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February 19, 2016

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Lent brings season of reflection

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The Rev. David Williamson told the Ash Wednesday audience at Saint James Lutheran Church in New Haven about the importance of sharing the gifts they receive through God. The evening service introduced a six-week Lenten study of the quality of discipleship.

“We as Christians are called to be disciples and then apostles,” Williamson said in interview before the service. “Disciples are those who study and apostles are those who go out and share it. I think the church has not done a really good job of pushing those differences. We come on Sunday morning, we come to Lenten or midweek services, but we forget about what we’re supposed to do after we leave here.”

The ultimate purpose, he said, is to help others

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The Rev. David Williamson imposes the ashes upon the forehead of parishioner Greg Bienz at the Ash Wednesday service at Saint James Lutheran Church in New Haven.

to enter a relationship with God. The imposition of the ashes teaches a lesson, he said. “It teaches that we are in God’s hands and that in this life God is with us and in the next

life we’ll be with God. So the ashes remind us that we are finite creatures and that we’ll return to God who created us someday,” he said.

Williamson also serves Saint Mark’s Lutheran

Church in Monroeville.

The service at Saint James was a combined service for the two churches.

The Rev. Scott Zeckzer led the service at nearby See LENT, Page A13

New City Council member active in business, service Steve McMichael is the new District 5 representative on the New Haven City Council. McMichael took the oath of office from Clerk-Treasurer Brenda Adams immediately before the Feb. 9 council meeting.

McMichael won the Republican caucus that was held Feb. 6 after council member Tim Martin stepped down to move back to his hometown. Martin had served on the council since 2004.

Upon moving to New Haven in 2003, McMichael quickly became involved in the community. He is a trustee of Paulding-Putnam Cooperative. He is also one of the three founders and the current chairman of the New Haven Community Foundation, vice chairman of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce, past chairman of the New Haven Board of Zoning Appeals, and a board member of the New Haven Redevelopment Commission and New Haven Tree Commission. He is also

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Fort Wayne artist Deb Washler shows embroidered scenes that tell the story of Shaquilla, a graduate of Blue Jacket Career Academy. Art depicting 13 such stories will be offered at the Second Chances Art Exhibition & Auction, at 6 p.m. Friday, March 11, at Auer Center for the Arts, 300 E. Main St., Fort Wayne.

earned their second chance in the Fort Wayne community.”

“Those stories are being highlighted by 13 of the best artists in Fort Wayne, who have a diverse footprint in the mediums, so there will be paintings, drawings, photography, ceramics, sculpture,” Hudson said. “It will be

a really neat show, highlighting those stories of people who are doing very well in our community.”

The artists have been meeting with the clients and creating their artwork for several months, Hudson said.

Washler was paired with

Steve McMichael, the owner/broker of Imagine Real Estate, now represents District 5 on the New Haven City Council.

an elected member of the Adams Township Board and serves as board president.

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Shaquilla was only 5 when her trust was violated.

By age 13, she had been victimized by four people.

“As a result of that she had a lot of anger that she never dealt with, and it was like a volcano that explodes,” artist Deb Washler explained.

Washler met with Shaquilla several times to hear her story and to retell it through her embroidery.

Thirteen such stories will be shared by 13 artists on March 11, at the Second Chances Art Exhibition & Auction. Proceeds benefit the host venue, Artlink, and the Blue Jacket Career Academy. As many as 150 pieces of art will tell the stories of Blue Jacket graduates.

Blue Jacket Executive Director Anthony Hudson described the exhibit as “13 successful redemption stories of people who have

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East Allen County Times • February 19, 2016

Animal care chief retires; says city works together

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Belinda Lewis sheltered thousands of animals during her 28 years with Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control.

She cleaned out her office and headed to her home and pet on Jan. 29.

“We have one dog,” she said. “After all those years you get over the emotional need to adopt many animals.”

She said she will stay in touch with her longtime colleagues, and with animals. “I will continue fostering kittens and puppies, helping them get to the size and age where they can be adopted,” she said.

Lewis will leave the actual adopting to her successors. “I’m leaving it in good hands,” she said.

“They will continue doing

a good job for the community.”

That community, Lewis said, is a major reason that Fort Wayne was the fourth and ultimate stop of her career. There were other offers. But Fort Wayne works together, she said.

“When we need help from another agency, no one ever says ‘That’s not my job’ or ‘That’s not my area of responsibility.’ It’s more like ‘I’m not sure how we will handle that, but we will work it out. ’ ” Lewis began working with animals in college in the south Chicago suburbs, near Hinsdale and Darrien.

“It was too crowded there,” she said. She scattered resume’s over the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, where her family owned property.

She was not recruited as a veterinarian assistant, but a veterinarian who sat on

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Belinda Lewis accepts a Key to the Fort from Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry.

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She built on the communication skills that she had gleaned from her father, an industrial electrical supplier. “Learning to work together and find solutions was in my history,” she said.

It was the right job at the right time. “I was very young and I had a lot to learn and I didn’t realize it,” she said.

She also found the specialty that she would follow throughout her

career.

“An opportunity that I had up there was to be mentored under a prosecutor, and to become involved in animal cruelty investigations and the prosecution of them,” she said. “And I knew then that what I really wanted to do was move more over to the government side of animal care.”

Her three-year growth experience in Michigan led to an opportunity in Evansville. After a short time, she took the job in Fort Wayne. It would be almost three decades before she would leave that job.

“I love this community,” she said.

“Whenever we have an animal stranded in a tree and we believe it can be rescued, the Fire Department is always there,” she said.

“In the spring, duck rescues are almost a given.

Ducks will wander all over town and sometimes the

ducklings will fall through a sewer grate. The Street Department never says they’re too busy. Other places, there might be a delay and the ducklings might be washed downstream and they might lose their opportunity to unite the family. But not here.”

Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry presented Lewis with a Key to the Fort, a hand-forged replica of the iron key that was at the city’s namesake fort in the days of Anthony Wayne.

“Belinda is very deserving of this prestigious honor,” the mayor said. “We appreciate and value Belinda’s years of service and dedication to improving the lives of animals and educating the community about the importance of caring for animals. She’s a true professional and we wish her a great retirement.”

Lewis is succeeded by Amy-Jo Sites, who had been the agency’s deputy director since 2011.

College fair welcomes East Allen students Students from East Allen County Schools, Fort Wayne Community Schools and Concordia Lutheran High School will have the opportunity to consider where they are heading after graduation during the Northeast Indiana College Fair on Tuesday, March 8, at the IPFW Field House.

Students from East Allen County Schools and Concordia Lutheran High School will attend the

fair from 8:30-10:30 a.m.

Students from Fort Wayne Community Schools will attend from 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.

Admission to the event is free, and free parking is available on IPFW’s campus, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne.

Dozens of colleges, universities and military units from in and around Indiana — both public and private — will have information available at

the fair on programs and services offered. To see a list of which schools and organizations will be represented at the fair, visit fortwayneschools.org.

Representatives also will be available to talk with students about what they are looking for in students and what the school can provide academically, socially and financially.

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Renovation in progress for community center

By Rod King For Times Publications

After 25 years of studying and investigating the impact of a community center on the city of New Haven and its residents, the end is in sight.

If all goes as planned, the New Haven Community Center will open to the public in May in the former Marine Corps League Building behind McDonald’s on U.S. 930.

Details are still under consideration, but renovation has begun. New Haven Adams Township Park and Recreation Superintendent Mike Clendenen hopes to have a final floor plan to present to the Park Board that will explain how the 16,500-square-foot building will be utilized.

Under consideration for the interior is an area dedicated to active adults, classrooms, a meeting room, offices, kitchen, fitness and aerobics rooms. The plan will detail uses for the exterior that include a walking path around the green space (the property covers 12 acres), a football field, two to four sand volleyball courts, a playground and a parking lot.

One thing for sure is the relocation of the New Haven Adams Township Park and Recreation Department office from its

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An artist’s rendering of the New Haven Community Center shows sand volleyball courts, a playground and a football field on the 12-acre property that was once the East 30 Drive-in Theater, Marine Corps League Building and Fort Wayne Vehicle Auction. It will be headquarters for the New Haven Adams Township Park and Recreation Department.

present location at 1125 Hartzell St. to the new facility. Clendenen says the old office/community room will be closed and all activities will be transferred to the community center. Disposition of the property has not been determined.

Clendenen and other city officials first looked at the building last July and were pleasantly surprised. He said it was very impressive. It was clean and had been well maintained by the Fort Wayne Vehicle Auction which took over the structure in 2012 after being empty for a number of years. They did a lot of renovation that made it almost ready to move in. “We have changed a couple walls and parti-

tioned one large room into two for fitness and aerobics,” he added.

According to Clendenen, the city at one time was considering building a facility at Werling Park which sits on 7.5 acres at Werling Road. “The cost would have been $4.5 million compared to just $2 million for the Marine Corps property. In addition, it would not have allowed for any future growth. This is a real bargain and should serve the community for many years,” he said.

“A study is underway to determine whether or not a retention pond is necessary. If one is needed, it will influence the size of the parking lot. Of course, we still have to decide what lighting will be

necessary for the parking lot and the sand volleyball courts. Spring weather will determine when we can complete the parking lot and ultimately when the grand opening will be held. Signage has yet to be established, too.”

Clendenen said a lot of work needs to be done before the center can be opened. “An operating budget has to be established, hours of operation must be determined, membership fees for residents and nonresidents for fitness and aerobics classes and staffing also need to be addressed,” he said. “We’re considering the possibility of making a combined fitness and pool membership available, and looking into a number of other options, as well.”

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A weekend rehearsal pools the talents of the Jesters of the University of Saint Francis, as they prepare to present “Believe You Me.”

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an assembly,” Moellering said. “It’s featuring the arts and celebrating together the talent that’s God-given.

And that will culminate on Sunday with the Lutheran area elementary schools joining us.” The Sunday program will be from 1-3:30 p.m.

Elementary artists also will display their work. The theme is “Growing Toward Eternity.”

A 2 p.m. concert will feature one song each from the Lutheran elementary schools, and then one piece from the mass band and one piece by the mass orchestra from the Lutheran elementaries and the high school. “It’s a hymn that everybody will be singing,” Moellering said.

Admission to the concert is free. Concordia Lutheran High School is at 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne.

Participating Lutheran elementary schools are from Fort Wayne, Kendallville and the outlying area.

Moellering said the purpose of Fine Arts Week is to “celebrate the arts in our Lutheran schools, give God the glory.”

The Concordia high school choir tour will be Feb. 23 to 28. The group will visit Boston.

“They will be singing and enjoying some of the culture for a great educational experience, but also sharing the Gospel at schools, churches and community places,” Moellering said.

Upon their return, the choir will present a concert for the home audience at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 6, at Concordia Theological Seminary, 6600 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne. Admission is free.

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Blind share singing through Friends in Focus

By Rod King For Times Publications

Friends in Focus, an a cappella chorus composed of blind and visually impaired singers, brings cheer to residents of nursing homes around Fort Wayne. The 10-member group, which was formed three years ago, belongs to the Fort Wayne Chapter of the Indiana Association of Workers for the Blind.

An hourlong Christmas caroling session at Lutheran Homes on South Anthony Boulevard included traditional seasonal songs.

According to Nancy Ake, vice president of the local chapter of IAWB, Friends spokesperson, booking agent and one of the founders of the group, Friends in Focus is a social organization whose members enjoy singing.

She said the ensemble also presents concerts at churches, retirement functions and the annual Disability Expo.

“We don’t have a director in the normal sense of the word standing in front of us to give the down beat with arm movements,” Ake said. “Our director and lead singer, Rich Poncin, also one of the founders, stands in the

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Friends in Focus singers entertain at Lutheran Homes on South Anthony Boulevard. They are (seated, left to right) Sue Roe, Barbara Rhoades, Mary Fields, Cindy Smith, Theresa Schenkel, (and standing) Beverly Hunt, Leroy Lewis, Rich Poncin, Rosevelt Carlisle and Nancy Ake.

second row and audibly gives the starting count.

Rosevelt Carlisle, who stands next to him, uses a pitch pipe to give the beginning note.

“Several of our singers are totally blind and read with their fingers in braille, while others are able to read from printed music.

I’m blind in one eye and the vision is impaired in the other so my music is in large print. I look up music for us on the Internet and Rich’s daughter gets it printed both in regular type and braille.”

Members of Workers for the Blind are heavily involved every October with the Lions Club for the annual White Cane Drive. Money raised goes to assist blind persons in the Fort Wayne area. Ake

said there are nearly 8,000 blind and visually impaired people just within the city limits.

The 70 members of IAWB, including several members of Friends, plan to bowl at 3:30 p.m. each Monday through March at Thunderbowl on South Lafayette Street. “Lions Club members drive us to the bowling alley and assist those who need help getting on their shoes, choosing a ball and lining up their shots,” Ake said.

Persons interested in singing with Friends in Focus are urged to check out the IAWB website at workersfortheblind.org or by calling Nancy Ake at (260) 444-1609. The only requirement is that a person must be blind or visually impaired.

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East Allen County Times • February 19, 2016

Linus ‘blanketeers’ provide comfort for sick kids

By Rod King For Times Publications

Every Wednesday is Project Linus day for 30 to 40 Fort Wayne area women. They gather from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the former parsonage of the Salem United Church of Christ on Lake Avenue.

They’re referred to as “blanketeers,” and they make blankets for children who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need.

Last year they and hundreds of volunteers throughout northeast Indiana sewed, quilted, crocheted and knitted more than 3,000 blankets for kids and delivered them to 30 facilities where they were distributed to infants, toddlers, elementary age, pre-teen and teenagers up to 18 years old. Every blanket is unique in color,

fabric and style, with little duplication. Each age group has different size specifications. Infant blankets are 36-by-36, toddler 36-by45, elementary 45-by-60, pre-teen and teen 60-by-72.

Joyce Pickett, chapter coordinator, pointed out that 95 percent of the fabric and yarn is donated (fleece is sometimes purchased on sale) and nothing is wasted.

“Double-layer blankets that come to us are disassembled because they’re too hot and made into two blankets,” she said.

Fleece scraps are sent to the Appleseed Quilters Guild, which turns them into dog beds for area animal shelters, and some fleece scraps were made into scarves for the Chase the Chill Scarf Bombingevent. A new project, started this past Christmas season, found blanketeers

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Joyce Pickett, left, took over the job of Project Linus chapter coordinator a year ago from her sister, Peggy Albertson, right. The organization turns out more than 3,000 blankets a year for kids from infants to age 18.

making tiny blankets to go with baby dolls for premature babies.

Fleece blankets take the least time to make because they do not fray and don’t need sewn edges. Most of them, however, get a decorative crocheted fringe or one with colorful ties.

Quilted and crocheted blankets take much longer

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to make. “Sewing, quilting, knitting and crocheting are important skills, but not necessary for our volunteers. There are plenty of other jobs around here to keep people busy,” Pickett said. “They can attach our Project Linus tag to finished blankets, disassemble double-layer blankets, measure and cut,

Nanci Gilbert, left, disassembles a double-layer blanket while Evie Wehrly sews a label to a finished blanket.

store inventory, package for delivery, make deliveries and pick up donated fabrics.”

Though most of the blankets stay within northeast Indiana communities, the chapter occasionally gets emergency calls from chapters around the country for specific sizes of blanket to fill a special need.

A Project Linus blanket went to a 5-year-old boy when he was hospitalized with a broken arm that required several surgeries.

His dad said the blanket helped make his son’s surgery and recovery easier and more comfortable. He now donates printed tags which are attached to each blanket.

Project Linus, which is international in scope, has produced and delivered 5.5 million blankets worldwide.

The local chapter, the only one in northeast Indiana, was started in Peggy Albertson’s basement 11 years ago. Linus operated

in a storefront on Dupont Road for a short time before the Salem church’s pastor’s wife suggested the former parsonage would be a good headquarters for the organization. The church maintains the three-bedroom house, pays the utilities and has made Linus a part of its outreach ministry.

Albertson served as chapter coordinator until a year ago when she turned the position over to her sister, Joyce. “Linus Project,” Pickett said, “is more than making blankets.

We’re also a social group and have a lot of fun. Twice a year (spring and fall) we have a work day which involves cleaning up the sticks and leaves around the house.”

Individuals interested in helping provide security to children through blankets can contact chapter coordinator Joyce Pickett at (260) 486-2010 or visit bestlinus. org.

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Saint Rose de Lima to host parish mission week Saint Rose de Lima will host a parish mission March 13-16, to coincide with this being the “Year of Mercy.” Each session begins at 7 p.m. at the Saint Rose School Chapel, 401 Monroe St., Monroeville.

The Rev. Lourdino Fernandes announced the mission, “an opportunity to strengthen and renew our Catholic faith.”

The Rev. Derrick Sneyd

will present “God, Rich in Mercy,” on Sunday, March 13; Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades will give the mission talk on March 14, “People Rich in Mercy.”

On March 15, the Rev. Ben Muhlenkamp will speak on “God’s Gift of Mercy and Forgiveness.”

Visiting priests will be available for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

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Rev. Robert Schulte will present the Wednesday evening talk, “Go Forth and Proclaim God’s Mercy.”

Childcare for children up to age 2 will be available each evening.

Programs are available for ages 3-5 and kindergarten to Grade 3.

Contact Natalie Foster at (260) 341-4240 to make arrangements.

A ‘Seussical’ celebration

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Andrew Bower as Gen. Genghis Khan Schmitz leads the cast of “Seussical” across the Concordia Lutheran High School stage in a rehearsal for the winter production. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, in the school auditorium at 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students. Chris Murphy, director, described the play as all the Dr. Seuss stories combined. “It’s a great show because of all the opportunity for some of the kids to be spotlighted,” he said. He said the play is big on music and fun. “There are a lot of good messages, talking about friendships, talking about love, and what’s important in life,” Murphy said. At least three cast members are siblings of members of Concordia’s 2008 “Seussical” cast.

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Robotics teams prepare to capture strongholds

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Homestead High School and Huntington County robotics teams are building machines to storm the castle for the 2016 challenge.

More than 75,000 high school students on over 3,100 teams at 114 venues are participating in the FIRST Stronghold chal-

lenge. The acronym stands for “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.” Teams received instructions on Jan. 9 via live broadcasts received at 114 sites worldwide.

Homestead co-coach Matt Elder explained that “Stronghold” is the name of this year’s challenge.

In competition, teams

will form alliances with robot crews from other schools for 3-against-3 challenges. Alliances will direct their robots to hurl a boulder made of foam through an opening in a castle tower. Robots also may have to overcome an outer wall or a lower wall or other obstacles. Each alliance will choose three challenges for the opponent

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to attempt. The audience will select a fourth challenge for each team.

“During the last 20 seconds, they can scale the tower. They have to reach up 6 feet, clasp and lift 2 feet,” Elder said.

Huntington County robotics coach Chris Elston said his team and Homestead’s are the only competition squads in Region 3, Northeast Indiana. “Our 4-H team is unique because we can pull from the home schoolers association, one kid from Wabash, one kid from South Whitley, a couple kids from Fort Wayne. The 4-H umbrella allows us to be open to any high school kids,” Elston said.

“The robot is fairly large,” Elston said. “It’s 3 feet by 4 feet by 5 feet. It can’t weigh more than 120 pounds.”

Elder is in his first year with the robotics program at Homestead, where he teaches physics. He shares the program with third-year adviser Robert Steverson, who teaches astronomy and integrated chemistry and physics. The Homestead program has 23 students this year.

Dakota Alverson, a senior, has been with the program each of its three years. She is a co-captain of this year’s team. “It’s going very well this year, in my opinion — very

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Matt Elder is a co-coach of the Homestead High School robotics team, along with Robert Steverson, not shown. Dakota Alverson, a senior, and Sam Botchko, a junior, are the student co-captains.

productive,” she said.

“We’ve developed more of a leadership structure.”

A winning strategy has been apparent in other years, “but not so much this year,” Alverson said. Teams must adhere to budgets and safety rules, she said, but after those constraints there are no guidelines.

Co-captain and third-year member Sam Botchko, a junior, said he sees more involvement this year.

“It’s exciting to see so much energy and thought and commitment by the students,” Elder said. “This gives them something to do that’s the same as a sports team or with a different extracurricular activity.”

Two years ago, the Homestead team named its robot Nike. Last year, the robot was named Exploding Fruit Salad. “It

was a last minute thing,” Alverson said. This year’s robot had not been named midway through the first 6-week build season that began when the rules were announced Jan. 9.

After that announcement, teams were able to order a kit of parts, including batteries, controllers, boulders, other components, limited instructions and vouchers for equipment.

“There’s always other ordering,” Elder said.

Last spring, Homestead entered the state competition and advanced to the quarter-final round, finishing 22nd out of 49 teams in the state.

They returned to take on a summer enrichment project. They plan to us that robot to launch T-shirts into the stands on game nights.

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Canterbury play develops plot twist from ‘Hamlet’

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Theater fans who cannot recite Shakespeare’s “Hamlet� from memory will get help setting the stage when Canterbury High School Winter Theatre presents “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.�

A brief introduction will tell just enough to introduce

ART from Page A1 Shaquilla. “We met one time just to get to know each other and decide how we were going to continue,�

Washler said. “We met three or four times total, one time really focusing on the whole story. “She is a really warm person. She’s one of those people who likes people.

I don’t know that it took anything special on my part to get her to open up.�

Washler tells Shaquilla’s story through emotion and symbols. The ďŹ rst panel shows a child with a lamb to denote innocence; storm clouds are approaching.

In the second panel is an image of a predator, a wolf.

In the third one, the clouds will be receding.

Hudson said the artists will receive a small stipend to produce the work. Some pieces will be sold at a live auction at the opening

the characters, according to Joyce Lazier, director. “I suppose you don’t have to know [“Hamlet�] intimately,� Lazier said. “If you have a general idea of what goes on, then the character makes sense.

We’re going to have a little narration at the beginning of the play to remind people who haven’t read it since high school and are maybe my age. When

Claudius and Gertrude come on, you know who they are. And if you have never read it, you’ll have enough to enjoy the show.�

As the title suggests, the title character in “Hamlet, Prince of Denmarkâ€? receives the worst possible news about his acquaintances in the Shakespeare tragedy. In a news release, Canterbury said the audience ďŹ nds Rosencrantz and

reception on March 11. The remaining pieces will be offered in a silent auction through the duration of the exhibit, which closes April 13. “Proceeds from the live and silent auctions will fund both missions, the Blue Jacket mission and the Artlink mission,� Hudson said.

Blue Jacket no longer charges the clients who learn job skills, or the employers that accept those clients. “That’s why we are fund raising so much,�

Hudson said. “I am thankful for this opportunity that Artlink gave us.�

Washler is familiar with both agencies. She served nine years as the Artlink director before moving to Lincoln Financial Group in 2014. She also serves on the Blue Jacket committee that organized the project. “They needed another female artist to pair with one of their female clients,�

Washler said.

Washler said she stumbled into hand embroidery about two years ago, when she bought a box of thread from a friend whose mother had died. “I spent the ďŹ rst year just playing with it, ďŹ guring out what different fabrics will do and how threads react with it, if I needed to stretch it ďŹ rst or I needed to put it in a hoop,â€? she said.

Previously, photography was her medium of choice.

Guildenstern “coming to the realization that they are merely players in a play and not really in control over the events that take place in their own lives. “Senior Rebecca AliďŹ moff plays the role of Rosencrantz, who feels little surprise about the weirdness that is going on and goes with the ow.

Junior Evan Stoddard plays Guildenstern, who is more

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Lazier said both Canter-

IF YOU GO Second Chances Art Exhibition & Auction Friday, March 11, 6 p.m.

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Washler also plans a fourth piece for her project, a portrait of Shaquilla.

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High School Summers Auditorium, 3210 Smith Road, Fort Wayne.

Tickets will be sold at the door for $10 for adults and $5 for students. The play is suitable for high school age students and adults.

Written by Tom Stoppard.

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bury actors are up to the challenge of playing characters who realize that they are characters.

Three exhibitions open this evening. Second Chances art will be on display in the main gallery. Fusions of Concert Colors with FAME art will be displayed in the Friestoffer Gallery. Artwork by Artlink artist member Catheryn Blyth will be featured in the Betty Fishman Gallery.

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Concordia Lutheran High School will host the ISSMA jazz contest March 4 and 5.

North Side High School will welcome several local groups to a high school jazz band festival on Saturday, Feb. 20.

About 30 middle school and high school ensembles will perform from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., with a special evening concert to follow at 5:30 p.m. North Side High School is at 475 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne.

The $6 admission includes both the day and evening programs. Students and senior citizens pay $3.

“We want people to come out to the music. It’s not all about making as much money as possible,” said Marcus L. Farr, the assistant to North Side band director Ed King. Farr has been part of 21 jazz festivals at North Side, since his senior year there.

From the Fort Wayne area, visiting bands will represent DeKalb, Carroll and Snider high schools.

Elkhart Memorial and Elkhart Concord also are booked. “We’ve had bands from as far as Indianapolis.

This year we seem to have expanded north,” Farr said.

The visiting clinician is Roger Ingram, a jazz trumpet artist from Chicago. “He has played with Harry Connick Jr. and Frank Sinatra,” Farr said.

Farr said Ingram was the North Side guest artist in 2007. “I’m looking forward to reconnecting,” he said.

“Obviously music is always changing,” Farr said. “You’re going to hear a lot of familiar work.

There are always new compositions created. Also the guest artist will bring a lot to the table. He’s played at the White House, for crying out loud. So seeing a performer live is an experience, and he alone is worth the price of admission, let alone watching the students evolve as musicians.”

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Farr attended two arts magnet schools, Memorial Park Middle School and Weisser Park Elementary School. “So I’m pretty much a product of local music and it’s always been part of my life,” he said. He teaches at Memorial Park during the day. He also plays with the New Millennium Jazz Orchestra, which performs at local festivals and at Jefferson Pointe each summer. “So it’s just something that I love to do, and obviously the jazz festival is a great chance for us as adults to present to kids what it’s all about,” he said.

Farr also recorded with a

local band called the Freak Brothers, on their first album – titled “Volume I.” North Side’s four jazz groups encompass approximately 84 student musicians. All four groups will perform at an end-ofyear Evening of Jazz concert in May. Details will be announced.

Northrop High School also will celebrate jazz this winter.

The annual Barry Ashton Jazz Festival on Saturday, March 12, will feature high school and middle school bands and combos competing during the day.

The evening concert at 6 p.m. will feature the top two high school bands, Northrop Jazz 1, and guest artist Michael Eaton.

Eaton is a tenor saxophonist from New York.

He also will perform with his ensemble, the Individual Quartet.

Northrop High School is at 7001 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne. Ticket information was not available.

John VanPatten directs the Northrop High School bands.

Concordia is hosting the Indiana State School Music Association jazz contest for the secod consecutive year. Jazz bands from all over northern Indiana will compete, playing for guest judges. Watch for schedules at issma.net.

Concordia is at 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne.

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LENT from Page A1 Emanuel Lutheran Church, where he is one of the pastors. In an interview, he said the ashes remind the faithful of their mortality. “The wages of of sin is death, and we all die one day,” he said. “Also, it’s a reminder of God’s gift of eternal life that he gives us through Jesus Christ.

“So we begin this 40-day journey from now until Easter and we cele-

brate the resurrection of our Lord on Easter.”

He said the world does not talk much about Lent.

“They think it’s such a downer,” Zeckzer said.

“We talk about repentance, people giving things up for Lent, those traditions. But I suggest to people it’s not that you give those things up, though you can do that.

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day or go to church on Wednesday evening? Do something to enhance your spiritual life. It’s not just gloom and doom.

There is some celebration that we remember what Jesus did for us.”

The Rev. Chuck Fenwick presided a few blocks west at New Haven United Methodist Church. “We’re trying to make it unique this year,” he said in an interview before the service.

“The word you’ll hear

often is ‘journey,’ ” he said. “It’s a journey of thinking, a journey of reflecting. So starting at this time especially, this 40 days minus Sundays leading up to Easter, is this reflection of my own life, what it is that gets in the way of my relationship with God, and how God and I can work together to remove it.”

During the service, each person was allowed to identify something that obstructs their rela-

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FRIDAY, FEB. 19 Art and music workshop. University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The USF School of Creative Arts will host a workshop for regional high school art and music students and teachers in the Rolland Art and Visual Communication Center off Leesburg Road and the Music Technology facilities at the USF North Campus, 2702 Spring St. Each student will participate in one of seven workshops with a full-time faculty member: Web and Multimedia, Animation, Drawing, Music Technology, Illustration, Sculpture, Ceramics and Photography. The School is also offering workshops for high school teachers, free of charge, in Visual Arts and Music Technology. Workshops are followed by a portfolio review for interested individuals. For more information, contact the School of Creative Arts at (260) 399-8064.

“Young Frankenstein.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under.

Call (260) 424-5220. Box office hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted from the movie.

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“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.” Canterbury High School Summers Auditorium, 3210 Smith Road, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door for $10 for adults and $5 for students. The play is suitable for high school age students and adults.

Autism Storytime. Dupont Branch Library, 536 E. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 2:30 p.m. This sensory-friendly storytime is geared for children on the autism spectrum and their families. The program features interactive stories, songs, activities and opportunities for social interaction.

Urban Gardeners: Starting Plants from Seed. Hessen Cassel Branch Library, 3030 E. Paulding Road, Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Learn best practices for starting plants from seed. Topics will include seed selection, materials, germination, timing, thinning, transplanting, and hardening off. Light refreshments will be provided.

Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Indiana. Metea County Park Nature Center.

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Awards also are presented for best costume, largest team, most money raised by an individual and most money raised by a team. An After Splash Bash with food follows each event. Admission to the bash is free for plungers and volunteers; fans and spectators pay a $5 admittance fee.

Whitley County Master Gardeners Club informational symposium. Whitley County 4-H Center, 680 W. Squawbuck Road, Columbia City. 8:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. Registration $40 ($30 by Feb. 8), and includes lunch. For a brochure and registration form, go to the Whitley Master Gardener Facebook page at facebook.com/wcmg.in/. There will be sessions on butterflies, three-season vegetable gardening, organic gardening and unusual containers for plants. Several vendors will have displays and can offer ideas. Door prizes will add to the fun.

“Young Frankenstein.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under.

Call (260) 424-5220. Box office hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted from the movie.

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“Seussical.” Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students.

North Side High School Jazz Festival. North Side High School, 475 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., with a special evening concert at 5:30 p.m. The $6 admission includes both the day and evening programs.

Students and senior citizens pay $3. About 30 middle school and high school ensembles will perform. The visiting clinician is Roger Ingram, a jazz trumpet artist from Chicago, who has played with Harry Connick Jr. and Frank Sinatra.

SUNDAY, FEB. 21 “Seussical.” Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students.

TUESDAY, FEB. 23 Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $15.50, inclusive of lunch. The theme of the program is “A Heart Welcome.” Reservations are due by Feb. 16; call Meridith at (260) 672-3414. Baby sitting is available. Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection is a service of Stonecroft Ministries.

Dupont Branch Classics Adult Book Group. Dupont Branch Library, 536 E. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. The group invites adults to discuss those classics you would like to read or wish to read again.

Movie Night@ the Library. Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne; Theater Lower Level 2. 6:30 p.m. The library will present a G, PG or PG-13 movie on the big screen the fourth Tuesday of the month. Adults must accompany children under 13. The doors open at 6, first-come, first-seated.

Poetry reading. Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne; in Meeting Room A. 7 p.m. Author, entrepreneur and poet Jimmie Schindler will present a program of poetry readings, humorous stories and witty sayings. Schindler will read from his just published book of poetry. The founder of Bandido’s, Schindler entertained his readers for years with his “Schindler Sez” newspaper column in the Decatur

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Community Calendar

Aboite Branch Adult Book Group. Aboite Branch Library, 5630 Coventry Lane, Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. This month the group will discuss “Nickel and Dimes: On (not) Getting By in America,� by Barbara Ehrenreich.

Pieceful Quilters. Monoeville Branch Library, 115 Main St., Monroeville. 6 p.m. An opportunity for quilters to gather and share techniques and tips at the library. All and welcome no matter their skill level or style.

Fort Wayne Area Community Band concert. John & Ruth Rhinehart Music Center on the IPFW Campus, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne.

Downbeat is 7:30 p.m. Tickets $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, children 6 and over $3; and IPFW students admitted free with ID. The 80-member concert band, under the direction of conductor Scott Humphries and assistant conductor David Blackwell, will perform a variety of music including “Highlights from Camelot,� “Children’s March,� “Canzone,� “At Morning’s First Light,� “An Outdoor Overture,� “Appalachian Spring� and more. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Free parking is available in the parking garage across from the Music Center.

THURSDAY, FEB. 25

THURSDAY, MARCH 3

Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. in the Expo Center.

Admission: adults $10, seniors (62+) $6, children 15 and younger free.

Parking $5 or $8. Featuring interactive and educational displays, including a petting zoo, adoptable pets, martial arts demonstrations, and more.

The show celebrates its 43rd year, welcoming more than 650 exhibitors.

For ticket information and updates, visit home-gardenshow.com.

Special Cuisines dinner series: Ireland. Ivy Tech Coliseum Campus, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd. 6 p.m. Open to the public. $25 per person. Students in Ivy Tech’s Special Cuisines class take turns creating, preparing and serving world-cuisine theme meals for class credit. Reservations are required at least 24 hours in advance: visit IvyTech.edu/northeast/dinners or call (260) 480-2002. Pay on-site with cash, check or charge. Wine is available for an additional cost. Dinners are served in the Hospitality Room (Door 24, at the back of the building and facing Coliseum Boulevard).

The culinary students rotate through various positions in the kitchen and dining room, providing a full restaurant experience. The rest of spring’s series include the following dates and themes: • March 24, Italy; • March 31, Thailand; • April 7, Turkey; • April 14, Persia-Iran; • April 21, Africa; • April 28, India.

The Disorderly Bear Den. The Community Center, 233 W. Main St., Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. The public is welcome to this free meeting. Free parking is available behind the building. This nonproďŹ t, public charity collects and gives away teddy bears and other stuffed animals — new or in mint condition — to those in need. For details, contact Donna Gordon-Hearn, (260) 409-9886 or email tdbear7@comcast.net.

FRIDAY, FEB. 26

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9

Fish fry. Fort Wayne Sport Club, 3102 Ardmore Ave., Fort Wayne. 4:30-7 p.m. $9 for adults, $4 for children 6-10. Children under 6 eat for free.

The dinner includes an ample amount of ďŹ sh, baked or scalloped potato, coleslaw, applesauce with roll and butter and choice of dessert.

Fish fry. American Legion Post 160, 1122 N. Main St., Roanoke. Serving begins at 5 p.m. Sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 302. “Young Frankenstein.� Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under.

Call (260) 424-5220. Box ofďŹ ce hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted from the movie.

Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. in the Expo Center.

Admission: adults $10, seniors (62+) $6, children 15 and younger free.

Parking $5 or $8. Featuring interactive and educational displays, including a petting zoo, adoptable pets, martial arts demonstrations, and more.

The show celebrates its 43rd year, welcoming more than 650 exhibitors.

For ticket information and updates, visit home-gardenshow.com.

Down the Line concert. Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. Day 1 of the 10th anniversary show begins at 7 p.m. Ten local bands cover 10 legendary artists. Tickets are $20 for advance seating, $15 for general admission, or $25 for a 2-day pass. Tickets can be purchased at the Embassy box ofďŹ ce, through ticketmaster.com, or by phone at (800) 745-3000.

Get Checking workshop. Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 5-9 p.m. This workshop is for clients and families who have never had checking or savings accounts at a bank or credit union, who have mismanaged accounts at banks and credits unions so those accounts are now closed without committing fraud, or have accounts, but continue to still use predatory lenders. Visit extension.purdue.edu/allen for details.

Daily Democrat. Interspersed among the poetry readings will be humorous stories and witty sayings.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24

SATURDAY, FEB. 27 Model railroad show and swap. Coliseum Bingo, 911 W. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Admission $5 for adults; $7 for families; children 12 and under free. Dozens of tables of model railroad items, with at least one operating model railroad layout, an on-site concession stand, and historical or other organizations. Sponsored by the Maumee Valley Railroad Club Inc. Visit maumeevalleyrailroad.com for a coupon and more information. “Young Frankenstein.� Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under.

Call (260) 424-5220. Box ofďŹ ce hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted from the movie.

Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. in the Expo Center.

Admission: adults $10, seniors (62+) $6, children 15 and younger free.

Parking $5 or $8. Featuring interactive and educational displays, including a petting zoo, adoptable pets, martial arts demonstrations, and more.

The show celebrates its 43rd year, welcoming more than 650 exhibitors.

For ticket information and updates, visit home-gardenshow.com.

Down the Line concert. Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. Day 2 of the 10th anniversary show begins at 7 p.m. Ten local bands cover 10 legendary artists. Tickets are $20 for advance seating, $15 for general admission, or $25 for a 2-day pass. Tickets can be purchased at the Embassy box ofďŹ ce, through ticketmaster.com, or by phone at (800) 745-3000.

Going Bats. Dupont Branch Library, 536 E. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne.

10:30 a.m. Learn about bats from the experts at Going Bats Rehabilitation. The presenters might bring a live bat with them.

SUNDAY, FEB. 28 Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Expo Center.

Admission: adults $10, seniors (62+) $6, children 15 and younger free.

Parking $5 or $8. Featuring interactive and educational displays, including a petting zoo, adoptable pets, martial arts demonstrations, and more.

The show celebrates its 43rd year, welcoming more than 650 exhibitors.

For ticket information and updates, visit home-gardenshow.com. “Young Frankenstein.� Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under.

Call (260) 424-5220. Box ofďŹ ce hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted from the movie.

FRIDAY, MARCH 4 Fish fry. American Legion Post 160, 1122 N. Main St., Roanoke. Serving begins at 5 p.m. Sponsored by Sons of the American Legion.

MONDAY, MARCH 7 College and Career Fair. Homestead High School, 4310 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. 6-7:30 p.m. Homestead High School will host its annual College and Career Fair. The program is open to the public. There is no admission charge. Organizers expect participation by more than 80 4-year universities, 2-year colleges and vocational schools from across the United States. Representatives from various careers will participate, as will representatives of the armed services and ďŹ nancial institutions.

One junior or senior student in attendance will win a $200 scholarship.

TUESDAY, MARCH 1 A tribute to the Civilian Conservation Corps. Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, in Meeting Rooms AB. 6-8 p.m. Performer and author Bill Jamerson will present stories and songs about the Civilian Conservation Corps, a Depression-era program that provided employment for young men. Audience members are encouraged to bring photo albums and other CCC memorabilia. Since 1992, Jamerson has researched the CCC. He produced a documentary for Michigan PBS, recorded a CD of songs, and wrote a historical novel. He presents “DollarA-Day Boys� all across the Midwest. Over 2.5 million men enlisted in the corps and today, their children and grandchildren often show up with CCC photo albums and memorabilia; they also share stories about their relatives with the audience. Fort Wayne was home to Camp Anthony Wayne D-2, Company 1590, from 1933 to 1942. For more information on Jamerson, visit billjamerson.com/cccboys.php.

FRIDAY, MARCH 18 “Death in the Dugoutâ€? mystery event and dinner. Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St., Fort Wayne. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., performance starts at 7 p.m. $30 per person. The Fort Wayne Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha hosts this event to beneďŹ t St. Jude Children’s Research Center. Local ďŹ gures will present the story. The evening includes appetizers, desserts, cash bar, rafes and a silent auction. For more information or for tickets, contact Jennyfer Balkema at stjudemysterydinner2016@yahoo.com.

Fish fry. American Legion Post 160, 1122 N. Main St., Roanoke. Serving begins at 5 p.m. Sponsored by Roanoke Lions Club.

SATURDAY, MARCH 19 Breakfast with the Easter Bunny. St. Joseph Township Fire Rescue, 6033 Maplecrest Road, Fort Wayne. 8-11 a.m. Free and open to the public.

Pancakes and sausage. Food, fun and carnival style games. Bring your camera. Sponsored by the St. Joseph Fire Rescue & St. Joseph Township Trustee. Attendees will also be able to see the ďŹ retrucks and equipment, weather-permitting.

Roaring ’20s auction. The Philmore on Broadway, 2441 Broadway, Fort Wayne. $50. This is an evening auction to beneďŹ t student scholarships and school funds at Emmaus Lutheran School, 8626 Covington Road, Fort Wayne. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. From 6-7 p.m., cocktails, craft beers and a silent auction will be available. Lutheran pastor and Purple Heart recipient Chaplain Michael Frese will offer opening remarks. Casa Ristoranti will cater a classic Italian buffet from 7-10 p.m. Live and silent auctions and games will be available. Tickets include the full buffet, a Mad Anthony drink ticket, and dessert. Buy tickets at the school ofďŹ ce, or online at eventbrite.com.

Gathering of Quilters 2016. Wayne High School, 9100 Winchester Road, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration fee $20. Quilt designer Pat Sloan will be the featured speaker. For more information, visit appleseedquiltersguild.com or email appleseedquilters@yahoo.com. The registration fee of $20 per person includes a box lunch from Goeglein’s Catering, door prizes and a shopping bag with commemorative pin. The deadline to register is March 1. Walk-in guests will be charged $15 at the door and receive a shopping bag with commemorative pin only (while supplies last); lunch and door prize opportunities will not be included.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 10 “What Color Is Your Money?â€? Allen County Extension OfďŹ ce, IPFW Campus, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. The public is invited to help understand each person’s perception of money and why a person uses it in a certain way. The program promises to help each person develop skills to better use money. Registration is not required.

FRIDAY, MARCH 11 Fish and chicken strips dinner. Cornerstone Youth Center, 19819 Monroeville Road, Monroeville. 4-7 p.m. $9 for adults, $6 for ages 6 to 10, and free for children 5 and under. Burns Catering & Fish Fry will provide the ďŹ sh and chicken. All meals will include scalloped potatoes, applesauce or coleslaw, dessert, roll and butter and beverage. Drive-thru and carryout orders are available for adult meals only. This is the sixth annual dinner for the the youth center, which was founded in 2002 to provide a wide range of services to the youth of southeast Allen County. For more information about the fundraiser, call Cornerstone at (260) 623-3972. For program details, visit cornerstoneyc.org Fish fry. American Legion Post 160, 1122 N. Main St., Roanoke. Serving begins at 5 p.m. Sponsored by Saint Joseph Catholic Church.

SATURDAY, MARCH 12 “Believe You Me.� University of Saint Francis North Campus auditorium, 2702 Spring St., Fort Wayne. 6 p.m. Tickets $10, available in advance.

The Jesters of the University of Saint Francis will present their annual spring performance. This year’s show is about the evolution of ideas.

The purpose of the Jesters is to enhance quality of life for people with disabilities by engaging them in the creative arts. Call the School of Creative Arts at (260) 399-7700, ext. 8001, for information.

Pancake breakfast. Leo Masonic Lodge 224, 13711 Leo Road, Leo-Cedarville. 7-11 a.m. $5. Pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee.

Josh Wilson, Jason Gray & JJ Heller, live in concert. County Line Church of God, 7716 N. County Line Road, Auburn. 7 p.m. Tickets $10-$30. Visit TrinityCommunications.org for details.

SUNDAY, MARCH 13 Fort Wayne Hobby and Collectibles Show. Classic Cafe, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne; in the catering and reception hall. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission. Hobby and Collectible show along with the Vinyl Record and CD show next door! Find vintage and new toys, comic books, sport and non-sport cards, TV and movie memorabilia, coins, models, magazines, games, and more. Admission also is free to the vinyl record and CD show next-door. For more information, call (260) 450-4147. “Believe You Me.� University of Saint Francis North Campus auditorium, 2702 Spring St., Fort Wayne. 3 p.m. Tickets $10, available in advance.

The Jesters of the University of Saint Francis will present their annual spring performance. This year’s show is about the evolution of ideas.

The purpose of the Jesters is to enhance quality of life for people with disabilities by engaging them in the creative arts. Call the School of Creative Arts at (260) 399-7700, ext. 8001, for information.

Easter bingo. American Legion Post 160, 1122 N. Main St., Roanoke.

Vera Bradley Annual Sale tickets available. Vera Bradley handbags, travel items, accessories, stationery and eyewear will be available at the Vera Bradley Annual Sale, April 13-17 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. Tickets for the ďŹ rst three days of the sale are $5 each and are available at ticketmaster.com, authorized Ticketmaster locations and the Coliseum Ticket OfďŹ ce. Tickets are not required Saturday and Sunday, April 16 and 17. However, attendees who wish to make a purchase will need to complete the free registration process. Registration is under way at verabradley.com/outletsale. Find hours and details at that same site. Registration kiosks will also be available at the Memorial Coliseum during the sale. “Intersection.â€? Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne: in the Jeffrey R. Krull Galley. Through Feb. 20. New work by artists Catherine Blyth and Heather Miller.

Girl Scout Cookie Sales. Sales began Jan. 16. This year’s campaign again offers nine varieties, at $4 per box. Follow girlscoutsnorthernindiana-michiana.org for updates on Fort Wayne area projects. Visit girlscouts.org to locate a cookie sales booth in your neighborhood.

Summit City Chorus auditions. Avalon Missionary Church, 1500 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Monday evenings. This men’s a cappella chorus sings in the barbershop harmony style. For more information, call Dale at (260) 402-1330, or visit summitcitychorus.org and barbershopharmony.com.

Fort Wayne Farmers Market indoor market. Lincoln Financial Center at Parkview Field, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. the ďŹ rst and third Saturdays of each month through May. GriefShare classes. New Haven United Methodist Church, 630 Lincoln Highway East, New Haven. A new GriefShare Seminar begins Jan. 26 and runs through April 19. Meetings are in the parlor at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday nights. For more information, contact Margie Williams at (260) 7499907 or the church ofďŹ ce at (260) 749-9565.

Summit City Singers rehearsals. Shawnee Middle School, 1000 E. Cook Road, Fort Wayne. 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Feb. 16. This SATB community choir is starting rehearsals for the spring season and welcomes new singers. The choir sings a variety of music and this season will be a celebration of Indiana’s Bicentennial featuring songs from a variety of songwriters and recording artists from Indiana. The choir is open to anyone high school age on up. There are no auditions but singers are required to match pitch. Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. at Shawnee Middle School. For more information, contact Judy King at (260) 489-4505.

Art exhibit: Oil paintings by Sheila Fink and jewelry by Sandra Hall of EllyBead. The Orchard Gallery of Fine Arts, 6312-A Covington Road, Fort Wayne.

Through Feb. 29. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. See colorful interpretations of ordinary but beautiful moments by oil painter Sheila Fink. These include people walking the trails, farms, vineyards and orals. Sandra Hall of EllyBead will present ever-evolving artisan jewelry designs in one-of-a-kind styles, incorporating a mix of metal, found objects, and rare and unusual materials. For more information, call (260) 436-0927 or visit theorchardgallery.com.

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