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February 14, 2014

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St. Peters’ preschool to help tot

In the years ahead Isla Campbell might ponder fundraisers and medical procedures and the silent “S” in her first name. Isla is too buy at the moment — too busy being 2 and a half.

“Most people don’t notice anything until they see her leg braces or they see that’s she’s walking in a walker,” said her mother, Amy Campbell. “She’s really just a typical 2-year-old. She loves to run around in her walker and play with her sister. She loves playing with her stuffed animals and her dollhouse.

“And she does really well, still able to move around freely. She doesn’t get frustrated when she can’t fit her walker into a tight spot. She’s pretty determined. Usually she finds a way, or just crawls to where she needs to go.”

Michelle Kidd directs the preschool staff at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church and School, and

is spearheading a Feb. 15 fundraiser for Isla. “She’s just the sweetest, cutest little girl,” Kidd said.

Isla’s big sister, Eden, 4, attends Kidd’s preschool.

Kidd said Amy and Rian Campbell didn’t ask for help paying for a pending procedure. They just met with the

By Garth [email protected]

Isla Campbell, 2, poses with her sister, Eden Campbell, 4. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church and School preschool staff will hold a Feb. 15 benefit for Isla’s medical expenses.

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STEPS FOR ISLAPasta dinner and dessert auction, Saturday, Feb. 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Lutheran Church and School gymnasium, 7810 Maysville Road, Fort Wayne. Get $10 tickets in advance. For late reser-vations, call 748-0775 by noon Feb. 15. Baby-sitting available by the St. Peter’s Youth Group. Proceeds help fund a nonembryonic stem cell transplant for 2-year-old spina bifida patient Isla Campbell.For details or to donate, call 749-5811.

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Elementary principalhopes career has hadinfluence on others

For decades, Michael Caywood has asked himself why his name graces a principal’s office while other men’s names grace war memorials.

Even as he shrugs off his honor as Indiana elementary principal of the year — even as he says how much he will enjoy retirement — even as he says he is blessed to have spent 41 years in education, the Vietnam veteran asks why the stroke of a pencil sent him to a support role and sent many of his genera-tion into combat.

The Holland Elemen-tary School Veterans Day program has provided an outlet for the lessons that Caywood takes from his life and his studies. “We have Korean War vets in, we have World War II vets in, they speak to our kids,” said Caywood, of

Huntertown. “I’ve really tried to teach boys and girls that those veterans have sacrificed something — some of them gave everything — to give the kids the opportunity to do what they’re doing right now.”

“The most recent book I read was ‘The Boys of ’67,’ and it tells about guys my age that were drafted the same time I did, who went to the same base camp I did, who landed in Vietnam at the same port that I did,” he said. “The differ-ence was they ended up

By Garth [email protected] “I don’t know what’s out

there. … Like everybody, I’ve got this book in the back of my mind that I’d like to write.”Michael Caywood, retiring after 41 years in Fort Wayne Community Schools

See PRINCIPAL, Page A2

I&M pledges $500 million‘Powering Up’ investment

Indiana Michigan Power announced a $500 million project to upgrade its electricity transmission infrastructure in Allen, DeKalb, Noble, Huntington, Wells and Adams counties and Paulding County, Ohio, beginning within the next year.

The project, which Fort Wayne-based I&M has dubbed the “Powering Up Northeast Indiana” plan, would take six to eight years to complete, utility officials said. It includes upgrading and installing new transmission lines, updating equip-ment, and renovating and building new electricity substations.

Sarah Bodner, director of community relations and communications at I&M, said one reason the utility is moving forward with the project is because the average age of its transmission infrastruc-ture is between 40 and 60 years old.

Another reason is I&M is retiring its coal-fired Tanners Creek power gener-ation plant in Lawrenceburg next year, while parent company American Electric Power Co. Inc. will retire other coal-fired plants in Ohio and Kentucky in 2016.

By investing in its transmission infra-structure, I&M can ensure its ability

to provide electricity to customers and receive power from other generating facilities, Bodner said.

“This just makes sure that over the next several decades it continues to be reliable,” she said of the transmission system.

The project also would help maintain northeast Indiana’s competitive advantage in attracting businesses, Bodner said, adding that I&M’s residential customers’ rates are 25 percent below the national average, while industrial customers’ rates are 16 percent below the national average.

“So by doing these projects where we’re ensuring continued reliability and strategically working to keep our rates very low and competitive, we’re able to attract new industry, new business, which means new jobs,” she said.

“And that’s something that, quite frankly, we’re very excited about.”

New businesses also means new customers for I&M, Bodner acknowl-edged.

“The best way for us to add new customers is to have low rates because that’s that competitive advantage,” she said.

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in an infantry company. I ended up in a support company. And that made the difference. I never sell that short. I just value that experience, but I don’t dwell on it.”

Caywood reflected on that experience again Nov. 24 when he accepted his award from the Indiana Association of School Principals, about 46 years after his return from Vietnam.

He shared that he and his wife, Nancy, visited Vietnam memorials across the country a few years ago. “And every time I would leave one of those, and they would have a whole list of men who had been killed, the question kept coming up,” he said. “Why did I get out of there after a year, unscathed, untouched, having the experience that I did but being able to come back?”

“Shortly after we got back from that trip,” he said, “I had a phone call from a young lady. It was a girl from back at Bloomingdale School, some years ago. And I asked her, ‘Why are you looking for me? Why did you search me out?’ And her words were, ‘Because you made a difference in my life.’ And somehow or other that struck a chord with me. That was the answer to that ques-tion that I asked every

time I left one of those memorials. ‘Why did I get out of it unscathed?’ To me, it was to be able to make a difference in the lives of boys and girls over the course of these 41 years. And I’ve impacted thousands of kids and hundreds if not thousands of staff members, and I think for the most part it’s been a pretty positive impact.”

Caywood entered first grade at Wallen School, which he explained is now Washington Center School. He does not recall the name of his first-grade teacher, or the first name of his second-grade teacher. “I can tell you my third-grade teacher, it was Dolly Miller,” he said. “She was very demanding. And I tell my third-

grade students often, as we are trying to get them to memorize their multiplication tables, I tell them about the time that Dolly Miller, with my parents’ blessing, turned me over her knee and gave me a few swats on the rear end for not learning my multiplica-tion tables. Guess what? I learned my multiplication tables.”

Caywood went on to graduate from Garrett High School in 1964.

He was married, and soon afterward found himself in the U.S. Army. He received his discharge papers on Nov. 30, 1967. “And I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do,” he said. “I knew I would be going to college. I thought about being a veteri-narian, or a doctor.”

Then he visited his wife in the classroom at Hoagland Elemen-tary School, which was on West Butler Street. “I saw how much fun she was having and the impact it made on boys and girls,” he said. “That made me decide to go the route that I did.”

His first teaching job was at Bloomingdale Elementary. “Actually, I did my student teaching in second grade, my first teaching job was third grade, and then my next year was fourth grade, so I had some kids second, third and fourth, and you really develop some relationships with those kids,” he said.

After five and a half years, he moved into administration. “I was in nine different schools

in six years, which was again just a real growing experience, getting to work with a whole variety of people on different staffs, and different socio-economic groups,” he said. “Over the years, having hired a number of teachers and brought them from other schools, I know what they go through as they make those moves.”

His full 41-year career has been with the Fort Wayne Community Schools. He is nearing completion of his 31st year as principal at Holland Elementary.

Alice Pettit has been school secretary most of those years. “I have worked with Mr. Caywood for 29 years, and I’ve known him since my son was in fourth grade,” Pettit said. “Before he became principal, he went around the neighborhood. My family lived in Crest-wood. He didn’t go to every home, but he went to various homes to introduce himself, which was something I was really impressed with as a parent.”

Lori Sumner has taught in Fort Wayne Community Schools for 28 years, most of it at Holland Elementary under Caywood. Like Caywood, she worked at several schools in a few years. “He’s very supporting. He’s a great leader,” Sumner said of her principal.

“I feel like he does feel for the teachers,” she said. “He sees it from our perspective, and he makes it as good as he possibly can for the teachers in our building.”

Caywood came to Holland Elementary in 1983. He never met the school’s namesake, Mabel K. Holland. “But I’ve talked with a number of people who knew her,” he said. “She was a fantastic lady. She is

the only woman after whom a building was named in the Fort Wayne Community Schools. All the others are named after places, or men. As I understand, she was just an outstanding lady.”

Caywood keeps reminders of Holland in the principal’s office.

“A few years ago some gentleman came in and said, ‘I have something you might want,’ ” Caywood said, pointing to a shelf on the wall beside his desk. “Those are all books that belonged to Mabel K. Holland. They have her name in them, in her handwriting. To have her writing in it, her name, that really was an important thing,” he said. “It’s just interesting to see and know that she touched these books. These were hers.”

Caywood’s work was recognized by his peers in the 10-county District 3 of the principals asso-ciation, and then by the statewide association.

Nancy Caywood also will retire at the end of the school year. She teaches second grade at Lincoln Elementary School.

“I will continue my ties with the district and do some things related to the Principal of the Year thing,” he said. That will include participating in a national conference, in the fall.

“I feel blessed. I often share with people that I’m doing exactly what I want to do,” Caywood said.

Should he look back again, and ask that ques-tion that has nagged him since he returned from Vietnam, he will know that he has made a differ-ence.

“I love Mr. Caywood and I will miss him so, so much,” said Sumner, the first-grade teacher. “He’s had a huge impact on my life, and my career.”

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Principal Michael Caywood reads a book from a collection once owned by Mabel K. Holland, for whom the Fort Wayne elementary school is named. Caywood will retire in June, after 31 years at Holland.

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I&M has more than 510,000 residential customers within its service territory in Indiana and Michigan, and nearly 75,000 commercial and industrial customers.

According to I&M, most of the work would be done in existing rights of way; however, the project does call for some new routes.

The “Powering Up Northeast Indiana” plan is split into five smaller projects:

• Rebuilding transmis-sion lines and substations, and installing new lines from I&M’s Robison Park substation in north Fort Wayne to the Roanoke area;

• Upgrading transmis-sion lines, renovating substations and building new substations from north Fort Wayne to Auburn;

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• Rebuilding transmis-sion lines and substations and building new substa-tions from I&M’s Lincoln substation southeast of Fort Wayne to the Decatur area.

Customers, according to I&M, would see minimal rate increases, in part because the project is part of a larger effort by parent company American Electric Power to upgrade its transmission system, with Columbus, Ohio-based AEP spreading the costs among its operating companies.

In addition, much of the capital for the project would be provided through AEP Indiana Michigan Transmission Co., an AEP-owned business that develops, finances and operates electricity transmission systems within I&M’s service territory.

Because the project

falls within the much larger electricity grid serving roughly 60 million customers in the Midwest and along the East Coast that’s run by PJM Interconnec-tion, I&M must receive approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Any subsequent rate increase would need approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.

Kamran Ali, manager of transmission planning at AEP, said another benefit of I&M’s project is it will result in a more robust infrastructure that can better handle severe weather.

I&M already has begun reaching out to prop-erty owners and areas where the transmission system upgrades will occur. It’s held open houses in Roanoke and Auburn, which is part of the utility’s new “Good Neighbor” approach to involving the public in its projects.

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High school artists featuredThe artistic talent of regional high school students will

be featured in the 38th annual High School Art Exhibi-tion at the Weatherhead Gallery in Rolland Center for Art and Visual Communication at the University of Saint Francis from March 6-23. An opening reception will take place March 6 from 6-8 p.m., with an awards presenta-tion at 7 p.m. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

The annual showcase will feature student artworks from over 25 high schools in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, with a variety of awards given to the most outstanding works in the display.

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“Blood donations help many types of patients, including cardiac patients who are one of the leading users of blood and blood products,” said Tracy Fox, communications manager, with the Indiana-Ohio Blood Services Region of the Red Cross. “When individuals roll up their sleeve, they help build the blood supply. This is important anytime, but especially during the cold, wintry months when blood donations tend to decline. It’s important that the blood is on the shelf when hospital patients need a transfusion.”

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Sunday, Feb. 16, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Queen of Angels Catholic Church & School, in the school gymna-sium, 1500 W. State Blvd.

Sunday, Feb. 16, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., St. Charles Catholic Church & School, 4910 Trier Road.

Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1-3:30 p.m., Kroger, 601 E. Dupont Road.

Wednesday, Feb. 19, 3-7 p.m., St. Johns Lutheran Lake Township, in the fellowship hall, 7914 W. Cook Road.

Thursday, Feb. 20, 1-3:30 p.m., Walmart, 5311 Cold-water Road.

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Support groups availableThe Alzheimer’s Asso-

ciation offers free, monthly support group meetings at several sites in and near Fort Wayne.

Care-givers are encour-aged to share information, give and receive support, and exchange coping experiences and strategies. Meetings are open to the public and facilitated by a trained professional or family member.

“It’s important for care-givers to remember that they are not alone on their journey through dementia care-giving. Support groups are a great way to meet other care-givers for advice and understanding,” said Kristi Ritchie of the Alzhei-mer’s Association.

There is no cost or commitment for care-givers to attend. For a full listing of all of the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter’s support groups, visit alz.org/indiana or call the Helpline at (800) 272-3900.

Local meeting sites include:

Abundant Life Church, 3301 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. Room 141. Use Entrance 4 at Hobson Road. This support group meets the second Monday of each month, from 6-7 p.m.

Risen Savior Lutheran

Church, 8010 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. This support group meets the second Thursday of each month, from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Robinson Chapel United Methodist Church, 12707 Tonkel Road, Fort Wayne. This support group meets the second Monday of each month, from 9-10 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. This support group meets the third Thursday of each month, from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Trinity English Lutheran Church, 405 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. This support group meets the second Thursday of each month, from 10-11 a.m.

Waynedale Branch, Allen County Public Library, 2200 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. This support group meets at 10 a.m. the first Thursday of each month.

Columbia City United Methodist Church, 605 N. Forest Parkway, Columbia City. This support group meets the second Monday of each month, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Parkview Hospital, 2001 Stults Road, Huntington. This support group meets the second Wednesday of each month, from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Heimach Center, 1800

E. 7th St., Auburn. This support group meets the third Thursday of each month, from 2-4 p.m.

Adams Memorial Hospital, 1100 Mercer Ave., Decatur, in Monroe Classroom. This group meets the third Thursday of each month, beginning at 4 p.m.

Today, more than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, including 120,000 Hoosiers. Alzheimer’s disease is the nation’s sixth-leading cause of death. The direct and indi-rect costs of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are estimated to amount to more than $200 billion annually.

The Alzheimer’s Asso-ciation is the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s research, care and support. Its mission is to elimi-nate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.

Women of all churches invited to March retreatA two-day retreat will allow women

from all area churches to hear from an international speaker.

Award-winning author Jane Rubietta will be the featured speaker at the gath-ering March 7-8 at St. Joseph United Methodist Church.

The retreat, which is titled “Triumph in Transition,” is based on Rubietta’s book “Grace Points: Growth and Guid-ance in Times of Change.” The church’s United Methodist Women group is the host for the retreat, which is open to women of all ages.

“We’re excited to bring a woman of this caliber to Fort Wayne,” said Marsha Worthington, the president of the UMW at St. Joseph. “She’s just outstanding. She’s humorous. She’s spiritually deep.”

The retreat will begin with a free social evening from 7-9 p.m. Friday, March 7, at the church, 6004 Reed Road. The evening will include worship time, a short retreat introduc-tion by Rubietta, and social time with refreshments. This is an opportunity to

meet and chat with Rubietta prior to the full-day retreat on Saturday. Women who cannot attend Saturday’s event are still invited to attend the Friday night gathering.

The full-day Saturday retreat begins at 8:30 a.m. and concludes at 2:30 p.m. The event includes three sessions with the speaker, breakout sessions and lunch. Cost for the Saturday retreat is $25.

For more information, or to register online, visit stjoemin.com. Registration forms are also available in the church narthex. For further registration infor-mation, contact Brenda Richardson at

[email protected] or 484-2801. Worthington said the group has

offered longer retreats in some recent years. “We know that it’s difficult for women to get away for a whole weekend, and much more expensive,” she said.

In her 2002 book “How to Keep the Pastor You Love,” Rubietta asserts the need for a support system for pastors. “When church members need comfort or spiritual guidance, they go to the pastor. But where do pastors go when they have a concern?” she wrote.

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senior pastor, the Rev. Steve Ahlersmeyer, about prayers. “And it just kind of took off from there,” Kidd said. “We thought, “Hey, we can do some-thing to help.”

The Campbells first came to the church about a year ago, after a move from Ohio. Rian is an engineer for a medical systems company. Amy puts her nursing back-ground to work at home.

Isla’s medical journey actually began before she was born, when a 20-week ultrasound revealed spina bifida. Amy went to Vander-bilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. “Luckily, since we did have the fetal surgery and they closed her back up while I was still pregnant with her, the damage was not so bad,” Amy said.

The second procedure to repair Isla’s spinal cord will be a transplant of nonembryonic stem cells. That procedure could take place by the end of February, at Nova Cells Institute, in Tijuana,

Mexico. The Campbells need to raise $20,000 in advance of the surgery. Amy Campbell said the procedure is still in trial phases on the U.S. side of the border.

Amy Campbell said the couple approached the pastor in about late November, and asked whether news of Isla’s condition could be posted in the church bulletin. “And Michelle called and asked if it would be OK if they could do a spaghetti fundraiser,” she said. “It was a nice surprise.”

“Pastor told us about it and we had a staff meeting that afternoon, and we brainstormed,” Kidd said of the preschool group project. “Really it started with just wanting to show them support.”

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and other sources to donate goods for the dessert auction. “We’ve had good responses,” she said.

The six preschool staff members work with 85 children, ages 2 to 5. Registration for the fall term is now open. Call Kidd at 749-5816 for details.

Kidd has been with the St. Peter’s preschool staff for 13 years. “I can’t imagine doing anything else,” she said. “I’m defi-nitely where God wants me to be. I love my job.”

“It’s wonderful,” Amy Campbell said of the family’s new church home. “We love being here. It’s really been a great experience. They are so nice and caring and willing to go out of their way to help others.”

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Quilters expect 700 to share fabrics, ideasDeb Stachowiecz was

just running an errand when she found a hobby that she now shares with hundreds of other quilters from throughout northeast Indiana.

The Appleseed Quil-ters Guild has chosen “Sharing the Love Through Quilting” as the theme of the Gathering of Quilters 2014.

But even five years ago, Stachowiecz said, the organization was known for sharing.

“One of the Apple-seeds’ focuses is philanthropy,” she said, “and they pick an orga-nization and they give a quilt to raffle off or sell or something for a fundraiser for that organization.” That year, she said, the

quilters chose to share with the Allen County Sheriff’s Reserve, which her husband served. “And I was the person they sent to the guild to pick up this raffle quilt, and I was so impressed that night — even without a background in sewing — that I thought, ‘This is my activity.’”

Quilting guilds and vendors will converge at the Gathering of Quilters, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at Wayne High School, Fort Wayne. Highlights will include quilt appraisals, a show-and-tell, a quilt raffle, an ugly fabric swap, a block exchange, and scissor sharpening.

Susie Hague is with the Noble Nimble Thimbles quilt club, which was host to the 2013 Gathering of Quilters at the Kruse

World War II Victory Museum in Auburn. About 700 quilt enthusi-asts attended the event, which rotates among venues in northeast Indiana.

Hague will oversee the block exchange and ugly fabric contest at this year’s gathering. “Bring a half-a-yard piece and put it in a brown lunch bag, and if you bring one you can take one,” she said. “And then you take that piece of fabric home and use it in a quilt or wall hanging or whatever, and you bring it back the next year, and the works are displayed and people vote on them. It’s kind of fun, because sometimes you get a piece of fabric and you think ‘Whoa, that is really ugly.’ But then you work to turn it into some-thing nice.”

Beth Ferrier of Apple-wood Farm Publications, Saginaw, Mich., will bring a trunk show of quilts and offer an hour-long program. The author of four books and creator of dozens of quilt patterns has appeared on HGTV’s “Simply Quilts” and other TV programs.

Anne Tinkel, the 2014 event chairwoman, is familiar with Ferrier’s quilting. “Her work appealed to me and I thought her work would appeal to a variety of people — traditional pieces and applique — and her topic will be ‘Will You Make Me a Quilt?’ and I thought that would fit in well with our theme,” Tinkel said.

“I was trying to think of why I quilt, why other people quilt,” Tinkel said. “I love the fabric and the process and I usually give the quilt to someone who needs love, who is sick or hospitalized or has done something in their community and I thought the common theme in all that is love.”

“Because of the time factors, a lot of the younger women are busy with careers and children and don’t have a lot of time for quilting,” said Stachowiecz, who handles publicity for the event. But more women in their 30s and 40s are joining the local guilds, she said.

“When I was only starting five years go, I tended to go to the art quilts. You can hide a multitude of sins if you’re doing art quilts,” she said. More experienced quilters take on more complex projects.

“The precision is abso-lutely breathtaking, that they can match all the points,” she said.

Guild members create quilts for children at Camp Watcha-Wan-

na-Do, held at YMCA Camp Potawotami in Wolcottville. Last year, the Appleseed quilters donated 140 quilts for the children surviving cancer to use and then take home. “It’s really neat to see how excited they are to see some of these quilts,” Tinkel said.

She said her first visit to an Appleseed Quil-ters show revealed the potential of quilting. “It was awesome. It was overwhelming,” she said. “I saw quilts that I never imagined — art quilts, landscape quilts — and they had borders and edgings and fancy stitches

and they had little pieces that made pictures. I was very impressed by that.”

Tinkel said this year’s host club has about 150 members, from Auburn, Columbia City, Fort Wayne, Harlan, Hoag-land, Huntertown, Leo, Monroeville, St. Joe and Spencerville, and from Antwerp, Ohio. The club holds meetings and work-shops at Classic Cafe at 4832 Hillegas Road in northwest Fort Wayne.

Gathering of Quilters guests have registered from Indianapolis, Mich-igan and beyond. “They come quite a ways,” Tinkel said.


Sharon Zonker wears a Civil War Era dress in keeping with the “Quilting Now and Then” theme for the 2013 Gathering of Quilters at the Kruse World War II Victory Museum in Auburn. This year’s event in Fort Wayne has the theme “Sharing the Love Through Quilting.”

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Gathering of Quilters8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 15, Wayne High School, 9100 Winchester Road, Fort Wayne. Early registration is available at $20 through Feb. 25. That price includes a box lunch from Goeglein’s Catering, a shopping bag with commemorative pin and other gifts, and door prizes. Without advance registration, admission is $15, but does not include a lunch. Several restaurants are available nearby. For registration information, visit appleseedquiltersguild.com.

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Men serve while women enjoy Graceful Night Out

Mike McGuire will help the men of Grace Epis-copal Church to pamper about 110 women at Graceful Night Out.

“This is their turn,” McGuire said of the seventh annual night of fun and fundraising, beginning at 5:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at the church at 10010 Aurora Place.

Women from outside the church also enjoy the hearty hors d’oeuvres, sweets and relaxation. Tickets are $40, and may be reserved by calling the church office at 432-9221.

Highlights include a keynote speech, followed by raffles and live and silent auctions. Guests will visit pampering stations, including a massage station and a jewelry station. “Anything to help the ladies feel special,” he said.

“We usually have from 15 to 20 guys,” McGuire said. “Our whole thing is to pamper the ladies. We bring them food, we bring them drink, we take their coats, we’ll walk them in — whatever needs to be done.”

McGuire said his wife, Gail, is in charge of the food. “My guys are in charge of setup,” he said. “The only thing the ladies do is the artistic setup of

the table. We’re not too great on that, but they set the tables up with a different theme every year. We have some very talented women in our congregation.”

Julie Boyd shares the event co-chair duties with Toni Ingram. “It started out originally as a kind of Valentine present, so the men of the church would serve women and they would have a night out,” Boyd said.

“Our men are a big part of the event,” Boyd said. “They’re a very active and involved part of the event for us.”

She said the joy and the money from the project are poured into church outreach programs,

including supporting a Fort Wayne homeless shelter for families, an interfaith meals program, a food bank, and a shawl ministry.

“We nurture women’s minds, bodies and spirits,” Boyd said.

More than 120 busi-nesses donated items for last year’s raffle and silent auction, Boyd said. “We have great support from the community. We have over $5,000 worth of goods and coupons,” she said.

“It started out very small and became our main fundraiser for the church,” McGuire said. “It’s gotten better every single year, and we’ve had some great speakers.”

“It’s a lot of fun,” he said. “It’s a good thing for the guys. We all get together, there’s good camaraderie, and the guys have a great time, and the ladies are so appreciative

of what we’re doing for them, and they do feel special on that night.”

Fort Wayne attorney, teacher and author Laurie Gray will present this year’s address, on the topic “Living with Intentional Gratitude and Kindness.” For her charity, Gray has chosen the Dr. Bill Lewis Center for Children, which offers a safe place where children who have been abused can be inter-viewed. The Fort Wayne center also provides expertise to more than 700 child advocacy centers across the nation.

Gray is the owner of Socratic Parenting LLC (SocraticParenting.com), and the author of three young adult novels and a parenting book. She is a trial attorney and child advocate. She works as a bilingual forensic

interviewer at the Lewis Center and teaches classes at Indiana Tech. She is also a contributing writer for several Fort Wayne publications. Gray is a graduate of Goshen College and Indiana University School of Law.

For more information on the Lewis Center, visit LewisCenterforChildren.org.

For more informa-tion on Grace Episcopal Church, visit gracefwi.org.

“We’re a small church, but we do a lot with the numbers that we have,” Boyd said. “And we’re very receptive, open to people who are seeking to have a church home and a deeper faith.”

McGuire urged anyone interested to make reservations soon. He said fliers are mailed to previous participants and to other churches.


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Schools weigh safety as snow days mount

As public and private schools reschedule a possible record number of snow days, winter might not be done shredding school calendars.

School officials insist, though, that student safety will drive their decisions through the rest of the winter.

Fort Wayne Commu-nity Schools had canceled classes 11 days as of Feb. 6. Public Affairs Director Melanie Hall said the school calendar has been extended accordingly, through June 11.

She said the district tracked snow days going back through the 1999-2000 school year. “The previous high was six closures in 2011, all in February,” Hall said.

Even more snow dates will not force a change in the graduation schedule. Those ceremonies are scheduled for June 21.

Hall said the Indiana State Board of Education has granted schools a waiver for Jan. 6 and 7, when the first major storm of the season hit Indiana. That means the district has to make up only nine days to meet the minimum 180 student attendance days.

Some school districts extended the first semester because of the storms.

The state board met Feb. 6 in Indianapolis, and also agreed to postpone the window for important ISTEP tests. Schools now may finish the tests as late as March 21, instead of March 12. Test results are used to measure school success and to assess teacher performance.

“We are pushing back the start of testing by five days, so the testing will start the 10th of March,” Hall said.

At Blackhawk Christian School, Lead Adminis-trator Linda Pearson said calendar adjustments need to be finalized. “So far we’ve had 10 snow days, of which the state has waived two days, and we have eight that we need to figure out,” Pearson said.

The Blackhawk superin-tendent said 800 children from preschool through high school attend the two campuses on either side of State Street. She said she talks with other admin-

istrators as she weighs the twin imperatives of quality of education and student safety. “And it becomes my final respon-sibility,” she said.

Even open houses and other special activities have been subject to review.

Blackhawk’s situa-tion is unique, she said, because it does not have school buses. That means more teen drivers will be on the road. “We have students who come from a few blocks and some who come 10 minutes or longer,” Pearson said. “We always tell parents that even if we should have school, we always support our parents holding the students home.”

After changing a teacher in-service day to a student day, and after scheduling classes on Presidents Day, Blackhawk was tentatively scheduled to complete classes on June 6, so the June 8 graduation date needn’t change.

“We actually had kept that week open for snow days,” Pearson said.

Hall, of the Fort Wayne Community Schools, also

said many officials gather information on road and weather conditions. “When the weather is looking bad, we have our officials out driving at 4 a.m. to experience it first-hand, and they try to drive different areas because we have 150 square miles of basically urban, suburban and rural neighborhoods. So it’s not always going to be the same in different places,” Hall said. “They call the highway depart-ment, the state police, the weather service — so there’s a lot of thought and consideration that goes into it.”

“But the safety of our students is our first consideration,” Hall said.

For the latest school closing information, updates on school menus, and more, visit Fort Wayne Community Schools on Facebook.

Bishop Dwenger High School has extended the school year into June. Graduation, however, will proceed as planned on May 23. “We will go until June 2, and I cross my fingers and knock on wood,” said Jason Schiffli, Dwenger’s principal. The high school has the Embassy Theatre booked for a May 23 graduation, and it is no easy task to rebook that venue, he said.

Schiffli said the school has conducted gradua-

tion with empty diploma folders twice in the last 10 years, and has then finished the school year.

The school is consid-ering other options to make up missed days. Schiffli said he will present those options to the school board and the curriculum committee. Dwenger might decide to make up days by ending the school day by an hour, making up three schools over 18 lengthened days. The school might make up a day by holding classes on Memorial Day. Those are only consider-ations at the moment, he emphasized.

Northwest Allen Community Schools has extended the school year to Monday, June 9, one day after graduation.

On Jan. 24, Superinten-dent Chris Himsel issued a statement explaining that the school year had been extended to June 2 and 3, in order to make up snow days up to the date of the statement.

However, the weather forced more cancellations over the following two weeks.

Southwest Allen County Schools had required 11 snow days as of Feb. 5, pushing the school year to June 10. SACS also had experi-enced seven other 2-hour delays as of Feb. 6.

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churches and surrounding communities are invited to take part in the annual Easter season Cross Walk program through New Haven United Methodist Church.

The crosses are avail-able for free, thanks to Bob and Mary Richhart. Participants may pick up a cross, decorate it, and return it to be included in the Lenten display.

Crosses are avail-able now. Each comes with helpful informa-tion. Those interested may contact the church office at 749-9565. The deadline to return the cross and have a corre-sponding description in the Cross Walk booklet is Sunday, Feb. 16. The New Haven United

Methodist Church is at 630 Lincoln Highway East. Crosses will line Lincoln Highway and the church frontage on Maury Street. Crosses will be put in place for Ash Wednesday, March 5, and taken down after Easter, April 20. After that, each participant may pick up their cross and take it home.

“We usually do 40 crosses, representing the 40 days of Lent,” Mary Richhart said. This marks at least the eighth year for the program, she said.

Crosses are uniform in size. Each is made from a 2x4, and stands 4 feet above the ground and 3 feet wide. The Rich-harts pay for the lumber. “That’s part of the ministry. We enjoy doing that,” Mary Richhart said.

A devotional book with descriptions of each cross

will be available on each end of the walk.

“This year, we are inviting those in the New Haven and surrounding area who are interested in decorating a cross to join us,” the couple said in a news release, issued through the church.

Participants are asked to share a message, devo-tion, Bible verse or their inspiration in making their cross. The infor-mation packet includes guidelines and sugges-tions. “I’ve picked a lot of verses out of the Bible about Jesus,” she said. “The true vine. He is risen. There are so many themes that you can pick from the Bible.”

Mary Richhart said the public’s response has been positive. “They park their cars in the church parking lot and walk the cross walk,” she said.


Crosses will line the walks near the New Haven United Methodist Church.

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Athena Award nominations due Feb. 21Greater Fort Wayne Inc. has begun

accepting nominations for its annual Athena Awards, which honor women for their professional achievements, commu-nity service and being a role model for others.

Nomination forms are available at GreaterFortWayneInc.com/business-ser-vices/annual-events. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 21.

The annual Athena Awards luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 16 at Ceruti’s Summit Park, Diamond Room, 6601 Innovation Blvd.,

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given to individuals “who demonstrate excellence, creativity and initiative in their business or profession, who provide valuable service by contributing time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the community, and who actively assist women in realizing their full leadership potential,” Greater Fort Wayne said in an announcement.

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AWS/Benchmark names Beebe vice presidentDoug

Beebe has joined AWS/Benchmark as vice president for residen-tial and day services for Central and Southern Indiana and the East Coast. He succeeds Steve Cook, who recently accepted a new position as AWS/Benchmark vice

president, business devel-opment.

Most recently, Beebe served as chief executive offi cer of Community Rehabilitation Hospital in Indianapolis. Previous positions include director of the Bureau of Aging and In-home Services for the State of Indiana; executive director of Hook Rehabil-itation Center-Community Hospital in East Indianap-olis; state administrator for

Res-Care, based in Illinois and Indiana; and executive director of the Blare House in Des Plaines, Ill.

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“We are pleased Doug can share his diverse leadership and industry experience as a senior manager at AWS/Bench-mark, both through the programs he oversees and with his peers across the organization,” said William J. Swiss, president.

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lor’s degree in psychology from Wabash College, and his master’s in psychology, focusing on rehabilitation, from Purdue University – Indianapolis.

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LifeSpring Counseling opens clinic at Park CenterHuntington University’s

free counseling clinic, LifeSpring Counseling Center, has opened a new offi ce in Fort Wayne near

the Parkview Randallia campus.

The university has oper-ated the Huntington clinic since 2009 as a way to

train graduate counseling students while offering a resource to the commu-nity. The expansion to Fort Wayne is designed

to allow students taking graduate counseling classes at the Randallia campus to gain real-world experience by working with clients at the clinic.

“I’m excited that we can expand the impact we can have on mental health in the Fort Wayne community,” said Dr. Jerry Davis, director of the graduate counseling program.

The clinic opened Jan. 21, inside Park Center’s Administra-tion Building, 909 E. State Blvd. It offers free individual, family and group counseling for all ages. Appointments are available from 5-9 p.m.

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“We are very thankful for the warm welcome that Park Center has given us, and we are excited to offer this clinic in the East State neighborhood so close to the Parkview Randallia campus where our graduate counseling classes are held,” said Dr. Ann McPherren, vice president for strategy and graduate/adult programs. “This is a great oppor-tunity for our students to expand their skills while supporting the local community.”

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Luers to host two-dayshow choirs celebration

Bishop Luers High School will hold its 40th annual show choir invita-tional as part of a two-day celebration March 7 and 8.

At 6 p.m. Friday, March 7, six local middle school show choirs will compete at Luers, 333 E. Paulding Road, Fort Wayne. Tickets are $5.

On Saturday, March 8, Luers will be host to the longest running swing choir competition in the nation. The day competition begins at 8 a.m. and runs until 7 p.m. The evening competition begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are sold at the door. Tickets are $10 for the day show or the evening show, or $15 for all day.

Luers will welcome show choirs from 19 high schools. “Some of the most talented high school singers and dancers in the region will provide spectacular entertainment throughout the day and night,” Luers said in a news release.

For more information, call Luers at 456-1261.

In 1994, the 20th annual event was marked with a special swing choir directed by the founder, the Rev. Fred Link. In 2004, for the 30th invi-tational, Link returned to

welcome 18 choirs and a large group of Minstrel alumni. To mark the 40th show choir invita-tional, Link will return to judge. Luers has invited all past grand champions to compete again.

The high school released a history of the invitational. Excerpts from that announcement follow:

“Bishop Luers is proud to be the place where high school swing choir competitions began more than 40 years ago.

“In January of 1975 the Minstrels, the swing choir at Bishop Luers High School, conceived the idea of organizing and hosting a swing choir contest. The Minstrels felt they and other young groups might learn and benefit by observing some of the area’s most distin-guished choirs performing in an open competition. They felt it would help stimulate a wider interest in and appreciation for swing choirs by making it possible for many groups to perform the same day before large audiences.

“In less than two months, judges were

contacted, rules were established and trophies acquired. Seven fine swing choirs were invited to perform. The idea worked so well that the following year 15 high school groups were invited to the contest.

“By 1979, 20 swing choirs from around the Midwest accepted the challenge of coming to Fort Wayne to compete for trophies and medals. That year, more than 600 students and 1,500 parents attended the contest.

“The local PBS station broadcast the early years of the competition, and in 1983, the program aired on PBS stations around the country. That led to international exposure and growth in swing choir competitions around the country.

“The yearly invita-tion to participate in the Bishop Luers High School annual Show Choir Invitational is mailed to over 250 show choirs throughout the country, and appears on show choir websites. Show choirs then register and are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis for the invitational. Welcome packets are mailed and another invitational is under way.”

The 2013-14 Bishop Luers High School Minstrels will be hosts to 19 other high school show choirs.

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County and Volun-teer Center RSVP are conducting a free tax preparation program through April 12.

Any family or indi-vidual earning less than $52,000 annually quali-fies for the free service, organized by members of the Financial Stability Partnership. IRS-certified volunteer tax preparers help residents file their taxes and claim avail-able credits, including the Earned Income Tax Credit. Credits may help families get as much as a $5,000 refund.

Allen County tax prepa-ration sites are:

Community Action of Northeast Indiana (CANI), 227 E. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. Open Mondays and Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m. (closed Feb. 17), and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (closed March 1 and April 5).

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Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon. Self-service tax site with IRS certified tax preparers available to assist.

University of Saint Francis, 2701 Spring St., Fort Wayne. Pope John Paul II Center, first floor. Saturday, March 1, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Call 211 for

an appointment. This is a full-service tax site.

To learn more about the Free Tax Preparation program, residents may pick up a flier at CANI, United Way, Volunteer Center RSVP or many other social service orga-nizations. A flier can also be downloaded from Unit-edWayAllenCounty.org/initiatives. Residents can also dial 211 and ask for information from a trained specialist.

Individuals with disabilities and active military and national guard personnel may call 211 for assistance and to make an appointment for tax preparation.

Sites also are available in DeKalb and Noble counties.

Funding for the program is provided by a JPMorgan Chase Founda-tion grant and a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program grant from the IRS.

Auction tickets on saleTickets are on sale for Cancer Services

of Northeast Indiana’s 11th annual Design on Life Auction, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Ceruti’s Summit Park, 6601 Innovation Blvd.

The theme of this year’s event is “A Walk in the Garden,” where guests will enjoy a whimsical night ornamented by the enchantments of a garden. The evening features hors d’oeuvres, games and

entertainment from the Dan Heath Trio. Highlights of the evening include the silent and live auctions featuring items such as jewelry, spa packages, sports tickets and more.

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Chili cook-off lures diners to brave winter

The same weather that makes a chili cook-off inviting also makes it difficult to schedule.

But this time the contest is on, said Emily Campbell, the chairwoman of the St. Peter’s Chili Cook-Off, rescheduled for Saturday evening, Feb. 22, at the school, 7810 Maysville Road. The meal begins immediately after the 5 p.m. service at the church, 7710 E. State Blvd.

The meal had been scheduled for Jan. 18, but the weather inter-vened. Cooks were given enough notice to post-pone their cooking and prepare for the new date.

Nor is this the first time winter has played havoc with this winter

celebration. The 2013 chili cook-off was called off altogether. So technically, Campbell explained, this is not the third annual cook-off, but it’s a third iteration of the event.

“The tickets are priced in a very family-friendly pricing structure,” Camp-bell said. “So if you’re a larger family that has six children and Mom and Dad want to come, too, it’s still just a flat $20.” Individuals pay $5 for the all-you-can-eat dinner.

The reasons for the first chili celebration still apply, she said.

“I was new to the school, and president of the PTO, and we needed a fun winter event because we were all holed up in our homes,” she said. “You become a hermit in those winter

months. And everyone likes chili. And we wanted something to involve the guys.”

She envisioned it as sort of a night off for the women, with men sharing the work. “Historically, we do have more men than we have women, which we love,” she said.

Because she is the chairwoman, Campbell is not eligible to cook for the throngs of judges. “I have tried to pass off the chairmanship,” she said. “I think I’ve got a winner.”

Campbell said she expects 18 to 20 cooks to volunteer this year.

Contestants bring her chili ready to serve. The school will provide crackers. “A lot of crackers,” she said. “We also provide all the toppings that you could

ever want for a bowl of chili soup, such as jala-penos, cheese, onions and oyster crackers. And we have cornbread. We also provide a hand-held dessert like a cookie, a brownie, a Rice Krispies treat. And we provide water and lemonade.”

“We provide a kids’ bar,” Campbell said, “which this year will include hot dogs, carrot sticks, applesauce cups, fruit cups and goldfish crackers.”

The 2012 dinner drew more than 250 diners.

“Everyone is a judge,” she said. “Each adult gets three poker chips. Blue is for their favorite overall, red is for deliciously spicy, and yellow is for something unique. We have an area with slotted coin banks to identify the soups, so it remains a blind vote so you don’t

know who provided the chili, and we think that is key.”

The committee counts coins to determine cate-gory winners and an overall winner.

“We also have a green chip, which is given to everyone who is 14 or younger, and it identifies the kids’ choice chili,” she said. Campbell said sometimes the younger voters choose a chili based in part on its name. “Like last time it was the Rootin’ Tootin’ Musical Beans Soup,” she said.

Campbell said the event is very informal. “Everyone is walking around, coloring on tablecloths,” she said. “My husband (Brett) described it as the most social of our school-sponsored events. It’s a fun blend of competition between

the people who come from the community, the people who are school parents, and the larger church congregation. And even with a large church, those groups don’t often blend. So this event does a really good job of blending those.”

Diners will be as young as the Campbells’ 18-month-old son. One of the regular cooks is about 70, she said.

Anyone interested in becoming a contestant may pick up the rules at the school. Or, contact Campbell at [email protected].

The same weather that has canceled her event might also benefit the dinner. “The sales are always good at the grocery store when it’s cold,” she said, “and we’re hoping for good sales, too.”


Concordia presentscast of more than 75on ‘Dreamcoat’ stage

When Concordia Lutheran High School presents “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” Feb. 22 and 23, drama director Chris Murphy will experi-ence a unique moment in his 13-year career at Concordia.

“I get the great oppor-tunity to be in the show with my son, who is a senior,” Murphy said. “I have directed him in over a dozen CLHS shows.” Chris Murphy plays Jacob, while Bradley Murphy plays Judah.

“And in this produc-tion,” the elder Murphy said in an email, “my three children are all involved, as well as my three nieces and two second cousins — a family show with a family involved. We have many siblings involved in the show as well.”

Concordia presented “Dreamcoat” once before, but with an earlier director. Murphy directed “Dreamcoat” twice before, at the grade school level.

Choreographer Kate Majorins also is familiar with the play, having played the Narrator in “Dreamcoat” in high school. She is from Nebraska, and works as a dancer and dance teacher in Fort Wayne. This is her third production at Concordia.

Tavis Schlicker and Stephanie Maxson serve as music direc-tors. Dianne Moellering conducts the orchestra.

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7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at Concordia, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. Tickets are $6 for adults, $5 for students in high school or younger. Tickets will be available in the school office after Feb. 17.

Murphy said Dianne Giannakeff and Janet Mishler have labored for hours on the costumes.

More than 75 grade school and high schools students will act or sing.

“I pick shows based on the students who are currently active in the drama department,” Murphy said of the play choice. I also pick shows that offer some kind of message. “As a Christian school, we are not tied to selecting only Bible-based plays, but when we have the opportu-nity, it is a great chance for us to witness to the community. This is one of the best Bible-based musicals there is — great music, lots of dancing, great humor — and it sticks largely to the true story from the Bible.”

Ella Eggold, Meghan LaCroix and Ellen Moussou play the Narra-tors. Nathan Sutaphong plays Joseph. The brothers are portrayed by Micah Reynolds, Nik Kiess, Andrew Bower, Jacob Allen, John Dolde, Collin Peterson, Jordan Strable, Aaron Reynolds, Jacob Panning, Jacob Bryant and Bradley Murphy. Other named roles include: Potiphar, Ryan Springer; Mrs. Potiphar, Darienne Rea; Butler, Caleb Linne-meier; Baker, Andrew Wick; and Pharaoh, Jonathan NaThalang.



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Local jeweler, wife ready for next chapter

The sign on the door reads “Shannon Jewelers,” but Steve Shannon speaks of his work in terms of people, not products.

As he prepares to retire from his fourth location and a 32-year jewelry career, Shannon serves a steady stream of customers at the Northbrook Village store. “It’s one person at a time,” he said early in the close-out sale. “As I’ve always told my son and other people I’ve worked around, ‘When that door opens, that’s my boss coming through the front door.’ It’s as simple as that.”

After closing the store, Shannon and wife, Diana, will move to the Nashville, Tenn., area.

“I’ve always been about people, rather than business and dollars and cents,” he said. “To my detriment, you might say.” He said “big grand ideas about building a business” can be at odds with “a big heart.”

A customer asked Shan-non’s help to remove a ring from his mother’s finger. Rather than charge for the service in the store, Shannon lent the man his tools. “He took them home with him, and put

her at ease to take it off her finger,” he said.

Shannon worked at International Harvester for more than 18 years, and was among the managers released in 1981. He opened his first jewelry store in New Haven, in March 1982.

Shannon found another location in Washington Square, and stayed there 19 years. In 1999 he opened a second store — in North-brook Village — and operated two locations for a while before closing the Clinton Street store. After 10 years, he moved the store across the parking lot in Northbrook Village.

He has offered engraving, repair, custom manufacturing and custom designing, in addition to jewelry sales.

The arrival of larger warehouse stores forced jewelry stores to focus less on other sales and more

on service, he said. “You used to go into a jewelry store and they would have leather goods, they would have plates and spoons and other things like that.”

Other forces also caused changes. Shannon still sells monogrammed pen sets, but he said changing atti-tudes toward smoking have all but snuffed out sales of cigarette lighters.

Shannon said he still has the hand-eye coordination and the confidence required of an engraver, and he still knows the importance of planning. “Of course you didn’t start out on your customers’ jewelry,” he said of his early career. “I was doing a job and I had this all figured out. It said ‘Welcome’ and I had left the ‘C’ out. Those are the kind of things you’ve gotta watch out for. It’s like cutting 2x4’s; you measure twice and cut once.”

The Shannons said they look forward to the next chapter, in Tennessee.

Diana said she has learned a lot in 14 years at the store. “I take care of the billing and the books and things like that,” she said. Still, she enjoys matching customers with the right jewelry. “Some of these special pieces you get attached to after a while, and it’s nice to find them a new home,” she said.

She said the couple will create a new life in Tennessee. “I’ve got grandkids to catch up on.” She also looks forward to having more time to read; she enjoys fiction.

“We’ve got seven acres down there. I’ve already got a house built,” Steve said. “I will complete the rest of the house. Then I will probably go into Dickson and get my application in at Lowe’s or someplace like that, where I can still work with people. That’s what I really enjoy. Just like when I was driving school bus for four years, I enjoyed that. It was a lot of giggles and grins. But I enjoy that. But as long as you like people, I think you can get along pretty much anywhere.”

“My hands are still in good shape as far as being able to do everything that you have to do,” he said. “But there comes a point in time when it would be good to just to get away from all the headaches, all the responsibility, just do a good job, come home and take it easy.”


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“Over the past years, the camp and its director, Carrie Perry, have made strides to work with local and national organizations to better the services offered,” stated the award nomination letter. Today, the camp serves nearly 800 children and adults with and without disabilities each summer through its day camps, including designated camp weeks for Autism Community Together and Down Syndrome Association Northeast Indiana to provide chil-dren a nurturing outdoor environment.

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FRIDAY, FEB. 14The Bach Collegium-Fort Wayne “Hear the Joy.” Two festivals today. Baroque Festival A, 2 p.m., Weisser Park Elementary School, 902 Colerick St., Fort Wayne. Early instruments demonstration. Baroque Festival B, 6:30 p.m., Dinner d’Amore featuring d’Amore instruments, Redeemer Lu-theran Church, 202 W. Rudisill Blvd., Fort Wayne. The series concludes Sunday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 2312 S. Hanna St., Fort Wayne. For maps and program information, or an announcement of the May 4 Season Grand Finale, visit bachcollegium.org. Daniel G. Reuning is the artist director of the Bach Collegium.“Red Love Letters” exhibition. Artworks, the Galleria of Fine Art. Jefferson Pointe, 4110 W. Jefferson Blvd. No. 7. Opening reception 6-9 p.m. with French fare by Biaggi’s. From impressionism to abstract, each piece is an emotive statement from the artist. Featured artists are Beth Forst, Santa Brink, Karen Moriarty, Nazar Harran, David Buenrostro, Chas Davis, Vicki Junk Wright and Penny French-Deal. This exhibit is punc-tuated with sculpture, large and small, sensual and quirky. Also tonight, opening reception for “Paris … la troisieme fois est un charme” (third time’s a charm.) The latest works by Randall Scott Harden, who found inspiration during his recent trip to Paris. Visit artworksthegalleria.com or call 387-6943. Both exhibitions runs through April 6.Ltd. Ed., Printmaking Defi ned. Potters Wife Gallery, 1421 Broadway, Fort Wayne. Reception today, Feb. 14, 6-9 p.m. Admission to the opening reception is free, as is admission to the continuing exhibit. Printmakers explore modern themes while executing time honored traditions. This exhibit will celebrate the art of prints made by hand and an opportunity to learn about the process. An active printing press will be on premise with demonstration by Julie Wall Toles. Hands-on linoleum cut activ-ity is available, ultimately producing a community print. “Tools of the Trade” will also be on hand, bringing a chance to interact with artists and better understand the discipline with a one-on-one explanation of tools and function. Linoleum cuts, woodblocks, reduction techniques, etching, letterpress and lithography will be presented with the possibility of a few surprise techniques on display. Participating artists are Frank Bougher, Greg Coffey, Paul Demaree, Dan Hudson, Alan Larkin, Megan Moore, Katy Strass and Julie Wall Toles. The exhibit, including the community linoleum block print, continues through April 12. Work is available for viewing and purchase. Hours are 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays through Fri-days, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Email to [email protected]. Visit delaneys1421broadway.com. Call 420-8300.Two exhibitions continue. First Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Wayne St. First Presbyterian Gallery presents “American Woman,” photographs by Randy Jackson, and “Touching the Impossible,” mobius band sculptures by Curtis Rose, through March 6. The Art Gallery serves also as the lobby to First Presbyterian Theater. Each year six to eight new exhibi-tions are scheduled to coincide with theater productions. Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sundays, 8:30 a.m-1 p.m., and during all theater performances. There is no admission charge. Easiest access to the gallery is through the west entrance to the church. Looking ahead, First Presbyterian will host watercolors by Penny French-Deal and baskets by Kay Kohler, from March 7 through April 20. The opening reception is Friday, March 7, from 5:30-7 p.m.Two exhibitions continue. The Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, 6312-A Cov-ington Road. “Color a Thought of Emotion,” Pottery by Michael Kifer, and Mixed Media Paintings by David Webb.” No charge for admission. “I enjoy a painterly approach to a three-dimensional canvas using colors that inspire me from fashion magazines,” said Kifer, of Kalamazoo, Mich. “The unusual colors and textures not normally associated with ceramics is what sets my work apart, and I hope that my work makes you smile.” This is his fi rst time showing at Orchard Gallery. Webb, from Marion, Ind., studied photography at Arrowmount School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tenn. “My main work is painting with acrylics and watercolor,” he said. “My style is a modern approach to the abstract landscape.” Exhibit continues through Feb. 28. Hours are Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Visit TheOrchardGallery.com. Email [email protected]. Or call 436-0927.“Amour de l’ Art” 19th annual Valentine’s Show. Castle Gallery Fine Art, 1202 W. Wayne St. The show continues through March 1. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Email to [email protected]. Visit the website at castlegallery.com. Call 426-6568.Fort Wayne Artists Guild. Visit fortwayneartistsguild.org. Email to [email protected]. Call 497-0417. Thirteen Fort Wayne offi ces will display works by members of the Fort Wayne Artists Guild through February, during regular business hours. Artists and their guest venues are: Cherie Droege, Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 2417 Getz Road. Sue Joseph, Allen County Retinal Surgeons, 7900 W. Jefferson Blvd.; John Kelty and Robert Einhaus, Second Floor, Citizens Square, 200 E. Berry St. Nancy Longmate and Anita Trick, Third Floor. Doni Adams, Lutheran Rehab Hospital, 7970 W. Jefferson Blvd. Linda Binek, Ophthalmology Consultants SW, 7232 Engle Road. Karen Bixler and Anita Trick, Ophthalmology Consultants North, 10186 Dupont Circle Drive E. Robert Vegeler, Parkview Physicians’ Plaza, 11109 Parkview Plaza. Toni Murray, ResCare Adult Day Care Service, 3711 Rupp Drive Suite 106. Jennifer Parks, Townhouse Retirement Center Library, 2209 St. Joe Center Road. Carolyn Stachera, Visiting Nurse Hospice, 5910

Homestead Road. John Kelty and Cheryl Burke, Will Jewelers, 10146 Maysville Road. Barb Yoder, Ivy Tech Café, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd.; Karen Harvey, Bon Bon Coffee Shop, 6122 St. Joe Center Road.“Art You Can Use.” Crestwood Frame Shop and Gallery, 314 N. Main St., Roanoke. The show continues through March 8. Featured artists work in clay, leather, wood, fi ber, metal and more. Regular gallery hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Email to [email protected]. Visit crestwoodsgallery.com. Call 672-2080.“Inquiry: Textiles by Sara Nordling.” Visual Arts Gallery, IPFW, 2102 E. Col-iseum Blvd. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Hours are 8 a.m.-9 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends. The exhibition con-cludes Feb. 16. For more information, call the Department of Fine Arts at (260) 481-6705, or visit ipfw.edu/fi ne-arts.Jazz Ensemble featuring Diego Rivera. Auer Performance Hall, IPFW, 2102 E. Coliseum Blvd. 7:30 p.m. Admission $7 for adults, $6 for seniors 60 and older, $4 for non-IPFW students, children 10 and younger admitted free. Guest artist Rivera, saxophone, and the IPFW Jazz Ensemble combine for a Valentine’s Day love-theme concert including “My Funny Valen-tine,” arranged by Stan Kenton, “Can’t Buy Me Love” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and the “I Love Lucy Theme Song.” The IPFW Jazz Combo will open the night playing three combo tunes with Rivera, who is professor of jazz studies at Michigan State University. For more information, visit ipfw.edu/fi ne-arts. For tickets, call the IPFW Box Of-fi ce at (260) 481-6555, or buy tickets online at ipfw.tickets.edu.

SATURDAY, FEB. 15Fort Wayne Philharmonic Pops presents “Behind the Mask.” The Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. 8 p.m. Enjoy the shows of Sir An-drew Lloyd Webber, including music from “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Cats,” “Evita,” “Sunset Boulevard,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Wicked,” “Chicago,” “A Chorus Line” and “Spamalot.” Featuring guest vocalists Edward Watts and Sarah Pfi sterer. Tickets start at $28. Box offi ce hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Call 424-5665.Bob Eubanks’ Not-So-Newlywed Show. Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio, 10700 Ohio 118 South, Van Wert, Ohio. 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $17 to $27, and are on sale through the Niswonger box offi ce, (419) 238-6722, or NPACVW.org. The box offi ce is open noon-4 p.m., Monday through Friday.Fort Wayne Farmers’ Market. Lincoln Financial Event Center, 1301 Ewing St. Enter from Douglas Street, near Harrison Street. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Children’s Saturday Painting Class. Artworks, the Galleria of Fine Art. Jef-ferson Pointe, 4110 W. Jefferson Blvd. No. 7. 1:30-3:30 p.m. $70, plus materials. Santa Brink leads this study of Paul Cezanne, post-Impres-sionistic French painter. Students will learn about the artist, his mastery of design and color, and create their own works in Cezanne’s widely recognized style. Classes continue Feb. 22 and March 1.Ryan Hirschy Ministries in concert. The Rockford Belle, 135 Market St., Rockford, Ohio. Doors open at 6 p.m. with concert at 7 p.m. Free-will donation accepted. Hirschy, of Decatur, Ind., presents a full contempo-rary Christ-centered concert. For more information, call (567) 644-9993.

Summit City Youth Basketball League. Parkwood Church, 3320 Trier Road. 9 a.m. Admission $4. Play begins Feb. 14 and continues 13 Saturdays. Enter at the rear of the church.

SUNDAY, FEB. 16Black-and-white fi lms. The Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. 8 p.m. “The Haunted House” (1928), a Buster Keaton comedy, and “The Mark of Zorro” (1920), an action adventure starring Douglas Fairbanks. Clark Wilson accompanies both fi lms on the Grand Page Pipe Organ. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for children 12 or younger with valid student ID. Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster.IPFW Run It Walk It For Chris Brown 5k. IPFW Athletics Center, 2101 E. Coli-seum Blvd., Fort Wayne. The seventh annual event will benefi t the Chris Brown Endowed Scholarship Fund, maintained by the IPFW men’s cross country program. The scholarship honors Chris Brown, who lost his bat-tle to cancer on Dec. 1, 2007. Brown was an IPFW student majoring in public and environmental affairs. He also ran on the men’s cross country team. The 5k prediction run/walk begins at 2 p.m., with registration and check-in from noon-2 p.m. A silent auction in the Walb ballroom begins at noon and continues until 3 p.m. Refreshments will be available from 1-3 p.m. Anthony Gaff and Steve Brady will present live music from 1-3 p.m. Register online at ipfw.edu/fi tness.IPFW University and Chamber Singers with Bach Collegium. Zion Lutheran Church, 2313 S. Hanna St. 7 p.m. Admission $20 for adults, IPFW students with ID admitted free. The fi nale concert, part of the Bach Col-legium Baroque Festival, will feature polychoral works for two or more choirs, with early instruments including baroque trombones. Jonathan Busarow and Daniel Reuning conduct. For more information or tickets, visit bachcollegium.org.

MONDAY, FEB. 17Born to Read: Babies and Books Story Time. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. Babies and their caregivers are expected at a story time designed to develop early literacy skills. 20- to 25-minute program includes books, stories, puppets, and singing. For more information, call 421-1320.Family Fun Night. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 7-8 p.m. Tonight’s program is Make Your Own I Spy Photo. Call 421-1320.

TUESDAY, FEB. 18Toddler Time Story Time. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. A program especially designed for 2- and 3-year-olds and their caregivers. Toddlers on the go will enjoy stories, songs, puppets, games and other fun activities that emphasize vocabulary and the letters of the alphabet. For more information, call 421-1320.IPFW Department of Music Vocal Division Showcase. Rhinehart Recital hall, IPFW Campus, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd. 7:30 p.m. Admission for IPFW students is free with student ID. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for se-niors 60 and older, $4 for non-IPFW students, and free to ages 10 and younger. Vocal faculty and student4s will be featured performing music of American composers from art song, opera and Broadway. For tickets, visit ipfw.tickets.edu, or call 481-6555. For details, visit ipfw.edu/music.Service Corps of Retired Executives. Andorder Hall conference room, Indiana Institute of Technology, 1600 E. Washington Blvd. 9 a.m.-noon. Anyone interested in engaging in SCORE activities is invited to attend or visit the new website, fortwayne.score.org. SCORE offers free, confi dential mentoring to existing, new and future businesses.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19Free community dinner. Parkwood Church of God, 3320 Trier Road. 5:45 p.m. Free community dinner each Wednesday, except holiday weekends. Call 483-4662.

Shoppers wandering downtown Roanoke during Shop Hop may warm up by toasting marshmal-lows. Many of the shops in Roanoke are partic-ipating in the event Saturday, Feb. 15. Visitors will travel to each shop and have their “pass-ports” stamped, turning them in at The Trove, Roanoke’s newest gift shop. Participating shops have donated items for a large gift basket that one lucky shopper will receive, and everyone will receive special coupons for their return trip.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 20AARP informational meeting. The Community Foundation, 555 E. Wayne St. (at the corner of Monroe Street). 2 p.m. Free. Jason Kissel, the exec-utive director of the ACRES Land Trust, will share information about irreplaceable nature preserves in the area. This illustrated illustration is open to all seniors.Smart Start Story Time. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. This session for preschoolers is built upon the latest research in emergent literacy. Each session includes books, finger-plays and maybe a craft. For more information, call 421-1320.Teen Thursday. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 4 p.m. Today’s program is Ductigami.

FRIDAY, FEB. 21Casting Crowns, with special guests Laura Story and For King & Country. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave. Concert at 7 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $45. Children age 1 and under are admitted free. An optional $27 VIP add-on ticket is good for early entry at 5 p.m., a Q&A with Casting Crowns from 5:15-5:45 p.m., and an autographed copy of the “Thrive” CD. Only 200 VIP add-ons are available. For details, visit TrinityCommunications.org or call 484-1029.

SATURDAY, FEB. 22Bullying prevention workshop for parents. The League for the Blind & Dis-abled, 5821 S. Anthony Blvd., Fort Wayne. Noon. Free. David Goetz will provide information on how to detect bullying, and steps and strat-egies on what to do if your child has been bullied. The organization said this information is valuable regardless of whether the child is disabled. Child care will be provided. Light refreshments will be available. RSVP to Kevin Showalter or Carmen Terrell at 441-0551 by Feb. 14.Merge Christian singles group. Parkwood Church of God, 3320 Trier Road. 6-11 p.m. This nonprofit organization holds a potluck dinner, games and a disc jockey for dancing, plus ice-breakers to allow Christian singles of all denominations to get together. Events are held the last Saturday of each month. Locations vary.

SUNDAY, FEB. 23Orion Samuelson. Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio, 10700 Ohio 118 South, Van Wert, Ohio. 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students. The longtime voice of agriculture has served as agribusiness director of WGN Radio since 1960. Buy tickets through the Niswonger box office, (419) 238-6722, or NPACVW.org. The box office is open noon-4 p.m., Monday through Friday.Expressions…Artists & Autism.” Artworks, the Galleria of Fine Art. Jef-ferson Pointe, 4110 W. Jefferson Blvd. No. 7. Noon-5 p.m. The show features the work of abstract illustrator Frank Louis Allen and potter Sean Gray. Both artists are autistic. Gray produces earthy, functional ce-ramics, including plates, bowls, mirrors, ikebanas and wall installations. Allen uses his special abilities to create intricate, free-flowing drawings. Today’s event is a live demonstration by Allen. Their work will be available at the gallery through March 8. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed Monday, or open by appointment.

MONDAY, FEB. 24Born to Read: Babies and Books Story Time. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. Babies and their caregivers are expected at a story time designed to develop early literacy skills. 20- to 25-minute program includes books, stories, puppets, and singing. For more information, call 421-1320.Family Fun Night. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 7-8 p.m. Tonight’s program is Dance Party. Call 421-1320.CYO Wrestling Camp begins. Bishop Dwenger High School, 1300 E. Wash-ington Center Road. The Bishop Dwenger Wrestling Team will host CYO Wrestling Camp. Camp will run Feb. 24-27, March 3-5 and March 10-13, and conclude with the CYO/South Bend tournament at Marian High School in Mishawaka on Saturday, March 15. All boys in grades Pre-K through 8 are welcome to participate. Camp for grades Pre-K-4 will be held at BDHS from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and grades 5-8 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Visit bishopdwenger.com for the registration form. Regis-tration will be open on the first night of camp. Cost is $25 payable, to John Tone. Contact Coach Tone with any questions, (260) 496-4701 or [email protected].

TUESDAY, FEB. 25Toddler Time Story Time. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. A program especially designed for 2- and 3-year-olds and their caregivers. Toddlers on the go will enjoy stories, songs, puppets, games and other fun activities that emphasize vocabu-lary and the letters of the alphabet. For more information, call 421-1320.Fort Wayne Area Community Band. Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW Campus, IPFW, 2102 E. Coliseum Blvd. 7:30 p.m. Conductor Scott Humphries and assistant conductor Susan Jehl have chosen a variety of music that includes “South Pacific,” “Sancho and the Windmills,” “Variations on America,” “Tempered Steel,” “At Morning’s First Light,” “Manhattan Beach March” and more. Adult tickets are $7, seniors $6, children under 12 $2 and IPFW students free with student ID. Free parking is available in the garage across from the Music Center.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. This

month’s program is the “Warming Your Heart” luncheon. Reservations due by Feb. 18 to (260) 672-3414. Free childcare available. Sponsored by Stonecroft Ministries.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26Free community dinner. Parkwood Church of God, 3320 Trier Road. 5:45 p.m. Free community dinner each Wednesday, except holiday week-ends. Call 483-4662.Aboite Branch Adult Book Group. Aboite Branch Library, 5630 Coventry Lane. 2 p.m. Visit the Aboite Branch each month for a lively book discussion. This month the subject is “Beginner’s Goodbye” by Anne Tyler. Visit the book club or call the library for the March 26 title.

THURSDAY, FEB. 27Smart Start Story Time. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. This session for preschoolers is built upon the latest research in emergent literacy. Each session includes books, finger-plays and maybe a craft. For more information, call 421-1320.Teen Thursday. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 4 p.m. Today’s program is Wheel of Fortune.

FRIDAY, FEB. 28Fish fry. Fort Wayne Sport Club, 3102 Ardmore Ave. 4:30-7 p.m. $8 for adults; $4 for children 6 to 10; free to ages 6 and under. All-you-can-eat fish, baked potato or scalloped potatoes, coleslaw, applesauce, roll and butter, and dessert.Trivia Knight. Bishop Luers High School gymnasium, 333 E. Pauling Road. 7-11 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Gather a table of 10 adults to play trivia against other tables of 10. Table reservations are $100 (limited to 10 adults). Seating is limited to 55 tables. Sponsorships are available, starting at $50. Soft drinks and water are complimentary; beer, wine and margaritas are available for purchase. Contact Trish Scheible at 625-5605 for reservations.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1The Spinners. Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio, 10700 Ohio 118 South, Van Wert, Ohio. 7:30 p.m. The legendary R&B recording artists have sold millions of records and topped both the pop and R&B charts. Tickets range from $27 to $37, and are on sale through the Niswonger box office, (419) 238-6722, or NPACVW.org. The box office is open noon-4 p.m., Monday through Friday.Fort Wayne Farmers’ Market. Lincoln Financial Event Center, 1301 Ewing St. Enter from Douglas Street, near Harrison Street. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free admission. The winter market will be held the first and third Saturdays, from October through May. The market features more than 40 vendors. More than half of the booths will offer items from the “farm category,” which comprises fresh local meats, free-range eggs, and products such as organic or chemical-free honey, maple syrup, wine, locally roasted coffee and plants. Watch the calendar for special cooking demonstra-tions. For details, visit ftwaynesfarmersmarket.com.“Audience Choice 2013/14.” IPFW Auer Performance Hall, 2101 E. Coli-seum Blvd. 8 p.m. Tickets start at $17. For the third year in a row, Fort Wayne Philharmonic conductor Andrew Constantine is leaving it up to The Phil’s patrons to program an evening of beautiful and exciting music. Anticipations run high throughout the Masterworks Series, lead-ing up to the concert as patrons cast their votes for a unique program. Tickets can be purchased by calling 481-0777, online at fwphil.org, or at the Embassy box office. For more information about the program, the artists and the series, visit fwphil.org.

MONDAY, MARCH 3Born to Read: Babies and Books Story Time. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. Babies and their caregivers are expected at a story time designed to develop early literacy skills. 20- to 25-minute program includes books, stories, puppets, and singing. For more information, call 421-1320.Family Fun Night. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 7-8 p.m. Every Monday night. Call 421-1320.

TUESDAY, MARCH 4Toddler Time Story Time. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. A program especially designed for 2- and 3-year-olds and their caregivers. Toddlers on the go will enjoy stories, songs, puppets, games and other fun activities that emphasize vocabu-lary and the letters of the alphabet. For more information, call 421-1320.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5Free community dinner. Parkwood Church of God, 3320 Trier Road. 5:45 p.m. Free community dinner each Wednesday, except holiday week-ends. Call 483-4662.

THURSDAY, MARCH 6Smart Start Story Time. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. This session for preschoolers is built upon the latest research in emergent literacy. Each session includes books, finger-plays and maybe a craft. For more information, call 421-1320.Teen Thursday. Georgetown Branch Library, 6600 E. State Blvd. 4 p.m. For more information, call 421-1320.Saints Alive! preview night. Bishop Dwenger High School main gymnasium, 1300 E. Washington Center Road. 7-9:30 p.m. $10 per person. Tickets are available at the door. Guests see the gymnasium decorated for the March 8 fundraiser. Admission includes beverage and food, donated by Casa Restaurants. A silent auction will benefit the “Dancing Through the Decades” fundraiser to control tuition costs. Whoever receives the key to a treasure chest will win two tickets to next year’s fundraiser, an iPad, and almost $1,000 in gift certificates. Tickets are available at the door.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7All-you-can-eat fish fry. Knights of Columbus Council 451, 601 Reed Road. 5-7 p.m. the first Friday of each month. The public is welcome. $8 for adults, $4 for ages 12 and under. Meal includes fish, two sides and beverage.Community Photography Show. New Haven Park Center, 1125 Hartzell St., in the large room. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. The exhibit opens today and continues 8 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays through March 26. All entries are accepted; no jury. A fee of $15 for a maximum of three entries per artist. All photography must be original work, conceived and created by the photographer. No copies of work of other photographers are eligible. All work must be framed and wired for hanging. Photographs that have been in prior New Haven Parks shows are ineligible. There is a 15-pound weight maximum and a 32-inch maximum length on any side, including the frame. Entries may be marked for sale with a price and contact information for the photography. All photography must be suitable for viewing by families with children. The New Haven-Adams Twp. Park & Recreation Department reserves the right to refuse any photography deemed to be objectionable. An award of $30 will be given for Best in Show, with other prizes of $25, $20 and $15, and Honorable Mentions will be recognized.Watercolors exhibition. First Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Wayne St. Opening reception 5:30-7 p.m. No admission charge. First Presbyterian will host watercolors by Penny French-Deal and baskets by Kay Kohler. The exhibition continues through April 20. Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sundays, 8:30 a.m-1 p.m., and during all theater performances. Easiest access to the gallery is through the west entrance to the church.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8Saints Alive! 2014 “Dancing Through the Decades.” Bishop Dwenger High School main gymnasium, 1300 E. Washington Center Road. 6 p.m. $325 per couple. The yearly dinner and auction follows months of work by hundreds of volunteers. This year’s theme coincides with the school’s 50th anniversary. Highlights include silent auction booths, a live auction, an opportunity to donate to the school’s live tuition as-sistance program, and opportunities to reminisce with old friends. To register, follow the links at bishopdwenger.com.Talisman jewelry workshop. The Art Farm, 17612 N. County Line Road E., Spencerville. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $85. Visit artfarmindiana.com.

The Cottage Event Center presents “A Night of Magic & Comedy” featuring Fort Wayne’s own Jim Barron on Friday, Feb. 21. Barron shares the show with Phil Reaser and Larry Bower. Concessions

and a cash bar will be available. The doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the music begins about 7:30 p.m. The Cottage Event Center is at 9528 U.S. 24 North, Roanoke. Tickets are $10 per person, and may be ordered by calling 483-3508, or by using Pay Pal at cottageeventcenter.com. The event is a fundraiser for New Hope Christian School.

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