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WEET SUCCESS: CGHS ALUM OWNS DAIRY QUEEN HE FIRST S WORKED AT When most teenagers begin working their very first job, they probably don’t anticipate eventually owning the establishment at which they are employed and forging a long, successful career at that very establishment. Matt Kraus is no exception, but that’s exactly what happened for the 46-year-old Center Grove native.
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6 Rock On! Guitarworks Marks 30-
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When most teenagers begin working their very first job, they probably don’t anticipate eventually owning the establishment at which they are employed and forging a long, successful career at that very establishment. Matt Kraus is no exception, but that’s exactly what happened for the 46-year-old Center Grove native. Kraus currently owns the Dairy Queen restaurant on State Road 135, where he began working part-time at age 15 as a kitchen food prep assistant. The year was 1985 and Kraus’s nextdoor neighbor, a fellow Center Grove High School attendee and Dairy Queen employee at the time, had facilitated an interview for Kraus at the ice cream and fast food restaurant, which led to a parttime position.
“It was fun. I started out working in the kitchen making food, and from there I learned how to do the ice cream,” Kraus recalls. “I kind of worked my way up after that.” By the time Kraus was attending Indiana University to study business and finance he had stuck with the job and was well on his way to a management position. His neighbor purchased the store from the original owner upon his own college graduation and approached Kraus with a business proposal. “After he bought it out, he kind of made a deal with me that if I stayed with him through college he would eventually sell it to me,” Kraus says. In 2004, the promise was kept and Kraus took the plunge, officially becoming owner and continuing a career of service to his hometown that he has found both
challenging and rewarding. “It wasn’t really a dream growing up, but when the opportunity presented itself I considered it and thought I’d go for it,” he says. “It wasn’t until college when my neighbor made that proposition that I considered that this would be something I would do as a career, but it’s been good and I enjoy the people here. There are always ups and downs in the industry that keep you challenged.” The key to Kraus’s success has been putting the customer first and an if-it’s-not-brokedon’t-fix-it approach to keeping local, loyal patrons happy. “We’ve gone through some changes as far as some menu updates, and we’ve remodeled over the years, but overall the store has stayed pretty much the same and been pretty successful,” Kraus says. “You always want to keep your core principle of treating
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your customers fairly. If you offer a good product and you’re consistent in how you treat the customer then you’ll be okay.” Kraus says one of the toughest challenges of being owner of a fastfood establishment lies in presiding over constant seasonal employee turnover.
“It wasn’t really a dream growing up, but when the opportunity presented itself I considered it and thought I’d go for it.”
“Keeping up with staffing, which is ever-changing, is hard,” he says. “You get your college kids back for the summer and then lose them again when they go back to school, so staying on top of that is a big challenge. You have to understand that the kids have to do their thing with school and anticipate how to deal with staff changes.” For Kraus, restaurant ownership has been a means of keeping in continuous touch with members of the Center Grove community, which he says is one of the factors that keeps him passionate about the job and one of the primary reasons he plans on staying there for the foreseeable future.
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“I’ve had some former employees whose kids have grown up and come to work here too,” says Kraus, a soccer and golf devotee who plays in a local adult soccer league during his leisure time. “And some employees will leave and then come back in and bring their kids in which is nice.” When asked what his favorite Dairy Queen selections are, Kraus says he’s sampled most of the full menu, which includes burgers, salads, sides and hot desserts as well as shakes and signature Blizzards and has come to prefer a few tried-and-true dishes. “The chicken strip basket without a doubt,” Kraus says. “That’s probably our best seller, food wise. For ice cream, I’d have to go with a classic — the Peanut Buster Parfait. There’s a reason it’s still such a good seller for us. It’s really good.”
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GUITARWORKS MARKS 30-YEAR ANNIVERSARY Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing Photographer / Brian Brosmer
Guitarworks, a privately owned music store in Greenwood, celebrates 30 years of helping to make beautiful music. Owner Kevin Franklin founded the store in 1987, but it’s been located at SR135 and Smith Valley Road for the past 22 years. Prior to launching the business, Franklin taught guitar and related instruments, advising students as they progressed in their abilities. “I saw the need for a higher quality and caliber of service in the area,” Franklin says. “Plus, Greenwood was in desperate need for a one-stop-shop music store.” Though the idea to open his own store had
been percolating for some time, he was busy not only teaching but also performing as an acoustic soloist, booking 100-plus gigs annually.
pupils per week, providing instruction in guitar, piano, horns, percussion and voice. Franklin estimates that 40 percent of students are adults.
“It was a lot of fun, but in ’87, I decided to pursue this other dream,” says Franklin, putting 100 percent dedication into the 13,000-square foot store where he sells a large selection of entry-level and mid-priced products as well as hundreds of high-end American-made instruments. The store sells guitars and all fretted and folk instruments such as mandolins, banjos and ukuleles. They also sell professional audio, amplifiers, keyboards and drums.
“Many are starters, and many are start-over people who used to play before life got in the way,” says Franklin, noting that some are avid hobbyists who have hit the creative wall and are looking to expand their knowledge. Others are professionals who are interested in studying different styles.
The store also offers private 30-minute lessons to all ages and stages for just $20. With 23 instruction studios, their 34 instructors see more than a thousand
“We have Deric Rush, the best in-house luthier in the Midwest,” says Franklin, noting some ways they have set themselves apart from chain and Internet stores.
Service is also a large part of what they do as they are meticulous about calibration and set-up of the instruments.
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For instance, Guitarworks has founded many nationally and internationally instituted programs. Taylor Guitars, the number one acoustic American guitar manufacturer, has a program called The Taylor Road Show, which was born on Guitarworks’ stage and is now on three continents. In addition, Trace Elliot amplifiers named an entire division after the store.
“So, we have the one-and-only Mighty Marshall here on display,” Franklin says. “We’ve gone beyond just being the average guitar store. We’ve done some things that have made an impact in our industry.” Ten years ago, Guitarworks started a program called Band Builders where they group players together based on age and skill to form performing bands. The groups rehearse for six weeks and then do a full-tilt show on stage with lights and video in front of a live audience.
“On the Eagles’ Hell Freezes Over tour, all of the guitar amps on stage were Trace Elliot Guitarworks amplifiers,” Franklin says. “These are the teen bands who are the high school heroes as well as the adult bands that And in 1995, when Guitarworks moved play the circuits,” Franklin says. to this location, Jim Marshall of Marshall Amplification presented Franklin with the They’ve even launched bands who are internationally touring. world’s largest amplifier.
The Guitarworks stage, however, is not just used for Band Builders shows. They also do clinics, concerts, workshops and seminars. The stage also hosts a who’s who of performers — from bluegrass staples like Doc Watson to metal gods such as Terry King and progressive virtuosos like Joe Satriani. It’s all part of Franklin’s dream come true. Because ever since he first picked up a guitar at six years old, it’s all he’s ever wanted to do. “It’s not like I thought I was God’s gift to the guitar, but I was a good performer who could make a living at it, so I was happy,” Franklin says. As for these past 30 years, running the family store with his wife, Rene, who manages the office, and his two grown
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children, who work as instructors, he’s found contentment there, too. “This is not just my store,” Franklin says. “It’s my life.” And thanks to Franklin’s dedication and that of his staff, it’s life for many other families in the Greenwood area as well. For time and again, they have seen how the infusion of music into a family has completely transformed its dynamic. It all starts when parents come into Guitarworks to purchase their youngster their first guitar. Sporting a nervous yet hopeful expression, they choose the instrument, sign the child up for lessons, and say, “We’ll see how it goes!” “Next thing you know, a decade has passed and we have our tearful goodbyes when these students head off to college,” says Franklin, who says that often lessons become a family affair as brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers follow suit. “We often hear, ‘Music is becoming our family’s number one thing!’” he says. And that’s music to Franklin’s ears.
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July issues of the Towne Post Network magazines will be the first in Indiana to showcase the latest in Augmented Reality (“AR”). What has been popular with gamers for the past few years is now making its way into print marketing, adding an interactive layer to an otherwise 2-dimensional print publication.
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Magazines show up once a month, we need to be relevant every day of the month. To do this, our team utilizes social media, direct mail campaigns, video production and now augmented reality to create engaging content and local marketing programs that really work. While AR is still in its infancy with print, we look at it as another tool in our toolbox to help our local advertisers capture measurable results. If you’d like more information on how the Towne Post Network and our 135,000 plus monthly magazines can benefit your company, please give me a call or email. Better yet, scan our Table of Contents page. Tom Britt, Publisher tom@townepost.com (317) 288-7101
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Recipe For Success CUNNINGHAM RESTAURANT GROUP CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF CULINARY ACCOMPLISHMENT
Mike Cunningham is the man behind Cunningham Restaurant Group and restaurant concepts like Mesh, Stone Creek Dining Company, BRU Burger Bar and more.
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In an industry as challenging and unforgiving as the restaurant business, Indianapolis-based Cunningham Restaurant Group (CRG) is still thriving after two decades, with an ever-expanding selection of successful restaurant concepts including Mesh, Boulder Creek Dining Company, Vida and BRU Burger Bar in Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Louisville and Lexington. Founder, CEO and company visionary, Mike Cunningham, says a thorough understanding of day-to-day restaurant logistics, as well as an innate sense for customer hospitality, are crucial to stay successful in such a difficult field with so many competitors. And he should know because his understanding began when he was in the third grade.
State Technical and Community College, he had worked his way up to assistant manager with the Ground Round Grill & Bar burger chain. Cunningham’s foray into entrepreneurship came at age 22 when Ed Sahm, one of his Ground Round colleagues, decided to open his own independent restaurant and pub – Sahm’s on 116th Street in Fishers – and needed a manager. A few years later, Cunningham was debuting his own concept – a frozen yogurt and café shop called the Big Chill - which would expand to five locations beginning in the mid-1980s.
“This is a business I’ve been in my whole life, so I understand when things are not being done right and know how to adjust and fix things,” Cunningham says. “A lot of people think it’s all fun and good times, but this industry is hard work, and there are many moving parts that can go wrong every The youngest of nine children, Cunningham single day. You have to surround yourself was washing dishes at the local Skyline Chili with people who care and want to strive for down the street from his Cincinnati home perfection day in and day out.” by age eight to help make his large family’s ends meet — an experience that later gave By 1997 Cunningham had observed the way to multiple restaurant cooking jobs rise of TCBY and several other affordable through high school. By the time he had frozen yogurt chain competitors and obtained an associate degree in hotel and decided to sell his Big Chill stores to return restaurant management from Cincinnati to the full-service restaurant game. He INDY METRO / JULY 2017 / TownePost.com
found a prime location in Brownsburg and opened Boulder Creek Dining Company, offering modern fare and a rustic, mountainlodge setting, now in its 21st year and still thriving. CRG was off and running. “The challenge then, and what the challenge will always be, is finding good people that want to take care of others and have that hospitality gene,” he says. “To make guests feel like they’re home when they’re in your restaurant, that’s what sets you apart.” Avon-based, Italy-inspired Charbonos followed a few years after the opening of Boulder Creek, and CRG continued to gain momentum, steadily expanding and adding new establishments to its portfolio including six Stone Creek Dining Company locations in Indiana and Ohio and Moerlein Lager House in Cincinnati. Cunningham has continued to sharpen his command of all things culinary and currently oversees 21 restaurants in four cities, with two new Indy eateries scheduled to open this fall in the Ironworks Hotel on East 86th Street – Rize, a health-conscious breakfast and lunch spot that will offer catering, and Provision, an upscale lunch and dinner concept. “It was a slow, methodical growth over 20 years, and it used to be one (restaurant)
A lot of people think it's all fun and good times, but this industry is hard work... every two years, and then one every year and then multiple per year,” says Cunningham, adding that CRG currently employs approximately 1,600 people.
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stop the abduction. But the frightening incident ignited in Hoard a desire to learn the art of self-defense.
“I’m that guy where puzzling meets unbelievable,” says Jason Hoard, a postal service employee and father of four who seems to be a real- “A kid can’t beat up a grown man, but I wanted to be able to protect life good luck charm. myself,” says Hoard, who, as an adult went on to teach safety awareness and self-defense techniques to children at local YMCAs Back in 2005, Hoard struggled in his attempt at purchasing a in Hendricks County. scratch-off lottery ticket. Another lucky break came one day when Hoard pulled up to a “I had no idea what I was doing,” says Hoard, a resident of Avon. green light and noticed the car in front of him wasn’t moving. He “After putting $20 in one of the machines and expecting change, I hopped out to check on the driver and saw the woman behind finally figured it out.” the wheel wasn’t breathing. It turns out she had suffered a heart attack. Hoard said a quick prayer, then began administering Days later, he saw a picture of the $1 million lotto winner and CPR he had learned through his YMCA training. When the recognized the face as the guy who was at the gas station at the EMTs arrived on the scene, they credited Hoard with saving the same time he was. woman’s life. Several years later, the story repeated when Hoard spotted someone at a lottery machine playing a local draw game. Hoard thought to himself, “I really should try that game sometime.” The next day, he couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw on the news that a man had won the $2 million jackpot playing that very game.
And speaking of life, Hoard was shocked last year when his wife woke him up with the surprise greeting, “Happy Anniversary! We’ve having another baby!”
With three older children — ages 15, 12, and 10 — Hoard thought they were done growing their family when they were met with this What are the odds? Apparently, quite good. Because recently Hoard unexpected blessing. On the day his daughter was born, however, tested his luck once again when one of the draw games in Indiana Hoard and his wife learned that she was going to need surgery reached a record high jackpot. to repair an issue with her stomach. So, at just four months old, Hoard’s baby girl went under the knife for what was expected to be “I’m in Meijer in Plainfield when I think, ‘I still need to try that a three-hour procedure. game!’” Hoard says. Just as before, days later a prize of $122,000 was claimed with a ticket bought at — where else? — the “We had no sooner finished praying when the doctor came into the Plainfield Meijer. waiting room to tell us he was done in just 41 minutes,” Hoard says. “Apparently, when he got into the operating room, he encountered Though he’s never enjoyed a financial windfall, 42-year-old Hoard the best-case scenario.” says he’s always considered himself “a pretty lucky dude.” His first bout with good luck came when he was just five years old. This family man may not have struck it rich financially, but when it comes to the luck of life, he feels rich beyond measure. “I was playing blocks with my friend on the front lawn when some guy snatched up my friend right before my eyes,” Hoard says. “When I say I’m a lucky dude, I’m a lucky dude,” says Hoard, who Luckily, Hoard’s mom was in law enforcement and was able to spreads goodness, gratitude and good fortune to everyone he meets.
A TASTE OF EUROPE ARTISAN PICNIC USES FRESH, LOCAL FOODS FOR CASUAL DINING
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The weather is warming up, more of what we do is outside and that means it is picnic season. There is nothing quite like taking some time to relax outdoors and enjoy casual dining with your loved ones. If you’re looking for ways to plan the perfect summer picnic without all the effort, Artisan Picnic, a new locally-owned, Fishers-based business, has just what you need to make your next picnic with friends and family memorable. Picnics can be as simple or as sophisticated as any meal you plan, but having the option of placing an order online to create the perfect picnic can take away the stress of planning the meal and put the emphasis on time with family and friends. Sarah Reuter,
founder and owner of Artisan Picnic, came up with the idea while vacationing in Paris, France a year ago. The inspiration to bring a European, earthfriendly gourmet picnic, filled with fresh, local artisanal foods, literally came in the middle of the perfect picnic in Champ de Mars Park in Paris near the Eiffel Tower. “I had a moment where it just hit me that I wanted to recreate and bring this experience back to Indianapolis,” says Reuter, a former travel executive. “In Europe there is a bread shop, cheese shop, a meat store, a wine store on every corner, and as I was having this amazing picnic experience, I thought, ‘I want to recreate this experience using local food artisans and farmers.’” INDY METRO / JULY 2017 / TownePost.com
She began thinking about some of the local cheese shops and markets right in her neighborhood, realizing that there were so many local butcher shops and bread makers popping up. Reuter realized this was a viable idea as she recalled all the amazing local food artisans and how it might help their businesses. too. Their gourmet picnics include a wide selection of fresh artisanal foods with three choices, “The Frenchie”, “The Italiano” and “The Veggie”. “The Frenchie and The Italiano menu options are similar to the traditional styles of French and Italian Charcuterie (cured meats) and cheese boards,” she says. “Each of the options consists of local artisanal bread, cheeses,
charcuterie, sweet and savory spreads, something pickled and something sweet. The Veggie menu simply leaves out the meat and adds in a variety of fresh local seasonal vegetables and fruits.� Reuter is partnering currently with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on their lunch break series in June and three coming up in July where she will be onsite to offer the picnics so you can enjoy the concert without having to worry about getting lunch beforehand. Artisan Picnic is also partnering with the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Fishers Farmers Markets, The Original Farmers Market downtown Indy and is working to expand with more vendors at popular events around the city. If you are interested in trying one of the picnics, check out their calendar of events to see where they will be located throughout the season. Since they do not have a store-front yet, all orders need to be placed online through the website to pre-order and pay for your picnic prior to their event that is on their calendar. Or you can order a picnic for an event of your choosing. Reuter can work with individuals or corporations with advance notice. When a local business is set up to support other local businesses that gives their customers great food and makes spending time with your friends and family easy to enjoy summer, then everyone wins. Order your picnic and let’s support our local food artisans in Indiana. For more information about Artisan Picnic vendors, picnic descriptions and their event schedule visit their website at artisanpicnic.com. TownePost.com / JULY 2017 / INDY METRO
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Celebrate Independence Day with a bang or a blast! See Indy's largest fireworks display, shooting from the top of the Regions Bank Tower. This fantastic fireworks show is a local tradition and favorite activity. Bring the entire family downtown for food, music (B105.7, 97.1 HANK FM, and 93.1 WIBC carry the official fireworks soundtrack) and fun that ends in an amazing fireworks display after dusk, synchronized to patriotic and popular music Tuesday, July 4 Indiana War Memorial and Museum 6:30 p.m. -10:30 p.m. Free downtownindy.org/events/1099/iplfreedom-fest
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Tim Batzloff ’s newest weekly job has him meeting people from all over the world and showing them the city of Indianapolis from a trolley. Three seasons ago, Batzloff started driving the Indy Fun Tours trolley after seeing an ad for the job on Craigslist. “I really didn’t know much about downtown Indy, I live in Greenwood,” Batzloff says. “I’d come down for Indians games and go to the Children’s Museum, didn’t really wander around the city too much until I started this trolley job. “Now, I try to go to little places around town and that way I can know what it’s like on the inside and tell people about it.” Before getting the job, Batzloff took the tour and recorded it on his phone. After he
drove St. Francis and Clare students to their location, Batzloff listened back to the tour and wrote down facts about the city and added in some of his own facts. Batzloff jokes that two things don’t stop during his 75-minute tour — the wheels on the trolley spinning and his talking. Before his tours start, Batzloff talks to people on the street to ask them if they’d like to take the tour. One time, he asked Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri’s parents before they told him who they were. “I do a lot more talking than anybody else on this trolley,” he says. “They said, ‘I don’t even know how you can talk so much three times a day for an hour and 20 minutes nonstop.’ But it’s the perfect job for me because I like to talk anyways.” Like the people who take his tours, every day is a different experience for Batzloff.
“I get up every day and I think, ‘wow, what’s gonna happen today on the trolley?’” Batzloff says. “That’s the fun part about this job, every day, I meet new people. On my [business] cards, it says the Indy Ambassador because I’m always talking about Indianapolis.” When he’s not on the trolley, Batzloff is the father of two college-age girls and works part-time at FedEx. Additionally, he is a substitute bus driver for Center Grove schools. The only stop on the tour is at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Inside the Speedway’s Hall of Fame Museum is a map where visitors can put a pin in the state or country that they’re from. Batzloff has had riders from Lithuania and one time, 25 women from Japan took his tour. One woman sat at the front and translated the tour.
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“I get customers from all over the world that come here and they leave this town with a different perspective of the city,” Batzloff says. “It was so cool to hear the tour [in Japanese], and sometimes I’ll get people on this trolley that don’t know any English at all.”
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THE MARE WHO GOT THEM THERE GREENWOOD RACEHORSE OWNER SHARES WHAT MADE HIS STEED SO SPECIAL Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing Photographer / Mark Davis
It was 1983, and Jeff Apel was a high schooler living in Lincoln, Nebraska, when a buddy invited him to tag along to the racetrack. The activity sparked an interest in thoroughbred racing that has only grown with time. Apel went on to major in journalism, then spent 15 years writing for an independent Nebraska newspaper where he covered Fonner Park, a racetrack in Grand Isle, before becoming the assistant daily news editor at Thoroughbred Times, a magazine in Lexington, Kentucky. In 2010, Apel moved to Greenwood and started working at the Indiana Grand Casino as an electronic gaming attendant. During a 2014 claiming race at Indiana Grand, Apel and Jackson Thoroughbred
Management (a group that includes brothers Mike any Tony Jackson) claimed a horse, Lady Caroline, for $10,700. Lady Caroline was a 3-year-old chestnut mare who had run in Kentucky and several other states but never Indiana. Though she had a respectable year in 2014, she chronically struggled with bad ankles, so the Jackson brothers thought it best to make her a broodmare. Apel resisted, however, feeling a special connection to this particular animal. He struck a deal with Mike Jackson to purchase her for $2,300. After taking several months off to refresh her body and mind at veteran trainer Marvin Johnson’s farm in Nebraska, Lady Caroline returned to the Hoosier state, where she had an outstanding season with three wins, three second place finishes, and two third-place finishes. “She was lightning in a bottle,” Apel says,
describing the 2015 racing season. Unfortunately, 2016 was a different story. She made only two starts at Indiana Grand for the Apel-Johnson team prior to being claimed for $12,500. “I was pretty heartbroken,” admits Apel, of having to part with his cherished thoroughbred. After Lady Carolina got claimed, she ran one more race at Indiana Grand. Apel says when the mare was walked out to the paddock to get saddled for the race, she stopped and looked right at him, almost as if to say, “Where have you been?” “It was odd seeing her being led by somebody else, but she looked fantastic,” Apel says. “I have nothing but great memories of her.” After a four-year racing career, earning a total of $160,195, Lady Caroline went
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Stacy Tuttle and Jeff Apel met in person this spring at the Indiana Grand Casino.
on to greener pastures, as a broodmare at a farm in Lexington, Kentucky. Lady Caroline is slated to give birth to her first foal in the spring of 2018, supplying Apel with a new dream. “I think it would be really special to have a foul of one of the greatest mares I’ve ever owned,” says Apel, who, in the spring of 2017, received a touching note from Stacy Tuttle, a woman from Carrollton, Kentucky. Tuttle’s cousin was Lady Caroline’s original owner and had named the mare after Stacy’s 3-year-old daughter, who had died in 2012 when her Head Start bus overturned and crashed into a tree. Tuttle says she’s not sure what initially prompted her to reach out to Apel except to say that grief is a funny thing that can nudge one to do something out of the blue. “I sent Jeff that message on Derby Day,” Tuttle says. “I was missing my baby, and Caroline was a piece of her story. I wanted to make sure that whoever had her knew what a treasure was behind her name.” Last month, Tuttle met up with Apel and Johnson at the Indiana Grand to chat about Caroline and her namesake. Tuttle describes her daughter as a vivacious, headstrong, spunky child. “Caroline was friendly but no-nonsense,” Tuttle says. “She lived in the moment. Whether she was going to school or playing in the mud, she filled her life with goodness.” It’s a goodness the family wanted to carry on, so they started a nonprofit in Caroline’s memory, awarding scholarships to students interested in pursuing a career as a preschool teacher. This sweet little girl, who loved horses as much as she loved horsing around, taught the world a thing or two about living. “We uplift and empower people through our works and our deeds,” Tuttle says. “At such a young age, Caroline already seemed to understand that. She was such a pistol, but she brought such a peace.”
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