A light dusting of snow covers the boards of the fishing deck at the edge of one of the ponds in Lakeside Park.Lightning struck St. Mary's Catholic Church on Sept. 2, 1993, sparking a fire that destroyed the 1887 structure.Jeffery Jones, left, as Joad, has an emotional good-bye with his mother, played by Kate Black, in Civic's Wendell Hansen lets one of his birds show how to go to church in your finest Easter bonnett, during the One of the numerous steep-walled natural canyons carved out of stone in Turkey Run State Park in Parke County, INCarolyn Boyle, of Fort Wayne prays the Rosery with agroup of Pro-Life demonstrators in the park next to the clinic.Pepesi Shadle spends the late afternoon fishing at Lakeside Park.A surprised pedestrian scrambles toward the City-County Building this morning caught in an unusual early season snow flurry.Snider's Bart Wickard steams along in the 500 meter freestyle at the State Finals in Indianapolis.Historic Christmas wreath on the Summit Bank Building.Funeral home employees remove the body of 13-year-old from her home in Allen County. She was accidently shot to death by her 9-year-old brother.A trio of firefighters try to help contain a wall of flames at Roadway Express trucking terminal in New Haven.Fort Wayne Komets goalie Pokey Reddick, MVP of the 1993 International Hockey League playoffs, is lifted onto his teammates' shoulders after the final buzzer of the Turner Cup-clinching 6-1 victory over San Diego. The Komets were a perfect 12-0 during the playoffs that year.Fort Wayne Police Detective Kevin Senter, right, comforts a woman whose husband was shot and killed at their home.Homestead High School goalkeeper Ben Stevens reacts to the winning kick in a shoot-out during the State FinalsEagles members Timothy B. Schmit, far left; Glenn Frey, third from left; Don Henley, fourth from left; and Joe Walsh, fifth from left, perform in their With so many activities that let you get hot and sweaty this winter season, there's no excuse to hibernate indoors.Fort Wayne firefighters work to hook a hose to a fire hydrant while fighting a fire at Henry's Restaurant.Spooky books to read for HalloweenThe early morning light shows the flooding in Foster Park and golf course.John Scheele, who owns and runs Cindy's Diner with his wife Cindy Scheele, starts preparing for the morning's breakfast customers.Fort Wayne Police EST members take cover behind the armored car on Fulton Street as they fire tear gas into an apartments at Berry and Fulton Streets.Lindsay GramesSanchez, kneeling at center, is comforted by Vickie Blair, the mother of CPL. Jonathan Blair, as Lindsay GramesSanchez uses her hand to transfer a kiss to the bench being dedicated at Elmerst High School for her late husband Lance Corporal David GramesSanchez and CPL. Jonathan Blair, who were both killed in Iraq.Snider High School senior Alex Riley hits out of the sand against Homestead during the first girl's golf match of the season.Bishop Dwenger linebacker Stefan Coonan, lower right, reaches out for a fumbled lateral, intended for South Side's Andre Reese, lower left, during first quarter action.Franke Park Day Camp staff member Phil Helser performs the Fire Hoop Dance with a Quadruple Fire Hoop during the Franke Park Day Camp's 61st Ammual Big Pow-Wow.Mayor-elect Tom Henry, right, accepts the cheers of his supporters during his speach at the Grand Wayne Center Tuesday night.The Komet bench charges onto the ice to celebrate, right after the Komets won the Turner Cup 3-2 in the 3rd overtime period against the Port Huron Icehawks at Memorial Coliseum Monday night.Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo, lower right, covers his face not believing what he is seeing as a smiling Deilvez Yearby, left, brings the ball up the court for IPFW, with the mastodons leading 44-42 with just under 11 minutes left in the second half against #5 Michigan State at memorial Coliseum Wednesday night. IPFW fell short 70-59.Four firefighters from the Washington Township Fire Department wait for a new firehose to be passed up to them after the first two hoses they got had frozen in the single digit temperatures.Columbia City's Kinsey Kauffman grimaces as she brusses the bar to finish third in the high jump at 5' 3.5Six-year-old Kayleigh Cummings of Columbia City smiles to her mom in the stands as she prepares to swim in the City Swim Meet preliminaries for ages 8 & Under at the Helen Brown Natatorium.12-year-old Kendra Martin tries to keep her broiler chicken cool by a large barn fan before she luctions the chicken off at teh 2009 Allen County 4-H Livestock Auction Monday afternoon at the Allen County Fairgrounds.Homestead's Cordero Magana, in white, collides with Northridge goalkeeper Derrick Giddens, right, and Northridge's Andrew Jones, in green, as the three players battle for the ball during second period action in Homestead's 2-1 victory over Northridge in the Boys Soccer Semi-State at Hefner Field Monday night.The iconic GE sign atop the General Electric complex on Broadway just north of Taylor Street has been weatherproofed and strengthened. The sign has been a Fort Wayne landmark since the late 1920s.Participants run into the water at the 72nd annual Fort Wayne Polar Bear Club's New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge Friday afternoon at Johnny Appleseed Park boat ramp.Bluffton's Aldo Sanchez, left, heads to the floor after making contact with an elbow of Leo's Andrew Suciu, right, as Sanchez and teammate Michael Vanderkolk, center, were pressuring Suciu.Komet Brad McMillan, left, trades blows with Quad City's Jason Goulet, right, during the first period Sunday night at Memorial Coliseum . The Komets got the win 5-3 over the Quad City Mallards.Komet Guy Dupuis, top, and Quad City's Juris Stals, bottom, battle for control of the puck even after getting tangled up and crashing to the ice Sunday night at Memorial Coliseum .Komet defenceman Sergei Durdin shows the Turner Cup to the crowd after the Komets won the Turner Cup 3-2 in the 3rd overtime period against the Port Huron Icehawks at Memorial Coliseum Monday night.

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