COMMUNITY CALENDAR 09/09/11
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ADOPT-A-PLAYGROUND WAYNEDALE PARK
When: Saturday
September 17
1:30pm
Where: Waynedale Park
2900 Koons & Elzey
Info: Join area individuals to rake, mulch, clean & do maintenance where needed.
1940 & 1941 CLASS REUNION
Who: Elmhurst H.S.
When: Thursday
September 15
Noon – 2pm
Where: Richard’s Restaurant
2912 Getz Rd.
Cost: Your lunch
Info: All graduates of
1937 – 1944 are also invited to attend
Contact: Karl McOmber
478-1451
OKTOBERFEST 2011
Who: Fort Wayne Maennerchor/Damenchor
When: Saturday
September 24
5pm
Lunch & games
7pm
Schnitzel Dinner
8pm
Live music, dancing & singing
Where: Park Edelweiss
3355 Elmhurst Dr.
Cost: Dinner $10
12 & under $7
Info: Open to public
Contact: Carol Mauch
459-2225 or 417-1212
BLOOD DRIVE
Who: American Red Cross
When: Sunday, September 11
8am – Noon
Where: Parkview Field
1301 Ewing St.
Info: Come Donate & receive a t-shirt
Also be entered into a drawing to win free gas for a year!
45th CLASS REUNION
Who: Bishop Luers H.S.
When: Saturday
September 24
Contact: Ron Choka
r_choka@hotmail.com
20th CLASS REUNION
Who: Bishop Luers H.S.
When: Saturday
September 24
Contact: Matt Bierbaum
260-745-9711
matt_bierbaum@yahoo.com
GOLF OUTING
Who: Bishop Luers HS
When: Saturday
September 10
1pm
Where: Brookwood Golf Course
Cost: $75 per person
Hole Sponsorship $125 a hole
or $550 including a foursome w/4 Super Tickets
Info: Register by September 3
by calling Alumni Office
456-1261 x3040
email Melissa Hire
mhire@bishopluers.org
Sarah Shank
sshank@bishopluers.org
Costs include green fees, golf cart, range balls, six drink tickets & food
NORTHEAST INDIANA HEART WALK
Who: American Heart Association
When: Saturday
September 17
8:30am – 11am
Where: Parkview Field
1301 Ewing St.
Info: Walk promotes physical activity & heart-healthy living.
Enjoy a 1 or 3-mile walk, children’s activities, educational booths & more.
Participation is a great way to promote health & wellness, while helping raise needed funds.
Contact: Michelle Wagner
317-732-4720
CHRISTMAS APPLICATIONS & GIFTS BEING TAKEN
Who:
Holy Family Center, INC
When:
Beginning immediately
Where: Applications are taken at Holy Family Chapel
3709 E Yoder Rd.
Corner of Winchester & Yoder, Poe
Info: Holy Family Center, Inc. is an Indiana Non Profit
Now accepting applications for Christmas Gifts for Children suffering from chronic and terminal illnesses.
Contact: Toll free 888-749-2879
If you or your organization would like to aid the local children, call 260-639-7397
ELMHURST CLASS REUNION
Who: Class of 1961
When: Saturday
September 10
6:30pm
Where: Richards Restaurant
2912 Getz Rd.
Info: Elmhurst High School
1961 grads are welcome to purchase their dinner and reflect on the past fifty years
RSVP’s encouraged
Contact:
Roxann Robinette Mosley
260-458-9797 or 260-804-1840
ACCEPTING APPS FOR VOLUNTEER EMTS & FIREFIGHTERS
Who: Poe Volunteer Fire Department
When: Mon, Wed, Fri
7am – 7pm
Where: 3619 E. Yoder Rd.
Info: Accepting volunteers
Contact: Stop by the office
poefireems@gmail.com
403-1041
LITTLE RIVER RAMBLERS
Who:
Little River Wetlands Project
When: Tuesdays
9am – 11am
Where: Eagle Marsh Barn
6801 Engle Road
Cost: Free
Info: Explore the preserve’s interesting plants and wildlife
Contact: Betsy Yankowiak
478-2515
HONOR THE SPECIAL VETERAN IN YOUR LIFE!
Who:
Korean War Veterans Assn
Info: Memorial Day & Fathers Day honor a veteran in your life with a brick engraved with his name and placed on O’ Day Rd.
Contact: Ron Barnhart
260-493-7569
ME-‘N-U COMMUNITY MEALS
Who: Aldersgate
When: Every Thursday
6pm to 7 pm
Where:
Aldersgate Community
2417 Getz Road
Phone: 432-1524
FURNISHING HELP TO REBUILD LIVES
Who: Mustard Seed Furniture Bank
When: Monday – Friday
10am – 4pm
Where: Drop off
3636 Illinois Rd.
Info: Bring in bed linens, extra blankets and towels and miscellaneous kitchen items
Also accepting furniture and goods
Contact: 260-471-5802 ext 5
SWEET ADELINES TOWNS OF HARMONY CHORUS
When: Mondays
6:30pm – 9pm
Where: 5120 Speedway Drive
Info: Real Women
Real Harmony, Real Fun
Contact: 260-436-7104 or
townsofharmony.org
MORNING WALKING/WELLNESS PROGRAM
Who: ASH Centre
When: Monday – Friday
8am to 10am
Where: 1701 Freeman St.
Info: Coffee, tea, snacks available
ALZHEIMER’S FUNDRAISER
When: Tue, Sept 20,
11am – 1:30pm
Where: Pizza Hut,
Bluffton Rd.
Info: Pizza Hut will donate 15% of lucnh sales to Walk to End Alzheimer’s
GOOD OLD DAYS
Who: Kingston Residence
When: Friday, Sept 9,
4pm – 6:30pm
Where: Kingston,
7515 Winchester Rd.
Info: Model A Car Show, Live Music, Food!
Contact: RSVP to 747-1523 or cgarrison@kingstonhelthcare.com
SOUTHSIDE OPTIMIST CLUB MEETING
Where:
Renaissance Restaurant
Tillman Road
When: Tuesdays
7am
For more information:
Ron Perkins
747-6186
BAERFIELD TOASTMASTERS
What: Learn speaking and leadership skills
Where: Penguin Point
7303 Winchester Rd.
When: Tuesdays at 6pm
If you need help becoming a confident, effective speaker at your club meetings, this is the place to begin
MEMORIAL BRICKS
Where: War Memorial Shrine
2122 O’Day Road
Make every day a “Memorial Day” by placing a brick of honor on the Korean War Veterans Association’s beautiful walkway
For more information:
Ron Barnhardt
493-7569
BEGINNING THE JOURNEY
Who: Alzheimer’s Assoc.
What: Seminar for families who suspect memory loss or have recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease
For more information or to register call 1-800-272-3900
GOLDEN KIWANIS
Meet Thursdays
11:30am
Atz’s
Ice Cream Shoppe
Tillman Road
NEW HORIZONS BAND
What: Invitation for you to come blow your horn
If you do not have a horn but want to play one, they will help you
Where: Crescent Avenue Methodist Church
Who: Directing the band is retired music instructor John Morse
Morse directed programs at Elmhurst HS
He also served as third French Horn with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic
The Fort Wayne band meets twice a week
The New Horizons band is open to any adult who wants to make music.
If you’ve never played an instrument before but want to, New Horizons will teach you
Contact: Dave Held
744-6084
MS SELF HELP GROUP
What: For individuals and family members dealing with MS
When: Group meets the first Monday of each month at 7pm
Where: Fort Wayne Rehabilitation Hospital
7970 West Jefferson Blvd.
Contact: Call 637-3820 for more information
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS
What: Pro Troops Rally
Where: Across from the Allen County Courthouse
When: First Saturday of every month
12pm to 1pm
This event is to let our troops know that we haven’t forgotten about them
Please bring flags and signs
For more information:
Rex Mercer
260-609-3461
QUIET WARRIORS
CHAPTER MEETING
Who: Quiet Warriors Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association
Where: Eagles #248
4940 Bluffton Road
When: 1st Sat. of month
8am
For more information:
747-0601
EUCHRE
When: Tuesdays
7pm
Where: 4940 Bluffton Rd.
Who: Fraternal
Order Of Eagles 248
FISH AND TENDERLOIN SUPPER
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
When: First and Third
Friday of the month
5pm – 7pm
Where: 5703 Bluffton Rd.
Southwest
Conservation Club
Contact: 747-4677
Jim Shearer
TRAP AND SKEET SHOOT
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
When: Second and Fourth
Sunday of the month
12:30pm until close
Where: 5703 Bluffton Rd.
Southwest
Conservation Club
Contact: 747-4677
Jim Shearer
FREE BINGO
Who: Kingston Healthcare
When: Second Wednesday
9am – 10am
Where: Chik-fil-A
Jefferson Pointe
Info: 15% of all sales go to Alzheimer’s Association
Contact: Camille
260-415-7741
MONTHLY MEETING
Who: Disorderly Bear Den
When:
First Thursday of each month
Where: Community Center
233 W. Main Street
Info: Teens, LISTEN up!
Contact: Donna
260-409-9886
BASIC COMPUTER CLASS
When: Wed, Sept 14,
2:30pm
Where: Kingston,
7515 Winchester Rd.
Cost: Free
Info: By Michael Alberico & Dennis Cutter of Waynedale Computer Tune Up
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