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Times Community Publications 3306 Independence Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46808 March 27, 2015 Serving Northwest Fort Wayne & Allen County INfortwayne.com B 12714 Coldwater Rd. Fort Wayne, IN 46845 637-5000 www.unionchapeldentistry.com Celebrating Our 2-Year Anniversary Of Providing Healthy Smiles To Fort Wayne Kindergarten Exam Special $ 25 9134 Lima Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46818 (260) 489.0489 www.preferredautogroup.com See our ad on page A5 Carroll tunes up for U.S. finals By Garth Snow [email protected] Carroll High School’s Select Sound women’s show choir claimed third place in state competition. The Carroll Minstrel Magic mixed choir took eighth place. Both competed in the Large School Division of the Indiana State School Music Association champi- onships in Indianapolis. Both choirs advanced to the state for the second consecutive year. Jill Jeran directs both choirs. Both choirs also will compete April 24-25 at the FAME national finals at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, Ill. For a final lineup, follow showchoirs. org. Tickets begin at $40 per day. A two-day pass is $75. Jeran said the choirs dealt with the demands of the state stage. “I definitely feel like they had one of their best shows, and we’re just really looking forward to going to Chicago and representing Fort Wayne,” Jeran said. Choirs earned their way to the state finals with their scores in qualifying events throughout the state. Carroll choirs earned their way to the FAME The Select Sound women’s show choir presents “Rhythm and Rhyme” in a non-judged exhibition show. PHOTO BY GARTH SNOW Teacher to seek renewal hiking grandeur of West By Garth Snow [email protected] Larry Linson will hike and bicycle through the natural wonders of the American West this summer, gathering lesson plans for Cedarville Elementary School. Linson said he has an awesome opportunity for personal renewal thanks to a $10,000 Lilly Endow- ment Teacher Creativity Fellowship. “I guess I’m kind of an experience junkie,” Linson said. “My father was an administrator at Ball State and he had different travel opportunities and he always took the family with him, so I traveled extensively as a child and that has carried over to my adult life.” Linson’s wife, Ann, the superintendent of East Noble Schools, will share part of the discovery. A friend, fellow Cedar- ville third-grade teacher Bryan Kaylor, will share part of the exploration. Linson’s son Zack, a technology coach for East Noble Schools, also will share in the travels. “He and I are going to work a lot of different questions and videos that we can make for kids at both schools,” Linson said. “I love to travel, and I always get a lot out of it,” Linson said. “So my grant is written around traveling out West to the national parks of California, Oregon and Utah, and Wyoming and Arizona. We try to hit everything. “We’re going to go out to San Francisco and then hit the redwood forests, and Crater Lake in Oregon, and then down to Yosemite and Sequoia national parks and eventually branch off into the Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon and Arches National Park and Zion National Park and Canyon- lands National Park. It’s going to be a wonderful trip. We’ll even get up to Yellowstone. It’s going to take probably more than a month to get all this done.” See CARROLL, Page A11 Allure and Charisma plan Northrop show May 27 By Garth Snow [email protected] Northrop High School’s show choirs will perform their 2015 production one more time this school year. “We have our end-of- the-year show,” director Tom Maupin said. “It’s called ‘An Evening with Allure and Charisma.’ ” The public is invited to thank and encourage the choirs one last time, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 27. Admission is $3 for students and $5 for adults. The choirs concluded their competition season Saturday, in the Indiana State School Music Association finals in Indianapolis. The Northrop Allure women’s choir placed eighth. The Northrop Charisma mixed choir took home ninth place. In each division, 55 Indiana schools competed for the nine spots at the state finals. Northrop Choral Asso- ciation spokeswoman Nichole Thomas said the The Allure women’s show choir performs on the Northrop home stage three days before the state finals. PHOTO BY JANE SNOW See SHOW, Page A13 See WEST, Page A8 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Camp Times ........................................................................ A10 Classifieds............................................................................. B2 Community Calendar .......................................................B5-7 Happy Easter.........................................................................A9 Spring Break ...................................................................... A12 Shop Covington Plaza..........................................................A8

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    Carroll tunes up for U.S. nalsBy Garth [email protected]

    Carroll High Schools Select Sound womens show choir claimed third place in state competition. The Carroll Minstrel Magic mixed choir took eighth place. Both competed in the Large School Division

    of the Indiana State School Music Association champi-onships in Indianapolis.

    Both choirs advanced to the state for the second consecutive year. Jill Jeran directs both choirs.

    Both choirs also will compete April 24-25 at the FAME national nals at the Genesee Theatre in

    Waukegan, Ill. For a nal lineup, follow showchoirs.org. Tickets begin at $40 per day. A two-day pass is $75.

    Jeran said the choirs dealt with the demands of the state stage. I denitely feel like they had one of their best shows, and were just really looking forward

    to going to Chicago and representing Fort Wayne, Jeran said.

    Choirs earned their way to the state nals with their scores in qualifying events throughout the state.

    Carroll choirs earned their way to the FAME

    The Select Sound womens show choir presents Rhythm and Rhyme in a non-judged exhibition show.

    PHOTO BY GARTH SNOW

    Teacher to seek renewalhiking grandeur of WestBy Garth [email protected]

    Larry Linson will hike and bicycle through the natural wonders of the American West this summer, gathering lesson plans for Cedarville Elementary School.

    Linson said he has an awesome opportunity for personal renewal thanks to a $10,000 Lilly Endow-ment Teacher Creativity Fellowship.

    I guess Im kind of an experience junkie, Linson said. My father was an administrator at Ball State and he had different travel opportunities and he always took the family with him, so I traveled extensively as a child and that has carried over to my adult life.

    Linsons wife, Ann, the superintendent of East Noble Schools, will share part of the discovery.

    A friend, fellow Cedar-ville third-grade teacher Bryan Kaylor, will share part of the exploration.

    Linsons son Zack, a

    technology coach for East Noble Schools, also will share in the travels. He and I are going to work a lot of different questions and videos that we can make for kids at both schools, Linson said.

    I love to travel, and I always get a lot out of it, Linson said. So my grant is written around traveling out West to the national parks of California, Oregon and Utah, and Wyoming and Arizona. We try to hit everything.

    Were going to go out to San Francisco and then hit the redwood forests, and Crater Lake in Oregon, and then down to Yosemite and Sequoia national parks and eventually branch off into the Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon and Arches National Park and Zion National Park and Canyon-lands National Park. Its going to be a wonderful trip. Well even get up to Yellowstone. Its going to take probably more than a month to get all this done.

    See CARROLL, Page A11

    Allure and Charisma planNorthrop show May 27

    By Garth [email protected]

    Northrop High Schools show choirs will perform their 2015 production one more time this school year.

    We have our end-of-the-year show, director Tom Maupin said. Its called An Evening with Allure and Charisma.

    The public is invited to thank and encourage the choirs one last time, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 27. Admission is $3 for students and $5 for adults.

    The choirs concluded their competition season Saturday, in the Indiana State School Music Association nals in Indianapolis. The Northrop Allure womens choir placed eighth. The Northrop Charisma mixed choir took home ninth place. In each division, 55 Indiana

    schools competed for the nine spots at the state nals.

    Northrop Choral Asso-

    ciation spokeswoman Nichole Thomas said the

    The Allure womens show choir performs on the Northrop home stage three days before the state nals.

    PHOTO BY JANE SNOW

    See SHOW, Page A13

    See WEST, Page A8

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  • Dwenger cheerleaders win 10th national titleThe Bishop Dwenger

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    Coach Amy Gonzag-owski commented the girls did a fabulous job and had a wonderful experi-ence including team Mass, dinner at a Polynesian restaurant, and dancing in Downtown Disney with a group of children and handicapped students.

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  • Bulldogs to record at Concordia band benetBy Garth [email protected]

    The Bulldogs have signed on again to offer their 1950s and 60s rock n roll music for Concordia Lutheran High School Band Boosters fundraiser Saturday, April 25. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the music continues until 10 p.m. at The Orchid Events and Catering, 11508

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    The dance and silent auction fundraiser also features heavy appetizers.

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    pick the charity. Both his daughters were in the marching band, and Bernie picked Concordia, Zmys-lony said. And even after they graduated, Concordia has had us back on contract every year, and we just raise a lot of money for them.

    The Concordia Jazz Ensemble, directed by Todd Phillips, also plays at the fundraiser. When were taking our breaks theyre playing at the other end of the building, and its just a lot of fun, Zmyslony said.

    The Bulldogs were formed as a duo in 1982 and are still often called by their previous name, Spike & The Bulldogs. Front man Val Spike Asey retired in 2013 after a second heart attack and has moved to Utah.

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    And another would be the way a mountain was formed. Crater lake was formed by a volcano, so thats another earth cache.

    Im trying to tie that into some science lessons for the kids.

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    We can make videos for both of us, Linson said. Im planning on having a website and using some different apps. We have iPads here at the school, and we will have apps that the kids can explore. When

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    Linson said he has been reworking his grant appli-cation for several years. His rst attempt outlined a journey down Old Route 66. Ive been working on this idea the last three or four years, and trying to perfect it, he said.

    Linson and his future wife each attended Muncie Burris High School, which is afliated with Ball State University. We were both lifers there K-12 13 years in the same building. It was interesting, he said.

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    In short, they qualied as one of the top choirs in the entire U.S. and Canada. Weve had an exciting night, band spokesperson Gail Ruble-Crawford said in an email from New York.

    Select Sound womens show choir comprises 53 members from grades 9 to 12. Their show titled Rhythm and Rhyme is a compilation of nursery rhymes and childrens stories. Their songs include Counting Stars, Shining Star, Shake Me Like a Monkey, Work Hard, Play Harder, Shes a Lady, Wanderers Lullaby and Magic.

    Minstrel Magic mixed show choir comprises 50 members from grades 9 to 12. Snow is a story of Snow White. Songs are Dies Irae from Mozarts Requiem, Escape, Life in Color, Black Roses/Talkin to the Moon and Fight For Love Medley.

    Minstrel Magic was named Grand Champion at the Bellmont Winter Spec-tacular and the Twin Lakes Show Choir Invitational, and was rst runner-up at the Northrop Classique, the

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    and also placed high at the Chesterton Trojan Classic, the Northridge Choral Invi-tational, and the Huntington North Midwest Showcase.

    Each choir also gathered awards for vocals, chore-ography and soloists. For a full list of each choirs awards this season, visit showchoir.com.

    Carroll choirs will end the season with the traditional, two-night Reections program, at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9. Admission is $5.

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    Ruble-Crawford, a media professor, is publicity and programs manager for the Show Choir Booster Board and Show Choir Invita-tional Board.

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    Maupin said Allures show this year is A Little Party Never Killed Nobody. The womens choir has 47 members.

    He said Charismas show is A Phoenix Rising From the Ashes. The mixed choir has 55 singer/dancers.

    Allures highest placing of the season was Grand Cham-pion, on Jan. 17 at the Beavercreek (Ohio) Midwest Show Choir Classic. Allure was first runner-up Jan. 24 at the Twin Lakes Show Choir Invitational, where Northrop was recognized for the best band.

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    The band Intrigue,which supports both show choirs, has

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    Between the two groups, Ive got 27 seniors and theyre a fantastic group of kids this year, Maupin said. Theyve just really done a fantastic job of leading and motivating the group to perform at this level. I couldnt be more proud of the seniors in the group.

    And I think one of the cool things this year is our show is not a traditional show choir show, Maupin said. Its probably more edgy and a little newer music. And thats been nice for the kids and myself. Its changed directions. And its fresh and exciting. And the kids have really bought into the show as well.

    Maupin, a Northrop graduate, is in his 28th

    year of teaching, his 15th at Northrop. He is also choral director, directs choirs and musical theater and teaches music theory.

    Already, he is looking to next years show choirs. We actually have our auditions the week after spring break, he said. For scheduling reasons, we have to do auditions early. And our school year moves forward next year. We start Aug. 11.

    The choirs will take a short break. We have our musical next, so we kind of shut down for five weeks, Maupin said. And after that we jump right back into show choir.

    That musical is Oliver, which Northrop will stage at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 24 and 25. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students.

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    The Charisma mixed show choir performs A Phoenix Rising From the Ashes on the Northrop stage.

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    culinary quintet claimed rst place in a state competition and will advance to the national cook-off.

    Carroll sent two teams to the Prostart and Family, Career and Community Leaders of American state contest March 9 in Indianapolis. Prostart is the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. The team of Jacob Till, Marisa Sigmon, Aly Saalfrank, Nora Trittipo and Jaxon Yager nished rst. The second team claimed a silver medal.

    The winning team will advance to the National Prostart Invitational, April 18-20 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, Calif. Students will prepare a three-course dinner in one hour. Competitors

    will not have access to electrical equipment and only two portable burners as their only heating source. Students will also demonstrate their

    techniques in knife skills and chicken fabrication. The nal component to the competition requires competitors to cost the meal and present a menu

    with prices.The event is very bene-

    cial for students, Carroll culinary teacher Renee Sigmon said. Winning at the state level, students

    receive scholarship money for culinary colleges. Over the years, students have received close to $250,000.

    The CHS Culinary Program has competed in this competition since 2007, also earning rst place in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

    Students spend many hours preparing for the event, Sigmon said. They create all of their own menus and recipes. Many winners from previous years are now professional chefs working in the Fort Wayne and surrounding areas. Two of our previous winners have also worked for the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos.

    The winning menu at the state competition was deep-fried lollipopped chicken drumettes mari-

    nated in a citrus buffalo mixture, coated with a honey mustard glaze, and served on top of a nest of tangy apple fennel slaw as an appetizer. The main course was a seared brisket burger with a bacon and smoked cheddar cheese crust served on a homemade poppy seed brioche bun with a cracked pepper balsamic mayo, sweet pickled onions, over easy egg and sweet potato and parsnip spirals. For dessert the students prepared a scoop of smooth peanut butter ice cream on top of a rich berry jam sauce served alongside pickled straw-berries and blueberries, sprinkled with a salted peanut brittle.

    For more information, contact Sigmon at [email protected].

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  • (ALLEN COUNTY) The nationwide credit crisis may have turned the American dream into an extended nightmare for many Indiana home buyers and sellers. Banks and mortgage lenders (who are not going out of business) have tightened up their lending requirements to the point where many home buyers today can no longer qualify for a mortgage.Record foreclosures, rising unemployment, losses in the financial markets and the current credit crunch have not only reduced the number of buyers who can buy but have also increased the number of houses that sellers need to sell.Prices are under pressure as home sellers lower their asking price to attract a buyer, and as lenders resell their foreclosed homes below market value. And its 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 thats 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 cant meet the tougher lending criteria on credit scores, income verification, down payment amounts and debt ratios?

    Theres 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. MacDonalds 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 its normal for people to think

    they must be desperate before calling him to buy their house. Its a very common misconception. But until I look at a house and do some research, I wont 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 its only at that point, with my offer on the table, that a seller can decide if Im going to become their buyer.

    In fact, price is not an issue for MacDonald. As an investor, whats impor-tant to him is the determination of what income the property can produce. Its 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 doesnt 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 dont 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 whats wrong with the property. Another misconception about how Mike MacDonald buys houses is the idea that hes probably looking for sellers in financial distress. Look, when a seller is out of time or out of options, then Im 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 theyre 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. Were 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 weve 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 buyers 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 Ill hire my contrac-tors to fix it up completely.

    His next most popular program is a down payment assistance plan. Many buyers turn to MacDonalds company because they dont have the down payment required by todays 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 youve 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. Its 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. Its 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 weve 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 doesnt even know it. Other times they can qualify but need a flexible seller. Were one of the most creative and flexible sellers youll 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 hes 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.

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    Anthony Wayne Rotary stresses service with funBy Garth [email protected]

    When the 82-member Anthony Wayne Rotary Club gathers for lunch each Wednesday at Pine Valley Country Club, members add a fth ques-tion to the famous Rotary 4-Way Test. Is it fun? they ask.

    The words fun and family pepper the narra-tives as Rotarians describe their attachment to the service club.

    When I moved back to Fort Wayne I didnt know anyone, said Bob Moore, a former club president. Then he visited the Anthony Wayne Rotary Club. I found everyone to be very friendly and everybody just became my friends over the years, he said.

    Ive been in many different [Rotary] clubs around the country, and theyre all basically cut out of the same silk, he said. Theyre in it because they want to help other people, and this is

    just a really fun way to do it.

    I have been told several times that we are the fun club, club Pres-ident Carol Keplar said in an email.

    Dick Walls joined the club in March of 1971. It was the New Haven

    Club, but we met at Club Olympia, and then our name was changed to the Anthony Wayne Rotary Club in 72, he said. Walls held the gavel in 1977-78. I was able to get everyone active in doing something, he said, and I was able to

    promote a lot of enthu-siasm. He said it is important that members see Rotary as more than a luncheon club.

    Mark Stetzel, another past president, said everyone has assigned duties, and the duty roster rotates. You dont

    just sign up, pay your dues and say youre a Rotarian, he said. Its expected that if youre in the club, youre going to participate.

    Members represent every branch of endeavor. Diversity has always been valued in Rotary, said Aron Dellinger, another past president. Dellinger, of Leo, has been a member since 1987. Years earlier, he was one of the high school students chosen to attend Rotary meetings.

    Today, October to

    April, one senior from each of eight high schools is invited to attend a month of luncheons. Students from Bishop Dwenger, Blackhawk Christian, Carroll, Concordia Lutheran, Leo, New Haven, Northrop and Snider high schools then are considered for two $4,000 scholarships.

    A visiting student might be asked to share where they hope to be a decade in the future, or to name the most inu-

    Carol Keplar serves as president of the Anthony Wayne Rotary Club. Fred Haigh is the incoming president.

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    QUESTIONS?The Anthony Wayne Rotary Club meets each Wednes-day at Pine Valley Country Club, with a buffet lunch available at 11:30 a.m. and a program and business meeting from 12:15-1:15 p.m. Membership is by invita-tion. For information, email [email protected] or call (260) 402-8252.Rotary Clubs recite the Rotary 4-Way Test before each meeting. The Anthony Wayne Rotary Club recites a fth test:Of the things we think, say or do: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build good will and betterfriendships? Will it be benecial to all concerned? Is it fun?

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    Downtown Rotary adaptsto serve another century

    By Garth [email protected]

    The Rotary Club of Fort Wayne, also known as the Downtown Rotary Club, is celebrating its centennial in 2015. A year of activities will culminate in a Centen-nial Gala on Oct. 2 at the Grand Wayne Center. For more on the clubs local and international work, visit fortwaynerotary.org.

    In a joint interview, Rotary Club President Barb Wachtman, immediate past President Jeff Krull and President-elect Jason Daenens discussed the clubs heritage and goals.

    (Some answers were edited for space.)

    Question: How does a club adapt to thrive for 100 years? What changes do you envision over the next decade and century?

    Krull: If you go all the way back to the founding it was kind of a networking group, and it didnt take long until it turned into much more of a civic orga-nization, and it grew like crazy.

    And when I joined in 1986 it was all men, and it was a premier service club and it was by invitation. The classication system

    relaxed over the years because it needed to be more open. It was a club that did a lot of good, and it was prestigious and it was a powerful organization. As years went by, things changed and Rotary was a little slower, and by the 90s we were starting to see a disconnect between the older members and the conventions and what was happening in society and as a culture, including things like excluding women. That changed on the national level in the mid-80s and the rst woman joined the Fort

    Rotary Club of Fort Wayne President Barb Wachtman, immediate past President Jeff Krull, and President-elect Jason Daenens gather before a meeting at Parkview Field.

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  • ential person in their life. That question gets some different and inter-esting responses, from their teachers, to their grandparents, parents, coaches and church leaders, youth group and Sunday school teachers, Keplar said. The reasons are the things they have taught them, or teaching them about their faith, or always being there for them. It is always interesting to hear their responses.

    While they visit they get to network with different leaders and Rotarians from in and around Fort Wayne in many different profes-sions, she said. They get a taste of what Rotary is all about. They see that even as adults you can volunteer and make a difference in our commu-nity and around the world.

    Keplar said Anthony Wayne Rotary Club members come from all over Fort Wayne, and from Leo, Kendallville, Decatur, Yoder and Huntertown. Keplar and her husband Jeff live in Ossian. Jeff Keplar is a former president. Carol said she worked closer to the Downtown Club

    which meets at Parkview Field but joined the Anthony Wayne club because Jeff belonged to that club. I felt if we were both going to be in Rotary, and since Rotary is a service organization, it would be best if we were both in the same club so we could put all of our efforts involved in

    the same projects instead of being pulled in two different directions, she said.

    I have since changed jobs and still live in Ossian, but have stayed as a member of Anthony Wayne Rotary not so much for the networking, but for a different reason, Carol Keplar said. The members of Anthony Wayne Rotary have become my dear friends and family. Both Jeff and my parents are

    deceased, and we each have only one brother and they both live out of state. With Rotary, I have many brothers, and even sisters that I never had. I actually have some dads, with the older members who love to look out for me, she said. It is really nice to have family, my Rotary Family, close by.

    Youve got both the family aspect and the sense of service, Moore said. Our motto is Service above Self. So we do a lot with kids, high school kids that you see here today. We also pass out dictionaries to third-

    graders every year, and we get involved in a lot of international projects clean water in Mexico and medical instruments in Nicaragua.

    The club joins Rotary International in supporting student exchange programs and polio eradication and other health programs. Locally, the club restores historical monuments and markers, and supports Kates Kart books for hospitalized children and Community Harvest Food Bank.

    We give back to the community that has given to us, Keplar said.

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    Badges tell Rotarians names, specialties and years of service.

    Past President Bryan Sharp welcomes Leo High School senior Logan Leither. Each week, the Anthony Wayne Rotary Club welcomes student Rotarians from eight high schools.

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    course trying to open things up, which we were very successful in doing.

    As work patterns changed and as local companies became owned by larger companies, some of the banks, etc., were not necessarily interested. Membership began to decline. We were close to 300 members and by 2000 we were down to 150 and really kind of slipping.

    In the last eight to 10 years, I perceive that our club has made a very conscious effort to re-in-vent itself. Weve looked at who we want in our club, how to make the club accessible to different work schedules, especially younger members who may nd it difcult to commit an hour and a half or two every single Monday for a noon meeting.

    We became more service-oriented than we were in the past. The networking and cama-raderie are still very important, and its much more than that. And the friendships are fun, but they are also productive and they help us get important things done in the community and around the world.

    Wachtman: I joined about 10 years ago. The club has taken a look at itself, and what the club has done very well is to say we have to be relevant to

    our members and we have to tell our members this is about service. And yes there will be networking and yes there will be friendships. But its about service, and if you connect passionately and with integrity with people who want to do service, youre going to have a pretty inter-esting group of people who want to be engaged.

    We now have about 135 to 140 members and with honorary members about 150.

    Daenens: When I joined the club at the end of 2008 I had just turned 30 and at the time the club had only one other person who was younger, and there were just ve under the age of 40. Theres nothing neces-sarily wrong with a club over 45; its just difcult to sustain the membership. From my perspective, I joined a club that was going through a bit of an identity crisis. Aligned with the economic reality

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    I think that difcult situation at that time gave the club a chance to step back and say, What are we doing and why are we doing it and what should we be doing? One of the results was that we

    decided to go bigger and bolder with some things.

    I think the hundred-year milestone truly invigo-rated the club and gave the club a renewed sense of purpose, and I think that any organization that wants to survive has to continually evolve.

    Question: If you were to seal a Rotary time capsule, what items would you preserve from this centennial year?

    Wachtman: I would put in a book or something

    from Washington Elemen-tary School. We adopted that school a little over 10 years ago and it has been a very signicant project for us.

    Our Spin newsletter is very good, and it gives a glimpse of how we operate week to week.

    I would put in the rst membership roster and our hundred-year membership roster, showing the really broad range of leaders in the community, and that weve been very blessed to have lead our club.

    Daenens: I would add some items that are rele-vant to the service of our community because they represent a piece of what our club is all about, and something more specic to our community these days.

    Krull: I would include something that records and documents some of the more signicant contributions, including things like the Avenue of Trees downtown and at Headwaters Park. We do those projects and then kind of lose sight of that fact that we did them. We also should remember the Circle of Hope trail through Headwaters Park, commemorating the 100 years of the Rotary Club.

    Wachtman: We should include a little musical instrument because weve been giving the Cleo Fox [band and orchestra camp] scholarship, and were a singing club too.

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  • SATURDAY, MARCH 28Shipshewana On The Road. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Admission $4; children 12 and under admitted free. Coliseum parking is $5. Shop for jewelry, crafts, new merchandise, toys, clothing and more. Since 1992, the Shipshewana On The Road Gift and Craft Show has brought some dealers from the Shipshewana outdoor market to venues throughout the Midwest. For details, visit ShipshewanaOnTheRoad.com.Spring sh/chicken fry and bake sale. Harlan United Methodist Church, 16434 Indiana 37E, Harlan. 4-7 p.m. Ages 11 and up pay $9, ages 6-10 pay $5, and children 5 and under eat for free. Sponsored by the Harlan Lions Club.The Merge for Christian Singles. Parkwood Church of God, 3320 Trier Road, Fort Wayne. 6-11 p.m. $7 donation at the door. Ice-breakers, dinner, games, dancing. Todays speaker is Verlin Rice. Music is by Dancin-Feats.com with Pam and Eagle. Carry-in potluck assigned by last name; visit the-merge.net for details.

    SUNDAY, MARCH 29Shipshewana On The Road. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $4; children 12 and under admitted free. Coliseum parking is $5. Shop for jewelry, crafts, new merchandise, toys, clothing and more. Since 1992, the Shipshewana On The Road Gift and Craft Show has brought some dealers from the Shipshewana outdoor market to venues throughout the Midwest. For details, visit ShipshewanaOnTheRoad.com.The Passion of the Christ. First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. 4 p.m. Free. The public is invited to attend the Lenten Film Series, each Sunday through March 29. For addi-tional information, call 422-4682.

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