When a lake effect snowstorm forces a close-knit group of college students to spend a night in a dorm lounge, one friend shares a theory - everyone has a distinct moment in their life that transforms them into adults. The youthful idealists dismiss the concept, but 15 years later the memory challenges one to travel across the country, renew relationships and test the premise. His encounters may shock, enlighten and cause you to ask ``What was your moment?'' Reading ``The Lake Effect'' won't change your life but will remind you what did.

The Lake Effect

Literature & Fiction

Sebring, Blake

Literary

Bauer Communications

What would a Fort Wayne Sports Hall of Fame look like and who would it include? The author draws on a lifetime of knowledge – and plenty of research – to tell stories of famous sports figures from the Fort Wayne area and of memorable local events which had major influences on national and international sports. Local athletes have affected almost every level of amateur and professional sport, and many landed in their sports' halls of fame. The city itself has impacted the Super Bowl, the Stanley Cup, the Sullivan Award, the Olympics, NCAA championships, the French Open, NASCAR, the World Series, the NBA, the PGA, the LPGA, the Indy 500 and the World Cup along with numerous national and world championships. Rod Woodson, Bernard Pollard, DaMarcus Beasley, Lloy Ball, Mike Emrick, Eric Wedge, Jarrod Parker, Deshaun Thomas, Cathy Gerring, Tyler Eifert, Anthony Spencer, Jason Baker, Chris Schenkel, DeDee Nathan and Jason Fabini are some of the people who have represented their sport and the city of Fort Wayne. This book contains their stories – nuggets of sports history – in a calendar format that is easy to search by month and day, or simply enjoy reading cover to cover.

Fort Wayne Sports History

Sports & Outdoors

Miscellaneous

Lethal Justice

Independently published

Over 55 seasons, the Fort Wayne Komets have been one of the greatest franchises in North American minor league sports. Throughout their existence, they have experienced uncounted unique stories dealing with players, teams, fans and other characters, such as: * The coach who said winning was better than sex * The fan favorite who was traded for two dryers * The player who rode his horse to practice * The player who earned more than $1 million in the minors * The equipment manager who saved the season * The player who wrote a poem to the fans * The best friends who fought each other * The reason Wayne Gretzky came to wear No. 99 * The player who got a kiss during a game * The final fate of Brett Hull's Stanley Cup puck * The Tom Petty song that helped in a championship * The opposing team that needed an exorcism These stories and many more are inside ``Tales of the Komets.''

Tales of the Komets

AuthorHouse

"Though most murders are committed in the heat of passion, I always prefer to work in cold blood."Law officials catch serial killers by looking for patterns, but what if there's a monster who is unique? There's a serial killer at work across the country who has been effective for so long that no one even suspects he exists. He works with such precision and practiced perfection, how do police officers even hope to catch such a killer? They wait for a mistake.It's going to cost county sheriff deputy Luke Rennison something precious and test him, his family and his faith unlike anything he's ever dreamed. This killer is about to make his first and biggest mistake possible, but will his anonymity and unique methods provide another escape?

Lethal Ghost

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Have you ever wondered how God works in practical ways in today’s world? Blake Sebring has spent 30 years telling stories about real people. He’s heard stories of courage, redemption, persistence and overcoming challenges. But the ones that have affected him the most were the stories of faith.In this book, you’ll find a collection of real-life testimonies from people of all walks and demographics of life — including teachers, police officers, former addicts, celebrities, nurses, veterans, children and parents — but most are athletes.Just like the rest of life, athletic competition is often about faith in yourself and your teammates … and why not also in your God, who allows you to do all things? Participation in athletics teaches many life lessons; sometimes these lessons are about spiritual belief. These stories examine the faith and experiences of world-renowned athletes like Olympians Lloy Ball, DeDee Nathan and Sharon Wichman-Jones; Pro Football Hall of Fame member Rod Woodson; and world soccer star DaMarcus Beasley. But they also show regular, next-door-type people sharing stories of how God inspires them — and how God can influence your life.Sebring’s accounts, while written from Fort Wayne, Ind., come from Anytown, U.S.A. They are events that could happen anywhere. Delivered in devotional-style short stories, they provide real-world examples that may answer a few of your questions and even inspire you to see faith at work in your own life.

Features in Faith: Everyday People’s Experiences with God

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

Live From Radio Rinkside: The Bob Chase Story

Chase, Bob

Biographies & Memoirs

During the summer of 1982, in her role as assistant to the principal, Betty Stein gave The News-Sentinel’s Stewart Spencer a tour of Memorial Park Middle School. The paper’s incoming editor, Spencer was looking for his daughter’s new school."We just hit it off beautifully," Stein said. "He loved the school, and he liked me." Spencer suggested Betty write a guest column, and her first was published Nov. 12, 1982. She continued every other Tuesday until July 31, 2018, and including her Afterwards and Page Turner submissions, Betty wrote more than 2,000 columns in The News-Sentinel.As selected by Betty, here are more than 100 of her best columns, highlighting Fort Wayne and national history, felines, books, movies, music, teaching and, of course, quizzes. – all including Betty’s signature humor, 100-year perspective and self-deprecating style. Here’s your chance to reminisce about some of your favorite Betty Stein memories.

By The Way, the Columns of Betty E. Stein

Stein, Betty E.

Essays & Correspondence

Eyes Toward Heaven: A physically challenged woman's visits with Jesus

Christian Books & Bibles

Fort Wayne Stories

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