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Hansen has a passion for serving her community %\ /$85(1 &$**,$12 )HDWXUH :ULWHU Nancy McCammon-Hansen, 68, has no shortage of passion for causes ranging from hunger awareness to voting rights. Today, the Fort Wayne resident and recent retiree divides her time among several organizations such as Bread for the World, the League of Women Voters of Fort Wayne and AARP. It’s no surprise her charitable spirit is deep seated when you consider her upbringing in the Great Plains region. McCammon-Hansen recounts a formative experience in her childhood that she still carries with her. She was in the third grade when her father served on the volunteer ďŹ re department in her hometown of Kearney, Neb. A dime store caught ďŹ re and the ďŹ rst responders had to mobilize quickly to get to the scene. Her father and his peers were able to get the ďŹ re
under control, but they stayed long after the blaze was contained to ensure it was safe. Young Nancy asked why he served on the department and his response really struck a chord. “He said, ‘We all have an obligation to give something back to the community we live in.’ And that just burned into my head. I have never forgotten that.â€? Following her father’s example, McCammon-Hansen got involved with volunteering at the high school level. She was active in theater and in the safety council. Her extracurriculars helped her earn a partial tuition scholarship at her undergraduate institution. It was during those college years she became impassioned with social justice work. The Vietnam War was raging and many young people took issue with what they perceived as an unjust conict. “You could be 18 and be sent to Vietnam to get shot at, but
you couldn’t vote, which really annoyed the heck out of me,â€? she said. “And so that’s what tripped my political trigger.â€? Her feminist beliefs were also cemented a few years later when on the job hunt. “I found out that even as a woman with a college degree, I was still in many respects a second-class citizen to any guy who would also apply for a job,â€? she said. She did end up ďŹ nding her footing in the professional world and later settled down into marriage and, later, motherhood. After scaling back to focus on raising their son, Christopher, she made her re-entry into volunteer work. The work of the League of Women Voters particularly resonated with her. She was instrumental in getting the chapter operational in 2009, after being defunct since the 1970s. “Right now, the group is work-
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Indoor farmers market in old bakery draws crowds %\ 52' .,1* )HDWXUH :ULWHU Just about everything anyone might be looking for was on display and for sale at the indoor Farmers Market in the former Aunt Millie’s Bakery at 350 Pearl St. in downtown Fort Wayne. The 25,000-square-foot main oor was ďŹ lled with 39 vendors displaying honey, maple syrup, baked goods, hand-made jewelry, jams and jellies, T-shirts, bread, a Thai food vendor and more. On top of that, Bob Jones, vice president of the board of Historic Fort Wayne, was on hand in 1816 military garb to show food and grain of the period and let people know the Fort will be open one weekend a month May through August. Assisting him was Syracuse reenactor Keith Miller who displayed hand-made wooden cooking implements. The market is actually the Barr Street Farmers Market run by Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana moved into the bakery for the winter. According to Ashley Wagner, market manager, it was relocated in Oct. 24, 2020, under contract with Sweetwater Sound, owner of the building, and has been operating from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday since. It will continue to be inside until April 24. Approximately 900 people have been in attendance
each Saturday. Coming to the market in the old bakery is a bit nostalgic for John Petrie who worked here for 16 years as a member of the sales team. He and his wife, Cheryl, now bring fresh baked goodies ranging from cookies, cinnamon rolls, carrot cake, German chocolate cake and a variety of tasty offerings that change every week. They market their products under the name of Olde Farmhouse Baked Goodies which are produced in their hometown of Arcola. He said “she’s the baker and my job is to put on the frosting and operate the cash register.â€? Mike and Carol Miller have been producing 4,000 to 5,000 pounds of honey from 100 colonies (hives) located southeast of New Haven. Mike started tending hives as a kid more than 50 years ago. Among the products available under the M&C Miller Pure Honey label are liquid honey, bees wax, cream honey spread and comb honey. What started as a hobby 40-plus years ago now consumes most of their time. Bill Owen, owner of Maple Acres Farm near Avilla, ďŹ rst learned how to make maple syrup at the age of 6 while helping his grandfather tap and collect syrup more than 60 years ago. Now he tends some 2,000 sugar and black maple trees that produce
70 different avors of marmalades, gluten-free assorted mustards, gluten-free baked goods and honey and avored honey-base jams His partner in S&B Sales, Brad Gregory, displayed a wide variety of colorful crocheted scarves, stocking caps, hot pads and dish towels. “A lady taught
between 500 and 600 gallons of maple syrup every year. In addition to displaying regular maple syrup in a variety of decorative containers, Owen was selling maple sugar and two choices of candies. Organic jams and jellies were the specialty of Scott Towns. His inventory includes
me to crochet when I was quite young,� said Gregory, “I enjoyed it and it has always been a hobby.� The two, who are based in Auburn, have been working together for 40 years and are regulars at the Barr Street Market during the summer months.
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We threw away the last two bags. Return that to the shelf, please. 2: If you buy that horrible snack, you’ll just eat the whole thing and hate yourself. Let’s put that back in the candy section. 3: There’s been a jar of that in the fridge for a year. Please, take it back. Then I would have to go around the store, trying to ďŹ nd where things belong. After a while, the store personnel recognized what I was doing during each visit. Dang security cameras! “Hi, Mr. Wolfsie. Doing a little reverse shopping again today? Not to be critical, but last week, we saw you cram some pop tarts on top of the energy bars. We found a dozen glazed donuts stuck in between the everything bagels and the seven-grain bread. Please don’t confuse the other husbands in the
store who are lucky enough to be shopping alone.� Mary Ellen is now doing all her food buying online. With the pandemic, she thinks this is a much safer approach, so I have been forbidden to wander around any stores on my own. This has drastically cut down on my intake of frozen pizza, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and barbeque potato chips. I watch Sesame Street now, just so I can see someone eating a cookie. The other day, it was time to purchase online from Kroger and I asked Mary Ellen if I could do the ordering myself, so I could be of some help with this weekly chore. “Okay, but please order exactly what I tell you. We have been eating much healthier lately because you are not tempted with impulse buying.� Mary Ellen then shouted her shopping list from the bathroom while
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A. Chronic conditions can be complex, but your diagnosis does not deďŹ ne you. We acknowledge that change can be difďŹ cult if you do not fully understand your condition and ways to alleviate some of Sylvia Wade the symptoms you may be experiencing. At Community Programs Specialist AIHS, we offer a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program that helps 260-745-1200 Ext. 336 people just like you take back control of UIFJS own health. Session Participants Will Learn How To: Use medications appropriately This evidence-based six-week course was Manage symptoms such as pain, developed by Stanford University. We fatigue and depression have offered many sessions and Improve communication skills continually receive high ratings from past Eat healthy participants. Due to COVID-19 we are Solve problems and set goals offering two types of remote sessions: a Increase self-conďŹ dence telephonic self-study and virtual video Manage stress and other emotions workshop TUBSUJOH JO .BSDI Make informed treatment decisions Interested in taking control of your health? NOTE: please be sure you always consult with your Call us today to sign up for FJUIFS Spring physician for speciďŹ cs about your personal condition and diagnosis. Session. 8101 W. Jefferson Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46804 www.agingihs.org | 260.745.1200
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Playing tennis weekly physical, mental outlet %\ 52' .,1* )HDWXUH :ULWHU To be able to play tennis throughout the winter when the temperatures are hovering around freezing and outdoor courts are often covered with ice or snow is indeed a luxury. One group of senior men considers it a real blessing to be able to play a game they enjoy throughout the cold months at Wildwood Racquet Club on Hadley Road. Four of them gather at 9 a.m. every Monday for an hour-and-ahalf of spirited doubles and then are joined by another four at the same time Tuesday morning. Skill levels are very similar, which makes for good, competitive tennis. Instead of normal scoring, they play eight-game sets, switch partners after each set in order to play with everyone in the foursome and get in three sets in the allotted time. Mike Amorini, who has been playing with the group for the past eight years, sees the weekly tennis matches as a great opportunity to socialize with good friends. “We have a lot of fun, laugh together at each other’s gross misses and encourage each other when outstanding shots are made. The pandemic cancelled February, March, April and May indoor tennis in 2020, so by the end of May and early June everyone was really chomping at the bit to get back on the courts. So with the ďŹ rst good weather we started back up outdoors with masks and practicing social distancing. We even disinfected the balls, but it only made them
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out and play. A friend of mine asked me to play on his USTA team. I won’t forget the state tournament in Indianapolis where we were ďŹ nalists. Those things make it even more enjoyable.â€? Norm Cox played some tennis in the 1970s and took it up again following his retirement from Central Soya. “I helped teach my grandson and he’s
become the number one singles player on the South Side High School team. Now he beats me all the time. He probably doesn’t agree, but I like to say that I taught him everything he knows about tennis. It’s really great to be back playing with the gang again after the quarantine. I not only missed the activity, but the fun and trash talking during our matches.�
The second-most famous smile Though you may not know it, Harvey Ball has had an impact on your life. Harvey Ross Ball was born in %\ 5$1'$/ July 1921 in & +,// Worcester, Mass., one of six children. After graduating from Worcester South High School, he became an apprentice to a local sign painter and later studied ďŹ ne art at the Worcester Art Museum School. Following World War II, he worked for a local advertising ďŹ rm until 1959, when he started his own advertising business. In 1963, a phone call from
a Worcester client, The State Mutual Life Assurance Company, changed Ball’s life — and in time added to the popular culture of America and many countries around the globe. The insurance outďŹ t had recently experienced a hostile takeover merger with an out-of-town competitor and employee morale was low and sinking lower. Could Ball come up with some kind of quirky design that would be fun to look at and consequently lift spirits around the ofďŹ ce? Ten minutes later, he had created a bright yellow circle with black oval eyes, with the one on the right slightly larger than the one on the left and a creased, slightly off-center smile, the right side being a bit higher and a bit thicker than on the left. Ball was paid $45
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— about $350 today — for his efforts. The State Mutual folks produced and handed out 100 smiley pins to its employees, the goal being to encourage workers to smile while doing humdrum tasks around the ofďŹ ce such as chatting on the phone with customers. Smiley buttons later became so popular with the general public that they were eventually being ordered in lots of 10,000 each. By 1971, more than 50 million smiley buttons had been produced. Ball’s creation had become recognized around the world as an American icon. So was Ball able to retire
early, purchase a yacht and sail off to retire in a beachfront villa on a tropical island? Well, actually, no. He never applied for a trademark or a copyright of the smiley Face and State Mutual made nothing from the design either. Ball’s son, Charles, always maintained that his dad never regretted not registering the copyright. Charles Ball claimed that Harvey Ball wasn’t motivated much by money. Ball did, however, have an incentive other than cash. In 1999, he founded the World Smile Foundation, a nonproďŹ t charitable trust that supports children’s causes. The outďŹ t now licenses smileys
and runs World Smile Day, an event celebrated on the ďŹ rst Friday in October each year. It’s a day that emphasizes the slogans “Do an act of kindnessâ€? and “Help one person smile.â€? Harvey’s smiley is now said to incorporate the most famous grin since the Mona Lisa’s. Footnote: When the Vietnam War was raging during the 1970s, businessmen brothers Bernard and Murray Spain decided to make buttons displaying Ball’s creation, but added “Have a Nice Dayâ€? on each disc. The Spains raked in a healthy proďŹ t with sales of 50 million discs. Yep, the pair had ďŹ rst copyrighted that four-word phrase.
Duff selected as District 2 Conservation Officer of the Year Indiana Conservation OfďŹ cer Robert Duff has been selected as the 2020 District 2 OfďŹ cer of the Year. Duff, who recently retired from the DNR Division of Law Enforcement after 28 years of service, was assigned to LaGrange County but had previously held assignments in DeKalb and Noble counties. He served as a use of force
instructor, side scan sonar operator, division armorer, scuba diver, dive master, unmanned aerial vehicle pilot and ďŹ eld training ofďŹ cer, and also spent time as a member of the division’s training section. District 2 includes the counties of Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley. The district award puts Duff
in the running for the Pitzer Award, which is given to the top overall conservation ofďŹ cer in the state of Indiana and selected from the 10 district award winners. The Pitzer award is named after Conservation OfďŹ cer James D. Pitzer, who was fatally shot while investigating illegal hunting activity Jan. 2, 1961, in Jay County.
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RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES Seniors can feel right at home after leaving their homestead %\ $1*(/$ %8&./$1' 5HJLRQDO 'LUHFWRU 5(1(( .5,(1%5,1. ([HFXWLYH 'LUHFWRU .LQJVWRQ +HDOWKFDUH It can be overwhelming to ďŹ nd a new living arrangement for an aging loved one, especially if you’re unfamiliar with the nuances of senior living options. But it doesn’t have to be that way. At Kingston, our sales and admissions teams take pride in serving as an educational resource to help families to weigh their priorities and consider which options best meet their needs. Here’s a few ways we help families compare and consider the spectrum of senior care alternatives. Is your senior still physically active and self-sustaining but ready to give up the duties of home maintenance, landscaping? Independent living communities may be the right next step for your loved one. Residents live in their own private apart-
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Assisted living communities are perfect for seniors who want to live on their own, but who take comfort in knowing that professional caregiver support is always available. Assisted living communities offer daily socializing and activities programming, daily meal prep, assistance with medication management, dress-
February residential opportunities for seniors %\ - .</( 1(66 1HVV %URV 5HDOWRUV $XFWLRQHHUV Retirement has many different opportunities for people that are different from the lives we have worked so hard to build. Helping transition can offer residential opportunities for seniors. Sometimes you are not sure what decision is the right one for you. The idea of moving is a challenging one and having a professional on your side to guide you through the process of moving can make this transition easier. With our real estate services, we could sell your larger family home and get you a fair price for what is most people’s largest investment. If you are ready to have a smaller home so that you do not have to spend as much time on maintenance but not wanting to move into an assisted living or skilled care nursing facility, we can help you ďŹ nd the right house for your individual needs. Maybe it is just that you want to live closer to your grandchildren or you do not want to have to spend so much time cleaning and taking care of the lawn. We can take the time to work with you to ďŹ nd out what step in the moving process you are ready for. There are many different opportunities for seniors to choose from for their residential needs. Taking the time to speak
with a real estate professional can make this part of the transition into retirement smoother and less stressful for everyone involved. With our auction services we can even assist you with selling
off those personal items that are unneeded for your new, smaller home. Our auction division is willing to speak with you to see if an auction is the right way for you to downsize your personal property as well.
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measures that you won’t ďŹ nd in assisted living communities. Memory care staff are specially trained to provide a unique approach to daily care and comfort to residents, while providing families with professional advice on how to nurture their relationships with their loved one. As you research your options, consider the beneďŹ ts of choosing a company you can trust to provide consistent quality care to your loved one as their care needs change with aging.
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RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES Building layers of flavor in meatless stew The way that this recipe builds flavors step after step assures the deep richness of the broth in the end. The ingredients are all the basics and, as I reviewed them, I found I had everything except the quantity of mushrooms needed. Total time was about 80 minutes, (if I had chopped my potatoes smaller it may have been less), which may seem long, but this is more than one meal and it is down-home tasty. So just plan a time and enjoy making this hearty stew soon — it will warm you to your toes. Hearty Vegetable Stew Ingredients 1 small onion (minced) (I used 85 grams) 1 clove garlic (minced) 1 rib celery (minced) (I used 55 grams) 1 carrot (minced) (I used 85 grams) 1/4 cup low sodium vegetable broth 1 large onion (chopped) 8 ounce button mushrooms (sliced) 8 ounce portobello mushrooms (sliced) 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1/2 cup red wine (or broth, grape juice) (but the wine really adds a good flavor) 3 cups low sodium vegetable broth 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper 1 can diced tomatoes — no salt added (15 ounce) 2 medium carrots (chopped) 2 ribs celery (chopped) 2 Yukon Gold potatoes (chopped) A pot of hearty stew on the 1 can tomato sauce (8 ounce) burner simmering for dinner 1/2 teaspoon Kitchen Boubrings back great memories of quet (optional for color) (may time gone by when every meal sub with Soy Sauce or Worceswas prepared from scratch. This tershire) meatless stew is amazing and 1 tablespoon balsamic vinI promise you will not notice egar that there is no beef in the pot. 1 tablespoon cornstarch (I It is just as satisfying as your ended up using 2 tablespoons, momma use to make and with but start with 1) a little crusty bread on the side 1 cup frozen peas — yum. Instructions The recipe I found turned out 1. Mince the carrot, celery delicious, but I am not totally stalk and small onion very fine. fond of recipes that say 1 onion (I used a small food processor.) instead of ½ cup or better yet 2. Saute this mixture in 1/4 85 grams. I like decisive meacup of veggie broth until the surements, but with stew, if you veggies are nice and soft. chop everything about the same 3. Add the large chopped onsize it all works out in the pot. ion and continue cooking until softened. 4. It’s OK if the liquid gets a little low — the brown bits add To a senior community in a quiet to the flavor. northeast residential e and Memo • Long Term m Care andsetting Mem 5. Add the mushrooms and cook on medium high until they hd bathrooms Care suitesTerm withCare bathrooms • Long Memory ree and Memory suring privacy lose their liquid. and showers ensuring priva Care suites with bathrooms 6. Season with the rosemary • 5-starand quality care, staff privacy showers ensuring and Italian seasoning. provide 24quality hour services • 5-star care, staff 7. Add the wine and deglaze provide 24 hour services any brown spots in your pan. (This is the good stuff.) 8. After a few minutes add the rest of the broth, the tomatoes and tomato sauce. 260-749-9655 9. Add all your chopped veggies and turn the heat up to www.goldenyearshome.org boil. Like us on Facebook! 10. Add the rest of the sea-
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Council on Senior Services awards $24,000 in grants in 2020 The challenges of the year 2020 did not stop the Council on Senior Services from awarding $24,400 in grants to multiple entities benefiting the maturing population of northeastern Indiana. Funds for the grants were generated by COSS membership dues and by advertisement sales in the highly sought-after COSS Senior Resource Guide. The COSS board focused on awarding grants broadly in order to positively impact as many seniors in northeastern Indiana as possible. Successful applicants included: • Aging and In-Home Services — Chronic disease selfmanagement program. • Allen County TRIAD — SafeNet bracelets and materials and supplies for seniors. • Alzheimer’s Association — Materials for clients about dementia specific resources in our community. • Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana — To support the nutrition program. • Clarkson Mobility — Purchase portable mobile stair lift. • Community Harvest Food Bank — Senior Hunger Relief Initiative providing food to seniors. • Community Transportation Network — To support medical transportation for seniors. • Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Community Center — Sensory program and music therapy classes for those with dementia and related diseases.
• GiveHear — Support hearing clinic and provide hearing aids, screenings, tests and batteries. • HealthVisions of Fort Wayne — For health education programs. • Homebound Meals — To subsidize the cost of meals. • Hope Alive — Counseling and housing for senior women. • League for the Blind and Disabled — Senior blind services program. • Long-Term Care Ombudsman — For annual Pajama Drive. • Paul’s Place — Home security system for temporary lodging for adult patients and caregivers. • St Vincent de Paul Society of Ft. Wayne — Carevan and other senior programs. • The Lighthouse — Residential addiction recovery program. • Turnstone Center — Equipment for adult day center. • Volunteer Center — Promotional, enrollment and training materials for “Are You Okay” program. • Wellspring Interfaith Social Services Inc. — Older adult program activities. Applications are made online through the COSS website, councilonseniorservices.org Those interested in becoming a member of this vibrant organization are encouraged to contact COSS on their website or by telephone at (260) 4201011.
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RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES Four tips for moving your loved one into senior living %\ 6725<32,17 67$)) Helping your loved one move to senior living can feel like an overwhelming task. What should your loved one bring? What items can they put into storage or sell? How will they feel during this time of change? Here are four tips that will help you answer these questions and make the move to senior living as easy as possible. 1. Familiarize yourself with the new space.
What does the oor plan look like? Will their furniture ďŹ t comfortably? This information will help you determine what to bring, what to leave behind and what (if anything) will need to be purchased. By obtaining the right information beforehand, you can help make the move to senior living quick and smooth. 2. Let them do the downsizing. Make a plan for downsizing far in advance so your parents have plenty of time to decide
what they want to take with them. Also, be considerate when your loved one is deciding what to keep and what you give away — downsizing can be an emotional process. For some seniors, it can feel as though they have to rid themselves of items they’ve had their entire lives. Give them time, allow them to reminisce and let them decide what to bring with them into their new space. 3. Enlist the help of others. It takes a village to move,
so gather a team of family members, friends and even professional movers to help with packing, the actual moving process and other helpful tasks. Support doesn’t just include packing and cleaning — assistance can also come in the form of home-cooked meals and “welcome home� gift baskets. 4. Be the emotional support your parent may need. Once your loved one is settled in, remember it takes time to adjust to a senior liv-
ing community. You’ll likely play a signiďŹ cant role in helping your parent get acclimated for the ďŹ rst month or so. Visits may be more frequent initially, but as your loved one becomes familiar with the community, they will likely start attending community events or going on off-site excursions with their new friends. To learn more about StoryPoint Fort Wayne, visit StoryPoint.com or call (260) 238-8092.
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‘Your Song’ one of Elton John’s and Bernie Taupin’s songs Elton John It was a magical moment for Elton John and Bernie Taupin when they fully realized the potential %\ 5$1'$/ that had & +,// blossomed $ %RRPHU %ODVW in their 7R 7KH 3DVW professional partnership. As Taupin once explained, “ ‘Your Song’ was one of the first songs we wrote when we really got locked into writing and when we had really honed our craft.” And it all began one morning in 1969 at
John’s parents’ London apartment, when Taupin scribbled the words to the future classic on a grubby sheet of lined exercise paper that had tea stains on it. At one time, Reginald Dwight — born in London in 1947 — was just another piano-playing teenager hungry for a showbiz break. By the mid-1960s, he and some pals were jamming in a band called Bluesology. Included among the musicians were sax player Elton Dean and singer John Baldry — the inspiration for Dwight’s future stage monicker. Dwight eventually left the group and later answered an ad from London’s Liberty Records, which had announced auditions for songwriters. He wasn’t hired
— Dwight could easily create melodies but choked when it came to writing lyrics. On that fateful day in Liberty’s office, though, he met another creative hopeful, 17-year-old Bernie Taupin. A school dropout farm worker without music-making skills, he could write poetry — and song lyrics — thanks to constant encouragement from his literature-loving mother. Now calling himself Elton John, he and Taupin began working together, with Taupin penning sets of lyrics and John creating piano melodies appropriate to the words. If nothing came to fruition within a few minutes, John would summarily toss Taupin’s attempt into the trash and move on to the next offering.
The duo employed this unorthodox way of working throughout most of John’s remarkable career. John remembers his reaction when he first considered the words to “Your Song:” “I sat down at the piano and looked at it, going, ‘Oh, my God, this is such a great lyric, I can’t (mess) this one up.’ It came out in about 20 minutes and when I was done, I called him in. And we both knew.” Taupin had never been in love or even in any meaningful relationship, so his “Your Song” lyrics reflected a refreshing innocence about such a heady experience: “I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words” “How wonderful life is while
you’re in the world.” John eventually signed with Britain’s DJM Records label and in 1969 recorded the LP Empty Sky. It went nowhere, but his second album, John, the next year featured “Your Song” and thus held the key to success. Haunting and delicate, the tune worked its way into the public consciousness and, in January 1971, it reached America’s Top 10 list on the Uni Records label. After that, John included “Your Song” in virtually every live concert of his career. When asked to explain the work that led to acclaim for the pair, Taupin answers in fewer than a dozen well-chosen words: “It is a simple, naïve song. And it still stands up.”
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ATTENDANT AND COMPANION SERVICES HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS, LET US HELP YOU HELP YOURSELF @ HOME LLC 2478 Lake Avenue Fort Wayne, IN 46815 Phone: (260) 387-6369 www.homecareisheart.net Licensed Home Care/Member of IN Assc. Home & Hospice Care There’s no place like home to receive compassionate care that tends to the whole person. Body, Mind, and Spirit. We have a new approach to In-Home Assistance. We specialize in YOU! And it’s all from the heart. Non Medical attendant and companion services for disabled individuals and older adults. Children as well.
AUDIOLOGY CARTER HEARING CLINICS 1335 Getz Road Fort Wayne, IN 46804 NORTHEAST: 3136 Goeglein Rd., Suite A Phone: (260) 436-6400 • (877) 436-6401 www.carterhearingclinics.com • Creating A Higher Standard of Care • Board certified audiologists by the American Board of Audiology serving Fort Wayne since 1967. • Offices located in Fort Wayne, Auburn, Angola and Decatur. PROVIDING • Hearing Evaluations, Hearing Aids, Assistive Listening Devices and Auditory Training • FREE TRIAL HEARING AID PROGRAM M
AUDIOLOGY THE HEARING CENTER Phone: (260) 459-6924 (800) 555-5402 Four offices located in Ft. Wayne. Also in Angola, Auburn, Bluffton, Columbia City, Decatur, Huntington, Kendallville, LaGrange, Marion, Warsaw, Wabash and Van Wert, OH. * Specializing in hearing evaluations, hearing aids, and assistive listening devices. * Trial hearing aid program. * We practice excellence, setting the standard for hearing healthcare in Northeast Indiana. “Over 500 physicians refer their patients (and their own families) to The Hearing Center.” www.enthearingcenter.com
BALANCE AND DIZZINESS ENT BALANCE CENTER AT Ear Nose And Throat Associates 10021 Dupont Circle Ct. Fort Wayne, IN 46825 Phone: (260) 426-8117, Choose Option 4 The Premier Balance Program In The Region, ENT Balance Offers Comprehensive Care For Patients With Dizziness, Unteadiness And/Or Falling Problems. State-Of-The-Art Diagnostic Testing And A Full Complement Of Treatment Options Are Available. We May Be Able To Help You Regain A Steadier View Of The World. www.entfortwayne.com
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Fort Wayne-based PHP acquires third-party administrator Core Benefits Inc. Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana has acquired Core BeneďŹ ts Inc., effective Dec. 31, 2020, to provide additional reach into the third party administration and employee beneďŹ ts market. Existing services under the PHP umbrella include group health insurance, administrative services and numerous employee beneďŹ t products and services. SpeciďŹ cally, PHP’s TPA division has acquired the assets, client accounts and associated revenue of Core BeneďŹ ts. Clients currently with Core BeneďŹ ts will continue working with the same account
management team and will not experience gaps in service or immediate program changes, as a transition plan is in development and will be deployed later in the year. The Core BeneďŹ ts acquisition adds 34 employer groups to PHP’s existing block of nearly 100 employers in the TPA division and over 1,500 employer groups across all lines of business. Core BeneďŹ ts
employees will transition into similar functions within the PHP team and to the ofďŹ ce headquarters at 1700 Magnavox Way, Fort Wayne. Gary Shearer, PHP president and CEO: “As PHP looks to further our mission to create innovative solutions that contribute to healthier communities, the more members we serve, the closer we strive toward this goal. The talent and expertise
that the Core BeneďŹ ts team brings to the table will enhance the experience for our current clients and provide a premier option for employee beneďŹ ts solutions for area employers.â€? Neil Ropp, Core BeneďŹ ts president, said, “This opportunity presents many beneďŹ ts and added value for both our clients and our staff. We are looking forward to joining the PHP team.â€?
Mary Clancy, PHP ProClaim vice president and CEO, said, “Our team is excited for the opportunity to serve even more employers and employees in northern Indiana and beyond. With our experience and expertise, we are conďŹ dent this acquisition can bring additional value to clients and employers through additional services, PHP network access and combining of best practices.â€?
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HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTORY GRIEF SUPPORT PEGGY F. MURPHY COMMUNITY GRIEF CENTER 5920 Homestead Road Fort Wayne, IN 46814 Phone: (260) 435-3261 Web / email: www.vnfw.org / mail@vnfw.org Grief counseling in your home or at our Grief Center, grief support groups, grief education programs/presentations — all at no charge.
HOME PET CARE ALLEN COUNTY SPCA IN-HOME SERVICES 4914 S. Hanna St. Fort Wayne, IN 46806 Phone: (260) 744-0454 www.allencountyspca.org This FREE program helps seniors care for their pets. Services include grooming, walking, waste clean-up, wellness checks, transportation and more.
HOSPICE HOME HEALTH CARE ANGEL CORPS 528 West Washington Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Phone: (260) 426-4357 www.CorpsOfAngels.com • Bathing, dressing, toileting, mobility assistance, light housekeeping, meal planning and preparation, medication reminders, social interaction, care management • Dementia certified, Culinary training • Screened Caregivers • Locally owned & operated, celebrating 15 years! • Serving nine northeast Indiana counties • 2 to 24 hours per day
BRIGHTSTAR 333 E. Washington Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46804 Phone: (260) 918-0933 www.brightstarcare.com At BrightStar, we make every effort to connect with our clients on a personal level and care for them with enthusiasm and kindness. We offer 24/7 support so clients can check on their loved ones any time. We also rigorously screen and background check our caregivers to ensure optimal security and peace-of-mind for the families we serve.
VISITING NURSE & HOSPICE HOME 5910 Homestead Road Fort Wayne, IN 46814 Phone: (260) 435-3222 or (800) 288-4111 (Indiana only) www.vnfw.org
MEMORY CARE NORTH WOODS VILLAGE AT INVERNESS LAKES 8075 Glencarin Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46804 Phone: (260) 420-1866 www.NorthWoodsMemoryCare.com Fort Wayne’s Premier Licensed Memory Care Assisted Living Community. State-of-the-art, secure community designed and programmed specifically for those with Alzheimer’s, dementia and their families.
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HOOSIER PHYSICAL THERAPY Michael F. Barile, D.C., P.T. Visiting Nurse provides compassionate care 3030 Lake Avenue to alleviate suffering and ensure quality of life Fort Wayne, IN 46805 for those affected by serious illness, with care in your home, nursing home or assisted living Phone: (260) 420-4400 facility or in our Hospice Home, the region’s only Medicare Assignment Accepted free-standing hospice care center. Grief support “Personalized Care�
REHABILITATION HOSPITAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF FORT WAYNE 7970 W. Jefferson Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46804 Phone: (260) 435-6100 www.rehabhospital.com Free Standing Inpatient Acute Care Rehab Facility Providing A Variety Of Therapies And Services On An Inpatient Basis. • Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy • Rehabilitation Nursing • Clinical Psychology • Nutritional Counseling • Case Management A Member Of The Lutheran Health Network (Rehabilitation Hospital owned in part by physicians.)
available for those who go on living. Local nonprofit agency providing care and support for the seriously ill since 1888.
MEMORY CARE LIFE CARE CENTER OF FORT WAYNE 1649 Spy Run Avenue Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Phone: (260) 422-8520 www.lcca.com Denton Hall, Memory Care Unit We offer a premier special care unit for those with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders. We provide a safe, homelike environment to increase and/or maintain each resident’s level of function at its highest sustainable stage.
PHYSICIAN’S OFFICE FAMILY PRACTICE CENTER 750 Broadway Suite 350 Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Phone: (260) 423-2675 • New Patients Welcome • Most Insurance Companies Accepted • Medicare & Medicaid Accepted • Staffed By Over 30 Family Medicine Residents • Supervised By Board Certified Faculty
TELEPHONE SERVICES RELAY INDIANA - INTRAC 7702 Woodland Drive #130 Indianapolis, IN 46278 (877) 446-8722 Problems hearing on the telephone? We provide captioned telephones to assist you to read what the other person is saying. No more garbled or misunderstood conversations. Simply, READ what you’re hearing.
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enter the property. If you return your rented toboggan within the one-hour rental period, you will receive a certiďŹ cate for half-off the price of the ďŹ rst hour of a toboggan session for the 2021-22 season. “We know how much our park guests love this winter experience and we want to make sure their expectations are realistic given this year’s required adaptations,â€? said Ginger Murphy, Indiana State Parks deputy director for stewardship. “As you wait for a toboggan, there are great trails nearby for hiking and the nature center is open with hands-on activities and a great bird viewing window.â€? Find a complete schedule of open dates and other toboggan information at www.in.gov/ dnr/parklake/4699.htm. Call Pokagon State Park at (260) 833-2012. Make reservations at the Potawatomi Inn at IndianaInns.com or by calling (877) LODGES1. Pokagon State Park (on. IN.gov/pokagon) is at 450 Lane 100 Lake James, Angola.
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83'$7(6 +$33(1,1*6 ,1 7+( $5($ Send listings hosted by nonproďŹ t organizations and Senior Life Advertisers to Senior Life, P.O. Box 188, 206 Main St., Milford, IN 46542 or to lzeugner@the-papers.com by Feb. 17 for March listings. With listing include contact number with area code. Breakfast on the Go! and Fitness for a Busy Life — 1 p.m. Feb. 8, Purdue ExtensionAllen County, 4001 Crescent Ave. Fort Wayne. Class is limited to 15 attendees. Registration and face masks required. This joint session will cover eating right in a busy world as well as learning how to push through mental barriers in order to enhance physical and mental health through physical activity. Fish Fry Dinner — 4:307 p.m. Feb. 12. Drive thru or limited indoor seating at Park Edelweiss, 3355 Elmhurst Drive, by Fort Wayne Man-
nenchor/Damenchor. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children. Menu includes ďŹ sh, scalloped potatoes, cole slaw, applesauce, roll and kuchen (dessert). Soft drinks available along with bar service with indoor dining. Making Cents out of Adulting — 4-5 p.m. Feb. 25, Budgeting 101, Financial literacy program/series designed for 7-12th graders. All sessions are held via Zoom and last an hour. To register visit https:// bit.ly/MakingCents4H. Current and noncurrent 4-Hers are invited to participate. 4-H Fling — Feb. 27. The 4-H Fling is going virtual. Preorder chicken dinners starting the ďŹ rst week of February and pick up at the CES on Feb. 27. Dinners will be $10 and include chicken and potatoes. Virtual silent auction will be held on the Allen County 4-H Facebook page. For more information call (260) 481-6826.
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pists will ensure your safety and comfort as you recover from illness or injury. Visiting Nurse will coordinate with your physician to design an individualized plan of care to ensure you have the highest quality of life. Our goal is to help you stay out of the hospital and in your own home. Visiting Nurse provides skilled home health care and rehabilitation in your residential home, assisted and independent living communities. We work collaboratively with facility staff to ensure that you are receiving coordinated care. Some of the services Visiting Nurse’s Home Health Care program provides include:
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Springfield ‌ Abe’s hometown He may have been born in Kentucky and grew up in Indiana, but there’s no doubt that Abe Lincoln is SpringďŹ eld’s *5($7 best known (6&$3(6 resident %\ 52' .,1* and revered icon. More than a million people come every year to soak up Lincoln history before he went to Washington in 1861 and events occurring during his presidency. Everywhere you go in SpringďŹ eld, Ill., you’ll ďŹ nd the name of the 16th president of the United States. There are streets, hotels and apartment complexes named after him. In downtown you’ll ďŹ nd numerous Lincoln historic information panels, large replicas of Lincoln
pennies on bicycle racks, murals on buildings featuring his face and he’s cast in bronze in parks. In addition, there’s the Lincoln Presidential Library and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. When visiting the Illinois capital, stop ďŹ rst at the Visit SpringďŹ eld ofďŹ ce across the street from the Old State Capitol where Lincoln served in the state legislature. It’s a great place to start because it’s the building in which he and his partner had their law ofďŹ ces. You can see a replica of his ofďŹ ce there. The helpful people at the visitor’s center can direct you to the Presidential Museum, which should be your next stop. Before tracing Lincoln from his rustic boyhood home to the presidency, take time to snap photos of yourself with the president and his family in front of the White House. Then go into the two
This month’s Take Us Along features Kurt Koenig’s trip to Sydney, Australia. Located in the far left of the photo is Sydney’s tallest building, The Sydney Tower Eye at over 1,000 feet. The Eye offers tremendous views of the area and a chance for the “so inclined� individuals to rappel down from the 850 feet level! In the center of Koenig’s photo is the Sydney Opera House. Known for it stunning architecture, the Sydney Opera House is one of the most recognizable buildings of the twentieth century. This multi-venue performing arts center hosts well over 1,500 performances annually, attended by more than 1.2 million people. Visitors can also procure guided tours of the building. Behind Koenig in the photo is the famed Sydney Harbour Bridge, nicknamed “the coat hanger� for its shape. This bridge is nearly 4,000 feet long and 440 feet high. Again, for the adventurous, guided walking tours on the bridge trusses can be purchased to reach the very top of the span on a 3 1/2 hour round trip. “Needless to say, I enjoyed the views, with-
outstanding theaters utilizing amazing state-of-the-art technology featuring holographic techniques combined with ghostly images and live action. This might even turn out to be the highlight of your trip. Witness the 1860 presidential election as if it were happening today complete with TV coverage and campaign commercials of the candidates. There’s a room full of editorial cartoons that were as crude and sometimes vicious as those seen during the 2020 election. The view of Lincoln’s law ofďŹ ce shows him concentrating in a law book while two sons play baseball with a broom and wadded paper. Another room offers a peek into a cabinet meeting complete with some of the members dozing while Lincoln attempts to make a point. It covers just about every aspect of Lincoln’s time in Washington and ends at Ford’s
out participating in the adventures,� Koenig reminisced. Thanks for sharing yet another destination with Senior Life!
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Theater April 14, 1865, where he and his wife, Mary, were relaxing and celebrating the end of the Civil War before his assassination. His body was returned to SpringďŹ eld by train along the same route he took to Washington four years earlier. The train station where he departed for the nation’s capital is just a few blocks south. Before boarding the train, he’s quoted as saying, “I now leave, not knowing when or whether ever I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested on Washington.â€? A few more blocks south is the Lincoln Home National Historic Site featuring the only home he ever owned. The four-block area is full of period homes. During summer months reenactors add life to the neighborhood. Lincoln’s tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery houses the body of the president, his wife and three of their four sons and a number of statues in various poses. Lincoln’s nose on a big bronze bust in front of the monument is shiny from rubbing by visitors from throughout the world.
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Turnstone and 3Rivers Credit Union offer a safe way to give love this Valentine’s Day Turnstone and 3Rivers Credit Union present “Together with Turnstone: Give Love. Inspire Life.� This new event is timed perfectly with the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday to provide the community a unique option to celebrate their loved ones while making a difference in the community. “Together with Turnstone� presented by 3Rivers Credit Union is an online shopping experience with several packages available for Valentine’s gifts that can be purchased for loved ones. Proceeds from the purchases will support local children and adults with disabilities through Turnstone’s programs and services.
The Valentine’s package options are complete with treats from locally-owned businesses including: Design Collaborative, Highmark Tech Systems, Nothing Bundt Cakes, SmileMore Meal Prep and Bragg A Lot Sweets and Drinks. “On Valentine’s Day, 3Rivers Credit Union turns 86, and this year, we’re happy to celebrate our birthday by partnering with Turnstone and giving love back to our community,� stated Melissa Shaw, 3Rivers vice president of marketing. “Not only is this a wonderful way to safely treat someone special in your life, but we love that it creatively supports and promotes Turnstone’s mission.�
Purchasing a “Together with Turnstone� Valentine’s Day package does more than just celebrate a holiday, it inspires life for individuals at Turnstone through generosity. This year has proven how critical access to Turnstone’s services and resources is for people in our community who have disabilities. In addition to purchasing gift packages, people can also purchase a valentine that will be sent to a client who hasn’t been able to visit Turnstone throughout the pandemic due to social distancing measures and health care needs. The $25 Sweetheart Package includes a mini bundt cake
from Nothing Bundt Cakes, a 3-D printed valentine, a personalized Valentine’s card and a customized heart in our Heart Garden. The Quarantine’s Date Night for Two package, priced at $100, includes a dinner package for two from SmileMore Meal Prep, specialty dessert from Bragg A Lot Sweets, a 3-D printed valentine, a personalized Valentine’s card and a customized heart in our Heart Garden. The dinner package includes three menu options prepared and ready for you to enjoy in the comfort of your home with your valentine. Turnstone’s ďŹ rst-ever
Heart Garden will display the names of loved ones along North Clinton Street throughout the month of February. The garden offers a safe photo opp and outdoor activity to engage the community during an unconventional Valentine’s Day season. The last day to purchase packages is Friday, Feb. 5. Packages will be prepared for pickup at Turnstone on Friday, Feb. 12, just in time for Valentine’s Day weekend. The Heart Garden will be installed the week of Feb. 8. For more information about Together with Turnstone, visit Turnstone.org/givelove.
Grief support during COVID-19 The pandemic has brought up complicated feelings of grief for many in the community, from family members who have lost loved ones, to the frontline medical personnel who are treating COVID-19 patients. The “normal� grieving process has been interrupted by this pandemic due to loved ones not being able to be at the bedside of patients as they are dying or
not being able to attend funerals because of the distancing measures that have been put in place. “We know that individuals are struggling with processing grief and loss at this time and our grief counselors can help through this complicated grief,� Visiting Nurse CEO Leslie Friedel noted. “Each year, our grief counselors conduct more than
2,000 individual counseling sessions to provide support for adults in our community who have experienced the loss of a loved one.� Visiting Nurse cares not only for seriously ill patients, but also for those who go on living. The Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center opened in 2015 on the Visiting Nurse campus. The region’s only freestanding
center dedicated to adults who are grieving, the center provides individual grief counseling sessions, grief programming and grief support meetings for adults who have experienced a loss. Support groups focus on speciďŹ c types of loss, such as groups for men and women who have lost their spouses, a group for the newly bereaved, a group for those anticipating a loss
and a group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. All grief sessions are available at no cost to participants. During the pandemic, we are providing grief services through telephone and video conferencing. If you or someone you know is struggling with grief, please call (260) 435-3261 or visit www. vnfw.org/grief-support/ to begin the healing journey.
Volunteer Center supports vaccination clinic The Volunteer Center is partnering with the Allen County Board of Health to provide volunteers for the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave. Volunteers are being used to help escort seniors requiring wheelchair assistance from curbside to inside Expo IV to receive their shot. The clinic is open by appointment only to those currently eligible as determined by the Indiana Department of Health. Visit ourshot.in.gov or
call 2-1-1 daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to make an appointment. No walk-ins will be accepted. It was recently announced that people 70 or older are eligible. Volunteer Executive Director Ani Etter states, “This is such a critical endeavor for our community and we are happy to support the efforts of the Allen County Department of Health to control the spread of COVID-19.� People who are interested in volunteering may sign up through the Volunteer Center website at www.volunteerfort-
City of Columbia City offers loan program Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Columbia City Redevelopment Commission has established the Columbia City Small Business Recovery Loan Program. The program is intended to provide access to operating capital to speciďŹ c small businesses within Columbia City, whose operations and cash ow have been negatively impacted by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. QualiďŹ ed business categories include locally owned and operated restaurants, boutiques, salons and retail that are not part of a national chain or franchise. Funds will be awarded based on demonstrated need and
must be used exclusively for overhead and/or operational expenses (i.e., payroll expenses, rent, utilities). The Columbia City Small Business Recovery Loan Program Committee will determine funding eligibility, review applications and documents, and require details explaining the need and proposed use of funds from the business owner(s). Financial information submitted as part of the application will not be disclosed to the public. Further information is available here: https:// whitleyedc.com/wp-content/ uploads/2020/06/ColumbiaCity-Small-Business-Forgivable-Loan-Program-2020.pdf.
wayne.org and click on “I Want To Volunteerâ€? to complete a proďŹ le and have access to this and many more volunteer opportunities within the community. Jeffrey Metzger, a volunteer who has assisted multiple times with his wife at the clinic, shared, “We have both enjoyed greeting people ar-
riving for their vaccines. The process has a great setup and runs smoothly. Many people mentioned how well organized it is on their way out the door. We enjoy volunteering and this is certainly an opportunity we will continue to participate in.â€? Volunteer Center is a nonproďŹ t 501(c)3 organization
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Fort Wayne, Duncan Hines and fine dining %\ 3$6725 *5(* /$:621 0 0LQ 06: *XHVW :ULWHU What a treat it would be to turn back the clock and calendar to the Fort Wayne eating venues of 1957: 64 years ago. By way of Duncan Hines’ book, “Adventures in Good Eating,â€? we may learn a great amount of interesting history of selected eating venues he has listed and recommended in his book. First, we stroll along on one sidewalk of Fort Wayne and arrive at “128 W. Berry St.â€? We are standing in front of the enormous, eight-story, 300-room Hotel Van Orman. Entering the front doors, we ďŹ nd the “Java Coffee Shop,â€? which is open 24 hours. Our eyes are then taken to the “Coral Room,â€? which is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. with a comfortable air-conditioned atmosphere. In the Coral Room, if we are there on a Friday, we can enjoy an “all-you-can-eat smorgasbord.â€? A specialty of the hotel was a “farm feast chicken dinner
Sundays,â€? and turkey, steak, chicken, roast beef and more every day of the week. Another specialty of the Van Orman was “the McCurdy baked chicken sandwich with ‘sauce supreme’ served on a platter which is a meal in itself.â€? Imagine that we could enjoy a breakfast starting at 50 cents and lunch from 95 cents. Even lunch for children was a bargain at half price. Should we choose to stop in for dinner in the Coral Room in the evening, we could enjoy any of the above mentioned foods starting at $2.15, not to mention the choice of “various desserts.â€? It was about 10 a.m. on Jan. 13, 1974, when we lost the Hotel Van Orman. More than 150 people stood in the near-freezing weather near the hotel at Harrison and Berry streets when then Mayor Ivan A. Lebamoff led the 10-second countdown for the city’s ďŹ rst explosive demolition project. As the crowd heard several loud booms, the huge, eight-story, 65-year-old building, now owned
by the Fort Wayne National Bank, was reduced to a 25-foottall pile of rubble by 294 dynamite charges placed on columns in the basement and ďŹ rst oor. Records tell that the Van Orman was located just behind Fort Wayne’s famous Coney Island and soon after its demolition, the hotel’s location became a parking lot. In closing this story, we must learn more behind the demolition of the hotel. In November 1973, the Fort Wayne National Bank bought the Van Orman for $36,000 at public auction. It was put on auction, as records tell, because the hotel owners owed more than $100,000 in delinquent taxes. The demolition cost the bank an additional $125,000. On Jan. 13, 1974, the Hotel Van Orman was now a pile of rubble; a hotel that was once “a repositor for countless Fort Wayne memories,â€? to a “grand and glorious death.â€? (Memories of the Van Orman welcome to: Dr. Greg Lawson, 1801 E. 3rd St., Mishawaka, IN 46544.)
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