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In the middle of an area that has been described as a “food desert” because of its lack of access to fresh food and grocery store options, the Johnnie Mae Farmstand in Fort Wayne’s Renaissance Pointe neighborhood gives residents the opportunity to put produce on their dinner tables on Friday night that was plucked out of the ground Friday morning. It doesn’t get much fresher than that. The garden on the plot of land at 2518 Winter St., also home to an old fire station that has been renovated for the community’s use, isn’t very large. But its location is perfect for serving a market that for years has had very little access to the fresh produce necessary for a healthy diet.
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The number of visitors to the farm stand has picked up steadily since it opened June 1. Each Friday when it opens, “A steady stream of people show up,” said Kelly Lundberg, deputy director for community development in the Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services. “Usually the first customers are there within five minutes of when the doors open.” The city has owned the property, “pretty much forever, it seems,” Lundberg said. After the fire station operations were mothballed, it was used by the neighborhood for canning, and then just sat vacant. “When we initially went into the neighborhood and started looking at the Renaissance Pointe development, we started looking at the building,” Lundberg said. “It’s really cool and we started asking, See FARM STAND, Page 10
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Soothing the blues Summerville came up for the idea for the fashion show after she was diagnosed with cancer and began attending a support group. Listening to the stories of other cancer patients and survivors was heartbreaking, she said. Some people said they didn’t want to look in the mirror because of the toll treatment had taken on their appearance. Others were depressed and didn’t want to get out of bed. Some felt guilty for taking out their negativity on their loved ones. She said she thought to herself, “I have to do something to help these people even if it’s just for one day to bring them some kind of joy, some kind of beauty. I wanted to be able to put
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Arts & Culture Festival and tour return to West Central By Bridgett Hernandez
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Fort Wayne’s West Central Neighborhood is gearing up for the 36th annual Home & Garden Tour and ArtsFest Sept. 8-9. Last year, the event drew 2,000 onlookers to admire the historic homes, beautiful gardens and artistic talent on display throughout the weekend. Tickets for the tour grant access to 11 locations throughout the neighborhood. A docent at each location will check off each stop on the ticket. Charlotte Weybright, chair of the tour and ArtsFest committee, said ticket holders don’t have to visit all 11 locations on one day; they can come back and finish touring on the second day. “The stops can be done in any order you like,” she said. Carriage rides, provided by Sentimental Journey, will be available to take people from
What: West Central Home & Garden Tour and ArtsFest When: Sept. 8-9 Hours for home tours and ArtsFest vendors: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday Hours for performances: 1:30-10:30 p.m. on Saturday; 1-6 p.m. on Sunday Tour tickets: $13 before the tour; $15 the day of ArtsFest admission: Free Website: westcentralhomeandgardentour.org
site to site. Petty cab rides and horse-drawn wagon rides will also be available. The West Central Neighborhood encom passes all of downtown Fort Wayne west of Calhoun Street, but the heart of the neighborhood is its residential area, the development of which began as early as the 1830s. Because of the historic and architectural significance of
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the area, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. “The older neighborhoods have a charm to them,” Weybright said. From castle-style homes to worker cottages, the
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variety of architectural styles found in West Central has long made the neighborhood a source of fascination, she added. “We have literally every variety of architectural style from about the mid-1800s up through the 1960s,” she said. “People find that fascinating because in today’s world, structures tend to be more uniform.” This year’s tour will feature a few new stops including the Carole Lombard House on Rockhill Street. The 1930s film star was born in the house as Jane Alice Peters. She would later take the professional name of Carole Lombard and become the highest paid actress of her time. Her career was cut short when she died at the age of 33 in an airplane crash
while returning from a war bond tour. Another addition to this year’s tour is a historic home designed by Joel Roberts Ninde, one of the first female architects in Fort Wayne and Indiana. According to ARCH, her designs were a blend of economical building materials, construction durability and eye appeal for the homemaker. The former GE Club on Swinney Avenue will also be featured on the tour. Built in 1927, the GE Club marks an era in American history when it was common for large employers to provide recreational facilities for employees and their families. The facility includes a bowling alley and gymnasium. In addition to historic sites, the tour will also feature a new build in the
neighborhood by homeowners George and Terry Taylor. “That was a completely new construction and they just did a marvelous job,” Weybright said. “It had to of course go through the historic preservation commission for approvals on literally everything they did, especially the architectural features.” ArtFest will take place in conjunction with the tour on Wayne Street between Rockhill and Jackson streets. The street festival will feature about 50 art vendors selling homemade, handmade crafts, including pottery, photography, painting, stain glass and more. Festival-goers will have the opportunity to see nine different musicians and performers over the weekend, including the Fort Wayne Ballet Youth Company, Alicia Pyle and the West Central Jazz Quartet. Food vendors, including Mad Anthony Brewing Company, Shigs and Pit, Out of a Jam, King Arthur’s Kart, Bravas and Big Apple Pizza will also be on site. Advance tickets for the West Central Home & Garden Tour are $13 online and will be $15 on the day of the tour. ArtsFest is free to the public. Weybright said the tour is still looking for volunteers. Those who sign up get a free ticket and an invitation to the pre-tour celebration. For more information, visit westcentralhomeandgardentour. org or contact Charlotte Weybright at (260) 348-2871.
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Arts & Culture Volunteers set the scene for Middle Waves By Sonya Flores
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Like any good party, ambiance is important — even more so for an event spread out over a sprawling park. The third annual Middle Waves Music Festival returns to Headwaters Park Sept. 14-15, and a group of volunteers and artists have been working diligently to prepare the visual environment. The two-day, all-music-styles festival will feature three stages, interactive art installations, games and food trucks. Middle Waves is about coming together, so all ages are welcome and two-thirds of the festival is completely free and open to the public. A group of volunteers has been working to make sure that sense of cohesion, creativity and local flair are present throughout the festival grounds. Middle Wave Vibes Committee Co-chairs Dan Swartz and Sarah Aubrey lead the Vibe Workshops each week at arts nonprofit Wunderkammer Company. Their goal is to transform
Headwaters Park, but it’s about more than creating visual stimuli — it’s about leading festival goers from one point to another and giving them things to focus on so the transit is a fun one, Swartz said. “Middle Waves takes the ‘usual’ concert in Headwaters format and flips it on its head — literally, we flip the festival sideways!” Aubrey said. “We work hard in Vibe to expand upon this so that there’s something new for you to experience around many corners. It’s Headwaters like you haven’t seen or experienced before!” Interactive art installations will include a magnetic wall with cutout letters where people can spell words and messages and take photos (like a giant refrigerator). Huge “chandeliers” will hang from the trees and there will be plenty of places to take selfies. Workshops have taken place each year before the festival, but this is the first year that the workshops have run all summer. Since June, volunteers have been rolling up their sleeves each week to create the
art installations that will be displayed at the park during the festival. Swartz said about a dozen people show up each week to help execute the projects. “I’ve been involved in less intense ways for the past couple years, and when (festival chair) Katy Silliman asked me to be involved this year I couldn’t say no!” Swartz said. “Wunderkammer Company’s mission is to revitalize communities through contemporary art, so it just really made sense to do something together.” Each workshop focuses on making a different project and tasks are assigned based on interest and skill level. Projects have included collaborations with individual artists and groups. There will be fun surprises like “massive yarn bombings and painted pianos for the community to activate on their way around the festival,” Swartz said. Other surprise projects are being kept tightly under wraps until the festival. Aubrey said the workshops allow people to contribute to the creative atmosphere and
metamorphosis of the park. “Beyond ticket sales, Middle Waves is about building community through exciting and innovative music and visual art,” she said. “We want to drop jaws and blow up silos and leave Fort Wayne a better place for it. Doing the Vibe workshops are a way to continue to build community beyond the weekend of the festival. We hope to continue to grow as a festival and be able to leave even more of a mark.” The volunteers’ efforts have not gone unrewarded. They have had the opportunity to earn discounts and free tickets in exchange for volunteer hours. For more information about opportunities to volunteer for Middle Waves, visit middlewaves. com/get-involved. “We always need more hands,” Swartz said. “So far so good, but there isn’t really a ‘finished’ point for us, so we can always use more help.” For more information on Vibe workshops, check out the events on Wunderkammer Company’s Facebook page.
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Families tour the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory. Admission to the conservatory will be free for Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown Day, noon-4 p.m. Sept. 9.
encouraging residents to do that as well.” Come downtown and check out all the different museums, attractions and architectural gems the community has to offer, Guthrie said. Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown is adapted from similar events in other cities. The attractions are all centered around downtown, so families can park and walk to the locations they want to visit. Street parking is free on Sunday. Besides a pair of good walking shoes, people should be sure to bring a Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown passport and collect stamps at each location. Go to visitfortwayne. com/beatourist to download and print a one-page passport or pick one up at any Kroger or Old National Bank location. The Visitors Center, located at 927 S. Harrison St., will be open throughout the event, offering visitors free cookies, a 20 percent discount on merchandise and family passport photos. The Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory will be open from noon to 4 p.m. with a concert starting at 1 p.m. There are multiple opportunities to learn more about Fort Wayne’s local history at the History Center and the Old Fort, where historical reenactors will bring local history to life and answer visitor questions. The Allen County Courthouse will also be open. Guided tours will be available on an ongoing basis from noon-4 p.m. “You can go into the courthouse any day, but this is one of the few times that you can bring a phone with you or a camera,” Guthrie said. “People love that. Photographers really appreciate that opportunity because you can’t normally do that.” The event will celebrate the last 20 years, but two
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new locations will also take a look forward at Fort Wayne’s future. People will have a chance to learn more about redevelopment at the Riverfront and the Landing. “In both places, you can see the development underway. People will be talking about what’s taking place in the future. They’re both going to be great additions to the tour,” she said. Riverfront walking tours depart from the trailhead in Lawton Park near the corner of 4{sup}th{/sup} Street and Spy Run Avenue. Join this tour to learn about the history, ecology and plans of the future riverfront development. For nearly a century, the Landing on West Columbia Street was the central business district of Fort Wayne because of its proximity to the Wabash and Erie Canal and later the railroad. The block is home to many Fort Wayne firsts, including the first post office, hotel, newspaper, theater and railway station. Tours offer a behind-the-scenes look at the plans for its redevelopment including retail and restaurants, a coffee shop and brewpub. It’s not likely that families will be able to visit all 16 locations, Guthrie said. She encourages people to pick a few places that they have never been to or haven’t visited in years, get lunch downtown and make a day of it.
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Northern Indiana craft beer enthusiasts will soon have an easier way to check out area offerings — and get rewarded for it — as a group of more than 15 local breweries have come together to form the Northern Indiana Beer Trail. The idea started in January after a local tap takeover at the Dash-In, said Mary Corinne Lowenstein, Hop River Brewing Company’s director of marketing. “(We thought) how do we rise the tide and engage with people and let them know there’s some really great beer here and take a real active presence and… really use our voice collectively?” she said. First, Lowenstein created a Facebook page, then an independent group was formed, which decided to create a passport to highlight many of the local craft beer options. The passport will include pages for each of the
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A group of local breweries gathered July 31 at Hop River Brewing Company to work on a collaborative hoppy wheat beer to be debuted as part of a passport program the week of Sept. 8.
breweries on the trail and some sort of map. People will take the passport to each of the breweries they visit and get it stamped. A tiered reward system will allow people who have earned enough stamps to get some swag, and those who visit all 20 northern Indiana breweries on the trail will get “even better swag,” Lowenstein said.
“The idea of a passport is a great way for breweries, or wineries, to showcase each other and to encourage people who are interested in drinking craft beer or wines get more involved,” Lowenstein added. The passports will debut Sept. 8 at Brewed IN the Fort, which will feature more than 55 Indiana breweries, local food trucks
and music, said Josh Volz, director of marketing and design at Mad Anthony Brewing and Shigs in Pit. The event takes place at Headwaters Park from 2-6 p.m., with VIP early entrance at 1 p.m. To help drum up excitement for the trail, local breweries have been collaborating on a special hoppy wheat beer, also set to debut at Brewed IN the Fort. Both the beer and the passports will also be available at participating breweries starting the week of Brewed IN the Fort, Lowenstein said. “We drank some beers, we talked about what we thought would be something we could do that would fit into the beers we plan to serve in September when Brewed IN the Fort happens and what we could brew that would be
Kevin Debs, head brewer at Hop River Brewing Co., and Josh Metcalf, brewer/owner of Auburn Brewing Co., discuss brewing while working on a collaborative beer July 31. The brew will be released in September, at the same time the Northern Indiana Brewers Association launches its new beer trail.
different and a little unique and that we thought people would be interested in,” Hop River head brewer Kevin Debs said of the beer creation process. “Then we just started throwing ideas out there. People had malts they thought would be good, people had hop connections so we just started trying to combine those and figure out what would work.” The sales of the beer will also help finance the startup of the trail, LaOtto Brewing co-owner and head brewer Josh Brames said, going toward printing passports and purchasing swag. Brewers met July 31 for a brew day, and Brames said each participating brewery will end up taking one to two kegs of the brew to their establishments for sale to customers. Those eager to try the brew will need to hurry, he
said, as he expects it to be gone in a week or two. “That’s the level of excitement I hope to generate so (future) opportunities like this are really conceivable,” Brames said. Participating breweries currently include: 2Toms Brewing, Auburn Brewing, Bare Hands Brewery, Chapman’s Brewing Co., Evil Czech Brewery, Goshen Brewing Co., GuessWork Brewing Co., HopLore Brewing, Hop River Brewing Co., Junk Ditch Brewing Co., LaOtto Brewing, Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Orthocity Brewing, Summit City Brewerks and Trubble Brewing. For more information on the beer trail, visit Facebook.com/NorthernINBeerTrail/. For more information on Brewed IN the Fort, visit brewedinthefort.com/. Reporter Amy Oberlin contributed to this report.
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A DAY AT THE OLD FORT By Bridgett Hernandez bhernandez@kpcmedia.com
The Old Fort, a city park located at 1201 Spy Run Avenue, is a reconstruction of the last active fort constructed in 1816 by Major John Whistler. The public is welcome to explore the grounds anytime, but the nonprofit Historic Fort Wayne brings the fort’s history to life during special events several times a year. During these reenactments, the public is free to explore the buildings and interact with reenactors to learn about life on the frontier. Reenactors arrive at the Old Fort early and often camp there overnight during two-day events. Before the public arrives, mobile phones are tucked out of sight, clay mugs replace plastic water bottles and modern eyeglasses are even swapped for historical eyewear. On July 28 and 29, reenactors presented the sights, sounds and smells of the American Revolution at the Old Fort. Continental Army and British forces provided live
demonstrations throughout the day on period specific artillery and military maneuvers. Reenactors also brought to life the daily activities of the period through demonstrations on period cooking, gardening and blacksmithing. Historic Fort Wayne is a volunteer organization. All events are free to the public and programming is funded by private and corporation donations. For more information, visit oldfortwayne.org or call (260) 437-2836.
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9:45 a.m. Reenactor Harrison Snyder uses a pocket watch to keep track of time while dressed in period garb.
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10 a.m. Dressed as the Queen’s Rangers, reenactors observe the morning Trooping of the Colors at the Old Fort. After the flag is raised, a canon blast marks the beginning of a day of reenactment.
2:05 p.m. Portraying British soldiers, reenactors engage in a skirmish outside the walls of the Old Fort.
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2:15 p.m. The Commander’s Quarters at the Old Fort served as the home and headquarters of Major John Whistler. Here, daily orders were written, court martials were held and meals were served.
2:17 p.m. Reenactor Tom Grant, portraying Major Whistler’s servant, answers questions from the public about life at the fort.
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2:37 p.m. Reenactor Malinda Pagel and her son James wear period clothing at the Old Fort. Pagel said long gowns worn by babies served a practical purpose because they make crawling more difficult. This kept babies from wandering too far while their mothers were busy with household tasks.
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Recreation Fort Wayne man reaches ‘American Ninja Warrior’ finals Competitor trains at Waterloo center By KATHRYN BASSETT kbassett@kpcmedia.com
Michael Bougher of Fort Wayne was looking for a fun way to exercise and stay active when he entered the Classic City Center gym south of Waterloo. The gym has just finished installing its first Ninja Warrior obstacle — a “warped wall” — and Bougher gave it a try. “It’s a 14 ½ foot wall that’s warped. It bends so you can run up it” Bougher explained. “I made it!” From that point on, Bougher knew this was the sport for him. He began his Ninja Warrior career almost three years ago and took first place in the “American Ninja Warrior,” Indianapolis qualifiers earlier this spring. Bougher went on to compete in the Indianapolis finals, which aired Aug. 6 on NBC. The Indianapolis course was set up on the street around Monument Circle downtown. Bougher placed sixth in the city finals to move on to the national finals in Las Vegas. The national finals, which also have been recorded, were scheduled to be aired Aug. 27. The national finals feature four stages of competition, and participants must complete each stage, conquering various obstacles to move on, Bougher explained. The competitor who completes all stages in the fastest time stands to win $1 million, Bougher said. However, only one person has taken the grand prize in the show’s history, he added. If no one goes all the way, the last competitor standing with the fastest time wins $100,000. Bougher also competed in last year’s “American Ninja Warrior” in Kansas City, but was knocked out in the city finals after falling on one of the obstacles. “I was going for speed and fell,” he recalled. “This year I tried to have more fun. I told myself to have a good, fun time.” Bougher said he wishes he could devote
more time to training in the gym, like the professionals who train every day.
“This is their life,” he said, noting that many of the professionals own their own gyms. “I
get to go once a week. That’s the most time I get.” In addition to training at the CCC, Bougher also teaches a Ninja Warrior class for children ages 8-14. He is a full-time student at Purdue University Fort Wayne, an emergency medical technician, a soldier in the National Guard, a volunteer firefighter and a member of the Fort Wayne men’s rugby team. “I stay pretty busy. I don’t sleep a lot,” he quipped. No matter where life takes him, Bougher said, he plans to continue with his passion for Ninja Warriors. “I love it,” Bougher said. “Not only is it a fun and incredible experience, the community of people who compete are so involved. Everybody is so incredibly nice and welcoming. We want everybody to do things as well as
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what opportunities does it provide for some sort of a neighborhood benefit? Obviously, it took us a while but we finally figured out if that’s a food desert and has limited access to fresh produce, why not try to operate some sort of an urban farm there and see if we can’t provide access to fresh, affordable produce in the area?”
The city completed the historic renovation of former fire station No. 9 in 2015, and equipped it with a commercial kitchen that is available for rent or use by community groups. The building won a 2016 Archie award and is named after long-time neighborhood advocate Johnnie Mae White. In 2016, the first crops were planted on the site. The garden and the station were managed by
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offered this year include collard greens, mint, tomatoes, sweet corn, zucchini, summer squash, green beans, peppers, broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, eggplant, tomatillos and watermelon. The produce is not organic, and Hadley said she doubts whether the operation would ever seek organic certification, but it is using more natural methods as much as possible and looking very carefully at what chemicals being used and their quantity. The Extension office also surveyed grocery stores that seemed to serve the residents of the neighborhood, and priced its offerings to be competitive, if not a little lower. Any money made is plowed right back into the operation. “It doesn’t cover expenses, but we want to keep prices affordable,” Hadley acknowledged. Because the Extension Service is in the business of education, it also is focusing on programming and outreach that will help residents develop healthy cooking skills. It is getting some help with that from the HEAL (healthy eating, active living) initiative sponsored by the St. Joseph Community Health Foundation and Parkview Health. Classes are expected to start in the fall and continue during the winter. The Johnnie Mae Farmstand is open from 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays through October.
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Art Moves, a Fort Wayne Dance Collective fundraiser: Parkview Physicians Group ArtsLab, 300 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Art Moves will feature modern and contemporary dances performed by a troupe of the Collective’s dancers. The event celebrates the Fort Wayne Dance Collective’s 40th anniversary and raises funds for dance scholarships for local students in need. Tickets are $35 in advance or at the door if supplies last. Tickets can be purchased at fwdc.org or by calling (260) 424-6574.
Include news of your group, too Send news of your group to bhernandez@kpcmedia.com by Septmeber 8 for the October issue. Items September will be selected and Community Calendar 2018 edited as space permits.
7. September
Concert in the Park: St. Joseph Township, 6033 Maplecrest Road, Fort Wayne. 6-8:30 p.m. The free annual concert will feature music by Junkyard Band. Food trucks will be on site. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Alcohol, pets and smoking are not permitted at this event.
4. September
Appleseed Quilters Guild meeting: Classic Café Event Center, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. Social time begins at 6:30 p.m. Meeting starts at 7 p.m. New members and guests welcome. Guest fee of $5.
5. September
Tribute Dinner hosted by Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana: Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation, 10622 Parkview Plaza Drive, Fort Wayne. 6 p.m. The event honors people touched by cancer and caregivers and medical professionals in the community. The fundraiser helps provide support to local people with cancer in 11 northeast Indiana counties. Admission is $100 for an individual ticket, which includes one tribute that will be displayed onscreen and in the program; $800 for a reserved table of 8, which includes up to eight tributes; and $25 for an individual tribute submission. Go to www.cancer-services.org to purchase tickets.
6. September
Sports card and collectibles show: Ramada Plaza Hotel, 305 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission. Dealers from three states will buy, sell or trade sports cards and other cards and collectibles. The public may bring items to be appraised. For more information contact Brian Mayne at (260) 824-4867 or mcscards@icloud.com. Fall Festival & Market: Jorgensen Family YMCA, 10313 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free festival celebrates the branch’s 20 years of service. The event will feature live bands, children’s games and Nelson’s chicken. Pre-sale tickets are available at the front desk. For more information, contact Christy Bobay at (260) 755-4828 or christy_bobay@fwymca.org. Salvage in the City: Saving Grace Vintage, 614 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The outdoor sale will feature salvaged goods and project pieces. Shoppers can save 10 percent storewide. West Central Home & Garden Tour and ArtsFest: Two-day event Sept. 8-9. Tickets for the tour grant access to 11 locations throughout the West Central Neighborhood and explore ArtsFest, which will feature about 50 art vendors, live performances and a variety of food vendors. Carriages, petty cabs and horse-drawn carriages will be available to transport people from site to site. Tours and vendor hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $13 before the tour and $15 on the days of the tour. ArtsFest is free and open to the public. For more information, visit westcentralhomeandgardentour.org or contact Charlotte Weybright at (260) 348-2871. Swinney Homestead Open House: Swinney Park, 1424 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. The historic 1844 Swinney
9. September
Monarch Festival: Eagle Marsh Nature Preserve, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. 1-5 p.m. The festival will feature a variety of programs and activities including displays of live monarchs at different stages of their life cycle, monarch butterfly tagging prior to release, educational presentations, outdoor learning stations and hands-on activities for all ages. For more information, visit lrwp.org or check out the Monarch Festival’s Facebook event page. Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown: 16 local attractions will offer free admission for the day. Noon-5 p.m. Go to visitfortwayne. com/beatourist to download and print a one-page passport or pick one up at any Kroger or Old National Bank location
10. September
Civil War Round Table meeting: Conference room A at the Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. The speaker will be Dave Sutherland, who will speak on “The Battle of New Market.” For more information, contact Dick Tagtmeyer at (260) 745-1081 or cwrtnei@aol.com. Additional information can be found at facebook.com/cwrtnei or civilwarroundtableofnei.wordpress.com.
12. September
Fort Wayne Artists Guild meeting: Meeting room C at the Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m.
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Grabill Country Fair: This three-day festival, Sept. 6-8, features 130 craft booths showcasing woodworking, needlepoint, knitting, crocheting and more. Monster truck rides, chain saw carving, a pet parade and a blueberry pie eating contest are just a few of the highlights this festival offers. For a full schedule of fair events, visit grabillcountryfair.org/schedule.
8. September
Homestead and Settlers’ Herb Garden will be open for walk-through tours 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 8-9. Members of Settlers Inc. will share the history of the homestead and the Swinney family. Admission is free. For more information, visit settlersinc.org or call (260) 424-7212. Church game night: Fellowship Hall at Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Pizza, popcorn and beverages will be served. All are welcome to come and enjoy playing euchre, electronic games, board games, ping pong and singing karaoke. Fort Wayne Arts Festival: This two-day, outdoor art show, Sept. 8-9, will showcase work from more than 40 artists offering an array of works in clay, fiber, wood, glass, photography and more. Artists’ tents are located in the courtyard throughout Jefferson Pointe Shopping Center. The festival will also feature a concert with original music by local musicians 6-8 p.m. Sunday.
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Join scavenger hunt to learn and win Do you enjoy learning about local history and love a challenge? Read on to learn about our local history scavenger hunt. Fort Wayne history enthusiast Jim Pickett is a retired school teacher and driver’s education instructor. He’s also the author of a historical fiction titled The Bones of Kekionga. It takes readers to the 1790 Battle of Kekionga. (Read more about Pickett’s book, below) Pickett also literally takes people to the battle;
driving around town, he will often point out sites of historical significant to his student drivers. These discreetly marked locations played a major role in Fort Wayne’s history, so we’re asking readers to visit these locations and answer trivia questions. Three people/teams will each win two passes to the History Center and a $25 gift card for Tucanos Brazilian Grill. Here’s how it works: Using the map on the adjacent page, visit the
five historical sites to answer the following questions. Email your answers and a selfie of yourself or your team on the scavenger hunt to bhernandez@kpcmedia. com by Sept. 14. Limit one prize package per team. Winners and answers to the trivia questions will be featured in the October edition of IN|Fort Wayne. Stop 1: The first American fort • According to this monument, the first fort
commanded the shortest portage between which two water systems? • What did the Native Americans call the portage, according to this monument? Stop 2: The last two American forts • What’s in the bucket at the old well? • In what year was the old well monument erected courtesy of the Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution?
Stop 3: The Old Fort • How many chimneys are on the Commander’s Quarters? • Name a plant grown in the garden plots outside the Old Fort’s walls. Stop 4: Chief Little Turtle Grave Monument • According to a stone marker near the entrance of the memorial, many of the plants on this site reflect the indigenous species which were important to the spiritual
and daily needs of the Miamis. What four plants are listed? • According to a stone marker on the site, council rings were often the site of tribal gatherings for spiritual, social and business purposes. How many rocks mark a council ring? Stop 5: The Battle of Kekionga • How many people are depicted on this plaque? • To whose memory is the monument dedicated?
Book brings local history to life By Bridgett Hernandez bhernandez@kpcmedia.com
Fort Wayne resident Jim Pickett, a retired school teacher and driver’s education instructor, has been fascinated with local history since he was a boy. Reading about Native American warriors, French traders and militia soldiers no older than his student drivers had captured his imagination for years, but it wasn’t until he retired in 2011 that he considered channeling his passion for local history into a book. In 2016, he finally put pen to paper and in 2017, he published “The Bones of Kekionga.” The historical fiction about the 1790 Battle of Kekionga takes the reader to Fort Wayne before it was Fort Wayne. At that time, there was a settlement of Native Americans called Kekionga in what is now Lakeside neighborhood. Kekionga was a center for the Miami nation. In 1790, General Josiah Harmar was on a mission to destroy Native American towns, including Kekionga. President George Washington had ordered the battle against the Miami settlement because it was the center of Native American resistance to U.S. migration across the Ohio River. On the morning of Oct. 22, 1790, Harmar sent a force to try to entrap the Native Americans at Kekionga by crossing a ford in the Maumee River. However, the ambush was bungled and the Native Americans, led by Chief Little Turtle, attacked first. Outnumbered, the American forces eventually fell back to join
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Jim Pickett, author of “The Bones of Kekionga”, points to the approximate site where General Josiah Harmar’s forces were defeated by the Miamis under Chief Little Turtle. The defeat took place after the American forces tried to cross a ford in the Maumee River to ambush the Native American settlement of Kekionga.
the rest of the army and retreated back to Fort Washington (Cincinnati). It was a victory for the Miami Confederacy, which held its town. About 180 soldiers lost their lives in the battle, with the Miami suffering similar losses. It was the worst defeat of U.S. forces by Native Americans up to that time. Remnants of the battle, a 1768 Charleville flintlock musket and bayonet, were discovered along the bank of the St. Joseph River in 1893. Today, it’s housed at the History Center. “As I’m reading all this, I’m thinking I bet there’s not too many people who know about
this stuff,” Pickett said. As a drivers education instructor, he often points out sites of historical significance (as long as the commentary doesn’t distract his student drivers, he adds). Pickett said he chose the genre of historical fiction because it helps people relate to the characters. About 80 percent of the characters are based on real people and about 20 percent of the characters are inspired by real people. “The idea is to help our kids around Fort Wayne learn a little bit more about our history. A lot of it is dialogue. I want the reader to feel like they’re experiencing
the adventure, the campaign,” Pickett said. “The Bones of Kekionga” follows the adventure of a young man and his uncle, who have joined the militia. “Back then, the militia was drafted by everyday citizens,” Pickett said, adding that they weren’t especially well trained. At Fort Washington in modern-day Cincinnati, militia soldiers from Pennsylvania and Kentucky joined and formed an army of about 1,500 men under Harmar. Pickett said he tried in earnest to capture both sides of the conflict and the book goes back and forth between the perspective of the Native
I want the reader to feel “ like they’re experiencing the adventure, the campaign.” Jim Pickett author of “The Bones of Kekionga”
Americans and the perspective of the American forces. The book is the product of extensive research. Pickett lists 16 sources in the back pages of the book, but he drew from more than 60 sources, which included consulting with historians and reading old journals that describe life
in Kekionga. To learn more about “The Bones of Kekionga”, visit facebook. com/BonesofKekionga. Pickett will also make appearances at two upcoming festivals: Grabill Country Fair, Sept. 6-8 and Johnny Appleseed Festival, Sept. 15-16.
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think it’s a death sentence, but it’s not,” she said. “That is a myth! You can still have joy and laughter during that time.” Summerville shared similar thoughts. There are several fun programs for children with cancer, but activities for adults with cancer are often less lively like knitting, she said. “If I didn’t want to knit before I had cancer, why would I want to learn now?” she laughed. Summerville stressed that the show is for everyone — women, men and people of all backgrounds. As a black woman, she has noticed that sometimes people assume that if a black person organizes an event, it’s only for black people. “But it’s not. Cancer doesn’t discriminate nor do I,” she said. Tickets are $35 and include a nutritious meal. Summerville said she wanted to make the event affordable for attendees. People enjoy helping others, but they can’t always afford to pay
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Ken Lowe models in the 2017 Soothin’ the Blues with Love Fashion Extravaganza Fundraiser, a fashion show for cancer patients and survivors. The event returns Sept. 15.
hundreds of dollars to attend an exclusive fundraiser, she said. Summerville is also asking local churches to help by sponsoring their members who are cancer patients or survivors so that they can attend the event free of charge. Proceeds from the fashion show help cover the cost of the event. A portion of the money raised will also help fund fun events for adults with cancer and cancer survivors, Summerville said. For more information or to purchase tickets, email Jeanie Summerville at soothingtheblueswithlove@ yahoo.com. Tickets can also be purchased at the door.
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County Night Out locations announced Allen County government will visit Harlan, Arcola and Monroeville during this fall’s County Night Out events.The first event will take place in Harlan Sept. 25, at the Harlan Park Shelter on Second Street. The second meeting in Arcola is scheduled for Oct. 2, at the Arcola Volunteer Fire Station, 11401 Railroad Street. The Lake Township Trustee’s office and the Arcola Volunteer Fire Department are helping with arrangements. The final event will take place Oct. 9, in Monroeville at the Cornerstone Youth Center, 19819 Monroeville Road. All three meetings start at 6:30 p.m. and end by 8:00 p.m. “County Night Out” features an open-house format designed to allow citizens the opportunity to meet the county commissioners and other elected officeholders face-to-face and get
changing needs of today’s busy volunteers and encourage members to give time when they can, whether that’s at a service project or New Kiwanis club offers at a meeting,” club president members flexible Chris Straley said. schedule “We hope that men and A new service club will offer members a more flexible women of all ages will join us and help make a real schedule and more oppordifference for children in our tunities to help children and the community. The 321 club community.” 321 Kiwanis Club will is an auxiliary of the John Chapman Kiwanis Club. The have its inaugural meeting club’s flexible schedule is idea at 5 p.m. Sept. 6 in meeting room B at the Allen County for young adults, adults with Public Library, 900 Library families, single parents and Plaza. Those who can’t make those with unique schedules. the meeting, can attend the 321 stands for three hours of make-up meeting at 4 p.m. service, two hours of social time and one hour of business Sept. 8 at Mocha Lounge, 6312 Covington Road, Fort a month. The new club will focus on Wayne. For more information, service projects addressing attend either kickoff meetings community needs, including or contact Chris Straley at Terrific Kids, Riley Hospital, (260) 804-4277. children’s homes, reading programs and more. “Pet proj- A cappella choir offers ects” of new club members comfort will be highlighted. A new a cappella choir “We understand the
is forming in Fort Wayne. Known as “Threshold Choirs,” these groups offer comfort through song at the bedsides of the sick and dying. Visiting Nurse invites singers to learn more about this worldwide, nonprofit network of a cappella voices at informational meetings at 6 p.m. Sept. 13 and 9 a.m. Sept. 18. The Fort Wayne Area Threshold Singers at Visiting Nurse will sing in small groups at the bedsides of those who are near the end of life. Singers who can carry a tune, learn to hold their own part, blend their voice with others and communicate kindness with their voices are welcome. The ability to read music and past choir experience is not required for membership. Visit thresholdchoir.org to learn more about threshold choirs or contact Pam Espinosa at (260) 232-2526 for local chapter information.
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The featured speaker will be Brian Byrn, director and curator of the Midwest Museum of Art in Elkhart. Byrn will present “A Curator’s Perspective.” The meeting is free and the public is welcome to attend. For more information, visit fortwayneartistsguild.org.
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Disorderly Bear Den: Community Center, 233 W. Main St., Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. The local chapter of Good Bears of the World always welcomes visitors to the meetings, which include social time and regular business. For more information, contact Donna Gordon-Hearn at (260) 409-9886 or email tdbear7@comcast.net. The group’s goal is to provide soft, cuddly teddy bears and other stuffed animals to kids in trauma situations and lonely adults in the Fort Wayne area.
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Fish fry and pork tenderloin dinner: Park Edelweiss, 3355 Elmhurst Drive, Fort Wayne. 4:30-7 p.m. All you can eat fish and pork tenderloin with scalloped potatoes, coleslaw, dessert and coffee. Full service bar available with German and domestic beer, wine and other beverages and soft drinks. Live German music. The cost is $9 for adults and $5 for children. The dinner is sponsored by Ft. Wayne Maennerchor/Damenchor. For more information, contact Patti Knox at (260) 444-3634.
15. September
Johnny Appleseed Festival: The two-day, 1800s-period festival takes place 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Johnny Appleseed Park, 1500 N. Harry Baals Drive, Fort Wayne. Admission is free. Free parking is available at Purdue University Fort Wayne and Concordia High School’s athletic field off of Anthony Boulevard and St. Joe River Drive with shuttle service to the festival. Parking is also available at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum for a fee. For more information, visit johnnyappleseedfest.com. Food drive: First Christian Church, 4800 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m to 3 p.m. in the church parking lot. The food drive will benefit the church’s neighborhood food pantry.
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Miami Valley Coin and Relic Hunters Club: Aboite Township Trustee’s Office, 11321 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. The club invites anyone who has an interest in the metal-detecting hobby and who is interested in learning more about the club.
20. September
Rummage Sale: Emanuel Lutheran Church, 800 Green St., New Haven. Two-day rummage sale 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 20 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 21. People can shop outside both days at 8 a.m. There will be a $2 bag sale on
22. September
Public Safety Day: Aboite Township Fire Department, 11321 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m to 4 p.m. An emergency vehicle display will include the department’s new ladder truck, ambulance and mini emergency response vehicle. The event will feature public safety demonstrations, a silent auction and a barbecue chicken sale.
23. September
Cars and Caring: Southwest Lutheran Church, 5120 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. Noon-4 p.m. The car show will feature more than 75 cars. Registration is $5 per car. Proceeds benefit Cross Connections Counseling. There will be 20 People’s Choice awards, dash plaques for the first 100 cars, goodie bags and other giveaways. The mental health and wellness fair is designed to connect those who struggle with mental illness, grief, addictions or other personal or family issues to community resources. Food will be available for purchase from Big Eye Fish and Wicked Good Cupcakes. The event will also feature children’s activities and free snow cones and popcorn. For more information, contact Mike Greener at (260) 403-3947 or Jen Robb at (260) 494-6153.
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information about programs and services offered by various county departments. County departments and elected officials participating in the events include the parks department, highway department, health department, department of homeland security, county extension service, department of environmental management, the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, election board, human resources, recorder, surveyor and assessor. Winner of new events contest announced The Downtown Improvement District recently announced the winner of this year’s New Events Contest, which invited businesses, organizations and individuals to submit their best ideas for a chance to receive significant production support for new events in February, March or April 2019.Spring Forward Fest, “a celebration of light in
auction winners will be announced at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased by contacting Jennie Gruber at (260) 969-7827 or jgruber@fwmoh.com. For more information, visit patdyermemorialfund.org. Outdoor movies: Resurrection Lutheran Church, 14318 Lima Road, will show outdoor family movies. Food and snacks will be available beginning at 6 p.m. A kids’ feature begins at 7:30 p.m., and a family feature starts at 9:30 p.m.
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Fort Wayne Hobby and Collectibles Show: Classic Café, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Find vintage and new toys, comic books, sport and non-sport cards, TV and movie memorabilia, diecasts, coins, models, magazines, games and more. The Vinyl Record and CD show will take place next door. Admission is free to both shows. For more information, visit facebook.com/fortwaynehobbyandcollectiblesshow or call Vince at (260) 450-4147.
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Deep Rock Tunnel lecture: Bethel United Methodist Church, 8405 Lima Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Speaker T.J. Short, City Utilities engineer, will discuss the Deep Rock Tunnel project. Short will address how the tunnel will affect residents and improve river quality as well as the cost and size of the project. Cider and donuts will be served starting at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome. For more information, call (260) 489-3651.
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recognition of Fort Wayne’s evolving and advancing skyline,” is the winner of this year’s contest. The annual event will take place from 6-10 p.m. March 9 on the eve of the daylight savings time change. Three downtown locations will offer indoor and outdoor views of the skyline and serve as entertainment hubs featuring popular local musical artists. The Embassy Theatre and Maumee Mary and Joseph Comedy Festival will both receive support from this initiative. “By offering an incentive for event production during classically less active months, we hope to empower folks to create fun, new opportunities with an emphasis on outsideof-the-box events that will contribute to the vibrancy of Downtown Fort Wayne.” Bill Brown, president of the Downtown Improvement District, said in a prepared statement.
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Ticket to Ride Silent Auction: Pine Valley Country Club, 10900 Pine Mills Road, Fort Wayne. 6-9 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Pat Dyer Memorial Fund, which helps cancer patients offset their considerable travel expenses to and from treatments by providing financial assistance for fuel expenses. Doors open at 6 p.m., followed by hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and buffet dinner. Silent
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Coffee Lounge 11:30 a.m. Pastor Rev. Christina Ryan Perkins 260-426-5854 www.salemuccfw.org 2018 Senior Saints Concerts Free and open to the public
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2018 Senior Saints The Senior Saints, an energetic group of 74 retirees from the greater Fort Wayne area, will present Friendship...Aged to Perfection!, a musical about Marsha Wright, friendship experiences from childhood to the present. The program includes song, narration, and amusing Director and heart-warming personal experiences about friendship. They will celebrate through music the fact that Jesus wants to be our friend and have a relationship with us...a relationship that lasts throughout eternity. Songs in this program include Getting to Know You, Consider Yourself at Home, Together Wherever We Go, and If I Knew You Were Coming I’d Have Baked a Cake. Songs of faith include I’ve Found a Friend, What a Friend We Have in Jesus, Jesus is All the World to Me, I Shall Know Him, and Soon and Very Soon. Accompaniment is by piano, woodwinds, and brass instruments. From June through October 7 the Saints will present a series of 22 concerts to retirement homes, community groups, and churches. The Saints represent 27 different churches and are directed by Marsha Wright who writes a new program for them each summer. They are sponsored by Grabill Missionary Church. There is no charge for the concert. For more information regarding the Saints contact Marsha Wright at MNotes@aol.com or 260-627-3678.
Sunday, September 16 6:00 p.m. Fairview Church 525 E 200 N, Angola, IN Friday, September 28 7:00 p.m. Mt Calvary Lutheran McSeniors Program 1819 Reservation Drive, Fort Wayne (Waynedale) Sunday, October 7 6:00 p.m. Grabill Missionary Church Home Concert 13637 State Street, Grabill IN
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