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Darcy Gebert: Every day is a good day %\ %$5% 6,(0,16., )HDWXUH :ULWHU Sometimes one doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ďŹ nd oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chosen career until later in life.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what happened with Darcy Gebert, store manager of L.J.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Discount Medical of Fort Wayne. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t choose to work with people with disabilities,â&#x20AC;? explained Gebert of the store on north Coliseum Boulevard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The career chose me. The factory that I worked at had just laid off several hundred employees and, being one of them, I went back to school and starting working part-time at L.J.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. That worked into full time and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been here ever since. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have been to a few job-related seminars to further my knowledge in the D.M.E. (Durable Medical Equipment) ďŹ eld. That

coupled with my 20-plus experience in retail and my passion for helping those in need has gotten me where I am today.â&#x20AC;?

Gebert recalled his ďŹ rst â&#x20AC;&#x153;realâ&#x20AC;? job after college was working for Brunswick Wayne Recreation Center, a bowling center here in Fort Wayne. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was promoted and transferred to another center in Denver,â&#x20AC;? said Gebert. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I came back home after a year and had a couple of jobs until I ended up in the liquor retail business. I was a store manager for two liquor store chains for a total of almost 19 years. I would like to think that retail and customer service is where the good Lord above has decided for me to be.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are quite a few stories I could tell about every job that I have had over the years. The best thing I can tell you by far is that no matter who you are

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and what you have going on in your life, there is always someone struggling one way or another.

Almost all of the individuals that I provide for are in great spirits no matter what is happening in their lives. They show great appreciation and are extremely grateful for what they have. Having seen this type of positivity I have come up with my favorite verbal response to life, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Every day is a good day! Some are just better than others.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;?

When he ďŹ rst started at L.J.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, the company had two full-time employees and one part-time, which was Gebert himself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are currently six fulltime employees counting the owner, who is L.J.,â&#x20AC;? noted Gebert. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am the store manager and I help with supervising, training and instructing four employees.

Luckily, we have a very reliable, knowledgeable and dependable staff here at L.J.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.â&#x20AC;?

Many times a person with a major limb afďŹ&#x201A;iction doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even think about it if it is taken care of the right way by a trained person. Someone else who just wants to make a sale causes undue stress on the customer and not make him or her want to come back again for further treatment.

How a disabled person is treated can make all the difference in the world. Does the person feel comfortable with a disability or does he or she feel it must be hidden away from the world? Has she or he been treated as such that oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disability is a badge of shame, one to be kept away from the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ever curious eyes?

Robert M. Hensel, a disability activist, American poet and two time world record holder born with Spina biďŹ da, who is also a two time Guinness World Records holder for the longest nonstop wheelie in a wheelchair covering a total distance of 6,178 miles, said to the world: â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no greater disability than the inability to see a person as more.â&#x20AC;?

It sounds like the sensitive staff of L.J.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has cornered the market on that sweet bit of philosophy with the growth of their company.

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‘Lola’ was the Kinks’ most appreciated concert piece The Kinks In June of 1970, during a 24-hour break in the Kinks’ touring schedule, leader Ray Davies jetted from New York to London and back — a 6,000-mile round trip — in order to change a mere two words in the band’s latest Arista Records single. It wasn’t that the controversial song “Lola” concerned a man romancing a transvestite but the fact that Davies had committed a UK faux pas in

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casting Corporation) didn’t allow the use of brand names in recordings. Thus, Davies was required to switch the trademarked “Coca-Cola” name to the generic “cherry cola” in order to ensure airplay in his native country.

According to legend, Davies composed the work after he and record producer friend Robert Wace had gone to a Paris — not London — nightclub. Wace, reportedly a heavy-duty imbiber, was said to have begun moving on a sultry woman there, enjoying their dances and soon confiding to Davies, “I’m really on to a good thing here.” But Davies thought he detected something odd: the seductive lady, whose name was Lola, seemed to have a bit of chin stubble. Davies decided that Wace was too drunk to notice.

“She walked like a woman but talked like a man”

From that incident came the first Kinks Top 10 hit in years, their last chart success being the Reprise label’s “Tired of Waiting for You” back in 1965 — an eternity in the fleeting world of rock music fame. While the quartet had released numerous excellent 45s in the later 1960s, a return to the big time eluded them until the release of their contentious 1970 offering.

In the song, Davies kept the language ambiguous: “I’m glad that I’m a man and so is Lola” And listeners who paid attention to Davies’ lyrics could never be sure of Lola’s sex: “Girls will be boys and boys will be girls” “It’s a mixed-up, muddledup, shook-up world” Due to its risqué allusions, the tune was banned in Australia but did become a No. 2 hit in Britain, a No. 9 smash

in the USA and a Top 10 success in 11 other countries.

Davies often took credit for the entire song: “I wrote ‘Lola’ to be a great record, not a great song. Something that people could recognize in the first five seconds.” Actually, his brother Dave — and fellow Kink — wrote the music, with Davies adding the wry lyrics afterwards. During the recording sessions, four or five versions were attempted, with different keys being tried as well as various overall styles.

In 1985, “Weird Al” Yankovic created a “Lola” parody that he dubbed “Yoda,” which featured lyrics about the iconic Star Wars character.

While “Lola” became one of the Kinks’ most appreciated concert pieces, it would be another 13 years before the band would enjoy its final Top 10 hit single, “Come Dancing.”

Brightstar professionals stand out when it comes to caring for residents %\ -8/,( 926( &RPPXQLW\ 6DOHV 'LUHFWRU %ULJKW6WDU 6HQLRU /LYLQJ Every day we strive to deliver on our promise words: joy, dignity, beauty, connection and individuality. Those words are at the core of everything we do so that we are reminded daily why we are all here — to serve others.

Every team member gets to select a promise word to attach to their name tag. It happens to be a great conversation starter with our residents, families and visitors so that we can share with them our promise words. These five promise words have been so

impactful in attracting likeminded care professionals to join the BrightStar team that we would like to feature a few of them in this article as to why they like working at BrightStar Senior Living.

Kari has been a caregiver for 25 years. She said, “It is God calling her to serve and bring joy to residents.” She chose BrightStar because of its higher standards and it being a smaller community allows her the ability to make a bigger change in the lives of the residents.

Jen said, “I have been in the human/social services field for about 11 years.

Throughout my career I

found more joy working with senior citizens than any other population I have worked with. I chose BrightStar because it would allow me the privilege to bring joy and light to the residents every day. I get confirmation every day I come into our community because I see our residents’ faces light up and smile as they greet me. The laughter and sparkle in the eyes of our residents fills my heart and I know this is where I am supposed to be”.

Here at BrightStar Senior living you will find resident care at its best because of the caring, compassionate and competent team of professionals who embody higher standards.

Art of Hope 2020 opening hosted by Mental Health America of Northeast Indiana The second annual Art of Hope exhibit is open to the public now through Nov. 15.

The annual exhibit, hosted

by Mental Health America of Northeast Indiana, is housed at the Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery, Allen County Public Library. On display will be more than 50 artworks by 25 talented local artists delving into the topic of mental health, its struggles and the hope that comes with acceptance.

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Bonnie Manning â&#x20AC;&#x201D; imitation is the sincerest form of flattery %\ %$5% 6,(0,16., )HDWXUH :ULWHU Leave it to Ligonier native Bonnie Tobey Manning to ďŹ nd something creative in her new town of Fort Wayne where she moved after high school graduation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I came to the Fort to attend the St. Francis College as it was known back then,â&#x20AC;? said Manning, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and I loved the right size of the town for me. I am the owner of B T Manning Photography and specialize in portraits, be they family, business or pet photos.â&#x20AC;?

A published author, former art teacher, singer and raconteur who majored in elementary education and art, receiving her bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree early on, Manning came up with a wonderful way to combat this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenge of self-isolation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been intrigued by classical paintings in museums,â&#x20AC;? said Manning, â&#x20AC;&#x153;which for her has always been a type, of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;time travel for me since college years.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Toledo Museum of Art is only a two hour drive and Chicago is a fun train trip, and of course, Fort Wayne museums and galleries are a special hometown treat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The subjects in classical paintings often have no special ranking in society.

They are the everyday folk of the time, struggling with health issues, experience good fortune and loss, raised families, worked hard and dared to dream of better days ahead. They speak universal truths that transcend time, enjoyed a good meal and a beautiful sunset. They wondered about their creator and contemplated the meaning of life. They loved music, danced and tackled piles of laundry.

It is interesting to study their expressions and guess at their individual personalities. I try to match them up with people in my world today.â&#x20AC;?

The Getty Museum sent out a post asking for people to recreate works of art using items found in their households. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A red towel wrapped around my head and excellent natural light transformed me into â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Man in a Red Turbanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; by Jan Van Eyck,â&#x20AC;?

Manning clariďŹ ed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The creative juices started to ďŹ&#x201A;ow and there are more than a dozen images in my series which is titled, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;An Artist Seeks Connection in a Time of Isolation.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; As my images were posted on social media, a connection to my community grew. Never before had there been so many responses to my social media posts.â&#x20AC;?

Because many of us are experiencing a higher level of anxiety and stress during this time of uncertainty, Manningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s idea is to bring moments of distraction and relief from these concerns of COVID-19. She sometimes poses with her husband, George, or her two children, Madeline and Kevin.

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Some of Manningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art imitations are illustrated here, giving birth to her goal of wanting to be educated, happy and adventuresome; a goal which she achieved easily with her imagination.

She achieved her 15 minutes of fame fairly young, said Manning, who taught art for one year out of college and went on to have a career at the post ofďŹ ce. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am the ďŹ rst female to retire as a letter carrier from the Fort Wayne Post OfďŹ ce,â&#x20AC;? said Manning, who enjoyed all the walking and to this day still enjoys friends from her mail route.

When her second childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book (â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Polka-Dotted Cat,â&#x20AC;? about a cat in a paint store) was ready to be illustrated, Manning began watercoloring for the illustrations. Another of her childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books is â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Thinker is Tired,â&#x20AC;? which is about relaxation and meditation for children and their grown-ups, a pretty good activity during the current stressful times. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My books are self-published,â&#x20AC;? explained Manning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a good option for me and I would deďŹ nitely choose that option again. Self-publishing is the fastest growing segment of the publishing industry and allows the author to be in control of the entire creative and selling process.

I ďŹ gure if it is worth publishing, it is worth self-publishing.

Maybe there will be a fourth book using the images in this art recreation series. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I seem to have time right now to work on it.â&#x20AC;?

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The Embassy hosts the 36th annual Festival of Trees The Festival of Trees is one of the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most anticipated holiday traditions and the Embassy Theatre is excited to formally announce that it will continue to host the 36th annual Festival of Trees from Wednesday, Nov. 25, through Wednesday, Dec. 2, with expanded hours.

Founded in 1984, the Festival of Trees supports ongoing operational and restoration efforts for the Embassy Theatre Foundation. The festival is the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest annual fundraising event.

Lobbies of the Embassy Theatre and Indiana Hotel will be transformed into a wonderland of decorated trees under the theme of Comfort and Joy. Patrons will tour the theater and hotel on the ďŹ rst ďŹ&#x201A;oor only this year with a designated trafďŹ c pattern incorporating social distancing as they view more than 40 decorated trees.

Admission includes a virtual visit with Santa and festive entertainment on the stage, including performances featuring the Grand Page Pipe Organ as well as community music and dance groups.

Breakfast with Santa is a popular featured event at the festival. Capacity for this event has been greatly reduced to align with current protocols. Cost of the breakfast is $30 per person, reservations required, with very limited seating; tickets went on sale for both the Festival of Trees and Breakfast with Santa on Nov. 2.

The Embassy will offer additional Santa experiences in December for those who cannot

attend during the festival. The Festival of Trees will look and feel different and the magic and joy it brings to families and friends will remain. The Embassy team has been working for months on plans to adapt the iconic holiday event while keeping a keen eye on Indianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Back on Track plan.

The Embassy is following board of health guidelines for patrons, staff, volunteers and performers. Masks are required and thorough COVID-19 protocols must be followed for admittance.

COVID-19 considerations for the Festival of Trees include: â&#x20AC;˘ Timed entry ticketing for stage activities: To ensure the number of patrons at the festival remains within capacities approved by the Allen County Health Department, a limited number of tickets will be sold in 90-minute time blocks. â&#x20AC;˘ Cleaning the building: Between each 90-minute time block there will be rigourous cleaning of frequently touched surfaces, restrooms, theater seats and the stage area. â&#x20AC;˘ Virtual Santa: Santa Claus has been snowed in at the North Pole this year. He is still joining the festival virtually and families will be able to see and talk to him and take a picture with Santa in Santa Land. â&#x20AC;˘ One-way trafďŹ c: All walking trafďŹ c patterns will be one way. The trees will be positioned to facilitate this pattern. â&#x20AC;˘ Online program: The Festival of Trees program booklet will be available online this year to create a touchless experience.

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Individuals 65 years of age and older or those in high-risk categories are encouraged to not attend the event. Patrons are asked to assess their health before arriving and stay home if ill or experiencing symptoms

of COVID-19.

Any patrons who arrive at the Embassy ill or displaying symptoms of COVID-19 will be sent home. While the Embassy works hard to reduce exposure to COVID-19, the public is assuming the inherent risk of possible exposure.

The Embassy encourages patrons to visit fwembassytheatre.org for a complete lineup of Festival of Trees activities. The online schedule will be the most up-to-date source of information.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $4 for youth ages 1-12, children under 1 year old are free, but tickets are required. It is $25 for the virtual tour. Video is available Dec. 3.

Tickets will be available for

purchase Monday, Nov. 2, at the STAR Bank box ofďŹ ce at the Embassy Theatre (260) 424-5665, fwembassytheatre.org as well as ticketmaster.com.

Notes on ticketing: â&#x20AC;˘ Trees only ticket: Patron will have access to the areas and virtual Santa Land. â&#x20AC;˘ Trees and Performance Ticket: Will have assigned seat for performance within the 90-minute time block and have access to the trees and virtual Santa Land. â&#x20AC;˘ Virtual Tour: A link will be emailed to virtual ticket buyers to share the video tour of the trees. The provided line will be active through Jan. 1 and can be played an unlimited amount of times.

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Amazing fall fun a Waterloo tradition %\ 52' .,1* )HDWXUH :ULWHU Waterloo natives Larry and Rhonda Smith have been welcoming more than 15,000 visitors to their 500-acre farm southeast of town every September and October for the past 10 years. Their guests come to experience a variety of fun, unusual games, choose pumpkins and gourds to take home and to wander through a huge corn maze.

The Smiths call it Amazing Fall Fun. Admission includes adventuring into Indianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest corn maze. It covers 12 acres of befuddling twists and turns. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design is based on a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Warsâ&#x20AC;? theme, said Larry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We change it every year. One year was a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lion Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; theme; we did a John Deere design on their 100th anniversary and recently did one on the Fort Wayne Komets. The design for next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s maze will be developed in January and when the corn gets about six inches tall in early July, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll cut the paths and the corn grows up around them.â&#x20AC;?

A barn yard full of fun games awaits visitors. The Smiths network with other farmers around the state who do this kind of event and have come up with some interesting activities. Among the most creative is Farmer Foosball. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s played pretty much like the table game except the players are inside a fenced area with sliding pipes across the space they can move from side to side to keep their opponents from kicking a soccer ball into the net.

Another is the Fairy Tale Trail Duck Races. Each participant hand pumps water into a half PVC pipe (trough) propelling a plastic duck to the end of a 10-foot run, around the corner and back in an effort to beat other participants.

Kids enjoy the tire and straw mountains made of truck tires and bales of straw, respectively, that they can climb, crawl through and slide down. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a barrel roll using huge pieces of plastic pipe visitors can climb in and propel themselves along PVC pipe rails. Guests can also play corn hole, get up

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a team for tug of war, smack a ball painted like a pumpkin in pumpkin tetherball or engage in a quiet game of tic-tac-toe or pumpkin checkers with baseball-size orange and white pumpkins.

Instead of a sand box for little kids, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a corn box full of shelled corn.

The only game utilizing electronics is Farmer Fastball. A timer measures the speed of pitches. Larry said â&#x20AC;&#x153;parents have actually stopped to thank me for getting their children away from their cellphones and television. Getting this all set and running is a lot of fun for us and something we look forward to every year.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rewarding to see families outside enjoying wholesome activities. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something for everyone including plenty of food. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try to come up with a new attraction every year.

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Hours are 5-10 p.m. Fridays, noon to 10 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m.

Sundays. Check them out on the internet at amazingfallfun.com.

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Being a tutor has long been a source of funds for folks.

You can coach newcomers in English or help students in such areas as language or writing. This might even lead to stints as a substitute teacher.

Another interesting sideline is to model for artists.

Enjoy driving? Delivery and driving services are a booming business. You might be your own entrepreneur and offer to deliver for your nearby convenience store or druggist who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any connection with another such service. Or you might be able to offer it cheaper than the more popular franchised businesses and for extended hours.

To advertise, knock on doors in your neighborhood or condominium. And post a note in your nearby supermarket or community newspaper.

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Lots of rules to remember for new tennis umpire %\ 52' .,1* )HDWXUH :ULWHU Ever since Michael Scrogham started playing tennis 20 years ago, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had a dream of being at the U.S. Open in New York City.

Not as a player or even as a spectator, but as an on-court ofďŹ cial.

Last December he came to the revelation that â&#x20AC;&#x153;at my age there will come a time when I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to play tennis any more or wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to ďŹ nd friends who can still play.

So, since I love the game and want to keep my toes in the water, I decided the best way to do that was to become a certiďŹ ed United States Tennis Association umpire.â&#x20AC;?

During the COVID-19 quarantine while Grate Lengths hair salon, where heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worked for 12 years, was closed, he took the opportunity to study up on the rules and take the umpire course.

He completed it and was awarded certiďŹ cation that qualiďŹ es him to be an umpire at USTA matches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been on my own yet, but I did shadow an umpire at a match at Wildwood

Racquet Club in June. At a junior girls championship in Toledo, I umpired under the watchful eye of a mentor who had ofďŹ ciated at the U.S. Open. We wore ear buds so he could communicate with me.

Unfortunately, the rule book doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cover every situation.

One girl called me over to tell me a spider was on the court.

I gently removed it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Umpiring USTA tennis is quite different than at the professional matches seen on television. Players make their own line calls. My job is to make sure the courts are prepared for play by measuring the height of the net and the net sticks. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not there to penalize players, but to ensure fair play. Along with my tape measure, a pad and pen, I carry a stopwatch in order to time the server. They have 25 seconds to get the ball in play after the previous point.

If they are playing slow, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my job to tell them to pick up the pace.â&#x20AC;?

According to Scrogham, USTA umpires may be responsible for the play on as many as three or four courts and roam from one to the other during matches.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Becoming an umpire,â&#x20AC;? says Scrogham, â&#x20AC;&#x153;was a little like applying to work for the government. I had to get an eye exam and provide a note from the doctor that I was, indeed, able to see and then I had to have my background checked.

I thought it a bit odd at ďŹ rst, but then when I remembered Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be working with children it all made sense.â&#x20AC;?

Scrogham has captained mixed doubles and menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teams that have been in sectional, state and regional USTA competitions. At a

regional championship one of my team members was using inappropriate language and the umpire came to him as captain and it was his job to warn him that under USTA rules he could lose a point if he continued.

The Fort Wayne native and

Bishop Dwenger High School graduate took up tennis in order to have some male companionship because he was surrounded by women 24/7. At home it was his wife, Jan, and daughters Jena and Emily. At work, the majority of customers were women.

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In the case of an LLC, the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Operating Agreement often times alters this general rule, governing what interests, if any, the deceased member may transfer.

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Sometimes an injury isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t visible.

Sometimes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hidden and yet still powerful %\ 7(' %/$1)25' 2ZQHU 3UHVLGHQW 6XPPLW +HDULQJ 6ROXWLRQV A former Army infantryman, Stephan Carlson, once wrote in an article for the Washington Post, â&#x20AC;&#x153;if there is a single injury that afďŹ&#x201A;icts military personnel more than any others, it would be hearing loss and tinnitus, a ringing in the ears.â&#x20AC;?

Carlson goes on to describe how, for military personnel, hearing loss can quickly transform from a nuisance to an ongoing issue affecting all facets of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. He notes the difďŹ culty in maintaining

social situations, the resulting isolation from friends and family. He points out that between training exercises, weapons and large vehicular engines and tanks, hearing damage is inevitable.

Sound familiar?? Hearing loss affects more than 28 million Americans, including more than half of those over age 75.

Hearing problems, including tinnitus, are by far the most prevalent service disability among American veterans.

Just because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the most common disability, it does not mean you should ignore it. Without treatment, hearing damage gets worse as you

age. Progressive hearing loss is linked to anxiety, depression, heart disease, impaired cognitive function, impaired memory and feelings of isolation. Hearing loss and tinnitus are often related. Even mild tinnitus is more than an annoyance; it is a warning sign of debilitating hearing damage.

So today, gain control and ďŹ nd relief. After all you have done, all you have sacriďŹ ced, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to sacriďŹ ce your hearing and quality of life as well. As part of your VA medical services, you may be eligible for a hearing and tinnitus exam.

Three tips for moving your loved one into senior living %\ 6725<32,17 )RUW :D\QH 6WDII 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 (and enjoyable) as possible.

1. Familiarize yourself with the new space. First, you need to know your loved oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new space. What does the ďŹ&#x201A;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.

2. Let them do the downsizing. Make a plan for downsizing far in advance so that 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 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; downsizing can be an emotional process. For some seniors, it can feel as though they have to rid themselves of items theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 to feel more conďŹ dent about the move.

3. Be the emotional support your parent may need. Once your loved one is settled in, remember that it takes time to adjust to a senior living community. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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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The hole truth — A Hoosier pastime I’m a born and bred (mostly Jewish rye) New Yorker, but I’ve lived for 40 years in Indianapolis.

I’ve eaten biscuits and gravy for breakfast, lunch and dinner (not

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all on the same day). I’ve had a pork tenderloin that is four times bigger than the bun and I even wear shorts when it’s below freezing outside. So I do consider myself a Hoosier, but then the other day I was really tested when my wife confronted me with this: “Dick, the neighborhood is having a big get-together, a chance to meet new people.

Masks and social distancing will be required.”

“Okay, I’m in.”

Million Dreams Nature Trail gets a big check Fort Wayne Trails, Inc. is excited to announce that the Ropchan Foundation has awarded $9,000 for the Million Dreams Nature Trail to be built at Paul Harding Junior High School.

This trail will be located on the abandoned ball fields and wooded lot behind Paul Harding Junior High, located near Wayne Trace and Adams Center Road in southeast Allen County.

The Million Dreams Nature Trail was first imagined by the all-girls robotics club at PHJH. This team of seventh and eighth graders competed with their trail project proposal at the Ivy Tech first robotics championship in 2019, and were the overall winners of the invitational. They advanced to the state level and worked with FWT to prepare a formal proposal for the competition, placing first out of 48 teams.

The students are excited the project will benefit their campus and the community at large.

The one-half mile of natural surface trail through the woods and the mile of paved trails through native prairie will transform the area into a space for robotic experiments, science

classes and physical education.

It will be open to the public and the paved section will be ADA accessible.

This section will eventually become a trailhead for the SixMile Creek Trail that will connect New Haven and southeast Fort Wayne to the Rivergreenway by Tillman Park.

Through a large volunteer effort, the natural surface trail is already complete. Funds are still being raised to pave the trail through the prairie.

Anthony Juliano, chair of FWT says, “Fort Wayne Trails is grateful to the Ropchan Foundation for helping make the Million Dreams Nature Trail possible. We’re inspired by the Paul Harding Junior High students who originally conceived of the trail and appreciative of East Allen County Schools and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for their support. This has been a truly collaborative effort and it will go a long way toward helping us realize the vision for the Six-Mile Creek Trail.”

For more information and to donate go to www.fwtrails. org or call the office directly at (260) 969-0079.

“It’s a cornhole contest.”

“Okay, I’m out.”

I did a search for cornhole on YouTube. The first video was a guy who, from the traditional distance to the board, had made 300 shots in a row. Then he stepped back to 60 feet and made another 50 in a row, several from behind his back. He said the key to holding the bag was to get a grip, probably the same expression his wife uses when he spends all day and night throwing bean bags.

I also watched some championship matches. I felt sorry for the announcers who didn’t have a lot of things to analyze. There were a lot of “oohs” and “aahs.”

And two “wows.” They said “it’s a game of inches” about a dozen times.

Bottom line, I went and I played. I wasn’t very good at cornhole, but I got to meet a lot of new people: Jill, Kay, Ellen,

Steve, another Steve. Cynthia and Bob. Everyone had on a mask, many wore sunglasses and a cap, so I don’t have a clue how I’ll recognize them next time Mary Ellen and I walk around the neighborhood. Everyone had a name tag on that night, but it would be awkward to ask people to wear their ID whenever they walk out their front door for the next couple of years.

Mary Ellen is concerned about the virus, so we were constantly rubbing our hands with sanitizer gel, which is why several of my shots landed not in the hole but in the lake.

Despite all the food people had brought, I wasn’t allowed to eat anything because, to quote my wife, “No way your hands are completely clean after you’ve touched every person’s equipment in the neighborhood.”

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Smith, who grew up entranced by radio personalities, wanted to “deejay” for a living. In doing so, he quickly realized that he would need a unique persona and style to make his mark in an overcrowded and competitive field. Thus, he spent countless hours mimicking the patter of black radio hosts who spun the day’s coolest discs while appar-

ently having a blast on the air.

Brooklynite Bob started his career in the early 1960s when he signed on with WYOU-AM in Newport News, Va. Enchanted listeners became convinced that they were grooving with a black hepcat by the name of “Daddy Jules.”

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cornhole and there were over a dozen theories about when the game began and how it got its name. My favorite was from a woman who claims her-great grandfather, in l899, found some rotten corn and a plank with a hole in it. Her grandfather’s name, she says, was Timothy Cornhole. Hmmm, very convenient. If his last name had been Backgammon, well how confusing would that have been?

The day after that neighborhood gathering, I saw a neighbor outside and I asked him if he had played the previous night because I didn’t recognize his legs. Peter, who is an engineer, said he would have done better had he taken into account the lubricity of the board. When I got home, I looked up the term “lubricious,” by mistake. If you Google that word, you’ll agree it would have made the game a lot more exciting.

American landscape each night, the Wolfman’s raspy delivery, eerie howls and demented schtick often fueled by unfiltered cigarettes and throat-searing whiskey. His rapt listeners dug the day’s grooviest platters amid spiels for everything from diet pills (made of sugar) to religious tracts to medical “cures.” In the studio, Wolfman was said to act every bit as “off the wall” as he sounded, his face contorting, his eyes bulging and his hands waving as he howled and growled his way through each shift.

Returning to the states, he drifted from station to station for years. Along the way, many listeners found themselves wondering: just what does this guy actually look like? (The Wolfman felt that not being seen added to his mystique.) Eventually several Kansas City college students offered him enough serious cash for an in-person appearance. He reluctantly agreed, insisting that first his payment — all in $20 bills — be brought to his house via a Brinks truck.

Later, after he arrived at the designated venue in a limousine, he strolled onstage exhibiting prosthetic rubber cheeks, foot-long fingernails, a flowing cape and oversized sunglasses.

(He recalled later that he looked “real Neanderthal.”)

Wolfman Jack portrayed himself in the 1973 film “American Graffiti,” where millions of viewers could finally connect a face to the voice. His appearance in George Lucas’ movie led to Wolfman TV commercials for acne cream, bathing suits, stereos and fast-food burgers. By 1974, he was co-hosting NBCTV’s rock-oriented Midnight Special; in that same year, “Clap for the Wolfman” gave Canadian rockers Guess Who their final Top 10 single.

He wrote his autobiography — “Have Mercy: Confessions of the Original Rock and Roll Animal” — shortly before dying of a heart attack in 1995.

The Wolfman was 57 years old.

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Weddings, wit and World War II %\ 3$6725 *5(* /$:621 0 0LQ 06: *XHVW :ULWHU There were more surrenders in WWII than just the Germans and Japanese to the U.S. and its allies. A regular monthly column in Baer Fieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newsletter, The Beacon, gives us insight and proof as to a few of these events.

One regular column written by staff writer Bee Radlauer was titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Civilian Chatter.â&#x20AC;? She writes: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Did you know that Walter Hartman entered the state of marriage in the city of Chicago recently? He will bring the proof (his bride) to Fort Wayne as soon as he ďŹ nds a place to live.â&#x20AC;?

Perhaps Hartman might bring

more stronger proof back to his fellow civilian workers when he settles in â&#x20AC;&#x201D; his marriage certiďŹ cate. Now Hartman was not the only one who surrendered to the bonds of matrimony back in October 1943.

A second lieutenant decided to take â&#x20AC;&#x153;a three-day pass from Jefferson Barracks, Mo., thus keeping to his reputation of doing big things efďŹ ciently in a hurry.â&#x20AC;? This second lieutenant, â&#x20AC;&#x153;big olâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fitz,â&#x20AC;? as he was called, soon made â&#x20AC;&#x153;the former Marion Louise Cabler of Fort Wayneâ&#x20AC;Ś,â&#x20AC;?

Mrs. Lt. John H. Fitzgerald.

What is interesting insofar as this marital merger is concerned is that Fitz was â&#x20AC;&#x153;the ďŹ rst editor and founder of the Beacon news-

letter.â&#x20AC;? Additionally, Miss Cabler was on â&#x20AC;&#x153;the editorial staff of Fort Wayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Journal-Gazetteâ&#x20AC;? when they ďŹ rst met in about 1942.

After their marriage, the new Mrs. Fitz planned on continuing her newspaper work in Fort Wayne. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unknown what happened to the Fitz couple after the war. Does anyone know?

Wit and humor were a crucial item as a morale booster in WWII and so it was provided each month by The Beacon column, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Off the Beam.â&#x20AC;? The column of Saturday, Oct. 30, 1943, presented several matters of thought for the married or not yet married. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told him he mustnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see me anymore. What did he do?

He turned out the lights.â&#x20AC;? And then we learn: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Give some guys enough rope and they skip with your girl.â&#x20AC;? And donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A good line is the shortest distance between dates.â&#x20AC;?

Last but not least (Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve run out of room in this story), we should give praise to the anonymous staff poet who came up with: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beneath this stone lies Murphy. They buried him today. He lived the life of Riley â&#x20AC;&#x201D; While Riley was away.â&#x20AC;? The End. (Any WWII marriage memories welcome to: Dr./Pastor Greg Lawson, 1801 E. 3rd St., Mishawaka, IN 46544.)

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Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority completes major land sale for $60 million Amazon warehouse The Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority has completed the sale of approximately 137.93 acres of land to IXD Fort Wayne, LLC and Indianapolis-based Ambrose Property Group. The land will be developed into a brand new, $60 million, 629,186-squarefoot facility for Amazon.

The site of Amazonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest warehouse is located on Airport Expressway between Smith Road and Coverdale Road, right across the way from Franklin Electric. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Airport Authority is committed to supporting the economic growth in our region and we are excited to see Amazon position themselves near Fort Wayne International Airport, strengthening our position as the logistics hub of Northeast Indiana,â&#x20AC;? said Barry Sturges, Airport Authority Board president.

Amazon has been consistently recognized worldwide for their commitment to customer service and employee satisfaction, including: ďŹ rst place in the 2020 American Customer Satisfaction Index, Forbes Second Best Employer in the World, Fast Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best Workplaces for Innovators 2019-2020, as well as receiving a perfect score in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Corporate Equality

Basketball Courts dedicated Turnstone has partnered with Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation to resurface and enhance four basketball courts in McMillen Park, 3900 Hessen Cassel Road, featuring a giant fourcourt mural installed by local artist Andre Portee. The courts are located at the corner of Oxford and Hessen Cassel.

The project is funded by a $50,000 NBA All-Star Legacy Grant, which seeks to expand the accessibility of basketball across the state of Indiana.

The courts were opened to the public on Oct. 16, following a dedication with Turnstone, Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation and the NBA all-star committee.

Index from 2018-2020. More of Amazonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accolades can be found at www.aboutamazon.com/ our-company/select-awards-andrecognition.

On top of Amazonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $15 company-wide minimum wage, the company also offers industry-leading beneďŹ ts to all fulltime employees which include comprehensive health care from date of hire, 401(k) and career assistance programs utilizing their Career Choice program which pre-pays 95% of tuition for courses in high-demand ďŹ elds. Since the Career Choice programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s launch four years ago, over 16,000 employees in 10 countries have pursued degrees in game design, visual communications, nursing, IT and radiology, just to name a few. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Allen County is excited and honored to have a leading name such as Amazon locate here in Fort Wayne. Our involvement

with the developers to meet their needs proves that Allen County can offer prospective businesses the kind of workforce, infrastructure and location that is able to compete with any community in the country. We look forward to working with Amazon and seeing the tremendous economic beneďŹ ts and employment opportunities this project will bring,â&#x20AC;?

The Allen County Board of Commissioners said in a statement.

The future Amazon site was assembled by the Airport Authority over a number of years in order to protect the airport. The Federal Aviation Administration released the land for nonaeronautical development with restrictive covenants designed to ensure airport-compatible use of the site. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is exactly the type of project that we worked to attract to the airport district while protecting FWAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operations,â&#x20AC;? said Scott Hinderman, executive

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Rosie Hernly â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not your typical â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ďŹ&#x201A;ash in the panâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; volunteer %\ %$5% 6,(0,16., )HDWXUH :ULWHU While searching for the ideal volunteer at Waynedale United Methodist Church, Mary Larsen, ofďŹ ce manager, gave us her heartfelt reaction: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank you for your patience while we deliberated on who to choose for our nominee.

It was deďŹ nitely a difďŹ cult decision as we have countless volunteers who work tirelessly. They never want any sort of recognition. They help our community because they simply know it to be the right thing to do and want to do it. Rosie Hernly is one such person â&#x20AC;Ś She is involved in several committees including United Methodist Women executive board, Finance Committee, AD Council, Capital Campaign Task Force, Fruitful Congregation Team, Hospitality and Worship Committee, and the Stewardship Task Force. She participates in weekly Bible study and does about a million little extra things in between. In the short time I have been with Waynedale Church, she has been incredibly welcoming, kind and helpful. I have jokingly nicknamed her â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Flashâ&#x20AC;? as she is always running around, getting about a hundred tasks done.â&#x20AC;?

And so Hernly aka â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Flashâ&#x20AC;? takes the heroic designation of WUMCvolunteer of the month.

Born in Rochester, she came to Fort Wayne in August 1971 to attend International Business College. Hernlyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s husband, Alan, and two sons, Daniel and Christopher, make up the early part of the family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve belonged to the parish for about 30 years and I have two grandsons from my son Daniel and his wife, Michelle.

My son Chris just got married and his new wife, Lynn, has three daughters, which after having all boys around are now my granddaughters,â&#x20AC;? said Hernly, adding she and Alan, while not having any pets at this time, do have a grand-dog Bailey.

As might be expected, Hernlyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s joy about her church is the â&#x20AC;&#x153;friendships, helping and encouraging in our outreach programs and being involved in two Bible study classes.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spare time activities include reading, crafting, canning, knitting. Right now I am starting on my very ďŹ rst full bed quilt and I am an IU fan who likes jigsaw puzzles, walking and riding bikes with my husband,â&#x20AC;? said Hernly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not really a piece of

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When Hernly and her husband were involved as co-chairs of the Capital Campaign, there was lots of negativity regarding the raising of funds many people felt that it was a losing proposition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the help of Church Growth Services, our committee and our pastor, we were able to turn this attitude around,â&#x20AC;? said Hernly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;During the pledging part of the campaign we were at a stalemate. We were about $20,000 from our goal. An anonymous member called us one day and wanted us to make a challenge to the congregation. He said he would be willing to pledge an additional $10,000 if the

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That was one of the Hernlysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; favorite memories of their parish. Another was Christmas Eve service with the candles lit and singing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silent Night,â&#x20AC;? and the dinners we have had in Fellowship Hall with all the congregation, and the tearing up of the mortgage when we paid it off 18 months early,â&#x20AC;? said Hernly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have always loved this phrase: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single drop of talent left and I could say, I used everything you gave me.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;?

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Fort Wayne to host the Division III Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Final Four through 2026 The NCAA announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14, that Manchester University will continue to serve as the host institution of the NCAA Division III Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Final Four.

Back in the spring of 2017, Manchester, along with its championship partners â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Allen County Memorial War Coliseum and Visit Fort Wayne â&#x20AC;&#x201D; were selected to host the Division III Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Final Four from 2019 through 2022.

Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement extends the championshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stay in the Summit City through 2026. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is an honor to have been awarded the bid to host the NCAA Division III menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball Final Four through 2026!â&#x20AC;? noted Manchester Athletics OfďŹ ce Manager and Title IX and Eligibility Coordinator Tami Hoagland. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The event we hosted in 2019 was highly praised by the participants and spectators and the 2020 event would have surely met the same standards.â&#x20AC;?

Hoagland has played an integral role in the hosting efforts as key member of the Division III Local Organizing Committee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are grateful to the site selection committee for giving what is likely the highest compliment of a second bid award and we are excited to continue partnering with the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and Visit Fort Wayne to provide Division III student athletes, Manchester University students and the spectators an exciting, fun-ďŹ lled experience in Northeast Indiana.â&#x20AC;?

In addition to providing a top-rate experience for the participating Division III student athletes, the Division III Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Final Four has provided invaluable learning opportunities to Manchester University students involved in the hosting efforts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The award of our bid to host the NCAA Division III Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Final Four through 2026 will give Manchester University students from a variety of majors six more years of opportunities to gain handson experience in their chosen ďŹ eld of study while applying it to sport,â&#x20AC;? said Hoagland. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the ďŹ rst year alone, we were able to pull from a talented group of students in not only the area of sport management, but also digital media, marketing, vocal and instrumental performance, and communication studies to make the event a success.â&#x20AC;?

Games are set to be played in the Allen County War Memorial

Coliseum in Fort Wayne. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With this selection of our bid, we are honored that the NCAA has now made a commitment of what will be eight years in a row for the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum to host the Division III Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball National Championship,â&#x20AC;? said Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Randy Brown, CVE. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be possible without our great partners at Manchester University and Visit Fort Wayne. These events will bring thousands of visitors to Fort Wayne over the course of many years and we will continue striving to create an exciting and safe atmosphere for student athletes and fans.â&#x20AC;?

The anticipated economic

impact will also provide a boost to the city of Fort Wayne. From 2023 through 2026, the NCAA Division III Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Championships are expected to generate more than $2.6 million in revenue for the Summit City.

Dan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell, CEO of Visit Fort Wayne, noted that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;NCAA events bring prestige to our community, help our hospitality community recover and sustain jobs, and brings our community together around a common love in our Hoosier state â&#x20AC;&#x201D; basketball.â&#x20AC;?

All three NCAA divisions will come to the Hoosier state in 2021 for their national basketball championships. Indianapolis will host the NCAA Division I Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Final Four and Evansville will host the NCAA Division II Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Championship.

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By treating symptoms such as pain, nausea and anxiety, hospice allows patients facing the end of life to feel comforted and protected. This allows for what we call â&#x20AC;&#x153;meaningful momentsâ&#x20AC;? with loved ones, free from concerns about physical or emotional discomfort. Hospice provides medications and medical equipment that may be needed to help a patient be comfortable.

Many times, we see patients like Roger H., who stabilize once aggressive treatments are stopped and comfort measures are put in place. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no limit to the length of hospice care; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s available as long as a doctor thinks itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s necessary. More than 1.5 million Americans receive hospice care annually.

Some of the beneďŹ ts of hospice include an individualized care team of hospice medical professionals, home health aides for personal care and social workers and spiritual counselors to help navigate end-of-life emotional and practical issues.

Hospice is fully covered by Medicare, Medicaid and most private insurances. At Visiting Nurse, because we are an Indiana-based nonproďŹ t hospice and palliative care agency, we turn no one away because of

lack of resources to pay for their care. In 2019, we provided more than $238,000 in charity care to those who otherwise would have suffered and where a patient calls home, whether thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in a skilled nursing facility, longterm care facility or private home. Visiting Nurseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 14-bed inpatient Hospice Home, located on Fort Wayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s southwest side, provides 24-hour care for those whose symptoms have become unmanageable at their home.

Our facility is designed to look and feel like home rather than a medical facility. Families are welcome to visit their loved one at any time.

And families are cared for as well with grief support lasting 13 months or more, provided at no charge through Visiting Nurseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center. Both individual counseling and grief support groups provide a caring place for those struggling with the loss of their loved one.

If you or a loved one is facing a potentially life-limiting illness and choose to end curative treatment, hospice may be right for you. You can learn more about Visiting Nurseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s options by calling us 24 hours a day at (260) 435-3222 or visiting us online at www.vnfw.org.

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Euchre â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, 12:30 p.m.

Wednesdays at Woodlands Senior Activity Center, Whitely County Council on Aging Inc., 710 N. Opportunity Drive, Columbia City.

Exercise â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, low impact stretches and exercises at Woodlands Senior Activity Center, Whitely County Council on Aging Inc., 710 N. Opportunity Drive, Columbia City.

Tri-Lakes Lions Fish and Tenderloin Fry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 4-7 p.m. (or until sold out) Nov. 7, Drivethru only. Tri-Lakes Lions hall,

2935 E. Colony Ave., Columbia City. Choice of meat or meal for $10 each, quart potato salad $3.

Socially Accepting Technology â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 p.m. Nov. 10, Allen County Cooperative Extension Service, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. Are you ďŹ nding it hard to make one device user friendly? How about 2 or 3? In an age where social networking is the new norm, some of us need a userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manual just to communicate safely and effectively with loved ones.

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Menu includes ďŹ sh, scalloped potatoes, cole slaw, applesauce, roll and kuchen. Soda available.

Christkindlmarkt â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 14, at Park Edelweiss, 3355 Elmhurst Drive, Fort Wayne. Sponsored by the Fort Wayne Mannerchor/ Damenchor. Enjoy Christmas shopping with the ďŹ&#x201A;avor of a German Christkindlmarkt in two stories of vendors who will be selling arts and crafts, paintings, woodworking, candles, ornaments, scented oils and much more.

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Local restored wetland tops 250 bird species To many conservationists, the number of bird species seen at a nature preserve represents a measure of its contribution to local ecology.

Eagle Marsh, an 831-acre restored wetland at the southwestern edge of Fort Wayne recently edged past 250 bird species seen, making it one of the most productive natural areas for wildlife in northeast Indiana.

Little River Wetlands Project, a local nonproďŹ t land trust, protects Eagle Marsh and continues to work on its restoration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we began restoring Eagle Marsh in 2005, returning it from wet farmland into the wetland that it was originally,â&#x20AC;? said Little River Wetlands Project Executive Director Amy Silva, â&#x20AC;&#x153;we were hoping that many of the original birds and wildlife would return- and they have, beyond

our wildest dreams. Eagle Marsh has also become a key stopover or summer breeding habitat for many migrating birds.â&#x20AC;?

Bird sightings at Eagle Marsh are tracked by Ed Powers, a member of Stockbridge Audubon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started keeping track of bird sightings at Eagle Marsh in 2006, when it was still a cornďŹ eld,â&#x20AC;? said Powers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At ďŹ rst I recorded sightings reported on the Indiana birding listserve IN-BIRD, what people told me and my own observations, but now I mostly rely on Cornell Lab of Ornithologyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eBird reporting system.â&#x20AC;?

The 249th bird species, a pair of bobwhite, were spotted

by Mark Derloshon on July 14. On Sept. 13, an olive-sided ďŹ&#x201A;ycatcher was sighted by Jon Jenkins, making it the 250th bird species seen at Eagle Marsh.

Powers ďŹ nds it hard to name a favorite bird and sometimes just says â&#x20AC;&#x153;the next one.â&#x20AC;? Some rarities that Powers has seen at Eagle Marsh are eared grebe, king rail and lesser black-backed gull, among others. However, he notes that some of the most interesting or attractive birds are among the most common. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a fondness for swallows, especially barn swallows, for their agility in ďŹ&#x201A;ight,â&#x20AC;? he explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But by some standards, the coolest may be the wood duck, a striking bird that usually prompts someone to say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wow!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;?

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Squash — a nutritious comfort food

Eating a whole food plantbased lifestyle seems to get easier and easier once you set your mind to it and realize, for the majority of us, eating off plant foods in moderation is just a license to justify what you eat.

There is so much that is out of our control right now, but what we can control is what we are putting in our mouths and that we are moving to the best of our abilities. This is your calling to start or continue to ensure you are at your best self as we enter winter where we will spend more time indoors with less opportunity to move, move, move. Nutrition is going to be key in your health.

A friend of my husband’s has a large garden and he gave us a variety of squash last week. I love me some squash! Squash is a superfood filled with ben-

eficial antioxidants that can protect you from disease and enhance your immune system.

The scientific name for squash is cucurbita and since squash contains seeds and develops from the flower-producing part of a plant, it is botanically a fruit. They are low calorie and high in vitamins A, D and C, and rich in potassium along with a host of other vitamins and minerals.

The young fruit is known as summer squash and are considered a nonstarchy vegetable.

They have a tender and edible rind, which leads to a shorter life unlike winter squash. Summer squash would be yellow squash, zucchini or pattypan.

Sautéing a simple mixture of yellow squash and/or zucchini along with mushrooms and onions make a lovely dish.

Winter squash is a more mature fruit with a hardened tough ring. Most winter squash can be stored for use all winter.

There are at least 11 variety of winter squash including: Butternut, pumpkin, spaghetti, delicata, hubbard and buttercup. I cooked a buttercup last night and just winged it by cleaning out the seeds from the top as you would a pumpkin and then sprinkling nutmeg on the inside and dicing up an unpeeled apple and placing

that in the cavity. I loosely put foil over the top and baked it in the oven until tender. I suppose if you wanted some sweetness you could add brown sugar or maple syrup, but I did not. Wow — was it ever good. The recipe below uses quinoa, but you could adapt it to use a more traditional whole grain bread stuffing. Enjoy and stay well.

Vegan Stuffed Acorn Squash Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Ingredients 2 acorn squash, halved and seeds scooped out For the stuffing: 1 yellow onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup quinoa 2 cups vegetable broth ½ cup chopped nuts or seeds ½ cup dried cranberries ½ teaspoon thyme ¼ teaspoon sage ¼ teaspoon black pepper 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon Salt to taste Instructions To cook the acorn squash: 1. Preheat your oven to 400 F for four squash halves. Bake cut side facing down on baking pan lined with parchment paper for 25 to 35 minutes until the squash is fork tender.

To make the quinoa filling:

9(*$1 678))(' $&251 648$6+ 1. Water saute onions and garlic until the onions turn translucent and just begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the quinoa and vegetable broth and cover with a lid. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 10 to 15 minutes until the vegetable broth is absorbed and the quinoa is cooked.

2. Once the quinoa is cooked, stir in all of the re-

maining ingredients, the nuts or seeds, cranberries, thyme, sage, pepper, cinnamon and add salt to taste. Remove from heat.

To stuff the acorn squash: 1. Divide the quinoa mixture evenly among the acorn squash halves, packing it into the well of the squash.

Adapted from Sam Turnbull “It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken.”

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Take Us Alongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Contest

Marian Papas traveled from South Bend to Hillman, Mich., to visit with her mother and brother. She is shown in front of the Hillman sign holding a Senior Life - St. Joseph newspaper.

Hillman, located in northern Michigan, is approximately 20 miles west of Alpena. It offers big city amenities in a beautiful rural setting.

Thunder Bay River meanders quietly through the town. Annual events around Hillman include: Mill River heritage festival; regional fishing festivals; Blessing of the Bikes & ATVs; the veterans celebration, VJDay and the Buck Pole hunting event. The Brush Creek grist mill is an historic refurbished local icon. Tourists visit this village to experience hunting & fishing, elk viewing and golf, among other things.

Hunters can find many types of game in season in the area. Deer, waterfowl, rabbits and other small game can be found. Fishing on Michiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 11th largest inland lake, Fletcher Pond, can hook pan fish, northern pike, largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill and black crappie.

Nearby bait shops, boat rentals and cabins can aid in a prosperous outing.

Hillman also offers a unique experience labeled a top adventure attraction by Destinations Magazine: the Elk-Viewing Dinner Ride.

This four-hour adventure begins with a carriage or sleigh pulled by draft horses through an elk preserve, all the while discovering elk and their cultural significance, landing at a log cabin to enjoy a gourmet meal and local wine in a rustic, charming setting.

Another recreational option in Hillman is the golf course at Thunder Bay Resort. This resort boasts an 18-hole challenging public golf course. Sail your shot through mature forest, rolling terrain, woods and water. GPS equipped golf carts, digital scorecard and 3D flyovers add to the relaxing excursion.

Take a trip to Hillman, relax at one of their many cottages, lodges, resorts, campgrounds or inns. Enjoy a getaway full of nature, food and wine, history and adventure. And, thank you, Marian, for bringing Senior Life to a little piece of Americana.

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The house in question, located in Columbus, was owned by the late industrialist/philanthropist J. Irwin Miller. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the man who built Cummins Engine into a worldwide corporation.

The home, now owned by the Indianapolis Museum of Art and designated a National Historic Landmark, reopened to the public in August after being closed since March.

Tours are offered 12:45 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Cost is $25 per person.

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The roof is ďŹ&#x201A;at, giving the home a low proďŹ le. For a house of such grandeur, the three-car, terrazzo-ďŹ&#x201A;oored carport with large storage compartments on both sides is unexpected. The clothesline off the large kitchen/laundry room is hidden from view by translucent panels. Unique to the home is the fact that the ceilings are supported by cruciform steel columns instead of the interior walls. Skylights around the perimeter of the rooms let natural light enter.

As you might expect, this is not a Bob the Builder project.

World-renowned architect Eero Saarinen designed it. T he interiors and some of the furniture and ďŹ&#x201A;oor coverings were designed by equally famous Alexander Girard and landscaping to the 13.5-acre property, which is all done on a grid with straight lines of trees and hedges, was done

by Daniel Urban Kiley. Cost of the house was $500,000, and that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t include the

furnishings, many of which were either imported or handwoven, the swimming pool or the landscaping.

Though the house was designed for entertaining, the Millers raised their family of ďŹ ve children (two boys and three girls) in this house. The childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s area includes a common area/play room with rather small â&#x20AC;&#x153;dorm styleâ&#x20AC;? rooms at one end of the house.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re said to have loved to run across the living room and jump into the 12-by-12foot conversation pit where they also held their slumber parties.

For a look at one of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most outstanding examples of mid-century modern architecture, head to Columbus. It is recommended to purchase tickets online at www.columbus.in.us because of small groups and social distancing or by calling the visitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s center at (866) 811-4111.

For more information on the house, click on www.imamuseum.org/millerhouse.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wintertime and the driving gets queasy,â&#x20AC;? to give new lyrics to a longtime favorite and focus attention on whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just down the road.

While the next few months offer such enjoyable activities as the holiday season and tropical getaways, they also harbor the annual hazardous driving season.

Recreation seekers add to their odds of motor mishaps

by heading to the slopes to ski, snowboard and snowmobile through the latest snowfall.

Heading to a no snow portions of the land has its own dangers, as snowbirds clog the highways and byways in their scramble for a place under the warm sun.

So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to sit back and go over your wintertime road rules.

Wherever you live, always check the weather forecast before getting behind the wheel.

Blizzards and black ice are a

concern in snow country, while hurricanes or sandstorms can make driving in warm climates just as treacherous.

If you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t already, take your auto in for its annual checkup. Have all belts and ďŹ&#x201A;uids topped off. Install winter tires and make sure their air pressure and tread are up to par.

Toss a blanket and warm hat or cap in the back seat. Tuck a windshield ice scraper and snow brush under the front seat.

Area museums named to Indianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The 20 in 20 Looking to get away while still staying close to home? Look no further than one of Indianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s museums. Three area museums were named to Indianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s #The20IN20 list, which features the must-see, must-do museums. â&#x20AC;&#x153;More than 850 million people visit museums across the United States each year,â&#x20AC;? said Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Museums tell our stories, preserve our heritage and explore the future.â&#x20AC;?

Area museums that made the list are Science Central, Fort Wayne; Auburn Cord Duesenburg and National Automotive and Truck Museum, Auburn, and the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne.

At Science Central kids can spark their imagination. This hands-on science museum in Fort Wayne is full of fun, educational experiences, including a static electricity demonstration, liquid nitrogen experiment, optical illusions and so much more.

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Science on A Sphereâ&#x20AC;? exhibit, a 6-foot globe that rotates â&#x20AC;&#x153;mid-air,â&#x20AC;? allows guests to ďŹ&#x201A;ip a button and see different planets, currents of the oceans and real-time storms throughout the

world. Science Central ďŹ nished in the top 10 when voting was held for Indianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best Museum.

There are four car museums in northeast Indiana that attract visitors worldwide, including two located right next to each other with the Auburn Cord Duesenburg Automobile Museum and National Automotive and Truck Museum. Auburn Cord Duesenburg is one of Indianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most unique museums, displaying over 120 cars featured on three ďŹ&#x201A;oors. Nine automotive-themed galleries let visitors experience automotive history from classic to racing cars.

The original Auburn Automotive Company Showroom and ofďŹ ces are located inside the museum as well. The National Automotive and Truck Museum lets visitors enjoy two ďŹ&#x201A;oors of amazing, one-of-kind vehicles, prototypes, classic cars and trucks. The pride and joy of the collection is the General Motors Futurliner #10, which was used by the company to tour the country and promote technology of the future.

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diverse artists headline the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. The early learning center on-site gives a hands-on learning environment for children. Each of their exhibits is typically on display for 6-12 weeks. The museum was voted one of the best of Indiana.

ANSWERS:

Check your disaster kit to make sure it has a ďŹ&#x201A;ashlight and batteries, ďŹ rst-aid kit, candle and matches, gloves and snacks. Check the trunk to see if you have battery jumper cables and road ďŹ&#x201A;ares. A shovel might also be handy.

During the winter, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let your fuel level drop below half a tankful. And donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t venture out when the weatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bad.

When you do head for a drive, brush and scrape off all ice and snow from the windshield, windows, mirrors, hood, bumpers, cameras and any other sensors on the vehicle.

Let the engine run a few moments before backing out of the driveway.

Dashing through the snow

is a no-no. Take it easy. Avoid quick stops and sudden turns, they can slip-slide you into trouble. And give trafďŹ c around you plenty of room.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve grown up in this type of weather, remind yourself how to relax during a skid on icy roads: take your foot off the gas and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t slam on the brakes. If the back end ďŹ shtails, steer into the direction of the skid. After some slowing down, you pump the brakes gently to gain control.

Staying home is the healthiest way to avoid a driving disaster during winter cold. But using your head can help make a trip through the snow a more pleasant experience.

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Next, create a list of the challenges that you may face when going through the

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Holidays amid COVID-19 %\ &$7( 3$/$&( $GPLQLVWUDWRU .LQJVWRQ &DUH &HQWHU RI )RUW :D\QH We are all very excited about the holiday, however the holiday season looks drastically different for us all this year. Everyone must look at the risks along with the honoring of tradition while minimizing the chance of becoming infected.

From a public health viewpoint we should adopt a harm reduction approach while in the pandemic and look for safer ways to celebrate.

What does a safer celebration look like? It begins with the fundamental precau-

tions we should all be taking with any activity right now.

We should be wearing face masks, maintaining social distance and regularly washing hands. A basic understanding of how the virus spreads and how to reduce risks can point towards safer ways to enjoy the holiday.

We really need the public thinking about the larger good, in this case the health of the nation. This holiday season is going to be different. It just is. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not what we want, but this is the pandemic weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been handed, so we are going to have to celebrate differently.

The holiday season is a time of celebration and hap-

piness. For many seniors, however, it can be difďŹ cult to stay positive and happy during this time. To help our seniors combat the isolation and depression that might occur during the holidays, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to stay proactive.

We must ďŹ gure out how to make things work between now and when a vaccine becomes available. We must

ďŹ gure out ways that are acceptable and will make our seniors feel included.

We should all challenge one another to do small acts of kindness that make older people feel like they are still part of our lives and that their existence in our life really matters. Ultimately it is one of the most important factors to consider when looking

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