Author: Cindy Cornwell

Memorial Day again and memories . . .I saw pink and white peonies, families and friends sitting along Old Trail Road watching the Memorial Day parade and a beautiful military ceremony honoring those that were lost. . . Read More

Born in Southern Indiana on June 21st Lucille Dull recently celebrated her 91st birthday with family and friends at Bandido’s on Winchester Road. She didn’t have a birthday cake and ice cream but she said chuckling, “The staff sang that “Special . . . Read More

A giant red oak was cut down ten years ago on the northwest corner of Bluffton and Engle Roads. The tree was approximately 10 feet in diameter and 31 feet in circumference. . . Read More

Mrs. Phillips fourth grade class at Waynedale Elementary received a unique surprise. It was delivered to them on Friday, February 20th. “It’s our class pet!” said the teacher. But, it wasn’t your typical pet, not a bird, not . . . Read More

The tastiest ultra- marathon in the country—The HUFF 50K is well known for its post-race food. And, the art of preparing gallons of homemade soup, soup enough for 1000 people or more, is not an easy task by any means. . . Read More

Eric and Emily Harris, owners of a beautiful 2-acre vineyard and winery near Roanoke, Indiana, along with owner Kevin Croy from Fleet Feet Running Store-Coventry Shopping Center, Fort Wayne were the gracious sponsors of the Vineyard 5K Trail race on . . . Read More

About this time, twenty years ago, students of the Class of 1994 were entering their senior year at Homestead High School. On Saturday, August 2, 2014 these same classmates gathered to share memories of years gone by. . . Read More

Waynedale’s American Legion Post #241, AM VETS #33 and VFW #1421 honor our fallen heroes by placing American flags before the gravestones and niches of service members the Saturday prior to Memorial Day weekend. . . Read More

Other than the Sound of Music, the Wizard of Oz is probably one the most delightful musicals of all times. Led by theatre director Karlene Krouse and a cast of 100 members, the audience was swept away to Kansas and beyond the rainbow. . . Read More

On Saturday, May 31, 2014 women and girls are coming together to celebrate sisterhood! Third through fifth grade girls and their mentors will be celebrating the completion of the Girls On The Run program with a 5K Fun Run/Walk called the Diva Dash. . . . Read More

We were just about a mile from the finish line, and I was tapped. My legs were not the issue. It was that I was searching for words of encouragement…to say the right thing. . . Read More

This article is dedicated to all the past, present and future farm kids out there. There may not be many of us remaining, but we all know how very special that time in our life was. . . Read More

Hundreds of men and women from Fort Wayne have traveled the globe to serve our country, only to find that when they return they don’t have a place to live or employment. . . Read More

A rainbow of colorful dresses donned the hallway leading to the library where a message about awareness was given. Cindy Figel began the program with a prayer in memory of a 20-year-old IU student Heather Ancelet Norris, who was in an abusive relationship . . . Read More

Orchards have been awakening this year with a plethora of red shiny orbs. An early crop for apples, all varieties, Macintosh, Paula Reds, Cortlands, Russets, Golden Delicious. On Winchester Road in Waynedale, Ben Gilliom and his family are rekindling . . . Read More

This summer join up with a great group of people who look forward to improving their lifestyle with a new program called No Boundaries. This is an inaugural complimentary 12-week beginner 5K training program sponsored by New Balance. . . Read More

This Saturday, Fort Wayne’s Baer Field Speedway celebrates a half-century of providing short-track racing thrills, with the 50th annual SEASON OPENER! The action will be befitting such a momentous occasion as the ever-popular HOSS Outlaw Winged . . . Read More

It was a beautiful day for baseball, as Game Day Sports took to the field against a team called The Deck. The game started at 10am on Saturday, May 4, 2013 down at Foster Park’s Little League Diamond #2. . . Read More

Last weekend you may have looked up at the sky and noticed a massive cloud of smoke. And, as you traveled down Engle Road, there was this huge fire! It was a controlled or prescribed burn. . . Read More

She has had enough of amateur tournaments playing for tin cups, bowls and TVs. Bishop Luers grad Kristi O’Brien is ready to step up to the next level. She has chosen to become a professional golfer and play for pay. . . Read More

Kroger Central Division celebrated the grand reopening of the company’s 7008 Bluffton Road store in Fort Wayne-Waynedale recently. The total economic investment in this store is $2.1 million. Kroger’s project was led by Project Manager Sandy . . . Read More

On December 3rd, Jaylon Smith got a call from the principal’s office. As he wandered through the halls to the office he thought, “I bet they want me to play basketball…Oh man, I want to play football.” . . Read More

The Christmas season will soon be upon us and that holiday spirit will be in full force—decorating, baking, money dropped into the traditional red kettle and, of course, the lighting of a tree. . . Read More