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supporting U.S. troopsat area eventsFor many people, Memo-

rial Day marks the start of the summer vacation season.Families plan trips with thekids and couples pack theirbags for sandy beaches. Inall the excitement, it ispossible to forget thatMemorial Day commemo-rates U.S. soldiers who diedwhile serving their country.

This year, a few daysbefore the federal holiday,the community can take thetime to show its support forthese brave men and womenat two area events, Amateur Radio Military AppreciationDays (ARMAD) A Salute to Those That Serve and thethird annual Garage Sale for the Troops.

ARMADs event at Classic Caf, 4832 Hillegas Rd.,from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., includes proclamations from Gov.Mitch Daniels and Congressman Marlin Stutzman. Thefree celebration is open to the public and will also featureappearances from WOWOs Pat Miller, singer-songwriterSherry Marqualle, veterans groups, military organiza-tions and amateur radio clubs nationwide. Join in on hamradio communication to the troops and take in all themilitary displays.

ARMAD is an annual, non-political Amateur RadioPublic Service project that works with National Military

RiverFest 2011 adds boat show,returns favorites

There is no shortage of festivals to choose from inthe Fort Wayne area oncewarmer weather arrives.Families celebrate theirheritage at festivals dedi-cated to the Greek, Spanish,Irish and German cultures,among others. For onefestival, however, the culturecelebrated is one thatreflects the entire city andcelebrates its most promi-nent natural resource - itsrivers.

RiverFest 2011 isSaturday, June 25 on thecampus of Indiana Univer-sity-Purdue University FortWayne and returns with evenmore events than in itsprevious year. The festival,sponsored by Steel Dynamics,supports the initiatives of Fort WayneFriends of the Rivers and celebratesthe waterways to stimulate aninterest in preservation.

New this year is the ArtistsRockin Chair Auction, sponsored byDo It Best. Eight local artists willoffer one-of-a-kind, hand-paintedrockin chairs to the highest

bidders. Proceeds from the sale of the original Adirondack rockers will

benefit Friends of the Rivers. Thesilent auction will be on-site from 10a.m. to 7:30 p.m. with the winningbids announced at 8 p.m.

Also debuting this summer is aBoat Show both Saturday andSunday, June 25-26. Various types of boats will be on display, includingthe world champion Formula BoatsMiss Budweiser H1 UnlimitedHydroplane.

Returning favorites are the RiverWalk/Run, sponsored by Upstar. The

family-friendly 2.5-milewalk and run through IPFWalong the River Greenwaytrails and campus sidewalksstarts with registration at7:30 a.m. The walk and runbegins at 9 a.m. There is afee of $5 per person or $15for a family of four, with $5for each additional person.RiverFest T-shirts will beavailable to purchase for$10. Registration forms areavailable at ipfwriverfest.orgor by calling 260-481-6647.

FamilyFest, sponsored byParkview, kicks off at 10a.m. and continues to 8 p.m.Many hands-on games,

crafts, inflatables and funlearning activities about water,nature and the history of the

city will be there.FoodFest, sponsored by Frontier,

will have concessions for everyone -meat lovers, health food enthusiasts,kid-friendly fare, home-baked goodsand treats for adults, along withcoffee, soft drinks, and beer. Food-Fest also features the Young Leadersof Northeast Indiana Barr StreetMarket, offering a wide variety of

ARMAD will host A Salute toThose That Serve on May 28at Classic Caf, 4832 HillegasRoad, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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RiverFest proceeds benefit the Fort Wayne Friends of the Rivers,which supports river preservation initiatives.

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See TROOPS, page A18See RIVERFEST, page A17

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Making connections inHarmonious Pursuit

When the doors toCovington Commonsopened, the sound of afamiliar American folk song pulsated through the

air. It became loudertoward the commons area,where a woman sat atopthe piano bench, dressedin a skirt suit and ruffle-collared blouse, playingShell be ComingRound the Mountain.

She played to a crowdof fellow residents, clearlyenjoying the music. Yet,there were no young visi-tors in sight.

Often, children will notvisit assisted livingcommunities likeCovington Commonsunless parents bring themto visit a grandparent.This idea is not lost on agroup of local high schoolstudents, who just theweekend before,performed at the

Covington CommonsMothers Day Brunch.

Mothers Day was oneof the bigger crowds thatwe have had, said HanitaEpstein, a sophomore atHomestead High School.She and a few friendsstarted HarmoniousPursuit, a group thattravels to senior livingcommunities to performvocals and piano for resi-dents. Epstein is one of two piano players. It wasnice to see a contrast

between the little kids andpeople staying at thenursing home. It was niceto see the generationaldifference between thecrowd.

In the last year, Harmo-nious Pursuit hasperformed at CovingtonCommons multiple times.The group, which includesHomestead sophomoresJiwon Park on piano andvocalist Emily Muha, will

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Harmonious Pursuit performers in back, from left: Emily Muha,Hanita Epstein and Jiwon Park.

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tour various senior residential communities this summer.Even though she is a young woman, Epstein is no

stranger to the aging process. When her family immi-grated to the U.S., some of the older family membersdidnt make it through the journey. She was raised toappreciate her elders and care for them.

I have kind of a soft spot for the elderly community,especially with my grandma, being fortunate that shelives in my house, Esptein said.

Wanting to give members of the senior communitysomething to look forward to, her mother, Marina,helped by making calls. The activity director atCovington Commons, Ann Marie Sordelet, worked withEpstein to coordinate performances at the community.

I was very impressed that these high school studentswanted to volunteer to perform for our residents, andthen was totally amazed at their wonderful talent,Sordelet said. There have been other high school kidsthat have volunteered their time here, but it usually is justvisiting or playing games with our residents.

There is a great need for other kids to volunteer,Sordelet said. If they can play an instrument, that is anadded bonus for residents.

Music is something that everyone can connect to andwhen we bring music to people who might not have suchyoung entertainment come in every day - although wemight come in once a month - its like a breath of freshair to them that some young voices and some young

people are really trying to give and perform somethinglively to them, Epstein said.The musicians are all three very experienced in their

chosen mediums. Epstein has played piano since she wasa little girl and became more serious about it as she gotolder. She teaches piano to younger Canterbury Schoolstudents in her spare time. For Park, piano is her future.She plans to double major in the instrument in college.Recently, Park won the Michael Ben and Ilene Komis-arow Maurer Young Musicians Contest 2011. In March,she performed as a soloist with the Fort Wayne Philhar-monic Youth Symphony.

After performing together at Covington Commons afew times, Epstein and Park began to feel some connec-tion to the audience. We connected with one lady whowas so involved in our performances, Epstein said. Wealways look for her when we come here for perform-ances. She was singing and clapping because we broughtthe Beatles in. It was really cool to get some feedback.

She said when vocalist Muha joined in, it energizedthe performance. When Emily sang, you could see a lotof people close their eyes and sway to the music,Epstein said.

It was nice to know that you made their day betterand they appreciate what you do, Muha said. Accordingto the vocalist, she has been singing as early on asforming her first sentences. With grandparents whorecently moved to the area, she too felt it important toshare time with members of the senior community.

Music is such a universal way to connect with peoplebecause its been there throughout the centuries, shesaid. Even if you are singing a Broadway number froma musical from the 70s that they might not have heardbefore, they can still connect with the words and youhave that connection between them. That brings people

together.Contact Harmonious Pursuit at [email protected].

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commitment to connecting popu-lation centers throughout the FortWayne and Allen County area,said Mark Pope, Fort WayneTrails chairman of the board.

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Brianna Blumenherst holds her letter of intent to play at NorthwoodUniversity in Midland, Mich. this fall. With her are her brother,Brandon, mother, Pam and father, Bill.

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Brianna Blumenherst signs her letter of intent to play golf atNorthwood University in Midland, Mich. this fall. Back row, fromleft: Homestead golf coaches Dawn Hendricks and Michelle Swing;Joe Updegrove, athletic director. Front row, from left: Mother PamBlumenherst, Blumenherst and father Bill Blumenherst.

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player will join a pitchingand all-skills softball campon June 8 and 9 atConcordia Lutheran HighSchool.

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Keelan Rushing, a Homestead High School soccerplayer, recently signed a national letter of intent to playfor Bethel College located in Mishawaka, Ind., an NAIAnationally ranked team.

Rushing played four years at Homestead, earning hisvarsity letter in soccer and wrestling, with a 2010 statewrestling finals appearance and three semi-state appear-ances. In his junior and senior years, Rushing started atmidfield and made the Indiana state finals and two finalfour appearances. Rushing turned down offers to wrestlein college, instead opting to play soccer.

Keelan Rushing recently signed a letter of intent to play soccer atBethel College. From right: Thiago Pinto, head coach; Rushing,center; Troy, Kim, Blaigh and Kinsley Rushing; and Matt Carroll,assistant coach.

Courtesy photo Ball State graduate ElizabethMilian.

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the university golf team.Her father, Bill

Blumenherst, has been aProfessional Golf Associ-ation [PGA] professionalsince 1992 and is general

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Sachin Jain, a senior atHomestead High School,was awarded first place

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On May 21 at the Leadership and Learning Center inFort Wayne, the Girl Scouts will host the event toteach young women how to take back their power andput their talents and abilities into positive activitiesthat matter to them.

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The restaurant has redeco-rated its upstairs room to afamily friendly and smoke freeatmosphere. The childrensmenu features chicken fingers,burgers, macaroni and cheeseand corndogs.

Jodie Hunnicutt, owner andmother of three children,

admitted she loves havingfamilies at the restaurant now.My own kids love it. Weveenclosed the bar, added newtables, new pictures on thewalls and televisions. Theroom is great for those whodlike to enjoy their dinner withmore of a restaurant atmos-phere than a bar. Its the bestof both worlds.

There are two entrances tothe upstairs family room - onethrough the restaurants back entrance on Second Street andthe other door, adjacent to thefront entrance, on Main Street.The front entrance has beenclearly marked as a familyroom entrance. Indiana excise

laws continue to require thatpatrons must be 18 years oldto enter through the main bardoor.

The Village Inn made otherrecent changes, like openingfor business on Sundays andoffering specials. The bar anddining areas have a new look,a brand new kitchen wasinstalled and the menu nowoffers some healthier options.In addition to fried, the restau-rant has added preparationoptions including grilled,blackened or broiled.

However, some thingsremain the same, like the

The Roanoke Village Inn is located at 190 N. Main St.Courtesy photo

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The Roanoke Beautifi-cation Foundation willclose Main Street onSaturday, June 11 and usethe beautiful, historicstreet as a backdrop for anantique show and icecream social. Arts, foodand live music add to thepromise of a fun day.

Quality antiques andvintage items from everydecade up to the 60s will

line the street. There areno reproductions,collectibles or newmerchandise permitted inthe show. Artists fromOctobers Renaissance inRoanoke Art Show willround out the merchan-dise.

Dine outside on MainStreet by purchasing someof the areas tastiest treatslike Nelsons Chicken, or

devour gelato and icecream from the newMoose & Mollies. Minipies from Grandma Suesand cookies from LaDolce Vita will also beavailable. The JosephDecuis Emporium andRoanoke Village Inn willboth be open to welcomeRoanoke visitors.

Local musician, PaulKioebge, has invited hisfellow jam partners to joinhim from 11 a.m. to 2

p.m. to entertain the crowdwith blue grass music. Abarbershop quartet will besinging from 4-5 p.m.

The first annual old-fashioned, family eventplans to attract a broadaudience, shoppers andfamilies to enjoy the beau-tiful town of Roanoke.Festivities kick off at 10a.m. and continue until 7p.m. For more informa-tion, visit www.discoverroanoke.org.


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The Village Inn, which now accepts credit cards, isopen Sunday-Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. andFriday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight. The VillageInn family room is open Sunday-Thursday from 4 p.m.to 9 p.m. and Friday-Saturday 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Reserva-tions for groups of five or more are accepted. Parties of 20 or more people must make a reservation at least twoweeks in advance. The Roanoke Village Inn is located at190 N. Main St. and can be reached by calling 260-672-3707.

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Joseph Decuis and La Dolce Vita presenta four-part summer series for food andopera fans alike with Opera in the Court-yard at Joseph DeCuis. Directed bymaestro Robert Nance of the HeartlandChamber Chorale, a series of operaticselections will be performed throughoutthe evening by featured vocalists. Theseries begins on June 8 with a selection of opera favorites entitled Love, Lust &Lunacy.

The courtyard opens at 6:30 p.m. withdinner and entertainment starting around7:30 p.m. The cost is $40 for a three-course meal and there is a $10entertainment fee. In the case of rain, thedinner will be in the restaurants conserva-

tory.La Dolce Vitas pastry chef Laura

Wilson will prepare the evenings desserts.On opening night, Wilson plans to serve arich chocolate cake, dark chocolateganache and praline topping.

The Opera in the Courtyard seriescontinues this summer on July 13 with ABeautiful Night in Italy. On Aug. 10, theseries will present On the Lighter Side of Opera and on Sept. 14, the series wrapsup with Encore, a selection of audiencefavorites.

More information is available atwww.joseph decuis.com. Reservations arerequired and can be made online or bycalling 260-672-1715.

Teacher turns classroominto AWEsome adventure

When Melanie Beck was in third grade, hermother visited her class-room to teach students allabout Australia. A fewyears later, her motherreturned, this time to herfifth-grade classroom,where she taught themabout Egypt. It was some-thing she alwaysremembered.

I wanted to do some-thing similar in myclassroom, so I came upwith AWEsome Travels.

Beck teaches secondgrade at ConcordiaLutheran School. It wasimportant to her that shestay in touch with formerstudents, so creatingsomething likeAWEsome Travels -Around the World in Eightmonths gave her thatchance.

On the first Friday of every month, some of Becks former students

join her in the classroom,where she takes them on a

60-minute trek to distantplaces. The students havealready read a book aboutthe country by the timethey take flight. Then,through the power of theirown imaginations, theyboard the plane on MissBeck Airlines to anotherland.

Beck constructed travellogs for students to docu-ment their journeys. Thetravel log includes a pass-port page, a map of AWEsome Countriesvisited, a scrapbook pageand worksheets. Studentslearn the countrys flag,dominant religion, type of government, capitol,wildlife, landscapes andaspects of its culture.

We have gone on seventrips so far, and Iceland isour last, Beck said. Thisyear, students alreadylearned about Brazil,India, Ireland, China, Iraqand Australia.

This time, the childrenflew to Egypt.

On every (trip), welisten to music from thatcountry, eat food either

made by myself orpurchased that wouldnormally be eaten in thatcountry, make a craft, geta stamp on our passportand put something in ourscrapbook, Beck said.

The third graders in thegroup are welcome to take

AWEsome Travels withBeck again in fourthgrade. Even though theywould likely travel to thesame places next year, allthe students were excitedand said they want to do itagain.

I want to go again forthe shrimp! said Jere-miah Marks. We went toAustralia and we got toeat shrimp that day.

Does everyoneremember what we callshrimp in Australia?Beck asked.

Prawns on the Barbie!they responded.

On their trip to Egypt,students gathered aroundBeck to learn about hiero-glyphs, a writing systemused by the ancient Egyp-tians. Beck handed outmarkers and Popsiclesticks for each student tocreate their very owncartouche by using hiero-glyphics to write theirnames. While the childrenconcentrated on crafts,Beck talked about her owntravels.

She has been to

Guatemala three times andtraveled once to Ethiopiawith Concordia LutheranChurch on mission trips.It is important to mebecause I am able to buildrelationships with fellowChristians across theglobe, she said. I grow

in my faith every time Igo on a mission trip, aswell as emotionally,mentally and profession-ally by teaching in theirschools and helping withvarious projects.

I think it is importantfor students to expandtheir horizons. We areliving in an increasinglysmaller world, and I striveto show them that we needto explore and celebratethe different culturesaround the globe.

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Every month, Melanie Beck, a teacher at Concordia LutheranSchool, takes students on an imaginary trip to other countries.Students from left: Harrison Crichley, Nia Bell, Lyndsey Ketterling,Taylor Horn and Charry Linn.

Photo by Valerie Caviglia

Second-grade teacher MelanieBeck stamps the passport ofConcordia Lutheran studentLyndsey Ketterling.

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Young Zo is bored.Her parents ignore her andlife has lost all meaning.Seeking to fill the void,she slides into the imagi-nary world of Quidamwhere she meets charac-ters that encourage her tofree her soul.

It is the latest stageshow performed by someof the most famous circus

and street performers inthe world. Tickets are now

available for Cirque duSoleils Quidam,performing in Fort Waynefrom September 21-25 atthe Allen County WarMemorial Coliseum.

Quidam premiered inMontreal under the BigTop in April 1996. InDecember, Quidambrought the production toarenas throughout NorthAmerica. The interna-

tional cast features 52elite acrobats, musicians,singers and characters.

Tickets are available atwww.cirquedusoleil.com/quidam or by calling 800-745-3000. Prices foradults run between $35and $80; Children 12 andunder cost between $28and $65; Military, seniorand student prices rangefrom $31.50 to $67.50.

A series of four free concerts willfeature national recording artists, familyfun activities and a time to honor militarymen, women and their families at theFoellinger Outdoor Theatre in June.

The Associated Churches of FortWayne and Allen County serves 150 mili-tary families per year with financial,emotional and spiritual support. We hopeto raise awareness of the needs for ourlocal military families, said Roger Reece,executive pastor of Associated Churches.

These concerts give them something thatthey can do together for free, plus we planto honor the service of these brave menand women at each concert.

On Friday, June 3, AssociatedChurches, along with STAR 88.3, willpresent the kick-off concert with SixteenCities, Luminate and local artist TroyErbe. The music continues Friday, June10 with Hawk Nelson, Cloverton andAttaboy. The third concert Thursday, June16 will feature Jonny Diaz, Kerrie

Roberts and local group, In Honor of Him. The series will end Friday, June 24with 33 Miles, supported by RaptureRuckus of New Zealand and Sarah Alicia.

All concerts will begin at 6:30 p.m.In addition to live music, there will be

activities for children. Rolling VideoGames of Indiana will conduct JustDance tournaments and the first 200people to arrive each night will receive a

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Summit City Comic Con makes its return to the down-town Grand Wayne Center on June 18 beginning at 10a.m. The event is host to over 120 comic book creatorsand retailers, celebrating both the art and craft of comicbooks and the comics community.

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Summit City Comic Con.This convention wasborn out of not just a lovefor the medium, but forthe community that hasarisen from it.

Comics have long heldits place in popularculture. Summit CityComic Con aims to givean opportunity for fans,both new and old, toconnect with creators, findsomething new, and

discover or re-discover themagic of comics, Krusesaid.

Fort Wayne is really agreat comics town. Werevery fortunate to have thenumber of comic shopsthat we do, not to mentionall of the great gamingand other geek-relatedstores, Kruse continued.Were also home to somereally incredibly talented,legendary comic book

creators like Gray Morrowand Denys Cowan. I want[Summit City Con] tohelp the local comicscommunity to thrive andgrow. Its a great place tobe.

Morrow, a Fort Waynenative, was best known asart director of Spider-Manand illustrator of thesyndicated Tarzan, Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon andPrince Valiant comicstrips. A 15-year veteranof the entertainmentindustry, Cowan was the

chief creative force behindthe Static Shockanimated series fromWarner Brothers Anima-tion that earnedconsecutive Emmy Awardnominations from 2001-2003.

The 2011 Summit CityComic Con represents aspectrum of the comicscommunity, ranging fromthe most mainstream tothe very independent-minded. In addition to theshow floor, panels arescheduled throughout the

day, focusing on subjectslike the importance of all-ages comics to theapplication of law in thefictional Marvel and DCcomics genre.

The capes and cowlswill always be a part of comics, Kruse said. Butthere is so much more tothe artform than that.Theres crime drama,autobiographical slice-of-life stories, horror,historical fiction, spystories, books that explainscientific theories, you

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An open house intro-ducing the new LittleRiver Landing NaturePreserve in Huntington

will take visitors on awalk along the 53-acrepreserve on May 21 from3-5 p.m.

The Little RiverWetlands Project [LRWP]and ACRES Land Trustco-purchased the preservefrom the Historic Forks of the Wabash. The openhouse will be at the newvisitors center, near the

junction of US Highway24 and State Road 9.

Attendees will learnmore about Little RiverLandings history and thethree nonprofits that haveworked to protect andkeep the preserve in itsnatural state.

The Wabash RiverHeritage CorridorCommission will presentattorney Ron James, oneof LRWPs founders and acurrent board member,with a River CitizenAward for his conserva-tion efforts in Indiana.Refreshments will becourtesy of the WabashRiver Heritage CorridorCommission.

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SplashFest, sponsored by Swiss Re,offers canoe and kayak races and rides,pontoon rides, a water ski show in theafternoon, and an evening pontoon flotilla.All water activities begin at 10 a.m.

ArtFest, sponsored by Frontier, is a fineart and crafts show and sale from 10 a.m.to 8 p.m. Regional artisans offer creativeart and craft items. Stroll along the riveron the tree-lined path and enjoy originalproducts for sale including jewelry, wood,pottery, photography, paintings, gardenitems, IPFW student artwork, and more.

RockFest starts jamming at noon and

continues until midnight. There are 14pop, rock and classic rock bands fromnortheast Indiana performing on twostages sponsored by Tower Bank andSweetwater, providing non-stop music aswell as a musical backdrop for fireworks.

The fireworks display, sponsored byLutheran Health Network, blasts off at 10p.m. with lanterns, luminaries and caul-drons of fire on the St. Joseph River. Thefireworks get underway at 10:30 p.m.

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Homestead student receives top scholarshipIndiana University-Purdue University

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Dallas and Sandra Grinsteadtook part in a previous GarageSale for the Troops. This yearssale takes place May 28 at7136 Pine Lake Road in FortWayne from 8:00 a.m.-3:00p.m.

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Appreciation Month inMay to express thanks andappreciation to those thatsacrifice and serve in theArmed Forces.

The third annual GarageSale for the Troops,organized by OperationU.S. Troop Support, Inc.,will be held on the sameday at 7136 Pine Lake Rd.in Fort Wayne from 8:00a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

All proceeds from the

sale will directly benefitU.S. troops serving in Iraqand Afghanistan, as wellas injured soldiers in thestates. Items not soldduring the sale will go toSalvation Army, Goodwilland other charities.

With the help of donorsand volunteers from allover the country, Opera-tion U.S. Troop Support,Inc. has collected andshipped nearly 62,000

items to U.S. troops andinjured soldiers recoveringstateside.

To ask questionsregarding the sale, callAlison Mansfield at 260-312-3916 or [email protected]. For moreinformation on OperationU.S. Troop Support, Inc.,visit www.operationustroopsupport.org.

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Wetlands Walk a departure from the normWalking to raise money and awareness for various

causes throughout the spring and summer months is apopular approach to fundraising. However, Sean Nolan,executive director of the Little River Wetlands Project,called the Walk for the Wetlands a very differentfundraising walk.

Expect to see a lot of wildlife. Frogs will be every-where. You may see a turtle or two and eagle sightings areentirely possible. Nolan said.

Little River Wetlands Projects 5K/2K Walk for theWetlands, presented by Brooks Construction Company,will take place on Saturday, June 11 on the nature trails of LRWPs 716-acre Eagle Marsh preserve, 6801 Engle Rd.Participants can start walking anytime between 8:30 and

11 a.m. from the Eagle Marsh barn. Naturalists will intro-duce walkers to the preserves plants and animals atinteractive stations along the trail, and snacks and otherhand-outs will be available.

Walkers can join in by fundraising $25 or more forLRWP, with prizes for higher amounts, or register to walk for a $25 donation per adult, $10 for ages 7-18 and freefor children six or younger. Walk teams are also welcome.Walkers who register for a $25 or more donation by May27 will be given a T-shirt featuring a painted turtle, one of Eagle Marshs many wetland residents.

More information is available at www.lrwp.org/walk,by calling 260-478-2515 or sending an email to [email protected].

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Full steamahead for areatourist

attractionSteam locomotive No.

765 has brought to life thehistory and culture of FortWayne to thousands of travelers each year andwill begin its 2011

passenger train excursionseason with a new addi-tion.

This year, the FortWayne Railroad HistoricalSociety leased part of alocomotive from a

Roanoke, Va. railroad andmuseum to pull behind765, which operates inrecreational train andpublic exhibition servicethroughout the midwest.

The extra tender holds26,000 gallons of waterand allows the 765 tooperate further distancesbetween stops for coal andwater. Its from theNorfolk & Railroad

Railway and was leasedfrom the Virginia Museumof Transportation fromone of its inoperativelocomotives.

The 765 had its firsttest-fire of the season onMonday, May 16 at itsfacility located at 15808Edgerton Rd. The site isopen every Saturday from10 a.m.-4 p.m. The 765will be operating May 28-30. On June 18 and 19, itwill pull the Mint FestivalFlyer.

Then, on July 2 at NorthJudson, it will haul theIndependence Limited.Trips at North Judson willoperate on a historic railline that was preserved bya $1.5 million dollarTransportation Enhance-ment Act grant in 2004,enabling the town of North Judson to utilize the

line for passenger andfreight operations,promoting area economicdevelopment.

Passengers will experi-ence a two-hour, 20-mileroundtrip through theIndiana countryside in avariety of first class andcoach seating accommo-dations. Tickets can beordered online at hoosiervalley.org.

From Aug. 26-28, aftermaking an appearance atTrain Festival 2011 inRock Island, Ill., the 765will return home forpublic display in NewHaven during the FortWayne Railroad HistoricalSocietys open house,before heading out on aseries of fall color tripsthrough centralMichigan.

Nickel Plate Road steam locomotive No. 765 performs for passengers in Michigan in July 2009.Courtesy photo

The tender added to steam locomotive No. 765s 2011 excursion season. It is part of a Norfolk & Rail-road Railway locomotive leased from the Virginia Museum of Transportation.

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Lutheran renovates to all-private patient roomsLutheran Hospitals second

floor oncology and cardiovascularintensive care units have under-gone $2.5 million in upgrades andremodeling. The $600,000, eight-month long oncology unitrenovation recently completed. Itwas part of a hospital-wide effortat Lutheran to transition its

remaining semi-private rooms toall-private patient rooms.

Everything about the newpatient rooms is better. Now Ihave more room for my visitorsand the restrooms and showers aregreat, said Russell Woodruff, aLutheran oncology patient. Theoncology unit converted to 26

upgraded private rooms. Woodruff said modern updates and brightcolors helped him to feel morepositive during his stay. I defi-nitely want a single room when Iam receiving chemo treatments.

Lutherans renovation creates acomforting ambiance that isconducive to recovery, said Dr.Praveen Kollipara of Fort WayneMedical Oncology and Hema-tology. The luxury of privaterooms as a standard helps ensurequality care for patients and theirfamilies during a challengingtime. Additionally, it enables meto do my job better since I canspeak openly in a private setting.

Besides the conversion to all-private rooms, updates in theoncology unit include new paint,laminate and tile flooring, case-work, cabinets, recessed lightingand flat screen cable televisions.The nurses stations, staff confer-ence room, physician dictationarea, family lounge area andsignage throughout the unit arealso receiving updates.

It made sense to us that thephysicians and staff caring for

patients on the floor should haveinput about what they would liketo see added or changed, said JoeDorko, CEO at Lutheran HealthNetwork. The direct caregiversknow from experience whatpatients need to make their stay ascomfortable as possible and

Sleeper chairs were added to patientrooms at Lutheran Hospital to accom-modate visiting family members.

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Updates in the oncology unit include new paint, laminate and tile flooring, casework,cabinets, recessed lighting and flat screen cable televisions.

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Pain is temporary, quit-ting lasts forever. - Lance

ArmstrongJon Colbert is not a

quitter. His personal rela-tionship with Jesus Christand love for his familygive him the strength topush forward each dayliving with cancer.

Colbert was selected asthe 2011 LIVESTRONGLeader to represent thestate of Indiana and hiscongressional district atOne Voice Against CancerLobby Day May 23-24 inWashington, DC. Organi-zations at the event are notthere to ask for money, butto champion the fundingof cancer research, navi-gation systems and cancerscreening programs.

Colbert was diagnosedwith prostate cancer inApril 2008, however henoticed changes in hisbody over eight yearsprior. Doctors did not look

for the disease because hewas young, active andhealthy in every way.Colbert went throughhormone therapy and radi-ation. Because the cancerwent undetected in earlystages, it became aggres-sive and surgery could notstop its spread to otherparts of his body. Twoyears after his diagnosis,the cancer metastasized tohis bones. Now, he is onchemotherapy.

Colbert has stage fourincurable cancer.

Right after the diag-nosis, Colberts brothergave him a yellow LIVE-STRONG bracelet, asymbol of LanceArmstrongs nonprofitorganization to help findcures for cancer. Colbertsoon learned howArmstrongs positiveoutlook on life and activelifestyle helped himsuccessfully overcomeboth testicular and braincancer.

LIVESTRONGconnected Colbert withother people dealing with

cancer. The support groupmade Colbert aware howimportant it was to staypositive and overcomeobstacles while living withthe disease.

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For some, the entrepreneurial spirit issomething that comes naturally, evenpassed down by the generations. Since1979, Fort Wayne has known the Byallfamily from their custom home buildingcompany, Byall Homes, Inc. Now, anothermember of the family has taken a turn atbusiness ownership along with a longtimefriend.

The new Fort Wayne Spine & Jointchiropractic, nutrition and rehabilitationoffice at 6215 Covington Rd. is the under-taking of Drs. Troy Byall and NathanHiss. Byall, a graduate of Homestead

High School and Hiss, a graduate of Columbia City High School, becamefriends as teenagers. After parting waysfor undergraduate school, the two eventu-ally ended up reconnecting at PalmerCollege of Chiropractic Florida.

Dr. Hiss and I decided to moveforward on opening an office in southwestFort Wayne. With two unique approaches,we felt like we could combine them tooffer the best spectrum of care for allpatients, Byall said. We strive to be anoffice where everyone feels comfortable,ranging from those who have spent a life-time around chiropractic, to those who arevery skeptical of the profession.

Other than chiropractic manipulation,

Fort Wayne Spine & Joint utilizes bothpassive and active physical therapies totreat a patients condition. A wide varietyof techniques are offered, from spinalmanipulation to low-force and non-forcetechniques. They provide additionalexpertise in order to keep patients from

needing frequent in-office appointments,something common to chiropracticoffices.

Usually, specific at home exercises aregiven to the patient as an important aspect

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Chamber EventsMark your calendar with upcoming events

July 13, 2011 7:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. Chamber of CommerceNonprofit Summit

Responding to the needs of its many nonprofit members, the Chamberhas created the 1st Annual Fort Wayne Nonprofit Summit. Attendees willparticipate in four sessions: Interns: Your Untapped Workforce,Communication that Works, Daily Cost Savings, and Demystifying ITfor Nonprofits. The summit is open to all nonprofit organizations. Theregistration fee includes breakfast, lunch, and all materials. For moreinformation about the Nonprofit Summit, visit fwchamber.org or contactLiz Struckholz at (260) 424-1435. Sponsors of the Nonprofit Summitinclude, Prairie Quest Consulting Source One Solutions, Calhoun StreetSoups Salads and Spirits, and Office Depot.

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An Indianapolis company thatprovides front-door deliveries of organic produce and other naturaland specialty foods is expanding itsservice to Fort Wayne in May.

Husband and wife Matt Ewer andElizabeth Blessing founded Green

B.E.A.N. Delivery - the letters in thename stand for Biodynamic service,Educating customers, contributing tolocal Agriculture and economy, andadvocating Nutrition - in 2007. Thecompany now employs 70 people,makes 5,000 deliveries a week andhas expanded its coverage areabeyond Indianapolis to Cincinnati,Columbus and Dayton, Ohio, andLouisville, Ky.

Green B.E.A.N. already has somefarmers and other suppliers in north-east Indiana, including Seven SonsMeat Co. and American wagyu beef supplier Joseph Decuis in Roanoke;Gunthrop Farms, a LaGrange pork and poultry producer; Sechlers

Pickles, in St. Joe; and Aunt MilliesBakery, which supplies organic

breads. Adding Fort Wayne to itsdelivery market just made sense,Ewer said.

We really almost go to where thesupplies are, Ewer said. We kindof like that small to midsizedmarket. We think theyre over-looked.

The first deliveries to Fort Wayneinitially were scheduled to beginApril 20, but that has been pushedback to the first week of May.Customers can sign up online forweekly or biweekly deliveries, witha minimum order of $35 worth of produce or $25 in produce and plus$10 in other groceries required to

avoid added delivery fees.The mix of seasonal producevaries from week to week, although

customers can choose to customizetheir orders, and deliveries are madein special lined bins.

For starters, Fort Wayne customerswill be served from the Indianapoliswarehouses. When a critical mass of customers is reached here - andthats a couple hundred, Ewer said -the company will begin looking for awarehouse and distribution center tolease in Fort Wayne.

If Green B.E.A.N.s growth in FortWayne proceeds in the same fashionas it did in Columbus, the companywould expect to create 10 local jobswithin the first year, Ewer said.

Green B.E.A.N. recently acquireda 60-acre property in Sheridan, just alittle north of Indianapolis, to estab-lish its own organic farm. The FeelGood Farm, as it has been named,will help the company keep up withthe demand for organic vegetables.

Were seeing a lot of demand butwere not seeing a lot of farmers outthere doing that, Ewer said.

In the winter months, when theMidwest cant grow produce, Green

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Investing beyond Short-term CDsMany people depend on

certificates of deposit (CDs) toprovide extra income. Yet CDrates have been fairly low for awhile. In recent months, infact, one-year CDs werepaying about 0.5%, two-yearCDs topped out at around 1%,and five-year CDs paid in the2% to 2. 3% range. Thoserates are scanty enough, butthey can seem even lower inan economic environmentmarked by rising food and gasprices.

Before you consider alterna-tives, keep in mind that CDsstill offer a key advantage:safety of principal.The Federal

Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) typically insures CDsup to $250,000. And sinceCDs are relatively short-termin nature, you dont have toworry about locking away thatmoney for long periods of time. So there can be a placefor CDs in the fixed-incomeportion of your portfolio.However, during times such asthese, you might considerlooking at additional options,keeping in mind that, whenseeking greater income, youlllikely be taking on more risk.Lets consider a few alterna-tives: Fixed annuities Many

people buy fixed annuities tosupplement their retirementincome. But most annuitiesalso allow you to take up to10% of your account valueeach year without penalty.Plus, the interest rate youreceive on a fixed annuity maybe more competitive than thatcurrently paid by a CD. Keepin mind, though, that annuitiesare not backed by FDICinsurance, and any guaranteesare backed solely by the payingability of the insurancecompany. Additionally, early orexcessive withdrawals may besubject to penalties. If youbelieve a fixed annuity might

be appropriate for yoursituation, speak with yourfinancial advisor. Bond ladders If appro-priate for your situation, youcan potentially gain extraincome through a strategyknown as a bond ladder. Tobuild a ladder, you buy severalbonds with varying maturities short-, intermediate- andlong-term. Once youveconstructed your ladder, youcould gain some advantage invarious interest rate environ-ments. When market rates arelow, youll still have yourlonger-term bonds earninghigher interest rates. Andwhen market rates rise, youcan reinvest your maturingshort-term bonds at the higherrates. But if you need incomein addition to your regularinterest payments, you can getit from the maturing bonds.Unlike CDs, however, bondsare not covered by FDICinsurance and are subject tocredit risks. Bonds are alsosubject to interest rate risk:

When interest rates rise, bondprices generally fall, and you

may lose some or all of yourprincipal if you sell your bondprior to maturity. But byholding your bonds untilmaturity, you can avoid loss of principal, assuming the issuerdoesnt default.

Dividend-paying stocksSome companies have paid and increased their stockdividends for many years now.If you dont need thedividends to boost your cashflow, you can reinvest them tohelp boost your ownershipstake. However, companiescan reduce or discontinuetheir dividends at any time,and since stock prices fluctu-ate, you risk losing some or allof your principal.By exploring alternatives toshort-term CDs, you may findother appropriate investmentsthat may better position you toreach your financial goals so look around to see whatsavailable in the financialmarketplace.

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Home-Based Business Fair catersto growing job force trend

IPFW welcomes new dean of studentsAfter conducting a

nationwide search, IndianaUniversity-Purdue Univer-sity Fort Wayne hasselected Eric Norman asits new dean of students.

Norman, who begins hisduties later this month,comes to IPFW from theOffice of the Dean of Students at LouisianaState University (LSU) inBaton Rouge, La., wherehe served as associatedean of students anddirector of the office of student advocacy andaccountability since June

2006.Prior to that, Norman

was director of fraternityand sorority life atVirginia Tech, where hewas also an affiliatedassistant professor in thedepartment of educationalleadership and policystudies.

I was drawn to IPFWby the vision and growthof the un iversity. Otherschools seek to increasetheir enrollment, but feware able to achieve thesuccess that IPFW hasaccomplished in such a

short period of time, saidNorman. The size of theinstitution was just right

In this country, 85 percent of companiesnow offer their staff some form of flexibleworking schedule, according to a newglobal research report from Regus.Hundreds of work-from-home job postingsplaster websites like CareerBuilder, butthey often lead nowhere or demand moneyfrom the applicant, throwing up all kinds of

red flags.So where are all of the flexible working

jobs? Womens Enterprise [WE] is offeringthe first Home-Based Business Fair June 4at Glenbrook Mall from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.The organization wants to help people whoare looking to start their own businesses,grow existing businesses or find othersources of income opportunities.

Last year, home-based businesses grewfrom 16.5 million in 2008 to 18.3 millionin 2010, according to Census data compiledby Framingham, Mass.-based IDC, a globalmarket research firm. On a national level,44 percent of home-based businesses get

started for less than $5k and are low risk which makes

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