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Saturday, May 13 marks the 31st anniversary of one of America’s great days of giving — the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.
Letter carriers throughout Indiana will participate in the largest one-day food drive . . .
Fort Wayne Community Schools celebrated May the 4th with some Star Wars fun. At Waynedale Elementary the R2-D2 Club of Indiana talked with the robotics club about what it takes to design, build, engineer, and program the robots as well as taking them . . .
The former General Electric plant, now known as Electric Works, has been included on the National Register of Historic Places, the nation’s official list of properties considered worthy of preservation.
The General Electric Fort Wayne Electric Works . . .
For gardeners in Indiana, Mother’s Day is not only a time to celebrate moms, it’s also the universal date to plant a garden.
Last summer, The Waynedale News polled social media users to see if they would be interested in donating extra home grown . . .
On April 14, 2023, two multi-generational family-owned businesses became one with the acquisition of The Playfair Group by Pioneer Vending.
Founded in 1932 and three generations strong, The Playfair Group has built an incredible 91-year legacy in the . . .
Ann Hathaway, Director of Program Education at Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana, will be recognized for her years of dedication to cancer survivors when she receives Indiana Cancer Consortium’s David Caldwell Survivorship Award this month.
The . . .
The City of Fort Wayne’s Summit City Entrepreneur & Enterprise District (SEED), The Don Wood Foundation, and The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (NIIC) will host the first Catalyze NEI Innovator Call-Out networking event on Thursday, May . . .
The Fox Island Alliance annual meeting of members was held at Fox Island County Park on Saturday, April 15, 2023. The recognition of two recipients of the Judy Esterline Volunteer of the Year Award was announced during this meeting. Board President, . . .
Give Greater Allen County on Thursday, April 20, has helped to raise $613,190 for 110 nonprofits. Over 1,900 donors gave to nonprofits participating in Give Greater Allen County to help nonprofits with much-needed funding for their organization. 110 . . .
Eric Purdy, M.D., a board-certified ophthalmologist living in Bluffton, IN, gave a very interesting talk to the Arcola, IN Lions Club on Tuesday evening. “Dr. Purdy specializes in oculoplastic surgery, eye muscle surgery, and diagnosis and treatment . . .
Fort Wayne Community Schools will host a series of meetings to present details for a proposed health and safety referendum. If approved by voters in the November election, the referendum would provide funding to pay for a variety of safety initiatives, . . .
We are less than a week away from Primary Election Day. Hoosiers, make sure you have a plan to get out and vote on May 2!
Voting in local primary elections is important because it offers citizens the opportunity to have a direct impact on the policies . . .
A Waynedale dentist has received the honor of being named President of the Indiana Dental Association.
Dr. Tom Blake DDS MAGD, whose practice is located in Waynedale at 2409 Fairoak Drive, was elected to the office of Second Vice President three years . . .
Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation gathered with Mayor Tom Henry, Friends of the Parks of Allen County and South West Area Partnership at Pavilion 3 in Foster Park to celebrate the success of a multi-year effort to partner, plan and complete an accurate . . .
The second in a series of Fort Wayne Chapter of the American Sewing Guild’s monthly meetings will be an open sewing session to make small heart-shaped pillows for breast cancer patients during treatment and recovery. There will also be a presentation . . .
South Side Farmers Market, Fort Wayne’s oldest continually operating farmers market, is entering into its 97th year in business. Opening Day was Saturday, April 8th, 2023. Operated by the Allen County Ag. Producers, Inc., a non-profit organization, . . .
Turnstone is pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for Center Stage: Fort Wayne’s Premiere Talent Show at the Clyde Theatre. The show will take place on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 7 p.m., and proceeds of this event will support Turnstone’s . . .
Early Childhood Alliance (ECA) is participating in Give Greater Allen County on April 20th, 7 am – 7 pm. Funds raised will go to scholarships for low-income families so their children can attend ECA’s nationally-accredited learning programs. . . .
The Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame (IMVHOF) is calling for nominations for the 2023 class of veteran honorees. The not-for-profit organization, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2023, honors Hoosier veterans for service during and after active . . .
If you are interested in sharpening your artistic skills or learning a new one, we have a handful of workshops coming up at Artlink this spring and summer taught by professional artists working in a variety of mediums, including cyanotype, linoleum . . .
After retiring the northeast Indiana AIDS Walk event, the Positive Resource Connection (PRC) is moving their springtime fundraising focus to the Gregory L. Manifold Food Pantry. The agency’s in-house client pantry provides a variety of nutritional . . .
The Jewish Federation of Fort Wayne will host a commemoration for the Six Million Who Lost Their Lives on Monday, at 7 p.m. on April 17, 2023 at the Rifkin Campus at 5200 Old Mill Road, Fort Wayne.
Women and men of goodwill will join together to remind . . .
Experience the premiere of 33 original dance pieces created and performed by local artists at Fort Wayne Dance Collective’s (FWDC) annual Choreographer’s Lab performances. Four public performances will be held- April 29th (2:30pm & 7:30pm) . . .
World-renowned actor and social activist George Takei will be the final guest in the 2022-23 Omnibus Speaker Series at Purdue University Fort Wayne on April 25. “Where No Story Has Gone Before: An Evening with George Takei” will start at 7:30 p.m. . . .
BBB Serving Northern Indiana will host its free Shred Day on Saturday, April 22. Drive-up document shredding will take place at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum parking lot off Coliseum Blvd, 4000 Parnell Avenue, Fort Wayne, IN 46805. Hours are . . .