December 6-12, 2013 46814 13619 Ruffner Road From KAM Construction Inc. to Austin D. and Mary B. Halter $269,900 14908 Jasmine Key Court From Bart L. and Christy D. Burkhart to Gina McBride $230,000 14723 Buckthorn Court From George M. and Sheena L. Leugers to Brian J. Christophel and Jacqueline N. Monroe $159,000 13419 Liberty Mills Road From Jonee E. Beal to Jason N. and Tassica L. Yambor $155,000 2230 Tuscon Trail From Keith R. and Amanda I. Damer to Amy M. Archbold $293,900 130 Royal Crest Drive From Richard J. and Jill L. Brady to John C. and Deborah A. Rock $469,000 14120 Pendleton Mills Court From Jeffrey D. and Stacey A. Hudson to Michael R. and Jessica A. O’Donnell $354,900 11626 Indigo Drive From Fatemeh Esfandiarpour to Joy L. Bean $171,100 11430 Welsford Court From Wells Fargo Bank to Olio St. Partners LLC $128,000 10821 Summerhill Place From William and Sheryl A. Seelig to Lois A. and Frank L. Kaibel $167,500 7302 Tayside Trail From Dustin and Amanda Falk to Joseph Marana and Danica Drergsten $112,900 1417 Copper Beech Run From Joan M. Walsh to the Kathleen Verona Ozier Buszek living trust $224,000 12102 Hawkins Way From Britt G. and Denise C. Sather to Todd C. and Melyssa M. Stock $572,300 12136 Redding Drive From Paul E. and Rebecca J. Felten to Nathan C. and Julie M. Reusser $176,000
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838 Beal Brook Pass From Illinois Development LLC to Granite Ridge Builders Inc. $28,950
1588 White Coral Court From Oakmont Development Co. LLC to Buescher Construction Co. Inc. $69,000
13032 Coco Plum Court From Mike R. and Jessica A. O’Donnell to the revocable living trust of Judith L. Arkebauer $145,000
10418 Indian Ridge Drive From Norman D. Finch Jr. and Kimberly K. Finch to Suresha P. and Dominic Abeysekera $399,000
634 Union Station Drive From Granite Ridge Builders Inc. to Mechelle C. Bryant $132,532
2825 Grey Oaks Blvd. From Scott E. Crandall to Lakhwinder and Sonia Chauhan $417,500
14915 Sandstone Drive From Windsor Inc. to Eleonora P. Hartung $43,500
11710 Hemingway Bay From KAM Construction Inc. to Thomas R. Smith $288,900
5225 Sandy River Cove From Steven T. and Margaret K. McDonald to Jeffery W. and Karen K. Gard $275,000 3115 Greythorne Court From Stephen D. and Heather Regan to Dana and Eric Frappier $93,500 14723 Sandstone Drive From Oakmont Development Co. LLC to Buescher Construction Co. Inc. $50,400 14769 Sandstone Drive From Buescher Construction Co. Inc. to Murail M.R. Krishna and Neeraja Y. Krishna $52,900 2207 Cerreia Way From Michael J. and Christine R. Szachta to Nicholas A. and Jennifer M. Yack $272,000 723 Victoria Station Way From Granite Ridge Builders Inc. to Wendy M. Hoot $141,700 14411 Smugglers Notch From Andreana L. Hodgini and Dennis C. Uhrhammer to Chris and Pamela Fountain $910,000 1517 White Coral Court From Oakmont Development Co. LLC to Sharon R. Howard $64,400 15014 Blue Reef Drive From JL Seven LLC to Windsor Inc. $43,900 14630 Indian Creek Road From Verna C. Gerber to Shane and Margaret Replogle $447,000
46815 4921 Lake Ave. From HUD to Justin T. Boss $105,000 3924 Walden Run From Chris Huston to Tonya and Simmie Upchurch $115,000 8629 Maravilla Drive From Robert D. and Jeanna K. Wistelrath to John L. and Brenda S. Walter $190,000 6916 Forest Glen Court From Carla L. Kirchgassner and Jeanette E. Zinn to Jack A. and Traci L. McKee $99,700 5424 Vance Ave. From Patrick J. and Katherine E. Wing to Scott and Sara Romines $124,000 3426 Merrimack Place From Allen County sheriff to Two Elk Properties LLC $69,000 4817 Eastwick Drive From Gary W. and Sharon J. Sampson to Lois E. Weber-Henschen $91,000 5012 Desoto Drive From Brian R. and Connie L. Sebastian to Mistyna A. Reiter $104,900 3806 Willshire Estates Drive From Andrew M. David to Samuel Steele $64,500 6808 Winnebago Drive From the Allen County sheriff to U.S. Bank N.A. $123,161
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BANKRUPTCIES ADAMS COUNTY Charles A. and Sandra S. Thorn 1239 Master Drive Decatur, IN 46733 Assets: $85,800 Liabilities: $148,889 Connie S. Teeple 1065 W. U.S. 224 Decatur, IN 46733 Assets: $1,475 Liabilities: $47,022
ALLEN COUNTY Cherlyn R. Verhest 1212 Polk St. Fort Wayne, IN 46808 Assets: $5,650 Liabilities: $18,663 Krista Denison 7312 Wrangler Trail Fort Wayne, IN 46835 Assets: $102,850 Liabilities: $116,771 Kenneth R. and Dawn E. Lawson 6024 Becker Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46835 Assets: $61,725 Liabilities: $76,416 Vanessa R. McCarty 7404 Meriwood Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46835 Assets: $2,000 Liabilities: $17,865 Paul D. and Debra M. Stonebraker 7435 Country View Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46815 Assets: $6,050 Liabilities: $36,759 Chad C.G. Geiger 9616 Buxton Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46825 Assets: $905 Liabilities: $29,951 Antonio L. McLendon 6236 Old Brook Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46835 Assets: $7,560 Liabilities: $155,545 Benjamin W. and Jennifer L. Byers 10218 Consta Verde Commons Leo, IN 46765 Assets: $184,550 Liabilities: $253,922 Barbara D. Pearson 1617 E. Washington Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46803 Assets: $62,200 Liabilities: $110,356 Natasha K. Threatt 5405 Myanna Lane Fort Wayne, IN 46835 Assets: $21,300 Liabilities: $95,245 Leslie R. Murphy 2124 Cheri Court Fort Wayne, IN 46804 Assets: $14,500 Liabilities: $82,033
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Next year could see launch of cultural district projects BY JOEL ELLIOTT jelliott@kpcmedia.com
Local leaders pointed to signs of progress in their plans to revitalize Fort Wayne’s downtown area as a series of projects connected with the Fort Wayne Cultural District moved closer to launching, some as soon as this spring. Earlier this summer, city officials, business owners and other leaders conducted surveys to explore the potential of various projects that each would center on art in some way. The initiatives include public art projects, a culinary institute, creative storefront development, a public market and a creative business incubator. Dan Ross, director of community development for Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne, said in addition to new projects, a goal of the endeavor is to find ways to connect people with pockets of art, dining or other entertainment that already exist throughout Fort Wayne. “We need to get people to see and do, and part of that has been looking at more spaces in downtown, creative storefront development, more studios and galleries … that help draw people into downtown, and help hold them downtown,” Ross said. “We want to create this vibrant downtown community where people truly do love to live, work and play.” The cultural district includes the 91 blocks comprising the city’s Downtown Improvement District, and is managed by Arts United, the city, Visit Fort Wayne and the DID. One initiative that has gained momentum is a partnership between The Culinary Institute Inc., a new nonprofit cooking school and restaurant that will partner with Ivy Tech Community College Northeast and Arts United to hire and teach 12 to 15 of Ivy Tech’s top culinary-arts students how to run a restaurant. Not only will the institute pay the student employees’ wages, but Ivy Tech also will give them academic credit for their work and training, Executive Director and Club Soda co-owner Jason Smith said. “At Club Soda, for years we’ve been hiring Ivy Tech kids into our kitchen, and we love it,” Smith said. “They know how to braise the hell out of a lamb shank, but they don’t necessarily know why or how much it should cost. What the Culinary Institute is designed to do is to put them in a working restaurant situation and let them learn the business as well as the art.” To help pay for the venture, Smith said
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“We need to get people to see and do, and part of that has been looking at more spaces in downtown, creative storefront development, more studios and galleries …” Dan Ross Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne
he hopes to obtain up to $500,000 from a portion of the city’s Legacy Fort Wayne fund earmarked for higher education. He expects that the operation will turn a profit, which he plans to return to the students in grants. At this point, Smith tentatively plans on locating the Culinary Institute in a building on Barr Street and Washington Boulevard that formerly was occupied by Catholic Charities. The facility will have a 130-seat capacity and should open around the first of the year in 2015. Another initiative, the Arts Incubator, headed by Artlink Executive Director Deb Washler, aims to help entrepreneurs looking to start art-related businesses get them off the ground through a nine-week course and workshop. The course will focus on creating a business model and identifying the customer base for a given product. Washler said the program, which should go online in the spring, will have courses focusing on best practices, the business of art and how to start limited liability corporations. Also aiming to launch a downtown project in 2014 is Angie Quinn, developer of the Fort Wayne’s future year-around public market. “I’ve got a really awesome group of people who are on the advisory committee. We’re moving forward pretty well; they’re waiting for me to complete the business plan at the moment,” Quinn said. “I’m frustrated with myself because I’m about a month behind where I want to be at the moment, but it’s coming along pretty well.” The market would provide a venue for buying and selling goods that were grown or produced locally, Ross said. “You’ll be able to buy fresh produce but also locally prepared goods,” he said. “So you could have stalls in the market where someone who isn’t in a position to open a whole restaurant, but they could sell goods, unique cuisines hopefully, fresh foods, arts and crafts as well.”