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HONORING OUR VETERANS: SPARK!FISHERS DEBUTS NEW VETERANS HALL TO HONOR & REMEMBER LOCAL VETS At this year’s second-annual Spark!Fishers event in the heart of downtown Fishers, residents will be reminded in several ways that they have more than a few true heroes living in their midst.

7 Indiana Children’s Wish Fund

24 McQueen & Grant: New Men’s

9 Capturing Summertime Family

26 The Littlest Helpers: Harrison

Celebrates 35 Years of Wish Granting Photos

10 Ali’i Poke Fishers Rakes In Rave Reviews, Draws Crowds

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Spark!Fishers Debuts New Veterans Hall to Honor & Remember Local Vets

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Indiana Children’s Wish Fund Celebrates 35 Years of Wish Granting Birthday Bash Celebration Coming Up July 14 At Pinheads If you had the chance to make one child’s wish come true, what would it be? What if you could make thousands of children’s wishes come true? Since 1984, Indiana Children’s Wish Fund has been doing just that.

To help celebrate 35 Years of wish granting, Indiana Children’s Wish Fund. along with event sponsor Imavex, are hosting The Wish Fund Birthday Bash on Sunday, July 14 at Pinheads in Fishers (13825 Britton Park Road) from 3 to 6 p.m. Hundreds of Wish kids and their families will be treated to the private event and an afternoon of bowling, arcade games, music, pizza and birthday cake.

shoutout to our sponsors — Imavex and Pinheads. This day would not be possible without their generosity.”

Pinheads is excited to host the Birthday Bash event.

“Pinheads is very honored to partner with the Indiana Children’s Wish Fund,” says Karen Darnaby Smith, Sales Manager at Pinheads. “We are grateful to have the ability to engage our community and have a small part in helping local children forget about any hardships they may be enduring in their lives, even if it is just for a few hours.

We give our sincerest thank you to The Indiana Children’s Wish Fund. We are elated to work with this amazing organization and hope to make this a lasting partnership for many years to come.”

“The Birthday Bash will be a magical day for our brave Wish kids and their families,” says J’Lynn Cooper, Director of Wish Fund Operations. “To see the smiles on their faces is incredible. We also want to give a huge Over the past 35 years, more than 3,200

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wishes have been granted to brave Wish children. Wishes have included meeting celebrities such as Luke Bryan, Janet Jackson, Jim Carrey, Dolly Parton, the entire Star Trek crew and President Donald Trump, along with sports figures like Peyton Manning, Robert Mathis, Anthony Rizzo, Reggie Miller, Magic Johnson, Brett Farve and the list goes on. Children have traveled with their families to places all over the world – including London, Puerto Rico, Italy, Spain, France, Japan, New York, Arizona, California and, of course, Disney World.

Other unique wishes include swimming with the dolphins, going on a New York Shopping spree and owning a new baby calf.

Happy 35th Birthday to the Indiana Children’s Wish Fund and thanks to all the volunteers, companies and the community for helping wishes come true for Indiana kids.

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CAPTURING SUMMERTIME FAMILY PHOTOS Summer has finally settled in and we begin creating anew our seasonal memories: cookouts, visiting the lake house, hiking and absorbing the sunshine. One activity that has also become popular in the summer is outside portraits, especially for families and high school seniors.

In reaching out to local Master Craftsman photographers, Jim and Lois Wyant, they shared that summer is the most popular time for outside photographs. The grass is a vibrant green, the trees are vivid and the temperature is “just right” for a relaxed, natural portrait setting. Families and high school seniors also have more flexible time with school summer vacation. The next popular time is fall, for mild weather and the fall color tones, which can run between the end of September to the end of October.

Although the actual “peek” of fall colors is hard to pinpoint, there is usually a rich range of color during that time.

“Families and high school seniors are selecting to make their portraits more personal,” Lois says. “Including their own unique interests, hobbies and locations.

Choosing areas like their home, lake cottage, boat and other personal locations.

Wall decor pieces have a more significant memory for the family. Personalization prompts wall decor in the form of portrait art coming together as priceless memories

for the family to be passed down as heirlooms.”

The Wyants are especially known for generational family portraits. Often those are connected with a special birthday or anniversary celebration for the grandparents.

“It is so precious to see the smiles of grandparents as they are surrounded by their children and grandchildren and then the happiness you can sense in their heart as that family portrait is hung on their wall,” Lois says. “It is so satisfying to create that type of special art piece.”

A few of the Wyant’s favorite family portrait stories included a family photographed on their sailboat. Outside sessions in front of the family home with the house as the background.

The grandchildren baking cookies with grandma. A 5-foot panorama of a family of 10 children with their children, this collection was done of separate family groups and then put together of their favorite poses.

Family stories in the form of specialty albums can be captured in a multitude of ways that will bring a smile to the parent’s faces as the children and grandchildren start to atFishers.com / JULY 2019 / FISHERS MAGAZINE / 9

leave the nest on their own adventures.

We learned that the three most important items to determine a quality outdoor portrait is experienced “true” professional portrait artist, the time of day and the clothing. The Wyants shared that the bright sun is not flattering for a portrait, it creates bad shadowing on the faces and bright light patches in the background. Either a cloudy day or toward sunset is ideal for optimum results.

Clothing should be solid colors that are coordinated. Color can make a difference depending on the home decor or the best color for the family skin tones.

For more photo tips, visit wyantphoto.com or give them a call at 317-663-4798.

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THE HAWAIIAN EATERY IS FEATURED ON YELP’S TOP 100 PLACES TO EAT Writer / Julie Yates Photographer / Kerch Creative

There is one accolade, however, Lopez is especially pleased with.

Nef Lopez, general manager at Ali’i Poke Fishers, has several reasons to feel proud of the restaurant he oversees. Since its opening in February 2019, it’s already accrued rave reviews on several social media sites. The eatery joined its sister restaurant, located on the IUPUI campus, in serving up colorful, fresh Hawaiian food.

“We are listed on ‘Yelps Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S. 2019’. We rank 88th. Ali’i Poke is the only restaurant in the state of Indiana that made the list,” Lopez says.

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the Hawaiian language, it literally means “to slice or to cut crosswise into pieces” and was originally raw fish scraps eaten by fishermen. Around 2012, poke started to be found on menus in restaurants on both the west coast and east coast. When it began to show up in Chicago, a group of local businessmen knew the time was right to open up a dedicated poke restaurant in Fishers and downtown Indianapolis.

To learn about poke, the group travelled to Hawaii.

Lopez says, “We did a lot of research to find out about authentic poke. The best place didn’t even have seating. We learned about ingredients besides the usual raw tuna, such as cooked octopus and shrimp.”

The interior of the restaurant is Hawaiian themed with a brick wall displaying ocean scenes and photos of artfully put together poke bowls. After guests are greeting with an “aloha”, they have some decisions to make.

First timers often choose one of four signature bowls ranging from a house to spicy version.

Patrons can also build their own by selecting a base, protein and toppings. Bases include two different types of rice, salad greens and even tortilla chips. Proteins range from three types of raw ahi tuna, salmon or fully cooked seafood plus tofu. The next step is choosing from a vast array of toppings such as edamame, pickled ginger and vibrant watermelon radishes. The finishing touch is the addition of a sauce – which can range from mild to spicy.

“It’s actually all the ingredients in sushi – just not put together in a roll but served in a bowl instead. Nothing is fried, and everything is very fresh,” Lopez says. “We have choices for people who are gluten free, vegetarian or vegan. If people don’t want to eat the raw tuna or salmon, they can pick the cooked shrimp, octopus or tofu. Our regular size is $9.75 and the large is $13.75.”

Ali’i poke also offers sides such as miso soup, seafood salad and a mango dessert. Orders can be placed online and be either carried out or enjoyed in the restaurant. Delivery is available via Grubhub.

“The reception we have had in Fishers has been great,” Lopez says. “We are seeing regular customers that come in two or three times a week. Our main advertising has been word of mouth. It’s so nice that the people that come into the restaurant share the news about Ahi’i Poke with their friends.”

Ali’i Poke is located at 8989 E. 116th St. For more information, call 317-288-4978 or visit them online at aliipoke.com atFishers.com / JULY 2019 / FISHERS MAGAZINE / 11

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Fishers resident and Vietnam Veteran George Stavropoulos received four Purple Hearts and the Silver Star for his valor.

Honoring Our Veterans SPARK!FISHERS DEBUTS NEW VETERANS HALL TO HONOR & REMEMBER LOCAL VETS Writer / Jon Shoulders Photography Provided by Ron Wise & Brian Brosmer

At this year’s second-annual Spark!Fishers event in the heart of downtown Fishers, residents will be reminded in several ways that they have more than a few true heroes living in their midst.

In keeping with the City of Fishers’ recent push to honor and assist military veterans and active duty members, Spark!Fishers this year will feature a multitude of events allowing locals to recognize and show their appreciation for local vets, active military and their families.

“We wanted to be intentional this year about celebrating all the veterans that live in Fishers as part of the bigger patriotic city initiative that we have,” says Sarah Sandquist, Fishers Director of Parks and Recreation. “There are several patriotic events that go on throughout the year including Spark!Fishers, and Spark is the big event within a whole week of patriotic events coming up.”

During the two-day Spark!Fishers event on June 28 and 29, Sandquist says the Fishers City Hall Auditorium will be transformed into Veterans Hall — an exhibition space and art gallery with pieces either created by veterans or in honor of those who have served. The space will also feature prerecorded video interviews that Parks and Recreation staff conducted earlier this year with veterans allowing them the chance to share their stories with the public.

Attendees will also be able to write letters to veterans or family and friends currently serving, courtesy of a letter-writing station in Veterans Hall for which the Parks Department is providing stationary and postage.

The Parks and Recreation Department has partnered with the Fishers Arts Council and Nickel Plate Arts to bring Veterans Hall to life.

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we’re asking that they bring those in for the community to see — from different time periods and different, neat things that the community would be interested in seeing,” Sandquist says. “City Hall is airconditioned, so it will be sort of a lounge feel. We’re inviting veterans and the rest of the community to come in and honor our veterans that live here.”

Those watching and participating in the Spark!Fishers 5K walk/run on June 29 will also have the chance to recognize veterans. The event staff plans to set up a special registration station for veterans, who will receive a special identifying bib so spectators can recognize them while they’re participating in the 5K. Leading up to the Spark Fishers weekend, a free concert featuring the Jazz Ambassadors, the United States Army Field Band, is held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 27 in the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, as a familyfriendly preview to the weekend’s festivities.

George Stavropoulos, a Fishers-based

veteran who served as a Navy Corpsman in Vietnam in 1967, says Fishers’ recent push to honor veterans is important for all residents — not least the younger generation who might not be familiar with the details of past military conflicts and the sacrifices of so many U.S. men and women.

“Military history and the history of service within the country should never be forgotten, and it’s not being taught as much anymore,” Stavropoulos says. “The commitment of the City of Fishers to veterans in general, and Vietnam veterans specifically, is all the more important because of that. Mayor Fadness and his staff are very supportive of Vietnam vets and all veterans.”

Stavropoulos received four Purple Hearts and the Silver Star (the latter being the third-highest decoration for valor in U.S. Armed Forces combat) after several serious shrapnel wounds during his service. He subsequently became a police officer in California before relocating to Fishers where he’s resided in Britton Falls since 2009. On March 29, he shared his story as a guest speaker at a National Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony at Fishers City Hall.

“The treatment I got from the people in attendance at the event in March was amazing,” Stavropoulos says. “I’ll never forget it.”

Sandquist is hopeful the military-centered events at Spark!Fishers will inspire locals to learn more about veterans generally, including those living right here in the city.

“We’re excited about Spark!Fishers and with all the events coming up I think it will further encourage Fishers to be a patriotic city,” she says.

For more info on Spark!Fishers, including sponsor and volunteer details and a live entertainment schedule, visit sparkfishers.com.

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Amidst the extensive commercial development throughout Fishers that has resulted over the past 10 to 15 years, you’ll notice a quaint business at the corner of State Road 37 and East 141st Street. It’s not hard to tell that it used to be a residential home, and, for the past 20 years, it’s been home to a quaint mom-and-pop operation that serves up fresh custard, hot dogs, sandwiches and other treats to locals of all ages.

wners Kay Harvey and her daughter Tiphany Leppert founded The Old Custard Stand two decades ago after taking some inspiration from another custard shop, the Sycamore Drive-In, in their hometown of Logansport. The two had been working in the construction industry and became intrigued by the prospect of a family-owned, oldschool eatery with walk-up and drivethrough windows exclusively.

Leppert’s construction business offices happened to be just down the road from the building that would eventually become home to the eatery, and as she drove by the building nearly every day she felt it would be perfect for a neighborhood custard stand.

“Mom would take us up there to the Sycamore as kids and we would really enjoy it,” Leppert recalls.

“It’s been around for so long, and I thought it was neat that a place like that could be successful for such a long time. I really liked the idea of a mom-and-pop store with fresh custard and fresh food.”

From March through October, The Old Custard Stand opens up its two walk-up ordering windows, drivethru window and outdoor seating and begins churning out fresh custard daily. The staff sticks to a simple philosophy — strive to offer great food and great service, and people will show up.

“There was nothing here back then, just cornfields all around us,” Harvey says. “It’s been interesting to see this area grow so much since back then.”

“I also think what’s kept us busy is not just that we make everything fresh, but that we’re a family,” Leppert says. “When people come up to the window here they know it’s going to be one of the three of us — me, my mom or my cousin Karen who also works here every day — with our part-time people, and we’re going to serve them well.”

All the custard is made fresh every day, and chocolate, peanut butter, butter pecan and mint chocolate chip are just a few customer favorites. Daily selections can also range from cookie dough, coconut and blueberry to English toffee, pistachio and caramel cashew.

“Lemon custard has really taken off lately, and snow cones sold like crazy last year,” Leppert adds. “We have the chipwiches, the chocolate chip cookies with custard filling, that are popular, and mom also makes homemade peach cobbler with a scoop of custard on it, which is a big seller.”

The Stand’s food menu is also made fresh in-house, and includes sandwiches like chicken and ham salad, club and hot or cold ham and cheese, as well as chili cheese dogs, walking tacos (chips with lettuce, tomato, cheese and beef), nachos and sloppy joes.

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IT ’ S A FAMILY-RUN PL ACE AND PEOPLE TEND TO COME BACK TO THAT ONCE THEY DISCOVER US.

I A L SO THINK WHAT ’S KEPT US B USY IS NOT J UST THAT WE MAKE EV ERY THIN G FRESH, BUT THAT WE’ RE A FAMILY.

Harvey and Leppert bring on seasonal employees to help with the big crowds that summertime tends to bring out, and Leppert lets her part-timers make their own schedule.

“It’s kind of unique to do the schedule that way, but that way the girls we hire are accountable for their shift and if they can’t make it they have to find someone to fill in for them,” Leppert says.

Twenty years in, Harvey says she still gets new customers every season, as well as dyed-in-the-wool regulars.

“We’ve seen kids come in here as toddlers and we’ve watched them grow, and they still come in,” she says. “We have employees who have gotten married and bring their kids back now. It’s a family-run place and people tend to come back to that once they discover us.”

When asked if she’s ever considered expanding or adding an interior dining area, Leppert’s response is a fitting encapsulation of what has made her business work for so long.

“Never — if it’s not broke don’t, fix it,” she says.

Visit The Old Custard Stand at 9270 East 141st Street in Fishers. For more information call 317-776-3800 or visit them online at facebook.com/OldCustardStand. atFishers.com / JULY 2019 / FISHERS MAGAZINE / 19

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FISHERS COP DOUBLES AS A LOCAL CARPENTER CREATING CUSTOM PIECES THROUGH WOODWORKING BUSINESS fixer-upper home and spending extensive time building on and repairing the house, an experience that allowed him to learn and For Fishers resident Jarred Koopman, the grow in his ability to work with his hands. act of crafting and creating is more than As time went on, an inherent talent became just shaping wood and building furniture. refined and mastered, and Koopman For him, carpentry and woodworking “It started as a stress reliever; building things continued to find a creative outlet and act as an outlet to create something of an escape from stress through carpentry, and kind of looking forward to something worth and value while doing something outside of work,” Koopman says. “I wanted and his work began to expand outside of he loves, and it’s that attitude that led him to do something outside of police work that simply home renovation and into projects to open his own company, The 108 Brand was fun and creative, and obviously that I’m such as crafting furniture and unique wood Woodworking. passionate about. It took off out of wanting pieces. Koopman’s friends and family began to take notice of his work, and following to get away from everyday police work.”

Based out of Fishers, 108 Brand is a encouragement from his wife, he decided woodworking company specializing in to start making his pieces available to buy, Being part of a family that has been creating handcrafted furniture, household officially launching 108 Brand as a business. involved in carpentry and construction in fittings and a number of other wood pieces the past, Koopman first found a liking of by request for the greater Indianapolis “Everything I do is custom, so what happens woodworking from spending time with community. Jarred Koopman, the founder is somebody will see something on Pinterest family as they worked, but first put his of 108 Brand and creator of every piece sold, interests into practice after purchasing a or they’ll see something that someone has in Writer / Kyle Baird Photographer / Glenda White

works full time as an officer for the Fishers Police Department and originally got into carpentry as a hobby before it became a side-business he could run alongside his career in law enforcement.

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their house, and they’ll send me the picture and ask if I can make it,” Koopman says. “It’s a fun thing because you never know what someone will ask for next. In the beginning, it was people I knew reaching out to me, and now I’m starting to get people I’ve never met before who came across my Instagram page.”

Koopman has made wood pieces for both Indiana residents and those out of state and has seen consistent growth in his customer base in the several years since 108 Brand began. His work history includes creating tables, cabinets, shelving, shoe racks, dog kennels and even one memorable sale crafting a coffee table for Cleveland Browns Quarterback Baker Mayfield, to name a few.

108 Brand is always willing to listen to order requests from anyone interested and provides a great option for those looking for local, quality wood pieces.

For more information, visit The 108 Brand by searching them online on Facebook or on Instagram at @the108brand.

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Owner Adam Sterle

Writer / Julie Yates . Photography Provided by Jayms Rush & McQueen & Grant

NEW MEN’S CLOTHING STORE BRINGS POP-UP SHOP CONCEPT TO FISHERS “It’s not easy,” says Adam Sterle as he discusses the challenges men face in finding appropriate clothes that fit the bill for business casual yet can also be worn for weekend activities.

“I have struggled with finding nice looking clothes locally,” Sterle says. “Women in Fishers have great opportunities for boutique shopping but not men. Our only options have been stores like Nordstrom or Old Navy, which are fine, but don’t necessarily offer anything unique.”

As a solution to the lack of men’s clothing availability in Fishers, and because of a genuine interest in developing a local business, Sterle and his wife, Kim Joab,

decided to open McQueen & Grant in early 2019. Both have worked in marketing for 23 years and Sterle is currently employed at Roche Diagnostics while Joab now devotes her full-time attention to McQueen & Grant. The concept of the store is as innovative as the garments it sells.

“We had been looking for a business to get involved in when Kim said, ‘Why don’t we start our own men’s clothing store?’”

Sterle says. “We weren’t ready for a physical storefront so we came up with the idea of a ‘click and mortar’ shop. It’s basically an online store with a website, but every three weeks or so we host a pop-up shop which gives people the opportunity to touch, feel and try on the clothes.”

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The couple began by attending trade shows in order to secure merchandise to sell that would be high-quality yet not easily found in an average department store. In January, they went to New York City and found six different brands of denim and sweaters that they were interested in. Then, they signed up a few additional manufacturers when they attended a February market in Chicago.

“When we went to the markets, we didn’t know what to expect,” Sterle says. “It’s a different business model than I’m used to but we found several small to midsize emerging companies with great back stories and products with great style. Kim and I chose the name McQueen & Grant to reflect the swagger of Steve McQueen but the classiness

of Gary Grant. We were able to find items that personified those two style icons.”

The response to their pop-up shops has been overwhelmingly positive. They have held events in the community room of the Flats at Switch Apartments and in the Edge Building in downtown Fishers. Each has a theme and offers clothes appropriate for the season plus an out-of-the-ordinary item such as onyx leather bracelets from local jewelry maker J. Nicole or beautifully crafted leather messenger bags. The shortsleeved shirts from the company Stitch Note, which is owned by an individual whose father was a producer of country & western wear, have sold well. Also popular are pieces from Dearborn Denim which is located in Chicago — the company produces everything within the United States. The biggest seller so far has been their Liverpool Jeans offerings.

“I’ve seen guys put on a pair of jeans that have a bit of stretch and they say, ‘This feels

good!’ And then their wife says, ‘Honey, you look good!’ When guys wear clothes that have style yet feel good, it inspires confidence,” Sterle says. “The apparel is affordable with jeans ranging from $65 to $98 and tops starting from $24.50 for a V-neck tee on up to a long sleeve voile print shirt for $125. We have accessories as well which include one-of-a-kind dress socks from a company called Fun Socks and, later in the season, we will be selling handmade leather belts from France and Italy.”

McQueen & Grant have several pop-up shops planned for the coming months.

On July 17, they will partner with Lily & Sparrow Boutique and hold a pop-up shop from 11:00 a.m. To 1:00 p.m. in the Edge Building, 8890 East 116th Street next to The Well Coffeehouse. Later in the summer, they will return to the community room at the Flats at Switch Apartments on August 1, from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.

Additional events will be announced on their social media sites.

“I get joy out of seeing people happy,” Sterle says. “We wanted to supply something different that you can’t find in other stores and provide an experience that works for the customer. We want to make buying men’s clothes effortless and inspire confidence with style.”

Visit McQueen & Grant on Facebook and Instagram or online at McQueenAndGrant.com.

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H A R R I S O N PA R K WAY E L E M E N TA RY PA RT N E R S W I T H E D M A RT I N TOYOTA FO R M I L L I O N M E A L MOV E M E N T Writer / Samantha Kupiainen Photography provided by HSE Schools

For Angie Bender, and Sarah Potter, a firstgrade teacher and a kindergarten teacher at Harrison Parkway Elementary (HPE), they were just trying to fulfill their service learning goal for the 2018-19 school year.

What the duo ended up accomplishing was much more.

To accomplish the goal, the two teachers planned an event, Million Meal Movement, with the help of their classes. The teachers simply wanted to teach their classes how to give back to the community but instead turned it into a school-wide event.

The movement was a day-long event on May 14, with the help of Ed Martin Toyota. The dealership made a generous donation of $10,0000, which was used to make 29,000 healthy, ready-to-cook meals for hungry Hoosiers. The meal packs, which included ingredients to make rice casserole, were donated to the Delaware Food Pantry.

Bender says that she and Potter first learned about Million Meal Movement in fall 2018 after doing some research on how their two classes could give back to the community. After reaching out to Shane Scarlett, the general manager for Million Meal Movement, he told them how students could get involved.

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“Shane came to HPE so the kids could ask questions about the organization,” Bender says. “The kids really started to understand that 1 in 5 children in Indy have food insecurity. Shane told the children how they needed $10,000 for every student in HPE to participate.”

Bender’s class took to Google Maps to find a local business to sponsor their event, where they discovered that Ed Martin Toyota was just in their backyard.

Although Bender and Potter had already reached out to the dealership and secured funding, their classes still wrote to Ed Martin Toyota, asking for sponsorship.

S EE I N G T H E CH IL D R E N M A K E A DI F F E R E N C E WAR ME D T H E H E A RT S OF E V E RY B O DY W H O G OT TO S E E IT. Their response was a hand-delivered, giant publishers check from Kathy Harrison, one of the owners of Ed Martin Toyota.

“They went crazy and cheered,” Bender says. “Some looked like they were in shock because they couldn’t believe that their powerful words were making a difference.”

Bender wanted more for her students — she wanted the littlest learners in the school to be leaders for the event. To do so, her class made mini packs, which served as a time to practice making the packs before the real thing. Her students made a video of it, showing other classrooms how the packs are made.

“They learned how to set up the assembly line and all of the different jobs, so they could go over and help the other classes,” Bender says. “We made a video for the other students, so they’d have a vision of what they’d be doing.”

The night before, Potter, Bender and Bender’s husband set up the assembly lines for the event, which took place in an empty showroom at Ed Martin Toyota. The next day, students walked to the dealership from HPE and packed meals. They funneled rice and nutrients into the packs, weighed them and even had quality control to ensure there was no air in the packs.

Bender says that more than 120 students were in the showroom packing meals at a time. She estimates that around 600 students in total partook in the event.

“Seeing the children make a difference warmed the hearts of everybody who got to see it,” Bender says. “You could feel the buzz of excitement between students and teachers.”

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BOSS FOR A DAY: CHILDREN EMBRACE THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT AT BIZ KIDZ MARKET DAY AT THE FISHERS FARMERS MARKET Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing Photography provided by the City of Fishers

Equally obsessed with both cats and journalism as a kid, when I was 10 years old, I penned a periodical called Christy’s Cuddly Cats Magazine wherein I researched, wrote, and edited all of the articles. I then proceeded to go doorto-door, marketing my baby and selling each individually-typed manuscript to neighbors for 50 cents apiece, ultimately netting a whopping $8.50 for my 40 hours of labor. The endeavor may not have been a monetary landslide, but it did stoke my desire to pursue a career as a professional writer. The same thing may very well happen for local kiddos who sign up to participate in the 3rd Annual Biz Kidz Market Day to be held July 20 from 8 a.m. until noon at the Fishers Farmers Market.

“It’s crazy popular,” says Annabeth Stem, the Market Manager. During its inaugural year, just 15 kids participated. Last year, however, that number more than doubled. They estimate 40 registrants again this year and plan for the market to stretch clear down to City Hall.

baked goods, photography, body soaps & scrubs. The goal is to give children in kindergarten through high school a chance to learn what it’s like to be an entrepreneur for a day. In doing so, they get practice on how to develop, market, and sell a product, not to mention engage in customer service.

“It’s almost becoming an event within an event,” says Stem, who is always astounded by the level of creativity that children bring to their tables. “Everything from the way they decorate their booths to how they display their merchandise is so impressive.

It’s not a card table with a bunch of stuff thrown on it. These kids go all out!”

“Kids have to think, ‘What is something I can make that people would be interested in buying?’ And then, ‘How should I display it and talk about it to entice customers?’” says Stem. Pricing items can be another challenge.

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“They learn that they need to price it high enough to make money back to ideally cover their costs but not too high that people won’t buy it,” say Stem. Speaking of expenses, though there was talk of waiving a booth fee, staff ultimately decided that it

was a part of learning about expenditures so they charged a nominal fee.

Parents of the really young entrepreneurs assist a bit. For instance, last year 4-yearold Chef Henry enlisted his mother’s help in creating spice combinations. Most participants in Biz Kidz Market Day, however, fly solo. (The average aged Biz Kid is between 8 and 12.)

“Parents mostly help with the logistics of hauling tents and tables around,” says Stem.

“But you can tell kids do most everything when it comes to business storefront, signage, price tags, and displays.”

Both of Stem’s daughters participated last year.

“My oldest was just on it! She stood at the table, greeted everyone who came by, and sold all of her stuff,” says Stem. “My younger one, on the other hand, sat in a chair and kind of waited. She went home with a bunch of stuff, so it was a good little lesson in customer service!”

Lilly Valentine, 11, who makes Kawaii clay charms by hand, started the business Claymates. Last year she made approximately 40 charms and nearly sold out of all her items. Her mom Maryclare reports that the most popular themed charms were food, sports, animals, and BFF necklaces.

“I loved Biz Kidz day because it’s fun to make things out of clay and see people wearing my creations,” says Lilly. “I learned how to create a small business, and it will be even better this year!”

New to the event this year, the Farmers Market is adding a small stage where children can sign up to entertain the crowd by singing and/or playing a musical instrument. Come check out the Biz Kidz Market Day on July 20! It’ll be a go, rain or shine!

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THE GEIST BOAT PATROL HITS THE L AKE FOR SUMMER S AFET Y Writer / Josh Brown Photographer / Brian Brosmer

The sun is out, warmer weather has finally arrived and summer is here — it is officially boating season. For Geist and Fishers residents, summertime means loading up the boat and heading out to Geist Reservoir with friends and family for days of fun on the lake.

With so many boaters out on the reservoir, someone has to patrol the waters to keep the community safe — enter the Geist Boat Patrol.

For Fishers Police Officer Mike Janes, summer is the busiest time of the year.

Lt. Janes heads up the Geist Boat Patrol during the late spring and summer months. The patrol hits the water primarily on the weekends starting Memorial Day through Labor Day, but it wasn’t always that way.

“Prior to Fishers annexing a lot of the homes around Geist, they annexed the land under the water, so de facto, the lake is our responsibility,” Lt. Janes says. “We would get complaints about excessive noise and other boating issues, but we didn’t have a boat to get out on the water at the time. So, we started looking at how to alleviate the issue. In 2011, we started doing some co-boat patrols using our Fishers Fire Department boat. In 2012, the Fall Creek Township purchased a new boat for Fishers co-branded as a public safety boat.” atFishers.com / JULY 2019 / FISHERS MAGAZINE / 33

What many people may not know is that the Boat Patrol unit is a dual response team made up of all Fishers Police and Firefighters — all of which serve on a voluntary, part-time basis.

“We usually have two officers out on the boat, and the fire department heads out occasionally as well,” Lt. Janes says.

“Our officers are all trained to run the fire pump on the boat, too. Our goal has been to achieve voluntary compliance with the laws and ordinances of Fishers. We have done a good job of that. The primary reason we are out there is to make it a safe boating environment for everyone that lives or recreates on or near the water.”

The boating patrol heads out to the marina usually around early afternoon on the weekends for each shift, prepping the boat for the day and making sure all systems are operating properly. They are usually out there in the afternoon through the evening. The Geist Boat Patrol has several main areas out on the lake that they keep an eye on.

“We focus on the two main coves that people hang out in — Cambridge Cove, or many refer to it as Cocktail Cove, and Family Cove,” Lt. Janes says. “We still spend time in the smaller areas, too.

We stop and talk to people when we see them. Probably our biggest complaints are noise ordinance violations or nowake zone violations where people are going faster than they should be in an idle zone.”

The Geist Boat Patrol has one, main boat that they use, and it’s got just about every feature and piece of technology that the FPD and FFD needs. Not to mention, you can’t miss it. The 27-foot Boston Whaler is quite an impressive sight to see out on the reservoir.

“One of the reasons that our boat is so big is because it is also used for dive operations,” Lt. Janes adds. “If we are in an urgent situation looking for someone that has just gone under the water, when we dive we send one diver at a time with two back up divers on the boat. It means a lot of equipment and people on the boat.

“The Fall Creek Township, when they purchased this boat for us, really provided us with great equipment. We have a flare unit on it as well, similar to what helicopter systems have, that picks up heat signatures of people and boats. The sonar unit also paints us a picture of the bottom of the lake to pinpoint where things are at.”

It’s certainly not an episode of Baywatch, but the Geist Boat Patrol has handled some interesting situations over the years.

“We’ve had a few crashes over the last few years, but thankfully we’ve been fortunate in that category,” Lt. Janes says. “Typically those crashes involve people being impaired or not operating their boat in a safe manner.

We strongly encourage people to take some type of boaters education class.

“Sometimes we get some crazy calls, though it has calmed down quite a bit in recent years. Still, every once in a while there is someone who wants to take off parts of their swimsuit, and we have to remind them that is not acceptable behavior. We had a guy one year that tried to choke a goose.

He dove in the water after the goose and, of course, the goose didn’t take too kindly to that. Overall, we are pretty fortunate because the majority of people out on the lake are out there to enjoy themselves within reason.”

One of the frequent issues Lt. Janes says that the patrol sees is boaters, both drivers and passengers, not wearing some sort of flotation device. For those that aren’t the biggest fans of life jackets, he highly recommends it.

“We require our officers to wear a personal flotation device,” he says. “We have ones that automatically inflate if we go about 14 inches under water. We want to set a good example out on the lake, so we always have them on when we are operating the boat. The life preserver can truly save lives.

Our diving team has not had to recover a drowning victim who was wearing a personal flotation device. You never know when or where you are going to be involved in a crash.”

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piece of the job.

“We usually kick off the boating season by meeting with many homeowners in Cambridge, and we answer any questions they might have,” he says. “We want to foster those relationships with community members living along the water. There is always a boating safety day as well. We have developed really good relationships with the regulars out on the water, too. They see us and wave us over just to talk.”

For Lt. Janes, he has been a part of the Fishers Police Department since 2003. In total, he has been in law enforcement for 19 years now.

The Geist Boat Patrol, he says, is one of his favorite parts of the job each year.

“I’ve always loved being out on the water,” Lt. Janes says. “Working with the FPD has given me a lot of neat opportunities to do that. Personally, I love the fact that I can get paid to go out on the water. Much of it is building relationships and getting to know those regulars out on the lake. It is similar to patrolling on the road in a police vehicle, but on the boat it seems like we are much more approachable because it is easy for someone to wave us over and ask us a question.

Families sometimes wave us over with their younger kids wanting to say hi and get a photo with us. It’s fantastic.”

When you see the Geist Boat Patrol out on the lake this summer, be sure to thank them for keeping the waters safe.

BOATER SAFETY 101 WITH LT. JANES 1. Always wear a PFD. You must have one appropriately sized life vest for each person on your boat. If your boat is 16 feet or greater, you must also have a Type IV - throwable PFD. They must also be readily accessible.

2. Operating a boat while intoxicated is never acceptable.

Those doing so will be arrested and will have their vehicle driving privileges suspended.

3. No wake zones or idle zones are defined as traveling the slowest possible speed, not to exceed 5 MPH, so as to maintain steerage and produce minimal wake.

4. From sunset to sunrise you must have navigation lights on and the maximum speed is 10 MPH.

5. When towing a person behind your boat or PWC, you must have an observer in addition to the boat operator.

6. You may not operate a watercraft in a dangerous manner.

Operation must be reasonable and prudent at all times.

7. Do not overload your boat.

Most boats have a capacity plate that will state how many passengers or the maximum weight the boat is designed for.

8. Littering into the water is illegal.

9. Become familiar with the waters you are boating on.

Talk to those familiar with the area regarding known hazards such as shallow areas or rocks.

10. Take the time to invest in your safety.

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Hamilton Southeastern High School (HSE) has turned their football and soccer field into a new multi-purpose field, popular with both students and coaches.

“We were able to put in a concussion shock pad under the turf,” Self says. “It was put in to help prevent concussions. It feels softer. If we are going to spend money on the field, we can also be proactive and Jim Self, athletic director of HSE, says the limit the number of concussions. It can’t new turf field has a dual fiber that is lined for stop them completely, but it’s a way to help football, soccer and lacrosse. prevent them.”

“We used the Motz Group, a company based in Cincinnati, to do the work,” Self says. “The great thing about this new field is that if the weather is nice, the physical education staff can use it all the time too.

They really like it.”

The Motz Group designs football turf, turf soccer and baseball fields and many other fields. The company develops a field’s underlying surface comprehensively to increase playabIlity and durability. They also focus on providing as much comfort, protection and safety as possible to each of the athletes on the field.

Self adds that “it also makes good sense to turf a field to lower the cost on all of the upkeep that has to be done on green grass.”

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The students and coaches love the field.

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Self, who has been the athletic director at HSE for the last 19 years, says he has been pleased that so many people have expressed their gratitude for the dual fiber.

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Waterfront Communities If you are interested in living on the water, The Marina Limited Partnership has a host of options for you. With six distinctive communities on three Central Indiana lakes, we’ll help you find the perfect waterfront, water access or off-water lot for your home. Special in-house lot financing is available in all of our communities.

Now Selling Lots in These Featured Communities: Lake Clearwater & Lake Killbuck in Anderson Geist Lake: Cambridge, Canal Place, Hampton Cove, Marina Village & Sail Place Buy your picture-perfect lot now and build when you’re ready!

Build your dream home in one of our exclusive waterfront communities & enjoy lake living every day of the year. www.MarinaLimitedLand.com Contact Rob Bussell for lot information, pricing and financing options (317) 845-0270 ext. 104 | Rob@RobBussell.com