Mayor Graham Richard marked the official opening of the City's new Three Rivers Trailhead.
The Three Rivers Trailhead provides a downtown location for citizens to park their vehicles and get out to walk or ride bikes on the rivergreenway. The trailhead area is located along Spy Run Avenue in front of the Citys Water Filtration Plant across from the Old Fort.
"I want to thank our hard working city employees for constructing an attractive trailhead for our community", said Mayor Richard. "Our greenway system improves the quality of life for our residents and helps us build a better city."
Last month, Mayor Richard announced the City will commit $2 million over four years to improve and add trails and greenways in the community. The City will leverage its support with matching dollars through other funding sources that will bring the commitment to $8 million.
University of Saint Francis School of Creative Arts Lecture Series.
October 28, 2004
7:30-9:00pm
USF, GUNDERSON Auditorium
This wide-ranging discussion of key minimalist figures, such as Hesse, Judd, Morris, Smith and Flavin, will define how Minimalism floats between Modern and Postmodern. Dr. Cliff McMahon of the University of Saint Francis SOCA will be the guest speaker.
Join us for a special evening featuring a silent auction of unique ORNAMENTS created by area artists, photographers, and architects. Objects to embellish your environment for the holidays - or any day. Artists will work in their chosen medium, including; painting, photography, mixed media, found objects, glass and more.
When: Sunday, December 5th 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Where: Cinema Center Lobby, downtown
sweet & savory hors d'oeuvres and beer and wine will be served.
$5.00 members / $10.00 non-members
More details to follow in an upcoming mailing, more e-mails, on display in the lobby and on our web site, cinemacenter.org.
You can make reservations for the ORNAMENT party by sending an e-mail to movies@cinemacenter.org or by calling 426-3456.
Cinema Center is excited and grateful to accept the generous support of local artists participating in this new project. If you are an artist and would like to create an ornament for this event, please contact Cinema Center, as noted above.
Participating artists include: Vicki Junk-Wright, David Krouse, Terry Ratliff, Jody Hemphill Smith, Mee Kyung Shim, Tim Brumbeloe, Rob Borel, Steve Vorderman, Suzanne Galazka, Denise Demarchis, Ron Dick, Rich Wismer, Rod Collier, Ed Welling, Lisa Vetter, Paul Siefert, Charlie Cummings, Terry Marquart, Laura Stine, Rich Hersha, Patrick Roberts, Diana Thornhill-Miller, Bill Lupkin, Julia Meek, Matt Kelly, Dan Mobley, Karen Moriarty, Matt Kelley (Yes, Matt Kelley w/ an e, as well as Matt Kelly) and others…..
Don’t miss this very special exhibit of one of a kind ornaments.
125 West Wayne Street, downtown Ft. Wayne, IN
Friday, October 22 from 5pm - 11pm
On the first floor: Home Grown Bead and Candle Shoppe
On the second floor: Diane Groenert's Art Up studio, along with paintings by artist Don Osos
For more information, contact Diane at 260-420-4717
Sunday, November 14, 2004, 2 p.m.
General admission. Members of The Lincoln Museum and the African/African American History Museum admitted free of charge.
In conjunction with The Lincoln Museum’s temporary exhibit, The National Pastime in Black and White: The Negro Baseball Leagues, 1867-1955, courtesy of Exhibits USA, The Friends of The Lincoln Museum welcome Al Brothers. Brothers will present Fort Wayne Baseball Legends: The Fort Wayne Colored Giants.
The Fort Wayne Colored Giants was the team for its time. The team established its mark in Fort Wayne and in Baseball history. The Fort Wayne Wizards are the benefactors of the Legacy of the Fort Wayne Colored Giants and the white league teams of the era. They all contributed to baseball history in Fort Wayne. The Giants are unique. They have moved from the veil and mist of time past and segregation into the light and the consciousness of the 21st century. They now take their proper place in the history of Fort Wayne as true contributors to the development of sports history in the Summit City. They were lost but not forgotten. The story of Black Baseball in Fort Wayne is a story of a family, a family involved in the community and involved in baseball. It is a story of a man, a visionary and an entrepreneur, who became the catalyst for the creation of a baseball team.
During the late teens and 1920s, Indiana experienced a revitalization of the KKK that included some highly placed state government officials. At the same time nationally, racial prejudice led to the lynching of many Black Americans. It was in this climate that the Fort Wayne Colored Giants infused and energized the Black community.
Today, they have moved from the veil of segregation into the consciousness of the 21st century. Al Brothers’ research will establish the Fort Wayne Colored Giants’ role in sports history.
Learn about Moses Taylor, a visionary entrepreneur, who became the catalyst for the creation of a baseball team that provided jobs, careers and futures for young Black American athletes in a time when opportunities were rare. Al Brothers will introduce you to the legend of the Fort Wayne Colored Giants and Moses Taylor, the man behind their success on Sunday, November 14, 2004, 2 p.m.
Al Brothers is the former chair and a current board member of the Fort Wayne African/African American History Museum.
Visitors may also tour The Lincoln Museum’s award-winning permanent exhibit Abraham Lincoln and The American Experiment, as well as the thought-provoking temporary exhibit The National Pastime in Black and White: A History of the Negro Baseball Leagues, 1867-1955. The Lincoln Museum Store also extends an invitation for you to view a new art exhibition, An Increased Devotion: A New Look At Abraham Lincoln, by contemporary artist Wendy Allen.
The Lincoln Museum is located at the corner of Clinton and Berry Streets in downtown Fort Wayne. The Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. General admission is $3.99, seniors and children (5-12 years old), $2.99. Parking is free in front of the Museum.
Phone 260-455-3864 for additional information or visit www.TheLincolnMuseum.org
In the coming weeks, Parks and Recreation Director Dianne Hoover will attend public meetings throughout the city to solicit ideas on the development of Buckner Park.
Buckner Park, located on the SW side of Fort Wayne on Bass Road, was recently opened to the public and has a 3/4 mile walking track. Buckner is 197.8 acres in size and includes 90 acres of majestic, mature, breathtaking woodlands. It is otherwise rustic and undeveloped.
In the Department?s continuing effort to incorporate public input, Ms. Hoover will meet at all neighborhood area partnerships, as well as Aboite Township at the following dates/times:
Wednesday October 20, 6:30 p.m.
Southwest Area Partnership
Study Elementary School
2414 Brooklyn Avenue
Carolyn Devoe 260-437-9427
Monday November 8, 6:30 p.m.
Aboite Township
Firestation 11321 Aboite Center Road
(parking on west end of building)
Barbara Krisher - 260-432-0970
Wednesday November 10, 6:30 p.m.
Southeast Area Partnership
Calvary Third United Presbyterian Church
4700 S. Anthony Blvd.
Mike Bynum 260-447-2617
Thursday November 11, 6:30 p.m.
Northeast Area Partnership
Good Shepherd United Methodist Church
4700 Vance Avenue
David Kohli - 260-485-8652
Tuesday November 16, 6:30 p.m.
Northwest Area Partnership
Resurrection Lutheran Church
7401 Coldwater Road
Rosie O'Grady - 260-490-7327
Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department has become one of only 54 park systems in the country to receive national accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA). The announcement was made October 12th at the National Recreation and Parks Association?s national congress.
National accreditation requires parks and recreation departments to engage in a two-year self-assessment and peer review process. Agencies must respond to 156 standards in 10 categories that represent elements of effective and efficient operations.
"We have always recognized that we have a tremendous park system, and now the entire country will know that our Parks and Recreation Department is among the nation's best," said Mayor Graham Richard. "Congratulations to our parks and recreation employees for their hard work in achieving this accreditation and helping us build a better city."
CAPRA implemented its standards in 1989 as a blend for academic and practitioner benchmarking. These professional practices have helped raise the quality of parks and recreation departments nationwide.
"Becoming an accredited agency is a major accomplishment for our department," said Dianne Hoover, Director of Parks and Recreation. "By engaging in this intense self-assessment effort, our department has increased its efficiency and enhanced service to the citizens of Fort Wayne."
Accredited agencies are located throughout the United States — from Texas to Wisconsin, and from the state of Washington to Rhode Island. For more information, visit www.nrpa.org.
By Kenya Woodard The Journal GazetteFort Wayne and New Haven park officials broke ground Sunday on a project that will link the two cities by a greenway path.
The New Haven Greenway, a 10-foot-wide asphalt path that will include some boardwalks, will be almost 3 miles long and travel along Trier Creek and the Maumee River when it is completed by next summer, said New Haven Parks and Recreation Director Ken Wilkinson. >Link
The trail will begin at the eastern end of the Fort Wayne Rivergreenway at North River Road, and include a trail spur leading to the main entrance to Kreager Park. The path will continue east along the Maumee River to Landin Road in New Haven at Jaycee Park, then south across the Landin Road Bridge and along Trier Ditch to Rose Avenue, then east along Rose Avenue to Rufus Street.
The new river path will also connect two New Haven parks, Havenhurst and Moser. The $1.7 million project is financed by a grant from the Indiana Department of Transportation, Wilkinson said.
The trail will give residents more opportunities for recreation and fun and allow bikers and skaters to travel between the two cities safely.
"I know people will appreciate being out in the outdoors," he said. "They know they?re safe. They don't have to worry about cars."
New Haven joined Fort Wayne in an effort to improve or construct greenways. Last month, Fort Wayne Mayor Graham Richard announced plans to spend $2 million toward Rivergreenway development and renovations. Future greenway projects in Fort Wayne include new trails in Aboite Township, Shoaff Park and northwest Allen County that extend to the county line, said Fort Wayne Parks Director Dianne Hoover.
With the trail linking New Haven to the same road that winds through Foster, Tillman and Johnny Appleseed parks in Fort Wayne, the area will be a popular spot for recreation activities, Hoover said.
Construction is buzzing along for the new trail just north of Jefferson Boulevard that will connect Swinney and Rockhill parks.
Marilyn and Chuck Bash, who regularly bike on the Rivergreenway trail, are excited that the New Haven Trail will be near their Georgetown-area home.
"It will be tremendous for people in our area," Chuck Bash said. "People will be able to get on rural roads without going on city streets."
The worldwide Freecycle Network is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It's a grassroots movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. Each local group is run by a local volunteer moderator (them's good people!). Membership is free. If this sounds good to you and you live in Fort Wayne, join us and "recycle" unwanted items. One person's trash can truly be another's treasure! Have fun and keep on Freecyclin'!One rule: everything posted must be free. Whether it's a chair, a fax machine, piano, or an old door to be given away, it can be posted on the network (NO ANIMALS can be posted to the list, however). Or, maybe you're looking to acquire something yourself? Respond to the posting directly and you just might get it. After that it is up to the giver to set up a pickup time for passing on the treasure. Link to FtWayeFreecyclers, Link to Freecycle.org.