On February 13 at 6pm the Fort Wayne Community School Board of Trustees held a hearing and vote to decide to seek a buyer for Elmhurst High School and adjacent farm land. . . Read More
On February 1st the Miami Indians hosted the Memorial Park Pirates for a chess invitational. Twenty-six students competed in the game of intellect and strategy, and the beginnings of a rivalry could be detected. . . Read More
At the American Legion Post #241 on February 6, the parking lot was full, the hall was crowded and the tables were full of tempting food.
But it wasn’t one of the many happy events the post, at 7605 Bluffton Road usually hosts. . . Read More
Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) reached a new record for passenger traffic in 2016, ending the year with the total enplaned passengers (number of people boarding outbound flights) totaling 365,884. The previous record was set in 2000 with 360,010 . . . Read More
St. Therese Catholic Church, 2304 Lower Huntington Rd., Fort Wayne, will hold a Parish Mission beginning Sunday, March 5 through Wednesday, March 8, for all parishioners, family, friends and guests. The public also is welcome. . . Read More
I see by my calendar that February 20th is Presidents Day. Now, as I recall, there was no such holiday when I was growing up. There were two United States presidents that we honored in February—Abraham Lincoln whose birthday was on February 12th . . . Read More
COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE
When: March 9 & 10, 9a- 4p
Where: Fort Wayne Sport Club 3102 Ardmore Ave.
What: Includes Furniture, collectables, glassware, sporting goods, electronics, books, movies, music, clothing, twin clothing, double . . . Read More
HELEN MARIE LEVY, 73, of Fort Wayne, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 at her home. She was born August 5, 1943 in Fort Wayne. She retired after 28 years at Lincoln Food Services and was part owner at H & H Shoe Repair. . . Read More
The Wedding Shop
By Rachel Hauck
Zondervan
PB, 384 pages
Through the lives of two women connected through an old wedding dress shop, we find redemption, forgiveness, and true love. Cora Scott in the 1930s and Haley Morgan in 2010 both find the dress . . . Read More
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School participated in Catholic School Week January 29-February 5 2017.
The overall theme this year was “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge, and Service”.
On Monday, “Celebrating Our Service” . . . Read More
Waynedale represented the dream of Abner Elzey. This unincorporated town of approximately 3,000 residents was situated about three miles southwest of Fort Wayne on State Roads 1 & 3, and was founded by Elzey on February 15, 1921. . . Read More
LOCAL HONEY
Our honey is raw, local (from Fort Wayne & Waynedale Hives) and packed with pollen and nutrients from the area.
Honey is a great natural sweetener and sugar replacement. . . Read More
If our grandmothers and great-grandmothers were alive today, what would they think of today’s modern sewing machines? Although they may recognize the basic shape, they would be amazed at all of the buttons and dials not to mention their whopping . . . Read More
ROBERT STEPHEN BUHR went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 28, 2017. Born in Fort Wayne, he graduated from Elmhurst High School in 1966. Following graduation, he enlisted in the Marine Corp and was a combat veteran in Vietnam. . . Read More
When Windy walked into the Mule Barn during that cold snap last week, we knew he was getting frantic for an audience. He has a hard time getting us to listen to his version of history, his notions of what was going on now, and his prognostications . . . Read More
Honestly, when I first saw posters for Jackie starring Natalie Portman as the former First Lady, I was deeply skeptical about what another pop culture portrayal could possibly offer. Instead of focusing on the glamour and society life of Jacqueline . . . Read More
Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control announced recently the after-hour depository boxes will be closing effective February 26, 2017.
According to the Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters, the use of unattended drop boxes where live animals . . . Read More
Do you have frequent neck, shoulder or back pain? You may have a recently identified condition called “text neck.” The repetitive strain injury occurs when you spend considerable time looking down at your phone. . . Read More
If you are a “millennial” – a member of the age cohort born anywhere from the early 1980s to the late 1990s – then you’re still in the early chapters of your career, so it may be a stretch for you to envision the end of it. . . Read More
Vince and Marty LaBarbera celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on January 28, 2017.
They are the parents of four children: Michael, Arvada, CO; Gregory, Vancouver, WA; Timothy, Warren, IN and Christine (Robbins), Butler, IN. . . Read More
The sun is shining benevolently down on our West Virginia hills today and all is calm and peaceful. A male cardinal, flashing his brilliant red plumage, peers in the window at me as if to say that the birdseed is getting low in the feeder. . . Read More
The cardinal is not a southern bird. But I think of it as one, as a bird with a similar distribution as the mockingbird. It was south to me when I was a boy. . . Read More
The recent vote by City Council to approve Legacy funding in the form of a loan for The Landing project shows our collective effort to continue the momentum and investments we’re experiencing in the City of Fort Wayne. . . Read More
Kids deserve to have a safe and healthy school environment where they are free to learn and grow.
The overwhelming majority of Indiana’s school employees work hard every day to provide such an environment – enabling our state’s next generation . . . Read More