The Embassy Theatre concluded the 37th annual Festival of Trees on December 1, one of the region’s most anticipated holiday traditions and the organization’s largest fundraising event.
In 2020, the Embassy worked with Upper Valley Film Co. to design . . .
Several hundred children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne enjoyed making cookies, eating pizza and receiving gifts at the annual Christmas party held at the Clyde Theatre recently.
Pictured from left to right are the sponsors: Chuck Surack, . . .
Hung at the Waynedale Library with care, holiday wreaths now await for your viewing and bid to take home in support of the Waynedale Trails & Sidewalks Initiative. This long-standing annual fundraiser returns once again to feature many festively . . .
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, right down… Old Trail Road? Yes, it’s true! Santa is coming to visit Waynedale and the surrounding neighborhoods the weekend before Christmas. On Sunday, December 19, from 1-4pm Santa, Mrs. Claus, . . .
Members of the Ambassadors Club of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne decorated their annual Christmas tree inside the club while volunteers distributed 300 Thanksgiving meals outside. The Ambassadors are sponsored by Ambassador Enterprises and . . .
Approximately 1,000 high school students at Fort Wayne Community Schools engaged with Parkview professionals and explored a wide variety of exciting career opportunities …without leaving their classrooms! Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana (JANI) . . .
Filled with the spirit of the holidays, from the bottom of our hearts, we would like to thank everyone for reading, donating and supporting us to keep the historic Waynedale Newspaper going! It means so much to us that you value the legacy of the newspaper . . .
We hear the ominous warnings in the local and national news “Buy your turkey sooner rather than later” and “Shop for Christmas gifts” early. The apprehension of supply shortages is real and just one good reason to Shop Local.
We can all help . . .
On Friday November 19 in the Concordia Lutheran High School Worship Conference Center, Senior standout swimmer, Katie McKay will sign her letter of intent to swim for Indiana Wesleyan in 2022. Katie, Captain of Concordia’s Girls Swim Team is a 3 . . .
Thanks to a $5,000 donation from Old National Bank, there will be 6 free skate days for children under 14 this season at the Headwaters Park Ice Skating Rink.
Skating admission, which is $4 for children under 14, will be waived on the following 6 free . . .
The DNR Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology honored Camille Fife with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her many contributions to historic preservation in Indiana and beyond.
Hers is a familiar name among history, heritage, and preservation . . .
The annual Veterans Day Parade on Parnell Avenue, sponsored by the Allen County Council of Veterans Organizations, will be held Saturday, November 6 at 11:00 a.m., with a ceremony immediately following the parade.
This year’s parade theme is “Service . . .
The History Center is proud to announce November is Native American Heritage Month set forth by the City of Fort Wayne in 2019. Join us on November 6th and 7th as we wrap up our Miami Indian Heritage Days season and November 7th as we continue with . . .
According to Feeding America, approximately 883,260 Indiana residents regularly struggle with food insecurity – 274,080 of which are children. Food banks, pantries, and soup kitchens continue to work to protect the most vulnerable and under-served . . .
Rock Steady Boxing, an adaptive exercise program for people with Parkinson’s disease, utilizes training based on professional boxing programs. This unique training experience will now be available at Turnstone Center, one of only two locations in . . .
Two individuals and two organizations were honored for their work to make Fort Wayne a community that welcomes everyone, especially immigrants and refugees.
The 2021 Welcoming Fort Wayne Diversity Awards took place at the Fort Wayne Coliseum Campus . . .
Local conservation organizations and parks are teaming up to bring back native wildlife habitat by removing invasive plants. Weed Wrangle is a nationwide effort to educate homeowners and nature lovers on proper identification and removal of invasive . . .
For its work in renovating and restoring its facility and bringing a replica of the Vietnam Veterans wall to the area, the board of directors of the Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum has been named recipient of the 2021 Linda & Jerry . . .
With the fear of shortages and feelings of food insecurity over the past year and a half, at one point or another, many have asked themselves, “would I be able to fend for myself if society broke down?” It’s a very intriguing question given that . . .
Generally speaking, when you tell someone that you’re throwing a birthday party for a dog, people do a double take. But that hasn’t deterred the fine folks at Rich’s Auto Center (2135 Sandpoint Rd) from holding a public party in honor of their . . .
At the annual awards banquet of the Indiana Township Association held in Indianapolis on September 21, 2021, our own Wayne Township Trustee, Austin Knox, was awarded the 2021 First Term Trustee Overachiever Award.
In early 2020, long-time Wayne Township . . .
Around 750 residents participated in this year’s Fort Wayne Walk to End Alzheimer’s – both in person at Parkview Field and by watching an online ceremony and walking from home in their own neighborhoods. Participants raised $194,291 – and counting . . .
Turnstone athlete and Bishop Dwenger High School senior Maggie Peters was honored at the 360Awards banquet at the Parkview Regional Medical Center Mirro Center. Peters was one of 30 high school finalists nominated from throughout Northeast Indiana . . .
If you’ve driven down Bluffton Road lately, you’ve likely noticed a major expansion of the longstanding business in the area, Peters Body Shop (4392 Bluffton Rd). Peters will be expanding about 6,000 more square feet to accommodate the growth in . . .
Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced a regional collection system to sort and deliver items donated by Hoosiers to the thousands of Afghan evacuees temporarily housed at Camp Atterbury. Several state agencies will collaborate to receive, sort, and deliver . . .
The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department officially unveiled a new landmark in downtown Fort Wayne on September 15. The Megaflora sculpture is located outside the entrance of the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory and was created by area . . .
A local fundraiser established in 2017, Fort Wayne SOUP, hosted a virtual event on Thursday, August 24. This was the third of four SOUP events in 2021.
The four chosen presenters for the August 24th event were Heather Kempel of Lending Library, Rick . . .
“When you know your WHY, your WHAT has more impact because you’re walking in or towards your purpose.”
The aforementioned quote was shared with some educators attending a leadership conference on inspiring students to succeed by comedian Michael . . .
A large residential area, representing most of the Harrison Hill Neighborhood Association, is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the nation’s official list of properties considered worthy of preservation.
The Harrison Hill Historic . . .
The Wayne Township Trustee Office is getting ready to head into the fall season. We have already distributed school supplies to the young students among our clients. Our scholarship winners have started their new semesters and most of the building . . .