Crossword
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Vol. 12 No. 20
Oct 2 - Oct 15, 2015
Including the Cultural Districts and Midtown: Meridian-Kessler, Butler-Tarkington, and Meridian St.
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Broad Ripple Village Association’s
Newsletter
Find out what your neighborhood association is doing for you!
In This
ISSUE - Art vs Art Pg. 11 ‑ BRHS 1965 reunion Pg. 12 ‑ BR Home Tour Pg. 13
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The futuristic BlueIndy sign-up station is under construction on College just south of the parking garage [I2 on map].
USFWS photo
From www.in.gov/dnr: Eurasian watermilfoil is native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. As of 2003, 45 states reported the presence of Eurasian watermilfoil. In Indiana, of the approximately 616 lakes and reservoirs in the northern one-third of the state, Eurasian watermilfoil infested at least 175 of them as of the late 1990’s. Throughout the state, approximately 126,000 acres of lakes and impoundments contain some level of Eurasian watermilfoil. Eurasian watermilfoil was first introduced into the United States through the aquarium trade. The first documented identification of Eurasian watermilfoil in open water in the United States was in 1942 from a pond in Washington D.C. By 1950 the species was into the Midwest in Ohio and was also found in western states such as Arizona and California. Eurasian watermilfoil is now found throughout the continental United States with the exception of the northern Great Plains region and Maine.
Everything you always wanted to know about the canal... By Alan Hague
alan@broadripplegazette.com
Part Three In the warm months the flow of the canal can be impeded by the growth of pond weed. “For decades we had curly leaf pondweed and it normally grew in May and June and when the water temperatures would get warm, in July and August, it would start to die off,” explained Ed Malone, Director of Water Production for Citizens. “After the Guide spill (in Anderson), which occurred in 99, the river changed dramatically [remember, the river feeds the canal –Alan] and we started to see the proliferation of what they call Eurasian Milfoil. It’s an invasive species that can grow up to 6 inches a day, grows very quickly. It started to take root in the canal. It’s in the river as well, but it also took root in the canal. It seemed at times, no matter how much we cut, it was constant... it took all of our efforts to get ahead of it. In fact, in 2012, we had up to five boats at a time working in the canal.” “Sixteen hour shifts, seven days a week,” added Edwin Morris, Operations and Maintenance Supervisor for Citizens. “We keep track of how much material we harvest each year, we have to report that. We have to get a permit every year to harvest weeds in the canal through the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). It’s an annual permit. We apply for it each spring,” explained Ed. I asked why Citizens needs a permit to harvest pond weed from the canal that it owns. Ed explained that Citizens owns the canal, but the water in the canal is “Waters of the state”. According to Indiana code (IC 14-8-2-307) “ ‘Water of the state,’ means a lake, reservoir, marsh, waterway, or other water: under public ownership, jurisdiction, or lease; or that has been used by the public with the acquiescence of any or all riparian owners.” Getting back to the flow… one of the big benefits of our canal system is that its elevation continuously drops from the headgates all the way down to the White River treatment facility. The initial force of the water from the river combined with the gravitational pull downhill gives the water enough force to make it all the way through the treatment facility. “Exactly,” said Ed. “It’s all downhill to here,” I added. Ed continued, “This is one of the few plants, water treatment plants, you’ll find
INDEX
See CANAL pg. 2 1 Banner Joel Fuller
4 Random Rippling music
1 Canal part 3
6 Poetic Thoughts
1 Random Rippling BlueIndy
Banner Artist of the issue The banner artist of this issue is Joel Fuller. “I’m a senior at Butler University, majoring in Art + Design and Digital Media Production. I fell in love with comics and graphic novels when I received my first graphic novel from my grandmother. From that day on I knew that I wanted to be a graphic novelist when I grew up. In my rural hometown of Pleasant Grove, Alabama, I would constantly draw all the homes and roads in my neighborhood. My parents would complain how I used up a lot of copy paper just to draw, but I wanted to get better. Throughout high school I would continue to take art classes. At times my teachers would threaten to write me up if I continued to draw on my tests and homework assignments. “Now majoring in Art + Design at Butler I have turned my passion for drawing into a reality. My artistic development flourished in the summer of 2014 when I won a competitive grant to participate in the Summer Research Institute at Butler University, which provided the time, funding, and support to create my first graphic novel, Xavian. The graphic novel takes its name from the hero Xavian Gubora, an anthropomorphic lion. He’s not your typical hero: carefree, reckless, but optimistic about the future’s uncertainty. Instead, he must reluctantly take up arms against an alien race determined to destroy the galaxy. My goal is to become a professional graphic novelist and take my work abroad. After I graduate from Butler I hope to go to Hong Kong and publish my graphic novel in Hong Kong. You can find my graphic novel at my website; xaviangubora.com” To celebrate the 11th year of the Broad Ripple Gazette we started featuring a year of local artists by allowing them to interpret our banner, while incorporating the words “The Broad Ripple Gazette”. Contact us at info@broadripplegazette.com to inquire if any open issues remain. Still looking for cartoonist, tattoo artist, pen and ink, etc.
9 Where in the Village?
14 Midtown Art Fair
16 Hidden History/Sudoku
10 Round the Ripple
15 Historic Ad
17 Directory/Maps
7 Local Contacts
11 Art vs Art at the Vogue
15 Crossword
21 Fall Gallery Tour
3 Calendar
7 ‘Mistakes winner
12 BRHS 50th reunion
15 Random Rippling Ado
22 Gettin’ Ripped in Ripple
4 Buzzing Around Town
8 Classified Ads/Public Notices 12 Tour de Coops
16 Rocky Ripple Festival
23 Right in my Own Backyard
5 Random Rippling Julia’s
9 BR Farmers Market
13 BR Historic Home Tour
16 Random Rippling Pocaddio 23 Random Rippling BRUMC
5 BR Brewpub Quiz
9 Wine Scene Jill A. Ditmire
14 Frog’s Random Rippling
16 Random Rippling Cold
24 BRVA Village News & Views