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Vol. 14 No. 10
The Broad Ripple Gazette Including the Cultural Districts and Midtown: Meridian-Kessler, Butler-Tarkington, and Meridian St.
Crossword page 13
May 12 - May 25, 2017
LINEAR BOCCE TOURNAMENT 2017
IPS holds meeting about school closures
The 5th Linear Bocce Tournament held in Indy and the second World Championship played out along the alleys from 42nd Street, north, between Broadway and Park on May 6. Play progressed north until there was one remaining player. The 2017 winner - Bond Sando. The 2017 tournament raised $1,450 for a new park in Fountain Square called The Idle. The sport was invented by IndyStar writer and playist Will Higgins (above, in the middle of the pack wearing sunglasses) in 2014. He continues to serve as commissioner of the governing body. Below: The start of play at 42nd Street. Matt throwing while Bill, Colin, Chuck and Toni watch the ball maneuver the rutted, brick alley.
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Attendees gathered in discussion groups.
By Alan Hague
alan@broadripplegazette.com The public meeting room at the Glendale branch of the Indianapolis Library was filled to capacity - about 200 packed the room. Representatives from the Indianapolis Public Schools explained the results of the task force that recommended the closing of three of Indianapolis’ seven public high schools. Thee seven schools (as of 2017-218 school year) are Broad Ripple, Tech, Washington, Arlington, Shortridge, Northwest, and Attucks. The plan is to hold several meetings, like this one at Glendale, then, in June, choose the schools to close. There would be public meetings through August pertaining to those schools. In September, the final IPS board vote would occur and the schools would be slated to close after the 2017-2018 school year. Next, the huge crowd broke up into about a dozen groups. Each group appointed a leader and then came up with a two minute “presentation”, consisting of
comments and questions about the proposed school closings. A few of the comments: - Why is this happening so fast? Announced in April, schools selected in September. - We have seen at past school closures some kids will not transition to the new schools, they will drop out. - Close the IPS administration building and move those offices to a high school. For more info: www.myips.org/facilitiestaskforce
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INDEX
Dr. Ferebee, IPS Superintendent, visited groups to answer questions.
1 IPS meeting
4 Random Rippling Lola Blu
6 Classified Ads/Public Notices
9 Random Rippling 10-01
14 Wine Scene Jill A. Ditmire
1 Random Rippling bocce
4 BR Farmers Market
7 Random Rippling ABC
10 Round the Ripple
14 Random Rippling brains
2 Random Rippling levee
5 Reader Random Rippling
7 Local Contacts
11 Letter to the Editor
15 Directory / Maps
3 Reader Random HoiTea
5 Random Rippling Thompson
8 Buzzing Around Town
12 Where in the Village?
19 Right in my Own Backyard
3 Calendar
5 BR Brewpub Quiz
9 Random Rippling Minus
12 Hidden History/Sudoku
19 Random Rippling mural
4 Random Rippling razing
5 WIN TICKETS BRAF
9 Poetic Thoughts
13 Crossword/Historic Ad
20 Random Rippling comics