Boone County Magazine November 2023

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Entertaining for the Holidays MOODY’S BUTCHER SHOP HAS YOUR HOLIDAY HANKERINGS HANDLED

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THE BOONE COUNTY CREW

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State Bank Business Development Specialist •Boone County Resident •President of the Zionsville Chamber of Commerce •Member of Boone County Chamber •Member of Women of Impact •Indiana University

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Vice President Lebanon Market Manager •Born and Raised in Boone County •President of the Heart of Lebanon •President of the Lebanon Redevelopment Commission •Advisory Board of the Lebanon FFA •Indiana University – Kelley School of Business

Congratulations Boone County. It’s not every day you get chosen as the Community of the Year by the Indiana Chamber – well done! We would also like to thank Boone County for allowing us to be part of its success. Generation after generation, we have served small businesses and families in Boone County and like to think we helped make our community great. We take great pride in our employees who live and work in Boone County. If you haven’t had a chance to meet them, stop by, share a cup of coffee, and learn why these folks are outstanding in their field.

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ENTERTAINING FOR THE HOLIDAYS

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Every year this award recognizes someone who has made an ongoing commitment to Zionsville youth sports. The nomination form is open to the community to submit nominations. The CFBC grants committee reviews all applications, and determines the recipient, who then pays it forward by selecting a nonprofit organization that benefits youth sports in the community to receive an unrestricted grant.

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Year after year, it is demonstrated how blessed Zionsville is to have so many wonderful people pouring into our local youth through the several nominations received for this award. This will be the 21st award from the Lionel Dubay Youth Sports Award, resulting in $8,000 being injected into Zionsville youth sports, in honor of Dubay.

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As Dubay was involved in starting peewee football, it is only fitting that the recipient of the 2023 Lionel Dubay Youth Sports Award is Andrew Manna.

The Community Foundation of Boone County (CFBC) is honored to name Andrew Manna as the recipient of the Lionel Dubay Youth Sports Award.

This award was established in 1993 by Dubay’s wife, Gwen, his friends, and community donations to continue his legacy. Dubay was a vital parent and supporter of youth sports in Zionsville.

He was an active member of multiple sports organizations including Little League and Youth Soccer Association, and was instrumental in starting peewee football

Manna has held numerous positions with Zionsville Youth Football League (ZYFL), including: •ZYFL recreational football coach •ZYFL all-star football coach •ZYFL board member •ZYFL board president •Zionsville Middle School all-star coach •ZYFL Middle School and High School

community football coordinator •ZYFL board consultant Zionsville is lucky to count Manna as one of its many servant leaders working toward providing a positive and foundational experience to all youth athletes. Manna has modeled the way so clearly for all who follow in his footsteps, allowing each of us to achieve more. Because of him, we can cheer louder, throw farther, block better and score more. But more than that, we can call ourselves one team. One Zionsville. One football town. We are lucky to nominate him.

Outside of listing his roles, quantifying Manna’s contributions to the Zionsville youth sports community and ZYFL over the last decade is difficult. When asked, his nominators overwhelmingly focused on the unity and strength he has brought to every aspect of “football town.”

“Through his efforts and the ongoing work of the ZYFL organization, the ZYFL program has experienced unprecedented growth in participation numbers,” says Tyson Clemmer, ZYFL board member and former ZYFL treasurer.

Manna has chosen to award the $500 grant from the Lionel Dubay Youth Sports Award to the Zionsville Football Club (formerly ZYFL). In addition, Manna’s name will be added to the plaques honoring all recipients of this award, which are hung in Zionsville Town Hall.

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Small Business Weekend

Friday - Sunday November 24th - 26th Spend Black Friday and Small Business Saturday in Zionsville. Receive a Chamber Tote Bag while supplies last.

Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting

Saturday November 25th Santa arrives during our Holiday Parade! 5pm: Holiday Parade followed by tree lighting at Pine and Main Streets. Santa then available for selfies until 8pm.

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Saturdays and Sundays November 25th - December 24th Visit Santa in his house on Main Street for selfies from 11am-3pm Saturdays and Sundays. Note: Saturday, December 9th hours are Noon-3pm. Make your family memories all month long.

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Saturday December 16th Teaming up with Zionsville Parks and Recreation! Shop local makers, crafters, and artisans for one-of-a-kind gifts just in time for the holidays. Vendors will be set up near Pine and Main Street on the bricks. 9am-Noon.

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Thursday December 14th Get your friends together and head to Zionsville for an evening of shopping and dining. 5pm-9pm.

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Thursday December 21st Gather your jolliest friends and come to Zionsville for the Christmas Crawl! Visit shops and restaurants for seasonal specials.

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CARING BEYOND COMMUNITY WALLS hen CarDon & Associates highlights its “communities,” the organization is not only calling attention to its senior living campuses but to their surrounding towns and global sense of fellowship as well.

CarDon cares for communities beyond its own — from neighborhoods just across the street all the way down to exotic locales like Guatemala.

Paoli Health & Living, CarDon’s community in Paoli, Indiana, just recently added a service to its meal delivery program for a nearby senior housing complex. Now, in addition to delivering meals every Wednesday, CarDon staffers are hosting monthly cookouts in the complex’s courtyard.

“What started out as a program to meet the nutritional needs of this vulnerable group turned into so much more,” said Paoli’s Clinical Liaison Sandra Hatton.

“Seniors are greeted with a smile, a hot meal and a care check to make sure they are doing okay. They started out as our neighbors and are now part of our family.”

CarDon’s family serves people on the other side of the age spectrum as well. Solarbron, CarDon’s Evansville community, serves as a sponsor of the Tri-State BackPack Hero program in an effort to provide nutritious meals to local students throughout the school year. The program gives free bagged meals to students K-12 on the Friday of each school week to feed them over the weekend.

They also receive these food bags through holidays and summer break.

“Healthy aging starts when we’re young, so this partnership gives us an opportunity to invest in our youth in a tangible way,” said Solarbron’s Director of Residential Marketing Ashley Mayo. “A full belly makes for a focused student, which leads to a better education experience and healthier life choices. So, by the time they’re walking through our senior living doors, they’ve lived a long and healthy life and are ready to enjoy all they’ve worked toward. It’s a simple effort but a vital part of a healthy community.”

2023 marks the third year Solarbron has hosted the “Lemonade Stand fundraiser” to support the efforts of the Isaiah 117 House, which provides loving homes and everyday needs for children across the country as they await foster care placement. A Solarbron resident’s great-grandson informed the community about this cause when he was just seven years old.

“He designs the flyers for our site each year and gives a presentation to our residents,” Mayo said.

“This fundraiser is a great opportunity to unite the generations and raise money for a worthy cause.

The slogan is ‘Love, you’re not alone.’ The mission is to let each child who stays at Isaiah 117 House know they’re loved and not alone in what can be a difficult situation. Love transcends generations, making this a universally appealing event for our residents, staff and community.”

Love transcends borders as well, as evidenced by a CarDon team member’s recent efforts in Guatemala.

On a Friday that would have normally found CarDon Chief Growth Officer Kendra Fauth-Edwards delivering meals for Hamilton County Meals on Wheels, she and her family were delivering meals to seniors in Guatemala. They joined the philanthropic traveling group The Village Experience in this effort.

“If you know me well, you know how passionate I am about serving seniors,” Fauth-Edwards said. “I love what I do, so this opportunity was extra special.”

THE LANGUAGE BARRIER WAS VERY REAL, BUT LOVE IS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE.” At the end of the day, whether it’s serving senior living residents across Indiana, helping children around the nation or caring for people outside the U.S., CarDon is simply about “family caring for family.”

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SEEING THINGS CLEARLY ZIONSVILLE LIONS CLUB CONTINUES TO ASSIST IN SCHOOL VISION SCREENINGS Writer / Matt Keating Photography Provided

Vision screening for 15,000 students takes a lot of time and commitment from volunteers. Just ask Dan Dumbauld with the Zionsville Lions Club.

“We do eye screening in Boone County and the surrounding areas,” Dumbauld says.

“It’s a great way to help all the nurses in the schools. Nurses do eye screenings when they can, but it can take them several weeks.

The Lions keep busy helping them. For instance, yesterday we eye screened 700 kids with two nurses. They were very grateful for the help.”

Dumbauld notes that the speed and efficiency of the Lions in helping with eye screening has worked out for a lot of different people.

“There are five reasons for this,” Dumbauld says. “First, there are a lot of people who care about the program. Second, it’s the

credibility of the program. Third, it’s the accuracy of the tests. Fourth, it’s the speed.

Fifth, it’s that we continued doing screening during COVID with safety shields and Plexiglass. We use a screening device with a safety protocol.”

Noblesville Lions, 13 Westfield Lions, 25 Carmel Lions, a few volunteers from the Lizton Lions Club, the Lucerne club, the Lebanon Lions Club, the Plainfield Lions Club, and some volunteers from the Young America group.”

Dumbauld adds that the safety measures have been very effective for everyone involved. “You want to be safe when you bring older people into a school where several kids might have the flu,” Dumbauld says.

Dumbauld notes that there is a lot of intraclub involvement in the vision screening process.

The Zionsville Lions Club and the groups that help them have made a positive impact in several communities with the vision screening program.

“We will enter 60 schools this school year with the vision screening,” Dumbauld says. “We have 18 Zionsville community volunteers, 37 Zionsville Lions, 22

“This is very unusual,” he says of the undertaking. “We work with 15,000 kids who are getting their vision checked. The Zionsville Lions manages all of it.”

Dumbauld says the Zionsville Lions Club has a strong relationship with Ascension St. Vincent during the vision screening process.

“The nurses for the schools are contracted

by Ascension St. Vincent,” he says. “It used to cost the taxpayers a lot of money to get

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the vision screenings done at the schools.

The vision screenings done by the Zionsville Lions Club really save everyone a lot of money. It’s attractive to the school principals and the school corporations because of the money saved.”

Dumbauld notes that the tests are very accurate.

“We engaged the Optec 5000 eye screening to do the vision tests,” he says.

“It is great for speed and accuracy. The Zionsville Lions Club does a training program for volunteers doing the testing in July. It gets them ready for the vision screenings in the fall.”

Dumbauld praises the number of people involved in the screenings.

“The significance of the program is that we work with nurses, teachers and numerous volunteers,” he says. “We also have several optometrists involved.

We have optometrists from Zionsville, Lebanon, Westfield and Logansport. We will also have some optometrists from Carmel involved soon. The Zionsville Lions Club forms partnerships with these optometrists so they can provide agreedupon fees on frames, glasses and exams.

All these partnerships are important to us.”

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Dumbauld says the Zionsville Lions Club started the vision screening program in 2017. “We started out screening 2,500 kids,” Dumbauld says. “The program has grown every year. It gets a lot of attention.

We screen for first-graders, third-graders, fifth-graders and eighth-graders. Kids today need all the help they can get in school.”

“The alarming failure rate for first-graders today is 13%,” he adds. “It’s 10% for thirdgraders, 9% for fifth-graders and 12% for eighth-graders. It’s very tragic. The vision testing helps them see better in the classroom.”

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TOURISM SPOTLIGHT

DINING IN BOONE COUNTY IS A DELICIOUS EXPERIENCE!

culinary skills of Chef Nicholas Gattone.

The very contemporary Verde on U.S. Highway 421 houses a family-owned Mexican restaurant serving recipes that have been passed down for generations, including must-have, made-fresh guacamole.

“The more restaurants that open in Boone County, the better it is for all of us,” says Kent Esra, owner of Zionsville’s Cobblestone restaurant. “Zionsville and the surrounding area continues to grow as a dining destination for foodies both locally and throughout central Indiana.”

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Whether it’s a prime steak prepared just the way you like it, or an East Coast feast of seafresh lobster and oysters, the dining choices in Boone County continue to grow.

“We’re excited about the many locally owned restaurants that have opened lately throughout Boone County,” says Boone County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) Executive Director Allyson Gutwein. “Along with our longtime favorite restaurants, there are now more delicious cuisine choices to experience.”

Zionsville has welcomed four new dining locations to their already impressive selection of restaurants. The bright and breezy Tipsy Mermaid brings conch fritters and the tastes of Key West to Main Street, while the cozy new Patachou on Pine creates eclectic daytime plates for breakfast, lunch and brunch.

Also in Zionsville, Good Omen is a motherand-son-owned restaurant serving modern northern-Italian dinners that showcase the

Boasting one of Indiana’s favorite breaded tenderloin sandwiches, the Friendly Tavern’s broasted wings run a close second on this popular Zionsville landmark’s menu.

Hungry diners travel from miles away to Stookey’s in Thorntown for one of their should-be-famous catfish dinners.

1830 Chop House on Lebanon’s Courthouse Square takes great pride in the impressive variety of hand-cut steaks they grill to perfection, along with a menu of notable sides and appetizers.

Love the taste of slow-smoked ribs that fall off the bone? Both Backroads BBQ and Parkey’s Smokehouse serve it up right in Lebanon.

Boone County is also home to great craft beers served with complementary menus at Whitestown’s Moontown Brewing Company and Klooz Brewz in Lebanon.

Both breweries feature their seasonal beers along with essential favorites in one-of-akind locations.

“When it comes to dining out, be it a Sunday brunch, afternoon lunch, a casual family dinner or a night out with friends, Looking for something deliciously there’s a Boone County restaurant perfect different? Head to Whitestown’s Harmony Steakhouse for an entertaining hibachi chef for the occasion,” says Gutwein. “This grilling entrées at your table, or choose from holiday season is a great time to elevate their impressive hand-rolled sushi selection. your dining experience at one of the many outstanding Boone County restaurants. Bon Authentic Thai dishes from pad thai to appétit!” panang curry are lovingly prepared at both Thai Select and Thai Corner restaurants.

Discover Boone County restaurants at boonecvb.com, or follow the Boone County Old Whitestown features the tucked-away CVB on Facebook.

L.A. Cafe, with its unique motorcyclethemed decor and a signature shrimp cocktail on its extensive lunch and dinner menu.

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Entertaining for the Holidays MOODY’S BUTCHER SHOP HAS YOUR HOLIDAY HANKERINGS HANDLED Writer / Erik Risman, Moody’s Foodie Photographer / Michaela Marshall

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he holidays are just around the corner - snowflakes in the air, holiday cheer, family festivities. That’s what the holidays are all about: family, friends, entertaining, and beautiful and bountiful table settings.

Moody’s is here to help make your gatherings a spectacular success, and whether it’s a delicious holiday meal with all the trimmings or a holiday party, Moody’s can help with the planning, the stress relief and the fun. Embedded in this article you will find links to our favorite recipes.

Thanksgiving is a huge family day - almost 50 million turkeys are consumed. At Moody’s, we’ve been offering the Bowman & Landes fresh free-range turkey for years.

It’s delicious, unlike any turkey you’ve had before, and it’s simple to prepare.

Not only can Moody’s help with the big meals on the holidays, but our selection and options for hors d’oeuvres and party snacks are also plentiful, whether it’s a formal party or a casual event. From bacon-wrapped shrimp to bacon-wrapped Chicken Bombs, from fancy to game day, we have it all, from lollipop lamb chops to

barbecue chicken wings.

Some of the simplest offerings can be truly elegant.

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Moody’s has been serving Zionsville and Boone County now for almost 10 years. Our customers are great - they’re like family - and Amy just about knows them all. Within the business, we refer to our stores as specialty butcher shops, but we’re really the “neighborhood butcher,” where we communicate daily with our customers, learn what they like and what they want, and do our best to provide it.

Zionsville is a beautiful and thriving little town, and we love being part of it. We try to make walking through our doors as magical as following the bricks through the town. Part of my job, other than providing the best quality products we can find along with the best service, is to enhance and enrich our customers’ lives with good flavors and tastes in the products we make and provide. I said that it was part of my job - it’s really a passion. I’m an inveterate foodie and I love to share that passion with others, so if you’re in need of what to do for your entertaining needs, simply ask. We’re here to help.

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I’m often asked, “What makes Moody’s special?” That’s a huge question but has a relatively simple answer. It’s a combination of the quality of our products and the quality of our people. People make the difference in the shopping experience; product quality and that experience brings the customers back. It’s a privilege to serve the communities in which we operate, and it’s an honor to work side by side with the people who serve our customers.

effort, while giving them the best quality products they would purchase from our meat cases but with half the effort.

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Moody’s works not just with local vendors and suppliers, but also local farmers who provide beef and hogs. These are special our signature beef is culled from the herds for quality. It’s dry-aged and better than prime. Our Berkshire pork is the wagyu of pork and full of flavor. This is a key differentiator.

We’re testing new products all the time. The overriding criteria is to help simplify our customers’ lives and save them time and

I’m also asked, “What’s coming down the line for Moody’s that your customer should know about?” The first thing is, in a world of high tech, butchering, cooking and flavor combinations remain both low tech and an art. So, at Moody’s, robots will not be cutting your meats, and you won’t have self-checkout.

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A LITTLE BIT OF ITALY

sauerkraut, but we have folks who will come in two to three times a week just to have the soup.”

MOTHER-AND-SON TEAM OPENS GOOD OMEN No Italian meal is complete without a fine wine to accompany it, and Good Omen ITALIAN RESTAURANT delivers with an extensive wine list. They Writer / Alli Donovan Photographer / Krystal Dailey

Benvenuto - or welcome to Good Omen, Zionsville’s newest Italian restaurant.

Gattone says.

And authentic it is. He and his team have crafted a menu that pays homage to the rich and varied traditions of Italian cuisine, incorporating the freshest, locally sourced ingredients to create unforgettable flavors.

The menu at Good Omen offers a wide variety of Italian dishes. Some crowd Co-owned by mother-and-son partners favorites have included the Casarecce with Nicholas and Diane Gattone, Good Omen braised rabbit, carrot and olive, and a Venice is bringing an authentic, fresh taste of Italy to guests. Nicholas is the head chef, bringing favorite, the Creste di Gallo with duck his education and experience from the East bolognese.

Coast, Chicago and Italy to the kitchen.

“One of our best sellers is the Jota soup with “I wanted to provide an authentic Italian sauerkraut and white bean,” Gattone says. experience to the community,” Nicholas “People can’t believe it’s Italian since it has With its mouthwatering cuisine, warm ambiance and attentive service, Good Omen has quickly established itself as a must-visit dining destination.

offer a carefully curated selection of Italian and international wines, allowing guests to pair their meals with the perfect glass. If you prefer other beverages, the restaurant also offers a range of cocktails, craft beers and nonalcoholic options.

And who could forget about dessert? Good Omen has their very own pastry chef who creates and consults on their pastry menu.

The Brooklyn-based pastry chef will create delicious recipes for the kitchen staff to prepare. Every season the menu will change, to add new desserts for guests to try.

In addition to a delicious menu of entrées and desserts, Good Omen provides its guests with a sophisticated and comfortable space to dine. Whether you’re enjoying a

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The restaurant has been open for about three months, and Gattone has been thrilled with the results and acceptance of his new venture amongst the community. “I’ve been really amazed with the reception that we’ve had in such a short amount of time,” he says. “I’ve been so appreciative that the residents here have been so accepting of something new.”

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THE THIN LINE SPOTLIGHT

COLONEL TIMOTHY STONER To attend the War College, the officer must College in residence, and graduation.” be nominated. It is not an applicant process.

Tim attended both virtually and on-campus. Tim’s wife, Tiffany, says she couldn’t be Colonel Tim Stoner of Zionsville graduated prouder of him. from the United States Army War College “The [Department of the Army] holds a on July 28 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with “Tim missed out on a great deal of activities board every year to look at the upcoming a Master of Science in Strategic Studies with the family while he was studying for senior military advisors who are either a degree.

War College and maintaining a full-time job lieutenant colonel or colonel, and selects with PricewaterhouseCoopers,” Tiffany says. the candidates they perceive to become Tim spent a grueling 27 months to earn the potential generals in the Army,” he says.

“We were not only proud at graduation, but degree.

“You must have completed the War College genuinely relieved that he could get back to before being considered to become a a normal routine. We’ve done more together “The War College is the highest level of general officer. The two-year journey since he graduated than we had in the last officer education across each of the Armed two years. Even on vacations, he missed starts with an orientation phase at the War Services,” he says. “Each service has own going to the beach and relaxing to study.”

College in residence, followed by one year War College, and you receive a Master of of online studies, followed by another Science in Strategic Studies. I was proud, Tim says that at the graduation ceremony, two-week residence at the completion of but candidly more relieved that it was done.” year one. Then another year online and Susan Eisenhower, one of the surviving granddaughters of President Dwight a culminating capstone phase at the War Writer / Matt Keating Photography Provided

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“The final week of the second-year residence phase involves inviting up to 70 civilian corporate leaders to join the War College students in what is called the Commandant’s National Security Program,” Tim says. “I nominated five clients and all “The Susan Eisenhower graduation address, five were accepted from around the nation.

The Indiana clients included Elevance delivery, timeliness, and relevance to current events and geopolitical environment Health and Indiana Farmers Insurance.

I’m in the client service business and many could not have had greater impact with the consultancies can entertain mutual clients, audience,” he says. take them golfing, to a Colts game, dinner, etcetera, but my idea to invite them was to Tiffany also enjoyed the speech. provide a unique experience that no other consulting organization could provide.”

“I was genuinely surprised to hear how important she believes psychology and Tiffany says Tim has had many the mental health of the soldier is,” Tiffany accomplishments over the years. says. “Quite frankly, it was a notion her grandfather solidified into her thinking.”

“Tim defines the Army’s motto of ‘Be All You Can Be,’” Tiffany says. “I met During the last week of War College, my husband when he was in the Reserve Tim nominated several clients to attend Officer Training Corps program at Ball as guests, several of which were local to State University. Without question, the Zionsville.

Army has had a significant influence on our Eisenhower, addressed the audience with a speech about her failures with Russian relations, the importance of psychology in the military, and issues of environmental awareness.

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marriage, family and our lives. I watched him graduate from Airborne and Air Assault schools. I hardly recognized him when he graduated from Ranger School. Then after we were married, we moved to Alabama for flight school, where he learned to fly Huey and Blackhawk helicopters. There isn’t very much Tim hasn’t done in the military - and his fruit salad [i.e., awards on his dress uniform] shows it.”

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CALL IT LIKE YOU SEE IT REFREPS OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE EDUCATION IN OFFICIATING Writer / Ryan Kennedy Photography Provided

There is a massive shortage of sports The COVID-19 pandemic drove many officials across all sports, from youth leagues officials into retirement, creating an initial all the way up to the NCAA. shortage. The shortage was compounded by a large influx of younger officials. Kids It’s a problem that grows worse each year. getting involved in officiating at a young age Fifty years ago the average age of a sports were quickly driven back out of it because of official was 24 years old. Today the average ill-behaved parents, bad sportsmanship and age is 57 years old. poor pay. “Kids say, ‘I don’t need to do this crap,’ and so they got out of it,” Baltz says.

Mark Baltz, who began an officiating career of more than three decades officiating gym Baltz teamed up with Kyle Armstrong, who class while his teacher read the newspaper, got his start refereeing intramural basketball, blames the shortage on two factors. and began building out an idea they’d been thinking about for a dozen years. “Kyle

and I have been together in this space for a long time, but we knew it was going to be bad coming out of COVID,” Baltz says.

“So during COVID when nobody was playing anything, we spent most of our time developing this online education system and the curriculum too, because we knew people would be demanding officials and there’d be a huge shortage.”

Armstrong and Baltz hit the ground running. They started with developing a baseball officiating class. The response from focus groups was positive. They added a

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“At the end of six or eight weeks of that class, they immediately can go out and make money,” Baltz says. “They don’t have to get a college degree. They don’t have to do an apprenticeship program. They’re done. They go get licensed and they get started making money.”

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“TOPPING” HERSELF NEW PIZZA KING OWNER SERVES UP SUPPORT WITH EVERY SLICE Writer / Natalie Gargiulo Photographer / Michaela Marshall

New Pizza King Owner Danielle Hoffman, who took over the Lebanon location in August, has not only revitalized the space, but has also redefined the role that the pizza joint has within the community.

Since taking over the pizzeria, the entrepreneur has made a commitment to giving back by spearheading initiatives that are leaving a mark on both the local youths and the town.

“When I was buying the Pizza King, I knew I wanted to make it better for the community,” Hoffman says. “I am really excited about the opportunity of being able to give back.”

Through the sale of breadsticks at the pizzeria this past September, Hoffman

made a donation of $304 to the Lebanon High School boys baseball team. With each breadstick sold, she pledged a dollar in honor of her employee Bryce Nelson, who not only attends the high school, but also actively participates in the school’s baseball team.

“Bryce is a very smart young man and we clicked right away,” Hoffman says. “When I approached him with the idea of raising

money for his team, he was so excited. The town was very supportive of the cause, and it also created a sense of camaraderie and purpose for the Pizza King team.”

Building upon this success, Hoffman expanded her philanthropic endeavors to include the Shop With a Cop program, which raises money for disadvantaged families and their children for Christmas. By partnering with the local police, Hoffman

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says she will donate a percentage of sales from the popular cheesy garlic sticks directly towards supporting the upcoming event.

She also invited one of the town’s police officers to join in the pizza-making process for a day at the pizzeria, fostering a deeper connection between the community, youths and law enforcement.

“When I left the station, I told the officers I would donate 10% of the entire sales that day,” Hoffman says. “The kids will look up to the officer and appreciate him. This will be great for the police and will hopefully be a good donation to the cause.”

Hoffman says she hopes her initiatives will inspire not just the youths at Pizza King, but also the entire town, to rally behind community causes.

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MARCO DOMINGUEZ - CHIEF COMMUNITY OUTREACH OFFICER - NORTH PARK COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION Marco Dominguez is a native of Venezuela.. Currently, Marco serves as the Chief Community Outreach Officer for NorthPark Community Credit Union. Marco has been involved with many organizations that he is passionate about throughout Indiana. He served as a founder member of the Indiana Latino Expo in which he voluntarily worked as secretary, Vice President and then Chairman of the Board. He also worked voluntarily as Chair for the Mayor’s Latino Advisory Council for the city of Indianapolis. Currently, Marco serves in different Boards of Directors including Managed Health Services, Indiana Suicidal Prevention Network, Indianapolis Charter School Board, The Indiana Council of World Affairs, The Indianapolis Arts Center, and volunteer member for Shalom Health Care Center. Marco is married to Morella Dominguez. Has three kids: Marcos Alfredo, Gabriel Jose and Betania. He also is a proud grandfather of Corina Betania, four years old. He is very proud to be a Venezuelan Hoosier.

JANIS BRANER - AVP BRANCH MANAGER THE FARMERS BANK Janis is a proud Hoosier and has lived in Boone County since 1999. She discovered her passion in the banking industry in 2000. Janis is currently the AVP Branch Manager for The Farmers Bank and has been with The Farmers Bank since 2021. She is married to Tad Braner and have raised 4 children, Nicholas, Grant, Grace, and Gabby, and have two grandchildren, Braylynn and Grayson.

JENNIFER MASSEY - ASSOCIATE VP - MANUFACTURING SITE HEAD AT ELI LILLY AND COMPANY Jen Massey graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. She is the Plant Manager for the new API manufacturing site in Lebanon, IN. In this role, Jen is responsible for building the site culture and the site team to support the important mission of making medicine. Jen joined Lilly in 2004 and has held various roles in engineering, operations, manufacturing leadership, sales and marketing, and has worked at manufacturing sites in both the US and Ireland. She is passionate about diversity and inclusion and is an advocate for women in STEM. Jen lives in Zionsville with her partner Dave, two children (Jack and Dottie), and several pets. She’s an avid reader, loves to be outdoors, and does not enjoy cooking.

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