A submitted poem by area resident Doug Bohs. When the Earth was still youngAnd could spin without formIt was struck by a massThat sheared off an orb The orb thought of leavingBut decided to stayIt circled the EarthStill not far away The Moon was now hereBut not always thereIt would hide in the shadowsAnd seemed not to care When the ancients appearedThey looked to the skiesFor answers to questionsWithout any lies They gazed at the MoonWhen it would allowAnd gave it the powerTo furrow their brow Imagine their horrorWhen out in the lightThe Sun was devouredAnd washed them in nightThe darkness was totalAnd soon moved alongThe fear they were feelingWas frightfully strong What had they doneWhat was their pleaTo anger their MoonTo such a degree Did the Moon act aloneWas a spirit at playIf a spirit was witnessedCould they keep it at bay The answers have changedOver thousands of yearsIt’s unfair to judgeWhat prompted their fears The Ancients are usWe are their heirsStill searching for answersIn all of our prayers . .

Ball State University is collaborating with NASA to provide live broadcast coverage of the total solar eclipse on April 8. Dayna Thompson, director of the Charles W. Brown Planetarium, and Dr. John Millis, department chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy and professor of physics, will serve as telescope operators during the eclipse at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. NASA plans to livestream the eclipse from multiple sites, including from the Ball State telescopes in Indianapolis.

When the near-total solar eclipse on April 8 peaks at around 3:10 p.m., the instinct may be to take it all in with the naked eye, but Purdue University Fort Wayne plans to offer a safer, more informative option for this truly rare event. Cutting to the chase, it’s dangerous...

Much of Indiana will be in the zone of totality for the total solar eclipse on April 8, including 54 properties managed by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that will provide an excellent vantage point for viewing the once-in-a-lifetime event. “We look forward to welcoming thousands of Hoosiers...

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA) has received a $75,000 grant from the National Park Service’s Underrepresented Communities Grant Program to recognize Green Book sites in Indiana. . .

The Allen County Public Library’s (ACPL) Community Album is proud to announce the addition of a new photography collection dedicated to preserving the rich history of rock and roll in the greater Fort Wayne area. The Doc West Concert Collection launched on March 15 and invites music lovers, historians, and the community at large to engage with Fort Wayne’s rock scene and the legacy of Doc West.

The Great American Cleanup is the nation’s largest community improvement program that Fort Wayne has participated in for nearly 30 years. It’s a time when we can show our community pride by lending a hand to clean up littered roadsides, parks, trails, and river ways. . .

Mayor Tom Henry and Public Works Director Shan Gunawardena announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the City’s Public Works Division $1.17 million through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). . .

All citizens of Allen County are invited to attend the Opening Ceremony of the Bicentennial on Monday, April 1, 2024. The event, featuring guest speakers, music, and refreshments, will begin at 10:00 a.m. . .

Spring has sprung, and Trustee Austin Knox and the rest of the staff here at the Wayne Township Trustee Office wish everyone a Happy Easter! Our Employee of the Month for March 2024 has been Shatayah Conner, Director of the Workfare and Employment Department. . .

Sunday School at 11:00 a.m. – Maundy Thursday Worship at 7pm, April 28, 2024. – Easter Breakfast from 8:30-9:30am, April 31, 2024 (free-will offering accepted) – Easter Worship Service at 9:45am, April 31, 2024 Everyone is Welcome!. . . . FREE COMMUNITY DINNER. When: Monday, April 8, 2024 from 5-6pm.

Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana would like to thank the community for their support of the annual Girl Scout Cookie program. As always, all proceeds stay local with councils and troops to power life-changing experiences year-round for Girl Scouts. . .

Jacqueline Jo Groves, 87, of Fort Wayne, passed away on March 8, 2024 surrounded by the love and care of her family, knowing she was going to a whole “new world” after a two-year fight with cancer. . .

Joel A. Hoehn, 67, peacefully passed away on March 9, 2024. Joel was born on September 6, 1956 in Silver Lake, Indiana, to Robert & Norma Hoehn. He had one older brother, Jeff. . .

Tickets for the 2024 Women’s and Military Division Wheelchair Basketball National Championships are on sale now! This event will be hosted in Fort Wayne on April 26-28 and is expected to draw over 300 athletes from across the country. . .

The Rescue Mission is excited to announce its upcoming Easter Sunday event, set to offer over 4,000 dine-in, carry-out, and drive-thru meals. This event, marking the organization’s third-largest holiday meal distribution, will take place on March 31st from noon to 3 p.m. at 404 E. Washington Blvd. The community is invited to partake in this festive meal offering, with a limit of four meals per individual. Last Easter, nearly 3,800 meals were distributed, and expectations are high to surpass that number this year.

The Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum is paying tribute to all area Vietnam Veterans whose names are forever inscribed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall at 2122 O’Day Road. The tribute will start at 1pm Saturday March 30th in observance of National Vietnam Veterans Day. Vietnam Veteran’s who served,...

You’ve probably heard stories about fortunate investors who “get in the ground floor” of a new, hot company and quickly make a fortune. But while these things may happen, they are exceedingly rare and often depend on hard-to-duplicate circumstances — and they really don’t represent a viable way of investing for one’s goals. A far more tried-and-true approach is the “slow-and-steady” method.

Whether you are in the mood for a classic romcom, a bizarre satire, or a moody miniseries, the major streamers have new content for you. In Netflix’s Irish Wish, Maddie (Lindsay Lohan) has fallen in love with an author whose book she edited so well she basically wrote a best seller for him. The writer, Paul Kennedy (Alexander Vlahos) falls for one of her best friends, Emma (Elizabeth Tan). In Ireland for their wedding, Maddie is granted a wish by Saint Brigid (Dan Bradfield) and gets to see what it would be like if she was the one marrying Paul instead. Ayesha Curry also stars as Maddie’s friend, Heather, and Ed Speleers plays a charming but aloof photographer.

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