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  • 401K Rollover Made Easy With Fidelity Investment Account

    Recently I, like many in the Decatur area have had to make a job change.  With any change in careers comes the inevitable question about 401k rollovers, 401k distributions or what will happen to my retirement account.  I was fortunate enough to have a nice 401k plan with Fidelity and [...]
    Posted: September 19, 2009, 10:39am EDT
    by admin
  • Colts Friday Night Football Tour

    If your a an avid Colts fan dont miss the The Indianapolis Colts’ “Friday Night Football Tour” that comes to Decatur for Bellmont’s Homecoming game with Homestead on September 18th. The visit lasts from 5:30 until the kick-off at 7:00, and will feature the Colts traveling museum, Colts In Motion. [...]
    Posted: September 17, 2009, 11:23am EDT
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  • Fleetwood Motorhomes Dealer Happy With 2010 Bounder Classic

    In a press release issued by Fleetwood RV, The motorhome manufacture plans to return to its roots with the launch of the 2010 Bounder Classic. According to the General Manager of Mike’ Thompson RV Superstore a dealer in Southern California he is extremely excited about this motor home “Bounder Classic is [...]
    Posted: August 04, 2009, 1:42pm EDT
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  • READ the Health Care Bill Being Proposed

    Number of comments: 3
    The house ways and means committee has released a copy of the one thousand plus page “America`s Affordable Health Choices Act: Complete Bill Text (H.R. 3200)“.  No I have not had the opportunity to read it yet, but from the information I have read and heard both through online media, [...]
    Posted: July 30, 2009, 6:03pm EDT
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  • Public Auto Auction Company Kruse Getting Complaints

    Number of comments: 9
    I have written several posts over the year about public auto auctions and classic car auctions held at the Kruse Auburn auto auction. I write them mainly because I love old cars and attending antique car shows and auto auctions. In my last post few posts about the Kruse auto [...]
    Posted: June 04, 2009, 1:05pm EDT
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  • Free Krispy Kreme Doughnut For National Doughnut Day

    June 5th I guess is National doughnut Day and Krispy Kreme is giving away a free doughnut to celebrate this tribute to the doughnut. This is the first time i’ve ever heard of a day dedicated to this delightful treat. I’m not sure where in our area if any will [...]
    Posted: June 04, 2009, 10:57am EDT
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  • Indiana Lawmakers May Force Schools To Close

    While many in the community have been working hard with the school board to find a solution to saving the current elementary school configuration in the North Adams School district it might all be in vein. I just read an article in the Daily Democrat where the superintendent discussed proposed [...]
    Posted: May 14, 2009, 6:22pm EDT
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  • Fort Wayne Homes For Rent Everywhere These Days

    It is amazing the amount of homes for rent in Fort Wanye, Decatur, and the Surrounding areas. I bet I pass at least 20 for rent signs sitting in the yards on my way to work every day. The funny thing is I sure don’t remember all of them being [...]
    Posted: May 12, 2009, 4:35pm EDT
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  • Free Kentucky Fried Chicken Coupon - Oprah Meal Deal

    Number of comments: 3
    No I don’t watch the Oprah show but everyone at work was talking about going to KFC today for free lunch. It seems that you can get a free 2 piece grilled chicken meal from KFC the trick is that coupon has to be downloaded today. The KFC coupons are [...]
    Posted: May 06, 2009, 11:09am EDT
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  • Is Green Home Remodeling The Way To Go?

    Number of comments: 1
    Is Green remodeling the right choice? My wife and I have been contemplating doing some home remodeling this summer both inside the house and out. I’ve been spending quite a bit of time lately searching the Internet and learning about green home remodeling and how to remodel your house using [...]
    Posted: April 28, 2009, 2:22pm EDT
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  • School Board Votes To Delay Reconfiguration

    Number of comments: 10
    The school board voted at lasts nights meeting to delay the North Adams school reconfiguration and won’t readdress the issue until April of 2010. The Decatur Daily Democrat reported: Acting upon the recommendation of Superintendent of Schools Wylie Sirk,who said in a prepared statement that an ad hoc citizen committee had [...]
    Posted: April 14, 2009, 10:50am EDT
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  • Forum Open For Discussions

    Hi, I wanted to let everyone know that was still interested in carrying on discussion around the reconfiguration or school board you are free to use the forum located here: http://wimzit.com/Forum Please register with the same name you have used in the comments on this site so I know they are not [...]
    Posted: March 22, 2009, 10:46pm EDT
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  • Make Money Online Using Free Sites

    More InfoOk for the regular Decatur readers this is a bit of a commercial break :). After all I do have to pay hosting fees and domain renewals to keep thing runnng here.  Some of you that have been hit hard by job layoff and cutback might find this article on makeing [...]
    Posted: March 15, 2009, 4:14pm EDT
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  • Fleetwood RV Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

    Number of comments: 10
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    Posted: March 10, 2009, 6:01pm EDT
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  • Welcome New Visitors - Commenting On The Site

    Number of comments: 3
    With all the different posts about the schools the site has grown in readership quite a bit over the last couple of weeks.  There have been a few questions from those that are new on how to leave comments and what is required.  Please read the steps below as well [...]
    Posted: February 11, 2009, 8:23pm EST
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  • Reconfiguration Of North Adams Schools Approved

    Number of comments: 10
    As you all know by now that the North Adams School Board approved the reconfiguration of the elementary schools in last nights board meeting. According to the Daily Democrat our local paper By a 3-2 vote — and against the wishes of most of the 100 or more community members in [...]
    Posted: February 11, 2009, 11:16am EST
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  • No More Ala Carte Menu At High School

    Number of comments: 10
    I wasn’t going to bring this up as I didn’t find it to be that big of a deal myself but there are those that might have a different opinion so I figured I’d mention it. It was mentioned in the comments on the school reorganization  post that Bellmont High [...]
    Posted: February 10, 2009, 5:44pm EST
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  • Indiana Nursing Schools And Programs

    Number of comments: 3
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    Posted: February 06, 2009, 12:40pm EST
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  • Formal Wear Rental - Preparing For Prom

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    Posted: February 04, 2009, 3:53pm EST
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  • Voice Your Concerns Over North Adams School District Changes

    Number of comments: 10
    If you’ve been following any of the comments on this site you will know that the North Adams Community School Board is proposing some changes. The proposals are to change the classrooms and grade levels at all of the North Adams elementary schools. I don’t have children in the elementary [...]
    Posted: January 15, 2009, 9:57am EST
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  • Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Decatur

    Number of comments: 3
    Sorry for the late post. Like many I’m sure I was scrambling all over the state the last few days enjoying the holiday with my family. I want to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and hope you have a happy New Year. Take time to share these moments with family [...]
    Posted: December 25, 2008, 10:47pm EST
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  • Looking For Jobs?

    Number of comments: 7
    Many of the comments I’ve been receiving lately have been focused on jobs and job creation. With the downturn of the economy and the bleak outlook for the automotive business many in the area have already lost their jobs or are really worried about losing the one they have now. [...]
    Posted: December 12, 2008, 9:42am EST
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  • Decatur Indiana Forum Just Launched

    Number of comments: 10
    I know I said several months back that I would add a forum to the site to allow users easier ways to bring up new topics and expand upon discussions launced here at the blog, Well It’s finally here. You can view and register for the new Decatur Indiana Forum here [...]
    Posted: December 10, 2008, 2:06pm EST
    by admin
  • School Bringing In Fast Food For Lunch?

    Number of comments: 10
    Ok, I hate to do this especially when Bellmont Braves have just won the state title in football, but I heard something from my kids that disturbed me today.  Now I’m not sure of the facts here and would like anyone else to clarify if I’m wrong, but I’m told [...]
    Posted: December 01, 2008, 7:37pm EST
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  • Bellmont Braves Capture Indiana State Football Title

    Number of comments: 5
    Congratulations to the Bellmont Braves in their outstanding football season that ended in a div 3a Indiana State Football title.  Bellmont defeated Evansville Memorial 28-14 on Saturday afternoon in front of a huge crowd at the Lucas Oil Stadium home of the Indianapolis Colts.  The Decatur football players got to [...]
    Posted: December 01, 2008, 6:13pm EST
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  • Bellmont Braves Football Head To State

    Number of comments: 3
    Last night the Bellmont Braves football team defeated Northwood 35-21 in th 3a Indiana Semi State football game. For the Braves this will be the first time in history that they will be making the road trip to Indianapolis to play indoors at the Indianapolis Colts home field Lucas Oil [...]
    Posted: November 22, 2008, 7:29am EST
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  • Small Business Promotion What Did You Think?

    Number of comments: 3
    Many Decatur Small Businesses participated in a Christmas Open House event over this past weekend.  I have recieved an email looking for some feedback from the public in regards to this holiday promotion. Participating in this event were 23 locally owned small businesses that are known by most throughout the [...]
    Posted: November 17, 2008, 7:31pm EST
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  • Bellmont High School 3A Regional Football Champs

    Number of comments: 4
    Just a week after taking their first ever high school football sectional championship, the Bellmont Braves defeat Yorktown to clain the Indiana 3A Regional championship. Bellmont was trailing by two scores at half time but came back to win the game 25-21. Congrats on another great victory. The Braves will be [...]
    Posted: November 15, 2008, 9:45am EST
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  • Spreading The Word For A Friend

    Number of comments: 2
    Anyone who has follwed this site knows I use it from time to time to help out fellow bloggers. Today’s post will do just that. Dirty Blue Widgets is a site designed by a Hoosier blogger that is competing in a competition that involves dirty blue widgets. For most of you [...]
    Posted: November 14, 2008, 10:05am EST
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  • Decatur Auto Repair Center Protests President Elect

    Number of comments: 10
    Driving home from work today I heard a broadcast on WOWO featuring our own town’s Townsend’s Tire Auto Center. Townsend’s tire center is a local owned and operated auto repair business. Evidently the owner decided to protest the election of Barack Obama by flying the US Flag upside down. Displaying [...]
    Posted: November 07, 2008, 5:02pm EST
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  • Auburn Auto Auction November Classic

    Number of comments: 2
    The town of Auburn Indiana will once again be on the national spotlight with the 7th annual November Auburn Classic Auto auction being held on the weekend of November 7th.  If you missed the last car auction held at the Kruse Auction Park you won’t want to miss this one.  [...]
    Posted: October 30, 2008, 6:36pm EDT
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  • Make Extra Income For Your Retirement

    Number of comments: 5
    What are you doing to secure your retirement? SellingDirty Blue Widgets at the local flea market?In today’s economy and the massive downturn in the stock market, many people are becoming more and more concerned about their retirement. Rightfully so, since most of us have seen our 401k balances plummet to unbelievable [...]
    Posted: October 24, 2008, 11:43am EDT
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  • Election Polls Don’t Mean Squat

    Number of comments: 6
    Election polls don’t mean squat. I’ve been sitting here watching the evening news and all you here is this election poll says this and that election poll says that. The reality is that while polls can be used as a tool by political analysts, they really should not be considered [...]
    Posted: October 07, 2008, 6:29pm EDT
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  • Belmont University Hosts 2008 Presidential Debate

    Number of comments: 2
    Belmont University will host the second Presidential debate for this year’s election. Belmont is a small Christian university, located in Tennessee with around 5000 students enrolled. They will be the in the national spotlight tonight as John McCain and Barack Obama face off in what is sure to be a [...]
    Posted: October 07, 2008, 8:41am EDT
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  • Halloween Party Ideas

    Number of comments: 4
    It’s almost time for the Halloween parties to start kicking off. Are you hosting a Halloween party this year and looking for a unique idea? Consider taking the group to The Haunted Barn. The Haunted barn has been raising money for local charities in the Adams County area for a [...]
    Posted: October 05, 2008, 2:57pm EDT
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  • Fort Wayne Tin Caps Are You Serious?

    Number of comments: 9
    If your not a big fan of Fort Wayne baseball this probably won’t interest you much. Not only has Fort Wayne built a new baseball stadium for the minor league baseball team but the team now has a new name: “Tin Caps” The former Fort Wayne Wizards will now be [...]
    Posted: October 03, 2008, 9:08am EDT
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  • Last Update For Bellmont Show Choir

    Number of comments: 10
    It has come to my attention that the school or some of those that work for it dont care too much for this site and want the Bellmont Brave Generation Show Choir page pulled down. I’m sure it has to do with previous posts about the school administrator that was dismissed, [...]
    Posted: September 19, 2008, 6:07pm EDT
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  • Wimzit.com Is Having Technical Issues

    Number of comments: 1
    Unfortunately due to the hurricane and some other issues outside my control, wimzit.com crashed pretty bad. I’ve tried to get it restored to its original state from backup but from initial indications there have been some lost posts and comments. I apologize for this inconvenience and hope to be able [...]
    Posted: September 16, 2008, 9:58am EDT
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  • Car Auction Prices Vary Nationally

    Ever wonder what price your car would bring at an auto auction. After discussing last months Auburn auto auction it made me curious as to what the difference between car auction prices, trade in value and retail price for my car was. I found a great tool at the Kruse [...]
    Posted: September 12, 2008, 11:42am EDT
    by Wimzit
  • Car Auction Prices Vary Nationally

    Ever wonder what price your car would bring at an auto auction. After discussing last months Auburn auto auction it made me curious as to what the difference between car auction prices, trade in value and retail price for my car was. I found a great tool at the Kruse [...]
    Posted: September 12, 2008, 9:17am EDT
    by admin
  • Weather Stripping Can Save You Money

    Number of comments: 2
    With fall weather soon approaching its time to prepare your home for the winter heating season. I took this last weekend to clean out my gutter, check the roof and prepare my home and yard for the winter months to come. Taking some time to apply new weather stripping throughout [...]
    Posted: September 09, 2008, 2:45pm EDT
    by Wimzit
  • Weather Stripping Can Save You Money

    With fall weather soon approaching its time to prepare your home for the winter heating season. I took this last weekend to clean out my gutter, check the roof and prepare my home and yard for the winter months to come. Taking some time to apply new weather stripping throughout [...]
    Posted: September 09, 2008, 9:29am EDT
    by admin
  • Assistant Principal Does The Right Thing

    Number of comments: 4
    Well the events that have taken place over the last couple of month have finally come to a conclusion. Chris Hakes submitted his resignation at the Adams County School Board hearing held last night. I hope that those following this story now have a since of satisfaction that the right [...]
    Posted: September 03, 2008, 9:04am EDT
    by Wimzit
  • High School Fundraisers - Show Your Support

    School is back in session and fundraisers will soon follow. I’ve already been emailed by a few high school organizations about the various fundraisers they will be having this year. I believe the Bellmont High School band and Bellmont Brave Generation will be holding a car wash fundraiser on Sept [...]
    Posted: September 02, 2008, 3:34pm EDT
    by Gotafish
  • Auburn Auto Auction 2008 Held At Kruse International

    Number of comments: 2
    Auburn Auto Auction 2008 will begin this Thursday Aug 28th, at 10am. The Kruse International Auburn Auto Auction is one of the worlds largest classic car auctions held each year featuring over 5000 expected vehicles this year. This will be the 38th year that Auburn, IN has been host to [...]
    Posted: August 26, 2008, 8:02pm EDT
    by Gotafish
  • Liquid Nitrogen A Potential Replacement For Gas

    Liquid Air! How the heck could liquid nitrogen replace gasoline? Well believe it or not this is a relatively old idea that was first introduced in 1899. There was a care actually called Liquid Air produced in a joint venture and designed by Hans Knudsen. It was claimed to have [...]
    Posted: August 21, 2008, 10:12am EDT
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  • Liquid Nitrogen A Potential Replacement For Gas

    Number of comments: 2
    Liquid Air! How the heck could liquid nitrogen replace gasoline? Well believe it or not this is a relatively old idea that was first introduced in 1899. There was a care actually called Liquid Air produced in a joint venture and designed by Hans Knudsen. It was claimed to have [...]
    Posted: August 20, 2008, 11:14pm EDT
    by Gotafish
  • Extra Income Online Takes Friends

    Many of the regular readers on this site have read and realized from a few of my posts that this is not my only website. I’ve stated a few times throughout the site that I make extra income online through many of my other sites. No this site isn’t a [...]
    Posted: August 20, 2008, 8:46pm EDT
    by admin
  • Extra Income Online Takes Friends

    Many of the regular readers on this site have read and realized from a few of my posts that this is not my only website. I’ve stated a few times throughout the site that I make extra income online through many of my other sites. No this site isn’t a [...]
    Posted: August 20, 2008, 10:06am EDT
    by admin
  • Adams County Hero A Real Spirt Of Courage

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    I received an email from a reader with a story about a true Adams County hero Richard F Linn. Some of you may recognize him from past Adams County elections where he served as the Coroner for our fine county. Richard is featured in a new film put out by [...]
    Posted: August 14, 2008, 9:50pm EDT
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  • Adams County Hero A Real Spirt Of Courage

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    I received an email from a reader with a story about a true Adams County hero Richard F Linn. Some of you may recognize him from past Adams County elections where he served as the Coroner for our fine county. Richard is featured in a new film put out by [...]
    Posted: August 14, 2008, 10:02am EDT
    by admin
  • Decatur Daily Democrat Reports On School Board Meeting

    Number of comments: 5

    I was amazed to find that the Decatur Daily Democrat today published an article reporting that the North Adams county school board is considering firing Mr. Hakes. As most in the area know, Vice Principal Hakes was put on administrative leave after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge after shoplifting [...]

    Posted: August 12, 2008, 9:07pm EDT
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  • Indiana Welfare System Is BROKE

    Number of comments: 5
    The comments on this site have really brought up some good issues here lately. In a previous post there was mention about the jobs in Decatur and what was being done to create more. This topic brought about a discussion on the abundance of people living in the Decatur area [...]
    Posted: August 12, 2008, 4:17pm EDT
    by admin
  • US Women’s Fencing Sweeps The Medals

    The 2008 Olympic games in Beijing are underway and the US Women’s fencing team scores the first medals for the United States. The Women’s fencing team took the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in the Women’s Individual Sabre event. This put the United States in Second Place according to the [...]
    Posted: August 09, 2008, 1:08pm EDT
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  • Evan Bayh A Vice President?

    Number of comments: 1
    Rumors have been running around for the last few weeks that Barack Obama had been considering Evan Bayh as a potential vice president candidate. I was doing a bit of reading on one my regular sites this morning an ran across an interesting article that thinks Evan Bayh would be [...]
    Posted: August 09, 2008, 12:06pm EDT
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  • Back To School Time Already

    Number of comments: 2
    Summer vacation is drawing to a close for Decatur students and parents. Minds are turning towards the dreaded back to school shopping. The never ending quest for the right type of paper, proper size and styles of folders, and the much needed back to school clothes are sure to keep [...]
    Posted: August 05, 2008, 5:53pm EDT
    by admin
  • Looking For Jobs In Decatur

    Number of comments: 5
    Well the events that have taken place over the last couple of month have finally come to a conclusion. Chris Hakes submitted his resignation at the Adams County School Board hearing held last night. I hope that those following this story now have a since of satisfaction that the right [...]
    Posted: August 01, 2008, 9:01am EDT
    by admin
  • Ebay Affiliate Progam Changes Announced

    I know this post doesnt have much to do with Decatur but as I make a huge portion of my extra income online through the use of the ebay affilaite program on my other sites I thought I would post about it as it could drastically impact my income and [...]
    Posted: August 01, 2008, 6:33am EDT
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  • Are Your Teens Using Drugs?

    Number of comments: 3
    Are your teens using drugs? Most of us would say my teens are too smart to do anything like that, but the reality today is that at some point most of them will try drugs or alcohol. With last weeks drug bust that took place in Adams and Wells County, every [...]
    Posted: July 28, 2008, 6:30pm EDT
    by admin
  • Fort Wayne and National Media Covering Hakes Story

    Number of comments: 5
    Well I see that our little town has now finally caught the attention of all the Fort Wayne media. Before I go further I would like to ask all the readers from the last few days visit the original story posted on wane.com and leave them a comment thanking them [...]
    Posted: July 25, 2008, 7:56pm EDT
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  • Chris Hakes Vice Principal Pleads Guilty Gets Probation

    Number of comments: 5
    I just thought I’d let you all know that WANE TV has done a follow up on Chris HAkes and his arrest. WANE TV Channel 15 was the only online source I could find about Chris Hakes after the original arrest was made public. I’d like to take this time [...]
    Posted: July 23, 2008, 5:27pm EDT
    by admin
  • Youth Football Signups- Decatur Football League

    Number of comments: 5
    I just wanted to drop a reminder to any parents out there who’s kids were interested in playing youth football this year that signups will be this weekend Saturday, July 26 from 7-11 a.m. The youth football league signups will be held at the entrance to the Bellmont High School [...]
    Posted: July 23, 2008, 11:21am EDT
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  • Bellmont Middle School Vice Principal Chris Hakes Arrested

    Number of comments: 5
    According to the Fort Wayne news, Chris Hakes the vice principal at Bellmont Middle School in Decatur, Indiana was arrested last night for shoplifting. He is accused of trying to steal $100 worth of electronic equipment from the Decatur, In Wal-Mart. Chris Hakes is out of jail after posting a [...]
    Posted: July 16, 2008, 3:03pm EDT
    by admin
  • GE Looks To Spin Off Consumer And Industrial Fort Wayne

    Number of comments: 5
    In a previous article I asked how Fort Wayne would be impacted by the sell or spin off of GE appliances. At that time there was not to be any impact as GE Consumer and Industrial was not included in the potential sell of GE Appliances business. Today GE announced [...]
    Posted: July 10, 2008, 9:42am EDT
    by admin
  • Ebay Affiliates Upset But Ebay Makes Good

    Number of comments: 2
    EBay, which launched its new affiliate program back in April just, released an announcement earlier this week informing its affiliate partners that it had made a big mistake. The EBay partner network that used to be handled by Commission Junction failed to calculate the correct amount of commissions for its [...]
    Posted: July 08, 2008, 6:17pm EDT
    by admin
  • Preorder Wrath of The Lich King

    Number of comments: 2
    The World of Warcraft the most dominating online role playing game on the internet today has just announced the opening of its new expansion Wrath of the The Lich King is now open for beta testing. You can sign up to try out the wrath of the lich king today [...]
    Posted: July 04, 2008, 10:10am EDT
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  • Decatur Indiana Extra Income Opportunity

    Number of comments: 1
    Are you an internet savy person that likes writing website or keeping a journal. If so then blogging for extra income is right up your alley. If you notice most bloggers today have to make extra income just to keep up with the cost of hosting their pages. This site [...]
    Posted: July 02, 2008, 10:47pm EDT
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  • Pest Control Decatur Indiana

    Number of comments: 2
    Anyone else in Decatur having problems with pests this year.  I’ve had a horrible time dealing with controlling pavement ants. The stuipid little ants are getting into everything, my shed, home and camper are just crawling with the pests.  I took the last week dealing with tracking down the ant [...]
    Posted: July 01, 2008, 10:12am EDT
    by admin
  • Indianapolis Colts Tickets Sold Out Already

    If you were expecting to get Indianapolis Colts tickets for individual games this year guess again, they are already sold out. I can’t believe with the building of the new improved larger Lucas Oil Stadium that there aren’t any single season Indianapolis Colts tickets available from the box office. If [...]
    Posted: June 30, 2008, 6:59pm EDT
    by admin
  • Thunderstroms Rip Through Decatur Indiana

    I was sitting at home watching tv when all of the sudden we lost power and I heard the wind picking up. I stepped outside to see some of the highest winds I’ve seen pass through the area in a long time. Where I live there wasnt a lot of [...]
    Posted: June 07, 2008, 12:27pm EDT
    by admin
  • Bellmont High School Graduation Class 2008

    Congrats to all you Bellmont High School Seniors about to graduate. Its a great accomplishment and just the beginning of your life as an adult.  Those planning on attending the Graduation ceremonies are being held June 1st at the Bellmont High School Auditorium. I apologize I don’t have the exact [...]
    Posted: May 23, 2008, 6:43pm EDT
    by admin
  • GE Is Looking To Sell The Appliances Business. How Will This Impact Fort Wayne?

    Number of comments: 3
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    Posted: May 15, 2008, 8:48am EDT
    by admin
  • Indiana Primary Election | Barack Obama Supports Flock To The Streets

    Number of comments: 1
    The Indiana primary election is being held today and the voting is under way.  The polls opened at 6am this morning and voting will continue until 6pm.  I was amazed at the excitement I saw this morning from Barack Obama supporters. On my way driving into Fort Wayne at 6:30am  [...]
    Posted: May 06, 2008, 9:23am EDT
    by admin
  • Indiana Primary Elections May 6th

    Number of comments: 1
    Indiana prepares for their primary elections on May 6th.  Unlike years past Indiana voters can actually make a difference this year in determining the Democratic Party candidate for President.  I urge all Decatur Indiana voters to plan on taking advantage of this opportunity to serve your country and participate in [...]
    Posted: May 04, 2008, 10:58am EDT
    by admin
  • Decatur Indiana | Renting A House In Decatur, Fort Wayne & Bluffton

    Wimzit.com and the Decatur Indiana Community site has joined partners with Rent.comto help you find rental houses, apartments and condo’s in the Decatur, Fort Wayne and Bluffton Areas. If you have ever looked for a rental house in the Adams County area you know how hard it can be [...]

    Posted: April 24, 2008, 12:10pm EDT
    by admin
  • Seeking Input From Local Organizations

    Wimzit.com the home of this site ” Decatur Indiana Community” is starting to get heavy search engine traffic. If you have a local organization in North East Indian that is hosting a function or event and would like some publicity email us at admin@wimzit.com . We will be happy [...]

    Posted: April 21, 2008, 5:16pm EDT
    by admin
  • Beauty And The Beast

    Bellmont High School’s Saturday evening showing of the musical”Beauty And The Beast” was excellent. It was a huge improvement over the opening night performance. Most all of the issues they had in the previous showing were corrected. All the performers did an excellent job. The crowd gave a huge standing [...]

    Posted: April 21, 2008, 5:07pm EDT
    by admin
  • Bellmont High School Beauty and The Beast

    I went to the Bellmont High School’s opening night of “Beauty And The Beast”. The play was pretty good overall and the costumes were great. They have a few bugs to work out with the microphones as the orchestra was a bit to loud and drowned out some of the [...]

    Posted: April 19, 2008, 11:25am EDT
    by admin
  • Decatur Indiana | Bill Clinton Scheduled To Visit Bellmont Middle School

    Indiana voters can go see ex-President Bill Clinton this evening at BellmontMiddle School. Bill Clinton will be speaking at the BellmontMiddleSchool gym at 7:30pm.Capacity for themiddle school gym is around 1000 people and seating will be first come first serve. Bill Clinton visits Decatur, INas Democrats are racing to [...]

    Posted: April 14, 2008, 8:11am EDT
    by admin
  • Wimzit.com Is Having Techincal Difficulties

    We have experienced a server crash and are in the process of restoring from backup . I apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused.

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    Posted: April 08, 2008, 4:39pm EDT
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  • Belmont High School Presents Beauty And The Beast

    Bellmont High School located in Decatur, In will be performing the musical “Beauty And The Beast”. You will have the oppotunity to come and enjoy the show on April 18th, 19th and 20th. You can contact the shool office to purchase tickets in advance. The Bellmont Brave Generation show [...]

    Posted: April 08, 2008, 3:39pm EDT
    by admin
  • Decatur Indiana | Why Would Anyone Want To Come Here (part 3)

    I have discussed 2 of the largest employers in the Decatur Indianaarea that produce world class products that draw people from across the country. We have produces some of the most recognized luxury motor homes, and speed boats, It’s only fitting that Decatur Indiana should be the home of [...]

    Posted: March 29, 2008, 1:08pm EDT
    by admin
  • Decatur Indiana Why Would Anyone Come Here (Part 2)

    In my previous post I discussed one of Decatur Indiana’s better know companies Fleetwood American Coach. While the American Coach may draw owners to the Decatur with their luxury motor homes, Thunderbird does the same with it’s high performance boats and yachts. Thunderbird whichproduces a line of high performance [...]

    Posted: March 28, 2008, 3:06pm EDT
    by admin
  • Decatur Indiana Why Would Anyone Come Here (Part 1)

    Number of comments: 1

    I’ve noticed recently that a lot of the visitors to this site are not from the Adams County or Decatur Indiana area. At first, I figuredmaybe they had family or friends located in Decatur and were just wanting to know more about the town. Then I examined some of [...]

    Posted: March 26, 2008, 6:04pm EDT
    by admin
  • Decatur Indiana Community site on Wimzit.com has joined BloogingZoom

    I’ve been asked recently what exactly is that zoom button showing up on your articles. BloggingZoom is a community that allows bloggers and readers to rate articles based on the value of their content. If you or another blogger finds an article interesting or informative enough you can click the [...]

    Posted: March 25, 2008, 6:09pm EDT
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  • Decatur Indiana | Why Ill Never Shop Kroger Again!

    Number of comments: 10

    I usually dont like to air my personal feelings on my website, but today I’ve finally had it with Kroger. About six months ago or maybe it was a year, I’m not sure, Kroger bought out our local Decatur Indiana Scott’s grocery store. At first, I didn’t really care one [...]

    Posted: March 19, 2008, 6:36pm EDT
    by admin
  • Bellmonts Brave Generation Heading To Homestead

    The Bellmont Brave Generation Show choir and ladies ensemble(L.E.G.S) will be competing this weekend at Homestead Senior High School in Fort Wayne, IN. The choir competition at Homestead always brings in top choirs from throughout Indiana. Last weekend the Brave Generation won top honors in instrumentals and took 4Th place [...]

    Posted: March 14, 2008, 3:20pm EDT
    by admin
  • Little League Season Prepares To Get Under Way

    Adams County Little leage season is about to begin. Registrations for many of the area little league organizations are underway.

    Monmount Baseball Association:

    This past week Monmouth Baseball association held registrations for T-ball, minor league, and little league divisions. Tryouts for players ages 8-12 will be held at the Bellmont Middle School [...]

    Posted: March 11, 2008, 8:32am EDT
    by admin
  • Indianapolis Colts | Buy Payton Mannings Potty!!!

    Number of comments: 2

    The RCA Dome, formerly know as the Hoosier Dome opened in 1984 as the home field for the Indianapolis Colts. This past year was the final time to see the Colts in action at this location. The new stadium will be open for the start of the 2008 NFL season. [...]

    Posted: March 10, 2008, 5:50pm EDT
    by admin
  • Bellmont Brave Generation Travels To Battle Creek

    This weekend the Bellmont High School show choir ” Brave Generation” will be traveling to Battle Creek , Michigan to compete in the Great Lakes Show Choir Invitational at Lakeview High School. The competition will start promptly at 9:00am and continue thought the day and should approximately 11:00 [...]

    Posted: March 07, 2008, 10:37am EST
    by admin
  • Are you sure your children are being responsible on the Internet?

    Number of comments: 7

    submit_url = 'http://wimzit.com/2008/03/04/are-you-sure-your-children-are-being-responsible-on-the-internet/'; This article goes out to all the parents in Decatur Indiana and other small towns throughout the Midwest. Usually, we like to think we are doing everything we can do to protect our children from the many dangers they face on a daily basis. Most of us [...]

    Posted: March 04, 2008, 7:48pm EST
    by Decatur
  • John McCain Indiana Ballot Follow Up

    Number of comments: 2

    I did a little more research on the compliant filed contesting John McCain’s presence on the Indiana Ballot. I have been unable to find anything on either the Indiana Republican party site or the National Republican Committee site. I’m surprised that there wasn’tat least mention of it on the Indiana [...]

    Posted: February 29, 2008, 8:46am EST
    by admin
  • Will John McCain Be On The Indiana Ballot?

    On Feb 20th a complaint was filed by Thomas Cook from Bloomingtong, IN. The complaint is filed stating John McCain did not get the required 500 signatures from the 4th congressional district. You can view a copy of the complaint here. According to Thomas Cook’s articlethe Democratic National [...]

    Posted: February 28, 2008, 11:09am EST
    by admin
  • Bloggers Beware New Google Adsense TOS

    Number of comments: 2

    Just in case you havent noticed on Feb 25th Google adsense made an update to their terms of service agreement. Theynow require you to have a privacy policy posted on your website:

    “We’ve also added some specific requirements that make it necessary for publishers to post and abide by a transparent [...]

    Posted: February 28, 2008, 9:28am EST
    by admin
  • Decatur Indiana | Bellmont High School Winter Spectacular

    Bellmont High School in Decatur Indiana was the seen of this years Winter Spectacular. The Winter Spectacular brought in show choirs from thought northeast Indiana. There were several different competitions that were held throughout a day of exciting singing and dancing. The day was kicked off by performances by [...]

    Posted: February 26, 2008, 1:04pm EST
    by admin
  • Decatur Indiana Newspaper | Decatur Daily Democrat

    Number of comments: 1

    I’m not sure anyone else has noticed but Decatur Indiana’s only newspaper, the Decatur Daily Democrat seems to have forgotten to update their domain registration. In this day and age of Internet news and web savy users, I’m suprised they let this happen. Surfing the web first thing in the [...]

    Posted: February 25, 2008, 10:36am EST
    by admin
  • Bellmont High School Gun Incident | School Staff Response

    I was surfing the web today for further information on the Bellmont High School Student that brought a gun to school. It is amazing how much is actually being published about this topic. Its not only on Adams County local sites but national news forums as well. One respose [...]

    Posted: February 22, 2008, 5:02pm EST
    by admin
  • Adams County Schools | Kid takes gun to school

    An Adams County teenager takes a gun to school. Decatur police were called to Bellmont High School after receiving a tip that a student had a gun in his locker. Decatur police found a small calibur handgun in the teens locker. The gun was unloaded , however there was a [...]

    Posted: February 22, 2008, 8:06am EST
    by admin
  • Bloggers Beware Of New Google Adsense TOS

    Just in case you havent noticed on Feb 25th Google adsense made an update to their terms of service agreement. Theynow require you to have a privacy policy posted on your website:

    “We’ve also added some specific requirements that make it necessary for publishers to post and abide by a transparent [...]

    Posted: February 20, 2008, 11:13am EST
    by admin
  • American Idol | Garrett Haley | Luke Menard

    Number of comments: 4

    Well last night we got to see both Garrett Haley and Luke Menard perform on American Idol. The judges didnt seem overly impressed with either one of these midwest American Idol performers. Garrett Haley looked extrememly nervous and his song choice wasnt the best. Luke Menard looked much more relaxed [...]

    Posted: February 20, 2008, 10:11am EST
    by admin

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