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Shrine vans follow familiar route

His half-day round trip from fi elds to freeways marked Gary Soblotne’s 187th visit to the Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago.

Soblotne picked up the hospital van at Lakeland Glass, near his home in LaGrange. There, he met Mike Hardiek, who drove from his home in south-west Fort Wayne. Hardiek is the 2013 potentate of the 22-county Mizpah Shrine. Soblotne is the assistant rabban — in line to lead Mizpah in 2015.

Both said it was one of the few hospital trips that begin after daybreak. The van pulled onto a dirt driveway. An Amish woman and her young son stepped into the van and buckled up for the 162-mile journey to Chica-go’s far west side.

The Shriners respect the patients’ privacy and do not ask about their

circumstances. Instead, the volunteer drivers work to ensure that doctors can ask those important questions. Those doctors, Hardiek said, are among the best in their fi elds.

“It’s the world’s greatest health care money can’t buy,” Hardiek would say later. Shriners Hospitals

specialists correct cleft palates, treat orthopaedic deformities and injuries, spinal cord injuries, and a dozen other congenital or acquired conditions.

Mizpah Shrine vans sometimes carry burn patients to Cincinnati. Usually, though, their route winds past pastures, onto

the Indiana Toll Road, high onto the Chicago Skyway and past Windy City skyscrapers.

When they arrived that morning at 2211 N. Oak Park Ave., Hardiek pulled the LaGrange County van near two other vans with the Mizpah emblem, from

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Mizpah Shriners Mike Hardiek, left, and Gary Soblotne prepare for a return trip from Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago. Drivers from Mizpah’s 22 counties make about 700 trips each year to hospitals in Chicago and Cincinnati.

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Santa Train to welcomekids for rides or charters

Santa Claus will welcome children aboard the Santa Train on three Saturdays in December.

The 30-minute rides begin and end at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society home at 15808 Edgerton Road, New Haven. Rides continue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 7, 14 and 21. Each ride costs $4.

For details, visit fort-waynerailroad.org.

Kelly Lynch, FWRHS communications manager, said the Santa Train tradition began here in about 1994, based on an earlier tradition in Fort Wayne.

“And last year was our record — 2,300 people — which is pretty decent,” he said.

“It’s gotten so busy in that last two years that

we’ve added another caboose to expand the capacity per trip,” Lynch said.

“We like to say it’s a good variation on visiting Santa at the mall, and it’s very affordable,” Lynch said.

Larger families have another option available. “For the last three years we’ve been operating Santa charters, which allow families of 15 to 20 people to charter a caboose ride in the evening,” Lynch said. Santa will help to hand out some of the gifts from the family.

The wood- and coal-burning stove, the Christmas lights, and the Bing Crosby-era music lend to the atmosphere. “We make a 45-minute or hourlong trip with Santa, cookies and refresh-ments,” Lynch said.


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Kindergartners celebrateThanksgiving fun and lore

Jaelyn Haynes’ Thanks-giving activities checklist had been checked at least three times before she reached the sandpaper art table.

Jaelyn had a multicol-ored bead bracelet to show for one of the 18 activi-ties. She also had fi nished feather writing. And after the Squanto math adven-ture, she knew something of early American history. “He helped the Pilgrims plant corn,” she said.

Thanksgiving, Jaelyn said, is “a day we cele-brate with people — our family.”

By playing pick-a-turkey to study probability, by playing the feather game by using direction cards, or by decorating a totem pole, the children were mixing math, art and history.

“I think the root of

our Thanksgiving cele-bration has been that we are working and sharing together,” said Julie Graham, who has taught Southwest Allen County Schools kindergartners for 30 years. “And that principle has remained the same.”

“But the way that we’ve

done it looks a little bit different,” Graham said. “With fi ve kindergarten classes we’re able to take a multidisciplinary approach and coordinate between teachers, so it’s a gathering of ideas. It’s not only sharing on the kids’


Jaelyn Haynes creates Thanksgiving sandpaper art.

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vouchers for meals in the cafeteria. Hardiek and Soblotne joined a dozen other Shriners for lunch.

Tom Hilton’s day had started much earlier, when he drove 50 miles to pick up the Zenobia Shrine van and make the fi ve-hour drive from Toledo, Ohio. Normally, Hilton would be busy restoring a 1929 Ford Trimotor airplane. On this day he was sharing a lunch table with drivers from Tebala Shrine in Rockford, Ill.

In all, 14 Shrine centers as distant as Saginaw, Mich., and Green Bay, Wis., are affi liated with the Chicago hospital.

Hospital vans have carried patients from South Dakota and Oklahoma, said Robert Gillfi llan. When he’s not acting as the congenial host to waiting Shriners, the director of the hospital ushers committee is showing visitors the highlights of the 60-bed hospital. The comput-erized walking machine cost more than $400,000, he said. A child-friendly underseas mural covers the walls of the radiology room. A child being fi tted for a cast may choose from among eight colors for that cast. One parent may stay overnight in one of the hospital’s four motel-like rooms. “Surgery can last 10 minutes,” he said. “It

can last 10, 12 hours.”Children’s art fi lls odd

corners of the hallway. “We do not believe in the green, gray, white color scheme,” Gillfi llan said.

He pointed to color-coded markers recognizing contributors whose gifts have supported the hospital over the years. His short list includes candy heiress Helen Brach, the Green Bay Packers and early TV star George Gobel.

The Chicago Black-hawks and other sports teams are frequent visitors, he said. Recently, the stars of TV’s “Duck Dynasty” visited the children.

The windows facing the nearby Mars Candy Co. reminded Gillfi llan of another story. “In the summer, if the wind is in the right direction, we stand outside and drool,” he said.

Gillfi llan and all his colleagues are volunteers. “You know it’s very rewarding when you’re standing in the lobby and a little guy will come up and grab you by the leg and say thank you, and you get a hug,” he said.

Back in that lobby, some of the drivers were waiting for their passengers.

Dick Kessie, the secre-tary of Mizpah’s affi liated hospital unit, said he has made about 118 hospital

trips since 1999. “Some guys drive a lot more than I do,” he said.

Jerry Willman said passengers meet the Fort Wayne van at Bob Thomas Ford. Sometimes the van will pick up patients in Larwill, Pierceton, Etna Green or Plymouth. “I’ve even picked up one in Wanatah,” he said. He estimated he has made 98 trips in about a year and a half with the transportation unit. “I’ve got guys with 300 trips,” he said.

“It’s a 12-hour day no matter how you look at it, four up, four back and you’re gonna be here four hours,” Willman said.

The 12-hour days are minimum, according to Hardiek. “Most of those trips start at 4:30 a.m. and the patient doesn’t get back in the vehicle until 5 p.m.,” he said. “The patient might have appointments with two or three different doctors. It’s not uncommon for those to turn into 20-hour days.”

So a driver might catch a nap in a recliner in the drivers’ lounge. Drivers will alternate shifts at the steering wheel. Safety comes fi rst, according to Soblotne. “None of our trips are emergencies,” he said.

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free, some families want to show their appreciation.

Soblotne said an Amish family in southern LaGrange County puts on a dinner for the drivers every year. “You go eat in their barn. They’re just great people,” he said.

“We’ve got Amish families in our community that have done fund-raising projects for us,” he continues. “They’ve bought at least fi ve of our vans over the years. They do pizza drives. Basically they make pizzas and then go to the Amish commu-nity and sell them for a free-will donation.” Those efforts can raise thousands of dollars in a single day.

The patient returned to the lobby. Soblotne maneuvered the van beneath the hospital arches. He took the passenger on a brief detour past the nearby Radio Flyer plant on West Grand Avenue. Once again, the boy got to see a little red wagon 27 feet long, 13 feet wide, and 27 feet tall. The group headed back toward the Eisenhower and the Dan Ryan express-ways, and on to Indiana. As they had done on the westbound trip, Soblotne and Hardiek handed off the wheel at a Toll Road rest plaza at Portage.

After sunset, the van followed a familiar driveway toward the glow of a single lantern in the kitchen window.

The drivers parted

company in LaGrange. Soblotne headed home, and Hardiek headed south. A receipt for a hurried breakfast from a fast-food drive-thru was his only souvenir from 446 miles on the road.

About 75 drivers from Mizpah Shrine volunteer to make about 700 hospital trips a year. It costs about $80,000 a year to maintain and operate the fl eet of six vans.

Most patients are referred to the Shrine, sometimes by doctors. Screening clinics are held two or three times a year.

No patient is refused treatment due to inability to pay.

In recent years, the Shrine hospitals have begun accepting third-

party pay. Such insurance plans might involve co-pays or deductibles.

Shriners accept no money for the transporta-tion. Various local clubs and specialized Shrine units hold fundraisers and make donations toward the transportation fund.

“We’re just trying to make sure that the day goes as smoothly as possible for the patient,” Hardiek said.

The Chicago hospital, built in 1926, served 64,000 children through 2010, recording 1,384 surgeries that year alone.

It is just one of 18 “temples of mercy” in the United States, Hardiek said. The network includes 22 hospitals in North America.

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“And it’s just a cool way to spend time with the family,” he said. “It’s gotten really popular this year because every-body’s been going to our website to learn about the Cannonball trips, and they see the Santa Train.”

“We have a lot of repeat visitors,” Lynch said. The first weekend is usually the lightest, he said.

Unlike the steam-driven Engine 765 that pulled the Wabash Cannonball excursions, a diesel engine will pull two cabooses.

While waiting for their turn on the Santa Train, visitors may visit the food vendors, shop for souvenirs, see footage of the recent Cannonball excursions, or climb aboard the 765. The railroad society is

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Lynch said the Cannonball excursions to Lafayette drew passen-gers from a wide area, and cultivated interest in the organization. He urged the public to stay tuned to the website for possible future trips.

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part, it’s sharing on the teachers’ part.”

The five teachers made up the minority of the adults reading lessons and teaching crafts. “We couldn’t do this if we didn’t have parent helpers as well,” Graham said. “It’s just awesome. We’ve called all the hands in today. Everybody’s here.”

For some of the students, Graham said,

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“It ties into our curric-ulum of what children’s lives were like long ago, and what they’re like today,” she said. “For some of these boys and girls it’s hard for them to think about what it was like long ago. We’re dyeing string with berries, so when they come in their

neon pinks and oranges and greens — the Native American and Pilgrim boys and girls didn’t wear those colors. So it takes them back a bit to show them that life wasn’t always the way it is today.”

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Steve Trump, from left, Owen Wade, Rick Stirratt and Jason Fannin audit tickets for the Mizpah Shrine’s annual circus. Eight Shriners gathered at the new circus ticket office at 1015 Memorial Way, behind Casa’s on Parnell Avenue. Trump, the coordinator, explained that Shriners need to pull tickets for areas that might be reserved for handicapped areas or for circus rigging. The Shrine Circus returns for seven performances, Jan. 23-26, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Tickets went on sale Dec. 2. Visit the ticket office or get more information at mizpahshrinecircus.com.

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Homestead girls in Hall of Fame ClassicThe Homestead High

School girls basketball squad is one of only four teams that will compete in the City Securities Hall of Fame Classic basketball tournament, Dec. 27 and 28 at New Castle Field-house.

The event will be held for the 30th time for girls and the 37th edition for the boys.

Selecting from the best teams in the state, the girls’ tournament has included 16 teams that went on to win a state championship that season, including nine state champions and five state runner-up teams in the past eleven years alone.

On the boys side, 12 participating teams have gone on to win their state championship, with five more finishing as state runner-up that season.

Tickets for the tourna-ments will be available through the schools.

Coach Rod Parker’s Lady Spartans will face Rushville at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27. That game will be followed by Bedford North Lawrence against Pike. A consola-tion game will begin at 6:07 p.m., with the cham-pionship game to follow.

In the boys tourna-ment, Greensburg will take on Mount Vernon (Fortville) at 11 a.m., to be followed by Columbus North against Evansville Harrison. A consolation game begins at 6 p.m., with the championship game to follow.

In an email, Homestead

supporter Julie Kistler said, “We are excited and proud of our girls as they have developed their skills with years of hard work. This will be a great expe-rience to compete against some of the best girls basketball teams in the state and prepare us for a season we hope leads to the Indiana State High School Championship.”

Kistler and others are working to raise funds to cover expenses, and to generate fan support for the tournament.

A youthful Spartans team amassed a 21-4 record last year. The team played no seniors, one junior, six sophomores and three freshmen. Each of their four losses came to teams that won a sectional championship.

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The Lady Lions of Rushville expect to return four starters from their 22-4 regional champion-ship team that won 22 of their final 24 contests.

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The Bedford North Lawrence Stars return five starters from their 28-0 4A state championship squad.

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Late one morning on a glittery, icy fall day, pharmacist Gene Butler bustled around in his long white coat fi lling prescriptions, keeping just ahead of a stream of sniffl ing customers queued up in front of his counter. The season change had brought with it a wave of colds and fl u, and it seemed like nearly everyone had at least a cough.

Back in his offi ce for a moment, in between answering customer phone calls, he sorted and fi lled out paperwork that he had arranged “Tetris”-style in six semi-orderly stacks on the desk in front of him. One of his employees fi lled more prescriptions at the counter as a young child in line began sobbing. Butler cocked his head, listening. He recognized the cry.

“Aw, Jordan,” he said. “Another sick baby.”

Working as a pharma-cist for the past 20 years has made Butler a fi xture in the community of Fort Wayne’s south end. He knows the members of the community, and they know him. One woman, Mary Barksdale, a retiree from International Harvester who has lived

in the south end for the past 40 years, said she’s gotten her prescriptions fi lled for her glaucoma at the Community Care Pharmacy for the entire 20 years it has been in existence.

She recalled the time she became worried when doctors changed one of her eyedrop medications because a previous change in the medication had resulted in a bad reaction. Butler researched the eye medi-cation and handed over several pages detailing his fi ndings, and explained that she had nothing to fear, Barksdale said.

“He is a very patient pharmacist. He truly cares about everybody who comes through his door,” Barksdale said. “I know that when I

or another customer of his have any concerns, he will do the research on his own because if we are concerned, he is concerned.”

William Rozier, a photographer and designer who also lives in south Fort Wayne, said various members of his family have relied on the pharmacy over the years. Rozier is putting together a publication to celebrate its two decades of service.

“He’s like Cal Ripkin,” Rozier said of Butler. “He’s like the guy who basically played for the same team all of his life, and you can depend on him — he’s always there, and he brings a consis-tency that this community needs.”

Butler is known for his

work in the community outside of the pharmacy as well, volunteering with the NAACP and other organizations. Bill Crowley, who serves as the organization’s current treasurer, said Butler showed him the ropes.

“He’s provided a great service for the commu-nity, and I know him as a friend, I met him when he

fi rst came here,” Crowley said. “He’s certainly a person who likes to help the community any way he can.”

Deborah McMahan, health commissioner for the Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health, said Community Care Pharmacy provides an invaluable service for the people in the area.

Butler’s location in the Lafayette Medical Center on the southwest corner of Lafayette and Pontiac streets provides easy access to health care for people who otherwise might have diffi culty getting transportation. Butler said 20 years of operating as the area’s primary pharmacy have gone by quickly.

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Eugene Butler has been helping people with their health-care needs at Community Care Pharmacy for 20 years.

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Depot breast milk collections nourish newborns

When Sherry Ross gave birth to her fi rst son seven weeks early, she saw fi rst-hand the anguish of parents whose infants struggled

to hold on to life in the neonatal intensive-care unit at Lutheran Hospital.

“It was heartbreaking to see them in there,” she recalled.

Ross, of Columbia City, was able to provide breast

milk for her son, Brayson, fi rst through a feeding tube and then in the natural fashion, and continued to breast-feed when he was released from the NICU after 14 days.

But not all mothers are

able to provide breast milk and all the natural health benefi ts it provides the infants. That’s why the Indiana Mothers’ Milk Bank was formed in 2005, and Lutheran became its fi rst hospital collection depot in 2008.

Ross found out too late about the milk bank program after her fi rst child, but began donating as soon as she could after the birth of her second, Camron, who is nearing 5 months old.

“If you can do something to help, how can you not do it?” Ross explained.

The Lutheran milk depot has collected about 46,000 ounces of breast milk since it was founded, or about 10,000 ounces a year, said Holly Romary, a registered nurse and certifi ed lactation consul-tant who helped get the program up and running.

Donors are screened to make sure they are healthy and are not taking any medications, legal or otherwise, that would affect an infant receiving the milk. They are given instructions on how to store the milk safely in a freezer, and how long it can be stored before being delivered to the milk

depot. Each woman also must commit to donating at least 100 ounces by her own infant’s fi rst birthday — after which, the milk’s composition changes naturally and it is no longer appropriate for a newborn.

“The milk is so safe. You follow the regulations and they send you every-thing you need,” Ross said.

Knowing her milk is feeding not only her own child but someone else’s at-risk infant also makes her more conscious of her own health practices, she said.

Michelle Harlan, a nurse and lactation

consultant at Parkview Noble, learned about the milk-bank program at a professional conference. She didn’t donate with her fi rst child, who is now 3, but she started donating two months ago after her second was born.

“If your baby is growing and healthy and God has blessed you with making extra milk, then why not donate?” she said.

The donations collected at Lutheran and other health-care and WIC facili-ties that serve as depots are transported to Indianapolis where they are pasteurized and packaged for delivery to hospitals.

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Sherry Ross began donating excess breast milk as soon as she could after the birth of her second son, Camron.

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Parkview exercise simulates emergency

Parkview Regional Medical Center staff members participated in a full-scale decontamination simulation.

The simulation included patients exposed to a hazardous chemical and emergency responders, including the Fort Wayne and Huntertown fi re departments, assisting in the exercise. The simulation involved a chem-ical known as Tolylene diisocyanate. Exposure to the chemical can cause severe irritation of the skin, eyes and nose, and decreased lung function.

The training was part of regular exercises taking place at all Parkview Health facilities as it helps to further prepare staff to respond to emergency situations. Staff members and Parkview Regional Medical Center patients and their family members were notifi ed multiple times of the training exercise taking place on campus. Patient care was not affected throughout the simulation.

Parkview, Trine join forces to offer PT degree

Parkview Health will partner with Trine Univer-sity to offer the school’s new doctorate program in physical therapy.

The program will be offered, beginning next fall, in space on the Parkview Hospital Randallia campus in Fort Wayne. The former Fort Wayne Cardiology building will house state-of-the-art anatomy labs, clinical labs and classrooms as well as study space and a dining area.

“The partnership of Parkview Health and Trine’s School of Health Studies affords our students professional, clinical expe-riences and internships. We are grateful for Parkview’s commitment to Trine and the region by helping to bring a physical therapy doctorate program to the

area,” Trine President Earl Brooks II said in a prepared statement.

It is the latest degree program to be offered since the Life Science Education and Research Consortium of Northeast Indiana, founded by Trine, Parkview and other educational partners, was launched in 2011. It has been in the works since the beginning.

Trine and Huntington University already are offering other classes in the former cardiology building. The University of Saint Francis initially planned to offer a doctorate degree in nursing there, but put that plan on hold.

Trine is currently enrolling students for the physical-therapy doctorate. For more information, visit Trine.edu/DPT.

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Christmas “At-Home” with the Swinney Sisters. Swinney Homestead, 1425 W. Jefferson Blvd. Dec. 6-8, 2 p.m. Available to tables of four for $15 per person. Prepaid reservations required. Call (260) 489-7115. Visit the elegantly decorated Historic Swinney Homestead to celebrate the Christmas spirit and take refreshment. Enjoy Hearthstone Ensemble music, syllabub (a tradi-tional English dessert), a light buffet, and Victorian Christmas traditions presented by Linda Huge, and shop for unique items in the upstairs Gift Shop. For informa-tion on Settlers Inc. or the historic Swinney Homestead, visit settlersinc.org.

Christmas in the Village. Downtown Roanoke. Friday, Dec. 6, 6 p.m. Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive at the old Town Hall by fi retruck at 6 p.m. Santa will sing carols with the children, and together they will light the town tree. Then all will go inside and Santa can hear the chil-dren’s wish lists for Christmas. There will also be cookies and hot chocolate for everyone, and children can help make a gingerbread house across the street at Moose & Mollie’s Sweet Shop. Down the street at the new library, from 5-7 p.m., the children can make Christmas tree ornaments, write cards to the soldiers, and decorate (and eat) cookies and listen to Christmas stories beside the fi replace. On Saturday, Dec. 7, Santa will be at breakfast at the Cornerstone Alliance Church and enjoy pancakes and sausage and Christmas wishes. All are welcome and the cost of breakfast is a donation to the new preschool. The church and preschool are located at 8533 E. 900, across from the UAW. More information can be found at DiscoverRoanoke.org.

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“Max and Ruby in the Nutcracker Suite.” Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. Dec. 7, 4 p.m. The bunny siblings star in Koba Entertainment’s new musical production. Set to the music of Tchaikovsky in addition to original songs, this 90-minute event boasts original choreography to appeal to the whole family. Max and Ruby originated as a book series by Rosemary Wells. The stories have sold more than 3 million books worldwide.

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The Phil Pops Series: Holiday Pops. Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. Dec. 13-Dec. 21. Dec. 13 and 20 at 8 p.m., and Dec. 14 and 21 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Each year, The Phil is proud to present one of Fort Wayne’s greatest winter traditions, Holiday Pops. The Phil’s assistant conductor, Sameer Patel, leads the orchestra through favorite Christmastime standards, with a few surprises along the way — featuring The Phil Chorus, Fort Wayne Children’s Choir and vocalists Christine Cornish Smith, Kelsey Crimson, Nathaniel Irvin and Blaine Krauss. For details, visit fwphil.org.

Breakfast with St. Nicholas. Univer-sity of Saint Francis, 2701 Spring St. Saturday, Dec. 7. A morning of food and fun activities to enjoy while learning about Saint Nicholas, the patron saint whose life forms the basis for Santa Claus. Admission is $10 per adult and $5 per child, age 12 and under. Reservations are limited to the fi rst 150. Call (260) 399-8037 with questions. Buy tickets at

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Concordia Christmas at the Embassy. Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. Sunday, Dec. 15, 4 p.m. The Concordia Lutheran High School Music Department pres-ents “With the Dawn of Redeeming Grace: Christ the Savior is Born” at the historic Embassy Theatre. The concert features Concordia’s choirs, orchestra and band and an elementary Festival Choir including many Lutheran elemen-tary school students. The concert will include both traditional and contempo-rary Christmas favorites.The concert is described as a grand musical event to celebrate Christ’s birth. Open-seating tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for chil-dren and seniors. Tickets will be available through Dec. 13 at the high school, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, in Fort Wayne.

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Saint Michael Lutheran Church

2131 Getz Road, Fort Wayne.

Christmas Eve services: 5 p.m. children’s service, 7 p.m. family service, 11 p.m. candlelight service with communion. Christmas Day: Festival Service with communion, 10 a.m. New Year’s Eve service, 7 p.m., with communion. For informa-tion, visit stmichaellcms.org.

Most Precious Blood Church

1515 Barthold St., Fort Wayne.

Christmas concert, Sunday, Dec. 29, 7 p.m. Presented by Jim Didier, choir director, and Kathy Schall, bell choir director. Admission is free.

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71st annual Advent Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols with Santa Lucia Procession. Sunday, Dec. 8, prelude 4 p.m., worship service 4:30 p.m. Includes the following ensembles of Trinity English: Children’s Choir, Junior Choir, Youth

Choir, Chancel Choir, Recorder Consort, Trinity Ringers, and instrumental-ists from the congregation. Pastor the Rev. Gary Erdos will preach the homily, and the service will culminate in the Santa Lucia candlelight proces-sion. A wassail reception sponsored by the Trinity English Women of the ELCA will follow the service.

Breakfast with an Angel. Saturday, Dec. 14, 9:30-11 a.m. Preschool and elementary-aged students and their families are invited. Enjoy break-fast, make a special angel craft, have your picture taken with the angel, and hear what the angel saw that fi rst Christmas. Regis-tration is requested. The cost is $1 for children, $3 for adults. Contact Pastor the Rev. Dan Fugate at (260) 426-3424 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Christmas Eve worship services. Tuesday, Dec. 24, 6:30 p.m., in the nave, family service at the manger. 8:30 p.m., in the nave, pre-service music before 9 p.m. Festival Service of the World; 10:30 p.m., pre-service music in the nave before 11 p.m. Festival Service of Holy Communion.

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Christmas concert, with the the First Assembly of God Praise Choir. Friday, Dec. 20, 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 6:45 p.m. Artist Circle seats nearest the stage are $25. General admission is $20 in advance or $20 at the door, $15 per person for groups of 10 or more, $5 for each child age 6 to 12. Children 5 and under are admitted free, except in the Artist Circle. For more information, call (260) 484-1029, or visit anniemosesband.com. For tickets, visit trinitycom-munications.org.

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LCT Foundation pres-ents the 2013 Living Christmas Tree, “One Silent Night.” Dec. 7 and 8, at 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. each day. Admission is $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Peter Kobe is executive producer. Doors open one hour before each concert. Get tickets at the church offi ce, at Rustic Hutch in Jefferson Pointe or Pine Valley, or at trini-tycommunications.org. Or call (260) 484-1029.

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Community Band will present its annual holiday concert. Conductor Scott Humphries and assistant conductor David Blackwell have chosen an evening of tradi-tional seasonal music that includes “The Night Before Christmas” read by a narrator, “A Fireside Christmas” medley, “A Christmas Festival,” “March of the Toys,” “Sleigh Ride” and the “Hallelujah Chorus” from the “Messiah” and more. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors, $2 for children 4 to 12. IPFW students are admitted free with student ID.

Christ Child Festival. University of Saint Francis Performing Arts Center, 431 W. Berry St. 6-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, noon-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. The Christ Child Festival is an opportunity for parents and their families to go back in time to refl ect on the true meaning of Christmas. Parking and admission are free. The top 10 photos in the “Witnessing the Glory of God” photo contest will be displayed. A separate People’s Choice award will be determined by Facebook vote. The winner will receive two tickets to the Annie Moses Band performance of Christmas music at First Assembly of God Church on Dec. 20.

Christmas in the Castle. The University of Saint Francis will once more open wide the doors of historic Brookside, the former Bass family mansion. Tours can be taken from noon-5 p.m. Dec. 7, 8, 14 and 15. Senior Day in the Castle is Wednesday, Dec. 11, from noon-4 p.m., and provides a discount for senior citizens. Tickets can be purchased in the North Campus lobby, 2702 Spring St., on the day of the tours. Admission is $5 per person, with a family charge of $20 for up to six family members. The senior citizen rate is $3, and is in effect only on Dec. 11. For more information, call (260) 399-8140 or visit sf.edu/christmas. Brookside, built as a summer home by Fort Wayne industrialist John Bass, lies at the center of the

USF campus at 2701 Spring St. Every year, local fl orists and decorators decorate the mansion for Christmas, bringing splendid decorations to enhance the beauty of the authentically restored and award-winning 1902 mansion. This year, a number of new decorators will be featured along with the many favorites. Visitors can tour every room on all three fl oors of the limestone home that features a winding staircase made by the Packard Piano Co., and more than a dozen marble fi replaces from all corners of the world. Free parking is available, and the building is fully accessible for people with disabilities.

“Christmas Movie Memories.” The Summit City Singers will be presenting a holiday program throughout the season. The program will feature songs from Christmas movies past and present such as “Elf,” “Lemon Drop Kid,” “The Polar Express,” “Holiday Inn,” “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “Christmas Vacation” and others. The concerts are free and family-friendly. The Summit City Singers is a community choir with approx-imately 60 members from Fort Wayne and surrounding communities. The choir sings a variety of SATB music. Remaining concerts are: Sunday, Dec. 8, 4 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 729 W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. This is a joint concert with several other area musical groups. Tuesday, Dec. 10, 7 p.m., Town House Retire-ment Center, 2209 St. Joe Center Road, Fort Wayne. Saturday, Dec. 14, 2 p.m., Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne.

German Christmas show. Fort Wayne Sport Club, 3102 Ardmore Ave. Friday, Dec. 13. Dinner at 5:30, show at 7 p.m. $35 per person in advance, or $40 at the door. Seating is limited, so inquire at [email protected]. The menu includes beef roulade and apple almond chicken breast. For dinner and entertain-ment details, visit fortwaynesportclub.com and click on the November newsletter.

Wonderland of Lights. Ouabache State Park, 4930 E. Indiana 201, Bluffton. Local organizations and businesses are lighting up the park in November and December.

Visitors can drive through the park’s campground and view light displays. Wonderland of Lights opened Nov. 28 and will run from 5:30-9 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 15. From Dec. 20-29, the park will offer Wonderland of Lights every evening. The hours are 5:30-9 p.m. A $5 entrance fee will be charged at the gate.

Cookie Walk. Christ’s United Methodist Church, 148 W. Third Street, Roanoke. Saturday, Dec. 14, 9 a.m. until noon or until sold out. The church will furnish containers and gloves for handling the cookies, which will be sold by the pound.

An Old-Fashioned Christmas Walk. The town of Grabill in northeast Allen County is sponsoring an old-fashioned Christmas Walk on Saturday, Dec. 7. Activities include Breakfast with Santa in the Fudergong Building and Christmas Storytime at the Library. The town is also sponsoring a “Stuff a Buggy” campaign for donations to the Grabill Food Bank. You may donate canned foods or make a cash donation. Several of the retail shops will also be offering Christmas specials on that day. This is an opportunity for a family-friendly Christmas activity and to enjoy an old-fashioned walk through Christmas past. Breakfast with Santa will be from 8-11 a.m. at the Fudergong Building, 13720 First St. Visit with Santa and Rudolph, and enjoy juice and doughnuts. A face painter and a balloon artist will enter-tain inside, while children enjoy a ride on a miniature, trackless train outside. The event is free, but visitors need a ticket. Pick up tickets in advance at Grabill Hardware or the General Store in Grabill.

Holiday Jazz Swing Concert. Friday, Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m. The Auer Performance Hall, Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW Campus, 2103 E. Coliseum Blvd. Swing into the holidays with music from the Big Band era. The concert will feature holiday jazz compositions and arrangement, both old and new. IPFW students are



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Holiday Concert. Monday, Dec. 9, 6:30 p.m. The Auer Performance Hall, Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW Campus, 2103 E. Coliseum Blvd. Join the Depart-ment of Music in celebrating the holidays with the annual end-of-semester concert. This popular holiday even features the Community Orchestra and the IPFW Choral Ensembles. IPFW students are admitted free with student ID. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors 60 and older, $4 for other students, and free to

children 10 or younger. Buy tickets online at ipfw.edu/tickets. The box offi ce is open Monday through Friday, 12:30-6:30 p.m. The Rhinehart Box Offi ce opens one hour prior to the start of events at the Rhine-hart Music Center. Call (260) 481-6555.

28th annual Festival of Gingerbread. The History Center, 302 E. Berry St. Through Dec. 15. Special History Center hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, 9-5 p.m. each Saturday, and noon-5 p.m. each Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors 59 or older, $3 for students 3-18, and free for ages 2 and under. Children may listen to Christmas books being read, watch cookie decorating, or enjoy other special activities, all at no extra charge. Last year’s Festival of Gingerbread featured 123 gingerbread houses. Schools from Allen, Noble, LaGrange, Steuben and DeKalb counties are expected to participate, but schools from throughout the region are invited.

For updates and details, visit the History Center website at fwhistorycenter.com, or call (260) 426-2882. The History Center has announced Parkview Health as the title sponsor for the 2013 Festival of Gingerbread.Special holiday exhibits during the Festival include a Wolf and Dessauer display of animatronic char-acters and an exhibit of “A Christmas Carol” watercolors that once adorned the Patterson Fletcher Department Store. Persons visiting the museum will also have the opportunity to view the new exhibition gallery Allen County Inno-vation. A variety of special events will occur during the Gingerbread Festival. Saturday, Dec. 7, 1-3 p.m. — visit Santa Claus this afternoon at the History Center. Sunday, Dec. 8, 1-3 p.m. — storytelling by the United Way’s Real Men Read and Women United; Saturday, Dec. 14, 1-4 p.m. — “Science of Sugary Struc-tures,” presented by Science Central and PNC Bank. Explore sturdy (and not so sturdy) structures by making your own edible creation. $3 plus regular museum admission. Dec. 15, 1-4 p.m. — decorate gingerbread cookies for $1 each, plus regular museum admission.

Fantasy of Lights. Franke Park, 3411 Sherman Blvd. Through Dec. 31. 6-9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 6-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission $5 for a car, $10 for a van, $25 for larger vehicles such as a bus, trolley or wagon. Drive through the park and see displays ranging from a Nativity scene to an animated rocking horse. Last year, more than 14,000 vehicles took the 1.5-mile drive through the park adjacent to the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. The tour will feature 61 individual displays, including four that have been added since 2012. Carriage rides can be reserved; call Steve Cornelius at (260) 691-3780. All proceeds benefi t the AWS Foundation.

Downtown Holiday Fest. Many of the giant holiday displays that were illu-minated on Thanksgiving Eve continue to shine through the holidays. Those include: University of Saint Francis

Performing Arts Center wreath, Berry Street; Aunt Millie’s Northern Lights, Pearl Street; Santa and his Reindeer at PNC, Main and Calhoun streets; and Wells Fargo Holiday Display and Indiana Michigan Power Christmas wreath, One Summit Square. The fabled Wolf & Dessauer Department Store animated fi gures remain on display in the windows of the Embassy Theatre and Indiana Hotel through Dec. 31. Catch a carriage ride beside the PNC Building and fi ght off the cold with a visit to Fort Wayne’s Famous Coney Island, nearby at 131 W. Main St.

Old-Fashioned Country Christmas. Allen County Fairgrounds, 2726 Carroll Road. Dec. 6, 7, 13 and 14, 6-9 p.m. The DeKalb County Horseman’s Association will provide the horse-drawn wagon rides to take visitors past light displays. See a live animal Nativity scene in a country barn, and have photos taken with Santa in a Santa’s Country Christmas setting. A Country Christmas also includes a chili supper from 6-9 p.m., along with sandwiches, snacks, desserts and bever-ages. The Country Christmas experience, lights, wagon rides and light displays are all offered for a free-will donation; the suggested donation is $5 per person. All proceeds go toward the new mainte-nance building project at the fairgrounds. As part of a Christmas tree decorating contest, visitors will be able to vote for the best decorated tree. Children also will experience Christmas crafts.

Cookie Walk. Saint Joseph United Methodist Church, 6004 Reed Road, at the corner of St. Joe Center Road. Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. or until all cookies have been sold. Cookies of various shapes are sold by the pound. Candy also will be available. The church’s unit of the United Methodist Women plan to bake more than 5,000 cookies for the annual fundraiser.

The Santa Train. Fort Wayne Rail-road Historical Society, 15808 Edgerton Road, New Haven. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.




Saturdays, Dec. 7, 14 and 21. 30-minute rides cost $4. Family groups of 15 to 20 may charter a longer caboose ride, with cookies and refreshments, and allow Santa to help hand out some of the family gifts. The wood- and coal-burning stove, the Christmas lights, and the Bing Cros-by-era music lend to the atmosphere. For details, visit fortwaynerailroad.org. A diesel engine will pull two cabooses on the society’s own half-mile of track.

Christmas Cookie and Candy Sale. Saint Joseph School basement, 209 Mulberry St., Monroeville. Saturday, Dec. 14, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The Saint Rose Altar

and Rosary Society will sell home-made candy and cookies by the pound.

“Hanging of the Greens.” Churubusco United Methodist Church, 750 N. Main St., Churubusco. 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. An Advent celebration offers a time of refl ection and music. Childcare is provided. At this annual community event, readers share readings about subjects such as Christmas trees, bows and candles. A Nativity cast will represent the Christmas story. Choral music will include nine solos, and a choral group will sing six songs. The public is welcome.


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History Center announces Festival of Gingerbread winners

The History Center has announced winners of the 28th annual Festival of Gingerbread competition. A record 149 gingerbread creations were entered in this year’s event.

In recognition of former History Center Board member and longtime volunteer Jeanette Quilhot, who has coordinated the Festival of Gingerbread judging for more than 20 years, the fi rst-place award in the Family category has been renamed the Jeanette Quilhot Award.

People’s Choice Awards will be announced at the end of the Festival.

Now in its 28th year, the Festival, which raises money to support programs at the History Center, has become a holiday tradition that boasts an attendance of more than 10,000, who come annually to see the fanciful gingerbread creations on display. Parkview Health is this year’s title sponsor.

The Festival has grown to include more than 100 creations designed and made by entrants from the lower elementary grades to professional culinary artists who vie to win prizes in the multiple levels of entries.

Special holiday exhibits during the festival include a Wolf and Dessauer display of animatronic characters,

an exhibit of “A Christmas Carol” watercolors that once adorned the Patterson Fletcher Department Store, and a display of holiday photos from years past.

For more information and updates, visit the History Center’s Facebook page or website at fwhisto-rycenter.com, or call (260) 426-2882.

Hours during the Festival of Gingerbread, which opened Nov. 29

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brisk November after-noon served to dedicate a living memorial to the founders of the Little River Wetlands Project.

A burr oak stands at the center of the Founders’ Circle at Arrowhead Marsh on the east side of Aboite Road west of Fort Wayne. Five elderberry trees surround the oak.

Betsy Yankowiak, the director of preserves and programs for LRWP, told the small audience gathered Nov. 16 that the occasion honors 23 years of dedica-tion that turned dreams into realities. “And so this is what today is for, to cele-brate those that dreamed and worked really hard to make it happen,” she said.

LRWP protects almost 1,200 acres of habitat, including Eagle Marsh, Arrowhead Marsh and the adjacent Arrowhead Prairie.

“It’s really great to see the circle grow beyond the

founding members, into a larger group, working to get this together,” Yanko-wiak said. “Today we dedicate this Founders’ Circle to these local conservationists. We chose Arrowhead Marsh because this is the first

nature preserve the Little River Wetlands Project acquired. And in this circle, in the middle, is a burr oak. We’re planted more burr oaks in our restored habitat than any other species. It won’t grow as tall as the other oaks we have around,

but it will stretch its limbs wide, creating a big, wide shady area. It also will provide plenty of food and shelter for the native wildlife that depend on this area.”


Betsy Yankowiak explains the choice of a burr oak tree surrounded by five elder-berry trees for the Founders’ Circle at Arrowhead Marsh. Yankowiak is the director of preserves and programs for Little River Wetlands Project.

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Community revivesWalk to Bethlehem

A Fort Wayne church’s re-enactment of the return to Bethlehem will return in 2013.

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 4800 S. Calhoun St., will present Walk to Bethlehem from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14 and 15.

The church and volun-teers from the surrounding community invite the greater Fort Wayne area to tour the Advent scenes. Admission is free.

Every 10 minutes, guides will lead visitors to scenes that include Roman soldiers, a census taker, a potter, a spinner of wool, a carpenter, and a Bethlehem marketplace with spice and bread vendors. The tour leads inside to the sanc-tuary for a time of prayer.

Visitors have to dress for the weather, coordinator Judy Church said. Re-en-actors especially need to brace for two hours in the December chill.

First Christian first presented the Walk to Bethlehem in 1995, and continued the tradition through 2009.

Church said she was a guide from the first year of the festival.

“Oh, my grandchildren have been involved and are looking forward to being involved in it again,” she said. “My granddaughter was Mary in at least three different scenes, and my grandson was a shepherd when he was younger and he was also a blacksmith a couple years.”


A carpenter narrates the Nativity story at First Christian Church.

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Northrop celebrates honorof No. 1 PTA in America

A Fort Wayne high school accepted the honor of having the top parent-teacher organization in the nation.

National PTA Pres-ident Otha Thornton congratulated Northrop High School as the first recipient of the School of Excellence banner.

“Your PTSA, parents, your students, your teachers and your commu-nity have made this the No. 1 PTA in the country,” Thornton said at the Nov. 15 unveiling of the award, which had been announced at the national convention in Cincinnati in June.

Staff and students gathered to celebrate the honor just hours before the Northrop PTSA College and Career Night. The school’s application for a grant for such an event had been part of the process that had secured the School of Excellence honor.

“We have 809 other PTAS that are looking at you right now,” Thornton said. “That means you have to keep working and keep doing the great

things that you’re doing.”Charisma, Northrop’s

advanced mixed show choir, entertained before the presentation. Thornton said that group exempli-fies the “environment of excellence” at Northrop. He urged the choir to enter the PTA’s national Reflections competition.

“This is the first school we’re recognizing in this program,” Thornton said. “We revamped this program early last year. And the intent was to encourage the partner-

ships.”“What you do is so

important to student success, and we really appreciate it,” Thornton said of Northrop teachers. “And to have a hundred percent of teacher involvement in PTA membership — that is very important for us.”

Renee Jackson, the senior manager of educa-tion programs for the National PTA, told this newspaper that Northrop


Northrop senior Sean Risvic and sophomore Krysta Kissinger review their photos of the awards ceremony.

PHOTO BY GARTH SNOW

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Each week, Roanoke Elementary School teachers choose students from their classes who demon-strate a particular life skill. One week, the skill chosen for The Strongest Link program was common sense — the ability to exercise good judg-ment. Receiving recognition that week were (front row, from left) Cohen Endsley, Hannah Augspurger, Campbell Sloan, Braylon Kahn, (second row) Emma Holzinger, Ashlee Schwieterman, Skylar Olson, Max Robrock, Bradley Rentshler, Sophie Riggers, (back row) Dominic Perreira, Mia Garner, Hailey Young, Angie Lopez and Victoria Quickery.

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Recently, integrity was the life skill of the week at Roanoke Elementary School. Teachers chose these students from their classes who demonstrate that aspect of The Strongest Link: (front row, from left) Chloe Ackley, Sawyer Teusch, Aiden Stallsmith, (middle row) Drew Dorsett, Graci Shopoff, Alivia Hernandez, Lawson Fairchild, Leland Lewis, Miles Leach, (back row) Ari Partin, Nate Jacobs, Brady Shearer, Logan Bokel, Evelyn Lee, Adalynn Jones and Autumn Zeider.

Recently, perseverence was the life skill of the week at Roanoke Elementary School. Teachers chose these students from their classes who demonstrate that aspect of The Strongest Link: (front row, from left) Marco Martinez, Madison Chandler, Alexis Larkey, Noah Lopez, Howie Genung, (middle row) Noah Garno, Keegan Lindholm, Carter Hansen, Gabe Liles, Savanna Stanton, Celeste Ackley, (back row) Jakob Morton, Wesley Burkhart, Madison Rice, Grace Gross, Gavin Smeltzer, Christian Fuller and Trey Hack.

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The magic of Christmas appears in Roanoke with Santa and Mrs. Claus as they arrive at the old Town Hall on a fi retruck at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, for Christmas in the Village.

Santa will sing carols with the children and together they will light the town tree; then all will go inside so Santa can hear the children’s wish lists for Christmas.

There will be cookies and hot chocolate for everyone to enjoy and the children can help make a group gingerbread house across the street at Moose & Mollie’s Sweet Shop. Down the street at the new library, from 5-7 p.m., the children can make Christmas tree ornaments, write cards to the soldiers, decorate (and eat) cookies and listen to Christmas stories by the fi replace.

On Saturday, Dec. 7, Santa will be at breakfast at the Cornerstone Alli-ance Church and enjoy pancakes and sausage and Christmas wishes. All are welcome and the cost of

breakfast is a donation to the preschool. Cornerstone Alliance preschool is new, helping local Roanoke children get ready for kindergarten and making sure their fi rst step toward learning is on a fi rm foun-dation. The church and preschool are located at 8533 E. 900, across from the UAW.

Throughout the day, downtown Roanoke’s Main Street is closed. There will be bonfi res and marshmallow roasting for outdoor fun and warmth. From noon to 3 p.m. is Kid’s Fun with a

petting zoo and crafts and games. From 4-7 p.m. is a candlelight walk. with the Summit City Singers caroling on Main Street at 5 p.m. and a community carol sing at 6 p.m. The weekend is capped off at 7 p. m. with a performance of fi ve local choirs singing a Christmas cantata, “Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” at the Seminary United Methodist Church. Admission is a donation to the local Roanoke Food Bank.

More information can be found at DiscoverRoa-noke.org.

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The Trove offers varietyin jewelry, decor, more

Roanoke now offers a new shopping expe-rience. The Trove has opened at 270 N. Main St., featuring new and vintage jewelry, acces-sories, home décor, and a selection of women’s apparel.

The Trove’s six creative partners are a collection of artists, retailers, creative gurus and professionals.

“Our creative partners travel and appreciate merchan-dise and aesthetic in larger markets and

internationally. So we gathered inspiration from boutiques in some of our favorite cities, but also recognize and love the amazing talent locally,” said Melani Wilson, the original organizer of the Trove. “So you’ll see one-of-a-kind pieces from everywhere.”

Brands and lines carried include Library of Flowers, Chan Luu, Bed Stu, Vintage Jules, Izola, Trybe, Malia Designs, Dean Accesso-ries, Jill Massey Couture Jewelry, Neesh by Dar,

Second Chance Farms, Sir/Madam, and many others. Local photogra-phers and artists, such as Tim Brumbeloe, also are featured.

Store hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.

The creative partners are Melani Wilson, Laura Wilson, Mark Losher, Kim Fenoglio, Kate Tomkinson and Leslie Ferguson. To learn more, fi nd the Trove on Facebook or visit thetro-vestore.com.

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Roanoke is fortunate to have two gluten-free bakers: Good Grains and Serendipity Sweets.

Both bakers became interested because of an intolerance for glutens, the complex protein found in wheat, rye and barley which is difficult for some

people to digest.Both bakers encourage

patrons to place their holiday orders early.

Good Grains is located next to the Cottage Event Center, between U.S. 24 and Locust Drive on the north side of town. Several years ago, owner Melissa Paul wanted her family to eat healthier, and so she bought a grain

mill and started milling her own flour. “Fresh-milled grains have a better nutritive value than most store-bought flours, plus better consistency in the finished product. Not to mention, my family loved it and I enjoyed the milling,” Paul explained. So, she set about estab-lishing a business selling her flour and premade

mixes. However, popular demand changed the busi-ness plan when customers began requesting the already baked gluten-free products she used as samples. The Good Grains Bakery was born.

With orders rolling in and taking on Parkview Field as a client, the need for a better and closer kitchen became apparent. “We moved into this space to be able to offer regular business hours for our customers and take better care of our whole-sale customers,” Paul said. “Some of the customers’ favorites, in addition to breads, are brownies with grenache frosting, dinner rolls, granola, muffins and cheesecakes. The sky’s the limit.”

Good Grains is located at 966 Locust Drive, and is open Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Saturday from 8 a.m. till noon. Call (260) 710-1495. Or find Good Grains on Facebook or visit goodgrainsgf.net.

Serendipity Sweets was the brainchild of Amanda Williams, whose 20 years as a critical care and ER nurse made nutrition and healthy foods part of every day. Add to that her own gluten intoler-ance issues, and she set out to learn how to create gluten-friendly sweets that tasted good. Williams

also works hard to keep her sweets as healthful as possible, using fresh fruits and natural sweeteners and ingredients.

Serendipity Sweets bakes its products to order; there is no store-front. With both wholesale and retail clients, orders are taken by phone or email. Current wholesale clients include multiple coffee shops, a health food store and a restaurant. Because these gluten-free baked goods are custom made, Williams can adapt the recipes to handle other dietary needs such

as sugar free or vegan. “My heart is into teaching my clients to become healthy and self-sufficient in their healthy eating. I enjoy giving educational programs and cooking demos so others can learn how to meet their medical nutrition needs and live healthier lives,” she said.

Serendipity Sweets can be found on Facebook and or at serendipity-sweets.info. Phone (260) 449-9769. She is also at the Fort Wayne Farmers Markets at Parkview Field on the first Saturday of the month, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

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Support for the festival was rekindled about a year ago and planning has gained momentum all year, Church said.

Church said a member of another local church started the conversation. Jeanie Ringswald, in turn, gave that credit to her niece and great-nephew. Amber Martin asked her son which popular attractions he would like to visit one Christmas season, Ring-swald said. Cody, who was about 10 at the time, asked to see Walk to Bethlehem again.

“In my younger years, I always took my kids to Walk to Bethlehem, and he had come with us one year,” Ringswald said.

Some of the volunteers had moved away, and the festival had been put on hold, she said. “It was just really heavy on my heart,” Ringswald said.

She called FCC, and spoke with Church, who promised to mention the inquiry to the church board.

“And now there’s so much enthusiasm about it, and at the last meeting there were 20 people who were excited about it and getting it all together,” Ringswald said. “And it’s not just their church. It’s people in the neighborhood who aren’t part of the church.”

“I would say it’s a great experience for adults, kids, whatever,” Ringswald said, “because it’s so active.

You’re not just sitting back. They’re all dressed up in character, and they’ll say you are part of the tribe of Benjamin, and you’re walking as part of that tribe. You’re going to see live animals. Joseph and Mary will narrate — very short, very simple. There are lots of surprises and very interesting things that happen.”

The costumes are very authentic, Ringswald said.

Church said the donkey that had been in the pageant has died. The spinner of wool will not have sheep, but goats that resemble sheep. “They’re beautiful, and we’ll pretend they’re sheep,” she said. Wooden profi les of animals will help fi ll the scenes. Animal owners are invited to lend their animals. “We haven’t given up,” Church said.

The festival coordinator said Ringswald’s outreach was the spark that the festival needed. “With that offer of help, when she and I talked and she told me what the Walk to Beth-

lehem meant to her family, it touched me that there is still this interest,” Church said. “But Jeanie was offering concrete help, and I got that feeling that now is the time.”

Ringswald, in turn, said enthusiasm built quickly after the topic was raised. Neighbors talked about volunteering and contrib-uting in many ways, she said. “I was talking with this gal and I thought she belonged to the church, and she said, ‘No, I just live in the neighborhood,’ ” Ring-swald said.

“It just has made my Christmas,” Church said. “This is what it’s all about. This is the true meaning of Christmas — just really positive things about the spirit of Christmas becoming real for people. They don’t all use religious language, but they feel very good about what they’ve experienced and what they’ve seen, and how it makes them feel.”

For more information or to offer support, call (260) 744-3239.

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A marketplace is one of the stops on Walk to Bethlehem at First Christian Church, 4800 S. Calhoun St.

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demonstrated the highest standards.

“For example, one of our standards is commu-nicating effectively,” she said. “Northrop PTSA does an excellent job of communicating with parents, helping it to be a two-way communication between the home and school, with their weekly newspapers that they send out by email.”

“I am a member of the Northrop PTSA,” the national officer said, “and I receive those emails weekly in Alexandria, Va., informing parents and the community of what’s going on at the school. So they’ve done a very good job of that two-way communication.”

Jackson said the award was renewed to recog-nize partnerships such as Northrop’s. “We rejuve-nated it and we made it more digital,” she said.

Thornton, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, is the senior operations analyst for General Dynamics at Fort Stewart, Ga.

The Parent Teacher Associations and Parent Student Teacher Asso-ciations that competed for the honor sought to demonstrate school and business community part-nerships, Thornton told this newspaper. “They (Northrop) had a very, very strong partnership and met the model that

we pushed forward,” he said.

“What we’ve seen in 40 years of research is when you have parents engaged in schools, the students achieve more, the students are more successful,” he said.

The family-school partnerships pursue measurable progress in education, health and safety, and arts and cultural exploration.

Northrop PTSA Co-President Kathie Green said Barb Ahlers-meyer — an “outstanding principal” — is a big reason for the group’s success.

PTSA Co-President Theresa Distelrath said Northrop has an edge. “We have an absolutely phenomenal, phenomenal staff. Our teachers our amazing,” she said. “This is truly a partnership, and behalf of all the parents, thank you, thank you for what you do for us and for our children.”

Fort Wayne Community Schools Superintendent Wendy Robinson told the audience that schools have to be strong. “We’re in a competitive environ-ment. People have lots of other options,” Robinson said. By keeping parents involved, she said, the schools can maintain a competitive edge.

Nelson Peters, repre-senting the Allen County Board of Commissioners,

congratulated Principal Ahlersmeyer and PTSA Co-Chairs Distelrath and Green for bringing the honor to Northrop High School and to Allen County.

The School of Excel-lence Award is for a two-year period, through 2015. Northrop PTSA also received the Phoebe Apperson Hearst Fami-ly-School Partnership Award for 2013. The award honors PTAs that have put strong practices into place to involve parents and families into the lives of their schools. That award also was announced in June.

Among the media on hand were Northrop senior Sean Risvic and sophomore Krysta Kissinger, photographing the event for the school yearbook, “Bear Tracks.”

“I’m not actually that surprised,” Risvic said of the award. “I know some of the PTA members, and they’re great. The teachers are great.”

“It’s pretty exciting,” Kissinger said. “I, for one, love all of our teachers. I don’t think there’s really a bad teacher here.”

The College and Career Night was free and open to all fami-lies — not just Northrop families, according to Krista Stockman, public information officer for Fort Wayne Community Schools.

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Northrop High School is the first school to win the National PTA’s School of Excellence award. The banner was unveiled Nov. 19. Those on hand included: Theresa Distelrath, from left, Northrop PTSA co-president; Kathie Green, co-president; Barb Ahlersmeyer, Northrop principal; Renee Jackson, senior manager of education programs for the National PTA; and Otha Thornton, National PTA president.

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Founders Paul McAfee, Dick Poor, Sam Schwartz and Ron Zartman were on hand for the dedication.

Founders Michael Grimshaw, Ronald James, Larry Lomison and Robert

Weber were unable to attend. Also among the original twelve were James Barrett, Jane Dustin, Carl Hofer and Keith McMahon.

After the ceremony, visi-tors were invited to visit with the founders or their family members, and to hike the preserve.

“And then sometime this winter, right here at

this gate, we will have a rock engraved with all the names that I’ve already mentioned today, cele-brating their hard work,” Yankowiak said. “And it’s not just any rock, it’s a glacial erratic from that side of the road. I think all of the founders will appre-ciate that as well.”

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Winter break arts campunites visual arts, ballet

Artlink and Fort Wayne Ballet are teaming up to provide children with an arts camp over winter break.

Children will spend the day exploring creative movement and making visual arts. Children are invited to attend one or all of the days; a different activity will be planned for each day. The art camp is for grades K-6. Tuition is $25 to $35 per day.

Winter Art Camp takes place Monday, Dec. 23, Monday, Dec. 30, Thursday, Jan. 2, and Friday Jan. 3, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Children will make visual arts with Artlink and explore creative movement with the Fort Wayne Ballet. They will round

out their busy day with movie and snack time while they wait for their significant adult to retrieve them. All classes will be held at the Auer Center for Arts and Culture, 300 E. Main St., Fort Wayne.

Parent’s Day Out takes place Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. “If the parents need to go shopping, the kids can spend the day with us while the parents get ready for the holidays,” said Rebecca Stockert, Artlink education coor-dinator.

Artlink’s gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, noon-6 p.m. Saturday, and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.

Auer Center is under construction and parking is available free across the street behind the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. Parking meters are free after hours and on weekends.

Artlink is a not-for-profit contemporary art gallery whose mission is to showcase artwork of the highest quality by diverse visual artists and to provide educa-tional programming for artists and the commu-nity. Artlink is a funded partner of Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne. To learn more about Artlink, go to artlinkfw.com, which also connects to their Face-book page and Twitter feed. Or call, (260) 424-7195.

Winter Break Camps focus on science funScience Central’s

Winter Break Camps offer parents a safe place for their children to spend their time off school.

Children enjoy hands-on educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math.

The camps run Dec. 23, 26, 27 and 30 and Jan. 2 and 3. There are both half-day and full-day camps available for ages 3-5, and full-day camps available for ages 5 to 11.

Half-day camps for ages 3 to 5 run from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. daily. Cost for half-day camps is $25 for nonmembers and $20 for members per session. Activities for the half-day camps are different for the morning and afternoon sessions. Full- day camps for ages 3-5 run from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, and the cost per camp is $35 for nonmem-bers and $30 for members.

Costs for full-day camps for ages 5 to 11 are $30 for nonmembers, $25 for members per session.

For more information on individual camps, or to register online, visit sciencecentral.org, or call (260) 424-2400, ext. 451.

Children ages 3 to 5 will participate in camps such as: Santa’s Toy Shop, where children will

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Children ages 5 to 11 may enroll in camps such as: Disease Detectives, in which campers into medical detectives as they investigate viruses, bacteria, and everything germy from every corner of the globe; or In a Galaxy Far, Far Away, in which campers explore to infi nity and beyond as they make their own light saber.

For more information on individual camps, or to register online, visit sciencecentral.org, or call (260) 424-2400, ext. 451.

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Kids4Nature voters favor lionsMore than 181,400

zoo guests voted with recycled washers to help direct more than $80,000 to conservation programs as part of the Kids4Nature project at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in 2013.

The votes are in.Kids4Nature was

launched in May 2013 to connect zoo guests to global conservation activ-ities. On every visit, zoo guests received a recycled metal washer, which was used to “vote” for one of three conservation proj-ects at the Kids4Nature kiosk. Each vote helped to determine the amount of funding received by each project.

Additional votes were made with real quarters, nickels, and dimes, and 100 percent of any added contributions were directed toward the chosen Kids-4Nature project.

Guests could vote to protect Javan gibbons, African lions, or sandhill cranes. The final tally shows: African lions, 77,957 votes; Javan gibbons, 61,472 votes; and sandhill cranes, 42,021 votes.

“With just one small action — dropping a washer into the Kids4Na-ture wishing wells — our guests became part of the fight to save endan-gered animals,” said Zoo Director Jim Anderson. “Together, our guests are changing the world, one vote at a time.”

In addition to the three featured Kids4Nature projects, the zoo supports more than a dozen local, national, and international projects to save wild animals and wild places.

For details of the zoo’s conservation efforts, visit kidszoo.org/conservation.

The Fort Wayne Chil-dren’s Zoo experienced its second-highest yearly attendance ever in 2013 with a total of 545,900 guests. This figure includes 525,744 people who visited during the regular zoo season of April 21-Oct. 13, and 20,156 who visited during the Wild Zoo Halloween.

The zoo’s attendance record is 614,666, set in 2009 when the African Journey exhibit opened. This figure includes regular season and Wild Zoo Halloween atten-dance.

The zoo opened to the public for the first time in 1965.

“We are thankful for the support of our members, out-of-town guests, and the entire community for another great year,” said Anderson, the zoo director. “Our staff works hard to

provide an excellent expe-rience for our visitors. I’m proud of the work we do to connect our guests with animals every day.”

The zoo is operated by the nonprofit Fort Wayne Zoological Society and receives no tax funding for operations. Ticket sales, membership sales, concessions, other earned revenue, donations, and sponsorships comprise the zoo’s operating budget.

The zoo is the largest tourist attraction in north-east Indiana. About one in five zoo visitors comes from outside of Indiana. Forty percent of zoo guests are from Allen County. For more than 90 percent of out-of-town zoo guests surveyed, the zoo was their main reason for trav-elling to Fort Wayne.

The zoo is currently closed for the season and will reopen April 26, 2014.

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YMCA gets college prep grantOld National Bank Foundation has

awarded a $7,500 grant to the YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne to support the Team Students of Success program at the Renais-sance Pointe YMCA, 2323 Bowser Ave.

Team SOS is a free college prep program that encourages teens to act on their beliefs through the foundation of a college education. The program offers student and parent workshops, college visits, volunteer and internship opportu-nities and job shadowing opportunities. Team SOS meets once per week during the school year and offers activities in five areas: leadership development, character

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“We are very grateful for the Old National Bank Foundation’s support of our initiatives to improve the lives of youth in our community through our college prepa-ration program,” said Nicole Liddell, the director of mission advancement for the YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne.

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Campbell earns Green Fleet honorThe 2013 Government

Green Fleet Award awards were presented in a cere-mony in Phoenix.

Larry Campbell, fleet management director for the City of Fort Wayne, was presented the fifth-place award out of more than 100 submissions. The award recognizes the results of the city’s

Alternative Fuels and Technologies initiatives.

Campbell also is a Greater Indiana Clean Cities member and past president.

“It is our hope that the measures we’ve taken in Fort Wayne will allow us to be leaders in the use of alternative fuels and tech-nologies and an example

for other cities throughout the state of Indiana,” Campbell said.

The City of Fort Wayne reports substantial fuel cost savings across the city’s fleet of vehicles.

Award factors include facilities improvements, recycling programs, employee and other considerations.

Volunteers gather at Trinity English Lutheran Church to pack food to be shipped to the Philippines. About 175 workers helped to package a combina-tion of rice, soy, vegetables and vitamins. Workers prepared and boxed more than 22,000 meals in two hours. Kids Against Hunger gathered more than 270,000 meals from the Fort Wayne area. Super Typhoon Haiyan caused massive damage and loss of life in the Philippines. Trinity, at 405 W. Wayne St., is still accepting cash contributions for hurricane relief. For more information on the Kids Against Hunger, visit kah-fortwayne.org.

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Kids against HungerAllen 4-H’erselect KleineAllen County 4-H Clubs

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Kleine was elected pres-ident of the not-for-profit corporation that supports the 4-H program. Other officers elected for the 2014 year included Shawn Parker as vice president, Kim Smith as secretary, and Lee Bradtmueller as treasurer.

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FRIDAY, DEC. 6“Meet Me in St. Louis.” Bishop Luers High School, 333 E. Paulding Road. 7:30 p.m. The Luers Drama Department presents this musical based on the 1944 fi lm by same title, about a family living in St. Louis on the eve of the 1904 World’s Fair. The musical ran on Broadway in 1989 and features a Christmas favorite, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Tickets are $10 and can be reserved by calling 456-1261, ext. 3114.“Our Town” by Thornton Wilder. Studio Theatre, Kettler Hall, IPFW, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd. 8 p.m. Dan Butler directs and plays the featured role of Stage Manager. This beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning play about life in one New England town will be intimately staged in the Studio Theatre. Butler will direct the large cast of student and community actors in an involving and emotionally unforgettable look at the everyday lives of the people who make up Grover’s Corners. Special pricing applies to this production. Admission is $20 for adults; $18 for seniors, faculty, staff and alumni; $16 each for groups of 10 or more; $5 for students 18 and under; $5 for IPFW students with ID; $10 for other college students with ID. Children under 6 will not be admitted. Guests are urged to arrive early; late-comers will be seated at the discretion of management or at intermission. Performances continue Dec. 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 at 8 p.m., and Dec. 8 and 15 at 2 p.m. The Dec. 15 performance is also a sign-language performance. The high school matinee performance will be Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 10 a.m. The IPFW Box Offi ce in the Athletic Center Room 126 is open Monday-Friday, 12:30-6:30 p.m. Patrons are encouraged to call in advance to reserve their tickets: (260) 481-6555.Art Farm annual Holiday Pop Up Gallery. The Art Farm, 17612 N. County Line Road E, Spencerville. Opening reception from 5-10 p.m. tonight. Gallery hours continue through Dec. 29. This year’s Pop Up Gallery features 10 artists, both local and national. For details, visit ArtFarmIn-diana.com. Show hours are noon-6 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, through Dec. 29.Summit City Toastmasters meeting. Better Business Bureau, 4011 Parnell Ave. 7:30 a.m. For information, visit summitcitytm.org or call Kristal Heffl ey, 918-2065.Farmers’ market. Lutheran Hospital, 7950 W. Jefferson Blvd. 11 a.m. YLNI sponsors a farmer’s market at Lutheran Hospital in the lobby of Medical Building 2. Offerings include produce, baked goods, jewelry, dog treats, and more. Live music will be provided.

SATURDAY, DEC. 7“Meet Me in St. Louis.” Bishop Luers High School, 333 E. Paulding Road. 2 and 7 p.m. The Luers Drama Department presents this musical based on the 1944 fi lm by same title, about a family living in St. Louis on the eve of the 1904 World’s Fair. The musical ran on Broadway in 1989 and features a Christmas favorite, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Tickets are $10 and can be reserved by calling 456-1261, ext. 3114.Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.” Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 for adults, $5 for students in high school or younger. In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beau-tiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her father, Kind Triton. Chris Murphy directs this Toybox musical, based on the Disney movie.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 fi rst and third Saturdays, from October through May. The market features more than 40 vendors.

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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 demon-strations. Today, Santa pays a special visit. For details, visit www.ftwaynesfarmersmarket.comSummit Middle School Band concert. Homestead High School, 4310 Home-stead Road. 7 p.m. The concert begins with the sixth-grade band students presenting their very fi rst concert. The seventh, eighth and jazz band also will perform. A highlight of the evening will be a perfor-mance of ‘Sunset Sea Fantasy’ directed by the composer, Scott Hum-phries. The composer is the director of music and instrumental music at Manchester University. The song was composed to refl ect one of his favorite get-away spots, Sunset Beach in North Carolina.Mensa qualifying exam. University of Saint Francis, 2701 Spring St. John Paul II Building, Room 113. Registration at 9:30 a.m., testing begins at 10 a.m. $40. Photo ID required. Must be age 14 or older.

Pearl Harbor Day ceremony. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave. In Memorial Hall. 11 a.m. Free admission. The Allen County Council of Veterans and the Memorial Coliseum offer this re-membrance ceremony. The public is welcome to attend and honor the men and women who were lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Guests attending the ceremony can enter the parking lot from Par-nell Avenue near Memorial Hall and park close to the building and enter at the Memorial Hall entrance by the anchor.

SUNDAY, DEC. 8Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.” Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive. 2 p.m. Tickets are $6 for adults, $5 for students in high school or younger. In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her father, Kind Triton. Chris Mur-phy directs this Toybox musical, based on the Disney movie.Fort Wayne Derby Brats home opener. Bell’s Skating Rink, 7009 Indiana 930, New Haven. 5 p.m. Currently ranked among the best junior roller derby teams in the nation, the Fort Wayne Derby Brats open their sixth season with a pair of intramural bouts.

TUESDAY, DEC. 10Little River Ramblers class. Eagle Marsh Barn, 6801 Engle Road. 9-11 a.m. Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn to hike and explore the preserve’s plants and wildlife. Make sure to dress for the weather. For more information, contact [email protected] or call (260) 478-2515.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11Cookbook Book Club. Aboite Branch Library, 5630 Coventry Lane. 2 p.m. Read the club’s selection beforehand, cook a food item from it, then bring it in to share. Book selections to be determined. Contact the branch for more information: 421-1310.

THURSDAY, DEC. 12The Art Hop. Covington Plaza, West Jefferson Boulevard. 5-8 p.m. Visit an ever-expanding circle of shops that offer refreshments, entertain artists and present specials the second Thursday evening of each month.

FRIDAY, DEC. 13Summit City Toastmasters meeting. Better Business Bureau, 4011 Parnell Ave. 7:30 a.m. For information, visit summitcitytm.org or call Kristal Heffl ey, 918-2065.

SATURDAY, DEC. 14“Christmas Movie Memories.” Allen County Public Library Theater, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. Free. The Summit City Singers present fam-ily-friendly songs from movies such as “Elf,” “Lemon Drop Kid,” “The Polar Express,” “White Christmas,” “Holiday Inn,” “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “Christmas Vacation.” The Summit City Singers is a commu-nity choir with approximately 60 members from Fort Wayne and sur-rounding communities. The choir sings a variety of SATB music. Judy King directs the Summit City Singers.Summit City Youth Prep Development Basketball League registration. Parkwood Church of God, 3320 Trier Road. Registration is 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mon-days, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, and 9-11 a.m. Saturdays, Dec. 9 till Jan. 7.

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Gingerbread Pursuit Run and Walk. East Wayne Street near Clay Street, downtown Fort Wayne. 8 a.m. Last year, more than 400 participants completed the race, noshed on gingerbread cupcakes and cookies and met the Gingerbread man in the art deco Tower Bank lobby. Register online at VeepRaces.com. Hit the “register online” button under the Gingerbread Pursuit logo. Or, unload a printable application by going to “Full Race Details” under the logo. Or, pick up an application at Three Rivers Running Company on North Clinton Street or Fleet Feet Sports in the Village of Coventry. Veep races make a donation to The History Center in support of youth education programs.

MONDAY, DEC. 16Autism Spectrum Support Group. Easter Seals Arc, 4919 Projects Drive. 7 p.m. Parents, grandparents, teachers, professionals and others wanting to learn more about autism are welcome. Topics vary monthly. For more information, contact Susan Crowell at [email protected] or call 637-4409.

TUESDAY, DEC. 17Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection: “Joyous Sounds of the Season.” Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The cost is $15.50, inclusive of the luncheon and program. Reservations are due by Dec. 10 to Meridith, 672-3414. The program is Elvis Presley impersonator James Geiger. Child-care is provided. Sponsored by Stone-croft Ministries.Little River Ramblers Class. Eagle Marsh Barn, 6801 Engle Road. 9-11 a.m. Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn to hike and explore the preserve’s plants and wildlife. Make sure to dress for the weather. For more information, contact [email protected] or call (260) 478-2515.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18Adult book group. Aboite Branch Library, 5630 Coventry Lane. 2 p.m. Stop by to enjoy a lively book discussion and refreshments. This month’s se-lection is “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” by Betty Smith.Straight No Chaser. Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. 7:30 p.m. This professional a capella group was formed in 1996 at Indiana Univer-sity. Tickets range from $28 to $45. Tickets on sale now at the Embassy box offi ce, all other Ticketmaster outlets and Ticketmaster.com.

THURSDAY, DEC. 19Art Squared mid-show holiday reception. Artworks the Galleria of Fine Art, Jefferson Pointe Shopping Center. 6-8 p.m. The exhibition and sale features hundreds of pieces of artwork by local artists. The exhibition continues through Jan. 4. For hours, visit ArtworksTheGalleria.com. Or call 387-6943.Anonymous By Adoption. Parkview Main Campus, 2109 E. State Blvd 7 p.m. Support group for adoptees, adoptive parents, and separated siblings. For more information, call 238-4529 or 744-1518.

FRIDAY, DEC. 20Summit City Toastmasters meeting. Better Business Bureau, 4011 Parnell Ave. 7:30 a.m. For information, visit summitcitytm.org or call Kristal Heffl ey, 918-2065.

SATURDAY, DEC. 21Fort Wayne Farmers Market. Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field. Enter from Douglas Street, near Harrison Street. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free admission. The winter market will be held the fi rst and third Sat-urdays, 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

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FRIDAY, DEC. 27Entertainer Steve Forbert. One Lucky Guitar, 1301 Lafayette St. Ste 201. 8 p.m. The songwriter and musician is known for “Romeo’s Tune.” Call 969-6672.Rumble in Fort Wayne: Indoor Midget Car Races. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave. 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $23, $10 for kids 12 and under. Discounts apply for a two-day pass for Dec. 27 and 28. Buy tickets online at memorialcoliseum.com. Parking is $5 in the main lot or $8 in the preferred lot.

SATURDAY, DEC. 28Rumble in Fort Wayne: Indoor Midget Car Races. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave. 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $23, $10 for kids 12 and under. Discounts apply for a two-day pass for Dec. 27 and 28. Buy tickets online at memorialcoliseum.com. Parking is $5 in the main lot or $8 in the preferred lot.The Merge Christian singles group. Taylor Chapel United Methodist Church, 10145 Maysville Road. 6-11 p.m. A potluck dinner, games and a disc jockey for dancing, plus ice-breakers to allow Christian singles of all de-nominations to get together. The last Saturday of each month. Locations vary.Down the Hard Chord Line. Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. 7 p.m. Ready for some Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine, Motley Crue and Judas Priest? Their music will be covered by local bands in this Embas-sy-originated event. Proceeds benefi t the Embassy Theatre. Big Money & the Spare Change, Cougar Hunter, Lurking Corpses, RP Wigs and a fi fth band — to be announced soon — will bring the music. The lobby opens at 6:30 p.m. with a beer sampling from Five Sar Distributing. The Sweetwater Sound Open Jam will offer the latest in band instruments and sound equipment fou people to play while sampling the latest beers and ales. In addition, band members will be on hand to meet their fans. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 the week of the show. Get tickets through Ticketmastor or at the Embassy box offi ce. For box offi ce hours visit fwembassytheatre.org. Or charge by phone at (800) 745-3000. The show is general admission seating.

THURSDAY, JAN. 2ADHD Support Group. Parkview Women’s Health Center, 11123 Parkview Plaza Drive, Suite 200. 6:30-8:30 p.m. A support group for adults with ADHD, held the fi rst Thursday evening of each month. For more infor-mation, call Cheryl Gigler at 436-2556.Harlem Globetrotters “2014 Fans Rule World Tour.” Allen County War Memo-rial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave. 7 p.m. Tickets are $21 to $79. Buy tickets online at memorialcoliseum.com. Parking is $5 in the main lot or $8 in the preferred lot.

SATURDAY, JAN. 4Fort Wayne Bridal Spectacular. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave. Expo Center. Noon-4 p.m. Admission is $10. For details, visit fortwaynebrides.com. Parking is $5 in the main lot or $8 in the preferred lot.Gun & Knife Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave. Expo Center. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tickets are $6 for adults, $2 for ages 6 to 12. Parking is $5 in the main lot or $8 in the preferred lot.Fort Wayne Farmers Market. Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field. Enter from Douglas Street, near Harrison Street. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Gingerbread Pursuit Run and Walk. East Wayne Street near Clay Street, downtown Fort Wayne. 8 a.m. Last year, more than 400 participants completed the race, noshed on gingerbread cupcakes and cookies and met the Gingerbread man in the art deco Tower Bank lobby. Register online at VeepRaces.com. Hit the “register online” button under the Gingerbread Pursuit logo. Or, unload a printable application by going to “Full Race Details” under the logo. Or, pick up an application at Three Rivers Running Company on North Clinton Street or Fleet Feet Sports in the Village of Coventry. Veep races make a donation to The History Center in support of youth education programs.

MONDAY, DEC. 16Autism Spectrum Support Group. Easter Seals Arc, 4919 Projects Drive. 7 p.m. Parents, grandparents, teachers, professionals and others wanting to learn more about autism are welcome. Topics vary monthly. For more information, contact Susan Crowell at [email protected] or call 637-4409.

TUESDAY, DEC. 17Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection: “Joyous Sounds of the Season.” Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The cost is $15.50, inclusive of the luncheon and program. Reservations are due by Dec. 10 to Meridith, 672-3414. The program is Elvis Pres-ley impersonator James Geiger. Child-care is provided. Sponsored by Stonecroft Ministries.Little River Ramblers Class. Eagle Marsh Barn, 6801 Engle Road. 9-11 a.m. Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn to hike and explore the preserve’s plants and wildlife. Make sure to dress for the weather. For more information, contact [email protected] or call (260) 478-2515.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18Adult book group. Aboite Branch Library, 5630 Coventry Lane. 2 p.m. Stop by to enjoy a lively book discussion and refreshments. This month’s selection is “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” by Betty Smith.Straight No Chaser. Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. 7:30 p.m. This professional a capella group was formed in 1996 at Indiana Uni-versity. Tickets range from $28 to $45. Tickets on sale now at the Em-bassy box offi ce, all other Ticketmaster outlets and Ticketmaster.com.

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The Art Hop. Covington Plaza, West Jefferson Boulevard. 5-8 p.m. Visit an ever-expanding circle of shops that offer refreshments, entertain artists and present specials the second Thursday evening of each month.

SATURDAY, JAN. 11.Fort Wayne Philharmonic Masterworks presents “A Lincoln Portrait.” The Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. 8 p.m. Works include “Nocturnes” by Claude Debussey, “The Lark Ascending” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, “A Lincoln Portrait” by Aaron Copland, and “Symphony No. 6” by George Anthell. Tickets start at $28. Andrew Constantine conducts. Box offi ce hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 424-5664. Tickets also are available by through Ticketmaster, (800) 745-3000.

SUNDAY, JAN. 12Great Lakes Challenge Wrestling Championship. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave. Expo Center. 10 a.m. Spectator admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students, and free for children 5 and under. Park-ing is $5 in the main lot or $8 in the preferred lot.

TUESDAY, JAN. 14Fort Wayne Farm Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Par-nell Ave. Expo Center. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free. Parking is $5 in the main lot or $8 in the preferred lot.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15Short Hikes for Short Legs: The Wonders of Winter. Eagle Marsh Barn, 6801 Engle Road. 1 p.m. For children ages 3 to 5 and a responsible adult. Start with an interactive seed activity in the barn, then take a short hike as we look for seeds and the animals that spend winter on the marsh.Free community dinner. Parkwood Church of God, 3320 Trier Road. 5:45 p.m. Free community dinner each Wednesday, except holiday weekends. Call 483-4662.Fort Wayne Farm Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Par-nell Ave. Expo Center. 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Admission is free. Parking is $5 in the main lot or $8 in the preferred lot.

THURSDAY, JAN. 16Canterbury Early Childhood open house. Canterbury School, 5601 Covington Road. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Prospective parents are invited to learn more about the Early Childhood program for ages 2 to kindergarten while school is in session. For more information, visit canterburyschool.org/admission, or call 432-7776.Anonymous By Adoption. Parkview Main Campus, 2109 E. State Blvd. 7 p.m. Support group for adoptees, adoptive parents, and separated sib-lings. For more information, call 238-4529 or 744-1518.Fort Wayne Farm Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Par-nell Ave. Expo Center. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is free. Parking is $5 in the main lot or $8 in the preferred lot.

FRIDAY, JAN. 17Canterbury Early Childhood open house. Canterbury School, 5601 Covington Road. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Prospective parents are invited to learn more about the Early Childhood program for ages 2 to kindergarten while school is in session. For more information, visit canterburyschool.org/admission, or call 432-7776.

SATURDAY, JAN. 18Fort 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 fi rst 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 cof-fee and plants. Watch the calendar for special cooking demonstrations. For details, visit ftwaynesfarmersmarket.com.Fort Wayne Philharmonic Pops presents “The Music of John Williams.” The Em-bassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. 8 p.m. The show features music from movies such as “Lincoln,” “E.T.,” “Harry Potter,” “Schindler’s List,” and “Star Wars.” Tickets start at $28. Box offi ce hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 424-5664. Tickets also are available by through Ticketmaster, (800) 745-3000.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22Be a Canterbury Student for the Day. Canterbury School, 5601 Covington Road, and Canterbury High School, 3210 Smith Road. Area students in kindergarten through grade 11 are invited to visit Canterbury School today. Students will attend classes to experience this independent school, college prep curriculum fi rsthand. Visits must be scheduled in advance. Contact [email protected] or call 450-3553.Free community dinner. Parkwood Church of God, 3320 Trier Road. 5:45 p.m. Each Wednesday, except holiday weekends. Call 483-4662.

THURSDAY, JAN. 23Mizpah Shrine Circus. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave. In the Arena. 6:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the Mizpah Shrine Circus Offi ce, 1015 Memorial Way, behind Casa’s on Parnell Avenue. Ticket prices range from $12 to $20. Call 422-7122. Tickets ordered before Jan. 18 will be mailed. For details and photos, visit mizpahshrine-circus.com. The Mizpah Circus Fair is in the basement of the Coliseum, and opens one hour before the fi rst show of the day and continues until one hour after the last show of the day ends.

FRIDAY, JAN. 24Fish 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 fi sh, baked potato or scalloped potatoes, coleslaw, applesauce, roll and butter, and dessert.Mizpah Shrine Circus. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Par-

AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVESTo make an appointment to give blood, visit redcrossblood.org.Friday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at Accu Temp Products Inc., 8415 N. Clinton Park Drive.Sunday, Dec. 8, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at Queen of Angels Catholic Church & School in the school gymnasium, 1500 W. State Blvd.Monday, Dec. 9, 1-3:30 p.m., at the YMCA Jorgensen, 10313 Aboite Center Road.Monday, Dec. 9, 2-8 p.m., at the National Guard Armory on the Drill Floor, 130 W. Cook Road.Tuesday, Dec. 10, 8:30 a.m.-11 a.m. at STAR Financial Bank, 6230 Bluffton Road.Thursday, Dec. 12, 1-3:30 p.m. at Dupont Hospital, 2520 E. Dupont Road.Saturday, Dec. 14, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Concordia Lutheran Church in Centennial Hall, 4245 Lake Ave.Sunday, Dec. 15, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church in the Recreation Hall, 11337 Old U.S. 27 South.

nell Ave. In the Arena. 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the Mizpah Shrine Circus Offi ce, 1015 Memorial Way, behind Casa’s on Parnell Avenue. Ticket prices range from $12 to $20. Call 422-7122. Tickets ordered before Jan. 18 will be mailed. For details and photos, visit mizpahshrine-circus.com. The Mizpah Circus Fair is in the basement of the Coliseum, and opens one hour before the fi rst show of the day and continues until one hour after the last show of the day ends.Outdoor Sports Lake & Cabin Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave. Expo Center. Noon-9 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, free for kids 12 and under. Parking is $5 in the main lot or $8 in the preferred lot.

SATURDAY, JAN. 25Mizpah Shrine Circus. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave. In the Arena. 10 a.m., 2:30 p.m., and 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the Mizpah Shrine Circus Offi ce, 1015 Memorial Way, behind Casa’s on Parnell Avenue. Ticket prices range from $12 to $20. Call 422-7122. Tickets ordered before Jan. 18 will be mailed. For details and photos, visit mizpahshrinecircus.com. The Mizpah Circus Fair is in the basement of the Coliseum, and opens one hour before the fi rst show of the day and continues until one hour after the last show of the day ends.Outdoor Sports Lake & Cabin Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave. Expo Center. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, free for kids 12 and under. Parking is $5 in the main lot or $8 in the preferred lot.

SUNDAY, JAN. 26Mizpah Shrine Circus. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Par-nell Ave. In the Arena. 1 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the Mizpah Shrine Circus Offi ce, 1015 Memorial Way, behind Casa’s on Parnell Avenue. Ticket prices range from $12 to $20. Call 422-7122. Tickets ordered before Jan. 18 will be mailed. For details and photos, visit mizpahshrinecircus.com. The Mizpah Circus Fair is in the basement of the Coliseum, and opens one hour before the fi rst show of the day and continues until one hour after the last show of the day ends.Outdoor Sports Lake & Cabin Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave. Expo Center. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, free for kids 12 and under. Parking is $5 in the main lot or $8 in the preferred lot.

MONDAY, JAN. 27Million Dollar Quartet. The Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. 7:30 p.m. This Tony Award-winning Broadway musical is inspired by the true story of the famed recording session where Sam Phillips, the “Fa-ther of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” brought together icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for one unforgettable night. Box offi ce hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 424-5664. Tickets also are available by through Ticketmaster, (800) 745-3000.


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