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January 15, 2016

Band director treasures

her faith and ‘a good cry’

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For Dianne Moellering, her marching band success is only one measure of her 23 years as Concordia Lutheran High School band director.

“It’s nice, but it’s not who we are,” she said. “It’s the interaction with the kids. It’s the relationships that you develop. For me as a Christian teacher, it’s the opportunity to stand in front of all the good people that I love and share the two gifts that I love — one being Jesus and one being music; that’s what makes my life.”

Moellering, who has directed Concordia’s young musicians since 1993, will retire after this school year.

She instructs the concert band, a younger group whose members receive basic skills training. She directs the symphonic band, whose advanced members work more independently.

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USF volunteers create Linus blankets for children who are in need or who are hospitalized, as part of the university’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance.

USF welcomes volunteers to King Day service work

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Concordia Lutheran High School band director Dianne Moellering prepares for a Marching Cadets band practice at Zollner Memorial Stadium on Sept. 3.

“When students come into Concordia, if they want to be in band, I ask them to play for me, because I want to put them in the band where they’re going to have

the best work,” she said.

She teaches music at Saint Paul Lutheran Elementary School, and directs the music programs at all Lutheran schools in

High school winter guards refine shows to compete

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the Concordia network.

“And if there are fires I get to put some of them out and work together to See BAND, Page A6

The University of Saint Francis community will share in 10 service projects in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 18.

The public is welcome to participate in those volunteer opportunities and in two related observances.

“It’s our opportunity to reach out to the community, but we also have projects on the campus for people who would prefer that,” said Katrina Boedeker, who is coor-

Q Visit the Community Calendar for Fort Wayne area Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities.

Page A11 dinating the university’s 12th year of MLK Day service projects.

Boedeker said people who have been affected by violence and people who have addressed violence are discussing the need for change.

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Satterthwaite is in her fifth year at Concordia.

Chris Wray and Satterthwaite are designers and writers/choreographers.

“Mike Beights is our wonderful co-designer and staging consultant,” Satterthwaite said.

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St Joe Times • January 15, 2016

Video fest shows comedy isn’t all play and no work

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Joe Harkenrider has learned a few things about the business of comedy, but he hasn’t forgotten the true test of comedy.

“They say comedy is about content, and not necessarily what it looks like,” the Comedy Central digital division producer and. “So at the end of the day I think whatever makes me laugh is what I’m going to be looking for.”

The 2002 graduate of Concordia Lutheran High School will return to Fort Wayne as part of the first Concordia Comedy Festival. He is one of three judges for that inaugural competition.

“High production value won’t necessarily win,” Harkenrider said. The winning video will have a point of view and a unique voice, he said.

He said the comics who influenced him earlier in life still remain strong influences. “Bill Murray is unique and has a wide range,” he said. “He’s not necessarily doing the same thing over and over.

He’s evolved from being a young guy on ‘Saturday Night Live’ to doing serious films that have a comic undertone.”

He also cited the influences of Chevy Chase,

High school and middle school students in and near Fort Wayne may submit comedy videos by Feb. 12.

Entries can be uploaded at ConcordiaComedyFestival. com via FilmFreeway. An adult must sign up for a free FilmFreeway account. The submission fee is $5. Finalists will be announced March 4 and shown on the big screen at a special event March 18 at the Cinema Center in downtown Fort Wayne, when the winners will be announced. Admission is free. Prizes will be awarded.

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Media arts teacher Nathan Gotsch works with media students, juniors Emily Mix and Ashley Scheerer, at Concordia Lutheran High School. Area high school students are invited to submit videos to the Concordia Comedy Festival, which Gotsch created.

Steve Martin and Robin Williams. Each has a smart but witty sensibility, he said.

Harkenrider learned about comedy from watching “Saturday Night Live” and from watching National Lampoon films.

“My dad would let me stay up and watch those older movies,” he said.

He learned the technical aspect of videos at Concordia. “My teacher, Will Neumeyer, would let me come in to class early because he let me hone my skills in and do

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my comedy in what was more of a news oriented program,” Harkenrider said.

He had yet to learn how comedy could be a career.

“In 2002 when I was a senior in high school, I didn’t realize exactly what kind of a job I could have in comedy,” he said. “I knew going into my senior year that when I went to college I wanted to do something in TV or film, but I didn’t know what that was.

“The biggest realization for me was how many jobs there are out there in comedy, from being the executive of a network to being a director or writer, and slowly realizing where my place in comedy was.”

The digital producer returns to Fort Wayne at the invitation of Concordia media arts instructor and comedy festival creator

Nathan Gotsch.

Gotsch, too, said he wants to make people aware of the opportunities in comedy.

He said he wants to do more than just showcase good work and award prizes. “I know a lot of people in the entertainment business,” he said. “I said, ‘What if we brought some of them back to be judges and to be able to meet the students and talk about their experiences in comedy and how to have a career?

“OK, my kids love doing this and they have a lot of fun with it, but to them it just isn’t a career path. So I want to do anything I can to encourage people toward careers in the arts, especially if we can give them information to make a decision. That’s what I really hope comes from

this — that there are some kids that say, ‘OK, now this doesn’t seem like just a pie-in-the sky idea.”

Gotsch was able to visit with another of the Concordia comedy video judges, Nick Rutherford, while Rutherford was writing for the 2014-15 season of “Saturday Night Live.”

“I was able to go out there for one of the episodes, which is a really fun experience, and go to the after-party with them,” Gotsch said. “Comedy is a job at that point but it also is really, really fun. I’m really excited for people in the community to get to hear from him about those experiences.”

Harkenrider and Rutherford are expected to be on hand at the Cinema Center for a conversation about pursuing a career in comedy following the screening of the winning video. They also will attend a private reception for the finalists.

Julie Kraut, currently writing for Bravo’s TV series “Odd Mom Out,” is the third judge of the Concordia festival.

“We’re hoping for a sellout, although we’re not selling any tickets,” Gotsch said. “I’m excited just to see what’s going to happen. We are trying

to make it as first-class as possible.”

“We want to include as many people as possible.

There are a lot of other programs similar to ours,” Gotsch said. He said Carroll and Homestead also have very strong media arts programs.

The Concordia Comedy Festival is open to any student in grade 6-12 attending a school or being home-schooled in Allen, Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells or Whitley counties.

Submissions may not be longer than 3 minutes, including credits, which are not required. Entries should be free of profanity and appropriate for an audience of students and adults.

In a statement, Concordia said students are invited to submit “comedy videos from sketches to parodies to interviews and everything in between.”

Gotsch said Dawn Schuller first suggested the festival. Schuller works with Concordia’s admissions and enrollment.

To learn more, visit ConcordiaComedyFestival.com or contact Gotsch at comedyfestival@clhscadets.com or (260) 483-1102.

Rotary Club completes middle school in Africa

The Rotary Club of Fort Wayne has completed a three-year project to build an eight-room middle school in the Village of Gléi, Togo, West Africa.

Members of the Rotary Club of Lomé-Lumier in Togo shared photos of the celebration festivities when the last classrooms were complete.

“I’m so glad the local Rotary Club captured the enthusiasm and joy of the day by showing Rotarians, village leaders, the school headmaster, and, most importantly, the students celebrating,” said Jason Daenens, president of the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne and head of the school building project.

The project’s roots date back to 2010 when Daenens, past chair of the Club’s International Service Committee, attended the sixth annual West Africa Rotary Fair in Accra, Ghana. During

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A celebration marks the completion of a middle school in Togo, West Africa. The Rotary Club of Fort Wayne supported the service project.

the conference he learned the Village of Gléi, Togo, needed a new middle school, books and other supplies.

In 2011, The Rotary Club of Fort Wayne International Service Committee developed an education/literacy plan in partnership with the Rotary Clubs of Lomé-Lumier and Atakpamé,

Togo; U.S. Peace Corps — Togo, and Rotary Club of Chicago to support the Gléi middle school.

During 2012 and 2013, the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne bought playground equipment, supplies and textbooks, with the help of other clubs and grants from Rotary District 6540 of Northern Indiana.

Then, in 2013, the board

of directors of the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne unanimously voted to build the Gléi Middle School as the Club’s Centennial International Service Project. (The Club, which was founded in 1915, celebrated its centennial last year.) Using a model to “build a classroom at a time,” the first two of eight classrooms were built in the spring of 2013, Daenens explained.

The Rotary Club of Fort Wayne International Service Committee coordinated a joint funding sponsorship for the new school with the Rotary Club of Chicago and Togo Rotary Clubs totaling over $45,000. Total cost for all Togo-related projects is $59,000. The projects benefit nearly 28,000 Village of Gléi residents.

Today, school attendance has grown from around 600 students to more than 880 students.

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Gardening classes offer early glimpse of spring

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Steve Pawlowski took the first 2016 seed catalog from his mailbox just days after the first hard frost signaled the end of the 2015 garden season. “I just got it this week. I couldn’t believe it,” he said in early December, adding that he expected to see dozens more seed catalogs by January.

That first catalog was from Territorial Seeds.

“They have a lot of really diverse heirlooms and hybrids,” he said. “It’s a really nice catalog.

They have all kinds of different tomatoes. You can even get a wasabi plant.”

Kathy Lee also has been gearing up for another year of gardening. She plans to start leeks from seed by the middle of February.

Lee, too, is studying seed catalogs. “It’s a lot cheaper,” she said. “You can buy a package of seeds that might have 30 seeds in it for the same amount of money that you’d spend for four plants from the nursery or box store. You get a greater variety at much less cost, so you can try new things.”

Both Lee and Pawlowski have earned the rank of Master Gardener. Both will share their enthusiasm and knowledge at February workshops at Salomon Farm in Fort Wayne. Lee will instruct a “Gardening in Winter” workshop on Feb. 13. Pawlowski will instruct the “Backyard Composting” workshop on Feb. 20.

Serious gardeners may warm up by attending “Selling Homemade Edibles: Understanding the Rules.” Steve Niemoeller from the Allen County Health Department will direct that Feb. 6 workshop.

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Lee will start leek seeds in mid-February.

“March and April are heavy times for starting most seeds. Some are even planted the first part of May,” she said.

“Our weather is so variable, and it’s getting even more variable it seems,” Lee said. “But the plants need to be started inside under grow lights or some kind of lighting so that it can get established.” A heat mat also helps the seeds to germinate. Lee also will explain how mini-greenhouses allow some control over humidity.

She might find a flower seed that can be started as early as the workshop, and perhaps even an herb. “You don’t want to plant them too soon or the plant will get too long and spindly before it goes outside — they call it ‘leggy’ — from reaching for the light,” Lee said.

“When you go to the nursery or the box store to buy your plants, you have a very limited number of varieties,” Lee explained. “They get them from distributors, so you might be limited to three or four varieties of tomato plants or pepper plants. If you’re going to start your own seeds, you can go online or get a mail catalog and you have 50 varieties of tomato plants to choose from.

“Many of your newer plants are hybrids. That means the seed has been cross-pollinated; two varieties have been crossed in order to get a certain characteristic in the fruit or flower or whatever. So of course the company that has done that cross is going to charge you more for those seeds because they’ve had to work harder and use their resources, their labs and people. And if you try to save seed from that particular tomato plant, those seeds might not be the same tomato plant.

“The heirlooms maintain their original sweet tomato taste. It’s like the tomato you tasted when you were a kid.”

Lee said many seed companies are no longer owned by the founding families. “I like to believe that they’re still producing the quality seed that they did before,” she said. Lee added that private organizations of everyday gardeners also operate seed exchanges.

In the composting workshop, Pawlowski will share tips on ways to help those plants flourish. The compost adds bulk material to the garden bed. “The soil is like a living organism with fungus and bacteria,” he said.

“It acts as a sponge and it will hold water. It’s friable — looser — so oxygen can get to the roots better.”

Gardeners can follow Pawlowski’s lead and solve two backyard problems at once. He gathers up leaves and grass, and then uses the yard waste to enrich the soil. “I break it down in tumbling composters for maybe two and a half weeks, and I put it in an outside composter that’s open-air and I let that work all summer.

Then I keep refilling my

tumbling composter,” he said.

He also uses vegetable peelings and sawdust.

“You need a mixture of green material and brown material, carbon and nitrogen,” he said. “I try to make a cubic yard of compost every year.

It goes into little raised beds. And it just makes for beautiful soil.”

“You divert good organic matter from the landfill and put it back in the soil and grow stuff,” he said. “I have toma-

toes, peppers. I grow garlic. I grow shallots.

This year I grew leeks — leeks love compost. I have dill and I do a lot of basil, a couple types of basil.”

Pawlowski volunteers his time at Salomon Farm, as does “Gardening in Winter” presenter Lee. Lee has taught the spring gardening class there, and at other venues. “I watched my dad start seeds when I was a kid,” Lee said.

“But I’ve played around with it for most of my adult life.”

The process still fascinates her. “I like the idea of the circle of life, so to speak,” she said. “You make the selection for the seed that you want, you get them started, you plant them, care for them as they need care, harvest them, prepare them or preserve to feed yourself and your family with them. And that’s just really valuable to me.”

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Doug and Nancy Laslie set up booths and sell hot drinks two Saturday mornings each month at the Fort Wayne Farmers Market.

Their reward is the success of the local vendors who sell meats, vegetables, soap and more.

“I volunteer because I think it’s important,” Nancy Laslie said. “I think people need to support our local growers instead of these big corporate giants who are producing things in Wyoming.”

“We enjoy doing this, and it’s nice to see people taking advantage of the local products,” Doug Laslie said.

The Laslies are marking their third winter as volunteers at the market. Hours are 9 a.m.-1 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of each month at Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St. Vendors offer soap, farm and garden products, orchard products, baked goods, crafts,

Fort Wayne Farmers Market offers indoor markets from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of each month through May 21 at Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field, Fort Wayne. FWFM also sponsors summer markets at seven locations in and around Fort Wayne. For details, visit ftwaynesfarmersmarket.com.

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Doug and Nancy Laslie sell coffee and other hot drinks just inside the entrance to the Fort Wayne Farmers Market at Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field.

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meats, spices, honey, gluten-free baked goods, jewelry, eggs, plants, fudge, woodworking, herbs, wine and more.

“I think what sets them apart is that these are small-business growers, trying to get themselves established and to get people to know their name and get people to buy their products,” Nancy said.

Leigh Rowan is one of the vendors, and also the market coordinator.

Rowan, who bakes bread at her Fort Wayne

Leigh and Brian Rowan sell home-baked bread at the Fort Wayne Farmers Market. Leigh Rowan grinds grain into flour in a stone mill in the couple’s Fort Wayne home.

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and I mill my own flour and then I make homemade breads,” she said.

“It was kind of a cute story. I had an old man approach me and he said he had bought one back in the ’70s and he actually was the original owner. And he would mill his own grain that he grew and make bread for his family. And he approached me because he was in his 90s and they weren’t baking anymore. And he asked if I would like to buy it.

“I had two small stone mills that are about the size of a microwave, and I would have to alternate so the stones didn’t heat up and you didn’t burn the gluten and the nutrition.”

She said her Meadows stone mill is the smallest stone mill manufactured for commercial use. “I use wheat berries. I use spelt berries. I use triticale rye. I use a variety of grains. Then I also have seeds and other things that I can grind,” she said.

Nancy Laslie said she and her husband volunteer at each market.

“We’re down there selling coffee and tea and hot cocoa,” she said. The money goes toward the rent, to control costs to the vendors. “We want them to make as much money as they possibly can,” she said.

“Some of the best ground beef and chicken that I’ve had comes from our local vendors,” she said.

For a list and description of vendors, visit ftwaynesfarmersmarket. com.

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USF students volunteer at the Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, 1600 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne.

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All programs are free.

Volunteers are asked to register at sf.edu/mlkday.

The outreach follows the model of the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Students, faculty and staff participate.

“Students are from all different majors,” Boedeker said. “A lot of times the student athletes are participating.

It’s not uncommon for me to get a call from a coach, saying ‘I’ve got 20 students.’ “ New this year, some students will serve as co-leaders along with faculty and staff.

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tunity to serve side by side with faculty and staff members, to do something that’s not typical of what they would be doing in the classroom,” Boedeker said. “The students really enjoy seeing the different nonprofits. It’s an opportunity to get inside an agency and see how they operate, find out the kind of services that they offer and then also become involved with that particular agency. A lot of students volunteered and then just continued to volunteer for the rest of their time on campus.

That happens quite frequently.”

It’s an additional day for the students. “Using the national model, it’s a day on, not a day off,” Boedeker said.

The USF observance begins with “Connecting With the Dream: Call to

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Service projects are assigned from 1-4 p.m.

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Off campus, volunteers will assist seven agencies.

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She also has earned awards, respect and friendships for the most visible element of her career, as director of the Concordia Marching Cadets.

“The major part of my job I see as teaching music and luckily for me and the students the main criteria is how you play. It’s the music,” she said. “The two sit-down bands are still the core of what we do and what we are. It’s not the marching band; the marching band is just a happy offshoot.”

Moellering taught at Denver Lutheran High School before coming to

the Fort Wayne area. Both she and her husband, Tom, taught at Central Elementary School. Her husband is retired.

The Moellerings’ two children and four grandchildren live in the Fort Wayne area. “I want to be involved in their lives and they want Grandma and Grandpa to be involved, too,” she said. “And I’ve missed a lot of it.

“I’m looking forward to being a better housekeeper, learning to cook all over. My husband has done most of the cooking the last couple of years. He loves it, but we’re going to have to learn to share the kitchen. But I’m going to stay involved in music.

I’m going to pick up my flute and work harder at it.

I’d like to do some more classical guitar and get my fingers back in shape.

And I’d like more time gardening, so I don’t have to stand in my garden the first week of August and say, ‘I’m sorry, I’m done with you now.’ ”

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Dianne Moellering conducts rehearsal before the traditional Concordia Christmas at the Embassy on Dec. 13.

She has bid that early goodbye to summer each band season, preparing for festivals that begin as early as the Saturday after Labor Day. She has guided the band through Indiana State School Music Association competitions, reaching the 10-band state finals 12 times, including every year since 2007.

When Concordia was first runner-up in 2012, she said it was as thrilling as winning the state title.

Then, in 2013, Concordia won the state title.

“The marching band thing I’ve loved more than I ever knew that I would love,” she said. “But it’s because of education. Some people look at that as a waste of time; it certainly is not. It does take time, but it doesn’t take any more time for us at Concordia than your varsity sport.

“I really see a ton of not only musical growth during that time because of how picky we are in details and how they have to stand and how they have to hold their instruments, and how they have to breathe.

That carries over into the sit-down bands. You can’t play music well unless you have those relationships.”

Each student is made to realize the value of their contribution. “They know that they are important,” she said. “They know that if they aren’t there, there’s a hole out there. They rely on each other and they learn to trust each other and they learn commitment and

responsibility. That carries over into every area of their lives, and that’s something that by the nature of the activity can’t be taught in other classes. To be able to work on positive things and to instill that in their lives – that’s the worth of it.

“I didn’t want that when I came here. The only marching I had done was when I was in high school. Concordia was gracious enough to let me get some people in to help me. And I’ve learned from all the wonderful directors we have in the area.

So many of them have been supportive when I’ve needed help and asked questions, and I’ve learned from all of them,” she said.

“I’m not shy; I just call.”

DeKalb High School band director Terry Fisher has been among that number. “I consider him a huge friend,” Moellering said.

“When I first met Dianne she was at Central Lutheran in New Haven. I was at Woodlan, down the road,” Fisher said. “Dianne and I throw ideas at each other all the time. We still do that. We all get in a rut now and then, and we say ‘How about this?’ The two of us trust each other an awful lot. We trust the musical judgment. We make sure our kids are given the best opportunities.”

Moellering also listed Homestead High School band director Steve Barber among those who are available to share ideas.

Barber, who has led Homestead’s band to its own share of honors, said Moellering is highly respected among Indiana music educators. “She’s done wonders with the program at Concordia Lutheran, both the marching band program and the concert band program, and has won numerous awards,” he said. “She is respected by all the music educators across Indiana. She has helped countless students throughout her years at Concordia.”

Carroll High School band director Doug Hassell also shares notes with Moellering, as he has done since his days at IPFW. “I was probably 20 or 21 years old, and she agreed to let me help her with the marching band,” Hassell said. “A good friend of mine and I helped her out, in a crew of three or four.

We worked together and put a show together that was beating everybody.

“It was the first time that any of the marching band had gone through anything like that. If you looked at the indicators of whom they were beating, every indication was that we were going to make it to state that year.”

In those years, perhaps 18 bands would compete for the five berths to regional competition.

Concordia placed sixth, missing the next round by one-tenth of a point.

Moellering said she and Hassell have remained great friends. “He worked with us in the years when I was still learning how to put it all together,” Moellering said. “He and I have literally laughed and cried together.” The cry happened in 1998, when Concordia fielded its “Ghost Train” show.”

The band members had never made the cut-off.

“They didn’t realize what they had not gained,” Hassell said.

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the band room that night, and I got to it late. And we each remember this vividly, that each student left one by one and eventually it was just her and I, and we just sort of looked at each other and sobbed and collapsed on each other’s shoulders.

And it was humbling that she would welcome me into that community, and I know she will do great things. She’s teaching the kids about music, but she’s also teaching the kids about how to glorify God through music. In everything that she does, she’s doing that well.

“In addition to the great lessons about life, she ingrains in them a real and great understanding of how they fit into the world with their faith.”

Hassell said Moellering cares for the students “not just in a motherly way, but in a supermotherly way.”

“He and I had a good cry about that,” Moellering said. “But we share a similar faith. We both have Christ where he needs to be and we can share a lot of personal things with each other.”

Concordia made its first trip to the state marching band finals in 2001.

Moellering’s current students knew of her decision to retire before the Marching Cadets headed to the 2015 ISSMA state finals, on Nov. 7, where they placed sixth in Class C. Weeks later, she thanked the many alumni who had returned to perform in her final Concordia Christmas at the Embassy show, on Dec. 13. “You have no idea how much it means to me,” she said at the rehearsal.

“People come up and say, ‘Oh my gosh, what are we going to do without you?’ ” she said. “I just kind of smile. The good Lord had a plan when he put me there, and he’s worked with me and he’s not going to throw the program away now. He still has a plan even though I don’t know what it is. And I think he’s trying to teach me to trust him a little bit more, to relax and know that he does have a plan.

“When the kids get frustrated, I say, ‘I’m not dying. I’m just not going to be here in front of you every day. I will still be your friend. I will still be around to help you, I hope.

Depending on who they hire, I’m hoping to make that transition absolutely as smooth as possible.

“I’m not complaining.

I’ve loved every minute I’ve spent. But now I look forward to being able to say to my husband, ‘Hey, let’s go away for the weekend,’ and to do different things, and plan different activities. I do love working with bands. I hope to get to work a bit with the Concordia band or maybe even different band or maybe help with the music store, or just be involved with music and share my love of it.”

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Children receive Blessings of winter break nutrition About 1,700 Fort Wayne Community School students went home with food to eat over winter break thanks to volunteers from Blessings in a Backpack. Volunteers from The Chapel gathered at Fairfield Elementary School and worked with Principal Lindsay Amstutz-Martin to help pack bags of food to feed students.

Blessings in a Backpack is a national, nonprofit organization that provides food to children who might otherwise go without food over the weekend.

The local organization is currently serving students at Abbett, Adams, Fairfield and South Wayne elementary schools.

“Community involvement is so important,” said Aboite Township resident and volunteer Kathy Lentz. She said 78 percent of the food recipients say they feel cared for by their community.

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Zumbathon 2016 benefits FWCS Study Connection Fort Wayne Community Schools’ Study Connection program will host Zumbathon 2016 on Saturday, Feb. 13. The event will be held from 1-3 p.m. at North Side High School, 475 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne.

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Students at Fairfield Elementary School in Fort Wayne helped volunteers from The Chapel to fill backpacks for Blessings in a Backpack.

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Angel Pallares has found his niche in high school and is working to do the same at Ivy Tech Northeast and Purdue University.

The Mexico native won a $3,000 engineering and mathematics scholarship in Chicago. He will need it. Indiana colleges’ in-state tuition rates are not available to undocumented residents, he said.

The Homestead High School senior has begun seeking permanent resident status.

“I was born in Mexico.

I was raised here half my life,” Pallares said.

His father is a customer service engineer for an automaker. “I grew up learning English at school and Spanish at home,” he said.

“My sister and two brothers were born here,” he said. His parents and siblings have resident status, he said. His parents moved from Mexico to Fishers, Ind., and back to Mexico. “There was really nothing for us there,” he

said.

As a result of the frequent moves, the budding botanist came to appreciate the variety of plant life across the continent.

“I was exposed to different people, culture and plants,” he said. “I started to develop an interest in cactus and fungus in the Chihuahuan Desert. In Indianapolis, it’s so green compared to Mexico. It’s just so different. I love it.”

He puts that interest to use in Fort Wayne by volunteering at the Botanic Conservatory.

Rebecca Canales is the Fort Wayne Parks Department’s site manager at the conservatory, and supervises volunteers. “He was willing to do whatever he could to help out,” Canales said. Pallares has picked up leaves, put up Christmas lights, and helped to make ornaments for the holiday display.

Pallares said many flavors and medicines are derived from plants.

“So it fascinates me how much we depend on them

and yet not many people highly regard plants. It invites me to like them more,” he said.

Pallares hopes to find a career in agricultural engineering or botany.

He plans to attend Ivy Tech for two years while he saves money to go to Purdue his third and fourth years, to study chemical engineering.

He got a boost in November when he participated in The Hispanic Heritage Foundation’s regional Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards ceremony in Chicago. He placed first in engineering and mathematics, and was awarded a $3,000 scholarship from ExxonMobil. Students also competed in six other categories. The seven winners will compete against their counterparts at 10 other sites for the chance to travel to the national awards ceremony.

He moved to the school district in the second semester of his sophomore year. “Homestead’s really inviting,” he said. “I was so closed up and I didn’t want to see people. And

during my junior and senior year I started to get more involved in clubs.”

Pallares participated in the We the People program at Homestead, focusing on how America’s earliest leaders framed the Constitution.

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Volunteers Angel Pallares and Kathleen Meyer make ornaments from plant materials for a display at the Botanic Conservatory in Fort Wayne. Pallares, a native of Mexico, is a senior at Homestead High School.

LEGEND of LEADERSHIP AWARD Honoring Don Steininger Thursday, February 18 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Memorial Coliseum Conference Center

Kiwanis ChocolateFest tickets on sale for $30 The John Chapman Kiwanis Club will hold its second annual Kiwanis ChocolateFest in partnership with Fort Wayne Chocolate Fountain from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at the YOLO Event Center, 4201 N. Wells St., Fort Wayne.

Tickets are $30 in advance. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door, at $35 each.

A silent auction will raise funds to present to Riley’s Hospital for Children and Fort Wayne charities. There will also be hors d’oeurvres, a live band and a cash bar.

For details, to reserve tickets, or to donate silent auction items, contact the John Chapman Kiwanis Club at (260) 749-4901. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door.

“We are delighted to partner with Fort Wayne Chocolate Fountain to deliver such a prestigious event,” said Holly Barnett, president of the JC Kiwanis Club. “This event is to showcase the Kiwanis mission of improving the world, one child and one community at a time. This Valentine’s Day, we will just happen to do it with chocolate.”

The Kiwanis ChocolateFest will feature a chocolate fountain buffet with three fountains including white chocolate, milk chocolate, and dark chocolate.

The John Chapman Kiwanis Club is a nonprofit organization dedicated to carrying out the global mission of Kiwanis. JC Kiwanis Club sponsors youth service programs such as Canter-

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SHOWS from Page A1 Aly Didier, Megan Reid, Lexi Tinsley and Brittany Quinn. this year. Their first show will be Feb. 6 at Heritage High School.

At Snider High School, Ryan Long is directing the guard for the second winter. Trinity Meadows is the assistant director.

Mike Beights is the drill designer. Snider’s first show is Jan. 30, at Goshen.

Snider will field 22 guard members. “That’s a huge increase from last year; we had nine last year,” Long said.

The guard has done more recruiting and has reached out to incoming students from Blackhawk and Lane middle schools.

“Crack the Code” is the show title. “It’s truly just a series of numbers that are revealed throughout the 4-minute show that would in fact crack the code to open a safe, and

SCHEDULES Most area winter guard units will begin 2016 competition Saturday, Jan. 30, at Goshen High School, 401 Lincolnway East, Goshen. Admission is $6. In all, 37 guard units will perform in several classes, beginning at 11 a.m.

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Jordan Stevens rehearses with the Concordia Lutheran High School winter guard.

that’s where students actually exit the floor,” Long said.

The show features music by The Piano Guys, including the number “Michael meets Mozart.”

“It’s definitely more

challenging than in seasons past,” Long said.

Snider competed in Regional Class A last year, and placed seventh among 49 guard units.

Any group that finishes in the top 10 is encouraged to move up a class.

Snider will compete in Regional Class AA this year.

“I’ve just seen kids blossom,” Long said. “It takes a different kid definitely to be in the color guard, one that wants to be skilled in dance and the multiple pieces of equipment, whether that be a flag, rifle or sabre.

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in their lives, and they really develop in their personality in a single season.”

Satterthwaite, of Concordia, also directs the Heritage High School winter guard this year.

“I am very excited to be with Heritage. We have already seen so much growth in the program in just a few months. It should definitely be an interesting season,” she said.

Heritage’s show is called “A beautiful day to grow.” The music is “Beautiful Day” by Marie and the RedCat. Heritage has 15 guard members, including one senior, Jessica Watkins.

Jonathan Meader again directs the Homestead High School Spartan guard, which captured second place in the state in its class in 2015. “Coming off of a really strong year, we’re pretty excited about the show that we’re doing,” Meader said. The 2016 show has a different vibe from the 2015 show, which relied on ballads, he said. The theme is taken from music by the band Passion Pit. It’s about relationships, Meader said. “It gives you a sense of belonging to something, belonging to someone and in the end belonging to yourself,” he said.

Guard members begin the show in a central formation, and share in

interactive routines as the show develops. Six returning seniors are among the 22 members of the Homestead guard.

Ashley Mueller, a senior, is in her third season with the winter guard. “It’s a more advanced version of fall guard. We really get to know each other a lot better and we compete on a bigger scale,” Mueller said. “My freshman year I was an alternate and I gained a lot of skill sets.

My second year I learned more about myself as a performer. This year I’ve been through it enough that it’s just natural, and it’s nice to be in a place where you’re comfortable.”

Homestead opens its season Jan. 30 at Goshen.

Erica Widmer and Geoff Goelz are co-directors of the Carroll High School winter guard. This year’s show is titled “… in this universe.” Songs by the group Sleeping at Last include the titles “Sun” and “Moon.”

Widmer said “Moon” is played only on the piano. ” ‘Sun’ sounds a little more rock popish,” she said. “It’s got lyrics and it talks about how we’re all important in the universe, and how we have to be together to make everything work.”

Two seniors are among the 23-member winter guard.

Carroll’s first competition is Jan. 30, at Goshen.

Jan. 26 event to address neighborhoods’ concerns The Allen County Neighborhoods Association will hold its quarterly meeting from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26. The group will meet in the Omni Room in the Garden Level of Citizens Square, 200 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne.

Free parking is available in the public parking area in front of Citizens Square and at meters around the building.

Those attending should enter the building at the northwest corner near Clinton Street.

ACNA helps neighborhood associations in both incorporated and unincorporated areas of Allen County access county services and share ideas for resolving common concerns.

On the agenda: • Attorney Robert Eherenman will answer legal questions pertaining to homeowners associations.

• Chandra Gates, an insurance agent, will discuss insurance options for neighborhood associations.

• Marjorie Stephens, president/CEO of Northern Indiana Better Business Bureau, will point out scams and schemes that homeowners should recognize.

• Kathie Green, past NE Region vice president of the Indiana PTA, will suggest ways to motivate and engage residents in community associations.

• An open forum will address questions and concerns.

For more information, contact ACNA Coordinators Dan McCrea (dwmccrea@comcast. net), Kris Krishnan (kskrishnan@att.net) or Joanne Bergman (JLB888@juno.com), or Mike Green, Allen County public information officer, at (260) 449-7671.

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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY OBSERVANCES • The Plymouth Music Series presents “A Tribute to Martin Luther Kingâ€? at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17. Plymouth Congregational Church of Fort Wayne is at 501 W. Berry St. The concert is free and open to the public; freewill offerings are accepted to offset the cost of programming. The program tells the story of King’s dream of justice and peace.

Bill McGill portrays the civil rights martyr. The Singers of Heartland participate in the service. • The University of Saint Francis plans several special observances, beginning with a call to service and Mass from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18, at the North Campus Auditorium, 2702 Spring St., Fort Wayne.

A lunch from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the North Campus Auditorium is open to the public. Students, staff and faculty volunteers will report to service projects on and off campus from 1-4 p.m. Off-campus, volunteers will report to Mustard Seed Furniture Bank, Associated Churches Food Bank, Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, Science Central, The Community Center, Friends of the Poor or Franciscan Center. On Wednesday, Jan. 20, from 7-8:30 p.m., a panel discussion will address the topic “Why We Can’t Wait: Seeking Nonviolence for Our Beloved Community.â€? Local leaders will address the challenge of violence in the community and how the community can collaborate more effectively to bring about positive change. The panel will be moderated by Heather Jeffries, assistant professor and director of Criminal Justice and Criminology at USF. Panelists will include: the Rev. Bill McGill Sr., pastor of Imani Baptist Temple; Zena Moore-Hollins, mother of a local homicide victim; ¡ Tornell Moore, Allen County court case manager; David Gladieux, Allen County sheriff; and Steve Reed, Fort Wayne Police Department assistant chief. More information about these events and links to register for service events can be found at sf.edu/mlkday. • The MLK Club of Fort Wayne presents Unity Day from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, at the Grand Wayne Convention Center, 120 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. Admission is $5. The program includes gospel music performances, a Youth Fest, gospel dancers, health screenings, vendors and cash prizes and more. Lessie James of San Jose, Calif., will be the keynote speaker. The celebration follows Breakfast with the Clergy, from 8-10 a.m. The special fellowship is open to the public. Tickets are $20. RSVP to (260) 493-0980. • Ivy Tech Northeast will have a Martin Luther King Jr. time line display on its three campuses: Coliseum Campus, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd.; Student Life Center on North Campus, 3701 Dean Drive; and the Public Safety Academy: Ivy Tech South Campus, 7602 Patriot Crossing. The time line will start with King’s “I Have A Dreamâ€? speech and conclude with the election of President Obama, featuring events that show King’s dream coming true in the country.

GARDEN-RELATED CLASSES AT SALOMON FARM — Courtesy Fort Wayne Parks Department • Selling Homemade Edibles: Understanding the Rules. Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, 817 W. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6. What are the rules governing the sale of home-grown or homemade edibles? Steve Niemoeller from the Allen County Department of Health will share information on what is required to sell as a home-based vendor and answer any questions. His presentation will be followed by a brief overview of the Salomon Farmers’ Market and how to become a vendor. Call by Jan. 22 if you plan to attend by calling Amy Hicks at (260) 427-6005 or e-mailing amy.hicks@cityoffortwayne.org.• • Gardening in Winter. Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, 817 W. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13. You don’t have to wait for spring to get your garden started. Learn how to prepare for your own garden, what you need to plant seeds indoors, and how to keep your seedlings healthy as they grow. You will receive seeds, starter pots, and soil, in this hands-on class taught by Master Gardener Kathy Lee. Kathy has been a volunteer gardener at Salomon Farm Park for 10 years and begins starting seeds as early as February for the gardens. The course will also feature a Power Point presentation. $10. Registration deadline Feb. 7. Visit fortwayneparks.org. • Backyard Composting. Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, 817 W. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. Learn how to prepare a compost pile, the materials that you can and cannot compost, different methods of composting and the use of different compost receptacles. Presenter Steve Pawlowski is a Master Gardener (in progress), compost enthusiast and Salomon Farm volunteer and has been an active urban vegetable gardener for the past 20 years. For ages 18-plus. $9.

Registration deadline Feb. 12. Visit fortwayneparks.org.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20 State Ballet Theatre of Russia presents “Romeo & Juliet.� The Embassy Theatre, 123 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. Tickets $25 to $55. Buy tickets at

the box ofďŹ ce or at ticketmaster.com.

SATURDAY, JAN. 23 5th Grade Scholar Challenge. Canterbury Middle School, 5601 Covington Road, Fort Wayne. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Area ďŹ fth-graders are invited to test their skills. As many as eight $6,000 scholarships toward Canterbury Middle School tuition will be awarded ($2,000 for each year of middle school, grades 6-8). Awards will be based on standardized testing, an essay, school transcripts and a personal interview. Parents of participants are invited to visit the Middle School campus from 9 to 10:30 a.m. for an information session and to meet Canterbury faculty and students. Register at canterburyschool.org/challenge. “Midwinter Mozart.â€? Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW Campus. 7:30 p.m.

Tickets start at $17. Purchase at fwphil.org. Conducted by Music Director Andrew Constantine, “Midwinter Mozart� includes the Overture to Don Giovanni, Symphony No. 40, K. 550, G minor and the Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467, featuring world-renowned pianist Boris Slutsky.

Tuffy’s Trivia Night. Bishop Dwenger High School, 1300 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. Organize a team off 10 and prepare for this annual fundraiser. Tickets are $10 per person in advance or $15 per person at the door. Additional information, registration, and sponsorship opportunities can be found at bishopdwenger.com/trivianight or call Molly Schreck at (260) 496-4775.

SUNDAY, JAN. 24 Open house. Concordia Lutheran Elementary School, 4245 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne. 1-3 p.m. The school invites the public to tour the school and meet the teaching staff. For more information, call the enrollment director, Lori Stout, at (260) 426-9922, ext. 208.

TUESDAY, JAN. 26 Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $15.50, inclusive of lunch. The theme of the luncheon is “It’s Snow Wonderful.� Kurt Witcher, director of the Genealogy Center, will tell how to trace one’s ancestors. Baby-sitting is available. Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection is part of Stonecroft Ministries.

MONDAY, FEB. 1 “The 5 Love Languages.â€? Allen County Extension OfďŹ ce, IPFW Campus, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 1 p.m. The public is invited. Registration is not required.Millions of couples have seen their relationships transformed through learning to speak the ďŹ ve love languages. As you discover your own love language, you will understand yourself better and hold a priceless advantage in the quest for love that lasts a lifetime.

Based on a book by Gary Chapman.

MONDAY, FEB. 8 Candy making program. Allen County Extension OfďŹ ce, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 6 p.m. Learn to make various chocolate candies, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Creations will include homemade peanut butter cups, chocolate covered cherries, ďŹ lled caramels, barks and other confections. Bring two containers to transport candy. Cost: $5. Class limited to 25 people.

Kindergarten roundup. Concordia Lutheran Elementary School, 4245 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. Kindergarten information and registration for the 2016-2017 school year will be available at this meeting. For more information, call the enrollment director, Lori Stout, at (260) 426-9922, ext. 208.

NOTICES / REGISTRATION / MULTIPLE DATES Share your Easter activities. Easter Sunday falls on March 27. Submit your church’s Holy Week activities to Times Community Publications’ Community Calendar. Please include the name of the event, the location and address, the time and date, and a phone number to call with any questions. Send the information to gsnow@kpcmedia.com. Please include “Easter� in the subject line. Please submit Holy Week notices by Feb. 18 to be included in all four Times publications. “Art You Can Use.� Crestwoods Studio, 314 N. Main St., Roanoke. Through Jan. 15. Artists include Elizabeth Wamsley, Alan Larkin, Nancy McCroskey, Chris and Sayaka Ganz, Norman Bradley, Austin Cartwright, Justin Johnson and Rebecca Justice-Schaab. All mediums are represented. Visit crestwoodsgallery.com for studio hours.

Fort Wayne Farmers Market indoor market. Lincoln Financial Center at Parkview Field, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. the ďŹ rst and third Saturdays of each month through May. SAT/ACT prep course. High school students in Fort Wayne and the surrounding area may sign up for this course at Bishop Dwenger High School, 1300 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. Sessions are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-7:30 p.m. Classes begin Tuesday, Jan. 19, and end Thursday, March 3. The 14 sessions will include test familiarity, pacing, strategies, and a review of English, math and science concepts.

The winter 2016 session will address components of the new SAT to be administered beginning in March 2016 and the ACT test. The Tuesday sessions will focus on critical reading, writing and grammar while the

Thursday sessions will address math and science. The class fee is $225 and includes both an ACT text and SAT text for the course. Call Bishop Dwenger High School at (260) 496-4700 or click on bishopdwenger. com/SAT-ACT for more info and registration forms.

GriefShare classes. New Haven United Methodist Church, 630 Lincoln Highway East, New Haven. A new GriefShare Seminar begins Jan. 26 and runs through April 19. Meetings are in the parlor at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday nights. For more information, contact Margie Williams at (260) 7499907 or the church ofďŹ ce at (260) 749-9565.

4-H enrollment. Allen County 4-H clubs online enrollment ends Jan. 15. To register, visit extension.purdue.edu/allen. Anyone who misses the Jan. 15 deadline may call the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Allen County OfďŹ ce for other opportunities. Call (260) 481-6826.

Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Indiana. IPFW Polar Plunge, Saturday, Feb. 13, 10 a.m., IPFW Student Housing Clubhouse. Metea County Park Polar Plunge, Saturday, Feb. 20, 10 a.m., Metea Park Nature Center. Get details and registration information at soindiana.org. Volunteers gather pledges to beneďŹ t Special Olympics Indiana. Groups of 10 or more are eligible for the team award. Awards also are presented for best costume, largest team, most money raised by an individual and most money raised by a team. An After Splash Bash with food follows each event. Admission to the bash is free for plungers and volunteers; fans and spectators pay a $5 admittance fee.

Girl Scout Cookie Sales. 2016 project kicks off Jan. 16. Follow girlscoutsnorthernindiana-michiana.org for updates on Fort Wayne area projects. Visit girlscouts.org to locate a cookie sales booth in your neighborhood.

Outdoor Sports, Lake & Cabin Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. Jan. 22, noon-9 p.m. Jan. 23, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Jan. 24, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 for adults, $5 for active/veteran military, and free for children 12 or under.

Beer & Bacon Fest debuts. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. Jan. 22, 6-10 p.m. Tickets will be available at BeerBaconFest.org after Christmas. Admission $25 each for ages 21+ (or $40 a couple), and designated drivers are $15.

Get Fit Expo debuts. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. Jan. 23, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Jan. 24, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Lifestyle seminars, interactive activities and health screenings, vendors and more. $10 adults; children 12 & under free.

Mizpah Shrine Circus. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. Seven public performances: Jan. 21, 6:30 p.m.; Jan 22, 7 p.m.; Jan. 23, 10 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Jan. 24, 1 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Tickets $14 to $22. Buy tickets at mizpahshrinecircus.com, call (260) 422-7122, or visit the Shrine ticket ofďŹ ce at 1015 Memorial Way, behind the Casa on Parnell Avenue.

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

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE BOTANICAL CONSERVATORY — Courtesy Fort Wayne Parks Department Winterval at the Conservatory. Saturday, Jan. 30, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Make a winter bird feeder and have fun exploring in our “Dig Thisâ€? exhibit. Other activities will be held around town at the Community Center, the Old Fort, and Science Central. Don’t forget about the Fort Wayne Rugby Club’s annual Snow Bowl at Lawton Park at 1 pm. Winterval is sponsored by the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department, the Downtown Improvement District and Majic 95.1. Regular Conservatory admission applies: $5 for adults, $3 for ages 3-17. Children 2 and under are admitted free. For more information, call (260) 427- 6440. “Dig This!â€? Through April 10. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. This winter, young adventurers can don their explorer vests and pith helmets to explore mysteries hidden underground. Why do people dig? What do they look for? Try out your digging- and-ďŹ nding skills with different tools and media. Enjoy our active learning garden as a winter retreat, full of lush green plants and colorful owers. Regular Conservatory admission fees apply: $5 for adults, $3 for ages 3-17. Children 2 and under are admitted free.

Tai Chi in the Garden. Tuesdays, through March 1, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Whether you’re a beginner with very little to no experience or you’re a seasoned veteran, this is a great way to practice Tai Chi while it’s cold outside. Keep your energy level renewed while experiencing the ancient art form of movement and grace. Eight weekly one-hour classes will be held. In each class you will learn the Sun Style 73 Form of Tai Chi. Instructor Sandy Gebhard is certiďŹ ed by master Dr. Paul Lam, and has over 30 years’ experience practicing and teaching Tai Chi. Drop-ins should call ahead to make sure class will be in session. For ages 18-plus.

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******Special Book Signing – April 19, 2016****** In recognition of Dr. Wolfelt’s 25th year of coming to Fort Wayne and providing outstanding grief seminars for our community, we will be hosting a public book signing at our: Pine Valley Park Branch: 1320 East Dupont Rd., Fort Wayne, IN 46825 2:00 – 4:00 pm