DID creates Cleanup Crew

This summer, head to the streets of downtown with the Downtown Improvement District to tackle beautification projects and create a more attractive downtown for everyone! The Downtown Cleanup Crew is a new volunteer program of the Downtown Improvement District for the summer of 2008, a group of volunteers will head downtown once or twice a month for a few hours to tackle heavy and widespread beautification projects.

To sign up, simply send an email to either cleanupcrew@downtownfortwayne.com or beautification@downtownfortwayne.com.

From the DID (link)-

"The Cleanup Crew is a group of volunteers working together to tackle heavy and
widespread beautification projects downtown. These projects include heavily
weeded areas, areas struggling with abundant litter, or just cleanup of
downtown streets in general. The group will meet once a month on Saturdays
throughout the summer for about a three hours (usually 9 a.m. until noon).
In addition to volunteering outside, members will also meet at various times
to discuss beautification strategies, identify areas in need of immediate
attention, arrange additional volunteer dates, and organize future cleanup
crew dates."

2008 Cleanup Crew Schedule-

-Saturday, May 10th (Cleanup Day)
-Saturday, June 14th (Cleanup Day)
-Wednesday, June 18th (Beautification/Cleanup Crew Meeting)
-Saturday, July 12th (Cleanup Day)
-Saturday, August 9th (Cleanup Day)
-Monday, August 13th (Beautification/Cleanup Crew Meeting)
-Saturday, September 13th (Cleanup Day)
-Saturday, October 11th (Cleanup Day)
-Thursday, October 16th (Final 2008 Cleanup Crew meeting)

For more information on the Downtown Cleanup Crew or the Downtown Improvement District, visit www.downtownfortwayne.com.

Lincoln Museum to close down

One of downtown Fort Wayne's museum's is set to close down this summer. The Lincoln museum on Berry Street will close it's doors for the last time on June 30th of 2008.

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Winter storm on the way

Another round of winter weather is set to plague the area tonight, bringing mixed precipitation tonight, possibly changing over to all snow by daybreak. Ice accumulations of up to 0.25" is possible, along with 3-5 inches of snow. Some areas may see locally heavier amounts of 6 to 7 inches before the system moves out early Wednesday morning.

Please take the necessary precautions to ensure safety over the next couple of days.

For more information on weather forcasts, watches, and warnings, visit www.nws.noaa.gov/iwx.