Otto Arndt was born in Germany in 1939 and later came to Canada. He worked for a timber marking crew for the forest service and lived in a cabin in the Hart Highway area. He married Janice Rowan, the girl across the street. At the age of 20 and with two suitcases of his worldly belongings in hand, Bill Bosnich said a big goodbye to his family in northern Ontario and headed west. He got a job at the Canfor Plywood Mill in New Westminster in 1958 and a few years later he met and married Donna MacMillan. The couple moved to Pineview and in 2001 he retired after many years as a carpenter. In their retirement Bill and Donna have been enjoying their volunteer work at the Pineview Hall and by entertaining the community through their involvement with the Forever Young Chorus, the Country Cuzzins and the drama club at the Elder Citizens Recreation Centre.
PTAs struggling with fundraising
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
Jen Deckard is used to PTAs struggling for members, but this academic year brought new challenges to the groups known for fundraising and organizing activities such as Doughnuts with Dad and Muffins with Mom.
As coronavirus restrictions erased in-person events like registration and back-to-school nights from calendars, PTAs lost reliable recruitment opportunities, said Deckard, the Fort Wayne Area PTA Council president.
“It s definitely been a learning year for a lot of us,” she said.
The council oversees 47 PTA units, most of which are in Fort Wayne Community Schools. Membership is down about 50% from the 2019-20 academic year, Deckard said.