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SPORTS CARD SHOW

Saturday, January the 13th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Ramada Plaza Center and Travel Hotel (formally the Hotel Fort Wayne) located at 305 E Washington Center Rd (exit 312a off of I-69) in Fort Wayne, Indiana there will be a sports card and collectibles show.  Dealers from the tri-state region will be…

30th Anniversary

Deon and Martina Daugherty will be celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary. The couple got married December 30th, 1987 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. They met in Nurnberg, Germany while Deon was stationed in Zirndorf, Germany with the U.S. Army. They moved to Antwerp in September 1991. The couple have 3 children: Deon (Liz), Bryan, OH; Danielle…

Purduettes To Perform

Purduettes, the renowned Purdue University female vocal ensemble, will perform at VincentFest Sunday, September 24 at 2 p.m. in the St. Vincent De Paul School gym at 1502 E. Wallen Rd. There is no admission fee. A free-will offering will be taken to help pay expenses to bring the Purduettes here from West Lafayette. Known…

Ft. Wayne’s Farmers Market

Ft. Wayne’s Farmers Market (FWFM) pleased to invite the community to help celebrate the kickoff to National Farmers Market Week this Saturday, August 5th. On Saturday, in conjunction with National Farmers Market Week, FWFM will be having a celebration from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. We will be celebrating our vendors, our community, and our…

Wright-Hormann August Wedding Set

Announcement has been made for the upcoming wedding of Madison Elizabeth Wright and Boston Anthony Hormann. Madi is the daughter of Kevin and Christi Wright and the granddaughter of Kenny and Connie Wright and the late Larry Sharon Florey. She is a graduate of Huntington North High School and Brown Mackie College and is employed…

Free Concert By Fort Wayne Community Band

Fort Wayne Area Community Band will present a free concert Tuesday, August 8 at Foellinger Theater in Franke Park. Downbeat is 7:30 p.m. Assistant conductor Susan Jehl has chosen a varied program of music to fit the concert theme of Time Travel. Included are Crooner’s Serenade, Fort Wayne Bicentennial March, Gettysburg, Community Band March, The…

The Bulldogs Featured At Georgetown Square

Georgetown Square presents The Bulldogs that will perform classic favorites from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s on Friday, July 28. Another Free concert from the sixth annual Georgetown Fridays Concert Series will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 28 in the shopping center parking lot on East State Boulevard. Food and drinks…

James Howard

James Howard, 65, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Canterbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne. James was a native and lifetime resident of Fort Wayne, IN. He worked as a crane operator with Fort Wayne Structural Steel for several years. He was a member of, Community of Christ Church. He loved music,…

Associated Churches Hosts Annual Father’s Day 5K

Associated Churches invites families in the community to celebrate father figures by participating in a Father’s Day 5k walk/run, Kids Fun-Run and Pancake Breakfast. Associated Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County is hosting a Father’s Day 5K walk/run at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 17, 2017. The Father’s Day 5K is a family-friendly walk/run…

Area Flooding Issues Exacerbated By Recent Heavy Rains

By: Josh Steiner After an already excessively wet May, the area continued to see heavy rainfall this week, with many areas from Fort Wayne, Van Wert, Decatur, southern Paulding County and others picking up at least several inches of rain. In fact, at the Fort Wayne International Airport, rainfall totals for the month exceed nine…

Celebrating 50 Years

Thomas and Sherry (Steffen) Schaper were married May 20, 1967 at Zion Lutheran Church, Woodburn, Indiana, Rev. Christian Schmidt officiating. They are the parents of Shawn (deceased) and Staci (Chad) Salzbrenner. They have three dearly loved granddaughters: Kenzie, Logan and Reagan. They will celebrate with family and wedding party June 24th at Hall’s Guesthouse, Ft.…

How Sweet the Sound at Sweetwater!

The marketing class at Harlan Christian School had the opportunity to visit Sweetwater located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. While there, they heard several speakers from various departments: Rachel Murphy-Directory of Photography and Digital Assets Manager, Jon Schefer-Managing Editor, Lynn Fuston-Manager of Written Content, Steve Dwyer- Directory of Brand and Content, Zac Bogart-Director of Digital Marketing,…