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For some people, musiccarries them through theday. Whether they areworking at a desk andlistening to music on theradio, or driving acrossthe country, music canhave a motivating, or

relaxing effect on itslisteners.

Music is therapeutic.Its soothing. I enjoy thelift of peoples spirits,Mike Wermer, valetmanager at DupontHospital said.

Wermer is just one ofseveral employees whoplays an instrument andwho has agreed to partici-pate in The Sounds ofMusic at Dupont, aprogram that recruitsemployees to play musicin the lobby and waitingarea. He has been playing

the piano for over 25years and is also thepianist for his church, St.Andrews Presbyterian inAuburn.

He said he washonored to be asked, toparticipate.

The program beganwhen the hospitalscustomer service steering

committee and hospitalChaplain Scott Daviswanted to create an event

that fostered a positiveand uplifting work envi-ronment for the staff.

In particular, one NICUnurse got the programrolling when she offeredto play her harp forpatients and hospital staffduring the holiday season.

Davis said the programis a morale builder, for

both visitors and staff.They talk about it for

weeks, he said, talking

about other employeeswho see their co-workerssinging or playing. Thefeedback that wevegotten from guests is thatthey enjoy it. Being in thehospital is a journey.Were on this journey withthem and we want toprovide them with anycomfort measures that will

make this a positive expe-rience.

Lizette Downey,

communications coordi-

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Business & Professional........................A9

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Dining & Entertainment......................A2-3Youth..........................................................A7

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Peanut butter and jelly cupcake is star

standout at Coldwater Road bakery

For Courtney Hamm, the smell of abakery is something she has grown usedto. When told that her bakery smelledwonderfully like cake, the baker said,We get used to it around here. We hear itall the time.

Hamm, who owns Courtneys Bakery,has been operating the business for twoand a half years on Coldwater Rd., butshe has spent most of her life aroundcakes and baking.

My mother was a baker, she said.She made wedding cakes. I grew up withit.

Hamm started her business about tenyears ago, making cakes from home. Shehas taken cake decorating classes inChicago.

Its always an ongoing trainingprocess, she said. There are always new

techniques to learn.She said she is always seeking new

classes and new instructors to teach herthe tricks of the trade.

The bakery works on weddings andlarge events. Attached to it is a one-stopwedding shop where brides-to-be can goto find wedding professionals like aphotographer and florist. Hamm said theidea was so a bride could come in and geteverything done at once. It was opened upa year after the bakery launched.

Courtneys Bakery does 3D cakesculpting, which means that, instead of aflat sheet cake, thats when someonewants a cake of a horse [or other object],Hamm said. Recently she made a cake

that was in the form of a large stack ofmoney. She said her bakery has done cars,boats and replicas of statues and build-ings, among many others. She once madea six foot tall replica of the Lincoln

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Sounds of Music illuminatesthe Dupont Difference


Four-legged therapistsand a passionate team aimto reach goals at Summit

Equestrian

From the way she smiles and engages each child, itsclear to see that Allison Wheaton, a NARHA-certifiedtherapeutic riding instructor, brings passion and vision to


Valet manager Mike Wermer plays the piano for The Sounds of Music at Dupont. He has played thepiano for over 25 years.

Photo by Kelly McLendon

Allison Wheaton (left), is a NAR HA-certified therapeutic ridinginstructor at Summit Equestrian Center in La Cabreah.


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array of flavors to Lima RoadYogurt on Your Own, also known as

YoYo, is a frozen yogurt place where theline is almost always out the door in theevening.

The concept is simple: walk throughthe doors, pick up a brightly colored bowl(orange, pink or lime green) and thenwalk past the in-the-wall dispensers,filling your bowl with any combination ofthe 14 flavors currently on the menuboard.

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The eaterys dcor, which includes

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Sushiya-US, an Asian-fusion restaurant had their grand opening on Wednesday,August 3. The place serves sushi and sashimi, among many other options, which in-

clude noodles, teriyaki, salads, soups and desserts.Monday thru Friday from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Sushiya-US offers a bento box

lunch special. There are eight entrees to choose from, all under $14.95. All bento

boxes are served with steamed rice, a small salad with ginger dressing, 3 pieces ofthe California roll, and chefs choice side, according to the eaterys menu.

The restaurant is located at 2882 E. Dupont Road. They will be open Mon. thru Sat.

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The perfect time of yearto take in scenic views ofnortheast Allen Countycould be the fall. Drivingslowly through the streets,looking at the beautiful

fall foliage through a dirtycar window just does notdo it justice. What betterway to enjoy it than in thegreat outdoors with familyand friends?

N.E.A.T. (North EastAllen Tour) Bike Tour2011 will take place onSaturday, Oct. 1 throughnortheast Allen County.The 20, 40, and 62-mile,leisurely bicycle tours willinclude stops at Metea,Payton and CooksLanding County parks. Allroutes pass the ACRESLand Trust-owned Bicen-tennial Woods andVandolah preserves. The40 and 62-mile routes alsotour southern DekalbCounty and thesurrounding Amishcommunities.

Snacks, drinks, a lightlunch and emergencytransportation services willbe provided. Participatingbike riders must come

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N.E.A.T. will begin andend at the entrance parkinglot at Metea County Park,located at the corner ofUnion Chapel and Leoroads, west of Cedarville.

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8:30 a.m. with the ridebeginning at 9 a.m. andwill be held rain or shine.There are no refundsoffered should someonenot make the trip. Volun-teers will provideemergency transportationservices to transport riders

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The Home Builders Association of FortWayne will bring back its Parade ofHomes this fall.

The 2011 parade, set for Sept. 24 toOct. 2, has signed on six builders: BobBuescher Homes, Delagrange Homes,Lancia Homes, Slattery Builders, West-port Homes and Windsor Homes by Jeff

Gilmore.This years parade will be held in

Valencia, a northeast subdivision just offRothman Road in St. Joseph Township.Homes included in the parade are

expected to be in the $275,000 to$350,000 range. Parade of Homes hourswill be noon to 9 p.m. daily, exceptSunday, which is noon to 6 p.m.

(The Parade of Homes) has alwaysbeen a popular event and with some of theproceeds going to local charities, we hopeit will be an even greater success, said

Craig Yoder, the 2011 president of theFort Wayne Home Builders Association.

A portion of the $10 admission fee willgo to benefit Francines Friends MobileMammography, the Parkview Foundation

and the Ronald McDonald House.There will also be a vendor tent

featuring 24 companies products andservices for upgrading or building a newhome. Seven other companies will setupdisplays in parade home garages.

The Valencia homes are a little smallerand in a lower price range than homes in

some previous HBA parades. The focusis more on the amenities inside. Thatsreally where the market is now, Yodersaid.

The last Parade of Homes was held in2009 and before that in 2007.

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Surack expects air servicebusiness to take off

Chuck Surack pulled out a merit badge sash from hisBoy Scout days and noted that the first badge hereceived was not for music the industry that hasbrought him great fortune. It was for aviation.

Part of the interest in aviation, he said, was spurred byhis father, who owned a small airplane and parked it atSmith Field Airport in Fort Wayne.

Part of that interest may also explain why Surack,CEO of Sweetwater Sound, recently purchased SmithField Air Service from the estate of Dr. Stephen Hatch,who was killed in late June in the crash of the physi-cians single-engine plane.

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her job at Summit Eques-trian Center.

NARHA stands forNorth American Ridingfor the HandicappedAssociation.

Wheaton and fellowNARHA instructor, MarieYorio, make up only a

part of the team at thecenter, which is located inthe Dupont Road Area.

The four-legged thera-pists, otherwise known asthe therapeutic ridinghorses, are also passionateabout what they do, whichis helping riders achievesuccess, in the arena andin the classroom.

The therapeutic ridingcenter assists the growthand development of chil-dren and adults, aided bythe love of the animals.

The location also offersEnglish & Western recre-

ational riding lessons,birthday parties and fieldtrips, in addition to thetherapeutic riding lessons.

Inside the main ridingarena, it stays cool, evenduring the muggy summermonths.

Wheaton said there aremany physical andemotional benefits ofriding. The movementmimics walking muscles,she said.

She said that ridingplans are catered to theclient and that, noteveryday is the same.

The program helps chil-dren developself-confidence, the ability

to work through changeand also, assists withacademic improvements,proving its not all horsingaround.

Cathy McFadden fromthe James S. McFaddenResource Center, Inc.,works with students on

academic skills at thecenter as well. The centercombines working onacademic and social skills,with riding horses.

James McFadden,another academicinstructor, said that thereare many aspects heworks with when workingwith a client in the class-room, before or after theirlesson.

We design aroundwhat they need, he said,adding that they make anassessment from thebeginning.

He said they offerdifferent types ofschooling and alsoemphasize interaction.

Its just as important tolearn how to interact withyour peers, McFaddensaid. The resource centercaters around a studentsIEP (individual educationplan).

Wheaton said the horsesplay an instrumental partin the complete process.

The horses do thework, she said. Theydemand their (a childs)attention. Its very capti-vating.

James McFadden said itis different to see the level

of respect the childrengive to the horses.

Many different propsare used in the mainstaging arena. Letters areposted around the wallsand the riders are asked towork through activitiesusing colors and objects.

Wheaton said therehave been studies done onhorseback riding forautism treatment.

Some rescue horses areused in programming.One horse was going to besold for meat and wasrescued. Another was aracing horse who didntwant to race, she said. Thehorse would have beenput to sleep if he wouldnthave found a home thatwanted to take him.

The horses appreciate

the chance theyve beengiven, Wheaton said.

The facility itself,located in La Cabreah,used to be an Arabianhorse breeding farm. It isnow owned by Joe Zehr,of the NortheasternGroup. Summit has beenin the space sinceNovember.

Wheaton pitched theidea last October and thenshe and the rest of herteam found themselvesmoving into the facility inNovember, proving thatshe is passionate aboutwhat she does and she isready to start somethingfrom the ground up.

Another four-leggedfriend follows visitorsaround the equestriancentera dog named

Shelby.McFadden said having

all of the animals aroundhelps the children, whomay not be used to seeingthem on a frequent basis.

The center relies on thekindness of donations andvolunteers. A wheelchairramp was built so thatmore students will haveaccess to riding.

Wheaton and her staffalso do a lot of changeson their own, but she saidshe has been very gratefulfor the kindness of volun-teers.

At the end of the day,she said her job isrewarding, and thatseeing a student bondwith a horse reallystrongly builds the confi-dence some kids need.


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James McFadden (right), an instructor, works with a student on academic skills. The equestrian centeralso includes an academic component, which works with students on social and learning skills.

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Summit Equestrian Center runs solely from

community donations and volunteer time.If you would like to volunteer or provide a donation,

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NACS student lunch account gets an updateThe Food & Nutrition Department

of Northwest Allen County Schools(NACS) has a new software programfor the student lunch meal plan. Theprogram is called Meal Magic andallows for greater accessibility forparents to access their childs lunchaccount, according to a statement onthe Northwest Allen schools website.

Parents can now go online andmake deposits, check balances andsee account history.

Another new feature that makes thesoftware more accessible is thatdeposits made online can be credited

to the students account in as little as20 minutes. The fee for onlinedeposits is $2. Major credit cards willbe accepted and cash and checks willstill be accepted directly at the schoolregisters.

Online access to the students lunchaccount is found at SendMoney-ToSchool.com. Parents will need toobtain their childs school ID numberto enroll.

This number can be found on theID card, book fee statement, reportcard, or schedule card, according toNorthwest Allen. Please contact the

students school if you need helpobtaining that number. There is no feeto access account balances and/orhistory.

With the new Meal Magic software,parents will also be able to transferfunds among multiple students.

The program will allow familydeposits.

You may send in one check formultiple students regardless of whatschool they attend, a statement said.As before, any balances remaining atthe end of a school year will transferwith the student. Changes to the NACS school lunch meal plan will happen this fall.

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Kids, families invitedto Zoo School

In the spirit of back-to-school season, the FortWayne Childrens Zoo isoffering its own classesfor families and children.

At Zoo School, an arrayof programs will teachkids and parents aboutvarious animal species andeven offer a chance to takecare of them.

To register, visit themon the web atwww.kidszoo.org, orobtain a copy of the regis-tration form from the zoooffice. Once completed,

forms can be faxed withcredit card payment to260-427-6820. Printedforms can be mailed withcheck or cash payment toEducation Department,3411 Sherman Blvd., FortWayne, IN 46808.

Programs are held rainor shine. Openings arelimited, so register earlyto avoid disappointment,the zoo said in a pressrelease. Children mustmeet age requirements onthe first day of allprograms with no excep-tions.

Refunds less a 10percent processing fee are

available if classes arecanceled at least twoweeks in advance. There

are no refunds if cancella-tions are made less thantwo weeks in advance.

Zoo programs for kidsHorse Sense 101Love horses? Work with the zoos ponies to learnabout grooming, feeding and relating to these

gentle creatures.Saturday, Sept. 24 $15 per childAges 6-8: 9:30-11 a.m.

Ages 9-12: noon-1:30 p.m.

Remarkable ReptilesSlither behind the scenes to see where the zoosreptiles live and learn strange but true facts about

these least-loved members of the animal kingdom.Saturday, Sept. 10 $15 per childAge 9-12: 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Animal SuperheroesLearn about the real superheroes of the animalkingdom then create your own super-speciesSaturday, Sept. 17 $15 per child

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Here are a few tips to help your child wear a backpack safely,from Fort Waynes HealthSource Chiropractic

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Five steps to backpack safety

1. Keep backpack use limited tonecessities only. See that your childcleans out his or her backpack daily byremoving any items that can be left athome or in a locker.

2. Distribute weight evenly. Encourageyour child to wear both straps of thebackpack whenever he or she carries it.This will help distribute the weight of thebackpack evenly across the back andpromote good posture.

3. Recognize signs that the backpackis too heavy. Pay attention to whetheryour child is slouched or leaning to oneside when wearing a backpack or is expe-riencing any type of back pain, tingling or

numbness in the shoulders or arms.

4. Select the properbackpack. Enhance comfort and safetyby purchasing a backpack with multiplecompartments, so that weight is moreevenly distributed. Padded straps can alsohelp prevent straps from cutting intoshoulders.

Newer backpacks with wheels are alsoan option, provided that the handleextends long enough to allow children tostand upright while pulling it. The back-pack and wheels must also be sturdyenough so that it does not topple over.

5. Pick up the backpack properly.Teach your child how to pick up his orher backpack by demonstrating how to

bend at the knees and grasp the pack withboth hands before putting it on.


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Bethany United Methodist 7715 Sunny Lane ...........485-5311Bethel United Methodist Church8405 Lima Rd ..... 489-3651Calvary Chapel of Churubusco5475 E 600 N, Churubusco ..........................................................693-3330Carroll Community Worship4506 Carroll Rd ............637-5998Catholic Mass for Shut-ins WISE TV 33 .......Sun. 10:30 p.m.Christs Hope Ministries & Church2818 Carroll Rd ............................................................................... 637-1827Cedar Creek Church of Christ1 mi W of Leo-Cedarville on SR 1 ...........................................627-3653Church of The Covenant United Methodist 10001 Coldwater Rd ......................................................................489-1888Churubusco Church of The Nazarene 1000 W Whitley, Churubusco....................................................693-9401Churubusco United Methodist Church750 N Main, Churubusco ...........................................................693-2154Covenant United Methodist Church10001 Coldwater Rd ......................................................................489-1888Concordia Lutheran Church 4245 Lake Ave .............422-2449County Line Church of God7716 N Co Line Rd ........627-2482Crossbridge Community ChurchDupont YMCA, 10001 Dawson Creek Blvd .........................485-5613Crossover Ministries Christian ChurchShiloh Reception Hall @ 3127 Carroll Rd .............................610-6101Crossview Church12532 Grabill Road, Grabill .........................................................627-3551

Destiny Fellowship Church3311 North Anthony Blvd ............................................................ 490-3538Dunfee Missionary Church818 West Co Line Rd .....................................................................625-4621Dupont Road Bible Church 227 E Dupont Rd ...........489-2932Emmanuel Lutheran Church - ELCA307 S Main, LaOtto ........................................................................897-2675Faith Lutheran Church-LCMS9251 E 9251 E State Rd 205, Churubusco ............................693-6254Faith United Church of Christ10707 Coldwater Rd ......................................................................637-6025Fellowship of Wesley Chapel UMC 13733 Wesley Chapel Road, Churubusco ............................693-9800First Assembly of God1400 W Washington Center Rd ................................................ 490-8585First Baptist Church of Huntertown2415 W Shoaff Rd, Huntertown................................................ 637-0416First Eel River Baptist Church11022 Carroll Rd, Churubusco ..................................................693-6513First Presbyterian Church300 W Wayne St ..............426-7421First Church of Christ, Scientist 4242 Buesching.. 492-0550Fort Wayne Friends Church 501 W Berry, Rm 201.. 482-1836Gethsemane Lutheran Church 1505 Bethany Ln .... 483-1813Good News Baptist Church812 W Anderson Rd, Churubusco...........................................693-2108

Grace Point Church of The Nazarene8611 Mayhew Rd ............................................................................ 485-2110Grace Summit ChurchOak View Elementary, 13123 Coldwater Rd. ......................450-6362Harvest Fellowship 11225 Grabill Rd, Leo ...................627-2720Harvest Free Will Baptist 5903 E Dupont Rd .............483-2590Holy Cross Lutheran Church3425 Crescent Ave .... 483-3173Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox 110 E Wallen Rd .........489-0774Huntertown United Methodist Church16021 Lima Rd, Huntertown .......................................................637-3798Imago Dei 347 W. Berry ........................................................... 637-3707The Journey Free Methodist 3536 W Wallen Rd .... 422-4123North Park Community Church 7160 Flutter Rd ...... 486-2780

Lake Chapel United Methodist 8205 Butt Rd...........625-4103LaOtto Wesleyan Church 500 S Main, LaOtto. 260-987-2575Leo United Methodist Church13527 Leo Rd.............627-2161Life Bridge Church 12719 Corbin Rd................................338-0700Lutheran Hour WOWO 1190AM ............................Sunday 11a.m.Messiahs House of Yahvah 7th Day2023 E 400 S - 57, Churbusco ....................................................636-2275North Church of Christ 1230 W Wallen Rd ..................489-9026North Point Community Church 10513 Leo Rd ........484-4277North Summit Church607 Airport North Office Park .................................................. 484-4672Northridge Baptist Church 1300 E Cook Rd ..............489-6633Northside Church of Christ2014 W Wallen Rd .......489-9026Our Hope Lutheran Church 1826 Trinity.......................637-3625Pathway Community Church11910 Shearwater Run................................................................. 469-4444Pine Hills Church 11331 Coldwater Rd ..........................637-3198Praise Lutheran Church 1115 W Dupont .....................490-7729Prince of Peace Lutheran Church-LCMS12640 Saint Joe Rd ....................................................................... 627-5621Providence Presbyterian Church 639 Putnam St.. 744-1022Resurrection Lutheran Church 14318 Lima Rd ........637-5900Robinson Chapel United Methodist12707 Tonkel Rd .............................................................................. 484-1163Salem United Church of Christ 240 Lake Ave..........426-5854Sonrise North Campus Cedar Canyon Schools ........469-3700St. Albans Episcopal Church 7308 St Joe Rd ...........485-8022St. Andrews Anglo-Catholic Church2014 W Wallen Rd .......................................................................... 489-8116St. Joe Community ChurchCarmike Theater, 3930 E Dupont Rd.......................................471-4704St. John Bosco Catholic Church 220 N Main, Churubusco ............................................................ 693-9578St. Johns Lutheran Church-NALC7914 W Cook Rd .............................................................................. 489-5031St. Matthew Lutheran Church ELCA2305 Goshen Rd .............................................................................. 483-9312St. Patrick Church of Arcola 2305 Arcola Rd ...........625-4151St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church1502 E Wallen Rd............................................................................ 489-3537Suburban Bethlehem Lutheran Church LCMS6318 W California Rd ....................................................................484-7873Sugar Grove Church of God5019 E 550E-57, Churubusco .....................................................693-1718Till Road Christian Center3022 Easterday Rd (Sheriffs Reserve) ..................................490-7162Triple Pointe Church 3606 Baird Road ..........................484-0328Trinity English Lutheran Church (ELCA)405 W Wayne St ............................................................................ 426-3424Trinity Presbyterian Church 9600 St Joe Rd .............485-1571Union Chapel 12628 Coldwater Rd ....................................637-3017Wallen Baptist Church 1001 W Wallen Rd .................489-4942Worship For Shut-ins WPTA TV 21........................Sun. 6:30 amWINM TV63 .......................................................................... Sun. 11:30 amComcast Ch. 55, FiOS Ch. 25 ..........................Sun. & Mon. 4:00 pm

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New GraceSummit Church

brings energy andpassion to serviceGrace Summit Church is a new church on the north-

west side of Fort Wayne. Services are held at 10 a.m. onSundays at Oak View Elementary.Larry Goodwin, lead pastor, was given the task to

create a relevant and contemporary new church on thefoundation of five focus areas: discipleship, worship,student ministries, outreach ministries and familyministries.

Goodwin and other members of church leadershipspent about six months working on planning what GraceSummit would look like and spent March of this yearsharing that vision with the new congregation. The firstservice was held on Sunday, April 3, 2011.

A typical Sunday morning experience involves ener-getic and passionate songs to God, colorful lighting,video and a casual time of teaching, according to thechurch.

Grace Summit also has a dynamic kids ministry. KidSummit is a full church service done, kid style and is

consistent, fun, safe, relevant and application oriented,the church said. The service combines high-energyactivities with Bible-based teaching for boys and girls agefive through fifth grade.

Goodwin has challenged the members of the church toreach out to the community. One of the ways that GraceSummit is accepting that challenge is by hitting the pave-ment on the college campuses. The church strives toreach a lost generation with outreach efforts. Thechurch community wants college students to know thatthey are welcome to worship with us and we will acceptthem for who they are, a press release stated.

Grace Summit Church, operated from Oak ViewElementary, is located at 13123 Coldwater Road. Formore details, visit them on the web at www.gracesum-mitchurch.com.

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Concordia Theological Seminarypresident appointed

Dr. Lawrence R. Rast Jr. has beenappointed president of Concordia Theo-logical Seminary, a press release said.Rast will be instated as president duringan induction ceremony on Sept. 11.

The service will take place in Kramer

Chapel at 4 p.m. and is open to thepublic, according to the release.

Serving Christs people in this newcapacity is absolutely thrilling and a littleoverwhelming, Rast said in the release.Stepping into the shoes of my giftedpredecessors is humbling.

Rast joined the historical theologydepartment at the seminary in 1996 afterserving as pastor of Ascension Lutheran

Church in Madison, Tenn. Rast teachesAmerican Christianity and AmericanLutheranism and is on the board of the

journla, Lutheran Quarterly and the edito-rial committees of the ConcordiaHistorical Institute Quarterly and

Concordia Theological Quarterly.Rast earned a Bachelors from

Concordia College in River Forest, Ill.and a Masters of Divinity/Masters ofSacred Theology from Concordia Theo-logical Seminary, Fort Wayne. In 2003, heearned his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt Univer-sity in Nashville, Tenn.

He and his wife, Amy, have three chil-dren, Lawrence III, Karl and Joanna.

Dr. Lawrence R. Rast Jr. hasbeen appointed president ofConcordia Theological Semi-nary. He will be instated aspresident during an inductionceremony on Sept. 11.

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Francis will partner withFort Wayne RescueMission Ministries toprovide nursing servicesfor residents of CharisHouse, a FWRMMhousing facility for thecitys homeless womenand children.

The new program willfocus on basic nursingservices, providing in-house medical services toresidents, while diag-

nosing and referring acutemedical problems to othermedical serviceproviders.

The service evolvedafter Charis Houseopened last year, when agroup of volunteers ledby Dr. James Arata beganto explore ways in whichthe primary health care ofresidents could beimproved. A volunteerteam, including Univer-sity of Saint Francis

School of HealthSciences faculty, wasassembled to identifyneeds that could be filledin cooperation with thehealth care community.

We didnt want toduplicate services butrather establish a volun-teer/mission based

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In 1979, David Myersfather designed and builtthe building at 5310 Cold-water Road where for 32years his piano business,Fred Myers Pianos OrgansClocks, would grow andflourish. When retirementcame calling, Myers knewhe couldnt just hand thebuilding over to anyone.

In fact, Myers wasntthinking of retirement atall when his phone rang inJanuary. Autumn Bok-Parton was looking for the

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It was one family busi-ness moving on to anotherfamily business, Bok-Parton said. I think withDave, it wasnt so much it

was the business for him,it was that it would stayfamily-owned.

Her company, One FineDay Bridal and GownBoutique, now rents thebuilding from 5310 Cold-water Road, LLC, whichbought the building, Bok-Parton said, for legal

purposes. It will havetaken just four monthsfrom start to finish forBok-Partons boutique toopen its doors.

Its almost been scarysmooth, she said of theprocess. Working withmy (dress) designers tooksome time. Some of my

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The YWCA received the grant tosupport Steps to Success, a self-suffi-ciency program for survivors covering sixnortheast Indiana counties, the pressrelease said. The YWCA also provides a24-hour crisis hotline, a crisis shelter,outreach services and educationalprograms for teens.

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When the new KrogerStore at Dupont and Cold-water roads in Fort Wayneopens at the end of

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And groceries. Lots andlots of groceries.

At about 123,000square feet, the Dupontstore will be Krogerslargest store in Indiana.While grocery stores typi-cally draw people justfrom surrounding neigh-borhoods, the huge newMarketplace store with

its store-within-a-storedesign and expanded linesof merchandise isexpected to draw peoplein from all over FortWayne and thesurrounding region, saidpublic affairs managerJohn Elliott.

Kroger has incorporatedsome of its Marketplacemerchandising schemes inother stores that it hasrenovated and/orexpanded, including theones in St. Joe Village, atSt. Joe Center and Maple-crest roads, and

Georgetown Square. TheMarketplace store will benearly double the size of

the store in St. JoeVillage.

The remodels doinclude some of thechanges that will be in aMarketplace store, butthere will be more of it ina Marketplace store,Elliott said. The Market-place is more variety andbigger space allocations,and there will be depart-ments added that dont

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around 60,000 square feetin size. A Kroger Market-place, including thelocation at Dupont andColdwater roads, range insize from 122,000-125,000 square feetaccording to Matt Bala,regional constructionmanager for Kroger.

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The Central BranchYMCA is offering a free,8 week training course foranyone who is planning toparticipate in OctobersRiver City Rat Race run.The training group willmeet every Monday,beginning Aug. 29, at 6:30

p.m. at the Central BranchYMCA.

Participants do not needto have any prior runningexperience, nor do theyhave to be a YMCAmember to join the Ratsin Training group.

Pamela Wolfe, race

director, said last yearstraining group was ahuge success. Nearly100 participants were partof the Rats in Trainingprogram.

The group will alsoserve as motivation forrunners.

The training group willhelp the beginning runnerto do their first 5K/10K.Veteran participants canalso run with andencourage new runners,Wolfe said.

To find out more aboutthe training sessions,contact Wolfe at 260-704-4064 [email protected].

Brochures are availableat all YMCAs of GreaterFort Wayne and at ThreeRivers Running Company.

The 12th Annual RiverCity Rat Race 10K and

5K run will take place onSunday, Oct. 23.

The race will start at2:00 p.m. at Main andBarr Street and takes ascenic tour of Fort Waynethat finishes up at the OldFort.

The entry cost for therace is $20 before Oct. 1,$25 from Oct. 1-16 andthen $28 on pre-race dayregistration at the YMCA.

The YMCA Centralbranch is located at 1020Barr Street in Fort Wayne.

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Participants run down thestreet in last years River CityRat Race.

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For Jina Lauer, a

personal trainer and ayoga instructor, fitness hasalways been part of herlife. My family hasalways been very active,she said. When I was akid, I did every sport Icould.

But several years later,when she was working asa hairstylist, she startedgetting sick from, beingaround the chemicals andeating fast food all thetime, she said. Then oneof her co-workers attendeda yoga class and starteddisplaying what she

learned in the break room.Lauer was surprised and itinspired her to try out aclass.

After I took my firstyoga class, I knew Iwanted to be involved in itsomehow, she said. Inever knew that I wouldbe an instructor.

It was after that firstclass that Lauer started to,as she says, get the bigpicture of overall health.

She then went throughmonths of yoga teachertraining, just to deepen herown practice. It kind of

fell into my lap at themiddle of the training thatI could teach, Lauer said.

Her favorite part of herjob is the support shegives her clients in one-on-one sessions. She saidit is her job to make adifference and to be thesupport for her clients andtheir fitness goals and to,figure out whatsworking and whats not.

Lauer offers boot campclasses a t Lotus Yoga,Wellness and Gallery.They are intense, but sheis not an angry drill

instructor with clients.Some people do like thattype of environment, shesaid. But if somebodywas in my face yelling, Iwouldnt come back. Ithink it should be fun andsomething you dont wantto dread going to.

The boot camp offersinterval circuit training,which takes the heart rateup and then takes it backdown. She said this iswhere, people see the

most results.Lauer likes to check in

with each participant, tosee how they are doing

during the class.In addition to boot camps,she also teaches twoweekly yoga classes atLotus Yoga, Wellness andGallery.

When shes notworking, she spends timewith her family and enjoysart.

Her personal trainingstudio is located in thesame building of photog-raphers, artists and OneLucky Guitar. Eventhough she trains others,she makes time for herown workout practice as

well.I do resistance

training, she said. I tryto do some form of yogaevery day. Yoga is the

biggest influence in mylife right now.

Lauer also does privateyoga sessions.

I take a healthy,holistic and supportiveapproach, she said. Itsall about learning how tomake things work in yourlifestyle.

But she also wantspeople to know thatpersonal training is foreveryone, no matter what.

A lot of times, peoplethink personal trainingand private sessions are aluxury. Its really abouttaking that accountabilityand learning to changeyour life. Even if you havea family or a busy work

schedule, I believe thathealth is a priority.

Visit the EvolvePersonal Fitness websiteat www.jinalauer.com.


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Parent Open HouseAug. 30th 6-8pm

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If your child suffers from the effects of ADD/ADHD,dyslexia, Tourettes, Aspergers or autism spectrumdisorders, we can help.

The Brain Balance Program helps children overcome theiracademic and behavioral challenges. No drugs, no cookie-cutter approach. Your childs achievement program iscarefully tailored to match your childs uniqueness andconnect them with success.

Chauntiel Smith signs with

Indiana TechIndiana Tech track and

field recently signed SouthSide High School graduateChauntiel Smith to its team.

Smith is a multi-statequalifier and owns a careerbest of 56.72 in the 400.She finished fifth at the2010 Indiana State Champi-onship with that time.

Keeping local talent athome is always our priorityand when we can keepsomeone like Chauntiel inFort Wayne it is a hugewin for the program and

Fort Wayne track,Indiana Tech coach DougEdgar said. We expect her to make huge strides in herfreshman campaign as we get her in the weight room andadd some mileage to her training program. I expect youllsee a lot of All-American honors for Chauntiel over thenext four years.

Smith plans to major in sports marketing at IndianaTech.

The Warriors will begin their indoor season in the firstever college track meet in Fort Wayne at Indiana Univer-sity-Purdue University Fort Wayne on Dec. 3.

Chauntiel Smith signs to play atIndiana Tech.

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Fitness instructor infuses yoga andconfidence into boot camp classes


Jina Lauer teaches yoga, conducts a fitness boot camp and alsooffers one-on-one training sessions.

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Jina LauersEvolve Boot CampSchedule:Aug. 20-Sept. 17 Saturdays 7:45-8:45 a.m.

Aug. 23-Sept. 27 Tuesdays 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Classes offered at LOTUS Yoga, Wellness & Gallery,

1301 Lafayette St., Fort Wayne 260-420-9642

Former Harding player signs to Tech basketballFort Wayne native Onnie

Jordan recently signed anational letter of intent to playcollegiate basketball at Indiana

Tech. Jordan played forHarding High School and wascoached by J.J. Foster this pastseason.

Coach Foster said Jordan is alayer who improves her game,each and every year.

Onnie is a hard working basketballplayer and a genuinely good person. She isa delight to be around. Onnie is a player thatI can honestly say improved each year bothon and off the court, and both with herphysical ability and the mental aspects ofher game. Indiana Tech is getting a greathometown kid that will be successful asboth a student and an athlete, Foster said.

Jordans season stats for the year past

included: third in scoring, first inassists and first in steals.

Onnie was a huge part of theHarding Hawks team that was

known for playing hard andcompeting with top teams locallyand throughout Indiana, Fostersaid.

Indiana Tech Head CoachRodney Hamilton was also

pleased to have Jordan part of the new team.I have a good feeling Onnie will come to

Indiana Tech and keep us moving in theright direction and be a huge part of theLady Warrior program, Hamilton said.

For more information about the basket-ball team or about Indiana Tech athletics,call the Athletic Office at 260-422-5561ext. 2262 or visit them on the web atwebsite at www.indianatech.edu/athletics.

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Former Lady Warriors

to coach at TechIndiana Tech womens

basketball head coachRodney Hamilton haschosen former LadyWarriors Amanda Tipton,Lesley Williams andLeslie ODell to join thecoaching staff for the2011-2012 season.

I think these three willmesh well with ourprogram, Hamilton said.I feel we have a solidcoaching staff and groupof individuals to keepmoving the program

forward, and now is whenwe can make that leap tobeing one of the top teamsin our conference.

All three former LadyWarriors were part of theschools basketballprogram since theirfreshman year.I feel having them playfor me the last two years,they understand where the

program is trying to goand can help me incomponents of theprogram such as indi-vidual instruction andacademics, Hamiltonadded.

Leslie ODell, along with two

others, will join the coachingstaff for the 2 011-2012womens basketball season.

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I mean, I have enough material goods to last me therest of my life and then some. But what I love is cele-brating when our employees have a baby, or when they

buy their first house or their first car. And I love the factthat we support hundreds of nonprofits every year.

Surack has been busy in the business arena lately. Inaddition to presiding over the growth of SweetwaterSound, one of the worlds largest purveyors of sound andmusical equipment, he opened a high-end car dealershipcalled SweetCars last fall on West Jefferson Boulevard.

Then in January he acquired All Pro Sound inPensacola, Fla., a mail-order business that suppliessound equipment to mostly churches and schools, and

handles sound installations for all kinds of venues.And now, hes leading the future of the newly named

Sweet Aviation at Smith Field. The air service employs

10, has six fixed-wing airplanes and offers flight instruc-tion and rentals.

His other businesses are doing well, he said. Sweet-water Sound has more than doubled its work force in thelast four years to 460, and revenue is up 26 percent fromthis time last year. SweetCars is holding its own eightmonths into the dealership on the strength of solid localsales. And Surack is positioning the 85-employee All Proto become the installation arm of Sweetwater Sound.

Hes not about to stand pat when it comes to growth atSweet Aviation.

Im not a status quo sort of guy, Surack said. I wantto take the marketing experience and the brand reputa-tion of (Sweetwater Sound and SweetCars) in thiscommunity and crank this air service company up quitea bit.

Hes not sure at this point what that means, but he saidit could lead to purchasing more aircraft and expanding

services.Were throwing around a lot of different ideas, said

Surack, whos licensed to fly helicopters, is taking fixed-wing lessons and whose flagship company owns an11-seat corporate jet. I didnt (buy the air service) justto stand still. I want to grow it, make it better for thecommunity and, frankly, make it better for theemployees.

He is, he said, constantly motivated by the notion ofgiving back, much to his wifes chagrin.

My wife (Lisa) keeps saying uncle. She says, Dont

you have enough things on your plate now? And I say,But I can make a difference.

And that takes him back to the green Boy Scout sash.

I learned that a Boy Scout is trustworthy, loyal,helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful,thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. And thats the scoutlaw Ive lived by my whole life both my personal lifeand my professional life. How could I not want to giveback?

Benevolence and business and childhood interestsaside, Surack said there was another reason forpurchasing Smith Field Air Service. He knew Hatch,wants to carry on his legacy and wants to memorializethe late physician in some fashion at Smith Field.

Hatch and his wife, Kim, were killed June 24 whenthe plane he was piloting crashed in Charlevoix, Mich.Hatchs 16-year-old son, Austin, a junior at CanterburyHigh School and a University of Michigan basketballrecruit, was critically injured. He remains hospitalized ata northern Michigan medical center.

(Hatch) was a pioneer, frankly, and saved the airport,

and I have a lot of respect for him, Surack said.Everyone in the aviation community was numb fordays, for weeks (after the crash). We lost a friend. Welost a guy who invested, not just financially, but person-ally in this business.

Surack hopes that when Austin Hatch is able to returnto Fort Wayne, the young survivor will understand thatSuracks intentions with the air service business are tohonor what his father built.

I want to be respectful of everything hes done andaccomplished.

approach to health care

that would create realmeaning for each of ourparticipants, Arata said.

The medical servicehas enrolled six volunteerphysicians and 11 nursepractitioners. Hours ofoperation will beMondays from 1-4 p.m.,

Wednesdays from 2-5

p.m. and Fridays byappointment.We are always open to

fulfilling our mission bybuilding a community ofvolunteers, donors andstaff. In a very real way,this medical service is adimension of the goodsamaritan taking placeright here in Fort Wayne,said FWRMM CEODonovan Coley.

This endeavor aligns

well with our mission as

a community of learning,leadership and service,said Cheryl Erickson,associate professor in theUSF Department ofNursing. It will providenursing faculty a place topractice, as well asprovide service to thecommunity. Students willparticipate at this clinicalsite as part of theircommunity experience,and future clinical and

service experiences will

be initiated as the needarises.This collaboration is

an awesome opportunityto serve the residents ofCharis House, said KimPenland, assistantprofessor in the USFdepartment of nursing.This clinic will addressthe unmet health needs ofthe residents whileproviding education andhealth promotion.

tion.Family is very important to my wife

and me. That played heavily in our deci-sion to return home to Fort Wayne to raiseour family, he said. Im excited tohave the opportunity to continue mymedical career in my hometown, andbring a fresh perspective to FWRadiologywith my training in orthopedics.

Midwest native Dr. Andrew Potter, wasalso hired in July. He attended IndianaUniversity School of Medicine in Indi-anapolis for his M.D., which he receivedin 2005. He spent the next five years inHouston, Tex., where he completed hisresidency and fellowship.

I searched long and hard to determine

my next career move, said Potter. In theend, I knew FWRadiology was the best fitfor me.

Wolfcale said FWRadiology is proud ofthe new hires.

We are excited to welcome Dr. Potterto the FWRadiology family as wecontinue to expand our practice to bettersupport the Fort Wayne medical and resi-dential community, he said.

As we expand our patient base, itsimportant for us to have the right team ofexpert radiologists in order to continue tocare for our patients and partners to thebest of our ability, Wolfcale said.

Visit www.fwradiology.com or call 260-471-9466 for details.


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Music is played in the lobby of the main hospital building, shownhere.


The Sounds of Music at Dupont Hospital

program is a free opportunity to listen to music

in the lobby of the hospital.

Dupont Hospital is located at

2520 E. Dupont Road, right off of I-69 exit 116.

The next three performances:Sept. 16 noon-1 p.m.: Vocals and guitar with Laura Thomas-Dickinson

Oct. 13 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Sarah Menefee on accordion

Nov. 17 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Mike Wermer on piano

nator said Dupont brings out something different with theprogram.

I think most people experience Dupont as being sucha cheery place. You walk in and you feel warm andwelcome and having this is such a different way to rein-force that message, she said.

In addition to entertaining guests who are waiting inthe surgical area, The Sounds of Music at Dupont hasalso been a good opportunity to showcase employee

talent.Its a sense of having another life outside of work,

Downey said.In the end, the event serves a need in the hospital.Were very community minded. We want the commu-

nity to come in, Davis said, adding that it is, anopportunity to provide something for our staff and ourfamilies.

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PRACTICE from page A10

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designer labels in nearby,larger cities.

Once it opens in earlySeptember, the 6,000-square-foot bridalboutique will be thelargest in the city. OneFine Day will start bycarrying around 100gowns from eightdesigners: Kenneth Pool,Amsale, Lazaro, JunkoYoshioka, ModernTrousseau, Enzoani,Paloma Blanca andMikaella. By December,the boutique will haveadded gowns from Blissby Monique Lhuillier.

There was a lot ofthought that went intodeciding whose designswould do well in themidwest and really whatyou dont see in the area,Bok-Parton said. We arethe exclusive representa-tive of six of our ninebrands in the state ofIndiana.

Gowns will be priced

from $1,200-$8,300, whatBok-Parton considers abroader price range thanwhat was previouslyavailable in the city.

Right now, the highestpriced gown in FortWayne is about $4,000.We want to be able tooffer brides that higherprice point that wanted tosee a Kenneth Cole gownor a Lazaro gown, shesaid. The nine designersare really evenly spacedbetween the price points.So, you can come in witha $1,500 budget and lookat 20 dresses that we havein the store.

In addition to bridalwear, One Fine Day willsell special occasiondresses, bridesmaidsgowns, mother of occa-sion and flower girldresses. The boutique willalso offer alterations,veils, belts, jewelry andother accessories in store.

Bok-Parton has already

introduced the boutique tothe community online atwww.onefinedaybrida-landgown.com, listingupcoming trunk shows,dress offerings and herown personal blog withtips, tricks and fashionfinds.

One Fine Day Bridaland Gown Boutique willbe open Tuesday-Thursday from 10 a.m.- 7p.m.; Friday from 10a.m.- 6 p.m.; and Saturdayfrom 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.

For more information,or to book an appoint-ment, call260-483-8000.

Autumn Bok-Parton

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BOUTIQUE from page A9

expanded it to encompassan area that had beenadjacent retail shops.According to Bala, aroundone-third of 55 nation-wide Kroger Marketplacestores reuse an existingbuilding, cutting projectcosts and maintaining thecompanys goal to furtherits green-build initiatives.

From ceiling to floor,the stores interior wasalso designed with energyefficiency and sustain-ability in mind, Bala said:Skylights work in unisonwith overhead lighting,increasing or decreasingintensity based on theamount of sunlightstreaming in. Also savingenergy are the storeslarge appliances; almosteverything in the storethat can be plugged in isan Energy Star-rated

appliance. Saving moneyand reducing the use oftoxic chemicals is madepossible with the storescolor-embedded flooring.Cleaning its concretesurface requires onlywater, eliminating theneed for harsh chemicals.

Bala also said thecompany has long usedheat reclaim systems to cutdown on costs and energyuse. The energy used bystore refrigerators to keepcool creates heat, whichpumps back into the storesheating, ventilation and air-conditioning system tothen heat the building. Balasaid this method suppliesabout 45 percent of thebuildings heat.

Once the new DupontKroger Marketplace opens,the Scotts store on theopposite side of the street

will close. Workers fromthat store will have jobs atthe new Kroger, and anestimated 130 newworkers will be hired tobring the stores totalemployment to about 325.

Krogers five-yearstrategic plan for FortWayne and northeastIndiana includes not only$75 million in store reno-vations and expansions,but the purchase of four ofthe strip centers where itsstores are located: thenorthwest corner ofDupont and Coldwaterroads; the southwestcorner of St. Joe Centerand Maplecrest roads; theVillage of Coventry; andWest State Plaza.

Kroger also has openedseven gas stations in north-east Indiana and plansthree more.

KROGER from page A15

Tower. Customers areinterested in the 3D cakesbecause of what they seeon television, she said.

With everyonewatching the cake bossand Ace of Cakes, theysee them doing it and

know that it is possible.Were the only peoplewho actually take on thosechallenges.

Hamms bakery alsosells breads, cookies andcupcakes. About the onlything we dont do isdoughnuts, she said,

citing that the business isknown mainly for cakesand cupcakes.

Her favorite dessert israspberry cake withbuttercream icing.

I love our raspberrycake, she said. Its ourtop seller. Its delicious.

Hamms favorite item tomake is cupcakes,however.

We go through dozensand dozens a day, shesaid. I can really experi-ment with cupcakes. Icome up with new flavorson a weekly basis. Imalways trying to think of atwist on something else .

She says her peanutbutter and jelly cupcakeis, the best cupcake in

the case. It tastes like themost delicious peanutbutter and jelly sandwichyouve ever eaten. Thereare many other cupcakeflavors available for sale,including smores, keylime pie and strawberrycheesecake.

Hamm also wantscustomers to know thatshes ready to tackle theimpossible, too.

I would like people toknow that pretty muchany of the things theyreseeing on TV-the specialtycakesthey wonder,where do you get some-thing like that? and thatswhat we do here, shesaid.

Courtneys Bakery islocated at 10812 Cold-water Rd.

The bakery can bereached via phone bycalling 260-338-2688 orvisiting their websitewww.courtneysbakery.com.

BAKERY from page A1

Courtneys Bakery sells breads, cookies and cupcakes. About theonly thing we dont do is doughnuts, owner Courtney Hamm said.

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When Doris Miller wasa Girl Scout in the late1930s, her mother made

her uniform and a localbaker made the cookiesshe sold to earn her GirlScout handbook.

The only place to buyuniforms in Fort Wayne atthat time was Wolf &Dessauer, and they weretoo expensive for a lot offamilies to afford,

recalled Miller, who nowlives in Waynedale.Instead, mothers passedaround a basic pattern andsewed uniforms for theirdaughters.

Miller, whose last namethen was Hall, moved toFort Wayne in 1934 whenher father took a job withInternational Harvester.She became a Brownie in1935, and still has herBrownie pin, the scoutuniform her mother madea few years later, the hand-

book she earned andphotos of troop activities.

Those are the friend-ships you made for life,she said as she pointed outthe girls in a troop photo

who would later becomeher bridesmaid and matronof honor.

One of the most impor-tant things she got fromGirl Scouts was a commit-ment to volunteerism andcommunity service, Millersaid. You give of your-self.

Miller has done justthat, as a church elder andSunday school teacher,member of Eastern Starand the Daughters of theAmerican Revolution, andyes, even as a Waynedalevolunteer

fireman/dispatcher.Debby Beckman, thepresident and chief execu-tive officer of YWCANortheast Indiana, was aGirl Scout in the late1950s and early 1960s.Her mother was a co-leader

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