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Friday, January 27 2012 |
On Friday, January 13, 2012 Bishop Luers High School hosted its annual Winter Homecoming. During the varsity boys' game, the alumni staff recognized the boys' basketball teams, coaches and cheerleaders from the early years of Bishop Luers (1958-1962). Included in the group were members of the 1962 Allen County Championship team and their coach, Mr. John Gaughan.
The gym was filled with excitement at half-time as the honored guests walked on to the court to be introduced.
The highlig ...
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Written by Thomas Minnick
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Friday, January 27 2012 |
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The boys named him Duke. Like his namesake, John Wayne, Duke strutted around, ruled the roost, and didn't take any guff. Only difference was, our Duke was a rooster. We had just moved to the country and we were really doing the farm thing. I'm talking gardens, fruit trees, horses, cows, goats, ducks, and, of course... chickens.
My attractive, city-bred wife came in the house one day with a basket full of fresh eggs and said, "You've got to do something about that crazy rooster!" Turns out he wa ...
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Friday, December 16 2011 |
In this busy time of year, over 500 Waynedalers and visitors to the area relaxed and took time to celebrate the holiday season at "A Christmas In Waynedale." The community event was held on December 10th, from 4-7p on the corner of Bluffton and Lower Huntington Roads.
The location of the event transformed a vacant car lot in the heart of Waynedale that hadn't seen much activity in the past 2 years until the decorations began to slowly appear on the building and surrounding streetlights about a ...
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Friday, December 16 2011 |
It may not seem unusual that St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth School first graders and their families have been busy baking cookies at this time of year. What is unusual is that these first graders and their families bake, bag and sell their annual "Cookies for Christ" to the St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth School community and donate all the money they make to the Sunshine Club. The Sunshine Club is an outreach of both St. Joseph and St. Elizabeth Seton parishes that gives food, clothing, toys and household i ...
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Friday, December 02 2011 |
About 2 months ago Associated Churches wrote letters to the food bank congregations informing them that the postman's collection which usually lasts through October, ran out in August.
Fort Wayne Elks Lodge #155 announced that this shrinking lodge had been chosen by the Elks National Foundation to be the recipient of a $2000 matching grant if they could establish a fundraiser for a local charity.
Three of the members of St. Matthew's, who are members of the Elks, suggested that the lodge ...
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Written by Michael Alberico
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Friday, December 02 2011 |
Dynasty and domination are a few words that come to mind when a sports team at any level wins three championships in a row. That's exactly what Bishop Luers accomplished last Friday night. A three peat, that's a first in the storied history that is Bishop Luers Football.
To take the domination statement even further with this latest Knights win, Luers has captured championships 4 out of the last 5 years and an amazing 7 out of the last 13 years. Why stop there? For Luers Head Coach Matt Lindsay ...
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