Germanfest organ recitals June 5-9

Organ recitals, sponsored by the Germanfest committee and the Fort Wayne Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, will be given between 12:1512:45 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 5-9.

The pipe organ recitals are free and feature 30 minutes of German organ music.

The organ recitals have a long tradition of being part of the Germanfest celebration across the city.

Generally, the door closest to the parking area is the door to enter. The recitals are scheduled at 12:15 p.m. each day to enable people to attend on their lunch hour.

The 2023 schedule is:

• Monday, June 5, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 1126 S. Barr

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Woodlands Senior Activity Center

The center is located at 710 N. Opportunity Drive, Columbia City. For more information or to make reservations, call (260) 248-8944 or visit whitleycountycouncilonaging.com/ senior-citizens-center.

Exercise with Brittney — 10-11 a.m. Monday.

Bible Study w/Cheryl —

9-10 a.m. Tuesday.

Euchre — 9-10 a.m. every

Tuesday and Friday.

Yahtzee — 1-2 p.m. Wednesday.

Ice Cream Social — 1-2 p.m. Thursday, June 8.

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Queen of Angels’ annual garage sale, 4-8 p.m. Thursday, June 29; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 30; and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 1, at 1500 W. State Blvd., Fort Wayne.

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Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 1819 Reservation Drive, Fort Wayne, is hosting a spaghetti dinner fundraiser from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, June 10. The meal includes salad, bread, a drink and dessert.

Cost is $12 for adults, $6 for children.

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Blessings in a Backpack golf outing, registration at noon Friday, July 21, start time 1 p.m., at Brookwood Golf Club, Fort Wayne. All proceeds to benefit Blessings in a Backpack. For more information, visit blessingsindiana.org/ events.

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German Fest, 11 a.m. Sunday, June 4, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 518 E. Dewald St., Fort Wayne. The Fort Wayne Männerchor-Damenchor will provide the music for Mass. A German lunch will be served in the parish hall with live German music following

Mass. Adult lunch consists of brats, sauerkraut, German potato salad, and kruchen dessert. The kid’s meal includes hotdogs and applesauce. Prices are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-12 and free for ages 5 and younger. Beer will also be available for purchase.

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Fort Wayne Area Community Band will present a free concert at Foellinger Theater in Franke Park Tuesday, June 13. Downbeat is 7:30 p.m. Assistant conductors, David Blackwell and Susan Jehl, have chosen a variety of fun, upbeat music. Joining the band for this performance will be a number of local and area high school musicians.

Don’t pooh-pooh benefits of ‘lite’ exercise

For those who find television and computerized “Buns of Steel” physiques too intimidating to even consider for an exercise program, here’s some good news. Only a few minutes a day of nonaerobic, “lite” exercise such as housework, gardening and walking the dog is still enough to help keep you active and improve your overall physical condition.

Instead of the old recommendation of 30 minutes to an hour of aerobic exercise three to five times a week, the American College of Sports Medicine modified its recommendations a while ago regarding exercise.

The new guidelines suggest adults should accumulate a mere

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30 minutes of activity during the day to improve their overall condition and prolong their life. These new recommendations will help people who generally are unable or unwilling to devote a full hour three to five times a week to personal exercise. The hope is people will begin to realize that five minutes here and there does add up, and has been shown to have positive, long-term benefits on a person’s health.

These benefits of an active lifestyle include lowering hypertension and the risk of coronary artery disease, increased protection against chronic disease such as adult-onset diabetes, overall better health, improved longevity and a generally higher level of resistance to disease.

• Wednesday, June 7, First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St. Organist Daniel Schwandt.

• Thursday, June 8, The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 1122 S. Clinton St. Organist Michael Dulac.

• Friday, June 9: Trinity Episcopal Church, 611 W. Berry St. Organist Wayne Peterson.

Sewing

Continued from page 9 up of 130 chapters and over 1,000 neighborhood groups, creating a network of sewing friends with all levels of sewing experience.

The Fort Wayne Chapter boasts several neighborhood groups, each with a different focus, including quilting, garment sewing/fitting, machine embroidery, community service and more. It serves northeast Indiana and the Van Wert, Ohio, area.

To find out more, visit asgfortwayne.org or its Facebook page at American Sewing Guild Fort Wayne Chapter or email asgfortwayne3@ gmail.com.