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Dining & Entertainment.............A12-13

Sports ................................................A2-3

Worship List.........................................B4A

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Therapeutic foster homes needed

Two and a half decades ago, Whit-ington Homes opened its doors witha focus on providing services,including the development ofparenting skills, for young girls andtheir babies. That focus remains, butthe agency housed in a grandPrairie-style home at 2423 FairfieldAvenue also licenses therapeuticfoster homes.

Due to recent changes at the statelevel, fewer children with emotional,mental or physical challenges arebeing placed in residential care,resulting in an increased need fortherapeutic foster homes.

Therapeutic foster parents needto be strong, understanding, compas-sionate and supportive while beingable to implement structure andboundaries, said Beth Barrett, Whit-ingtons coordinator of foster carelicensing and training. These kidswill test those boundaries.

Children who are referred to resi-dential care generally cant functionwithin a community or in school,Barrett said. Therapeutic foster careis for children who are steppingdown from residential care. Theywill need help acclimating to a

regular environment.The kids are what they are,

Barrett said. Foster parents need to

meet them at their level and theirneeds and move forward fromthere.

When the economy was good,Barrett said, a lot of people feltstable enough to reach out to helpsomeone else by becoming fosterparents. Then the economy changed.People lost jobs and benefits, andthey were unsure of their futures.

Barrett said she had 21 inquirieslast year from people who wereinterested in becoming fosterparents. One came on board. Shealso closed about 10 foster homeslast year for various reasonsincluding burnout, or the fact thatthe foster family adopted their foster

child.We need hands-on parents,

Barrett said, ideally in a two-parent

home so one parent can be at homeand advocate for the child whennecessary. Male role models are alsoneeded.

The licensing process for a thera-peutic foster home takes about sixmonths if the couple is diligent,Barrett said. The cost is about $300for a married couple with no chil-dren in the home.

Potential therapeutic foster parentsneed to go through a specializedtraining program at Whitington, amedical review, first aid and CPRtraining, a financial review, two in-home visits, fingerprints andcriminal background checks foreveryone in the household age 14

By SUE [email protected]

Max Meyer is energeticas he walks through themoody lighting of the FortWayne Museum of Artslatest exhibition. He isbarely able to finishdescribing somethingbefore his excitement

takes over, starting him onto his next favoriteartwork. Meyer, themuseums director of chil-drens education, hadmany favorite works todiscuss.

Nearby, a lone televi-sion set served as the

By VALERIE [email protected]

Ministry encourages accountability

It all started with asandwich.

The late VivienneSmith, longtime staffmember at Fort WaynesBroadway ChristianChurch, began sharing her

lunch with hungry peoplewho came in off the street.It was the mid-1970s, andpeople were struggling tomeet basic needs for food,clothing, and shelter.

The churchs deaconsbegan to seek Gods direc-tion to determine whatrole to play in helping tomeet those needs. Theyinvestigated a Nashville,Tenn. church-run food andclothing bank, returningwith the recommendationthat Broadway institute asimilar outreach.

It was the birth of Inas-

much (IAM), a ministry tothe citys poor. Based onMatthew 25:40, whichsays Inasmuch as ye havedone it unto one of theleast of these my brethren,

ye have done it unto me.IAM has provided bothpractical assistance andspiritual guidance to thou-sands since its inception.

IAMs mission state-ment identifies their focus:

Helping people in need,offering hope through arelationship with JesusChrist and promotingpersonal responsibility.

Alyn Biddle, IAMs

benevolence minister, isadamant about this combi-nation. For him, prayerand sharing of the Gospelare foundational.

The relationship withChrist is the beginning of

a changed life, he said.We need to care forpeople (but) God hasntcalled us to solve peoples

By DEB [email protected]

Works by regional student artists hang at the Fort Wayne Museumof Art.

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Whitington Homes & Services for Children and Families is located at 2423 Fairfield Ave.Photo by Sue Reeves

Clients wait to check in at Inasmuch, a ministry for the citys poor.Courtesy photo

Local studentsworks on displayat Museum of Art

SeeART, page A16SeeFOSTER, page A14

SeeMINISTRY,page A17

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Local student-athlete prepares to become role modelAs another high school spring

sports season begins in AllenCounty, a new student-athlete isinitiated into an elite grouphonored by the Indiana HighSchool Athletic Association asIHSAA Role Models. Picking upwhere those before her left off,Ashlyn Rang, a senior tennisplayer at Bishop Dwenger HighSchool, will take the lead as anti-tobacco advocate in her schooland community during theIHSAA Role Model Programseighth consecutive year.

Program participants appearlarger than life on posters, sportsschedules, trading cards and othermaterials as symbols of healthy,active individuals. And while thehonor to do so recognizes studentswho boast high grades, athletic

achievement, and a good record of

citizenship, carrying the torch asan anti-tobacco role model isntalways easy, even for these all-stars.

While high school student-

athletes are hailed as role modelsand leaders in their schools andcommunities, its important tounderstand that with privilegecomes responsibility, saidIHSAA Commissioner BobbyCox. Although a difficult task,IHSAA Role Model Programparticipants take this duty seri-ously and live it every day duringpractices and games, as well as intheir classrooms and communi-ties.

Rang was nominated to repre-sent Dwenger by schooladministrators. She also signed apledge agreeing to be tobacco,drug and alcohol free and serve asa positive role model for hercommunity. Rang is sponsored byTobacco Free Allen County.

Athletes set an example and

are leaders to younger kids, said

Rang. They need to be the bestrole models and thats done by notusing drugs, alcohol or tobacco,which can ruin their reputation,take away opportunities and causethem harm.

Educators are encouraged todisplay Role Model posters anddistribute pocket schedules andtrading cards in their high school,the middle and elementaryschools that feed their highschool, and in local businessesthroughout the community.

High school athletics offeryoung adults like Ashlyn theopportunity to learn and honeleadership skills that will proveinvaluable throughout their lives,said Cox. Were not justpreparing high school students tobe better athletes, were preparing

them to be better people.

Pine Ridgeto offer free

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Pine Ridge Racquet& Fitness Club, 12124Lima Road, will offera free tennis lesson forall ages from 4 to 6p.m. on March 26. Thelessons offered are foranyone at least 3 yearsold, taught by aprofessional tennisstaff and include drills,games and tennisbasics.

Registration isrequired for this event.Call Pine Ridge at637-1551.

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Program, sponsored by theAllen County 4-HShooting Sports Club,teaches safe handling offirearms, proper use ofequipment, shooting tech-niques and ethics of goodshooters.

The program will beginApril 21 at 6:30 p.m. at

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sion Office, 4001 CrescentAve., and will continue onApril 28, May 5, 12, 19,& 26 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.in the Spencerville area.Class size is limited to 10participants. This programwill be held outside.Advanced registration isrequired and due by April15. This program is open

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The Allen County Fair will host itsfirst World Championship Rodeo at7:30 p.m. on July 19 at the fairgroundson Carroll Road. The rodeo will besanctioned by The International ProRodeo Association and will offerworld championship points andapproximately $3,500 in prize money.Broken Horn Rodeo in Ripley, Ohiowill produce and contract the event.

The IPRA names world champions

at the conclusion of the InternationalFinals Rodeo in seven events: bare-

back, bronc riding, saddle broncriding, bull riding, cowgirls barrelracing, steer wrestling, tie downroping and team roping.

These sought after world titles arehard-earned, but the title of WorldChampion All-Around Cowboy is therodeos most prestigious. To win thisaward, the cowboy must excel in morethan one event.

For information, call the Allen

County Fair at 449-4444.

Rodeo comes to the fair Taste ofWaynedalefeeds area

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Kingston Residence,7515 Winchester Rd., will

host the third annualTaste of Waynedale onMarch 22 from 4:30-7:30p.m. to raise funds forCommunity Harvest FoodBank. Last year, a crowdof more than 600 peoplesampled the fare from 26local restaurants and busi-nesses and bid on silentauction items, raising$7,500 to feed hungrypeople in northeastIndiana.

We are so grateful toKingston Residence andall of the hard work theyput in to pull off thiswonderfully successfulcommunity event everyyear, said Jane Avery,executive director,Community Harvest FoodBank. The vendors makea significant donation interms of the food andstaff-time and businessesdonate wonderful itemsfor the silent auction.Clearly Taste ofWaynedale is a hit with allthose who attend. What agreat event.

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More than 100 sellersfrom the community areregistered to participate,and all items are inspectedto ensure quality beforebeing accepted for the sale.

The items are thendisplayed according to sizeand gender, from newborninfants to girlss junior size7 and boys size 20.

Other items includecribs, rockers, dressers,strollers, playpens, swings,toys, bikes, books, videos,bedding and miscellaneousitems.

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A percentage of theproceeds raised at the salereach children in needthrough three differentorganizations. Donated,unsold clothing and itemswill be given to ForgottenChildren InternationalMinistry. Proceeds fromthe resale will be donatedfor supplies for refugeechildren at Autumn Woodsapartments as well as forscholarships for inner-citychildren to attend camp atStillwater Retreat. An addi-tional amount of theproceeds will go to FMCsBenevolence Fund, createdto help families in need inour local community.


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The Indiana WomensExpo will be at MemorialColiseum March 19 and20, and features a varietyof vendors from thehealth, beauty, food andhome decor industries.More than 150 vendorswill be on-site selling,sampling and demon-strating thousands ofproducts and services.This event creates a fun-filled venue of shoppingwith a special emphasison education and informa-tion.

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Seminars will featuretopics such as womenshealth issues, includingcosmetic procedures andovercoming infertility, aswell as holistic and alter-native wellness programsand exercise tips.

Demonstrations willfeature dance exercise,Pilates and yoga clinics. Avariety of home improve-ment companies will alsobe on hand to offer designconsultation.

The Expo will run from10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March19 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.on March 20. Admissionis $6; children under 13are free. Coupons for $1off the admission price areavailable at www.women-

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program helps gardeners grow by providing them withintensive training in horticultural principles. Participants,in turn, share their knowledge by providing volunteer lead-ership and service to their communities. In 2011, volunteertraining sessions will begin on Aug. 31 and conclude Nov.4 at the Allen County Extension office from 9 a.m. to12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays. The $100 programfee includes class material and a reference notebook. Tolearn more or to pick up an application, visit the Allen

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Mark your calendars for

April 16, the second yearof the Discover Roanoke10K/5K race. With a starttime of 9 a.m., contestantsand supporters will gatheron Roanokes historicMain Street with a festivefun atmosphere at thestart/finish line. There willbe music playing and liveupdates from the course asthe participants wind theirway around the town andthroughout the adjoiningcountryside.

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near the start line toprovide tips and adviceand offer discounts onrunning/walking gear. All-Sport will providesamples of their energydrink and other relatedproducts to participants.Even more vendors areexpected.

Record-setting times forthe 5K course include17:09 (Josh McIntyre) and20:36 (Danielle Elwood).The 10K course recordsare 33:29 (Josh Maple)

and 42:59 (StephanieBreeding).

John Nelson, one of the

organizers, describedtraining for the event as an

excellent way to keepthose New Years resolu-tions to lose weight and

get in shape and support agreat cause at the sametime. The 10K shouldprove to be a great tune-up for the Indianapolis500 Festival mini-marathon to be held a fewweeks later in early May;Nelson noted that theevent coincides exactlywith the prescribedtraining schedule for ahalf marathon. He addedthat the event website hasa link to a trainingschedule with the race-courses clearly shown onthe site for those wishing

to train on the actualcourse.

Both courses proved

very challenging last yearwith hilly coursesproviding a dramaticchange from the typicalflat terrain experiencedaround the area. Walkersare encouraged to partici-pate. A time limit will beenforced, but a reasonablepace of 2.5 mph willallow the participants tofinish the course in time.

The event will benefitthe Roanoke ElementaryPTO, will be held rain orshine, and is open toparticipants of all ages.

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Physicians office opens in RoanokeThe doctor is in in Roanoke,

that is. Parkview First Care hasadded a Roanoke location on U.S.24 in the Geiger Office Plaza forfamily practitioner Amy Welker andOB/GYN Kevin Stamm.

An IU School of Medicine grad-uate, Welker grew up in Fort Wayneattending Carroll High School. The

youngest of three children, shefollowed in her fathers footsteps andbecame a family physician. Welkersaid she has always liked helpingpeople, and has worked along theway in group homes and with chil-dren with special needs.

Welker enjoys her job, especiallypediatrics, and says she has likedmeeting her new patients fromRoanoke, Huntington and AboiteTownship.

When there is an urgent need wetry to get them in right away, saidWelker. We are also strongbelievers in preventative care andhave been busy with routine physi-cals and immunizations. We have agreat staff here. They are skilled andcaring and help us to provide excel-lent care.

Stamm is also a graduate of IUsMedical School, grew up in a smalltown in central Indiana and is glad toget back to a small town setting.

Im excited to be practicing inRoanoke. Its home and we love ithere, says Stamm. While studying

medicine, Stamm was first drawn topediatrics and surgery but he saysthat delivering his first baby was soamazing that he decided to becomean OB/GYN. Stamm and Welkeragree its great to be in the sameoffice.

It provides great continuity, saidStamm. We are able to referpatients to each other, from pregnan-

cies to pediatrics.Parkview First Care, 577 Geiger

Drive, Suite C, is open Mondaythrough Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5p.m. Stamms hours are Fridaysfrom 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The phonenumber is 672-5950.

Family addsanother state

championRoanoke resident

Norma Carroll now hasfour grandchildren whohave earned state highschool bowling champi-

onships. Junior TylerCarroll from HuntingtonNorth High earned the2011 championship,joining brother RyanCarroll and cousinsAshley (Bruemleve) Black

and Lindsey (Bruemleve)Banter. Black and Bantereach have team titles, withconsecutive team titles in2001 and 2002. Banter

was the state individualchampion in 2003.

Ryan Carroll earned hisstate title in 2006, with theteam shooting a perfectbaker 300 game duringthe finals.

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A new program, Vet toVet, is being developed forveterans to be trained ashospice volunteers toassist other veterans whoare hospice patients.

Parkview Home Health& Hospice is in need ofvolunteers to help hospiceclients and their familieswith various tasks and areneeded in HuntingtonCounty.

Volunteers typicallydonate one to four hours

of their time per week.Volunteers are espe-

cially needed duringweekdays to stay withpatients so caregivers canrest or leave for appoint-ments. Examples ofvolunteer duties includevisiting with patients,sitting at patients bedsideand offering companion-ship and support topatients and caregivers.

Interested individualsmust complete a training

class before beginningvolunteer opportunities.

Classes are scheduledfor June 1, 8, 15, 22 and29 at the Parkview HomeHealth & Hospice office,2806 Theater Ave., SuiteA, Huntington, from 11a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Edward Jones andParkview PhysiciansGroup(PPG)/ParkviewHospital join UnitedREMC, Bippus StateBank. Lassus Brothers,JO Wolf Tool and Die,American Specialty Insur-ance, and Dicks SportingGoods as official spon-sors of the event. In-kindsponsors include AllSport drinks, ThreeRivers RunningCompany, the NewsSentinel, Fred Toenges,and more. .

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HU students spend Spring Break in the missions fieldForget Florida. The Bahamas? Not this year. Fourteen

Huntington University students decided to forsakegetting a tan this spring break and instead volunteered inHonduras and New Orleans from March 12-19.

The Joe Mertz Center, a campus organization dedi-cated to service and volunteering, sponsored both trips.

While in Honduras, three students and one staffmember participated in medical brigades at an areachurch through the World Gospel Outreach organization.The organization offers doctor and dentist appointments

to local residents. The four volunteers will help withthese appointments and spend time with the locals. Afterfour days of helping with medical brigades, the team willvisit local orphanages and do a little sightseeing.

The second team will travel to New Orleans where 11students will help clean the city after the devastationcaused by Hurricane Katrina back in 2005.

Casey Overpeck, a senior recreation and managementmajor from Rockville, Ind., organized the New Orleanstrip through her work with the Joe Mertz Center and

partnered with Christian Reformed World ReliefCommittee (CRWRC) in Byron, Mich., to make the NewOrleans trip a reality.

The CRWRC asked Overpeck for the skill sets of eachparticipant so the organization could place the studentsin areas that best suit their strengths. The team will workon dry-walling, rebuilding homes and cleaning up debris.

The New Orleans team included Huntington nativesPat Irick and Ann Savariar and Ossian native JakeKendall.

Hospital guildelects new officers

The Parkview Huntington HospitalGuild watched a slide show of historicalHuntington County homes and buildingsin a program presented by local histo-rian Jean Gernand at its Januarymeeting. Gernand also shared little-known anecdotes about HuntingtonCounty history throughout her presenta-tion.

Following the program, outgoing guild

president Carol Strickler installed newofficers for 2011. New officers elected

were: Opal Poe, president; PhyllisPieper, vice president; Ethel Maples,treasurer; and Helen Ziegler, secretary.

Standing committee members for2011 were also named. La Vona Petrie ischair of the membership committee;Betty Schoeff is chair of the publicitycommittee; Phyllis Pieper is chair of thescholarship committee; Carol Strickler ischair of the nominating committee; and

Charlotte Campbell is chair of the socialand scrapbook committee.

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TechFest is an opportunity for local 9th 12th grade students to engagein a full day of video game tournaments, problem-solving team competi-tions, a computer-based virtual music creation contest, photo-editingcontest, workshops about careers in Science, Technology, Engineering,and Mathematics (STEM) in Northeast Indiana, and much more. Localuniversities and colleges will also be on hand to provide informationabout majors related to these subject areas. Cost is $10 for participatingstudents and $5 for non-participating guests. Registration closes April 5.For more information visit www.neitechfest.com or contact Jules Overbyat (260) 424-1435.

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arts facility now has a name. ArtsUnited leaders announced the AuerCenter for Arts and Culture will bethe name of the building theyrecently purchased across from theArts United Center. It will soon serveas a shared space for arts and culturalorganizations in the heart of thecultural district.

Jim Sparrow, executive director ofArts United, explained how the namewas selected.

We are very grateful for the $1million contribution made by theEdward D. and Ione Auer Founda-tion, which made the purchase of thisbuilding possible, Sparrow said.

Several foundations contributed tothe purchase and remodeling of thebuilding at 300 Main Street, but thesignificant gift from the Auer Foun-dation made our dream a reality.

The Edward D. and Ione AuerFoundation is honored to participatein the purchase of this building andthe creation of a campus for the artsin downtown Fort Wayne, saidKatherine Moenter with the AuerFoundation. We are delighted topartner with Arts United and all thearts organizations involved. IoneAuer was especially passionate aboutthe arts and education and wouldhave been proud to see her founda-tion contribute to the purchase of this

wonderful Arts United building.Arts United is planning to develop

an area of downtown into an artscampus, creating a centralized hub ofartistic activity that will spur social,economic and cultural growth fordecades to come. Arts Unitedsleaders have been in negotiation withseveral organizations interested inoccupying the building and arecurrently estimating costs for remod-eling the space to accommodate theFort Wayne Ballet, an art gallery, andoffices. Initial transitions may beginalmost immediately, while movingmajor organizations such as theBallet will happen this summer.

Variety of volunteer skills soughtVisiting Nurse &

Hospice Home, a locally-based, non-profit hospiceand palliative care

provider, is looking forvolunteers to assist in avariety of ways includinggardening, in HospiceHome and in nursinghomes.

This work is for peoplewho seek a meaningfulvolunteer pursuit andrequires individuals thatare emotionally mature,

comfortable with issues ofdeath and dying and canwork two to four hoursper week on a steady

basis. Volunteers preparelight meals for patients,assist families and staff,visit with, sing or read topatients and clerk at thenurses station. Volunteersare a vital and essentialpart of the interdiscipli-nary team that bringsbroad end-of-life supportto patients and families.

Volunteer work in thehalls of Hospice Home isneeded and greatly appre-ciated by staff, patients

and families. VisitingNurse & Hospice Homehas a well-establishedvolunteer program thatprovides ongoing supportand guidance for thevolunteer. A thorough 19-hour training will be heldin May.

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Cancer Services ofNortheast Indiana willhost its annualfundraising walk, Lapper,

on Saturday, May 21,2011, at Foster Park,located in southwest FortWayne. Lapper 2011 is

designed to give peoplethe opportunity to honoror memorialize thosetouched by cancer.

Team Kent is one ofthe groups participatingin the Lapper.

When Kent passed

away in October 2008, hewas 62 years old, and leftbehind his wife, Denise;three daughters, Erin,

Anna and Ashley; foursisters, one brother andcountless in-laws andfriends.

Most of them partici-pate in the Lapper eachyear as Team Kent. Manycome together physically

to walk, others walk withthem by contributingfinancially. There areeven family members

who contribute to theLapper and walk in NorthCarolina the samemorning the rest of them

walk in Fort Wayne.Kent was able toremain at home duringhis illness largely

because of the emotionaland financial supportgiven to the family fromCancer Services,

according to Denise.Cancer Services staffwas empathetic and madeus feel like we were theonly client they had, shesaid. Peter was Kentsadvocate. When wewould stop to pick uptube feeding supple-ments, Peter would askhow much we needed andthen carry them out toour car without delay.The tube feeding pumpwas a big help when Kentleft the hospital. Heeventually was able togive himself bolus feed-

ings and Cancer Servicesprovided the supplies.When you have a familymember affected bycancer, you need helpfrom someone whounderstands.

Kents daughter, Erinsaid, I think about mydad every day, for noreason and for everyreason. I dont thinkabout having good daysand bad days any more.Some days are justdifferent. The day of theLapper is one of thosedifferent days. His

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Fixed or adjustable?With afixed-rate mortgage, yourpayment will remain the samethroughout the life of your

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Over time, these extrainvestments can really add up.Suppose, for example, that youinvested $100 a month to atax-deferred vehicle, such as atraditional IRA, that earned ahypothetical 7% averageannual return. After 30 years,youd end up with a little morethan $117,000, before youstarted paying taxes onwithdrawals. But if your30-year mortgage freed up

enough cash for you tocontribute $300 a month tothat same IRA, earning thatsame 7% average annualreturn, youd accumulate morethan $350,000 after 30 years,before taxes. Thats a bigdifference and the extramoney could perk up yourretirement lifestyle consider-ably. Keep in mind, of course,that these examples dontreflect the performance of anyavailable investments. Also,you will have to pay taxes

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I believe design is foreveryone. Everyone shouldlove where they live, saidFriend. At this boutique,our customers can takehome a decorative elementor an art piece to freshenup a room, or we can helpthem with a full servicedesign consultation,including custom cabinetry

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Cindy Friend Boutiquecelebrated its grandopening March 14.Regular store hours willbe 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday and Friday;10 a.m. to 7 p.m.Thursday and 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Saturday. The phonenumber is 444-3323.

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Spring and summer clothing items insizes newborn through 12, plus maternity,will be available at the sale, along withshoes, furniture, toys, books, bikes andeverything in between. Maternity itemsare also accepted.

Using the online bar-coding system onthe website atwww.luckyduckfortwayne.com,consignors price their items, then printtags from their home computers.

Consignors drop their items off theweek of the sale, and the staff will set upand organize the sale into one large shop-ping experience.

The neat thing about this sale is thatmoms can set their own prices, saidLucky Duck sale coordinator KarenBrandt. They know what they want foran item, so they set their prices accord-

ingly. What also sets us apart is thateverything is bar-coded and computer-ized. This makes it so nice for consignorsto go online at any time during the sale tosee what items they have sold.

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display case for an

animated cartoon. Thequality and sophisticationof its animation was thatof a studio professional.But Meyer laughed andsaid it was in fact thework of a senior at BishopDwenger High School inFort Wayne. After thestudent, Seth Boyden, wasaccepted to other presti-gious art programs, hecontinued to hold outhope for his top choice -the California Institute ofArt, a school that oftenplaces its graduates atPixar Animation Studios.

The museums regionalScholastic Art and WritingAwards Exhibition, ondisplay through April 10,includes hundreds ofworks that demonstratethe talents of area teachersand students. This year,the region boasted 810awards, including 335Gold Keys, whichadvanced for national-level review.

The National ScholasticArt and Writing Awards,presented by the Alliancefor Young Artists &

Writers, is in its 88th year

and is considered the most

prestigious recognition forteenage artists and writersin the country. Studentwinners will join theranks of such awardsalumni as Andy Warhol,Sylvia Plath, Zac Posenand Truman Capote.

Yet, the exhibit comesat a time when parentsand politicians questionthe quality of Americasteachers and the nationseducation system as awhole. Recent teachermerit pay laws are thetopic of heated debate atthe Indiana Statehouse,

fueled by accusations thatIndiana teachers are notperforming well enoughin the classroom.

This entire exhibitionis a testament to (how)thats bunk, Meyer said.

It was a sentiment heshared with teachers,parents and students at theregional awards ceremonyFeb. 13 at the GrandWayne Center. Meyer saidthe droves of area studentsawarded for their excep-tional work in art andwriting is proof that

teachers in northeastIndiana are doing some-thing right.

Last year, the FortWayne regional rankedfifth nationally for totalnumber of nationalScholastic winners,according to Meyer. Thatsurpassed regionals inplaces like Chicago, LosAngeles and Houston.

This year, Fort WaynesCarroll High School hadfour regional Gold KeyPortfolio recipients. Thosestudents moved on asnational finalists for

scholarships ranging from$1,000 to $10,000.

Jodie Asplund has beenan art teacher for 26 yearsand now teaches the FineArts Connection class atCarroll. The coursedevelops student portfo-lios for collegeapplications and scholar-ships. She helped seniorMegan Shank with heraward-winning art port-folio.

Shank, who focusesprimarily on drawing, isalso a gifted painter. At

least, the University of St.

Francis thought so whenthey awarded Shank withscholarship funds afterreviewing her portfoliosubmission.

Carrolls other finalistsare photographers taughtby Nicole Croy, a 15-yearveteran photographyteacher who started thephoto program at Carrolla decade ago. Croydescribed each of herstudents by the kind ofwork they do.

Senior Ashley Martinprints her photo work oncanvas. The fashion

enthusiast sews withneedle and thread on topof her prints. It is reallybeautiful and subtle,Croy said. Martin willattend the Art Institute ofChicago in the fall.

Taylor Dafforns port-folio is a collection ofmixed content thatfeatures the seniorsability to capture a senseof light. She reallyobserves where the sun isand how the light is,Croy said.

Senior Katherine

Phipps photo work isdone using 120 film,intended for amateurphotography.

She is shooting with alittle, crappy toy cameraand then cutting apart thenegatives and piecingthem together, Croy said.So, shes got a reallyunique style.

Phipps will make themove to New York in thefall to attend Pratt Insti-tutes School of Art andDesign.

I have wanted to go toPratt since I was a

freshman, Phipps said.She recently traveled therefor her portfolio interviewat the end of January. Atthat point, Phipps hadalready won her regionalGold Key portfolio award.Her letter of recommenda-tion highlighted theachievement and Phippsmentioned the award inher interview.

Not only was sheaccepted, Phipps wasawarded a Merit Scholar-


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Should she win in thenational ScholasticAwards, Phipps willreceive even more fundingto put toward her artdegree. Had it not beenfor her art teacher, Phippssaid she would never haveapplied for the awardsprogram.

(Croy) pushesapplying for her advancedphoto kids because it is agreat scholarship opportu-nity, Phipps said. I dontthink I would have had asgood of a shot at doingwell and even thinking Icould apply for it. But ourprogram is really strong.

When Carrolls photoprogram began 10 yearsago, the school didnteven have a dark room forstudents to develop film.After updating its artfacility a few years ago,the school now boasts

nearly 4,000 square feetof studio space, accordingto Croy.

But dont take that as anindication that Carroll isimmune to plaguingschool budgets. Last year,the school was forced todownsize its art faculty tojust three teachers.According to Croy, sheteaches six classes dailythat can altogether amountto 170 students per day.With more budget cutslikely, in order to keep the

remaining teachers, it willbe necessary to downsizesomething else.

We essentially will cutout something Justgraphic design one andnot a level two or wemight merge the two(classes) together, Croysaid to provide anexample.

Schools all over thecountry are faced withunavoidable budget cuts,impacting every depart-ment, but the future of thearts in American schoolsis in question.

The National Endow-ment for the Arts (NEA)

partners with the U.S.Census Bureau every fewyears to conduct a Surveyof Public Participation inthe Arts (SPPA). Since1985, these studies haveshown a long-term patternof decline in school-basedarts education offerings.

In that time, music andvisual arts classes saw thegreatest decline, espe-cially since 2002,according to the study.Because public educationis mandatory, the studyconcluded that the general

decline in arts educationparticipation in childhoodwas likely the result ofcuts in school-based artsinstruction.

According to the NEA,a 2008 survey of schooldistrict officials foundthat, since 2002, 16percent of the nationsschool districts hadreduced teaching art andmusic by an average ofnearly an hour a week.

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be us, its not going to beus. Someone else, but not

us, Croy continued. Inten years, I dont knowI would hope we would beat five teachers in tenyears.

With an economic turn-around, Croys hopescould become a reality,and might improve thelives of her students.Based on 2008 SPPAfindings, increasingstudent exposure to thearts may influence theirexperiences in the work-force or be a futureindicator of financial

success.For now, area finalistsin the Scholastic Art andWriting awards are prob-ably not thinking aboutthe future of art educationin America. With nationaljudging wrapped up, theywill soon find out if theyhave won.

But for these studentsand teachers, there is littledoubt that they alreadyhave.

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problems. Inasmuch is aboutaccountability and responsibility. Itis a compassionate ministry, not amercy ministry. We do not just handout money. The client must haveownership of [his] problem -accountability.

Biddle, who assumed leadershipin 1987, has helped to crystallize thechurchs initial vision, expand the

scope of the ministry, and engagethe support of congregationsthroughout Fort Wayne.

Inasmuch established the Familyof Churches, 21 area churches thatwork together to provide financialassistance, volunteers, and prayersupport to the ministry. Biddle alsonetworks monthly with representa-tives of various social serviceagencies to enhance communicationand encourage cooperation amongthe groups.

Things are changing, Biddle

observed. Weve seen an increasein the number of new clients. In pastyears we have served predominantlymore generational poverty clients.

While generational poverty isusually due to lack of education andresources, current economic condi-tions have resulted in moresituational poverty, he explained.

The doors are open to clientsMonday, Wednesday and Fridaymornings, and Biddle reported morethan 400 visits in January. The firstday of the year there were 55 people

waiting outside, he said.In addition to food and clothing,

IAM provides assistance with utili-ties, rent or mortgage payments,birth certificates and bus tickets. Asgas prices increase, Biddle noted,more and more clients requestCitilink bus passes.

After more than three decades,IAM has outgrown the churchsbuilding. In 2009, fund-raisingbegan to renovate The Edge, achurch-owned building at Wash-ington and Broadway. Nearly

$400,000 was required to makerepairs and renovations to meetcode. To date, $303,000 has beenraised.

The first phase is near completionincluding facade work, roof repair,an elevator shaft and new stairways.A wheelchair ramp has been added.Bids for the second phase, whichwill include mechanical, plumbingand electrical work, are 75 percentcomplete, said Biddle. The finalphase will focus on dry wall, ceil-ings, flooring and furniture.

Weve never gone broke - wevealways had money, Biddle said.God has always supplied our needs,and Im trusting Him with thisproject. We have a responsibility tominister to the needs of the peoplein this city.

To contact Biddle, call 423-2347,ext. 310 or e-mail [email protected].

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Register online atwww.lapper2011.kintera.org or by downloadingthe registration forms atwww.cancer-services.org.Forms are also availableat Cancer Services.

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provided and the walkwill take place rain orshine. Registrationbegins at 8:30 a.m.,followed by a program at9 a.m. The walk beginsat 9:30 a.m.

Survivors Day willfollow the walk at 11a.m. This free celebrationof life and survivorshipwill include food, funand games for the entirefamily.

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2011-2012 school yearon April 17 at 2 p.m. atthe NAYBC studios onColdwater Road.

NAYBC is an academicschool serving pre-profes-sional dancers in grades5-12. NAYBC studentsattend school from 7:50a.m. to 5:50 p.m. Morn-ings are filled withrigorous college-prepara-tory academics andafternoons include twotechnique classes andperformance rehearsals.

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present more than 20performances each year inclassical ballet, contempo-rary and modern dance.

Founded in 2004,NAYBC limits enrollmentto approximately 40dancers in grades 5-12.

Tuition ranges from$7,236 to $8,624,depending on grade level.Financial aid is availableand no student is turnedaway for an inability topay.

Younger applicants ingrades 1-4 are encouragedto audition for theNAYBC after-schooltraining program, a feederprogram to the full-timeschool and offers four to

eight technique lessonsper week as well asperformance opportuni-ties. Applicants in grades1-4 should also contactNAYBC by April 1 toarrange an audition.

The audition willinclude a ballet techniqueclass, contemporarycombination and a simplephysical evaluation.

Applicants shouldcontact the NAYBC byApril 1 to reserve a spot inthe audition. Call 637-7848 or visitwww.nayb.info for moreinformation or to submitan application.

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Teams competed

recently with originaldesigns and building proj-ects using KEVA Planksas part of Early ChildhoodAlliances second annualPlank-A-Palooza. Teamsof up to four members had30 minutes to devise adesign, and then use team-work to put that designtogether in a final buildingproject, using only gravityto hold it together.

Three teams took hometrophies. Best Engineeringwent to IPFW Center forBuilt Environment Team

No. 1 with a rendition ofthe Putrajaya WaterfrontCondos in Malaysia; MostCreative went to TrineUniversitys team, whichbuilt the Petronas Towersin Malaysia; and BestOverall Structure went toIrwin Rockets from IrwinMath Science MagnetSchool of Fort WayneCommunity Schools. Theteam built a rocket.

Other teams competingwere Briljent, DesignCollaborative, IPFWCenter for Built Environ-ment Team No. 2, Ivy

Tech Community CollegeDesign Technologystudents, StrohbillyConstruction Inc. -students from StrohChurch, University of St.Francis Accounting Asso-ciation, University of St.Francis SIFE and a thirdteam from the Universityof St. Francis.

Plank-A-Palooza isEarly ChildhoodAlliances (ECA) fundraising event.

ECA raised more than$7,500 at the event.

Siblings compete in Junior OlympicsAnya Elizondo, a 10-year-oldfifth-grader at Aboite Elementary,and Aiden Elizondo, a 14-year-oldeighth-grader at Woodside MiddleSchool, represented the state ofNew York at the Junior Olympicsin Vermont and New Hampshirerecently, competing in alpineskiing.

Each December, Anya and Aidenmove to western New York State toattend school, train and ski racethrough the end of March each year.March brings state championships,followed by the Eastern Champi-onships.

Anya, a J5 USSA alpine racer(ages 9-10) capped off anotherexcellent season racing slalom andgiant slalom by being named thetop J5 Girl in the west part of thestate for the third year in a row. Atthe J5 Kandahar State Champi-onships, Anya earned a secondplace finish in the giant slalom andwas one of six named to the NewYork State Team that representedthe state at the Piche Invitational atGunstock, NH March 18-19. ThePiche Invitational is the JuniorOlympics event for the J5 agegroup, with teams from 11 easternstates.

Aiden, a J3 USSA alpine racer(ages 13-14) also moved into post-season championships. Aidens

season began with an invite toattend an elite pre-season trainingcamp at the Olympic TrainingCenter in Lake Placid, NY.Following an opening race giantslalom win and a second in theslalom, Aiden was selected to repre-sent New York State at the USSAEastern Race Series at Mt. Sunapee,NH for an early showcase of theelite eastern racers, with thewinners selected to represent theU.S.A. at the World Junior races inSlovenia.

Based on his results at theEastern Race Series, as the highestplacing New York boy, he was thenselected as one of 22 eastern boysto attend the USSA Eastern Super-G event at Okemo Mountain, VT. Inmid-February, Aiden had a strongshowing at the New York StateChampionships with a 3rd placefinish in the slalom, a 4th in thegiant slalom, a 4th in the super-gand a 4th in the super combined(one run super-g and one runslalom), qualifying him to race atthe J3 USSA Eastern Regionals(formerly the Junior Olympics) atOkemo Mountain, VT. The topfinishers at the Eastern Regionalsadvance to represent the U.S.A. at

the Can-Am Championships andthe World Junior races at theWhistler Cup.

Life in thenot-so-fast lane

Numbers have someinteresting implications.For example, Friday the13th is bad. 666 is bad.

777 is good. Youresupposed to make a wishwhen you look at theclock and see that the timeis 12:34 or 2:22. Evenmore interesting is thatwith this being 2011, wewill have several signifi-cant calendar dates, suchas 1-11-11, and of course,9-10-11.

I thought January 11,2011 (1-11-11) wassupposed to be a luckyday of sorts, but it wasntfor me. (By the way, I wasborn on Friday the 13th). I

was getting into my car totake my son home and Islipped and fell on mysnow and ice-covereddriveway.

The only other thing Ican remember about thisparticular fall is hearingfour snaps as I was wellon my way to shatteringmy ankle. One emergencysurgery, two plates andnine screws later I was inrecovery with a cast up tomy thigh and a pain levelthat was through the roof.

Like many of the people

with physical and develop-mental disabilities servedby Easter Seals Arc, Imusing a wheelchair to helpme get around. And lifehas been different, some-times in the fast lane,when I cant get mywheelchair to stop, andsometimes in the slow

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Anya Elizondo, a 10-year-old fifth-grader at Aboite Elementary, represented the stateof New York at the Junior Olympics.

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Aiden Elizondo, a 14-year-old eighth-grader at Woodside Middle School, representedthe state of New York at the Junior Olympics.

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The Irwin Rockets team fromIrwin Math Science MagnetSchool of Fort Wayne Commu-nity Schools (from left: BillMartin Jr., Ingrid Laidroo-Martin, Conner Partaker andRyan Partaker.

Photo by Carrie Robinson

Tony Belton and ConnieVonderau, who works in theEaster Seals Arc businessoffice.

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Practical help inpreventing meth use willbe offered at Lifetree Cafon March 20 from 5:30-

6:30 p.m.The event includes an

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Meth abuse affectsmore people than mostrealize, says LifetreeCaf representative Craig

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Admission to the 60-minute event is free.Snacks and beverages areavailable. Questions aboutLifetree may be directedto Don Wismer at 432-1524 or [email protected].

Treasurers officegoes green

Allen County property taxpayers cannow receive their tax bills electronically.

We are very excited to be the firstcounty in the state of Indiana to developand offer this service in-house, saidAllen County treasurer Susan Orth. Elec-

tronic tax bills save tax dollars, reducepaper use and are very convenient.

There are other benefits to using E-billing, Orth said. Traditional paper taxbills are mailed once a year with both thespring and fall payment stubs attached.Sometimes, taxpayers forget they have topay the fall portion or lose the fall bill.With E-billing, taxpayers will receiveboth a spring and fall notice that the billsare available. Those who choose E-billswill also receive their bills about twoweeks earlier than the mailed bills andcan still pay by traditional payment

methods or, at the time they get their bill,can select a free electronic paymentoption.

Orth said it costs Allen County 57 centsto print, stuff and mail just one paper taxbill. Last year, the treasurers office

mailed more than 180,000 paper bills.If just 10 percent of the people who

received paper bills last year would signup for E-bills, wed save taxpayers over$10,000, she said.

To sign up for E-billing, go towww.AllenCountyTreasurer.us, click thelink for electronic billing and follow theprompts.

For more information about electronictax bills and tax bill payment options, callthe treasurers office at 449-7693 or e-mail [email protected].


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