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Science Central hosted a Special Abilities Day Jan. 18. Additional Special Abilities Days will be held March 7, May 28, Aug. 13, Sept. 19 and Dec. 13. Science Central also has a number of programs going on to help keep all ages entertained throughout the winter months.

Winter events to keep you and your children from becoming stir-crazy By Whitney Wright

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Keeping children entertained during the winter months can be a tough task, especially when the temperatures make staying outside for too long unbearable or unsafe. Fortunately, multiple locations around Fort Wayne are providing events and programs specifically geared toward children that educate, entertain and are easy on parents’ wallets. The Fort Wayne Museum of Art will be the local affiliate of the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers’ Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. This art and writing competition is geared toward middle and high school students and the winners’ pieces will be on display for viewing for multiple months. Kids of all ages can see other kids’ art, said Amanda Martin, vice president and COO of FWMoA. Children can also enjoy the new antique toy exhibit

For a complete list of activities that are child-friendly, please see Page A13 . outside of the Children’s Early Learning Center. The Fort Wayne Museum of Art is free every Thursday from 5-8 p.m. Science Central and the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo are both hosting events this winter geared toward learning. Science Central has a special interactive visiting exhibit that teaches children about weather and how it works. The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo will host two different dates for FrogWatch USA, a science program dedicated to teaching about local wetlands and amphibians. Participants will also learn about native frog and toad calls and about conservation efforts. The Allen County Public Library’s main location has many programs throughout February and March

for children of all ages, including weekly story times for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and families. Children have the opportunity to do art, explore physics and animals, plant a spring bulb, attend a puppet show, play with the library’s large Lego collection, solve math problems, watch the Fort Wayne Youth Ballet and much more. Children can also read to a service dog, an activity proven to make children more relaxed than reading to a human while they practice reading, said Teresa Walls, assistant manager of children’s services at the main library. Outdoor activities include ice skating at both Headwaters Park and the Huntertown Family Park, both of which are suitable for people of all ages.

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The Rotary Club of Fort Wayne continues to live by its motto “Service Above Self” with its recent sponsorship of the water jet fountains, part of the city’s riverfront development project. The $26 million project is intended to create an innovative and exciting location for Fort Wayne residents and visitors to commune and enjoy the city and rivers. The fountain is an idea organized by the riverfront development project’s design team. It is part of the project’s phase 1A, projected to be complete before the end of 2018. The fountain is designed

as a complement to the adjacent natural water and for people to interact with the rivers, said Al Moll, director of parks and recreation for the city of Fort Wayne. During the warmer months, the fountain will be available for children to play in. “We are grateful that the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne took the initiative and were willing to be part of the overall project,” said Moll. “This is a model for other organizations to follow as we all invest in our future.” The water jet fountain, which will be located on the south plaza east of the Compass Pavilion, will be operated and maintained by the city’s park department after its completion. The fountain will cost

about $200,000 and construction will begin in August. The majority of the club members agreed that becoming involved in the riverfront development project was a way the club could continue its support of the city, something it has continued to do over decades. The club sponsored the Centennial Clock Tower in 2015 as a part of the club’s centennial celebration while also supporting more than 100 Little Free Libraries. Prior to 2015, the Club also coordinated the first public swimming pool in Lawton Park, developed the Circle of Hope trail in See FOUNTAIN, Page A12

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Downtown FW • January 30, 2017

Fort Wayne effort aids Syrian refugees in Indy By Rod King

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Sarab Horani of Fort Wayne is passionate about helping Syrian refugees coming into Indiana. She spearheaded collections here of clothing, furniture and household necessities to be distributed to more than 50 families who have arrived in Indianapolis. She has helped to send four truckloads of goods since May. Her brother, who lives in Evansville, brought up an 18-wheeler full of goods. Another truck will be heading south from Fort Wayne in the spring. Horani adopted a woman from Chad and her five children and has been helping them to assimilate into life here in Fort Wayne. “Her story of how they existed with practically nothing moved me so much that I reached out to the local Islamic community for help,” Horani said. “It was humbling and amazing how people didn’t hesitate to donate money, some as much as $500 to $1,000 to purchase furniture, food and other supplies. People I didn’t even know called and donated.

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My feeling that people are basically good was reaffirmed. “That woman is a real success story now. She learned English, has moved into a nicer house and opened a licensed, Level 4 day care facility, and she’s done it all with only an eighth-grade education. In addition, three of her children

have earned scholarships to Canterbury School. I couldn’t be happier.” Collecting items has not been a one-person job. Many throughout the community have been picking up items from friends and neighbors and some have even driven van loads to Indianapolis. One local woman has turned her three-car

garage into a warehouse to store goods for the next shipment. Because most of the refugee families live in the same apartment complex in Indianapolis, trucks just pull up in front and the people come out. “They tell us what they need,” Horani said, “and we try to accommodate. It’s not just for Syrian refugees. If others living there need things, we help them too because poverty encompasses all races, nationalities and religions.” “I’ve gone along with each of the trucks and I’m thrilled to see improvements in the refugees’ quality of life. Their kids are in school and they’re all learning English. Some of the children were so excited to go to school they were getting up at 5 a.m. and waiting on the curb long before the school bus was scheduled to arrive because they didn’t want to be missed. Since I speak and write Arabic and most of the new arrivals don’t speak any English, I made labels in Arabic to put on cleaning supplies so they would know how they are to be used.” Syrian refugee families began coming to Indianapolis in May. Since

then Catholic Charities and a group known as Exodus have been sponsoring refugees and finding them short-term (three to six months) accommodations. “However, once that time has elapsed,” Horani said, “they’re pretty much on their own. It’s scary for them because most can’t speak English and haven’t been able to find work which literally means they’re left out in the cold.” She said the first 50 Syrian refugee families to come to Indianapolis are now self-sufficient, working at least one job. “Most of them have paid back the airfare loaned them by Catholic Charities and Exodus and they have purchased vehicles,” she said. “These are not people who just left Syria and moved into a settlement camp. They’ve been living in camps and have been on a waiting list for four to five years. They’ve been thoroughly vetted by the U.S. government and have even gone through a government sponsored workshop to learn what it takes to adapt to life in America. In addition, they are well educated tradesmen, physicians, pharmacists, mechanics, repairmen and shop owners.

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“Now that the state is accepting Syrian refugees, I’m hoping two or three families will make it to Fort Wayne. I personally would adopt Syrian orphans and help others get settled here.” Horani and members of the Islamic school on Goshen Road where she volunteers started an online organization called Our Fort Wayne Community. They use it to post stories about the struggles confronting refugees. Horani and her daughter, Deena, are planning to go to Turkey this summer to work in an orphanage for two or three weeks. Deena, a junior at Canterbury High School, is organized a drive at school this month to collect quality goods for the refugees. Horani, a native of Damascus, came to the U.S. in 1982 at age 19. She and her fiancé, Imad, who came in 1981, were married and lived in Maryland before moving to Fort Wayne. She has lived here longer than in her own country. She was a substitute teacher for Fort Wayne Community Schools for 12 and a half years. Imad, a physician, is involved in Syrian American Medical Society, which raised more than $250,000 in Fort Wayne alone for medicine and medical equipment for refugee camps in Syria, Turkey and Lebanon. Persons interested in donating money, furniture, pots and pans, clothing and supplies can drop off those donations at Friends of the Third World, 611 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. Call (260) 422-6821.

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First Food Waste Summit ‘made a dent’ in problem By Garth Snow

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People representing every stop in the food supply chain shared ideas Tuesday on how to speed more food to those in urgent need and divert more food from the landfill. The 80 people who gathered at The Mirro Center on the Parkview Regional Medical Center Campus did not resolve every obstacle, but they advanced the conversation. That networking will continue, according to Jodi Leamon, the business technical coordinator for the Allen County Solid Waste Management District, which organized the conference. “We made a dent,” Leamon said. Tuesday’s conference drew four times the number who attended the initial focus group in October. The dialogue will expand even further, Leamon said. “We try to make the connections.” Educated consumers will not overspend, not overserve, and not send as much material to the landfill, she said. Panelists detailed progress on on-site composting, how to distribute produce and other groceries in a timely manner, and how to direct excess food from catered events to the agencies that provide hot meals to the needy. The audience will continue researching regulations and efficiencies. John Wolf, the chief executive officer of Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana, said the Tillman Road food bank strives to ensure that all usable food is distributed instead of wasted. He stressed in-house training; a few bananas with a few spots still are edible and still can be frozen for baking. He stressed public education. “It was great to receive the butternut squash, the acorn squash, the spaghetti squash. The problem is a lot of people don’t know how to prepare it,” he said. Rob Harmon, director of the host Mirro Center, said the events center has begun exploring ways to direct leftover, prepared food to outlets such as The Associated Churches, The Salvation Army, and the Simply Serving ministry that distributes meals and clothing in downtown Fort Wayne each Saturday. “We were just throwing it away,” Harmon said. Initial efforts since the October conference have revealed time limitations due to health codes. Participants said they will

continue the research and efforts, something of a pilot program. Harmon also raised the question of how to deal with food that has been plated or touched, and how to return the organic material to the soil. Rebecca Eifert Joniskan, section chief of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management Office of Land Quality, said her agency encourages on-site, small scale composting. The process requires only registration, not a permit. The process ensures attention to issues such as the water table, odor and pests but does not throw up a barrier to composting. Leamon asked the panel about curbside composting programs. “It can take a lot of capital to get something like this up and running,” said Sean Daley, a sustainability specialist for Waste Management. On the other hand, current operations allow food to be placed in a landfill to decompose and generate gas that can be sold to industry within four weeks. “GM powers the entire plant with it,” he said. Suzanne Lindsay-Walker, director of corporate sustainability for Kroger, said the company’s 1,400 stores are pursuing a goal of zero waste by 2020. “Waste energy is not considered part of that intent,” she said. Lindsay-Walker noted diversions of unused food to animal feed. “It is absolutely a cost-effective outlet,” she said. She said the corporation is looking for more outlets for organic materials. She called attention to the efforts of the Food Waste Reduction Alliance. “If we can work together we can figure this out,” she said. Kroger and other stores donate unsold produce to Community Harvest. “Kroger, Walmart, Meijer — we pick up food every day,” Wolf said. Holsum Bread delivers bread three times a week, and donated 138,000 pounds of bread last year, he said. Those who need assistance receive vouchers to pick up a set weight of food at the Tillman Road center, which is set up similar to a grocery store. Clients also are allowed to choose produce and bread from the “free weight” shelves of food. “So a person may receive 50 pounds of food and they may get 20 more pounds of food and bread,” he said. Wolf said Community Harvest distributed food to 21,100 clients

last year and gives away and average of 250,000 pounds of food each week. Panelists and audience members continued networking after the formal presentation. Further requests for contact information can be directed to the Solid Waste Management District, which did not announce specific plans for the next step in the conversation. It’s all part of the district’s broader mission, according to Leamon, who helped to spearhead the program and gather the panelists and pop and cookies, and who dismissed the conference. “The recycling is right next to the food tables for your cans,” she said.

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Jodi Leamon of the Allen County Solid Waste Management District moderates the discussion at the Food Waste Summit at the Mirro Center. The agency’s motto is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

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Local railroaders accept retired Nickel Plate 624 From contributed material Steam Locomotive No. 624 will gleam once again, 60 years after hauling its last freight for the Nickel Plate Road. The engine will steal the show at the Headwaters Junction railroad attraction envisioned for downtown Fort Wayne. The 624 might even see limited service with Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society Inc. excursions. The City of Hammond donated the engine to the FWRHS, rescuing No. 624 from a fenced-off park just six miles south of Lake Michigan, where it had battled decades of northwest Indiana weather. A private donor will finance the restoration. FWRHS Vice President Kelly Lynch announced the agreement Jan. 4. No. 624 is a Mikado-type locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works in 1922 and donated to the City of Hammond in 1955 after racking up over a million and a half miles in freight service for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, more commonly known as the Nickel Plate Road. In recent years, 624’s condition has deteriorated due to exposure to the elements. The FWRHS has owned and operated Nickel Plate Road No. 765, a larger Berkshire-type engine rescued from a Fort Wayne city park display in 1974. “It’s been disheartening to see the deterioration over the years,” Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. said of the 624.

“I’m happy to see it go to a good home.” Lynch said the FWRHS is excited to carry on the legacy of this artifact of Hammond railroad history. “Conversations about what to do with park engines like the 624 can be challenging for any community and it’s rare to have both the right opportunity, partners and experience as we do in the situation with 624,” Lynch said in a statement. No. 624 will receive a full cosmetic restoration and may be considered a candidate for restoration to operation pending a more thorough inspection. The work to remove and rehabilitate No. 624 will be sponsored by a private donor who has stepped forward and offered to manage the restoration project with the FWRHS providing technical support. Due to space limitations at the FWRHS facility east of New Haven, restoration will be done at a private site in northeast Indiana. “The railroad preservation industry and organizations like ours have to innovate in order to achieve their mission and this approach allows us to keep time and resources focused on the 765 and our core operations, while giving another important artifact a new lease on life,” Lynch said. Lynch, whose family is from Munster and worked at the Indiana Harbor Belt Roundhouse in Hammond, originally became involved as a consultant to the effort to preserve 624 See LOCOMOTIVE Page A5

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Dignitaries pose with the 624 at its dedication ceremony in a Hammond park in September 1955. The engine was built in 1922, and hauled freight for more than a million and a half miles.

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Homestead H.S. to celebrate half-century mark “

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Homestead High School is gearing up for a three-year celebration of the school’s 50th birthday, and has invited five decades of Spartans to contribute. The school opened in the fall of 1970, but the Class of 1971 completed studies at Elmhurst High School. The Class of 1972 was the first to graduate from Homestead High School. The 50th anniversary celebration will span the years 2020-2022. The school is gathering memorabilia and contact information to mark the occasion. Southwest Allen County Schools was formed in 1966, and construction on the high school began in 1968. Work was completed in August 1970. Principal Park Ginder has enlisted the help of office intern Kelly Asiala to reach out to the first several classes. Asiala, a senior, has launched the Homestead Spartans Alumni page on Facebook, has sent letters to more than 80 early graduates, and is compiling

Hometead is turning 50, so to speak. It’s interesting to see how people then and now experienced Homestead.”

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her findings. “People will message me with their information, that I put in a database,” Asiala said. “When the time comes for a Blue & Gold anniversary, Mr. Ginder and his current intern can reach out to those who want to be part of it.” Alumni are invited to message the Facebook page with their name, graduation year, email and postal mailing addresses in order to receive information on the 50th anniversary. Questions can be directed to HomesteadOFC@sacs. k12.in.us or to (260) 431-2200. The school has asked alumni and the community to donate memorabilia for a permanent display. Already, Asiala has received a 1973 letter sweater, an early Homestead T-shirt, a basketball program and

other items. She marks each item with the name of the donor. The school office located a program from the dedication ceremony in the fall of 1970. But many blanks remain to be filled, such as a graduation program from 1972. “That would be really great,” Asiala said. “Really, anything that is unique to Homestead.” Asiala is drawing from the archived yearbooks to supplement the Facebook page. She has scanned and posted eight photos from each year. “When I first published the page people were looking at the albums and commenting on the pictures, like ‘Oh, I know who this is,’ or tagging them in it,” she said. More recent posts have included some current events, such as the Friendsgiving at Homestead. Overall, though, the page is attuned to

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Fletcher Moppert donated a 1973 Homestead letter sweater for a permanent display at the school.

alumni and victories past. Intern Emma Leininger, a junior, has written several “Where Are They Now?” features for the Facebook page. Asiala, a senior, also wrote a profile. “I think it’s a really good way to connect people back to their high school,” Asiala said. “Homestead is turning 50, so to speak. That’s a long time, and for all the alumni back to 1972 to as current as the spring of 2017 to come together is an interesting mix. It’s interesting to see how people from then and now experienced Homestead.”

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LOCOMOTIVE from Page A4 in 2007 during the first meeting of the Northwest Indiana Railroad Preservation Society. Since 624’s arrival near Hammond’s Civic Center, the engine has received occasional maintenance, including asbestos abatement in the 1970s. Recent efforts by the NIRPS were intended to further stabilize 624 against weather and vandalism, but work recently ceased. “Considering how long the locomotive has been outside, it’s in remarkably good shape. The abatement early in its display life did wonders to preserve the boiler. While there is some obvious deterioration, it can be repaired. Beneath all the rust and faded paint is a locomotive in decent condition,” Zach Hall, of Portage, the society’s operations manager and mechanical consultant, said in a statement. Current plans call for the 624’s boiler, frame and tender to be separated and trucked off-site. The relocation and cosmetic work on the 624 is estimated to cost $250,000 and a full mechanical restoration could cost as much as $1.2 million. Fundraising for Headwaters Junction is expected to begin in late 2017/ early 2018. If the 624 is returned to operation, current plans do not call

for it to operate consistently in excursion service like the 765, but several options are being considered. “While a restoration to operation would be wonderful, the 624 will make a compelling attraction in Fort Wayne and be displayed in an evocative, exciting fashion,” Lynch said. The 624 is considered

a close relative to the society’s own restored No. 765, which is closely associated with the City of Fort Wayne. In recognition of No. 624’s connection to northwest Indiana, the locomotive will be named the “City of Hammond.” The FWRHS is working to expand its membership in its 45th year. The organization claims over 600

members from 45 states and three countries, plus dozens of volunteers from around the Midwest. To join the organization, or to read the full statement on Engine No. 624, visit fortwaynerailroad. org.

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Downtown FW • January 30, 2017

Music therapy shares journey through grief ‘Healing Through Music’

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“How many people are suffering out there in the community who don’t even known that they can go talk to someone for free about their grief?” Music therapist Emily Paar sees the faces of grief. She welcomes the bereaved. She puts them at ease. Her music becomes their conversation and their healing. No two conversations are the same. “I think it’s such a brave thing to reach out when they need help, and I would encourage people to reach out,” she said. “So many people struggle. This is something that we don’t talk about enough. It’s something that people don’t understand. People think you should just move on and get over it, and that’s not how grief works.” Paar will present “Healing Through Music” four Thursday evenings in March at Visiting Nurse’s Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center. The four-part series is free to anyone who is experiencing grief. “I’ve had some people who had just lost their spouses, or had lost someone years ago, but it can be any relationship, be it sister or child or brother,” she said. “It’s a safe space, and it doesn’t have to be something that you come to individually. A couple can come or someone else who might be helping you along your journey.” She sees the grief center as primarily for adults, complementing the role that Erin’s House for Grieving Children serves in the community. A grief counselor typically will

Mondays, March 2, 9, 16 and 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center, on the campus of Visiting Nurse, 5920 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. Music therapist Emily Paar will “explore the emotional and creative qualities of music as it relates to grief.” A musical background is not necessary. No cost to attend. RSVP by Feb. 27 by calling (260) 4353261. Light refreshments will be served. be hand at Paar’s music therapy sessions. “There is no expectation for anybody to be musical,” Paar said. “Some people think music therapy is only for people who are musicians; I would argue that we are all musicians in our own right. “As music therapists we are trained to facilitate and support our music experiences with anybody, no matter what they are able to do. So there is just no need for anyone to think ‘I can’t drum’ or ‘I can’t hold a beat,’ because we won’t put anyone on the spot.” Each session begins with a relaxation, some deep breathing to calm the participants. “They might be coming in after work, or after caring for kids all day, so this is to calm down and get in a space where we can work together,” she said. The evening will include lyrics analysis and creative arts experiences and perhaps adding to the relaxation experiences. “We definitely fill up those two hours,” Paar said. The music therapy experiences will resonate with each person on their own level. “It’s giving people several different outlets, and tools they can use on their own time. Then songwriting is how we wrapped up our sessions the last time around, by writing

a song together, singing it together. It was really beautiful and I was able to record it and share it with everybody so they could take that with them.” The program will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. March 2, 9, 16 and 23, at 5920 Homestead Road. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP by Feb. 27 by calling (260) 435-3261. “We will cap it at 25. If there is a big response, though, we will offer it again as soon as possible,” Paar said. Paar stressed two points about participation. First, the sessions and other classes at the grief center are not limited to those whose loved ones were cared for in Visiting Nurse’s hospice programs. “The grief center is for anyone who has had a loss,” she said. Second, it is important to take part in all four sessions. “They will progress and we’ll work together as a group,” Paar said. Those who attended a previous series bonded and made connections that continue. Parr, who is from Warsaw, earned her bachelor’s degree in music therapy at IPFW. Beyond music classes, the program requires a study of anatomy, physiology and psychology, she said. “It’s like any other therapy. Music is just our medium, how we get to our goal. Music therapists also pass

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Music therapist Emily Paar visits a patient at the Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center. She said the grief center is available to anyone who has experienced a loss.

a state exam and must be recertified every five years,” she said. She completed a six-month internship at several settings in California and returned to Fort Wayne. She has been with Visiting Nurse for five years, and has been full time for about one year, working with the patients. She continues offering her programs independently.

Jazz artist, director and engineer Joe Jackson will teach and perform at the 26th annual Nicholas Invitational Jazz Festival on Saturday, Feb. 11, at Snider High School. The school’s performing arts boosters have invited area middle school and high school ensembles. Admission is $5. Watch INFortWayne.com for the schedule and updates. Jackson, a trombonist, will present a clinic and perform with the Snider “Wind Machine” as part of the festival. Jackson is

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the former lead trombonist and music director of the famed Airmen of Note. He also has some Fort Wayne roots having attended both Shawnee Middle School and Northrop High School. As a freelance trombonist and arranger, Jackson performs with top East Coast big bands including the Woody Herman Orchestra, the David Liebman Big Band, Chaise Lounge, Melting Pot Big Band and Doc Scantlin. He has contributed commissioned arrangements to dozens

of ensembles across the country, and his educational arrangements are published by Alfred Music. Kevin Klee is director of bands and Helen M. Hockemeyer is orchestra director at Snider High School, 4600 Fairlawn Pass, Fort Wayne. The jazz festival is named in honor of the late Carl Nicholas, whom Klee described as “former Snider choir director and longtime stalwart of Indiana school music activities.”

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Northrop High School is expecting more than 20 bands to bring their own special interpretation of jazz to the school’s annual Barry Ashton Jazz Festival on Saturday, March 11. Doors open at 7 a.m. The evening concert begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door. Rob Wilson, Northrop’s first-year band director, said “most of the bands will be from Fort Wayne area middle schools and high schools, but a few from as far away as South Bend and Indianapolis have come in the past. We won’t know exactly how many will be here until closer to the event date.” Northrop’s jazz festival, which has been drawing top jazz bands for more than 20 years, is considered among the premier jazz fests in northeast

Indiana along with festivals at Snider High School, Feb.11, and North Side High School, March 18. Each of the high school and middle school bands and combos will present a 25-minute program (approximately three numbers each). A team of high school band directors and area jazz professionals will judge the bands on their style, intonation, accuracy, rhythm and improvisational skills. The top two scoring high school jazz bands will have the opportunity to perform on the evening concert program at 6:30 p.m. Northrop’s Jazz I ensemble will also be on the evening program and be joined by nationally known drummer and clinician Butch Miles from Austin, Texas. “We’ve had trombonists, trumpeters,

clarinetists and saxophonists adjudicating the event in the past, which is why I specifically chose Miles to be one of our clinicians this year. It was basically because he’s a drummer,” said Wilson, “and we haven’t had a drummer in the past.” The participating groups will play a variety of styles ranging from standard jazz classics to Latin and funk which, according to Wilson is a rhythm based (no swing) mixture of soul, jazz and rhythm and blues. Bands vary in number from 20 to 24 musicians, while combos will have a pianist, bass guitarist, drummer and two or three wind players. Wilson is in his first year as head of the Big Orange Pride Band at Northrop. He came to Fort Wayne from Columbia City where he was band

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Butch Miles performs with the Count Basie Orchestra at Blue Note Tokyo. Miles will teach and perform March 11 at Northrop High School.

director at Columbia City High School. The Kokomo native is a graduate of Northwestern

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North Side High School is hardly a stranger to jazz. Three full bands and a smaller jazz combo play America’s music daily.

The Wildsiders — the audition group — often gets top billing. The No. 2 band is for other upperclassmen. The No. 3 band includes mostly younger students and students who are switching instruments. “Jazz has its roots in

modern music, so it’s a good pillar for the kids,” said Marcus Farr, the assistant band director. Farr can pinpoint the source of the school’s jazz momentum. “It comes from the top, obviously,” he said of bands director

Ed King. “He’s been playing the trombone since he was 10 years old, and he’s 66 now.” King continues his 44th year as director of bands at North Side. Farr, a former student, also plays the trombone. “I’m off the

Ed King tree, a chip off the old block,” Farr said. Trombones aplenty will share the auditorium with trumpets and more on Saturday, Feb. 18, for the 22nd consecutive North Side Jazz Festival. Farr expects about 30

high school groups from northern Indiana to participate once again. “That’s 500 or 600 kids,” Farr said. The competition begins at 8 a.m. and continues See JAZZ, Page A8

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Department offers free radon test kits year-round The Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health called special attention to the hazards of radon in January, but the department advocates for awareness year-round. The Department urges residents to reduce their risk of lung cancer by having their homes tested for radon, and provides free test kits for that purpose. Kits are in high demand during January, which is National Radon Action Month. Residents should call (260) 449-7561 to check availability before visiting a distribution site to pick up a kit. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is odorless and invisible. The kits, though, can determine whether there are dangerous levels of radon in a house. Radon is responsible for more than 21,000 lung cancer deaths each year in the United

States. Contact these locations to pick up a kit: • Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health, 200 E. Berry St., Suite 360, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MondayFriday. • Vector Control & Environmental Services, 2242 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. • Grabill Town Hall, 13717 1st St., Grabill. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. MondayThursday. • Leo-Cedarville Town Hall, 13909 Pony Express Run, Leo-Cedarville. 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. MondayFriday. • Monroeville Utility Department, 101 S. Water St., Monroeville. No hours listed. • New Haven Utility Payment Office, City Hall, 815 E. Lincoln Highway, New Haven. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday.

• Woodburn City Hall, 22735 Main St., Woodburn. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday Kits can also be purchased at local hardware and home improvement stores for about $30. Residents can also hire a qualified radon professional to perform a test. “Be sure to follow the directions on the packaging for the proper placement of the device and where to send the test kit to get your results,” the Department said in a statement. “If a high radon level is detected in your home, a professionally installed reduction system can remove the radon from beneath your home and discharge it harmlessly outside.” For more information on radon, visit allencountyhealth.com or epa.gov/ radon.

JAZZ from Page A7 until 4 p.m. “Then our guest artist will put on a clinic and then about 5:30 our evening concert,” Farr said. The two honor bands from the day’s competition will share in the final program; Carroll and DeKalb earned that honor last year. The Wildsiders and Fort Wayne’s New Millennium jazz orchestra also will perform in that closing concert. Trumpet player Allen Vizzuttti of Seattle, Wash., will demonstrate the skill that has taken him to more than 60 countries and every state in the union. He has

recorded on more than 150 movie sound tracks. “He’s world-known. That will be a pretty exciting evening,” Farr said. Vizzutti’s credits include playing with Doc Severinsen and the NBC Tonight Show Band, and with Chuck Mangione, Woody Herman, and in symphony solos from Buffalo to Tokyo. Read more at vizzutti.com. Farr said the admission price is a flat $6, to make it affordable to all. Concession stands will be available from morning until about 5 p.m. Band boosters and others will volunteer.

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Allen Vizzutti will perform and teach Feb. 18 at North Side High School. The jazz trumpet artist has recorded for more than 150 movie sound tracks, including “Back to the Future.”

“Our parent volunteers are a lifeline to these events,” Farr said. “We couldn’t do it without them. They get just as excited as the kids, and we like that.” North Side jazz bands go on the road during concert and competition season, but will play for the home audience three more times this school year. The Pizza and Pop Concert at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23, features the concert and jazz bands. “It’s an informal concert, kind of a fundraiser for us,” Farr said. “We are the background music to the pizza and pop and we want everyone to come out and see what we’re working on.” The spring concert on Thursday, May 18, features the concert bands and orchestra. The 44th annual Evening of Jazz rounds out the music year on Friday, May 26. “That is the highlight event of the year. It’s the pinnacle of what we do. We show off everything we do jazzwise at that concert,” Farr said. Watch InFortWayne. com for details of the concerts.

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Special Olympics athletes and Fort Wayne Police Department officers pose with the Special Olympics torch after a Freezin’ For a Reason Polar Plunge at Metea County Park Nature Center, where the 2017 Plunge will be held Saturday, Feb. 11.

Special Olympics enlists brave Friends of Special Olympics will be “Freezin’ For a Reason” on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the lake at Metea County Park near Leo-Cedarville. Registration will be 10-11:30 a.m., followed by the Polar Plunge and then an After Splash Bash in the Metea County Park Nature Center. Participants register online at polarplungeIN. org, then work to generate at least $75 in pledges. As of Jan. 13, four teams were registered for the northeast Indiana event. Donors may select a team to support at that same website. The Polar Plunge will be repeated at 18 Indiana locations in February and March to take in pledges and to foster awareness of Special Olympics’ training and competition programs. Volunteers are needed to organize and staff each event. “We’ve been doing this a long time now, and most people are familiar with the concept — but I think the newcomers are surprised at how much fun we have in spite of the cold,” Special Olympics spokesman Scott Furnish said in a statement. Furnish is the senior director of devel-

opment for Special Olympics Indiana. “Whether you want to challenge yourself by taking the Plunge or you just want to support our athletes throughout the state, this is a great opportunity to get involved and to support what we do,” he said. Funds directly benefit more than 12,000 Special Olympics athletes throughout the state, giving them the means to train locally and to compete at the state level in a number of Olympic-type sports. The organization’s signature fundraiser has raised more than $3 million in support of year-round programs and events, including a record $690,232 in 2016. Locally, the total was almost $30,000. More than 3,000 individuals are expected to take the plunge in Indiana this year, raising a minimum of $75 each. The Polar Plunge is presented by the Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics Indiana. Companies and other organizations can support the Polar Plunge through corporate sponsorships or employee matching programs.

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Allen County residents descend on Washington to support, protest By Lucretia Cardenas lcardenas@kpcmedia.com

A number of northeast Indiana residents made their ways to the nation’s capitol recently, some to rally in a new president and others to protest what they believe that president represents. Inauguration Northeast Indiana residents were among the nearly half a million people who gathered in Washington Jan. 20 for the 58th presidential inauguration. President Donald Trump’s speech was effective and made an impression on the sons of Emery McClendon, said the FedEx courier of Fort Wayne. McClendon’s sons, who are both in their 30s, voted for Hillary Clinton. But, McClendon, a supporter of the Tea Party movement, convinced his sons to attend the inauguration with him. While McClendon is all about “putting America back on the right track again,” his sons aren’t convinced that Trump should be the conductor. His eldest son, Jeremy McClendon, said the inauguration was enlightening. During the visit with his family to D.C., he’s learned more about how to get in contact with local legislators and how to help others make Business connections. Weekly “As a social worker,

my concern is that I’m interested in making sure everyone gets what they need,” Jeremy McClendon said. He appreciated Trump’s gestures of inclusion when speaking of patriotism. “When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice,” Trump said. He added that the country should pursue solidarity. “We all bleed the same red blood of patriotism … we all salute the same great American flag,” he said. Witnessing the transition of power was also a first for Brian Bauer, CEO of Lutheran Health Network in Fort Wayne. He described the experience as overwhelming and emotional. “It’s such an important part of our history as a country,” he said. The Hoosier spirit is something Indiana Senate President Pro-tem David Long, of Fort Wayne, hopes the nation’s capital will catch. He defines this as being conservative and “living within your means.” He and his wife, Melissa, both attended the inauguration. This was the first presidential inauguration experience for Bob Taylor, who recently retired as CEO of Do It Best Corp. based in Fort Wayne. Taylor said he couldn’t miss the opportunity to witness history in which he too has

a personal connection. He worked with Vice President Mike Pence when Pence, as governor, chaired the Indiana Economic Development Corp. Taylor is hopeful for the business practices that Pence can help lead in Washington. “I think so much of him as an individual,” Taylor said of Pence. Women’s march But not everyone who made the trip to Washington was there to celebrate. Among the hundreds of thousands of participants in the Women’s March Jan. 21 were local residents who arrived on a bus that brought 56 northeast Indiana women and men from Fort Wayne to Washington D.C. to participate. Others made the trip by themselves or with family members. All came either to protest President Donald Trump winning the election or to show support for human rights and equality – ideals they believe are under threat given Trump’s election. “I’m here marching because I can’t be a bystander anymore,” said Chrissy Weadick, of Fort Wayne, who took the bus from the Summit City to participate in the D.C. march. “Women need to be taken seriously. We want to be treated equally.” Packed in like sardines,

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Chrissy Weadick of Fort Wayne, right, met up with a friend at the Women’s March Jan. 21.

people stood back to back, shoulder to shoulder despite not being able to hear the speakers such as celebrated feminist Gloria Steinem speak on the stage outside the National Museum of the American Indian near the National Mall. “Energy and enthusiasm are at a fever pitch,” said Faith Van Gilder of Fort Wayne, who found herself in the middle of a crowd near the main stage. “I’m marching because I despise Trump’s misogynist behavior and anti-immigrant rhetoric. Like John Lewis said, ‘He’s an illegitimate president.’” Nearby, men and women chanted, “This is what democracy looks like.” Pink hats, shaped to look like they had kitten ears, were on the heads of many participants at the march. Lisa Vetter, of Fort Wayne, taught herself how to knit so that she could make herself one of the hats that she and many present referred to as a “pink pussy hat,” in reference to the infamous Access Hollywood video footage in which Trump bragged

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Emery and Queenie McClendon, of Fort Wayne, brought their sons Jeremy and Jonathan to join them at the inauguration Jan. 20.

and stand in unity with my about being able to grab sisters and brothers in the women by the genitals. fight for freedom and fairThe trip to Washington ness. United we stand!” was a first for Vetter and Rachel Tobin-Smith, of she proudly stood among Fort Wayne, also came with the masses, holding a sign a message of unity and out that read, “United we stand and free to be you and me.” of disgust at the Access Hollywood video footage “The election and of Trump. resulting lineup of cronies “My daughter, Gabriel, is absurd. The people did and I are thrilled to be part not elect Donald Trump,” of this impressive crowd of Vetter said. “This is not the men and women of varying America I or anyone here wants to be a part of. When races, ethnicities, abilities I heard about this gathering, and sexual orientations,” I knew I had to come See WASHINGTON, Page A12

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development project. The fountain will receive funding through these avenues and also through donations from members of the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne, matched funds and fundraisers. The Big Easy Feast on Feb. 28 is one such fundraiser. The event will be hosted at the Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field and

Purpose: Rotary Club of Fort Wayne is raising money to construct a water jet fountain which is part of the city’s riverfront development project. Date: Feb. 28 Time: Lunch 11 a.m.-2p.m.; Dinner 4-8 p.m. Where: Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field Cost: $30/person

tickets cost $30. The club will also run a pledge drive to continue raising funds for the water jet fountain. The Second Century Planning Committee within the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne is looking ahead to how the club can contribute to the city of Fort Wayne in other ventures in the future, though nothing is concrete yet.

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Calendar of winter activities to entertain children Allen County Public Main Library • Feb. 1 and every Wednesday, 3:30-4:30 p.m.: Minecraft Masters — play Minecraft on a closed server. Computers are first come, first serve. • Feb. 2 and every Thursday, 3:30-4:30 p.m.: Lego Club — use the library’s huge Lego collection. • Feb. 2 and every Thursday, 6:30-7:30 p.m.: Paws to Read — read to therapy dogs for reading practice reading (only during school year). • Feb. 1-3 and 6-10 a.m.: Storytellers on the Move — daycare and preschools can call Children’s Services Department and ask about Story Tellers on the Move; participants will have their own card and be able to check out box of books for their facility. Each quarter, the facility will receive new books. • Feb. 4, 2-3 p.m.: Plant a Winter Garden — children will plant spring bulbs to take home and bloom in the sunshine indoors during the winter. • Feb. 10 and every Friday, 10-10:30 a.m.: Baby Story Time. • Feb. 10 and every Friday, 10:30-11 a.m. and 11-11:30 a.m.: Toddler Story Time. • Feb. 11, 2:30-3:30: Sip and Swirl — toddlers receive juice boxes and paint. • Feb. 14, 4-5 p.m.: Time for Art Rolled Paper Art — create 3-D art pieces with rolled paper. • Feb. 15 and every Wednesday, 9:30-10 a.m.: Preschool Story Time • Feb. 18, 10:30-11 a.m.: Makers Space Create — build objects with limited tools and time. • Feb. 21, 2-3 p.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m.: Science Explorers Physics — hands-on experiments and activities to learn about physics. • Feb. 22, 7-8 p.m.: Fort Wayne Ballet Youth Company presents “The Little Prince” in the Main Library Theatre. • Feb. 25, 2:30-4:30 p.m.: Check Out Diverse Books — books about diverse things and people in world will be available to view and check out. • March 6, 10:30-11:30 a.m. and 4-5 p.m.: Math Adventure — math games and activities. • March 7, 10 a.m.: Mix and Match Toddler Fun — a way for toddlers to learn mixing, matching, sorting, counting and categorizing. • Mar. 14, 4:30-5:30 p.m.: Science Explorers AMAZING Animals — children can learn about animals and interact with real animals from the Fort Wayne Chil-

dren’s Zoo • Mar. 15, 16, 17, 18, 9:30-10 a.m., 10:30-11 a.m., and 1:30-2 p.m. (Feb. 18 at 10:30-11 only): Preschool Puppet Show — groups need to register. • Prices: All are free • Where to find more information: www.acpl.lib.in.us; What’s Happening, Calendar; can filter dates, event types, ages, and library locations to see specific events and details. Fort Wayne Museum of Art • Feb. 14-April 9: Scholastic Art and Writing Awards through the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers for middle and high school students (can enter through teacher or online; awards ceremony is on February 14); kids of all ages can see other kids art • Open daily with museum hours: The Early Learning Center and new vintage toy collection • Times: Sun., 12-5 p.m.; Tues.-Wed. and Fri.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thur., 10a.m.-8 p.m.. • Prices: adults, $8; students, $6; seniors 65+ years, $6; families, $20; free Thursdays 5-8 p.m. and Feb. 12 all day. • Where to find more information: www.fwmoa.org/ Exhibition/scholastic2017 Science Central • Jan. 14-May 28: The Zula Patrol Mission Weather — hands-on learning on what weather is and how it works.

Windsong sets talent calls for two 2017 family films A local movie company will hold a cast and crew call-out from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Allen County Public Library in downtown Fort Wayne. Windsong Pictures is looking for bands, musicians, singers, dancers, actors, artists and technically oriented students and adults for two family-friendly productions in 2017. Windsong has operated as a nonprofit, educational motion picture company since 1975. In “Musical Movie Magic,” a core group of actors travels throughout the region scouting for musical and dancing talent that perform in the area. Their goal is to highlight the top performers and air them on social media to help rocket them to fame and success. “This highly entertaining film will showcase talent and be a mega music video hit parade,” Windsong said in a statement. The short film “Cinder-

ella” will feature children at the title character’s magic castle and in a secret enchanted forest with friendly animals. “Children of all ages will delight in performing in this fantasy production as good triumphs in the end because love always wins the day,” Windsong said. Call-outs also are planned at: • Eckhart Library, Auburn, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 6:30-7:45 p.m.; • Kendallville Library, Kendallville, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 7-8:30 p.m. • Carnegie Public Library, Angola, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 6:30-8 p.m. • Peabody Library Auditorium, Columbia City, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 6:30-8 p.m. • LaGrange County Public Library, LaGrange, Tuesday, March 7, 6:30-8 p.m. Michael Floyd is the executive producer of Windsong. For more information, visit WindsongPictures.com. Parkview_57836 1/2 pg. Box AA 1/6 SJ 1/13 EACT 1/20 DVT 1/30

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• Prices: 2 and younger, free; 3 and older, $9 • Where to find more information: www.sciencecentral.org/visit-us/exhibits/current-touring-exhibitions Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo • Feb. 11 and 18, 1 1a.m.-3 p.m.: FrogWatch USA in lower level of zoo Education Center, a citizen science progra.m. to learn about wetlands in communities and conservation efforts towards a.m.phibians by reporting calls of local frogs and toads. • Prices: Free • Where to find more information: www.kidszoo.org/ event/frogwatch-usa-free-opportunity/all/ or call (260) 427-6828. Headwaters Park • Weather permitting: ice skating • Times: Mon.-Thurs., 1-8 p.m.; Friday, 12-10 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 12-8 p.m. • Prices: 13 and younger, $3; 14 and older, $5; skate rental, $2. • Where to find more information: (260) 422-7625 Huntertown Family Park • Weather permitting: ice skating • Times: dawn to dusk • Prices: free • Where to find more information: www.huntertownfamilypark.com

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TUESDAY, FEB. 7

Appleseed Quilters Guild. Classic Cafe, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. Social time at 6 p.m.; meeting at 6:30 p.m. Members of Appleseed Art Bee will present new techniques they used for their award-winning “Zoom In” entries for the August 2016 AQS Grand Rapids Quilt Show. For more information, visit appleseedquiltersguild.com.

exhibit details and gallery hours. 58th annual fish fry and bake sale. Suburban Bethlehem Lutheran Church and School, 6318 W. California Road, Fort Wayne. 4-7:30 p.m. All-youcan eat fish meal, $10 for adults, $5 for children 4-12, free for ages 3 and under. Carry-outs available 4:30-7:30 p.m., $10 for meal or $12 for fish only.

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“The Price is Right” stage show. Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $33, $43 or $53, and are available at ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone at (800) 745-3000, and at the STAR Bank box office at the Embassy. Eligible contestants can win cash, appliances, vacations and possibly even a new car. Jerry Springer will emcee the stage show.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 2

“No Place for Hate.” Cordier Auditorium, Manchester University, 604 E. College Ave., North Manchester. 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. Musician and author Daryl Davis will be the keynote speaker at the university’s 49th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance and Rededication Ceremony.

SATURDAY, FEB. 4

“The Sultan and the Saint.” USF Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center, 431 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free. USF presents the Fort Wayne premiere of this film. During the Crusades, Saint Francis of Assisi risked his life by walking across enemy lines to meet the Sultan of Egypt, the Muslim ruler Al-Malik al-Kamil. “This encounter, and the commitment to peace of the two men behind it, lessened the negative impact of the Crusades on Muslims and improved the relationship between Muslims and Christians,” the university said in a statement. “Love Worth Fighting For” marriage event. First Assembly of God, 1400 W. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 6 p.m. Tickets $20-$50. Actor Kirk Cameron will present this program in association with Trinity Communications. The evangelical Christian’s special guest will be Christian pop singer Warren Barfield. Visit TrinityCommunications.org for details and ticket information.

SUNDAY, FEB. 5

Souper Bowl of Caring. Trinity English Lutheran Church, 450 W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. Noon. This soup and salad lunch raises money for ELCA World Hunger, collects canned goods for Wellspring, and prepares food for the Fort Wayne Rescue Mission. Guests make monetary donations and bring gifts of canned soup. History lecture. The History Center, 302 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Free and open to the public. Anthony Conley presents “War as a Tool for Group Uplift: African American Thought & Wartime Military Service in the 20th Century.” The lecture is part of the 23rd annual George R. Mather Sunday Lecture Series.

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Männerchor fish fry. Park Edelweiss Reception Hall, 3355 Elmhurst Drive, Fort Wayne. 4:30-7 p.m. $9 for adults, $5 for kids 12 and under. This dinner is presented by Fort Wayne Männerchor/Damenchor, a men’s and women’s choir dedicated to the preservation and promotion of German heritage as expressed in choral music. The meals are served the second Friday of each month, September through May. Association musicians play guitar and accordian and other instruments, singing mostly German music. The meal includes all-you-can-eat fish, sides, coffee and dessert. Drinks are available for purchase. Visit fortwaynemaennerchor.us for more information on the history of the association. Fort Wayne ChocolateFest 2017. Parkview Field Event Center, 1301 Ewing St., Fort Wayne. 6-9 p.m. Friday. Visit eventbrite.com for $35 tickets, or buy from a Kiwanis member for $30. John Chapman Kiwanis Club Foundation presents this fundraiser to support Riley Hospital for Children and local children’s charities. Kick off the Valentine’s Day weekend with three all-you-can-eat chocolate fountains, chocolate desserts and hors d’oeuvres. Dance to live entertainment from the Dee Gees Band. Cash bar. Free parking. Silent auction. My Cold Hearted Valentine: Season III. Science Central, 1950 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne. 6-10 p.m. Must be 21 to attend. Early-bird and member price, $20 for individuals or $35 for couples. Nonmember price after Feb. 2, $25 for individuals or $45 for couples. A night of mystery and mingling. Explore the science center, drink in hand, interview suspects and examine the evidence. Deluxe ticket packages are available at a higher rate, include one beverage ticket per person and a reserved seat in the Demonstration Theater during the 9:30 p.m. reveal. Get tickets at sciencecentral.org.

SATURDAY, FEB. 11

Down the Line 11. Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Tickets for this all-ages show are $20 VIP (advance seating) and $15 general admission at the STAR Bank box office at the Embassy Theatre, Ticketmaster.com and (800) 745-3000. Five local bands pay tribute to legends of rock ‘n’ roll. Visit fwembassytheatre.org for details. Artist reception. Crestwoods Frame Shop and Gallery, 314 N. Main St., Roanoke. 2-5 p.m. Free and open to the public. The gallery celebrates its fifth anniversary with “A Winter Wonderland of Art,” which opened Jan. 21. All mediums are represented. Visit crestwoodsgallery.com for

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THURSDAY, FEB. 16

Grief and support. The Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center, 5920 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dar Richardson discuss the various aspects of grief and its uniqueness. A light supper will be served. The program is open to anyone who has suffered a loss. RSVP by Feb. 13 by calling (260) 435-3261.

SATURDAY, FEB. 18

Winter musical: “Hello! My Baby.” Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students. This musical features hits of Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, Eubie Blake, and more, weaving their updated classics and fresh, new tunes into a comic valentine set on the gritty sidewalks of New York at the turn of the last century. Emmy Award winner Cheri Steinkellner (“Sister Act”) created this romantic farce for all ages. Winter Spiel Nacht indoor sports and game night. Fort Wayne Sport Club, 3102 Ardmore Ave., Fort Wayne. $15 entry fee. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. with the draw for partners at 6:00 p.m. and play beginning at 6:30 p.m. Take part in corn hole or euchre tournaments. Teams will be organized from a blind draw. Enjoy snacks including brats, hot dogs and other treats. Drink specials will be available. Fort Wayne Sport Club is celebrating its 90th anniversary.

SUNDAY, FEB. 19

Winter musical: “Hello! My Baby.” Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students. This musical features hits of Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, Eubie Blake, and more, weaving their updated classics and fresh, new tunes into a comic valentine set on the gritty sidewalks of New York at the turn of the last century. Emmy Award winner Cheri Steinkellner (“Sister Act”) created this romantic farce for all ages.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 23

Beginners Guide to Grant Writing Workshop. Allen County Extension Office, on the IPFW Campus, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. This two-day class continues March 23. Registration is $175 per person and includes a workbook, reference materials and lunch both days. Registration is available by visiting bit.ly/2gdgXFu. For more information, contact Vickie Hadley at (260) 481-6826 or hadleyv@ purdue.edu. The two-day workshop is geared toward those who work or volunteer for nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, community clubs, and local government units and departments.

FRIDAY, FEB. 24

Fish fry. Fort Wayne Sport Club, 3102 Ardmore Ave., Fort Wayne. 4:30 p.m. $9 for adults, $4 for children 6-10, younger children eat for free. Dinner includes dessert, all made by members of the Sport Club.

SATURDAY, FEB. 25

Design of Life Spring Auction. Ceruti’s Diamond Room, 6601 Innovation Blvd., Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. $50 per person, $600 for a reserved table of 10. This event benefits Cancer Service of Northeast Indiana, which benefits local people battling cancer. Each ticket includes a complimentary ticket to the Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show. Get tickets at cancer-services.org or at Cancer Services, 6316 Mutual Driver, Fort Wayne. Preview auction items online, too.

SUNDAY, FEB. 26

Sunday Night Singles Dance. American Legion Post 47, 601 Reed Road, Fort Wayne. 6-9 p.m.; doors open at 5 p.m. $7 cover includes disc jockey, cash bar and potluck carry-in. For more information, call Doug at (260) 704-3669. Cast and crew call-out. Allen County Public Library, downtown Fort Wayne. 2-4 p.m. Windsong Pictures seeks bands, musicians, singers, dancers, actors, arts and technical staff for “Musical Movie Magic” and “Cinderella.” Visit WindsongPictures.com for details.

TUESDAY, FEB. 28

Rotary Big Easy Feast. Lincoln Financial Event Center, Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St., Fort Wayne. $30. Lunch, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., with cash bar; dinner, 4-8 p.m., with cash bar. This is a benefit for the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne’s Riverfront Development Project. To buy tickets, visit fortwaynerotarymardigras.eventbrite.com. Tickets will be available at the door, but advance ticket purchases are encouraged. Fort Wayne Area Community Band concert. John & Ruth Rhinehart Music Center on the IPFW Campus, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. Downbeat 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, and students under 18 are free. IPFW students are admitted free with student ID. Conductor Scott Humphries and assistant conductor Susan Jehl have chosen a varied program that includes “American Riversongs,” “Three Celtic Dances,” “Death or Glory March,” “Abracadabra,” a Spanish march called “Amparito Roca” and more. Parking is free in the garage across from the Music Center.

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Civic Theatre presents “Memphis.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. Tickets are $29 for adults, $25 for seniors, $17 for ages 23 and under. Show times are: Friday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 18, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 19, 2 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 24, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 25, 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 26, 2 p.m. Call (260) 424-5220 to buy tickets or for box office hours, or buy tickets online at fwcivic.org. Winner of four 2010 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. Production directed by Leslie Beauchamp. Fort Wayne RV & Camping Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. Tickets: $8 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, $2 for children 5-12; family pass for two adults and up to three children is $16. See hundreds of travel trailers, motor homes, fifth wheels and toy haulers. Parking is $5, or $8 at the preferred lot. Hours are: Thursday, Feb. 2, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 3, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 4, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 5, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Fort Wayne Farmer’s Indoor Winter Market. Lincoln Financial Event Center, 1301 Ewing St., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., every Saturday. Local market enthusiasts and vendors have come together in a grass-roots effort to create an indoor farmers market. For details, visit ftwaynesfarmersmarket.com. Fort Wayne Artists Guild call for entries. The Guild invites members to submit artwork for the upcoming Members Show at the Jeffery Krull Gallery, Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. Entry deadline is Monday, Feb. 6, with artwork to be dropped off Monday, Feb. 13. Artists who are not members and want to participate may join the Guild at drop off. Exhibit dates are Feb. 20-March 31. Prospectus and entry forms are available at fortwayneartistsguild.org. Headwaters Park Ice Skating Rink. 333 S. Clinton St., Fort Wayne. Through Feb. 28, 2017. Mondays-Thursdays, 1-8 p.m.; Fridays, noon-10 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sundays, noon-8 p.m. Admission: 14 years and older, $5; 13 years and under, $3; skate rental, $2. Jerry Seinfeld tickets. Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. Thursday, April 6, 7 p.m. Tickets $50 to $150. Tickets on sale at the Embassy box office or at ticketmaster.com or (800) 745-3000. The comedian will perform his stand-up routine, joking about the little things in life that relate to all audiences. Register for walk. The 2nd annual Heroes and Villains 5K Run/Walk will be held Saturday, May 20, at the Rivergreenway, Fort Wayne. Costumes are encouraged but not required. The run/walk will begin at 10 a.m., with on-site registration starting at 8:45 a.m. near the Rivergreenway boat dock just south of Kreager Park; the address is 7000 N. River

Road, Fort Wayne. State-of-the-art RFID chip on the bib timing will be provided by Timed Events. Timed-Events.com will have published results online including a Youtube video of the finish line. Awards to top runners. T-shirts for earliest registration. $28 for adult advance registration and $18 for children 15 and under. Day-of-race registrations will incur an increased fee. Sign up at heroes5krunwalk.com. Master Gardeners applications. The Purdue University Master Gardener volunteer training sessions will begin April 3 and conclude in midJune. Training sessions will be conducted from 6-9:15 p.m. at the Allen County Extension office, 4001 Crescent Ave. on the IPFW Campus. Weekly classes are separate teaching sessions, not repetition of the same material. The $125 program fee includes class material and a reference notebook. To learn more about this program, contact Ricky Kemery at the Allen County Extension office at (260) 481-6435 or (260) 505-7493 or email at kemeryr@purdue.edu. Community Sew-In. The Pieceful Quilters club will gather Feb. 18 at the Monroeville Branch of the Allen County Public Library to make items for various non-profit groups. They have selected five groups for their first service project: Parkview Regional Hospital – Neonatal Unit, Woodburn Christian Children’s Home, Adams Heritage Nursing Facility, Res Care Youth Services and Lutheran Social Services. Quilters will make baby quilts/blankets, lap quilts/blankets, pillow cases and walker bags. The community is invited to participate in this project. Everyone is welcome to help. Those who do not sew can help by cutting fabric or ironing. The club will accept donations of cotton, flannel, fleece fabric or thread. Contact Kathy Beauchot at (260) 623-2290 to help at the sew-in, donate items or to obtain additional information. Concordia Comedy Festival. Concordia Lutheran High School is accepting entries for its second comedy festival, 7 p.m. Friday, April 28, at IPFW. This year, the festival will include action/suspense/thriller, documentary (long-form journalism), and animation. Entries are due Feb. 24, and finalists will be announced April 10. All of the finalists’ films will be shown on the big screen in Neff 101 at IPFW and then a reception will be held in the lobby where the finalists can meet and talk to the judges, which will be announced at a later date. Entries can be uploaded at ConcordiaComedyFestival.com. Submissions may not be longer than three minutes, including credits, which are not required. Entries should be free of profanity and appropriate to show in front of a large audience of students and adults. No more than four entries per person. The Concordia Comedy Festival is open to any student in Grade 6-12 currently attending a school or being home-schooled in the following counties: Allen, Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells and Whitley. To learn more, visit ConcordiaComedyFestival.com. 4-H dog obedience training. Allen County 4‑H is offering a series of workshops on dog obedience training. The program is open to youth in Grades 3-12. Youth will learn how to teach their dog to heel on a leash, stand for examination, sit, stay, and more. They will also learn about the health, care and grooming of their dog. The dog should be at least 6 months of age. The cost of the 16-week program is $70. The meetings will be held 6-7 p.m. Monday evenings at the Home Loan Bank Building, Allen County Fairgrounds, 2726 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne, beginning in March. All participants must register in advance, pay fees and complete their paperwork by Feb. 17. Class size is limited. For more information and registration materials, contact Samm Johnson, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, at (260) 481‑6826.

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— Courtesy Fort Wayne Parks Department Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Observing some longer hours through the week before Christmas: TuesdayWednesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Admission: $5 for adults, $3 for ages 3-17, children 2 and under admitted free. For more information, visit botanicalconservatory.org. • Empyrean Café serves breakfast, lunch, beverages and snacks. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., with extended hours on Thursday until 8 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. For details or to order online, visit empyreancafe.com. • “A Mary Poppins Garden Party” garden exhibit. Through April 1. Jane and Michael Banks seemed always to be in trouble. But after their new nanny arrived (in a most curious way, mind you), nothing was the same. Their time in the nursery and out for adventures taught both self-discipline and wonder. Discover Mr. Banks’ world of finance, Admiral Boom’s punctuality and nose for weather, a chimneysweep’s rooftop perspective, and the magical imaginings of Bert’s chalk drawings and carousel horse steeplechase. Decorated with winter-blooming cyclamen, primroses, and pocketbook plant, the gardens offer grown-ups a breath of spring while they explore alongside their youngsters. Regular admission applies. • $1 Night & Black History Month. Thursday, Feb. 2, 5-7 p.m. On the first Thursday of the month, visit the Botanical Conservatory gardens between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. for only $1 admission per person and enjoy an interactive learning activity. During February, discover George Washington Carver, the botanist and inventor who developed one of the most revolutionary concepts in American agriculture — crop rotation. He is well-known for documenting the many uses of peanuts and for supporting peanuts in rotation with cotton to replenish the fields. While you learn, you can enjoy some tasty peanut-y treats! Program included in admission fee; no reservations required. For more information, call (260) 427-6440. • Sweetheart Orchid Display. Feb. 7-26. Make a date for the Botanical Conservatory and bring your sweetie down in February to enjoy our “Mary Poppins Garden Party” exhibit, lovely indoor gardens, and a special display of orchids. Take a moment with camera or cell phone to

capture your darling under a heart-shaped arbor planted with a cascade of red “Valentine” orchids or against a backdrop of lush Tropical Garden plants. Treat your special friend to a lunch or snack at the Empyrean Café and have fun browsing the Conservatory gift shop for an orchid or other sweet gift. Included in regular Conservatory admission. Open Tuesday through Sunday. For more information, call (260) 427-6440 or visit botanicalconservatory.org. • Murder at the Conservatory: An Orchid to Die For. Saturday, Feb. 11, 6 p.m. Looking to spice up your Valentine’s Day? Let us lure you to the Conservatory for a progressive dinner and murder mystery. Suss out the murderer and deduce their motive by exploring the gardens, searching out clues, and interrogating characters. Indulge your inner hedonist with heavy hors d’oeuvres and adult beverages while you wander the rain forest, desert and corridors. Your ticket includes your garden admission, dinner, dessert, one drink ticket, entertainment and investigator’s mandate. Cash bar will be available. Couples, singles, and groups are welcome. (Groups of three or more must register by phone at 427-6000.) Entry times are rolling: participants will be assigned to a small group and admitted at several-minute intervals so as to give each group access to clues and characters. When you register, please specify names of those you wish to be in your party. Ages 15+. Registration deadline: Feb. 2. Fee: $50/couple; $45/person; and $40/ person for groups registering by phone. To register, call (260) 427-6000. • Riverponics. Saturday, Feb. 18, noon-2 p.m. If you missed it last time, here is another opportunity to learn new growing techniques that Hydro Tea LLC has developed. Matthew Fingerle, CEO of Hydro Tea, will present the developments he has made in his innovative system for hydroponic growing. Topics include the growing system, compost tea brewer, self-watering systems, air pruning and wicking containers, making your own soil, aerated water, vortexing and cloning plants. Ages 15+. Registration deadline: Feb. 10. Fee: $8/public; $6/Conservatory member or volunteer. To register, call (260) 427-6000 or go online at fortwayneparks.org. • Garden Close-Up: Tropical Treats. Saturday, Feb. 25, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Are you looking for a tropical escape from the cold Indiana winter blues? Come visit our tropical fain forest and learn about the fruiting plants in our garden. We’ll explore the different products that are derived from these plants and enjoy a tasty tropical treat! When you visit the Botanical Conservatory on the fourth Saturday, you get a closer look at our gardens with an exploratory walk, hands-on activity or demonstration. We highlight a different garden each month to let you make new discoveries through fun, educational activities. Included with Conservatory admission: $5/adult, $3/child age 3-17. Children age 2 and under free. No reservations needed. • New Volunteer Orientation. Wednesday, Feb. 22, 4-6 p.m. The Botanical Conservatory is inviting new volunteers to join their support team. We look for help at the Front Desk, in the Gift Shop, with special events and to assist with our annual live butterfly exhibit. For Front Desk and Gift Shop, some familiarity with computers and retail settings is an advantage, but not required. Training is provided, and benefits include free garden admission, discounts on classes and purchases, and annual recognition. For more information, contact Megan at megan.butler@cityoffortwayne. org or (260) 427-6446. • Discovery Corner: Dr. Seuss. Daily in the Discovery Gallery throughout February. Our youngest visitors are always welcome to visit the Discovery Corner behind Woody the Talking Tree where they’ll find stories and activities relating to a monthly theme. In February, we’ll focus on Dr. Seuss. Our materials are all safe and suitable for kids in pre-K through 1st grade. Adults are encouraged to read aloud to their young learners and explore ideas together. The Discovery Corner is free with general admission; advance registration is not required.

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