| Friday, February 10 2012 | An average of 40 girls from the area have been enjoying a local basketball clinic. The girls involved range from 4th through 8th grade. Some of the skills that they attempted to learn included dribbling, shooting, and proper player-to-player coverage. And making friends!
For eighteen years, the basketball clinic had been supported by volunteers from the area and held at Luers High School on Sunday evenings. The girls love it! In fact it has become so popular that for the past few years they hav ... Read more... | | Written by Cindy Cornwell | | Friday, February 10 2012 | Spring is just around the corner. What's the first clue you say? Why it's National Signing Day, the first Wednesday in February, the first day high school seniors can sign a National Letter of Intent indicating their choice of college to attend in the fall.
But not before 7am or it's considered invalid.
And that's exactly what James Knapke did on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 7:36am.
He sprung to life as he sent his signed National Letter of Intent via fax to Bowling Green State University.
... Read more... | | Friday, February 10 2012 | | Losing weight has become a matter of life or death and counting calories, Weight Watcher points and fat grams hasn't lessened the numbers of people affected. In 2010, more than 25 percent of Americans had pre-diabetes and another 1.9 million got a diabetes diagnosis, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The single most effective way for people to avoid the disease? Losing weight.
"The current obesity epidemic proves that the typical low-fat diet recommendations and lo ... Read more... | | | Written by The Waynedale News Staff | | Friday, February 10 2012 |  Nicole Bumpus and Benjamin Smith are happy to announce they were united in marriage on January 24, 2012. The ceremony was held in Lucea, Jamaica. Nicole is the daughter of David and Yetta Bumpus of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and Benjamin is the son of Seantos Smith of Fort Wayne. Nicole teaches urban dance at the Fort Wayne Dance Collective and Benjamin runs a hound breeding business out of his Waynedale home. Read more... | | Friday, February 10 2012 | | Waynedale United Methodist Church and Fortney Enterprises will soon unveil the brand new Dinner Theater murder mystery comedy, Who Killed Pastor Deadbody? The entertainment begins with a dinner, followed by a hilarious who-done-it.
The dates for the dinner and show are March 9th and 10th, and March 16th and 17th. Doors open at 6:15pm, with dinner at 6:30pm each night, and the show at 7:30pm.
Ticket prices are as follows: for the dinner and show combined, it's $20 for single adults, and $10 for ... Read more... | | Friday, February 10 2012 | CD Hullinger, native of Fort Wayne is coming to area elementary schools to present her new children's book called Snakes Wear Socks. What is newsworthy about her North American book tour is that her mission is to travel the United States to help bring art into the schools through literacy.
So many schools are losing funding for the arts and therefore she does not charge for her presentations. In her presentations CD reads her illustrated Snakes Wear Socks book to students and then answers quest ... Read more... | | | Friday, February 10 2012 | | If you haven't heard about it, there is, along with the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. and the Traveling Wall that many have seen in our area, a "virtual" wall. You can visit at www.vvmf.org.
A movement is currently under way, to have a picture coincide with each name on that virtual wall.
In the state of Indiana there are 1530 names on "The Wall", but only 519 of those names have a picture to go with the name.
Tina Custer, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary in Garre ... Read more... | | Written by {ga=waynedalerllc} | | Friday, February 10 2012 | | WAYNEDALEUNITED METHODIST CHURCHwww.WaynedaleUMC.com2501 Church StreetFort Wayne, IN 46809(260) 747-7424Worship TimesThur. 7:00PMSun. 8:45 AM & 11:00 AM*Sunday School 10:00 AM*Children's Sunday School8:45 AM, 10:00 AM & 11:00 AMWeekday PreschoolAges 2-5 (Sept. – May)---SATURDAY WORSHIPWhen: Saturdays at 5:30PMWhere: Waynedale UMC, Fellowship HallAdd'l details: For anyone not comfortable in a traditional worship setting.Casual attire.Come and check us out!---WAYNEDALE UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOLWh ... Read more... | | Friday, February 10 2012 | | Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michigan are ready to provide the community with its favorite treat as they learn valuable lessons. This year, as they celebrate their Year of the Girl-100th Anniversary, Girl Scout cookies will be on sale through March 13. For $3.50 a box, customers can help girls build business skills and gain financial knowledge as they sell these Girl Scout Cookie varieties: Thin Mints, Shortbread, Peanut Butter Patties, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Caramel deLites, Lemonades and ... Read more... | |