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The Broad Ripple Gazette
Vol. 13 No. 22
Including the Cultural Districts and Midtown: Meridian-Kessler, Butler-Tarkington, and Meridian St.
Crossword page 13
Oct 28 - Nov 10, 2016
Annual Hoods & Hops held at Opti Park on 23rd BRVA annual meeting and election held Oct 18 BRVA president Kent Springer (left) during the presentation of board candidates.
By Alan Hague
alan@broadripplegazette.com
By Alan Hague
alan@broadripplegazette.com The Broad Ripple Village Association (BRVA) held the annual meeting and board election at the Indianapolis Art Center on October 18. There were about 80 in attendance. Outgoing BRVA president Kent Springer conducted the meeting which explained why the BRVA exists and the accomplishments in 2016. Then, each of the eight candidates for the three open BRVA board positions explained why they would like to be elected. Next Special Recognitions went out to: Elizabeth Marshall, Barbara Wilder, Mark Demerly, Linda Shikany, Mary Holland, and Sue Zilisch. Elizabeth Marshall presented the annual Esprit De Corps award (see Buzzing Around Town for details). Door prizes were provided by Brothers Bar & Grill, Half Baked Pottery & Gifts and Luciana’s Mexican Restaurant. After the meeting beer and pizza was provided by Broad Ripple Brewpub and Union Jack Pub. The BRVA later announced the results of the election: the two incumbents were re-elected, Rob Felton, Chris McElwee, and new to the board will be Kate Stephens.
John Hill of the Broad Ripple Brewpub started the Hoods and Hops car show in Broad Ripple in 2011. This year was the largest yet, with over 100 classic cars on display. The car entry fees and beer sales (beer donated by the Broad Ripple Brewpub) went to support the BRVA. The food sales (food donated by the Brewpub) went to support the Rocky Ripple Community. Thanks to John Hill and the Brewpub for this great community event!
Boat tour of White River - silt and weeds
The Gazette joined a tour of White River recently to assess the problems caused by silt and chemicals in the river. We went from the dam up past the Keystone bridge. At Sandy Point we saw how the silt has been deposited in amounts that creates a land bridge, diverting the main river flow eastward. Residents hope to correct this flow and restore it to the natural path. The next resident meeting has been scheduled for Monday, November 7, 6:00 p.m. at the White River Yacht Club. See all of the pictures at www.broadripplegazette.com
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Random Ripplings
Sullivan Hardware, 49th and Pennsylvania, held the annual Boo & Beer on October 22nd with free beer and brats.
Heading west around the bend at Broad Ripple toward the canal and the dam.
Many more color photos from each issue are available at
INDEX
www.BroadRippleGazette.com 1 BRVA meeting and election
3 Calendar
7 Local Contacts
10 Round the Ripple
14 Wine Scene Jill A. Ditmire
1 White River boat tour
4 Random Rippling Style
8 Random Rippling Urgent
11 Random Rippling mural
15 Directory / Maps
1 Hoods and Hops
4 Random Rippling JW
8 Buzzing Around Town
11 Random Rippling Watami
19 ArtMix
1 Random Rippling Boo
5 Random Rippling pumpkins
9 Poetic Thoughts
12 Where in the Village?
19 Right in my Own Backyard
2 BR Fall Art Walk
5 BR Brewpub Quiz
9 Random Rippling torch
12 Hidden History / Sudoku
19 Random Rippling Jimmy
3 Random Rippling Sukkot
6 Classified Ads/Public Notices
9 Cologne
13 Historic Ad / Crossword
20 Random Rippling Indy CD