Fort Wayne MLK events

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Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority officials cut the ribbon on a new terminal building at Smith Field Airport on Monday.The new terminal, at 902 W.Monday

Resort reopens on Lake Wawasee

SYRACUSE, Ind. – A northern Indiana lake resort that was once a religious retreat for a century has reopened to visitors after being shut down five years ago.Monday

Isolated thunderstorms possible today

FORT WAYNE – The National Weather Service in northern Indiana says the region might have some isolated thunderstorms Monday afternoon.None are expected to be severe.Monday

Local events tied to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day:

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

Fort Wayne MLK Challenge – Club volleyball tournament; Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.; $5 adults, free to ages 10 and younger.

Gym Rats MLK Classic at Spiece Fieldhouse, with roughly 3,500 basketball players in grades 3-8 taking part.

SATURDAY

“Avoiding House Fires” – Volunteers will spread preparedness material to neighborhoods prone to house fires; 10:13 a.m. to 1 p.m.; meet at MLK Montessori School, 6801 S. Anthony Blvd.; 484-9336 ext. 225.

MONDAY

Community Concert – Presented by Heartland Chamber Chorale; 7 p.m.; University of Saint Francis, North Campus, 2702 Spring St.; free; 436-8080 or www.heartlandchorale.org.

THURSDAY

MLK Celebration “Umoja” – Featuring Tacoma Newsome Perry, Fort Wayne native and Fox News reporter; 6 p.m.; Student Life Center, Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast, 4900 St. Joe Road; 480-4120.

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