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Dogs make Lynn Swager’s whole life: whole %\ 9,1&( /$%$5%(5$ )HDWXUH :ULWHU Actress and writer Elayne Boosler once said, “My fashion philosophy is, if you’re not covered in dog hair, your life is empty.” That quote could apply to Lynn Swager, whose life since childhood has evolved around dogs. Swager was raised in Fort Wayne with five sisters, a brother and “always with a pet dog,” she emphasized. “For as long as I can remember,” she added, “I’ve always wanted to work with dogs.” She attended Southwest Allen County and Fairfield elementary schools, graduated from South Side High School and already had begun grooming dogs. She enrolled at IPFW for two years, but was unable to satisfy her longing to study and work with dogs. So, she registered at Newberry Junior College near Boston where she earned a canine science associate’s degree. After returning to Fort Wayne, in 1982 she began working at the Waynedale Grooming Salon at 2715 Lower Huntington Road and in 1989 she purchased the business. Swager estimated she and Patrice Reider, her associate for the past 20 years, groom as many as 18 dogs and an occasional cat a day from listings of nearly 400 customers. The salon’s hours cover five days a

week from before 8 a.m. to about 5 p.m. and some Saturday mornings. Not only do both groomers care for canines throughout the week but both then show dogs many weekends. Swager currently owns three dogs, all Doberman pinschers: 9-year-old “T,” 5-year-old Storm and 5-month-old Carat, “spelled like the diamond,” Swager added. The Doberman is a mediumlarge breed of domestic dog that originally was developed around 1890 by Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann, a tax collector from Germany. “I like them because they are sleek and powerful, possessing both a magnificent physique and keen intelligence — one of dogkind’s noblemen,” Swager related. This incomparably fearless and vigilant breed stands proudly among the world’s finest protection dogs. A well-conditioned Doberman on patrol will deter all but the most foolish intruder. In addition to managing a grooming salon and showing her dogs, Swager also enjoys participating in dog obedience training classes as often as three nights a week at RIJU Dawg Skool held at the Candlelite Apartments Clubhouse, Fort Wayne. “Dobermans have an incredible sense of smell,” Swager said as she described working with her dogs to identify scents impossible for Continued on page 3

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Facilitating connections at the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Community Center %\ 0$5< -$1( %2*/( )HDWXUH :ULWHU Patti Davis is no stranger to the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Community Center, where she currently serves as community center and recreation services manager. She has worked 29 of her 32 years with the Fort Wayne Parks Department at this location. While the job can certainly get busy at times, with over 800 to 1,000 visitors per week, she can’t see herself doing anything else. “I’m a people person at heart,” she said, “and that’s what the community center is all about.” Take the center’s recent “Senior Games” competition, for example, which brought together 400 people competing in 40 events over the course of four-and-a-half weeks. “The games mix a little lighthearted competition with a lot of socialization and fun,” said Davis. With events ranging in everything from paper airplane flying and timed jigsaw puzzle contests to multiple rounds of golf, darts and even axe throw-

ing, the games were bound to bring out the best in everyone. “It’s like a family reunion,” said Davis. “Some of these people only see each other once a year, but they always pick up right where they left off.” Through the ever-changing lineup of the Senior Games, coupled with a host of other scheduled activities, Davis is hoping to change the general perception of the community center. “Most people still think of us as the ‘senior citizen center,’” she said, “but we really offer activities for all ages, starting with children as young as 18 months all the way up through older adults.” In fact, a preschool program is how Davis got her start with the parks department in the first place. With a degree in education, she was able to create a preschool program that warranted her full-time employment. These days, she’s more likely to couple her MBA with her experience in business, recreation and special events as she manages the building, programs and activities. Even so, Davis is quick to give credit to her four

full-time and five part-time staff as well as 100-plus volunteers. “It helps when you have a wonderful staff and dedicated volunteers,” she said. Another reason the community center has stayed significant through Davis’ tenure is her ability to anticipate community needs and create programming that meets those needs in creative and relevant ways. Take the “Unwind Your Mind” program, for example, which offers classes specific to people struggling with early dementia. The program has been so successful, in fact, that it won an award from the Indiana Park and Recreation Association. Programming at the community center includes outdoor opportunities as well. With four shuffleboard courts, multiple cornhole leagues and outdoor fitness equipment donated by AARP, the community center continues to be one of Fort Wayne’s best-kept secrets. It even offers nine raised garden beds. “I often see people stroll through and pick a tomato as they walk past,” said Davis.

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Kekionga Plein Air event and art exhibit The Fort Wayne Artists Guild presents the Kekionga Plein Air Event pop-up exhibition and sale. Enjoy original art by Kekionga participant as well as work by nationally acclaimed painters Ray Hassard, Steve Puttrich and Jill Stefani Wagner.

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There will be refreshments and live music. Free admission from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, at the Park Foundation Pavilion, Promenade Park, 202 W. Superior, Fort Wayne. For more information visit www.fortwayneartistsguild.org.

Solidarity virtual food drive Associated Churches is grateful for the team of union leaders that have been the driving force for the #HoldThemOver Food Drive. This is the second year that the National Association of Letter Carriers have moved the Stamp Out Hunger food drive online. The Northeast Indiana AFL CIO Chapter again came to the rescue by joining forces with the NALC Summit City Branch 116 and UAW Local 2209 by encouraging all organized labor and community members to help feed families in Allen County. When the NALC Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive was postponed again this year, the second Solidarity Virtual Food Drive #HoldThemOver was born.

Because of efforts by Lloyd Osborne, president of the Northeast Indiana AFL-CIO Chapter; Evan Schoof, executive vice president of the NE Indiana AFL-CIO Chapter; Tim Scroggs, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, Summit City Branch 116; Holli Murphy, United Auto Workers Local 2209 president; Mindy Rogers, field coordinator at Hoosier Heartland Area Labor Federation; and Taylor Mante, delegate to the NE IN AFL-CIO and recording secretary of the executive board, the campaign was a success, raising over $22,000. The NALC’s “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive has been postponed until May 2022.

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does nothing. We have so many activities and so many people coming through our doors. There is no ‘just sitting’ here.”

“Pack your patience” has become an air traveler’s mantra. A couple who returned recently from a pandemic-postponed gathering for birthday celebrations as well as their first view of grandchildren made one vow: their next trip will be to the afterlife. Their experience with airports and airplanes convinced them they no longer enjoy flying. Lengthy lines, continued

COVID rules, last-minute flight cancellations, tightened seating, muddled pricing and an array of disappearing comforts such as meals and alcoholic beverage service are driving people away from air travel. Travelers around the country are returning home with decisions to drive the next time they want to see family, friends or tourist attractions. At the same time, motor home sales have been soaring. Mature Life Features, copyright 2021

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Dogs make Lynn Continued from page 1 humans to find. The awards Swager’s dogs have received would nearly fill a room. Both “T” and Storm are multiple United Kennel Club and American

Kennel Club champions and earned titles in many other competitions. Swager, too, has been recognized for her expertise about dogs. She serves as the trial chair for the Fort Wayne Obedience Club scent

work trial at Camp McMillen. There have been a few mishaps, Swager admitted. Once, she took the leash off Storm at a dog show thinking she would stay with her but she didn’t. “But that’s my fault,

not hers,” she emphasized. In more than 39 years of grooming, Swager could recall only two times when they had a predicament: On one occasion a 20-year-old dog died on the grooming table but

Swager said she managed to revive him. And once she had to call an owner because her dog was about to give birth. “I don’t do doggy deliveries,” she quipped.

Community athlete named to U.S. Paralympic Cycling Team for Tokyo Games After a three-pronged qualification process, U.S. Paralympics Cycling announced the 14 athletes nominated to the 2020 U.S. Paralympic Cycling team.

Team USA will field an experienced team at the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 — eight cyclists have previous Paralympic experience for a combined 19

Department of Veterans Affairs awards grants The Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs announced recently it has awarded more than $450,000 to 11 organizations across the state through the Grants for Veterans’ Services program. Organizations were chosen based on their dedication to assisting veterans with their mental health and well-being, as well as promoting quality of life initiatives such as ending veteran homelessness. “IDVA is committed to making our state the preferred choice for veterans to live, work and thrive and we count on assistance from our partners throughout the state to achieve this,” said Dennis Wimer, director of the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs. “Funding is often the largest hurdle our partners experience and the GVS program is designed to overcome that.” Below are the local organizations chosen to receive GVS funding: • NeighborLink Fort Wayne, Allen County • Turnstone Center for Children and Adults with Disabilities, Allen County GVS may only be used to provide services to veterans who reside in the state of Indiana,

have served in any branch of the U.S. armed forces and hold an honorable discharge in the form of a DD-214 or National Guard Bureau Form 22.

medals. Among these experienced Paralympians is Fremont resident Tom Davis. Davis is a combat-wounded veteran with a left leg amputation, originally from Ohio. In 2012, Davis connected with Turnstone in Fort Wayne to train with a U.S. Olympic and Paralympic training site as he worked towards a world championship in para-cycling. Davis then traveled to Rio for the 2016 Paralympic Games and earned fourth in the road race and sixth in the

road time trial. “Qualifying for my second Paralympic Games has been a dream of mine ever since my first games in Rio in 2016,” said Davis. “After almost five years of hard work, a huge weight has been lifted knowing that I’m going to Tokyo. A special thank you to Turnstone for all their support. I do not think I would be in this position without them.” Athletes were selected to represent Team USA based on a combination of their results

from the 2020 Track World Championship, the UCI Paracycling Road World Cup in Ostend, Belgium, in May, and U.S. Paralympic Team Trials–Cycling, that took place in Minneapolis on June 20. Davis cruised to a time of 23:01.36, making his race 90.65% versus the Paralympic standard time and the top men’s time at the trial. The Tokyo Paralympics will begin Aug. 24. Cycling competition runs from Aug. 25 to Sept. 3.

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Gerbers share love and traditions %\ '(% *(5%(56 )HDWXUH :ULWHU Keith and Ann Gerbers have a neat story. Ann (nee Sibray) was married to her husband Paul for 48 years before he died in the summer of 2019; Keith was married to his wife Debbie for 49 years before she died in October 2019. The two couples were great friends over the years and, after the deaths of Paul and Debbie, Keith and Ann began a very special friendship that blossomed into romance and eventually marriage in 2020. They both keep alive the memories of their late spouses and talk about them regularly. Additionally, Keith and Ann continue to carry on the traditions each couple shared in giving back to their respective churches. When Keith, 72, and Debbie, 70, raised their three children in New Haven, they attended St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and volunteered their time as eucharistic ministers of Holy Communion. Years

later, they moved to Rome City and again assumed their roles as eucharistic ministers at St. Gaspar Catholic Church. “In later years, Debbie’s essential tremor made it difficult for her to distribute Communion, but I continued to do so,” says Keith. “I am currently a eucharistic minister at St. Jude Catholic Church in Fort Wayne.” Another way Keith gives back to St. Jude is by spending time in the Perpetual Adoration Chapel, one hour per week. And while his wife Ann is not Catholic and thus is unable to be a eucharistic minister, spending time in the chapel praying is something the couple are able to do together. “It’s a great way to spend time together with Jesus and be on the same page,” says Ann. Ann and her late husband, Paul, began giving back to their own church community at Claypool Methodist Church in the town of Claypool in 1978. “Every person who volunteers uses their God-given

talents in some way,” says Ann. “Every single person pitches in for serving meals, running the food pantry at Silver Lake and also helping with soup kitchens. Claypool Methodist Church is a very philanthropic community and we give back so much to those in need.” Community meals are served four times per year and are all homemade by a dedicated army of people cooking, preparing and cleaning up for meals that serve hundreds. Ann is normally relegated to peeling and mashing 120 pounds of potatoes at a time, and her husband Keith is able to help out with the prep work and boiling all those potatoes. “At first, I didn’t know what I was getting myself into with these meals,” laughs Keith. After necessary church utilities and bills are paid, proceeds from the community meals help feed families in need, especially at Christmastime. The funds also help with the Silver Lake food pantry and the church also donates items

like toilet paper, paper towels and other paper products not covered by food stamps. “The most rewarding part are the blessings you receive and it is just so fun! After meals we are all dead tired but it feels satisfying, almost like we have fed the Bibical 5,000,” says Ann. Keith says he enjoys sharing

his talents with his wife Ann and giving back to each of their churches togther. “It makes me feel really good to give back,” he says. “I feel I am doing it for Jesus and I thank God for the opportunity to be able to help out. It never feels like a chore and I feel special that I am able to give back.”

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Heard It Through the Grapevine.” But Gaye was growing as an artist and he wanted to go deeper than his previous releases. “I began to reevaluate my whole concept of what I wanted my music to say,” he explained later to Rolling Stone. “I wanted to write songs that would reach the souls of people. I wanted them to take a look at what was happening in the world.” Industrialization, corporate greed and a lack of environmental concern all fueled Gaye’s interest in creating a thoughtful message rather than another commercial ballad. Gaye’s offering arrived a year after the first Earth Day brought concern about our stewardship of the Earth, so his tune served as a clarion call for us to face responsibilities to our home. In an interview with Sounds magazine, Marvin said, “I’d love to become only interested in knowledge and power that this Earth will give us, if we’re only willing to put in the time and effort … The power’s here. It’s in the rocks, it’s in the air, it’s in the animals … I would like to become a man of power.” Contrary to Gordy’s fears, “Mercy Mercy Me” peaked at Number Four on Billboard’s Hot 100; Gaye was the sole composer of a work considered by many to be the most meaningful anthem ever in regards to pollution, global warming and our deteriorating environment. In 2002, his creation won a prestigious Grammy Hall of Fame Award. Gaye’s lyrics pulled no

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Four health benefits of an active social life for seniors %\ 6725<32,17 67$)) Once you retire, happy hours with coworkers might no longer be an option and your own children’s families could have schedules filled with activities that make frequent get-togethers difficult. Though finding time to spend with friends and family may take more effort and planning, that doesn’t mean your social life has to end. Here are some key reasons for seniors to continue prioritizing an active social life. Improved memory and cognitive function Socializing requires you to keep track of people, plans and storylines while engaging in conversation. The more conversations, the better cognitive function and increased mental sharpness, which can help prevent Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Tip: To help keep critical thinking skills strong, consider hosting or joining game nights, taking an art class or kickstarting a monthly book club. Emotional health and a sense of belonging Seniors who are active in their social lives are not only less lonely, but they also feel a greater sense of connection and belonging. Social activities — especially group activities — allow seniors to build a larger support system of friends and family that can be leaned on when times get tough. Tip: Make regular activities like shopping, grocery shopping and getting coffee more fun by going with a group. Better physical health and immune system Having an active social life can positively affect your physical health. In fact, isolation is intrinsically linked to high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity and depression. Increased social activity also means more motivation to stay healthy and maintain good physical health to keep up with family and friends. Tip: Whether it’s a simple walk around the block or participation in group fitness classes, consider ways to stay active with friends. Increased longevity Studies show that seniors who have a wider social circle can add years to their lifetime. This is likely due to the combination of physical and mental stimulation that an active social life provides and the fact that friends and family are an important factor in reducing life’s daily stressors and keeping us on a healthy track. Tip: Lean on friends and family even when they can’t be nearby. Set up standing weekly phone calls to check in, share stories and support each other. To learn more about StoryPoint Fort Wayne North, visit StoryPoint.com or call (260) 238-8092.

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83'$7(6 +$33(1,1*6 ,1 7+( $5($ Send listings hosted by nonprofit and Senior Life Advertisers to Senior Life, P.O. Box 188, 206 Main St., Milford, IN, 46542 or lzeugner@the-papers.com by Aug. 25 for September listings. With listing include a contact number with area code. Disorderly Bear Den — 6:30 p.m. Aug. 12, Community Center, 233 W. Main St., Fort Wayne. Visitors welcome. The meeting is casual and lasts for approximately two hours. Disorderly Bear Den gives teddy bears to kids in trauma situations and lonely adults. For more information contact Laura Haneline at llhaneline@gmail.com or call (206) 557-2734. All You Can Eat Fish Fry and Pork Tenderloin — 4:307 p.m. Aug. 13, Park Edelweiss, 3355 Elmhurst Drive, Fort Wayne. All you can eat fish and pork tenderloin with scalloped potatoes, coleslaw, dessert and coffee. Full service bar available with German and domestic beer, wine and other beverages and

soft drinks. ServSafe Food Protection Manager Training and Certification — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 13, presented by Purdue Extension, Allen County, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. Clients may present photo ID with signature in order to take exam. Cost of exam with book, $115, cost of exam only, $65. Advanced preregistration is required. Registrations are due no later than one week prior to event. Clients may view all 2021 event opportunities available and register at www. purdue.edu/servsafe. Kekionga Plein Air Event Art Exhibit at Promenade Park — 5-8 p.m. Aug. 26. The Fort Wayne Artists Guild presents the Kekionga Plein Air Event pop-up exhibition and sale. Enjoy original art by Kekionga participants as well as work by nationally acclaimed painters Ray Hassard, Steve Puttrich and Jill Stefani Wagne. Refreshments and live music. Admission is free. Park Foundation Pavilion, Prom-

enade Park, 202 W. Superior, Fort Wayne. For more information www.fortwayneartistsguild.org. Nocturnal Paint Out at the Landing — 7-10 p.m. Aug. 25. The Fort Wayne Artists Guild and the Kekionga Plein Air Event Committee will host a nocturnal paint out. Plein Air artists gather to paint evening scenes at the Landing, 111 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne. Live music. 2021 Kekionga Plein Air Event — 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 28. The Fort Wayne Artists Guild

presents the Kekionga Plein Air Event. Celebrating the art of painting outdoors, Kekionga includes the Community Artists Program exhibit, artists painting on-site, competition judging and awards and a wet paint sale. Parking lot at Berry and Barr streets. New Haven Parks Day Trips — Aug. 31. Travelers will find themselves on the crown jewel of the Bass Island in Lake Erie Put-In-Bay, Ohio. Cost is $125 per person.

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Fort Wayne Philharmonic offers free ensemble concerts throughout northeast Indiana Throughout the remainder of the summer, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic will offer a wide variety of free, small ensemble, community and engagement concerts across the region. Various string, brass and woodwind ensembles will canvas much of northeast Indiana performing concerts in care facilities through a partnership with Audiences Unlimited in a new

series called PNC Pop-Ups at the James Cultural Plaza in Auburn, through Live at Lunch performances at Sweetwater, and in a new series called Coffee with the Phil in the Club Room at the Clyde Theatre. All concerts are free and designed to fill the region with music as the Philharmonic reconnects with local audiences through its extended summer season. “We are thrilled to be

back,” said Managing Director James W. Palermo. “What better way is there to reintroduce our wonderful musicians to regional audiences than by blanketing all of northeast Indiana with music?” The Audiences Unlimited partnership will enable live music to be heard again through programs at the following care facilities: Heritage Pointe, Life Adult Day Academy, Canterbury

Mic Born finds disc golf Continued from page 8 straight and level is perhaps the most difficult part of the game,” says Born. “My technique is to stand and throw, but younger players take several steps or even run. They really can get good distance. When I try that I tend to lose control. You can make the disc curve left or right and sometimes being able to throw a roller is handy. Rollers are legal! The most fun and challenging part for me is playing through wooded areas. “Like with any sport, I’ve found that my first three or four years were the best and, as I age,

I lose distance. I used to consistently throw 300 feet. Now it’s much less. But I love the social part of the game and always enjoy the exercise.” In Born’s dozen years of playing disc golf, he has made three aces (holes-in-one). The first one came two years ago and the other two, which were 22 days apart on the same hole during Shoaff Park Disc League play, were more recent. “A dollar of our $5 league fee goes into an Ace Fund and if you get a holein-one you get what’s in the fund at that time. I got $42 for my last one.”

Born has played at just about all the disc golf courses in the area. His favorite is Shoaff Park and his least favorite is East Swinney Park. “There are water hazards everywhere at Swinney. It’s easy to lose a disc. We all put our names on our discs so if somebody finds one of mine they drop it in the lost and found box at Shoaff. Every so often the lost discs are taken to Fort Wayne Outfitters and you can give them a call or drop in and see if your lost disc is there.” The Rochester, N.Y., native worked at Raytheon here for 27 years as a software engineer.

Nursing, Kingston Residence (south), Golden Years Homestead, Lutheran Life Villages at Pine Valley, Coventry Meadows, Heritage Park, Cedar Ridge Assisted Living, Ascension Health (formerly Presence Sacred Heart Home), Lutheran Life Villages at Kendallville, Lutheran Life Villages at Anthony, Cedarhurst of Fort Wayne, University Park Health and Rehab Center, and Golden Years Homestead. Coffee with the Phil is a brand new collaboration with the Club Room at the Clyde Theatre, scheduled for 10 a.m. for three Wednesdays. Purchase your own coffee and pastries at the Club Room’s Crescendo Coffee & More on Aug. 3, and Aug. 11, then listen to free music provided courtesy of Philharmonic wind and brass groups. New this summer is an expanded number of free concerts at the James Cultural Plaza in Auburn, sponsored by PNC. The PNC Pop-Up series will feature various Philharmonic groups on four evenings beginning at 8 p.m.:

Thursday, July 8, Freimann Quartet and Wind Quintet; Friday, July 9, Calhoun Brass Quintet and Harrison String Quintet; Friday, Aug. 6, Wayne Street Strings; and Saturday, Aug. 7, Central Winds. Live at Lunch is Sweetwater’s live noontime concert series, with free performances in the spacious Crescendo Cafe. No ticket is required for admission. Tasty meals are available for purchase at the adjacent Downbeat Diner before the hour-long concerts, which begin at noon on the following dates: Friday, July 23, Chamber Orchestra; Wednesday, Aug. 4, Wind Quintet; Wednesday, Aug. 11, Calhoun Brass Quintet; and Friday, Aug. 13, Freimann Quartet. On Friday, Aug. 3, the Freimann Quartet will perform a special free noontime concert under the Rotunda at the Allen Country Courthouse. Remember: cell phones are not permitted on the premises. For a full list of concerts, events and activities, visit fwphil.org.

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Simple summer healthy food

For a plant-based eater — there is no better time than summer. I unabashedly take any garden leftovers. Too many zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, peppers, herbs … sure, I’ll take them. The freshest of meals with the freshest of vegetables make meals simple, flavorful and easy. It has been a blessing to be able to gather again to celebrate moments with others that we missed last year; I don’t want to miss a minute of it and I hope you don’t either. The nice thing about cookouts is that there is usually some healthy side dishes and fruit to go along with the grilled meat, potato salad and way too many desserts. Don’t treat these gatherings as a food free-for-all and regret it later. Go for the opportunity to see and engage with friends and family while still making your best food choices. Volunteer to bring a side dish and make sure it’s healthy, plus, you can always bring a veggie or black bean burger and have the host throw it on the grill for you. Simply — you do what’s important to you. No one is coming to push you — push yourself.

Get creative with a salad and make fruit the star by adding grilled peaches. Just slice in half and grill until soft. The flavor explodes. Maybe use a base of cooked and cooled quinoa, add some fresh spinach or romaine, kalamata olives, fresh basil and bam, you have a meal. Of course, feel free to use a combination of colorful berries in place of the peaches if you desire. Another super easy side or meal: Dilled Veggie Toast 2 cups sweet corn kernels (about 4 ears) 2 clove garlic, slice very thin 1 cup halved grape tomatoes 1 medium cucumber, quartered lengthwise and slice (or zucchini) (about 2 cups) 3 tablespoon white wine vinegar ¼ cup chopped fresh dill Ground pepper to taste 8 ounce oil-free hummus of choice 4 large slices hearty whole grain bread toasted — or hearty crackers 1. In an extra large nonstick skillet, cook corn over medium-high until just beginning to char, stirring frequently and adding water, 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time as needed to prevent sticking. Stir in garlic. Remove from heat. Stir in tomatoes, cucumber (or zucchini) and vinegar. Stir in dill; season with pepper. 2. Spread hummus over toast slices (or crackers). Spoon vegetable mixture over each. Cheers to the gardeners. Recipe by forksoverknives. com Cat Wilson lives in South Bend and transitioned from a vegetarian diet to eating a plant-based diet over two years ago. She may be contacted at cwilson@the-papers.com.

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Senior Saints ready to take their concert on tour Take an imaginary trip through the United States as the Senior Saints sing their concert titled “I Feel Like Traveling On.” This “tour of the United States in song” features

classic favorites and hymns of the faith. Written and led by Marsha Wright, this year’s Senior Saints include 65 singers and instrumentalists aged 5689 from 30 different churches.

Classic Favorites: “California Here I Come,” “Route 66,” “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” “Deep in the Heart of Texas,” “Old Cape Cod” and, of course, “Back Home Again in Indiana.” Hymns Of The Faith: “It Is Glory Just to Walk with Him,” “Walking with Jesus,” “Follow I Will Follow,” “Footsteps of Jesus,” “Singing I Go” and “I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go.” The Saints’ goal is to be entertaining and bring smiles but also to bring a message of the hope found in Jesus Christ. For more information contact (260) 627 5233.

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The misadventures of a bottle(d) blonde It’s the 1950s. Gorgeous Barbara Eden sits in the Hollywood office of a Warner Brothers casting director. “You’re %\ 5$1'$/ a very nice & +,// girl from San $ %RRPHU %ODVW Francisco,” 7R 7KH 3DVW the man explains with a grin. “But I really think you should go home and marry the boy at home. This isn’t the town for you. You’re just not pretty enough.” Eden didn’t follow his advice, however, and when she was cast later in the TV adaptation of “How to Marry a Millionaire,” Eden became a respected comedic actress. Eventually, she won the role that brought her superstardom as the bottle-dwelling beauty on NBC-TV’s “I Dream of Jeannie” series. The hit show was inspired by the 1964 movie “The Brass Bottle.” Originally a 1900 novel, it

later became a film that featured Tony Randall, Burl Ives and — lo and behold — Barbara Eden. In Jeannie, Larry Hagman, the son of Broadway legend Mary Martin, costarred as straight-arrow astronaut Capt. (later Major) Tony Nelson. But Hagman often proved disgruntled during the 139 “I Dream of Jeannie” episodes, as we’ll see later. The opening show, set on a deserted island beach, saw Nelson stumble across Jeannie’s bottle home, where she had been imprisoned for two millennia. Soon, in a puff of pink smoke, the striking beauty was set free — and that’s when the fun began. The show’s success meant keeping network censors busy trying to maintain a morally upright offering. Even though Jeannie slept in her bottle and Nelson in his bed, it could never be shown that the bottle was in the captain’s bedroom. (They weren’t married until the fifth and final year of the show.) Also, Eden wasn’t supposed to expose her navel, although it did appear occasionally. Along

the way, some morality-oriented gatekeepers groused about her parading around in a “nightie.” Eden dismissed that, explaining, “It’s what she wore during the day. That was her dress, that was her uniform.” Finally, some feminists protested that Eden subjugated herself to Hagman. This brought about her miffed response: “She called him ‘master,’ but who was the real master there? She was … She wasn’t his subject; she was his equal.” Hagman’s solo star turn would arrive later when, in 1978, he became infamous as the ruthless oil baron J.R. Ewing on the CBS-TV nighttime soap-opera “Dallas.” Its success allowed him to abandon comedy. Jeannie creator Sidney Sheldon (later the author of 18 hit novels) has admitted that not all went swimmingly on the “I Dream of Jeannie” set during its five year run. “The problem was Larry Hagman,” Sheldon has candidly admitted. “He wanted to be the star … (But) It was Barbara who was getting all the magazine cov-

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Maumee Valley Antique Steam and Gas Association Show set for Aug. 19-22 The Maumee Valley Antique Steam and Gas Association 43rd and 44th Show will be held Aug. 19-22, at Jefferson Township Park, east of New Haven, between US 30 and US 24, at 1720 Webster Road, just north of Dawkins Road. A fun show for the entire family. More information and a map can be found at www.maumeevalley.org. Organizers are featuring two great shows in one. AllisChalmers, Rumely, Minneapolis-Moline and Moline Universal line of tractors plus garden tractors will be featured. All exhibitors of antique tractors, cars and trucks are also welcome and get free admission when registering at the office. There will be threshing wheat, sawing lumber and plowing with tractors and steam engines. See the 15 ton, 125 horsepower Buckeye Oil Engine from the elevator at Grabill and the Chuse Station-

ary Steam Engine from the Hicksville, Ohio, Handle Factory in operation. There will be daily demonstrations by The Indiana Chapter of the Maumee Valley Blacksmiths. Women will enjoy the flea market, Trading Post and a large quilt display. Paulding-Putnam Electric will give special demonstrations at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Friday on “The Danger of Electricity.” Children can ride the Barrel Train and play in the sand box or take a tractor driving lesson. On Saturday, a Kiddie Tractor Pull will be held at 2 p.m. and there will be an Exotic Animal Show at 3 p.m. Parades will be at 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Free hay rides and demonstrations with horses and mules will be on Friday and Saturday. Antique tractor pulls will begin at 5 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday, weather permitting. Food will be available from

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songs of the 60s; 7:30-9:30 p.m. blue grass music by the Scott Brothers Band. Applejack Kloggers will perform 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and, from 6:30-9:30 p.m., will be Bill Werling and the Breakaway Square Dance Band. Stargazing by the Fort Wayne Astronomical Society, weather permitting, will be offered Saturday only. Steam engine fireworks, Spark Show,

Friday and Saturday after the entertainment. Sunday a church service will be held at 9 a.m. Daily admission is $5. A four-day pass for $10 is also available. Children 12 and under are free. All exhibitors are free. Free parking. The 765 Nickle Plate Road Steam Train Museum is having an open house next door Saturday and Sunday.

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Nocturnal paint out at the Landing The Fort Wayne Artists Guild and the Kekionga Plein Air Event Committee will host a nocturnal paint out from 7-10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25. Plein air artists gather to paint evening scenes at the Landing, 111 W. Columbia St. Fort Wayne. There will also be live music.

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Faith

Teaching seminary students, writing Bible interpretation books keeps Jim Voelz active %\ 52' .,1* )HDWXUH :ULWHU Jim Voelz’s wife, Judy, and son, Jonathan, have been telling him for years that he has too many interests. He readily admits that he’s awfully busy, but he’s become quite adept at juggling a lot of activities and doing all of them well. He’s about two-thirds of the way through writing his fifth scholarly book. This one’s entitled “Principles of Bible Interpretation for the Parish.” He teaches elementary Greek once a week online to students at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, where he is a professor and he travels around the country giving lectures on his favorite subject, the Gospel of Mark, of which he’s considered one of the world’s experts on the subject. He’s also heavily involved in the Society of Biblical Literature, which is a national organization, and the Society of New Testament Studies, an international organization. Sandwiched in between all that academic activity is a deep love of contract bridge. He plays twice a week at the Fort Wayne Bridge Center. “It really is stimulating me, keeps my brain sharp and makes me think.” He also finds time to play tennis a couple times a week, an occasional round of golf and fancies himself a budding wine connoisseur. His tastes cover the gamut, but he’s partial to French and German wines. A Milwaukee native and lifelong Green Bay Packers fan, Voelz found himself in the middle of his junior year of high school leaning away from astronomy, which had been an interest for many years, and toward the ministry and the study of eternal salvation. “The irony of it happened my senior year when I was taking an ap-

titude test and actually broke out laughing when I came across a question that asked if I would rather be an astronomer or a pastor.” Training to be a pastor won out and he spent two years at Concordia College in Milwaukee. He completed undergraduate work at Concordia Senior College here in Fort Wayne, followed by seminary training at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. He did his doctorate at Cambridge, England, and joined the faculty of Concordia Theological Seminary in Springfield, Ill., before the school moved here in 1976. “I served on the staff of Concordia College here from 1976 to 1989 and during that time was assistant pastor at Zion Lutheran Church. That gave me a lot of really great parish experience,” he added. He and his family moved to St. Louis in 1989 to teach on the Concordia Seminary faculty and is presently an active professor there. They moved back to Fort Wayne in 2015. Before the pandemic he traveled to St. Louis a couple times a quarter. Now his teaching centers on the Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke primarily online to basic seminary students and also Ph.D. students. He’s been teaching elementary Greek for 45 years so it was an obvious choice for his first book to be an elementary Greek textbook. For his second, he tackled Hermeneutics (theory of Bible interpretation) and then wrote a two volume commentary on the Gospel of Mark. After returning to the Summit City, Voelz dug out his trombone that had been dormant for 50 years and now performs with a musical ensemble at Zion Lutheran Church, where he also conducts Bible classes.

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it has a metal buckle? And where’s your passport? While you’re not going to need your house and car keys until you get back, make sure you didn’t leave them back on the checkpoint. While the TSA holds items for 30 days before disposing of them, there is no assurance anything you’ve forgotten there will be retrievable when you return home. Mature Life Features Copyright 2021

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cises that call for standing on the balls of your feet or sitting down on and getting up from a chair repeatedly. And footwear is important. While slippers and sandals may be more comfortable because they’re soft and loose, they also can cause you to stumble and fall. Get yourself a comfortable pair of shoes that allow you to feel the surface you’re walking on, whether it’s grass or gravel. If you live where there’s ice and snow in winter, be extra careful. You might consider get-

ting some cleats to clamp onto your shoes in order to manage ice and snow. Some medications can cause dizziness. Check with your doctor if you experience any lightheadedness. A good rule to follow as you age is “never do anything quickly.” Even if you still run a few miles a day, that’s no reason to scamper around the house or supermarket. Take your time getting from room to room. Install hand rails in the bathroom, bedroom, hallways and stairways.

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Health & Fitness

Self-care needed for caregivers %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV Caregivers, especially those unpaid individuals who take on the responsibility of caring for a family member or friend, have to be a bit selfish to be dependable and reliable over the long haul. They have to take care of themselves first so they can keep on taking care of others. Otherwise disease and depression can break up the time that should be devoted to their charges, be it aging parents or disabled children. COVID has added weight to their daily duties, as feelings of helplessness and hopelessness became magnified during the shutdowns, lockdowns, mask mandates and social distancing dictates.

More than half of family caregivers reporting in one survey indicated that the coronavirus has made doing their job more emotionally demanding. More than a third said the pandemic disrupted the scheduling for doctor appointments and treatments for their charges. Through all this, it has become even more essential to take care of yourself. If you’re a caregiver, it’s important to curb burnout so you can handle the finances, deepening depression, short temper, demands and irritating habits of the person you’ve taken charge of. So take a walk. Get out in the fresh air in a nearby park or stroll around the block. Combine exercise with relaxation so you can handle the expected and un-

expected trials and tribulations you face each day. And don’t feel guilty for taking this time out. In fact, set aside some more time to enjoy yourself. It’s more difficult during these shutdown times, but you can still find somewhere to kaffeeklatsch with old friends. Or read a book out in the backyard. Or soak yourself in a warm bath. Share a sandwich with family members you haven’t visited for a while. Or go see the grandchild you haven’t seen since the globe was shut down. Also, become an expert in your area of caregiving. If your aging parent is losing chunks of memory, contact the local Alzheimer’s support group and learn what to expect and how to cope. There are nonprofit organizations that

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Peering into the Past:

Leaders who made a difference %\ 720 02552: 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV There are a handful of presidents students of history and civics should get to know in understanding what made America the dominant global nation it is today. Most folks under 40 take for granted America’s position in the world. It was no accident how we got here and understanding how our republic works. While President Donald Trump was an easy target for his bombastic style, his presidential personality wasn’t much different from that of President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, who found himself in the Oval Office early in the 20th century due to the assassination of President William McKinley. Republican Roosevelt became known as “T.R.” and believed in a strong Navy. He had the U.S. Navy’s pre-World War I battleships of the Great White Fleet circle the globe showing off our growing power. It was part of his Big Stick policy, as in “walk softly but carry a big stick.” Roosevelt oversaw the mo-

mentous building of the Panama Canal, which linked the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific and cut in half the time needed to go from ocean to ocean by not having to travel around the southern tip of South America. The Republicans originally ran T.R. for vice president in 1900 to get rid of him. As governor of New York, he had been an irritating maverick to old-guard politicians. Their plan backfired when McKinley was assassinated. As president, T.R. created havoc in both government and business with a vast variety of reforms. Herbert Hoover was a popular post-World War I humanitarian, but he’s best remembered for being an ineffective president and gets the brunt of the blame for the Great Depression of the 1930s. While he failed as a president, Hoover’s greatest accomplishment was being that of humanitarian. After World War I, he had organized the feeding of Europe and followed up after World War II when President Harry Truman asked him to organize the feeding of millions of Europeans left homeless and

starving after that war. Franklin D. Roosevelt has been ranked by many among America’s greatest presidents. He served more than 12 years, guiding the nation through the dark years of the 1930s Depression and World War II, but his vice president became one of the nation’s leading leaders. Harry Truman became known among detractors as “His Accidency” when he moved into the Oval Office after Roosevelt died a few weeks into his fourth term. The Democrat from Missouri became the only high school graduate of the century to become president. Ironically, FDR had never told Vice President Truman about the development of the atom bomb. Truman was informed about the highly secret $2 billion World War II project after assuming office. He made the historic decision to drop the two bombs on Japan that ended the war and launched the nuclear age. It was one of the most important decisions any head of state ever made. An estimated half-million U.S. troops and as many as 1.5 million Japanese were saved from

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matic chief executives. He was staunchly anti-communist and dedicated himself to defeating the Soviet Union and end the Cold War that began some four decades before his presidency. His building up of the U.S. military resulted in outspending the Soviets, which caused their collapse. And history recalls his challenge to Russian leaders to tear down the Berlin Wall that was a concrete symbol of the rift between East and West. Mature Life Features Copyright 2021

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HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTORY A COMPLETE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY GOLDEN YEARS HOMESTEAD, INC. A Christian Retirement Community 3136 Goeglein Road and 8300 Maysville Road Fort Wayne, IN 46815 Phone: (260) 749-6725, (260) 749-9655 www.goldenyearshome.org * Independent Living * Licensed Assisted Living * Villas & Garden Apartments * New Duplexes, Two & Three Bedrooms With Two & Three Car Garages * Complete Healthcare Center, Including Medicaid & Medicare Certified * Memory Care Neighborhoods “ A Christian Ministry Dedicated To Serving The Seniors” HERITAGE PARK 2001 Hobson Road Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Phone: (260) 484-9557 Garden Homes, Assisted Living Apartments, Moving Forward Rehabilitation, Auguste’s Cottage Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Long Term Care, Hospice, Respite www.asccare.com

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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 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

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

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A scam a day keeps crooks in play %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV While the COVID shutdown kept seniors off the streets, it didn’t protect them from crooks. Some observers opine it may have aided schemers because it kept the elderly at home, where they were targeted for theft by telephone, internet, mail and plain oldfashioned door knocking. Consumer fraud experts estimate fraudulent telemarketers steal as much as $40 billion a year. More than half of that is from retirees living on limited incomes and finite savings. The 70-79 age group is the hardest hit phalanx, with an average loss of more than $49,000 each. Furthermore, not all scams, cons and frauds are reported to law enforcement because the victims are either ashamed or unaware they’ve been bilked. That means many billions more are lost to con artists in “pigeon drops,” home repair schemes, bank examiner scams and the like. Almost half of the 65,000 cases reported each year by the elderly are perpetrated by family members or fiduciaries

who take advantage of their position in charge of seniors’ finances. The other half is stolen by strangers who drum up scams, cons and frauds designed to convince targets to hand over their money willingly. As the nation’s senior population increases, so does the pool of available victims. Telephones are the most common and most successful approach. Wireless technology allows scammers to call victims from anywhere in the world without fear of detection. The lottery or sweepstakes scam, countless “phishing” scams and credit card ploys lead the way. To protect yourself, first of all know that it is illegal to require prize winners to pay up front to receive their winnings. But more importantly, never, ever give personal information such as your Social Security number, credit card account number or banking information to anyone who has called you. Just hang up. Never contract with or allow unsolicited door-to-door sales or repair people inside your home without independent verification of who they are and who they work for. Check references

and ask neighbors who they use for service. Shred all your personal and financial information — anything that has your name, address and any financial information. Always be wary of anyone who says you must decide now, you have to wire money or they’ll send a courier to pick up your check immediately. And check on your senior neighbors, particularly those living alone, to keep them informed about scams and learn if they have any information to help you. If you suspect you are being scammed, call the police. If you have been conned, make a police report, no matter how embarrassed you may feel. The Attorney General’s Office offers the following suggestions for protecting yourself. Any of these warning signs should make you think twice before you provide personal information or send money: • Unsolicited mail, email or telephone call. • Any effort to obtain personal financial information. • A promise that you will receive a large sum of money. • Requiring you to pay

money before you get money. • Being told to wire money instead of using the U.S. mail. Whether it’s mail fraud or telephone fraud, chances are it will begin with an unsolicited

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Look to eye care %\ &(&,/ 6&$*/,21( 0DWXUH /LIH )HDWXUHV The thought of having anyone poke, prod or cut into your eyeball probably makes you shudder. Yet thousands of people, most of them elderly, have learned that saving their sight has become as easy as, if not easier than, a visit to the dentist. Cataracts begin diminishing most people’s vision in their 50s. Replacing the clouded lens in your eye has become a simple remedy. Glaucoma damages the optic nerve and, if caught early, can be treated with prescription eye drops or a laser procedure. The leading cause of vision loss once you turn 50 is macular degeneration, which is a progressive deterioration of the part of the eye that focuses

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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 HEALTH CARE 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.

HOME PET CARE HUMANE FORT WAYNE IN-HOME SERVICES 4914 S. Hanna St. Fort Wayne, IN 46806 Phone: (260) 744-0454 www.humanefortwayne.org This FREE program helps seniors care for their pets. Services include grooming, walking, waste clean-up, wellness checks, transportation and more.

HOSPICE VISITING NURSE & HOSPICE HOME 5910 Homestead Road Fort Wayne, IN 46814 Phone: (260) 435-3222 or (800) 288-4111 (Indiana only) www.vnfw.org Visiting Nurse provides compassionate care to alleviate suffering and ensure quality of life for those affected by serious illness, with care in your home, nursing home or assisted living facility or in our Hospice Home, the region’s only free-standing hospice care center. Grief support available for those who go on living. Local nonprofit agency providing care and support for the seriously ill since 1888.

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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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

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.)

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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Step back in time at Delphi’s Canal Park Though its viability as a transportation mode spanned only a short period, canals played a very important role *5($7 in the devel(6&$3(6 opment of the Midwest %\ 52' .,1* and particularly Indiana. You can experience those glory days by taking a ride through history at Canal Park in Delphi. Here, a little piece of the Wabash and Erie Canal has been refurbished and visitors can ride on “The Delphi,” a two-thirds scale canal boat, and hear colorful stories about the canal’s heyday. Don’t expect it to be pulled by a team of horses plodding along at four miles an hour like the originals because this one’s motorized. One hundred canal boats a

day crowded the port of Delphi bringing in settlers, their belongings, commercial goods and produce. The success of the Erie Canal from New York City to Buffalo spurred Indiana officials to approve the Internal Improvements Act of 1836 that appropriated $6 million for canal construction. The canal began in Fort Wayne in 1832 and, by 1837, there were 5,000 laborers at work with picks, shovels, wheelbarrows and horse-drawn slip-scoops on canals around the state. Canal Park is more than a piece of canal. It includes a pioneer village with a blacksmith/ carpentry shop, tavern, several log cabins, school, inn and a conference center with interactive exhibits tracing the canal’s rich history and culture. Highlight of the village is the Reed Case House built in 1844 and relocated to Canal Park in 1983. It was owned by Reed Case, contractor for the construction of the canal through Carroll

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Nothing beats the beach. Ruth Rockwell from Elkhart shows off a Elko Senior Life along the promenade of Clearwater Beach, Fla. Over the Mother’s Day holiday, she and her daughter, Katherine, flew from their respective hometowns for a lovely, mother-daughter beachfront vacation. Clearwater Beach offers a small-town atmosphere, clear gulf waters and pristine white sand beaches. One can delight in jet-skiing, parasailing and stand-up paddle boarding on the beach’s calm waters. Cyclists and rollerbladers enjoy rolling along the beachfront promenade, which is lined with casual seafood restaurants and cafes. When not spending time relaxing and soaking up the sun, visitors can tour the Clearwater Marine Aquarium where one of the stars of the “Dolphin Tale” movies resides, Winter the Dolphin, who is widely known for his prosthetic tail. Another popular spot is Pier 60. Here, locals and out-of-towners alike, will find a year-round nightly sunset celebration with street performers, craft vendors, buskers and artists. Visit Clearwater Beach and enjoy warm sunshine, plenty of hospitality and the opportunity to ride the waves with the dolphins. Special thanks to Ruth Rockwell for bringing us along on her Florida vacation.

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With bridge games, a silent auction, raffle and generous donations from bridge players, foundations and local businesses, the Fort Wayne Duplicate Bridge Club’s June 23 “Longest Day” event has raised more than $19,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association. This amount surpassed any of club’s prior “Longest Day”

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Continued from page 18 mile to one-and-a-half miles, follow the canal and through sections of town. Visitors can rent mountain and tandem bikes and family surreys. They can also tour the canal on peddle boats and kayaks. For a colorful look into an interesting bit of Indiana history, plan a trip to Delphi. It’s open 1-4 p.m. seven days a week. Boat tours are available Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30,

2:30 and 3:30 p.m. through Labor Day. To get to Canal Park, watch for the Delphi turnoff on SR 18, which will take you right into downtown on Washington Street. Drive just a few blocks past Main Street, cross a stone bridge and turn left into Canal Park. For more information on Canal Park, check it out on the internet at www.wabashanderiecanal.org or call (765) 5642870.

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the GIs were entertained with “the first open-air USO camp show.” At this USO show, over 1,000 GIs enjoyed various acts in this variety show brought to them by the “What Next troupe.” Overall, this variety show was a big hit and very successful. There was, however, one act that captured the GIs attention, most likely the male GIs, I’m sure. We learn that over 1,000 GIs whistled as the gals from the above mentioned troupe danced on stage. As the gals danced, the GIs were so focused on the beautiful gals, they did not notice all the food and drinks nearby.

This August of 1944 would not neglect the GIs at Baer Field insofar as entertainment. The “Shell Variety Show” would come to Baer Field on Aug. 31, at which

time they would present their various acts. From the opening to the closing of Baer Field during the World War years, the GIs were entertained with many

shows and big-time celebrities. (Further information welcome to: Pastor/Dr. Greg Lawson, 1801 E. 3rd St., Mishawaka, IN 46544.)

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