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ike and Diane Fisher of Bugz Pest Management tell customers not to worry about insects, or other unwelcome pests, taking up permanent residence in their homes.

“We will take care of any kind of household bugs you have,” Diane Fisher says. “We have all different kinds of pest control services, and we have been able to get some great customers ever since we started.”

Bugz Pest Management began in July of 2019.

“Our contract services include complete protection that will really take care of any and all pest control needs you have,” Fisher says. “Our contract services are very affordable, and include complete and comprehensive protection. We will identify and take care of any problems you have.”

Fisher says the company can also take care of any problems customers have with mice, rats and moles.

“That problem can get worse in some areas depending on the season and other things,” Fisher says. “We tell our customers we also offer annual protection. It’s a good idea to have a pest expert inspect and treat your home at least once a year. We really have very fast and outstanding services.”

Seasonal protection is also offered.

“Many people live near the lakes and woods in this area, so there are always a lot of animals around,” Fisher says. “The bugs and animals are always close to water. We can help people by offering seasonal protection contract services to keep pesky visitors out of your home any time of the year. Pest problems always seem to pick up during the warmer months. We make a lot of calls in March for seasonal work that will keep us

busy between April and October.”

Fisher says customers appreciate the fact that Bugz Pest Management is a familyowned and -operated business.

“They feel better knowing that Owner Mike Fisher had multiple years of previous experience in the pest control industry before he started Bugz Pest Management,” Fisher says.

Bugz Pest Management has already garnered a large and loyal customer base.

“We have quite a few loyal customers that have been great to work with,” Fisher says.

“We always have room for more. We like hearing that our customers have praised us for getting rid of their bugs and pests. There are a lot of property-destroying insects that can cause serious damage, and we can take care of it.”

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Fisher says she has enjoyed living in Plymouth.

“I have lived in Plymouth my whole life,” Fisher says. “There are so many nice people here. It’s a great, safe place with really good families.”

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A piece of advice you’ve probably heard more than once is, “Do business with those you know.” When doing business with First Federal Savings Bank in Plymouth, this is almost guaranteed.

“We have been offering full-service banking in Plymouth since 1979,” says Manager Larry Faulstich.

He has been at the helm of this hometown bank since it opened.

“Being a locally-owned community bank, there is a good chance you are going to interact with people you know, whether it is throughout the loan process or coming into the bank for an everyday transaction,” Faulstich says. “You aren’t just another number to us - you’re a part of our community. All decisions are made in our local communities, and not in some other major city or in another state.”

The Plymouth team also includes Gina Howell, assistant branch manager who has been with the bank for 28 years, and Lisa Zentz, head teller and a 31-year employee. Howell, Natalie Brookins and Faulstich handle the mortgage side of the Plymouth branch.

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“Part of our mission statement says it all: ‘First Federal’s mission is to serve our customers with the newest, competitively priced products delivered to them with state-of-the-art technology,’” Faulstich explains. “We have a great management team that keeps up with the latest trends and works closely with our providers, to make sure we are offering the newest products to give our customers the best banking experience possible.”

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These services don’t just meet their customers’ immediate needs. Customers can grow with their hometown bank.

“It is never too early to begin teaching a child the benefits of savings,” Faulstich says.

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“Start by thinking about what your long-term goals are - buying a house, starting a business, paying for college, paying off debt, etcetera - and when you would like to achieve them,” he says. “After you know where you want to be, make a budget and understand how money is flowing in and out of your accounts, and do your best to be disciplined in following the budget you set up for yourself.

Pay yourself first and take advantage of opportunities you have, like 401(k) matching and automatic savings deposits from your paycheck. Increase savings amounts at the same time you get raises.”

“We will work with our customers no matter what stage of life, to help them achieve their financial goals and objectives,” Faulstich says.

In 2019, the bank invested $1.4 million in a remodel - the second remodeling the bank has undergone in its 42-year history in Plymouth.

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“There is always that need to dispose of debris,” Lee explains.

The business started in 2017, with the first bins put in place late that year.

“We provide residential-friendly dumpsters,” Lee says. “Our dumpsters are a little different and our business approach is different. The bins have double doors. Open one or both, and walk your debris into the bin.”

“We want it to be like we were never there,” Lee says, adding that his goal is to make sure each customer’s first-time use is so successful that they will be a return customer.

While Lee is the sole proprietor, he is making room in the company for his daughter, Brittany, and son, Derrick.

He says customers can access the bins in the same way a person would load a U-Haul trailer. Engineered to be taller than traditional dumpsters, the bins are accessed through doors on the end. This means the bin is loaded from the back to the front, not from the open top.

“The bins are designed to take up less space in your driveway or construction site,” Lee says. “We place boards down on the driveway. We take pride in how we set it up. Our bins don’t come in contact with the driveway.”

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Brittany oversees office operations and is referred to as the dumpster consultant, which means she helps customers select a bin size that best suits their needs. The company offers five dumpster sizes, including 4, 6, 10, 15 and 20 yards.

Customers have a variety of reasons to order a dumpster, including debris from a new construction or remodel, or from simply cleaning out a house or garage. That’s how Lee’s team can help - by finding out the customer’s needs and determining the best size for the job, potentially saving the customer money.

Derrick works on marketing and sales ideas for the business. He is also a driver, and helps deliver and pick up bins as needed, with the goal of getting the process done within 24 hours. Lee says sometimes an order for a dumpster can be taken care of within a few hours, but the company promises to place it on-site in 24 hours.

“Owning a small family business, we all learn to count on each other for help in the business,” Lee says. “I try to communicate to my kids all the happenings of the business, from financials to events to hiring.”

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“I tell people that we are a family business,” Lee explains. “The people who work for us who are not family are considered our friends.”

weight of the debris, for a seven-day period. Customers who need a bin for longer are charged $20 extra per day.

Because the company’s dumpsters are designed in a unique way, the bins can comply with many homeowner association regulations. The company’s bins have been used in several gated communities in the area. Local disaster remediation companies have also used their services, Lee says.

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“There is an image to maintain in many of these communities,” he says. “We have a niche that other dumpster companies can’t cover.”

The bins Lee offers are easy to use and pressure washed before delivery. In Lee’s career, cleanliness has always been an important function of his management duties. Now, even though he is dealing with dumpsters, he wants to make sure that the bins arrive clean and ready for use.

“We can also mobilize faster than larger firms,” he says. “If the phone rings after hours, we answer it.”

The company also supports the local community through youth sports sponsorships and other activities, and this has proven to be an effective way of informing people about the business.

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for a short time. A little over a year ago, I formed a partnership with Amy Cleveland and Barry Sponseller, owners of Country Home Shoppe in Coppes Commons, and we opened in our current spot on Main Street in Nappanee. We opened in February 2020 for a few weeks, closed due to COVID-19, and then opened again in mid-May.” Campbell’s reason for keeping the bookstore going is simple - reading.

“It’s just a love of books,” Campbell says.

“I like to talk with people about what they like to read, make recommendations, and then find out if they liked my recommendation. In turn, I try new authors that my customers have enjoyed.

I really like to see the kids come in and find a book. They come through the door, and immediately head to the kids section, where they can find books, puzzles, games, craft kits, sticker sets, activity pads and seek-and-find books. I have made quite a few friends through the bookstore as people come in and spend time.”

Campbell has books in almost all genres - general fiction, history, westerns, young adult, Christian fiction, memoirs, classics and more.

“I have a children’s section with board books, beginning readers, chapter books and beloved classics,” Campbell says.

Campbell has her own personal favorite books.

“I used to think I read quite a bit, seven to 10 books a month, until I opened the bookstore and met other readers,” she says.

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Campbell carries other items besides books at the shop.

“I have a large selection of puzzles,” Campbell says. “I carry mainly SunsOut, White Mountain, MasterPieces, and Hart puzzles, a new company that makes puzzles here in Indiana.”

Bella’s Books also offers Naked Bee lotion, a product made in Tennessee.

“It’s all the good stuff, and none of the bad stuff,” Campbell says. “I have two sizes of the lotion, as well as a gift set.”

Campbell notes that Bella’s Books has Melissa and Doug products for kids, including activity pads, sticker sets, puzzles and crafts. There are also wood kits for kids to assemble and paint.

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more,” Campbell says. “We also have seasonal home decor, Wrendale cards, bookmarks, notepads, gift bags and candles. We also have local crafted birdhouses made from Golden Books.”

Campbell has been pleased with the number of loyal customers she has.

“I have a local following, as well as people from out of the area,” Campbell says. “I am extremely grateful they have found me again. I did not want to leave the Nappanee area, so I am delighted to be back. It is great to see longtime customers come through the door.”

Campbell stresses that she gets new merchandise regularly.

“We have more than just books,” Campbell says. “The store has unique items throughout, so you never know just quite what you will find. I do, however, bring in book inventory every week,

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so what I have to offer changes often.

Customers can bring in books they no longer want, and I buy books outright that are in good condition. Of course, donations are greatly appreciated.”

Campbell values her staff.

“I do have two wonderful employees Kathy Schnitz, who has been with me since we opened, and Syreeta Moore, who just joined us a couple of months ago,” Campbell says. “Both of them are very knowledgeable of what we have, and can make recommendations. I am in the store most Saturdays, and sometimes throughout the week.”

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Vegetables grown from heirloom seeds have exceptional flavor and offer more nutrition than those grown from genetically modified seeds. Many vegetables available at grocery stores, such as tomatoes, are genetically modified. They are specifically bred to be picked and shipped to stores while still green, and then gas-ripened. These types of tomatoes have little flavor. Heirloom, vineripened, home-grown tomatoes just taste better.

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In addition to vegetables, you can also plant flowers from heirloom seeds. Many flowers are edible and offer not only a different taste to your cooking, but also a different appearance. We at New Kitchen Store not only carry several cookbooks on the use of edible plants and flowers, but we also offer an edible flowers eating class.

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of events that would have a much deeper impact on his life, and on the lives of others in his sphere of influence.

During his two-month hospital stay, Turnbow spent a lot of time thinking about another amputee and a camp director, Tom Williams, who Turnbow had met a month before the accident while on a family fishing trip.

“For this camp, you had to boat in 30 miles or fly in,” he says. “He had a boathouse and I was exploring. I looked behind one of the doors, and there in the corner was standing one of his old legs. When I was in the hospital, laying in the bed, I thought, ‘He was jumping in and out of

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“My interest was more in that,” Turnbow says. “I thought, ‘I think this is a better fit,’ and it has been.”

After completing his residency, he returned to the Fort Wayne area in 1989 as a prosthetist.

“I worked for three different companies, then in 2011 I decided to start my own business,” Turnbow says.

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One of an amputee’s primary needs is to find a prosthesis that fits well. It’s similar to finding the perfect pair of shoes - an uncomfortable pair can make it hard to walk, whereas the right pair, customized to your feet, relieves pressure.

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it didn’t hurt when I put all my weight on it.’ Another person couldn’t step off a curb without being in pain, and now they can jump off the back of their pickup truck and land without having any pain.”

Whatever a patient’s aims are, achieving them is always an exciting moment for Turnbow and his team.

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World War I brought aviation into the forefront as a combat option, and when Culver Military Academy (CMA) superintendent, Colonel Leigh Gignilliat, returned from service in that war in 1919, he was contemplating tales of thrilling air battles and daring pilots. One of these pilots, in fact, was a 1913 graduate who had participated in the renowned rescue efforts of some 1,500 victims of the great flood of that year in nearby Logansport. Elliot White Springs would go on to found the famous Springmaid mattress and sheet company, but earned commendations as a fighter pilot in World War I. His recollections of air battles became a best-selling book, “War

Lakes-area communities nowadays can each boast a small airport of their own, but it wasn’t always so, and one particular community has a unique and remarkable aviation legacy interwoven with its history.

While the Wright brothers’ storied first airplane flight took place in 1903, it took some years before aviation became a more commonplace endeavor. During some of those early years, communities around Marshall, Fulton, Starke and Pulaski counties thrilled to sporadic visits from single-engine planes to their areas,

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Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator.”

In the meantime, 1906 Culver graduate Reuben Fleet had flown the first airmail flight in the world in 1918. Five years later, Fleet (whose name adorns the school’s gymnasium today) would launch Consolidated Aircraft, from which he designed and produced two of America’s best-known aircraft, the B-24 bomber and the PBY Catalina flying boat.

Another area connection relating to war was that of the Marmon family, still persisting in the same Lake Maxinkuckee cottage since the 1890s. Best known for building high-speed cars, including the Marmon Wasp, which won the first Indianapolis 500 race in 1911, the Marmon company also manufactured airplanes used during World War I. In fact, Ray Harroun, driver

of that first Indy 500-winning car, landed a seaplane outside the Marmon cottage on Maxinkuckee a matter of weeks after the race was completed, just stopping in for a visit.

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In 1920, Colonel Gignilliat launched the Culver School of Aviation, initially with a small fleet of N9 naval floatplanes, stored in a hangar at the east end of the campus.

While the school’s initial foray into flight shut down in 1925, two of its graduates, Cass Hough, class of 1920, and Harry Sidle, class of 1922, went on become well-known in the aviation world. Hough played a leading role in the 8th Air Force technical section during World War II, and Sidle started his own airline.

Eugene C. Eppley, Culver class of 1901, was an avid pilot and helped underwrite Omaha Municipal Airport (now known as

Eppley Airfield). The Culver Academies auditorium today is named after him, after he funded its creation in 1959.

Among other Culver graduates notable in the world of aviation, 1936 alum Jay Zeamer was one of five CMA graduates to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, in his case for heroic action while piloting a B-17 on an unescorted photo mission during World War II. Pilot Ernest K. Gann, Culver class of 1930, wrote more than 20 novels, many of them dealing with flying. Some of his works, including “Fate is the Hunter,” “The High and the Mighty,” and “Island in the Sky,” were made into movies with major stars like John Wayne in starring roles. 1933 Culver Academy alum William J. Vanderkloot, Jr. flew Winston Churchill over enemy territory on diplomatic missions during World War II, and legendary World War II pilot Jimmy Doolittle’s son John P. Doolittle was a 1940 CMA grad and a Woodcraft

summer camper in 1935.

CMA even had a line of small airplanes named after it. Knight K. Culver, descendant of Academies founder Henry Harrison Culver, launched his own aircraft company and, in 1939, released a highly regarded - and today highly collectible small airplane called the Culver Cadet.

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The 1930s also saw the birth of most local airports, with area communities utilizing funds made available from the Civil Works Administration (CWA), one of the federal programs aimed at alleviating Great Depression-era poverty while improving communities and rural areas. In 1933, the town of Culver partnered with Culver Military Academy to apply for funding for an airport.

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In Culver’s case, the airport project shifted focus when the town fathers learned they could apply the funds to the town’s faltering sewer system, so the Academy took on the airfield as a private project near its golf course, east of campus. It became operational in 1940.

The first airport in Starke County developed somewhat earlier, in 1928, at the northeast corner of U.S. Highway 35 and State Road

8, north of Knox. It closed in the early 1930s as the Depression got underway, but the long-standing Starke County airport in Knox developed somewhat later, in 1944. A large portion of the 160-acre county farm was utilized, near the site of today’s Knox Community High School and shopping areas, though it was broken up and sold in 1971, and followed by the opening of the present-day Starke County Airport in 1977.

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Aviation opened, centered at the new Fleet Field (also named for Reuben Fleet), located on Queen Road east of the Academy campus.

The following summer, Culver Academies added an aviation program to its summer-school offerings. While the high school and boarding school aviation program is no more, the Summer School of Aviation thrives as a crucial part of the school’s programming.

Flight instruction has taken place at various airports in the Lakes Magazine readership area since the shutdown of Fleet Field in 2005.

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In the meantime, the 1990s saw a unique aviation development in the form of Argos-based Buckeye Industries, which provided a powered parachute machine and lessons, courtesy of CEO Ralph Howard, for John F. Kennedy, Jr. and his wife. Around the same time, in 1999, nearby Rochester’s airport made waves when “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” star Harrison Ford flew his Bell helicopter in for a visit.

Winamac has been home for decades to an annual June gathering of aero modelers from all over the world at its “Jets Over the Heartland” event, a fun and fascinating showcase of model-sized aircraft crisscrossing the skies.

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Thatcher has worked very hard to offer various types of detailing, and he says Thatcher Detailing is the premier auto detailing company in the area.

“I have worked a lot over the years learning how to do detailing work,” Thatcher says. “I have worked at fiberglass companies, and that really helped me learn how to do more different types of work. We are a true onestop shop.”

Thatcher notes that he is able to provide his customers with high-quality work that will make them want to hire him again.

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beer geek is anyone who is inspired or excited about beer, especially craft beers. Stefan King, the founder and brewmaster at HopLore Brewing Co., and his co-owners, brothers Keith and Steve Wehmeyer, fit into this category.

“We like to call ourselves the brewery for beer geeks,” King says. “Our motto is, ‘Brewed with Imagination.’ ” From the first time Steve and his wife Katey visited HopLore in 2018, he knew he wanted to be a part of the team.

“We just happened to be out one day antiquing,” he says. “By complete accident, we came to HopLore for a flight. I was incredibly impressed by the beer - so much so that I asked to talk to the brewer. Stefan and I talked, and I shared my admiration for the product. It may have been that day that I asked, ‘By any chance, are you looking for an investor?’”

Soon after that conversation, the brothers met to discuss possible retirement projects that they could do together, since both of them were either retired or would be retiring soon. Among the ideas they discussed, the one that jumped out the most to Keith was owning a brewery.

“I didn’t see that coming,” Steve says. “So here we are.”

The three owners of HopLore have an incredible synergy. Keith,

previously a general manager in the computer industry, now utilizes his business expertise as HopLore’s chief financial officer. Steve, formerly a toy designer, exercises his graphic abilities as the brewery’s creative director. At the core of the business is King, who fully leverages his natural culinary skill in the development of truly unique beers.

“I think my favorite part is just the chance to work with these two guys,” Keith says. “I enjoy that the most, and by extension the rest of the team - the staff that’s a part of this. It’s fun.”

Since HopLore opened in 2017, the company has made more than 100 different in-house craft beers. At any given time, HopLore’s bartenders, Blake and Jane, are happy to pour a pint of any of their staple beers Boo Boo’s Brown Ale, How Now Chocolate Milk Stout, Near East IPA, Outskirts Cream Ale, and 14 other beers, many of which are made inhouse.

The drinks vary, but one thing remains the same - they don’t taste like ordinary beers. This is largely due to the brewing ingredients, which range from fruit to cookies and locally sourced doughnuts.

“Stefan approaches beer in a different way,” Steve says. “He’s very creative in the way that he combines flavors and it results in a different kind of beer. They’re just delightful beers. They’re very different than other stuff you’re going to find.”

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They also have other domestic and imported craft beers on tap.

“I’m a beer geek,” says King, who took over brewing early last year.

“I trade for beers all over the country and we get some of the rarest beers from other breweries as well, to accompany our beers.”

Throughout the year, HopLore offers specialty seasonal beers. One of their most popular beers, Milford Ditch, a favorite among the owners, is only released on Black Friday.

Another Christmas season favorite among patrons is Imperial Amish Krack.

This stout was inspired by and made from Rise’n Roll Bakery’s most popular doughnut.

explains. “It was kind of the idea of bringing world foods together in a familiar palate.”

Although HopLore has a few constant food items - specifically their charcuterie boards, and a few tacos like their peanut butter and jelly and smoked salmon selections - the menu is constantly changing.

“I get bored really quickly,” says King with a chuckle. “We change our menu up almost every other week. The way we’ve dubbed the kitchen is it’s an experimental kitchen that is American fusion.”

30 Years Experience

Besides serving beer that is brewed in-house, HopLore also offers a signature menu, prepared by Chef Nick Furney.

“What I was looking for was a food lineup that went along with our theory for our beer,” King

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HopLore is well-loved by patrons. There’s even a HopLore club for their most dedicated customers, called the Guild of the Hop. “Our name comes from old-world terms,” King says. “Lore is basically a synonym for science, so essentially our name is Beer Science. But we like to play with that in more than just a name sometimes. The Guild of the Hop refers back to some oldworld type of things.”

brewing capacity, and our storage and chilling abilities,” Keith says. “That’s just to keep up with the growth and demand that has been coming.

It will allow us to branch out in wholesale sales and a lot of other avenues.”

HopLore Brewing Co. is located at 100 South Old State Road 15 in Leesburg. Their Warsaw location will be at 307 West Market Street. For more info, call 574-453-0496, email hoplore@ gmail.com, and visit hoplore.com.

For an annual fee, guild members have carry-out and dining discounts, and access to special releases and new and exclusive menu items.

“There’s a population that has a great deal of passion for food and beverages in general,” King says. “Having an opportunity to interact with people that have such a level of passion for what you’re creating is really a cool thing for me.”

It’s not just the returning customers who enjoy HopLore’s products.

“We’ve won several awards for the beer over the years, one with a national organization - we won a gold there - and one with the state’s brewers guild - we won a bronze there,” King says.

To the owners of HopLore, the community means everything.

“Frankly, the people in the Leesburg and Warsaw area have been really receptive, enthusiastic, and supportive of what we’ve been trying to do,” Keith says.

Their enthusiasm has been so passionate, HopLore will be opening up a second location in Warsaw around Memorial Day. “We’re in the downtown area, in sight of the courthouse,” Keith says. “We’re really excited about that location to be in the heart of Warsaw.”

The new location will have indoor and outdoor dining, a taproom and a large brewery.

“It will allow us to greatly increase our

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