Waynedale Community News (Fort Wayne, IN)

LAKE SHORES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION WIDE GARAGE SALE When: Sept. 18 & 19, 9a-4p Where: Lake Shores Addition in Waynedale Cost: Free Contact: Tony Landon 260-747-6110 FOUND – LADIES WEDDING RING Ladies wedding ring was found on W

September has been crowned the month to move through a new Turnstone event that encourages supporters and community members to move 100 miles throughout the month. Funds raised from Turnstone’s inaugural “Push, Paddle or Pedal” challen

HOLY SCRIPTURELUTHERAN CHURCHwww.HolyScriptureFW.org8811 Kinnerk RoadFort Wayne, IN 46819(260) 478-1717Worship Times:Every Sun. 9:30aAdult & ChildrenBible Studies 11a. . . NEW WORSHIP SERIES – GOING THROUGH THE BOOK

The 2021 Old Farmer’s Almanac is calling for a warmer than usual winter throughout the majority of the U.S. with uncommonly chilly temperatures (mostly) limited to the western states and Maine.“Wet” will be a wintertime constant with rai

This year, getting an annual influenza vaccination is more important than ever, says a Purdue University nursing expert.There are many reasons for getting a flu shot, says Libby Richards, an associate professor of nursing who specializ

Love in the Time of Corona, riffing off the great Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel Love in the Time of Cholera, is too perfect a title to not have been swooped up eventually. I was surprised to see Freeform nab it first. The increasingly saucy fami

Florence Bymaster’s crocheted wedding gift bedspread.Back in the late 1980’s, I met Deb Steeg when I worked for a doctor where she was a patient. It was on Valentine’s Day 1989 that she delivered her beautiful daughter Jamie and ten months l

Through my various walks and bike rides, just in Waynedale and Foster Park, I have seen many discarded face masks on the street. Any person responsible enough to wear a mask should follow that through with disposing of it responsibly.Somet

On September 2nd, The Waynedale News celebrated its 88th year in print! Usually, we don’t make much of the historic newspaper’s birthday, but given the current circumstances of the shut down and economic downturn, this has to be its most tr

My name is Preston Steele, and I am working on my Eagle Scout project in which I would like to build a pavilion at the Law enforcement shooting range which is used by Wells County law enforcement as well as probation and community corrections.

“Grand Prize” winners of Waynedale Gift Certificates from the event stand next to the new Waynedale Sign. (l-r) Mary Ehinger $500; Brittney Haneline $250; and Claudia Houck $100. In total 59 prizes were awarded ranging from a value of $12 (

Community Harvest Food Bank met with Kroger representative Eric Halvorson at Shared Harvest Farm in Markle, IN, for a check presentation and update on the successful “Farm to Food Bank” program. Community Harvest is the recipient of $100

(l-r) Amber Bouthot, new Executive Director; Jennifer Norris-Hale of Mission: Motherhood. winner of the recent Fort Wayne Soup eventFort Wayne SOUP hosted its 3rd virtual event of 2020 on Thursday, September 3. This was the organizatio

Every year around this time we start to get several calls and questions about transplanting. Gardeners want to be reassured that it is a safe time to relocate/transplant their perennials. We are here to let you know that fall is a great time t

The City of Fort Wayne’s 2020 Census self-response rate has reached 70.3%, surpassing the self-response rate of 69.8% achieved in 2010. The national self-response rate is 64.7%, Indiana’s self-response rate is 68.9% and Allen County’s

Those who have lived a long time have done a lot, seen a lot – and can teach us a lot. And that’s certainly true when it comes to investing.Consider some of the lessons you might learn from experienced investors:Regulate your emotions. In the i

Jennifer Welsh stands with the school supplies for this year’s Wayne Township students.At our monthly board meeting on September 8 (via Zoom) we honored our 2020 Recognizing Achievement Scholar, Shajasha R. Lee. Shajasha is currently s

In Buffaloed, Peg (Zoey Deutch) grows up in a working-class home in Buffalo, where her single mom, Kathy (Judy Greer), struggles to make ends meet while raising Peg and her brother, JJ (Noah Reid). Peg spends her adolescence training herse

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s free AskRose homework helpline has started a month earlier than normal to help middle school and high school students get a head start on understanding their math and science homework problems thro

As part of its ongoing effort to ensure that voters and election officials have the information they need to successfully use the U.S. Mail to vote in the November general elections, the U.S. Postal Service has launched a new Election Mail w

OSSIAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCHwww.ossianumc.org 201 W. Mill Street Ossian, IN 46777 (260) 622-4326 Worship Times: Sunday 9am Worship & Children’s Sunday School, 10:15am Fellowship Time & Adult Sunday School Pastor: Rev. Dav

For residents near Foster Park the past year has been a traffic nightmare due to the closure of the direct access to Rudisill Blvd. from the Broadway / Bluffton Road intersection. Although there was a formal detour map and road-side signs in

The saying “The pen is mightier than the sword” was first written by novelist and playwright Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839, in his historical play “Cardinal Richelieu.”An ink bottle and fountain pen, which now seems impossibly quaint, wa

This school year is beginning in much the way the last one ended, with many districts opting for virtual learning, which means children sit at home in front of computer screens rather than in a classroom in front of teachers.But that extra sc

In 1998 the Indiana German Heritage Society was approached by a group from Adams County for help in saving the historic Wyneken house. They made a strong case for the importance of a restored Wyneken House and for its future use. Indiana Land

Honor Flight Northeast Indiana (HFNEI) is honoring the veterans who were scheduled to go on canceled flights this year by presenting each with a yard sign.HFNEI President, Dennis Covert states, “The pandemic has caused many disappointm

“In 1992, about 250 volunteers gathered to help spruce up what was then the YWCA campus on North Wells Street. That event has now grown into an opportunity for thousands of volunteers to come together to make Allen County a better place to liv

NELSON’S PORT-A-PIT 1/2 Chicken Dinner $10 Drive Through Only Ossian United Methodist Church 201 West Mill August 30, 2020 10:30am – 1:30pm 260-622-4326 LEGAL NOTICE 1984 Mercedes-Benz 380SE, silver, vin:WDBCA32 A0EA032982. Fees owe

A friend of ours came to visit. She had two little girls. Susan was five, and Tiffany was three. I enjoyed these two children. They were both cute and smart. But the things I enjoyed the most were that Susan talked like an adult, and she was a vora

Whether it is the hot weather, the age of your landscape or simply the need for change; a late summer makeover can help you increase your landscape’s beauty. Put the “wow” back into your garden with a few new plantings, garden art, or other sim

Director Mike DePew delivers ice bath to Trustee Knox as prize to hard-working employees via Zoom video conference.Wayne Township Trustee, Austin Knox, has been running a virtual township assistance office during the current COVID-19

Area residents are invited to review the draft recommendations of the Southeast Strategy Update 2020, which is designed to encourage new investment in the southeast quadrant of Fort Wayne.The draft recommendations were developed by th

As the government debates additional aid for Americans impacted by the pandemic, many of the initial relief programs have expired or will do so in the coming weeks, leaving many people seeking additional solutions to stay afloat.“While t

The Fort Wayne City Utilities and Parks and Recreation departments have partnered with local artist Andre Portee to create a new mural project on the basketball court of Carl O’Neal Memorial Park which sits adjacent to a Three Rivers Water

To support community businesses on the south end of Fort Wayne, a group of volunteers have come together to create a community-wide event called “SHOP Waynedale.” The event will be held during the week of August 23 – 29 and as the name aptly in

While summer slowly fades, cool weather and fall colors are just around the corner. Now is a great time to start fall gardening projects, admire the best of late-summer blooms, and prepare your yard for the winter months. Here are five thing

Butterflies were numerous then, in summer and into the fall, when my brother and I were boys. Butterflies were common and numerous. My brother and I each had a net on a pole, a butterfly net, and we chased butterflies, often. Those we caught, a

The friends of Rick Bailey would like to take a moment to thank everyone who came to the Celebration of Life that was held at the VFW Post 10006 on South Anthony Blvd. on July 18, 2020. Many of Rick’s friends from his 62 years of life were in attend

Fort Wayne Community Schools will start the 2020-21 school year with 29 school buses equipped with stop arm cameras, one more tool to assist in reducing the number of stop arm violations that occur.Each day in Allen County, nearly 200 schoo

If you watched The Sopranos or another more contemporary mob story and wondered what exactly the whole deal with RICO was, Fear City: New York vs the Mafia is a good documentary for you to watch in order to get the whole story. In this new Netfli

Barkcloth drapes from the 1950’s depicting a village scene near a body of water.It’s the Dog Days of Summer and we’re feeling the heat here in the Northern Hemisphere. The “Dog Days of Summer” run from the third week of July to the third week of

The COVID-19 pandemic has unsettled the country’s employment picture for months and will likely continue to do so for a while. However, the nature and terminology of this disruption varies greatly among individuals – some have seen their

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OSSIAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCHwww.ossianumc.org 201 W. Mill Street Ossian, IN 46777 (260) 622-4326 Worship Times: Sunday 9am Worship & Children’s Sunday School, 10:15am Fellowship Time & Adult Sunday School Pastor: Rev. Dav

Sometimes events force our hand and push us to take a quantum leap into the future. For America’s education system, this is one of those times.We’ve known for a while that how we prepare young people for the workforce needs rethinking. Over t

The number of motor vehicle fatalities has been trending down for decades, driven in large part by more people wearing seat belts. In 2004, more than 19,000 occupants killed in car crashes were unrestrained at the time, compared to 12,426 i

August 21 was named “National Senior Citizens Day” in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan and a joint resolution of Congress and, and for the last 32 years the day has been celebrated not only in the United States but around the world. While not a n

Emily Franks from Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne is one of 207 Phi Theta Kappa members named a 2020 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship.The Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship Program he

As with many event causalities that occurred due to the COVID-19, the annual Walk in Waynedale was no exception and has been postponed until 2021.But the group of volunteers who typically plan that event brainstormed and quickly created a

Erin’s House for Grieving Children hosted Roberto Clemente Jr. as the 2020 Common Bond featured speaker on Thursday, July 30 at Parkview Field for a socially distanced fundraising event.“As the final donations are coming in, we are pleas