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The celebration of our pioneer heritage is important in our area. In July there is a musical and a rodeo. But the most significant event is the parade. Every church congregation builds a beautiful float, some taking half a year to complete it. ... Read more

I’m not into Facebook but a friend sent this the other day and I just have to pass it on since Senior Citizens Day is fast approaching on Aug. 21. I tried to research this writing but no one seems to know who the author is but I’d guess it was a senior. ... Read more

This heatwave we are experiencing showed me that animals like to have fun, just like we do. Some things I saw were almost human-like. ... Read more

In The Ice Road, an explosion at a mine necessitates a five man band of Ice Road Truckers to drive across Canada in late spring to deliver the very heavy equipment needed to dig the miners out before they run out of oxygen. The crew of brave drivers ... Read more

We were at a community reception for donors of the college arts programs. The reception was to be followed by a big summer concert. I was visiting with a friend when my wife, Donna, brought a lady over to meet me. ... Read more

Let’s take a moment to remember and reflect on those 56 brave men who risked their lives by signing the Declaration of Independence. What they set in motion would have repercussions far more significant than they could ever imagine: Not only ... Read more

I was dating a girl in high school, but I think her family liked me more than she did. Sheila was quite popular, and I was just one of many boys who asked her out. So, one day, when she called and asked if I would like to spend some time with her the following ... Read more

A sweet, elderly lady that goes to our church approached me after the Sunday meeting was over. Her son was helping her walk down the aisle. The son is almost seventy, so this mother was no spring chicken. ... Read more

You probably didn’t realize it but Tuesday, May 18, 2021, was a very special day in Fort Wayne for many musicians. At 7:30 p.m. that evening, members of the Fort Wayne Area Community Band (FWACB) gathered for the first time in about 413 days for ... Read more

This story begins on Sept. 17, 1941 when a young couple spoke their wedding vows to each other. Virgil and Christine Curry Shell began their new life in the foothills of Pine Mountain and Black Mountain near Harlan, Kentucky. Virgil earned his ... Read more

A nickname is a familiar or humorous name given to a person instead of or as well as one’s real name. A nickname often is considered desirable, symbolizing a form of acceptance, but sometimes it can be a method of ridicule. ... Read more

Celese sighed as she climbed out of bed. She knew it was going to be a long day. She had some critical deadlines for work, and it always seemed like there was more to do than she could get done. ... Read more

How do I begin to explain how much I disliked Godzilla vs. King Kong? Looking back, I should not be surprised that I hated this movie because of how annoyed I was by one of its predecessors, Kong: Skull Island, in which a bunch of scientists and soldiers ... Read more

As my mother has gotten older, she has lived with some of her children for a time. I was the last one she lived with before choosing to go into an assisted living center. “It’s not that I don’t like living here,” she said. “You make me quite comfortable. ... Read more

A pet peeve is a minor annoyance that an individual finds particularly irritating to a greater degree than would be expected based on the experience of others. The phrase analogizes that feeling of annoyance as a pet animal that one does ... Read more

Easter Sunday has now passed, but Eastertide lasts for 50 days up to Christ’s ascension into heaven. So, while we are still in Easter mode, for those who celebrate, let’s delve into an Easter tradition: the Easter bonnet. ... Read more

Hailee loved her job working at the nursing home, but she had one major challenge. That challenge went by the name of Bob. ... Read more

Happy 70th Birthday, Tim Springer!! We wanted you to know how much you meant to our family by celebrating your day in a truly special way! Many things you have done and all the times you were there, helps us to know how much you did care. ... Read more

“School days, school days, dear old golden (prank) days” …college pranks, that is, under the Golden Dome at the University of Notre Dame, where I matriculated some 10 years before N.D. became co-educational in 1972. ... Read more

There is such an abundance of great new content on streaming services that I am having a hard time keeping up. I did not expect that I would put The Last Blockbuster in the “great content” category, but this fun little documentary provided me with ... Read more

Brittany Moser’s short life was not defined by how she died, but rather, by how she lived each day to the fullest and the profound impact she had on those around her. Brittany died from a rare condition, Addison’s disease, in 2017 at the age of 32. ... Read more

March weather is kind of like November weather; You just don’t know what it’s going to be like from one day to the next. Some days are warm and others are breezy or downright chilly. Both months are harbingers of the month to follow, March with more ... Read more

Last year I penned a story for the February 28 issue of The Waynedale News titled: “Should we ‘Beware of the Ides of March’?” It was a lighthearted piece referencing the aforementioned expression found in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in 1601. ... Read more

Streaming on Netflix, Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel takes a deep dive into the mysterious case of Elisa Lam, a 21-year-old Canadian tourist who disappeared at the infamous Los Angeles hotel. True crime buffs are likely familiar ... Read more