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ROCK OUT! SCHOOL OF ROCK IS INSPIRING YOUTH TO ROCK ON STAGE & IN LIFE

Steve McFarland has always enjoyed music — especially Classic Rock. When McFarland was a kid he took music lessons, but his dreams of grandeur and being on the big stage were not exactly fostered by the lessons he took.

8 The Family Pub: C.R. Heroes Family- 27 Class Dismissed: Fall Creek Friendly Concept Still a Success More Than 15 Years Later

12 Anarchy Axe Throwing Offers

Unique Experience With Games & Escape Rooms

16 On The Run: Fishers Running Club Boasts More Than 130 Members, Continues to Make Community Impact

20 Hiro Hibachi Express & Sushi Offers Fast, Fresh Food & Affordable Dining

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C.R. H E ROES FAM I LY- F R I E ND LY CO NC E PT ST ILL A SU CC ESS M O R E T H A N 15 Y E A RS L ATER Writer / Jon Shoulders Photographer / Michael Durr

to the restaurant’s name (as you might have guessed, it’s a play on the phrase “See our heroes”), you’ll find pictures and memorabilia throughout the restaurant depicting heroes of the patriotic, sports and comic book varieties.

Many restaurants tout themselves as family friendly but might not ultimately have something to offer patrons of every age.

However, one glance around C.R. Heroes Family Pub on East 96th Street in Fishers “We’ve tried to make it a place where and you’ll see that family friendly is indeed a families can have fun, and hopefully the perfect designation for the establishment. pictures on the walls can get parents to put down their phones and talk to their kids Not only is the menu aimed at patrons of about what it means to be a hero,” says all ages, with a full children’s section and a Owner Stephanie Boehm, an Ohio native range of specialty kids drinks, but there’s and mother of three. also a gaming area for little ones to explore while adults relax and socialize. And true Boehm was honing her restaurant skills

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even before she graduated college. She worked at Olive Garden while attending Ohio State University, traveling around the country during her summers for store openings to train new employees. Not long after her husband’s job brought the couple to Indianapolis in the mid-1990s, she joined Outback Steakhouse on 86th Street near Michigan Road and forged a professional relationship with owner Hugh Diehl that would determine her career path for the next two decades.

“Hugh’s contract at Outback was up in 2001, and he and his wife decided to open a new restaurant and I came with him,” Boehm

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says. “They opened C.R. Heroes in 2002, and I bought him out about two years later when he decided he wanted to get out.”

Prior to opening in 2002 Boehm, Diehl and Diehl’s wife Liz were discussing ideas for the restaurant’s visual aesthetic and hit on what they felt would be a fresh, crossgenerational concept.

“Hugh’s birthday happens to be on 9/11, and we opened in 2002 right after the events of 9/11 happened,” Boehm explains. “We started talking about heroes, and about the police and firefighter heroes of 9/11. We thought we could focus on everyday heroes like teachers and doctors, not just sports and movie heroes.”

It didn’t take long for the concept to strike a chord with locals, and Boehm has flourished for the past 15 years offering patrons a relaxed, neighborly atmosphere. The sizable menu of casual American fare includes wraps, salads, sandwiches like the Hoosier Daddy tenderloin and full entrees like baby back ribs, smothered chicken and the Heroes sirloin, with plenty of kids selections like mini corn dogs, chicken tenders and pizza pretzels.

Boehm also rolls out limited-time kids drinks — previous selections include the Orange Soda Float in a glow-in-the-dark cup for Halloween, and the Grinch Punch, with lime sherbet, green punch and Sprite, around Christmas.

“Great food, a clean environment and a nice staff — that’s the key to a successful restaurant, and Stephanie has continued to operate with that in mind,” says Diehl, who credits his wife Liz with championing the family-friendly concept during the restaurant’s inception.

On Tuesdays kids eat free, and little ones can also take advantage of face painting and get their own balloon animals. For the grown-up crowd there’s trivia every Thursday and Team Feud on Saturdays, as well as weekly beer and cocktail specials.

“I’ve been here 17 years so I’ve seen kids who were born and now they’re 15 and coming in here — that’s fun to see, but it does make me feel old,” Boehm says with a laugh. “That’s what’s fun about being based right here in Fishers, seeing people grow up and getting to know the people right in this community.”

C.R. Heroes recently partnered with Lantern Road Elementary third-graders for help creating the restaurant’s new kids menu, as part of Mayor Scott Fadness’ CurioCity initiative connecting schools with local businesses.

Boehm feels her success has stemmed from treating both her customers and her 40-plus employees — many of whom have worked for her for more than a decade — like family.

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“Stephanie practices what she preaches and stays consistent with her standards and work ethic,” says Ashley Griffith, manager at C.R. Heroes and an employee of Boehm’s for 15 years. “We’re all kind of like mini Stephanies running around, using what she taught us.”

For Boehm it’s all about not cutting corners, even when prices increase on necessities like kitchen supplies and basic menu ingredients.

“When costs go up it gets hard,” she says.

“For example, right now a case of tomatoes are very, very expensive but I want to be able to get the ingredients we always use.

Consistency is really important to me, to be able to offer all of our customers the same level of service each time they come.”

C.R. Heroes is located at 10570 East 96th Street in Fishers. Call 317-576-1070 or visit crheroes.com for more info including menus and special event updates.

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ANARCHY AXE THROWING OFFERS UNIQUE EXPERIENCE WITH GAMES & ESCAPE ROOMS Writer / Jon Shoulders Photographer / Michael Durr

Have you been looking for a unique group activity for friends or family that strays from the usual night out for dinner and drinks?

Perhaps you’ve just been searching for a fun way to relieve some stress?

Well, why not throw some axes for a while?

Last September Indianapolis natives Rachel

and Steve Middleton opened the doors to Anarchy Axe Throwing, which offers structured axe throwing games for groups as well as an eight-week league for more serious competitors.

The Middletons developed a passion for the pursuit several years ago after stopping at an axe-throwing establishment during a family trip to Canada. They subsequently noticed that the activity had been slowly growing in popularity in Canada and the U.S., and the 12 / FISHERS MAGAZINE / JUNE 2019 / atFishers.com

couple decided to make use of what Rachel describes as a shared entrepreneurial spirit to open up their own spot.

“We ran escape rooms for about five years, and when we moved back to Indy a couple years ago from Maryland we eventually found this place which is perfect and has plenty of room for axe throwing,” Rachel says of the location on Allisonville Road near 96th Street. “It’s a fun alternative for people and families who might want something different.”

Owners Rachel & Steve Middleton

Since the September opening, the Middletons have hosted birthday parties, group team-building functions and family outings, and Anarchy Axe Throwing also features two escape rooms onsite (for those unfamiliar, it’s a game in which a group must figure out clues that facilitate an escape from a locked, often themed area such as a library or a prison cell).

“We both have a passion for axe throwing,” says Rachel, who takes lessons in archery, knife throwing and axe throwing with Steve. “We enjoy instructing customers and helping them with this new skill. That’s the most fun part for us.”

Anarchy’s eight-week league falls under the umbrella of the World Axe Throwing League, a governing organization that establishes league rules and guidelines for members, holds several international tournaments and promotes the sport worldwide.

The Middletons offer birthday party packages at Anarchy that include an hourlong escape room experience (current escape room themes at the facility are Wizard’s Escape and Wild Wild West), along with axe throwing games. Outside food and non-alcoholic beverages are allowed onsite, and the Middletons are in the process of obtaining a beer and wine license in order to offer alcoholic refreshments sometime in 2019.

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IT’S A FUN A LT E R N AT I V E FOR PEOPLE AND FA M I L I E S W H O MIGHT WANT SOMETHING D I F F E R E N T. “It’s been popular for date nights and group outings,” Rachel says. “There’s no age restriction, and we’ve had groups of kids 10 to 15 who are actually really good at it. The cool thing is everyone kind of develops their own unique throw, and we coach you until you find yours.”

Rachel says she and Steve occasionally see first-timers become a bit apprehensive about handling an axe and throwing properly, and every participant receives thorough safety and throwing instructions prior to hurling any axes toward targets.

“We’ll sometimes get people who are a little intimidated about doing this — after all, it’s throwing sharp, metal objects — but after you throw it once you see it’s a great stress reliever and a release of adrenaline,” she says. “People usually get comfortable with it pretty quickly. It’s a safe activity that most any person can do.

After a quick lesson they normally surprise themselves and get good at it.”

Anarchy is currently the largest axe throwing facility in the state according to the Middletons, and Rachel and Steve are currently expanding the space to include an archery range and ping pong leagues.

“I think people nowadays like trying new things, especially something like this that’s active and can be competitive,” Rachel adds. “If you’re having a bad day and you come in and throw an axe for a while, you’re not going to be having a bad day anymore.”

Anarchy Axe Throwing is located at 9546 Allisonville Road in Indianapolis.

Walk-in hours are: Sun.-Thurs. 4 p.m to 9 p.m., and Fri.-Sat. 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Call 317-435-5595 or visit anarchyaxethrowing.com for more details including gift certificates, league info, frequently asked questions and a booking page.

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FISHERS RUNNING CLUB BOASTS MORE THAN 130 MEMBERS, CONTINUES TO MAKE COMMUNITY IMPACT

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Longtime Fishers resident, Jeanette Payne, has watched the city grow from a small town to a community with an array of activity choices. However, an organized group for running seemed to take a while to come into being.

When Fishers Running Club, a volunteerbased not-for-profit group, finally began in 2016, she was one of the first to join. Today, Payne is president of the organization which now has more than 130 members, an elected board and local sponsors. Besides being a social club for runners of all levels, giving back to the community and focusing on both physical and mental health has become part of their mission.

“The original idea came from people on the board of the Geist Half Marathon,” Payne

says. “They saw lots of interest in Fishers.

At the time, I remember seeing fellow runners all over and thinking that a running club was definitely a missing piece that our community needed.”

The club has organized runs twice a week.

Every Wednesday for their Pub Crawl, Walk, Run Series members meet at local restaurants CR Heroes, Ale Emporium Fishers and Four Day Ray Brewing, and the run 15 minutes out and then turn around to run 15 minutes back. Saturday meet-ups vary with the seasons yet always involve a 60-minute run out and back. This past winter, the group met at a café venue for their Coffee Series or Geist Half Series.

The Geist K Series was held once a month in February, March and April for training and ran the same course as the Geist Half Marathon. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, members meet on Saturdays at locations such as Holland Park for the Park atFishers.com / JUNE 2019 / FISHERS MAGAZINE / 17

to Park Series. The club also sets up cheer tents at area races, too. Volunteers have water and snacks waiting for members when they cross the finish line.

“The club is truly for every kind of runner,” Payne says. “We have runners and walkers of all styles and ages. If you can put on shoes and join us, we don’t care how old you are. A few are younger kids and some are as old as 80. We have a great community of runners and we all support each other. We all like to hang out and wait around for everyone to finish.”

In its two-year history, the club has already made an impact on the community. Some of the projects it has tackled are the Toy and Clothing Drive for Foster Fairies and canned food drives for area food banks. An emphasis on improving mental health is an important initiative for the group. They have given support to Mission 22, a non-profit

President Jeanette Payne

organization that battles veteran suicide.

Their main concentration in 2018 was The Peyton Riekhof Foundation, which seeks to educate the community and schools on teen mental health issues in order to prevent suicide.

“As a group, we love giving back to our community,” Payne adds. “Mental Health is always one of our main areas of focus, and we support various mental health issues. We will have several teams participating in the Back on My Feet Relay, which combats homelessness, this year as well.”

Payne is grateful for the many partners and sponsors of all levels that support the Fishers Running Club. More than 15 organizations and businesses make contributions that range from providing snacks and water after races to donating the bright blue T-shirts that members wear. Besides the Pub Crawl, Walk, Run Series sponsors, other patrons are 131 Event Productions, Invisible Fence, Northpoint Dental Care, Road Runners Forum, Runners Club of America, Ascension St. Vincent and St. Vincent Sports Performance. One important partner is Pretzel Runner, a two-person company with an emphasis on yoga and running, that maintains the club’s website.

The club also enjoys the partnership of several races that members participate in such as the Carmel Marathon, Geist Half Marathon, Indy Women’s Half Marathon and Indianapolis Monumental Marathon.

Payne encourages anyone interested in running to check out Fishers Running Club and consider joining in the fun.

The club plans to have multiple teams participating in two future large runs.

Besides the September 22 Back on My Feet Relay at White River State Park, the 8-Hour Dream Endurance Race will be held on July 20 at Butler University.

“Exercise is a known reducer of anxiety and stress,” Payne says. “It’s definitely safer and more enjoyable to run with a group. We have great conversations while running and definitely support each other.”

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Hiro Hibachi Express & Sushi Offers Fast, Fresh Food & Affordable Dining Writer / Matt Keating Photographer / Josh Brown

Alia Amanda, co-owner of Hiro Hibachi Express & Sushi, wants hungry Fishers residents to know they can get a first-rate meal at Hiro without spending a fortune.

“We wanted to open up a restaurant that could serve quick hibachi meals and sushi, just like how the hibachi steakhouses would serve,” Amanda says. “We offer great quality steaks and seafoods but without the wait or attractions they normally do at the hibachi grill table and, most importantly, without the high price they’re paying.”

Hiro Hibachi Express & Sushi garners a large number of guests by offering great food at a low cost.

“Our goal was to have a hibachi and sushi

express restaurant at value pricing for our customers to be able to consume on a daily basis,” Amanda says. “They will have the same type of food they would normally get at hibachi steakhouses but without having to go to the fancy steakhouse and paying a high price for it.”

A lot of planning took place before Hiro Hibachi Express & Sushi became a reality.

“We decided to do this hibachi express concept, where we would serve the same type of hibachi food, cooked on a hibachi grill in our kitchen, (instead of on the table in front of the customers), freshly made to order and make it a quick service,” Amanda says. “Sushi is also part of the menu, which is something most other Japanese steakhouses have, so we decided to create simple ingredients for sushi rolls that would be easy and fast to make as well.”

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Amanda and Co-Owner Suhaili Groves opened Hiro in May of 2016. They both love Fishers.

“My family and I are Fishers locals who have lived in the area for quite a while,” Amanda says. “We love the people and the community here.”

Amanda has three children, ages five and seven and a baby girl. Groves has three kids, and she and her family live in Avon.

“We picked this (Fishers) location because it has a very good visibility from the state road,” Amanda says. “It is very close to businesses like dealerships and offices. It is also where residential neighborhoods are located as well. Plus, we would be the first ones to open this type of restaurant in this area.”

The community response has been positive.

“We have many repeat customers, as well as new customers, and their feedback about our food, our service and our price have been awesome,” Amanda says.

and the fried calamari for appetizers. Off of the sushi menu, the dynamite roll is definitely the crowd’s favorite.”

Amanda adds that she couldn’t be more pleased with her guests and choice of location.

Amanda says that she and Groves have their own personal favorites.

“Fishers is a growing city, and the people are nice and friendly,” she says.

Customers already have their favorites.

“From our sushi menu, we love the shrimp tempura roll, the dynamite roll and the “From our kitchen menu, the customers hirolicious roll,” Amanda says. “From our love the hibachi steak, hibachi chicken and kitchen menu, the yakisoba noodles, as well as the seafood from the hibachi menu, are hibachi shrimp,” Amanda says. “They also love our house made egg rolls, crab wontons our favorites.”

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Hiro Hibachi Express & Sushi is located at 13204 Market Square Drive in Fishers.

You can visit them online at facebook. com/hirofishers or give them a call at 317-845-8898.

Owner Steve McFarland

Rock Out! SCHOOL OF ROCK IS INSPIRING YOUTH TO ROCK ON STAGE & IN LIFE “There is always that initial fear of, ‘Will this work here?’ McFarland says. “One of our first kids that started with us was taking Steve McFarland has always enjoyed lessons through another music store and music — especially Classic Rock. When McFarland, a longtime Carmel resident, asked that owner about the School of Rock McFarland was a kid he took music lessons, decided to take the leap or, better yet, rock concept. The owner said, ‘I looked into that, but his dreams of grandeur and being on the out. Today, he is the owner of both School but it will never make it around here.’ There big stage were not exactly fostered by the of Rock locations in Fishers and Carmel. is always that fear of starting a business, lessons he took.

The Carmel location opened seven years opening your doors and nobody showing ago, while the Fishers location has now been up. But it took off pretty quickly. We literally “I took the traditional way of music lessons, around for more than three years. have grown by total word-of-mouth. Our and it was boring,” he says. “It was not best advertising is our parents who come exciting at all.”

“My wife accuses me of hitting a mid-life to the shows and shoot video of their kids crisis, and instead of buying a sports car I playing on stage. People see those posted all Even though he never became the next bought a music school,” McFarland says over social media.”

Jimi Hendrix, McFarland’s love for music laughing. “I absolutely love classic Rock & never went away. About eight years ago, Roll. When I saw this, it was a dream.”

Today, School of Rock in Fishers has around his daughter, a rock fan as well, brought up 150 kids that attend. In Carmel, more than the idea of them doing something together Those initial fears of starting something 200 are rocking out each month. musically. That is when McFarland did some new were there at the beginning, but research and stumbled upon School of Rock McFarland’s confidence in School of Rock, The concept, McFarland says, takes the nationally. While there was one School and what it could mean to kids in these boring out of normal music lessons by of Rock location in Indiana at Ft. Wayne, communities, never wavered. flipping the script.

Writer / Josh Brown Photographer / Brian Brosmer

McFarland quickly realized there was not one in his area in Hamilton County or the surrounding communities.

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The impact the organization has made on the lives of local Hamilton County kids, and their parents, has already been far-reaching.

“Neither my daughter or I have any musical background, but we both love music, and we love the impact we are having on these kids’ lives,” McFarland says. “To have parents at our shows with tears running down their face because they see their kid who, before this might have been spending most of their time locked in their bedroom playing video games, and here they are up on stage as the lead singer or playing guitar in The Rolling Stones show. The parents just can’t believe it.

“There are kids at these big high schools that aren’t plugged into anything,” he adds.

“It is just as important for parents who are trying to find that thing for their kids, too.

“I really wish this had been around when At School of Rock, kids find their place to I was a kid because I would have loved it,” connect and feel good about what they are he says. “We do things differently. We teach doing. They gain confidence by playing on the kids by inspiring them and getting stage. Once they’ve played on stage at Old them playing immediately by learning National in front of hundreds of people, songs first. Then we work backward to what is eighth-grade speech class? That’s no teach them what chords and notes they big deal anymore.” were just playing.”

Today, the School of Rock house bands in Fishers and Carmel play all over Indianapolis including venues like Alley’s Alehouse at Pinheads in Fishers, Hard Rock Cafe, Old National and the Irving Theater, among others. The kids all range in age and skill level as they continue to learn and rehearse each week.

The School of Rock kids will tell you much of the same.

“This is the best thing I’ve ever done,” says Easton, a 16-year old Bass player. “I’ve met my best friends here. The staff is super caring about the students, and they treat it like an actual band. School of Rock doesn’t just teach you how to get better, it inspires

you to play by yourself, and music becomes a passion rather than a hobby.”

“All the people here are really nice and funny, and I love that this is a place for kids who want to make friends and find something they really like to do,” adds Ava, a 12-year old guitarist.

The School of Rock kids are performers and devoted to their craft. The kids rehearse and practice often, making sure to nail their solos and be ready for their performances each week.

The hard work shows. Anyone who has been to a house band show finds out quickly that the School of Rock students are quite talented.

“In the world of basketball, you have Nike scouting all of the AAU basketball tournaments looking for the next big star,” McFarland says. “We are the ‘AAU’ of music that has all the best kids performing.

Now we have Atlantic Records and others wanting to sign some of these kids at a young age.

“Most kids are doing it for fun, obviously, but they all grow and develop. These kids know they have to show up and prepare, and they take it seriously. Who wants to practice because you have to practice? They practice because they are getting ready for a show.

Getting up on stage, they love it.”

McFarland plans to keep on rocking. The School of Rock owner hopes to open more locations around Central Indiana in the

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School Of Rock Upcoming Summer Camps Rock 101 Camp

Want to play in a band on stage? The Rock 101 camp is designed for beginners 7-12 years of age. No experience necessary! Students will explore their instruments, musical games and activities. The nurturing environment makes this the perfect camp for budding musicians.

Students will work on songs Monday through Friday and the camp will culminate in a concert at the end of the week for family and friends.

Fishers:

June 17 - June 21 9 am - 3 pm daily PRICE: $500

Carmel:

June 10 - June 14 9 am - 3 pm daily PRICE: $500

Carmel:

July 15 - July 19 9 am - 3 pm daily PRICE: $500

Best of the 90s

Come celebrate bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Weezer, and many more at the Best of the 90s summer camp. Students will spend Monday through Friday learning and practicing songs from the 90s, all culminating in a live performance. Great for students 7-18 years of age who have had some instruction. Designed for intermediate to advanced students.

Fishers:

June 3 - June 7 9 am - 3 pm daily PRICE: $500

Carmel:

June 24 - June 28 9 am - 3 pm daily PRICE: $500

Songwriting Camp

Through this special 5-day songwriting camp, students will learn how to write their own songs! Students will analyze some of the greatest compositions of the last 60 years in order to develop their own tunes. They will learn about chord progressions, arrangements and other tricks of the trade. Great for students 7-18 years of age who have had previous instruction.

Designed for intermediate to advanced students.

Fishers:

July 8 - July 12 9 am to 3 pm daily PRICE: $500

Carmel:

July 15 - July 19 9 am to 3 pm daily PRICE: $500

Classic Rock Rewind

Campers will learn the music of the 60s and 70s rock icons such as The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and The Rolling Stones in this Classic Rock Rewind summer camp. In addition to songs, students will learn about rock history and the stagecraft needed to perform on a stage. At the end of the week, students will put on a live performance. Great for students 7-18 of age who have some previous instruction. Designed for intermediate to advanced students.

Fishers:

July 22 - July 26 9 am to 3 pm daily PRICE: $500

Carmel:

July 29 - August 2 9 am to 3 pm daily PRICE: $500

Rookies Camp

In this camp, 6 to 7 year-old beginners will learn about the difference rock instruments and begin their introduction to music theory and appreciation. This summer camp is designed for 6 to 7 year-old students who have little to no experience with music. This five-day camp runs Monday through Friday with a mini-performance at the end of the last day.

Fishers:

June 17 - June 21 9 am to 3 pm daily PRICE: $250

Carmel:

July 29 - August 2 9 am to 3 pm daily PRICE: $250

future, with Zionsville perhaps being the next probable location in his sights.

Whether more locations are on the horizon or not, the goal, he says, will remain the same for School of Rock.

“Our mission statement is to inspire kids to rock on stage and in life,” McFarland says. “We start off all of our meetings always asking, ‘How are we inspiring the kids?’ Twenty years down the road, the music scene in Indianapolis will have changed. All of these kids, when they get older, are going to want to go to restaurants, bars and clubs where they can watch live music. We’ve got 200 kids every year learning to play classic Rock & Roll. If you do that for 20 years, that is a lot of consumers for live music.

I think School of Rock can have a significant impact on Indianapolis and the music scene here.”

School of Rock Fishers is located at 11740 Olio Rd Suite 100. You can give them a call at 317-284-1148 or visit them online at locations. schoolofrock.com/fishers for more information.

School of Rock Carmel is located at 626 S Rangeline Rd. Visit them online at locations.schoolofrock. com/carmel or call them at 317-8487625 for more information.

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FALL CREEK INTERMEDIATE PRINCIPAL RANDY SCHOEFF RETIRES, REFLECTS ON 44-YEAR CAREER IN EDUCATION Writer / Jon Shoulders Photographer / Ron Wise

Randy Schoeff can still vividly recall back to the mid-1980s when Fishers was a small town of about 2,000 residents. After all, he was one of the devoted local citizens working as an educator throughout the ensuing decades to help foster the city’s steady growth.

“People ask why I never moved from Fishers back when it was such a small place, but with having been able to watch it grow and being part of opening new schools here, I can’t imagine being any place else,” says the 66-year-old Schoeff, who recently retired after 21 years as principal of Fall Creek Intermediate School.

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who graduated from Pendleton Heights High School, Schoeff knew early on that education would likely be his career focus and even prognosticated his future status as a principal at the elementary school level during his high school years.

He credits his father, Pendleton’s former varsity basketball coach, as an inspiration for his career convictions at such a young age.

“I knew going into high school that it would be fun to be a teacher,” he recalls. “Even in high school I thought it would be neat to be an elementary principal some day. I picked my college, Indiana State, because of their school of education.”

After a stint teaching and coaching junior high basketball, track and cross country in Edinburgh for four years, Schoeff moved to North Manchester where he taught sixth grade and eventually obtained his principal license. Then it was off to Hagerstown to serve as an assistant principal, after which he took on his first principal position at Fishers Elementary from 1984 through 1993.

“It was pretty smooth going from a teacher to being a principal,” he says. “Knowing that being a principal was what I wanted to do, I would always pay attention to what our principal was doing when I was a teacher and think about what I would do differently or the same. So I was confident by the time I moved to Fishers.”

Such confidence would come in handy in the ensuing years as Schoeff went on to serve as principal for not one, but two brand new schools, the first of which was

Hamilton Southeastern Junior High School in 1993.

“During my five years at Hamilton Southeastern, I saw the town grow so much and so fast, and the junior high was getting more and more kids in as Fishers grew,” Schoeff says. “Then we built Fall Creek Intermediate School in 1998, and I’ve been there for 21 years.”

Always a devoted sports fan, Schoeff also championed the Fishers boys and girls youth intramural basketball league.

“Fishers was a football community when I moved here, and I wanted to help make basketball relevant here,” Schoeff says. “It was just seven teams in the mid-80s and we added dozens of teams each year. We were in gyms every weekend, recruiting referees and making sure the kids could play.”

When considering his decades of leadership, Schoeff is most proud of being part of Fishers’ growth in reputation for quality education since becoming a principal in the 1980s.

“I’m really proud that we made the intermediate school concept work through the years,” he says. “At the time it was because of growth, and we kept it elementary-focused to provide a unique experience for 10, 11 and 12-year-old kids that they wouldn’t get in a K-through-6th building necessarily. The district has stayed with that philosophy, and it’s been nice to be a part of that.”

Kim Day, who served as Fall Creek Intermediate assistant principal for the past six years and who will take over as principal in the fall, feels it was Schoeff ’s strong focus on relationships that allowed Fall Creek to succeed under his leadership.

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“I think he always felt that good learning comes from good relationships, and he always wanted to keep students, parents, teachers and administrators looped in as much as possible,” Day says.

As he transitions into retirement, Schoeff looks forward to spending more time with his family including seven grandkids, who range from five to 17 years old.

“They’re all involved in football, baseball, basketball and track, and I look forward to enjoying more of that and traveling some,” he says. “The kids at school have kept me young through my years, and I’ll miss that but I feel like my grandkids keep me young too. I think I’ll get a Facebook page now and keep track of some of my staff, students and families.”

“I’M REALLY PROUD THAT WE MADE THE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL CONCEPT WORK THROUGH THE YEARS.”

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LOCAL PROGRAM HELPS SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN COMPETE IN UNIFIED GYMNASTICS COMPETITIONS Writer / Lynda Hedberg Thies Photography Provided

For children with special needs, many people, experts included, cannot see beyond the label, so programs intended to help them can, unfortunately, limit their ability and the community’s ability to see their true potential. One parent took a chance and asked Paula Lord, former elite gymnast, gymnastics trainer and owner of Body by GymRoots, a Pilates and personal training studio in Fishers, if she would allow her special needs daughter to take a class with her. Lord rents space from DeVeau’s School of Gymnastics and is a member club for USA Gymnastics, and she jumped at the opportunity.

Over the course of the past six years, the concept grew organically by word of mouth and eventually evolved into a program

called DeVeau’s Show Team by Gym Roots.

for individual competitive experiences,” Lord says. “The reasons they participate are varied, “Our group participates in USA Gymnastics but they initially come because they want to be in a gymnastics program. They might sanctioned events both locally and nationally,” Lord says. “We have participated hear through the grapevine that the program in the National GymFest since the early we are providing is very therapeutic, so for 2000’s. We also perform at local events example, I have one woman who said, ‘Oh including the 500 Festival Kids Day and this might be something my daughter can do without a therapist.’

Mini Mini, Fishers Disability Awareness Showcase, Best Buddies events and more.

We annually put on a Showcase at DeVeau’s This particularly child, Lord explains, has as our end of year finale performance, too.” autism.

The success of Lord’s program was a process as she spent the time to learn the needs of each student.

“Within 15 minutes the mom was able to walk out of the room,” she says. “This was the first thing her child has ever done independently in her life. These type of stories get around and then other parents want that for their child.”

“Our mission is to provide an environment where every participant (age 8 thru adults) can join in and learn foundational gymnastics movement for group performances, as well as Lord is recognizing that every single person be challenged at their own personal potential has different needs.

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“For many of the kids with Down Syndrome, for example, it is more of a way to keep them busy because of their low muscle tone so they do it for the fitness aspect,” Lord adds. “And yet some of the kids just absolutely love to perform and use it for a performing outlet. This has also provided a social outlet as many of the students get together outside of the class and they go to movies together and do other activities.”

The most important thing that Lord wants people to know about the program is that it is a unified group.

“We not only have kids with special needs but typical peers that are in the class,” Lord says. “I am teaching a wide spectrum of ability levels and everyone, no matter who is in the group, you are always teaching something to someone that you know that they don’t. It is not only the typical kids helping the special need kids, it is the special needs kids helping the younger kids or teaching them something too.”

Paula is thrilled to use her lifelong passion, “to educate anyone who will listen about the benefits of maintaining a healthy functioning body in the pursuit of a happy, active life without pain. My greatest joy is watching my kids come through the program, and they may start with an arm that is completely paralyzed begin to work, then begin to support weight and eventually all roads lead to improved self-confidence because they truly understand what it means to have to work hard to get better.”

The program trains on Wednesdays from 6-8 and Saturdays 9-12:30 at DeVeau’s, and they invite anyone interested to come in and see what they have going on.

For more information contact the studio at 317-579-9300 or bodybygymroots.com to learn more about the types of programs offered. Those interested in helping are encouraged to donate to GymLove, a 5013c nonprofit set up to help defray monthly tuition costs, travel costs for competitions and costuming.

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events and talk to the anglers anyway.”

This year Indy-based fans of Fishing League Worldwide (FLW), the largest tournament fishing organization in the world, will hear a local voice when tuning in to catch the league’s televised action.

Hollowell’s father taught him the basics of fishing when he was in elementary school, and he grew up whetting his competitive appetite by participating in weeknight fishing tournaments on Geist and Morse reservoirs.

Todd Hollowell, a Hoosier native and current Fishers resident, was invited by tournament officials to join the FLW Live coverage team, bringing seven years of competitive fishing experience and an impressive list of tournament successes to the job.

“I’ve been fishing professionally since back in 2011, and to have this opportunity is fantastic,” he says. “It adds another layer of excitement for me because I follow these

After a successful run in baseball, including Division I play at Murray State University, a few years of professional play for independent league teams in the late 1990s and coaching stints at Anderson and Belmont universities, Hollowell switched gears into the business world in 2002. He’s worked at Fishers-Based Ray Insurance Group as an agent since 2008 and says fishing provided a means to channel his competitiveness after baseball had run its course. atFishers.com / JUNE 2019 / FISHERS MAGAZINE / 33

“Somehow I found my way to the Walmart Bass Fishing League in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2002 when I got out of baseball, and that first year I made it to the BFL All-American, which is kind of like the Super Bowl of amateur bass fishing,” Hollowell says. “I’ve been hooked ever since. That was 17 years ago now, and I’ve slowly and steadily worked and learned.”

In 2011, Hollowell qualified for the FLW tour, and since then has compiled a lengthy list of achievements as a competitor, including seven top-20 finishes and a second-place performance at the Costa FLW Series Championship on Kentucky Lake in 2017.

In 2013, Hollowell and his wife Rebecca conceptualized a televised fishing show called The Bass Dr., partnering with several

businesses throughout Indianapolis to help make the show a reality. For each weekly episode, Hollowell traveled around the U.S. to fish for smallmouth and largemouth bass, and it was that show, along with Hollowell’s competitive experience, that led to an invite from FLW leaders for Hollowell to join their broadcasting team as a live color commentator for the 2019 touring season.

Hollowell is providing live commentary for five of the eight FLW events for 2019 and says he expects the experience to inform and enrich his own skills as an angler.

“It’s a six-hour broadcast and there might be hours where guys are not catching fish, so it’s important to have someone that can tell a story and help the viewer understand what the people are actually doing,” he adds.

In addition to his broadcasting duties, Hollowell will be competing in the FLW 2019 Costa series, represented by Red Gold Tomatoes, his title sponsor since 2011. He points to two key elements that have helped his competitive fishing career — persistence and perpetual learning.

“Fishing is a sport where you fail more than you succeed, a lot like baseball,” he says. “So when you come home from an event and you’ve failed, the key is to figure out what you missed and to learn from it and go back and do it again. So it’s that commitment where you just have to keep going even when you’re exhausted, like climbing a mountain. You need that persistence.”

Hollowell adds that constant support from his family and professional colleagues has been instrumental in his high level of success in professional fishing.

“If someone wants to accomplish great things, they need great people around them,” he says. “It’s one of the most important things in life to have people around you that support your mission and your goals. My family, my good friends, the Ray Insurance Group and Red Gold Tomatoes have all been a critical part of that journey and I owe so much to them. They’ve all treated me like family and they’ve all played a tremendous role in my life.”

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RETURNS WITH MORE THAN 50 VENDORS Writer / Julie Yates Photography Provided by the City of Fishers

With the return of warm weather comes one of the most popular outdoor activities in Fishers. The highly anticipated Fishers Farmers Market is held every Saturday morning, rain or shine, at 6 Municipal Drive in the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater behind City Hall. This year, the market season will run all the way from May through October 26 from 8:00 am to noon.

As in the past, the market has something for everyone such as children’s activities, live music, deliciously prepared food and more than 50 vendor stalls which offer everything from fresh produce to organic dog treats.

Patrons can also count on some new special events this year.

“Our Farm Hands Kids’ Program returns each week, June through August,” says Sarah Sandquist, Director of Parks and Recreation for Fishers. “Kids have the atFishers.com / JUNE 2019 / FISHERS MAGAZINE / 37

opportunity to engage in the local food system through educational games, crafts, demonstrations and exposure to new fruits and vegetables.

“New this year, we are offering market tours with a nutritionist on May 18, July 13 and September 21,” she adds.

“Registered Dietician Amanda Garant will guide small group tours around the market to visit different vendors and discuss what produce is in season, nutrition

and cooking tips. Amanda will also be available between tours to answer food and nutrition-related questions.”

To be a vendor at the market, potential participants must fill out an application and go through a selection process.

Several new vendors made the cut and will add to the field of quality products available. They include Bettini Pasta, Christopher Farm, organic produce, Indie Coffee Roasters, coffee concession, Native Bread, artisan gluten free bread, Tailored Toddies, handcrafted cocktail mixes, and Viking Lamb.

Varied events will be held during the market season. Opening day, May 4, was Star Wars Day in a partnership with Hamilton East Public Library. The Health and Wellness Expo was held on May 18. New to 2019 is the June 18 Green Fair. On June 29 the Spark!Fishers Market will be held in conjunction with the Second Annual Spark!Fishers Festival.

“July 20 will be the Biz Kidz Market and, for the first time, the Fishers Freebirds will host the August 24 Senior Citizen’s Day,” Sandquist says. “The Fall Harvest Festival will be September 21 and October 26, closing day, will also be something new for 2019, the Monster Market.”

The Fishers Farmers Market is sponsored

by IU Health Saxony. This year, the market will accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Individuals are now able to bring their Hoosier Works EBT card and receive SNAP Market Bucks to spend on eligible foods.

When asked how market-goers can get the most out of their experience, Sandquist offers simple advice.

“Come early. Some vendors will sell out,” she says. “This year we are also working to reduce waste and asking patrons to bring their own reusable bags. Single-use plastic shopping bags will not be provided by vendors.”

For more information on the Summer Fishers Farmers Market, visit PlayFishers. com/188/Fishers-Farmers-Market.

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