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The Huntertown Lions Club pitched in to help Boomerang Backpacks provide weekend meals for students at Huntertown Elementary School. They will pitch in again to fry fish at Huntertown Heritage Days. They’ve been helping the town all summer, for many summers, and they intend to keep pitching in for many years to come. More than 1,300 youngsters play baseball in the Lions’ leagues. Almost 500 play soccer; Bobby Ables coordinates that program. They crowd the fields six nights a week at the Lions’ field adjacent to Huntertown Elementary School. Ken Krauter, who recently handed off the club president’s gavel to Bob Fromme, said the club also supports the Burn Center at Saint Joseph Hospital, the Indiana School for the Blind, and other health initiatives. He said it’s all possible because of volunteers such
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Howard Gudakunst, from left, Jonathan Bragg and Jerry Betley help the Huntertown Lions Club batter fish for a June 20 fundraiser for Boomerang Backpacks.
as Barb Wagner, the club’s second vice president. “Barbie’s really good. She takes care of our concession stand — she’s like the concession stand guru,” Krauter said. “Without her this club wouldn’t make the money that it does. I’m
proud of her and several members who have done an outstanding job.” “We work very hard,” Wagner said, as she welcomed the public to a June 20 fundraiser at the park pavilion. She was one of more than a dozen volunteers who arrived
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Ernie Young gets a haircut from his nephew, Mark Young, who will move to a new shop within White Swan Plaza when the 50-year-old shop is razed.
Barber counts on loyalty after move within plaza Mark Young guides the trimmers and does the listening while his clients do the talking.
A red-and-white pole spins outside the Lima Road storefront, which has been home to White Swan Barber Shop for more than five decades. That changes in
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more than an hour before the Lions started serving their trademark fried fish and pork tenderloins. “I love the ballpark. It’s my passion,” she said. Her six children played in the summer leagues there. See LIONS, Page A5
Mike Clendenen’s first goal in running is about as obsolete as his first pair of running shoes. “I’ve been running about nine years,” said the New Haven Parks superintendent. “When I first started out I did it to lower my cholesterol, and I went to a big-box store and bought a quote-unquote pair of running shoes for about $45, and I thought there was nothing to this.” His quest for more scientific footwear soon led him to Three Rivers Running Co., 4039 N. Clinton St. “I was familiar with the manager,” he said. “They fitted me with a pair of shoes and for the most part I’ve been running pain-free ever since.” Like hundreds of other athletes, Clendenen is chasing his own fitness goals toward the Fort4Fitness Fall Festival, Sept. 26 and 27 in downtown Fort Wayne. Sporting goods stores such as Three Rivers
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are helping the runners to train. “When I first started running, I could run about three miles, and I thought ‘That didn’t kill me,’ ” Clendenen said. After about six months he decided to take on a 10k — the River City Rat Race. Then he began to consider the Fort4Fitness half-marathon. “I tried it and got hooked, and I’ve been running it ever since,” he said. “Last year I had some back issues and wasn’t See PACE, Page A12
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BARBER from Page A1 customers follow. The new address nearer Lima Road might draw more attention from the roadway. But Young’s trade is in loyalty business, the kind he has been building for just over a year since he moved from Village Barber Shop, a couple blocks south. It’s the kind of trade that was built by Lane Inman, who joined the White Swan shop in 1975 and sold it to Young in 2013. It’s the kind of loyalty that Inman’s uncle Dale Inman started building up at that location in about 1962. Young will get help with his move. Hanning & Bean also manages his new location about 200 feet to the north. “They’ve been pretty good with working with me on that,� Young said, measuring his words and keeping his eyes on his work. About 15 percent to 20 percent of the shopping center’s 73,000 square
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The barber pole at White Swan Barber Shop will make the move to the new shop.
feet will be demolished to expand the power lines that cut through the development. At least three other businesses will be displaced, and might be relocated within the plaza. Young learned about the move via a certiďŹ ed letter, which he received about
six weeks before the new lease takes effect on Aug. 1. “It’s been short notice,� he said. “They said the power company bought this out through eminent domain for a power easement.� Those few weeks are allowing Young at least one more chance to tell his
customers about the move. Some customers return every couple weeks. “Most of them are on a four- to ďŹ ve-week schedule,â€? he said. At least one customer vows that he will follow Young around the corner to Cremer Drive. “I’ll vouch
for him,� said Ernie Young, the barber’s uncle, during his own haircut early one Friday morning. Ernie gets a rather conventional, businessman’s haircut, just as he did at White Swan for “quite a few years before Mark took over.� Before that, he visited other shops around town. “It’s not as common as it used to be,� he said. “You used to have barbershops everywhere.� Stories hang in the air to match the photos that hang on the wall. Mark Young graduated from barber college in 2009. Before he joined friends at Village Barber Shop, he kept a shop in Churubusco, where he still lives. “I’ve cut hair since ‘65,� said Lane Inman, who kept a shop in Ossian before buying his uncle’s shop in 1975. Dale Inman started his trade downtown, near Columbia and Barr streets, and moved to the Lima Road shop “in ‘62 or ‘63,� his nephew said. The Inmans completed the sale in 1975. “He stayed with me and worked for a while,� the nephew said. In all, Dale Inman built loyalty among customers for more than 60 years. He died in 2002, at age 91. Lane Inman stepped away from the trade because of family obligations. He hasn’t returned to the shop for a while; he has trimmers and a mirror at home. He said Young’s move to the “big, brighter spot� near the corner comes with a risk. “I hated this for Mark,
because there was an established business there, and he was trying to build his own business,â€? he said. “Any time you move a business, it’s not good,â€? he said. “But with the location he’s getting he’s going to have more exposure, with people coming down [Indiana] 3 on the north side. He’ll be able to put up a sign and everybody will know where he’s at, compared with the back of the shopping center.â€? “People don’t like a lot of change, but there was a big change a year ago when I left, and he’s had to build it back up.â€? “When you have a regular customer, they’re gonna go somewhere else when you’re not available, and they might like that new person,â€? he said. “Whenever you mention a business moving, people — especially old-timers — will think ‘that messes me up.’ People will think about themselves and not about the circumstances of the person moving.â€? For those who have trouble spotting Young’s new sign, the shop will be adjacent to Edward Jones ďŹ nancial advisers on the corner of Lima and Cremer. And a familiar, somewhat weathered, red-and-white pole will spin from the wall of a new address. Young doesn’t know its age, but he presumes it once belonged to Dale Inman, who set up the shop more than 50 years ago. “I’m moving that over there with me,â€? he said. “The same with the sign.â€?
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LIONS from Page A1 “I’m very proud of Huntertown,” she said. The June fish fry supported the community in a different way. Even more local schoolchildren will receive weekend meals this school year thanks to Boomerang Backpacks. Alison Bowersock coordinates the program on behalf of the Huntertown Elementary PTO. She said approximately 20 percent to 30 percent of the elementary families are eligible for free or reduced price school lunches, and so qualify for the supplemental nutrition program. “We supply them with a packed lunch and two breakfast items,” she said. “It gives them an extra meal that they may not be lucky enough to have. We send a letter out to everyone in the school, and they return it with a yes or a no, and we compile a list. We keep it as anonymous as possible. We drop if off at the teachers’ classrooms and they know who’s on their list, and they give it to them, and then the kids take it home.”
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“The more money we raise the more items we’ll be able to put in their backpacks,” she said. Mark Cockroft, formerly of Huntertown and now of Angola, coordinates Boomerang Backpacks, which serves about 2,900 students in 20 schools in northeast Indiana. Cockroft attended the Huntertown fundraiser. He said students return the backpacks to the school on Monday mornings, “thus the name Boomerang Backpacks.” “It’s not going to feed them for the entire weekend. It’s to help supplement whatever they might have available at home,” he said. Bowersock welcomes questions or offers of support for Boomerang Backpacks at the5socks@ yahoo.com. Even as volunteers and guests supported one fundraiser, it was baseball as usual on the adjacent diamonds. Phil Ginder has been supporting the youth league since 1978. “We first moved here and somebody asked me to join the Lions Club and I had no
idea what the Lions did,” he said. “And he started naming some things, and he got to ‘We run the youth program in Huntertown,’ and I said ‘Sign me up.’ And I’ve been a Lion ever since.” His children played their last Huntertown seasons years ago. Ginder said he’s still committed to the leagues. “There are kids in this area who need a baseball program, a softball program. That’s why I do it. And I hope someday — this is my ultimate goal — I hope some kid out there grows up and starts running a program for other little kids, so it can continue.” “I’m really proud of our club because we are really active,” he said. “We have small numbers of members, but we have an active group. By the time we do soccer in the spring and fall, and baseball all spring and summer, it’s a busy time. Just the popcorn stand operates for about seven weeks, six days a week, and that’s a lot of volunteers.” Brian McComb played baseball for Ginder in about 1985. Today,
McComb coaches at Huntertown and is helping establish a program at LaOtto. “He was fun to play for and real respectful of all the kids,” McComb recalled. “I was never really a big baseball fan, but he inspired me to play baseball. Now I’m back, coaching my son.” Krauter hopes for a similar succession of volunteers among the general membership. “We definitely need more members. There’s no doubt about it,” Krauter said. “We’re fighting a problem with the young families. They have two people, both working, both running with children, going helter skelter, and they don’t seem to have time to donate a little time for the service organizations. And it’s a problem, because if we don’t get young people to step up to the plate, what’s going to happen to the Lions five, ten years from now?” “We have had people step up. Their children are grown, and they have some free time,” he said. “We’re not asking for a lot of time. We’re talking a service project during the month, a couple or three or four hours, some time attending meetings so they know what’s going on.” Whitney DeHaven has done exactly that, joining the club about a year ago. She helped Barb Wagner — “the concession stand guru” — take money at the
June 20 fish fry. “No, it’s not easy,”she said. “Barb will someday be my mother-in-law, and she asked Gary and I to join. My kids are 22 and 20, so I’ve got lots of extra time. So I thought what better thing to do than to help the community that I’ll be a part of and help the community here at Huntertown.” The Lions Club meets at 6:45 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Huntertown United Methodist Church, 16021 Lima Road. The board of directors continue meeting through the summer. General membership meetings
resume Sept. 9. Krauter, who is also the Lions’ district vice governor, said anyone interested in joining or who has questions may email him at kennethkrauter@comcast.net. There is work for all, he said. “Because of the type of activities that we perform, the people whose lives we touch, it’s just amazing the amount of work we put out.” Ginder, the baseball coordinator, said people can find time to do what’s really important to them. “My theory in life is you have to want to do something, and then you get to do it,” he said.
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Phil Ginder has been serving the Huntertown Lions youth program since 1978. He said the club has a small but active membership.
Jim Sprandel of Kendallville was the KPC staff choice winner for KPC’s May Photo Contest. JIM SPRANDEL OF KENDALLVILLE
This is a picture I got by my house of the sunset on Witmer Lake.
Whitney Miller of Wolcottville is the people’s choice winner for KPC’s May Photo Contest. WHITNEY MILLER OF HWOLCOTTVILLE
Their photos also will appear online at www.kpcnews.com/photocontest. Photos must be received by the 28th day of each month to be eligible for that month’s contest. Please provide a brief statement about the photo, where it was taken, name, address and phone number of the photographer. No studio photos allowed. For a full set of rules go to kpcnews.com, click more, go to photo contest.
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More FWCS students to receive free lunches The Fort Wayne Community Schools will provide meals at no cost to elementary and middle school students beginning this school year. The School Board approved the plan June 9. While families will no longer need to submit an application for free
or reduced-price meals, they will need to apply for free textbooks, if eligible. Information on this process will be sent to families in July. “We believe this will be a great beneďŹ t for our students and their families,â€? Superintendent Wendy Robinson said.
Students in elementary and middle schools, and all students at Ward Education Center, will be able to eat breakfast and lunch at no cost daily. A la carte items will still be available for purchase at the middle schools, and students may continue to buy extra milk through
their prepaid meal account or with cash. The new beneďŹ t is available to families as part of the Community Eligibility Provision offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the National School Lunch Program. FWCS is eligible to
participate because more than 40 percent of students are directly certiďŹ ed by the state for beneďŹ ts, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Because high school participation in the school lunch
program is lower than in elementary and middle schools, it is not currently ďŹ nancially feasible to offer meals at no cost to high school students, the district said in a news release. FWCS will re-evaluate this decision at the end of the 2014-15 school year.
Kindergarten Countdown almost triples count United Way of Allen County kicked off Kindergarten Countdown on July 9, with East Allen County Schools, Fort Wayne Community Schools and Community Transportation Network. Kindergarten Countdown is designed to help children prepare for school in the fall. The four-week program expanded from four classrooms to eight and from 55 students last
year to 160 students this year. This is the second year for the program. FWCS has two classrooms at FairďŹ eld Elementary, and one classroom each at Adams Elementary, Brentwood Elementary, Lindley Elementary and Waynedale Elementary. EACS has two Kindergarten Countdown classrooms at Southwick Elementary.
At-risk students — those with little or no early childhood learning experience or who are limited English speakers — were identiďŹ ed by the schools during kindergarten orientation in April and invited to participate in the program at no cost to the families. Community Transportation Network provides transportation for EACS students. FWCS will provide meals
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Fort Wayne to start school earlier beginning in 2015 Fort Wayne Community Schools has adopted a new school year schedule that will allow ďŹ rst semester to end before winter break and the school year to end before the end of May and sometimes before Memorial Day, barring weather cancellations. The changes will go into effect with the 2015-16 school year. The calendar for the 2014-15 school year has not been changed; the school year will begin on
Aug. 18, 2014, and end on June 2, 2015, barring weather cancellations. Beginning in 2015-16, the ďŹ rst day of the school year will move back one week to Aug. 11. To balance the number of days in each semester as evenly as possible and to end ďŹ rst semester before the winter break, the ďŹ rst day of the school year will be on a Tuesday. With the earlier start to the school year, the scheduled last day of school
for the year is Wednesday, May 25. Graduations have moved to the ďŹ rst weekend in June for the Class of 2016. “With the extreme weather we experienced this year, we knew it was time to adjust our calendar to ensure ďŹ rst semester ended before winter break,â€? Superintendent Wendy Robinson said. “During the 2013-14 school year, ďŹ nal exams for high school students and other end-of-semester
events were pushed back a week because of January’s snowstorms. With the semester ending a week later, it no longer was practical to have parent-teacher conference at the end of January because we had just started second semester. Adjusting our calendar will prevent this from being an issue in the future.� The calendar also adds a third reserve makeup day in most years. The new day comes at the end of the
third quarter in March. In 2015-16, the new reserve makeup day is scheduled for March 11 with two additional makeup days in May. If state testing conicts with the schedule, the dates for the makeup days will be adjusted. The calendar remains exible in using holidays and other days as makeup days, if necessary. “This winter has reminded us that sometimes there are circumstances that
are beyond our control, and we need to be adaptable to make sure we continue to provide the best education possible for our students,� Robinson said. “We know students will adjust quickly to this new schedule and appreciate the efforts of parents and staff to make a smooth transition.� The calendars from 2015-16 through 2019-20 are posted on the FWCS website at fortwayneschools.org/calendar.php.
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Three stores to give backpacks Three area locations of The Cellular Connection will give away backpacks and school supplies as part of a national campaign. More than 350 partici-
pating TCC stores across the United States invite families to bring their children to the stores between noon and 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, to pick up a back-
pack ďŹ lled with pencils, paper, a pencil box, folders, glue and more. One backpack per child present will be given away on a ďŹ rstcome, ďŹ rst-served basis while supplies last. The participating stores in Fort Wayne are at 10132 Maysville Road; 5956 Stellhorn Road, Suite C; and 6404 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite A. Each participating TCC store will donate between 75 and 300 backpacks. All leftover backpacks will be donated to local schools. The Cellular Connection, a Verizon premium wireless retailer, will donate 100,000 backpacks nationwide through its School Rocks Backpack Giveaway. Last year, the company donated 60,000 backpacks. In 2013, the National Retail Federation predicted the average person with children in grades K-12 would spend $86 on school supplies.
Two schools add Early College Fort Wayne Community Schools will offer the Early College program at North Side and Wayne high schools beginning in the 2014-15 school year. FWCS will partner with Vincennes University for the program at North Side and Ivy Tech Community College for the program at Wayne. The Early College program allows students starting in their freshman year to experience
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Grant to reduce pollution from FWCS buses Fort Wayne Community Schools’ buses will emit fewer pollutants after a $314,108 grant from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management paid for the installation of diesel particulate filters on 24 older model buses and the equipment to clean the filters as needed. Each day, FWCS buses transport about two-thirds of
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them to last longer. “This grant gives us the ability to further clean up our fleet and keep it clean for years to come,” Transportation Director Gary Lake said before his retirement this summer. “We appreciate the work of our vendors, Cummins Crosspoint and Selking International, to complete this project.”
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Donna, Leo Martin to lead Monroeville parade Leo and Donna (Feasby) Martin will serve as marshals of the parade at this year’s Monroeville Harvest Festival. The parade steps off at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, in downtown Monroeville. The festival runs Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 14-16. For a full schedule, visit monroevillein.com. In a news release, the
festival committee said the Martins can be seen all over town supporting community, school and church events. The festival committee announced two major changes to the 2014 festival, in Monroeville Community Park, 421 Monroe St. Free parking is available on the east side of the park, along Indiana 101 South. A Tough Trucks compe-
tition is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, in the community park arena. The event started several years ago as a prelude to the Friday night demolition derby, but has grown into having its own night. Trucks, built from stock vehicles, cross an obstacle course as drivers compete for the fastest time and cash prizes. Admission is $5 for ages 6 and over, free for
ages 5 and under. The demolition derby will run Friday and Saturday nights, Aug. 15 and 16, in the town park arena. Action begins at 7:30 p.m. each evening. Admission is $7 for ages 6 and up, with ages 5 and under admitted free. Proceeds benefit the Monroeville Volunteer Fire Department and EMS. New to the festival for
2014 is the Cardboard Cup boat race, sponsored by Cornerstone Youth Center, in the Monroeville Community Park pond, on Saturday, Aug. 16. Registration begins at noon. The entry fee is $10 per team. Children ages 6-10 will race at 1 p.m., ages 10-18 at 1:30 p.m., ages 18 and older at 2 p.m. and all ages at 2:30 p.m. Winners and secondplace finishers will receive cash prizes. Other prizes include “epic shipwreck” and “best overall theme.” Costumes are encouraged, and good sportsmanship is a must. Each participant must be able to swim and provide their own life jacket. Participants should design and build a boat to be manually propelled by two people and able to complete a short pond course. Oars can be made out of any material. The entire boat must be constructed using corrugated cardboard, duct tape, glue and paint (no water-sealant paint). All other materials are prohibited. Examples of excluded materials include fiberglass, wood, rubber, shrink wrap, caulking, epoxies and waterproof sealants. Sailors may register online at cornerstoneyc. org. For more information, call Mellissa Depew at 623-3972. The Martins, this year’s parade marshals, have been visible in Monroeville for decades. Donna Martin was a
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Kim Haweit didn’t want just another coffee shop. So her Java Mama offers a chance for mothers to meet with friends or tap into WiFi while children enjoy a supervised play area. The cafe menu features specialty paninis and cheesecake. The coffee, especially, had to be special. So Haweit trained with Crazy Sisters Coffee Roasters of Fort Wayne for three months before opening her own shop at 5916 Covington Road. “We’ve had a lot of really good feedback from everyone who comes in, and I’ve been happy with the other local businesses that are coming here for lunch,� Haweit said. Haweit still buys her coffee from Crazy Sisters, where Cheryl Fry said she was glad to help. “We’re good coffee educators with our customers,� Fry said. “Anyone starting out, we’ll help them get started with
coffee, and equipment sometimes.� “I told her I wanted her coffee. It’s great,� Haweit said. “I place my order Monday, they roast Tuesday, and I receive beans on Thursday, so I get really fresh beans every week.� Haweit said the cinnamon latte is her personal favorite coffee drink. Caramel cream and vanilla mocha are popular. “And then we do paninis, kids meals, salads, Purple Mountain cheesecake and carrot cakes,� she said. “The one I like best is the barbecue chicken panini. We call them monster paninis because they’re really big.� “People think we just have coffee, but we have really good sandwiches, too,� Haweit said. Choose from sundried tomato, wheat or sourdough bread. “It’s a coffee shop for everybody,� she said. “It’s a kid-friendly coffee shop so we have a supervised play area for children 6 and under. So moms can come
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able to participate,” he said. “I was disappointed in breaking my string of half-marathons.” “I’m slowly ramping my miles back up, and I hope to be in this year’s [race],” he said. Clendenen also serves on the board of the Fort Wayne Track Club, which assists with pace groups at Fort4Fitness. He said someone will hold up a sign, and runners with similar goals will keep pace with one another. That helped him to set
his personal best time in a half-marathon. Now he hopes to return and to help others reach their goals, too. “If you have a reasonable goal you want to gain, that pace group can be very helpful,” he said. “I’m looking to do my first full marathon next year and I’m looking for a pace group.” During his off year, he volunteered as a course marshal. He made sure runners followed the course, and he cheered them on. “That’s just one of the volunteer opportunities,” he said.
The Fort4Fitness just keeps growing and growing, he said. “It’s a great marathon for the community, and the half-marathon just keeps getting more popular.” Clendenen has applied his enthusiasm for running through the New Haven Parks Department. “We have four running events through the parks, and being a runner I work with the local high schools, promoting that as a lifestyle,” he said. The New Haven summer race series hits full stride with a 10k on Aug. 2. For a list of dozens of other northeast Indiana races continuing into December, visit fwtc.org. Fort4Fitness launched training for the kids marathon recently at the Ash Centre, and plans six free pep rallies in advance of the Sept. 26 Fort4Fitness Kids Marathon Final Mile at Parkview Field. For details and early registration
discounts, visit fort4fitness. org. Brad Kimmel is the executive director of Fort4Fitness. “It just keeps expanding. We had over 12,000 people last year,” he said. “We’re trying to create some excitement toward healthy living.” “We have activities that focus on kids, seniors and families,” he said. “We’re in our seventh year of the fall event, and almost annually we’re adding something else to what the organization is offering.” “We’re really blessed to have the Ash Centre open up their indoor activities as well as their outside facilities,” he said. “It’s an inexpensive way to spend time together and look at fitness in a fun atmosphere.” Three Rivers Running Co. continues its Fort4Fitness training program with weekly long runs or special events. Certified coach Mike Else also instructs workouts at 6 p.m. each Tuesday night at the Woodside Middle School track, and Saturday morning runs at city parks. For a full list of races, program details,
and enrollment information, visit 3riversrunning.com. The Saturday runs generate self-motivation, Else said. “There’s no set pace or distance. But we try to match them up with someone with a similar distance and similar pace.” Call Else at 496-8000. Kimmel said 45 charities use Fort4Fitness for exposure for their organizations. Other groups assist in training, he said, listing Three Rivers Running Co., Fleet Feet Sports, and Human Motor Works. Kevin Croy owns Fleet Feet Sports, in the Village at Coventry. Training is available for experienced runners. There is a separate adults group called the Couch to 5K program, and a children’s group. For details or enrollment, call 432-3270. Maggie Croy, Kevin’s daughter, teaches the free Mini Milers program for ages 6-12 each Tuesday. “I typically take them out for a warmup run. We focus on something different every week,” she said. “There’s no registration. It’s a free program. Just call us.” Kevin Croy said the love of running will ensure
a path to fitness over a lifetime. “There are team sports,” Croy said in an interview. “But when I was a kid you signed up for football and you got to go in,” he said, adding that today’s larger schools no longer can guarantee that everyone who suits up gets to participate. Individual running provides that guarantee, he said. “It’s something you can carry into adulthood and something you can do on your own.” Human Motor Works serves clients from Covington Plaza. Sales manager Tyler Smith said he works with many people who will participate in one of the distances at Fort4Fitness. “We have a wide variety of people, from those who do a 7-minute mile to those who do the run/walk,” Smith said. Meetings will continue through the summer. There is no charge. “We’re just promoting healthy lifestyle and healthy activity in the city,” Smith said. Call him at 203-4005 “If we can work together, the community’s stronger,” said Kimmel, the Fort4Fitness director.
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Educators to be honored Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly is accepting nominations for the 2014 Education Awards, recognizing outstanding teachers in northeast Indiana. Deadline for submissions is Aug. 31. Nominations may be submitted online at FWBusiness.com, under events. The categories are: Emerging Star — Awarded to an outstanding educator with less than 10 years of classroom experience. Leadership — Awarded to an outstanding educator with 10 to 20 years of classroom experience. Lifetime Achievement — Awarded to an outstanding educator with more than 20 years of classroom experience. Early Childhood — Awarded to an outstanding pre-primary teacher. Music/Art — Awarded to an outstanding teacher of the arts, including art, dance, music and theatre. Mathematics — Awarded to an outstanding mathematics teacher. Science — Awarded to an outstanding science teacher, including physics, chemistry and biology. Social Studies — Awarded to an outstanding social studies teacher, including geography, history and civics. Foreign Language — Awarded to an outstanding foreign language teacher. Language Arts —
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$10,000 grant beneďŹ ts Centering Pregnancy The March of Dimes Indiana Chapter has awarded a $10,000 grant to Parkview Hospital Foundation to support Centering Pregnancy, a program of Parkview Women’s and Children’s Hospital. The program will be located at Parkview Hospital Randallia and is aimed at improving
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(ALLEN COUNTY) The nationwide credit crisis may have turned “the American dream” into an extended nightmare for many Indiana home buyers and sellers. Banks and mortgage lenders (who are not going out of business) have tightened up their lending requirements to the point where many home buyers today can no longer qualify for a mortgage. Record foreclosures, rising unemployment, losses in the financial markets and the current credit crunch have not only reduced the number of buyers who can buy but have also increased the number of houses that sellers need to sell. Prices are under pressure as home sellers lower their asking price to attract a buyer, and as lenders resell their foreclosed homes below market value. And it’s turning into a vicious cycle -- as many buyers need to sell their current home first -- and many sellers (unless they plan to rent) need new financing to get into their next home. As a result, a sea of real estate agents, mortgage brokers and home builders are going out of business. These professionals are in the business of serving buyers and sellers. But that’s hard to do with the credit crisis when the entire real estate industry traditionally relies on mortgage lending to finance buyers and get houses sold. What can homeowners do to sell their homes? How can buyers get financing if they can’t meet the tougher lending criteria on credit scores, income verification, down payment amounts and debt ratios?
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.”
Mike says it’s normal for people to think
they must be desperate before calling him to buy their house. “It’s a very common misconception. But until I look at a house and do some research, I won’t know my game plan for the property or what I can offer. But after a single visit to the property and meeting with the homeowners I can let them know exactly what I can do. My offer is good for 7 days and it’s only at that point, with my offer on the table, that a seller can decide if I’m going to become their buyer.” In fact, price is not an issue for MacDonald. As an investor, what’s important to him is the determination of what income the property can produce. “It’s easy to determine. I also do an appraisal and look at the recent comparable sales. Then I do whatever I can to offer a seller up to full price today -- or about what they might net sometime in the future pursuing a more conventional route. What I can pay depends on the condition, location and financing options available for that type of property. It only takes about 10 minutes to prescreen a property over the phone and to set an appointment. We typically buy 1 out of every 4 properties we see. In fact, for about half of those I have purchased, the seller pursued their other options and then came to realize that my offer was the best all along.” MacDonald believes the three biggest reasons a house doesn’t sell are: 1) it is overpriced, 2) it is poorly marketed, or 3) it is not fixed up to show well. “I can pay a fair price on a home that needs work. I might even plan to increase the value or marketability by adding a bedroom or bath, finishing a basement or installing a new heating system. Brand new carpet and paint will go a long way to attract a qualified buyer. But I understand that many sellers don’t have the time, inclination or money to remodel a house... just to get it sold. We solve that problem for sellers.” Overpricing a home could be the biggest mistake. Listing agents sometimes suggest (or a seller might decide) to ask for a higher price than needed. This might be to test the market or leave wiggle room to negotiate. However, this can backfire if the seller wants (or needs) a quick sale, or when the “days on the market” stacks up causing buyers to wonder what’s wrong with the property. Another misconception about how Mike MacDonald buys houses is the idea that he’s probably looking for sellers in financial distress. “Look, when a seller is out of time or out of options, then I’m usually their best solution -- if their property is not over-financed. But most people headed for foreclosure are either overleveraged or actually looking to save their house. If I buy the house the seller must move. They really need to get into a more affordable home... but sometimes I can help by swapping properties.” MacDonald warns about companies and real estate investors who target distressed homeowners. “Recent laws have been passed in Indiana that apply to any business and investor who targets people in foreclosure. Be cautious, do your research and perhaps seek legal advice when anyone wants to charge you an upfront fee for helping to get your loan modified, or... if they’re promising to lease the home back to you. That rarely works out like the borrower expects and can lead to accusations of fraud. Perhaps rightly so.” What does a real estate investor like Mike MacDonald do with the houses he
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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Victims of abuse walk a few blocks or drive for hours to reach 1610 Spy Run Ave. There, the YWCA Northeast Indiana coordinates shelter at a separate location. The YWCA also does much more. “We’ve been around a long time and we do good things,” said Barb Phillips, board chairwoman. “We are more than an antiviolence center and crisis center. We have programs on diversity. We have Eyes Wide Open in the schools, helping them build healthy relationships.” Phillips spoke at a garden party that had been arranged to make the YWCA more visible in the community. “We try to do this quarterly. This is our first evening event,” she said. “We’ve also had breakfasts, to talk with some of our constituents about our programs.” Jennifer Rohlf doesn’t wait for society’s emotionally injured to arrive at the YMCA. The community education coordinator takes
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Jennifer Rohlf takes the YWCA’s message about empowering women to schools in six northeast Indiana counties. To reach the YWCA’S confidential 24-hour crisis line, call (800) 441-4073.
her message of healthy relationships to the schools of Allen, Wells, Huntington, Whitley, Noble and DeKalb counties. Last school year, her programs reached more than 4,000 students. “Sometimes some of the youth have never experi-
enced healthy relationships, in their families or in their dating,” she said. Cyberbullying programs teach children in elementary and middle schools how to use the Internet and technology safely, and what to do if they observe cyberbullying. “There has
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The crowd that enjoys the summer bounty at the Leo-Cedarville Farmer’s Market might also admire the involvement of The Cedars retirement community. The Cedars residents grow the produce and bake the pastries that they bring to Riverside Gardens each Tuesday. They take in china plates to hold the cakes and cookies. They collect china cups that they convert into bird feeders. Residents staff the booths, answer questions and accept the money. That’s what the public sees. Jackie Hoopfer sees another side of that coin. Hoopfer works with The Cedars residents who plant the crops and build the bird feeders. On market days, she joins them a mile away at the park and serves as a “horticultural therapist” for the day. “It’s really lovely just being out in the community,” she said. “And now with the addition of the children’s park, it’s a whole new dimension. It’s fun for
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Jackie Hoopfer shows bird feeders that The Cedars residents crafted from donated tea cups.
the residents to see the kids being kids.” Often, Hoopfer said, families who bring their children to visit retirement communities will remind the children to be quiet. Residents see children in another setting among the new water jets and in the surrounding playground. “You’re hearing kids laughing and playing. They’re having a ball,” Hoopfer said. “And that
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year at Homestead High School, is a counselor at the Ligety-Weibrecht ski camp. He is recovering from a knee injury, which required surgery. The children of James and Mary Ellen Elizondo have placed well in national and international competitions and are working toward other opportunities. “I think they both still have a long-term goal of making the U.S. Ski Team,� James said. The family realizes that “those are long shots,� in James’ words. Still, the effort continues. Both Anya and Aiden look forward to skiiing in college. “It’s
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helps to sell the baked goods. “We get fresh air. It about blows us out of the place. It’s really a lot of fun.� All pastries that The Cedars group sells are baked at The Cedars. Everything is sold on assorted and ornate plates that served other families in other decades. “Some people will come back and bring back their plates,� Hoopfer said. “It’s a whole repurposing project.� The bird feeders made from teacups are another example of repurposing, Hoopfer said. Everyone has those cups in their attics, she said. “And some of these pieces are like 60 years old,� she said. The feeders attract smaller birds. “It’s adorable to see these little wrens sit on the edge of these teacups,� she said. “It makes people feel better about the whole thing. The packaging itself is not so expensive. That’s one reason I’ve been able to keep the cost down.
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about the service that we offer, so that you see little warning signs that cause you to ask a question. When you see something that’s not OK, it’s our responsibility as people to care about others and take care of them, even if they’re not our friend, they’re not our family member.” She said the YWCA’s 45-bed shelter for women and children will house anyone who is a victim of domestic violence or abuse. A separate facility is available to men. “And that is for anyone in our service area or even farther than that,” Rohlf said. “They’ve been driving for hours and hours and now they’re here at our shelter.” Offering refuge is just the first service. “We go into the community and work with victims, who need that ongoing support finding a job or going back to school,” Rohlf said.
Tracy Smith, the YWCA development director, appealed to board members, volunteers and visitors to alert others to the presence of abuse. “Unfortunately, there are still some people who still think it doesn’t happen here in little old Fort Wayne, but it does and it happens every day and every hour,” Smith said. “So we have a shelter that’s full right now. But more than that are the victims out there that we don’t even know about.” Speak up at sorority, PTA and church meetings, she said. Post fliers with emergency phone numbers. “You never know who will look at that flier and see,” Smith said. “They might never say a word to you. But they may write that number down and call us, and that’s what we’re here for.” The YWCA also offers Diversity Dialogues to explore subjects such as racism, LGBTQ issues,
and mental health. “These programs are about topics that are not part of the general population’s knowledge, Rohlf said. “We discuss them in a safe and nonjudgmental environment, without any anger, or condescending or attacking.” The Y works with immigrants, opening a computer lab and helping with housing, bank accounts, and “all sorts of things that might seem like second nature to us,” Rohlf said, adding that the immigrants are finding their bearings in “a whole new culture.” In the past year, 15 of the assisted individuals received their citizenship, and 18 became employed. “That is a lot of progress,” Rohlf said. “It has allowed those people to make that better life for themselves.” For more information about YWCA programs and notices of future openhouse events, visit ywca. org/NEIN.
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What’s ahead for YWCA Northeast Indiana Ongoing activities at the YWCA Northeast Indiana. For more information about YWCA programs and notices of future openhouse events, visit ywca. org/NEIN. Weekly Empowerment Support Group. For women of domestic violence. Childcare is provided. For more information, contact YWCA Northeast Indiana at 424-4908, ext. 260. Tuesday, Aug. 26. Women’s Equality Day. The observance of Women’s Equality Day not only commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, but also calls attention to women’s continuing efforts toward full equality. There will be multiple Women’s Equality Day programs, displays, and other activities in the community. For more information on
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Dan Heath and the Paradise Band will perform from 7-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, at Riverside Gardens in Leo-Cedarville. The concert marks the close of the fourth season of the town’s free summer music series. Crowds gather at the pavilion on the east bank of the St. Joseph River. Donations
are accepted to help to offset expenses. “People bring their own lawn chairs and blankets,” Terry Jo Lightfoot, a park board member, said in an email. “We have a variety of musical groups: light rock, gospel, barbershop and many other styles.” Heath’s seven-piece ensemble has been performing
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Taste of the Arts. Saturday, Aug. 23, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St. Free. An arts and food festival featuring nine performance stages in downtown Fort Wayne, an art marketplace, hands-on activities and more than 30 local restaurant vendors. For details, visit tasteofartsfortwayne.org. Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown. Sunday, Sept. 7, noon-5 p.m. Visit 12 Fort Wayne museums and attractions for free. For details, visit visitfortwayne.com. Fort Wayne Regional Maker Faire. Headwaters Park East, Lincoln Pavilion. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13-14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sponsors are looking for attractions such as fun art cars, speakers, or quirky things that might be of interest to the public. Music will play, and food and workshops will be available. Visit makerfairefortwayne.com to register as a maker or a vendor or for more information. The deadline to register is Aug. 22. Johnny Appleseed Festival. Saturday, Sept. 20, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 21, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Archer Park, behind Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The 40th annual festival celebrates the pioneer spirit of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, who planted orchards in the frontier in the 1800s. Visit johnnyappleseedfest.com.
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SUMMER AT THE FOELLINGER THEATRE Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation presents nationally known and regional talent in paid concerts at Foellinger Theatre, 3411 Sherman Blvd. in Franke Park. For reserved tickets and information on same-day ticket sales, visit fortwayneparks.org. Styx. Saturday, Aug. 16, 8 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets must be
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MULTIPLE DATES / REGISTRATION / NOTICES 15th Annual Northern Gospel Singing Convention. Sunnycrest Baptist Family Life Center, 2172 W. Chapel Pike, Marion. Thursday, July 31, 5 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 1, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 2, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Evening tickets $12 at the door. Matinee tickets $10 at the door. For more information or advance tickets information, call 348-5164. Event features Alan Godsey & The Northmen of Fort Wayne, with more than 40 Christian music artists from across the U.S. Visit the-northmen.com.
“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St. Craig Humphrey directs the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre production. Based on the 1988 film, the musical centers on two con men living on the French Riviera. Tickets: $29 for adults, $25 for Sunday senior matinees, $17 for age 23 and under. Prices include ArtsTix Box office fees. Buy online at fwcivic.org or call 424-5220. Performances: Saturday, July 26, 8 p.m.; Sunday, July 27, 2 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 1, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 2, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 3, 2 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 8, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 9, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 10, 2 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous meetings. No weigh-ins, dues or fees. Call 704-0453 for local meeting information. “The Sound of Music.” Different Stages Theater at the New Huntington Theater, 528 N. Jefferson St., Huntington. Tickets $29 to $75. Friday, July 25, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 26, 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 28, 6 p.m. Get details or tickets at different-stages.com. Adult roles were filled through auditions in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. About 70 children from Fort Wayne, Huntington and northeast Indiana auditioned for the children’s roles. Also watch for “Moonlight and Magnolias,” Aug. 14-23, and “The Full Monty,” Nov. 11-22. Or call 454-0603. Visit the website for information on season tickets and gift certificates. GriefShare. New Haven United Methodist Church, 630 Lincoln Highway East, New Haven. Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. A new seminar begins Aug. 12 and continues through Nov. 4. Meetings are held in the church parlor. For more information, call Margie Williams, 749-9907, or the church office, 749-9565. Throughout the 13-week cycle of videos, discussions and journaling, participants gain insight into their personal journey through grief. Each session is self-contained, so members may enroll at any time. Get Checking workshops. Allen County Extension Office, 4001 Crescent Ave., on the IPFW Campus. Free and open to the public. The Purdue Cooperative Extension Service in Allen County continues to host the Get Checking workshops for the Bank On Fort Wayne initiative. This workshop is for clients and families who have never had checking or
savings accounts at a bank or credit union, mismanaged accounts at banks and credits unions so those accounts are now closed without committing fraud, or have accounts, but continue to still use predatory lenders. For further information, to register or to receive a registration form, contact Vickie Hadley at the Allen County Extension Service, at 481-6826 or by email at hadleyv@purdue.edu, visit the Home & Money page on the website at extension.purdue.edu/allen or visit the office. Advance registration by phone is preferred. Workshop topics include an introduction to the program as well as Choosing an Account Right for You; Managing Your Account; Keys to Successful Money Management and Credit. At the completion of the workshop, the participants will receive a certificate that will allow them to open an account at a participating bank or credit union. Workshop dates include: Aug. 4, 5-9 p.m.; Sept. 9, 1-5 p.m.; Oct. 14, 5-9 p.m.; Nov. 13, 1-5 p.m.; and Dec. 9, 5-9 p.m. Fall 2014 Master Gardener Volunteer Program. Allen County Extension Office, 4001 Crescent Ave. $125 program fee includes class material and a reference notebook. The Purdue University Master Gardener volunteer program helps gardeners grow by providing them with intensive training in horticultural principles. Participants, in turn, share their knowledge by providing volunteer leadership and service to their communities. In 2014, volunteer training sessions will begin Sept. 3 and conclude in early November. Training sessions will be conducted at the Allen County Extension Office, Wednesday evenings from 5:30-9 p.m., and Saturday mornings from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Weekly classes are separate teaching sessions, not repeats of the same session. To learn more about this volunteer program or to pick up an application, visit the Allen County Extension Office or call 481-6826 and press Option 3. Additional information and an application can be downloaded from extension.purdue.edu/allen. (Click on Home Yard and Garden). Vacation Bible School. Bethany United Methodist Church, 7715 Sunny Lane. July 27-31, 6-8 p.m. Children ages 3 to 10 are welcome to participate. The church asks that 3-year-olds be accompanied by a parent the entire
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FRANCINE’S FRIENDS MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY Appointments preferably should be scheduled prior to the date. For an appointment, call 483-1847 or (800) 727-8439, ext. 26540. Walk-in openings are available depending on schedule. The Breast Diagnostic Center performs the screening. For women who have insurance, they will bill the insurance company. If the patient does not have insurance but has the ability to pay, the BDC offers a reduced rate if paid the day of the screening. For women without insurance, a high deductible, or resources to pay, funding is available. A partial list of locations follows. For more dates and locations beyond the immediate Fort Wayne area, visit francinesfriends.org. All locations are in Fort Wayne unless otherwise noted. July 28: Wellspring Interfaith Social Service, 1316 Broadway. July 29: Towne House, 2209 St. Joe Center Road. Aug. 9: Pine Hills Church, 4704 Carroll Road. Aug. 18: Parkview Physicians Group – Family Practice, 1331 Minnich Road, New Haven. Aug. 23: Owen’s South, 1245 S. Jefferson St., Huntington. Aug. 25: Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 3506 Warsaw St. Aug. 26: Trend Setters Hair Design, 5723 St. Joe Road. Aug. 27: DeBrand Fine Chocolates, 10105 Auburn Park Drive. Aug. 28: Saint Peter’s Catholic Church, 518 E. DeWald St. Aug. 29: Parkview Physicians Group – Family Practice, 8911 Liberty Mills Road. Note: Francine’s Friends Mobile Mammography is a partnership between Francine’s Friends, Parkview Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Breast Diagnostic Center.
KIDNEY SMART HEALTH PROGRAMS Free to individuals identiďŹ ed with diabetes, hypertension or kidney disease. Physician referral not required. For details, registration, and dates of other regional programs, visit davita.com. Visit kidneysmart.org or call Rachel Gabet, RN, at 466-2959 to register. Approaching programs include: Tuesday, Aug. 5, noon-1:30 p.m., Huntington County Purdue Extension OfďŹ ce, 354 N. Jefferson St. Suite 202, Huntington. Thursday, Aug. 7, 1-2:30 p.m., Kidney Smart at Nephrology of Northern Indiana OfďŹ ce Building, 7910 W. Jefferson Blvd. Monday, Aug. 11, 5:30-7 p.m., Dupont Branch of the Allen County Public Library, 536 E. Dupont Road. Wednesday, Sept. 10, 5:30-7 p.m., Dupont Branch of the Allen County Public Library, 536 E. Dupont Road. Thursday, Sept. 11, 1-2:30 p.m., Kidney Smart at Nephrology of Northern Indiana OfďŹ ce Building, 7910 W. Jefferson Blvd. Thursday, Oct. 9, 1-2:30 p.m., Kidney Smart at Nephrology of Northern Indiana OfďŹ ce Building, 7910 W. Jefferson Blvd.
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TUESDAY, JULY 29 Little River Ramblers. Meet at Arrowhead Prairie, 8624 Aboite Road, Roanoke. 9-11 a.m. Free. Hike and explore the preserve’s interesting plants and wildlife. Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project. Contact info@ lrwp.org or 478-2515 for information.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 Ag Appreciation Day. Jefferson Township Park, 1720 S. Webster Road, New Haven. 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Breakfast will be provided by the Heritage and Woodlan FFA chapters. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-3rd, is scheduled to speak. Other speakers will discuss taxes and estate management, energy programs and market trends. Anyone interested in exhibiting or sponsoring should contact the New Haven Chamber of Commerce, 749-4484.\
FRIDAY, AUG. 1 Dan Heath and the Paradise Band. Riverside Gardens, 147601 Schwartz Road, Leo-Cedarville. 7-9 p.m. The concert marks the close of the fourth season of the town’s free summer music series. Donations are accepted to help to offset expenses. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Campus Life Golf Classic. Cherry Hill Golf Club, 6615 Wheelock Road. Registration and lunch at noon, shotgun start at 1 p.m., awards immediately following play. $75 per player, or $300 per team. Supports Youth for Christ programs at Woodlan and New Haven. The outing includes greens fees and cart for two, lunch and snacks on the course, low team and proximity awards, hole-in-one prizes, door prizes and participation gifts. To register, visit fwayfc.org, or call Youth for Christ for Northern Indiana at 484-4551, ext. 207.
SATURDAY, AUG. 2 Jerk League golf outing. Colonial Oaks Golf Course, 8218 Huguenard Road, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m. $65 per person or $260 for a team of four. To sign up, contact James Redmond at 413-0734 or jamesjredmond@yahoo.com. The Jerk League has chosen Turnstone as the charity to receive proceeds from the ďŹ fth annual charity golf outing, in memory of Fort Wayne Komets hall of famer and Jerk League founding father, Reggie Primeau. BeneďŹ t dinner, dance, silent auction. Navy Club Ship 245, 412 Broadway St., New Haven. The public is welcome. Food service 5-8 p.m., with Jimmy Ray’s Barbeque for $10 a plate. Entertainment 5-11 p.m., with music by Rock-N-Country. The fundraiser will help offset the medical expenses of
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SATURDAY, AUG. 9 Back-to-School Prayer Breakfast. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St. 9-10:30 a.m. Come and enjoy the fellowship and continental breakfast with others who care about students and teachers, and pray for them to have a positive, successful and safe school year. For further details, call 422-4681. Game night. Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road. 7 p.m. the second Saturday of each month. Thanks to a grant from the Lutheran Foundation, the church has new equipment for game night, including electronic gaming systems, a ping pong table, traditional board games and a karaoke system. Snacks are provided at no charge. Adult chaperones are members of Bethany for more than two years, have passed a background check, and will supervise the event. For more information, visit BethanyLC.org or call 747-0713. Elmhurst High School Class of ‘74 reunion. The Lantern, 4420 Ardmore Ave., Fort Wayne. Saturday, Aug. 9, 6-11 p.m. $25 per person includes buffet dinner, snacks and disc jockey. Cash bar will be available. RSVP by July 22 to Sam Parkison, 705-6666, sparkison6@frontier.com. Or, RSVP to Marta (Hinton) Zoller, 570-6849, Lady_z56@yahoo.com. Make checks payable to: Joe Heiny, 11231 Tall Oak Run, Fort Wayne, IN 46845.
SUNDAY, AUG. 10 Evening prayer. Trinity English Lutheran Church, 405 W. Wayne St. 4 p.m. Featuring Scripture, prayer, candlelight and silence. Led by the Rev. Gary Erdos, senior pastor. This meditative spoken service is open to all. Music in the Park. Schnelker Park, 956 Park Ave., New Haven. 3-4 p.m. Free. Bring a lawn chair and meet some friends for a relaxing, old-fashioned afternoon in the park. The New Haven Alumni Band will play favorites. Refreshments will be served. Neighborhood block party. Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road. 4-8 p.m. Free hot dogs and other food while supply lasts, karaoke, bingo and yard games. Call the church at 747-0713 for more information.
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SATURDAY, AUG. 23 Taste of the Arts. Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Free. An arts and food festival featuring nine performance stages in downtown Fort Wayne, an art marketplace, hands-on activities and more than 30 local restaurant vendors. For details, visit tasteofartsfortwayne.org. BOP Golf Scramble. Colonial Oaks Golf Club, 8212 Huguenard Road. 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. $60 per person, $240 per team. $10,000 in prizes. Includes 18 holes of golf, cart, snacks and non-alcoholic beverages on the course, a barbecue lunch, awards, a silent auction, and a hole-in-one challenge with a $10,000 cash prize. BeneďŹ ts the Northrop High School Big Orange Pride marching band. Register at bit.ly/BOPgolf.
FRIDAY, AUG. 22 Big Band Jazz. DeKalb Outdoor Theater, by the fairgrounds in Auburn. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Heartland and the Heartland Jazz Orchestra present “wholesome, American ’40s and ’50s music.� $10 general admission; student admission $5. Visit dekalboutdoortheater.org for directions.
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SATURDAY, SEPT. 6 Bishop Luers Alumni and Friends Golf Outing. Brookwood Golf Course, 10304 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. Shotgun start at 1 p.m. $75 per person includes greens fees, golf cart, range balls, six drink tickets and food. Registration and fees due by Sept. 3. Call the Bishop Luers High School Alumni OfďŹ ce, 456-1261, ext. 3040, or email Melissa Hire at mhire@ bishopluers.org, or Sarah Shank at sshank@bishopluers.org. Or register at bishopluers.org.
MONDAY, SEPT. 8 37th annual Allen County Youth for Christ Golf Classic. Sycamore Hills Golf Club, 11836 Covington Road. Morning and afternoon groups. $250 per person or $1,000 for a team of four. The special guest is Jeff Saturday, former Indianapolis Colts center. To register, visit fwayfc.org, or call Youth for Christ for Northern Indiana at 484-4551, ext. 207.
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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 27 23rd Excellence in Recycling Awards. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, The Blue Room, 4000 Parnell Ave. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $5 includes parking and lunch. RSVP by Aug. 18 to 449-7878 or info@ACastewatcher.org. The Allen County Solid Waste Management District again will honor nonproďŹ ts and commercial businesses in Allen County. Guest speaker Jaret Wieland, CEO of Transformations Furniture, will discuss how his family’s fourth-generation furniture-making business practices waste reduction while achieving economic success.
THURSDAY, AUG. 28 Everyone a Neighbor Day. First Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Wayne St. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. The church hosts downtown neighbors for games, lunch, clothing assistance and blood pressure testing. The outreach program is held the fourth Thursday of every month.
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SUNDAY, SEPT. 14 Music in the Park. Schnelker Park, 956 Park Ave., New Haven. 3-4 p.m. Free. Bring a lawn chair and meet some friends for a relaxing, old-fashioned afternoon in the park. The New Haven Alumni Band will play favorites. Refreshments will be served.
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This beautifully framed ready-to-hang 24x36 centerpiece is a print of one of the most famous works from Vincent van Gogh. It's one of the customframed Masterworks available now at the Highview Art Shop. Highview Art Shop is a new locally owned store providing ready-tohang art prints and creative services for homes and offices. We also buy and sell vintage Fort Wayne nostalgia items from Fort Wayne's Golden Era for customers who want to surround themselves with beautiful one-of-a-kind wall-display pieces that no one else will have. Also a great gift item!
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Swimming lessons open registration and evaluations. NACS Auditorium, 3903 Carroll Road. 6-7 p.m. Swimming lessons for the 2014 early fall session will run Monday and Wednesday evenings from Sept. 8-24, or Saturday mornings from Sept. 6-Oct. 11. Visit nacs.k12.in.us/natatorium for the complete schedule guide, or call 637-0340 for more information. Classes serve different ability levels and ages 3 to 15. Prices start at $45. The NACS Natatorium is located on the campus of Carroll High School.
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Weekdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Evenings and weekends by appointment
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