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New plaza to be dedicatedafter Veterans Day paradeBy Garth [email protected]

The redesigned Veterans Plaza will be dedicated as part of the Veterans Day observance Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.

A parade begins forming at 10 a.m. at State Boule-vard and Parnell Avenue, Fort Wayne. The first units step off at 11 a.m. and follow a police escort north, toward 4000 Parnell Ave. The dedication ceremony will begin at approximately noon. Veterans Plaza is outside the northwest corner of the arena.

The Coliseum’s Korean War-era F-84F Thunder-streak jet was moved to a new pedestal within the plaza in August. The plaza A Korean War-era military jet is lowered onto a new

pedestal at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The remodeled Veterans Plaza will be dedicated at a Nov. 7 ceremony.

PHOTO BY RAY STEUP

See VETERANS, Page A5

Amanda Grush stands atop a prop designed as a speaker as Leo High School’s Roar of the Lions marching band presents “Wired!” at an ISSMA event at Homestead High School. Leo, Carroll and Northrop have advanced to the open class semi-states on Oct. 31. See related story about Carroll band building, Page A2.

PHOTO BY GARTH SNOW

Three local bands make first cutBy Garth [email protected]

The Carroll, Leo and Northrop high school bands have a week to prepare for the Oct. 31 ISSMA Semi-States, but the bands are not taking a Saturday off.

All three bands competed in Indiana State School Music Association Regionals on Saturday, and

punched their tickets to the round of 20.

Carroll and Northrop made the cut at the Class A Regional in Chesterton. Leo made the grade in Class C at Chesterton.

The Carroll Charger Pride marching band and the Northrop Big Orange Pride will march at the Oct. 31 Semi-State at Ben Davis High

School on the west side of Indianapolis. The Leo Roar of the Lion band will march in the Class C Semi-State at Decatur Central High School in Indianapolis. Admis-sion is $7 for adults and $5 for students and preschoolers.

Ten bands in each class will advance to

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Nov. 3 ballot to choosecity leaders for 4 years

By Garth [email protected]

Fort Wayne voters will go to the polls Nov. 3 to elect a mayor, city clerk and the nine members of the City Council. Each office has a four-year term, which begins in January.

The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voter registration ended Oct. 5. Absentee voting began Oct. 6 and continues through noon Nov. 2. Visit allen-county.us/election-board for polling places and more information on absentee voting.

Democrat Mayor Tom Henry faces a challenge from Republican District 4 Councilman Mitch Harper. In the May primary, Henry received more than 75 percent of the vote to win the nomination to a third term. Harper received

nearly 84 percent of his party’s vote.

In the race for city clerk, candidates are Republican Lana R. Keesling and Democrat Angie (Barile) Davis. Sandra E. Kennedy did not seek re-election and recently stepped down from the posi-tion she held for three decades after hidden-camera video released this month shows her allegedly pressuring office staff to support Davis, the deputy clerk and the Democrat’s candidate.

Keesling said she plans to stay focused on her campaign and steer clear of the controversy in the clerk’s office.

Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly placed calls to Davis seeking comment on her campaign. Those calls were not returned by the Dupont Valley Times’

deadline. KPC Media Group Inc. operates both publications.

As deputy, Davis now serves as acting clerk until the Allen County Democratic Party holds a caucus, scheduled for Nov. 8, where party precinct committee members will elect a new clerk to serve the final two months of Kennedy’s term, which ends in December.

Republican Jason Arp and Democrat Rusty York are running for the southwest District 4 council seat that Harper now represents. Arp won a three-way race for his party’s nomination. York, a former police chief and public safety director, was unopposed.

Seven candidates are seeking the three City Council at-large seats. They are Republicans

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Carroll band boosters honor past, present

By Ryan [email protected]

It’s more than just words on the side of a storage barn.

For members of the Carroll Charger Pride marching band, it’s a place to call home.

Todd Battershell, pres-ident of the Carroll Band Boosters, and his wife, Kendra, recently under-took a project, adding the words “Home of the Carroll Charger Pride Marching Band” to the west side of the storage shed adjacent to the band’s practice field.

With permission from the Northwest Allen County School Board, Battershell spent just under $3,000 for the 40 pre-molded plastic architectural letters. The same company installed them.

“We wanted to recog-nize and pay tribute to the past, present, and future Charger Pride members who have spent countless hours on the practice field and parking lots to give everything

they have to Carroll High School,” Battershell said.

The Battershells have two sons who perform with the Charger Pride, a senior and sophomore, who have benefited in numerous ways through their participation in the band.

“We have seen first-hand the dedication and sacrifices made by marching band students,” Battershell said. “The marching band program at Carroll has opened many doors for our chil-dren that they would not have had otherwise in a typical classroom. Things like leadership, social interaction, creativity and coping skills. These are the characteristics that books and tests can’t teach you, but the arts can.”

The original idea was to paint the lettering on the side of the building — likely at a much cheaper price tag. However, with busy schedules and the cost and responsibility of repainting those letters in the future, the Batter-

shells decided on a more durable solution.

The design also leaves room on the building for the addition of the Charger Pride’s logo.

The small gesture has been well received.

“My wife and I have had numerous students approach us to give thanks for what we did,” Battershell said. “Like I told them though on our Thursday night parent preview, ‘My wife and I didn’t do anything special. We only wrote a check. But what you do every day is special because you are part of something big. You are members of the Carroll Charger Pride.’

“Photos of the lettering have been shared on several social media sites so that past members could see it. Some have moved to other states and have commented how it brought a tear to their eye knowing that they were being honored for their past commitment. We hope our gift continues to honor the future of this program.”

Carroll Charger Pride band and color guard members gather before rehearsal, in front of the newly named storage barn.

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Business Weekly honors CFOs

Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly named the top chief financial officers in four catego-ries.

During a breakfast Sept. 30, the KPC Media Group Inc. publication recognized the winners. The judges considered the nominees’ impact at their organizations and in the community, as well as their ethics and influ-ence as managers.

The Top 4 honorees and their categories were:

• Matt Fortney, Group Delphi, private company with revenue less than $50 million.

• Jack Gochenaur, Manchester University, not-for-profit.

• Jay Miller, Perfection Bakeries Inc., private company with revenue more than $50 million.

• Kirby Stahly, East Allen County Schools, public company.

Also recognized were:• Jeanette Hyndman,

McIntosh Energy Co. Inc.

• Heidi Ludwig, Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne.

• Mike Martin, Concordia Lutheran High School.

• Brian More, Micro-pulse Inc.

• Karen Richter, Asher Agency.

• Mark Veerkamp, Shambaugh & Son.

• Misty Woltman, Easter Seals Arc of Northeast Indiana.

The event honoring the CFOs was made possible by title sponsors Gibson Insurance and Crowe Horwath, as well as contributing sponsor Nicolette Doors.

Kirby Stahly, assistant superintendent of administra-tive services for East Allen County Schools, accepts recognition as one of Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly’s outstanding chief financial officers.

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Five other district council seats also are up for election.

In District 1 on the city’s east side, Paul Ensley defeated incum-bent Thomas E. Smith and another candidate for the Republican nomination. Mike Conley represents the Democrat ticket.

In District 2 in northeast Fort Wayne, Republican incumbent Russ Jehl faces Demo-crat Michelle L. Merritt.

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northwest Fort Wayne, incumbent Republican Thomas F. Didier is unopposed.

In District 5 in south central Fort Wayne, incumbent Republican Geoff Paddock is unop-posed.

In District 6 in southeast Fort Wayne, Republican Joe Renner faces Democrat incum-bent Glynn A. Hines.

For a precise map of council districts, visit cityoffortwayne.org.

Only one other Allen County municipality has an election contest Nov. 3. The City of Woodburn will select a new mayor. Incumbent Richard A. Hoeppner withdrew from the race after initially being declared the winner of the Democratic primary. Challenger Ryan Reich-

hart challenged the nomination. He argued that because there was no Republican ballot, many voters signed in as Republican but likely voted in the Democratic primary. Reichhart will represent the Democrat ticket. Joseph Kelsey won the Republican nomination. Woodburn also will decide one City Council race.

The town of Grabill also has an election, but there are no contests. There will be no elec-tion in Leo-Cedarville or New Haven, where the winners of the Republican primaries were not challenged in the fall. There will be no election in Monro-eville, where both major parties nominated by convention but created no contests.

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Old Fort Cluster show invites 156 breeds of dogs

The Northeastern Indiana Kennel Club will host the Old Fort Cluster dog shows Oct. 28-Nov. 1 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne.

Show hours are 8 a.m-5 p.m. each day. The Best in Show competition is held at the end of each day’s judging. Admission is free for all events, but spectators are asked to bring a dog food dona-tion for Community Harvest Food Bank.

Area AKC-sanctioned Kennel Clubs partici-pating are: Northeastern Indiana Kennel Club, Wednesday, Oct. 28, and Sunday, Nov. 1; LaPorte, Ind., Kennel Club, Thursday, Oct. 29; Sturgis, Mich., Kennel Club, Friday, Oct. 30;

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Obedience and rally competitions will take place at the Holiday Inn across Coliseum Boule-vard from the Coliseum.

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New grass, benches and concrete are in place. “It looks really, really nice,” said Katie Schwartz, the Coliseum’s marketing and media coordinator. “This has been in the process for years, and it’s complete.”

Veterans Plaza leads to the entrance to the indoor Memorial Hall, with its plaques of veterans.

“All are welcome to come visit it at any time,” Schwartz said.

Gerard Willis is vice commander of the Allen County Council of Veterans, which coordinates the parade. He has worked with the parade for three years. “The turnouts are getting better and our partic-

ipation is getting a lot better, too,” Willis said. “We have new participants at each parade. We want to help it continue to grow so that it can be what it used to be. It used to be such a prominent and glorious parade, and we want to get back to that.

“That will probably be me bringing up the rear, to catch any stragglers.”

Willis said speakers will tell about their personal experiences as veterans, and about Veterans Day in general.

Besides his office with the Council of Veterans, Willis is commander of the Allen County chapter of the Disabled American Veterans.

A veteran of 17 years with the Army, Willis was stationed throughout the U.S. “I can’t even count how many different duty stations I was sent to, but I enjoyed it, I loved it,” he said. In his last service assignment, he trained mili-

tary observers. “The new recruits that were coming in to get deployed, I would train them in that specific region so they would be more aware and come home to their parents and loved ones,” he said.

He said all donations to the DAV go to the veterans. “We help people pay their utility bills,” he said. “We also help them make rent payments and house payments. We put food in veterans’ houses. We are committed to helping our veterans to be self-suffi-cient, self-sustaining and to provide for their families.”

He said the local chapter has one of the largest memberships in the state. “We need more member-ship and more participation so that we can reach more veterans and accomplish more,” he said. For infor-mation, visit Disabled American Veterans Chapter 40 Allen County, IN on Facebook, or dav.org.

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A tentative agreement was reached Sept. 9. Teachers ratified the agree-ment, and the School Board approved the agreement

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Washington Elemen-tary School students displayed jazz hands and sang as they rocked around the clock of the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne’s Centennial Tower.

Celebrating 100 years of service above self,

the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne brought members and community leaders together Oct. 2 to witness the ribbon cutting cere-mony for the tower the organization is donating to the city.

Standing 22 feet tall and weighing 3.5 tons, the custom designed tower sits on the plaza of the Allen County Public

Library’s main branch. The tower includes a carillon that was rung for the first time during the ceremony by Rotarian Masson Robertson, who played the Rotary Inter-national theme song.

Three years ago, local Rotarians began discussing how the club should celebrate its centennial birthday.

The Centennial Tower was the “lasting legacy project that emerged,” club president Jason Daenens said.

In addition to the tower, the club undertook a local service project, installing 100 Little Free Libraries, as well as an international service project, building a middle school in Africa.

Karen Wentz, a director with Rotary International, emphasized the benefit the local club has been for the Fort Wayne community.

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reminder that Rotary truly is about service above self,” Wentz said of the tower.

Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry read a proc-lamation during the ceremony, commemo-rating the day as Rotary Club of Fort Wayne celebrating 100 years of service day.

“They have stepped up and said, ‘We want to make Fort Wayne all that it can be,’” Henry said.

The third- and fourth-grade students of Washington Elementary School, led by director

Lynn Bishop, entertained the crowd with songs such as “Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne,” to the tune of “New York, New York,” and “Rock Around the Clock.”

The Rotary Club of Fort Wayne adopted the school several years ago and provides mentors, supplies and tutors to the students there.

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Lynn Bishop leads Washington Elementary School students who entertained the crowd at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne’s Centennial Tower at the main branch of the Allen County Public Library. Visit INFortWayne.com for more photos.

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All three bands will stay warmed up by performing this Saturday, Oct. 24.

Carroll has entered the Bands of America India-napolis Super-Regional, at Lucas Oil Stadium. Carroll will march at noon.

Northrop is sponsoring its own Big Orange Pride band invitational. Leo will march at 3:05 p.m., competing in Class C. The host school will march in exhibition in Class A, closing the music at 5:22 p.m. Of the 11 bands enrolled, area schools Eastside, Heritage, DeKalb and North Side also are represented. Festival admission is $6.

Northrop band director John VanPatten said the band made changes to the show before the Chesterton competition, and improved its score. That show is titled “Unite!”

“We knew our show was not working well,” he said. “We rewrote the drill, rewrote the music, and we gave the kids about three days on it and they learned it.”

Carroll band director Doug Hassell said the students knew the Ches-terton performance was solid. “They came off the field, they were excited, they were hugging, they were cheering,” he said. “Those are the best ones, when they know and we know. And it was gold.”

That show not only received a Gold rating,

but was cited for distinc-tion in effect. The show is titled “Alchemy.”

Leo band director Bob Myers said the band is making a few final tweaks to the show, titled “Wired!”

He said about 20 parents followed the band to Chesterton. “I think it’s a huge moti-vation for the kids when they’re standing in the end zone waiting to take

the field and they get to hear that roar of the crowd cheering them on,” Myers said. “It’s a big push.”

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For the second year in a row, taxpayers should expect the tax rate for Fort Wayne Community Schools to remain flat, according the 2016 budget reviewed by the School Board on Sept. 29.

A public hearing on the proposed 2016 budget was held at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, in the Grile Administra-tive Center, 1200 S. Clinton St. Board members will vote on the plan at the Oct. 26 meeting.

The $284 million plan is just less than 1 percent more than the 2015 budget. The budget continues to present long-term financial chal-lenges for FWCS, which remains one of the largest school districts in the state. After reducing the trans-portation expenses by $2.6 million this year, the fund is stabilized and no additional

transportation reductions are necessary. In a statement, the school district explained that because of changes in state funding and enroll-ment declines, reductions in the General Fund may be necessary in the future.

“We always look at least five years out when planning our budget, and if the most recent trends continue, we may have to look at budget reductions,” Chief Financial Officer Kathy Friend said. “While recent changes in the state funding formula weren’t as detrimental as originally proposed, the money we receive from the state will be essentially flat over the next two years.”

FWCS remains among the highest in the state in terms of funneling dollars into the classroom. During the 2012-13 school year, the

most recent year for which data is available, FWCS spent 67.4 percent of its budget in the classroom, compared with the state average of 57.5 percent.

“Our goal is always to ensure the maximum amount of dollars goes into the classroom,” Friend said. “We are here to serve students, and we work hard to make sure they have the resources, support and opportunities they need and deserve to become produc-tive, responsible citizens.”

Money available for the Capital Projects Fund also continues to decline. As the projects approved by voters in the 2012 referendum wrap up, FWCS is starting work on a referendum for the May 2016 ballot. Project details will be deter-mined over the next few months.

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A luncheon will be served 11:30 a.m.-1:30

p.m. which includes hot dogs, bratwurst, sauerkraut, potato chips, homemade apple dump-lings, beef and noodles and German potato salad.

Door prizes will be given away throughout the festival.

Greater Fort Wayne Busi-ness Weekly announced its 2015 Innovation Award winners. Nine northeast Indiana companies will be honored at a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at the Appleseed Room of the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. At the event, one of the nine will be revealed as the 201 5 Innovator of the Year.

Tickets are $25 per person with tables of eight and ten available and can be purchased at FWbusiness.com under the Events tab or by emailing [email protected].

”The nominations this year were impressive. The companies have identified and met very unique needs in various industries,” said Randy Mitchell, CEO of KPC Media Group Inc., which publishes Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly. ”The talent in northeast Indiana never fails to impress us and every year these awards help us realize the depth and breadth of the innovation happening right here at home. KPC Media Group is privileged to help highlight that work.”

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The event sponsors for the 201 5 Innovation Awards are PHP and Lake City Bank; the title sponsor is the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center and the contributing sponsor is Indiana SignWorks.


HUNTERTOWN — The 2015 Miss Huntertown

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at the Huntertown Family Park, located on the corner of Woods Road and Old Lima Road in downtown Huntertown.

The Miss Huntertown Pageant will kick off the festivities at 10 a.m. and will feature local girls between the ages of 5-19.

Jason Paul will take the stage at the park’s amphi-theater from noon to 2 p.m., followed by the Wayward Sons Band from 2:30 to 5 p.m. The park’s amphi-theater has seating for 300 people.

Activities for kids include caricature drawings, face painting, balloon designs, design your own pumpkin and kids games.

Other special events include a vintage car display, children ID’s spon-sored by the Auburn police, an SPCA booth, a Hunter-town Fire station display, draft horses, a presentation from Soarin’ Hawk Raptor Rehab and a chain saw wood carving demon-stration, among others. A family photo booth will also be set up.

A family corn hole tour-nament is also planned. Registration runs from 10 a.m. until noon with the tournament starting at 1 p.m. Teams should consist of one adult and one child (age 17

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A craft fair featuring local vendors will be open throughout the day and a silent auction will also take place, with proceeds bene-fiting the park.

Local food vendors and several food trucks will be serving food throughout the day.

Parking is available at the old Elegant Occasions building — currently owned by Riverside Manufacturing — across the street from the park. Visitors can walk or take a shuttle to the park.

The event has been planned for some time, but plans grew rapidly after the cancellation of the Huntertown Heritage Days Festival, scheduled for Sept. 11 and 12.

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Now in its 37th year, the Wild Zoo Halloween offers adventure, family fun, and treats just right for pint-sized guests.

Guests can trick-or-treat for candy at the Treat Trails, view zoo animals, meet Broomhilda the friendly witch, visit the Beauty Shop of Horrors, see giant-sized pumpkins, and more. Children can choose their own mini-pumpkin from the Pumpkin Patch. Kids are encour-aged to wear costumes. Animal sculptures made out of pumpkins are always a guest favorite. Train riders will hear “Tale of the Twisted Tree” as they venture into the Franke Park woods.

The zoo closed for the regular season on Oct. 11.

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The town approved its half of an inter-local agreement with the city during a special meeting of the Huntertown Town Council on Oct. 8, bringing an end to all litigation between the two sides and potentially paving the way for what town officials believe to be a clearer path to utility independence.

The deal must still be approved by the Fort Wayne City Council. Mike Hawk, an attorney for the town, said Fort Wayne will vote on it by Dec. 2 at the latest.

“After all these years, this is the end game. It’s huge,” Huntertown

Councilman Gary Grant said. “We can hit the ground running (with the wastewater plant). There is no more litigation to stop us.”

Before the town can continue with its plans to build an estimated $14.2 million wastewater treat-ment plant, the Office of Environmental Adjudica-tion – and notably Judge Mary Davidsen – will have to make a ruling on an appeal of a decision by the Indiana Depart-ment of Environmental Management to award the town a permit for the plant.

This agreement, according to town offi-cials, makes that case a little easier for the town to win.

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Allen Circuit Court, an Indiana Court of Appeals cause and the Twin Eagles annexation.

Purpose two estab-lishes the terms for wastewater service between the two enti-ties until the town has constructed its waste-water treatment plant and can disconnect from Fort Wayne City Utili-ties.

Purpose three – consisting of some concessions made by the town – modifies the town’s water and sewer service areas to allow Fort Wayne to service some areas that were previously within the town’s service area – notably the Whisper Rock and Timber Ridge subdivisions currently under construction along Gump Road, east of Indiana 3.

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When a popular country artist played a sell-out concert down the road, the folks of Saint Louis Besancon Church and School threw a little party of their own.

Singer-songwriter Luke Bryan began his Farm Tour 2015 on Sept. 30 at M&J Farms, about a mile south of Besancon. That farm is owned by Mick and Jane Lomont, longtime members of the parish.

The Saint Louis Parent Teacher Organization decided to serve up lunch

for any of the thousands of music fans waiting for the evening concert.

“Mick and Jane Lomont are our parishioners and they have been involved in this parish forever,” said Pastor the Rev. Ben Muhlenkamp. “When this all started to come to be, some of their children said ‘Hey, this is a pretty big deal and we think you should so something of a fundraiser for the church and school.’ They were able to put it on their Facebook and get some attention, and then local vendors said they would be interested in selling food out here.”

The Lomonts were among the first visitors, accepting congratulations, shaking hands and returning smiles for a half-hour before visiting a food truck.

Muhlenkamp said the parish finance board prob-ably would decide to direct the church’s share of the proceeds to the remodeling of the former convent, which once housed teachers at the school next door.

“Things this big don’t usually happen in our little neighborhood,” the pastor said.

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Forest Park United Methodist Women plan to make more than 1,000 apple dumplings again this year.

The pastries are $4 each, and will be avail-able at the church, 2100 Kentucky Ave., Fort Wayne. Customers may stop by the church or call to place orders Thursday and Friday, Oct. 29 and 30; call (260) 484-6696.

Dumplings also will be available Saturday, Oct. 31. The Novemberfest craft bazaar runs 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Lunch will be served 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

“We’ve been doing this for 25 years because we wanted a fundraiser that would make a lot of money and not have to keep doing fundraisers,” said Barb McCoy, church communications director. “So a couple of our

ladies decided that they would try apple dump-lings. The rest is history. We made as many as 3,500 in our hey day. We’re shooting for 1,300 again this year.”

Vendor tables are still available for the craft bazaar; call McCoy at (260) 637-1842. Tables are $15, with proceeds going to the vendors.

McCoy, who is also president of the United Methodist Women, said everyone pitches in to make the apple dump-lings. “For about the last six weeks every Sunday I remind them that it’s coming and we need everyone. It’s actually a fun time because there’s a lot of fellowship,” she said.

“We have people that can’t go in the kitchen and stand up and work, but they can sit at a table and cut apples,” she said.

The church welcomed a new pastor, the Rev. Kathie Jones, on Oct. 3. She and husband Harold Jones were guests at a reception luncheon. “Pastor Kathie’s husband is a cook, so we’ve already informed him that we’ll need him for a three-day project,” McCoy said.

The volunteers begin baking the dumplings on Wednesday and continue cutting, baking and packing through Friday. “We bribe them with a lunch at noon,” McCoy said.

The church estimates that the project has sold more than 50,000 apple dumplings. Visit fpumc.com for a video of the process.

“They’re the best in town,” McCoy said.

The UMC Women will direct its proceeds to the Missions Fund.

Deloris Adams and Sandy Robison cut apples for the 2014 Apple Dumpling Days at Forest Park United Methodist Church. The 2015 sale will be Oct. 29-31; call (260) 484-6696.

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Department crews are making two sweeps of each city neighborhood in the annual leaf collection program, which began Oct. 19.

Crews will make the second sweep of the Central area Nov. 9-13. The Central area is gener-ally south of Coliseum Boulevard and and north of Aboite Center Road, Engle Road, Rudisill Boulevard and McKinnie Avenue. Crews will visit the South area Oct. 26-30 and Nov. 16-20. Service will turn to the North area, Nov. 2-6 and Nov. 30-Dec. 4. For details and a map of the zones, visit cityoffortwayne.org. The week of Nov. 23 will be a catch-up week, if needed.

“This is an important benefit we provide to our neighborhoods. It’s

a service that offers convenience, enhances a neighborhood’s appear-ance, and improves the quality of life in our community,” Mayor Tom Henry said.

Residents can rake leaves to the curb or park strip in front of their home, making sure they are ready for pickup by 7 a.m. on Monday of their designated week, as leaf collection may occur on any day of that week. Other yard waste should not be mixed with the leaves, and cars should not be parked over the leaves.

Or, residents may place leaves in biodegradable bags at the curb, and call 311 to schedule a pickup. This option allows resi-dents to set their own schedule for pickup. Bagged leaves will be

collected within two busi-nesses days of their call to 311.

There will be no leaf collection on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov.11.

Daily updates of crews’ next-day assignments are available at the website cityoffortwayne.org/leaves. Residents may call the leaf pickup hot line, (260) 427-2302, to get daily updates.

The city asks parents to remind children to not play in leaf piles near the street.

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• Woodburn: 5-7 p.m. Oct. 31. At 7, attention turns to the Lions Club’s customary party at the Community Center. A costume party will be open to all children. The Lions will make and share their locally famous doughnuts. After the party, the celebration will move to a fireworks show on Front Street under the water tower.

stepped forward to serve the crowd. Those included Billy’s from just down the road in Zulu, plus Rack & Helen’s and Pizza Hut from New Haven, and Who Cut the Cheese and Yum Yums from Fort Wayne.

Mike Adams and daugh-ters Kerri Zurbuch and Kelli Stopher, all of New Haven, prepared and sold tacos from the Billy’s truck.

“I’m here to help the family business and help support the parish,” Stopher said.

“I believe a hundred percent in Catholic educa-tion and what Saint Louis and all the parishes on this side are doing,” Zurbuch said.

“I would agree with that,” said Stopher, whose children attend St. Jude School in Fort Wayne.

The local band Sugar Shot performed for free, in a beer garden that was fenced off in the far end of the parking lot.

Dawn Comment was decked out in country music attire. “I’m here to see Sugar Shot. The lead singer is a friend of ours,” she said. “Then we’re heading to see Luke Bryan.”

Comment and friend Judy Antus watched chil-dren as they took in the music from beyond the beer garden. “I came because of Dawn and Sugar Shot,” Antus said. She also came to the barbecue to support the parish, to which she has

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Stephanie Galantine and Amy Urban coordinated the fundraiser on behalf of the Saint Louis Besancon Parent Teacher Organiza-tion.

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The current school building was dedicated on Thanksgiving Day 1915. To mark that centennial, the Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, will serve at a Mass at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1.

The current school building replaced Saint Joseph School, a wooden

structure that opened in 1900 and which was destroyed by fire. The first classes were held in the new

building on Oct. 4, 1915.The Rev. Ben Muhlen-

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pastor in July of this year.“This parish loves this

school,” he said. “There are so many people that sacrificed to see this school be successful. There are only about 110 children in the school; it’s very small. Our teachers really sacrifice to work here. They could certainly be paid better working at a public school. But this school is the heart, the gem of our parish.”

Vanessa Diller is the new principal at Saint Louis, but is a familiar face at the school. “I taught kinder-garten here for the last seven years, so it’s been a very easy transition for me,” Diller said. “I developed very good relationships with parents as a kinder-garten teacher.” Over those seven years, she said, she became familiar with most of the parents in the school community. “So I received a lot of support and prayers

from parents in that posi-tion, so that’s helped out a lot and made it an even smoother transition,” she said.

Saint Louis also has a new mascot, the Crusader, honoring the history of the school’s patron saint. “All around it just seems like an additional piece to unite us in Catholicity and as a community,” Diller said.

Diller was born in Allen County and attended Saint Rose of Lima School in Monroeville through the second grade. The Kira-kofe family then moved to follow the father’s job. Diller graduated from Crestview High School in Convoy, Ohio, and from Wright State University in Celina, Ohio. She and her husband have three children. The family still belongs to Saint Rose of Lima Parish.

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Church are intertwined as one community, Diller said. The children are becoming increasingly aware of faith as an important part of their lives outside the home and school, she said. “I feel that way, and I think our students do, too,” she said. “With our new pastor here — Pastor Ben — we’re seeing more and more fami-lies that are coming to our Masses in the morning. We have Mass on Wednesday and Friday mornings, and there are always parents here.

“I think Pastor Ben has done a really good job of trying to unite the home life and the school life and the church life, and helps the students to see that it’s all intertwined, and the expectations that we have at school and the expecta-tions that the parents have at home are all based on Christ’s love.”

Diller said a parent and a teacher have written a play to present during the bishop’s visit. The play will follow the school’s changes through the decades. “There might be a special song,” she said. “We’re hoping to give the bishop a good show and show him how excited we are to be cele-brating our hundred years, so that he knows how we’re all on board for what may come for the next hundred years.”

The former convent building, which also was built in 1915, is undergoing a renovation. “From the time Father Ben set foot on here, he wanted to get that building done so we could use it for commu-nity service to our youth program, for our adult education programs,” Diller said. “He really wants the community to know that they have a place to come that is going to be enriching in the Catholic aspect of their lives.”

Asked about her greatest surprise in her new position, Diller answered, “Over-whelmingly, the paperwork, by far.

“That’s been the hardest thing is being taken out of the students’ lives so much, trying to manage all the mandates with the state and all the paperwork.

“But I try to get with the students. I greet them at the door as often as I can. I serve lunch duty and recess duty as often as I can. I do classroom observations as often as I can, and try to keep that relationship with students so that they see me as more than just somebody that sits in the office.”

Saint Louis is Muhlen-kamp’s first pastorate. He previously served as associate pastor at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church and School on Aboite Center Road in Fort Wayne.

“This is just a beautiful, loving community and I feel like I hit the jackpot getting sent here,” Muhlen-kamp said.

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Vanessa Diller is the new principal at Saint Louis Besancon School. Diller has been a kindergarten teacher at the school for seven years.

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Freck added that Fort Wayne owed Hunter-town $1.5 million in a rate dispute since the town opted out of its contract with the city in 2013, but said the town was willing to forgo those monies to get the fight out of the courts.

“This will stop the bleeding and we can move forward,” Freck said.

Councilman Dave Garman, who is one of 50 local entities to appeal IDEM’s decision, approved the agreement as well.

“As a council member, elected by the people of Huntertown, we can’t afford (this fight). I complain about the numbers (we pay for attorney and engineering fees) all the time. We can’t afford it,” Garman said. “I still don’t think a wastewater treat-ment plant will ever be cheaper. I will never be convinced of that and with my research, I feel that way.”

Under the terms of the agreement, Fort Wayne had one business day to dismiss its case in the OEA cause. Also of note, the city was to instruct Ted Nitza and his company, the Secant Group LLC, that they shall not provide any assistance to any indi-vidual or entity involved in the OEA cause or in any legal cause or legis-lative challenge to the town’s wastewater plant project.

In exchange. the town will not bring any legal

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Many Eel River resi-dents, led by Gayle Marshall, had been using Nitza and his company for support services, as Marshall stated publicly at a recent town council meeting.

A pre-trial hearing in the OEA cause was scheduled for the week of Oct. 19, Town Attorney Dave Hawk reported in September.

Garman noted that without Fort Wayne and its witnesses and experts’ challenge to this cause, the battle has gotten significantly tougher for those who have appealed.

The agreement also awards the town 1,150 equivalent residential units of capacity to the city’s system. Of those units, 240 were pre-ap-proved, giving the town 910 new units to allow for immediate growth.

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The rates Fort Wayne will charge Huntertown between now and the potential disconnect date were established by an Indiana Utility Regula-tory Commission ruling in May.

The agreement is in effect until 2020 and includes a two-year extension, should the town’s wastewater plant not be operation in that time frame. The exten-sion would come with a 4 percent rate increase per year.

“City Utilities is pleased to resolve legal disputes with Hunter-town. It is a good day for the residents of Fort Wayne, Huntertown, and Allen County,” Frank Suárez, director of public information for City Utilities, said. “The settlement provides Fort Wayne and Huntertown certainty in their utility

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ANNOUNCEMENTS / NOTICES / REGISTRATIONSoles4Souls. Local Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts are accepting new or used shoes to be distributed through an international anti-poverty organization. Shoes can be dropped off at the Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana Michiana at 10008 Dupont Circle Drive, Fort Wayne, or at the Anthony Wayne Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, at 8315 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. Both are open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. Or drop off shoes at Auctions America, 5536 County Road 11A, Auburn, from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 24. The shoe drive will wrap up on Monday, Oct. 26.Christmas bazaar accepting vendors. Peace United Church of Christ, 9123 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne. Saturday, Nov. 14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Vendors may reserve tables for $15 by calling Diana at (260) 432-6369 or (260) 431-7183.Holiday bazaar seeking vendors. American Legion 241 Auxiliary, 7605 Bluffton

Road, Fort Wayne. Saturday, Nov. 21, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Vendors may reserve tables for $15 by calling Diana at (260) 432-6369, Helen at (260) 747-6773, or Karen at (260) 580-4546.“Coping With the Holidays.” D.O. McComb & Sons, 1140 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne. Saturday, Nov. 14. Grief and loss counselor Dar Richardson will offer suggestions to honor a loved one’s memory and to help the survivors to heal. Visitors may attend either the 1-2:30 p.m. session or the 4-5:30 p.m. session. Reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Nov. 8 is the deadline to register. For further information or to register, visit mccombandsons.com or call (260) 426-9494. Families may remember a lost loved one, share in a candle-lighting ceremony, and offer support to grieving families.Poinsettia fundraiser. The Allen County Office of the Purdue Extension Ser-vice is selling poinsettia plants in red, pink and white for $15 each. These plants are in 6-inch pots with 7-12 blooms each. Orders with payment must be placed by noon Monday, Nov. 23. Pickup will be 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs-day, Dec. 3, at the Extension Office on the IPFW Campus, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. Order forms are available at extension.purdue.edu/allen. Direct questions to Vickie J. Hadley at (260) 481-6826 or email [email protected] bazaar. Bishop Dwenger High School, 1300 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. Saturday, Nov. 14. The popular craft show is accepting registrations for vendors and crafters. Tables are $40 each; electricity is available for a limited number of spots. Registration and information can be

found on the Performing Arts page at bishopdwenger.com/Performing-Arts. Contact Marie Vorndran at (260) 341-9881 for more information.“I’m a Hoosier!” The ACPL 32nd annual Poetry Contest. Children and young adults through grade 12 are invited to submit one original poem on the theme “I’m a Hoosier!” The contest ends Monday, Nov. 2. Rules are available at any ACPL library location or online.Vendors wanted for Market Place Bazaar. Harlan United Methodist Church. Nov. 7. Call (260) 657-5364 or (260) 417-9286 for more details and cost.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 this season featuring music from around the world. No auditions are required but singers must be able to match pitch. Rehearsals are held 7-8:30 Tuesday evenings at Shawnee Middle School, 1000 E. Cook Road, Fort Wayne. For more in-formation, call Judy King, (260) 489-4505.Crafters and vendors wanted. The Women’s Guild of Emmaus Lutheran Church, 8626 Covington Road, Fort Wayne, will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar & Sale on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the gym. Craft-ers and vendors interested in reserving a table may call one of the vendor coordinators: Margie, (260) 580-2427, or Darlene (260) 418-4285, or email [email protected] to request an information sheet and reservation form. The coordinators will return calls as soon as possible. The cost for an 8-foot table is $30; 6-foot table is $25; and an 8-foot by 5-foot space is $20. Space will be rented on a first-come, first-served basis. The

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FRIDAY, OCT. 23Frogapalooza. Fort Wayne Country Club, 5221 Covington Road, Fort Wayne. 6-9 p.m. Little River Wetlands Project celebrates its 25th anniversary. Tick-ets $100 per person, $800 for a table of eight, or $1,000 for a table of 10. Call (260) 478-2515 to pay by credit card or mail a check to LRWP, 7902 Engle Road, Suite 200, Fort Wayne, IN 46804. Brief presentation, dinner, cash bar, hors d’oeuvres, silent auction and live auction. For more details, including a list of auction items available to date, visit lrwp.org/frog, email [email protected] or call (260) 478-2515. Presented by Phillips Financial Services.Fish fry. Fort Wayne Sport Club, 3102 Ardmore Ave., Fort Wayne. 4:30 p.m. $8 for adults, $4 for children 6-10, and children under 6 eat for free.

SATURDAY, OCT. 24Craft Bazaar. Allen County Fairgrounds, 2726 Carroll Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free admission and parking.National Fishing Lure Collectors Club. Don Hall’s Guesthouse, 1313 W. Wash-ington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Bob King is co-host of the Region 5 NFLCC Show. Admission is $5 for member or nonmember, including spouse and immediate family 18 and under. For details, call (800) 348-1999.Suds in the City. The History Center, 302 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne 7-10 p.m. Tickets $30. The League for the Blind & Disabled a craft beer and wine tasting fundraiser. A cash martini bar will be available. To buy tickets, call the League at (260) 441-0551.Magician Justin Flom. First Assembly of God, 1400 W. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 6 p.m. From the TV show “Wizard Wars.” Tickets $6-$22. Visit TrinityCommunications.org.Fort Wayne Stamp Show. Concordia Lutheran High School, 1600 Saint Joe River Road, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission and parking. Anthony Wayne Stamp Society will have a beginner table for starting or restarting a stamp collection. The even also offers a free, non-binding ap-praisal.Auxiliary Dinner & Show. American Legion Post 241, 7605 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. The public is welcome. Tickets $25 per person. Dinner served 4:30-6:30 p.m. “Memories of the King and Diamond: A Solitary Tribute” features Brent A. Cooper. Show time begins with an Elvis tribute from 7-8 p.m. After intermission, a Neil Diamond tribute continues from 8:30-9:30 p.m. For tickets, call American Legion Post 241 at (260) 747-7851.Sports card and collectibles show. Hotel Fort Wayne, 305 E. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free and open to the public.

SUNDAY, OCT. 25Family matinee, “Larry Cat in Space.” Schouweiler Planetarium, Achatz Hall of Science, University of Saint Francis, 2701 Leesburg Road, Fort Wayne. 3:30 p.m. (75 minutes, appropriate for grades K-5 and accompanying adults) $4 for adults, and $3 for senior citizens and children under 18. Tick-ets are purchased at the door. This 75-minute cartoon is about an imagina-tive cat who takes a trip to the moon.Fort Wayne Stamp Show. Concordia Lutheran High School, 1600 Saint Joe River Road, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission and parking. Anthony Wayne Stamp Society will have a beginner table for starting or

restarting a stamp collection. The even also offers a free, non-binding ap-praisal.“The Sistine Chapel” lecture. University of Saint Francis North Campus Audito-rium, 2701 Spring St., Fort Wayne. 6 p.m. Free. Public welcome. The Jew-ish Federation of Fort Wayne, Congregation B’nai Jacob and the University of Saint Francis are partnering to bring Rabbi Benjamin Blech to Fort Wayne. He will speak on “The Sistine Chapel: Michelangelo’s Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican.” A tenth-generation rabbi, Blech is an internationally recognized educator, religious leader, author and lecturer. He is the author of 15 titles, including three Idiot’s Guide series books and “If God is Good, Why is the World So Bad?” Visit fwjf.org for details. This program is presented with support from the Dr. Harry W. Salon Foundation and the Louis and Anne B. Schneider Foundation.Halloween “Spooktacular.” Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW Campus, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Pre-concert activities begin at 1 p.m. $13 for adults, $7 for ages 18 and under. The Fort Wayne Philharmonic encourages everyone to dress up for this family-friendly Halloween celebra-tion of classical music. The music will include selections from Stravinsky’s “Firebird Suite,” Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique,” Greig’s “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from “Peer Gynt” and more. Local dance company dAnce.Kontemporary will perform along with The Phil during a selection of Rachmaninoff’s “Symphonic Dances.” Visit fwphil.org for program details. Buy tickets online or by phone or at the box office; call (260) 481-0777 for details. The Philharmonic Friends will have an Instrument Play-ground encouraging children to explore musical instruments firsthand. Face painting and an appearance by Harry Potter will be provided by TAG Art. Other activities such as coloring and craft stations will also be available.

TUESDAY, OCT. 27Fort Wayne Area Community Band. Rhinehart Music Center on the IPFW Cam-pus, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. Downbeat is 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door: $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, $3 to children 6 and over, and free to IPFW students with ID. The 70-plus member concert band, under the direction of conductor Scott Humphries and assistant con-ductor David Blackwell, will perform a wide variety of music including a piece composed by Humphries called “Allegheny Ride.” In addition, they will do a work featuring percussion called “Africa,” highlights from “The King and I,” “In Autumn Skies,” “An American in Paris,” “The Haunted Carousel,” “Four Scottish Dances,” “From the Banks of the Blue Ridge,” and more.Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4533 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $15.50, inclusive of lunch. Make reservations by Oct. 20 to Meridith, (260) 672-3414. To-day’s program is a live auction with a “singing” auctioneer, plus a silent auction. Baby sitting is available. Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connec-tion is sponsored by Stonecroft Ministries.Allen County Neighborhoods Association. Citizens Square, 200 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne. In the Omni room in the Garden Level. 7-8:30 p.m. Local attorneys Robert Eherenman and Carrie Hawk Gutman will discuss legal issues that neighborhood associations face. They also will answer questions from the audience. An open forum will address concerns. Free parking is available in the public parking area in front of Citizens Square and at meters around the building. Enter at the main entrance on the north side of the building. ACNA helps neighborhood associations in both incorporated and unincor-porated areas of Allen County access county services and share ideas for resolving common concerns. For more information, contact ACNA Coor-dinators Dan McCrea ([email protected]), Kris Krishnan ([email protected]) or Joanne Bergman ([email protected]), or Mike Green, Allen County public information officer, at (260) 449-7671.Show choir spaghetti dinner and concert fundraiser. New Haven High School, 1300 Green Road, New Haven. Meal at 6:30 p.m., concert at 7 p.m. $10 for the

meal and concert, or $5 for the concert alone. The event benefits the newly reactivated show choir.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28Fall Career Fair. Ivy Tech Northeast North Campus, Student Life Center Gym-nasium, 3701 Dean Drive, Fort Wayne. 1-4 p.m. Free. More than 50 area employers will be on hand to meet with community members, who will be able to discover firsthand what the employment needs are in northeast Indiana. Ivy Tech Northeast Admissions staff members will also be in at-tendance to answer questions about the college and the enrollment process. Those with questions can call Career Development at Ivy Tech Northeast at (260) 481-2282, email Joe McMichael at [email protected], or email Joyce Baker at [email protected] Dialogue. YWCA Northeast Indiana, 1610 Spy Run Ave. Noon-1:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Free parking. Guests are invited to bring their lunch. The gatherings on the fourth Wednesday of each month embrace the dignity of all people. Panelists and guest speakers work to pro-voke deep thought. Today’s topic is diversity in batterer intervention. RSVP to Sue Hiatt at [email protected] or (260) 424-4908.

THURSDAY, OCT. 29Apple Dumpling Days. Forest Park United Methodist Church, 2100 Kentucky Ave., Fort Wayne. The United Methodist Women have prepared apple dumplings as a fundraiser for missions. To order, call (260) 484-6696.Trunk-O-Treat. Byron Health Center, 12101 Lima Road at Carroll Road, Fort Wayne. 5-7 p.m. Free. Members of the community are welcome. Fire will flicker from a fire pit while hosts will serve popcorn and hot chocolate. Guests may warm up in the Eakin Family Room and catch a spooky movie on the big-screen TV. Several local mascots will be on hand. Car clubs have been invited to take part.Allen County Retired Teachers Association meeting. Biaggi’s Restaurant at Jefferson Pointe, Fort Wayne. Members are asked to arrive at 10:45 a.m. for dues payment. The meeting begins at 11. Members should contact Mary Joe Pur-vis for reservations and special dietary needs. Call (260) 471-5952 or email [email protected].

FRIDAY, OCT. 30Trick or Treat at Georgetown. Georgetown Square, 6301 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne. 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Mall managers said merchants expect 1,200 to 1,500 trick-or-treaters and family members for Trick or Treat at George-town, a northeast Fort Wayne tradition since 1972. The New Haven Alumni Band will play in front of Jeff’s Coneys. There will also be a costume con-test and a family dance party.Apple Dumpling Days. Forest Park United Methodist Church, 2100 Kentucky Ave., Fort Wayne. The United Methodist Women have prepared apple dumplings as a fundraiser for missions. To order, call (260) 484-6696.

SATURDAY, OCT. 31New to You Sale. Army National Guard Armory, 130 W. Cook Road, Fort Wayne. Free admission. The sale begins at 8 a.m. At 1:30 p.m., the sale will close in preparation for the bag sale that begins at 2 p.m. After 2 p.m., buy a small bag for $5 or a large bag for $10 and fill it with as much as possible. Merchandise includes gently used children’s clothing and toys, housewares, appliances, furniture, adult clothing and more. Sponsored by the Junior League of Fort Wayne to support the group’s services across the community.“Nightmare Before Christmas.” Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $29. The Fort Wayne Philharmonic presents the Tim Burton film in its entirety, projected above the stage with full dialogue, effects and vocal performances. The orchestra will perform the score by Burton collaborator Danny Elfman. Philharmonic Assistant


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SUNDAY, NOV. 1Celebrating centennial. Saint Louis Besancon Catholic Church, 15355 Lincoln Highway East, New Haven. 10 a.m. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades will preside at a Mass in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the present Saint Louis Besancon Academy building.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4Appleseed Quilters Guild. Classic Cafe, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. Social half-hour begins at 6:30 p.m., with the meeting starting at 7 p.m. Anyone who wants to learn more about quilting is welcome to this meeting, to learn about mitered borders, and to meet other quilters. Visit appleseedquilters-guild.com for details.

THURSDAY, NOV. 5“Love Ran Red Tour” with Chris Tomlin & Rend Collective. Allen County War Me-morial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 5-7 p.m. Tickets $20-$55. For details, visit TrinityCommunications.org.Tax amnesty seminar. H&R Block, 3922 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. 6-7 p.m. Free. Presented by the Indiana Department of Revenue, in partnership with H&R Block. Tax Amnesty 2015 is a limited-time opportunity for both individuals and businesses to pay past-due taxes free of penalty, interest and collection fees. All tax types managed by the Indiana Department of Rev-enue for periods ending prior to Jan. 1, 2013, are eligible for the program. The seminar will give an overview of eligibility requirements, payment plan options, and other resources. To register, email Evelyn at [email protected]. For a complete list of scheduled Tax Amnesty 2015 semi-nars, go to in.gov/dor/amnesty/5382.htm.AARP educational seminar. Community Foundation, 555 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. Free. Allen County Chapter 187 of AARP will hold its monthly free educational presentation. Sylvia Wade, from Aging & In-Home Ser-vices of Northeast Indiana, will address the topic of making wise health insurance decisions. Open enrollment is from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7. Wade has 16 years of experience at Aging and In-Home Services. She serves as the resource supervisor for the Aging and Disability Resource Center. The public is invited and welcome.

FRIDAY, NOV. 6PTSD, The Ladder UPP, and Transforming our Communities. Visiting Nurse Com-munity Grief Center, 5920 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Fee for 6.0 CEU’s is $25, including lunch and workbook. Fee without CEU’s is $15, including lunch and workbook. Register at eventbrite.com/o/visiting-nurse-7133143913. Registration deadline Nov. 4. Guest speaker Silouan Green will discuss the many ways to be broken in life, especially through military service and life trauma. Green, President is a service-dis-abled U.S. Marine, and has been a speaker on PTSD and brokenness for over a decade.Gala and art auction. University of Saint Francis Goldstine Performing Arts Center, 431 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne. 5:30 p.m. This segment of the uni-versity’s 125th anniversary celebration precedes the opening performance of “Jesus Christ Superstar” in the auditorium at 8 p.m. Tickets can be pur-chased at 125gala.eventbrite.com. Cost to attend the event is $75 for single tickets and $125 for couples.

SATURDAY, NOV. 74-H Expo. Allen County Extension Office, 4001 Crescent Ave., on the IPFW Campus, Fort Wayne. 1-4 p.m. Parents and youth in kindergarten through 12th grade interested in learning more about the 4-H program are invited. The first 200 youth to enroll and pay 2016 program fees of $10 for K-2 and $25 for grades 3-12 will receive a free T-shirt. 4-H offers 60 subject areas, from aerospace to woodworking, to help spark youths’ interest in the world around us. Direct questions to (260) 481-6826 and choose Option 1.Pancake and sausage breakfast. Leo Masonic Lodge 224, 13711 Leo Road, Leo-Cedarville. 7-11 a.m. $5.Craft show, candy and bake sale. Most Precious Blood Church, 1515 Barthold St., Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Food will be available for purchae. Door prizes will be awarded. The event will be held in the school gym, which is wheelchair-accessible.Market Place Bazaar. Harlan United Methodist Church, 16434 Indiana 37 E., Harlan. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Handmade items, lunch, and a bake sale.Bake sale and craft bazaar. Bethany Lutheran Church, 2435 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Lunch will be available. The church’s Ladies Guild sponsors the bazaar.Traders’ Days. Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. 10 a.m-5 p.m. Free. The History Center presents this event, which welcomes traditional Miami and regional tribes’ crafts, goods and wares for sale, as well as hands-on demonstrations and interactive educational programs.Christmas Shop & Bakery. Cedar Creek Church, 12606 Leo Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Featuring a craft sale, bakery with specialty items, cookie walk and lunch. All vendors donate 100 per cent of their profits to charita-ble nonprofit organizations.Fort Wayne Farmer’s Indoor Market. Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Markets continue the first and third Saturdays of each month through May.Sausage/sauerkraut dinner and crafts. Zion Lutheran Church, 2313 S. Hanna St. at Creighton Avenue, Fort Wayne. 5-7 p.m. $8 for ages 11 through adult, $3 for ages 5 to 10. Sausage, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, dessert, coffee or milk. Carryouts available. Handicap accessible.“Harvest of Blessings.” Victory Noll Center, 1900 W. Park Drive, Huntington. 7 p.m.; doors open at 6:30 p.m. $40 per person, including meal, two tokens for beer or wine, and live entertainment. This fundraiser features live jazz music and New Orleans-style food. The evening includes a live auction. Tickets are available at olvm.org/vncenter, or by calling Victory Noll Cen-ter at (260) 356-0628, ext. 174.Euchre tournament and dinner fundraiser. Zion Lutheran Church, 7616 Bull Rap-ids Road, Woodburn. 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $12, which includes the meal, awards, door prizes, fellowship and snacks. For more information, reserva-tions, and tickets, call Gladys Thiele, (260) 657-5368, or Lynda Place, (260) 632-5410.Chicago bus trip fundraiser. Bus departs from the IPFW Campus at 7 a.m. and returns at 10 p.m. Open to the public. The Association of IPFW Women

sponsors this fundraiser for the organization’s scholarship fund. There are several drop-off points in Chicago. Columbia City pickups/drop-offs can be arranged as needed. The total cost is $40 ($5 of which goes to the asso-ciation’s scholarship fund). Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, until the bus is filled. Checks or money orders only. Con-tact Bev Stewart at [email protected] or call (260) 485-8724.

SUNDAY, NOV. 8Children’s Choir Harvest Concert. Rhinehart Music Center on the IPFW campus, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne. 4 p.m. Tickets are $8 to $10. All Fort Wayne Children’s Choir ensembles will perform. The concert is presented in collaboration with IPFW and the Community Harvest Food Bank. Con-cert patrons are encouraged to donate items for the Community Harvest Kids Backpack Program, designed to meet the needs of hungry children at times when other resources are not available. The backpacks are filled with meals, and children take the backpacks home on weekends. The food bank also accepts monetary donations. Tickets are available through the IPFW box office, (260) 481-6555.Traders’ Days. Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne. Noon-4 p.m. Free. The History Center presents this event, which welcomes traditional Miami and regional tribes’ crafts, goods and wares for sale, as well as hands-on demonstrations and interactive educational programs.Fort Wayne Hobby and Collectibles Show. Classic Cafe, 4832 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission. A vinyl record and CD show will be held next door.

TUESDAY, NOV. 10“Memory Worries: Should I Be Worried?” Allen County Extension Office, on the IPFW campus, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 1 p.m. This program discusses how memory works and why it sometimes doesn’t, with special focus on how to improve memory and recall. Direct questions to Vickie Hadley at the Allen County Extension Office, (260) 481-6826.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11Free golf for veterans. Active military personnel and veterans are invited to play golf for free at Fort Wayne’s Foster Park, Shoaff Park or McMillen Park golf courses today. Electric carts are not included in this special. Those wishing to play for free are asked to present a military I.D. The Parks De-partment suggests scheduling a tee time for these days. Tee times may be reserved a week in advance at fortwayneparks.org. Or call your preferred golf course.Veterans Day benefit dinner. Messiah Lutheran Church, Stellhorn and Maplecrest roads, Fort Wayne. 5-7 p.m. $10 for ages 11 and older, with discounted rates for younger children. Proceeds will be donated to Shep-herd’s House, a transitional living center for homeless veterans struggling with alcohol and chemical dependencies.Surviving the Holidays: A Conversation with the Visiting Nurse Grief Team. Visiting Nurse Community Grief Center, 5920 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Those who are grieving may dread special days or holidays. Grief counselors Rick Leone, Bonnie Davis and Lili Carroll will lead a dis-cussion and offer practical suggestions on how to cope. A light supper will be served. RSVP to (260) 435-3261 or email [email protected].

SATURDAY, NOV. 14Christmas Bazaar. Peace United Church of Christ, 9123 Aboite Center Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Vendors may reserve tables for $15 by calling Diana at (260) 432-6369 or (260) 431-7183.Black Swamp Jam. Folkcraft Instruments, 22133 Main St., Woodburn. 10 a.m.-noon. No charge. This acoustic jam session is open to players of all skill levels. Strictly public domain tunes. Visit folkcraft.com for details and future events.


(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.

SUMMIT CITY INVESTMENTS, INC. is

located at 2200 Lake Avenue, Suite 123 in

Fort Wayne, IN, holds a Certificate of

Good Standing from the Indiana Secretary

of State, and is a BBB Accredited business

with the Indiana Better Business Bureau

with an A+ rating,

Mike MacDonald is the President of

Summit City Investments, Inc. He is a

37-year resident in the local community,

and has been a long term partner in his

family’s independent insurance agency and

tax & accounting firm (G. A. MacDonald

Associates, Inc.)

For more information or to view a list of

properties for sale, just visit

www.SummitCityInvestments.com2200 Lake Avenue, Suite 123

Fort Wayne, IN 46805

Phone (260) 267-0760

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“Most sellers are unaware of the options we offer.

What they need most is aqualified buyer... and we might just be that buyer.

We can buy houses in as-is condition, pay top dollar and close in just a few

days… or whenever they’reready.”

“If you can afford a first month’s rent, a last

month’s rent and a security deposit, then I can

probably sell you one of my houses.”

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