My parents moved to Waynedale 45 years ago and still live here on Old Trail Road. When I was 12, my dad, sister, and I started a tradition of Christmas shopping the first Saturday of December. . . Read More
My Boy
There is a reason that over 2,000 adults in Northeast Indiana volunteer countless hours, days, weekends, and weeks to be involved in the programs of the Boy Scouts of America. . . Read More
VIRGINIA R. ENGLEHART, 82, of Fort Wayne, died Sunday, December 5, 2004, at Covington Manor. Born June 9, 1922, in Fort Wayne, she was a lifelong resident.
Survivors include her daughters, Shari Eme of Fort Wayne and Lynda (Rex) McCraner of Kendallville; . . . Read More
RUTH D. GERARDOT, 53, died Monday, December 6, 2004, at her Fort Wayne residence. Born October 12, 1951, in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Bernard A. and Janet M. . . Read More
PHILIP A. DUSENDSCHON, 35, died Sunday, December 5, 2004, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Philip was a Fort Wayne native, had served in the U.S. Army and was employed as a restaurant chef. . . Read More
TERRY L. MIX, 63, of Fort Wayne, died Friday, December 10, 2004, at home. Born March 20, 1941, in Fort Wayne, he retired from Banks Security in 2003, after 15 years of service. . . Read More
Navy Seaman Recruit Heath R. Hutchinson, brother of Monica L. Hutchinson of Fort Wayne, IN, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
During the eight-week program, Hutchinson completed a variety of training . . . Read More
Christmas looms closer, and the shopping malls are filled with people pushing carts filled to overflowing with all manner of merchandise. ‘Tis the season to be jolly, but many of their faces are grim and unhappy. . . Read More
Perhaps the thorniest political-social-religious problem that President George W. Bush will face in his entire presidency is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.‑ Of the three layers of the problem just mentioned, the later one, the religious dimension . . . Read More
For those of you who have not read or heard of the book/poem “A Cup of Christmas Tea” by Tom Hegg, you’re missing something. Melissa and I first heard the poem performed at the Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s Christmas Pops concert . . . Read More
On December 14, STAR Financial Bank’s Region President Tom Blume, along with Waynedale’s Office Bank Representative Claudia Casiano presented 90 stuffed teddy bears to Southwest Fire Department Chief Don Patnoude as part of the bank’s . . . Read More
On December 8, 2004, MagniFI was hired by Lake City Bank as the premier outsource partner for financial institutions across the United States.
Lake City, headquartered in Warsaw, IN has selected MagniFI to be their partner for future retail growth positioning. . . . Read More
The St. Aloysius Catholic School cheerleaders are shown with the first place trophy they were awarded at Bishop Luers High School Cheerleading Camp. St. Alousius is located on State Road 1, just south of I-469. . . Read More
Sometimes the holidays can be no fun. Take it from me I worked retail last holiday season. With the wrong attitude, the holidays can feel hectic, over-materialistic, and stressful. It is no wonder then that sometimes people may just want to skip the . . . Read More
Sally and Hermann Quake recently spent a month in Europe, two weeks in Austria and two weeks in Germany.‑ The trip to Austria was spent with two other couples, Franz and Renate Magin and Rolf and Elfrieda Anhaeuser. . . Read More
The Fort Wayne Inner Groups annual Alcoholics Anonymous New Year’s Eve dance is being sponsored by the Waynedale United Methodist Church’s Monday and Thursday night AA groups and co-sponsored by the Tuesday Night Beginners Group. . . Read More
RICHARD L. RAMSEY, 79 died Tuesday, November 23, 2004, at Markle Health Care in Markle. He was born March 31, 1925, in Fort Wayne, the son of Earl Logan Ramsey and Edna (Reynolds) Ramsey. . . Read More
KATHLEEN L. CARVIN, 91, died Sunday, December 12, 2004. The Petroleum native, was a longtime member of First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, Star Circle of the International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons, United Methodist Women, . . . Read More
Baseball No Longer Deserves Sports Status
One thing that happened during 2004 that we might have forgotten – there was a baseball steroid congressional hearing by the Senate Commerce Committee chaired by John McCain. . . Read More
STAR Financial Bank announces that customers traveling south for the winter months can now access some 900 ATM machines – completely free of charge.
These ATMs are part of the Presto! . . Read More
WILMA V. LOMAX, 93, died Thursday, December 2, 2004. Born in Orlando, West Virginia, she had been a Fort Wayne resident since 1969 and retired in 1981 as a purchasing agent at Lutheran Hospital. . . Read More
PARMINDER KAUR (BHATIA), 46, of Fort Wayne, died Monday, December 6, 2004. A native of Khanna, P.B. (India).
She is survived by her husband, D.P. “Paul” Bhatia; daughters and sons-in-law, Amandeep Kaur and Parmjit Sadhu, Rubita Kumari and . . . Read More
‘TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY
I believe with all my heart that The Creator has instilled in all mankind the ability to be jolly or, in other words, to be happy and at peace with ourselves and our environment.‑ . . Read More
This week’s “Here’s To Your Health” is a continuation of our Step Ten discussion. “Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.”
In his book, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, . . . Read More
Don’t Forget the Vet
Our brave young men and women are standing strong in many dangerous places, especially Iraq and Afghanistan. We should not take them for granted. Without our brave veterans, both past and present, our lives would be very . . . Read More