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The Edwin Clark Schouweiler Memorial Planetarium at the University of Saint Francis and the Fort Wayne Astronomical Society (FWAS) are collaborating on community astronomy education efforts.
A series of events to provide public information, activities . . .
Dave’s aunt was glad to see them and, of course, the warm feeling was mutual and they continued to chat until the captain changed the subject by asking if she had a moving dolly? She did not, so Dave and his Dad lugged the 5 wooden boxes, one . . .
The voice of spring has awakened our hills after the deep sleep of winter. She whispered first to the songbirds, and they gathered their flocks together and returned to our land. They were so thrilled to be back in the hills that their song of joy . . .
POSY POWER PACKS PUNCH AT STRING-A-LONG QUILT SHOW
The biennial spring quilt show hosted by the String-A-Long Quilt Guild of Valparaiso was truly outstanding. There were more vendors, attendees and quilts than ever before at this year’s . . .
It was one of those blissful spring evenings when everything works out just right. Walking head-on to each other were two couples: Randy and Katie holding hands and moving east, and Dewey and Emily walking closely without actually touching, moving . . .
Oh the dazzle of Science Fiction, who wouldn’t wanna boldy go where no man has gone before.
In the 1960s, Sci-Fi was in its infancy when an ingenious fellow named Gene Roddenberry came along to give it a shove with the creation of Star Trek. His . . .
Dave and his dad decided to pass on lunch, but they did stop and use a pay phone to call the captain’s old friend at Sotheby’s Auction House in NY City. She agreed to take the next plane to Sanibel Island. Little was said on the telephone . . .
University of Saint Francis senior pitcher Chris Howell has been named Mid-Central College Conference Pitcher of the Week after picking up two wins and helping the Cougars to their first ever 6-0 start in conference competition.
Howell (Fort Wayne, . . .
March, with her changeable moods and capricious ways, exits our hills today, making way for dainty April and the fullness of springtime. The month of March was unusually warm, prompting some folks to jump the gun and begin gardening.
Some farmers plant . . .
For the first time in 26 years, the Macedonian Patriotic Organization (MPO) will hold its annual convention in Fort Wayne over this Labor Day Weekend August 31 – September 3.
This convention will mark the 90th anniversary of the MPO and the public . . .
The Good Ones <www.thegoodones.com/>, a brand new, whimsical boys clothing company born in Fort Wayne, has launched their website and online shop. The . . .
The Indiana Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) launched its 2012 Northeast Indiana Man & Woman of the Year campaign at a February 16th celebration. On Friday, April 27th at The Diamond Room – Ceruti’s Summit Park, . . .
There’s a month in each year,
That always seems drear
For thirty-one days or so,
But look at it right
And all will seem bright,
And jolly wherever you go.
For March is a jolly old month you know,
Jolly as jolly can be;
Sometimes it’s . . .
THE WOMAN WHO
LOVES ELEPHANTS
Three years ago Perfect Location Realty moved into the Macedonian Tribune building that I manage for the Macedonian Patriotic Organization. A fledging real estate company, co-owners Zack Wilson and Justin Geeting brought . . .
SPRING HAS SPRUNG
May our Creator watch over us and hear our songs of joy in our hearts and see the smile on our faces …knowing that we are blessed.
Wow!
That’s life. That’s love.
That’s The Way Shower.
He loves us.
You know who The . . .
HYMNS OF SPRING
By Betty J. Banks
Skeletons of winter,
Their blood pooled
In their feet,
Their bony arms
Raised to the sky.
Pray for resurrection.
Sol’s breath warms,
The earth stirs.
Sleeping . . .
For some March is all about college kids dunking balls through a hoop, but not for quilters! This March there are quilt events to attend and enjoy and many of them are free.
First the Sisters of the Cloth Quilt Guild’s exhibit at the Jeffrey R. . . .
“Pop, wake up,” exclaimed Dave, “We’re headed into the Port of Fort Lauderdale.”
The captain rubbed his eyes and began to look for the pre-paid cell phone to call a towboat. Most captains would’ve made the trip from . . .
THE DIFFERENCE
I got up early one morning
And rushed right into the day,
I had so much to accomplish
That I didn’t take time to pray.
Problems just tumbled about me
And heavier came each task,
“Why doesn’t . . .
A TALE OF
QUILT AND COMFORT
It was the best of quilts, it was the worst of quilts. How else to describe a quilt, a knotted comforter actually comprised of the most precious embroidered prayer blocks, machine sewn around the edge to the top of the heaviest, . . .
Wow!
The Super Bowl was a great success for our Hoosier State with many positive comments from across the nation. There was even a newspaper article about how Indiana is noted for its breaded tenderloin.
Well folks, I’m here to tell you – the . . .
The Flying Circus was rail down and running hard towards the U.S. as the sun disappeared below the horizon. Another 24 hours should put them safely inside the U. S. intercostals waterway. Dave was at the helm when his dad came topside and checked their . . .
February has always seemed like a dreary month to me. Not quite winter and not yet spring, it stretches between the two like a dingy, worn-out blanket, frayed and full of holes. Winter’s debris seems to collect in this month—scattered paper . . .
CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT AFRICAN-AMERICAN QUILT EXHIBIT
The Sisters of the Cloth Quilting Guild will exhibit quilts from the 1930s to present in the Krull Gallery at the downtown Allen County Public Library from February 20-March 30. The . . .
If you didn’t know what time of the year it was, or what the weather was like, you could tell simply by eaves dropping at the philosophy counter of the Mule Barn coffee shop.
“Good to see you here, Doc,” said Herb Collins. “That . . .
As a child, I did not have a teddy bear. I had Jesus as my special friend and a heavenly host of friends. I was a puny little kid coming into this world, and one time as an infant, someone told my mother and father, “Tommy may not pull through, . . .
Dave was on the last leg from school to Cruz Bay. This year’s football season was history, they won their championship game, but he was badly bruised and sore–his cell phone rang—it was Aura. Dave had not talked to her since he had received . . .
The tantalizing fragrance of sassafras tea floats through the house today, while the dark, robust tea bubbles on the stove. No better potpourri can be purchased, and in my opinion, no better tea can be brewed. Mom always said that this brew would “thin . . .
GHANAIAN KENTE CLOTH EXHIBIT AT THE FORT WAYNE MUSEUM
OF ART
Happy New Year!
If you are a lover of textiles I hope you had the opportunity to visit the Fort Wayne Museum of Art’s exhibit on Ghanaian kente cloth which closed January 8.
Located . . .