir in Grabill opened for the season May 1. For more information and fees, call 627-3390.

TinCaps to host Colts players and cheerleaders Indianapolis Colts players and cheerleaders will visit Parkview Field in Fort Wayne on Thursday, June 11. The visitors will sign autographs as part of the Colts’ 12th consecutive summer traveling marketing campaign. This marks the ﬁrst visit to a TinCaps game. The TinCaps host the Kane County Cougars at 7:05 p.m. “We are fortunate to have a passionate regional fan base outside of our home

city, and we look forward each year to traveling throughout the state to say thanks,” said Pete Ward, Indianapolis Colts COO. During “Colts at Bat,” the Colts will provide several elements for fans attending the game, including player autographs (from 5:30-6:45 p.m.), cheerleader autographs (from 7:15 p.m.-5th inning) and performances, Colts Mascot Blue, free Colts giveaways and Colts In Motion, the team’s traveling museum. Fans

may also sign up for one of the Colts Official Fan Clubs and register to win Colts tickets. Attendees must buy a ticket to the baseball game in order to participate in the “Colts at Bat” activities. More details are available on colts.com/ events. Postgame fireworks are scheduled that evening. Tickets are available on TinCapsTickets.com, by calling 482-6400, or by visiting the Parkview Field ticket office.

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Dialysis patient embraces life, and hopes as he waits By Nichole Hacha-Thomas Contributed to The Times

It’s a typical Tuesday night. Fort Wayne resident Jeremiah Johnson climbs into his SUV and begins the trek to Dupont Hospital for his usual dialysis treatment. He follows the exact same routine every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. His longtime girlfriend, Tara Yarian, usually drives him to the eight-hour sessions, since diabetes has left Johnson blind in his right eye. Three times a week, Johnson makes his way to the Fresenius Medical Care and checks in. Nurses check his blood pressure, measure his skin temperature and take his pulse. Then, Johnson said, he is hooked up to the dialysis machine which slowly removes his blood and filters it, returning “clean” blood back into his body. It’s a tedious process and can get overwhelming, Johnson said. Side effects of dialysis include nausea, dizziness and muscle cramps during the procedure, all caused by rapid changes in blood fluid levels during dialysis. “I do it or I die,” Johnson said. “There is no in-between. When I was first told I needed dialysis I thought I was going to die because my father died from dialysis complications. I lay in the hospital bed and tried not

to cry in front of Tara or the kids.” Always a ﬁghter, though, Johnson said he is accustomed to the dialysis routine — he’s been receiving the treatments since 2011 and living with diabetes for more than 30 years, since he was a child, he said. He learned how to inject insulin into an orange before performing the injections on himself and attended diabetic camps to help cope with the disease. But while Johnson has been able to manage his diabetes in the past, the disease began to take an even bigger toll on his body, threatening sight in his good eye and presenting other complications. In 2012, it became clear that Johnson would need a kidney transplant. So, he was put on the transplant list and the wait began. If it weren’t for Brittani Sprunger, a Living Donor coordinator at Lutheran Transplant Center, Johnson said, he’d still be swimming in a sea of paperwork. Instead, she has helped Johnson to navigate the complex world of organ transplants. Until a match is found for Johnson, he waits. But, he doesn’t wallow. Johnson could be angry at the hand life has dealt him. But, he said, he chooses to embrace the life he’s got left — no matter the length. After all, he’s got ﬁve kids to live for.

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Jeremiah Johnson is surrounded by his family. He and longtime girlfriend, Tara Yarian, have a combined ﬁve children. Johnson said he hopes to see each of them graduate from high school and college someday. Without a kidney transplant, he won’t be able to keep his word. In front, from left, are stepson Brenden, Tara, Johnson, and stepdaughter Kendra. In back, from left, are stepson Colton, son Tre and son Tyler.

“The longer it goes and I don’t get a transplant, the closer I get to the end. The closer I get to the end, the clearer things get,” Johnson said. “I always thought that having a career and making money were the important things in life. The truth is that family and loved ones are what truly matters. Memories are the only true thing you leave behind.” Johnson puts those words into action and makes memories each and every day, Yarian said. He is giving of his time, talents and resources to anyone who needs help. He is a dedicated father to not only his own two sons, but to Yarian’s three children, too. He never misses one of their hockey games, show

choir competitions or, most recently, his oldest son’s graduation from basic military training in Georgia. “Jeremiah always makes sure others get what they need and puts them ﬁrst,” Yarian said. “He gives people food who need it. He is good at ﬁguring out how to make sure no one ever goes without – if he has it he will make sure that if others need it, they have it too.” It was on the trip to Georgia where Johnson took a turn for the worse. He went to sleep while getting ready to go to the graduation and woke up in an Atlanta hospital. Yarian’s youngest son, Colton, had recognized the signs of low blood sugar and called an

ambulance like his mother had taught him. “Colton is my hero and he doesn’t even know it,” Johnson said of his latest trip to the emergency room. Johnson hopes the community will hear his plea and get tested for possible kidney donation. If not to save his life, then to save one of the other 180 people in the area who are in need of a kidney today. “People like me don’t have to die. Everyone has two kidneys and we only need one to live. People can donate and save a life and who doesn’t have that on their bucket list – to save another human life,” Johnson said. The Lutheran Transplant Center sees many cases

like Johnson’s each year. The center offers pre- and post-operative care and boasts a shorter wait time for a kidney transplant than most centers in the tri-state region, according to Sprunger. Sprunger said kidney recipients get more longterm results with kidneys from a live donor. And since humans need only one of their kidneys to live, living donors are preferable. “On average, a living donor’s kidney will last 15-20 years. They can last much, much longer than that, we’ve seen them last patients for 40 years. On average, a deceased donor kidney will last a recipient 10, 15 years. So there is deﬁnitely a beneﬁt, longevity-wise, with the living donors as well.” Sprunger said more than half of the center’s kidney transplant patients received their kidney from a living donor. Living donors can be family, friends or even a stranger. Living donors need to be between 18 and 65 years old and healthy. They don’t incur any costs for the evaluation or hospitalization and receive a pre-transplant health evaluation to ensure the safety of both the donor and the recipient. Most living donors spend only one to two days in the hospital and can return to work from See HOPE, Page A10

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Georgetown 5k builds girls’ self-esteem By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com

Girls on the Run, their running buddies, and other running enthusiasts will dash through Georgetown Square again May 30. The 5k fund-raising run is only the most visible part of a yearround program. “This is not their whole season,” coordinator Hillary Knipstein said. “It’s just the celebration of all they do.” Registration continues online through race day. Girls in grades third to eighth practice twice a week for 10 weeks, in the spring and again in the fall. It’s all for a good cause, said Knipstein, who has been involved since November 2012. “It gives the kids a sense

of accomplishment,” she said. “It helps them make healthy choices and builds self-esteem. They rise to a challenge.” The program also helps girls deal with peer pressure, she said. Men are eligible to run, too. Each girl has a running buddy, who is eligible for a registration discount. “Tutus, costumes and glitter are strongly encouraged,” the website reads. “To help ease lastminute jitters, there will be a ‘mascot dash,’ with more than a dozen local mascots completing a 50-yard dash right before the start.” Runners are invited to arrive early to visit a “happy hair” station, make a poster and listen to music. Any proﬁt goes to

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GIRLS ON THE RUN 5K Saturday, May 30 8:30 a.m. Georgetown Square Shopping Center, State Boulevard and Maplecrest Road Open to the public. Registration $25 through May 20, $30 from May 21 to race day. Visit girlsontherunofallencounty.org for details, and follow the link to register. scholarships for the program. Girls on the Run of Allen County is an independent council within Girls on the Run International, which has more than 200 councils across the United States and Canada. “At Girls on the Run, we believe that every girl can embrace who she is, can deﬁne who she wants to be, can rise to any challenge, can change the world,” the website states. The Girls on the Run

5k, in its second year at Georgetown, is the successor to the Diva Dash charity run, which was run at Georgetown for three years. Maureen Partee, the marketing director for Georgetown Square, said Girls on the Run mentors visit schools, work with the girls and help to build the girls up. The course is a good ﬁrst race because it is a ﬂat course, is run before the heat of summer, and has plenty of shade, Partee said.

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Jenna Klinker, sophomore, leaps during Homestead High School’s performance at the Medium Varsity Jazz division of he national dance finals in Orlando, Fla.,, where Homestead finished second. Homestead also entered the Junior Varsity Jazz competition, finishing third among five teams. At the state finals, the varsity team was runner-up in Jazz. The junior varsity placed third in Jazz and was the runner-up in Hip Hop. Homestead seniors Allison Gray, Raegan Huth and Morgan McKay were named to the Academic All-State team. Gray also was awarded the IHSDTA scholarship. Dance adviser Jen Bay is assisted by dance team coaches Britney Lombardo and Ashlie Manor. Also representing Fort Wayne, Ashley Nicholas of Bishop Dwenger High School was named to that 15-member Academic All-State Team.

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Follow these reminders to ensure a safe summer By Annette Chard, RN (The author is a certiﬁed emergency nurse, and is trauma program manager for Lutheran Hospital.)

May is National Trauma Month. Traditionally, health-care personnel who care for trauma victims refer to late spring and summer as trauma season. This is because it is warmer outside and stays daylight longer, so more people are participating in outside activities, such as sports, water activities, home improve-

ments, walking and riding everything from bicycles Chard to ATVs. These pursuits increase our risk of getting injured. The staff at Lutheran Hospital Level II Adult and Pediatric Trauma Centers encourage you to be mindful of the following precautions: • Wear a helmet when riding a bicycle, mo-ped,

motorcycle or ATV. • Ensure ladders are on a level, solid surface. Do not lean. Move the ladder rather than reaching too far and risk falling. • Wear appropriate protective gear for your sport. • Be aware of water depth if diving. • Never drive any type of vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. • Don’t be distracted while driving — pay attention. One out of every three drivers admits to being

distracted while driving. It only takes three seconds to travel the length of a football field while traveling at 65 mph; being distracted is like doing this blindfolded. Per the Governor’s Highway Safety Association, the number of traffic collisions (vehicle/vehicle and pedestrian/vehicle) have remained constant over the last few years in Indiana. Drivers 15 to 20 years of age have the highest rate of collisions, and drivers 21

to 24 years of age have the highest rate of fatal collisions. More crashes occur between the hours of 3 and 6 p.m. than any other time of the day. There is one death every two hours and one injury every seven minutes due to pedestrian/vehicle collisions. To help prevent pedestrian/vehicle injuries and deaths, the Lutheran Trauma Centers and Lutheran Children’s Hospital sponsor the Kids dart. Drive smart. campaign. We recommend that you and

children in your care cross streets only at designated crosswalks or intersections, look left, right, and left again before crossing, and make eye contact with drivers before crossing. Walk on the sidewalk or walk facing traffic when you must walk on the shoulder of the road. Wear reflective clothing and/or carry a flashlight at night. The Lutheran Hospital Level II Adult and Pediatric Trauma Centers want you to be safe and have a terrific summer.

Restored Engine No. 765 to pull summer excursions Engine No. 765 will pull passenger cars once again this summer. The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, which owns the restored steam locomotive, will partner with Norfolk Southern Corp. No. 765 will operate round-trip excursions originating in Fort Wayne; Youngstown, Ohio; Buffalo, N.Y.; and Allentown and Scranton, Pa. Times, ticket prices, accommodations, boarding sites and other details about each trip are available at fortwaynerailroad.org. Ticket sales will started Wednesday, May 13. The Society’s ﬁrst public trip out of Fort Wayne in over 20 years, in 2013, sold

out in less than two hours. The series begins with two Indiana excursions. Engine 765 will make round-trip runs from Fort Wayne to Lafayette on Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19. Society members will receive information and advance ordering instructions in the mail. Annual memberships start at $30 and can be established online. The excursions are part of Norfolk Southern’s 21st Century Steam Program. “We are thrilled to team up with Norfolk Southern again to offer people unique and exciting opportunities to enjoy the 765,” Bill Otter, society president,

said in a statement on the society’s website. No. 765 will visit Buffalo in its first trips there since 1985 and operate out of the Allentown region for first time since 1988. For the locomotive’s first visit to Scranton, home of the Steamtown National Historic Site, it will operate to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Nicholson Viaduct. Additional excursions are being explored. Engine 765 served the Nickel Plate Road from 1944 to 1958, when it was put on display in Lawton Park. It was removed from the park in 1974, and restored to operating condition by 1979.

Summer sessions offer driver education classes Fort Wayne Community Schools will offer two sessions of driver education over the summer at Anthis Career Center, 1200 S. Barr St. Session I will be offered from June 10-26; Session II will be offered July 6-24. Classes will be offered from 9:10-11:10 a.m. and 11:20 a.m.-1:20 p.m. daily. The courses are open to any student, whether they attend FWCS or not, who

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two to four weeks after the surgery, depending on the occupation. Johnson’s battle won’t be won solely with the kidney transplant, though. He will have a long road ahead with an intense regimen of anti-rejection drugs and post-operative care to ensure his body doesn’t reject the new organ. As one can imagine, the surgery, cadre of drugs and intense follow-up care isn’t

cheap — and Johnson’s insurance will leave him footing 20 percent of the bill. That’s in the $20,000 range, Johnson said. The kicker, he said, is that he has to raise some of the funds before the hospital will commit to performing the surgery. Johnson and his family have set up a GoFundMe fundraising webpage to help raise funds toward the surgery and post-operative care. Anyone wishing to

donate to Johnson can visit bit.ly/KidneyForJeremiah. To get tested as a potential kidney donor, call Sprunger at Lutheran Transplant Center, (260) 435-6211. “I promised my kids that I would be at their college graduations and be here to meet my ﬁrst grandkids,” Johnson said. “Every time I think about giving up because of how sick I get, I remember that promise. If nothing else, I stick to my word.”

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The New Haven High School Alumni community band entertains at the Canal Days parade.

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122nd Fighter Wing says 300 to ﬁnish deployment About 300 airmen from the 122nd Fighter Wing are returning from deployment as a part of Operations Inherent Resolve and Enduring Freedom. The unit, which ﬂies the A-10C “Warthog” airframe, has been deployed overseas

since early October to the U.S. Central Command region. The 122nd has its headquarters at 3005 Ferguson Road, Fort Wayne, at the Fort Wayne International Airport. The 300 airmen represent

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Tara, a Sumatran orangutan, holds 5-month-old Asmara as visitors enjoy a preview day at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. The zoo opened April 25, to begin the celebration of its 50th anniversary. Highlights include a “Happy Birthday to Zoo” party on July 1.

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These two happy winners were among those who received baskets of treats and goodies thanks to Lutheran Health Network and Erin’s House for Grieving Children.

Lutheran Health Network donates baskets of goodies Lutheran Health Network delivered more than two dozen springtheme baskets of treats, games and goodies to Erin’s House for Grieving Children. Tammy Else, Child Life specialist at Lutheran Children’s Hospital, made the surprise visit to deliver the baskets to 5670 YMCA Park Drive West. Else and her staff coordinated the collection effort among all Lutheran Health Network hospitals and made a friendly competition out of it. “You can tell everyone had fun with the competition and buying

goodies to include in the baskets, but it all comes down to brightening someone’s day,” Else said. Erin’s House, which provides support for children who suffered a death, held a drawing during each peer support program night and sent the baskets home with the families. “It’s great to see the smiling faces of the kids and parents when they get to take home the extra special gift,” said Cindy Maldonado-Schaefer, director of operations at Erin’s House. For more information, visit erinshouse.org.

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Making laps for charity, honoring survivors Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana will hold the 13th annual Lapper and Survivors Day Celebration on Saturday, May 16. The Lapper honors or memorializes people touched by cancer and is a fundraising walk to beneﬁt Cancer Services’ clients. All of the money raised at the event stays in northeast Indiana to help people with cancer. Lapper participants are encouraged to walk as many laps around Brotherhood Place Ofﬁce Park as they can. “The point is to test their endurance and push past their comfort zone just as people with cancer do every day,” the agency said in a news release. The Lapper begins at 10 a.m. at 6316 Mutual Drive, Fort Wayne. Same-day registration is 9-9:30 a.m., followed by a guest speaker and special presentations at 9:30 a.m. Water and fresh fruit are provided during the walk, which takes place rain or shine. The Survivors Day celebration, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., offers food, fun and entertainment for the whole family. Register for the walk at lapper2015.kintera.org. Registration forms are also available at Cancer Services. Everyone is

invited to bring a friend, form a team and help raise money to provide support and services to people with cancer. This year’s goal is $70,000. Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana helps people who live in Allen, Adams, DeKalb,

Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells and Whitley counties. Last year, more than 2,500 local people with cancer and their families received emotional support and practical resources. For more information, visit cancer-services.org.

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Golf outing to help camp for children with cancer The Afﬁliates Club and Casa Restaurants will hold the sixth annual charity golf outing to beneﬁt Camp Watcha-Wanna-Do. The golf outing features Cincinnati Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert, who played for Bishop Dwenger High School and the University of Notre Dame. A shotgun start will begin at 8 a.m. Friday, June 6, at Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. The fee is $100 per golfer, or $400 per team. The fee includes greens fees, cart, lunch, beverages and prizes. Register at campwatchawannado. com. Camp Watcha-Wanna-Do was founded in 1991 as a one-week resident camp program for children surviving cancer or brain tumors. The camp is free for children ages 7-18. Each child may bring a sibling to camp. The camp is located at the YMCA’s Camp Potawatomi in South Milford, Ind. Information on sponsorship opportunities also is available online.

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Relay for Life does more than raise money to ﬁght cancer, according to Gail Haver. It also combats the emotional toll of the disease. The 24-hour East Allen County Relay for Life will step off at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at Schnelker Park in New Haven. Haver has helped to organize the event for years. This year, with the title of experience lead, she is working to build participation by survivors, families and others. Anyone interested in supporting the walk may visit relayforlife.org and search for their local event by Zip code. Or, visit Facebook and ﬁnd East Allen County Relay for Life.

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Local and regional pulling trucks will compete in eight classes at the Monroeville Chamber of Commerce truck and tractor pull.

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modiﬁed rail will be sure to impress,” said Brent Castleman, who is helping organize the event. The prize purse for the event is $3,500 with payback in some classes to the 5th position. For more information on the various classes and payouts, visit the Monroeville website at monroevillein.com. The rules and regulations for pullers can also be found on the site under the events tab, Truck Pull. Weigh-in for interested pullers begins at 4 p.m. The arena entrance is located at 13075 State Road 101, Monroeville. This event is made possible through the sponsorship of Monroeville and nearby businesses. Truck pull sponsors

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determine the best path to achieve. The week’s outcomes include self-motivation, determining and developing skills needed to reach goals, and to embrace a dare to dream attitude. The cost for Leadership Week is $75, which includes materials, food and excursions. Culinary and Hospitality Week, which is designed to inspire a passion for cooking, is scheduled for Monday through Friday, July 20-24. The camp will run from noon to 6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Area chefs work directly with students, culminating in two gourmet dinners for the public July 21 and 23 in which students prepare and serve the food. The meals also serve as fund-raisers for Cornerstone. Students also will learn about table decorating and other factors that go into providing a ﬁne-dining experience. Chef Michael Bentz of Crackerjack Catering, Southeast Youth Council board of directors member Rhonda Hockemeyer of Forever Friends Floral, the Hilton Garden Inn, the IPFW Hospitality Management Program and the Ivy Tech Community College Hospitality Administration program will assist again this year. The cost is $25.

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These camps are made possible in part through grants from the Foellinger Foundation, NIPSCO and the Allen County Commissioners.

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Heritage Promenade joins popular After Prom party By Michelle Castleman

the students enjoy a night full of fun activities, prizes, a T-shirt and fabulous food, which provides a safe alternative for all. If students do not arrive by midnight or leave before

3:30 a.m., parents are called. This year, the school lobby was transformed into a Western storefront. The chuck wagon included barbecued beef, cheese fries and subs. Alumnus and local radio host Dude Walker was on hand giving away concert tickets, T-shirts and CDs. Students enjoyed a gym full of inﬂatables, karaoke and a mock casino. Grand prizes of a laptop, TVs, PS4, Beats and an iPad mini were given away. The After Prom committee thanked the parents and the whole community for their donations and fund-raising efforts to make this event possible each year.

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The weather cooperated perfectly for the ﬁrst ever Heritage Promenade. The community enjoyed a parade of prom-goers in the Heritage High School courtyard on Saturday afternoon, May 9. After the students went off to dinner reservations or to photos in the park, the community was invited inside for an open house of the annual Heritage After Prom event. The tradition, which was started nearly two decades ago, is a hit among Heritage juniors and seniors. The entire class is invited, regardless of whether they attend the actual prom. For just $5,

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LIFE from Page B1 friends that form teams to support a friend that has cancer. There are church teams. Cancer does not discriminate,â€? Haver said. â€œMy focus as the experience lead is to make the event memorable, to make it exciting, to make people want to come out and to honor the survivors, the fighters, the care-givers, the people that support those that

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are struggling every day with the disease,â€? she said. â€œThe money goes toward cancer research and for supporting the needs of cancer survivors in our area,â€? she said. â€œThe Relay also raises funds by different events. Some teams sell food items that raise money toward the fundraising. There might be a clown that makes balloon animals. They might do a free-will

donation. â€œSo you donâ€™t necessarily have to be a walker. You can just come and enjoy the events. There will be food and activities â€” great music. We will have the Jukebox Heroes, so thereâ€™s going to be a lot of great music. â€œIn addition, we would like to provide information about prevention and information about the 30 different types of

cancer that affect people in this area.â€? About 21 teams had registered by May 8. Last year, 35 teams registered in time for the walk. â€œThereâ€™s still plenty of time,â€? Haver said. Other activities include dress up like your favorite superhero, country hoe down, Disney character hour, water balloon volleyball, trick or treating, ice cream social, stone

cold T-shirt contest, pie eating contest, big hair â€™80s and a silent auction. Haver said she has supported Relay for Life for several years, but this is her first year on the planning committee or as experience lead. â€œI started out with a couple positions, and just started by seeing what I could do to help, and I helped with the online work and by creating fliers and things,â€? she said. â€œThen I got moved

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Have something for the June 19 calendar? Submit news about your nonprofit group, church or school. Email gsnow@kpcmedia.com, or call 426-2640, ext. 3321. Submit entries by June 11 for the June 19 edition of the East Allen County Times. Visit InFortWayne.com for a list of activities to help you plan your weekend. SATURDAY, MAY 16 Fort Wayne Farmers Market. The last indoor market of the season. Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Local vendors offer meats, baked goods, spices, honey, eggs, plants, fudge, herbs, wine, orchard products, soap, jewelry, woodworking and more. For details and updates, visit ftwaynesfarmersmarket.com. Barbecue chicken fundraiser. Ken’s Meat Market, 846 Lincoln Highway E., New Haven. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $8.50. The New Haven Lions Club is holding a fundraiser for Rotary foreign exchange student Aaron Rorick, who will travel to Czechoslovakia next school year. The carry-out dinner includes a half-chicken, cole slaw and roll. The Lions will do the cooking. The Lions Club welcomes the donation of used eyeglasses for Lions Recycle for Sight.kellychastain@comcast.net. Car show. Anthis Career Center, 1200 Barr St., Fort Wayne. 2-6 p.m. The Fort Wayne Area PTA Council will host a car show with the assistance of the Anthis Career Center. Trophies and plaques to be awarded. “Believe in the Build” Gala. Hotel Fort Wayne, 305 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 6 p.m. $50. A committee is working to bring a Down syndrome Achievement Center — Gigi’s Playhouse — to Fort Wayne. This fundraising event will feature live and silent auctions. Get more information or buy tickets at gigisplayhouse.org/fortwayne. Craft bazaar and bake sale. First Christian Church, 4800 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Lunch will be available. This is a fundraiser for the church. Legion Auxiliary flea market. American Legion Post 241, 7605 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. Free admission. Public welcome. The American Legion Auxiliary presents its seventh annual flea market, featuring new and used items, miscellaneous food, drinks and baked goods. Proceeds go to various charities. For information, call: Diana West, 432-6369; Helen Levy, 747-6773; or Karen Loe-Shriver, 486-3082. Barbecue chicken fundraiser. Ken’s Meat Market, 846 Lincoln Highway E., New Haven. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $8.50. The New Haven Lions Club is holding a fundraiser for Rotary foreign exchange student Aaron Rorick. Fish and tenderloin dinner. Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. 4:30-7:30 p.m. $9 for adults, $5 for children 5 to 12, ages 4 and under free. The meal comes with cole slaw, applesauce, chips, dessert and a drink. Carry-outs are available. Lutheran schools elementary bands concert. Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free. About 160 young musicians will represent eight to 10 bands, including bands from Decatur and Kendallville. The students study at their own schools before joining for two rehearsals before the concert. Beginning, intermediate and advanced bands will represent grades four through eight.

4th annual Fort4Fitness Spring Cycle. Arts United Center, 300 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. The Spring Cycle features four tour distances, including a new 10-mile course. The cost is $20 for adults and $10 for kids 14 and under. Register at Fort4Fitness.org. Related Kickstart family-friendly activities include Kickstart4Kids, Fort Wayne Youtheatre’s Second Annual Fairy Tale Fest, Arts United Entertainment Stage, opening day for the YLNI’s Barr Street Market and the Downtown Improvement District’s Spring Trolley. Follow the links at kickstartfortwayne.com. Kickstart4Kids. Arts United Center, 300 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. A free, kids-focused event during the Fort4Fitness Spring Cycle. Activities include bicycle checks and ﬁttings, cycling safety information, and a kids bike parade. Other activities include arts, crafts and musical performances by Arts United, and a kids obstacle course provided by the Northeast Indiana Trail Riders Organization. Appleseed Comic Con. Grand Wayne Convention Center, 120 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Adult admission $10, weekend pass $15. Tickets available at the door. Tickets also available at brownpapertickets.com; fees apply. Children under 12 admitted free. Celebrate comic books and the comic book community. The spotlight guest artist is Jaime Hernandez, a co-creator of the indie read “Love and Rockets.” He also is published in DC Comics, The New Yorker, and in album art such as Los Lobos’ 2006 “The Town and the City.” Visit artists, hear panel discussions and shop for custom art. Visit appleseedcon.com. Apprenticeship fair. Public Safety Academy, 7602 Patriot Crossing, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free, and open to all. Northeast Indiana Building Trades will accept apprenticeship applications for 12 industries. Applicants must be at least 18 and have a high school diploma or GED. Please bring a valid driver’s license. Rain garden workshop. Achatz Hall of Science, Room 206, University of Saint Francis, 2701 Spring St., Fort Wayne. 8:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Fort Wayne residents can add color to their yard while improving drainage and the quality of water runoff into the rivers by attending a workshop sponsored by City Utilities. Residents will learn how to plant a rain garden and receive detailed guidance on how the gardens can soak up water on their property. A rain garden is a landscaped area that holds rain water runoff for a few hours to a few days. Rain gardens are planted with native plants that help the soil soak up more water. After a rain event, the water slowly soaks into the ground. Residents are asked to call 311 to register for the free workshops. Residents who own property in the city of Fort Wayne are eligible to apply for a cash incentive to help offset some of the costs of installing a rain garden at their home. The incentive is only available for those who attend a training session and ﬁll out the application. More information about rain gardens may be found at City Utilities’ rain garden website at CatchingRainFW.org.

SUNDAY, MAY 17 Patriot Family 5K Run/Walk. Salomon Farm, 817 W. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 4 p.m. The Saint Vincent American Heritage Girls Troop IN3712 is sponsoring this troop fundraiser for the fourth year. Early registration until May 4 is $15; later registration is $20. Visit tinyurl. com/qj6lchh to register. Appleseed Comic Con. Grand Wayne Convention Center, 120 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For details, see the May 16 entry.

TUESDAY, MAY 19 Trillium Garden Club’s annual plant sale. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church parking lot, 10700 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m. until plants are sold. This local club, founded in 1967, will sell perennials, shrubs, small trees and ground covers conditioned to local soils and weather. Proﬁts beneﬁt Master Gardener scholarships, landscaping, and other local needs. Shoppers are asked to bring any containers that can be used to grow plants for next year’s sale.

THURSDAY, MAY 21 Rummage and bake sale. Martini Lutheran Church, 333 E. Moeller Road, New Haven. 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 22 Rummage and bake sale. Martini Lutheran Church, 333 E. Moeller Road, New Haven. 8 a.m.-noon. Today is $2-a-bag day. Burn Bright Tour. First Assembly of God, 1400 W. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Individual tickets start at $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Get tickets and details at trinitycommunications.org. Rummage and bake sale. Saint James Lutheran Church, State Road 930 E., New Haven. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sale to be held in the church Fellowship Hall, with 10 per cent of proceeds going to the Saint James Food Pantry.

SATURDAY, MAY 23 Race for the Warriors 5k/10k. Fort Wayne International Airport, 3801 W. Ferguson Road, Fort Wayne. Registration 7:30 a.m., race 9 a.m. Free parking at the airport’s Air Trade Center. $25 registration fee for the 5k and $30 for the 10k will provide runners with a commemorative T-shirt and other items. The Fort Wayne Base Community Council will host the inaugural event. Proceeds beneﬁt the Fort Wayne Base Community Council’s Military Support Fund, which assists military families in times of need. To sign up, or for more information, visit raceforthewarrior.com or fortwaynebcc.org. Rummage and bake sale. Saint James Lutheran Church, State Road 930 E., New Haven. 9 a.m.-noon. Bag-sale day, to to be held in the church Fellowship Hall, with 10 per cent of proceeds going to the Saint James Food Pantry.

TUESDAY, MAY 26 Women’s Midday Connection. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $15.50, including lunch. The Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection will hear Jessica Henry, executive director of the Allen County SPCA, speak on the topic “Rescuing Me.” Make reservations by May 19 by calling Meridith, 6723414. Baby sitting is available. Women’s Midday Connection is a service of Stonecroft Ministries.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 “An Evening with Allure and Charisma.” Northrop High School, 7001 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Admission is $3 for students and $5 for adults. The 47-member Allure women’s show choir will present “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody.” The 55-member Charisma mixed choir will present “A Phoenix Rising From the Ashes.” Tom Maupin directs. The 17-member band Intrigue, under the direction of John Van Patton, will perform in support of both choirs.

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High Twelve International. Mizpah Shrine Cener, 1015 Memorial Way, Fort Wayne. Noon. The Ameek Chapter of High Twelve International is being reconvened in the Fort Wayne area. High Twelve is an organization of Master Masons who support Masonic causes with special emphasis on youth support and patriotic events. Although only Master Masons may join High Twelve, anyone is welcome at the gatherings. The goal is to start and end the gathering in less than 60 minutes. Each attendee buys their own lunch from the Shrine’s Arabian Room. Please RSVP to keluv1992@aol.com to reserve a seat.

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Little River Wetlands Project, a local organization protecting almost 1,200 acres of natural and restored wetlands in Allen and Huntington counties, sponsors informative nature events. All are free and open to the community. Contact info@lrwp.org or 478-2515 for information. “Little River Ramblers.” Every Tuesday in May, 9 to 11 a.m. Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne, to hike and explore the interesting plants and wildlife of Eagle Marsh. “Swimmers, Wigglers, and Things that Go Hop!” Saturday, May 16, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. The water of Eagle Marsh in spring is full of life: tadpoles, snails, small ﬁsh, and the larval stage of many insects. We will examine some water samples in the barn, then try pond dipping in the marsh to see who lives there. Fun for all ages. “Short Hikes for Short Legs: Trees of the Marsh.” Wednesday, May 20, 9 to 10 a.m. Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. (For children ages 3 to 5 and a responsible adult.) We will start with a hands-on tree activity in the barn, then set out to explore the variety of trees found on the marsh and the animals that inhabit them. Dress for the trails and the weather.

Rummage sale. Saint Joseph United Methodist Church, 6004 Reed Road, Fort Wayne. 5-8 p.m. Proceeds beneﬁt United Methodist Women projects.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 Germanfest organ recital. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. Free half-hour concert begins at 12:15 p.m. A light lunch is available after the recital. The Wednesdays on Wayne music series continues with a concert by Geoffrey North.

Symphonic Brass Quintet in concert. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. Free half-hour concert begins at 12:15 p.m. A light lunch is available after the recital. The Wednesdays on Wayne music series is held each Wednesday in June.

FRIDAY, MAY 29 Rummage sale. Saint Joseph United Methodist Church, 6004 Reed Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Proceeds beneﬁt United Methodist Women projects. “Golden Knight Ceremony.” Bishop Luers High School, 333 E. Paulding Road, Fort Wayne. 3;30 p.m. Bishop Luers Alumni Ofﬁce has invited the Class of 1965 to participate in a celebration in the school library. The class will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. Golden Knight Alumni will be presented with gold sashes, alumni buttons, and a lapel pin, and will be recognized during the commencement. The Class of 1965 will have their 50th class reunion on Saturday, Aug. 22, at Parkview Field. For more information, call Melissa Hire at Bishop Luers High School, (260) 456-1261, ext. 3040.

SATURDAY, MAY 30 The Merge for Christian Singles. Parkwood Church of God, 3320 Trier Road, Fort Wayne. 6-11 p.m. $7 donation at the door. Ice-breakers, dinner, games, dancing. Carry-in potluck assigned by last name; visit the-merge. net for details. Rummage sale. Saint Joseph United Methodist Church, 6004 Reed Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $3 a bag day. Proceeds beneﬁt United Methodist Women projects. Northrop Spring Craft Bazaar & Market. Northrop High School, 7001 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Handmade sales and direct-sales vendors. Beneﬁtting Northrop band program. To reserve a booth space, email craft@bigorangepride.com. (Please do not call the school for information.)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 Oboe and piano concert. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. Free half-hour concert begins at 12:15 p.m. A light lunch is available after the recital. The Wednesdays on Wayne music series begins with a concert by Pavel Morunov, oboe, and Kris Sanchack, piano.

SATURDAY, JUNE 6 Arab Fest. Headwaters Park West, Fort Wayne. 6-10:30 p.m., approximately. The focus of this new festival is to celebrate the past 150 years of local Arab American heritage and culture in Fort Wayne and Allen County. The Indiana Center for Middle East Peace, sponsor of the festival, said this not a picnic in the park for Arab families, but a communitywide event. Highlighted will be the traditional food, art, music and dance of the 22 Arab countries in the Middle East. It will have one thing, however, that no other festival in Fort Wayne has ever had — camel rides and camel petting.The festival continues Sunday, from noon-6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 String quartet. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. Free half-hour concert begins at 12:15 p.m. A light lunch is available after the recital. The concert features members of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. The Wednesdays on Wayne music series is held each Wednesday in June.

FORT WAYNE GERMANFEST Headwaters Park, 333 S. Clinton St. June 7-14. The 34th annual weeklong celebration of German heritage. Events held around Fort Wayne June 7-9. Visit germanfest.org for details. 30-minute Germanfest organ concerts will begin at 12:15 each day at various locations. Free admission. Sponsored by the Fort Wayne Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Check germanfest.org for the updated schedule. Sunday, June 7, 11 a.m. Gottesdienst — German Mass — at Saint Peter’s Catholic Church, 518 Dewald St. The Rev. Chuck Herman will conduct a German language church service with special musical accompaniment by Tom Remenschneider and the Fort Wayne Mannerchor/Damenchor. Immediately after the service, gather for a reception of brats and German style refreshments at th church pavilion. 4:30 p.m. Mannerchor/Damenchor Konzert. Park Edelweiss, 3355 Elmhurst Drive, Fort Wayne. Admission free. Doors open at 3 p.m. Hear authentic German folk music. 5 p.m. Bach Back & Beyond — Eleganza Baroque Ensemble’s Germanfest concert. 611 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. Trinity Episcopal Church will present a free program of early German music played on period instruments. 5:30 p.m. Heimatabend — German night. Park Edelweiss, 3355 Elmhurst Drive, Fort Wayne. The Fort Wayne Mannerchor/Damenchor are the hosts for an evening of German food and beverages and live entertainment. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served from 6-8 p.m. Dinner tickets can be purchased at the door for $12. Festival pavilion and beer tent open June 10-13: Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m.-midnight; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Admission is $2 from 2-5 p.m., and $5 after 5 p.m. Children under 14 are admitte free with parent or guardian. All military personnel admitted free with I.D. Minors must be accompanied by a parent. No one under 21 permitted after 9:30 p.m. Sunday, June 14. Final day of Germanfest. Closing church service at 1 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Chuch, 700 W. Jefferson Blvd. Experience a traditional German language service. The Festival Tent at Headwaters Park is not open today.

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2015 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION SCHEDULE (Most graduation ceremonies are by invitation only. Call the school for details. Many are held at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne.) Bishop Dwenger High School, at the Embassy Theatre, Friday, May 22, 6:30 p.m. Bishop Luers High School, at the school, Friday, May 29, 4 p.m. Concordia High School, at the Embassy Theatre, Sunday, May 31, noon. Huntington North High School, at the school, Friday, June 5, 7 p.m. Leo High School, Coliseum, Friday, June 5, 7 p.m. Canterbury High School, on the school lawn, Friday, June 5, 7:15 p.m. Woodlan High School, at the school, Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m. Homestead High School, Coliseum, Saturday, June 6, 11 a.m. Heritage High School, at the school, Saturday, June 6, 2 p.m. Blackhawk Christian School, at the school, Sunday, June 6, 6 p.m. New Haven High School, Coliseum, Saturday, June 6, 7 p.m. Carroll High School, Coliseum, Sunday, June 7, 2 p.m. North Side High School, Coliseum, Friday, June 12, 6 p.m. South Side High School, Coliseum, Friday, June 12, 7:30 p.m. Northrop High School, Coliseum, Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m. Wayne High School, Coliseum, Saturday, June 13, noon. Snider High School, Coliseum, Saturday, June 13, 1:30 p.m.

MULTIPLE DATES / REGISTRATION / ANNOUNCEMENTS Northeast Indiana Playwright Festival. All festival events are held at the Parkview Physicians Group ArtsLab, 300 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. May 29-31. Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the 6th annual Northeast Indiana Playwright Festival. Festival package includes all events; $40. Get brochure with order form at fwcivic.org/201415NEIPFBrochure.pdf. All festival plays contain adult language and themes. The two first-place plays are produced together as two one-act plays. “Is This Seat Taken?” Bob Ahlersmeyer and “Touch & Go” by Rebecca Cameron will be presented: Friday, May 29, 8 p.m.; Saturday, May 30, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, May 31, 2 p.m. Additional performances are: Friday, June 5, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, June 6, at 8 p.m.’ and Sunday, June 7, at 2 p.m. A stage reading of the second-place play “T.B.D. - To Be Determined” by Paul Elliott will be given at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 30. A stage reading of third-place play “Between the Sheets” by Anthony Hall Seed will be given at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 31. The Festival Workshop will be at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 30, with “Writing for the Stage, Staging Such Writing” by guest speaker and festival adjudicator Tom Evans. Miss Allen County. The Miss Allen County Queen Scholarship Pageant is seeking contestants for the 2015 Miss Allen County Queen Pageant that will take place at at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 19, at Carroll High School. Miss Allen County is run in conjunction with the Allen County Fair and is open to young women 17-21 who live or go to school in Allen County. Contestants will compete in four categories: interview, professional wear, evening wear, and on-stage question. The winner and her court will reign over the Allen County Fair, July 28-Aug. 2, and will also represent Allen County at the Miss Indiana State Fair Queen pageant in January 2016. The 2015 Queen will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship, her first runner-up a $400 scholarship and her second to fourth runners-up a $100 scholarship. Interested young women may contact pageant director Michelle Love for a contestant packet and more information about entering the 2015 program. Early entry deadline is June 15, and late entry deadline is July 1. Contact Michelle Love at missallencounty@gmail. com or (260) 693-9407. Supporting education. The East Allen County Schools Educational Foundation Inc. will hold the 2015 benefit breakfast and auction Wednesday, May 27, at New Haven High School. Doors open at 7:15 a.m. The welcome and breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m. The meal is catered by Goeglein’s Buffet. Recognition of EACS Teachers of the Year begins at 7:50 a.m. Martin Fisher, the executive director of Science Central, will deliver the keynote speech at 8 a.m. The charity auction begins at 8:20 a.m., and concludes by 9 a.m. The event costs $15 per person, including the breakfast buffet, $25 for two people, or $75 for a table of eight. Seating is limited. RSVP’s with payment are required by May 20. Email rfritzinger@eacs.k12.in.us for an

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Castle Gallery Fine Art presents “Emerging Spring” through May 30, featuring works such as “Garden Stroll” by Bill Inman. Castle Gallery is at 1202 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., or by appointment. Call 426-6568. “Emerging Spring” features national and regional artists. Free golf for veterans. Active military personnel and veterans are invited to play golf for free at Fort Wayne’s Foster Park, Shoaff Park or McMillen Park golf courses on July 10, Sept. 11 and Nov. 11. Electric carts not included in this special. “This is a tremendous way to recognize and thank our veterans and active military personnel as they sacriﬁce so much for us to enjoy our freedom,” said Mayor Tom Henry. “Thank you to the Parks and Recreation Department for developing this unique effort to celebrate the true heroes in our community.” Those wishing to play for free are asked to present a military I.D. The Parks Department suggests scheduling a tee time for these days. Tee times may be reserved a week in advance at fortwayneparks.org. Or call your preferred golf course at the number below: McMillen Park Golf Course: 427-6710, www.mcmillengolfcourse.com. Shoaff Park Golf Course: 427-6745, shoaffgolfcourse.com. Foster Park Golf Course: 427-6735, fostergolfcourse.com. Seasonal positions. The Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Department has seasonal positions available this summer, June through early August. Each position averages 30-40 hours per week and compensation is $7.25-$9.50 per hour. Positions available include: lifeguards, playground staff, preschool youth sports staff, etc. To see a complete list of positions and job descriptions, and to submit applications, visit cityoffortwayne. org. Reasonable accommodations for persons with a known disabling condition will be considered in accordance with state and federal law. Charity Kickball Tournament. Fort Wayne Sport Club, 3102 Ardmore Ave., Fort Wayne. Saturday, June 27, 9:30 a.m. Registration for a co-ed team of 10 is $300. For questions or to register a team, call Dave Bennett at 750-0325 or email Bennett.fwsportclub@gmail.com. New Haven Alumni Band. Recruiting musicians from throughout the area. Anyone with band experience is invited to bring their own instrument and join the band. The band practices Monday evenings at New Haven High School. For details, call Carol Whitner at 749-1550. The band will play from a ﬂoat during the New Haven Canal Days parade on the morning of Saturday, June 6, and will play a concert from the gazebo at Schnelker Park at 1 p.m. that day. The band also will play June 13 at the Woodburn festival, and at Music in the Park in New Haven on July 12, Aug. 9 and Sept. 13. The band also plays at nursing homes and

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A three-part series continues from 6-8 p.m. Monday, May 18. “Living With Alzheimer’s for Caregivers: Early Stage” is presented by the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter, which offers education for families affecte by Alzheimer’s and other dementias. This program for caregivers describes the symptoms of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Topics discussed include legal, financial and resource planning as well as the various components of a care team. Attendees will learn how to successfully work with each care team component during the early stage of the disease. There are no fees for these programs, but registration is requested; call (800) 272-3900. “Accentuate the Positive.” The Summit City Singers presents the spring 2015 concert series. A variety of upbeat songs will be presented, including, “From Rags to Ritz” featuring the music of Irving Berlin, “An American Celebration,” an Andrew Lloyd Webber Medley, and other favorites. These concerts are all free, open to the public and appropriate for all ages. Donations are always welcome. Summit City Singers is a Fort Wayne community-based, nonprofit, SATB choral group. The group formed in 2006 with 30 singers and has grown to include approximately 60 singers. Judy King is the Director and Barbara Krick is the accompanist. For more information, contact Judy King at 489-4505. Sunday, May 17, 7 p.m. Crossview Church, 12532 Grabill Road, Grabill. Sunday, May 31, 3 p.m., Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 2417 Getz Road, Fort Wayne. Tuesday, June 9, 7 p.m.. Towne House Retirement Center, 2209 St. Joe Center Road, Fort Wayne. Friday, June 12, 7:30 p.m. Riverside Gardens, corner of Schwartz and Cedarville roads, Leo. Master Gardener classes. 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. Fall Master Gardener training will begin Sept. 9 and end Nov. 14. These classes are held on Wednesday and Saturday mornings from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The $125 program fee includes class materials and a reference notebook. Visit extension.purdue.edu/allen Click on Garden, Master Gardeners Allen County. School enrolling. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School, 10650 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne. Enrollment in progress for grades K-8. Find registration packets at seascsfw.org or visit the school office (Door 28) during office hours, 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. The school opened in August 2014. It offers a Catholic education, athletic programs and after-school programs and clubs. The new education wing features additional classrooms, an art room, computer lab and media center. Call 432-4001 for more information or to schedule a tour. Vacation Bible school. Seminary United Methodist Church, 285 N. Seminary St., Roanoke. June 21-25, from 6-8 p.m. each evening. The school has a rain forest theme, “Journey Off the Map: Unknown to Us, Known by Him.” There will be singing, crafts, snacks, Bible lessons and games. A block party for all kids and families will be held Thursday, June 25, with free games, food, fun and fellowship and socializing. Call 672-3167. Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Saturday, Oct. 3, Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St. Teams may begin registering for this annual walk to “to reclaim the future for millions.” Start or join a team at alz.org/indiana/walk or call (800) 272-3900. More than 1,000 people from Fort Wayne and surrounding counties are expected to participate in this event to raise awareness and funds to fight Alzheimer’s disease. 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