Tuesday, March 24, 2009

By now you've surely heard of the plane crash near the Butte, Montana airport?

There's not much to say, is there? It's heartbreaking that three families were just wiped out, now gone. Three homes, left for family vacations, that wait, empty now. One set of grandparents lost not only a beloved son, but their daughter-in-law and all of their grandbabies, another very nearly so -- along with two of their daughters, another a son who was becoming known as a surgeon -- as stellar in his field as his dad. I don't know how a person goes on drawing breath him or herself when suffering through the aftermath of such a thing. It seems too much to bear.

One of the dads who died was a freshmanFWCS Homeless Assistance Program Kicks Off School Year - August 03, 2017

Fort Wayne Community Schools' Homeless Assistance Program will kick off the 2017-18 school year with its third annual Back to School Celebration at the Bill C. Anthis Center, 1200 S. Barr St.

Families in need of assistance are invited to the event on Saturday to get ready for the new school year, which begins Tuesday, Aug. 15. Students can receive free book bags, school supplies, hygiene products, new books, hats, gloves and shoes. In addition, lunch will be provided at no cost during the event. For event details please contact the Family and Community Engagement Center 467-2113.

The celebration is sponsored by Parkview Hospital, NIPSCO, Sweetwater Sound, Salvation Army-Tools for Schools, Sports Center-Fort Wayne, Feed the Children and other