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(Left to right) Julian Jones, a trained scientist and distiller, with childhood friends David McIntyre and Blake Jones.

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Hoosier pride and a love of whiskey are the founding principles behind West Fork Whiskey Company. When childhood friends, David McIntyre and Blake Jones decided they wanted to start a spirit brand, they knew they wanted to pay homage to the great state of Indiana.

“Indiana has some of the best corn in the world,” said McIntyre. “Corn is what Indiana is known for, so it only made sense for us to produce a spirit utilizing corn.”

West Fork Whiskey Company uses locally sourced corn from Sugar Creek Malt Company in Lebanon.

still maintain their full-time jobs. They are working to get the new distillery off the ground, all the while following new Indiana spirit laws passed in 2014.

Production began Dec. 26, 2015, at the company’s facility at 86th and Zionsville roads, “We plan to have a tasting room as soon as and has increased five-fold since that time. the mandatory three-year waiting period is over,” he said. “We received our license at “We were only doing two runs a week in the end of 2015. So, until 2018, we can only a 50-gallon still … which is pretty small,” be a production facility.”

McIntyre said. “We’re still doing two runs a week, but now we’ve got a 264-gallon still.

While some may have been discouraged We’re pretty pleased with how far we’ve by this, especially since some competitors come in such a short time.” began their business prior to 2014 and are able to provide tasting rooms, McIntyre said The founders are bankers by trade and it has forced them to change their mindset. atZionsville.com / DECEMBER 2016 / ZIONSVILLE MAGAZINE / 7

“It’s given us more time to focus on being quality intensive,” he said. “We want our tasting room to be a by-product of our quality spirits. Our plan is to have a tasting room available the day we can be open.”

In order to focus on producing quality whiskey, the duo brought in Blake Jones’ brother, Julian, a trained scientist, to be the full-time distiller.

“He’s the heart behind the actual production,” McIntyre said.

Adding Julian has allowed them to focus on selling their first two whiskeys: Double Down and 2 Hour Delay.

Double Down is a corn whiskey aged in bourbon barrels, while 2 Hour Delay is a handmade grain white whiskey. In December, West Fork Whiskey will debut The Colonel, its first bourbon.

West Fork Whiskey can be purchased at Crown Liquors and Elite Beverage, as well as at the bar at The North End Barbeque, the Renaissance Hotel and Rebar. They plan to expand as soon as they can.

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“We have a lot of barrels aging, “McIntyre said. “Right now, we just don’t have the inventory to supply to bigger chains just yet.”

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But that hasn’t stopped the positive reviews. McMcIntyre said West Fork Whiskeys have received nothing but praise.

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“It’s been fantastic. We’ve gotten a lot of great feedback … really, just glowing responses to our quality. It means a lot.”

So where does the company name come from? McIntyre explained it was chosen because of the West Fork of the White River.

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Long keeps this photo of himself as Buddy Walker from the movie Hoosiers with fellow actor Dennis Hopper.

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After a brief time out to talk strategy, Jimmy Chitwood and the rest of the Hickory Huskers basketball players return to the court to play out the final seconds of the state championship game against South Bend Central. Chitwood sneaks past the guard to advance for his final shot. He jumps, he scores, and Hickory wins 42-40 over South Bend.

Southwestern College. He said the smaller college experience gave him plenty of court time and some unforgettable games.

“The coach let us play Division One schools,” he said. “We played schools including Oklahoma, Texas, and BYU in what they called ham and egg games, and learned so much. I wouldn’t trade that experience for the world.”

After college, Long returned to the basketball mecca that is the Hoosier state, The final scene in the movie “Hoosiers” still and that’s where our discussion returned. makes my pulse race 30 years after I first saw As we continued rehashing memories of it. Countless real-life Hoosiers are reliving the our alma mater, Long and I recall how the glory, too, at various parties around the state Trojans took their hoops very seriously and celebrating the movie’s release, 30 years ago. often progressed far in the tourney. But then again, the entire Hoosier state took hoops I caught up with Brad Long, who played very seriously.

Buddy Walker, to relive some of the hoops action.

Long said, “The movie came along during Not surprisingly, Long has remained in Indiana, not far from where he grew up. A fellow Center Grove High School alumnus, Long grew up in the Center Grove area and played basketball for the Trojans.

“It was an honor to play for the team. I miss the old gym. It was such a fun place to play,” Long recalled.

Long left Center Grove and headed west to another basketball-loving state, Kansas, to play for the Moundbuilders of

the perfect era. In the ‘80s, fans packed arenas for high school games, college and pro games.”

Indiana basketball fans were uniquely loyal to the sport, largely thanks to a single-class basketball system in which any school, no matter how big or small, had a chance to win the state championship.

Long confessed, “My heart wishes Indiana would go back to that single-class system.

Seeing old gyms packed like the ones in the movie really makes you miss it.”

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To add to the enthusiasm, the popularity of Bobby Knight’s Hoosiers was at an all-time high with stars like Landon Turner, Ted Kitchell, Uwe Blab, and, of course, Steve Alford. The team had such a following that many folks couldn’t wait to tune in to Channel 4 for the IU game, kicked off

by Rosemary Clooney and her rendition of the Indiana Fight Song. Even my mom watched it with us, claiming she was an obligatory fan, only because she was paying the school tuition.

“Hoosiers” writer Angelo Pizzo and director David Anspaugh found that Indiana provided the perfect fan base and ideal film location. But getting the project off the ground was no slam-dunk. Starting with just a $6 million budget, they had to think creatively to make it happen. The filmmakers put out a callout asking for basketball players high school age up to 24 to audition for the movie. Long says he didn’t notice the callout, but his friends saw and urged him to try out.

“I told them I wasn’t going to do it. I was 23 at the time, just graduated from college, started my first job, and I was engaged to be married.”

But his friends persisted, and he tried out. He didn’t read for a specific part, but was delighted to be offered the part of Buddy Walker.

The casting process was unique, Long recalled.

“Usually in a film like this, they pick actors who they hope might be able to play a little basketball,” he said. “This time, they wanted players with some skills and hoped they could teach them to act.”

It’s a strategy that worked out, Long said, “Because the game scenes were not staged. We were actually playing ball.”

But the magic of “Hoosiers” will continue to endure for years to come, and Long said there’s one special element in the film that made it happen.

“Redemption. It’s a theme that’s entwined throughout the movie,” he explained. “It’s not just about winning the game at the end.

It’s about the team’s redemption, Shooter

Flatch’s redemption, and the coach’s redemption. Anyone can identify with that no matter what the era.”

Long has his own message to audiences when he speaks.

“Find your passion in life and pursue it. If you do, you’ll go far.”

As for learning acting skills, Long said he learned a little secret from leading actor Gene Hackman.

“He was great. He taught me that the art of acting is not to act; it’s to just be yourself.”

The busy filming schedule had Long jumping between locations in Knightstown, New Richmond, Nineveh, St. Philip Neri School, and, of course, Hinkle Fieldhouse. Unfortunately, the busy filming schedule required long and his fiancée to move their wedding date from November to December 1985. This gave Long a much different experience than most 23-year-olds, fresh out of college.

In a world of change, our focus is steadfast.

“You just get through it, and do what you have to do.”

Thirty years later, Long is still reliving the glory as he makes his rounds doing motivational speaking.

“I’m so blessed to have the opportunity to share my experience with others,” he said. “I’m truly humbled by the success the movie has attained. I give all the credit to the writer and director for making such an inspiring film.”

But inspiring a new era and new generation isn’t easy. Especially today, when teens spend so much time on digital technology, play numerous sports, and their attention is drawn elsewhere.

“Basketball used to be a big deal. Now it’s not as revered. It takes the crowd out of it when there are so many other things to do,” Long explained.

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The heartfelt joy of the holiday season takes the stage in style at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre as Santa and his friends celebrate the 24th annual production of “A Beef & Boards Christmas,” which opened November 25.

“I am giddy when November rolls around and we start rehearsals,” said Deb Wims, who co-hosts the show with Kenny Shepard.

“Sometimes I have to take a moment to appreciate how lucky I am to have the opportunity to do this every year!”

Shepard, a Fishers resident, has been a part of the show since 1994. Wims joined the cast two years later. This is a particularly sentimental year for Wims, who is co-hosting the show with Shepard one last time before moving out-of-state with her family.

“I was hired in 1996 as one of the dancers, ”Wims exclaimed. “I was

thrilled. I hadn’t done a Christmas show in several years and, being crazy about Christmas, I couldn't wait. I loved that it was a revue/ variety style show, filled with classic Christmas songs that I’d been singing since I was a kid. It was right up my alley.”

Since then, she’s taken just three years off when she had her children. Together, she and Kenny have played everything from romantic partners to rag dolls.

“I will miss my friends, especially Kenny Shepard, the most,” she said. “Sharing the stage with him year after year makes this show so special. He is so dear to me. The combination of us together on the stage makes it magical.”

“Plain and simple, Deb is the heart of Beef & Boards, especially the Christmas show,” Shepard said. “Deb and I know each other so well, and especially in the Christmas show, we can pick up where the other leaves off.”

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This year’s quartet of principal singers welcomes back Peter Scharbrough, Betsy Norton and Cara Statham Serber from the 2015 production. Kyle Durbin rounds out the quartet, returning to the show after an eight-year absence.

The Beef & Boards Orchestra, led by musical director Kristy Templet, has its own time in the spotlight as it is featured onstage, playing throughout the production.

A tribute to the military honors all who have served, and children will delight to tell Santa their most special wishes when they have the opportunity to meet him during intermission.

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GEIST'S NEWEST PACER THADDEUS YOUNG

Writer / Pat Carlini

It’s hard to believe the laid back, almost shy Thaddeus Young that I sat down with one day after practice is actually the aggressive 6’8”power forward for the Indiana Pacers, and not only is he new to the team, he is also our new neighbor here in Geist.

“A realtor took us all over,” says Thaddeus, who moved here in June. “But we just kept coming back to the house on Geist —we just love it!”

While he was born in warm New Orleans, his career has taken him to teams based in colder locations, such as the Philadelphia 76ers from 2007 to 2014, Minnesota Timberwolves in 2014 and 2015 and, most recently, the Brooklyn Nets in 2015 and 2016.

“Brooklyn was tough, “ says Thaddeus, shaking his head. “There was so much to do all around you, but it seems like it takes two to three hours to get anywhere.”

At first he feared it may be too far from downtown, but soon learned it is not a bad commute, and a few fellow teammates also enjoy their homes on Geist.

His wife, Shekinah, has been by his side all the way. The couple met in high school in Memphis, where she is the founder and owner of a successful beauty shop/blow out bar. They have two young boys, and Thaddeus says he enjoys his downtime with his family.

“What I enjoy is just looking out at the water,” laughs Thaddeus. “I don’t like going out there when it gets a little cold.”

“I’m a pretty simple guy,” laughs Thaddeus.

“I enjoy my time on the couch before the kids get home.”

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Thaddeus says his favorite dinner is pasta and he prefers a drink now and then, but not really wine or beer.

“My dad used to say beer is an acquired taste, and for some reason, at 28 years old, I still haven’t acquired the taste for beer,” laughs Thaddeus.

He has, however, acquired a taste for lakeside living, and now he and his family are enjoying their new home on Geist reservoir.

Welcome Thaddeus Young and family!

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MemoryVentures’ motivation and mission is to help people share and preserve their best moments in life. MemoryVentures relocated from Los Angeles to the north side of Indianapolis in 2015, bringing its core group of employees with them.

“It became evident that if we wanted to experience growth as a company, relocation was required,” states founder and CEO Anderson Schoenrock. “The economic benefits to our company and to our employees were worth moving to Central Indiana.”

At the time MemoryVentures relocated to Indiana, it had just been named the eighth fastest growing company in Los Angeles.

Not only has MemoryVentures relocated to Indiana with existing employees, it has nearly doubled its workforce to a total of 54, with plans for additional hires.

Preserving and converting outdated media is a dominant segment of MemoryVentures’ business. Its conversion method is built upon a proprietary technology platform. So, at heart, it is a hightech company.

“Through this platform we deliver an exceptional customer experience in a very personalized manner while maintaining the flexibility and scalability required to sustain hyper growth,” Schoenrock says.

MemoryVentures understands the responsibility of caring for one-of-a-kind family treasures. From the moment a package enters its facility, the contents are constantly monitored by video.

“From the time the package is opened, its inventory is catalogued and each object given a unique barcode for tracking. We know exactly where every item is at any time,” Lopez says.

In addition to preservation, MemoryVentures also creates large prints on canvas, murals, decals and even images for corn hole games.

For the holidays, MemoryVentures has a special on its Heartland Box, which is a self-contained kit for digitizing a certain number of items.

“The Heartland Box is designed as a stand-alone gift, or used to create one,” shares Lopez, who recommends visiting www. heartlandbox.com for details.

ArtsyCanvas.com provides more amazing gift ideas, with personalized photos turned into high-quality works of art from digital images.

The MemoryVentures office is filled with reel-to-reel tapes, slides, negatives, VHS tapes and other outdated media storage options.

While its website serves as the main portal for the business, MemoryVentures welcomes walk-in customers who can see for themselves how their precious memories will be handled, from the time the package enters the door until returned with a USB thumb drive containing their treasured memories (or any other product the customer ordered).

“We take special care of the memories that each family is wishing to preserve,” says Director of Sales Danny Lopez.

“Please come by, we are located just a few doors down from the Indy Premier club soccer indoor facility in Fishers,” Lopez says.

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What a run. What a game. What a team.

The Indy Eleven wrapped up its third season by remaining unbeaten at home and making it to the championship game, where they lost on penalty kicks to their North American Soccer League rival, the New York Cosmos. Within three short years, the Indy Eleven has accomplished what seemed nearly impossible, but team owner Ersal Ozdemir is used to achieving the impossible.

“Growing up in Turkey, soccer is more than a sport, it is part of the culture,” explained

Ozdemir, CEO of Keystone Group LLC. “Like in so many other countries around the world, in Turkey you are kicking a soccer ball as soon as you can walk, and you are outside playing soccer until the sun goes down – and maybe even later. That’s how my passion for soccer developed, and I brought that with me when I arrived in Indiana to attend Purdue University, where I continued to play on the school’s club team.”

Ozdemir’s quest to bring professional soccer to Indianapolis began as a grassroots effort. He was relentless in his marketing efforts to the soccer moms and millennials.

With so many area youth playing the sport, and with soccer’s increasing popularity across the U.S., Ozdemir knew

Indianapolis was ripe for a team.

“With a world-class city, sports and entertainment are part of the package,” says Indy Eleven President Jeff Belskus. Belskus spent most of his professional career with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, so he knows a thing or two about sporting events in our city. Ozdemir pulled Belskus from early retirement in January of 2016 to lead the Indy Eleven.

“I’ve been in the Indianapolis area for almost 20 years and have seen it become the best city in the country in regards to using sports as a cultural and economic driver,” Ozdemir says. At the same time, Indianapolis is becoming more globally-

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focused and diverse, with all of these factors making soccer a natural fit.”

He continues, “The idea to bring soccer back to Indianapolis at the professional level was something I wanted to do for the city for a while, but I also know there were several factors that had to fall into place to make it something that would last. The passion with which the community and our supporters have embraced Indy Eleven in such a short amount of time gives me hope and proves that the club has done a lot of things the right way and will be around for generations to enjoy.”

With the state legislature heading into a budget year, it’s a safe bet the Indy Eleven will have a strong presence in the statehouse as they push for the necessary legislation to build their own stadium southwest of Lucas Oil. “Mike Carroll Stadium is less than ideal for us because of its age and temporary nature,” says Belskus. “To continue our trend of improving fan experience, we feel it’s vital to have a high quality venue.

Mayor Joe Hogsett with Indy Eleven Owner, Ersal Ozdemir

“The new stadium could be built in Carmel or Fishers, but the vision is for Indianapolis. The excitement and support we have witnessed only continues to grow.”

“The games are fun; there’s a bit of nostalgia in attending them. Perhaps it feels like college in a way, but with beer,” says Tony Bonacuse, Senior Vice President of Insurance Management Group, Indy Eleven season-ticket holder and close friend to Ozdemir. “The games are fun, family events, and the quality of the play has improved dramatically this year.”

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Ozdemir is very visible at games. Hours before games begin, he is commonly found walking through the tailgating parties, where the fans adore him. Selfies, high-fives, fist bumps — Ozdemir is accessible. He will disappear near the end of the games to greet attendees as they leave the stadium.

“Ersal is very hands-on and enjoys connecting with the Indy Eleven fan base,” says Bonacuse. “Ersal is so passionate about soccer, and loves being around others that enjoy the game as much as he does.”

On a scale of 1 to 10, this team goes to Eleven.

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Chef Suzanne Rockwell, owner of Chef Suzanne Catering, is ready for the holidays, and is ready to share some favorite holiday recipes to help you plan a festive Christmas gathering.

Chef Suzanne has been working in the food industry as a private chef, executive chef, and general manager for years. She started Chef Suzanne Catering in 2009.

“My Grandma did not use a recipe, so to this day I can not duplicate those noodles,” Rockwell recalled. “The second favorite memory would have to be the trees my late father always picked out. They would always look fine in the lot, and by the time we got home the trunk was always crooked. One year it was so bad he had to tie the trunk to the lock on the window to keep it from falling over.”

Chef Suzanne’s favorite dishes are still noodles and mashed potatoes. “It’s an ‘Ohio thing,’ and a starch fest!”

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“It is impossible to choose between two favorite Christmas memories,” Rockwell said. “My first would be arriving at my grandparents’ farm the day before Christmas, and seeing all the homemade noodles spread out all over the dining room table drying.” She and her siblings would fight over who got to be the “noodle testers” as the noodles simmered on the stove.

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GRIT TO GREAT HOW GRIT HELPS WOMEN GET AHEAD

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More than 1,400 women, and a handful of men, attended the Indiana Conference for Women at the JW Marriott in downtown Indianapolis October 26. Among the featured break-out session speakers were Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval, authors of the book “GRIT to Great.” The authors and marketing powerhouses are behind some of the most well-known and memorable marketing campaigns in recent memory, including the Aflac duck, Herbal Essences provocative “Yes, Yes, Yes!” campaign, and the Toys ‘R’ Us “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up, I’m A Toys ‘R’ Us Kid” jingle. The pair has also authored other national bestsellers, including “Bang!

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Prior to their powerful breakout session, the pair spoke in greater detail about exactly why they felt it was so important for women, specifically, to embrace the concept of GRIT, an acronym that stands for Guts, Resilience, Initiative, and Tenacity. These characteristics, unlike having a genius IQ or being naturally talented, are things we all have and can be developed and utilized to our advantage if we are intentional about doing so.

Kaplan Thaler said she hopes that by encouraging women to develop and deploy their GRIT, they will be more likely to take action, persevere through adversity, and approach risk with greater confidence.

“Everything in the media looks like an instant success,” she explained. “We are never shown the grind and the history of the failure. We believe that other people are born with it. It becomes a cop out to say ‘That’s for them, not for me.’ GRIT is humanity’s greatest equalizer. It doesn’t matter your SAT scores, the wealth you were born into, or any other outside factor. Grit is yours to develop and utilize.”

Koval added, “We are raising our kids as special little flowers.

Everyone gets a trophy. We aren’t doing kids any favors by not being tough on them. We’ve only created a generation that was told how great they were but never told how hard they need to work to be

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“ YOU CAN’T GET FEAR OUT OF YOUR LIFE. YOUR JOB IS TO LEARN TO OVERCOME IT, AND THAT HAPPENS

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Both Koval and Kaplan Thaler are quick to point out that failure is not the opposite of success but a part of success. Koval, who is also the CEO and President of Truth Initiative, a national public health foundation dedicated to keeping youth from using tobacco, cites the many failures a large percentage of smokers experience when they attempt to quit. She said statistics show it takes the average person 11 attempts to quit smoking before they do so successfully. She doesn’t consider those previous attempts to be failures, but sees them as lessons; each one making the person a little stronger and better prepared for the next attempt. That is the essence of GRIT, she said: to carry on through failures and continue to pursue the goal and push forward a little wiser and better prepared after each try.

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Mary Starnes loves container gardens, and what once was merely her hobby has turned into a successful business. The Windowbox Gardener has now been dressing window boxes and containers professionally for the past 12 years.

“My first home had window boxes built in,” Starnes said. “I loved the freedom and flexibility of doing these arrangements, and it grew from there.”

During her sixth year Starnes partnered with Gretchen Jacobs, who left a career in real estate to join Starnes.

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“Our boys were on the same baseball team,” Jacobs said. “The Windowbox Gardner was organically growing, and I loved the concept. We love what we do.”

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have new clients ask if their planters could look just like XYZ’s and we honor the overall aesthetic but make sure that all of our clients’ containers remain unique and special just for them.”

For pricing and other information, you can find The Windowbox Gardener online at www.windowboxgardener.com. You can also find The Windowbox Gardener on Facebook.

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