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Camps

CAMP POTAWOTAMI YMCA: Sports, horseback riding and extreme adventure activities; Sunday through Aug. 3; ages 17 to 6; South Milford; $669 to $245; to register, www.fwycamp.org.

CAMP INVENTION: Explore creativity and solve real-world challenges; June 25 to 29; grades kindergarten through fifth grades; Canterbury School, 5601 Covington Road; for price information and to register, go to www.canterburyschool.org.

FOX ISLAND DAY CAMP: Activity themes and fishing; June 25 to July 13; ages 12 to 6; 7324 Yohne Road; $100; to register, 449-3246 or go to www.allencountyparks.org.

APPLESEED WRITING PROJECT: Improve skills in poetry and narrative writing; June 25 to July 6; ages third through ninth grades; IPFW; $80; to register, www.ipfw.edu/awp.

IPFW BASKETBALL CAMP: Learn basics of basketball; ages Kindergarten through eighth grades; today through Thursday; IPFW; $90; 481-0542.

LIGHT, LASERS AND LEGO: Build optic instrumentation using Lego toys; ages 16 to 14; June 25 to 29; IPFW; $75; to register, www.ipfw.edu.

VEX ROBOTIC CAMP: Construct and program a VEX robot; June 25 to 29; eighth through 12th grades; IPFW; $90; to register, www.ipfw.edu.

GLO: GIRLS LEADING OTHERS: Learn computer, leadership and team-building skills; for girls in seventh through 12th grades; IPFW; $90; www.ipfw.edu/glo.

PRO-LIFE BOOT CAMP: Hosted by Indiana Right to Life and Allen County Right to Life; designed to equip and engage high school and college students with tools necessary to defend life in a secular marketplace of ideas; Friday and Saturday; University of Saint Francis, North Campus, 2702 Spring St.; to register, call 471-1849 or go to www.ichooselife.org.

LEGO CAMP: For grades 1 to 3; June 25 to 29; Manchester College, North Manchester; $135; 260-982-5246.

Classes

ALLEN COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE PROGRAMS: 4001 Crescent Ave.; 481-6826 for information.

•“Get Checking,” Tuesday; free.

•“Preserving Nature’s Bounty,” workshop about safe home food preservation procedures such as canning, freezing and drying food; 1 p.m. Tuesday; at Allen County Extension office; $2; 481-6826 or www.extension.purdue.edu/allen.

PET PARENTING: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, H.O.P.E. for Animals, 1333 Maycrest Drive; free; 427-5511 or allison.miller@cityoffortwayne.org.

TAI CHI: 9 to 10:15 a.m. Saturdays through Aug. 11; Foster Park, 3900 Old Mill Road; $55 for 8-class session; 414-4428.

Lectures/Forums

REBOOK: Book summaries and discussions; 7:30 to 9 a.m. Tuesday; NIIC, Northeast Indiana Innovation Center, 3211 Stellhorn Road; $19.95 non-members, free to members; to register, call 260-627-8139.

Dance lessons

RENAISSANCE BALLROOM DANCE STUDIO: Beginning Waltz; 8 p.m. Thursday; 7145 Indiana 1 N., Ossian; 260-622-6644.

RENAISSANCE BALLROOM DANCE STUDIO: Salsa series; 8 p.m. Friday; 7145 Indiana 1 N., Ossian; call for price information, 260-622-6644.

Library

KENDALLVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: “Segway,” 6 p.m. Monday; “Babies and Books,” 10 a.m. Thursday; “Indiana Wild’s Nocturnal Friends,” 1 p.m. Thursday; 6221 S. Park Ave., 260-343-2010 or www.kendallvillelibrary.org.

LIMBERLOST PUBLIC LIBRARY: “Segway,” 4 p.m. Monday; “Zombiepalooza,” 3 p.m. Tuesday; Adult Lunchtime Matinee: “Big Miracle,” noon Wednesday; 164 Kelly St., Rome City; 260-854-2775.

WARSAW COMMUNITY PUBLIC LIBRARY: “Sleep Tight”; 6 p.m. Wednesday; 310 E. Main St., Warsaw, 574-267-6011.

Organizations

AARP: Allen County Chapter 187; guest speaker, Mandla Moyo, Community Outreach director; 2 p.m. Thursday; Community Foundation, 555 E. Wayne St.; free; 748-0274.

FRIENDS OF THE PARKS OF ALLEN COUNTY INC.: Annual meeting; “Community Parks and the Influence of Livable Landscapes,” presented by Rick Darke, landscape ethicist, author (“The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes”), and photographer; 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday; Conklin Pavilion, Shoaff Park, 6401 St. Joe Road; $15; reservations, 417-3804.

TOASTMASTERS CLUB MEETINGS:

•Anthony Wayne Toastmasters, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday; Ivy Tech Community College – Northeast, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd., Room 1550; guests welcome; 348-7439.

•Summit City Toastmasters, 7:30 a.m. Fridays; Better Business Bureau, 4011 Parnell Ave.; 918-2065 or www.SummitCityTM.org.

Fundraisers

GOLF OUTING: Tee-off, 1 p.m. Friday; Cherry Hill Golf Club, 6615 Wheelock Road; $100 a person or $400 for a four-person team; benefits Hope Alive Inc.; register, 420-6100.

5K RUN/WALK: Also fun run for children; benefits Zanesville Lions Club; 8 a.m. Saturday; Zanesville United Methodist Church, Zanesville; $15 day of race, $10 advance registration by today; 260-638-4327.

WEIGAND CONSTRUCTION DUCK RACE: Benefits SCAN; Saturday; free family activities, 10 a.m., race begins at 11 a.m.; St. Joe River, Johnny Appleseed Park; duck sponsorships, $5 each or 5 for $20; 421-5000.

“CONES FOR HEALING”: Benefits NE Indiana Burn Council; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday; Franke Park; $1 donation and receive a Edys Grand Ice Cream drumstick.

BEAUTIFUL LENGTHS: Noon Saturday, Fountain of Youth Salon, LaGrange, cutting donated hair during event, 260-854-4349; LaGrange County Relay for Life, 9 a.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday, Lakeland High School, LaGrange.

SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT DINNER: 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday; Orland Legion Post 423, Orland; $7.

HOWE LIONS CLUB ICE CREAM SOCIAL: 5 p.m. Saturday; Town Square, Howe; 260-562-2610.

“WINES IN THE PINES”: Open to ages 21 and older; 5:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday; Black Pine Animal Park, Albion; $25 advance, $30 at the door, includes guided tour, hors d’oeuvres, wine tastings, music; 260-636-7383.