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2012 Snider graduate to skate for U.S. in Winter Deaflympics By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
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Jacob Panning rehearses his role of the jester with the guidance of director and co-choreographer Chris Murphy.
Comedy stars on Concordia stage By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
“Once Upon a Mattress” is new material for Concordia Lutheran High School’s drama program. That’s part of its appeal, said Chris Murphy, who will direct the cast in two perfor-
mances. Concordia will present a twist on the popular play, which is based on the story “The Princess and the Pea.” It’s quite a departure from the 2014 winter play, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” “Whenever you do a
PLACES, PLEASE “Once Upon a Mattress” A variation on the play, based on the story “The Princess and the Pea.” Chris Murphy directs.
certain show, people are always ‘What are you going to do next? How
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The Kapelle concert choir of Concordia University Chicago includes three Fort Wayne students. All three are graduates of Concordia Lutheran High School.
Local connections abound in choir’s Holy Cross visit Young voices from Fort Wayne will share the program when the Kapelle concert choir of Concordia University Chicago visits Holy Cross Lutheran
Church. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the church at 3425 Crescent Ave. A free-will offering will be accepted. The Junior Choir of Holy Cross Lutheran Church and School and
the A Capella Choir of Concordia Lutheran High School will contribute to the music. The high school choir will perform pre-concert music beginning at 6:45 p.m. See CHOIR, Page A15
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are you going to top that last show?’ Last year See STARS, Page A6
Grant Isenbarger will fulfill a longtime dream when he takes the ice for the 18th Winter Deaflympics, beginning March 28 in Russia. The Snider High School graduate was selected to the roster after the American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association team tryouts in Buffalo, N.Y. Standing 6-2 and weighing 180 pounds, Isenbarger is one of 10 forwards on the 17-man squad. The son of Ken and Linda Isenbarger said he set his sights on the Deaflympics goal when he attended his first AHIHA camp at the age of 8. Isenbarger grew up playing with the Fort Wayne Youth Hockey Association, travel hockey, and the Fort Wayne Federals junior hockey team. The four-year member of the Snider
Isenbarger
GET AN ASSIST AHIHA players are asked to raise a portion of their expenses. To help support a player, visit AHIHA.org. hockey team served as captain his senior year. He finished his high school hockey career as a member of the Academic All-State Team. He won the Hobey Baker high school level award in 2012 and received Indiana’s Nick Wehrling Memorial Award and See SKATE, Page A12