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She texted back, “What are you talking about? You had a grand mal seizure.”

It was a normal evening for Chad Wittwer as he sat at the dinner table feeding carrots to his 2-year-old. When the doorbell rang, he Fifteen minutes later a neurosurgeon came in and told Wittwer, walked to the front door to answer it and the next thing he knew, he “Son, you probably have a brain tumor.” Brain scans soon revealed was waking up in a hospital trauma center, disoriented, shirtless and the doctor’s prediction was right. wearing a neck brace.

“There were gunshot victims and car wreck victims beside me, but I had no clue why I was there,” Wittwer says. This was May of 2020 when COVID-19 was just ramping up, so that’s where his mind went. When he discovered that his phone was in his pocket, he texted his wife Emily and asked, “Do I have coronavirus so bad that I had to be taken to the hospital?”

“I was in shock,” Wittwer says. “I was only 34 at the time and healthy as a horse.” A father of two toddlers, Natalie and Charlie, this was the last thing he expected.

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“I was like Humpty Dumpty - doctors were trying to put me back together again,” says Wittwer, who took painkillers and steroids, and also engaged in physical therapy to rebuild the strength on the left side of his body. “It was so weird. I knew how to tie my shoes and open a door, yet I couldn’t do it. It’s insane to be a grown adult who can run a business and not be able to connect the dots to do simple things.”

successful realtors in Indianapolis history. Though Wittwer put his real estate dream on the back burner, his brush with death made him reevaluate his future and pursue his lifelong ambitions.

Family, friends and neighbors were a godsend as they provided meals, sent care packages and mowed his lawn. It was a trying time in more ways than one, because his wife had been laid off due to COVID.

After working his full-time job each day, Wittwer attended real estate school at night, putting in 14-hour days. Ultimately, he passed his state and national real estate exams, got licensed, and signed with a family-owned brokerage in Brownsburg called Weichert Realtors - New Dimensions.

“Here we were in the prime of our lives and chopped down to nothing,” Wittwer says.

However, he wasn’t complaining. In fact, he was eternally grateful just to be alive. Recuperating was a big adjustment in and of itself since Wittwer had always been a high-energy person.

“I was used to working 10-hour days and then going for a fourmile run,” says Wittwer, who operates a business at Indianapolis International Airport called Fast Park. Though he liked his job, for the longest time he’d dreamt of becoming a realtor. When he was 17 he worked for his uncle, Dick Richwine, who is one of the most

“As Americans we get caught up in the rat race, but time goes by so fast,” he says. “Going through something like this makes you realize how much life is not guaranteed.”

Wittwer now attends Northwestern Medicine’s Malnati Brain Tumor Institute in downtown Chicago, and is following a maintenance plan with an advanced medical staff of clinical trial specialists and neuro-oncologists. Doctors never did determine the cause of his seizure, though they do credit it with saving his life.

“They said I was lucky that my body alerted myself to have the seizure because that’s what led to identifying the tumor,” Wittwer says. “Had it gone undetected, it might have developed into something fatal.”

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a century later, it serves kids aged 5 to 17, allowing them to experience both day camp and overnight camp. Best of all, the staff members are committed to ensuring that every child has the chance to experience camp, regardless of financial ability.

According to Jess Gillum, program director of camp and youth activities, 95% of their families receive financial assistance of some variety, and roughly 80% of the kids who attend the camp live below the federal poverty guidelines. Therefore, staff members at Jameson Camp work with families to help them submit simple financial documentation so that they may be awarded scholarships.

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In 1928, Julia Jameson founded Jameson Camp. Situated on 125 acres, it was originally conceived as an open-air camp on the outskirts of Indianapolis for tuberculosis patients. Now, nearly

In addition, 46% of Jameson’s campers have a diagnosis of attentiondeficit disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or autism.

Sometimes these are the kids who struggle to fit in with their peers at school. At camp, however, all of that falls away because no one knows of diagnoses, academic history or financial status.

They have day camp for kids aged 5 to 12, which is offered in oneweek sessions throughout the summer. They also have a weekly overnight camp for ages 7 to 15, as well as a “mini” overnight MAY 2022

camp for ages 5 to 14 that’s two days and one night, and is ideal for children who aren’t ready for a full week.

“Because of the pandemic a lot of kids haven’t been away from home for two or three years,” Gillum says. “Others never have done a sleepaway camp so this gives them a taste of what that’s like.”

The goal is for campers to leave with a little more knowledge and courage than they came in with.

“Camp is the perfect place to step out of your comfort zone and discover your strengths,” Gillum says.

and-slide kickball, volleyball, and soccer.

“The kids’ favorite is typically the climbing tower and the high ropes course,” Gillum says. “We also have a creek that runs through camp so we do creek ecology and creek stomping.”

Each year the leaders adjust the activities to suit campers’ interests.

Plus, they hire staff members from different countries, each of whom brings with them a set of unique skills. This year they have employees from Jamaica, Mexico, Hungary, Thailand, Scotland, England, Turkey and Ghana.

“We might offer yoga or rugby, for instance, depending on the things our staff members are interested in, in order to expand the kids’ horizons,” Gillum says.

At school kids can feel pressured to get things right the first time, but that’s not the case here.

“Here, if you fail at the climbing wall that’s OK,” Gillum says.

“You’ll get a chance to try it again. It’s not about doing it perfectly.

It’s about giving something a go.”

Spending time at camp can build confidence and independence. Being able to choose activities, as well as establishing likes and dislikes, helps kids grow. At Jameson Camp the list of activities is endless. They offer swimming, archery, arts and crafts, rock climbing, a rope course, and team building, as well as a variety of sports including basketball, slip-

Earlier this year she and her team sat down and asked what they wanted their campers to improve on by the time they left camp.

They came up with four words - perseverance, accountability, courage and kindness.

“Those are the things that make a person well-rounded so we want to instill those values in our kids,” Gillum says. For instance, they talk about how one’s actions impact people. “We’re in a microcosm in a camp so you get to see how your actions make other people

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One of the best parts of camp is the growth that’s witnessed across campers as the summer progresses. For instance, last year they had a girl who was nonverbal when she arrived.

“She came in speaking two words and left speaking in full sentences,” Gillum says.

“It was the most beautiful thing to watch.”

They also always see a huge shift in confidence throughout the course of the season, particularly when it comes to swimming. Because some campers are new to the water, having had no access to pools before, they are hesitant to try.

“So many kids sit on the bench at first, then after a while they put one toe in the water,” Gillum says. “By the end of the summer no kids are sitting on the bench. Everyone is doing cannonballs into the pool.”

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“WE WORK WITH PARTNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE WE’RE A LOWBARRIER CAMP WHERE KIDS ARE ABLE TO COME OUT AND HAVE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY ARE FROM OR WHAT THEIR FAMILIES LOOK LIKE —JESS GILLUM

“Getting comfortable being outside should be lifelong,” Gillum says. “Summer camp changed my life as a kid and now I work here.”

Another great aspect of camp is being paired with mentors - a key component to growth for many of these children.

“A lot of our kids don’t have many mentors in their lives,” Gillum says. “Plus, in the last couple of years kids have been removed from their mentors or have maybe seen them through a Zoom screen or a mask. Part of what makes our mentors unique is that our counselors and staff are relatable young adults. We are their cheerleaders.”

Most camps have a 1:8 or 1:10 ratio of adults to children. Jameson Camp’s ratio is 1:5, depending on the age and ability of campers. In addition, they hire behavioral specialists to help children who may be stressed.

“Children with a sensory disorder struggle when a situation gets too loud or the food is the wrong texture,” Gillum says. “Sometimes big emotions are really challenging for our kids. These specialists swoop in and separate the child from the group to offer special support.”

In addition, Jameson Camp runs specialty camps every summer, working with kids who have been impacted by AIDS or HIV. They are also partnering with the Indiana Youth Group to host the state’s first LGBTQ summer camp. Plus, their partner, Son of a Saint, works to transform the lives of fatherless boys through mentorship and peer-to-peer relationships.

“We work with partners in our community to make sure we’re a low-barrier camp where kids are able to come out and have a wonderful opportunity, regardless of where they are from or what their families look like,” Gillum says.

The last day to apply for financial assistance, which is provided on a first-comefirst-served basis, is June 1. Camps start on June 6 and end on July 29.

Once camp season ends, Jameson Camp stays open year round to host weddings, parties, company retreats and corporate team building for up to 180 people.

“It’s beautiful here so it makes a wonderful place to hold a party or reception,” Gillum says. “These events are how we raise money for our scholarships.”

Though Jameson Camp spans a sizable amount of land, it is tucked back in such a way that some people drive by and have no idea that it exists.

“We’ve been here 100 years and are our own little oasis,” Gillum says.

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“Theater has taught me so many lessons in life, one of which is that people can be totally disconnected on all kinds of issues

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disappointments, but any time I’ve done things with the theater, I’ve only had fulfillment and support from people around me,” she says. “That was something I didn’t expect to get, this whole new family.”

Like so many lovers of the arts, Janning views theater as her happy place.

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which is a Christmas show). In years past, some of their most popular performances have included “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Twelve Angry Men” and “The Foreigner.”

the same shows they always see because it’s what they know. We’d like to up the ante a bit and invite folks to step out of their comfort zone.”

“‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ opened up a narrative of talking about things that people usually don’t like to talk about,” Janning says. “That was good to see.”

In May, HCT will present a comedy called “Play On!” at Longstreet Playhouse in Danville, where they hold the majority of their shows. In July, however, HCT is performing “Mamma Mia!” at Danville High School. Down the road they’re hoping to utilize the new Performing Arts Center in Plainfield. Currently the town is working on building a new Town Hall portion first. The previous Town Hall area will be torn down and that’s where the bulk of the Performing Arts Center will be. Construction of the Performing Arts Center likely won’t start until later this year and won’t be ready for use until sometime in 2023.

While they try to pick shows that are wellknown, they would also like to start doing lesser-known shows that the community will still want to see due to confidence that HCT will put on quality productions. Each year the board sends out a survey to the community to get an idea of the types of shows people are interested in.

“We want to know if they’re ready for a show that maybe challenges them with regards to a moral compass, or challenges them with questions of race and color and those kind of things,” Janning says. “We’re just hoping that they’re ready to not just see

for shows, ushering, or helping to categorize the costume room or prop room. If you’re intrigued but worried that you’re not the right fit because you’re not a seasoned thespian, worry no more.

“You don’t have to have ever set foot on stage,” Janning says. “We need the business end of the board - people who can do paperwork and marketing. No acting experience is necessary.”

The bottom line is that they’re looking for theater lovers. To volunteer, go the website and click on “Play a Role.” You can also submit a director application if you’re interested in directing a show. Janning estimates that between the casts, volunteers and audience members, HCT touches between 1,000 and 2,000 people per season.

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“If you want to get scientific, countless data shows that communities that have a vivid arts community enjoy better health, better connections with one another, and they tend to work better together on projects outside of the arts,” she says.

From a personal standpoint, Janning has found that theater is a great place for people who aren’t sure where they belong.

“We have extroverts, introverts and everyone in between,” she says. “I love it when a parent comes up to me after a show and tells me they were shocked when their shy child said they wanted to audition. On stage they’re a totally different person. I’ve heard that time and again.”

Janning encourages everyone to give theater a try. If you think you may want to audition but are nervous because it’s your first time, HCT is the perfect place to get your feet wet.

“We’re a community theater that wants people to flourish,” Janning says. “We’re going to encourage you, support you, hug you, love on you. This is a safe, comfortable space. Everyone is there to help everyone else out. That’s what I love about HCT.” Should you audition and not get a part, they will always find a way to include you in the show, working backstage or in some other capacity. In fact, many people enjoy contributing behind the scenes.

Historically the biggest pool of people who have auditioned at HCT have been Caucasian, but they would love to see that change and have people from all walks of life sign up for audition slots. HCT is hoping to attract more diversity to both auditions and the board.

“We’re trying to get the word out that we embrace diversity,” Janning says. While they’re one big happy family, they are always welcoming new members into the fold. They have brand-new people involved in almost every show. Through the years many families have performed together on stage.

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Skilled trade careers offer steady work because people will always need plumbing, heating and cooling in their homes and offices. In addition, many people love to work with their hands. The team at Peterman Brothers recognizes this, and in October of 2020 they began Top Tech Academy, their own internal trade school that offers both HVAC and plumbing courses. Offered twice per year in the spring and fall, Top Tech is a five-month accelerated program where students undergo a mix of classroom learning, hands-on training and field

experience. Applicants who are accepted into Applicants must be 18 or older, with a high the program choose to study either plumbing school GED or equivalency. or HVAC, depending on their area of interest.

The most common feedback they get from applicants is that they’re seeking job security.

During the academy, students ride with technicians for job shadowing. They also partner with other students to do inspection “We also hear, ‘My dad was a plumber,’ or, ‘I helped my grandpa work out in the garage,’ calls. Over time they graduate to having or, ‘I really like working with my hands,’” their own van and doing customer calls.

Wernert says.

This month they will open the application process for next semester, which will start After applying, candidates complete a phone the first week of September. Currently screen with the recruiting team. Wernert they take 12 plumbing students and shares a recorded video that outlines expectations of the students as well as what 15 HVAC students per semester. It’s a the students can expect from the program. highly competitive program, and as word has spread, interest has grown. The first semester, 600 people applied. Last semester, “That’s got a lot of critical information that can make or break their decision on that number doubled. whether to accept an offer,” Wernert says.

“We take the top 2%,” says Dani Wernert, In-person interviews follow. Applicants will learning and development specialist. either get accepted into the program, put on a If you think you don’t have a shot of making wait list or be asked to apply the next semester. it because you didn’t graduate in the top 2% of your high school class, think again.

One huge draw to the program is that Peterman Brothers pays students.

“Applicants need not have experience in the trade specifically,” Wernert says. “We’re “While they’re in school with us, they’re looking at personality and behaviors. We getting paid an hourly rate,” Wernert says. “It’s want to know that you’re going to treat our a full-time job. They are Peterman Brothers customers right.” employees with us on day-one of school.”

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They study Patrick Lencioni’s book, “The Ideal Team Player,” which focuses on three factors - being humble, hungry and smart.

In addition, students graduate with a guaranteed job. They make an 18-month commitment to Peterman Brothers and if they fulfill that commitment, tuition is paid as well.

“It’s like a three-legged stool,” Wernert says.

“If you have two of the virtues but not three, “We’ve found that it’s absolutely worth the that stool is going to fall over.” investment,” Wernert says. “Every new class impresses us.”

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TEAM EFFORT BROWNSBURG LACROSSE CONTINUES TO GROW Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing Photography Provided

with their children Harrison and Delaney. When Harrison was in fourth grade, he was at a baseball practice when he spotted kids on an adjacent field playing a different sport. Intrigued, he asked what it was. Turns out, it was lacrosse. Koles signed up Harrison for a free clinic and he was immediately hooked.

Growing up in the Midwest, Jason Koles was introduced to the traditional sports like basketball and baseball. It wasn’t until college that his best friend, who had grown up on the east coast, introduced him to the game of lacrosse. Though Koles never engaged in the “He put on a helmet, held a stick, and 45 minutes later he said, ‘I sport himself, he often watched his friend play. want to do this,’” Koles recalls. The passion only grew from there, not just for Harrison, but also for the entire family, when the Years later, Koles and his wife Angie were living in North Carolina following year they moved to Brownsburg, Angie’s hometown.

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When Koles found out that the closest place to play lacrosse was in Zionsville, an idea began to percolate in his mind about starting a lacrosse program in Hendricks County. He figured that if his children liked it, others might too.

Koles signed up for a training class offered though USA Lacrosse. In the summer of 2013 he launched Brownsburg Lacrosse. He spent a great deal of time networking with the Indianapolis lacrosse community, building a network of people who were both encouraging and supportive of his endeavor. Another portion of time was spent simply spreading the word that Brownsburg Lacrosse existed, including distributing fliers at the Brownsburg Fourth of July parade.

Koles planned several free clinics in order to introduce area kids to the sport.

One day a senior at Brownsburg High School (BHS) named Austin Martin

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contacted Koles and told him he wanted to start a lacrosse club at the high school. He wondered if Koles would be willing to help him.

“Now all of a sudden I was a youth lacrosse organization as well as a high school lacrosse organization,” Koles says. He was at once excited and a little overwhelmed, given that he didn’t have adequate resources to pull it all off. Thankfully, a legion of volunteers stepped up to help including John Doss, a Brownsburg native who had played lacrosse at a California college and was interested in helping to get the sport going back at home. Doss started out coaching the seventh- and eighth-graders. The following year he moved on to become the high school varsity coach.

“John has been my right-hand man for the past seven years,” Koles says.

During the first year of the program, 71 boys signed up. The following year they added a girls youth lacrosse program, which Delaney joined. She still plays and is now a junior at BHS. The league kept growing, and in 2018 they reached their peak at 170 athletes across grades 5 through 12. Numbers subsequently dropped to 145 as all sports programs took a hit due to the pandemic.

Lacrosse, the oldest sport in North America that was originally played by Native Americans, is most similar to basketball or hockey. Defense is similar to basketball, where players try to stay between the person they’re guarding and the goal. It’s played on a field about the size of a soccer field. There are, however, stark differences to other sports.

“You’ve got this stick with a ball and you’re trying to catch and throw it around while running up and down the field,” Koles says. “You’ve got to keep that ball in your stick, and gravity is not your friend. It’s not like soccer where the ball is on the ground. In lacrosse, if the ball hits the ground, that’s a problem.”

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Though some skills in lacrosse are similar to the throwing and catching motions of baseball or football, skills like cradling or scooping ground balls are unique to lacrosse.

“Lots of new kids struggle with that, so you’ve got to get kids to be accepting of failure early on with this sport and help them understand that they’re going to drop the ball, because it’s difficult and that’s OK,” Koles says.

He maintains that the best part of the game is that it provides opportunities for all different body types.

“Generally, kids who are smaller and quicker gravitate towards being on the offensive end of the field, and the bigger-in-stature kids play on the defensive end,” he says. “Kids in the middle play both offense and defense, so athletes who like to run all day play

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both ends of the field.”

Also, in lacrosse nobody serves as a benchwarmer. He suspects the reason so many children gravitate towards the sport is the game’s exciting nature.

“There’s nonstop action,” Koles says. “That’s why it’s called the fastest game on two feet.”

Girls and boys lacrosse have different rules. On the boys side, athletes bang into one another with their sticks. Therefore, they wear pads and helmets. Girls do not wear pads and helmets, though they do wear goggles to protect their eyes.

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Even now, nine years after Koles started the league, a large portion of the community doesn’t know it exists. That’s why the free clinics are so important.

Offered several times throughout the summer, they introduce students to the sport and teach them the fundamentals of the game. A camp is also offered in the fall that the high school coaches run.

In the last couple of years, Brownsburg Lacrosse’s primary sponsor has been Kevin Kerzee with Farmers Insurance.

The Hendricks County 4-H Fairgrounds also gives them free space for meetings and practices. Plus, the Brownsburg Community School Corporation, St. Malachy Catholic Church and Cornerstone Christian Church have all been great partners by providing them with field space.

Anyone interested in becoming a sponsor can reach out to Koles.

Koles recently received a note from a mom following her son’s graduation. In it she mentioned that the lacrosse program instilled in her son that anything is possible when you set your mind to it.

“When I read that letter it hit me that I started this league so my kid had a place to play lacrosse, but as a result, hundreds

To learn more about Brownsburg Lacrosse, follow them on social media, email Koles at brownsburglax@gmail.com to be added to their distribution list, or visit brownsburglacrosse.com.

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The youth season is quite short with teams starting practice in early March, then playing 10 to 12 games and finishing up the weekend before Memorial Day. The high school season is slightly longer and includes 15 to 18 games.

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“I’m proud of the organization we built. I couldn’t have done it without the help of all these people around me. Maybe surrounding areas like Danville or Pittsboro will want to start a program, and I want them to know that it’s possible. There’s support out there to help provide these opportunities for kids.”

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It looks like 2021’s housing market will repeat itself through most of 2022 thanks to the continued demand for homes to purchase, low foreclosure rates, and another solid year of growth in home value.

What’s new, however, is that mortgage interest rates are creeping upward, which will result in buyers adjusting their budgets because the increased rates will decrease their buying power. Typically this results in buyers being more discerning with their funds, and while there is still a surplus of

buyers at every price point, there may be more instances where prices will need to decrease in order to match buyers’ budgets.

It is doubtful that this will lead to home prices matching what they were five years ago, but the potential for an adjustment in pricing is definitely there.

Meanwhile, inventory remains low. There are plenty of lovely homes owned by lovely people…who would love to adjust their living space to better suit their family’s needs, but who are not inspired enough to make a move based on what is being offered in today’s market.

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So here we sit, and the Groundhog Day of the housing market is upon us. Some of the dialogue has changed but in the end, the outcome is the same. Changes happen, growth happens, and Hendricks County is changing and growing every day. At some point things will level out, but today is not that point in time.

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