Monday, February 4, at 6pm we were at Baer Field trying to make an Allegiant flight from Fort Wayne to Fort Lauderdale. A weather inversion had blanketed the city with fog and we were socked in. . . Read More
State Senators — Republicans and Democrats alike — committed at the onset of this 2008 Session that property taxes would be “job one.” Hoosiers should know we are hard at work and will not stop until the job is done. . . Read More
Local Waynedale athlete Michael Ybarra, son of Art and Valentina Ybarra, was recently recognized for his academic accomplishments at the University of Saint Francis and will appear on the Deans List for the fall semester of 2007. . . Read More
In 2008, the Polar Plunge celebrated its ninth year in Indiana. Dozens of local residents turned out this year for the first annual Fort Wayne event at Mirror Lake facing the cold with a wintry dip for a warm-hearted cause. . . Read More
This week’s Here’s To Your Health is a continuation of Polly’s story: I discovered when I came to Alcoholics Anonymous that I had to be accountable for my feelings and actions. . . Read More
by an anonymous South Bend Professor
Another important historical tradition for Alcoholics Anonymous is Tradition Ten: “Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues,” which meant that “the A.A. name ought “never,” . . . Read More
As many of you know by now, I work in a local computer repair shop, dividing my day between hardware and software repair. The hardware is relatively easy once diagnosed. The software however, can be frustrating as well as time consuming. . . Read More
In 2007, an estimated 3,390 new cases of colorectal cancer were diagnosed and 1,180 Hoosiers were expected to die of colorectal cancer in 2007.
Colorectal cancer is the second leading killer of cancer among men and women combined, second only to lung . . . Read More
If I had lived in bible timesAnd walked the roads He trod,Would I have known that Jesus wasMy Lord, my Master, God?
If I had walked the sandy shoresBy the Sea of GalileeAnd heard him call the fishermanTo “Come and follow Me,”
Would I . . . Read More
South Side High School’s International Baccalaureate Programme was highlighted at an information night at 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 5, at South Side, 3601 S. Calhoun Street.
South Side is the only school in northeast Indiana to offer the prestigious . . . Read More
The Summit City Lightning Travel Baseball Team is going all the way…Cooperstown, N.Y.
The Summit City Lightning coaching staff and players were elated when they found out they were accepted to go and play at Cooperstown, NY. . . Read More
GIB YOUNG VINTAGE BASEBALL UMPIRE
I have studied many people that umpired baseball games during many years of history. One of the most interesting is Gib Young of Huntington, Indiana.Mr. Young’s vocation is operating the Gib Young State . . . Read More
The POwer of FruitMonavie brand products are a delicious and energizing blend of the Brazilian acai berry and other nutrient dense fruits from around the world.For more information contact Mary Stark, your Monavie distributor.747-1163 . . . Read More
The Unity Lutheran School Limberlost Girl Scout Troop 720 held a 100th birthday party for Josie Dull Manter at the Villa of the Woods on February 13th. After the residents and Girl Scouts made a craft, and played two valentine games, they had cake . . . Read More
Lunar New Year fell on February 7th this year. This is the year of the Rat. Few people in Fort Wayne were aware of this Lunar New Year day, which is celebrated by most Asian cultures including Chinese, Vietnamese, Burmese, Thais and Koreans. . . Read More
Winners of the Hat Day contest held at St. Therese School in Waynedale during Catholic Schools Week. The winners were judged on hats that best portrayed the theme of “Catholic Schools Light the Way”. . . Read More
Let Me Call You Sweetheart, I’m In Love With You. That favorite old song was fondly remembered at Kingston Residence on Valentine’s Day where 12 couples celebrating their many years of love together. . . Read More
Reasons for pruning include: removing dead or diseased branches, branches that rub together, keeping your plants at a manageable size, to encourage fruiting or flowering, to open up walkways and to keep trees and shrubs from touching your house or . . . Read More
Becker joins Park Board for four-year term
Cheri Becker, executive director of Invent Tomorrow, Inc. was named by Mayor Tom Henry to the Board of Park Commissioners and will begin her four-year term this month. . . Read More
Dear Readers,
As you know, I worked the streets of the west end of Louisville for five years, on the night shift, where everything happened. Shootings were a nightly event, along with every kind of trauma and disaster. . . Read More
This story was told by Lefty to her friend Nancy, who wrote it up for her.
We were both very young and apparently totally inexperience with the bad side of life. . . Read More
February 7, 2008, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Dr. Rolf Daniel Provost of the University of Saint Francis, has announced students named to the Dean’s List for the Fall Semester 2007. These students have maintained a 3.5 grade point average on a four-point . . . Read More
One day a girl named Bethany was sorting out the invitations for her birthday party, which was coming up.
“Yes, yes, yes,” she said to her friend, Angel. “Of course, I need to invite Madison,” she said. . . Read More
City of Fort Wayne – A change to the city animal care ordinance now specifies when dogs may be tethered outside. It also bans tethering dogs outside that have not been spayed or neutered.
By ordinance:
1. . . Read More
Silver service created for Indiana battleship returns to Hoosier state for public display.
After 76 years at sea, the complete sterling silver service created for the USS Indiana in 1896 was reunited in a special ceremony at the Indiana War Memorial . . . Read More