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Winter guards get warm receptionBy Garth [email protected]

The Carroll High School winter guard welcomed their counter-parts from three other schools to a preview night Saturday, Jan. 17.

“We’re excited to have all of your friends and families come and join us and cheer each other on at the start of this season,” said Erica Widmer, a co-director at Carroll.

The 19-member host guard presented “A Christmas Carroll,” evoking images of the holiday. A Christmas tree and huge gift boxes served as a backdrop. Guard members wore holiday colors and twirled winter-theme flags. Widmer said the joy, peace and love of Christmas are appro-priate all year long. “We’re gonna rock it out,” she said.

Northrop High School’s 13-member

guard presented “Vanity: A Dark Reflection.” Director Holly Lofland said the show exam-ines the age of “selfie” photos, which she described as “a love

affair with the mirror.” That focus on appear-ance is actually rooted in self-doubt, she told the audience.

“We’re going to be the odd man out here today,

because our show is not encouraging or sweet or pretty,” she said.

Bishop Dwenger High School’s 14-member

Flags drop in sequence as the Carroll High School winter guard closes “A Christmas Carroll” at preview night Saturday.

PHOTO BY JANE SNOW

MLK event recallsFreedom SummerBy Garth [email protected]

Louise Smith said Richard Swanson was the appropriate choice for keynote speaker of the MLK Unity Day in Fort Wayne.

That’s not just because Swanson is the first white keynote speaker in the 30-year history of Unity Day, she said. It is because Swanson is a veteran of the civil rights struggle. Beyond that service, Swanson is a friend, Smith said.

Swanson and family were part of a record 220 people attending the seventh annual Break-fast With the Clergy at the Downtown Marriott. He later would deliver the main address at the related Unity Day across Jefferson Boulevard at the Grand Wayne Center.

Both events are spon-sored by the MLK Club Inc., of Fort Wayne. Smith is a board member and civil rights coordi-

nator for the club.Swanson, of Seattle,

worked with Louise Smith and her husband George Smith in the Freedom Summer voter registration campaign in Mississippi in the summer of 1964. Swanson spent weeks in jail. Three rights advo-cates were killed that summer. George Smith was among the honorees at the 2013 Unity Day. He died that same spring.

Swanson’s race was not

The Rev. Roger Reece prays at Breakfast with the Clergy at the Downtown Marriott.

PHOTO BY GARTH SNOW

650 Midwest gymnaststo compete at Northrop

By Garth [email protected]

It has been a busy January for Mike Comeau and Kristen Hines.

They have been operating their gymnastics training center, attending regional competitions, and congratu-lating a student on earning a full-ride athletic scholarship.

They will be just as busy in February, when their gymnastics club welcomes 650 young women to a regional competition at Northrop High School.

Comeau and Hines operate a not-for-profit trav-eling gymnastics program at a for-profit business: Set-10 @ More Than Gymnas-tics. Among their students is Haylie Hendrickson, a Homestead High School senior who recently accepted a gymnastics scholarship to the University of Arizona.

The owners and coaches invest themselves in each girl’s success. Hendrick-son’s story is a recent

example.“It makes every day inter-

esting,” Hines said. “You know that something good is going to happen. It makes each day coming into work easier because you know you’re working toward something not just for your-self, but for them too.”

Hines was a Set-10 gymnast, who graduated from Homestead. “I went to IU and came back coaching

here and I ended up buying the gym with Mike,” she said.

“You coach because you love it,” Comeau said. “You coach because it’s not how we feel, it’s watching the kids. When you go to a meet and you see them do the routine that they’re capable of and you see the joy in their face. You don’t

Homestead senior Haylie Hendrickson performs on the balance beam at More than Gymnastics.

PHOTO BY JANE SNOW

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guard moved to the theme “The Choice is Yours.” The guard opened the show facing the audience from a column on the left of the gym floor, and finished in a symmetrical position on the right. The narra-tor’s voice said, “Life doesn’t happen to you; it happens for you.”

“You will only ever have two choices — fear or love,” the narrator said.

“We have about 25 to 30 seconds in total left to write in the entire show,” director Ryan Long said. “We all know that’s alright for the first couple of weeks.”

He said the Dwenger guard began rehearsing

11 hours before the 7 p.m. Saturday show, after rehearsing until 9 p.m. Friday. “These kids have been working very hard,” he said. “They are excited. They have been waiting to do this show, asking ‘When are we going out first?’ and ‘Are we doing the Carroll preview?’ ”

Bob Swaim, whose daughter Rachel is a senior on the Dwenger guard, said it is appro-priate that the guard opens its season with a smaller audience. “Ryan is really growing the program,” Swaim said. He said the guard had only five members just three years ago. Swaim said the rehearsals are not easy, but the guard members understand.

The 11-member

Heritage High School guard dressed in pink to present “Her Story,” following the life stages of girls from toddler to bride. Widmer, who also directs the Heritage guard, said the number includes five sixth-graders. Some were performing for their first audience, she said.

The show is not quite finished, she said, “but we’re going to give it our best shot.”

Heritage opened the program, circling the center of a tarp in the shape of the female symbol. Devany Rein-king twirled a flag in the first solo of the evening.

Carroll closed the show, flags flowing from left to right to where a guard member held a Christmas package aloft.

Widmer said Carroll and Northrop are in Class A, Dwenger is in Class AA, and Heritage is in Class Regional A. “So we don’t all compete against each other, but we do all like to support each other,” she said.

Carroll, Northrop and Heritage each have one boy among the guard. That person tends to play “a bit of a character role,” Widmer explained earlier.

Widmer shares the Carroll directing duties with Geoff Goelz. She also choreographs and designs the winter guard show at East Noble High School.

Carroll, Dwenger and Heritage will host winter guard festivals this year. On Jan. 31, Heritage will welcome 42 groups from throughout the state. On Feb. 21, Dwenger will host 42 guards. At least 59 schools will compete Feb. 28 at Carroll.

The first area winter guard festival will be held Jan. 24 at DeKalb High School. The admission price at most festivals is $6. For starting times and an updated list of partic-ipating schools, visit

ihscga.org. Click on a school’s name to see that winter guard’s full schedule.

In the greater Fort Wayne area, winter guards also are preparing at Columbia City, Concordia, Homestead, Huntington North, New Haven, Snider, Wayne and Woodlan high schools.

State competitions begin March 7, and are separated into classes. The season ends March 21.

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The Bishop Dwenger High School winter guard pres-ents “The Choice is Yours” at preview night at Carroll High School.

PHOTO BY JANE SNOW The Northrop High School winter guard presents “Vanity: A Dark Reflection” at preview night at Carroll High School.

PHOTO BY JANE SNOW

Devany Reinking has a solo moment early in the Heritage High School winter guard production of “Her Story.”

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The John Chapman Kiwanis Club plans its inau-gural ChocolateFest from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at Courtyard by Marriott, 1150 S. Harrison St.

In a news release, the club announced “an evening of the area’s premier chocolate fountains with endless choc-olate dipped goodies.”

A silent auction will be held in conjunction with the event to raise money to present to Riley’s Hospital for Children and local Fort Wayne Charities.

“We are delighted to partner with Fort Wayne Chocolate Fountain to deliver such a prestigious event,” said Holly Barnett, the vice president of the JC Kiwanis Club. “This event is to showcase the Kiwanis mission of improving the world, one child and one community at a time. This Valentine’s Day, we will just happen to do it with choc-olate.”

The Kiwanis Choc-olateFest will feature a chocolate fountain buffet with three fountains including white chocolate, milk chocolate, and dark chocolate. An endless supply of pre-dipped goodies for all attendees will be included with each ticket. There also will be live, area talent and a cash bar. Tickets are $25 each.

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Sister M. Elise Kriss, the president of the University of Saint Francis, has been chosen to receive Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly’s 2015 Legend of Leadership Award.

She will be honored at a 7:30 a.m. breakfast Feb. 26 at the Landmark Confer-ence and Reception Centre.

Kriss has served as USF president since 1993. Since that time she has led the university through an extensive period of growth as it expanded programs and enrollment. She spear-headed the growth of the Fort Wayne campus north and into downtown Fort Wayne, added a satellite campus in Crown Point and oversaw the restoration of the Bass family mansion, Brookside, the centerpiece of the Fort Wayne campus.

“There are so many extraordinary leaders in this community and the editorial board had a difficult job determining who we would honor this year,” said Terry Ward, chief executive officer for KPC Media Group Inc., which publishes Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly. “However, when we reviewed Sister Elise’s accomplishments over the last 22 years in support of education, business, non-profit endeavors, downtown revitalization and community engage-ment, her strong leadership truly stood out making the choice obvious.”

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Smith and Swanson hugged moments before the breakfast program got under way.

“George and I spent two summers together working for civil rights in Missis-sippi,” Swanson said. “He was kind of my mentor and my guardian when I was down there.

“I can’t express enough how honored I feel to have people say such nice things about me. I talked at a church yesterday and choked up a little bit, and hopefully I won’t choke up too much when I speak today. Even though it was 50 years ago the memories are still pretty strong.”

Swanson’s son Josh from Seattle and son Jason from Orlando brought their own children to join Richard at the breakfast.

“I wouldn’t miss it,” Josh said. “I look it as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

“My dad told us the stories about Mississippi and Georgia,” Josh said. “I was able to go down three or four years ago to Mississippi with him. That was the first time he had been back in Mississippi in 47 years. So I was able to visualize finally all of the stories.”

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attended the breakfast, and was scheduled to speak at the Unity Day program later in the day.

“This morning, as a result of all the work that’s been done in relation to Martin Luther King, we thought to not only cele-brate his legacy, but also recognize pastors in our community who have stepped up and not only tried to fulfill his dream for this community but cele-brate with everybody else as well,” Henry said.

The Rev. Kenneth Christmon, the pastor of Turner Chapel AME Church, was recognized as Clergy of the Year.

The Rev. Anthony Payton, the pastor of Come As You Are Ministries, offered the inspirational message at the breakfast. “I’m going to talk about the life and legacy of Dr. King within the context of his leadership from

that era and how that is needed today,” he said in an interview. “I believe that his leadership provided courage to face the troubles of that day, and we need that courage and conviction today.”

The Rev. Roger Reece, president of The Associated Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County, offered the invocation and bene-diction. He cited King as an example of how much good can be accomplished by one individual.

Admission to the Unity Day celebration at the Grand Wayne Center was free for the first time. The event continued until 4 p.m.

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The Rev. Brenda Ginder completed her 20-year career in the ministry with the Christmas Eve service at Forest Park United Meth-odist Church.

She made no mention of her past or of her future as she guided the congre-gation’s attention to their reason for singing hymns

that rainy evening. Enjoy the season, she said, but always look beyond the flowers and candles, to the cross.

Ginder witnessed change and caused change as she served several northeast Indiana congregations.

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nightly there would be people coming to our home, more often than not young women with young kids. And they were being evicted from their homes, or they had no coats, or no running water.”

“We had just adopted two little boys and I finally understood the responsi-bility of motherhood, so it really hit me hard when the women came in with those little kids,” she said.

“But the landlords were asking like $150 a week rent, and these people couldn’t afford it,” Ginder said. “And I mentioned in church one week that we need to do something, and my pastor said we shall do something, and we did.”

She established Noble House as a homeless shelter for women and children, and stayed at that organi-zation for a year and a half until she entered the semi-nary. Since her departure, the ministry has grown to

include domestic violence treatment and a shelter for men. “Because I was able to let go of it, it has gone to where God wanted it to go instead of where I thought it should go,” she said. “It is serving a lot more people and a lot more programs.”

She recalled that she thought she would remain at Noble House. “But I really did feel that God was nudging me to go to seminary and learn what I didn’t know, which was everything, and everything

just happened from there,” she said.

“When you’re in the Methodist Church you go wherever the bishop sends you,” she said. A Noble House board member was a pastor who was serving Wolf Lake UMC in his retirement. “One day after a board meeting he said ‘You know, you really ought to go into the ministry,’ and to make a long story short, I wound up being appointed to his church,” Ginder said. She served there for five years as a student pastor while she studied at the seminary.

“So I took a course that summer and just fell in love with learning, so I wound up going to seminary not intending on getting a degree or anything like that,” she said. “I was just going to learn about the Bible, and I wound up getting my [master’s of divinity] and going through the process of being ordained as a United Meth-odist pastor. So God just kind of yanked me along, and I was appointed to things I didn’t plan to do.”

She was appointed to Trinity UMC in Albion. “While I was there I was actually called by God to a church in Georgia right after 9/11, and it was a Navy town, St. Marys, where the Kings Bay Naval Base was, and they partic-ularly wanted someone to minister to the wives of the sailors going out to sea,” she said.

She served at that church near the submarine base for two and a half years, then returned to Indiana and was appointed to Forest Park. She stayed at that church ten and a half years — more than half of her ministry.

Her husband, who also was active in Forest Park leadership and ministries, died on Thanksgiving Day, 2012. His service was held at Forest Park.

The Rev. Ginder continued officiating funerals, sharing sermons and feeding the hungry for two more year.

“I need to start anew,” she said on the eve of her final service at Forest Park.

“I’m moving back to my hometown of Toledo, because my two sisters are there,” she said. “I’m going to find an apartment, and just see what happens next.”

“Technically, I retired a year ago,” she explained. “The church couldn’t afford me anymore, and I was of retirement age so I couldn’t be appointed anywhere else. So the leadership worked out a program where I would stay on a three-quarters-time basis. I would be affordable then.”

Forest Park staff parish chairman Max Robison said the arrangement worked for the church. “Her pay dropped 25 percent because she was Medicare-eligible and that freed us from paying her health insurance, too,

and we were allowed to stop paying into a pension fund.”

Ginder’s successor probably also will work three-quarters time, Robison said. That person has not been appointed, and those arrangements are not final. The bishop, the district superintendent and a cabinet will make that choice.

“We’ve had a very good working relationship,” Robison said of Ginder. “When she came in I was staff chairperson and now when she’s leaving I’m chairperson again. I’ve worked with her closely, and we’ve had a great working relationship.”

“We could use some more members,” Robison said. “We’re an older congregation, so because of that we’ve lost a lot of members,” he said.

Ginder brought new life to the church efforts to share food with those in need, Robison said. “The food pantry is a very active ministry of our church,” he said.

“She established the Wednesday night suppers, too, and that’s something that’s open to anybody that wants to come on Wednesday evening,” he said. “It’s a free-will offering, and if they don’t have the money to do that, it’s a free meal.”

“And now, it’s just time,” Ginder said of her decision to retire.

After more than two decades of putting faith and grief into words, Ginder still falters when asked to explain the calling that set her career in motion. “There’s just a knowing,” she said. “Just an inner knowing that this is the way you’re supposed to go. I can’t explain it. I don’t think anyone can.”

In her final service at Forest Park, Ginder broke the bread and prepared the wine, and handed it to three communion stew-ards. Her sons Frank and Wilson Ginder shared the work with Ruth Bontrager. The sons who as children caused Ginder to be even more aware of the needs of young mothers now towered above her in their own white robes as they accepted communion from her.

The pastor closed the service with a request and an assurance. “I hope you continue with this celebra-tion through tonight and tomorrow, and that some-thing good will happen,” she said. “I know that in some special way God is going to show God’s self to you before tomorrow is over, so be looking out for it, be waiting for it, and know that is a gift, espe-cially at Christmas time. And now will you leave here knowing that you are not alone. You will be leaving here with the love of God, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of course the companionship of the sweet, sweet Spirit. Amen.”


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Comeau earned his gymnastics credentials as an All American at Springfield College in Massachusetts, then went on to coach at the University of Rhode Island and the University of Western Michigan.

He said students quickly forget a weak performance. “The coaches, though, it sticks with you,” he said. “When you see the disap-pointment on their face, it makes you want to work harder in the gym, because you don’t want to see that disappointment in the next competition. You want to see that joy from being successful.”

Hendrickson gave Comeau much of the credit for her success. “I can’t do it without Mike, that’s for sure,” she said. “I wasn’t

that good when I came here, and he molded me.”

Hendrickson began gymnastics in her native Arizona at age 6, and moved to Indiana at age 9.

She trains 20 hours each week. “It’s a decent amount of difficulty to get me to where I need to be,” she said.

Hendrickson has suffered elbow and ankle injuries in the past two years. Both injuries happened during routine training.

She does not let the fear of injury become a distrac-tion. “It’s part of the sport, so you have to do what you know how to do, to keep your technique on,” she said.

Hendrickson began emailing colleges during her sophomore year. Interest picked up in the last few weeks, after she returned from the latest injury. “I had my first meet about

a month ago and Mike posted a video, and the head coach liked it, and we started emailing and we set up a visit and he came and watched practice,” she said.

Hendrickson interviewed with three schools before accepting head coach Bill Ryden’s offer to join the Wildcats. “I felt it was a good fit,” she said. Not only would she join a successful program, but she would return to the warmer weather of the state where

she once worked under Olympics gymnast Amanda Borden.

She said she will compete in any event in which she is needed. “I’m better at bars and beams, but I do all of them,” she said. “I’m an all-arounder, so they don’t just want me for one thing.”

“I plan to major in biology and I want to go to physicians assistant school and I want to be a P.A.,” Hendrickson said.

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About 650 young women ages 6 to 18 will partici-pate in a regional meet in February. Athletes from Indiana, Michigan and Ohio will compete Feb. 21 and 22 at the Walk of Fame Classic at Northrop High School. Hendrickson plans to be among those athletes.

Girls compete at the regional level from October until March or April. Girls who score a minimum of 32 points twice qualify for the state meets.

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(ALLEN COUNTY) The nationwide credit crisis may have turned “the American dream” into an extended nightmare for many Indiana home buyers and sellers. Banks and mortgage lenders (who are not going out of business) have tightened up their lending requirements to the point where many home buyers today can no longer qualify for a mortgage.Record foreclosures, rising unemployment, losses in the financial markets and the current credit crunch have not only reduced the number of buyers who can buy but have also increased the number of houses that sellers need to sell.Prices are under pressure as home sellers lower their asking price to attract a buyer, and as lenders resell their foreclosed homes below market value. And it’s turning into a vicious cycle -- as many buyers need to sell their current home first -- and many sellers (unless they plan to rent) need new financing to get into their next home. As a result, a sea of real estate agents, mortgage brokers and home build-ers are going out of business. These profes-sionals are in the business of serving buyers and sellers. But that’s hard to do with the credit crisis when the entire real estate industry traditionally relies on mortgage lending to finance buyers and get houses sold. What can homeowners do to sell their homes? How can buyers get financing if they can’t meet the tougher lending criteria on credit scores, income verification, down payment amounts and debt ratios?

There’s one local real estate profes-sional who has found a way to make things work even with the present bank-ing crisis. Mike MacDonald is the president of Summit City Investments, Inc. Since 1999, his private investment company has been buying houses throughout the Allen County, IN region without ever relying on banks. MacDonald’s company takes over existing mortgages or brings in private lenders allowing him to pay homeowners all cash for the properties. He then offers his properties for rent or “for sale by owner” using a variety of unique seller financing programs. By taking a long term approach and never relying on banks, business has never been better for MacDonald and his company.

Mike says it’s normal for people to think

they must be desperate before calling him to buy their house. “It’s a very common misconception. But until I look at a house and do some research, I won’t know my game plan for the property or what I can offer. But after a single visit to the property and meeting with the homeowners I can let them know exactly what I can do. My offer is good for 7 days and it’s only at that point, with my offer on the table, that a seller can decide if I’m going to become their buyer.” In fact, price is not an issue for MacDonald. As an investor, what’s impor-tant to him is the determination of what income the property can produce. “It’s easy to determine. I also do an appraisal and look at the recent comparable sales. Then I do whatever I can to offer a seller up to full price today -- or about what they might net sometime in the future pursuing a more conventional route. What I can pay depends on the condition, location and financing options available for that type of property. It only takes about 10 minutes to prescreen a property over the phone and to set an appointment. We typically buy 1 out of every 4 properties we see. In fact, for about half of those I have purchased, the seller pursued their other options and then came to realize that my offer was the best all along.” MacDonald believes the three biggest reasons a house doesn’t sell are: 1) it is overpriced, 2) it is poorly marketed, or 3) it is not fixed up to show well. “I can pay a fair price on a home that needs work. I might even plan to increase the value or market-ability by adding a bedroom or bath, finish-

ing a basement or installing a new heating system. Brand new carpet and paint will go a long way to attract a qualified buyer. But I understand that many sellers don’t have the time, inclination or money to remodel a house... just to get it sold. We solve that problem for sellers.” Overpricing a home could be the biggest mistake. Listing agents sometimes suggest (or a seller might decide) to ask for a higher price than needed. This might be to test the market or leave wiggle room to negotiate.

However, this can backfire if the seller wants (or needs) a quick sale, or when the “days on the market” stacks up causing buyers to wonder what’s wrong with the property. Another misconception about how Mike MacDonald buys houses is the idea that he’s probably looking for sellers in financial distress. “Look, when a seller is out of time or out of options, then I’m usually their best solution -- if their property is not over-financed. But most people headed for foreclosure are either overleveraged or actually looking to save their house. If I buy the house the seller must move. They really need to get into a more affordable home... but sometimes I can help by swapping properties.” MacDonald warns about companies and real estate investors who target distressed homeowners. “Recent laws have been passed in Indiana that apply to any business and investor who targets people in foreclosure. Be cautious, do your research and perhaps seek legal advice when anyone wants to charge you an upfront fee for helping to get your loan modified, or... if they’re promising to lease the home back to you. That rarely works out like the borrower expects and can lead to accusations of fraud. Perhaps rightly so.” What does a real estate investor like Mike MacDonald do with the houses he

buys each month? What about the hundreds of houses his company has bought throughout Allen County, Indiana over the last 14 years? Simple. He rents them out or resells them. “We’re usually managing 80 to 100 properties at any given time -- making us one of the largest owners of single family homes in the area. Each month we may have 10 to 15 houses for sale. Some we’ve owned for years and others we have recently bought.” With a reasonable down payment, MacDonald says he can sell you one of his properties using his popular owner financ-ing programs -- even if you have damaged credit or a short job history. His most popular owner financing

program includes the opportunity to build “sweat equity.” Before repairing or remodeling a newly acquired house, MacDonald offers it in “as-is” condition to his buyer’s list. This allows his client to do the work (to suit their own preferences) in exchange for all or part of a down payment. “I have a lot of buyers who check my website each week looking for these ‘fixer upper’ deals. But if the home is not under contract within 10 days or so then I’ll hire my contrac-tors to fix it up completely.” His next most popular program is a down payment assistance plan. Many buyers turn to MacDonald’s company because they don’t have the down payment required by today’s cautious lenders. Mike helps buyers build up equity or a down payment over time with his rent-to-own (or lease with the option to buy) program. In this program you can rent the property you’ve decided to buy, but have the option to close anytime over the next 1, 2... or even 5 years. A portion of the rent each month is credited toward buying. Additional amounts can be paid monthly for more rapid equity build up plus other promised amounts can be made later... like proceeds from the sale of another property or a pend-ing tax refund. Once the buyer has enough “skin” in the deal, MacDonald can close with owner financing at the predetermined, mutually agreed upon price and terms. Or the buyer can close with a new bank loan. According to MacDonald, “There are so many reasons my buyers like some time before qualifying for a mortgage. They may need to sell their house, work on their credit, establish more time on a job or establish two years of provable income on tax returns when self-employed. All our buyers are put in touch with a sharp mortgage broker who creates a plan for them. We can recommend an affordable credit repair company that can do unbelievable things given even a short 6 to 12 months to work on a file. This also helps

out some sellers who have found themselves in over their head.” “We do everything we can to get our buyers permanent bank financing. It’s a win-win because we pay sellers all cash and fund our deals with private lenders. Our lenders are mostly local individuals seeking alternatives to low bank CD rates. They earn 8 to 10% interest on real estate notes well-secured by our properties. When we get our buyer cashed out, we finally make our money and can payoff our investor. These investors usually want to reinvest allowing us to buy even more houses.” Unfortunately many of the mortgage programs once available are now gone. It’s reported that 75% of the available lending disappeared when FHA changed their rules last October and again early this year. But, if you have money to put down and can prove your income, there are still loans available now. In fact, some rural development loans and VA loans still allow qualified buyers to borrow with no money down. “We help all of our buyers get a bank loan as quickly as possible... or we finance them ourselves. But we’ve never relied on banks. That keeps us in control and main-tains our sanity. But we get those loans done every chance we get. In fact, sometimes a buyer can qualify and doesn’t even know it. Other times they can qualify but need a flexible seller. We’re one of the most creative and flexible sellers you’ll ever find,” says MacDonald. Does buying or selling a home have to be difficult? Maybe not! “President Obama says today's economy is the worst since the Great Depression and it may take many years to recover. Unfortu-nately I think he’s right and so do many sharp economists.” Interested in selling your property quickly and easily? Looking to buy a new home without bank qualifying? It may be worth checking in with Mike MacDonald and his staff at Summit City Investments, Inc. Call them at (260) 267-0760 or visit them online at www.SummitCityInvestments.com. They’re in a unique position to help buyers and sellers overcome the new challenges created by the recent mortgage market meltdown and credit crisis. And if you’re looking for a conservative way to earn 8-10% interest on your idle cash savings or retirement funds, call and ask for info on becoming one of their private lenders.

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“I honor you,” he says. And then Tom Lalevich joins his palms and bows to a customer at his Lima Road tea shop.

That visitor might be stopping at Tamurai Tea for a green tea, or a jasmine pearl tea, or any of a dozen other organic teas. A tea pearl blooms slowly and fills the glass container.

A few feet away, Amber Pape leads a yoga class. Behind the counter, Lalevich leads a tour of his teas and his journey from gridiron to meditation.

“I honor you.” He explains. “I drop my ego in respect that you’ve taken time out of your day to visit with me or the tea shop,” he says. “You’re taking a pause in your day. By your having an open mind, by coming into the shop and sharing a part of your

world and your being with me, I have to honor that.”

He values the pause for peaceful meditation. He

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saw the importance of quieting the mind and opening the heart, and becoming very intui-tive within their being,”

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He began meditation to enhance his athletic performance in 1974, and has been meditating for 40 years.

“In the mid-1990s I heard about drinking green tea for health prop-erties, and I found that green tea enhanced my meditation greatly,” he says. “And that started my journey into Indian and Chinese herbology that has been around for thousands of years.”

The combined effect is a calm state of being,

he says. “I look at meditation and prayer as a two-sided coin. It enhances the life-style and well-being, but meditation without prayer is half the journey. It calms the brain, calms the mind,” he says. “So that when we do pray to our god — mine being Christian — we come to prayer in a very loving sense, a very blissful sense, which enhances the benefit.”

The tea itself is important to Lalevich. “I have a passion for tea,” he says.

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Shrine Circus continueswith five weekend shows


The 69th annual Mizpah Shrine Circus closes this weekend at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Tickets are available at the door, priced from $12 to $20.

As usual, the Shrine Circus Fair will welcome guests in the Coliseum basement. Visitors will see circus animals and domesticated animals. Admission to the fair is free. Charges apply for treats, souvenirs, face-painting, the petting zoo, and car and pony rides.

Circus Director Steve Trump said many popular acts returned for the 2015 show. The Tarzan Zerbini Circus begins its annual travels each January in Fort Wayne, and is back in the Summit City for the 26th time. Find photos, updates and a virtual tour of the circus at tzproductions.com.

Profits from the circus go toward Shrine opera-tions. Payments are not deductible as a charitable contribution.

Shriners support children’s hospitals in

Chicago, Cincinnati and nationwide, and transport the young patients to those hospitals without charge.

Trump said a successful circus is the result of many months of work by the Shrine members. All work, from ticket sales to clowns, is volunteer.

Trump, a Pierceton businessman, is marking his sixth year as circus director and his 31st year as a circus volunteer.

For 10,000 schoolchil-dren, though, 2015 might bring their first glimpse of the animals and acrobats. Schools from throughout northeast Indiana bring students to free shows Thursday and Friday mornings. Trump said that number will be higher this year because the weather made it impossible for so many schools to attend the circus last year.

Each school decides which class will attend the circus. Kosciusko County sends its third-graders, for instance, and Whitley County sends its seventh-graders. They will join circus specta-tors from Allen and a dozen other counties.

“I never get tired of it,” Trump said. “I mean for a month or so while I’m trying to do my job while I’m doing the circus, it’s like ‘Why am I doing this?’ But then I see everyone working together and I know why I’m doing this. Seeing the guys selling tickets. They’re all volunteers. It doesn’t cost me, except some food and that’s about it. Otherwise they show up every day. And it’s neat to see the cama-raderie.”

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‘Stillness Retreat’ at Victory Noll Center Victory Noll Center will host the

program “Stillness Retreat” teaching well-ness and spiritual practices. The program runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. The cost is $30 and registration is required by Jan. 24. Victory Noll Center is at 1900 W. Park Drive in Huntington.

To register, call 356-0628, ext. 174, or contact the center by email at [email protected]. More information is also available on the center’s website at olvm.

org/vncenter.Jan Parker, Cheri Krueckeberg and Sue

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Singer to ‘bridge worlds’ with choir in Fort WayneBy Garth [email protected]

When the 75-voice St. Olaf Choir visits Fort Wayne in February, senior Kirsten Overdahl hopes to share something remark-able about her hometown.

The choir will visit Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Minneapolis and 12 other cities between Jan. 24 and Feb. 15.

“In many of those places, a choir member will be in their hometown,” Overdahl said. “So it’s going to be bridging a lot of different worlds and bringing people together.”

Overdahl will get her chance to celebrate her hometown on Feb. 12, when the mixed-voice, a cappella choir sings a 7:30 p.m. concert at First Pres-byterian Church.

“I’m excited to point out the buildings that we’ll drive by,” she said. “But in the past couple of years it has become very important to me that Fort Wayne is a very community-ori-ented place. We’re moving onward and upward and we’re nurturing values for our community. And I’m very proud of that, and that’s something that I want to share with our choir.”

Overdahl said she had looked forward to joining the choir even before its concert at First Presbyte-rian in 2010. “I had grown up hearing the recordings of the choir, because my parents also graduated from St. Olaf,” she said. Her father, Michael, graduated from the four-year liberal arts college in 1982. Her mother, Carla, graduated from the Northfield, Minn., school in 1984.

“And when I heard that choir it took the excite-ment to a whole new level, and it set in my mind that dream,” she said.

“So it’s pretty special for me that I get to bridge my worlds in this way in the same place that I heard the

choir for the first time,” she said.

Overdahl graduated from Homestead High School in 2011. St. Olaf is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The Overdahls are members of Fort Wayne’s Trinity English Lutheran Church, which is an ELCA church.

“It is always exciting to have the St. Olaf Choir passing through Fort Wayne,” Trinity Director of Music Robert Hobby said in an email. “The ensemble has distinguished itself as one of the leading collegiate choirs in the United States for decades, a vibrant tradition that is

still perpetuated under its current esteemed director, Anton Armstrong. As a choral director, I am always inspired by the varied repertoire and vocal precision of Anton’s choirs. As a music lover, I find the group’s singing to be a spa in which my soul finds respite.”

Hobby said Overdahl sang from time to time while at Trinity. He said he introduced Overdahl to Armstrong during the choir’s visit to Fort Wayne during Overdahl’s senior year at Homestead. “It will be great joy to see her ‘on the other side’ this year,” he said.

The concert includes some new songs and some songs hundreds of years old, Overdahl said. “But it’s all about humans trying to understand their place in life and what they can do for other humans. It has the common thread of people coming together,” she said.

Chelsea Vaught is the director of music at First Presbyterian. “It’s pretty neat to have the choir here,” she said. “I’ve never heard them in person. They’re known for their Christmas specials, including a new one, ‘Christmas in Norway with the St. Olaf Choir,’ on PBS.”

Overdahl, who sings Alto I, is the only current choir member from Indiana.

In Fort Wayne, Over-dahl also has sung with the Heartland Chamber Chorale.

Senior Kirsten Overdahl of Fort Wayne wears her choir robe for a photo provided by St. Olaf College. The 75-voice choir will perform in Fort Wayne on Feb. 12.

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Pet rescue bites backat zoning restriction

By Aaron [email protected]

An Allen County pet rescue operation is in danger of being put down if a judge does not overturn the county zoning board’s unanimous refusal to grant a special use allowance to continue the operation.

Perfect Paws Pet Rescue, which pulls dogs and cats from animal shelters to rehabilitate and foster until they are adopted, asked the Allen County Board of Zoning Appeals in October for permission to keep up to three foster dogs at oper-ator Tammy Derickson’s Flutter Road property. Allen County code allows for five dogs in a single household; Seven dogs were at the property at the time of the hearing.

A neighbor, Allen County real estate devel-oper and county Regional Sewer and Water District president Ric Zehr, lodged a complaint about the rescue, saying the dogs barked. Zehr also complained about property values being hurt by the rescue.

Perfect Paws does not operate a kennel on the nearly 3-acre wooded patch of land, and dogs are kept inside the home, the rescue has said. The claim that dogs were barking was flatly refuted.

In any case, the zoning board decided with a 4-0 vote to deny the exception on the land, which is zoned A-1 for farming, livestock and riding arena use.

Just not dogs, as it seems.“They had zero proof

that the noise was coming from her property,” said Cody Williams, attorney for the rescue. “There just was no connection, and the evidence was very weak. But the zoning board is not a bunch of attorneys

or judges. I don’t think they properly weighed the evidence.”

Now, Perfect Paws will challenge the zoning board’s decision before Allen Superior Court Judge David Avery. A Jan. 27 initial hearing has been set.

It’s unlikely he’ll even consider the evidence Williams said the zoning board ignored, though. Williams said the case will be weighed on the basis of appeal only, and he doesn’t like his chances.

“It’s very unlikely that we can win on appeal,” Williams said. “For a judge to overturn the zoning board is a big deal, and it’s not likely to happen.”

In the meantime, Williams said he and the rescue are working to pitch solutions to Zehr and his attorney, though they haven’t been answered.

It would appear the rescue has significant public support.

The nonprofit launched an online fundraising and shelter-saving campaign through its Facebook page, which has more than 8,700 likes to date, and at GoFundMe.com.

Brooklyn, a 4-year-old female beagle mix, is one of the dogs rescued by Perfect Paws and put up for adoption.

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Grieving Children will host Coach Bobby Bowden as the 2015 Common Bond Breakfast featured speaker. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, April 28, at the Parkview Regional Medical Center Campus: Mirro Center, 10622 Parkview Plaza Drive. Doors will open at 7 a.m. with opening remarks and breakfast starting at 7:30 a.m.

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Schools open for tours before assignment deadlineFamilies are invited to

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Each school in the district will offer tours during school hours to allow families to see the work going on in each building prior to the Feb. 6 deadline to submit school assignment applications. Families can visit most

elementary schools from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. and middle and high schools from 8-10 a.m. Bunche and Towles will offer tours from 8:30-10:30 a.m. and noon-2 p.m.

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which offer a variety of special programs. Bunche (pre-kindergarten and kindergarten) and Towles (first through sixth grades) offer Montessori instruc-tion; Towles offers New Tech at seventh and eighth grades; fine arts programs are offered at Whitney Young Early Childhood Center (pre-kindergarten and kindergarten), Weisser Park Elementary School

(first through fifth grades) and Memorial Park Middle School (sixth through eighth grades); Croninger Elementary School focuses on communications; and Irwin Elementary School specializes in math and science. Magnet schools have no boundaries and draw students from throughout the district.

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KPC Media Group appoints Ward new CEOStaff reports

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The Outdoor Sports, Lake & Cabin Show continues through Sunday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.

For the first time, brave visitors can zipline from almost three stories high and soar over a 25,000-gallon kayak lagoon.

Showgoers will be able to take flights, and fish in two stocked ponds, as part of a fundraiser set up for the Honor Flight Northeast Indiana Chapter — a nonprofit that raises money to honor World War II military veterans by sending them on a one-day, all-expense-paid trip to Washington. D.C., to visit the war memorials.

Each flight costs about $60,000. In 2015, the chapter is hoping to send close to 300 military veterans on four separate flights starting in the spring. Honor Flight represen-tatives will be at the the show, hosting presentations and taking applications from families of living World War II, Korean and Vietnam War veterans. Show admission for active military or veterans is half off — $5— and military families can zipline and fish for free from 3-5 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 25.Among the return of boat

rides, youth archery lessons and an air rifle shooting range, are new show features including chainsaw woodcarving demonstra-tions (and auction for the honor flights), an inflat-able BB gun range and a concert on Sunday. And for the first time, Schnelker Marine Focus Powersports will display and have official Bass Pro Shop catalog products on-site for purchase, including fishing and pontoon boats, and also will present seminars throughout the weekend.

An amateur lumberjack competition will feature local military branches competing against one another at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24. The STIHL Timberworks Lumberjack Show, as seen on ABC’s “Wide World of Sports,” Discovery Chan-nel’s “The Travelers” and MTV’s “The Real World” and “Road Rules,” will return to entertain audi-ences by speed climbing poles 45-feet high, axe

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Loretta Loy has lost count of how many blan-kets she has created for area children, but 3,000 is a pretty good guess.

The retired Waynedale school bus driver has been sewing Nana’s Creations blankets since 2005.

How many blankets has she created? “People keep asking me that,” she said.

The answer is in the labels. She orders them in batches of 125, and her supplier recently told her that she has bought about 3,125 labels with her personal message: “Nana’s blankets, made with love and imperfections.”

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Giving away blankets is not a short-cut to wealth,

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Sponsors often help to defray the cost of materials.

Loy said Beacon Credit Union and New Haven Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Charlie Hatten paid for the mate-rials for the New Haven project.

The Southside Optimist Club has been a longtime supporter. Cash donations can be made to Nana’s Creations accounts at Beacon Credit Union or 1st Source Bank. Offers of financial support or mate-rials also can be directed to Loy at 478-8300.

After giving up her shop on Bluffton Road, Loy said, she began to make blankets and give them to the fire department, to give to children at fire scenes. “And I decided I’d go right to the children instead of through the fire depart-ment. They’re so busy anyway. And it’s easier to find more children this

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She also has donated some blankets to families of the 122nd Fighter Wing of the Indiana Air National Guard.

Through the years, she also has sold some blankets. Her blankets are available at A to Z Embroi-dery on Bluffton Road, for $30. “And if you buy a blanket there she will embroider the child’s name for free,” Loy said. Barb’s Variety, a recent addition to Waynedale, also carries the blankets. “If you buy a blanket from her we will donate one free to the fire department,” Loy said.

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Two local actors will take the University of Saint Francis stage in a production of Katori Hall’s play “The Moun-taintop.”

Brad Beauchamp will direct this vision of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final night. Ennis Brown Jr. will play the civil rights leader, while Fatima Washington will portray Camea, a spirited young hotel maid who forces King to face many of his doubts and fears.

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Hand-rolled tea pearls, right, are infused with hot water and blossom into jade oolong green leaves. Rolling individual tea leaves into pearls preserves the fresh-ness and the longevity of the tea, says Tamurai Tea proprietor Tom Lalevich.

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Rotary Club of Fort Wayne members starred in a historical skit to kick off the club’s centennial celebration.

A cast of 13 presented nine scenes from 1912 to 1965. The club retraced its history Monday, as part of the regular weekly noon meeting at Parkview Field.

Immediate Past Presi-dent Jeff Krull exited the platform to applause as he portrayed one of the 1912 organizers, Frank Bohn, urging the 1965 50th Anniversary audi-ence to continue seeking the ideals of Rotary.

Rotary Choir members echoed the voice of the century of the club that shaped the club, with “Over There,” “Bottle of Wine” and other sound clips.

Rotary first began uniting civic and business energy in Chicago in 1905. By 1912, the orga-nization had grown to include clubs in Canada, England and elsewhere. The Fort Wayne club’s first official meeting was Jan. 9, 1915, in the old Commercial Club on Harrison Street.

Enactors dressed in period costume to portray club founders, or the Rotary Anns of the 1930s. Dee Hoffman portrayed prohibi-tionist Carrie Nation. Bruce Haines narrated the drama, which was written and directed by Club President Barb Wachtman.

The skit opened a year of projects to celebrate the club’s anniversary. Rotary has committed to installing 100 Little Free Libraries in greater Fort Wayne, and has 58 in place. The international service outreach included coordinating funding for a middle school in Togo, West Africa. The club will erect a 22-foot Rotary Club of Fort Wayne Centennial Tower in the fall of 2015 on the Allen County Public Library Plaza.

Watchman told an audi-ence of club members and guests that the Centennial Gala will be held Oct. 2 at the Grand Wayne Center.

In a news release, Watchman said the skit’s script drew from a 75-year history written by the late Ersel and John Walley. “Fort Wayne Rotary was founded at a time when leadership was sorely needed,” the Walleys wrote. “There seemed to be an endless list of civic projects which needed sponsor-ships and the Fort Wayne Rotary was besieged with

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AT THE ALLEN COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL COLISEUM4000 Parnell Ave. Ticket information: 483-1111. Parking, $5. For details, visit memorialcoliseum.comFort Wayne RV & Camping Show, Expo Center. Thursday-Sunday, Jan. 29-Feb. 1. Show hours: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Adults $6; kids 2-12, $2; seniors (60+), $4; Fam-ily pass for two adults and up to three kids, $14. For more information, visit rvshows.org.WMEE Baby Fair & Family Expo, Expo Center. Saturday, Feb. 7, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission.Fort Wayne Boat Show, Expo Center. Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 12-15. Thursday and Friday, 3 p.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Adults $12; kids 12 and under, free. For more informa-tion, visit fortwayneboatshow.com.

FORT WAYNE CELEBRATES WINTERVALCelebrate winter with a visit to downtown Fort Wayne on Saturday, Jan. 31. The fourth annual Winterval festival is a full day of indoor and out-door winter fun for all ages.The Community Center’s free Winter Carnival runs from 1–4 p.m. and includes horse and carriage rides, games, crafts and treats. Sponsored by American Senior Communities and the Community Center Foundation.The Botanical Conservatory has Winterval activities from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. that day, including a winter bird feeder, interactive displays and refresh-ments. Don’t forget to explore the “Changing Tides” exhibit from inter-nationally-known artist Sayaka Ganz, who has created an imaginative seascape in our garden using every day recycled materials.The following downtown partners will also offer fun for the whole fam-ily, with many providing discounts and refreshments: Allen County Pub-lic Library, Science Central, History Center, The Old Fort (Historic Fort

Wayne), Fort Wayne Rugby Football Club, History Center, Parkview Physicians Group ArtsLab, Pint & Slice, Fort Wayne Youtheatre and Headwaters Ice Arena.Best Selfie Contes. Take a selfie at any of the Winterval sites during the event, then post your photo on the Winterval Facebook page (facebook.com/WintervalFW) for a chance to win prizes. Winners will be drawn on Tuesday, Feb. 3.1st Annual Great Sled Race, 2 p.m., Lawton Park. Grab your sled, some rope and five people, ages 16 and older, and you’re ready to compete. The Great Sled Race is a cross between the bed race and a dog sled race, but there’s no need to build a sled — use anything you’d like that will slide across the snow, and you have to use humans to pull your sled, with one of the five-member team sitting on the sled. Visit the Winterval web-site at WintervalFW.com for the rules and registration form. Fee: $15 per team. Spectators free.Live ice carvings. Watch ice sculptors create their masterpieces. 11 a.m.: Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. Noon: Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza. 2 p.m.: Community Center, 233 W. Main St.Presculpted ice carvings. Stop by these sites at your convenience that day to see completed ice carvings: Coney Island, 131 Main St.; Grand Wayne Center, 120 W. Jefferson Blvd.; Museum of Art, 311 E. Main St.; Saint Francis Performing Arts Center, 431 W. Berry St.; Lutheran Life Villages In-Home Care, Carving at 431 W. Berry St.; Parkview Physi-cian’s Group ArtsLab, 300 E. Main St.; PNC Bank, Carving at 300 E. Main St.The complete list of Winterval can be found at WintervalFW.com.

IPFW NON-CREDIT COURSESIPFW Division of Continuing Studies is offering the following courses, starting Jan. 26 to Feb. 8. Call 481-6619 or go to learn.ipfw.edu for full course descriptions or to register.Main Campus, Business Management Courses:• Launching your own business: A sound and proven path (15SBUS276B). Jan. 28 (one meeting), Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fee: $25• Basics of supply chain management (15SBUS401). Jan. 29 to Jan. 31 (three meetings), Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 2.1 CEUs. Fee: $529Main Campus, Computer Technology Courses:• Microsoft Excel® 2013: Basic (15SCMP230). Feb. 2 to 23 (four meet-ings), Monday, 6 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. 0.9 CEUs. Fee: $157• Microsoft®Excel® 2013: Advanced (15SCMP231). Feb. 4 to 25 (four meetings), Wednesday, 6 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. 0.9 CEUs. Fee: $157• Autocad 2014: Level I (15SCMP301). Feb. 7 to 28 (four meetings), Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 1.6 CEUs. Fee: $273.Fitness Courses:• Total body conditioning (15SFIT112A). Jan. 26 to April 27 (13 meet-ings), Monday, 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Fee: $72• Ab Solution (15SFIT108). Jan. 28 (one meeting), Wednesday, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Fee: $26• Piloxing® (15SFIT166A). Jan. 28 to April 29 (13 meetings), Wednes-day, 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Fee: $72Healthcare/Medical Courses:

• Mental health first aid for youth (15SHLT150B). Feb. 7 (one meeting), Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 0.8 CEUs. Fee: $85Language Courses:• Conversational Spanish: Beginning II (15SLNG122). Feb. 3 to April 21 (10 meetings), Tuesday, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 2 CEUs. Fee: $185Manufacturing Courses:• Six sigma green belt certification (15SMFG323). Jan. 27 to March 5 (12 meetings), Tuesday and Thursday, 6 p.m. to 9p.m. Fee: $2,000• Six sigma black belt certification (15SMFG324). Jan.27 to April 16 (24 meetings), Tuesday and Thursday, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. 9.6 CEUs. Fee: $3000• Lean practitioner I (15SMFG300). Feb. 5 to March 5 (five meetings), Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 3.5 CEUs. Fee: $1475• Principles of lean manufacturing (15SMFG309). Feb.5 (one meeting), Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fee: $295Personal Interest Courses:• Know your digital SLR camera (15SPER166A). Jan. 27 to March 10 (seven meetings), Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. 1.75 CEUs. Fee: $194• Clutter Control: Home Organizing (15SPER189). Jan. 28 to Feb. 4 (two meetings), Wednesday, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 0.4 CEUs. Fee: $79• Basic Digital Photography: A First Course in Cameras and Computers (15SPER195). Feb.2 to March 9 (six meetings), Monday, 6 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 1.2 CEUs. Fee: $157• Plot, Character, Dialogue: The Big Three! (15SPER524). Feb. 2 to Feb. 23 (four meetings), Monday, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 0.8 CEUs. Fee: $104

LITTLE RIVER WETLANDS PROJECT ACTIVITIESLittle River Wetlands Project, a local nature organization protecting almost 1,200 acres of natural and restored wetlands in Allen and Huntington counties, offers interesting and informative nature events. All are free and open to the community. (Note: The The Tuesday Little River Ramblers hike is at a different location than usual in February.)Every Tuesday morning in February, 9 to 11 a.m. “Little River Ramblers.” Meet at the Boy Scout office parking lot, 8315 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, to hike and explore the interesting plants and wild-life of Eagle Marsh. Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project. Free. Contact [email protected] or 478-2515 for information.Thursday, Feb. 12, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. “Breakfast on the Marsh: Frogs of Eagle Marsh and the Area.” Light breakfast and nature presentation for nature lovers 50+ at Coventry Meadows Senior Community on West Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. Emily Stulik, IPFW biology graduate stu-dent, will share her research and surprising findings about the frogs of Eagle Marsh and our area. Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project. Free. Contact [email protected] or 478-2515 for information.Saturday, Feb. 14, 10 to 11:30 a.m. “Winter Animals of the Marsh.” Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. Learn the marsh animals’ winter secrets this Valentine’s Day! We’ll start in the barn with a hands-on exploration of what’s going on at the marsh and you can make something to take home to show your love of ani-mals. Then we’ll hike to see what winter signs and surprises are to be found. Fun for all ages. Dress for the trails and the weather. Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project. Free. Contact [email protected] or 478-2515 for information.

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Wednesday, Feb. 18, 9 to 10 a.m. “Short Hikes for Short Legs: Winter Scavenger Hunt!” Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. (For children ages 3 to 5 and a responsible adult.) The marsh is an active place in the winter. We’ll start in the barn exploring seasonal items to be found on the marsh, then walk out for a winter wonderland visual scavenger hunt. Dress for the trails and the weather. Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project. Free. Contact [email protected] or 478-2515 for information.Wednesday, Feb. 18, 7 to 8 p.m. “Capturing Nature’s Secrets with Brian Wood.” Meet at the Aboite Branch Library, 5630 Coventry Lane, Fort Wayne. Have you seen Brian Wood’s incredible wildlife pictures on LRWP’s Facebook page? Join him to view many more of his amaz-ing photos of birds, deer and other wild creatures and learn how he takes them. Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project. Free. Contact [email protected] or 478-2515 for information.Saturday, Feb. 21, 10 to 11:30 a.m. “Wetland Woods in Winter.” Meet at the Eagle Marsh barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. This time of year, the trees of the Eagle Marsh woods look different and the animal life there changes. Hike with John Niemeyer, retired forester, learning how to recognize trees and plants during this season as well as which animals frequent the woods for winter survival. Dress for the trails and the weather. Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project. Free. Contact [email protected] or 478-2515 for information.

FRANCINE’S FRIENDS MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHYThe Breast Diagnostic Center performs the screening. For women who have insurance, they will bill the insurance company. If the patient does not have insurance but has the ability to pay, the BDC offers a reduced rate if paid the day of the screening. For women without insurance, a high deductible, or resources to pay, funding is available.Jan. 24. Woodburn Missionary Church, 5108 Bull Rapids Road, Woodburn.Jan. 26. Manchester University, 604 E. College St., North Manchester.Jan. 27. Parkview Physician’s Group Family Practice, 1331 Minnich Road, New HavenJan. 30. McMahon Tire, 4201 Coldwater Road.Feb. 2. Ivy Tech Community College, 4900 St. Joe Road.Feb. 5. Health Visions of Fort Wayne, 2135 Hanna St.Feb. 6. Georgetowne Place, 1717 Maplecrest Road.Feb. 9. Parkview Physicians Group Family Practice, 1331 Minnich Road, New Haven.Feb. 10. Huntington Free Clinic, 1255 Engle St., Huntington . Open to the public.Feb. 11. Kroger, 5725 Coventry Lane.Feb. 16. Kroger, 7008 Bluffton Road.Feb. 18. Garrett Keyser Butler Schools, 801 E. Houston St., Garrett.Feb. 19. Parkview Physicians Group Family Practice, 10515 Illinois Road.Feb. 20. New Haven Middle School, 900 Prospect Ave., New Haven.Feb. 23. DeBrand Fine Chocolates - 10105 Auburn Park DriveFeb. 25. Kroger, 218 E Pettit St.Feb. 26. Parkview Physicians Group Family Practice, 1331 Minnich Road, New Haven.Feb. 28. Christy Weber Memorial Folkstyle Open Tournament @ Leo Jr/.Sr. High School, 14600 Amstutz Road, Leo.March 2. Kroger, 1125 W. State Blvd.March 4. Anytime Fitness, 2934 E. Dupont Road.March 9. Parkview Physicians Group Family Practice, 1331 Minnich Road, New Haven.

March 13. Northcrest Elementary, 5301 Archwood Lane.March 14. Central Noble High School, 302 Cougar Court, Albion.March 16. Leo Jr/Sr High School, 14600 Amstutz Road, Leo.March 17. South Adams Senior Center, 8235 Hendricks St., Berne.March 19. FWCS Bus Depot, 6006 Ardmore Ave.March 20. Health Visions of Fort Wayne, 2135 Hanna St.March 23. Kroger, 821 Lincoln Highway, New Haven.March 25. IPFW, 2101 Coliseum Blvd.March 27. Kroger, 6002 St. Joe Center.March 28. New Dawn Learning Center, 520 W. Union, Ligonier.March 30. Parkviw Physicians Group Family Practice, 8175 W. U.S. 20, Shipshewana.March 31. Kroger, 6310 E. State Blvd.(Note: Francine’s Friends Mobile Mammography is a partnership be-tween Francine’s Friends, Parkview Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Breast Diagnostic Center.).

RED CROSS BLOOD DONATION OPPORTUNITIESTo learn more about donating blood and to schedule an appointment, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call (800) 733-2767).Opportunities to donate include:Saturday, Jan. 24, 7:30-11:30 a.m., Saint Vincent de Paul, 1720 E. Wallen Road, Fort Wayne.Sunday, Jan. 25, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Pathway Community Church, 11910 Shearwater Run, Fort Wayne.Sunday, Jan. 25, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Pine Hills Church, 4704 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne.Wednesday, Jan. 28, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Citizens Square, 200 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne.Wednesday, Jan. 28, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Rousseau Center, 1 E.Main St., Fort Wayne.Thursday, Jan. 29, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Indiana Tech, 1600 E. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne.Saturday, Jan. 31, 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 3425 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne.The Fort Wayne Donor Center. 1212 E. California Road in Fort Wayne, across Coliseum Boulevard from the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.Monday and Tuesday: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Wednesday and Thursday: 12 noon-6 p.m.Friday: 8 a.m.- 2 p.m.Saturday: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.The Lutheran Hospital Donor Center.7900 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite 107, in Fort Wayne, in the South Lobby of Lutheran Hospital.Monday and Tuesday: 12 noon-6 p.m.Wednesday: closed.Thursday through Saturday: 6 a.m.-noon. Except the second Thursday of the month, when hours are 12 noon-6 p.m.

ALLEN COUNTY MAIN LIBRARY FEBRUARY PROGRAMSChildren’s Services, 900 Library Plaza, 421-1220.Storytime for preschools, daycares and other groups. Wednesday, Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25, 9:30 a.m. 30-minutes of theme-based stories, fingerplays, early literacy activities and fun for your 3- to 6-year-old child.Family storytime. Wednesdays, Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25, 10:30 a.m. Join us for a special half-hour of book-related fun. Each session is geared to preschoolers ages 3 to 6. Each session includes books, fingerplays, songs and multimedia computer fun.

Babies and Books. Fridays, Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27, 10 a.m. Bring in those little babies for a special time just for them. They are never too young to begin with books.Toddler Storytime. Fridays, Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27, 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Special stories, songs and activities for active toddlers. Children 18 months to 3 years of age and their caregivers are encouraged to attend.Toddler Art Tuesday, Feb. 24, 10:30 a.m. Calling all toddlers — we have an art class just for you. It is not so much about what you create but how you go about creating your masterpiece.Lego Club. Thursdays, Feb. 12 and 26, 3 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 21, 3 p.m. Get your brains, and hands, and imaginations working by playing with Legoss.Fort Wayne Youtheatre presents Anansi stories. Monday, Feb. 16, 2 p.m. Fort Wayne Youtheatre’s Storybook Theatre presents Anansi stories.Science Explorers: Rings, Wings and other Flying Things. Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2 and 6:30 p.m. You will become an aircraft designer — with scis-sors and paper.Library: Behind the Scenes. Monday, Feb. 23, 2 p.m. Want to know what happens behind the scenes at the main library? Where are the storage books, where do librarians go for lunch, what happens when you put a book in the book drop? Join us for a tour behind the scenes and learn some of our secrets.Time for Art. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2 and 6:30 p.m. We provide the supplies and you bring the creativity. We will use washable supplies, but there is always a chance for a little mess when creating art.The Picture Show. Saturday, Feb. 28, 11 a.m. Aspiring artists will have the opportunity to see their artwork on the big screen during this hour-long program. Children will create pictures and they will then be pro-jected on the wall for all to see.Young Adults’ Services. 900 Library Plaza, 421-1255.First Friday Book Group. Friday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m. Read and discuss inter-esting books with other homeschoolers ages 11-14.Books-n-Bagels. Friday, Feb. 13, 10 a.m. Discuss books while enjoying tasty bagels (or doughnuts). For homeschool high school students.STEAM: Code Club and more. Tuesdays, Feb. 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2 p.m. Each Tuesday we will meet to enjoy some science, technology, engineer-ing, art and math related activities. Sign up by calling 421-1255.Sci-Fi Club. Thursday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m. Everything SciFi — movies, games, books, graphic novels, new SciFi Tech in the real works, and any other science fiction topic. Dr. Who, Star Trek, Star Wars, Ender’s Game, Etc.Totally Terrific Tuesdays. Tuesday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m. Have fun using your own ideas and library-provided supplies to make a valentine project.Nerdfighters. Thursday, Feb. 26, 7 p.m. Are you a fan of John and Hank Green? Let’s do this. If you are not a nerd but would like to become one, you will earn nerd cred for attending.Minecraft Club. Wednesdays, Feb. 4 and 18, 7 p.m. Play Minecraft with other people who love the game as much as you do.STEAM Saturdays, Feb. 14 and 28, 10 a.m. Science, Technology, Engi-neering, Art, and Math related activities. Feb. 14, valentine cards (cards with circuit stickers). Feb. 28, Mini Zines.Homeschool Happenings. Thursday, Feb. 5, 1 p.m. Learn something new or participate in an interesting activity every month. This month is Happy Heart Month.Otaku Anon. Thursday, Feb. 5, 7 p.m. Otaku Anon is back. Watch anime and hang out with others who love anime and manga as much as you do. We will also be showing off Mango Languages, the new online way to learn a language. This is your way to learn Japanese via the computer.Art, Music, and Media. 900 Library Plaza, 421-1210.Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery, Jan. 27-March 31. Indelible (P)ink: The Pink


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Panther and Popular Culture This exhibition is a blast from the past, spying on the Pink Panther as an example of popular culture while un-covering his contribution to 20th-century animation. Animation cells, production sketches, and ephemera are featured. The exhibit is organized and circulated by the Daura Gallery, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, Va. The artifacts on display are in the Daura Gallery’s permanent collection.Craft Café. Thursday, Feb. 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Want to get crafty? So Do we! Bring your project to the library and enjoy drafting, coffee and con-versation. All crafters and projects are welcome.Movie Night@ the Library. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m. Theater Lower Level 2, Main Library. We will present a G,PG or PG-13 moving on the big screen the fourth Tuesday of the month. Adults must accompany children under 13. The doors open at 6; first-come, first-seated.West Central Quartet Concert. Sunday, Feb. 8, 2 p.m. Theater Main Li-brary. The West Central Quartet plays as a four-piece jazz/variety group with a vocalist, but may add a horn or two at times.The Genealogy Center. Curt Witcher, 421-1226.Linkpendium & Mocavo: Using free genealogy specific search engines. Wednesday, Feb. 11, 3 p.m., Meeting Room A, Main library. Looking for new paths to search? Try using a search engine specific to genealogy! These two sites, Linkpendium and Mocavo, may aid you in finding more about your ancestors.Lincoln in the Library. Sunday, Feb. 22, 2 p.m., Main Library, Meeting Room A. The Friends of the Library are proud to present another of the Lincoln in the Library Series. Margaret Hobson will present “Colonel Hugh B. Reed of the 44th Indiana: A Good Man Ruined by the Civil War.”

DUPONT BRANCH LIBRARY ACTIVITIESDupont Branch Library, 536 E. Dupont Road, 421-1315.Born to Read Storytime. Mondays, Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 10:15 a.m. for lap sitters and 10:45 a.m. for walkers up to 24 months. Bring your baby in for fingerplays, rhymes, songs and stories just right for little ones.Baby Steps Storytime. Tuesdays, Feb. 3, 10, 17 and 24, 10:15 and 11 a.m. A storytime featuring songs, rhymes and short stories just right for 2-year-olds.Ants in Your Pants. Wednesdays, Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., and Thursdays, Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26, 10:30 a.m.. Does your little one love to move? We have a program for active preschoolers who don’t like to sit still.Kitty Blankets. Saturday, Feb. 14, 10:30 a.m. Show your love for kitties by making a fleece blanket for a shelter cat.Dupont Branch “Classics” Adult Book Group. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m. Adults, here is your chance to discuss those classics you always wanted to read or would enjoy reading again. This month we will discuss “In Cold Blood” by Truman Capote

GEORGETOWN BRANCH LIBRARY ACTIVITIESGeorgetown Branch, 6600 E. State Blvd., 421-1320.Babies and Books Storytime. Mondays, Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. Babies and their caregivers are expected at a storytime de-signed to develop early literacy skills. We will have books, stories, pup-pets, tickles and singing during this 20-to-25-minute program.Toddler Time Storytime. Tuesdays, Feb. 3, 10, 17 and 24, 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. A program especially designed for 2- and 3-year-olds and their caregivers. Toddlers on the go will enjoy stories, songs, puppets, games and other fun activities that emphasize vocabulary and letters of the alphabet.Smart Start Storytime. Thursdays, Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26, 10:15 a.m.and 11 a.m. Join us for preschool storytime enhanced by the latest research in emergent literacy. Each session includes books, fingerplays and maybe even a craft.Lego Club. Wednesday, Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25, 3:30 p.m. See where your imagination, building skills and LEGOs can take you.Teen Thursday. Thursdays, Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26, 3:30 p.m. Feb. 5: Ze-ntangle Faces; Feb. 12: Bingo. Feb. 19: Once Upon a Time Game. Feb. 26: Vinyl Cutting.Family Fun Night. Every Monday night, 7-8 p.m. Feb. 2: Building with marshmallows and toothpicks. Feb. 9: Valentine’s Day art. Feb. 16: Mardi Gras masks; Feb. 23: Year of the Sheep collaborative art.

GRABILL BRANCH LIBRARY ACTIVITIESGrabill Branch Library, 13521 State St., Grabill, 421-1325.Born to Read. Tuesdays, Feb. 3, 10, 17 and 24, 10:30 a.m. You’re never too young to enjoy the library. For babies and their caregivers.Smart Start Storytime. Wednesdays, Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25, 10:30 a.m. Preschoolers and their grownups are invited to attend a storytime de-signed to help them as they begin to read.Lego Club. Wednesday, Feb. 25, 3:30 p.m. Use our stash of Lego blocks to build amazing things. Each month we’ll have a special challenge and time to share our creations with one another.

Homeschool Science Food Science Challenge. Monday, Feb. 23, 10:30 a.m. Grades 1 to 9 will take part in the Catapult ChallengeHomeschool Arts and Crafts. Monday, Feb. 19, 10:30 a.m. It’s crafty time at the library. This month we learn about book binding and make a book.Monday Night Book Club. Monday, Feb. 2, 7 p.m. The first Monday of each month we have a lively book discussion. This month we will dis-cuss “Team of Rivals” by Doris Kearns GoodwinLunch and Lit. Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1 p.m. Stop by and join us for this lunchtime book discussion.

LITTLE TURTLE BRANCH LIBRARY ACTIVITIESLittle Turtle Branch Library, 2201 Sherman Blvd., 421-1335.Storytime for Preschoolers. Mondays, Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 7 p.m., and Tuesdays, Feb. 3, 10, 17 and 24, 10:30 a.m. Preschoolers, toddlers and their caregivers. Hear stories, sing songs, do fingerplays and enjoy a special time together at the library. Feb. 2 and 3: Valentine’s Day Bingo. Feb. 9 and 10: Valentine’s Day Storytime. Feb. 16 and 17: Sweets for the Sweet Storytime. Feb. 23 and 24: Clap, Tap and Drum.Babies and Books. Wednesdays, Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25, 10:30 a.m. Bring your baby to a storytime especially designed for them.Lego Party. Thursdays, Feb. 12 and 26, 3:30 p.m. Match your building skills against others’ in a Lego Board Game Format. Get ready to build and compete.Which Stitch? Tuesday, Feb. 17, 7 p.m. Meet with like-minded people to knit, crochet, embroider or needlepoint. Here is your chance to learn and teach others.Turtle Tech Club. Tuesday, Feb. 3, 3 p.m. Learn about new technologies each month, including 3D printing, Coding, Arguino, Oculus Rift and more.Cooking With Kate. Thursdays, Feb. 5 and 19, 3:30 p.m. A program for everyone interested in learning to cook. Learn some basic cooking skills, get some easy recipes and go home confident you can cook a meal or two.Totally Teens. Wednesday, Feb. 18, 3:30 p.m. Join us and use your cre-ative skills.

SHAWNEE BRANCH LIBRARY ACTIVITIESShawnee Branch Library, 5600 Noll Ave., 421-1355.Born to Read Storytime. Thursdays, Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26, 10:30 a.m. Babies and toddlers ages birth to 3 years of age. Grow with us using sto-ries, music and finger rhymes.Paws to Read. Mondays, Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 4 p.m. Our dog friend, Bo, loves to hear stories.Stop by to give him his favorite treat —a book read by you.Lego Club. Tuesday, Feb. 3 and 17, 4 p.m. Sprawl on the floor and build with our Legos.Teen Thursdays. Each Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Teens are invited to join us for a different program each week. Feb. 5, Game Day. Feb. 12, Books and Bites. Feb. 19, Manga Supreme. Feb. 26, Electronic Mayhem.Computer Basics Class. Monday, Feb. 9, 2 p.m. A special class for adults to learn the basics of working a computer.Internet Basics Class. Monday, Feb. 23, 2 p.m. A class for learning the basics of Internet searching and email. Please register by calling 421-1335.Code Mondays. Mondays, Feb. 9 and 23, 4 p.m. Want to learn how to make a program or a game on the computer? Join others with the same interests and use Scratch to build computer programs.

TECUMSEH BRANCH LIBRARY ACTIVITIESTecumseh Branch Library, 1411 E. State Blvd., 421-1360.Smart Start Storytime. Tuesdays, Feb. 3, 10, 17 and 24, 10:30 a.m. Ages 3 -6 and their caregivers. Listen to stories, play games and make crafts.Wondertots. Thursdays, Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26, 10:30 a.m. For children ages 1-3 and their caregivers. The time goes quickly as we have stories, action, rhythm and movement that toddlers love.That’s So Random. Mondays, Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 4 p.m. Is it art? Is it science? Is it a little bit of everything? You never know what we’ll be doing. Just show up and have fun.Bored? Games! Tuesdays, Feb. 10 and 24, 4 p.m. Play board games in-cluding Pokemon, Chaotic, Baugan, and Yu-Gi-Oh!TEC Teens. Wednesdays, Feb.4, 11, 18 and 25, 3:30 p.m. Have fun with your friends at the library.Thursdays, Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26, 3:30 p.m. Young adults 12- 18. Express yourself? Create and share digital videos, music, photography, websites, graphic design, podcasts, presentations and other forms of digital media.Legomanicacs. Tuesdays, Feb. 3 and 17, 4 p.m. We provide the bricks and the Weekly Builders Challenge — you provide the creativity.

MULTIPLE DATES / REGISTRATION / NOTICES / CONTINUINGGriefShare. New Haven United Methodist Church, 630 Lincoln Highway

East, New Haven. Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. A new seminar began in Janu-ary. Meetings are held in the church parlor. For more information, call Margie Williams, 749-9907, or the church office, 749-9565. Throughout the 13-week cycle of videos, discussions and journaling, participants gain insight into their personal journey through grief. Each session is self-contained, so members may enroll at any time.English as a Second Language classes. East Allen County Church of Christ, 3800 Minnich Road, New Haven. The church is searching for new students who either want to learn English or improve their English. A Sunday morning class is offered for beginning Spanish speakers. For those seeking to better their English skills, classes are available by ap-pointment. To schedule an appointment, call 749-5300 or visit eacchur-chofchrist.org.Community choir welcomes new members. The Summit City Singers, a SATB community choir, is starting rehearsals for the fall season and welcomes new singers. The choir sings a variety of music, with the theme for this season being “Christmas Is For Children.” No auditions are required but singers must be able to match pitch. Rehearsals are held from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Shawnee Middle School, 1000 E. Cook Road. For more information, contact Judy King at 489-4505.Overeaters Anonymous meetings. No weigh-ins, dues or fees. Call 704-0453 for local meeting information.Safe Sitter Classes. Lutheran Children’s Hospital, 7950 W. Jefferson Blvd. Safe Sitter is a medically based instructional program that teaches girls and boys how to handle emergencies when caring for young children. Classes include two days of instruction that incorporate lifesaving tech-niques, how and when to talk with a 9-1-1 dispatcher, injury prevention, behavior management, managing a toddler or preschool guest, tips on child care and how to screen baby-sitting jobs. The classes are taught by Lutheran Children’s Hospital staff and prepare babysitters to confidently handle crises. Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and class size is limited. The cost for the two-day class is $50. Students must be at least 11 years old to participate. Call Child Life Specialist Tammy Else with Lutheran Children’s Hospital at 435-7344 to register. More details are available at lutheranchildrenshosp.com. Classes take place from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the following dates: April 2 and 3; June 25 and 26; July 22 and 23; Aug. 4 and 5; and Dec. 28 and 29.Fort Wayne Farmers Market. Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of each month. Local vendors offer meats, baked goods, spices, honey, eggs, plants, fudge, herbs, wine, orchard products, soap, jewelry, woodwork-ing and more. Indoor markets continue through May 16. For details and updates, visit ftwaynesfarmersmarket.com.Basketball sign-up. Parkwood Church of God, 3320 Trier Road. $125 regis-tration fee covers 13 games, a tournament, a T-shirt, banquet and awards. Summit City Youth Prep Basketball League is registering for its seventh season. For ages 14 to 19. Registration is 4:30-6 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Sign-up continues through January. The season begins the first week in February. For more information, contact founder and coach Steve Emerson at 418-7009.Frank Caliendo tickets on sale. The Wagon Wheel Theatre, 2515 E. Center St., Warsaw. The comedian and impressionist will present shows at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday, May 9. Tickets range from $55-$65. For more information or to order tickets, call (574) 267-8041 or visit wagonwheel-theatre.org.Sinbad tickets on sale. Niswonger Performing Arts Center, 10700 State Road 118 S, Van Wert, Ohio. The actor and comedian performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. Tickets begin at $20 are now available at npacvw.org or through the box office, Monday-Friday, noon-4 p.m.Homestead High School notice. Homestead anticipates a few sold-out basket-ball games this season, and suggests planning ahead to ensure fans get a seat. All of the home freshman and JV games begin at 6 p.m. with the varsity game following. The most current athletic schedule can be found on the HHS Athletic website; see the link called “schedules.” An all-sports pass, senior citizen, SACS employee I.D., etc., does not guarantee a seat at these games. Due to the limited capacity and fire code restric-tions, the school will be forced to close the doors and not allow anyone in once attendance reaches seating capacity.

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