Author: Michael Morrissey

Amanda Vance has an inkling about why so many of her library patrons are racking up more reading hours this winter. It’s the bookmarks. “People have found the (SPARK) program through our bookmarks more than anything else,” said Vance, the Waynedale . . . Read More

The Fort Wayne Pet Food Pantry will be open every other Saturday beginning in January 2019 at 2502 Church St. in Waynedale. “We are very excited to be a part of the Waynedale Community and look forward to building local relationships”. . . . Read More

As manager of the Waynedale Branch of the Allen County Public Library, Amanda Vance always looks forward to this time of year. That’s because it’s time again for a Waynedale holiday tradition that brings decorative holiday wreaths to her library, . . . Read More

A Waynedale veterans group celebrated the recent Veterans’ Day with a powerful memorial to service people lost in the line of duty. In celebration of Veterans’ Day, the American Legion Post 241 put on display its “Honor the Fallen Wall,” showing hundreds of pictures of the myriad of servicemen and servicewomen lost in the line of duty since Sept. . . Read More

The long-standing Village Bowl at Quimby Village is finally no more. Demolition on the venerable old building was completed about the middle of October, according to officials from Sweetwater Sound, the company that owns the Quimby Village property. . . Read More

David Siples shepherded his two puppies around the moist grass, as they ran, scratched and sniffed everything in sight. On a recent cool and breezy autumn afternoon, the Waynedale man brought his two dogs to Pawster Park to let them run, play and socialize with other local canines and their owners. . . Read More

Imagine being a child who’s just had a long day at school, and not much for dinner. You’re ready for a good night’s sleep, but your family’s too poor to even afford to get you a bed, pillows, sheets, or blankets of your own. . . Read More

If you’ve recently driven by the Donald Ross Golf Course on South Calhoun Street, you might have assumed it’s totally closed right now. With the arcing mounds of dirt covering the fairways and numerous construction equipment dotting the landscape, it doesn’t exactly look open for golfing. . . Read More

Programs throughout Fort Wayne are helping to make sure kids get a nutritious lunch during the summertime. One of the biggest servers of affordable summer grub is the venerable Community Harvest Food Bank, and its Kids Café program. . . Read More

Mary Miller, a black belt in martial arts, normally spends her spare time teaching classes at the Basche School in Fort Wayne. But, on a recent, sunny summer morning, she holed up in a conference room at the Waynedale branch of the Allen County Public Library, punching, kicking and shouting with a group of youngsters looking to learn a little more about karate. . . Read More