This afternoon I spoke with many folks, the young and the old. It was a final tour of the ol’ Elmhurst High, Sunday, June 13, 2010. All of these people were graduates coming back for one final chat, one final look, one final goodbye.
Students, alumni, . . .
One of the most historic cemeteries in Indiana, Lindenwood, celebrated its milestone on Sunday, May 30, 2010. Bagpiper Robert Downing, the 30th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and Concordia Lutheran High School ROTC began the 150th . . .
On Monday, May 31, the entire country spent time remembering the sacrifices of the members of the United States military. In Waynedale we commemorated this national holiday by hosting the Waynedale Memorial Day parade at 9am with the American flag . . .
WaterFurnace International, Inc., a leading manufacturer of residential, commercial, industrial and institutional geothermal systems invited the public to view their facilities on Saturday, May 15, 2010.
WaterFurnace was founded in 1983 by Jim Shields. . . .
Memorial Day was first called Decoration Day. For decades people have decorated the graves of their loved ones, with Memorial Day primarily to honor those who died in military service.
Memorial Day weekend in Waynedale is no different. This year it . . .
During the month of March The Trojan Memorial Quilt was created by Elmhurst’s fashion basics class. Teacher Beverly Armour-Thomas created the project to build the students’ confidence in basic sewing skills and develop group collaboration . . .
Over 1,000 fans attended the University of St. Francis Blue-White Spring Football game on a beautiful sunny Sunday, April 18, 2010.
(above) Coach for the Blue team, Jim Shields discussed game plans with Sister Elise and Doug McKibben. Returning . . .
The University of Saint Francis has entered into a new contract with Head Football Coach Kevin Donley which will extend Donley’s term at USF through 2016.
Donley, the founder of the USF Football program in 1997 and two-time NAIA National Coach of . . .
When Mary and Paul “Curly” Armstrong established Curly’s Village Inn in 1969, the view of the St. Mary’s River is what sold them on the location.
After 40 years in business, Curly’s Village Inn is now offering outdoor patio seating on their . . .
For the first time since 1990, this year’s tournament had no repeat regional winners as 16 teams battled for semi-state championships on Saturday, March 20.
Elmhurst High School boys basketball team was one of them at the Class 3A level in Lafayette . . .
Come IHSAA girls state final basketball playoffs, the intangibles can make all the difference.
Poise under pressure makes a team.
And that is what the Bishop Luers Girls Basketball team is made of. Even with missed calls made by the officials, the Bishop . . .
Heavy smoke and flames broke out around 10am. at the Pyromaniacs store, 6708 Old Trail Road. Jim Rodgers was in a business next door when the fire smoke started billowing out the doors of the store on Wednesday, December 30. Multiple Fort Wayne Fire . . .
Bishop Luers’ grad Kristi O’Brien, won her 1st college-age tourney, which continued to build her confidence after her 3rd place finish in the Fort Wayne Women’s City.
“The course was beautiful, but brutal,” said Kristi after the . . .
I am a transplant to the Fort Wayne area. I was born and raised in south central Wisconsin where my mother and father still live. I have two sons; Alex-who is a co-owner of The Waynedale News and also owns a web-design company called Acorn Design and . . .
With pride and pleasure, D. O. McComb & Sons announces the opening of the Mildred M. McComb Library. Finding a home in the new Arrangement Center at the Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Avenue, Fort Wayne, this library contains books, tapes, . . .
When your child hears the word “science”, does he/she cringe in fear of boredom or smile in anticipation of a fascinating learning experience? If he or she has been exposed to Mad Science, a locally owned company dedicated to increasing . . .
In 1999 Randy Bartz, a resident of Columbia City, Indiana, was visiting his longtime friend, Shane Decker. Shane is a singer-songwriter who lives in Nashville. As Shane raved about the show that he and some fellow songwriters had just produced in West . . .