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October 25, 2013

Neon Nation charity defies borders

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Football took a time-out while three Carroll High School Chargers showed their support for an injured Columbia City Eagle.

Sam Dailey accepted a check for $4,805 toward his mounting medical bills. Jeremy Percy, Blake Yager and Connor Burgess accepted hugs from a fellow athlete.

As the applause subsided, the Carroll trio returned to the field that separates teams but unifies athletes.

“We’re all high school students, and we all know what it’s like having to go to practice and having to balance that with our school work and daily life problems,” Yager said. “We decided that hey, this guy needs help, so we’re going to do whatever we can to help this guy out.”

Dailey was injured in the first game of the season, Aug. 23 at Warsaw. His medical

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Sam Dailey is flanked by his parents, Dan and Rita, as he acknowledges the results of a fundraising effort by Carroll football players Connor Burgess, Jeremy Percy and Blake Yager.

bills total more than $25,000.

“We heard about Sam, and we thought it would be a great idea to help him out, and a perfect opportunity to help out someone in the community,” Percy said.

Though they called Dailey by his first name, none of the Carroll players remembered him as an opponent or knew him outside of football.

“We don’t know him personally; we just know what happened to him,”

4-H seeks adults to lead 25 clubs in farm and city

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Allen County 4-H members show livestock at the county fair, but also take part in about 60 projects ranging from aerospace to woodworking.

borhoods inside the city.

The program serves about 1,000 youths in 25 traditional clubs and afterschool programs. About 350 adult volunteers lead clubs or serve on committees or in other ways.

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Allen County’s 4-H Clubs continue enrolling first-year members for projects from rabbits to rockets. 4-H also is recruiting adult volunteers.

The annual 4-H information night for youth and adults was held Oct. 21 at the Allen County Extension Office, 4001 Crescent Ave., on the IPFW Campus.

However, first-year members may enroll through June 1. “We like to have them enroll by April 15,” said Samm Johnson, of the extension staff.

Potential 4-H members may stop by the office, or call (260) 481-6826.

Or, applicants may enroll online by going to extension.purdue.edu/allen, and clicking on the “Youth Development” link.

Johnson said 4-H is adding clubs in neigh-

projects, ranging from aerospace and rocketry to woodworking, with lots in between,” Johnson said. Johnson and Barb Thouma serve as extension educators. Jean Kendall serves as secretary to the program.

“It offers something for everybody,” Johnson said. “Especially here with Allen County being as big as it is, people think 4-H is for kids who live on farms or who have access to farms or animals. That’s not the case at all. We’re actually getting some traditional clubs around Fort Wayne, and we’re very excited about that. If someone likes to take pictures, we have a photography project. We have health and personality. We have child development, dog obedience, aquatic science where you can bring in

Yager said.

“It’s real easy to relate to how he feels,” Burgess said. “Imagine if we got injured; it’s one of the worst things ever. And we put ourselves in his See DEFIES, Page A6

Notable Fort Wayne alumni share program at School Choice Fair Fort Wayne Community Schools will host its annual School Choice Fair from 1-4 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 2, at Northrop High School, 7001 Coldwater Road, featuring special appearances by notable FWCS alumni, including a professional musician, doctor, lawyer and pro football player.

The event is held each year to gives families an opportunity to learn more about the variety of educational options available within FWCS. The free event highlights the district’s elementary, middle and high schools, including FWCS’ seven magnet schools and special programs offered at other FWCS schools.

The School Choice Fair also provides parents a chance to receive information and ask questions about how to choose and apply for the program that best suits their children’s needs. While all

students are assigned a school based on where they live, for decades, FWCS parents have been able to apply to have their child attend one of the magnet schools or request an intra-district transfer to attend a different school within the district.

Currently, about one-third of students attend a school that is not their geographically assigned school.

FWCS offers the Montessori curriculum at Bunche Early Childhood Center (pre-kindergarten and kindergarten) and Towles Montessori Elementary School (first through sixth grades); New Tech is offered at Towles Middle School for seventh- and eighthgraders. The arts magnet program is offered at Whitney Young Early Childhood Center (pre-kindergarten and kindergarten), Weisser See ALUMNI, Page A4

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Dupont Valley Times • October 25, 2013

Costco says it’s committed Kelley Chevrolet breaks to employees, shoppers ground for larger dealership

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If there is one key to the success of the Costco Wholesale Corp. store chain, which posted net sales of almost $103 billion for the fiscal year ended Sept. 1, it is in how the company treats its employees.

Compensation is a big part of that.

Workers make $20 an hour plus insurance, vacation and other benefits.

The Fort Wayne store opened Oct. 16 at 5110 Value Drive, off of Lima Road near Interstate 69.

Across the company, supervisors pull down more than $23 an hour, and the base pay for managers is $60,000 a year, said Israel Martinez, a Costco corporate trainer and front-end manager of the Fort Wayne store.

“If we take care of our employees and pay them well, everything else will flow from there,” Martinez said.

The company wants its workers to be able to buy their own homes, take good care of their families and live the “American dream,” a philosophy that came straight from Costco founder and longtime CEO Jim Sinegal.

“I think that’s what makes us successful,” said Melanie Crysler, who relocated from Detroit to become the general manager of the Fort Wayne store.

“Our employees are invested. They don’t just have a job they go to every day. They are invested in our success.”

Employee turnover, after the first year, is less than 1 percent, Martinez added.

Satisfied employees are behind another secret to the success of the Issaquah, Wash.-based chain: a level of customer service that goes above and beyond the level offered by other retailers.

“I will do anything to make a customer happy. If a customer asked me to get up on the counter and dance, I’d get up on the

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Costco completed its new 130,000-square-foot Fort Wayne store in just 120 days.

counter and dance,” Martinez vowed.

On one occasion, Martinez recalled, a customer came to a store to return a typewriter that was purchased in the 1970s and had stopped working. It had been years since the store carried typewriters, and no one had any idea what it might be worth.

So they asked him what he had paid for it, took his word for the amount, and refunded him the money.

“It didn’t matter how long ago it was,” he said.

As strange as it sounds for a huge corporation that will have about 650 stores in operation by the end of the year, “we try to run as much like a mom and pop as we can,” Martinez said. “We want everyone to go out with a smile. We get to know you because you’re part of our family.”

Individual memberships and memberships offered through businesses are $55 per year. The executive membership is $110, but members get a guaranteed cashback of at least $55 on purchases. If they don’t spend enough to reach $55, the company will make up the difference.

The 130,000-square-foot Fort Wayne store employs 160 people. Construction was done in just 120 days — the typical blazing pace set by the company — and the store was stocked and ready and could have opened earlier, Martinez said.

A new store at Lima Road and Interstate 69 is expected to increase sales for Kelley Chevrolet and help its holding company thrive as things improve for the reinvented General Motors Co. Dealership Holdings was formed three years ago when its predecessor, Kelley Automotive Group, was seeking investors to help it adjust to dramatic changes at GM. The Detroit-based automaker had filed for bankruptcy the year before and refocused its business on the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC brands, dropping Hummer, Pontiac, Saturn and Saab.

The name of the Fort Wayne-based vehicle retailing business changed to Dealership Holdings as its ownership expanded.

Now the Kelleys — Tom, Jim and Anne — and Chief Financial Officer Gary Thelen own the business with one of the area’s best- Kelley known auto buffs, Keith Busse, and his son, Aaron.

Keith Busse is the retired

chief executive officer of Steel Dynamics Inc. The auto industry is presently among the strongest sectors of the national economy, but it had not recovered from the impact of the Great Recession at the time of the investment and “Aaron and I had to wonder whether it would turn out this way,” Busse said.

“It’s turned out great.

We’re very pleased.”

Busse has been a source of financial advice and served as the company’s chairman, leaving the rebuilding of the business and its day-to-day operation to Tom Kelley.

Kelley has accomplished much with the rebuilt company this year.

Acknowledging the importance of the investment was one of the first things he did during his remarks at the new store’s grand opening on the evening of Oct. 15.

“Without Keith Busse, this building would not be here,” he said. “On behalf of our 500 employees … we thank you.”

The 57,000-square-foot facility sits on 10.2 acres at 5220 Value Drive, a highly visible location northwest of a new Costco store. The road to the dealership runs along the west side of the Costco site.

A huge 28-stall service department at the dealership has twice the capacity of Kelley Chevrolet’s previous location at 500 E. State Blvd., across the street from North Side High School.

In an announcement on the relocation, the dealership said it would hire up to 25 additional employees as part of the expansion, bringing its work force up to 150.

Following his remarks at the open house, Kelley said GM has picked up some market share in Fort Wayne since reinventing itself, and sales have improved for Dealership Holdings, which still does business as Kelley Automotive.

He estimates Kelley Automotive has 25 percent to 30 percent of Fort Wayne’s new vehicle sales, which is down from the market share the business saw prior to the recession, when it ranged from 35 percent to 40 percent. With the new store, Kelley Chevrolet “will see a significant increase in sales; it could double our volume over the next two or three years,” he said.

Total investment in the project was nearly $10 million.

“You don’t make a bet like this unless you believe it’s going to do that well.”

Earlier this year, Kelley Automotive invested $2 million to totally redo a Buick GMC store. In addition to Kelly Chevrolet and Tom Kelley Buick GMC, Kelley Automotive holdings include: Tom Kelley Cadillac; Tom Kelley Volvo; Midwest Auto Parts; Tom Kelley Automotive Superstore at the 14/69 Auto Mall; Tom Kelley Chevrolet-Buick in Decatur; and Tom Kelley Ford in Decatur.

The East State Boulevard site was purchased from Hefner Chevrolet in 1985 by Kelley’s father, Jim. A Kelley Chevrolet body shop, heavy-duty truck and recreational-vehicle repair and fleet and commercial departments will remain at the site, operated by about 50 employees.

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Dupont Valley Times • October 25, 2013

Georgetown readies treats and prizes for 1,800

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Georgetown Square is bracing for about 1,800 children to tour the plaza for Trick-or-Treat at Georgetown, from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. Adults who accompany the children also will receive coupons and treats.

There is no charge to participate in the Halloween celebration at 6400 E. State Blvd.

A costume contest for ages infant through adult will be held throughout the evening, with prizes awarded near the Georgetown Branch Library at 7 p.m. The New Haven Alumni Band will perform from 5:45-6:45 p.m. in front of Jeff’s Coney and Ziffle’s Rib Bar. Children’s games also will be available.

Plaza coordinator Maureen Partee said her father, the late Tom Jehl, started the tradition four decades ago.

“This has been going on since 1972,” Partee said, “and so the neighborhoods are used to it. Many of the children have never trick-or-treated anywhere else.” It has become a neighborhood tradition, said Partee, who recalled participating in 1975. The event is open to everyone, regardless of residence.

Jehl launched the event as a safe trick-or-treat alternative, Partee said. The lighted parking lot still serves that most important concern, she said. Partee said Georgetown’s is the longest-running of any shopping center trick-or-treat.

Last year, Georgetown merchants handed out candy to 1,800 children. “That’s a lot of candy. It really is,” Partee said. Like last year, she expects some merchants to run to the Georgetown Kroger for more candy at mid evening.

Partee said adults like to bring chairs and rest while the band performs. She said visitors will notice several stores that have opened or moved within Georgetown since this time a year ago.

The New Haven Alumni Band has been playing at Georgetown for years, Partee said. “They’re awesome,” she said. “A lot of them dress in costumes.”

Carol Whitner, who said she is often referred to as “the band mother,” said the band has been playing at the Georgetown Halloween since 1992. The band is very active in that community, she said, including a performance each December at nearby Georgetown Place at 1717 Maplecrest Road.

The band plays about two dozen concerts each year, Whitner said.

Anyone who would like to participate, or who wants to book a concert, may call Whitner at (260) 749-1550.

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About 1,800 children are expected to gather treats, show off their costumes and play games at Trick-orTreat at Georgetown.

Jack Schmidt, a New Haven alumnus, directs the band.

Bob Bruce, also a New Haven graduate, assists, and directs some of the shows.

The band plays at local festivals each summer, and performs at Schnelker Park in New Haven once a month July through September. The band also plays at retirement homes and church socials. After three concert dates in December, the band will take a break in January and February.

The music varies with the season and with the audience. Besides patriotic songs and marches and Big Band music, the band plays songs such as “Jersey Bounce,” “Charleston” and songs from the 1950s and ’60s. Said Whitner, “We always end our programs, except at Christmas, with ‘God Bless America.’”

Trick-or-Treat Georgetown Square, Oct. 31, 5:30-7 p.m.

Fort Wayne: Oct. 31, 6-8 p.m.

Huntertown: Trick-or-treat hours, Oct. 31, 6-8 p.m.

During those same hours, the Huntertown Fire Department welcomes children for games and candy.

Grabill: Oct. 31, 6-8 p.m.

Leo/Cedarville: Oct. 31, 6-8 p.m.

Jefferson Pointe: Oct. 31, 5-7 p.m.

Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo has treats for little ones Children and families are invited to experience the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo’s Wild Zoo Halloween.

Though the zoo closed for the season, the special Halloween event remains open from 1-6 p.m. on the following days: Oct. 25, free train rides; Oct. 26, Star Wars day; Oct. 27, magic day; and Oct. 31, pumpkin decorating workshop.

Train rides features the Halloween-theme “Tale of the Twisted Tree,” where riders are invited to find the mythical Twisted Tree in the Franke Park woods.

Regular daily activities include gathering treats, exploring mazes, live animal shows, choosing a pumpkin at the Pumpkin Patch and more.

Detailed schedules of Wild Zoo Halloween activities are on the zoo’s website, kidszoo.org.

The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is at 3411 Sherman Blvd., Fort Wayne. The zoo will reopen on April 26.

Admission for the Wild Zoo Halloween is $8 for children and $4

for adults. Zoo members receive $2 off per person every day. Additional fees are charged for the train ride, pony ride, carnival-style games, bracelet-making, and face painting. Food is available for purchase.

The zoo expressed gratitude to the following sponsors for their support of the Wild Zoo Halloween: Lutheran Health Network, Bob Evans, PHP, BAE Systems, Macy’s, Sam’s Club, the Mad Ants, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mainstay Solutions, Carson’s, Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken, Roller Dome, Ellison Bakery, and Lutheran Health Sports Center.

Animal exhibits in the Central Zoo, the Indiana Family Farm, and portions of the Australian Adventure will be open.

Families, scouts, and schools can enter the third annual Scarecrow Safari contest. Scarecrows will be on display throughout the Wild Zoo Halloween. Each participating group will be entered to win a free zoo field trip package valued at $139.

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4-H’ers may enroll in any club in the county.

The extension staff makes suggestions based on residence.

Johnson said 4-H serves children from age 3 up through 12th grade.

Kendall, the 4-H secretary, explained that Cloverbud serves children ages 3 and 4 who have not reached kindergarten.

Mini 4-H serves children in kindergarten and grades one and two. Traditional 4-H serves youths in grades three through 12.

Johnson said the new 4-H year begins in January. Most clubs meet once a month from January to about June.

Each meeting includes club business, an educational component such as a guest speaker or a tour, and social time. Projects are entered in the Allen County Fair in July; the best projects are eligible to advance to the Indiana State Fair.

4-H members in grades three, four and five may attend 4-H Camp. Students in grades seven and eight attend 4-H Roundup. 4-H members in grades nine through 12 participate in science workshops.

Adults needed Allen County 4-H is looking for adult volunteers with varied interests to lead new clubs in Fort Wayne. To obtain an application, please visit extension.purdue.edu/ allen, click on the “Youth Development” link, then click “Volunteer Information.” Or, contact Samm Johnson, 4-H youth development educator, at (260) 481-6826, or sammjohnson@purdue.edu. Interested individuals will be screened, because they will be working with youth.

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Croninger Elementary School offers a magnet program focusing on communications, and math and science are a special focus at Irwin Elementary School.

Magnet schools have no boundaries and draw students from throughout the district.

Each high school will have information on their Programs of Study: Project Lead the Way-Engineering at Northrop; Global Studies at North Side; Project Lead the Way-Biomedical at Snider; International Baccalaureate at South Side; and New Tech Academy and Business at Wayne.

Parents wanting to request that their child attend a different

school must have their assignment application submitted by Thursday, Jan. 31, 2014. Applications will be available at the School Choice Fair, at schools and online at fortwayneschool.org. If there are more applicants than spaces available at any of the schools, lotteries will be held on Feb. 28, 2014, to determine admittance.

The School Choice Fair also gives parents the opportunity to learn more about the departments supporting the schools, such as Transportation, Nutrition Services, Academic Services, Facilities and more. Several community partners will also be present with information for families.

In addition to learning about the schools and support services, entertainment is scheduled in the auditorium throughout the day: 1-2 p.m. — Wayne Flag Corps; Jason Barnes (Seattle Seahawks scout),

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TinCaps mascot Johnny and the Mad Ant and Mad Ants players will spend time at the School Choice Fair meeting families.

Free child care is available children ages 3-5 , and translators are available for those needing assistance. For those who come hungry, Anthis Career Center’s Culinary Arts program will offer free samples and the concession stand will be open with food available to purchase.

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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.

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Chorale plans Nov. 3 concert The Heartland Chamber Chorale will perform “Heartland Sings: Of Peace & Justice” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, in the Allen County Courthouse, 715 S. Calhoun St. In this concert, Heartland presents the world premiere of “Gather These Mirrors” by Kala Pierson, an American composer whose music has been applauded and performed in 26 countries. The program draws from text from Middle Eastern poetry and an interview with a refugee to inspire hope during political unrest.

This performance is free but, due to limited seating, tickets are required for admission. Call (260) 436-8080.

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Over several weeks, the three led a series of fundraisers. They organized a liftathon, and asked for pledges. They held fundraising events at two restaurants. Businesses came forward to help. Their most visible fundraiser, however, was reflected in the neon green that filled the Carroll bleachers, and which briefly surrounded a grateful family on the Columbia City sideline.

The Neon Nation T-shirts sold for $5 each, and the trio sold hundreds of them. “We three made this and it exploded, just completely exploded,” Burgess said.

“We sold over 600 shirts and made quite a bit of

money for him.”

Freshmen Justin Percy and Drew Hammond and junior Conner Dame wore their new green shirts as they waited for the game to begin.

“It was a great cause, so I thought I’d help out,” Hammond said.

“My brother was one of the people who started the whole fundraiser, and it’s a step up to a new Neon Nation shirt, so I thought I’d help out,” Percy said.

Dame said he found it easy to empathize with Dailey. “I know what it’s like going through a couple surgeries, because I’ve had a couple knee surgeries,” Dame said.

That empathy was not limited to players, or even to students. Sherry

Fretz is the mother of a Carroll freshman and of two Carroll graduates, including Carroll football defensive backs coach Matt Fretz.

“Basically, they felt directed,” she said of the football trio, as she directed the concession stand beneath the Carroll bleachers. As with 600 other fans, Fretz’ neon green T-shirt bore Dailey’s jersey number, No. 80. “It’s very uplifting,” Fretz said. “It made the whole athletic thing go to the

side, and this was just about helping another family that was in need. I supported it every way I could, because someday that could be me in that situation.”

In a news release, Carroll athletic director Dan Ginder commended the three players’ initiative. “These three boys saw a need and ran with it to see what they could do for that need,” Ginder said. “What resulted was a great show of compassion to a peer and his family in need.”

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Huntertown manufacturer expanding, adding jobs

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A Huntertown business founded in 1989 is expanding to keep up with the growing demand for the machinery and production systems it designs and builds for manufacturers.

Adaptive Technologies Inc., the parent of related companies Adaptek Systems, API Alliance, Northern Apex and Automated Laser, has begun construction on a third building in the Lima Plank Industrial Park. The companies together employ about 80 people and the expansion will probably add another eight or 10 jobs, said Joseph DePrisco, the founder and president of the business.

The manufacturing sector has shown surprising strength in the recovery from the Great Recession, and Adaptek and its complementary companies are reaping the benefits of that comeback.

That doesn’t mean, however, that manufacturers are returning to “business as usual.” They’re looking for more efficient, more cost-effective ways to do business, and that is Adaptek’s niche.

“Our main focus is to work with manufacturers on ways to make them more productive,” said DePrisco, a 1977 Purdue University engineering graduate. “We work with manufacturers to overcome obstacles in their production.”

The obstacle might be outdated equipment and systems, or it might be a way of doing things that is labor intensive. Robotic systems designed by Adaptek might allow a manufacturer to do the same work or even increase output with fewer workers.

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Adaptek serves a variety of industries with systems that improve production efficiency.

The robotic systems also can complete tasks with a level of precision that ordinary humans could not duplicate, DePrisco said. “We can get labor out of it to make it more adaptive.”

As the economy recovers, the use of more highly automated systems is allowing some companies to bring work back to the United States that had been outsourced to China and other countries, and still keep their labor costs down, he said.

Adaptek’s customers come from all over the United

Clifford joins YMCA marketing The YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne welcomed Marie Clifford as the new marketing and communications specialist at the Metropolitan Office.

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It hasn’t had to look for business abroad because there is plenty of demand here, DePrisco noted.

While some companies that do the kind of work Adaptek does specialize in systems and equipment for particular industries, Adaptek doesn’t. “We don’t chase auto. We don’t chase medical,” he said.

On a recent day, the production floor included robotic systems and production lines being built and tested for metal cutting, automotive component manufacturing and medical devices, for example.

That team includes electrical, mechanical and software engineers, machinists, engineering techs, fabricators, general labor and, of course, sales. About 80 percent of its sales come from repeat business, DePrisco boasted.

The division of tasks among four separate companies allows each to remain more focused and provide a more customized approach, although it’s not unusual for one customer to contract with more than one of the ATI businesses for related work.

Customer input plays an important role in the process.

“We can’t do this in a vacuum,” DePrisco said.

Also important is speed. Typical projects are done in about 16 to 24 weeks, from contract to equipment installation.

“You have to be fast,” DePrisco said. “If you can’t move fast, you’re not moving.”

Work on the new building has already begun and the company is expected to be in and running by the end of the year.

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Dupont Valley Times • October 25, 2013

IPFW 50th celebration puts the ‘fun’ in functional

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Who says a bike rack can’t have artistic value?

Certainly not wellknown Goshen sculptor John Mishler, who is one of 23 artists selected to produce 50 “Sculpture with Purpose” pieces to mark the 50th anniversary of Indiana University-Purdue

University Fort Wayne.

“I like the idea of making art that is kind of functional,” said Mishler, who teaches at Goshen College and specializes in abstract works using scrap metals.

Models of all 50 sculptures, including three by Mishler, were unveiled by IPFW at an event at the Fort Wayne

Museum of Art. The models, which were available to public view through Oct. 16, will be auctioned off after the conclusion of IPFW’s anniversary celebrations to raise funds for scholarships for IPFW students.

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Like IPFW’s “Mastodons on Parade” project several years ago, the bike-rack sculptures will be scattered throughout the city. Unlike the mastodon installations, which were temporary, the bike racks will be permanent.

Mishler’s three works, sponsored by the IPFW Alumni Club, OmniSource and PHP, all will be in the downtown area.

Mishler got involved pretty early on in the project and worked with project manager Ruth Stone as the concept evolved. For his own pieces, he let the scrap metals he had collected suggest the ultimate design. Two of them are “almost kinetic,” he noted, with parts that move in the wind. Aluminum is the primary metal, but the OmniSource work also uses copper.

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remaining, full-sized works, each sponsored by a local company or organization, will be unveiled next May 17, the date of the kickoff of IPFW’s official 50th-anniversary celebration.

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KPC’s Keyflow Creative features digital marketing KPC Media Group has launched a digital marketing agency.

Keyflow Creative provides website development, graphic design, social media management, search engine optimization, high-end photography, film and video production, marketing, e-commerce solutions and more. Team members include designers, marketing and media specialists.

For more information, visit keyflowcreative.com.

“Keyflow Creative is part of KPC Media Group’s long-term business growth plan,” said Terry Ward, COO, KPC Media Group. He sid KPC identified a need for a quality, cost-efficient digital marketing service in northeast Indiana.

“We have an outstanding creative team that is able to forge powerful connections with clients,” said Lucretia Cardenas,

general manager, Keyflow Creative.

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“What excites me about Keyflow is the potential to help so many in the region tell their story and do better business,” said Kelly Lynch, digital media director, Keyflow Creative. “There are countless small and medium sized businesses and nonprofits struggling to find an audience and market themselves well, and all of them deserve to have the best marketing and storytelling possible,” Lynch said.

KPC publishes Times Community Publications, Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly, Family magazine, three daily newspapers, and phone books and specialty products.

Dancer Mallory to teach here Sasha Mallory, the runner-up on Season 8 of “So You Think You Can Dance,” is coming to Fort Wayne as part of Ivy Tech Community College Northeast’s Inspire Academy for an all-day event to engage with dancers of all ages.

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Healthy Times ER especially for children opens on Lutheran campus The region’s only emergency room exclusively for children opened Oct. 23 at Lutheran Children’s Hospital on the West Jefferson Boulevard campus.

The $2.4 million LCH ER spanning 7,108 square feet is next to Lutheran’s adult emergency room.

Administrators, employees, physicians and board members from Lutheran Hospital and Lutheran Children’s Hospital joined community leaders and children gathered to reveal kid-friendly lobby elements, to cut a paper chain made by children, and to peruse the recently completed pediatric ER. “Not all emergency rooms are the same, Lutheran’s is now vastly different,” said Brian Bauer, CEO, Lutheran Hospital and interim CEO, Lutheran Health Network.

“Most hospitals have some dedicated pediatric patient exam rooms, but those young patients are sometimes exposed to the unsettling sights and sounds of adult ER situations. We wanted to change that experience. This new pediatric ER immediately establishes an environment that defines a child-friendly zone where children are the priority.”

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Children’s Hospital. “I have been working closely with the LCH ER staff since I arrived in July and we are prepared to provide expanded, high-level service to the community. We love working with children; that’s why we’re here and I am confident that dedication will show in the care we give.”

A key factor for initiating the LCH ER project was the hospital’s awareness that children and adults often have different concerns and reactions when receiving emergency care.

“We have spent years building a team of physicians and providers at Lutheran Children’s Hospital that cover a broad range of pediatric specialties,” Bauer said. “As a verified Level 2 pediatric trauma center with nearly 10,000 emergency department visits from patients under the age of 18 during 2012, it makes sense that Lutheran Hospital houses the community’s pediatric ER as well.”

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Yoder Fund helps advance research at medical school

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A bequest that came about as a result of one familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great tragedy now stands to beneďŹ t an entire community.

The Anna Yoder MS Fund has been established at the Indiana University School of Medicine-Fort Wayne to further research and offer educational and outreach services for individuals and their families affected by multiple sclerosis.

The $500,000 to establish the fund came from the estate of Florabelle Yoder as a memorial to her granddaughter, Anna Yoder. Annaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, Peggy Yoder, was afďŹ&#x201A;icted with MS that was ďŹ rst diagnosed when she was 32 years old and pregnant with her daughter.

Florabelle and her husband, Ivan, were not wealthy, but they were frugal, said longtime friend Maureen Hillary. They had saved their money in hopes of leaving it to their granddaughter, but Anna died tragically and unexpectedly of encephalitis just a few weeks after graduating high school in 1997.

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management of Hillary with the provision that it be used to do something good. Although she was conďŹ ned to a nursing home for 20 years, Peggy, ironically, outlived both her mother and daughter.

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Anna was a bright girl and seemed to have a bright future ahead of her, and her sudden death left everyone shaken. But Florabelle was determined her family’s hardships be turned into something positive and left Hillary to work out the details. She invested the funds, and as Florabelle had wished, held on to them as long as Peggy was living just in

case they should be needed to help with her care.

After Peggy’s death, work began to create an advisory board and set some guidelines for the use of the money. The fund recently established offices at the medical school and hired former News-Sentinel health-care reporter Jennifer Boen as director.

Among the members of the advisory board is Sandi Kemmish, the former director of the Lincoln Financial Foundation, who

has been very open about her own battle with MS. The board, which includes medical professionals, MS sufferers and others affected by the disease, is still working to set more specific goals and priorities, but plans to work with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and its Indiana chapter.

“It’s not in any way competitive to them. I think the door is open and we’ll work with them,” Kemmish said.

IU’s Fort Wayne medical school, as it happens, has been involved in MS research for years. “This gift not only provides opportunities for us to pursue innovative research, procedures and treatments, it gives new hope to the more than 7,000 people living with MS in our community,” said Dr. Fen-Lei Chang, associate dean and director of the medical school.

Multiple sclerosis has a very strong connection to

other neurological disorders, said Chang, whose own field is neuroscience.

Neurologist Dr. Ajay Gupta has been doing MS research in Fort Wayne for 25 years. One of his primary focuses has been on neuropsychology, the

relationship between MS and patients’ cognitive functions. He hopes the Yoder fund will help raise awareness and perhaps keep more of the donations made for MS research and programs in the northeast Indiana area.

To learn more The Anna Yoder MS Fund is invested and managed by the Indiana University Foundation. For information, click on the “Anna Yoder MS Fund” link on the Fort Wayne medical school website, fortwayne.medicine.iu.edu, or call the fund’s office at (260) 481-0577.

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Grabill supporters of a campaign to end global hunger will offer hayrides and hot dogs as they call attention to the local harvest on behalf of that campaign.

Foods Resource Bank also will offer cookies and hot chocolate from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Brueggemann Lumber and Rental Do-It Center, 12012 Indiana 37, Grabill. The Tri-State Two-Cylinder Club will be on hand with vintage tractors.

“Foods Resource Bank has grown astronomically,” said board member Kevin Roth, of IAB Bank in Grabill. “This is our 11th year locally for the project.”

The agency’s website describes its mission as “A Christian response to world hunger.”

Roth said the six-member local committee is not defined by denomination or profession. “Our group

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consists of a hardware store owner, a feed supply owner, three farmers and me, I’m a banker,” he said. “So it’s just a group of business people who came together and said ‘How can we support this project?’”

“Only two of those board members attend the same church,” he said.

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Amid a sea of symbols, one symbol brought applause.

As the wrecking ball waited near the firetorn sanctuary of Taylor Chapel United Methodist Church, blackened hymnals rested behind scored pews.

A dozen church members waited beside the brick foundation, peering through the openings that once were guarded by doors and windows.

And then the applause.

The cross that had held the most prominent place in the building was released intact from the wall. Volunteers carried the wooden emblem through a window opening and loaded it onto a pickup. The cross will have a new location when the congregation has a new building.

Fire hit the church in the early hours of Dec. 31, 2012. After months of evaluation and planning, the church board directed demolition to begin on Oct. 2. Leaders hope to break ground in the spring, on approximately the 50th anniversary of

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Church members carry a wooden cross from the sanctuary of Taylor Chapel United Methodist Church. The symbol will be preserved for a new role when the church is rebuilt.

groundbreaking on the north side of Maysville Road.

As the cross was loosened from the wall, Trustees Chairwoman Nancy Harsch and church member Margaret Prichard reacted from outside that same window.

“The last service we had was just so beautiful and it was hard to believe that just a few days after that it was all burnt up,” Prichard said.

Church administrative assistant Susie Powley said she joined the applause. “Absolutely,” she said. Powley said

she wasn’t sure when the cross had been set in place to witness weddings and baptisms. It has been an important part of the church for a long time, she said, adding that its service has only been interrupted, not ended.

“We have some really neat plans for it,” she said, declining to elaborate.

“That is the symbol of why we’re here.”

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“Farmers donate a piece or their crop, or cattle, or a wagon load of grain, to provide money to help people become food-sufficient in areas of the world where they can’t take care of themselves,” Roth said.

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Dwenger Saints earn trip to scholastic band finals The Bishop Dwenger Marching Saints have advanced to the Scholastic Class Finals.

The Marching Saints earned a Gold Rating on Oct. 12 in preliminary competition at Homestead High School.

The Indiana State School Music Association’s new Scholastic Class is designed to offer more opportunities for bands with fewer resources.

In a news release, Dwenger said. “This group of dedicated students, under the direction of Michael Petek, is leading a resurgence of the Bishop Dwenger band program, holding their own against bands two to three times their size.”

Dwenger will perform at 4:51 p.m. Oct. 26 at Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis.

Among other area schools, Huntington North will perform at 5:04 p.m., and New Haven will perform at 6:09 p.m. All three bands will perform in Class A. Most area bands have chosen to remain in the

traditional competitions, which have been renamed Open Class.

Open class marching bands participated in invitationals Oct. 12. The bands proceeded to regional competitions Oct. 19. Qualifying bands will advance to four semistate sites, on Oct. 26. The finals for all open class bands will be held Nov. 2 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

The list of semistate and state performance times will be updated at issma. net. Local Open Class Regional entrants were: Carroll High School, Open Class A Concordia Lutheran High School, Open Class C Heritage Jr./Sr. High School, Open Class C Homestead High School, Open Class A Leo/Cedarville Jr./Sr. High School, Open Class C Northrop High School, Open Class A Northside High School, Open Class B Snider High School, Open Class A Woodlan Jr./Sr. High School, Open Class D

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TAYLOR from Page B1 to protect the hallways separating the fragile sanctuary from the family life center, which has housed services since the first Sunday in January.

Inside the darkened hulk, senior pastor the Rev. Steven Conner took a last look at the cross.

A few objects might be salvaged and reconditioned, he said. The organ and piano could not be saved. The pews might have been saved and refinished if they had been built from solid wood instead of covered in veneer, he said.

Conner, to whom the

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contemporary service are held in the Family Life Center. During those months, the congregation has added new members.

“Maybe we haven’t grown in numbers, but we’ve grown in depth,” he said.

Conner and the church also have received help from other churches, including other denominations.

Conner said his wife, Jada, has been a great support. “She has been my rock through this thing,” he said.

The couple came to Taylor Chapel in June 2010. Conner had served two years as chaplain at Parkview. “Then when Bill Farmer was retiring, the bishop called and thought this would be a good match for my leadership skills and he asked me if I would be interested,” Conner said. “I stepped right in because my heart’s in the pastorate. And it’s been a great fit.”

“One thing that appealed to me about being appointed here, and I made this comment to my wife, is that I didn’t think we would have to worry about a building program with this church,” Conner recalled.

Taylor Chapel had a great sanctuary and a beautiful family life center, he said.

That changed on Dec. 31.

Conner does not believe that a higher power caused that tragedy. “But I do think that I’m here

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Some of the answers still wait to be found, he said, adding, “But I count it a privilege to be here.”

In those first days of uncertainty after the fire, the church worked “on the fly” to organize the next worship. Volunteers came from other churches to help with music and to offer other support.

“That first service, that was one of the most amazing worship experiences I’ve ever had in my ministry,” he said.

“The place was packed, and it was a grace-filled moment. The service lasted two hours. And there are moments that happened within that worship that were indications that God stood up to say ‘You guys are going to be fine, and I’ll walk with you every step

of the way, and you are surrounded by the great cloud of witnesses.’ ” The loss of the structure itself is of no small moment, he said, adding that church members have held the most solemn of ceremonies within those walls. He said grief is appropriate. But he explained that the building was lost in December, “And we’ve been living with that casket next-door for all these months,” he said.

Taylor Chapel Church traces its origin to 1865, at the location now known as Bower’s Cemetery.

The church moved to the Chapel Ridge area in 1892, and to its present location in 1964. The church serves about 300 members.

Plans call for a spring groundbreaking, and for construction to begin a few months later. If all goes well, the church will worship in the new sanctuary on Christmas of 2014, on the eve of the year that celebrates the church’s 150th anniversary.

Chronology A fire hit Taylor Chapel United Methodist Church on Dec. 31. Church trustees approved demolition of the sanctuary, preliminary to a new building program.

A committee led by Ed Pierson is expected to hire a contractor in October, and to have designs for a new sanctuary in place by late winter. The target for groundbreaking is spring 2014. There is a chance the church will be able to worship in the new sanctuary for Christmas of 2014.

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He said a village in Africa accepted help and then followed the example, by helping to start a project in a neighboring community.

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“There’s very little actual out of pocket. This year it’s about 60 acres, all provided. We’ve given back something like $300,000 just from people being willing to share what they have.”

“It’s recognition that there are millions of people in the world who go to bed hungry every night,” he said. “And we live in the breadbasket of the world.”

Another committee of Foods Resource Bank was formed in Berne about five years ago, he said. The two committees hold a joint banquet each March.

If another group wants help getting organized, the Grabill committee will be happy to help, he said.

“We’re not in competition on this. We can tell them how we did it, and how they can go about making it happen in their area,” he said.

Roth said the Nov. 2 event is about awareness, not fundraising. “Bring the kids and the grandkids out,” he said. “All of this is free. Nobody is going to pass the hat.”

Anyone who would like more information, or who would like to support the effort, may call Kevin Roth at IAB Bank, (260) 469-6287.

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Several local seniors earn Merit semiďŹ nalist status Several seniors from local high schools are among the semiďŹ nalists for the 59th annual National Merit Scholarship.

Carroll High School has three semiďŹ nalists: Abby E. Lemert, daughter of Doris and Bruce Lemert; Jessica M. Lineman, daugher of Marsha and Joseph Lineman; and Audrey C.

Roth, daughter of Carol Roth and Ron Roth.

Carroll also has three commended students: Andrew J. Cybulski, son of Linda and Jeffery Cybulski; Dillon J. Fernando, son of Ermy and Anthony Fernando; and Cameron A. Meyers, son of Barbara and Todd Meyers.

Northrop High School senior Benjamin Lewis

earned the distinction of commended student.

Malcolm Julian earned national achievement status.

Bishop Dwenger High School has one ďŹ nalist, Derek Gloudemans.

Dwenger also has four commended students: Victoria Fourman, Nicholas Hagar, Joshua Lapp and Raymond Sanfrey.

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Ryan Paulsen and Tan Phan. Canterbury also has four commended scholars: Reid Collis (of Roanoke), Bryan Ko, Kristine Morr (of Churubusco), and Georgia Lea Williams.

Homestead High School has four semiďŹ nalists: Marielle Cabe, daughter of Emmanuel and Maria Theresa Cabe; Natalie Hawken, daughter of James and Connie Hawken; Benjamin Landrigan, son of Daniel and Linda Landrigan; and Erik Overdahl, son of Michael and Carla Overdahl. Homestead also has six National Merit Commended students: Anna Haller, Laura Laudeman, Priscilla Lin, Iam Mckenzie, Sahithi Surakanti and Trevor Waldman.

SemiďŹ nalists were selected from a pool of 1.5 million to compete for some 8,300 Merit Scholarship Awards worth more than $32 million. Finalists will be announced in the spring.

These students scored in the top 1 percent of the 1.6 million nationwide who took the PSAT test in October 2012.

Commended students scored in the top 5 percent nationwide.

SemiďŹ nalists must fulďŹ ll several requirements to advance to the ďŹ nalist level of the

High School has three ďŹ nalists: June Kreml, Samantha Sutter and Ian Tinsley. Concordia also has one commended student, Jonathan Nathalang.

Leo Jr./Sr. High School has two ďŹ nalists: Paige Dempsey and Justin Stuckey.

Canterbury High School has three semiďŹ nalists: William McNabb,

competition. About 90 percent of the semiďŹ nalists are expected to attain ďŹ nalist standing, and more than half of the ďŹ nalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.

In a news release, the East Allen County Schools district said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The entire EACS district is extremely proud of Paige and Justin. They are examples of what hard work, excellent work ethic, and dedication can lead to. All of the faculty and staff at Leo Jr/Sr High School wish them the best of luck in the ďŹ nalist selection process.â&#x20AC;?

NMSC, a not-for-proďŹ t organization that operates without government assistance, was established in 1955 to conduct the annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with its own funds and by approximately 440 business organizations and higher educational institutions.

Homestead High School Principal Park Ginder said the students demonstrate not only academic skill, but commitment to varied interests. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These four kids come from outstanding families and show great commitment to education,â&#x20AC;? Ginder said.

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Fort Wayne neighborhoods get leaf pickup instructions Leaf pickup in Fort Wayne’s 355 neighborhoods began Monday, Oct. 21. The Street Department will collect leaves in two separate sweeps through each neighborhood, ending Dec. 6.

The 2013 Fort Wayne leaf pickup schedule will be: Oct. 21-25, South; Oct. 28-Nov. 1, North; Nov. 4-8, Central; Nov. 12-15, South; Nov. 18-22, North; and Dec. 2-6, Central.

The week of Nov. 25-29 will be used as a catch-up week. There will be no leaf collection on Monday, Nov. 11, due to the Veterans Day holiday.

Leaf collection can occur on any day of the designated collection week. It is important for residents to have leaves ready for pickup by 7 a.m. on Monday of their designated week. Crews cannot backtrack through neighborhoods.

To schedule a pickup of leaves placed in biodegradable bags, residents can call 3-1-1. The bags will be picked up within two business days.

Residents can visit cityoffortwayne.org/leaves to view daily updates of the specific neighborhoods that crews will be in on a particular day. Residents can call the leaf pickup hot line, (260) 427-2302, to get daily updates.

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Two from St. Francis among 2013 Hope Award winners The YWCA Northeast Indiana awarded the 2013 Hope Award for Racial Justice to Katrina Boedeker and Monique Gregg of the University of St. Francis.

The YWCA presents the award each October, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Honorees are selected for exhibiting excellence in advocacy that reflects the mission of eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity.

Boedeker and Gregg were recognized for “engaging students, staff, and faculty to raise awareness of the realities of racism,” in a surprise presentation in the Pope John Paul II Center on campus, in front of colleagues and students.

Boedeker is the director of the Center for Service

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According to their nomination submission, “Both women work together and are passionate … when they come together with the students to say ‘no more’ to racism.”

Hope Award winners were selected in five categories, and the winners were announced during the nationally recognized Week Without Violence, Oct. 14-18. The first award was presented earlier, due to a scheduling conflict.

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Fall Planetarium Weekend includes staff-guided tours The product of a year’s work by the Schouweiler Planetarium staff at the University of Saint Francis will debut during the university’s Fall Planetarium Weekend, Nov. 1-3.

“Larry Cat in Space” is a playful, imaginative cartoon about an inquisitive cat who takes a trip to the moon. Children of all ages will enjoy it, including some jokes that will also tickle the adult funny bone, planetarium staff said. Planetarium educator Niki Habegger is the show’s producer-director. See “Larry Cat in Space” Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 3 p.m. or Sunday at 5 p.m.

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A new Brazilian jiu-jitsu studio opened in September in Fort Wayne. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run by Chet Schemahorn, the only licensed Gracie jiu-jitsu instructor in the state of Indiana.

The 3,700-square-foot facility strikes quite a contrast to the dirt-ďŹ&#x201A;oor basement in LaGrange where Schemahorn ďŹ rst started training 18 years ago, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeah, I was in that ďŹ rst little dungeon about eight years,â&#x20AC;? he said, looking on as a knot of perspiring students practiced their grappling on a mat in the new facility.

Schemahorn said he started studying Gracie jiu-jitsu 18 years ago after having been inspired by one of the sportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most prominent ďŹ gures, Royce Gracie, who dominated the Ultimate Fighting Championships throughout the 1990s. Since there were no Gracie instructors in the state, Schemahorn began putting away money to ďŹ&#x201A;y out to seminars four times a year at the Gracie headquarters in Los Angeles.

The Gracies reciprocated by traveling to LaGrange and giving seminars there.

Schemahornâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dedication seemed to be contagious.

As he trained and taught over the years, he amassed a small but dedicated group of students who, at least a couple of times a week, would cheerfully troop down the stairs of a dark, musty little cellar and spend the next two hours working and sweating on the mat. The

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SATURDAY, OCT. 26 The Merge, Christian singles group. Parkwood Church of God, 3320 Trier Road. 6-11 p.m. $5. A potluck dinner, games and a DJ for dancing, plus ice-breakers. The last Saturday of every month, from 6-11 p.m. The Nov. 30 and Dec. 28 meetings will be held at Taylor Chapel United Methodist Church, 10145 Maysville Road.

Fall Festival. Robinson Chapel United Methodist Church, 12707 Tonkel Road. 2-6 p.m. Free admission. Enjoy a chili cook-off and win prizes for best costumes. Also the church’s annual pumpkin sale has begun and continues while supplies last. Residents of a New Mexico Indian reservation who grew the pumpkins will share in the proceeds. Money also goes to support missions projects in Fort Wayne.

Harvest Party. First Assembly of God, 1400 W. Washington Center Road.

4-8 p.m. Free. Carnival games, candy, and fellowship. A hallway set aside for youngsters 5 and under. Everyone leaves with a sack of candy, and points that they can redeem for prizes. Enjoy a skit designed to share the gospel. Food available for purchase.

Oak Hill Children’s Therapeutic Horse Farm 5K Walk/Run, Kids Dash, and Fall Party.

IPFW Campus, 2101 Coliseum Blvd., at the Science Mall in the middle of the campus. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $15 per individual or $35 for a family of four, and $5 per individual beyond family of four. Registration available online at oakhillfarm.org, or at the event. The goal is to educate the community about Oak Hill Children’s Therapy Farm near Roanoke, and to raise funds to support children with physical, mental or social needs. Enjoy riding demonstrations, a live band, face painting, games, vendor displays and a fall party. Children will have a chance to win one of 10 new bicycles donated by the Fort Wayne Police Department.

Children are welcome to dress in costume, but scary costumes are not suggested. Miss Indiana 2013 Terrin Thomas will perform a jazz vocal.

Camp Allen Muster: 1861-1865. Historic Old Fort, 1201 Spy Run. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Fort Wayne’s Camp Allen on the north side of the St. Mary’s River provided a mustering camp for the training of Union soldiers. Visit the Old Fort to see what life was like during the war, to see the drills and hear the cannons roar as history comes to life. See the 44th Indiana Regiment portrayed by living history re-enactors, as they and their Confederate foes re-create the struggle in occupied Tennessee. Tickets can be obtained on-site at the Kekionga Mercantile. Admission is free, but a free-will offering is appreciated. Guided tours will be offered Saturday at noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Church bazaar. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 110 E. Wallen Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. The sale will feature handmade items such as scarves, wooden birdhouses, paper crafts and quilted items. Food, drinks and desserts, including baklava, will be available at an extra charge. The youth group will sell chili and hot dogs for lunch.

Doughnuts, bagels and coffee will be available for breakfast.

Fall festival. Kuehnert Family Dairy. 7532 W. Cook Road. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. $8 per person. Children 3 and under admitted free. Experience the daily operations of a working dairy farm, including the freestall barn where cows spent their time and eat. Guests will learn how calves are cared for, and will view modern farm machinery. Attractions include a 5-acre corn maze, a straw mountain, corn crib play are, corn hole games, tile swing, Holy Cow Football, hayrides, fire pits, pumpkin painting, other children’s activities and farm tours.

Fall festival. Kuehnert Family Dairy. 7532 W. Cook Road. Noon-5 p.m. $8 per person. Children 3 and under admitted free. For details, see the Oct. 25 entry.

Choral presentation. North Side High School, 475 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne. 4 p.m. $5. Heartland Chamber Chorale’s educational experience for 300 high school choristers from across the region culminates in a concert open to the public. The concert and full-day instructional are part of Heartland’s educational outreach programs. The performance is followed by a workshop for area music educators with nationally renowned special guest Tim Lautzenheiser. Get tickets at heartlandchorale.org.

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Holiday boutique. St. James Lutheran Church, 1720 Indiana 930 East, New Haven, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Thirty handcrafters will sell their specialties.

A large bake sale will include diabetic-friendly, gluten-free, and vegan items. A gift basket raffle will support the community food bank, located at St. James. For more information, contact Carol at 493-1067.

Community Open House. Erin’s House for Grieving Children, 5670 YMCA Park Drive West, Fort Wayne. Enter off of St. Joe Center Road. 1-4 p.m.

Enjoy refreshments and a tour of the new home. Erin’s House provides support for children, teens and their families who have suffered the death of a loved one. For details, visit erinshouse.org.

The Everhart 5K Run/Walk. Heritage Jr./Sr. High School, 13608 Monroeville Road, Monroeville. 4-6 p.m. The race starts in the school parking lot.

The cross country teams organized the event to raise money for the family of Mark Everhart. The father of a cross country athlete suffered a stroke while at a meet. Registration fee is $20.

Antique Fishing Lures Show. Don Hall’s Guest House, 1313 W. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne, 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Admission $5.

SUNDAY, OCT. 27 Camp Allen Muster: 1861-1865. Historic Old Fort, 1201 Spy Run. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For details, see the Oct. 26 entry. Guided tours will be offered Sunday at noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., 4 p.m.

Pulled pork dinner. Monroeville Fire Station, 205 W. South St. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monroeville Lions Club present their annual dinner to support their year-round work in the community. Get an entrée and roll and butter, plus choice of two of three sides: baked beans, cole slaw or applesauce.

Tickets are $7 if purchased before Oct. 22, or $8 if purchased after that date. All means are carry-out or drive-through. Buyers of advance tickets are asked to pick up their meals by noon. For more information, call 623-3468.

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Fort Wayne Area Community Band. John & Ruth Rhinehart Music Center on the IPFW Campus. 7:30 p.m. The 70-member concert band, under the direction of conductor Scott Humphries and assistant conductor Susan Jehl, will perform a variety of music, including a new arrangement of “Amazing Grace,” themes of suspense by John Williams called “Chillers and Thrillers,” “Aesop’s Fables” with a narrator, “The Gateway City March,” “The Raiders of Sunset Island” composed by Scott Humphries, and more. Adult tickets can be purchased for $5 at the door, seniors $4, children 6 and over $2, and IPFW students are admitted free with ID. Red Cross blood drive. Parkview Hospital, in the Pach Room, 2200 Randallia Drive, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The hospitals served by the Indiana-Ohio Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross are in constant need of blood for patients diagnosed with cancer or other serious illnesses or injuries. Donate at a mobile site, or at the Red Cross headquarters, 1212 California Road, Fort Wayne, across Coliseum Boulevard from the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Call (800) 733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment to make a donation. Donate blood in October and be entered to win a $200 Visa gift card, courtesy of Suburban Propane.

Red Cross blood drive. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 7710 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne. 3-7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30 Red Cross blood drive. IPFW, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Come to donate and receive a coupon for Haunted Cave or Haunted Hotel admission. The hospitals served by the Indiana-Ohio Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross are in constant need of blood for patients diagnosed with cancer or other serious illnesses or injuries. Donate at a mobile site, or at the Red Cross headquarters, 1212 California Road, Fort Wayne, across Coliseum Boulevard from the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Call (800) 733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment to make a donation. Donate blood in October and be entered to win a $200 Visa gift card, courtesy of Suburban Propane.

Free community dinner. Parkwood Church of God, 3320 Trier Road, Fort Wayne. 5:45-7 p.m. each Wednesday, except holiday weekends.

THURSDAY, OCT. 31 Red Cross blood drive. IPFW, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Come to donate and receive a coupon for Haunted Cave or Haunted Hotel admission.

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FRIDAY, NOV. 1 Community Art Show opening reception. New Haven-Adams Township Park and Recreation Department central ofďŹ ce, 1125 Hartzell St., New Haven. 5:30-7 p.m. Local artists may enter up to three works for $15.

Awards will be presented. The show continues through Nov. 21, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For details, visit newhavenin.org.

SATURDAY, NOV. 2 Foods Resource Bank awareness event. Brueggemann Lumber and Rental Do-it Center, 12012 Indiana 37, Grabill. Free. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.

Enjoy hot dogs and hot chocolate, and hayrides. The Tri-State Two-Cylinder Club will use antique tractors to harvest grain for a global campaign to combat hunger.

Trader Days. Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Sponsored by the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society. Vendors, craftsmen and artists sell quality Native American items including ďŹ ne art, gourd work, beading, carved wood pieces, corn husk dolls, Christmas ornaments, Native American shields, jewelry, clothing, feather work, homemade baked goods and more. The chiefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home is a National Historic Landmark. He built the home in 1827. He was considered the richest man in Indiana at the time of his death in 1841. For more information, visit fwhistorycenter.com.

Church bazaar and bake sale. Messiah Lutheran Church, 7211 Stellhorn Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. The sale is a beneďŹ t for a youth mission trip to Haiti in 2014.

Dinner and crafts. Zion Lutheran Church, 2313 S. Hanna St. at Creighton Street, Fort Wayne. 5-7 p.m. Enjoy a sausage and sauerkraut dinner for $7.50 for ages 11 to adult. Children 5 to 10 may have a hot dog, chips, dessert and drink for $3. Children 5 and under eat for free. Carry-outs are available. Strolling minstrel George Berger will play old familiar tunes on his accordion. The building is handicapped-accessible.

Blue Bird Revival in concert. Agape Church of the Brethren, 11610 Lima Road, Fort Wayne. 6 p.m. Free. This high-energy gospel band plays original songs and new versions of old hymns. The 10-member band will play their many instruments along with vocals in the style of Americana, country roots, bluegrass, blues and ragtime gospel. An offering will be taken to support their Pickinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;-N-Givinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Charity, which will be used to support Brethren Disaster Services and an expense fund for the band to travel to Columbus, Ohio, to perform at the 2014 Church of the Brethren Annual Conference. For more information, go to www.coppmusic.com.

Home party craft show. Cornerstone Youth Center, 19819 Monroeville Road, Monroeville. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. A beneďŹ t for St. Louis Academy. Shop from home party vendors and area crafters. Also take part in a rafďŹ&#x201A;e. Door prizes will be awarded. A snack bar will be available. St. Louis Academy is at 15529 Lincoln Highway East in New Haven. Its mission is to provide a Christ-centered education, by challenging students to their potential academically, socially and spiritually.

SUNDAY, NOV. 3 Hog roast. Central Lutheran School, 1400 Elm St., New Haven. 4-6 p.m.

Proceeds beneďŹ t the Martini Lutheran Church Family Education Fund.

Tickets are $7 presale, $8 at the door. Meals for children 5-10 cost $4 in advance or $5 at the door. Ages 4 and under eat for free (dine-in only).

Carry-outs are available. The meal includes pulled pork, or a hot dog for kids, plus green beans, roll, sides, beverage and dessert. For ticket information, call Kim Wietfeldt at 493-0502.

Special community concert. Allen County Courthouse, 715 S. Calhoun St. 3 p.m. Free. The Heartland Chamber Chorale will perform â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heartland Sings: Of Peace & Justice.â&#x20AC;? In this concert, Heartland presents the world premiere of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gather These Mirrorsâ&#x20AC;? by Kala Pierson, an American

composer whose music has been applauded and performed in 26 countries. The program draws from text from Middle Eastern poetry and an interview with a refugee to inspire hope during political unrest. This performance is free but, due to limited seating, tickets are required for admission. Call (260) 436-8080. The Indiana Center for Middle East Peace is underwriting the concert. Learn more about upcoming Heartland performances at heartlandchorale.org.

Special music performance. Trinity Episcopal Church, 611 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 10 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eternal Light: A Requiemâ&#x20AC;? by Howard Goodall unites the church choir and professionals from the community. The performance is incorporated into the All Saints Day service. According to a church news release, this will be the ďŹ rst Fort Wayne performance of this Goodall work.Wayne. The composer is perhaps best known for the theme to the British comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Vicar or Dibley.â&#x20AC;? Goodall based his theme for the program on a setting of Psalm 23 that was performed by the choir of the Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, England. He has also composed theme music for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Bean.â&#x20AC;? Goodall won a Primetime Emmy for original dramatic score in 2009 for the theme to HBOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Into the Storm.â&#x20AC;?

Trader Days. Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road. Noon-4 p.m.

For details, see the Nov. 2 entry.

THURSDAY, NOV. 7 â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Mouse That Roared.â&#x20AC;? Homestead High School, 4310 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. The Homestead Drama Department presents Christopher Sergelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stage adaptation of the novel by 1955 Cold War satirical novel by Leonard Wibberley. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for all students with student ID. Any Southwest Allen County Schools employee may present their schools ID to admit the employee and one other person.

FRIDAY, NOV. 8 Fall comedy. The University of St. Francis Performing Arts Center, 431 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. The university will stage â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Man Who Came to Dinner,â&#x20AC;? a three-act comedy. Admission is $15 for the general public and $12 for seniors and children under 10. Group discounts are available. Call 399-7700, ext. 8001, for more information, and visit usfpac.com for a schedule of upcoming productions. The play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart is set in Ohio in the 1930s. The plot unfolds during Christmas, when a famous radio personality named Sheridan Whiteside accepts a dinner invitation at the home of a rich factory owner.

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Monroeville Auxiliary Thanksgiving Dinner. Monroeville American Legion Post 420, 112 E. South St., Monroeville. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Choose turkey or beef, and the customary side dishes. Adults, $7; children 5-12, $5; children 4 and under eat free.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13 Holiday Shopping Bazaar. Leo United Methodist Church Preschool. 13527 Leo Road. Wednesday, Nov. 13, 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. Handmade gifts and crafts and other vendors, such as Pampered Chef and Tupperware.

Lunch is available for purchase from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Other goodies will be available for purchase. Coffee, tea and hot chocolate will be available all day. The bazaar is sponsored by the preschool.

THURSDAY, NOV. 14 New Haven Chamber of Commerce annual dinner. The Orchid Events and Catering, 11508 Lincoln Highway East, New Haven. 6 p.m. $40, or $300 for a table of eight. RSVP by Oct. 29 to 749-4484, or info@newhavenindiana.org. The evening features a silent auction, awards and entertainment

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FRIDAY, NOV. 15 Fall comedy. The University of St. Francis Performing Arts Center, 431 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. The university will stage â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Man Who Came to Dinner,â&#x20AC;? a three-act comedy. Admission is $15 for the general public and $12 for seniors and children under 10. Group discounts are available. Call 399-7700, ext. 8001, for more information, and visit usfpac.com for a schedule of upcoming productions. The play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart is set in Ohio in the 1930s. The plot unfolds during Christmas, when a famous radio personality named Sheridan Whiteside accepts a dinner invitation at the home of a rich factory owner.

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African Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choir Alumni perform. St. Joseph United Methodist Church, 6004 Reed Road, Fort Wayne. 7-8:30 p.m. Open to the public. A freewill offering will be accepted. The Young Africans are singers, musicians and dancers who were all once part of the world-renowned African Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choir. Now 20 to 22 years old, they are prepared to enter universities and to make a difference in their communities back home.

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