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Canal Days, June 6-10, has fun, rides, parade

By Rod King

Festival time

The area’s first community festival of the season is set to take over downtown New Haven June 6-10. Canal Days will be alive with events for all ages, from Kids Day in the Park and Seniors Day Picnic to a car show and cruise, arts and crafts, cornhole tournament and of course the midway rides and the big annual parade.

Burton Brothers Midway Rides will open Tuesday, June 6. Riders will be able to begin getting their thrills at 5 p.m. each day until Saturday when rides will open up at noon. Entertaining games will also be available.

Both the food and the exhibitor tents will open Wednesday through Friday at 4 p.m. and operate until 9 p.m.

They will host visitors on Saturday starting at noon. The arts and crafts booths will show their

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Two Fort Wayne Astronomical Society telescopes will be available for the public to view stars in the southern sky during the May 20 open house at its new Star*Quest Observatory at Jefferson Township Park east of New Haven. On the left is the 12.5-inch Harnishfegger-Crow scope and the other one is the Meade 16-inch RCX 400 scope.

Star*Quest project manager Gene Stringer, a Fort Wayne Astronomical Society member since 1966, says the organization hopes to extend astronomy to local and area high schools and colleges and maybe even introduce it into the curriculum.

New observatory awaits stargazers

By Rod King

For the New Haven News

The Fort Wayne Astronomical Society will hold a grand opening for its newly completed

Star*Quest Observatory on Saturday, May 20, at Jefferson Township Park east of New Haven.

Festivities will start at 7 p.m. When the sky dims, the public will be treated

to an evening of stargazing.

FWAS President Larry Clifford will welcome guests and project manager Gene Stringer will acknowledge donors

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Entertainment on the new band shell stage in Schnelker Park on Thursday will start with the dancers from the Dyson Dance Studio at 5 p.m., followed by the Bobby Swag Band at 8 p.m.

Friday, June 9, activities include the Seniors Day Picnic at 11:30 a.m. in Schnelker Park and the annual car show and cruise from 5-9 p.m. It will be held at the New Haven High School parking lot and vehicle registration will run from 5-7 p.m. followed by the cruise through some of See CANAL, Page A9

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Folks from surrounding communities will gather to celebrate summer at Hoagland Days, June 15-17 at the Community Park.

Once again, the festival will feature food, music, carnival rides, demolition derbies, monster trucks and volleyball.

Hoagland Area Advancement Association sponsors the event, which has become a way to market the community while raising money for local projects.

“All the money goes to the Association for the parks,” said Sally Holle, the festival’s publicity coordinator.

“We’re still a nonprofit organization, and this is all volunteers.” The park has grown to four ball diamonds and a basket-

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Enjoy hog roast and music at Saturday charity event

The sixth annual Spring Fling Charity Event will come to downtown Grabill on Saturday, May 20.

The event is a fundraiser for Christian Community Health Care and Harlan Christian Youth Center.

Family-friendly activities will take place from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. at the Fudergong Community Building, 13720 First St., and the adjoining IAB Financial Bank parking area.

The fun begins with the Spring Fling Classic Car, Truck and Bike Show, featuring collector vehicles

from the tri-state area.

“You’ll get to see some really cool restored Flick cars and trucks up close and talk with their proud owners,” sponsors said in a statement. Collector motorcycles have been added to the show this year. Judging will take place at 2 p.m. and show awards will be announced at 2:30. The show is sponsored by Fox and Fox

Car Care Co. Call (260) 657-5029 for entry information.

A benefit auction begins at 2:30 inside the Fudergong Community Building, and will continue until the last item is sold. Almost 200 items will be up for bidding, including items for all ages. Many of the auction items have been donated by area businesses and residents to help support the Spring Fling charity organizations. Register at any time to place a bid.

This year’s auction will be produced by Andy Miller

of Century 21/Bradley Auctions.

Sponsors said a hog roast dinner and stage show will be the highlight of the Spring Fling. The hog roast will begin at approximately 5:30 p.m. and end by 6:30 p.m.

Event manager Dennis Bennett said two large pigs will be prepared, stuffed with kraut and served with family-friendly beverages and sheet cake. The stage show will run from approximately 6:30-9 p.m., opening with local female vocalist Angela Flick singing favorites

from the 1950s and ’60s.

Headlining the show once again will be Terry Lee and the Rockaboogie Band. Terry Lee, originally from London, England, is known for high-energy ’50s rock ‘n’ roll music and lightning-fast piano playing. Michael Budreau, a solo saxophone artist from Nashville, Ind., will join the main act on stage.

Tickets for the hog roast and stage show are $17.50 for adults and $12.50 for students 16 years and younger. For ticket availability, call Bennett at (260) 433-2159 or

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Proceeds from the Spring Fling Charity Event will benefit two familiar local organizations. Christian Community Health Care offers free medical services through weekly walk-in clinics at their facility in Grabill. Harlan Christian Youth Center has been providing kids and teens with free afterschool activities for over 16 years at their center in downtown Harlan, and recently helped launch a new youth center in Woodburn.

150th-celebration leader humbled by civic award

By Rod King

For the New Haven News

New Haven’s Sue Platt is rarely in a situation that she is actually speechless. She was, however, completely caught off guard when Mayor Terry McDonald announced her as the recipient of the Bill Fritcha Memorial Award.

McDonald announced the honor during his

state-of-the-city speech at the Orchid Events and Catering Hall.

“It takes a lot for me to be speechless and that doesn’t happen very often,” quipped Platt. “I had no idea that I had been nominated and didn’t learn until after the fact that my son, Nick, was the one who sent in the nomination. I’m sure there were many others who have Mancino’s Mondays

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done more for the community than me and were more deserving. It was a real honor to be presented the plaque with Bill Fritcha’s name on it. He was a terrific man who did a lot for New Haven.”

In his introduction, Mayor McDonald explained that “candidates must meet three basic considerations. They must have civic engagement, have done service to the community with humility and have performed acts of kindness unknown to most.”

Though Platt had been involved in a number of civic activities over the years, her work as chair of the New Haven Sesquicentennial committee made her the unanimous pick for the annual award. As soon as the mayor announced that a committee would be formed to direct the 150th celebration, Platt volunteered to help. At the organizational meeting in November 2015, with everyone waiting to hear what the mayor had in mind, he asked Platt to assume leadership of the group.

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“I wasn’t exactly speechless,” said Platt, “but I wasn’t expecting to be asked to be chair either. I was there, like most everyone else, to be one of the helpers. It was an offer I couldn’t turn down, so I said ‘sure.’

We held our first official meeting in December, the city sent out an e-mail and a news release and almost immediately people began calling and volunteering to help.”

“We had just two months to get things going and no money to do it with. The committee came up with a commemorative coin, T-shirts, beer glasses and some other items that could be sold. Local businesses came through with donations to help get started. Instead of having one big event, we followed the mayor’s vision which was to have four events so there would be something for everyone throughout the year.”

“When I took the job I knew it was going to take a lot of time and involve a lot of effort. I grew up in family that volunteering was important. My mom

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Bill Fritcha Memorial Award winner Sue Platt is shown with her son, Nick, who nominated her for consideration. In addition to a number of civic activities over the years, her work as chair of the New Haven Sesquicentennial committee made her a unanimous pick for the annual award.

and dad, Bob and June Holt, instilled that in me from an early age.

So, the Sesquicentennial committee actually turned out to be a piece of cake, because people stepped up, pitched in and went above and beyond to make our Sesquicentennial celebration special. My husband, Kyle, was particularly

helpful. He always gets dragged into whatever I’m involved in. Overall, I was pleased with everything.”

“The best thing about the Sesquicentennial for me was meeting a lot of new people,” she said.

“Though we didn’t know each other back in January of 2016, we’re now good friends.”

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Lions selling meals, accepting eyeglasses

The New Haven Lions Club will hold a barbecue dinner fundraiser Saturday, May 20. Carry-out meals will be sold from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Ken’s Meat Market, 846 Lincoln Highway East, New Haven.

Dinners include a halfchicken or ribs, plus baked beans and applesauce. The meal price had not been determined at this newspaper’s deadline.

Donations of used eyeglasses will be accepted for Lions Recycle for Sight.

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Harlan Days lists arena attractions

Volunteers are at work planning the 70th annual Harlan Days in support of Harlan Park, Aug. 3-5.

Thursday night, Harlan will host ‘ICAR’ Go-Kart Racing Series out of Fort Wayne’s Baer Field Speedway. Friday night the Bricker Barrel Racing Co. will present horse racing and showmanship. Saturday night’s main event will be Demo Derby Soccer. Show details will be released soon. Each show begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5, with kids younger than 5 admitted free.

Golfers to tee up for Kops 4 Kids

The New Haven Police Department’s annual Kops 4 Kids golf tournament will be held Friday, July 21, at Whispering Creek Golf Club, 216 N. Rufus St., New Haven. Registration is at noon, with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. The cost is $50 per golfer, or $200 for a team of four.

Proceeds benefit the Kops 4 Kids Foundation.

Miles for Meals to aid food bank

Miles for Meals on Saturday, May 20, will benefit Wellspring’s food bank. The 3-mile walk begins at 9 a.m. at Foster Park Pavilion No. 1, 3900 Old Mill Road, Fort Wayne.

Check-in begins at 8:15 a.m.

Online r eg i s t r a tion is available at www.

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Each walker is asked to collect donations of $100 per person. Prizes will be awarded to the top three fundraisers.

Fo r sponsorship opportunities or more information, contact Jen Adams at (260) 422-6618 or jenadams@wellspringinterfaith.org.

During 2016, Wellspring provided food and

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Kroger ends discount for NE Indiana seniors

Kroger is ending the 5 percent discount for seniors available at its northeast Indiana stores, effective May 16.

Customers who had taken advantage of the discount, available on Tuesdays, have been notified by mail. It also is mentioned on store receipts, and customers who have used the discount are receiving extra coupons.

The discount for shoppers 55 and older wasn’t even available at central Indiana stores, said spokesman Eric Halvorson.

Kroger dropped prices on many products in its stores on April 27, in advance of ending the discount.

“We’re trying to make sure that everybody gets the best value all the time,” Halvorson said.

Kroger has previously ended discounts at stores in other markets, such as Nashville, Tenn.

Planking challenge raises $22,655

Crosswinds Inc. and Lifeline Youth & Family Services Inc. raised $22,655 and attracted almost 100 plankers at their third annual Planking Challenge at Parkview Field on Friday, April 21.

Planking is an exercise in which one assumes a push-up position and holds oneself up horizontally while resting on one’s hands or forearms. The longest plank was held by Michelle Carr from the mYoga Studios team, who lasted 16 minutes and 2 seconds. The following awards and recognitions were presented: Longest plank, profes-

sional category – Michelle Carr, mYoga Studios team, planked for 16:02; Longest plank, amateur category – Dave Long, Lifeline’s VP of Family Services, planked for 15:10; Most money raised – Allen County Sheriff David Gladieux raised $2,775; Most donors – 36 donors supported Brooke Sellhorn, therapist and clinical director at Crosswinds; Facebook contest – Ashley Licari, intake coordinator at Crosswinds, who earned 182 likes; Costume contest – Jason Brennan from the Three Rivers Federal Credit Union team, as Spider-Man; Training guru – Marlas Robrock from mYoga, official trainer and coach for the 2017 Planking Challenge.

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Sign-up begins for 4 on the 4th

A 4-mile run/walk on the July 4 invites participants to wear their best red, white and blue outfits.

The event has been named 4 on the Fourth.

Registration is under way at runsignup.com/4onthe4thfortwayne. Registration is $28 for adults in advance, or $18 for youths 15 and younger. The course opens at 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 4, near the Rivergreenway boat dock just south of Kreager Park, 7000 N. River Road, Fort Wayne.

Exhibit reflects unique identities

The exhibit “The Self/ Giving Voice to People’s Identity,” continues through June 4 at Garrett Museum of Art, 100 S. Randolph St., Garrett. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Hours are 5-8 p.m.

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The exhibit recognizes that “one’s self” has many definitions, reflecting the Earth’s vast population and individuals’ uniqueness.

This exhibition celebrates these differences in works of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional art submitted by the regional art community.

Brit Floyd plans Embassy show

The rock band Brit Floyd will play the Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, at 8 p.m.

Sunday, July 16.

Tickets are $33-$53 and are available at the STAR Bank box office at the Embassy, ticketmaster. com or by phone at (800) 745-3000.

Brit Floyd brings the music of Pink Floyd to life with its Immersion World Tour 2017.

The Pink Floyd concert experience is recaptured in high-definition sound and with a million-dollar light show and the latest video design. The Brit Floyd show re-creates the scale and pomp of the final 1994 Division Bell tour.

Tree City USA title is city’s 27th

Fort Wayne has been named a Tree City USA for the 27th consecutive year.

Parks and Recreation Director Al Moll read an Arbor Day proclamation and announced the designation April 28, during a visit with second-graders at Fairfield Elementary School.

The Tree City USA designation is awarded by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service and the National Associatiation of State Foresters. The award recognizes the city’s tree canopy stewardship and continued commitment to a green city.

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Festivals roundup: Seasonal fun abounds Fort Wayne and surrounding communities are alive with festivals, spring through autumn.

Mark these events on your calendars and watch for the full list and updates at infortwayne. com. Send festival news to gsnow@kpcmedia. com.

FORT WAYNE FESTIVALS

days of local, regional, national and international films. For details, visit hobnobben.org.

BBQ RibFest, June 15-18, Headwaters Park, Fort Wayne. Enjoy ribs, pulled pork and more prepared by the nation’s top rib masters. Music, too. For details, visit bbqribfest.com.

amusements, entertainment. For details, visit oldsettlers.net.

Woodburn Summerfest, June 23 and 24, in

and around the city park.

Food, entertainment, drawings, parade, beer tent, trivia night. For details, visit woodburnsummerfest.com.

Covington Art Fair, June 24 and 25,

Fort Wayne Greek Festival, June 22-25,

RiverDrums. May 27

and 28, Headwaters Park West, Fort Wayne. Free admission. For details, visit Three Rivers Art Center for Kids on Facebook.

Arab Festival. June 3 and 4, Headwaters Park, Fort Wayne. Enjoy regional foods and camel rides. Sponsored by the Indiana Center for Middle East Peace Inc. For details, visit Arab Fest - Fort Wayne on Facebook.

Germanfest, June 4-11, with many events at Headwaters Park, Fort Wayne. Featuring German food, music, dance and beer and the tapping of the keg. For details, visit Germanfest on Facebook.

Hobnobben Film Festival, June 15-18,

in and near Cinema Center, 437 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne. Four

Covington Plaza, West Jefferson Boulevard, Fort Wayne. Juried artists display and offer their work from tents in the plaza parking lot. Food vendors and music, too.

Free admission. For details, visit Covington Art Fair on Facebook.

Headwaters Park. Food, pastry, beverages, music and dance celebrating Greek traditions. For details, visit fortwaynegreekfestival.org.

Sweetwater GearFest, June 23 and

24, Sweetwater Sound, 5501 W. U.S. 30. Music equipment, demonstrations and advice. Free admission. For details, visit sweetwater.com.

Buskerfest, June 24, downtown Fort Wayne.

A celebration of street performers. For details, visit downtownfortwayne.com.

Riverpalooza and Dragon Boat Races,

June 24, on and along the St. Marys River near Fort Wayne Outfitters and Bike Depot. Sponsored by the Mayor’s Youth Engagement Council. For updates, follow visitfortwayne.com.

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Then-Gov. Mike Pence visits the Timmy’s BBQ booth at the 2016 BBQ RibFest at Headwaters Park in Fort Wayne. This year’s festival is June 15-18.

OTHER NEARBY FESTIVALS

Northern Indiana Bluegrass Festival,

May 25-28, Noble County Fairgrounds, Kendallville. For schedule and ticket information, visit bluegrassusa.net/ nibga-festival.

New Haven Canal Days Festival, June 6-9,

downtown New Haven and nearby Schnelker Park. Food and entertainment. For details, visit newhavencanaldays.

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Churubusco Turtle Days, June 14-17, at

venues throughout Churubusco. Food, fireworks and turtle-related games celebrating the legendary Oscar the Turtle, the “Beast of Busco.” For details, visit turtledays.com.

Huntington Heritage Days, June 14-18,

at locations throughout community. Parade, bed race, petting zoo, carnival rides, lots of food, hot air balloon

festival, and Vaudeville at the Forks. For details, visit huntingtonheritagedays.com.

Hoagland Days, June 15-17, Community Park, Hoagland. Food, carnival rides, demolition derby, monster trucks, softball, music. Sponsored by Hoagland Area Advancement Association. For details, visit hoaglandin. com.

Columbia City Old Settlers Festival,

June 20-24, throughout community. Parade, food,

Shrine Charity Horse Show, June 24 and 25,

Mizpah Shrine Horse Grounds, 965 Indiana 9, Columbia City. Free admission. Food available. Open English, hunter/jumper, open show Western, dressage, and fun show. For details, visit shrinehorseshow.org.

Leo-Cedarville Freedom Festival, June

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East Allen high schools list top 2017 graduates East Allen County Schools has announced the 2017 valedictorians and salutatorians of the school district’s five high schools.

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Doug Hicks, principal Graduation: 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 3, at IPFW Valedictorian:

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Landrie Jones, Fort Wayne. Parents: Richard and Jennifer Jones. Plans after high school: Indiana University South Bend,

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Salutatorian: Katherine Watson, New Haven.

Parents: Erik and Karen Watson. Plans after high school: Anderson University, major in nursing.

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Salutatorian: Emily Buuck, Fort Wayne. Parents: Stephen and Amy Buuck. Plans after high school: Indiana University, major in kinesiology.

LEO JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL

Neal Brown, principal Graduation: 2 p.m.

Friday, June 2, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Valedictorian: Madilynn Lee Detmers, Fort Wayne. Parents: Jason and Detmers Bonecutter Jody Detmers. Plans after high school: Purdue University, major in nursing.

Salutatorian: Connor Douglas Bonecutter, Leo/Cedarville. Parents: Douglas and Lisa Bonecutter. Plans after high school: Indiana University, major in business.

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Free ice cream social to benefit Kate’s Kart

The ninth annual Ice Cream Social Fundraiser benefiting Kate’s Kart will be held Saturday, June 17, at Riverside Gardens, 14701 Schwartz Road in Leo-Cedarville. Hours are 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

This event is open to the public, and will feature free ice cream, pony rides, kiddie games and prizes, inflatables, rides, plus live, family-friendly music and entertainment. All activities and performances are free, with donations accepted at the gate to support the organization’s mission. Hot dogs, chips and drinks will be available for purchase.

There will also be an Usborne Book Fair where books can be purchased for personal use or to donate to the organization.

Kate’s Kart is a not-forprofit organization that supplies free books to hospitalized children to keep for their enjoyment.

Through the gifting of new

books, Kate’s Kart works to provide a distraction to children experiencing life in a hospital setting.

Kate’s Kart was founded in 2008 by the Layman family in memory of their daughter, Katherine Anne Layman, who is affectionately known to family and friends as “Baby Kate.”

In just under nine years, the organization has grown to service 18 northeast Indiana hospitals via 28 book karts. A team of 100 volunteers, plus additional hospital staff give away more than 3,000 brand new books every month to children in the hospital.

“To date, over 158,000 books have brought smiles, distraction and hope to hospitalized children and their families,” the organization said in a statement.

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New Haven • May 19, 2017

Community Foundation invests in quality of life

By Rod King

For the New Haven News

Working behind the scenes for the past three years, the New Haven Community Foundation has distributed more than $71,000 in grant money for 17 local projects. Now the Foundation has launched Twenty-Twenty Vision to enlist even more contributors.

Among the organizations receiving money over the first three years were New Haven Food Bank to buy 150 hams for last Thanksgiving and Christmas, the New Haven Adams Township Parks & Recreation Department to buy trees, New Haven Middle School for its Family Art

Enrichment after-school program and the Sesquicentennial Committee for last Dellinger year’s 150th anniversary celebration.

In addition, the foundation contributed $30,000 toward the construction of the Schnelker Park band shell, assisted Southeast Youth Council/Cornerstone with Science Central workshops in New Haven Middle School for 15 weeks, the Powerhouse Youth Center to fund its summer programs and the LEARN Resource Center to help fund a free youth

Children’s Choir auditions set May 22-25 at IPFW The Fort Wayne Children’s Choir plans auditions May 22-25 for the 2017-18 season. Youth in grades 3-12 may audition.

Auditions are free and open to any singer interested in pursuing their love for singing and passion for choral excellence. All ensembles of the FWCC sing at season concerts, community festivals, and civic events, and collaborate with many other arts organizations, such as the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Fort Wayne Ballet, Heartland Sings, and others.

Auditions will be held at the IPFW Rhinehart Music Center, from 4:30-6 p.m.

Each session is 30 minutes.

To register, or for more information, call the FWCC office, (260) 481-0481, or email fwcchoir@fwcchoir. org.

Students will be placed in the choir that best suits their needs. FWCC offers

participation assistance for qualifying families.

Potential FWCC members are tested on pitch matching, rhythmic skills and music theory. The audition session is meant to be relaxed, fun and nonintimidating. An audition usually includes four to six children of the same age. A parent information session is conducted at the same time. The appropriate choir level for each singer is determined after the audition session.

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summer lunch program that served 150 kids daily at Schnelker and Meadowbrook parks.

Craig Dellinger, the new chairperson, said that “our purpose is to work to improve the quality of life in New Haven through charitable perpetuation of youth programs, art and cultural enrichment, parks, recreation and education.

We focus on funding solid programs that will help the community to continue growing as a viable and desirable entity for current and future residents.”

“The Foundation was started,” Dellinger said, “because the city doesn’t have the money to fund extra things that come along. We can step in instantly when there is an unusual request. One came up last fall that we were able to help fund. The

Police Department needed to replace a K-9 officer and do it quickly. We provided the money, which was later repaid through contributions.”

Grant applications can be downloaded from the Foundation’s website: www. newhavenfoundation.com.

A committee reviews every grant proposal and sends its recommendations to the 21-member board. Grants are distributed twice a year.

Dellinger pointed to a new fundraising program that is hoped will bring in money to continue and expand grant programs.

“It’s called Twenty-Twenty Vision and is designed so contributors can participate at a smaller level. We hope people will pledge $20 a month for 20 months, or any amount they are comfortable with. The campaign was developed

because we realize that there aren’t many mega-donors out there. However, if a lot of people make small donations, it will add up to a significant amount,” he said.

“The campaign is already off to a good start.

More than 30 people have joined the program. We’ll be contacting businesses, organizations and individuals throughout the year to encourage them to make pledges or to set up an endowment or scholarship.

All donations are tax-deductible, of course.”

Information on the campaign and donation cards can be picked up at the Chamber of Commerce office on Broadway and at various businesses.

Because the Foundation is a volunteer organization, 100 percent of the money received goes to grants. In

addition to Twenty-Twenty, the Foundation will sponsor a golf tournament fundraiser at Whispering Creek Golf Club on July 21. For more information, call (260) 749-4484.

Foundation officers, in addition to Dellinger, are Vice Chairman Sam Graves and Treasurer Doug Perkins. Charlie Hatten is secretary, Dean Shaffer is grant committee chair, Wes Anderson is growth committee chair and Steve McMichael is past chairman. Ten new board members were recently added: Casey Yoder, Jeff Turner, Nick Goranson, Sara Kreischer, Kim Caudill, Matt Bischoff, Austin Caudill, Donna Quandt, Matt Kennedy and Josh Dommer. Hold-over board members are Robert Nelson, Julie Holle, Terry Werling and Gina Potter.

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New Haven • May 19, 2017

Anthony Wayne Rotary honors student leaders

By Garth Snow

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They study at the Bishop Dwenger High School, or Leo High School, or Snider High School, or any high school in Allen County.

They want to be teachers, business managers, pharmacists and missionaries. They enjoy soccer, tennis, basketball, rugby, show choir and marching band.

They volunteer with food banks, theater groups and as interpreters.

They hope to attend schools like IPFW, Indiana University, the University of Saint Francis, Anderson College or the University of Notre Dame.

Yet when they gathered April 19 as guests of the Anthony Wayne Rotary Club at Pine Valley Country Club and accepted congratulations and certificates, they represented a common potential that drew the praise of Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry.

“As I was sitting here looking at all of you, I tried to see as many of you as I possibly could, because it’s important to imprint your faces because for those of you that stay in Fort Wayne — and we certainly hope

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Student leaders from 15 Allen County High Schools gather at Pine Valley Country Club for the Anthony Wayne Rotary Club student leadership awards.

that you all do — one of you may very well be standing where I am in the future,” Henry said.

“One of you could very well be the mayor of this city in the not-too-distant future. Some of you could be city council members, county council members, county commissioners, heads of businesses in our city, heads of not-forprofit organizations, and certainly future Rotarians.

“I say that to you because you are a select group of individuals.

Obviously you were picked among your peers to be here.”

It was the appropriate time to discuss a trait that has become less present in

society today, Henry said.

“Those of us who have been around for a while, we used to hear the term ‘servant leadership’ a lot, and unfortunately it’s kind of fallen on deaf hears,” he said.

“That means serving others first, before yourself. It’s not to say that you can’t be successful.

It’s not to say that you can’t rise in the corporate world, or be a successful entrepreneur or make as much money as you can possibly make. It simply means serve others first.”

The principles are threefold, he said.

“One is to take care of others first, and the second is to protect whatever

organization you’re affiliated with to make that organization just a little bit better because of your presence. And, finally, to work hard to make this just a little more just world in which we live.

“So that’s why I took a few minutes to look around this room earlier, because a lot of you are in a position to bring that term back, and Lord knows we need it. Our world has changed significantly over the last several decades and certainly over the last six months.

Too many people have forgotten why we’re here.

Too many people have forgotten what our true responsibility is, and it’s

These Allen County high school students were honored April 19 by the Anthony Wayne Rotary Club.

Career Academy at Anthis: Wilson Mendez, Vanessa Murillo, Sierra Silvers.

Bishop Dwenger High School: Reagan Vance, Daniel Howe, Quinton Davis.

Bishop Luers High School: Kennedy Brough, Antonio Menson.

Canterbury High School: Rebecca Bormann, Michael Brothers, Olivia Jimenez, Ricky Lou, Elise Wellman.

Carroll High School: Carter Meyer, James Bassett, Christian Olney.

Heritage High School: Rachel Blair, Holly Hamman, Brittany May. Homestead High School: Sara Auger, Brandon Blumenherst, Will Milne.

Leo High School: Madi Detmers, Griffin Robinson, Abigail Adams.

New Haven High School: Breckelle Hieber, Kaytlyn Creed, Teya Martinez.

North Side High School: Caitlyn Rigler, Janaya Woehnker, Jordan Kushinski.

Northrop High School: Caitline Southern, Dustin Soe, Jacob Almendralo.

Snider High School: Madeline Rice, Riley Odier, Jenna Habisch.

South Side High School: Logan Krueger, Raul Vidal, Dora Carlisle.

Wayne High School: Alyssa La Cella, Hay Mar Thwe, Bailey Brown.

Woodlan High School: Samantha Voors, Cortlyn Sowers, Kaylee Smith, Jenna Cummings.

not just to ourselves. It’s to those we exist in this world with.”

The mayor said those are the principles of Rotary, too.

“If you study the mission of Rotary, that’s what it’s all about, is leadership,” he said. “… what you’ve already accomplished at your young age tells me that the future is going to be OK. We’re going to be alright, because you’ve already chosen to be servant

leaders in your own way.”

Students were honored because of their service as class presidents and student council presidents.

The Rotary Club also will honor its Interact Clubs, at Carroll and Northrop high schools.

Also, student from several area high schools serve as Rotarians for one month each.

Anthony Wayne Rotary Club also sponsors an Early Act Club at Holland Elementary School.

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New Haven • May 19, 2017

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Church youth groups will help coordinate parking, and will accept donations for their work.

The Hoagland Lions Club will set up the ice cream trailer that has become a staple of the festival. Other groups will sell food in a nearby tent. About 12 churches, the Hoagland Chamber of Commerce and other groups serve in that food court from 5-11 p.m.

Thursday and Friday and beginning at noon Saturday. “The Chamber has a brisket that is just fabulous and the coleslaw is great. They serve both brisket and pulled pork,” Holle said. Guests will find hot dogs and other hearty sandwiches. “The football players serve gizzards. So it’s a variety of foods,” Holle said.

Demolition derbies will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission is $8 for adults.

A monster truck will

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The $10 entry fee will benefit the New Haven Police Reserves. That night, Rain Kings will perform on the main stage.

The big event for

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Local organizations prepare their specialties to be enjoyed in the shelter of the Hoagland Days food tent.

Children line up for ice cream from the Hoagland Lions Club trailer.

be available for photos Friday night and will be in the parade Saturday.

Carnival rides will

operate 6-10 p.m.

Thursday and Friday and noon-5 p.m. Saturday.

The special meals are a

fish and tenderloin dinner from 5-8 p.m. Friday and a chicken dinner from 5-8 p.m. Saturday.

The adult beverage tent

with a beer garden will be open from 6 p.m.-midnight Thursday and Friday. Sugar Shot will entertain from 9 p.m.-mid-

Saturday is the parade featuring floats, bands, classic cars and street rods, organizations and wailing sirens provided by the New Haven Police and Fire departments. The first units will step off from New Haven United Methodist Church at 11

a.m. and head east on Park Avenue to Emanuel Lutheran Church at Green Street. The Kids Day in the Park will follow immediately after the parade in Schnelker Park.

Cornhole players will register at Hall’s (Tap House) Restaurant on

State Road 930 from 11-11:30 a.m. and competition will begin at high noon.

Proceeds will benefit Relay for Life. The city’s singers, instrumentalists, jugglers and dancers will take the stage for the New Haven’s Got Talent

contest later that afternoon.

Live entertainment for the evening features singer Hannah Schaeffer at 6:30 p.m. followed by GMA Dove Award winner Aaron Shust at 8 p.m.

As Mayor Terry McDonald said, “Canal

night Saturday, with free admission. Entertainment also is planned Friday night. Mechanical bullriding will be available from 8 p.m.-midnight Friday.

Other features include a merchant tent, a silent auction from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday to benefit the Hoagland Fire Department, a live auction at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, facepainting, drawings, a kiddie tractor pull, and a prince and princess contest. There will not be a queen contest this year.

The parade steps off at 11 a.m. Saturday. Groups wishing to participate may sign up at hoaglandin. com.

That same website leads to the full schedule, the volleyball registration form and some history on the festival.

The popular Dachshund Dash will not be part of the 46th Hoagland Days.

Hoagland Community Park is accessible on the south side of Hoagland Road, a few blocks east of Minnich Road.

Days is more than just an opportunity for New Haven residents to meet and greet their friends and neighbors in a casual setting, but is a way for us to express our pride in our community and showcase our city to out-of-town visitors.”

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LEARN plans Monroeville summer program, meals LEARN Resource Center will operate a part-day summer program and free lunch program in Monroeville this summer.

The program will run June 5-July 28, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. each day, Monday-Friday, at the Monroeville Community Park. The program is for children who will be in grades K-6 this fall.

Lunch will be served from noon-1 p.m. every day, and is available to all children ages 1-18.

The Monroeville Park Board helped to make this program possible by providing LEARN with access to the picnic shelter. Also, the Monroeville Chamber of Commerce provided a generous donation, LEARN said in a statement. Because of access to the picnic shelter, LEARN will be able to operate this program rain or shine all summer long. Cornerstone Youth Center will also get involved by providing

a van to take junior and senior high schoolers to their summer program for afternoon activities and allowing access to their computer lab.

LEARN Resource Center currently operates an after-school program at Heritage Elementary School. Because of the program at Heritage, Executive Director Sharon Wilson realized that children in Monroeville would greatly benefit from a summer program and free lunch

program.

“I am very excited to see our summer program expanding to Monroeville,” said Wilson, a Heritage High School graduate. “Growing up in a rural area, there wasn’t any kind of program close by to participate in as a kid. Having a summer program in Monroeville will bring greater access for fun summer activities for elementary-age children.”

Even though the Monroeville Summer

Program is free, registration is required. Those interested should go to www.learnresourcecenter.org. The lunch program does not require registration; children can simply show up at noon for lunch.

LEARN Resource Center is a grass roots nonprofit in New Haven serving the community of East Allen County for over 50 years. It operates two before-school programs and three afterschool programs for kids

in grades K-6 at New Haven Primary, New Haven Intermediate and Heritage Elementary. The aim of the programs is to offer a place for kids to go while their parents are still at work where they can grow mentally, socially and physically.

For more information, or to make a donation, go to www.learnresourcecenter.org.

The agency’s acronym stands for Leadership, Education, Accessibility, Resilience and Nurturing.

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Cornerstone adds options for grades 7-12 this year Cornerstone Youth Center will offer new summer programming opportunities for youth in grades 7-12 this year.

Students may sign up at any time by downloading the registration form on the CYC website, www.cornerstoneyc.org. Programming takes place at Cornerstone, 19819 Monroeville Road, Monroeville.

This year Cornerstone is piloting a project called #CYC4LYFE: Mind.

Body. Spirit, which focuses on health and wellness.

Cornerstone will use the “Creating a Healthier Life: A Step-by-Step Guide

to Wellness” curriculum from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration. Activities include a walking club, book club, games and weekly challenges. There will also be art enrichment and nutritional education.

Programming will take place from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday from June 6-July 20. Transportation is available for participating students.

Along with daily programming, CYC’s summer offerings also will include the second annual HEAL Kitchen program, annual Leadership Camp

and Culinary Camp.

In its second year, HEAL Kitchen will run from May 31-Aug. 2. Participants learn how to prepare and properly store healthy and fresh meals. The program will offer hands-on food preparation and end with a family meal and Fort Wayne TinCaps game on Aug. 2. HEAL Kitchen classes will take place Wednesday evening, 4:307 p.m. This program is free thanks to a partnership with St. Joseph Community Health Foundation and Parkview.

Leadership Camp will run from June 26-30 and

will focus on identifying, building and strengthening personal leadership skills along with identifying personal gifts through assessment, hands-on activities and service. The registration fee is $75, which includes a weeklong summer camp with an overnight trip out of town that Wednesday. Leadership Camp runs from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Culinary Camp, running from July 24-28, will teach students front and back of the house restaurant skills that will be showcased in a community dinner on July 27. Chef Michael Bentz

of Crackerjack Catering and a team of specialists will work with the students throughout the week, culminating in a dinner in which students prepare and serve the food. The cost for Culinary Camp is $75, which includes a weeklong summer camp and two tickets to the dinner for family members. Additional tickets for the meal are $25 each. RSVP to Allison Stratton at (260) 623-3972, ext. 182, to secure seats for the dinner as seating is limited.

Scholarships are available for those who may need assistance. For more

information, contact CYC Executive Director Sarah Adams at (260) 623-3972, ext. 181. All requests are considered on an individual basis.

Cornerstone’s summer programming is made possible in part through grants from the Foellinger Foundation, Indiana-Michigan Power/AEP, Plymouth Congregational Church and the Allen County Commissioners along with other funders and community and individual support.

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NEW from Page A1 deceased members Chris Highlen, Betty Jo Harper and Dennis Skala. The east wing of the building will be dedicated to Mrs. Harper and the west wing to Highlen.

A ribbon cutting will be conducted by New Haven Mayor Terry McDonald, Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, representatives of Viridian Architectural Design and Robert Koors Custom Building and Design and the newly appointed observatory director, Mark Anderson.

Guests will then be invited into the observatory for a demonstration of the opening of the two roof wings and a tour of the viewing area and the control room. Refreshments will be served in a tent outside the building.

FWAS members have been working toward this moment for the past 10

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Steel rails extending from each end of the Star*Quest Observatory carry the roof sections when it is opened for star gazing. Each of the two wings weighs between 3,000 and 4,000 pounds.

years. They raised nearly $250,000 to build the stateof-the-art structure and officially took possession of it in late December. They then finished installing flooring, did the interior painting, added special red lighting to preserve night vision and completed the

landscaping. It covers a total of 1,000 square feet and includes the observation area that runs the length of the building and a combination control room/ office/library/storage space.

The observatory’s deltawing roof is opened by power winches. Half of it

rolls off on exterior rails to the east and the other half rolls to the west, exposing stargazers to the vast southern sky in an open-air room. Each of the wings weighs between 3,000 and 4,000 pounds.

FWAS’s two powerful telescopes will be available

Powerful winches are used to retract the observatory’s roof sections for stargazing.

for stargazing. The Meade 16-inch RCX 400 scope can swing 360 degrees to lock onto stars in deep space, locate nebula and maybe locate a comet or passing satellite. It can collect 6,000 times more light than the naked eye.

The organization’s original 12.5-inch Harnishfegger-Crow scope will be available for viewing, as well. Scopes provided by Society members will be set up on five concrete pads at the south side of the observatory for public stargazing, weather permitting, of course, until midnight.

Stringer said FWAS will hold free stargazing sessions every Saturday night (weather permitting) through November. “There is no admission charge and guests are invited to bring their own telescopes,” he said. “We hope to eventually extend astronomy into local and area high schools and colleges and maybe even introduce it into the curriculum. Our goal is to someday have internet access so that students could remotely control our telescopes without even being present at the observatory.”

Star*Quest is handicapped-accessible and large enough to accommodate three or four telescopes.

FWAS, which is in its 59th year, operated an observatory at Fox Island County Park for 30 years before creeping light pollution and tall trees made observing the heavens difficult. Until the new facility, the organization had been operating out of a small storage shed at Jefferson Township Park for the past 20 years.

Jefferson Township Park, which is administered by the National Park Service, is at 1730 S. Webster Road, between 3 and 4 miles east of New Haven. Visitors to the open house should take Lincoln Highway east through New Haven. It changes to Dawkins Road on the east side. Follow it past Cassad Depot to Webster Road, turn left, cross the railroad tracks and the park will be about 100 yards on the left. Turn in and take the entry road all the way to the back of the park. Signs will point the way.

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When Faith United Methodist Church welcomed the Festival Choir, John Agnew and Willie Mae Tubbs were part of a guest concert at their home church.

The 25-voice choir has performed at churches, long-term care centers and prisons since 1985.

Tubbs is one of five original members still singing spiritual music throughout the area.

The Festival Choir performed May 6 at Faith U.M.C., 207 E. Dewald St., as part of the church’s “Walking by Faith for 150 Years” celebration.

The choir will close its spring season at 10:15 a.m.

Sunday, June 4, at Forest Park United Methodist Church, 2100 Kentucky Ave., Fort Wayne. A free-will offering will be accepted. The choir also performed April 30 at Town House Retirement Community, and May 11 at Destiny Life Center on Warsaw Street.

Festival Choir director Jay Heare said the choir was pleased to be invited to help celebrate the milestone at Faith. “We’re excited about being part of the 150-year celebration,” he said. “There aren’t many churches that old around. We always like it

The Festival Choir roster lists affiliations with these churches: Arcola United Methodist Church, Bible Life Community Church, The Chapel, Covenant United Methodist Church, Destiny Life Center, Epiphany Lutheran Church, Faith United Methodist Church, Fort Wayne Baptist, Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, Pilgrim Baptist Church, Robinson Chapel United Methodist Church, St. Henry Catholic Church, St. John Lutheran Church, St. Jude Catholic Church, Unity Christ Church and Unity Spiritual Center.

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when a church has something else going on when we perform.”

The Festival Choir presents music for a diverse audience.

“I particularly love a capella choral music, but not everyone does,” Heare said. “Not everybody likes Southern gospel, not everybody likes the R&B gospel, but there are people who love all of that. So we try to do a little bit of everything so there’s sure to be something in this concert that you’re going to think ‘That’s awesome.’”

Heare elaborated on that theme as he led a benefit concert at Waynedale United Methodist Church.

The choir, diverse in age and race, swayed to

“Everyone Need a King Jesus.” Heare introduced “Sing Your Praise to the Lord,” an a capella song with seven key changes.

“Count them, seven,” he said. He described one selection as “a new thought on an old hymn.”

Watching Heare from the Waynedale audience were founding director Helen Donnell and her successor, Pat Deihl, who handed the role to Heare this season.

The choir was founded in 1985 as part of the first Festival of Peace and Understanding in Fort Wayne. The Associated Churches organized that first festival, and continues to support the choir by buying music today.

Today’s choir unites

voices from 16 churches of “pretty much every denomination in town,” Heare said. Heare and several others are from St. John Lutheran, on West Washington Boulevard, downtown. Some singers list no church affiliation.

Deihl, the former director, explained the prison ministry that continues to be central to the Festival Choir.

“We ask what they need and if we can, we supply it,” she said. “We’ve had 20 or 30 churches involved in this choir and a lot of them had purchased robes and didn’t know what to do with the old robes, so I said let’s collect them all, all different colors.

So if the prison — men

or women — had a choir, we donated those to them and we donated keyboards and chairs and all sorts of things. We sing for them and if they have a choir we have them sing for us.”

Deihl, who turned the choir over to Heare as she was undergoing chemotherapy, said the choir has continued to be a support for her.

“They bring me joy.

They are such prayer warriors, from three years ago when I started to lose the ability to use my legs.

They’ve been upholding me every since,” she said.

“One day they came and gave their concert. Their last concert last year was in my home and they surprised me.”

Heare and the choir surprised her again this year, with a concert at the long-term care facility where she was staying.

“He saved my life when I knew I couldn’t do the directing anymore, and I asked him to take it over,”

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The original members still singing with the choir are Linda Alexander, Clem Harris, Willie Mae Tubbs, Rose Wallace and Barb White.

The Festival Choir does not require auditions.

“You just need to be able to carry a tune,” Heare said.

The choir invites anyone interested to celebrate and explore next year’s program during a guest night, at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at Forest Park United U.M.C. “We feed you and we have a raffle and we have fun and spend an hour going through the songs that we’re going to sing in the next year,” Heare said.

Rehearsals are held 6:30 p.m. each Sunday at Forest Park.

“We’d love to have people come to visit us, and coming to a rehearsal doesn’t obligate you to stay for your whole life,” Heare said.

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Summit City Singers say ‘Thank You for the Music’ “Thank You for the Music” is the theme of The Summit City Singers’ spring 2017 concert series. All concerts are free and open to the public.

Donations are always welcome.

Summit City Singers is a Fort Wayne community-based, nonprofit, SATB choral group. The group began in 2006 with 30 singers and now has approximately 60 members. Judy King is the director and Barbara Krick is the accompanist.

This concert consists of favorites, chosen by the choir, from the songs that have been sung over the

past 12 years.

There are show tunes such as selections from “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Bring Him Home” from “Les Miserables,” and “Edelveiss” from “The Sound of Music.” The concert includes fun songs such as “A Place in the Choir,” “Mairi’s Wedding” and a selection of Beach Boys tunes.

Other selections include beautiful favorites such as “The Prayer” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”

Dates and locations are: Sunday, May 21, 3 p.m., Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 2417 Getz Road, Fort Wayne.

Tuesday, May 23, 7 p.m., Heritage Communities, 8150 St. Joe Road, Fort Wayne.

Tuesday, May 30, 7 p.m., Towne House Retirement Center, 2209 St. Joe Center Road, Fort Wayne.

Sunday, June 4, 3 p.m., Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 4700 Vance Ave., Fort Wayne.

Tuesday, June 6, 7 p.m., Lutheran Life Villages, 6723 S. Anthony Blvd, Fort Wayne.

For more information about the concerts or on how to join the choir in the future, call Judy King at (260) 489-4505.

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SATURDAY, MAY 20

Monroeville Truck & Tractor Pull. Monroeville

Community Park, 13075 Indiana 101, Monroeville.

Weigh-in starts at 4 p.m., competition begins at 6 p.m. Admission $7 per person, with ages 5 and younger admitted free. Visit monroevillein.com for details.

Heroes and Villains 5K Run/Walk. At the Rivergreenway, Fort Wayne. 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. Get details at heroes5krunwalk.com.

Fish and tenderloin dinner. Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. 4:30-7:30 p.m. $9 for adults, $6 for ages 5-12, ages 4 and younger free. Carry-outs available. Dinner includes coleslaw, applesauce, chips, dessert and a drink.

Community Extravaganga. McMillen Park Community Center, 3901 Abbott St., Fort Wayne. Noon-4 p.m. Free. There will be a bounce house, food, local entertainment, games with prizes, and giveaways. The Parkview Community Nursing Health Fair will take place before the event, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., with free health screenings. Parents will also have an opportunity to register their children, ages 5-8, for the free summer program at McMillen.

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Liberty Cruisers cruise-in. Liberty Diner, Goshen

Road at Coliseum Boulevard, Fort Wayne. 5-7:30 p.m. Car exhibitors are eligible for door prizes and a monthly cruiser award.

Summit City Singers spring concert. Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 2417 Getz Road, Fort Wayne. 3 p.m. Free and open to the public.

Youth symphony concert. Foellinger Theatre, 3411 Sherman Blvd., Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Free. The youth ensembles of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic will perform an afternoon pops concert.

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IPFW Carnegie Hall Choral Pre-Tour Concert. IPFW, 2101

E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne; in the Rhinehart Recital Hall. 7:30 p.m. Special ticket price: $10. The IPFW Concert Choir will be traveling to New York City and Carnegie Hall over Memorial Day weekend to perform a world premiere of Michael J. Trotta’s “Seven Last Words.” They will be performing with other choirs from across the country as part of a group ensemble. To kick off their tour, the Concert Choir will perform this concert to raise funds for the adventure. Buy tickets online at www.ipfw.edu/tickets or by calling (260) 481-6555.

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Visit campwatchawannado.com for registration.

Rummage and bake sale. St. James Lutheran Church, 1720 Indiana 930 E., New Haven. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Offering bargains in clothing, household, purses, toys and books. Bake sale will have breads, cookies, snack mixes, brownies and cakes.

Funfest 2017. Most Precious Blood Church, corner of Spring and Barthold streets, Fort Wayne. 5-8 p.m., picnic under the stars. 7-10 p.m., live music.

Summit City Singers spring concert. Heritage Communities, 8150 St. Joe Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free and open to the public.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24

Veteran peer support group. VA Annex, 2500 E. State

Blvd., Fort Wayne. 4:30-6 p.m. Free coffee. Visit vet2vetusa.org for more information. This group is run by veterans but it not a VA-run group. Meetings are held each Wednesday.

Living with Depression support group. First Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 7-8:30 p.m. each Wednesday. These non-professionals have lived with depression and help one another by sharing experiences and through the use of literature. Anyone interested in the group is asked to call Marilee Stroud at (260) 312-6069 for further information.

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Luke Fitzpatrick, flute, and Anne Lewellen, harp. Trinity

English Lutheran Church, 450 W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. 12:10-12:40 p.m. Free. The church presents special music each Friday of May. A $2 sandwich lunch is available immediately after each Friday program. For more information, visit TrinityEnglish.org.

Fish fry. Mizpah Shrine Center, 1015A Memorial Way, Fort Wayne. 5:30-8 p.m. $10 for adults, $7 for ages 5-12. The all-you-can-eat fish dinners include the traditional sides and beverages. The Mizpah Shrine Center is between Parnell Avenue and Clinton Street just south of Coliseum Boulevard.

SATURDAY, MAY 27

Rain garden native plant sale. Salomon Farm Park,

817 W. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne; in the Learning Center. 9 a.m.-noon.

MONDAY, MAY 29

Fort Wayne Memorial Day Parade. Check-in begins at

10 a.m. at the North Side Park parking lot west of the park at the intersection of Parnell and Fricke avenues. The parade begins at 11 a.m. and proceeds up Parnell Avenue to the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, for a Memorial Day program.

TUESDAY, MAY 30

Summit City Singers spring concert. Towne House

Retirement Center, 2209 St. Joe Center Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free and open to the public.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31

Veteran peer support group. VA Annex, 2500 E. State

Blvd., Fort Wayne. 4:30-6 p.m. Free coffee. Visit vet2vetusa.org for more information. This group is run by veterans but it not a VA-run group. Meetings are held each Wednesday.

Living with Depression support group. First Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 7-8:30 p.m. each Wednesday. These non-professionals have lived with depression and help one another by sharing experiences and through the use of literature. Anyone interested in the group is asked to call Marilee Stroud at (260) 312-6069 for further information

FRIDAY, JUNE 2

Charity golf outing. Orchard Ridge Country Club,

4531 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m., shotgun start, followed by lunch and 1:30 p.m. shotgun start. $100 per golfer. Benefits

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Miami Beadwork, with Katrina Mitten. Chief Richard-

ville House, 5705 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. 1-4 p.m. General admission $7; students and seniors $5; 2 and younger and History Center members, free. The History Center sponsors Miami Indian Heritage Days the first Saturday of each month, May through November. A guided tour of the house is included.

Spring plant swap. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. 10-11a.m. Bring at least one plant of any kind to share and take home starts from other gardeners. Seating is limited to 50 so call to register. No fee. For details and to register, call (260) 427-6442.

Rummage sale (bag sale). St. James Lutheran Church, 1720 Indiana 930 E., New Haven,.9 a.m.noon. Whatever fits into a large paper grocery bag will be one low price.

Mensa admissions test. First Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Wayne St. Fort Wayne; Room 304. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m., testing begins at 10 a.m. $40 and photo ID required; must be age 14 or older. Reservations or prior notification not necessary. Direct questions to Dan Klopfenstein, (260) 710-0030. Park in lot at corner of Webster and Berry streets on the north side of the church.

Funfest 2017. Most Precious Blood Church, corner of Spring and Barthold streets, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., games for all ages, kids train, bounce house, Velcro wall, bingo, food, hourly raffles.

Dinner served 4:30-7:30 p.m. Live music 8-11 p.m., with beer tent and fundraiser.

SUNDAY, JUNE 4

History lecture. The History Center, 302 E. Berry

St., Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Free and open to the public.

Shari Wagner presents “When the Past Reappears: Imagining People & Places of Northeast Indiana Through Poetry,” with a lecture and book signing.

The lecture is part of the 23rd annual George R. Mather Sunday Lecture Series.

Summit City Singers spring concert. Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 4700 Vance Ave., Fort Wayne. 3 p.m. Free and open to the public.

Festival Choir concert. Forest Park United Methodist Church, 2100 Kentucky Ave., Fort Wayne. 10:15 a.m. Free. A choir uniting members of different churches in Fort Wayne will present a program of sacred music.

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