Geist Community Newsletter May 2014

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CARING BUS DRIVER: DRIVEN TO NURTURE Writer / Janet C. Striebel Photographer / Carly Lyon

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he Geist community is lucky to have an extraordinary bus driver who cares for her living cargo like no other: Linda Blair. Nothing is more important to her than getting her students to school and back to their homes safely. She won’t let them off the bus unless she sees their key, then watches as they secure themselves into their homes. She makes them feel special by taking pictures with them and treating them kindly. She even spoils them with gifts, goodie bags and food!

way — like the time she was withdrawing money inside the Central Indiana Schools credit union across from Lawrence Central High School and suddenly witnessed a bank robbery. “When he [the gunman] covered up my face, I imagined my casket in front of the church. I had just completed my transaction. I can’t believe I made it out alive and that he didn’t take my $210 in cash or my green purse on top of the counter.”

Then, in 2000, Blair was misdiagnosed with ovarian cancer. She remembers how the doctor told her to make the most of “I treat people the way I want to be treated,” her time with family and friends. “I knew says 65-year-old Blair, who lives in Admirals I was going to die. I was 52 and never drank or smoked…I went and bought a Bay. Blair was the first black driver for Lawrence Township Public Schools, where movie camera so I could record myself to she drove for 30 years. She retired in 2006 to congratulate my only grandchild at the time help her daughter, who had three children at [her 6-month-old granddaughter] for her future high school graduation.” Yet, while the time. Her plan was to buy a motorcycle having her ovaries removed, the doctor and travel with her husband. learned that although her ovaries were infected, she did not have cancer.

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In 2007 she was diagnosed with bladder cancer. After having had surgery and six weeks of treatment, she has been in remission for six years. That same year, as a favor to a friend, Blair agreed to drive for a six-week period for Cathedral High School. Six years later, she is still driving for Cathedral! In fact, she now does her own routing and has recruited her husband, Jim Blair. Together, they share about 30 students among morning/afternoon routes on the west side. They also drive the band bus and attend ball games to support the kids they have come to adore.

“Linda is so involved with her riders. She’s like a mother to them,” says Ken Kaufman, director of transportation for Cathedral.

“There’s a line of hugging going on around her bus throughout the year, including students who have already graduated.”

“You’re like another grandmother to many of these kids,” says Blair, who has framed pictures, scrapbook albums and photos

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throughout her home of all her former bus riders. She refers to all of them as “her kids” and loves them as much as her own children and grandchildren. She once started hanging framed pictures around the top of the bus interior because she was so proud of her crew. The state police made her take them down for safety reasons. She says, “You see these kids more than you do your own ....

They give me pictures because they know I cherish them and I will keep them.”

Her present and former passengers love her in return. They appreciate her advice, birthday and Christmas gifts, treats and pizza. She also provides strawberry shortcake with whipped cream, pound cake and other home-baked goods.

Unfortunately, Blair was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2013. She has finished surgery and radiation treatments.

“I continue to stay busy and never stopped moving when I had both cancers,” says Blair, who admits that her husband and the

kids she sees daily give her strength. She admires the support from Cathedral. “Ken Kaufman is one of the best people I’ve ever worked for .... and the parents are wonderful people and have been so supportive. They all acknowledge Jim and me, giving us gift cards, even from parents whose children have gone on to college or no longer ride the bus.”

Blair remains overprotective of all students.

“I just try to help them make the right decisions.” She remains positive and unleashes her sense of humor no matter what comes her way. She enjoys playing

slot machines, making crafts, singing for the Eastern Star Church choir and spending time with her husband, two grown children and six grandchildren.

She shares her philosophy of optimism toward the kids when she says, “As a driver, you are their first contact and can make their whole day. If they get on the bus and have already been hollered at, it can stay with them. I want them to be positive at school. They see me every day and feel comfortable with me. In turn, they keep me focused and well.”

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Geist just got a bit more spirited. 21st Amendment recently opened their 19th Indianapolis-area store on Fall Creek Road in the Geist Crossing strip mall, bringing their extensive selection of liquor, wine and beer to thirsty neighborhood consumers.

According to owner Jim James, selection, service and price set his store apart from area competitors. He’s been in the business for more than 40 years, opening the first 21st Amendment store in 1971. Since then, his thirst for providing the area with fine spirits has only grown and he’s excited about his newest Geist location. The 20th 21st Amendment store is already under construction in Westfield, James said.

Shoppers, though, are quick to pick up on James’ and his staff ’s passion for their product.

James is a red wine drinker. His love for the perfect pour has helped him build his store’s extensive wine selection, featuring many direct imports from France, Spain and even South Africa. Barrett Ludy, vice president of 21st Amendment’s wine division, shares James’ passion.

“I just like wine,” Ludy said, “which is both a blessing and a curse.”

Ludy’s passion for wine grew when living abroad. He started his career in the adult libation industry working as a bartender and wine steward in Spain. As a result, he’s eager to share a few Spanish-inspired summer concoctions, just in time for patio sipping season.

Sangria is most people’s first thought when it comes to Spanish wine drinks, but it can be labor intensive. Chopping fruit and chilling the blend can take several hours.

Thankfully, there are other, less complicated Spanish-inspired mixtures to be enjoy.

Ludy recommends serving tinto de verano at your next backyard gathering. This refreshing cocktail is made by simply mixing equal parts red wine and sparkling lemonade (or Sprite), then serving over ice with a sprig of mint or raspberries as a garnish.

“It doesn’t even have to be a Spanish red, but of course that works well,” Ludy said.

Later on in the evening, perhaps when the

senses have dulled, Ludy suggests pouring kalimotxo. The simple mixture of red wine and cola (Ludy suggests Diet Coke) is an international version of a wine spritzer.

Consider serving over ice and garnishing with an orange wheel or slice.

If you’re curious about these concoctions or other wines, Ludy encourages you to visit the store during the weekly tasting event. From 1 to 4 p.m. each Saturday, you’ll have an opportunity to sample some of the season’s best wine offerings. Right now, he’s been focusing the tastings on Zinfandels to accompany spring grilling and refreshing wines that will help you beat the heat this summer.

Have a large party or function you are planning? 21st Amendment will deliver your order door-to-door saving you the hassle of lugging bottles, cans or kegs around in your car.

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OLD OAKLAND GOLF CLUB SET TO UNVEIL NEW CLUBHOUSE Writer / Cheryl Meyer Photographer / Carly Lyon

Almost one year ago—June 27, to be exact—Lyle Palmer, general manager and head golf pro at the Old Oakland Golf Club, received one of those dreaded 3 a.m. calls: The clubhouse was on fire, with one-third of the building engulfed in flames.

Four hours later, thanks in large part to the local fire department and a sprinkler system, the fire had been extinguished. The cause of the blaze: discarded smoking material, likely a cigar or cigarette, in an outdoor trash bin.

Fast forward to today, and things are looking up for the 50-yearold private golf club, which is owned by Dawson Development Company. Palmer and the property owners have worked with a group of architects and designers to create a new, contemporary clubhouse, scheduled to open in early May. “We’re keeping our fingers crossed for a May 1 completion date,” Palmer said.

All told, construction and renovation will cost more than $1 million, Palmer said. The fire was so extensive that furnishings, TVs and even silverware had to be replaced. Although the club’s golf carts were not destroyed, they had be cleaned and scrubbed because of smoke damage. Part of the roof was missing, so snow delayed construction this winter.

Becky Augustin, a member of Old Oakland Golf Club and an independent design consultant, offered her services to help reinvigorate a clubhouse that was outdated and in desperate need of a facelift.

“Old Oakland, to my husband and I, has always been a fixture in our lives,” she said. “So when this came up, I said, ‘I’ll be happy to volunteer for this.’”

She said the old building previously “looked old and tired.”

First thing on the agenda: making the ceilings flat and introducing bulkheads for lighting and accent. The team updated colors to a neutral palette with variations of a warm gray. The flooring consists of attractive carpeting and tile. Furniture will be more contemporary, with dining room chairs and tables resembling light laminate with a slight pattern.

The club’s dining room will have a “sophisticated look,” Augustin said, with two large chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, creating a warm, natural atmosphere.

The patio—always a popular summer hangout spot—will have a “brick paver” texture so patrons will not slip.

The pro shop, dining room and other parts of the clubhouse will have floor-to-ceiling windows with clear views of the course. Another upgrade is an open kitchen.

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Lyle Palmer, general manager and head golf pro at Old Oakland Golf Club, hopes to reopen the clubhouse on May 1 after a fire last summer that caused $1 million in damages. (Right) The clubhouse has a “wow” factor with all new updates and furnishings.

The social area will include a 26-foot curved wooden bar, complemented by slate tile on the back wall, new TVs, lighted shelving and hanging pendant lighting.

“The bar is going to the ‘wow’ factor— everyone will be shocked,” Augustin said.

The new building, with its redesign and

updated look, is the “silver lining” following last year’s fire, according to Augustin.

“The fire was horrible, but it drew the club close together, and the owners have been really receptive to having this do-over and doing it right,” she said. “This will be like having a brand new building.”

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KIWANIS CLUB OF GEIST

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The year was 1940, one year after the establishment of the Kiwanis International Foundation. A man named Walter Zeller donated 25 silver dollars to the foundation in order to inspire his fellow Kiwanians to build on that donation. That is exactly what happened! An auction turned that first contribution into $625.

Fast forward to 2014: The Kiwanis Club of Geist meets at 8 a.m. on the second and

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60,000 babies and a large number of women each year. To eliminate maternal/neonatal tetanus, more than 100 million mothers and their unborn babies must be immunized.

The Geist club is the first model club in the Eliminate Project, a project for which Kiwanis International and UNICEF are teaming up in an effort to eliminate maternal/neonatal tetanus. This terrible and deadly disease takes the lives of nearly

As a model club, the Kiwanis Club of Geist must raise $10,500 for the effort in five years. Club members decided their first donation should have some meaning behind it. Member Mike Smith and his wife Susan Rayl, both attorneys, came up with the

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Geist was set to make it first donation to Kiwanis International for the Eliminate Project.

Whether back in 1940 or today in 2014, 25 silver dollars will save many lives in many countries.

Ann Updegraff Spleth with Kiwanis International visited the Geist club at its April 10 meeting. She accepted the donation and told members more about the progress of the Eliminate Project.

For more information on this project, visit kiwanis.org and look under the “Programs” tab. To learn more about the Kiwanis Club of Geist, contact David Cox at davidgopcox@comcast.net.

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idea of donating silver dollars, and they had some to donate. Member Nicole Bryan with Ameriana Bank called her bank and confirmed instantly that Ameriana had enough silver dollars in its possession for someone to purchase that the gift could reach 25 silver dollars. In total, the gift will amount to close to $500. Mike and Susan purchased those, and the Kiwanis Club of

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He became his company’s vice president of real estate, but the promotion didn’t last long, because Wentico moved on to his new, long-lasting passion.

Wentico and Company has been serving a six-county area in central Indiana for 32 years. They provide a variety of services to clients, including carpet, allergen/air duct and floor cleaning; floor service and installation; mold, water and fire damage restoration; and power washing. “We do whatever you don’t want to do,” Wentico said. “There’s no job I can’t do.”

Recently, Wentico and Company did a small bathroom remodel. It grew into a kitchen update, floor installation and deck

If your floating floors do shift, the good news is that Wentico is around to do the maintenance. There’s a good chance that if you’ve had work done by Wentico and Company before, the crew member who did the work is still on staff. “I have a carpet [cleaning] guy who has been with me for 20 years,” Wentico said. “I’ll put him against anyone else in the business.”

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He and his staff moved throughout the house in the most efficient, effective way to allow the homeowners to live in the house during the remodel. They started downstairs and laid new flooring, painted all the rooms and installed custom-made kitchen cabinets, a fireplace mantel and bay window seat.

They moved on and remodeled all three bathrooms with new tubs, sinks and tile. All the rooms got new doors, and they even

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The homeowners were only out of their master bedroom for two days, and the crew cleaned up each night so the owners had as little disturbance as possible.

Listening to Wentico recount his remodeling projects proves that he has a passion for what he does, but he isn’t looking to sell the big job to every customer. If he can update quality-made cabinets with new fronts and hardware, he will. He stresses to his clients that care is more important than cost. That’s why he believes in what he does — cleaning your carpet regularly, vacuuming air ducts for a better air quality and treating your hardwood floors with respect. For more information, visit wenticoandcompany.com, or call Todd Wentico at 317-847-3201.

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Winning team: the Fall Creek Valley Bassmasters

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Morse and Geist reservoirs played host to the Indiana Bass Federation’s “Top 8” tournament the last weekend of April.

Eight fishermen from 11 teams fished from 7 a.m. until weigh-in at 3 p.m. to find the largest bass in Morse and Geist reservoirs.

“A lot of these guys are weekend anglers that are probably some of the best fishermen in the world,” said Todd Hollowell, a professional fisherman who hosts _Bass Dr._ on the World Fishing Network. (The show airs at 10:30 a.m. Fridays and 8:30 a.m. Saturdays.)

Fishermen launched their bass boats at sunrise and matched up in a boat with a member of an opposing team. After receiving final instructions from the tournament organizer, they set out at 7 a.m. sharp to catch up to five bass at least 14 inches in length.

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Anglers from 11 different teams line up with their bass to be weighed at Geist Reservoir

At 3 p.m., they convened at the marina ramp for weigh-in with the hope of catching the most total weight.

Tom Britt is the publisher and founder of atGeist.com and the Geist Community Newsletter which is celebrating its 10th year of publication. For story ideas, email Tom@atGeist.com.

Dan Wise, a Geist Marina employee and Top 8 tournament director, organized and was host to the 88 competitors. He is a member of the Fall Creek Valley Bassmasters, this year’s winning team.

“Our guys come from all walks of life,” he explained. “They love to compete and take fishing seriously.”

On the first day of the tournament, Shane Rees snagged a bass weighing 8.17 lbs. on Morse Reservoir.

“That’s the biggest bass I’ve ever seen out of Morse,” Wise said.

“It might be one of the biggest ever caught in Indiana.”

Rees ended up finishing in fifth place overall with 17.61 lbs. of fish.

On the final day at Geist, Craig Rogers caught a bass weighing 6.46 lbs., which catapulted him to fourth place overall in the standings with 18.26 lbs. of fish.

The overall winner was Josh McDermott of Fishers. He came in with 28.06 lbs., four pounds more than second-place finisher Jeff Wehner (24.05 lbs.).

“I just fished shallow all day and moved around to cover a lot of water,” McDermott said. “I love these conditions where I can stay along the shorelines and not have to go out into the open water.”

McDermott and nine others will go on to the Indiana state finals July 19–20 at Patoka Lake. If they keep winning, qualifiers progress all the way to the “World Series” of bass fishing: the Forrest Wood Cup, Aug. 14–17 in Columbia, South Carolina.

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NEW CHIROPRACTIC & WELLNESS CLINIC OPENS AT GEIST Doctors Korey Wiemold and Kathleen Powell are the new chiropractors in town. Their clinic, Pinnacle Chiropractic & Wellness, is set to accept new patients starting May 1, 2014. Located at 10126 Brooks School Road in Fishers, the office boasts modern equipment and design, with a comfortable, healing atmosphere.

According to Dr. Korey, “Our goal at Pinnacle Chiropractic is to establish a clinic in which we can create a relationship with our patients. We want to connect with their health concerns and let them feel comfortable and confident in the care they receive.

To do this, it is important that we cooperate with our clients’ current health care providers to come up with solutions that work for them.”

Pinnacle will be offering nutritional counseling, nutritional supplementation, family care and therapeutic exercises, which are important in stabilizing the spine, to supplement their chiropractic care. For more information, call 317-288-4514 or visit PinnacleAtGeist.com.

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The Mitfords are looking for talented brokers. If you would like to join RE/MAX Prestige Group has recently opened near the Geist RE/MAX Prestige, contact Paul at paulmitford@mitfordhomes.com or Marina next to Puccini’s. New owners, Paul and Wendy Mitford, call 317-945-7538. may be new to RE/MAX, but they already have an extensive history in real estate. For more than a decade, they have been running two successful real estate businesses by partnering their business management degrees with their personal passions.

Mitford Homes, Inc., their custom home building company, builds around 20 to 30 homes per year. Mitford Realty, Inc. serves as their property management company through which they lease residential housing and commercial office space, including the Mitford Office Suites at the Geist Marina Village.

“In today’s economy, the real estate market is looking up,” says Paul Mitford, co-owner of RE/MAX Prestige Group. “We had a record year and I saw the wave coming. I’ve always been a conservative person. I try to wait to minimize risk. Since we have our location and have seen a huge increase in sales, I feel the timing is right; the wave is here.” Capitalizing on this economic peak, the Mitfords have also begun building a spec home on Geist, in Cambridge, close to the dream home.

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Local Aims for Cadillac of Pizza Cutting Writer / Nathan Lamb

In the world of pizza cutting implements, local entrepreneur Tom Faludy has a new product he’s billing as a cut above the rest.

It’s called the Big Ass Pizza Cutter, and Faludy said it’s about kicking pizza parties up a notch.

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“Pizza is not really a solitary food,” he said. “It’s a shared food, so there’s a social context to it, and within that social context, this thing becomes a focal point and catalyst for conversation, fun and sharing.”

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Crafted stateside from stainless steel, the cutter sports a 22-inch tang-style blade, weighing in at roughly 2 pounds. It also features hickory handles and optional engraving on the blade.

“Goulash kind of confers a Hungarian connotation,” he said.

“Everybody who has tasted it has loved it.”

Having worked much of the past year to develop the idea, Faludy said the idea was to combine the industrial-style cutters from pizzerias with an “Old World” customized feel. He said it’s also designed for easy storage alongside baking pans.

The tool evolved through 11 different prototypes, refining functionally, looks and performance, before Faludy launched a website to market the cutter in early February. He’s optimistic it’ll become a popular gift for guys who already have everything.

“I think guys are pretty hard to buy for,” he said. “They already have a shirt and tie and most of the things people think to get for them; I thought this would be a great gift.”

Faludy, 67, has lived near Geist Reservoir for roughly 18 months, since retiring from an executive position with Berkshire Hathaway.

He remains active as a business consultant, saying he still works on the board of directors for three domestic companies and one in Australia.

That business background includes manufacturing, and Faludy said that played a role in the development of the pizza cutter.

Specifically, he said this project was also about finding a way to bring manufacturing back to Indiana.

“This is a genuine American-made product with 100 percent American-made components, made by Americans in Middlebury, Ind.,” he said. “I think it reflects a mark of craftsmanship.”

Originally from Hungary, Faludy came to the United States as a refugee at age 10. He discovered pizza four years later at a YMCA

Faludy said the current plan is to market the cutter exclusively through the website, saying that fits with the customized business model. Looking ahead, he anticipates launching a new line of industrial-sized “Big Ass” barbecue implements this spring.

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SEASONAL BREW REVIEW - with Hans & Joe In the past five years, we’ve seen an explosion of craft beer in the state of Indiana. Although iconic brands such as Budweiser have lost market share to “upstarts” such as 3 Floyds, Sun King and Upland (the three largest producers of craft beer in Indiana), about 95 percent of beer sold in the state is not made in Indiana. Nevertheless, the amount and quality of Indiana beer is at an all-time high, and the growth rate shows no sign of abatement. In this month’s article, instead of looking as specific seasonal brews, we’ll take a closer look at a few local breweries that are doing a particularly fine job of brewing beer.

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3 FLOYDS

3 Floyds is the largest and best-known brewery in Indiana. In fact, and with no hyperbole, 3 Floyds is world-famous when it comes to craft beer. The brewery is noted for its use of hops. Sometimes I feel as though I could identify 3 Floyds beer based on smell alone, such is the brewery’s mastery of hops. Dreadnaught, which is a Double IPA, has been consistently rated as one of the finest of its kind for many years, and the recent addition of Zombie Dust has only solidified 3 Floyds’ position atop the pantheon of producers of hoppy beers. For any beer drinkers who think that wheat beers are a waste of time, Gumballhead is an explosion of hop flavor with relatively little bitterness.

Most of 3 Floyds’ production comes in the form of Alpha King, Robert the Bruce and Gumballhead, but it is the Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout that puts this brewery on the world map. The beer is only available for purchase in bottles one day out of the year, and you have to go to the brewery to buy it. These days you even have to buy a ticket ahead of time to enter the property on Dark Lord Day (April 26 this year), as it has come to be known. I have been to this event in years past when it was much smaller—say between 500 and 1,500 people. These days, attendance can reach well over 5,000.

SUN KING

Although Sun King brewed its first batch of beer in 2009, the brewery has enjoyed a meteoric rise and is now the second largest brewer in the state behind 3 Floyds (which has been around since 1996). Along with its production of great beer, Sun King’s success can be equally attributed to its use of social media. Sun King causes the average Joe (the kind of person who never cared much about beer as long as it was cold) to start considering not only where a beer is made but also its level of quality.

Sun King’s Sunlight Cream Ale is sure to satisfy the beer drinker who is looking for a BMC-like flavor profile but different, and the Osiris Pale Ale will quench the thirst of hopheads. Along with the aforementioned beers, Sun King’s year-round offerings include Wee Mac Scottish Ale and an IPA that changes with the seasons. The brewery produces many other beers on a rotating basis. One of the finest and best known of these is Grapefruit Jungle, a massive IPA that will be released sometime in the mid- to late summer.

BIER BREWERY

Bier Brewery first opened in November 2010. Unlike a few other recently opened Indiana breweries, the consistency of Bier Brewery’s products hasn’t wavered since day one, and while the quality has always been high, it is still getting better with every batch. Bier is one of the state’s smallest breweries, but every ounce of beer made is turned over within approximately two weeks. This high turnover ensures that if you are drinking beer from Bier, generally speaking, you are drinking some of the freshest beer available anywhere.

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Not every Bier product is available all of the time. Instead, beers are released on a somewhat seasonal and sometimes arbitrary basis. It’s kind of like a restaurant with a menu that changes every day. And whereas many breweries are best known for a handful of particular beers, Bier makes such a wide variety of extremely high-quality beers that it is difficult to focus on any two or three in particular as head and shoulders above the rest. However, if I could have only three of Bier’s offerings, I would suggest DFG Imperial IPA; Dred Brown, which is a Brown Porter; and any Saison currently available.

BLOOMINGTON BREWING CO.

BBC, or Bloomington Brewing Co., is known to some as “the other Bloomington brewery” and is unknown to many, but BBC is a favorite of mine. The Ruby Bloom Amber Ale is a smooth and malty amber ale with no hop bitterness. The Rooftop IPA is a perfectly balanced IPA, and BBC’s periodic releases of single hop pale ales are truly not to be missed! As a bartender who sees the dates on the kegs here at Patrick’s Kitchen, I can say that BBC (along with Bier Brewery and Sun King) is consistently some of the freshest draft beer around.

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UPLAND

Upland has been one of my favorite breweries for seven or eight years now. I’m one of those craft beer drinkers who eschews most wheat beers, but Upland Wheat Ale is one of the few for which I would willingly pay. It is refreshing, great with seafood and shellfish in particular, and often served with an orange (I strongly advise against this, by the way).

Upland has really differentiated itself from every other brewery in the state with its sour program. That’s right, I’m talking about sour beer. The brewery makes several fruited Lambics as well as a Flanders Red Ale called Gilgamesh, all of which must be reserved online via a lottery system.

These sours are released on a rotating but somewhat regular basis, and it is these sour beers that have put Upland in the national spotlight of craft beer. The brewery recently launched a session IPA called Campside, which is perfect for those hopheads seeking to avoid the sometimes-crushing alcohol content of most IPAs. Consumer warning: Although approximately 99.9 percent of all beer should be consumed while fresh, it is particularly important to drink a beer like Campside IPA as soon as possible—within a month-and-a-half of its bottling date. And hooray for Upland for putting bottling dates on its products!

TAXMAN BREWING CO.

Everyone hold on to your wallets: The Taxman Brewing Co. has come to Bargersville! Taxman focuses on Belgian styles, but I’m sure that there will be a bit of meandering from the plan. The brewery offers five beers in its everyday lineup and will produce other beers as time and space allow. Both the Standard, which is a Belgian blonde ale, and the Exemption, which is a Belgian Triple, are great beers, and I look forward to tasting the Qualified, which is a Belgian Quadrupel. The Taxman tasting room and restaurant will open in July.

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Hockey is a rough sport — full of bumps and bruises — all in the name of getting the puck into the goal. That doesn’t mean that players are without heart, though. Just ask Nick Mpistolarides.

Mpistolarides is the 2014 recipient of the Indiana State High School Hockey Association’s prestigious Robert Gillikin Award and his school’s first nominee for the Hobey Baker High School Character Award since 1991. The 18-year-old senior earned the statewide awards for his positive mental attitude and leadership abilities, both on and off the ice.

junior year, even though he was off the ice. According to his father, Paul, Mpistolarides suffered a torn ACL injury while playing lacrosse as a sophomore. As a result, he was unable to play his junior year as he recovered.

“My coach told me that I needed to step up and help make the team the best it could be,” Mpistolarides said.

His leadership philosophy is simple. Mpistolarides is dedicated to making himself the best he can be and encouraging others to be their best as well. And though he applies this philosophy on the ice and in the locker room, he also takes it with him everywhere he goes. Mpistolarides helped launch the Best Buddies mentoring Though the hockey community is proud of Mpistolarides for his program at Bishop Chatard and regularly coaches a Special accomplishments, he remains humble. In fact, he won’t even take all Olympics hockey team. He’s also a member of the National Honor the glory that comes with his own successes.

Society and made the ISHSHA’s academic all-state team.

“I definitely have to give credit to my teammates, coach, parents and “When it comes to helping others be their best, I’m never looking brother,” Mpistolarides said. “They have shown me what leadership to do the least; I’m always looking for ways I can do the most,” is and what it really means to be a leader.”

Mpistolarides said.

Mpistolarides said he was called to leadership by his coach his

Paul Mpistolarides is proud of everything his son has accomplished.

He coached his son’s hockey club before high school and has enjoyed watching his son grow as a player and a young man.

“Hockey is the one sport where freshmen can compete against seniors,” Paul Mpistolarides said. “One of my proudest moments was when Nick scored the winning goal at the state championship game as a freshman.”

Hockey is just one thing both Mpistolarides men have in common.

Paul Mpistolarides is the man behind Midwest Uplink, an Indianapolis-based telecommunications satellite company. And like his father, Nick also plans to enter the broadcasting industry by studying telecommunications at Indiana University Bloomington next year.

Nick Mpistolarides shows off his trophy and plaque for the Indiana State High School Hockey Association’s prestigious Robert Gillikin Award.

“I’ve shared some of my best experiences with my dad,” Mpistolarides said. “I’m looking forward to continuing.

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More than 2,500 years later, in addition to being a whole lot of fun, dragon boat racing The members of this dragon boat racing is used as physical therapy to strengthen team—a “floating support group”—are all the upper body, a particular need in women Indianapolis-area breast cancer survivors. treated for breast cancer.

Co-founded by registered nurse Lisa Heiden Peters and Kathy Martin Harrison “Most of us suffer from lymphedema, in 2007, the mission of this nonprofit swelling of the arm,” INSO president Genie organization (known as INSO) is to Barker said. “Up until five or so years ago, provide breast cancer survivors with a we were told not to lift anything heavier strong message of hope, inspiration and encouragement. Today, the group has about than 5 pounds and to be careful. But we’ve discovered and research has shown that the 60 active members and two dragon boats. movement, rotation and exercise with dragon One of the nation’s fastest-growing team boating actually help with the lymphedema. sports, dragon boat racing puts 20 paddlers Not only that, but we found we were getting (10 on each side) in a long, dragon-shaped healthier, and in some cases, in better shape boat. A drummer beats in sync with the than even before we had cancer.” paddlers, motivating the team to the finish line, while a steersperson stands in the stern The Indy SurviveOars’ paddling season runs to guide the boat. The sport has its origins from April to October, with three or four in an ancient Chinese legend: A man named races during the summer. They’ve raced Qu Yuan is exiled from his homeland and as far south as Florida and as far north as commits suicide in the Miluo River in Canada, plus competed in Kentucky, Iowa protest against the corruption of his era. To and Indiana. The team will race July 26 in the save him, local fishermen take their boats Chicago International Dragon Boat Festival.

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The team practices two evenings a week and Saturday mornings at Geist Reservoir during the season and attend Rowbics classes at Lawrence North High School during the off-season.

In October, the SurviveOars will travel to Sarasota, Fla., for the International Breast Cancer Dragon Boat Festival, and in November, the group has its annual Pink Paddle Party to raise funds for race entry fees and travel, training, equipment, insurance and education expenses.

All Indy-area breast cancer survivors are welcome to join the team—and the team always needs volunteers, sponsors and donations.

“As breast cancer survivors, we all have different but similar stories,” Barker said.

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The life cycle of most plants is to bloom and wilt, but Forever Floral specializes in foliage that’s evergreen and never even needs a drink of water.

Founded by Geist resident Rhonda Rolfsen in 2003, Forever Floral is a cottage industry that specializes in custom-designed silk plants for home and business spaces.

“People generally call me and say they have a spot in their house where they need something,” Rolfsen said. “I’ll go to their home and take a look, and we’ll come up with a plan for what would look good in that space and go from there.”

Rolfsen said her niche is high-quality silk flowers and plants that look like the real thing.

She said her handiwork is popular with those who don’t have the time or the inclination to deal with live plants. Common orders include table centerpieces, greenery for cabinets and shelves, and bathroom arrangements.

Rhonda Rolfsen, a long-time Admirals Bay resident, creates custom designed silk plant arrangements for home or office.

“Anywhere somebody would have need for a plant or a floral, that’s what I do,” she said.

Most orders take two or three weeks to fill, and Rolfsen said turnaround can be quicker if she already has the necessary materials on hand.

Rolfsen has crafted silk plants for nearly 30 years, beginning as a hobby while she was a stay-at-home mom. As her children went though school, she’d donate arrangements for fundraisers. This drew a lot of interest and positive word-of-mouth. Rolfsen then moved to selling arrangements on consignment before building a home studio to launch Forever Floral in 2003.

“It just sort of evolved, and I found that I enjoyed it,” she said. “I love flowers and plants— they add a lot of warmth and character to a space, and it’s something I love doing.”

Rolfsen said she’s planning an open house in early May in anticipation of Mother’s Day. Spring is typically one of her busiest seasons.

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LIVING LIFE WITH A VENGEANCE

“My motto is to live life with a vengeance,” says Marks, who has adapted this philosophy over the years. “We should create unique experiences every day because you never know if you will have tomorrow.

I look back at the time I spent with my parents. They were my best friends. I have no regrets.”

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fter receiving nominations for many wonderful mothers in our community, we gave our readers the difficult task of choosing only one winner. The new 2014 Geist Mom of the Year is Julie Marks, who intentionally enjoys making the most of every day. She finds a reason to celebrate life not only for her two children, Seth (11) and Brooke (9), but for anyone she knows.

By using the Wacky Holiday Calendar, she carefully orchestrates nationally recognized moments like Teddy Bear Day, Movie Day and Ice Cream Sandwich Day. A rainy day might inspire an inside picnic or scavenger hunt.

Julie, with long, wavy red hair framing her genuine smile, greeted me at her beautiful home. She guided me to the kitchen, where I met her daughter Brooke, who was busy coloring Easter eggs with two neighbor friends. Suddenly, I realized there is never a dull moment in the presence of Julie Marks.

Why does she choose to live life to its fullest? “Actually, what drives me are two major events that happened in my life within months of each other: a near fatal car accident and the loss of my mom,” says Marks. In April 1996, Marks was the passenger in a car struck head-on by a dump truck, leaving her unable to work for a year.

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rehabilitation, her mother was diagnosed with a rare terminal cancer.

Marks attributes many of her life lessons to her mom, who was so positive and well-liked by others. “My mom was a tremendous role model, not only as a mother and a humanitarian but as a career woman as well.” Unfortunately, in November 1996, her mother lost her battle with cancer. The viewing had to be extended to two days because there were so many people who wanted to attend, including a couple who came all the way from Japan to pay tribute to her mother.

Losing her mom strengthened her already close relationship to her dad. Marks recalls, “I focused on making his dreams come true.

We went to Broadway shows and made each day special. We even traveled together on cruises to Europe and the Panama Canal.”

In 2002, Marks became a mother, which reinforced her determination to cherish every moment. She recalls, “I took both of my children to get their pictures made every week for the first three years of their lives.”

She is saddened that her children never knew their “Grandma Jewell” but thankful for the few short years they had with their “Papa” until he passed away in 2009 after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

As we talk in her living room, Marks points to the framed photos sitting on her bookshelves. She shows me a picture of her wearing a helmet when she attended the Chicagoland Speedway NASCAR racing school experience in 2012. She laughs as she says, “I got my speed up to 140 mph and I was in Kevin Harvick’s race car.” She then points to the photo of her when she participated in a flying trapeze school in Chicago, where she learned trapeze stunts and acrobatics.

In talking with me she shares how death has always surrounded her. She lost her first friend to cancer at age eight. Car accidents have claimed two of her friends, one in high school and another in college, and she has lost many loved ones in adulthood.

She believes these experiences have helped shape her viewpoints about savoring life’s moments.

“Julie chooses to live life intentionally,” says good friend and neighbor Jen Searcy, who nominated Marks for this honor. “She’s the cruise director for our neighborhood.

She puts a lot of effort into hosting fun events and goes out of her way to make sure everyone is included. Her home is a kidmagnet. I call her my children’s ‘fun mom.’

They call her ‘Aunt Julie’ because she is like family.”

Marks, a single mom, firmly believes the first 30 minutes of when your children get home from school are the most important.

“This is when your kids will tell you what happened at school.” Marks grew up playing volleyball, basketball and softball. Her mom never missed one of her games. Being there for her kids has always been her number

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HERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN ARE SAYING ABOUT MARKS: SOPHIE BLACKWELL (11) “I like how she had Teddy Bear Day. We all brought our teddy bears to her home and played with them. We also had cookies and cupcakes and got to go swimming.”

CLAIRE BLACKWELL (11) “I like how she has sleepovers, fashion shows and how we get to make up dances and go swimming. She makes you always have a smile on your face and you don’t want to leave.”

one priority. Like her own mother, she has balanced home life and a demanding career as vice president of a Fortune 500 company for nearly 20 years and now as president and partner in her company, Beyond Payroll. Her beliefs, which are unconventional in corporate America, have become widely valued as she has demonstrated exceptional leadership to her employees. Her philosophy states, “No recital or kids’ activities will be missed on my watch,” and she encourages her associates to leave work and be present for these invaluable moments.

MADISON SCHAUS (10) “She taught me how to ride a bike in the last two days. She is very fun, always has lots of holidays and is very creative.”

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and Alaska, and then worked toward the center. He says, “The actual wallpapering process is a huge challenge because all the paper state maps come in different scales, so Rhode Island may be the same size as Texas.” Although the total garage wall area was covered, he needed to fill in a lot by adding city maps and even some Canadian provinces that they have visited.

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“I covered the walls with maps because the yellowing of drywall in garages drives me crazy, but also the maps remind me of places we have lived and visited during our 32 years of marriage,” says Kevin, who lives with Christine in Emerald Springs off Olio Road. “Our kids were born in three different states: Arizona, Oklahoma and Kansas.

We’re originally from Michigan, but we’ve lived in Fishers/Geist since 1993 and our kids attended HSE schools. Indiana feels like home now.”

“When I come out to the garage, I see our daughter, Amanda (29), in Philadelphia; I see our son, John (27), in Minneapolis and our other son, McCabe (25), in Indianapolis,” says Wagner, who also painted the garage ceiling blue and had a blue epoxy floor installed. “These maps give our garage so much color and life.”

These empty nesters continue to splurge and buy things they wouldn’t have done when their children were at home. Wagner says, “We are buying and doing things more impractically now since we don’t have to always think of the kids first. My garage is just one part of this transformation.”

After his wife taught him how to wallpaper, Wagner started on one wall of the garage with Maine and the East Coast. On the opposite wall, he began with Hawaii

The inspiration originated in Michigan where Wagner grew up. He visited his buddy whose dad had the cleanest and most organized garage he had ever seen. Wagner admired how he kept everything in cabinets.

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“I like a clean garage because I like working on cars and lying on the floor,” says Wagner who worked at Ford Motor Company for 10 years. “I’m not a mechanic, but my kids have always brought their friends to our garage for oil changes and brake jobs.”

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The Johnsons approached Flat12 about coming up with a beer geared toward runners “that people who exercise would like to drink after they run,” Ashley said.

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“When we first moved here in 2000, there wasn’t a lot of craft beer in Indianapolis,” said Andrea, who is thrilled that craft beers have gradually taken hold in the area. “We have this BlueMile [running] series in the summertime, and we started coming to Flat12 [afterward]. Runners and walkers and fitness enthusiasts tend to be very active, outgoing and like to try new things. .. . . So they were joining us at the different breweries, and we thought that we should have a beer for Blue Mile.

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then they’ll all go out together,” he said. His goal is to get Brew Mile into all the pubs and restaurants these runners already head to.

“They’ve got a sleek truck. They’ve got cool stores where everything feels like it’s very well thought out,” said Flat12’s vice president of marketing, Bob Weaver. Flat12 has been in the area for three years, and the owners were happy to connect with an established business like Blue Mile.

“Even people that aren’t runners [will like it]. It’s a great beer,” Ramsey said.

Once the team came up with the name for the beer and the idea for Bob Weaver, VP of Marketing for Flat 12 Bierwerks, led the taste the label, they started thinking testing with runners to find just the right taste. Watch a video interview about what the bottle would look like. about the new beer at TownePost.com.

“Then we started doing some canning with our Half Cycle IPA, and that’s when we started thinking about runners and the scenarios about where they’re enjoying their beer — whether it’s the finishers’ tent or on vacation or on the beach somewhere or just home. Maybe a can would be preferable?”

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“It took a while for us to get there, but when we got there, it was like, That’s it!” Weaver said, punctuating his comment with a clap.

Brew Mile, “the official beer of the finishers’ tent,” is available on draft right now and will be available in cans this summer. Ask for it around town, or check it out at Flat12 Bierwerk’s taproom at 414 N. Dorman St. Thursdays through Sundays.

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The bright blossoms of spring and early summer are a welcome sight this time of year. Their brilliant colors and sweet fragrances are a sure sign that warmer weather is to come. And according to Julie Hollis of Julie’s Flowers of Geist, it’s easy to decorate your home and yard with the fresh spring blossoms you might find in your garden, at the farmers’ market or even at your local supermarket.

Not only is it easy to brighten up your life with flowers, it’s essential.

“After this winter, we need it! Flowers are an inexpensive and simple way to add a burst of color to what might otherwise seem gray or dreary,” Hollis said.

Flower arranging is an art, but that doesn’t mean you should be intimidated by it. Here are four tips from Hollis that amateur florists can use to create beautiful displays of spring and summer color with local finds.

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Spring is a florist’s favorite time of year. For Hollis, that means using lots of seasonal flowers, many of which you might find growing in your yard or along the Fall Creek Trail.

“Use what’s available at the time to always have access to the freshest flowers,” Hollis said.

Right now, that means tulips, lilacs, daffodils and more. Hollis’ favorite flower, ranunculus, will appear later in the season.

Hollis also suggests supplementing what’s growing in your yard with finds from the supermarket or florist shop to create a full, well-rounded arrangement.

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Though Julie’s Flowers has been in business for the past 16 years, Hollis is always finding new sources of inspiration when it comes to putting together arrangements.

She encourages you to look around for inspiration, especially in your yard.

“You can use so many things in floral arrangements,” Hollis said. “Try incorporating twigs, vines and wildflowers.

Or consider adding spring branches and blooms. Dogwood, crabapple, sassafras and redbud all make beautiful additions to arrangements.”

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Hollis is passionate about flowers and design.

For her, that means incorporating both color and texture into her arrangements.

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She also encourages DIYers to get creative when choosing a vessel for their container gardens. As long as something can drain, it can be used for a garden. Right now, Hollis is honing a natural style with a vintage throwback look. Think about your personal style when choosing a container for the garden, and just go with it.

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One-time England native and current Lilly scientist Craig Kemp plays the Fonda role.

“I feel very emotional about playing his part,” Kemp said. “Here is a person who was standing alone and confronting people who disagreed with him. I wish I could be that way as a person.”

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It should be noted that there will be no mystical appearances by fabled screen actors Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Klugman, E.G. Marshall and other cast members who appeared in the landmark 1957 movie of 12 Angry Men. They are now performing in the big theatre in the sky.

Nonetheless, though, the riveting drama that focuses on the deliberations of the 12-person jury during a homicide trial figures to be one of the most powerful and, potentially, most memorable plays to appear on the stage in the 63-year history of Mud Creek Theater (9740 East 86th).

performance on CBS Studio One (1954) and the subsequent movie directed by Sidney Lumet three years later.

Perhaps the most notable alteration is the title: 12 Angry Jurors. Mud Creek officials chose to purchase the play that features both sexes on the juror. The award-winning movie featured 12 white male actors.

Williams’ enlists eight female and four male jurors.

“It is an interesting challenge to have the men and women work together,” she noted. “The story is not just from the male perspective.”

And, of course, the Mud Creek version isn’t in black and white as were many film productions in the 1950s. Instead, this adaptation avoids a particular time frame “If we didn’t have the excellent cast of actors, and doesn’t unveil the race, ethnic or gender I would be concerned,” she assessed. “It is so of the defendant charged with murdering important to have the right people. They have his/her father. to fit together and I believe they do.”

But one similarity is the purposely and In the seven shows that run from May 2-17, witting strategy displayed by Juror No. 8 there are only slight variances from the first (as with its theatre and film predecessors, Undaunted by the challenge is director Michelle Moore.

Kemp, who is aggressively converting his English accent to a non-stereotype American dialect, is not the only Mud Creek actor moved by the potential process of the legal system.

“There may be prejudices involved sometimes, but due process takes over,” assessed Juror No. 3 Anne Phelan, who plays one of the most opinionated characters in demanding a guilty decision. “I get goose bumps thinking about how the system worked here.”

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“We don’t think this will be a life-changing event, but we hope people will not forget the story.”

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SPRING FLING!

EXPERTS ADVISE HOW TO JUMP-START YOUR CONTAINER GARDEN Writer / Cheryl Meyer Photographer / Carly Lyon

Tired of winter? Need some color, some life, some sense of spring?

Greenhouse experts have offered these tips to transforming a patio or balcony into a welcoming and pretty environment as the weather warms.

Don’t fret! Until the spring thaw begins, you GET YOUR POTS READY can brighten your patio or balcony today with There are different schools of thought here, but in general dirt from last year’s plants containers of fun-filled flowers and plants. can be reused as long as it’s not muddy or in bad shape.

Called container gardening, potting plants in everything from buckets to clay pots may “You do not need to replace the dirt,” Beck seem simple, but there is an art to planting, said. Because containers need to be fertilized maintaining and — if a person is up to it — adding some decorative flair to outdoor areas. regularly as nutrients are continually depleted, it is not necessary to throw out dirt to buy new, freshly fertilized soil.

“The secret to containers is simply attention,” said Rita Beck, co-owner with Whitney Klein, garden center manager at her husband of Rita’s Backyard, a garden center, gift shop and tearoom in Fishers, Ind. Geist Nursery, also in Fishers, believes in using fresh potting mix at least every two

years. “If it is getting pretty old and crusty, it is time to change it,” she said.

Both Klein and Beck suggest buying a good planting medium — lighter-weight soil that doesn’t clump and turn into mud when watered.

If you need to buy new pots, buy what you prefer: plastic, ceramic, clay or composite material. As long as the pots have sufficient drainage, plants will grow in just about any kind of container. So there is no need to throw out your back moving a fancy ceramic pot.

BUY COOL-WEATHER FLOWERS OR PLANTS IF YOU WANT TO PLANT NOW If you are eager to plant today, before summer sets in, consider buying pansies

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or snapdragons, accented with cabbage and kale, which come in nice purple hues. These plants can withstand cooler temperatures.

Your pots can also be accented with branches cut from early-spring-blooming shrubs, such as dogwoods and forsythias, which will add a touch of green, Beck said. This will be a shortterm color boost, and they can be replaced with annuals after Mother’s Day.

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Annuals hold up to the heat and are fabulous if maintained, but cannot be planted until about early May, when the temperatures rise.

Annuals bloom all season long and can be colorful and cheery. Geraniums are the most common, but there are numerous others, including marigolds, zinnias, sweet peas, sunflowers and pink cosmos. “Almost all of the annuals should do well in containers,” Beck said.

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HAVE FUN & BE CREATIVE

Bored with your brown clay pots? Don’t like the look of plastic? Try planting in paint cans, old boots, Easter baskets or colored pails. (Remember that drainage holes are important and these plants require the same amount of sunlight.) Mix and match plants, flowers, vegetables and herbs. Throw

in a tomato plant with basil and marigolds, flowers with greenery, blues with reds. Try different combinations to add splashes of color and creativity.

“My advice is to roll with it,” Klein said.

“The sky is the limit with container gardening.”

MAINTAIN YOUR CONTAINER GARDEN

Maintenance comes in three forms: watering, fertilizing and “deadheading,” or snipping off dead or dying buds. “The more deadheading is done, the more lush the plants will be,” Beck said.

Water is also a lifeblood for flowers and plants, especially as the weather gets warmer. The amount of water depends on the weather (rain versus sun, obviously), the temperatures, and the amount of sun your flowers and plants are getting daily. “Plants will tell you, ‘I’m thirsty. I’m looking a little sad here,’” Klein said. She recommended soaking the plants every couple of days, depending on the weather.

Klein also recommended adding fertilizer to the water or plants at least once a week.

Flowers can also be given a little fertilizer every other day, but be careful not to overfertilize, since it can burn the plants, she said.

GARDEN ACCORDING TO YOUR STYLE AND TIME COMMITMENT

If you can devote time to maintaining an elaborate garden, then you can plant more containers. But if you have only limited time, it’s best not to overdo it. Plants are living, breathing things and need attention.

So try to get a plan in place before buying too much or too little at your local greenhouse.

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FEATHER COVE AUTHOR SELLS A SOUTHERN STORY Writer / Laura Isaacs

Hanania recently won the Christian Writers Award for Best Fiction for the novel. According to the publisher’s description, the book is “the story of a marriage, of silver dollars, a stolen home and a runaway baby.”

Jake and Marina, the novel’s main characters, struggle throughout the years as they raise a family in a world where the years are defined by the size of the crop and the number of times the levee breaks. And despite the hardships experienced by the book’s characters, “The Sharecroppers” is an inspiring tale.

“Sharecroppers had a lot of dignity, and in spite of what most of us would think of as horrendous circumstances, they chose to have a good life. Sharecroppers like my great-grandparents never felt sorry for themselves,” Hanania said. “I can remember hearing relatives say, ‘We are not poor. We may not have any money, but we are not poor!’ There’s a lot of wisdom in choosing to live like that.”

Everyone’s family has a story. However, what makes Denisa Nickell Hanania’s family story special is that she decided to share it.

Her latest book, “The Sharecroppers,” is a stunning piece of historical fiction inspired by events experienced by her greatgrandparents while working in the cotton fields along the Arkansas banks of the mighty Mississippi River nearly a century ago.

“Having a story to tell is like being given a gift that needs sharing,” Hanania said. “The story almost presents itself, and the author’s job is to put it down on paper clearly so others can see it too. ‘The Sharecroppers’ was a story I needed to tell — both for the sake of other people and for myself.”

Hanania’s family has since come a long way. Though she now resides “in a noisy house on a quiet street” in Feather Cove, the Purdue University graduate has remained true to her humble roots.

Hanania said that it took her “a while to get my head around the idea” of winning the Christian Writers Award.

“I knew the characters would impact readers if I could stay out of their way. My job is to provide a forum for characters to tell their story, to give them center stage,” she said. “Just a few days ago a teacher came up to me and said she was pulling out portions of the book to illustrate great writing to her students. That’s amazing, but it’s also intimidating.”

“The Sharecroppers” is available in local bookstores and via the author’s website at DenisaHanania.com. Amazon and Barnes and Noble both sell hardback and paper copies in addition to downloadable versions for the Kindle and Nook.

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RUNNING FOR ANTHONY LOCAL ATHLETE STRIVES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR 3-YEAR-OLD BOY Writer / Cheryl Meyer

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Stacey Draper, a 25-year-old pediatric nurse from Avon, runs for Anthony.

Draper is a member of the group “I Run 4” (often known as “I Run 4 Michael”), a global nonprofit organization that pairs ablebodied runners with children or adults with special needs. The organization has nearly 10,000 members in more than 24 countries, according to its website. Draper, who has been a runner since high school, first heard of the group from the mother of one of her patients. Draper quickly got put on a wait list to be paired with a “buddy,” and she and Anthony Hutchens connected in October, shortly before Draper’s first full marathon.

“This is a mutual encouragement system, and we cheer each other on in our endeavors,” Draper said.

Anthony Hutchens, 3, of Tracy, Calif., has spastic cerebral palsy. Stacey Draper will run for Anthony in the Geist Half Marathon.

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Three-year-old Anthony, of Tracy, Calif., has spastic cerebral palsy, a rare movement disorder where he has muscle spasms without warning. He also cannot eat table food as his body cannot absorb it, so he has been using a feeding tube since November.

Anthony has seizures and is currently taking three different kinds of seizure medications, said his mom, Kelly Hutchens.

She also has small beads on her running shoes with Anthony’s name.

“The doctor said that Anthony will learn to walk, but he’ll always have a walker,” Hutchens said. “Right now he has a wheelchair.”

Draper also has sent race medals, T-shirts and other gifts to Anthony and his sisters, who are 4 and 8 years old.

Hutchens also joined “I Run 4” so that someone could think of Anthony and run for him and provide inspiration.

The match-up with Draper has been a blessing to the Hutchens family. Draper connects with Anthony almost daily via text messages, or via Facebook — or via old-fashioned mail. When Draper ran in the Indianapolis Marathon in October, her shirt said, “I run for Anthony.”

Draper frequently takes photos whether she’s at a race or on the treadmill. She’ll send them to Anthony or post them on Facebook. Kelly Hutchens sends her photos of Anthony riding the school bus or playing with his sisters.

Since the two buddies were paired, Draper has run one full marathon, and numerous smaller races. She will run the Geist Half Marathon in May. “Basically Anthony runs the races with me,” Draper said. “You need that encouragement if you are having a hard time, if your legs hurt and your lungs hurt and everything hurts. While not the same [as what Anthony is going through], running is incredibly difficult, but we both have to be strong and push out to the finish line.”

“We get excited when she sends a package, and we’ll tell Anthony, ‘This is from Stacey,’” Hutchens said.

The buddies have not met in person yet due to geography, but the Hutchens family hopes to meet Draper one day, and vice versa.

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SOME MEMBER PROFILES

A DIFFERENT KIND OF COUNTRY CLUB Writer / Neil Lucas

At nearly every country club, you hear members complaining incessantly about slow play. But not at The Club at Putnam Park.

That’s because some of its members are wheeling around at speeds approaching 140 mph. Not in golf carts, though. This is a motorsports country club.

DR. MATT PRIDDY of Carmel is a local

physician who started running his Porsche Boxster Spyder at Putnam Park as a member of the local Porsche Club. His car is pretty much a stock Spyder. In fact, the day I met Priddy, he had driven his Spyder to the office. He decided to become a member of The Club at Putnam Park after he found himself wanting more track time and greater convenience than he was able to get as a member of the Porsche Club. Dr. Priddy liked the idea of having a countryclub atmosphere and camaraderie at a place where he felt safe putting his Porsche through its paces.

While it’s in rural Putnam County, you won’t find a dirt track, demolition derbies, Dale Jr. T-shirts or confederate flags. The club is built around Putnam Park, a world-class racetrack located only 50 minutes southwest of Indianapolis. In addition to access to a worldclass track, members of The Club also get to relax in a clubhouse equal to those offered by the finest golf clubs in Indianapolis.

Putnam Park is a 1.8-mile asphalt track made up of 10 turns with a half-mile straightaway where members’ cars can reach speeds in excess of 140 mph. (I can attest to this!) The track was specifically designed with safety in mind, because it is, for the most part, surrounded by flat, grass fields with very few opportunities to make contact with any obstacles. If you unexpectedly leave the track, you’ll end up speeding through a grassy field rather than hitting a wall. This makes for an ideal circuit for amateur drivers who enjoy an occasional adrenaline rush and want to test the limits of their cars and their driving abilities.

JUSTIN TYSDAL, another Carmel resident, was

first introduced to Putnam Park when he bought a Ducati motorcycle from a local dealer who would occasionally rent Putnam Park for customer days. He soon decided he wanted more time on the track, so he became a member of The Club. Tysdal still runs his motorcycle at Putnam Park and has added a modified BMW Z-3 to his stable. The day I was at the track, he was having a great father-and-son day as he and his 70-year-old dad were taking turns running his Z-3.

Putnam Park came to be in 1990, when Richard Diasio and son Chris Diasio, a Zionsville resident and current owner of the track, started looking for a location to build a private race track. They settled on Putnam County because of its proximity to Indianapolis and the fact that there were few zoning restrictions.

When completed in 1991, the track became — and remains today — a frequent practice facility for various world-class professional racing teams, including Indy 500 teams, Indy Lights teams and the current Audi Motorsports team. Last year, former F-1 and Indy 500 driver Rubens Barrichello practiced at Putnam Park in advance of the Grand-Am Rolex Series race at the IMS. The track also is a favorite venue for various local and regional sports car clubs and for corporate outings.

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, a Geist-area resident and his 81-year-old father, Dale, are both members of The Club at Putnam Park. Dale was a two-time national champion of the SCCA. Kurt has a new 911 Porsche Turbo but still drives at Putnam Park one of the special 944 Turbo race cars that his father raced as a member of the Porsche factory team.

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To more fully utilize this facility, Chris and his father got the idea of creating a unique motor-sports country club atmosphere built around the Putnam Park track. The Diasios spent in excess of $2 million to upgrade the facilities. The renovations included a new clubhouse and a new, fully functioning garage area (think gasoline alley at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway). The Club just started construction on an additional building that will provide 10 garages that members can rent year-round to store their cars and equipment.

The clubhouse includes a club room with a bar topped by exotic granite, numerous flat-screen TVs, and men’s and women’s locker rooms with travertine-walled showers and private restrooms (think Bridgewater Club or The Hawthorns).

Just like the finest golf or tennis country clubs, The Club at Putnam Park also offers its members high-level instruction from experienced professionals. Unlike golf clubs, though, Putnam Park’s professional instructors happen to be professional race-car drivers — and their services are included as part of the membership.

Putnam Park began offering memberships in 2011 and today has about 50 members made up of many people from central Indiana.

However, nearly half of the members live more than two and a half hours from the track.

The track is available to members 140 days of the year. Some members use the same cars they drive to the office in (think Porsche and BMWs instead of Ferrari or Lamborghini), while others bring out more exotic models. The common element for all members is the desire to continue to improve as drivers and to push their cars, irrespective of the type, to its limit.

A few days ago, club member Kurt Fazekas graciously invited me to ride shotgun with him on a few hot laps around the track in his 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo and his older Porsche 945 Turbo. The rides were exhilarating and eye-opening.

In the 911, we began from a standing start somewhere near the beginning of the half-mile straightaway. By the time Fazekas began braking for the first corner, we were doing north of 120 mph. I thought that was fast — until we had time to pick up some speed during the first lap, soon to sail down the straightaway at more than 140 mph! (I maintained a firm grip on the door handle during the entire time.)

If you’re interested in driving fast or learning to drive fast in a safe environment and with the amenities of a true country club, take a look at The Club at Putnam Park. For membership information call Chris Diasio at 317-559-1500. Like most country clubs, The Club offers several different membership levels that Chris can discuss with you.

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eist resident Joe Crump and his sister, Kristina Wagner, have created a documentary exploring the WWII internment camps in the United States. What began with Wagner’s thesis from a recently earned history degree grew into a full-scale documentary. “I began my initial research online and came across an anonymous posting after a piece on Japanese internment. The posting simply read, ‘What about the Germans who were also interned?’” shares Wagner. Wagner had not heard of German or Italian internment, only of Japanese internment.

Upon completion of her thesis, Wagner shared it with her brother, Joe. “The historical significance and its relevance that still holds true today struck me as a worthwhile project and one of urgency since these internees are aging and dying,” says Crump. The film explores the little-known history of the U.S. internment camps from WWII through the voices of those who were detainees. One of these voices is that of Geist resident Anneliese “Lee” Krauter. Geist residents may be more aware of the German internment experience thanks to Krauter, who penned her memoir, “From the Heart’s Closet: A Young Girl’s World War II Story,” in 2005.

Wagner was connected to Krauter through a series of contacts while doing her research. “Anneliese’s story is a wonderful sensory perception of her life and reminds us that a widespread disregard of personal rights continues to be a part of our government’s timetable,” states Wagner.

Upon speaking with Krauter about her experience, and having read her book myself, her memory of the camp and ability to recall details and feelings from that time when she was only 7 years old is incredible. Krauter has architectural renderings of the layout of the Crystal City Internment Camp, located in Crystal City, Texas, where she and her family lived for seven months before being repatriated back to Germany in 1944. The camp was divided into German and Japanese internees quarters. While not segregated, the ethnic groups didn’t mingle much. Krauter vividly remembers most details from her seven months at the camp before being repatriated to Germany. Viewing her father’s FBI file, it’s amazing that he maintained such a love and loyalty to the United States after all he and his family endured.

The film gives a respectful nod to those who lost everything but their lives; most of them were American citizens. The U.S. even searched South America for Japanese and Germans, needing them for chattel in the prisoner exchange. In Peru alone, 2,000 Japanese were basically kidnapped and brought to the U.S. camps. The documentary covers lesser-known aspects, such as these facts of the internment experience, preserving this history and educating viewers.

One issue that bubbles to the surface of this film for discussion is the fact that the U.S. government has formally apologized to the Japanese (with superficial restitution) and to the Italian internees, but nothing has been done to formally apologize to the German internees. The judiciary committee in Congress has repeatedly

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ignored the oversight. The German internees do not wish for compensation, but an acknowledgement and an apology would be nice, since their experience has been swept under the rug.

The documentary, “Children of Internment,” is currently being screened across the country by request and is being submitted to film festivals, such as the Heartland Film Festival. The hope is to have the film viewed and to open up a conversation of how relevant this history is today. There are lessons here that should be learned so that history doesn’t repeat itself, but unfortunately immigration issues and detainment are prevalent today.

Bringing to the awareness that this type of “enemy alien” mentality still exists today, one former internee states in the film, “Not all Germans were Nazis, just as not all those who practice Islam are terrorists.” It begs the question, what haven’t we learned?

To learn more, please visit childrenofinternment.com.. Krauter’s book is available on Amazon.com and theschatzipress.com and is on the shelf at Big Hat Books in Broad Ripple.

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TEAM NINJA COMBATS BOREDOM Writer / Nathan Lamb

Marching 26 miles through the desert with a backpack full of bricks isn’t easy, but Bill Vernon said it’s a lot more fun with friends.

Team Ninja founder Bil l Vernon (center) with two members of Team at the Bataan Memo Ninja rial Death March in Ne w Mexico.

“It’s completely crazy — that’s part of the enjoyment right there,” he said. “If you are in a group and you know everyone else is feeling the same…that’s when you can either fall back into yourself or you can kind of step up and help the people around you — cheer them up and keep them going. That’s what we do.”

The “we” is Team Ninja, a Carmel-based athletic group founded by Vernon and four friends in 2011. The all-volunteer team’s roster has since grown to about 1,500 members, with interests ranging from hardcore obstacle-course racing to 5K walks.

Bill Vernon and 20 members of Team Ninja recently lugged heavy backpacks across 26 miles of New Mexico desert for the VFW’s annual Bataan Memorial Death March.

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Vernon said the main idea is encouraging people to get active and to do it together.

Rucking bricks are typically wrapped in duct tape to protect the backpack, and Bill Vernon said the hikers get creative when it comes to decorating those bricks.

“People ask me, ‘What is Team Ninja?’” he said. “I kind of call it an outdoor adventure club. Our motto is get up and do something new. We’re all about trying new things.”

The five founding members of Team Ninja met through a martial-arts class, and Vernon said they formed a team to get a registration discount on the inaugural Indianapolis Spartan Race — a grueling competition perhaps best described as an obstacle-course race. He said the group had a lot of fun with the team concept and took it to other events; the team grew in a grassroots fashion from there.

“It kind of snowballed,” said Vernon.

Team Ninja has an open membership policy — people can apply to join via the group website or Facebook page. While small donations are requested for some events, there are no fees, and Vernon said any excess funds are given to Riley Children’s Hospital.

“There is no membership fee or initiation or anything like that,” said Vernon. “All we ask is that you participate.”

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Vernon’s recent jaunt through the desert was for the Bataan Memorial Death March in New Mexico, a trip he shared with roughly 20 members of Team Ninja. He said they’re looking forward to the Geist Half Marathon in May, and are expecting a strong showing.

“I’m hoping to get somewhere between 30 and 50 runners or marchers,” he said.

“We will probably have a group that will do the half marathon, another that will do the 5K and a large group that will ruck it — they’ll have a backpack with some weight in it, and they’ll march the half marathon. I’ll be leading that.”

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“Once you’ve done one of these events with a brick, it will stay with you forever,” he said. “I have the original six bricks from that first race on my shelf. It’s something I’m very proud of.”

Vernon said he’s also proud of how Team Ninja has grown, saying it’s been time well spent.

“It’s a huge time commitment, but I love doing it, and I love what it’s doing for the community,” he said.

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8 / PUBLIC HEARING ON BILLBOARD APPEAL

10 / GIRLS ON THE RUN 5K

6 / ELECTION PRIMARIES

31 / CHURCH BROTHERS CAR SHOW

The public hearing for the appeal filed by residents over the billboard near the 79th and Fall Creek Road will be held at the Marion County City County Building in the Public Assembly Room on the 2nd floor at 1:00 p.m.

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Time: 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Locations: To find your polling location or to learn more about the candidates, visit vote-in.org.

10 / NEIGHBORHOOD SHRED DAY

A Hoosier Shred mobile shredding unit will be at the Geist Chapel Church (12549 Old Stone Drive) collecting any sensitive papers or documents that you need shredded. A Disposal Alternative Organization recycling unit will also be on hand to handle electronics and computers (a $5 fee will be assessed for any item with a monitor).

9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Call Diane Muench at 317-660-4444 for details.

Girls on the Run Central Indiana is hosting a 5K family fun walk/run. Open to the public, the 5K celebrates the more than 120 girls completing the end of the Girls on the Run spring session, where they committed to training for and completing a 5K event. Early registration is $25 for adults and $12.50 for youth 4 to 15. Race-day registration is $30 for adults and $15 for youth. While the run begins at 9:30 a.m., pre-race activities begin at 8:30 a.m. Location: Saxony in Fishers. To register or for more information, visit gotrci.org.

An open-class car show to benefit Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). Day-of on-site registration from 8-10 a.m ($15 per vehicle). Music, food trucks, Pacers Fan Van, IMS Historian Donald Davidson, HANK-FM & 1070 The Fan personalities, Indiana State Police demos, and more! ALL proceeds will be matched by Church Brothers Collision Repair to benefit WWP. For more info, call Sally at 317-846-8965 or visit church-brothers.com.

Location: Church Brothers, 751 N. Shadeland Ave. Time: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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17 / ST. VINCENT GEIST HALF MARATHON & 5K

The Geist Half Marathon Inc. is an Indiana non-profit corporation organized to inspire health and wellness in the children surrounding Geist Reservoir in Indianapolis, Indiana. This year’s race features a new course, enhanced start/finish line party, finishers’ medals for all participants and no more need for shuttles! Location: Starts near 113th and Olio Road, finishes in the Ameriana Bank parking lot near 116th and Olio Road. Time: 7:00 a.m. start for both the half and 5K races. For more information, visit geisthalf.com.

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