STUDENTS TAPE PRINCIPAL TO WALL!
Since October, students and teachers at Maplewood Elementary undertook a drive to collect as many socks as they could to donate to local charities, with an unusual reward for the class that gathered
Author: Michael Morrissey
SAFETY ISSUES ON BLUFFTON RD BRIDGE PROMPT WEIGHT LIMIT
A recent inspection of the Bluffton Road Bridge has found safety issues that forced the city to issue new weight limits for the structure.
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The new boundary sets a 12-ton maximum, as proscribed by Fort Wayne’s City Engineers.
According to a r
A STORY OF FRIENDSHIP IN A TIME OF WAR
Helen Frost and Dani Tippmann have been talking and teaching about the Miami Indian culture together for so long now, they almost know exactly what the other will say.
The pair dropped into Miami Middle
SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR
The first Thanksgiving, celebrated in October of 1621, was a 3 day long feast. The pilgrims and the Native Americans celebrated the pilgrims’ first harvest at the Plymouth Plantation. In 1863, in
TROUT FISHING IN FORT WAYNE
The state is helping folks learn more about trout fishing in hometown waterways, after freshly stocking two local spots.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently hosted two events to
DECIDING THE FUTURE OF SOUTH EAST FW
A recent spate of meetings sponsored by the city is shifting its planning work from municipal offices out into the neighborhoods and in front of the people of southeastern Fort Wayne.
Working with a
NEIGHBORWORKS VOLUNTEERING TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY
Phyllis Philpot knows first-hand just how crucial the local agency NeighborWorks’ goodwill is.
When her daughter recently began falling unexplainably, the family thought she had suffered a stroke,
SENIOR TAKES FLIGHT ONCE MORE
After a career in the skies, Linda Honegger recently got the chance to return to the wild, blue yonder.
The 74-year-old resident of Coventry Meadows Assisted Living center took the facility’s bus to
CONSERVATION EDUCATION CREATES NEW OPPORTUNITY AT OLD CLUB
Chris Saylor knows the value of the Southwest Conservation Club’s (SWCC) education efforts. In fact, his children are direct beneficiaries.
“We really see our club as a chance to educate and support,”
PLANTING SEEDS OF HOPE AT MONARCH FESTIVAL
As butterfly activists go, Milo Workman had to be the day’s most impressive.
The nine-year-old youngster was holding court amidst a swirl of activity at the recent Monarch Festival on a balmy,
INDIANA TECH’S WARRIOR PARK OFFICIALLY OPENS
If you’ve noticed a bit more orange and white as you motor down South Calhoun Street these days, there’s good reason for it.
A brand-new facility is flashing up the venerable south-side thoroughfare,
MASON’S COOK-OUT FOR COMMUNITY
Bob and Sara Frock have been involved with the Waynedale Masonic Lodge for so long, they knew exactly how great the group’s annual cookouts and picnics are.
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The Fort Wayne couple was parked at one of the long, stretching tables inside the Way
MURAL BRINGS COLOR TO WAYNEDALE’S BUSINESS DISTRICT
A local business is sporting a brand new color-spangled wall to help celebrate a recent Waynedale event, as well as its long-time existence at its current location.
A new mural is splashed all over the
VIRTUAL COMMUNITY CONNECTS NEIGHBORS AROUND WAYNEDALE
As the saying goes, “nothing comes free,” but a neighborhood Facebook group seeks to challenge that through gift giving, asking for free items and offering thanks to others.
The “Buy Nothing Waynedale/Foster
SKEET SHOOTING UNIQUE TO CITY
Bart Ruch has been part of Sunday skeet shooting at the Southwest Conservation Club (SWCC) so long, he can remember when he had a job hand-loading the targets himself.
Nowadays, of course – just like
SERVING FOOD DESERT RESIDENTS WITH FRESH PRODUCE
In the heart of Fort Wayne’s south side, an old fire station has become a food oasis of sorts for local residents.
Located at 2518 Winter Street, the Johnnie Mae Farm Stand has been selling fresh produce
IMPROVING ON FIRST AID IN POE
Imagine you’ve just cut yourself badly in the kitchen, or drove past a horrific automobile accident and someone in the car has a nasty wound. Would you know what to do?
That’s the aim of one local
OVER 200 PARTICIPATE IN MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
Amidst the swirl of human and vehicular activity in the Waynedale United Methodist Church’s parking lot on a recent chilly Monday morning, Bear the dog was remarkably calm.
The furry, white, 11-year-old
RESPONDING WITH SUPPLIES FOR OHIO TORNADO VICTIMS
Though it didn’t officially open for another 30 minutes, Umber’s Do-It-Best hardware store’s parking lot was packed beyond capacity at 9:30 a.m. on a recent Sunday morning.
Thanks to an effort
CANCER SERVICES CELEBRATES 75 YEARS WITH LAPPER FUNDRAISER
Lauren Bodnar knows first-hand exactly how crucial Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana is to local cancer patients and their loved ones.
The 32-year-old Parkview Cancer Institute worker said while it
A HISTORIC PLANT & HERB SALE
For Kim Avila, it was her first time at the Settlers, Inc. plant and herb sale in downtown Fort Wayne. But her excursion proved fruitful, as the Fort Wayne resident left with several outdoor plants,
HUNTING FOSSILS AT FOX ISLAND
These days, the entertainment at Fox Island County Park is about more than hiking, swimming and enjoying nature.
You can have some prehistoric fun there, too.
As it has for the past several years, the
THE CLYDE ADDS NEW RESTAURANT
A new club and restaurant is slated to open soon next to the Clyde Theater, bringing a bistro to the refurbished Quimby Village entertainment complex.
Officials with Sweetwater Sound – the local
HALL’S ANNOUNCES NEW CAKES AND CATERING LOCATION
Having just finished extensive renovations at its venerable Bluffton Road location, Hall’s Restaurants is bringing a new, albeit replacement, business to Quimby Village.
The Fort Wayne restaurant chain
POLICE SERVING UP FLAPJACKS
Fort Wayne Police Department Patrolman Todd Hughes sat in the F.O.P.A. Lodge Hall, his pancake plate wiped clean except for an oozing puddle of warm maple syrup.
Having just gotten off his second-shift