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Jennifer Hollingshead, sixth generation resident of old town Greenwood, didn’t want to see the history of her ancestors erased through then-Mayor Charles Henderson’s plan to tear down a third of the remaining buildings in downtown Greenwood. So, in 2010, she reached out to Indiana Landmarks and Indiana Main Street to find out what she could do to hatch a plan to stop the demolition plans.

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Not many people can say they met over a dead body, but such was the case for Sean and Sarah Beeson, who shared the same dissection group at Franklin College and began dating soon after. Both Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, or DOs, they are fully licensed physicians who now practice medicine together at Johnson Memorial Health Greenwood Primary Care Center.

Sean and Sarah gravitated towards a career in family medicine as they wanted to care for patients of all ages and stages of life.

“We got married the week after graduation, went on our honeymoon and started residency,” Sean says. “We figured we had to get it done all in one fell swoop due to our

The Beesons both have a master of science in medical education, which means they were teachers all through residency. Now they have DO students from Marion

“It’s really rewarding to see not only the newborn but also the teenager and the mom and dad,” Sarah says. “Knowing each member of the family helps us manage their care.”

College who daily rotate through their clinic.

“In med school, you have to do rotations during your third and fourth years — in family medicine, specifically,” Sarah says.

“That’s what we’re doing with them. We’re their preceptor.”

The Beesons thoroughly enjoy teaching the next generation. Having med students there also forces them to stay abreast on all different subjects in the field of medicine.

“We are always reading material because the students ask questions, and they have to stay

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up-to-date to pass boards so it’s kind of twofold,” Sean says. “Plus, it helps the patients because they often tell their story twice.

That way nothing is missed.”

“It’s nice to have fresh minds in the room,” Sarah adds. “Having the students here is one of our favorite parts of our job.”

For a number of years, Sean, a Greenwood High School graduate, was the recipient of the Katie Robards Memorial Scholarship through the Johnson Memorial Health Foundation. The scholarship financially assists Johnson County residents who are pursuing careers in a health-related field at accredited colleges or universities in Indiana. When it was time to determine where they wanted to settle down, Sean felt a pull to return to his roots.

“I wanted to give back to and care for the community that has so graciously given to me through the years,” Sean says.

Most of the pair’s free time is spent teaching and developing plans with their students.

They also like to visit with Sarah’s family in St. Louis. Sean is active in triathlons and is currently training for the 2019 Ironman in Louisville, which involves a 2.5-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26-mile run. He’s already completed a half Ironman in Muncie in 2017 and a full marathon in Carmel last spring.

“I have a coach, and my schedule is loaded up,” says Sean, who rises at 4:45 a.m. each day to swim laps, then does his bike rides and runs after work. “I’m motivated to finish this out.”

Sarah dabbles in photography and especially likes taking pictures of their dogs Wiley (5), Tazz (4) and Daphne (2). All three are Tollers (short for Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever), which, according to Sarah, are super hyper. A mix of retrievers, spaniels and setters, this breed is alert, intelligent and “crazy!” says Sarah, who recently won a photography award in London for her canine photography skills.

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Hospital, they volunteered to train dogs to run agility courses.

The Beesons are healthy, happy and living in the moment. And they couldn’t be more thrilled to help other families embrace their moments as well. Recently Sean saw a patient who thanked him profusely for identifying an abnormal rhythm of the heart and sending him to a cardiologist.

“You saved my life,” the patient stated.

“I didn’t do anything special, but I must say, it keeps us going to know we’re making an impact,” Sean says. “I honestly couldn’t imagine waking up in the morning and doing anything else. Medicine is ingrained in us.”

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A Center Grove family is bringing together the talents of their son, Alex Parker, his best friend Ali Callahan and other members of the community into a unique boutique in Bargersville.

The Alex and Ali Foundation strives to empower and enhance the lives of young adults with autism and other developmental disabilities by providing opportunities for job skill development, vocational training and meaningful community involvement.

The Hope Gallery does just that.

Opened in June at 74 N. Main Street, The Hope Gallery is run by The Alex and Ali Foundation, which was originally founded in 2014. Jennifer Parker, president of the foundation, started the non-profit organization for her son, Alex, who has autism.

When he graduated from Center Grove High School in 2015, Jennifer realized there were very limited options for those with developmental disabilities once they graduate high school.

“We knew that our son wanted to be

involved in the community. He wants to work, but we just didn’t have a place for him to work,” Jennifer says. “We’ve been working on it for several years — a place for them to be that’s safe, where they can contribute to the community, where they can be a part of the community and where the community can see that they have value.”

The boutique features roughly 30 artists and is run by volunteers and young adults with autism and other developmental disabilities.

They also partner with companies, like EV Gifts based out of North Carolina, who employ adults with developmental disabilities. This is to teach them all

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aspects of running the business including sales, customer interaction, transaction processing, maintenance and stocking shelves. Shoppers can find pieces from local artists as well as items from artists around the world.

The Hope Gallery sells art, jewelry, accessories, candles and other unique products ranging from 25 cents to more than $2,000.

Team members, as the foundation calls them, are also gaining vocational training and practice by creating products for the boutique, such as jewelry and mosaic artwork.

“Wonderfully made, perfectly unique” is The Hope Gallery’s tagline. It describes both the young adults and the products sold there.

“Our most recent shipment was a collection of necklaces and other jewelry from a jeweler in France,” says board member Katie Parker. “It’s amazing to see people interested in the boutique from other parts of the world.”

Jennifer says the southside community has been incredibly supportive so far and has had those in the community tell her how the gallery fills a need. There are around 10 volunteer employees and they are ready to welcome more.

The Hope Gallery is named after Jennifer’s youngest daughter, 11-year-old Hope. Hope has a severe congenital heart defect and cannot speak or use sign language but loves interacting with people. She has her own special item in the gallery — a prayer box.

When checking out, customers have the opportunity to fill out a prayer request form.

They then drop it in the prayer box for Hope to pray.

“She prays for each one of those prayers requests,” Jennifer says. “She does it over and over and she’s diligent, she enjoys it.

When she gets a new prayer, it’s like her getting a treat. There’s something about that for her that she truly enjoys.”

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The Hope Gallery is the first venture of The Alex and Ali Foundation with plans for additional opportunities.

“Our goal with The Hope Gallery is that we will continue to find more artists with developmental disabilities and we will display their works,” Jennifer adds.

“We will also have more employees with developmental disabilities and that will be producing goods that people will want to purchase.”

Jennifer says they are in need of volunteers at The Hope Gallery. The boutique is open Wednesday through Saturday from Noon until 5 p.m. They are additionally looking for volunteers with a skill to share with the team members.

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W L to R: Co-owner Jason West, Head Baker Liz Thompson and Co-owner Charles Bryant.

ho doesn’t love a sweet treat at the end of their meal?” asks Charles Bryant, owner of Grafton Peek Cakery. The people of Greenwood certainly do, and Bryant is grateful for it. Fourteen years ago, before the cakery was even a glimmer of an idea, Bryant partnered with Jason West to open Grafton Peek Catering in old town Greenwood.

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Their business blossomed and now they do between 125-150 weddings annually.

Initially, their brides and grooms were bringing in cakes from other venues, but they often faced issues. The cakes were leaning or they were tasteless or the decorations were sub-par. Such issues reflected poorly on their company so, to protect their image, they started baking cakes themselves.

“I’ve always loved both cooking and baking,” says Bryant, who attended culinary school in Portland, Oregon.

He also lived in Vermont before moving back to Greenwood in 2000. Though he enjoyed baking, he never studied it professionally so he was thrilled when Liz Thompson came on board at Grafton Peek Catering. She studied at the Chef ’s Academy in Indy, and Bryant calls her talents for decorating cakes “limitless.”

In May of this year, Bryant launched Grafton Peek Cakery, a custom design shop. It turned out to be the perfect time to open.

“I bet we did 75 graduation cakes that month, plus a ton of Mother’s Day cakes,” Bryant says.

Thompson not only does all of the wedding and banquet cakes but she also bakes breakfast breads and cookies.

“She has a real talent for baking and even better talent for decorating and design,” says Bryant, noting that in the two and a half years since she joined the team, she has turned out a number of elaborate

designs, including the roulette wheel cake she designed for the Greenwood Education Foundation when they hosted a Monte Carlo event. She also created an intricate cake for WISH-TV when the crew of Indy Style celebrated their 10th anniversary. Thompson fashioned a miniature set, along with figurines of the two hosts. She’s also done everything from a Coach purse to a giant overflowing beer mug to a deep-dish Chicago-style pepperoni pizza.

Unicorn cakes are popular with the kids, and the most popular flavor is almond raspberry. They grind up real chocolate into their cakes. They also use a real buttercream. They do approximately 20 different flavors, including tiramisu, orange cream and the “classics.”

“We like to go bold,” says Bryant, who invites customers to come in and taste test during business hours. “We usually have 4 to 5 cakes people can taste on any given day.”

Crafting each “work of art” requires multiple steps and takes between 10 to 12 hours to complete — cutting fondant, making and painting sugar sculptures, plus dry time and assembly.

“It really is a process, and it takes someone with patience and extreme talent,” Bryant adds. “Liz has worked her entire adult life honing this skill. We’re happy to give her talents an ability to shine.”

When it comes to designing a cake, customers provide parameters about colors, ideas and theme. Thompson then sketches possible designs for the customer to review.

“We create what we think the guests will like,” Bryant says. “A lot of times we get home runs. Occasionally, we strike out, but 95 percent of the time folks are pleased with the end result.”

Bryant estimates filling 15-20 orders per week and requests a one to two-week lead time for specialty cakes. Customers don’t mind planning as the end result is worth

the wait.

“Best buttercream ever,” they rave. “We’ll never buy a cake from anywhere else!”

“Such comments really warm my heart and let me know we’re doing something that’s good for the community,” says Bryant, who is thrilled to be in the business of making memories.

“Cakes are often a focal point to whatever event you’re doing,” he adds. “When you have a beautiful cake that tastes as good as it looks, that really cements the experience for everyone.”

Grafton Peek Cakery is located at 410 E. Main Street in Greenwood. For more information, check out their Facebook page at @graftonpeekcakery or give them a call at 317-851-8786.

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istory is a gateway to the past and a link to our future. As communities grow and modernize, the word revitalization gets tossed around.

In their haste to modernize an area, civic planners make plans to remove decaying buildings, often removing that critical link to the past, instead of building on it and preserving it for the future. One Greenwood resident heard about the mayor’s plans to revitalize and remove some historic buildings in old town Greenwood and decided to launch a plan that would change the meaning of the popular buzzword for residents.

Jennifer Hollingshead, sixth generation resident of old town Greenwood, didn’t want to see the history of her ancestors erased through then-Mayor Charles Henderson’s plan to tear down a third of the remaining buildings in downtown Greenwood. So, in 2010, she reached out to Indiana Landmarks and Indiana Main Street (A program that encourages and supports the revitalization and restoration of downtown areas in Indiana cities and towns) to find out what she could do to hatch a plan to stop the demolition plans.

“I was raised in the area, my grandparents lived in old town Greenwood, and my great grandparents owned a grocery store,” Hollingshead says. “I’m raising my family here. You lose a path to the future when you erase a link to the past. I don’t want that to

happen.”

became involved with Restore Old Town Greenwood after he and his family moved to So, Hollingshead started by creating a the community and fell in love with it.

Facebook page called “Restore Old Town “As different as it is from Naperville, I love Greenwood (don’t tear it down)” to educate it here,” Koehling says. “I love the feeling the public and create awareness about the you get when you come to Greenwood, plans. In 2011, Indiana Landmarks and the friendly, smiling people. You don’t get Indiana Main Street helped form a board that in other areas. We feel safe here in the of Greenwood residents to advocate for community and surrounding area. We want restoring the downtown area. Restore Old to help improve it and make it a better place Town Greenwood became a state non-profit to live.” organization in 2012, and an official Main Street community later that year.

The major catalyst getting the project off the ground was receiving a $400,000 grant Hollingshead is by far not the only board from the state Office of Community and member or committee member with a Rural Affairs, followed by another $600,000 passion for preserving Greenwood’s history. grant from the city. With that funding, the Restore Old Town Greenwood organization “I’ve been involved with the group over launched the Façade Project. Within a year, the years, and many others have been 22 of 33 buildings identified as historic involved,” says Design Committee Chair, received new, modern facades. One such Brad Nemeth. “We’ve been successful building was a Civil War era building, because our members have been able to be last known to be used in the 1900s as a part of various civic committees like the department store. city council, economic commission and the redevelopment commission. We’re taking The Restore Old Town Greenwood our passion and extending it to the city. We organization doesn’t currently have plans owe a lot to the late Dr. Chuck Landon who to restore additional building facades, was involved in the Economic Development but they’re hoping to receive funding commission. Through his tireless efforts, we from a grant to cover expansion of the were able to accomplish a lot. We will carry historic district. In the meantime, they’re on our efforts in his memory.” working to support the city of Greenwood’s efforts to improve city streetscapes, Despite not being a Greenwood native, completely renovate Greenwood Middle former Chicago area resident and School and add new shopping, housing committee member Matt Koehling and parks. Through their Restore Old

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“I grew up in old town Greenwood and have recently moved back,” she says.

“My family has been involved in the Greenwood community and its politics since the 60s. My grandfather was the mayor of Greenwood in the 1960s and Whatever comes next for the historic area, he (and my dad) lived in old town a there’s plenty of buzz about how old town block away from my current home. I love Greenwood has already morphed into an the sense of community I feel living in exciting hub. old town. Having the ability to walk to “I live in old town now with my family of restaurants, parks, the library and shops six children, and I love it,” says committee member, Craig DeBoor. “We can walk to the promotes community involvement and a park, the library, to the shops. I understand sense of belonging. Old town businesses are booming once again, and Greenwood first-hand how important it is to maintain and support a vibrant district. It’s really neat is becoming a trendy hot spot to live. Old to have that sense of community. It’s a good town neighbors have created a welcoming and family-focused environment. It’s a place to live.” great place to be.”

Board member Candace Myers who To restore Greenwood’s historic has ancestral ties to the old town area district to its former glory and share a already sees the positive changes of the piece of the past with the future, the revitalization.

Town Greenwood Facebook page, the organization is surveying residents, asking them what they’d like to see for signage, design and more.

organization needs your help. Volunteers are needed for beautification events like the community clean-up that was held September 29.

Restore Old Town Greenwood is working on organizing a holiday event in partnership with the Greenwood Public Library set for November. They’ll also be hosting a Small Business Saturday open house in Old Town on November 24 to support shopping local in Old Town.

Look for news on a brand-new community event to take place in 2019. Visit restoreoldtowngreenwood. org for more information on potential volunteer opportunities or to make a tax-deductible donation. You can reach out to the organization via their Facebook page, or send them an email at info@ restoreoldtowngreenwood.org.

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Hitting the Mark The Outdoorsman Sport Shop Has Been a Southside Staple For 42 Years Writer / Jon Shoulders Photographer / Amy Payne

To the staff at the Greenwood-based Outdoorsman Sport Shop, the difference between their establishment and many bigbox, chain sporting goods stores is simple.

“The employees here walk the walk,” says General Manager James Sipes. “The staff here enjoys hunting, fishing and archery, and we live the life. I think that knowledge base gives us an advantage in dealing with customers. To us, it’s more than just a job selling the products.”

the right labor of love he required, having spent much of his life as an avid hunter and fisherman. Through hard work, long hours and a deep desire to work his passion into a business, by the mid 1980s, he had expanded the physical space and grown his inventory to include archery and an expanded firearms selection.

Upon graduating from Miami University, Ohio in 1985, present owner and son, Doug McPherson, joined the team, and the expansion of an indoor archery range was added as well as an additional 3,000 square feet of retail space. Continued success and controlled growth led to yet another expansion and remodel at the end of 90s to include a larger archery range, firearms department, tackle and clothing area and an area devoted to fire-protected gun vaults.

In 1976, Gary and Winnie McPherson opened Outdoorsman Sport Shop upon Gary’s retirement from the Indiana State Police. Gary retired as a Detective Sergeant in homicide after a 21-year career. Gary and Winnie’s love of people, their high character, strong work ethic and love of the outdoors Through the expansions, locals have manifested itself into their decision to open continued to embrace the establishment, the shop. and The Outdoorsman Sport Shop has become a fixture in the community. As its Gary, with the help of friends and family, customer base continues to expand and they began the remodel of what had been a refine each department to meet the needs vacant space that previously served as a and wants of the outdoor enthusiast, the Texaco gas and tire station off State Road shop continues to thrive in an ever-changing 135. In 1976, State Road 135 was a tworetail environment. The shop is currently lane road amidst miles of farm fields and approximately 15,000 square feet and full fence rows. Even so, Gary noticed a need of the highest quality hunting and fishing for such a business and it seemed to be just equipment available.

Today Doug, his sisters Becky and Sherry and other wonderful full and part-time staff break down the shop’s inventory and services into five areas – hunting, fishing, firearms, archery and gun safes – with staff specialists offering their product knowledge as well as in-house service and repair expertise.

The Outdoorsman Sport Shop, with their devoted team, continues to focus on helping its valued patrons succeed in the outdoors,

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one customer at a time.

“Our customers appreciate the philosophy of the outdoorsman,” says Sipes, who works for the Greenwood Fire Department and became store general manager in 2016. “The community around us has grown but has really remained supportive. Our focus remains on the highest quality service we can provide because people drive a long way to come here to get their things worked on or pick up new stuff.”

There’s not much the shop doesn’t carry on its shelves in the way of hunting and fishing - you’ll find guns, knives, ammunition, clothing, safes, hunting accessories and more.

“There’s a comprehensive knowledge base here with our staff that you’re probably not going to get at many other places,” says Doug, adding that Becky handles bookkeeping duties at the store with assistance from Sherry. “We’ve had great people working here through the years off and on, and our staff now is maybe the best it’s ever been here.”

Archery classes and hunting courses are also offered at the store, as well as seminars featuring nationally renowned fishing and hunting specialists.

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“Many of the people working here do this stuff as a serious hobby, and I think that separates us from some of the bigger sporting goods stores - our personnel tends to use the products and we have direct knowledge of what we’re selling,” Sipes says. “I’m a hunter myself. I’ve hunted around the country and went on a hunting safari in Africa for several weeks.”

Sipes adds that rapidly evolving technology in the sporting goods domain has forced the shop’s staff to continually research products and educate themselves on the latest and greatest gear.

“The technology continues to grow and change, whether you’re talking about a fishing reel or a crossbow or any of those areas,” he says. “Because of that, we have to stay knowledgeable. We enjoy that part of it because, again, we use this stuff. We don’t just sell it.”

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Since the store’s inception, Gary was determined to create a lasting business that customers could come to rely on in the long-term, and Doug says the staff today carries on that mission in a way that would make Gary proud.

“We have a big clientele that has been here since we opened we have customers that bring their kids and even bring their grandkids in now,” Doug says. “It’s pretty common to have three and four generations come into the store, which is special to us.”

The Outdoorsman Sport Shop is located at 1010 S. State Road 135 in Greenwood. For more info call 317-881-7446 or visit outdoorsmansportshop.com.

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