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5 Center Grove High School Names 2017 Top 20 Students

6 Center Grove Dad of the Year Matthew Limeberry

7 Grab a Red Sharpie: Center Grove’s First Which Wich Opens

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21 Good Bones: Indy Mother-Daughter Duo Talks Season Two of Their Hit HGTV Show

25 Work Hard, Picnic Often: Mallow 9 This Just In: WTHR Anchor, Naomi Run Winery Pescovitz, is Right at Home Reporting in Indy 28 Andrea McCoy Named Center Grove Teacher of the Year 12 Real Life Meets Real Gardening in the City

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CENTER GROVE HIGH SCHOOL NAMES 2017 TOP 20 STUDENTS From Center Grove Community School Corporation

Center Grove High School has named the Top 20 Students in the Class of 2017. The students were honored with a banquet in the Center Grove High School Hall of Excellence on May 4.

Each student invited one elementary or middle school teacher and

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one high school teacher who inspired them during their academic career. The students spoke about those teachers during the program.

“We are proud of the academic achievements of these students,” says Dr. Doug Bird, principal. “They have all worked hard to earn these grades. We enjoyed hearing their plans for the future and recognizing them and the teachers who have inspired them.”

MEGAN LIBKE Duke University Biomedical Engineering on Pre-Med Track

RACHEL CHAN University of California-Berkeley Chemistry SOPHIA COPAT University of Missouri Linguistics & Biochemisty / French, Spanish CATHERINE DEBRUYN Indiana University Biology / Math, Spanish GRANT DOWLING Brigham Young University Will take a religious mission trip for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, then attend Brigham Young EMILY JANSEN Purdue University Pre-Pharmacy LAURA KEELEY University of Notre Dame Management Consulting & Peace Studies / Sustainability

MAX NEWPORT Stanford University Engineering Physics WILLIAM RASMUSSEN Purdue University Industrial or Chemical engineering / Psychology EMILY SIMON Purdue University Computer Graphics Technology / Spanish GRACE SMITH University of South Carolina Biology & Biochemistry GREYSON TERRELL Rose Hulman or Purdue Mechanical Engineering

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AARON THIELMEYER Undecided Mechanical Engineering

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CONGRATULATIONS CGHS CLASS OF 2017

CENTER GROVE DAD OF THE YEAR MATTHEW LIMEBERRY Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing Photographer / Annie Syers

Matthew Limeberry is a focused soldier currently serving in Afghanistan. He’s also a loving husband to Jessica, a devoted father to Bryon (9), Cohen (5), Grady (4), and Adler (2), and now he is the Center Grove Dad of the Year, too.

On a whim, Matthew joined the military with the intention of attending dental school and finishing his collegiate career debtfree. After graduating and becoming a Commissioned Officer, however, he decided that he was committed to serving in the Army in any capacity. A Military Intelligence Officer within the Indiana Army National Guard, Matthew’s job is to ensure that various commanders receive accurate, actionable and timely intelligence regarding a multitude of threats and enemy actions to help them make informed decisions in combat.

“In my current assignment in Afghanistan, I directly train, advise and assist the Afghan National Police within their National Police Coordination Center, trying to emulate a proper intelligence fusion process that enables the Afghan National Security Defense Force to protect and defend their country against Taliban and other insurgent groups,” explains Matthew, who, this past April, celebrated his 13-year “Army-versary,” as he calls it. He’s currently serving his second tour in Afghanistan (his first was in 20092010), and he gets through the nine-month deployment by drawing inspiration from his family.

“My wife leaves me speechless,” he says. “She’s a true ‘womenpreneur’ dominating the bridal industry but humbly serving those around her with everything she has. She is an amazing role model, mother and wife. I couldn’t do life without her.”

Matthew’s favorite part of being a dad is watching his sons grow.

“Fatherhood changes your priorities. [Children] are a wonderful reminder that other things can wait,” he says.

When Matthew is away, he texts, sends e-mails and writes notes to let his children know he’s thinking of them. He’s even FaceTimed with their classrooms on special occasions.

“On Cohen’s sixth birthday, I FaceTimed him at school,” Limeberry says. “He walked me around the cafeteria, showing me his friends and his classroom. It was a joy to share part of his birthday with him.”

When he’s home, Jessica says her husband is on the floor wrestling with the boys, outside on the basketball courts, or cuddled up on the couch reading books or watching their favorite movie.

“He’s taught them the importance of integrity, kindness, love and respect,” Jessica says.

“I want them to love God and have an unshakeable faith. I want them to give more then they receive and be okay with that,” says Matthew, who returns home in mid-October. “As my son, Grady, puts it, ‘We will monster hug, squeeze each other tight and cry big happy tears.’”

Matthew encourages dads who are fortunate enough to be at home with their kids to be present in their lives and to love unconditionally.

“Find a way to make a difference and be the role model they deserve,” Matthew says. “We need a future of great men and women, and that starts at home.”

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GRAB A RED SHARPIE

CENTER GROVE’S FIRST WHICH WICH OPENS

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Center Grove’s first Which Wich restaurant, a customized sandwich shop that offers more than 50 ingredients, opened May 15.

Kleiner has been in the franchise business for 16 years, and his family would frequently visit the Which Wich by their house. His kids enjoyed the menu.

“Anytime I could get them not eating chicken fingers and French fries, I’d go The new location is owner Lee Kleiner’s [to Which Wich],” Kleiner says. “It was a third, but his plans to open on the Southside natural fit for me. My kids liked it, I did were always on his radar. He struggled to research on it, I’m already in the franchise find the right spot for his restaurant but business, so it worked out well.” eventually decided on State Road 135, near the McNamara Florist shop.

Which Wich offers three sizes of

sandwich- 7, 10.5 and 14 inches as well as 13 varieties of chips, including a saltand-pepper house kettle chip. There are nine standard sandwiches, such as a gyro or Philly Cheesesteak that customers can order or make their own custom sandwich. Which Wich’s signature sandwich is the Wicked, which comes with five meats and three cheeses.

Customers order by selecting a brown paper bag and marking their order on the bag with a red Sharpie. The sandwich will be served

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in the same bag that the customer ordered from. Kids order their sandwiches the same way but mark the bags with a red crayon.

Lee Kleiner opened Center Grove’s first Which Wich restaurant on May 15.

“We have two type of customers — you have the kind of customer that they want to get their bag and get out of here, be quick,” Kleiner says. “You get your bag, you get your red Sharpie marker, you mark your wich as we call them, and you get out of here. Or there are people who are a little more customized. You come and you get your marker, same way and you get the ingredients you want. It takes a little longer but it is your own customized sandwich.”

In addition to sandwiches, Which Wich also offers lettuce wraps, spinach wraps, salads and hand-dipped milkshakes.

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Kleiner said he thinks Greenwood’s demographics fit Which Wich’s product — people who love custom, fresh food.

The Greenwood location also features a prototype design on the interior.

“My other locations are not this look, but I do like this look,” he says. “It’s a little bit more sophisticated-looking. It still has an edge to it. When you come in, you’ll notice there’s a brick wall, you’ll notice some tile flooring that’s different, you’re gonna notice some red columns that signify the red Sharpie marker.”

Taylor Ingelhardt is the general manager of the restaurant. His primary role as manager will be interacting with guests in the dining area and says the interest in Which Wich is there.

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“Greenwood seems to really like the idea of Which Wich,” Ingelhardt says.

“We’ve had a lot of foot traffic trying to come in [before we opened]. They’re really excited about it. I think it will be good. We have a different culture and atmosphere that we bring to Which Wich, so I think everyone will love that.”

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THIS JUST IN

WTHR ANCHOR, NAOMI PESCOVITZ, IS RIGHT AT HOME REPORTING IN INDY

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Eyewitness News Weekend Anchor Naomi Pescovitz believes if she can relate to a story, her viewers will too. It's a belief system that has paid off.

After three years at WTHR, Pescovitz has garnered a large following of loyal TV viewers who also follow her on Facebook, Twitter and other social media outlets.

Viewers relate to her and her interest in a wide variety of people and stories.

“I have really enjoyed finding ways to share a good story with people and make viewers relate to it,” Pescovitz says. “I've been able to do fun stories such as riding in a stunt plane and also more meaningful stories such as an interview I did with former Colts Cheerleader Tessa David who had a stroke but still keep pushing herself to be the best she could be. I love stories where people are able to bounce back from a setback.

It's so inspiring.”

Pescovitz also loves continuously updating stories and keeping in touch with her viewers.

“I follow news all the time, even when I have time off,” Pescovitz says. “I'm a news junkie. I love stories and getting as much information as I can. Social media is a really important part of that. It gives you an immediate connection with your viewers.”

Pescovitz first became interested in journalism when she was in middle school.

speaking engagements at North Central,” Pescovitz says. “I love the school and enjoy going back there. It's always been a special place.”

Pescovitz later graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University with a degree in Journalism and International Studies. She was a reporter, associate producer, anchor and news director for Northwestern’s Emmy awardwinning Northwestern News Network.

Pescovitz, a North Central High School graduate, earned an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma from one of the first IB programs in the state. She was also the co-editor of North Central’s Northerner yearbook and the captain of the Pantherettes dance team.

“I knew I enjoyed writing, I liked people, and I thought television seemed like a lot fun,” Pescovitz says. “When I talk to younger people wanting to pursue a career in broadcasting, I recommend they do an internship with a smaller television market.

You can shadow a reporter because you learn to do a lot more by yourself and have more opportunities to be on television. You can also make your own resume reel and get more experience working on stories.”

“I will drop other things I'm doing for

After college, Pescovitz worked at KULR-8

“I wanted to be the editor of a fashion magazine when I was younger,” she says.

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in Billings, Montana. She was also a reporter at WIBW in Topeka, Kansas.

She moved on later to be a reporter at KVOA in Tucson, Arizona. While working for the station, she was first on the scene when Congress Woman Gabrielle Giffords was shot while meeting with constituents at a local grocery store.

fast as I can,” Pescovitz says. “I'm a true foodie. I love reading about restaurants and finding out what they serve.”

Pescovitz loves Garden Table, Fat Dan’s, Bruge, Flatwater, Open Society, Café Patachou and Public Greens in Broad Ripple. She is also a fan of Blue Beard, Bru Burger, Mesh and Union 50.

Pescovitz went to work for KSTP, the ABC affiliate in Minneapolis, St. Paul, next, where she was a reporter and fill-in anchor. While in Minneapolis, Pescovitz covered a wide range of stories. During her time there, The Minnesota Medical Association and LifeSource, the organ donation organization in the upper-Midwest, honored her for her medical reporting.

When the opportunity to return home to Indianapolis came up and work at WTHR, she leapt at the chance.

“It's been great to come home and feel connected to Indianapolis again,” Pescovitz says. “I've loved the way the city has grown so much over the years.”

Pescovitz says there are so many great local stories like a father and son who ran The Mini-Marathon together, and Runner Tom Harleman, who ran the Mini in full race gear in support of Race Car Driver John Andretti, who is fighting stage-4 colon cancer.

“There are so many inspiring stories of Hoosiers doing positive things to help each other,” Pescovitz says.

Pescovitz herself is dedicated to women’s health issues, particularly finding a cure for breast and ovarian cancers.

When she’s not working, Pescovitz enjoys spending time with family and friends and indulging in her favorite pastime — checking out new restaurants in Indianapolis.

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“If people are looking at what I ordered, I know it has been a successful meal,” she laughs. “It's creating order envy. I also like finding out what the popular meals are and what the servers enjoy. I love restaurants and how the food is prepared. Indianapolis has so many wonderful restaurants to choose from. I never have to worry about finding a great one, and I love the suggestions from viewers.”

REAL LIFE MEETS REAL GARDENING IN THE CITY Writer / Carrie Petty

This little boy was not going to help. He was not there to plant anything. He was stuck in the midst of his own anger and life trials.

Damien was in the third grade but appeared to be older than the other boys. His shirt was navy blue and dirty but not from the garden work at the school’s newly installed learning garden.

At the age of 44, Kimbal Musk is waging war on the American food system. More power to him! He is striving to change the nutrition of our children by teaching them about clean, garden grown produce. His high-end bistros are sweeping the country with one right here in Indianapolis on Mass Avenue. One of my favorite joints, the Kitchen Garden.

I tried to connect with him as the day went along. We were at a new build site installing a Kitchen Community Learning Garden for these great kiddos.

There are now five of these Learning Gardens installed in IPS Schools. Not so much here to solve hunger issues but to teach elementary children about the love of gardening and growing your own clean food.

Urban garden projects have been in Indianapolis for a long time.

First Lady Judy O’Bannon and I worked on several projects in the late 1990’s together, but I have never witnessed one like this. The Kitchen Community is a newer 501c3 nonprofit co-founded by Kimbal Musk, the brother to Elon Musk of Tesla fame and fortune.

Both South African-born business magnates, each are changing the world in their own way.

Many great partners are helping with this project here in Indianapolis.

Gardens of Growth are the company contracted in Indy to do these unique installs. Large white raised bed containers sit of hard-poured or paver surfaces, a well-engineered design. They also find many other partners like Greendell Mulch to donate supplies and materials for the projects. The goal is to build 20 learning gardens by the end of June and 100 gardens are planned for IPS.

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At IPS School #63, Wendell Phillips, a Third grade class of about 21 kiddos is standing in order around the planting beds. Damien is standing among his peers.

Rules are very preset, and the children are respectful of their instructors and the rules given. There is transference of ownership going on here. They get that this is their place to care for. Garden Educator Joris or “JoJo” to the kids is teaching the children to be the ‘guardians of the garden’ and teach others to follow the rules. This gives these kids some form of control in their often manic home lives.

Soil is the very first lesson taught to the kids. “Bring a handful of the soil up to your nose and smell it, what does it smell like!”

The children giggle and all yell out fun answers like, “Worms!” or “Sunshine!”

Schools have an entire garden team. Garden team leaders get everything started. The STEM K-12 program is deeply tied to

the learning garden program and is in partnership with the STEM Connection Program.

Common threads of learning and growing are woven together throughout the day, as well as some deep life lessons.

As the project got started, Damien was truly having trouble with his day. The emotions from some outside life stress were very present. He was angry and not engaging. I could feel his pain. I found myself saying a prayer to myself, “God, please let this sweet little boy have a moment of reprieve from whatever is going on in his life, to just see the beauty of your garden here today.”

The lessons continued. The garden instructors second lesson was, “How to keep seeds happy. You need soil, air, water and sunshine!” Just like people. The learning garden really holds the children’s interest for long periods of time. Damien was starting

to plant his first seeds. He asked lots of questions like, “why’d ya build this for us?”

The children’s hands were moving the soil aside to make a trench for their seeds. Everyone had something different.

Tomatoes, carrots, watermelon, peppers and celery were being spaced out to plant.

Damien was planting Chard, and he learned it has an edible stem. He was most interested in the Salsa Garden the kids planted in one box with peppers, onions and tomatoes.

I witnessed children digging their hands deep into the soil and connecting with something larger than their own lives. You could see something awakening in some of the children’s faces. It was a beautiful day, and it was evident that the garden is a place of rest and healing.

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A LUCKY ACCIDENT Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing

On December 5, 2012, Dave Hawkins, a CPA, had just finished a grueling two-day tax seminar when he got into his car to head home.

“It was dark, but the roads were dry,” Hawkins says. “I remember looking up and seeing this car going off the road.”

Before he had time to process what was happening, Hawkins’ vehicle collided, head-on, with the other. Though he was fortunate to not sustain internal bleeding or severe injuries, he suffered six broken ribs — a pain so searing that Hawkins likens it to a root canal.

At the emergency room, Hawkins had a CT scan. Then he sat and waited for what seemed like an eternity before the doctor returned with unsettling news.

“You’re pretty busted up with those broken ribs,” the doctor said. “But in addition to that,” the physician continued, “I see a tumor down by your abdomen, so I’ve paged a surgical oncologist to consult.”

Hawkins had six weeks to let reality sink in as he recovered from his broken ribs. Then he went in for a biopsy, at which time he learned he had testicular cancer. Not only is the cancer, itself, rather uncommon, with just 85 to 100 new cases identified nationwide each year, but given Hawkins’ age (60) at the time, it was especially surprising.

Though Hawkins initially tried to shield his diagnosis from his elderly mother because he didn’t want to worry her, he found himself in a tricky spot when his hair began falling out.

What wasn’t unusual, however, was the way in which Hawkins learned of his condition.

Physicians told him that it’s not uncommon for work or athletic injuries to reveal the often-elusive form of cancer.

After six months, Hawkins’ strength returned. He had to have routine blood tests and chest X-rays to ensure the cancer had not spread to his lungs or brain. Thankfully, all tests have come back clear.

Ultimately, doctors confirmed that the tumor they saw on the CT scan was actually three lymph nodes that had expanded — one 4.5 centimeters and the other two just over three centimeters. Hawkins was given the option of either undergoing radiation or chemotherapy. He was told that the recurrence rate for chemo patients is five percent, whereas the recurrence rate for radiation is 50 percent.

Eight months after the accident, Hawkins knocked on the front door of the man who smashed into him that fateful December night.

“Those numbers helped me make up my mind real quick,” Hawkins says.

Hawkins’ eyes widened. A bit later, when the surgical oncologist confirmed that Hawkins had lymphoma, he was rendered speechless.

He had surgery on his ribs, then endured 15 rounds of chemotherapy treatments, which depleted his energy.

Wincing in pain yet dazed and confused, Hawkins sat dumbfounded in the ER, absorbing the shocking diagnosis. None of it made sense as he had experienced no lower back pain or night sweats — typical symptoms of cancer.

“Chemo is hard to explain,” Hawkins says.

“There’s no pain associated with it, yet the nausea and fatigue is incredible. You sit in a chair, thinking about how you really ought to get up and do something, but you literally cannot move because your body is so fatigued.”

“One day she asked me why I was always wearing a hat,” Hawkins says. “I couldn’t keep it a secret any longer.”

“I explained to him how grateful I was that the accident happened because it actually saved my life,” says Hawkins, a resident of Noblesville.

Hawkins and his wife are eager to go to Hoosier Park Casino so he can play blackjack and she can play the slots. The awesome prize package is partly why he entered the Luckiest Hoosier Alive Contest.

“I’m not sure if I’m the luckiest Hoosier alive, maybe the most blessed Hoosier alive because I really do feel blessed,” says Hawkins, who credits both his amazing medical team and the unwavering support of his family and friends during the bleakest days of his journey. “They were crucial to my recovery. I’m grateful for literally every day I get.”

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AND THE CROWN GOES TO… ZIONSVILLE TO HOST 13TH ANNUAL MISS INDIANA PAGEANT JUNE 13-17

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The Miss Indiana pageant has evolved since its inception. While early records are fuzzy, documentation commences in the early 1900s and took a hiatus during World War II, with consistency since the end of the war in 1945.

While the location for the Miss Indiana Pageant has changed over the years, this will be the 13th year Zionsville has hosted the event. Since 2005, Zionsville has celebrated the state’s road to Miss America with dinners, a parade, competition and many other events culminating in the Miss Indiana finals on the Saturday night of pageant week.

Even though Zionsville played host, it did not have its own event for local contestants. A few community members approached (then) Zionsville Town Council member and Lions Club member, Dr. Jeff Papa, to help remedy that. In 2011, Papa founded the Miss Fall Festival’s Outstanding Teen pageant, held in conjunction with the Lions Club Fall Festival, as part of the Miss Indiana’s Outstanding Teen Pageant.

“It made sense for Boone County to host its own local competition to increase awareness and involvement,” says Papa, who has served on the Zionsville Town Council and served as the first Mayor of Zionsville.

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“Deciding to hold the Outstanding Teen pageant during the Fall Festival, which is the largest fundraising effort of the year for the Zionsville Lions Club, made sense in a lot of ways with attention drawn to the event,” says Louanne Giralte, Miss Fall Festival’s Outstanding Teen Director.

The decision was made to have the Miss Fall Festival’s Outstanding Teen pageant be a “closed” pageant, meaning its only open to local young women living in Boone County.

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“This seemed the most logical filing for the competition based upon increasing local awareness of the pageant system,” Papa says.

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Gail Robbins, President of the Zionsville Lions Club, has helped with the Miss Fall Festival’s Outstanding Teen and with Miss Indiana Week in various capacities since it began.

“The addition of the Miss Fall Festival’s Outstanding Teen pageant to our Fall Festival has helped the community feel more a part of Miss Indiana Week,” she says.

The Miss Indiana program engages girls and boys of ages 5-12 through participation in the non-competitive

This year's Miss Indiana parade will take place on Saturday, June 17 in downtown Zionsville.

Prince & Princess Camp. Pre-teens, age 10-12 can sign up for Preteen Princess Camp to learn more about becoming a contestant. The competitive levels for young women begin with Teen (ages 13-17), and the Miss (ages 17-24) pageant.

“We have our largest number of contestants ever competing this year,” says Aren Straiger, Executive Director of the Miss Indiana Scholarship Pageant. “Zionsville is so good to us!

Most of our food donors are local caterers and restaurants in the area. The Miss contestants will visit the Zionsville Lions, Lebanon Elks Lodge and the Boys and Girls Club, while our Teen contestants visit the R.O.C.K. Program at Zionsville United Methodist Church.

On Saturday of the Miss Indiana Week, the Main Street Parade takes place through Zionsville. The contestants get to ride in convertibles through the town, followed by an autograph session in Boone Village.

“This offers the young women an opportunity to meet the community and encourages Zionsville residents to buy tickets,” Straiger says. “I believe we have the best entertainment for the price, which is affordable. These women are so talented, well-spoken and are wonderful role models.”

All participants in the pageant raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network benefiting Riley Hospital for Children.

For more information, please visit missindiana.org.

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Fans of the show Good Bones have been hanging from the rafters waiting for more episodes of the Indy-based HGTV show, but the wait is over. Season two of the home-flipping hit kicked off May 30.

HGTV and the show’s sponsor, Berkshire Hathaway, came to Indy to celebrate the upcoming premiere of season two of Good Bones. As the execs from HGTV and Berkshire Hathaway got a peek at Indy’s hometown secrets, the show’s stars, Karen Laine and Mina Starsiak, spilled secrets about season two.

Fans of the show know that the two have tackled a load of unforeseen construction issues and they simply go on handling whatever life throws at them.

Laine and Starsiak say they handled life before the show in a similar way. It was 2007, and Starsiak had just graduated from Indiana University. Without a plan, she returned to Indianapolis, began working a part-time waitress job, and decided to buy a

home. The home was priced low and needed the end of season one, the two didn’t know if they would be picked up for season two. lots of renovations, so Starsiak asked her “The hard part wasn’t waiting to hear if we mom to help her with it. got picked up for season two,” Starsiak says.

Laine was working as a full-time prosecutor “We had to be prepared with 10 houses in inventory ready to go as soon as filming at the time, a job she still holds today, began because filming for the next season but one for which she now only devotes begins about a year ahead. It will be the limited hours. Laine’s job provided little same way for season three.” free time, so she helped her daughter on weekends to get the job done. Laine also Among the challenges in season one was bought a little house in Fountain Square having a production team that had to shoot that they eventually fixed up. After they completed both makeovers, the two formed from the hip as they shot scenes, working to create a format for the brand new show.

Two Chicks and a Hammer, and with the help of some savings account funds, they “It was like the blind leading the blind, slowly started off rehabbing two houses a because they didn’t really know the recipe year. They even set up a Two Chicks and a for the show,” Starsiak says. “But now Hammer Facebook page. that we know what the format is, we can accomplish a lot more in a much more That’s when HGTV found them. manageable amount of time.”

“Someone from the show reached out The ladies have found a rhythm to finding in 2014,” Laine says. “We did a phone their properties, too. interview, a Skype interview and finally arranged to do a pilot.”

“We choose our properties based on After all the waiting, the network gave Laine location and price,” Starsiak says. “If it’s in and Starsiak the thumbs up. Filming of the right location at the right price, we can season one began shortly after that. After make it work.”

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Along the journey, the two have encountered plenty of adventure.

Through all their adventures, the ladies seem to have gotten by all in one piece.

Season two promises to continue their adventures.

“There’s always something new,” Laine says.

“We never know exactly what the problem is going to be, we just know there’s going to be one. It could be a sewer line, a gas line or a foundation.”

“We always have cuts and bumps and bruises and scrapes,” Starsiak says. “We have scars all over our hands, and usually our fingernails are really dirty. But we’ve never gotten badly injured. We’ve both hit our heads a few times.”

“The production team nailed it in season two,” Laine says.

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“It makes us very happy to hear about two generations watching the show together,” Starsiak says. “We have a lot of fans who are 12-15 years old watching the show with their mom or dad, and it’s adorable.”

Another aspect of the show Laine didn’t expect to hear from fans was its affect on relationships. Laine explains that at a show they did for a small audience, one fan had a strong reaction.

“The lady started crying, saying the show makes her think of her relationship with her mom and how troubled it’s been,” she says. “She told me she’d love to have the kind of relationship the two of us two have. I told her, go find a way to get it. Don’t give up, keep trying. If the show can do that for people, heal a relationship, that’s better than houses.”

“It’s crazy how much of an impact HGTV has on people’s lives,” Starsiak adds. “Not just on our show, but so many different levels of inspiration. It didn’t start feeling meaningful to mom until we started getting all this feedback.”

Laine credits the network for doing more than inspiring people. She says she realized the impact when visiting friends in the hospital who were caring for their sick child.

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Indiana’s Longest Running Juried Art Fair Moves to the Middle of June The Talbot Street Art Fair, is moving to the third weekend in June. This decision was made by the Fair Committee as more events were scheduled for the second weekend in the popular month. Since there are several other art festivals on the second weekend, many artists have had to make a decision as to which city they will exhibit. By moving the show, more artists will be able to bring their talents to Indianapolis.

Celebrating it’s 62nd year, the fair features over 250 artists both locally and nationally. The artists exhibit on Talbot Street between 16th & 20th Streets presenting work in various mediums. These include sculpture, glass, painting, jewelry, photography, ceramics, wood, printmaking, mixed media and fiber.

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Mallow Run Winery sits on a 600-acre farm in Bargersville that has been in the Richardson family since 1835.

The winery’s name, Mallow Run, is a creek that runs through the property and was named after owner Bill Richardson’s greatgreat-great grandfather, George Mallow, who settled on the property in 1835.

when I was a student at Purdue,” Bill says. “I were interested in doing more than just didn’t know that the creek even had a name.” growing grapes, so the winery just kinda grew out of that.”

Bill Richardson and his wife, Laura, opened the winery in 2005, but the first acre of Bill knew he wanted to come back and grapes was planted on the property in 2000 do something on the family farm after after Bill’s father, John Richardson, saw an graduating from Purdue, so he read about article that said Indiana winemakers wanted wine making and worked at Oliver Winery farmers to grow grapes. as he learned how to make his own.

“The creek was named after him at some point, I actually found that [out] on a map

“That was my plan, to just grow grapes,” John says. “Then Bill and his to-be wife

Laura said the intentions were to keep the winery small at the beginning, but as the

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community and customer support have grown, so has the business.

“We’ve just tried to listen and grow and just evolve with what the community has told us that they enjoy,” Laura says. “It’s definitely been stages of growth and change, and I think we’re open to continuing to change and evolve.”

One of the things Mallow Run is most known for is their weekend events. On Saturday nights during the summer, there is a concert and either pizza or food trucks. Some are free admission, and others are ticketed. People are free to bring a picnic or buy food at the event.

“We learned if there’s food and there’s music that people come,” Laura says. “We kinda kept thinking, ‘alright, what can we do with food and music that’s welcoming for everyone and hopefully will appeal to lots of different kinds of people?’ We do a Picnic Concert series that starts Memorial Day weekend and runs all the way through the end of September.”

On Sunday afternoons, there is also music on the patio from 2-5 p.m. during the nicer months of the year. For the first time this year, Mallow Run will host a Red, White and Blueberry Festival during Fourth of July weekend, where they will unveil their limited edition blueberry wine and have fireworks.

Around 3,000 people also participate in Wine At the Line, an annual 5k run/walk around Mallow Run’s property followed by a post-race party. A different charity every year is supported with the proceeds. This year’s run is on September 30.

In addition to community events, Mallow Run is also available for private events. The tasting room is available to host events after hours. The Sycamore at Mallow Run, an event venue, opened last summer and is almost exclusively built to host corporate fundraiser events and weddings.

“We saw as we were in this space that we just had so much demand for those type of events,” Bill says. “We didn’t have the space to do it or we didn’t have the time to do it.

Bill and Laura Richardson opened Mallow Run Winery in 2005.

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Andrea McCoy, an eighth grade science teacher at Center Grove Middle School Central (CGMSC), was named 2016-17 Center Grove Community School Corporation Teacher of the Year.

McCoy started out as a computer teacher at CGMSC but then transitioned to teaching science midway through her second year.

McCoy’s classroom is colorful and features a cutout of Jeff Probst, host of CBS’ Survivor, in the front.

Mrs. McCoy has been teaching for six years. The overall district Teacher of the Year is chosen by a Franklin College committee from the Teachers of the Year selected by each building.

“At the end of every day, I want students to leave loving science,” McCoy says. “I want kids to love science and pursue their passions.”

As Teacher of the Year, McCoy will receive a $1,000 check to spend on her classroom. She will also represent Center Grove in the Indiana Teacher of the Year competition. Along with the district’s Teacher of the Year award, each school’s Teacher of the Year winner, and Legacy Award winners were also recognized.

“This is such an honor, and I feel incredibly humbled by this award,” McCoy says. “Every day I feel lucky to work in a building where Additional information about the award winners and photos from students are a priority and the staff are like family.” the evening are available at centergrove.k12.in.us/teacherawards.

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Roncalli High School freshman Alec Viduya earned four victories to capture the IHSAA state wrestling title in the 113-pound class. Viduya is Roncalli’s fourth individual wrestling state champion and the first since 1985. He joins Don Mappes (1976, 145 pounds), Duane Lutgring (1980, 185 pounds) and Chris Maxwell (1985, 167 pounds) as Roncalli wrestlers with state titles. All of Roncalli’s three previous wrestling state champions accomplished the feat in their senior seasons.

Viduya finished his first season of high school wrestling with a 47-2 record. His teammate and fellow freshman, Tyce Freije, finished eighth in the state in the 120-pound class. Freije concluded his season with a 38-10 record.

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