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A year at Atom Acres
Plants and family prosper on Bass Road hilltop The Times followed a Fort Wayne family through four seasons of planting, picking and change. The Merritts shared their stories, their plans and their hopes. By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
When 2-year-old Bea pulled a beet from the warm soil of an Atom Acres greenhouse, her parents turned the impromptu harvest into a celebration. When 4-year-old Trace plucked a 1-inch plant from the turnip bed, his dad calmly shared a lesson on thinning plants evenly. When 6-year-old Oliver guided a visitor through the cabbage, he shared a lesson on the family’s approach to farming. “We don’t put anything on the plants,” said the homeschooled farmer. Ann and Matt Merritt
have raised a little of everything on their 6-acre Bass Road farm over the past three years. They have watched their roadside garden burgeon with tomatoes, squash and more. They have watched their hoop houses produce kale, leeks, chard, fennel, celery and more. They have raised chickens, harbored bees, split firewood and cultured mushrooms. While they count on the income, they have a parallel priority. They are sharing their love of nature with Oliver, Trace, Bea and now 3-month-old Benjamin. “We’re getting rich as a family,” Ann said. “It’s the experience that we’re really getting rich from.” They have met challenges. Passers-by helped themselves to the firewood beneath the roadside honor box. Something carried off every last chicken. Rabbits wiped out a hoop house full of
winter greens. The Merritts then stacked their firewood on top of the hill, behind the house. They built a fence so their dog, Lilly, can mark the whole property to discourage predators. They bought a cat that loves rabbits. The white, wooden farmhouse overlooking the southeast corner of Bass and Thomas roads is the family home. The Merritts each moved a few times before they chose that property. Ann’s journey began in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. “It was all just people who chose to live at this ranch for troubled boys,” she said. “Each family had to raise its own support. Eighteen families all lived collectively together.” She finished school in Florida. “I had a friend from a previous school that had ended up in Hawaii, and she kept
FWCS honors advocate of 2012 facilities outline By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
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Mary Ann Parker thanks school officials for honoring her late husband with a tree and marker near the entrance to Snider High School. She is flanked by School Board member Becky Hill, left, and former Snider Principal Deborah Watson. Steve Parker was the facilities director for Fort Wayne Community Schools.
think it’s a perfect honor for him and I appreciate the project because my daughters went to school here, and I appreciate all of you,” she said.
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Family and former co-workers gathered Nov. 16 to remember Steve Parker’s contributions as Fort Wayne Community Schools facilities director. A stone marker at the entrance to Snider High School now honors Parker’s service. A crab apple tree now grows in that same soil. Parker died shortly after the passage of a 2012 referendum that funded improvements throughout the district. School leaders planted the tree as they work to gather support for the next phase of the longrange facilities plan. Mary Ann Parker said she and her daughters are pleased with the remembrance of her husband. “I
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The hoop house known as Big Momma shelters the Merritt family for a Nov. 16 photo at their home at Atom Acres, on Bass Road. Ann holds newborn Benjamin, as 6-year-old Oliver stands between his mother and his father, Matt. Trace, 4, lower left, and Bea, 2, lower right, complete the family.
telling me that I should come visit,” she said. “I was in extreme sports and I had done a lot of surfing. So I agreed to come for a while, and find a job.” Matt was born in Denver, Colo., and lived in the Rocky Mountains of Summit County. The family moved to Fort Wayne because of a job.
Matt lived about four blocks south of Bishop Luers High School until he was 18. He served in Americorps for a year, then worked in Chicago for three years, and was introduced to farming in Michigan. “I traveled out West and visited my biological father who was in California and my truck
ended up breaking down there,” he said. “It was either Chicago or Hawaii, and I decided Hawaii.” That’s where Ann met Matt. They set a date. Ann did not want to change her last name. “I was always really, really close and felt a great See ATOM, Page A17
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INDOT drivers prepare to plow around the clock By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
A state highways spokeswoman said 280 drivers are prepared to keep 140 snowplows at work in 17 northeast Indiana counties around the clock. “We’re hoping that this is not a very snowy winter, but we are prepared as if we will have snow or ice for 24 hours every single day,” said Nichole HachaThomas, the media relations director for the Indiana Department of Transportation’s Fort Wayne District. “Our drivers are ready to jump in a plow truck at a moment’s notice.” Hacha-Thomas shared advice and statistics at a press briefing at INDOT’s Hatfield Road complex. The Fort Wayne District expects to spend $5,500,000 for salt this winter. Last winter, the district spread 60,000 tons of highway salt. “The use of salt reduces crashes by 88 percent,” Hacha-Thomas said. Injuries are reduced by a similar percentage. “So salt is one of the tools that we use in our toolbox, but is one of the most important and most effective tools,” she said. The district has
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An INDOT winter safety demonstration at the Fort Wayne office shows two cars that are blocked from the vision of a snowplow driver. PHOTO BY GARTH SNOW
Laurel McCurdy explains that motorists stranded in the snow could use cat litter for traction. The customer service manager for the Indiana Department of Highways Fort Wayne District demonstrated a dozen winter safety tips at a media day Oct. 29.
127,000 gallons of brine available to treat shady areas such as overpasses. That product is 23.3 percent salt. Hacha-Thomas said impassable roads can cost the economy millions of dollars a day, in addition to safety concerns. “So we do the best job that we possibly can to keep every road safe,” she said. Officials also cautioned motorists to keep a safe distance from plow
trucks. The crew set up a demonstration of how cars can follow a truck too closely, or can be hit by flying salt, or can be near a plow but not be visible in the plow driver’s mirror. Finally, highway employees listed items that drivers should keep in the car’s trunk in case they are stranded in the snow. Those items include cat litter or sand for traction, a snow
shovel and ice scraper, jumper cables, a flashlight, blankets, a cell phone charger, warm clothing, a candle and matches, bottled water and snacks, and medications. Drivers should keep gas tanks at least half-full, Hacha-Thomas said. She also cautioned to make sure the exterior exhaust is clear of snow to prevent carbon monoxide buildup.
COUNTY CLEARS 24 ZONES The Allen County Highway Department said crews are prepared for snow or ice on the county’s 3,000 lane miles of roads and streets. The department is ready to deploy five graders, 25 tandem axle dump trucks, seven single axle dump trucks, and four one-ton dump trucks. ACHD also uses eight heavy duty pickups to help clear road intersections and smaller areas. Allen County is divided into north and south districts with 12 zones in each district. Each zone will have at least one truck. Graders are assigned to gravel roads, areas with large drifts of snow, and clearing berms of snow build-ups. The INDOT Fort Wayne District serves an area approximately from the Ohio line west to Elkhart and from the
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Philharmonic, Chorus to be ‘Home for the Holidays’ The Fort Wayne Philharmonic and Chorus will present Holiday Pops traditional holiday music at the Embassy Theatre on Dec. 11, 12 and 19. Highlights include the “Hallelujah Chorus,” a Christmas carol sing-along, and visitors from the North Pole. The program features a cast including soprano Kishna Davis, backed by hometown native Billy Dawson and University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music graduate Nathaniel Irvin, The Fort Wayne Children’s Choir, and The Philharmonic Chorus. The entire production will be led by assistant conductor Chia-Hsuan Lin. “Our holiday concerts have always been lively and fun. I very much look forward to directing the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Chorus, and guests in these revered performances,” Lin said. “We’ll focus on beloved holiday classics, but add sparkle and visual
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excitement while celebrating the season with friends, performers and our loyal audiences.” A balance between traditional and popular, the program will include “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing,” “The First Noel,” “Twelve Days of Christmas,” “Sleigh Ride” and “Winter Wonderland.” In addition, everyone will be invited to stand to sing the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s “Messiah,” as well as participate in a Christmas carol sing-along. Theatrical direction of the program is by longtime collaborator Christopher Murphy. “The first act is more traditional with Christmas carols and other selections which will match perfectly with Kishna Davis’ operatic talents. The second half will be more secular, in line with previous Holiday Pops shows, featuring popular tunes along with Santa and Mrs. Claus. I encourage anyone who hasn’t seen Friday, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $29 and are available at fwphil. org; at The Phil Box Office located at 4901 Fuller Drive; or at (260) 481-0777.
the Holiday Pops in a few years to check it out,” Murphy said. Davis has won wide critical acclaim throughout the United States and Europe. She made her New York City Opera debut singing the role of Bess in “Porgy and Bess,” a role she repeated many times including performances with the Opera Company of Philadelphia and Indianapolis Opera, as well as European performances in Rome, St. Petersburg, Istanbul, Berlin and Siena. A graduate of Morgan State University and the Juilliard Opera Center, Davis is a voice faculty member at Kent State University. Dawson’s credits include Sir David McVicar’s new production of “Wozzeck” at Lyric Opera of Chicago. He now lives in Chicago. Irvin is a recent graduate of the University of Cincin-
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Huntington North ’14 grad wins leadership scholarship Lea Gamble, a building construction management student at Ivy Tech Community College Northeast, has received a $1,000 scholarship from Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society as a
2015 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar. Gamble ďŹ rst took classes at Ivy Tech Northeast as a dual credit student at Huntington North High School. She became a full-
time student in fall 2014. “This scholarship helps complete my education at Ivy Tech without burdening my parents with college expenses,� Gamble said. “They already do so
much for me, and I don’t want them to worry about me getting the most out of my education. This scholarship helps take the ďŹ nancial burden of college off of my family.â€? As a 2015 Coca-Cola Leader of Promise Scholar, Gamble is one of 207 Phi Theta Kappa members who have been awarded a total of $207,000 in scholarships. Chosen from more than 1,100 applications worldwide, the $1,000 scholarships are for associate degree studies. Independent judges evaluate the applications based on scholastic achievement,
community service, and leadership potential. The Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship Program provides new Phi Theta Kappa members with ďŹ nancial resources to help defray educational expenses while enrolled in associate degree programs. Scholars are also encouraged to assume leadership roles by participating in Society programs. “When I found out I was selected to receive this scholarship, it proved to me that my goals are considered worthwhile by others enough for them to support me,â€? Gamble said.
“It made me believe that I’m headed in the right direction and that other people want me to keep going until I reach my goals.� Phi Theta Kappa, with headquarters in Jackson, Miss., is the largest honor society in higher education, with 1,285 chapters on college campuses in all 50 of the United States, U.S. territorial possessions and eight sovereign nations. More than 3 million students have been inducted since its founding in 1918, with approximately 134,000 students inducted annually.
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Roanoke Elementary School Principal Chris Tillet and kindergartners Caiden Pohler and Joshua Aguilera lead the Pledge of Allegiance at the Veterans Day dedication of a new agpole. Stratton Harrison played the national anthem on his violin. Local businesses united to replace the pole that was knocked over last winter. The Lions Club gathered the donations. The school also thanked UAW Local 2209, Roanoke American Legion, Bippus State Bank, Imel Insurance, Roanoke Tractor Pullers Association, Heartland REMC, Erie-Haven Concrete and Deal-Robbins Funeral Home.
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Huntington sophomore is ‘Realizing the Dream’ Shawna Miller, a sophomore youth ministry and missions double major at Huntington University, was recently honored as a 2015 “Realizing the Dream� award recipient. She is originally from Portland, and is involved on and off campus as a resident assistant, student admissions staff member and youth group volunteer at The Well. Miller was one of 31 students from Indiana’s independent colleges and universities to be celebrated Nov. 7 at the 26th annual “Realizing the Dream� banquet held in Indianapolis. Now sophomores, the students selected for the award have realized the
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dream of being the ďŹ rst in their families to go to college, have been selected by their colleges for outstanding achievement during freshman year, and are successfully advancing toward completing their bachelor’s degrees. “Shawna is warm, enthusiastic and joyful,â€? said Mallory Harrigan, resident director for Baker Hall and Roush Hall, where Miller serves as a resident director. “She cares for residents on her oor with kindness and she has an inuential positivity. Shawna is the kind of woman that you want to befriend.â€? Made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to the Independent
Colleges of Indiana, the event recognizes ďŹ rst-generation students attending ICI campuses, along with their inspirational teachers and families. Chrissy Krieg of Jay County High School in Portland was recognized with an award as an inuential educator in Miller’s life. “I feel so blessed by the award,â€? Miller said. “God’s provision is so great and he continually shows me that Huntington University is where I am supposed to be. It was also such an honor to get to honor my teacher, Chrissy Krieg. Her hard work and love throughout my high school career always pushed me to go the extra mile.â€?
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A recent Our Strongest Link focus was the life skill of Curiosity. The following students were chosen by their teachers for exhibiting the life skill of Curiosity: (front row, from left) Mady Kitt, Charley Booher, Elijah Coleman, Balen Hoffman, Max Leon, (middle row) Morgan Garner, Norman Wilkinson, Evan Kern, Cody Dauscher, Devon Coleman, Landon Raber, (back row) Quinn Walpole, Carter Hansen, Tyron Ivery, Miles McMinn, Madison Bowers, Nia Branning, Bryce Taylor, Brett Donaldson, (not pictured) Dallas Martinez and Braiden Icenogle.
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Each week, Roanoke Elementary School designates a life skill to pursue through its Our Strongest Link effort. A recent focus was Integrity. The following students were chosen by their teachers as exhibiting the life skill of Integrity: (front row, from left) Spencer ProfďŹ tt, Ethan Kelsey, Khaymen Peterson, (middle row) Isaac Conwell, Graison Sexton, Will Gradeless, Nolan Hess, Ashton McCoy, Hannah Dorsett, (back row) Alivia Hernandez, Ayden Wilson, Emma Holzinger, Shanel Shepherd, Lawson Fairchild and Tucker McClure.
Huntington students make ‘silence cell phones’ video A group of Huntington University students produced a “silence your cell phonesâ€? video that is playing at 30 locations of Goodrich Quality Theaters. GQT is the parent company of the Huntington 7 theater. The one-minute video launched Nov. 20 and will run through January 2016 in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Missouri. The production was led by Adam Konger, a junior ďŹ lm production major from South Whitley. “We had the opportunity to do this through the marketing director of Goodrich Quality Theaters,â€? Konger said. “Originally, I was hired by Dr. Lance Clark and Clear Insights to produce an advertisement for the Huntington Drive-In Theater, but production was pushed back to the spring semester due to the theater closing for the season before we were able to schedule shoot dates. Dr. Clark and I were disappointed that we had to push the project back, but wondered if there was anything that we could do for the theater while in contact with Kelly Nash, the GQT marketing director.â€? Konger said that there had always been interest in the digital media arts department about producing a cell phone silencing video to screen at the Huntington 7 theater. After he expressed interest in producing the video, Nash gave him the green light and production began right away. “I pitched her an idea that one of the ďŹ lm department’s professors, Nathan Hartman, has had for several years for such a video,â€? Konger said. “Together, we wrote a script that I directed and he starred in. We had several other students involved in some form of production, including TJ Clounie, Evan Matteson, Joel Livengood, Panthelys Theodoracoupolos, Abbey Frisco, Rachel Hart, Emma Fried, Jonathon Kane, Randi Orr, Ben Crane and
Drayton Blackgrove. We also had several students star in the production and around a dozen students not involved in the production act as extras.â€? The idea for the video, called “GQT: Watch Different,â€? came from an Apple commercial. The students parodied the commercial with a “brand-newâ€? feature on the cell phone, the “off button,â€? which was to be released to enhance the movie-going experience. Hartman, digital media arts studio supervisor, noted that the video was shot with the department’s Red Epic camera and that Remedy in Fort Wayne allowed the group to use its large wraparound white backdrop. “We had Professor Hartman dress as a Steve Jobs character and give a speech in a white-walled studio,â€? Konger said. “We also had a ďŹ lming session in the Huntington 7 where a crowd of trendy moviegoers (aka Huntington students) were shown in the theater utilizing the off button before the start of a movie. Josh Bellis was our main
actor for that segment, with Joseph Walls and Paige Winans getting a fair share of screen time with many other students (including most of the crew) making appearances. Ben Crane also made some incredible animations with an iPhone that we used in the video.� The video will run through the premiers of
several major movies, including “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2� and “Stars Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens.� “It was an awesome experience producing, directing and co-writing this video with my peers and one of my professors,� Konger said.
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The sprawling winter clothing giveaway that serves Allen and surrounding counties started with a single email, according to volunteer Sherry Myers. That was six Novembers ago. A Huntertown United Methodist Church ministry already was supplying donated winter clothing through caseworkers. “A couple of us just said, ‘Why don’t we send an email to caseworkers we work with and have them refer people?’ ” Myers recalled. “We just sort of opened the doors and said to refer them and bring some verification. We had 1,200 people we served, in four days. We had no planning. It was faith, and open the doors, and here they came.” Now operating from the larger space at the church’s Third Place venue on Cedar Canyon Road, Christmas in Huntertown is seeking still
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Families will bundle up and scoot close to ride the horse-drawn wagons through the December chill at Christmas in the Country at the Allen County Fairgrounds. Warm food, kids’ activities, and Santa and Mrs. Claus wait inside. It’s a family-friendly experience, according to Santa’s coordinators. Donald and Carolyn Rekeweg of Woodburn have brought the Christmas couple to the event for three years. “We take the opportunity to spend time with the kids,” Carolyn said. “Usually the lines aren’t so terribly long, and you can ask the kids a few questions and spend just a little time with them,”
Donald said. “When the lines go all the way across the room, you have to adjust.” The Rekewegs also host the Clauses at their Woodburn home, and bring the Christmas guests to venues such as nursing homes. Donald is a veteran of three trips to the Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School, and a longtime Santa observer. “The way this is presented, it’s such a family event. The best you can say is it’s noncommercial,” he said. “Look at somebody taking their youngsters to the mall. That is a commercial situation, and I know Santas that work malls. It’s 30 seconds with a picture if possible and get them in and out. But look what they have here. They have things to do besides
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times. So to have little kids be able to sit on my lap is purely a joy, and to be able to talk to them about Christmas is so enjoyable.” “Sometimes you have kids that are just petrified,” Donald said. “But usually Mrs. Claus can hold them and Santa can be sitting there and it works out right. You get a nice picture if they want. If we have room and time here, parents can hold them and stand behind, beside or around Mrs. Claus and Santa, and so again they can get a picture with Santa if at all possible.” “They are phenomenal,” Fair Board member Marilou Linnemeier said of the Christmas couple. “They’re patient. They have just got that way with the children that makes the children believe in Santa Claus.” She said a child might marvel that Santa knows what the child’s grandparents once exhibited in the fair. Linnemeier said the Rekewegs are a former 4-H family. Families may take their own Santa photos. For
a fee, Randy Williams Photography will help families capture their visit with Santa. Donald said the Howard school is the oldest Santa school in the country. He said Howard founded the school because he was so distressed at what he was seeing in department stories. Donald attended a session in 2012, the school’s 75th anniversary. “They still use the same basic curriculum, with a few updates,” he said. For more information, visit santaclausschool.com. Also in the 4-H Exhibit Building, visitors will vote for their favorites in the Christmas tree decorating contest. After the event, Cross Border Partners will distribute the decorated trees to the needy. That emergency assistance agency also asks visitors to bring unwrapped gifts for needy children in the area. Chili will be available through the hallway in the Home Loan Building, along with sandwiches, snacks, hot dogs, desserts and beverages. Linnemeier said sponsors always receive compliments on the chili, though the chef chooses to remain anonymous. Face painting, crafts and a silent auction will be available. Outside the 4-H Building, the wagons of the DeKalb County Horsemen’s Association will carry visitors past decorated trees and light See APPEAL, Page A15
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APPEAL from Page A14 displays. Drivers will accept donations for the rides. The organization assists at more than 30 events throughout northeast Indiana each year. The 4-H Show Barn will house animals from the Nativity. Linnemeier said donkeys, sheep, goats and a calf will return this year. The board also hopes to book other animals. Organizers ask the
public to donate decorations, lights or plastic milk jugs to hold the candles that light the path. Cash donations and volunteers also are needed. The fairgrounds ofďŹ ce is open 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call (260) 705-9526 to donate or volunteer or to arrange pickup of larger donations. Or email linnemeier@frontier.com. All proceeds beneďŹ t building and grounds improvements at the Allen County
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Matt Merritt shows Oliver, then 5, how to pick rosemary on the last day of fall, 2014. Matt was busy building raised beds in the greenhouse. He said the higher platform would be easier to tend.
want Walmart prices or whatever the sale of the week is. And that’s really difficult for us, because it’s two different products.” Matt operates the farm, works as a painter, and helps to set up conventions. He could take on more outside work, “We’re trying to understand how to keep a balance,” Matt said, explaining that taking a 9-to-5 job off the farm probably would require hiring someone to work at Atom Acres. “We ultimately want to be here every day of the week doing this. This is our dream. This is our love,” he said. Ann and Matt said the Atom Acres lifestyle is the only life their children know. “The other day he [Oliver] and I went out and we picked celery and carrots for part of our dinner,” Ann said. “And I was like ‘You don’t realize how fortunate you are to be out here collecting pieces for our dinner. Do you realize how few people in our country go in their backyard for what they’re having for dinner?’ And he’s like ‘They don’t?’ And I thought that was great. I thought ‘I’m glad you don’t know how special this is.’ “
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Gingerbread art on display through Dec. 13 Judges have chosen the top creations of the 30th annual Festival of Gingerbread at The History Center. Visitors still may cast their votes for the People’s Choice Award, which will be announced at the conclusion of the festival on Sunday, Dec. 13. This year’s festival attracted 133 gingerbread house entries. The History Center is at 302 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne. Admission is $6 adults, $4 seniors and youth, and free to children age 2 and under. The festival raises money to support programs at the History Center. The Fort Wayne holiday tradition boasts an attendance of more than 12,000 each year. Parkview Health is this year’s title sponsor. For a closer look at special events, visit the History Center’s Facebook page or fwhistorycenter.com; or call (260) 426-2882. Entrants from the lower elementary grades to professional culinary artists vie to win prizes in the multiple levels of entries. Remaining special events include: • Saturday, Dec. 5: Santa Claus at the History Center, 1-3 p.m. • Sunday, Dec. 6: Storytelling, 1-3 p.m.: Presented by United Way’s Real Men Read & Women United. • Saturday, Dec. 12: Gingerbread Pursuit, 8:30 a.m.: For more information or to register, go to veepraces.com. • Saturday, Dec. 12: Science of Sugary Structures, 1-4 p.m.: Sponsored by PNC Bank and presented by Science Central, $3 plus regular museum admission. • Sunday, Dec. 13: Cookie Decorating Party, 1-4 p.m.; $1 each plus regular museum admission. • Sunday, Dec. 13: Festival of Gingerbread Final Day Stay current on these events by visiting the History Center’s Facebook page or website www.fwhistorycenter. com. Hours during the Festival of Gingerbread are: MondayThursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. The History Center released a list of 2015 winners. Pre-kindergarten to second grade, individual: 1st, Colin Haupert; 2nd, Ian Smith; 3rd, Aidan Kimmel. Pre-kindergarten to second grade, group: 1st, Saint Joseph Hessen Cassel second grade; 2nd, Shelden and Anika Klopfenstein; 3rd, Saint Aloysius Pre-Kindergarten. Third-sixth grade individual: 1st, Gracey Johnson; 2nd, Aidan Robb; 3rd, Joey Haupert.
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Danny Chapman gets a close look at an entry in the 30th annual Festival of Gingerbread at The History Center in Fort Wayne. His dad, Steve Chapman, also tours the gingerbread artwork.
Third-sixth grade group: 1st, Saint Vincent American Heritage Girls - Explorers; 2nd, Ella Johnson, Evette Kolev and Isabel Schenkel; 3rd, Kailey Hansen and Natalie Jones. Teen individual: 1st, Austin Johnson; 2nd, Nora Rusher; 3rd, Vincent Schroeder. Teen group: 1st, Career Academy — Alexus, Kelsey, Tyrsen; 2nd, Career Academy — Faith, Jazmin, Shania; 3rd, Abby Smith and Alia Davis. Adult individual: 1st, Nicole Richardson; 2nd, Gretchen Andrus; 3rd, Lori Scheele. Adult group: 1st, Cookie Friends; 2nd, The Eaglesons; 3rd, Sue and Jim Courtney. Family: 1st, Johnson Family; 2nd. McDonald/DeGaetano Family; 3rd, Gingerbuddies. Professional: 1st, Debbie Ngo; 2nd, The Bakers; 3rd, Jayne Oliver.
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Lauren Touchet looks at a marker honoring her father, Steve Parker. Her husband, Eric Touchet, photographs the marker. Lauren holds their daughter, 8-month-old Grace.
did not let that stop him, not one bit. “He would come to our meetings well past the point when many would have said, ‘Now I’m done, I’m going to concentrate on me, my family and my next journey.’ And [through] Mary Ann — when he was having trouble communicating — he let us know what he thought in any way he could. And it was one of the most inspirational acts of public service I have ever witnessed. And for that, our district will forever be indebted to him and to his family members who allowed him to give the kind of time and effort he did to our project.” Former School Board member John Pierce said the occasion was a fitting tribute to a man who had been an inspiration to other school supporters. School Board member Becky Hill said Parker even anticipated the challenges that his successor would face. “He was so concerned, and he set things up so that we would be successful,” she said. “And that to me is just a huge indicator of what he wanted for this school district.”
PUBLIC HEARING The Fort Wayne Community School Board will hold a public hearing on a proposed $130 million referendum to upgrade schools. The hearing will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, at the Grile Administrative Center, 1200 S. Clinton St., Fort Wayne. If the board approves the plan, it will be placed on the May 3 ballot. The school district hosted tours of four buildings that were improved through the project that was authorized in 2012. After touring Snider on the day of the tribute to Parker, officials opened the doors to Northrop High School, Weisser Park Elementary School and Harrison Hill Elementary School. Each tour was followed by a presentation on the proposed 2016 referendum. District leaders describe the measure as a $130 million tax-neutral bond referendum. It would fund improvements at 42 schools.
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The Nick Johnson family took ďŹ rst place in the Family Category of the Festival of Gingerbread, with a replica of the Salomon Farm barn. Family members also won several individual awards. “Hallelujahâ€? Chorus, a Christmas carol singalong, and visitors from the North Pole sparkle in the Embassy Theatre, decorated for the holidays. Call (260) 481-0770 for more info. • Holidaze: A Survival Guide for the Season, First Presbyterian Theater, 300 W. Wayne St., Dec. 11-20. This musical revue by the Fort Wayne Youtheatre journeys through the pageantry, the shopping, the family gatherings, and all the seasonal madness. Sing along and laugh during the performance. Fridays and Saturdays, 7 p.m. Sundays, 2 p.m.. • “The Nutcracker,â€? University of Saint Francis Performing Arts Center, 431 W. Berry St., Saturday, Dec. 12, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Enjoy the New American Youth Ballet’s performance of “The Nutcracker.â€? General admission $15, special reserve seating $25. Visit nayb.info for tickets. • Gingerbread Pursuit, Downtown Fort Wayne, Saturday, Dec. 12, 8:30 a.m. Start a new holiday season tradition with the Gingerbread Pursuit 4 Mile Run. Register at veepraces.com. • 55+ Holiday Dinner and Light Tour, Community Center, 233 W. Main St., Monday, Dec. 14, 5:30-9 p.m. For ages 55-plus. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner and holiday music. Board motor coaches (courtesy of Excursion Travel) at 6:30 p.m. and follow a planned route of Fort Wayne’s ďŹ nest Christmas light displays. Registration deadline is Dec. 1. Fee: $15. Sponsored by American Senior Communities. Call (260) 4276460 for more info. • Holiday Light Tour, Community Center, 233 W. Main St., Thursday,
Dec. 17, 6-8 p.m. See the beautiful holiday light displays around the city from the comfort of a motor coach. Board buses at 6 p.m. and return to the Community Center at approximately 8 p.m.. This evening is sponsored by Grey Stone and Saber Health. Registration deadline is Dec. 4. Call (260) 427-6460 for more info. • Chamber Orchestra: “Messiah by Candlelight,â€? First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Friday, Dec. 18, 7:30-9 p.m. Handel’s most recognizable and revered masterpiece is performed to the warm glow of candlelight. Experience the “Hallelujahâ€? Chorus and other favorites. Call (260) 481-0770 or (260) 423-4349 for more information. • “The Spirit of Christmas,â€? Allen County Courthouse, 715 S. Calhoun St., Dec. 19 and 20. Start a new holiday tradition with Heartland at “The Spirit of Christmas.â€? Under the rotunda of the historic Allen County Courthouse, the singers of Heartland ďŹ ll this beaux arts-style venue with resonant, a cappella harmonies. This combination of acoustics and architecture enchants audiences of all ages and reminds the listener of the reason for the season. General admission $20. Call (260) 436-8080 for more information. • Gingerbread Storytime and Craft, Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Monday, Dec. 21, 2 p.m. Join us for a storytime with books about gingerbread. After storytime enjoy the smells of gingerbread as we decorate gingerbread ornaments together to take home. Call (260) 4211200 for more info. • Wintertime Fun, Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Dec. 26-31, during regular library hours. Come to the library during winter break from school and enjoy making a fun craft. We’ll have all the supplies you need available during all library hours. Call (260) 421-1200 for more info. • Ice skating at Headwaters Park, 333 S. Clinton St., seasonal. Due to construction, this year’s ice skating season will begin later. See fortwayneparks.org for updated information. Call (260) 427-6000. • Swingin’ Singin’ New Year’s Eve, Grand Wayne Convention Center, 120 W. Jefferson Blvd., Thursday, Dec. 31. Get all dressed up for a night of music, dancing, drinks and celebration in the heart of Downtown Fort Wayne. Heartland’s jazz vocalists and 17-piece jazz orchestra ring in the New Year with big band-style arrangements of jazz standards, classic rock songs, and pop hits. Dance Tonight will offer free lessons for beginner and advanced dancers before the show and perform dance features. A cash bar will be available all night. Call (260) 436-8080 for more info. • Winterval, Community Center, 233 W. Main St., Saturday, Jan. 30, 1-4 p.m. Come celebrate the winter and visit downtown for a day of fun. There will be plenty to do for all ages. Watch ice sculptures take shape. Go for a horse and carriage ride, play indoor winter games, and watch the Youth Theatre perform. Go to fortwayneparks.org and click on the Winterval link to check out the latest schedule of events. Call (260) 427-6460 for more info.
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Cynthia and Ed Powers have recorded sightings of hundreds of bird species across North America. Jim Haw remembers seeing an endangered species bobbing in the Pacific Ocean. The three birders and dozens of their fellow enthusiasts from the Fort Wayne area will look to add more species to their records in two separate Christmas bird counts. The Powerses are signing up observers for a southwest Allen County count, which was hatched in 2015. Haw is enrolling birders for the Dec. 19 Fort Wayne count, which is in its second century. Both counts will report their findings to the state and national Audubon societies, to assist research into bird populations and territories. The Powerses were thrilled to see a hooded crane — an Asian species — mingling with sandhill
Fort Wayne bird count. Saturday, Dec. 19. The 15-mile-radius count area extends from approximately Franke Park to Cedarville Reservoirs, including southern DeKalb County. To help, call Jim Haw at (260) 485-7802, or email jhawillet@aol. com. Take part in a field party for the day, or for half a day, morning or afternoon. All-day and morning participants meet inside Hall’s Restaurant, at the corner of Coliseum Boulevard and Lima Road, by 8 a.m. Some will arrive earlier, to share breakfast. Birders may call Haw to sign up for a chili supper at 5:30 p.m. at the Salomon Farm Park Learning Center. Southwest Allen County bird count. Saturday, Jan. 2. The 15-mile-radius count area extends from just south of Illinois Road on the north, south through Eagle Marsh, Fox Island County Park, the Arrowhead properties of Little River Wetlands Project along Aboite Road, the Little Wabash River Preserve, and other preserves. Meet at the LRWP office off Engle Road at 8 a.m. to receive maps and assignments. Gather again at lunchtime at Fox Island, where chili will supplement packed lunches. To help, contact Cynthia Powers by Dec. 26. Call (260) 638-4291 or email zzedpowers@aol.com.
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Cynthia Powers attaches a suet block to a tree outside the bird observation building at Fox Island County Park. Ed Powers carries a feeder of grain that he will hang outside the the bird counters’ window.
cranes migrating through southern Indiana. Cynthia has seen more than 600 bird species; Ed has tallied 703 across North America and north of Mexico. “I would love to see a great gray owl,” Cynthia said. Ed has seen that species, in Minnesota. “And I’ve
been where they were supposed to be, and they weren’t there.” Haw once saw an endangered short-tailed albatross in the waters off the California coast. “This is one of the rarest sea birds in the world. It’s quite a thrill,” Haw said.
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The 41st Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival will present six services at Plymouth Congregational Church, 501 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. Services are at 5:30 and 8 p.m. each day, Dec. 28, 29 and 30. Tickets are free, and will be available Dec. 17. This year’s presentation is dedicated to Joan Stanger, one of the founding members of the festival. Stanger, who once taught drama at Canterbury School, died Easter Sunday, April 15. She was the wife of former Plymouth senior pastor Richard Stanger, who now lives in the Indianapolis area. Festival business manager Beth Walker said Stanger’s contributions will be acknowledged at each festival, and the honor will be listed in the program. Walker said patrons of record as of Dec. 4 are listed in that program. Donors who come forward before the public distribution also will be eligible for tickets. Patronage levels begin at $50, and entitle the patron to a
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Laura McCoy directs the children’s music and also plays flute in the orchestra for the Plymouth Church post-Christmas tradition.
maximum of six tickets. Tickets will be distributed to church members on Dec. 6. The church does not underwrite the festival. “But the church supports it in that it takes over their facility for four days,” Walker said. On Dec. 17, the box office will be open to the public from 4:30- 7 p.m. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Each visitor may pick up as many as six tickets per family. The line forms early, and tickets are distributed quickly. The festival advises potential
guests to arrive early. Free-will contributions are welcome. Patronage-level contributors may call (260) 423-9424 and ask to leave a message on the Boar’s Head line. The characters of wassailers and beefeaters also accept donations during the festival. “We manage our pennies well. We have increases in costs, too,” Walker said. According to the festival website, each year’s presentation costs about $20,000. See BOARS, Page B4
He also saw a California condor aloft, before that threatened species was captured for breeding and later reintroduced into the wild. Haw, a retired history professor, has been birding since his junior high days in southeast Missouri.
The count that Haw coordinates was begun before World War I. He has participated since about 1974. He said about 12 observers saw about 48 species in December 2014. That was below average, he said. Cynthia Powers and other members of the Stockbridge Audubon Society held the first southwest count in January 2015. Seven people watched their home bird
feeders and 18 observers took to the field to count 42 species. Powers has petitioned the national Audubon Society to accept the new count as an official count. “I bet we’ll get official status, but that’s not going to stop us from doing it, because we do it just for fun,” she said. Observers from both local counts said the data is useful for mapping where birds winter in the See BIRDS, Page B10
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BOARS from Page B1 Costume coordinator Katherine Caldwell said costumes are replaced as needed. “This year we’ve been working on what we’ve been calling the Three Kings costumes, their three pages and six torchbearers,â€? she said. “I have my ďŹ ngers crosssed that we get those done in time for the performance this year. If not, they’ll be rolled out next year.â€? Caldwell was involved in the ďŹ rst year of the festival, at age 8, as a caroler. She and her family have served the festival in several ways over the years. Walker, the business manager, has been involved in the festival in come capacity for about 25 years. She began by working in makeup. Then her youngest daughter was Baby Jesus in the festival. Walker then returned to makeup and then became the business manager. Over 300 cast, crew, choir and orchestra members participate each year. The audience since 1975 totals 129,160. Jim Schmidt and Kara Jaurique serve as festival artistic directors. Robert Nance is festival music director. Kay Porter is ticket chairwoman. For details, visit plymouthfw.org and ďŹ nd the Music/Arts tab.
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these investments if they still meet your needs, but if you do decide to sell them, you can use the loss to offset capital gains taxes on investments you’ve sold that have appreciated. If the loss from the sale was greater than your combined long- and short-term capital gains, you can deduct up to $3,000 against other income. And if your losses exceed your capital gains by more than $3,000, you can carry the remaining losses forward to future tax years.
your financial targets, or more conservative if you’re getting closer to retirement. If you want greater diversification, you might think about adding an asset class that tends to react to market conditions differently from your existing investments. Diversifying your portfolio may help reduce the impact of volatility; however, diversification, by itself, can’t guarantee a profit or protect against loss. If you do need to adjust, or “rebalance,” you can do so fairly easily in taxdeferred accounts, such as your IRA or 401(k) – but for those investments held in a taxable account, you should talk to your tax advisor on how to manage the tax consequences of rebalancing.
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(ALLEN COUNTY) The nationwide credit
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There’s one local real estate professional who has found a way to make things work even with the present banking crisis. Mike MacDonald is the president of Summit City Investments, Inc. Since 1999, his private investment company has been buying houses throughout the Allen County, IN region without ever relying on banks. MacDonald’s company takes over existing mortgages or brings in private lenders allowing him to pay homeowners all cash for the properties. He then offers his properties for rent or “for sale by owner” using a variety of unique seller financing programs. By taking a long term approach and never relying on banks, business has never been better for MacDonald and his company. “Most sellers are unaware of the options we offer. What they need most is a qualified buyer... and we might just be that buyer. We can buy houses in as-is condition, pay top dollar and close in just a few days… or whenever they’re ready.”
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buys each month? What about the hundreds of houses his company has bought throughout Allen County, Indiana over the last 14 years? Simple. He rents them out or resells them. “We’re usually managing 80 to 100 properties at any given time -- making us one of the largest owners of single family homes in the area. Each month we may have 10 to 15 houses for sale. Some we’ve owned for years and others we have recently bought.” With a reasonable down payment, MacDonald says he can sell you one of his properties using his popular owner financing programs -- even if you have damaged credit or a short job history. His most popular owner financing “If you can afford a first month’s rent, a last month’s rent and a security deposit, then I can probably sell you one of my houses.”
out some sellers who have found themselves in over their head.” “We do everything we can to get our buyers permanent bank financing. It’s a win-win because we pay sellers all cash and fund our deals with private lenders. Our lenders are mostly local individuals seeking alternatives to low bank CD rates. They earn 8 to 10% interest on real estate notes well-secured by our properties. When we get our buyer cashed out, we finally make our money and can payoff our investor. These investors usually want to reinvest allowing us to buy even more houses.” Unfortunately many of the mortgage programs once available are now gone. It’s reported that 75% of the available lending disappeared when FHA changed their rules last October and again early this year. But, if you have money to put down and can prove your income, there are still loans available now. In fact, some rural development loans and VA loans still allow qualified buyers to borrow with no money down. “We help all of our buyers get a bank loan as quickly as possible... or we finance them ourselves. But we’ve never relied on banks. That keeps us in control and maintains our sanity. But we get those loans done every chance we get. In fact, sometimes a buyer can qualify and doesn’t even know it. Other times they can qualify but need a flexible seller. We’re one of the most creative and flexible sellers you’ll ever find,” says MacDonald. Does buying or selling a home have to be difficult? Maybe not! “President Obama says today's economy is the worst since the Great Depression and it may take many years to recover. Unfortunately I think he’s right and so do many sharp economists.” Interested in selling your property quickly and easily? Looking to buy a new home without bank qualifying? It may be worth checking in with Mike MacDonald and his staff at Summit City Investments, Inc. Call them at (260) 267-0760 or visit them online at www.SummitCityInvestments.com. They’re in a unique position to help buyers and sellers overcome the new challenges created by the recent mortgage market meltdown and credit crisis. And if you’re looking for a conservative way to earn 8-10% interest on your idle cash savings or retirement funds, call and ask for info on becoming one of their private lenders.
program includes the opportunity to build “sweat equity.” Before repairing or remodeling a newly acquired house, MacDonald offers it in “as-is” condition to his buyer’s list. This allows his client to do the work (to suit their own preferences) in exchange for all or part of a down payment. “I have a lot of buyers who check my website each week looking for these ‘fixer upper’ deals. But if the home is not under contract within 10 days or so then I’ll hire my contractors to fix it up completely.” His next most popular program is a down payment assistance plan. Many buyers turn to MacDonald’s company because they don’t have the down payment required by today’s cautious lenders. Mike helps buyers build up equity or a down payment over time with his rent-to-own (or lease with the option to buy) program. In this program you can rent the property you’ve decided to buy, but have the option to close anytime over the next 1, 2... or even 5 years. A portion of the rent each month is credited toward buying. Additional amounts can be paid monthly for more rapid equity build up plus other promised amounts can be made later... like proceeds from the sale of another property or a pending tax refund. Once the buyer has enough “skin” in the deal, MacDonald can close with owner financing at the predetermined, mutually agreed upon price and terms. Or the buyer SUMMIT CITY INVESTMENTS, INC. is can close with a new bank loan. According located at 2200 Lake Avenue, Suite 123 in to MacDonald, “There are so many reasons Fort Wayne, IN, holds a Certificate of my buyers like some time before qualifying Good Standing from the Indiana Secretary for a mortgage. They may need to sell their of State, and is a BBB Accredited business house, work on their credit, establish more with the Indiana Better Business Bureau time on a job or establish two years of with an A+ rating, provable income on tax returns when self-employed. All our buyers are put in Mike MacDonald is the President of touch with a sharp mortgage broker who Summit City Investments, Inc. He is a creates a plan for them. We can recommend an affordable credit repair company that can 37-year resident in the local community, do unbelievable things given even a short 6 to and has been a long term partner in his 12 months to work on a file. This also helps family’s independent insurance agency and tax & accounting firm (G. A. MacDonald Associates, Inc.) For more information or to view a list of properties for sale, just visit www.SummitCityInvestments.com 2200 Lake Avenue, Suite 123 Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Phone (260) 267-0760 -----------------
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Powers said. “Because everything is connected, if you think about it.” Six Christmas bird counts will be held across northern Indiana. Both Haw and Cynthia Powers said habitat has changed locally since they began observing birds. “The current circle was drawn in 1960,” Haw said of the Fort Wayne count. “And naturally Fort Wayne has been expanding north like crazy, and a lot of our circle has been urbanized. There are generally fewer places to go that are productive.” Cynthia Powers, too, said the northern count area has grown more
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A LOST SPECIES Cynthia Powers, a member of a local Audubon Society, advocates on behalf of bird habitat and related public policy. Read her 2014 paper on the extinction of the passenger pigeon at foxislandalliance.org. urbanized. “We’ve helped with that watch for a long, long time,” she said. “But we’ve got Fox Island, we’ve got Eagle Marsh.” Those two properties, separated only by a railroad track, have more than 1,400 acres. That’s bigger than Pokagon State Park, Ed Powers said. “And some of us thought we ought to [count} southwest Allen County,” Cynthia Powers said. Some observers will
watch their home feeders, some will drive country roads, some will trek the marsh, and others will watch from the shelter of the bird observatory at Fox Island County Park. That’s where Ed and Cynthia feed, observe and count birds each Monday. Other volunteers watch the feeders on other days from November to April, as part of Project Feeder Watch. Before they take their stations, the Powerses fill mesh tubes with layers of
cracked corn and black oil sunflowers seeds. “Those have more oil and the birds need calories to keep warm in the wintertime,” Ed said. Other feeders are filled with thistle seed. Blocks of suet — beef or mutton fat — are pressed into holders attached to trees. And then they wait, and count. Red and gray squirrels and chipmunks waste no time in sharing the grain. A whitetail deer sporting fall antlers wandered about 100 feet from the feeders on a recent Monday. The Powerses noticed the deer, but didn’t record it in their count. They were watching for the usual
flying visitors and perhaps something special. “Sometime something rare comes up,” Cynthia said. “There is a pair of pileated woodpeckers here at Fox Island, and they have come straight to that suet. They’re pretty rare, those big Woody Woodecker hairdos.” “It’s big, big as a crow,” said Ed, quickly locating a photo on his cell phone. “In the middle of winter, sometimes we get what they call a winter finch invasion year,” Cynthia said. “We will get purple finches and pine siskins, and these are things that kind of belong up north.” “We saw a Carolina See BIRDS, Page B11
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the Christmas bird count began about 1900, as a protest against hunters who shot hawks for sport on Christmas Day. Last year’s northern Fort Wayne observers saw a bald eagle. Haw said that species is present in the area, but observers saw it in a surprising location. “They’ll drive down country roads or they’ll come here and document every species and the numbers the best they can,” Cynthia Powers
said. “And I suppose the ultimate would be if you found a snowy oil, you would really be famous for 15 minutes. Some years they come down and other years they don’t. Last year there were quite a few.” The first southwest Allen County count, held in January 2015, might have had more observers except for an ice storm. “I’m planning good weather this time,” Cynthia Powers said.
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Castleman set to retire as Cornerstone director Cornerstone Youth Center founder and Executive Director Kent Castleman recently announced he will retire from his position with the organization by July 1. The Southeast Youth Council Inc. (Cornerstone) board of directors and executive committee are working with Castleman during the transition. A search and transition team has been established.
Castleman founded Cornerstone in 2000, with the Monroeville youth center opening its doors two years later. “Kent embodies the spirit and drive upon which the CYC was founded,” Board Chairwoman Nancy Gasparini wrote in a letter sent to supporters. “He will be sorely missed by the board of directors, staff, youth and families of the agency.”
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NOTICES / REGISTRATION / MULTIPLE DATES Share your Lenten activities. Ash Wednesday in 2016 falls on Feb. 10, and Easter Sunday falls on March 27. Submit your church’s Lenten and Holy Week activities to Times Community Publications’ Community Calendar. Please include the name of the event, the location and address, the time and date, and a phone number to call with any questions. Send the information to gsnow@kpcmedia.com. Please include “Easter” in the subject line. Please submit Ash Wednesday notices by Jan. 7 to be included in all four Times publications. Please submit Holy Week notices by Feb. 18. Holiday Supper Club. New Huntington Theater and Supper Club, 528 N. Jefferson St., Huntington. Dec. 4, 5, 6: buffet dinner at 6 p.m. and show at 7:30 p.m., with a combined price of $49. Dec. 6: show-only matinee at 1 p.m., $35. Three New York City-based singers will perform. Get details and order tickets at thenewhuntington.com or call (260) 454-0881. Food pantry. Cornerstone Alliance Church, 5833 E. 900 N., Roanoke. Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-noon; Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, by appointment. Call (260) 672-2257. “Goodies for God” cookie sale. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School, 10650 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne. During school hours, Dec. 7-10. The public is welcome to support this annual service project for the first-graders who advertise, bake, bag and sell the cookies. All proceeds are donated to a local Catholic charity. The Hoosier Salon. Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. Exhibit continues Dec. 13-Jan. 8 in the Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery, featuring the best by Indiana artists. Bob Leiman Toastmasters Club. Build confidence, and improve your communication and leadership skills. The second and fourth Mondays of the month, 6:30-8 p.m., Pizza Hut at Northcrest Shopping Center. Social hour 5:30-6:30 p.m. Contact Mary Hilger at heierm77@hotmail.com or 489-4440 with questions. Organization seeks tax aide volunteers. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is seeking volunteers in Adams, Allen, DeKalb, LaGrange, Wells and Whitley counties to help taxpayers seeking assistance preparing and filing their 2015 tax returns. Volunteers receive free tax training and help taxpayers at libraries, senior centers and other convenient locations. They are reimbursed on a limited basis for qualified program-related expenses. A volunteers does not need to be an AARP member or retiree. For more information, visit aarp.org/taxaide or call 1 (888) 687-2277. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is offered in conjunction with the IRS.
FRIDAY, DEC. 4 Christmas in the Village. Downtown Roanoke. Santa will arrive downtown by firetruck at 6 p.m., to join in singing hymns and to light the town Christmas tree. Children then may enjoy refreshments. The celebration
SATURDAY, DEC. 5 Cookies with Santa. St. Joe Township Community Hall, 6033 Maplecrest Road, Fort Wayne. 2-4 p.m. Join Santa for cookies and hot chocolate. Bring your camera to have your picture taken with Santa. Christmas on the Farm. Salomon Farm Park, 817 W. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 1-5 p.m. Admission $5 per car. Families are invited to bundle up and hear sleigh bells ring. Also enjoy live music, horse drawn wagon rides, a craft for the kids, a visit from Father Christmas, holiday vendors and more at this traditional Christmas celebration. The Fort Wayne Parks Department is looking for crafters and artisans to offer homemade gifts and goodies; contact Amy.Hicks@ cityoffortwayne.org or (260) 4276005 for more information. Santa at Subway. Georgetown Subway, 6501 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free sandwiches for kids, plus cookies and activities. Parents are invited to bring their cameras and take candid photos of their children with Santa. Holiday Fantasies Bazaar. New Haven United Methodist Church, 630 Lincoln Highway East (at Mourey Street), New Haven. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Professional arts and crafts, cookies by the pound, baked goods and silent auction. A la carte luncheon from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Craft Bazaar and Cookie Walk. Lifeway Wesleyan Church, 7722 Moeller Road, Fort Wayne. 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sonrise Cafe offers sloppy Joes, nachos, baked potatoes and cinnamon rolls. Wesleyan Youth cookie walk offers cookies for $8 per box, to benefit the 2016 missions trip. Door prize tickets are $1 each or six for $5. Vendors will sell hand-crafted products, with some vendors selling especially to benefit others in need. Fort Wayne Farmer’s Indoor Market. Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Markets continue the first and third Saturdays of each month through May. Cornerstone Cookie Walk. Cornerstone Youth Center, 19819 Monroeville Road, Monroeville. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., during Monroeville Holiday Magic. Also featuring craft and jewelry boutiques, a children’s activity table and a last chance to order poinsettias for pickup Dec. 12. Matt Maher, I Am They and Jon Guerra present “The Saints & Sinners Tour.” County Line Church of God, 7716 N. County Line Road, Auburn. 7 p.m. Tickets $12-$30. For tickets and details, visit TrinityCommunications.org. Breakfast with Santa. Albion Fire Station, Fire Station Drive off Indiana 8 East. 8-11 a.m. The pancake and sausage breakfast is available for a free-will donation.
SUNDAY, DEC. 6 Lincoln at the Library. Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. On the 150th anniversary of the Thirteenth Amendment’s ratification by the states, Professor Brian Dirck of Anderson University will discuss the amendment and President Abraham Lincoln’s role in its success. The program is sponsored by the Friends of the Allen County Public Library. Candlelight service. Trinity English Lutheran Church, 450 W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. Prelude, 4 p.m. Service, 4:30 p.m. Trinity presents a candlelight service of lessons and carols with Santa Lucia processional. The service includes the children’s choir, junior choir, youth choir, chancel choir, recorder consort, Trinity Ringers handbell ensemble, steel
TUESDAY, DEC. 8 Gera Haus restaurant concludes. Holiday Inn at IPFW, Coliseum Boulevard and Paul Shafer Drive. 5-10 p.m. Gera Haus, the pop-up restaurant run by hospitality and tourism management students at IPFW, will wrap up its one-semester run. Reservations are recommended; call the Holiday Inn at (260) 482-3800. On this closing night, the students will conduct a children’s food drive in support of the Community Harvest Food Bank. All patrons who donate a nonperishable food item will receive a free toy. Operating Gera Haus is part of the Advanced Food Service Management course for hospitality and tourism management students. This semester the students chose the name Gera Haus to celebrate the sister city relationship of Fort Wayne and Gera, Germany. Deliberative Dialogue. Lafayette Meadows Elementary School, 11420 Ernst Road, Roanoke. 7 p.m. The public is invited. Southwest Allen County Schools is conducting a community conversation about funding of schools. Superintendent Philip Downs said public school funding in the United States is complex. The meetings will examine various ways that schools have been funded and the tradeoffs for each. SACS is partnering with IPFW’s Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics, which will facilitate the meetings. Summit City Singers fall concert. Park Place Senior Living, 4411 Park Place Drive, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Free, and open to the public. The theme of the fall concert series is “Around the World in 80 Minutes.” Selections include “Aiken Drum” from Scotland, “Waltzing Matilda” from Australia, “Hamabe no Uta” from Japan, “He Is Born, the Divine Christ Child” from France and others.
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SATURDAY, DEC. 12 Church and School Cookie Fair. Emmaus Lutheran Church, 8626 Covington Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-noon. A variety of homemade cookies, including gluten-free and sugar-free, will be available for $6 per pound. Poinsettia sale. Cornerstone Youth Center, 19819 Monroeville Road, Monroeville. Pick up poinsettias from 9-11 a.m. Poinsettia advance orders are due by Dec. 5; email info@cornerstoneyc.org for an order form. Or call (260) 384-2973. Potted plants are priced from $8 to $28. Christmas Cookie Walk and Crafts. Agape Church of the Brethren, 11610 Lima Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-noon. Cookies $6.50 per pound. Proceeds will be used for Women’s Fellowship projects and Outreach Ministries. Many varieties of cookies will be available, including holiday cut-outs, buckeyes, peanut butter blossoms, monster cookies and more. A limited number of homemade chocolate covered caramel apples decorated for the holidays will be available for sale. Holiday and gift items handmade by Agape craftspeople will be available. The sale of the wooden, quilted, knitted, crocheted and and other specialties will beneďŹ t the Agape Women’s Fellowship projects. Walk to Bethlehem. First Christian Church, 4800 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Tours begin at about 10-minute intervals. Guides will lead visitors to scenes outside the church, where visitors will be drawn into the story of Jesus’ birth. The walk features live scenes and live animals. After the outside tour, visitors may experience the bustling marketplace of Bethlehem, complete with spice and bread vendors, Roman soldiers, a census taker, a potter, and a spinner of wool and other characters of the time. Activity then moves to the sanctuary for a time of prayer and reection. This free event is presented wih the help of friends of First Christian Church. Scholarship / placement makeup exam. Bishop Luers High School Library, 333 E. Paulding Road, Fort Wayne. 8-11:30 a.m. No testing fee. No advance registration required. Available to incoming freshmen. $10,000 in total scholarship money available in Henry-Keefer Scholarship money, to be awarded among students scoring in the top ten of the placement test. Students should only bring a few pencils. Any current eighth-grade student who wishes to attend Bishop Luers in the fall of 2017 will be required to take the exam. Contact Jenny Andorfer, director of admissions, at jandorfer@bishopluers.org or (260) 456-1261, ext. 3139.
SUNDAY, DEC. 13 Walk to Bethlehem. First Christian Church, 4800 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Tours begin at about 10-minute intervals. Guides will lead visitors to scenes outside the church, where visitors will be drawn into the story of Jesus’ birth. The walk features live scenes and live animals. After the outside tour, visitors may experience the bustling marketplace of Bethlehem, complete with spice and bread vendors, Roman soldiers, a census taker, a potter, and a spinner of wool and other characters of the time. Activity then moves to the sanctuary for a time of prayer and reection. This free event is presented wih the help of friends of First Christian Church. Bishop Luers High School holiday fundraiser. Barnes & Noble, Jefferson Pointe. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. In an effort to raise funds to replenish and expand their library collection, Bishop Luers High School is working with Barnes & Noble Booksellers to host a Bookfair for their family, friends and supporters. Barnes & Noble will donate a percentage of every sale made by Bishop Luers supporters with a special voucher throughout the day. Supporters can choose from all varieties of merchandise, or from a “wish listâ€? table of books selected by Bishop Luers Librarian Laura Sturm to donate directly to the school’s library. Luers supporters also can help the school by shopping at Barnes & Noble online at bn.com on Dec. 13. For more information, or to get donation vouchers, visit bishopluers.org or call Laura Sturm at Bishop Luers at (260) 456-1261, ext. 3011.
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Worshipers take part in a Christmas Eve candlelight service at Forest Park United Methodist Church. The 2015 service will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24. The service will include special music by the Chancel Choir and the Carillon Choir, and communion. The Rev. Kathie Jones, the new pastor, has chosen the theme of “Lightâ€? for the Advent season. Forest Park UMC is at 2100 Kentucky Ave., Fort Wayne. Concordia’s Christmas at the Embassy. Embassy Theatre, 125 E. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 4 p.m. $13 for adults and $7 for students and seniors. No reserved seats. Concordia Lutheran High School will present the 2015 event “Lo, How a Rose: A Prophecy FulďŹ lled.â€? The program will showcase the talents of the CLHS Music Department students including those from Central, Holy Cross, Suburban Bethlehem, Lutheran South Unity, Saint John Emmanuel-Decatur, and Saint Peter Lutheran schools. The concert will include both traditional and contemporary Christmas favorites. Tickets are on sale through the Embassy Box OfďŹ ce and through TicketMaster.
TUESDAY, DEC. 15 Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection’s “The Gift of Giving� luncheon. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $15.50, inclusive of luncheon. All women are invited. Reservations are due to Meridith by Dec. 8; call (260) 672-3414. Joni Wolf will tell the story of the Immanuel Quilt. Baby sitting is available. Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection is a ministry of Stonecraft Ministries.
THURSDAY, DEC. 24 Christmas Eve service. Saint Michael Lutheran Church, 2131 Getz Road, Fort Wayne. 5, 7 and 11 p.m. For details visit stmfw.org or call (260) 432-2033.
FRIDAY, DEC. 25 Christmas Day service. Saint Michael Lutheran Church, 231 Getz Road, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m. For details visit stmfw.org or call (260) 432-2033.
AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DONATION OPPORTUNITIES To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call (800) 733-2767. Blood donation opportunities in Allen County: • Saturday, Dec. 5, 7:15-10:45 a.m. Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, Suite 107. • Saturday, Dec. 5, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E. California Road. • Sunday, Dec. 6, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saint Joseph Catholic Church, 11337 Old U.S. 27 South, Fort Wayne. • Monday, Dec. 7, 2-8 p.m. Christian Community Center of Harlan, 12616 Spencerville Road, Harlan. • Monday, Dec. 7, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E. California Road. • Monday, Dec. 7, 1:15-5:15 p.m. Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, Suite 107. • Tuesday, Dec. 8, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E. California Road. • Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1-4 p.m. Granite City Food & Brewery, 3809 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne. • Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1:15-5:15 p.m. Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, Suite 107 • Wednesay, Dec. 9, 7:15-10:45 a.m. Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, Suite 107. • Wednesday, Dec. 9, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. PNC Building, 110 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne, Suite 2400. • Wednesday, Dec. 9, noon-6 p.m. Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E. California Road. • Thursday, Dec. 10, noon-6 p.m. Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E. California Road. • Thursday, Dec. 10, 1:15-5:15 p.m. Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, Suite 107. • Friday, Dec. 11, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E. California Road. • Saturday, Dec. 12, 7:15-10:45 a.m., Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, Suite 107. • Saturday, Dec. 12, 8 a.m.-noon. Concordia Lutheran Church, 4245 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne. • Saturday, Dec. 12, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E. California Road, Fort Wayne. • Monday, Dec. 14, 4:30-6:30 p.m. American Legion Post 409, 14133 Indiana 1, Leo-Cedarville. • Monday, Dec. 14, 6 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E. California Road. • Monday, Dec. 14, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Bethesda Lutheran Communities, 3948 New Vision Drive, Fort Wayne. • Monday, Dec. 14, 12:30-7 p.m. Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E. California Road. • Monday, Dec. 14, 1:15-5:15 p.m. Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, Suite 107. • Tuesday, Dec. 15, 7-11 a.m. Saint Joseph Hospital, 700 Broadway, Fort Wayne. • Tuesday, Dec. 15, 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E. California Road. • Tuesday, Dec. 15, 9-11 a.m. Hylant Group, 6714 Point Inverness Way, Fort Wayne, Suite 1. • Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1-3:30 p.m. Petroleum Traders, 7120 Pointe Inverness Way, Fort Wayne. • Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1:15-5:15 p.m. Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, Suite 107.
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