March 3, 2017 – COMMUNITY CALENDAR

COMMUNITY BREAKFAST When: Sat., March 4 6a– 10a Where: Waynedale Masonic Lodge 7039 Elzey St. Cost: Free-Will donation Contact: 260-410-0497 HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL & COLLEGE CAREER FAIR When: Mon., March 6 6- 7:30p Add’l: We anticipate over 80 four-year universities, two-year colleges and vocational schools located throughout the United States to be in attendance. We have invited representatives from various careers to participate, as well as the Armed Services and financial institutions. The program is open to the public. Cost: Free FISH FRY When: Fri., March 24, 5- 7p Where: American Legion Post 160, 1122 North Main St. Roanoke, IN 46783 Addl: Dinner Includes Fish, Fries or Baked Potato & Coleslaw. Sponsored by BSA Troop 302 Cost: Adult $9 Kids $5 (ages 5-10) 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 stroller & much more! Contact: Phil at 260-515-1695 FREE BINGO Who: Kingston Healthcare When: Second Wednesday 9a–10a Where: Chik-fil-A Jefferson Pointe FREE FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASS: SETTING GOALS When: Tues., March 7 6- 7:30p Where: 8033 Community Lane, Fort Wayne, IN 46819 Add’l: Sign up for a FREE class to learn valuable information about the basics of finance. Track daily spending habits, identify ways to decrease spending and increase income & identify budgeting tools that will help manage your money. Where: Hopewell Pointe Community Center Cost: Free, RSVP Required. Contact: For more information or reservations contact Yordnos Teffera at 423-3546, ext. 319 or YordnosTeffera@mybrightpoint.org GUIDED HISTORY TOUR & LUNCH When: Thurs., March 23 10a– 2p Where: 1424 W. Jefferson Blvd. Add’l: Settler member and educator Linda Huge will lead a guided history tour of the Allen Co. Court House & Historic Swinney Homestead with lunch at the Homestead. Cost: Reservation and payment by March 16 Transportation not included Age 14 and older. Limited to 25 attendees. (260)747-1501 or (260)747-1229 Proceeds support the maintenance of the Historic Homestead. www.settlersinc.org Cost: $25 WAYNEDALE BUSINESS CHAMBER MEETING When: Thursday, March. 9, 2p Where: Waynedale Library 2200 Lower Huntington Rd. Why: For the improvement of the community, we give the business leaders (and the ‘Waynedale business district’) a voice to petition the city for improvements; a general members meeting time and date to discuss problems in our area, and a way to meet and greet your business neighbors. Organizing ourselves to work together is the first step to create great things! www.waynedale.com/business Contact: Jordan Cornwell 260-747-5529 28TH ANNUAL IPFW HEALTH FAIR When: Wed., March 22 9a- 3p Where: IPFW Walb Student Union Add’l: ”Be Empowered! Take Charge of Your Health!”. Receive health screenings, learning about your health, gain resources and de-stressing with a massage or music. Blood health profile screenings, dozens of other FREE health screenings, over 90 information display tables staffed by high quality professionals, nutritious and delicious cooking presentations, dozens of ways to de-stress like therapy dogs, fitness, music therapy, art and gardening, gift drawings & refreshments. The IPFW Health Fair is sponsored by Indiana Purdue Student Government Association, IPFW Center For Healthy Living: Campus Clinic and Wellness Programs, IPFW Nursing Department, IPFW Peer Educator Program, IPFW Department of Athletics, and STAR 88.3.
Contact: For additional information visit www.ipfw.edu/health Questions? Call 481-6647, 481-6746, e-mail Tillapau@ipfw.edu SPRING SCRAPBOOKING EVENT When: March 25, 9a- 6p Where: Huntington County Fairgrounds Add’l: The Huntington County Extension Homemakers Club Paper Artisans will host the Spring Crop 2017 scrapbooking event. The cost of the event covers a make your own baked potato bar for lunch and drinks and snacks during the day. Scrapbooking and card making products will be available from vendors and new techniques will be demonstrated. Cost: Registration deadline is March 13th. Contact: Rita McCabe 356-3291 Sharon McCoart 356-1833 CHRIS WORTH CONCERT When: March 17, 8:30pm Where: American Legion Post #296 Add’l: 130 W Tillman Road Fort Wayne Cost: No Cover Contact: 260-456-2988 FARMER’S MARKET When: Every Saturday through May 14th Where: Parkview Field Inside the Lincoln Event Center Add’l: A group of close to 40 vendors and artisans meet in one place every Saturday from 9a-1p to offer up fresh baked goods, local produce and meats, honey and syrups, jams and jellies, crafts and jewelry, natural body products, donuts, freshly made crepes and more. Open every Saturday from 9a-1p. Contact: lisa.haagen@gmail.com PEOPLE OF THE BOOK LECTURE When: Monday, May 6 7:30p. Where: Rifkin Campus 5200 Old Mill Road, FW Who: Jewish Federation of Fort Wayne Why: A Night of History and Writing with Brad Meltzer Add’l: What’s Your Legacy? #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inner Circle, The Book of Fate, television host and through his TV show “Lost History” is responsible for helping find the missing 9/11 flag raised at Ground Zero by firefighters. A dessert reception and book signing event will immediately follow the event. Cost: Free Open to the public Contact: (260) 456-0400 PAWJECT RUNWAY When: March 4, 6p Where: Hotel Fort Wayne Marquis Ballroom 305 E. Washington Cntr Rd. Fort Wayne, IN Why: Fundraiser for the Allen County SPCA Add’l: Cocktail hour begins at 6p. Performance at 7p. Watch local groomers transform dogs into incredible works of art! This exciting red carpet event will have you feeling like a celebrity as you enjoy the creative talents of the best dog groomers around. Experience includes photo ops from the “puparazzi”, a fabulous silent auction, hor d’oeuvres, & cash bar. Proceeds benefit the Allen County SPCA’s Angel Fund. Cost: $40-100 Purchase your tickets at the Allen County SPCA or by visiting www.allencountyspca.org Contact: amandal@allencountyspca.org ADAMS COUNTY WINTER ARTISAN MARKET When: March 18, April 15 9a- 1p Where: Riverside Center 231 E. Monroe St., Decatur Add’l: Fundraiser for Decatur Capital Campaign. Vendors from Adams, Allen, Jay and Wells counties selling baked goods, home decor, jewelry, children’s books, leggings, purses, Christmas, handsewn crafts, honey, jellies, cosmetics, handmade soaps, essential oils, wood crafts, and more. Cost: Free Admission BEES & BREW DATE NIGHT When: Fri., June 9 & July 14 7p Where: Southwest Conservation Club 5703 Bluffton Road Cost: $35 per person Add’l: Spend your evening exploring the honeybee through hands-on fun including, beeswax candle making, sampling honey wine & beer, observing a hive up close through our sealed observation hive and for the adventurous, suit-up for a live beehive presentation. Must be 21+, held outdoors under the Science Tent. Contact: Must pre-register at www.southwesthoney.com/education LOOKING FOR ELMHURST CLASS OF ‘67 CLASSMATES Add’l: We need your contact information for our 50th Class Reunion, which is planned for Sat., Aug. 26. Contact: Rhonda (Hosler) Dennon at rldennon@hotmail.com or Linda (Hartman) Fagen at lafagen@msn.com PURDUE GLEE & IPFW SINGING DONS CONCERT When: Sat., April 1, 7p Where: Mirro Center for Research & Innovation on the Parkview Hospital campus on Dupont Road. Add’l: The Glee Club’s versatile repertoire includes gospel, vocal jazz, swing, contemporary hits, romantic ballads, classical selections, barbershop, folk, opera choruses, country and novelty tunes and patriotic standards. Specialty groups and outstanding soloists further enhance their performance.
Cost: Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students and can be purchased at the door or on line at www.purdue.edu/pmo/calendar FISH FRY When: March 10, April 14, May 12 Where: Park Edelweiss 3355 Elmhurst Drive Cost: $9 adults All you can eat. Music Provided. Contact: Chad (260) 747-0713 FISH FRY When: March 24, April 14 4:30– 7p Where: Fort Wayne Sport Club 3102 Ardmore Ave. Cost: $9 adults $4 children 6-10 6 & under free What: Includes fish, potatoes, coleslaw, applesauce, roll & dessert Contact: Phil at 515-1695 SOUTHSIDE OPTIMIST CLUB MEETING Where: Hall’s Restaurant Bluffton Road When: Tues. 7a Contact: James Lambert 747-7907 Editors Note: The Community Calendar is a free announcement service for non-profit and not-for-profit organizations’ events. Although this is a free service provided please consider a $10 to $15 donation per issue to keep this service and your local paper available. The Waynedale News receives an abundance of press releases and articles for each issue. Information that has a focus on Waynedale is given the highest priority. We try to evaluate all submissions on a timely basis.