East Allen County Times - May 2012

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EACS happy with IREAD-3 results By Nichole Hacha-Thomas

Hundreds will spend 24 hours walking to fight cancer

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The 2012 Relay for Life of East Allen County on June 9-10 will mark New Haven resident Wendi Creed’s third year walking the track at New Haven High School to fight back against cancer. 2012 marks the first time, though, that Creed will walk the survivor’s lap. Creed, who got involved in the 24-hour fundraising event because a friend talked her into it in 2010, recently had surgery to remove traces of cervical cancer. With a good prognosis, she now is even more dedicated to the cause. “This relay really hits home for me,” Creed said. “I feel blessed to even be here.” Creed’s story and those of countless others perfectly highlight the reason for events like Relay for Life, which is the largest fundraisier for the American Cancer Society with events span-

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Cancer survivors take to the track during the 2011 Relay for Life of East Allen County. The 2012 event will see 26 survivors taking part in the traditional survivor’s lap. The 2012 Relay will be held June 9-10 on the track at New Haven High School and has the theme Carnival for a Cure. ning across the U.S. “Everyone knows June 9, the relay organizers will ramp up the “Everyone knows someone touched fun on the track with someone touched by by cancer.” box races, backward cancer,” Creed said. laps, backward race Even before Creed’s laps and other ways to own bout with cancer, -Wendi Creed make walking in a her mother-in-law lost Relay co-chairperson circle for 24 hours her battle with the more exciting. disease four years ago. A silent auction will take place Creed, who serves as the event’s with items donated by local New co-chairperson, said the 2012 Haven merchants. Creed said the theme is Carnival for a Cure. Each business community, as always, has of the event’s 24 team campsites been so generous to donate items will provide some sort of carnival like jewelry from Peter Franklin game, with face-painting, balloon Jewelers to gift cards from Pizza tosses and plenty of other games to Hut. play on-site. The event isn’t all fun and Each hour beginning at 9 a.m. See CURE, page A5

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Grau as the team around you,’” Grau said. “That is so true. It makes it easier to do your job when you have such great people around you.” Grau has spent the past 14 years teaching math and science at EACS. In addition, Grau served as the volleyball coach at New Haven Middle School this year, after giving up coaching at the high-school level when her son was born four years ago. Grau also coaches the

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Nineteen years ago, when Gretchen Grau completed her teaching degree at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, she never imagined being named East Allen County Schools Teacher of the Year. Yet, earlier this month, Grau, who also was named the New Haven Middle School Teacher of the Year, stepped onstage to accept the award at the 47th annual East Allen Educators Association recognition dinner. One overall educator was chosen from all individual building Teacher of the Year honorees, and Grau also received the honor of being the secondary-level Teacher of the Year recipient. “You know what they say, ‘You’re only as good

Academic Super Bowl team and tries to stay involved with her students through extracurricular activities. “I try to go above and beyond and get involved outside the classroom, too,” Grau said. Grau almost never became a teacher. The area native enrolled at IPFW to study business while she played volleyball. Soon, though, she felt the urge to switch her major to education. Nineteen years later, Grau hasn’t regretted the decision once. “I can see myself retiring as a teacher one day. It’s what I love,” Grau said. When not leading her classroom, Grau said she enjoys spending time with her husband of six years, Karl, and their 4-year-old son, Kaden. She also likes to read, take part in outdoor activities and help at her church.

From March 19-21, 661 third graders in five East Allen County elementary schools sat down to take the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination, or IREAD-3, test for the first time. According to EACS Director of Accountability and Technology Bill Diehl, the results were “pretty doggone good” with nearly 80 percent of all students passing the test. Close to 90 percent of general education students earned a passing grade. Diehl said all third graders are required to take the test, including special education students and English language learners. The IREAD-3 seeks to ensure third graders are reading at or above grade level. “That means students who are a few years from Burma or Myanmar, or those who have academic impairments, they have to take the test, too,” Diehl said. “So, when we took a look at the test data, we wanted to look at how certain segments did.” Diehl said the district broke down the results into three main categories: All third graders, general education students and a category including special education students and English language learners. For all students, the pass rate was 79.7 percent, on par with what the school expected. For the general education students alone, 89.6 percent. For the third category of 145 special education or English language learners, less than half the students passed. “Considering that, we felt like we had some pretty

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Green thumbs could reduce risk of heart disease

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Children learn gardening and healthy eating tips at one of the American Heart Association’s teaching gardens.

American Heart Association ” … people who Many garden fruits and garden and prepare vegetables are high in vitatheir own food have a mins, minerals and fiber and low in fat and calories. greater chance of Eating a variety of fruits trying – and liking – and vegetables may help fruits and vegetables.” you control your weight and blood pressure, ulti- American Heart mately helping reduce the risk for heart disease, the Association nation’s number one killer. The American Heart Association recommends eating eight or more fruit and vegetable servings every day. And, this spring, the association encourages you to try growing your own produce in a backyard garden. Here are some helpful tips to boost fruits and vegetables in your garden and your diet:

Keep it colorful Challenge yourself to plant and try fruits and vegetables of different colors. Make a red/green/orange section (tomato, lettuce, carrot) and see if you can consume a rainbow of fruits and vegetables during the gardening season.

Roast away Try roasting garden vegetables like cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, onions, carrots or eggplant. Long exposure to high heat will cause these foods to caramelize, which enhances their natural sweetness and reduces bitterness.

Enjoy vegetable dippers Chop raw vegetables into bite-sized pieces. Try bell peppers, carrots, cucumbers, broccoli, cauliflower and celery, and dip your favorites into low-fat or fat-free dressings.

Sip smoothies and try fruit pops Puree your fruits and place in an ice tray to freeze overnight. You can eat the fruit cubes as mini-popsicles or put them into a blender with low-fat milk for a morning smoothie. Watermelon, strawberries, cherries, cranberries, raspberries and red apples are great summer treats. The American Heart Association believes in dramatically changing the way America thinks about food and consumes it. And there are plenty of facts to back us up. For example, research indicates people who garden and prepare their own food have a greater chance of trying — and liking — fruits and vegetables. For more information on how fruits and vegetables can support a healthy diet, visit www.heart.org.

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St. John — Emmanuel students recently raised more than $4,000 for a school in Africa. The project was spearheaded by two staff member and a student committee of four eighth graders. The students, from left, are Ryan Gregory, Jenna Niemeyer, Olivia Scott and Emma Fifer.

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St. John-Emmanuel School in Monroeville recently raised its goal amount of $2,842 — and more — to donate to the God Ndonyo School in Kenya, Africa. A total of $4447.39 was raised, with money still rolling in. The funds will be used to build latrines, a hand-sanitizing station and a well for the school through H2O For Life, an organization dedicated to providing learning opportunities for students, youth groups and others by partnering with a school in a developing country in desperate need of water, sanitation and hygiene education. St. John-Emmanuel staff member Julie Goelz said the project came about when she learned about H2O For Life. After looking at the organization’s website, she and another staff member, Kim Priest, chose a faith-based school in need of help. The God Ndonyo School needed $7,914 to complete the H2O For Life projects and three schools including St. John-Emmanuel and schools in Oregon and Minnesota have made it happen. The St. John-Emmanuel students really rose to the challenge, Goelz said. “As they became more and more passionate about the cause, the more they did to raise money,” she said.

The students undertook several individual and group fundraisers to accomplish the goal. From selling water droplets — pieces of blue paper shaped like drops of — to display on the school’s wall, to setting up collection jars at local businesses or taking a bucket around at local basketball games and asking the crowd for donations, students were involved in the fundraising process from the beginning. Goelz said chapel offerings also were added to the collection. Every penny of the money raised by students will be matched by H2O For Life and 100 percent of both amounts will be used directly on the school-partner projects. The fundraiser highlights to students the idea of working together to make a difference in the world, said Goelz. The entire school was treated to cake and ice cream by the school’s principal during a water celebration event May 15. The celebration was organized by Goelz, Priest and a committee of four students. Students carried buckets of water back and forth to fill kiddie pools, soaked towels and attempted to fill several latrines, played water volleyball and several other water-related activities, Goelz said. ”We always expect when we turn on the faucet that the water is crystal clear,” student committee member Ryan Gregory said. “We take our water for granted.”

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Hope is, after all, what the event truly is about. Creed said the event’s goal is to raise $30,000 to be donated to ACS and used toward cancer research on a national scale, as well as toward local programs in the East Allen County community. The event, games, silent auction and track are open to anyone interested in taking part. The relay is not only for team members, Creed said. She hopes the community will stop out to bid on an item or walk a lap on the track and find out more about Relay for Life. “(Relay) is a family event and there is something for everyone. It is a great time to have with others and meet new friends — while fighting back against cancer,” Creed said.

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The extension of Maplecrest Road on the east side of Fort Wayne has been part of the local transportation plan for more than 30 years, when New Haven Mayor Terry McDonald was just 5 years old. But the need for the project became clear to him many years later when McDonald worked for emergency medical services. “Back when I was on the EMS in town, I remember being stuck by trains waiting for

it to clear on an ambulance run. That will never happen again,” McDonald said. Without the 1.4-mile extension of Maplecrest Road, driving has long been an obstacle for traffic on the west side of New Haven. “We have major industries on Nelson Road that are tucked behind the railroad tracks,” McDonald said. “The world headquarters of Do-It Best has 600plus employees and people coming from not just the area, but also internationally. Sitting and waiting on a train is waste of time and money. This helps open up the

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industrial corridor.” He added that the extension will hook up faster highway access to I-469, cutting travel time to and from Fort Wayne International Airport. Merchants on both the New Haven and Georgetown ends of the project soon will have a faster and safer route to make drops. And the project will further create additional retail growth potential along the Maplecrest corridor. The extension begins at Adams Center Road and New Haven Avenue/S.R. 930, and extends in a straight line north to Maplecrest Road and Lake Avenue. Once complete, the four-lane roadway will be lined with a 10-foot-wide sidewalk. Planners estimate as many as 8,000 vehicles will be attracted daily to the new roadway, which includes a total of four bridges. Future traffic volumes are expected to double. Planners say this also will reduce the number of vehicles using the other atgrade railroad crossings by 28 percent, improving safety for motorists. “We are patiently awaiting this project to improve the flow of traffic on the west side of New Haven,” said Keith Schlegel, director of engineering at the New Haven Engineering Department. The project, which first started its construction phase in 2009, is projected is be complete by November. Schlegel said all bridge-deck work is nearly complete, if not already. Crews now are focusing efforts on the loop portion of the project, making Nelson Road accessible from Nelson to Maplecrest.

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Road construction on the Maplecrest Road extension project at Adams Center Road and New Haven Avenue/S.R. 930 is slated for completion in November. The city of New Haven would have spent just $1 million on the project, but officials felt the Nelson Road loop was essential and added it to the plan, bringing their total investment to a little more than $2 million, according to McDonald. The rest of the costs not covered by Federal Highway Administration funding were split with the city of Fort Wayne and Allen County. When it is all said and done, McDonald feels the city of New Haven’s investment in the project will have been worth every penny. “To keep a major employer like a world headquarters — the No. 2 housing wholesaler in the world — that’s major,” McDonald said about Do It Best. “Some people said it was a road to nowhere. Well, no, it’s not.”

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Students from New Haven Middle School took top honors at a recent Academic Super Bowl competition April 19 in Hamilton. Two teams of students ended competition in first place and second place overall. The school’s social study teams finished first and third. In math, the teams earned first and fourth. In English, the teams finished first and third and in science the teams took home second- and fourth-place honors. Above, students from the two teams are shown in the school library.

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Luers’ Frecker named Academic All-Star Bishop Luers’ senior Veronica Frecker recently was honored as an Academic All-Star by the Indianapolis Star newspaper at a luncheon in Indianapolis. Frecker is the daughter of Allan and Mary Frecker of Hoagland. She has a gradepoint average of 12.145 on a 12-point scale and has received straight As on her report card. She serves as the Frecker vice president of the Key Club, and is the co-founder and co-presi-

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higher on a 12-point scale and who have completed a minimum of 12 hours of community service in previous years are eligible. Sylvester said he has been active in his church, helping with landscaping and other church functions in addition to collecting and passing out food at Community Harvest Food Bank. Sylvester, a freshman, currently holds a

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Corn hole boards, complete with sponsor logos, sit ready for the 2012 Canal Days Corn Hole Tournament, to be held June 9 behind City Hall. Sixty four teams of players will compete for the grand prize of $1,000. such as Spike and the Bulldogs entertaining on the main stage and the Midway will be back, along with the beloved carnival concessions. Robison said Burton Brothers again will provide the carnival rides and Midway concessions while individual vendors will blanket Schnelker Park with a variety of food carts. She said the Italian ice vendor and the fried cheese seller will be back, too. For some new fun, Robison said, a corn hole tournament is scheduled June 9. The challenge already has 11 sponsors who will have their business names emblazoned

on the corn hole boards. The tournament is open to 64 teams and winners will receive a $1,000 grand prize. Awards of $500 and $250 will be given for second and third place, tournament chair Glenn Campbell said. Teams still are needed for the tournament. The cost to participate is $42 per team and includes two T-shirts. All proceeds from the event will benefit three local charities. Participants can register at networkindiana.net/ cornhole5/page.html. Also new this year, the festival committee is partnering with the New See CANAL, page A9

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Former Do-It Best CEO named Humanitarian of the Year Each spring the American Red Cross of Northeast Indiana hosts its annual Humanitarian of the Year luncheon, which recognizes a local person whose efforts and accomplishments make the community a better place to live and work. This year, the Red Cross honored Don Wolf as its community-wide humanitarian. Wolf is the former CEO if Do-It Best Corp. in New Haven, having served the company from 1947 when it was known as Hardware Wholesalers

Inc. until his retirement in 1993. Wolf also is the cofounder and first president of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Fort Wayne. In addition, he founded the Study Connection program in 1989, which currently thrives in the Fort Wayne Community Schools system with approximately 1,000 volunteer tutors helping students in need of assistance with their homework. Wolf said he was honored to receive the award.

“It was exciting and I am honored to be recognized,� Wolf said. “You only have so much time and I’ve tried to focus on what is most interesting to me — which is helping children start off on the right foot.� Organizers said Wolf’s long history of business success, combined with his generous and caring spirit make him a deserving honoree. Wolf said he enjoys spending time with his wife Virginia and their four children, along with their 13 grandchildren and

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Students build up hope for hungry families Thanks in part to students from New Haven High School, a food bank serving northeast Indiana will be able to feed families in Allen County who have fallen on tough times. Students took part in this year’s CANstruction event, collecting hundreds of canned goods and then using them to build massive sculptures in the corridors of Glenbrook Square Mall. Along with

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Adelaide is seen here in the arms of Allen County SPCA Executive Director Sofia Rodriguez. Also pictured at left is ASPCA Medical Team Captain Tanya Gallo. Staff members have thought of everything, really — things not often seen at other shelters — like a generous backyard space for volunteers to play with the dogs, getting them some exercise and interactivity. “This is the best part of the shelter,� Rodriguez said, looking over the backyard area. “I’ve visited shelters all over the country and no one has this kind of space. We are really lucky in this way.� The ACSPCA even had the specific needs of cats in mind when they designed “colony rooms� in the facility. Some places keep cats in cages, but this shelter allows them to roam in these colony rooms to be social with one another. “It’s healthier for them than to be in the smaller cages,� Rodriguez said. With the exception of cages used for sick felines or at Petsmart stores where the shelter has satellite adoption centers, cats are free to interact with other cats matching their temperament and age. Despite coming up with creative ways to save money, the ACSPCA is not unlike other shelter operations which rely on their communities to continue running. Luckily, there are a surprising number of ways to help, mainly just by donating unwanted stuff: The shelter makes money by selling used, donated school books on Ebay. They take aluminum cans and trade them at a local recycling facility for cash. Empty paper boxes, likely piled up in every Fort Wayne office, can be reused by the shelter — the lids as disposable kitty litter trays and the boxes as mini “cat houses,� created by turning the box over and cutting out a “door� for cats to enter. Old electronics and cell phones can be turned into the shelter to trade for cash. Cleaning and office supplies, often part of the shelter’s “wish list� of needed items, can be donated and used to maintain their facilities. But perhaps the most important donations come in the form of food, specifically Purina One special blend for cats and either a lamb-and-rice or chicken-and-rice blend for dogs. In just one month, the shelter goes through at least 720 pounds of food. When the shelter faces running out of pet food within a week’s time, Rodriguez will put out a plea to the community, asking for pet food donations. Beyond that, the shelter relies on monetary donations from the public or grant money awarded to the ACSPCA. “The problem is that none of those are predictable, so we’re constantly in need of making sure we are filling that funnel,� Rodriguez said, “and making new relationships or coming up with new events to increase awareness. Getting our message out is so important so people start to think of us and think ‘Oh, we can give locally.’� For more information on helping the ACSPCA with a donation or to volunteer at the shelter, go to www.acspca.org, or call 744-0454. Beginning in June, look for the ACSPCA’s “Featured Pet� of the month, as well as their “wish list� of needed items, in the Times newspapers and online at FWDailyNews.com.

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New Haven UMC plans rummage sale The New Haven United Methodist Women will host its annual rummage sale May 23 and May 24 at the church, located on the corner of Lincoln Highway and Mourney Street. The event will take place from 6-8 p.m. on May 23 and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on May 24. Shoppers can fill a bag for $1 from 3-6 p.m. on May 24. The sale is open to the community.

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FRIDAY, MAY 18 Fur Restyling Event. Pappas Furs, 2811 E. State Blvd, Fort Wayne. Transform your fur into something special. Jury Pool Pass Drawing. Partners 1st Federal Credit Union, 1314 Minnich Road, New Haven. Partners 1st will automatically enter those who sign up for a new checking account, direct deposit or loan into a drawing for free passes to Jury Pool, two beach towels and sunscreen. Contest entries continue through May 24. Taylor Chapel Preschool Registration. Taylor Chapel United Methodist Church, 10145 Maysville Road, Fort Wayne. Taylor Chapel Preschool is currently registering children for the 2012-2013 preschool year. Classes are available for 2-5 year olds. Morning and afternoon PreK classes are available, as well as full day classes. For more information call Vicki at 260-749-8597 or go to www.taylorchapel.org. Johnny Appleseed Toastmasters. Better Business Bureau, 4011 Parnell Ave, Fort Wayne. 7:30 a.m. www.johnnyappleseedtm.org. Annual Spring Neighborhood Garage Sale. Glenwood Park, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Glenwood Park Community Association, located between East State Boulevard and Trier Road on the north; and Reed Road and Coliseum Boulevard on the west, will hold its neighborhood garage sale through May 19. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Church-wide Rummage and Bake Sale. St. James Lutheran Church, 1720 S.R. 930 East, New Haven. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sale at St. James Lutheran Church on Friday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a bag sale on Saturday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to noon. Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Rummage Sale. Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, 1819 Reservation Drive, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The church rummage sale in the Family Life Center will begin on Thursday, May 17, and run through Saturday, May 19. Hours: Thursday and Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday bag sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fiber Arts Celebration. Solomon Farm, 817 W. Dupont Rd., Fort Wayne. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Join the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department at Salomon Farm for a two-day celebration of fiber arts. The focus of this festival is education through hands-on participation and demonstrations of the processes of making natural fiber products, wool dyeing, spinning, weaving and more. Call Renee at 427- 6005 for more information. Due to the nature of this event, pets are not allowed. Fish Fry and Chicken Strips All-You-Can Eat Dinner. Emmaus Lutheran Church and School, 8626 Covington Road, Fort Wayne. 4:30-7 p.m. Roasted fish and/or chicken strips, roasted potato wedges, coleslaw or applesauce, roll, dessert and beverage. Cost: Adults and carryout meals, $8.50; Children 6-11, $5.50; Children 5 and under (dine-in only), free. Tickets will be sold at the door. Come enjoy a delicious meal catered by the Country Chef. Questions? Call 459-7722, press No. 3. Splendor in the Glass. Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. Annual wine tasting fundraiser for WFWA PBS 39. Ages 21 and over. Offers the opportunity to sample from a global selection of wines, courtesy of Belmont Beverage. Tickets for this PBS39 fundraiser are $50 each and are available at area Belmont Beverage stores, at the offices of PBS39, 2501 E. Coliseum Blvd. and also online at www.wfwa.org.

4th Annual Flea Market. American Legion Post #241 Auxiliary, 7605 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Over 60 spaces rented. For info, call 432-6369. Evening Primrose Garden Club Plant Sale. Stein Mart, 6325 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m. All flowers directly out of members gardens. International Learn to Fly Day. Smith Field Airport, 426 W. Ludwig Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free seminars on flight training at 10 a.m., 11a.m. and noon by Sweet Aviation. Introductory flights in a

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SUNDAY, MAY 20 Sunday Services. LifeWater Community Church, 5600 Westbreeze Trail, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m. Liberty Hills addition. Visit www.lifewatercc.org for more information. Used Book Sale. Congregation B’Nai Jacob, 7227 Bittersweet Moors Drive, Fort Wayne. 1-4 p.m. Used book sale fundraiser. Most items under $2. Free magazines. Upward flag football and cheerleading registration. Calvary United Methodist Church, 6301 Winchester Road, Fort Wayne. 2-4 p.m. For kids ages 4-7. Registration on Sunday, May 20, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday, May 23, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturday, May 26, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Contact the church at 260-747-9218 for further information. The Summit City Singers spring concert. Aldersgate Church, 2417 Getz Road, Fort Wayne. 3:30 p.m. This more than 60-member community choir invites you to attend one of their spring concerts. Listen to favorites such as “The Very Best of the Beach Boys” and many others. All concerts are free and open to the public. For additional information contact 489-4505. “Put Your Beliefs to the Test”. The Church House, 13313 Indiana St., Grabill. 6-7 p.m. Dove Ministries presents “Put Your Beliefs To The Test” every second, third and fourth Sunday of the month, from 6-7:30 p.m. For more information call 260-486-9175 or 260-657-7017.

MONDAY, MAY 21 Open networking. AJ’s Bar & Grill, 2488 Getz Road, Fort Wayne. Noon. No cost, no exclusivity by profession. Each person gets a few minutes to tell about your business and there is a featured speaker. Encourage, Empower and Enjoy the Autism Spectrum. Easter Seals Arc, 4919 Projects Drive, Fort Wayne. 7-8:30 p.m. Parents, grandparents, teachers, professionals and others wanting to learn more about autism are welcome. Topics vary monthly. For more information contact Susan Crowell at eeeautismspectrum@yahoo.com or call 260-637-4409.

Grief Share. New Haven United Methodist Church, 630 Lincoln Highway E., New Haven. 6:30 p.m. A 13-week class for people grieving the loss of a loved one. Classes will meet on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. through July 24. All are welcome to begin attending at any session and sessions don’t have to be attended in sequence. For more info, call Margie Williams, facilitator, at 749-9907 or the church office at 749-9565.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 Drop-in Yoga. Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Taught by certified yoga instructor Lanah K. Hake. For ages 15 and up; Not intended for people who are pregnant or have serious health conditions. Pre-registration not required. Bring your own supplies if you have them. No class on days when Fort Wayne Community Schools cancel classes. Class information is available by following Fort Wayne Outdoor Yoga on Facebook, checking the instructor’s website at www.lanahlink.com or at 260-4276440. Fee: $7 per class. Conservatory Member Fee: $5 per class. Rummage Sale. New Haven United Methodist Church, 630 Lincoln Highway E., New Haven. 6-8 p.m. United Methodist Church will host the sale Weds from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Thurs from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. $1 bag sale Thurs from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 24 Anthony Wayne Toastmasters Meeting. Ivy Tech Community College, Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. Toastmasters meetings are open to everyone; for better public speaking and a lot of fun. anthonywayne.freetoasthoast.org. Food addicts meeting. Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. 6:30-8 p.m. Free Twelve Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating and bulimia. Visit www.foodaddicts.org. Allen County Extension Homemakers “Flower pounding”. Allen County Extension Office on the IPFW Campus, 4001 Crescent Ave, . 7-8 p.m. Kay Musgrave, Master Gardener, will teach the art of flower pounding to create note cards, pictures, etc. using the dye color from leaves and flowers. All supplies will be provided. Cost is $3.00. Feel free to bring flowers and leaves from your yard and garden to use. Class size limited to 20 participants. Pre-registration is required as some class space is limited. Registration forms are available at the Extension Office or they can be found on the web at www.extension.purdue.edu/allen.

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$5.00 OFF any purchase of $25 or more with coupon Not to be combined with any other offers. Expires June 17, 2012

Come early for a “special behind-the-scenes” tour at 9:30 am Sponsored by the Monroeville Chamber of Commerce and Park Board

6404 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46815 • 260-748-0672 GEORGETOWN SQUARE • www.renewupscaleresale.org EACT

East Allen County Times • May 18, 2012

A12 • www.EastAllenTimes.com

CRUMBACK-SYMONS

CHEVROLET

RACE TO THE FINISH LINE

AND SAVE BIG!

’12 CRUZE 1LT

$248 stock # D187

$0

mo

’12 EQUINOX LS FWD

$293 stock # D229

**

39 mo. lease

12,000 mi/yr

DOWN

Tax included. Plus title & license fees with approved credit.

$0

mo

**

39 mo. lease

12,000 mi/yr

DOWN

Tax included. Plus title & license fees with approved credit.

’12 SILVERADO 1500 2WD REG. CAB WT. stock # D182

MSRP Preferred Price Customer Cash Trade-in bonus †

WOW!

$25,900 $25,124 $2,000 $1,000

$22,124*

’12 MALIBU LS stock # D120

MSRP Preferred Price Customer Cash

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MON, TUES & THURS 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM WED & FRI 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

$19,615*

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*Tax included. Plus title and fees. On approved credit. Take new retail delivery from dealer stock by 7/2/2012. See dealer for details. **39 month lease, plus title and license fees. 12,000 mi/yr. allowed with .20 thereafter. On approved credit. First months payment due at signing. Security deposit is waived. Expires 7/2/2012. † Trade-in Bonus requires a 1999 or newer vehicle, any make or model, traded into dealer. On approved credit. See dealer for details. Offer expires 7/2/2012.

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