COMMUNITY CALENDAR 7/7/2004

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TRAP AND SKEET SHOOT

Who: SOUTH WEST

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Conservation Club,

Bluffton Road

When: Sunday, July 11 and 25, 12:30pm Until Close

3D OPEN ARCHERY SHOOT

Who: SOUTH WEST

Conservation Club,

Bluffton Road

When: Sunday, July 18,

10am – 2pm

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION HEART WALK

Where: IPFW Hillard Gates Sports Complex, Fort Wayne

When: Saturday, September 11, 8am Registration

To register, please contact Stacie Holley at 260-627-5412 or

stacie.holley@heart.org

walk.americanheart.org

FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP MEETS

Where: Kingston Residence, 7515 Winchester Road

When: Second Wednesday of each month from 3-4pm

What: This group will offer support, education on resources, and provide training materials to family caregivers

For More Information Contact Pattie 747-1523

ALLEN COUNTY COURTHOUSE OPEN TO VIEW

When: Open from 1-4pm

Where: Allen County Courthouse

715 S. Calhoun St.

Open to the Public

No reservations required

For tours call Mary 449-4246

A donation of $2 per person is suggested

EAGLE AERIE #248 NEWS

Join us every Friday for “All You Can Eat Fish” for only $6.  Every Saturday come and enjoy steaks.  Featuring 16oz. T-bone Steak dinner for $10.50. All dinners include choice of baked potato or fries, vegetable, salad, and roll.

BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE

Autographed copies of my new book, HOW TO EAT A WILD GREEN PANCAKE and other humorous tales, will be available for purchase at The Waynedale News office, 2700 Lower Huntington Road.  The price is $19.50.

CHURCH SERVICES

Where: Church of Christ, 3421 Thurber Ave, Waynedale

When: Sundays 9am Bible Study – 10am & 6:30pm Services

Radio program on WGL, 1250AM, each Sunday from 7am-7:30am

Call 747-2637 for information

GOLDEN KIWANIS

Meets every Thursday at 11:30am at Atz IceCream Shoppe on Tillman Road

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH CHAPEL

When: 6:30am-4:30pm

What: 5 days a week private prayer & meditation

Where: 442 E. Jefferson Blvd.

Mass at 8:30am, Monday – Saturday

ST. THERESE BINGO

When: Tuesdays

Where: St. Therese Catholic Church,

2304 Lwr Huntington Road

Early Birds: 6:30pm

Regular Bingo: 7pm

SOUTHSIDE OPTIMIST CLUB

“Friend of Youth”

When: Tuesday from 7-8am

Where: Atz Restaurant,

211 E. Tillman Road

Contact: Devon Mathias

747-5468

OVERCOMERS

OUTREACH

Who: People suffering from addictions & affected family members thru Christ-Centered 12-Step support groups

Where: South Wayne United Methodist Church, 3500 South Wayne Ave.

When: Thursdays 7-8pm

More Info: 745-2933

WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1974

What: 30th Class Reunion

When: August 7  7pm-11pm

Where: Brookwood Golf Course House

Cost: $25

Questions: Mike Lee

486-4810

ARCH HEART HEALTHY TOURS

A WALK THROUGH THE HEART OF HISTORIC FORT WAYNE

What: New weekly program

When: Each Wednesday, beginning  10am

Where: Barr Street Market at the corner of Barr and Wayne

Cost: $5/person

Reservations are

encouraged, 426-5117

DEPRESSION SUPPORT MEETS

When: 2nd and 4th Thursday each month at 6pm

Where: Hope Missionary Church, 429 E. Dustman Road, Bluffton

What: Open to anyone suffering with depression, bi-polar, anxiety, or has a friend or loved one who does

Cost: Free but donations are accepted

824-1844 or 694-6371 for more information

90TH ANNUAL OUTING

Who: GE Quarter Century

When: Saturday, Sept. 11

Where: Goegleins,

7311 Maysville Rd.

SENIOR CLUB MEETS

Where: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 16931 Thiele Road

When: 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month, 9:15am

What: Devotions, lunch and fellowship shared

Group also sews lap robes for church and community. All seniors welcome.

Call 622-4886 or 622-6837

WALKERS WELCOME!

Where: Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 1819 Reservation Drive in the new Family Life Center

When: Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday beginning at 8am

Mrs. Betty Rekeweg checks your blood pressure before & after walking, if desired. A five-minute devotion is provided prior to the start of the program after which a person can walk as long as they desire.

BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH VBS

Where: 2435 Engle Road

When: July 19-23, 6-8:30pm

Who: Children 3-years to grade 4.

To register or for more information call 747-0713

ROLLING THUNDER

What: Rolling Thunder Meeting

Where: AMVETS Post #33

When: 3rd Sunday 3pm

ZANESVILLE YOUTH PROGRAM

Where: Zanesville United Methodist Church in the Tower Life Center

When: Every Tuesday, and Thursday

June 8th – July 29th

Who: Kindergarten through 5th grade

Cost is $5.00

For more information call Wendy Bailey at 824-9742

NO BUSINESS MEETING IN JUNE OR JULY

Next SSBG business meeting will be on August 26, 2004.

Watch for future details of August Meeting.

CLASS REUNION

When: Saturday, July 10 from 6pm-midnight

Who: Northrop Class of 1984

What: 20-year reunion

Where: Marriott Hotel, 305 East Washington Ctr. Rd.

RSVP to Holly Hug at

637-6796, or e-mail to classmates.com

HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

What: Elmhurst High School 50-year reunion

Where: Mizpah Shrine Temple Ballroom

When: Saturday, September 11, Cocktails at 5pm, Dinner at 6:30pm

We will meet at EHS at 4pm Friday for a tour of our Alma Mater.  Call Kellerman Buttell at 489-5413 for more information.

WAYNEDALE UMC VBS

Who: Waynedale United Methodist Church

When: July 19-23, 6-8:30pm

What: Vacation Bible School

Where: 2501 Church Street

VBS theme is “Camp Iwilligoway.” We would love to have every child, Kindergarten through grade 5.  Call the church to register or register when you come on the 19th. Church phone is 747-7424 and the contact person is Becky Conelley.

CIVIL WAR DAY CAMP

Who: The Lincoln Museum

Where: Corner of Clinton & Berry Streets

When: July 26-30, 9am-12pm. Registration closes July 14

Costs: $65 members, non-members $75

Learn how the soldiers lived. Take part in music activities and crafts.

Sponsored by the Kuhne Foundation and Friends of The Lincoln Museum, Inc.

PANCAKE & SAUSAGE BREAKFAST

What: Benefit to support the Masonic Temple in Fort Wayne

Where: Masonic  Temple, 216 E. Washington Street

When: Saturday, July 10, 2004, serving 6-10am

Costs: Adults $5, Children under 12 $3.50

Come enjoy a delicious breakfast before the Three Rivers Festival Parade and sign up for a tour of our historic building, which is on the Indiana Historical Register.

FOLLOWING THE PIPES

Who: The History Center and the Fort Wayne Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

What: 9 churches and their pipe organs

When: July 13, 14 and 15, 9am-11:50am

Where: This tour will offer the public the opportunity to visit eight churches on the south side of Fort Wayne.

Cost: Free

The tour is different each day.

Call 426-2882 for more information

MAIN STREET CHALK WALK 2004

What: Art by the people, Of the people, For the people

When: July 10, 11am-6pm,  & July 11, 11am-5pm

Where: Main Street, in front of the Museum of Art

Main Street Chalk Walk is a community event for artists of all ages and levels of ability.  No training in art is necessary-merely the desire to join hundreds of your fellow artists in joyfully covering Main Street with colorful and exciting street art.

COMMUNITY PRAISE CELEBRATION

Where: Three Rivers Festival

When: July 11, 3pm-8:30pm

Where: Meijer Main Event Tent at Headwaters Park

What: A united, community-wide praise celebration featuring many local groups, presenting various styles of music.

For more information call 432-0025

FISH & TENDERLOIN SUPPER

Who:South West

Conservation Club

When: Friday, July  2,

July 16

5pm until sunset

Why: Because Waynedale is hungry for fish

WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL 1994 CLASS REUNION

When: August 8, 2004

Why: We are in search of Wayne High School Class of 1994 graduates.  If you know of a graduate from this class or you are a graduate of this class, please contact us at WHSCO1994@yahoo.com for reunion details or to give us an updated address.

FORT WAYNE WRITERS FORUM

What Forum for prose, poetry and drama writers

When: Tuesday, July 6 at 7pm

Where: Towne House, 2209 St. Joe Center Rd.

For information call Trudy at 482-9362

FREE CONCERTS AT FOELLINGER OUTDOOR THEATRE

~Thursday, July 8, 8:00pm, “Knights on the Town”.

The Knights on the Town started as a college class with credit in 1965.  Mary Newbauer and other members were in the original group as music education majors, and are still performing and inspiring others today.  Fort Wayne’s Alley Kats are a favorite tap dance troupe who began as an exercise class at the Community Center years ago.

~Friday, July 9, 7:00pm, Kid Kazooey and The BallRoom Roustabouts

Kid Kazooey and the BallRoom Roustabouts are a circus wrapped up in a band.    But they also appeal to adult audiences with their Motown, Ragtime and Rock musicianship.

~Sunday, July 11, 2:30pm, American Legion Post 47-St. Joe Road

Bill Hernandez directs this band in a military presentation as a tribute to our armed forces.

~Thursday, July 15th, 8:00pm

John Branam Big Band will present an evening of instrumental and vocal music from the big band era.

RUN WILD AT THE FORT WAYNE CHILDREN’S ZOO, JULY 4

Competitors of all ages are gearing up for the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo’s 15th annual Run Wild! Race on Sunday, July 4 at 7:30am

Hundreds of runners and competitive walkers will pass through Franke Park, challenging on-and off-road course.  Participants will pass through Franke Park, up Soap Box Derby Hill, and through the zoo on their way to the finish line.  The 4-mile course is one of the areas toughest.

Those interested may register until 7am on race day, or by contacting the zoo at 427-6808.  Registration is $20 per person.