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EAU plans contemporary ‘Emma!’ By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com

What would Jane Austen think of the latest take on “Emma” on stage after 202 years? Shannon R. Eichenauer and Nichole Decker won’t presume to speak for the 19th-century English novelist. But the East Allen University teachers and drama advisers will venture a guess that Austen would appreciate the high school’s focus on its young women. The EAU student production of “Emma!” will feature the modern music of Natasha Bedingfield and contemporaries, but it will honor the outline of Austen’s 1815 novel. “If she were alive today, she would understand,” Eichenauer said. “She would appreciate it, I would think, and she would be excited because it’s very girl-centric and we have a very high population of girls here at EAU, and I think it’s

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the first show we’ve done here where we’ve highlighted that. “I wouldn’t want to speak for her, though.” True to the novel, See EAU, Page A12

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“Emma!” is a modern pop musical built on the novel by Jane Austen. 7 p.m. Friday, March 24, and 2 p.m. Saturday, March 25. East Allen University, 6501 Wayne Trace, Fort Wayne. Tickets available at the door; $8.

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ture Forest Service. Along with matching funds and donations, the organization has about $150,000 to help implement the Upper Maumee Watershed Management Plan. “Rivers are important

If economic development is truly the lifeblood of a community, then New Haven has a healthy stream of activity ahead to maintain it. New Haven Mayor Terry McDonald announced three new developments during the state of the city address March 13. “Last year was by far the busiest year for economic development here in New Haven and we are forecasting that 2017 will be no different,” McDonald said. Recreational vehicle and residential housing supplier Lippert Components Inc., whose parent LCI Industries is based in Mishawaka, plans to build a 400,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on Ryan Road. The new facility would create 275 new jobs, while retaining all of the jobs the company currently has at its location on Nelson Road, McDonald

said. In addition, the Canadian automotive engineer and manufacturer Multimatic will be purchasing the former Vera Bradley factory on Adams Center Road with the plan to create 175 new jobs this year and an additional 80 jobs in 2018. Vera Bradley closed its operation in the leased space, where it employed about 250 people, in the spring of 2015. Also, the former Parker Hannifin plant on Rose Avenue is under negotiation for a 100-percent occupancy, long-term lease, McDonald said. The owners of the property have said that they will also need to build a new building on the property for its own use and two additional companies are interested in building two more facilities. Parker Hannifin announced in July 2015 its closure of its New Haven plant that affected about See MAYOR, Page A14

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New Haven • March 17, 2017

Miffed tot has her say with local author’s help By Garth Snow

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A generation before she became a children’s author, Holly Niner was an avid reader. Niner will meet her young audience and sign copies of “The Day I Ran Away” twice in April at Barnes & Noble in Jefferson Pointe.

By Holly Niner, with illustrations by Isabella Ongaro. Independent Publishers Group. Hardback. $17.95. Niner will sign books at noon Saturday, April 1, and Saturday, April 8, at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Jefferson Pointe, 4140 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. “This would probably be for the 4-to-7 age range,” the Fort Wayne writer said. She remem-

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bers reading “a lot of Dr. Seuss at that age.” She also read Childcraft books. “It was like a kids’ encyclopedia, but it had a poetry section and a short story section, so we would read a lot of those,” she said. “My dad would tell us stories, too, so there were the made-up stories.” Niner has made up yet another story, this time about little Grace telling her dad about her complicated day. “It’s just a fun book about a little girl who’s having a bad day,” Niner said. “Her favorite shirt’s dirty, her favorite cereal’s gone, and her mom sends her for a time-out after a tantrum and she decides to run away.” But Grace is oh-soyoung that she isn’t allowed to cross the street to run away. “And so Mom comes up with a way she can have the space they probably both need without crossing the street,” Niner said. “And she’s relating this day’s events to her father as he tucks her in. So in one

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Children’s author Holly Niner holds her latest book, “The Day I Ran Away,” at Barnes & Noble at Jefferson Pointe. The Fort Wayne writer will hold a book-signing at the store on April 1 and 8.

of the father-daughter scenes Grace is actually doing bedtime yoga as she transitions to sleep.” Niner’s fascination with books continued through her childhood. “In elementary school we could take three books out a week, and a friend and I would pick our books out together and exchange our books midway through the week because both of us needed more than three books to get through the week,” she said. “This

would have been like fourth, fifth or sixth grade.” She and her husband, Keith, read to their children at a very early age. “We read with them before they were born,” Niner said. “They had to read every night. Nobody watched TV after dinner and there was reading before bed and then we read together even into high school. We even read the first couple of Harry Potter books together. So we

always enjoyed that time together.” Her children are now ages 27 and 29. “They read all the time,” she said. Niner said children gain both knowledge and insights by reading or listening at a very early age. “They may learn about things they don’t know, or people, or places,” she said. “But it’s also a way to experience emotions safely and See AUTHOR, Page A4

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ASPCA thanks ‘such a beautiful heart’

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Marlene Lake tells the short version of a story of 37 years with her pets. Her husband, David, co-stars in that story, which wouldn’t be complete without dogs Holly, Major, Shadow or Jasper. Now there’s a cat, too, named Lucy or maybe Luke. Well, some stories just aren’t meant to be condensed. Lake’s appreciation of the Allen County SPCA isn’t told quickly, either. Her latest focus is an April 22 fundraiser at Franke Park. “We’re calling it Shop. Rescue. Support. Allen County SPCA Benefit,” she said. Lake can call it what she wants; it was her idea, and she’s been up past midnight since December pulling together the details. “I decided to hold an event for two reasons,” she said. “One is to raise money for the ACSPCA because my husband and I got our first dog from the ACSPCA back in 1980. Her name was Holly. She was with us for 13 years.” The second goal is exposure for independent sales representatives who pay their bills by offering soap, candles, popcorn, plastic ware and cosmetics at such events. Lake sells jewelry and luxury bath and body products. Lake will share Park Pavilion No. 1 with at least 47 other vendors, who will be joined by

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Marlene Lake, her husband, David, and their granddaughter Amaya walk Jasper at Franke Park, next to Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. Marlene Lake organized a benefit for the Allen County SPCA, to be held April 22 at Franke Park.

three food trucks. They all know what it takes to move their business from place to place from spring through fall. “It’s a lot of work. For just my jewelry it takes me an hour and a half to set up my display,” she said. She has booked vendors from across Indiana and even Ohio. “As soon as they heard it was for the ACSPCA they all wanted to be part of this,” she said. So from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Lake and company will offer their goods. There will be music, drawings and a silent auction. Allen County SPCA Community Relations Manager Melissa Gibson is working with Lake

to plan out the day. “Marlene has such a beautiful heart for this organization and she has had rescue dogs herself,” Gibson said. “She came in here and said ‘I want to do this event’ and we said OK.” The ACSPCA will have adoptable pets on hand at the April 22 event. When everything is in place, dogs can be adopted in one day. “If you’re adopting a cat it’s a little looser,” Gibson said. “But if you’re adopting a doggy we want to make sure the entire family including Dad and the doggies are there. We want to make sure it’s a good fit.” “We are serving more animals than we’ve ever served,” Gibson said

Garrett Museum of Art members’ work on show Garrett Museum of Art’s annual members show continues through April 9. The museum is at 100 S. Randolph St., Garrett. Museum hours are 5-8 p.m. Friday, 4-7 p.m. Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. This year’s show features cash prizes for first, second and third places and for the top student artist. “Our membership’s work has grown over our four years to actually fill every wall in the gallery,” a museum spokesperson said in a statement. “Growth in content, skill, scale and media is what any true art gallery wishes to happen.” The museum shows works of local and regional artists, and regularly hosts artists and speakers from other

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the Allen County SPCA in 1980. “She was a good dog. She was a Heinz 57,” Lake said. Holly shared the house with Major, who was a miniature pinscher. “We just couldn’t let him stay in the pet store,” Lake said. In 1997, Shadow followed Lake’s daughter, Pam, home. “I don’t know how much it followed her,” Lake said. They called the ACSPCA, which put up posters to no avail; Shadow was now Pam’s dog. About two weeks after Shadow died in 2013, Lake checked out rescue sites online. “We came across this little black dog and I thought it was funny because if Shadow had been a puppy, I would swear that was what Shadow would have looked like,” Lake said. “And so we drove down to a rescue [shelter] in Indianapolis, and that’s where we got Jasper.” That leaves only the cat portion of the story. No, not yet. Lake had kept pets while she was growing up, including but not limited to hamsters, iguanas, guinea pigs, turtles and birds. She owned two Siamese cats when she married David, who was not a cat person. So the Lakes

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AUTHOR from Page A2 see how someone handles them. That’s why with a lot of books for small children, the illustrations — the main characters — might be animals who are personified. They’re acting like people because they can explore even adult-like behaviors that a child wouldn’t explore themselves.” Niner is a speech therapist, working at skilled nursing facilities. She also does skill modifications for people who speak English as a second language. “I actually started writing for children back in 1991 or 1992,” she said. “My children were toddlers and I did not work outside the home then.” Her mother reminded Niner of her longtime love for reading and writing. “She sent

me information on a correspondence writing for children course. So that was the beginning,” she said. As with many authors, much of her early contributions netted rejection letters. “It’s really a business where you need a very thick skin,” she said. “About 2000 I decided to learn more about the business and once I understood about the publishing business the rejections started hurting a lot less. So I started reading and going to some conferences and I first got into publishing with the magazine market.” Her first book, “Mr. Worry: A Story About OCD,” was released in 2002. Next came “I Can’t Stop: A Story about Tourette Syndrome.” Those were niche books, each addressing

an issue, she said. “The Day I Ran Away” offers a lesson through a fun story. In September, readers can learn about a mole named Jackson in Niner’s “No More Noisy Nights.” She looks forward to meeting illustrator Isabella Ongaro, who brought Grace to the pages of “The Day I Ran Away.” “The editor really manages how the book comes together,” Niner said. “So during the whole process she is the go-between. I would see sketches and make comments, but I never had contact with Isabella until the book was finished, and then I was able to contact her and tell her how much I liked her illustrations.” Read more about the author and her works at hollyniner.com.

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FAME Festival goes on as opera tour is canceled More than 15,000 children and adults are expected to perform or attend the FAME Festival at the Grand Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne. The Foundation for Art and Music in Education will celebrate its 30th annual arts showcase from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 18, and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, March 19. Admission is $5 for adults; ages 18 and under are admitted free. The Grand Wayne Convention Center is at 120 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. Parking is available at the Hilton and Harrison Square garages and at the Anthis Career Center. At 3 p.m. Sunday, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Youth Symphony and Youth Orchestra and Fort Wayne Children’s Choir in collaboration with FAME and the Fort Wayne Ballet Youth Company will perform the Celebration of Youth Concert. Student

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School groups from Fort Wayne and beyond will perform at the 30th annual Foundation for Art and Music in Education, March 18 and 19 at the Grand Wayne Center.

artwork inspired by music selected for the Chinatheme program will be presented as a slide show while the musicians and performers present the music. The Taizhou Opera’s visit to the festival was canceled. A FAME state-

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sister city of Fort Wayne, and this would have been the group’s first trip to the United States. “Arts United remains committed to supporting Fort Wayne Sister Cities as they plan this tremendous cultural exchange for a later date,” FAME said in a statement. “The Amplify Art! grant agreement with Sister Cities states that if the funded program is not completed as planned, Fort Wayne Sister Cities will repay funds raised through Amplify Art! to affected donors.” Arts United staff will be in contact with donors that are affected. Highlights of the two-day FAME Festival include: • 60 schools displaying art and sculptures, with over 6,000 pieces of art.

• 45 choir, band, dance and drama performances by local schools and organizations representing over 3,000 student performers. • The Imaginarium, an area where many hands-on art projects will be set up for families to create their unique cultures. There will be 15 make-and-take projects for the kids to do in the Imaginarium. Hours are Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, noon-4 p.m. • The Instrument Playground, where children may try out new instruments from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, with Quinlan & Fabish. Children also can learn to rock ‘n’ roll at the Sweetwater Rock Academy, sponsored by Sweetwater Sound and Mynett Music.

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Cedar Creek corridor gains new ACRES preserve Staff reports ACRES property holds a special place in the heart of many in northeast Indiana. To honor her late husband, in December Joan Garman donated 84 acres of forest, wetlands and farm ground in the Cedar Creek corridor to ACRES Land Trust for preservation. The Garman property is just north of Metea County Park, west of Leo-Cedarville and near several other ACRES preserves in the corridor. Among them is the Tom and Jane Dustin Nature Preserve, which saw about 10 volunteers clearing invasive vinca on a cold morning in late February. Cedar Creek is one of only three rivers in the state to be designated as Indiana Scenic Rivers under the 1973 Natural, Scenic, and Recreational Rivers Act. ACRES helped the waterway earn the designation in 1976. ACRES and other land conservation partners have preserved 1,453 acres of the Cedar Creek corridor, the largest forested corridor in the region. ACRES said Terry Garman always knew the 84 acres of vibrant woods, wetland and farmland his parents, Ray and Dorothy Garman, purchased in the Cedar Creek corridor in the 1940s and ’50s was special and worth

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These wetlands near Leo-Cedarville are part of ACRES Land Trust’s newest preserve, donated by Joan Garman in honor of her late husband, Terry Garman.

preserving. Through the years, he made careful farming and land decisions, aware that his property was a rarity bucking the development boom along the scenic corridor. He turned to conservation farming methods and advice to preserve nature and his parents’ legacy. In 1995, Terry Garman retired as a physical education teacher from Highland Terrace Elementary School in New Haven, having served both Fort Wayne Community and East Allen County Schools for 33 years. He died in September 2013 at age 71 after coping with Parkinson’s disease for 18 years. “The Dorothy and Ray Garman Nature Preserve provides exam-

ples of many of the natural systems and working lands that stretch through the Cedar Creek Corridor,” said Jason Kissel, executive director of the local, nonprofit land trust. “It’s our privilege, thanks to our members, to promise to protect this place forever.” Based in Huntertown, ACRES maintains more than 6,000 acres of forests, wetlands, prairies, cropland, animals and native plants in northern Indiana as well as Michigan and Ohio. With a commitment to protecting the ecosystem of the Cedar Creek corridor forever, ACRES preserves stretch from the new Garman Preserve acquisition northwest about nine miles to Barrett Oak Hill Nature

Preserve, then past the Heinzerling Family Five Points Farm Nature Preserve in rural Garrett to the James P. Covell Nature Preserve south of Auburn. The Dorothy and Ray Garman Nature Preserve is closed to the public at this time. People can explore more than 70 miles of trails, take photographs, enjoy family time, get outdoors, plan a field trip, get fit, reflect on nature’s beauty or share an adventure for free from dawn to dusk at ACRES preserves. There are also opportu-

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“When I moved here, I thought I’d died and gone to heaven,” Joan Garman said about the 84 acres she donated to ACRES Land Trust for permanent protection in honor of her late husband, Terry Garman.

nities to help upkeep the preserves throughout the region on work days. The work days, which take place at different ACRES properties each month, have been growing, with more than 20 people attending some of the events, outreach team member Kelly Shepherd said. These work days are

beneficial not only for the land ACRES owns but also for the people working, allowing them to “gain knowledge and be invested in the preserve so they know what it takes to keep them going,” she said. Locations, upcoming work days and events can be found at acreslandtrust. org.

Local venue to welcome Purdue Varsity Glee Club The Purdue Varsity Glee Club will share gospel, novelty tunes, patriotic standards and more at a concert in Fort Wayne. The men’s group will perform at 7 p.m Saturday, April 1, at Mirro Center for Research & Innovation, on the Parkview Regional Health campus on Dupont Road. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students and can be purchased at the door or at purdue.edu/pmo/ calendar; click on April 1. There is no designated seating. The IPFW Singing Dons men’s chorus also will perform. The ensemble focuses on a capella and jazz music. Five of the 55-member Glee Club are Fort Wayne area students. Senior Adam Simpson is studying actuarial science and applied statistics. His brother Sam, a freshman, is studying social studies

education. They are Bishop Dwenger High School graduates and the sons of Virginia and Samuel Simpson. Junior Sam Hathaway, Woodlan High School graduate and son of Linda and Steve Hathaway, is studying building construction management technology. Freshman Zach Bucher is a graduate of Adams Central High School and son of Trent and Kelli Bucher. He is working toward a degree in engineering. William Murray, son of John and Teresa Murray, is a graduate of Huntington North High School. He is a sophomore studying cyber security. The men of the vocal ensemble have served as ambassadors of the university for more than 115 years. Their musical repertoire ranges from gospel, jazz, swing, religious and contemporary music to romantic ballads, barbershop

harmony, folk tunes, patriotic selections and novelty numbers. They will also showcase small groups specializing in varied popular music. The Glee Club presents more than 60 concerts a year. The group has performed during spring break in Florida and California, has presented concerts in Carnegie Hall in New York City, several presidential inauguration venues in Washington, D.C., and internationally in Australia, China, South Africa, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France and the United Kingdom. They will tour Poland and the Baltic States this May. Purdue University, a respected engineering institution, does not offer a music degree program. Glee Club members are studying such majors as photography, education, health and fitness, accounting, management, sciences and numerous engineering disciplines.

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New Haven • March 17, 2017

Heritage finds the Gold in ‘Those Sweet Words’

The Heritage High School winter guard brought home the Gold this season. The guard competed March 11 at the Indiana High School Color Guard event at Plainfield High School. “We are very, very proud of what they accomplished,” said Brittany Satterthwaite, Heritage guard instructor. “We took them to four contests this season and they brought home two regular season Golds, and a Gold at their Divisional State Finals at Plainfield High School where they also placed fifth of 25 participating groups. The guard will perform their 2017 show one final time, Friday evening, March 17, at a winter guard showcase at Concordia Lutheran High School, Fort Wayne. “Their program was called ‘Those Sweet Words’ with music by Norah Jones.

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The Gold Award winter guard of Heritage High School includes (front row, from left) Kylee Hockemeyer, Julia Watkins, Angela Miller, Lexi Platek, April Doughman, Brynnah Welling, (back row) Rebecca Meredith, Stephanie Velazquez, Melissa Bryan, Abby Saalfrank, Jasmine Baber, guard captain Natalya Thompson, Brianna Blair, guard technician Anna Huss, and (not pictured) Kayla Drake. Brittany Satterthwaite directs the Heritage winter guard.

The girls hold up signs that read ‘I love you’ and ‘I love you too.’ We tried to stay pretty basic and cute in design, so that we could focus on teaching and training as we continue to grow,” Satterthwaite said in an email. “Overall the group is very young,” she continued.

“We started several of these girls as sixth-graders last winter, so it has been a lot of fun to see them grow.” The squad will lose some seniors. “Abby Saalfrank is one of them, and we chose her to be one of our soloists this year. It is always interesting when you combine kids that have

enormous skill sets with kids that are brand new to the program but I tried to write appropriate work for the group and then feature the more experienced kids to give them moments to be challenged and to shine,” Satterthwaite said. “Abby started marching in fourth grade and has continued

Abby Saalfrank warms up for the finale of the Heritage winter guard competition. Saalfrank, a senior, has marched with the Heritage program since fourth grade.

through to her senior year.” Senior Melissa Bryan began marching as a freshman and marched all four years. Senior Jasmine Barber marched one year as an eighth-grader — and returned to the winter guard this year. “Although Abby

and Melissa are both very advanced from years of experience, Jasmine also added a lot to the group with her kind and quiet leadership,” Satterthwaite said. “Josiah Phenning is the band director at Heritage. As soon as he was hired, he jumped right in and has some great plans for the future of all of the music programs at Heritage, including the winter guard,” Satterthwaite said. “He gives me a lot of freedom to be creative and to push the girls as needed. We are both so excited about where we are headed with our awesome kids!” Satterthwaite will return to Heritage for next school year’s marching and winter seasons. “We have finalized our design for the marching season, and we will begin teaching music, technique, and marching beginning in early May,” she said.

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New Haven • March 17, 2017

Lock-up to help fight muscular dystrophy By Megan Knowles

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On March 29, getting locked up will actually be a good thing. The Muscular Dystrophy Association of Northern Indiana is hosting an MDA Lock-up that day at The Charles, 3127 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne. “Jailbirds” volunteer or are nominated and raise funds to help send children with muscular dystrophy to camp in Wolcottville, MDA of Northern Indiana Fundraising Coordinator Valerie Churchill said. The MDA sends about 50 kids to the camp each year at a cost of about $2,000 per camper. “This is the week where they have the opportunity to see old

friends that they’ve met in previous years, they have dances, archery, (an) art barn, fishing, karaoke and horseback riding,” Churchill wrote in an email. “This is the best week of their year is what I hear the kids say over and over.” But the MDA isn’t all about fun and games. The organization also helps fund research to find treatments and a cure for muscular dystrophy. And they’re making strides: In 2016, three new medications – emflaza, spinraza and eteplirsen – were approved by the FDA for the treatment of the disease. One of those drugs, eteplirsen, has been in the works for 20 years, according to the MDA’s website.

The MDA also supports a clinic at Lutheran Hospital that Churchill said is “a one-stop shop” where youth with muscular dystrophy can see a neurologist, get their wheelchair repaired and more. “(It’s all in one place) instead of having different appointments, so it makes it kind of nice for them,” Churchill said. Overall, the MDA helps more than 700 people in northern Indiana, MDA of Northern Indiana Executive Director Sonja Cronin said. MDA Lock-up jailbirds begin their day getting their mugshot taken, complete with bars. They then send messages and their photo to friends and

family, asking that they help them post bail. Jailbirds are encouraged to fundraise in advance, however, Cronin said, so they can meet their bail, which will be $3,200 for Fort Wayne participants on March 29. Jailbirds are treated to food while they fundraise, and are given a plaque once they meet their goal. “It’s kind of a crazy, fun-filled day. It’s a lot of energy,” Churchill said. The goal is to have 300 participants at the March 29 event, she said, adding she had more than 70 signed up by Feb. 23. The lockups are only a small part of what the MDA does for fundraising, Cronin said,

HOW TO HELP

To sign up for the Lock-up, gala or Muscle Walk, email Valerie Churchill at VChurchill@mdausa.org or call (260) 486-6698 or visit https://www.mda.org/get-involved/participate-in-an-event. adding they facilitate more than 100 events across the region annually. Other events include the organization’s Muscle Walk, which takes place April 22 at Parkview Field, and its inaugural gala, which will take place June 2 at the Parkview Mirro Center. The gala will be a “black tie formal” affair, Cronin said, complete with cocktail hour, hors d’oeuvres, Asian-infused dinner and live music by the Alicia Pyle Quartet – all to benefit those with muscular dystrophy.

Bill and Dawn Boggs know a thing or two about raising money for the MDA. They oversee a successful muscle walk team that puts on an auction, its own 5K and a bowling event to raise funds for the cause. Last year their team was the fourth highest earners in the country, Bill Boggs said. While he has muscular dystrophy himself, Bill Boggs said he raises the money for the kids. “(The MDA is) a very good support system. It’s a great organization, it’s a good cause,” he said.

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New Haven • March 17, 2017

Allen County news briefs: Events, results and more

Maumee cannon is March topic

The legend of the brass cannon found in the Maumee River will be the March program for the Woodburn Historical Society. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at the Woodburn Branch Library, 4701 State Road 101 N. Dick Loney, of Fort Wayne, will present the program. Loney served in the Army Special Forces — the Green Berets.

Cornerstone serving fish and chicken

Cornerstone Youth Center will host its seventh annual fish and chicken strips dinner from 4-7 p.m. Friday, March 24. The cost is $10 for adults, $6 for youth 6 to 10 and free for children 5 and younger. Cornerstone Youth Center is at 19819 Monroeville Road in Monroeville. Burns Catering & Fish Fry will provide the fish and chicken. All meals will include a baked potato, applesauce or coleslaw, dessert, roll and butter and beverage. Drive-thru and carryout are available for adult meals only, but drivethru meals will feature coleslaw rather than a choice between coleslaw

and applesauce. Drive-thru meals will also include two cookies and choice of all fish, all chicken or half fish and half chicken. Cornerstone needs volunteers to help bread fish, direct parking, clean tables, etc. People able to assist that evening should call Volunteer Coordinator Kevin House at (260) 623-3972, ext. 182.

Woodburn dinner is all-you-can-eat

Woodburn Lutheran School will host its annual spring fish and chicken strips dinner from 4:30-8 p.m. Friday, March 24. The cost is $11 for ages 11 and older, $6 for ages 4 to 10, and free to ages 3 and younger. Carry-outs are available. The school is at 4502 State Road 101 North, Woodburn. For more information, call (260) 632-5493.

Drama at Pathway set at Last Supper

Pathway Christian Church will host the drama “One of You Will Betray Me” at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 26. The drama lasts about one hour. Pathway is at 12732 Spencerville Road, Harlan. A free-will offering will be accepted. In 1970, a group from Simpson United Methodist Church in Fort Wayne

began presenting a drama based on the Last Supper. This drama has been presented every Lenten season since 1970, up to six times a year in northern Indiana, western Ohio and southern Michigan. The drama is based on a 1954 work by a North Carolina pastor, the Rev. Ernest K. Emurian. Each of the disciples tells something about their life with Jesus. A drama spokesman said offerings defray expenses, with any extra money donated to the needy. For more information on the group, or the full schedule, visit http://www.orgsites. com/in/lsdramafw/. Other dates on the local schedule are: March 19, Common Ground, 6555 N. Piqua Road, Decatur. 7 p.m. April 2, Covenant UMC, 10001 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. April 9, Southwinds COC, 3410 Dicke Road, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. April 14, St. Joe COC, 115 Jefferson St., St. Joe, 7 p.m.

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13. Also known in Christian faiths as Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday commemorates Jesus’ final meal with his disciples, a biblical event that has become known as the Last Supper. Harlan United Methodist Church is at 16434 State Road 37, Harlan. The Rev. Robert Klopping, pastor, will bless the elements at 6 p.m. Individual cups and blessed bread will be available in the sanctuary. Klopping said the convenience is intended to accommodate the varied schedules of worshippers. Klopping said he had favorable response to a similar program at his former church in Evansville. Klopping also will lead a brief service at about 9 a.m.

4-H Clubs frying up fish and tenderloin

Allen County 4-H Clubs Inc. will hold a fish and tenderloin fry, carnival and silent auction fundraiser on Saturday, March 25. The event will take place at the IPFW Alumni Center, 1528 E. California Road, across from the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. The dinner will be served from 4-7 p.m. or until sold out. The meal includes all-you-can-eat fried fish or breaded tenderloin, baked beans, coleslaw, applesauce, roll, assorted desserts and a beverage. Meal prices at the door are $10 per adult, $7 for children ages 6-12, and free to children age 5 and younger. All carry-out meals are $10. Reduced price advance tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-12, and are available at the Purdue Extension – Allen County Office, 4001 Crescent Ave. on the IPFW campus in Fort Wayne. A carnival with games staffed by 4-H club members will be available from 4-7 pm. Tickets for the games cost 50 cents each or unlimited play wristbands cost $7. Silent auction bidding will be open from 4-6:45 pm. Proceeds from this event go to Allen County 4-H youth programs.

IPFW to host jobs and internship fair

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IPFW will host its annual Job and Internship Fair on Thursday, March 23, from noon to 3 p.m. in the Walb Classic Ballroom, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. The Industry Fair is free and open to IPFW students, alumni and the public. Students who attend will receive lunch and a free gift, while supplies last. More than 50 companies in the industries of business, leadership, government and nonprofit will be on campus to recruit

for more than 1,000 open positions. Attendees should arrive early and park in Parking Garage 3 (marked P3 on the campus map) on the north side of campus, near the St. Joe Road entrance. The free IPFW Career Fair Plus App features the full list of employers, company overviews, open positions, and an interactive floor plan. The app is available for download on any Android or Apple device. The final list of employers will be available soon on the university’s Career Services website. Employers wishing to reserve a table at the event should contact IPFW Career Services at (260) 481-0689, or email careerservices@ipfw.edu.

‘Memories of Mom’ is just for daughters

Visiting Nurse has invited the public to attend Memories of Mom on Saturday, May 6, at The Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center, 5920 Homestead Road, on the Visiting Nurse campus in southwest Fort Wayne. This daylong retreat is offered at no charge to any daughter who has experienced the loss of her mother and is a day for daughters to reflect, remember and reminisce about their mothers. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the program beginning at 9 a.m. and ending by 4 p.m. The program will feature presentations on grief, the mother-daughter relationship and healing through music with Visiting Nurse’s music therapist Emily Paar. Lunch will be served, and there will be time to focus on self-care. Seating is limited. Register by May 3, by calling (260) 461-3261.

Heritage FFA gets Brodbeck donation

Heritage High School’s FFA chapter received a $500 donation from Brodbeck Seeds. The chapter plans to use the donation to offset costs for leadership conferences and to help educate children in Adams and Allen counties about agriculture. Heritage FFA adviser Chris Hall explained that each year the chapter hosts 1,500 kindergarten students at a farm in Hoagland for an agricultural tour. “We see the kindergarten tours as a ‘Farm to Fork’ event. The kids come from area schools and the FFA students teach them about agriculture in order to show them early on where their food comes from,” Hall said. The donation stems from a drawing at the Brodbeck Seeds booth during the 2017 Fort Wayne Farm

Show. Drawing winner Randy Schlaundroff selected Heritage FFA to receive the donation. Schlaundroff and Brodbeck Seeds representative Dan Meyer were at Heritage to help present the donation. Hall and fellow adviser Mike Shirey and several FFA members were on hand.

Club says thanks to ski event backers

The Fort Wayne Ski Club thanked several local businesses for their support of the Toucan Snow Adventure IX, which the club sponsored. Club President Michael Ehle thanked Legacy Heating and Air Conditioning, Rogers Electric, Sunny 103.9, Lima Road Dentistry, Haller & Colvin Attorneys at Law, Fort Wayne TinCaps, 96.3 WXKE and the Ski Pole. “With the help of these businesses and 53 skiers and snowboarders, we raised $1,404 for Honor Flight of Northeast Indiana, and 119 pounds of food for St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen,” Ehle said in a statement. The Toucan Snow Adventure was held Feb. 11 at Timber Ridge Resort in Kalamazoo, Mich.

4-H archery class May 4 to June 17

Allen County 4-H Shooting Sports Club will host an archery class open to all youth in grades 4-12. The first meeting will be Thursday, May 4, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., at the Allen County Extension Office, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. All other meetings will be Saturdays from 10 a.m.-noon at the Allen County Fairgrounds, on Carroll Road. Those dates are May 6, 13 and 20, and June 3, 10 and 17. The cost of the program is $40 per child which includes state and county enrollment fees, and archery project fee. All equipment is provided. This series will teach safe handling of archery equipment, proper care of equipment, shooting techniques and ethics of good shooters. Instructors are certified through the Indiana 4-H Shooting Sports Program of Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The class is limited to the first 30 participants who have registered and paid. A minimum number is required to hold the class. Required registration with payment is due April 20. For registration information or any additional questions, contact Barb Thuma, Extension educator 4-H Youth, Allen County Extension Office, at (260) 481-6826. Materials also are available at www.extension.purdue.edu/allen.

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New Haven • March 17, 2017

Charity fest to offer taste of Fort Wayne cuisine

Hundreds are expected to sample food and support charities through the ninth annual Kingston’s Taste of Waynedale, 4:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 21. Food again will be served at Mount Calvary Family Life Center, 1819 Reservation Road, east off Bluffton Road, in Waynedale. Honor Flight Northeast Indiana and the Waynedale Corridor Project will share proceeds from the fundraiser. Tickets are $15 per person if paid in advance, $20 the day of the event. Tickets can be purchased at Kingston Residence, 7515 Winchester Road, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m Monday through Friday, using check or cash. To buy tickets with credit card, visit kingstonstow. eventbrite.com. Tickets can also be bought at Hair Affair, 6200 Bluffton Road. To date, 24 local restaurants and businesses have committed to participating and will offer samples of a variety of food or drink. The list of participating

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Narcissie White, left, and Geneva Winborn enjoy samples at the eighth annual Taste of Waynedale.

restaurants may grow, but those who registered early are Azar’s Big Boy, Bandido’s, Belmont Beverage, Bluebird Restaurant, China Palace, Chocolate Fountain, Culver’s, Curly’s Village Inn, Dairy Queen, Ellison Bakery, GFS, Hall’s Original Drive In, Krystals Café (at Post 241), LaFogata, Mad Anthony Brewing Company, Miami Grill, My Grannies Table, Nine Mile Restaurant, Pizza Hut, Sharing Peace Café,

Shigs In Pit, The Stand, Waynedale Bakery and Waynewood Inn. A silent auction will offer gifts and services donated by local businesses. GMI Insurance will raffle off a new bicycle in honor of the Bluffton Road sidewalks and trails coming in 2017. Tickets for the bike are $1 per entry and proceeds will go to the Waynedale Trails and Sidewalks Initiative. “To date we have raised $66,000 for

various local charities through this event,” said Kingston marketing director Camille Garrison. “It has been our privilege to coordinate the Taste of Waynedale and watch it grow through the years. This year promises to be another amazing success for Waynedale.” More than 700 people turned out for the 2016 Kingston’s Taste of Waynedale, raising about $4,000 each for two charities.

Byron to showcase hidden talents Byron Health Center will highlight the talents of residents and staff during the fourth annual Byron’s Got Talent at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 19. The event is free of charge, and the public is encouraged to attend the show in the Eakin Family Room at Byron Health Center, 12101 Lima Road, Fort Wayne. Some light refreshments will be served, including popcorn and punch. Residents and staff who want to be involved in Byron’s Got Talent go through try-outs. Over a dozen acts are signed up, including groups and solo acts. Performances include comedy, singing, dancing and karaoke. Fort Wayne’s Jack Hammer will host the 2-hour show. After a 25-year career in radio, Hammer reinvented himself as the executive director of the Three Rivers Festival. He has emceed shows with major names in rock ‘n’ roll. “The Byron’s Got Talent event is encouraged to showcase the many wonderful talents of our residents and staff, some of which may have been hidden for quite some time,” said Nichole Miller, Byron Health Center’s director of life

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Performers share an act in the 2016 Byron’s Got Talent show. This year’s event on March 19 will include comedy, singing, dancing and other talent.

enrichment. “I can’t wait for the participants to showcase their creative side.” Celebrity judges and a secret Byron Health Center judge will critique acts on presentation, production and originality. Performers will compete for recognition, including Most Entertaining Act, Most Original Act and Audience Choice Act. Special friends of Byron Health Center have received exclusive invitations, including congregation members of Keefer Creek Baptist Church and students, staff and parents from both Eel River and Oak View elementary schools. Byron Health Center provides care for adults with complex needs including physical, mental, emotional and neurological services.

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EAU from Page A1 the play opens with a marriage that had been set in motion by a matchmaker. “It’s a romantic comedy and it takes place in a high school, so you’ve got student matchmakers, you’ve got relationships and all the drama that comes with that,” Eichenauer said. “I am playing a biology teacher and I am being fixed up by our

main character and I have my wedding at the beginning. I’m ‘marrying’ our history teacher here,” she said. The students enjoy watching their teachers share in the fun, she added. This marks Eichenauer’s first venture as a faculty cast member, and EAU faculty member Kevin Jehl’s third appearance on stage. EAU teachers often contribute onstage, Eichenauer said, adding that three staff

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members have roles in this latest production. Decker and Eichenauer have been part of every play in EAU’s brief history, helping to launch the drama program five years ago. “In my class I had a 20 percent project, where students were allowed to pick something that they wanted to create or do to solve a problem in the community, and we had two students in the class who wanted to create a drama program here,” Eichenauer said. Eichenauer had been part of drama at Plainfield High School. “But I did technical, all the backstage stuff,” she said. Decker had been on the stage at Bluffton High School, and her onstage experience extended to her middle school years and Wells Community Theater. “Shannon’s a master of all the tech and the backstage,” Decker said. “So I went to see her and we just combined our strengths,” Eichenauer said. “We just kind of combined forces and guided the students and here we are.” Student directors have been part of every production. “That was a facet that we embedded in the beginning, that students would not only be part of it but take the lead,” Decker said. That opportunity has been part of the draw for the drama program, she said. “It’s really great to see them from the beginning of a production to the end of a production, how much they’ve grown with the cast, how must they find different strengths within themselves, their leadership roles. “We’re giving students something to put on their resume so that when they leave here they can say that they took part in something that was supported by them and

New Haven • March 17, 2017

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Jamie Grice, left, and Erin Babcock rehearse “Emma!” at East Allen University, where both are freshmen.

made by them.” EAU seniors Audrey Kindy and Erin Simons are the student directors of the pop rock musical. For Kindy, who lives in northeast Fort Wayne, this is her second time directing. She also wrote and directed the spring 2016 production, a showcase titled “Ruptured Reality.” She said she would not have had that opportunity at any other school. “Oh no, definitely not,” she said. The staff was supportive, she said. “They walked me through that whole process with rewriting and everything. Oh, it was great. I loved it.” For Simons, who lives in New Haven, this marks her seventh student production. The Fort Wayne Ballet student also serves as choreographer. Both teachers and students accept her direction and offer their own suggestions, she said. Kindy said she plans to attend IPFW and study theater. “I definitely want to do something in theater and I would like to be a high school drama teacher or a college professor,” she said.

Shannon R. Eichenauer, left, and Nichole Decker are the faculty advisers to the East Allen University production of “Emma!”

Simons said she plans to attend Asbury University in Wilmore, Ky., earn a minor in recreation, and become a camp director. Eichenauer released the following cast and stage/ tech crew list: Emma Woodhouse – Autumn Quinn; Harriet Smith – Ti’anah Stuff-Kelso; Jeff Knightley – Jason Mayer; Frankie Churchill – Rhiannon Hurley; Jane Fairfax–Mandy Nayes; Philip Elton–Peyton Easterday; Martin – Lincoln Turk; Ashley

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To volunteer for Save Maumee’s Earth Day: Friday, April 21: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Heatherwood Park. Parking at 1000 Hartzell Road, New Haven Saturday, April 22: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Moser Park. Parking at 601 W. Main St., New Haven Sunday, April 23: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Heatherwood Park. Parking at 1000 Hartzell Road, New Haven Event will happen rain or shine. Dress appropriate for the weather, wearing boots or solid shoes and long pants.

fixes they have already tried.” Save Maumee’s goal is to plant 2,780 trees in the “most degraded” ditches of the Maumee River by 2018, including Trier, Bullerman and Sixmile ditches. In three days over April 21-23, they hope to plant 1,100 of those trees with the community’s help. On Friday and Sunday they will be planting near Heatherwood Park, with Saturday’s event — expected to be the largest — at Moser Park. The month before, the organization will be removing invasive species in preparation for the plantings, King said. Planting trees in ditches may not be the most glamorous work, but King said it is important. Shade over the water

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Volunteers plant trees during a Save Maumee treeplanting event in October 2016. The organization plans to plant 1,100 trees April 21-23.

can increase dissolved oxygen in the river, helping the animals who call it home, she said. In addition, trees hold sedi-

ment, which King said is the “No. 1 problem” leading to degraded water quality. Trees can also capture excess

nutrients and phosphorus in the water, with a tree on average being able to absorb 59 gallons of water per year of life. By planting in floodprone areas, “trees help with holding and retaining water on land longer instead of flooding areas downstream,” she said. King said they’ve had success at prior Earth Day events, with more than 260 people logging more than 900 volunteer hours in a single day. This year’s plantings

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The event is family friendly and will include live entertainment as well, King said. In addition to Earth Day plantings, Save Maumee has also hosted an annual canoe cleanup and a seed harvest in partnership with Eagle Marsh or Fox Island. “We want to have clean water and clean things that live in there, so everybody is better and healthier,” King said. For more information, visit Save Maumee’s website at savemaumee. org.

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