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A Bond Built on Tradition One of the wonderful things about the holidays are the traditions that are created within our families and our communities. Our cover this month features the story of Steve and Janet Jacob and their tradition since 1994 of Steve giving Janet a Santa each December for their anniversary. Moreover, it’s a story of how Steve has enlisted over the years the assistance of Zionsville residents Leslie Hunt and Liz and Kent Esra to make their tradition special. Writer // Janelle Morrison • Cover photo // Theresa Skutt
6 A Familiar Face to Lead the Library Foundation 8 Help the Humane Society this Holiday Season 10 Business Spotlight: Pet Wellness Clinics of America 12 Business Spotlight: Pet Supplies Plus 16 Holidays on the Prairie 20 Holiday Happenings 24 All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 29 Ringing In New Years 2019 30 Business Spotlight: Indy Facets 34 Yes, Zionsville, There is a Santa Claus 36 Running Strong: Middle School Coaches Grow
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A FAMILIAR FACE TO LEAD THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION
The Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library (HMMPL) Foundation Board recently announced the selection of Zionsville resident Tracy Phillips as the new Library Foundation Director. Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Courtesy of the Zionsville Library
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hillips comes to the role with more than 25 years of nonprofit leadership experience, most recently as the Zionsville Chamber of Commerce Executive Director. “Tracy has a lifelong love of the library and brings a broad base of development and relationship-building experience that the Foundation was seeking,” said Foundation Board President Monty Korte. “Her many years of development success with the Chamber and the Zionsville Education Foundation make us eager to begin working with her.” Phillips’ creativity, enthusiasm and knowledge about the community set her apart and convinced the Board that she will help them realize their goals and enable the Library to continue to provide
exceptional service to the rapidly growing Zionsville community. The Library Foundation supports the mission of the Library and ensures its longevity by funding major initiatives and distinct projects. The programs and services that HMMPL offers its patrons are made possible because of the
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dedication and fundraising efforts of the Foundation. The Foundation supports the mission of the library by providing grants that fund major initiatives and projects like “United We Read,” Mobile Outreach Station, Library Wireless Network, Library Catalog Stations, the Winter and Summer Reading programs, the Crackerjack Book Program and other programs that serve our community. The Foundation Board’s focus is primarily on raising awareness and developing a donor base, so it can continue to promote the mission of the library. “Having worked in the nonprofit field for 28 years, education and literacy have always been a piece of my career story,” Phillips said. “I believe that the Foundation Board thought my experiences would be valuable to the position, but for
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ground running and be ready for the strategic plan in January,” Phillips emphasized. “The Foundation has always served an important role in providing grants and support to the Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library. The programs that the Foundation supports are some of the library’s most important and certainly the most popular programs that the public gets to enjoy. As the community continues to grow and the need for additional programming expands, the Foundation is poised to continue to support that growth and, again, is being very strategic going forward, which is why they brought on a part-time position that is exclusive to the Foundation. I am excited to have filled that position and start the next chapter of my career.” me personally, I am so excited to have a mission-based 501(c)(3) to champion. It’s the perfect fit.” Phillips shared that the Foundation Board discussed their upcoming strate-
gic plan with her, which they anticipate rolling out in January, hence the need to have her begin before the end of the year. “They wanted me to start the first week of December, so I could hit the
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The Humane Society for Boone County (HSforBC) is preparing for the official opening of its approximately 7,000 sq. ft. shelter and it needs your help this holiday season. HSforBC’s mission is the rescue and adoption of homeless and endangered domestic animals. The new Humane Society for Boone County Animal Shelter is located at 5366 South Indianapolis Road between State Road 267 and Whitestown Parkway. While the remodeling and construction is nearing completion, Susan Austin, director of animal welfare, shared that the volunteer staff can use several extra hands stocking shelves and organizing the shelter as it prepares to open after holidays.
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SforBC provides food, healthcare, vaccinations and spay and neuter services for all animals in its care and is 100 percent volunteer operated and receives no tax dollars. In addition to its need of volunteers to help open the shelter, there is a need for dona-
tions in the way of requested items and monetary donations that will go towards the care of the animals and day-to-day operations of the shelter. “We are always in the need for volunteers,” Austin said. “The amount of donations and volunteer hours that made this renovation happen is phenomenal.”
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Austin thanked the numerous individuals including contractors such as Denis Oberg and Matt Lohmeyer, along with several others who have donated/discounted materials and labor throughout the project. Without the generosity of all of the individuals who have been a part of the remodeling project, the shelter
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would not be gearing up to open after the first of the year. HSforBC does not euthanize for space so Austin reminded us that the need for foster homes is always there and always appreciated. As we toured the facility, we saw that much of what was in the space prior to HSforBC’s purchase of the facility has been recycled and is being utilized for the specific needs of the shelter such as the facility’s original cabinetry, shelving and other accessories.
The shelter provides ample space for storage, meet-and-greet rooms, washing/ grooming stations, a quarantine/isolation room, laundry station, kennels and catteries, outdoor play areas and dogruns, and an on-site wellness clinic. “We have named this the “(Lyle) Devon Miller Memorial Wellness Clinic,” Austin shared. “Dr. Miller was a wonderful mentor and was our founding veterinarian. He continued to support us until he passed this year. While we are able to care for basis the basic needs of the
animals and do blood draws and most vaccinations, we do not perform any surgeries and we only take care of the animals in our care. We do work with some awesome veterinarians here in Boone County who are very generous with their time and talents.” HSforBC is asking for a specific list of items to help stock up over the winter season and are reaching out to the community for these items as people are thinking about donating and volunteering throughout the holiday season. The HSforBC annual calendar is another way to support the organization and its animals. The proceeds of the calendars go towards the care of the animals HSforBC supports. Folks are encouraged to contact HSforBC for information on how to purchase these calendars as well as how to donate to and/or volunteer to help prepare the shelter for its grand opening. Please call [877] 473-6722 or email HSforBC@gmail.com. For additional information about HSforBC, visit boonecountyhumane.org.
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Pet Wellness Clinic Expands to Zionsville
Pet Wellness Clinics of America recently expanded to the Zionsville/ Whitestown area, opening its seventh veterinary clinic on the northside of Indianapolis at 7113 Whitestown Parkway. Pet Wellness Clinics strive to offer its clients state-of-the-art veterinarian services for their pets in a fun and relaxed environment and at reasonable prices. Writer // Janelle Morrison
Meet the Doctors Dr. Mike Graves graduated from Carmel High School and Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 1982. He has been active in small animal medicine for over 35 years and has owned and operated over 15 small animal practices in his veterinary medical career. He has also managed and consulted with another 54 hospitals nationwide. Dr. Graves founded Bridgeview Animal Hospital in August 2005,
adding Pet Wellness Clinics soon thereafter. Dr. Graves and his wife Barbara, a registered veterinary technician, have two Australian Shepherds, Gabriel and Gibson. They also have two adult sons and twin grandsons. Dr. Jamieson grew up in South Bend. She had a love for animals at a young age, which sparked her career into veterinary medicine. Dr. Jamieson proudly admits that as a child, her
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dollhouses were made into animal hospitals. Pursuing her interests, she went to Michigan State University where she graduated in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in Lyman Briggs Zoology. After graduation, she returned to her home state and graduated from Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2017. In addition to treating cats and dogs, Dr. Jamieson has training in treating exotic animals, such as
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this event, the doctors provided free-of-charge pet dental exams and helped with nail trims for pets. Dr. Graves anticipates that this was just one of many events that the clinic will be involved.
Dr. Graves wanted to thank everyone for being so welcoming to him and the other members of the staff as they work to get more involved in the local community.” birds, reptiles and small mammals. Outside of the clinic, Dr. Jamieson enjoys spending time with friends and exploring the great outdoors with her Labrador, Camilla. Dr. Tomasic grew up in Northwest Indiana. She completed her undergraduate education at DePauw University in 2008. After college, she attended Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine where she earned her DVM in 2012. After graduation, she practiced for a couple of years in northwest Indiana before deciding to move down to the Indianapolis area. Her professional interests include ophthalmology, preventative medicine and internal medicine. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her animals, reading, riding her bike and just being outdoors. Commitment to the Community Dr. Graves explained the decision to open the clinic in Zionsville was based on a couple of
things. First, Zionsville is a strong local community that focuses on family, which we’ve found often includes furry, four-legged members and that’s right in the heart of where we want to be so that we can provide the best care for those animals and their families. Dr. Graves further noted that clients of the Zionsville location can, should the need arise, use any of the other Pet Wellness clinics, and their pet’s records will be accessible at the other location. Importantly, should an emergency arise with your pet, the Bridgeview Animal Hospital in Fishers (that is part of the record system) offers extended hours to treat pets rather than having to incur the cost of an emergency pet clinic. Dr. Graves wanted to thank everyone for being so welcoming to him and the other members of the staff as they work to get more involved in the local community. Already, Pet Wellness Clinic participated this fall in the Paws for PTSD event that was held in the Eagles Nest subdivision. At
Managing the Costs of a Pet For those of you thinking about adding a dog or cat to the household but are concerned about the cost, Pet Wellness Clinics offers an Annual Pet Prime Membership plan that will save your budget by balancing those costs throughout the year. At sign up, you will be billed the sign-up fee and the first month’s payment of your plan. Then your credit card will automatically be billed monthly for the 11 additional monthly payments. The manufacturers of the preventative products offer a rebate that will reimburse you for part or all of your signup fee, depending on the plan that you select. Among the services received under the plan are unlimited exams and rechecks; unlimited technician visits; all vaccinations your pet needs; heartworm and flea protections; and 10% off prescription and nutraceutical items. For plan details, visit springmillpet.com/services/annual-protection-plans.
Healthy Holiday Hints for Pets • If you plan to kennel a pet over the holidays, make sure they have all shots up to date. • If traveling, take your pet’s own food. This will help them deal with the stress of holiday travel. • If you have a number of people at your home, try to give the pets some space of their own and try to provide some exercise to help them reduce stress. • If you’re traveling, make sure your microchip information is up to date. You don’t want to have an animal escape in a strange area, and the information is incorrect. • Make sure any poinsettias are out of your pet’s reach because they can be quite toxic to them.
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Pet Project Pet Supplies Plus in Whitestown: A Friendly Neighbor to You and Your Pet When you enter Pet Supplies Plus at 6177 S. Main St. in Whitestown, you can expect a friendly greeting. And there’s a good chance that greeting will come from Frank. Frank will make you feel welcome, not just as a customer or even a neighbor but like you’re part of the family. In fact, don’t be surprised if Frank rubs up against you and gives you a good sniffing. You see, Frank is a Mini Goldendoodle.
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company, including the locally-owned franchise in Whitestown. “We focus on neighbor engagement and being pet-centric,” says Cornelius, who lives within walking distance of the store. “We get really involved in the community.” That community involvement includes PSP’s membership in the local Chamber of Commerce, sponsorship of various local sports teams and participation in celebrations around town. If there’s a major event at the Municipal Complex or anywhere in Whitestown, you’ll likely see the team from Pet Supplies Plus there too. In addition to a wide variety of premium, organic, natural and grain-free pet foods, Pet Supplies Plus also offers plenty of toys and treats to keep your pet happy and entertained. You might even discover some products you didn’t know existed. “A lot of people will get harnesses for their ferrets,” says Cornelius. “We even have clothes for lizards.” What will
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the well-dressed lizard be wearing this season? Come into PSP and find out. The Whitestown Pet Supplies Plus not only can keep your lizard well-dressed but also will keep your dog well-groomed. Mary, PSP’s in-house groomer, has more than 10 years of grooming experience. If you’re more hands-on when it comes to your dog’s hygiene, the store has do-it-yourself dog washing facilities too. Cornelius says plans are in the works to start offering dog training classes, supervised by Mary’s husband, John, who has been training dogs for more than a decade. The couple lives in nearby Westfield, and Cornelius sees that as a win/win for the small communities. “It’s the [local residents] coming together and bringing all their knowledge [to Pet Supplies Plus] to better their own community,” he says. There’s nothing more important than the health of your pets, and Pet Supplies Plus has you covered there too. Once a month, PSP hosts a VIP Veterinary Clinic, providing low-cost, preventative veterinary care with no appointment necessary. Veterinary technicians administer vaccinations, prescription flea and tick control, de-worming services and microchipping. The clinics are open generally the first Saturday of each month from 9:30 – 11 a.m., but it’s best to call the store at 317-7697800 to confirm the schedule. Cornelius reiterates that it all comes down to building relationships with his customers who he refers to as neighbors. “We want to take that extra 30 seconds or a minute to carry your products out to your car and thank you for coming in,” he says. It’s a philosophy that is carried over from the other two family-owned Pet Supplies Plus stores in Lafayette and Crown Point, for which Cornelius also serves as District Area Manager in addition to the Whitestown location. So the next time your dog needs a bath, your bird needs some seed, your snake needs some mice or your lizard needs some formalwear, stop in and see your neighbors at Pet Supplies Plus. And say hi to Frank.
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Have you ever wondered what the holidays were like for the early settlers and our ancestors? If you have never experienced Conner Prairie during the holiday season, this is the perfect year to immerse yourself along with family and friends in an interactive experience that only the folks at Conner Prairie know how to create.
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he family-friendly walking tour, Conner Prairie by Candlelight, takes you back to 1836 in Prairietown where it’s the night before Christmas. Guests will meet a variety of characters in their homes and learn how settlers to Indiana’s frontier celebrated the holidays and their own family traditions. Head over to Dr. Campbell’s home for a Christmas Ball and then join the rowdies for songs and stories around the bonfire. Susana Suarez, vice president and chief marketing officer at Conner Prairie, shared some of what people can expect to
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experience throughout the holiday season at Conner Prairie. “We’ve been doing this for over 35 years,” Suarez said. “This is a magical time at Conner Prairie – it’s very special. Guests can cozy up to a fire and slow things down. They’re able to take inventory and have an awareness of what Christmas is really about – spending time with family and friends. That’s what they did in 1836. They really celebrated each other and community. They celebrated harvest and bounty and things that we take for granted today. Today, we can go shopping for our turkeys. Back then, they had to catch
them.” Suarez explained that each of the Prairietown families will share their stories about coming from other countries and surviving winters in the cabins that they built with only candlelight to light their way and fires to keep them warm in addition to how they celebrated the holidays based on their various backgrounds and traditions. “What Candlelight has done for years and continues to do is allow you to enter into that world,” she said. “You literally follow the path by candlelight into Prairietown into each of the homes who are celebrating in their own particular way.
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ALL IS CALM
A WWI Story Lends Hope for Today Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Courtesy of The Center for the Performing Arts
On December 24, 1914, the sounds of rifles and shells exploding could be heard along the Western Front of WWI. Earlier in the month, Pope Benedict XV called for a temporary hiatus of the war during the Christmas holiday, but the warring countries that included the German and British Empires and France refused to acknowledge an official ceasefire. However, that did not stop many of the soldiers that were hunkered down in the trenches to declare their own unofficial truce on Christmas Eve. That night went down in history as The Christmas Truce of 1914 and Peter Rothstein, director and creator, is bringing his one-of-a-kind production, “ALL IS CALM: The Christmas Truce of 1914,” to The Center for the Performing Arts this month.
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r. Lawrence Sondhaus, professor of history and director of the Graduate Program in History at the University of Indianapolis, is an expert on naval and military history and has authored multiple books, including “World War One: The Global Revolution” and “German Submarine Warfare
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in World War I.” Sondhaus shared with us a few authentic details about how the truce began in the battered trenches along the front on that fateful Christmas Eve. “It was the Germans who started it [the truce] on Christmas Eve,” Sondhaus said. “And they [the Germans] put up Christmas trees – with candles on them – in their
trenches. This was seen on the other side, the British side. The accounts are that the British heard the Germans singing ‘Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht’ [Silent Night, Holy Night], and it escalated from there.” Sondhaus went on to describe how the truce began with combatants singing/ dueling Christmas carols from across the trenches. “The British troops responded by singing ‘The First Noel,’ and the Germans troops responded by singing ‘O Tannenbaum’ [O, Christmas Tree], so the truce started off by dueling Christmas carols,” Sondhaus said. “When the British started up with ‘O Come, All Ye Faithful,’ the Germans immediately joined in singing the hymns in the Latin words ‘Adeste Fideles.’” The location where the truce is believed to have begun was in Flanders Fields, a battlefield in the western part of modern-day Belgium.
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“The trenches sort of started in the English Channel and went all the way down to Switzerland,” Sondhaus explained. “It was on the northern part of the line, and the British were holding that part of the line in December 1914. The U.S. wasn’t involved yet. From what we can tell, the informal truce was arranged by the soldiers themselves and covered about two-thirds of the front that the British held.” Not to leave out the French, Sondhaus added, “There are accounts of the French doing the same thing, but they were singing patriotic songs while the Germans and English were singing Christmas carols. The general account is in some cases, the soldiers came out of the trenches and started fraternizing with each other. The basic swap of gifts was alcohol – mostly wine – for cigarettes. The French had wine, and the Germans, who were allied with the Turks, had cigarettes. In some cases, the soldiers exchanged whatever little gifts they had, and these gestures went back and forth.” Sondhaus explained the commanders were not pleased when they learned of the soldiers’ informal hiatus of battle in the trenches, and there would be hell to pay as a consequence throughout the remainder of WWI. “The commanding officers were shocked by this once word had trickled all the way back up to headquarters,” he said. “As a result of this [truce], both sides ordered from the higher-ups a heavy bombardment to go on every Christmas Eve and Christmas Day after, so the soldiers wouldn’t have a chance to do something like this again.”
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The truce was never repeated. Future attempts at holiday ceasefires were quashed by officers’ threats of disciplinary action, but it served as heartening proof that beneath the brutal realities of war, the soldiers’ humanity endured. As mentioned earlier, “ALL IS CALM” is based on a World War I incident in which German and British soldiers on the Western Front laid down their arms briefly on Christmas Eve to bury their dead, exchange gifts, play soccer and sing carols. A cast of 10 actors and singers recreates the remarkable true story of camaraderie, music and peace through songs, poetry, letters and authentic journal excerpts. Rothstein shared after he read Stanley Weintraub’s, “Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce,” he was inspired to somehow set the story to musical theater, but the notion was not without its challenges. “After I picked up that book, it took me a while to figure out how to create a piece when the climax of the story is the lack of conflict, which does not make for great drama,” Rothstein shared. “I did research in Belgium at an amazing museum and archive center, the In Flanders Field Museum. It has the largest WWI archive center in the world.” Rothstein continued his research for weeks throughout Belgium, France, England and Germany, picking up pieces and accounts that he could write into his production while honoring the men he was learning firsthand accounts from – the ones who fought in the trenches and wrote journals of their experiences.
“When I walked into the In Flanders Museum, there was a mural of nameless men whose names never made it into history books. There they were, staring at me in the rotunda. It was a completely different experience than those that I had in other military museums that focused more on the ammunition and numbers of casualties. I read through journals and letters, the real ones, and documented everything that I thought might be useful to write the musical.” Rothstein knew that he didn’t have enough information to have one singular narrative, so he would have to evoke a writer’s prerogative and connect the gaps where the archives had been lost to time and/or war. “We needed to create some fiction around the truce in part to figure out where the drama lies and because it had been difficult to find a lot of firsthand accounts from the Germans,” Rothstein said. “Their WWI archives were once held in Dresden, Germany, and most of Dresden was obliterated in WWII, so most of the German archives were lost. I worked to try to capture as many German accounts as possible, but sadly, they are a bit underrepresented in the piece for that reason.” It was important for Rothstein to write “ALL IS CALM” in a manner that recognized the soldiers whose firsthand accounts he was able to record and to honor all of the soldiers, named and unnamed, who disobeyed direct orders and risked their lives to share a human moment with fellow combatants, singing songs, sharing gifts and, in some cases, playing games throughout the night. These men put down their weapons and exchanged simple pleasures with their enemies. They put aside their politics and fears of the other side and held out their hands in a show of empathy and brotherly love, if only for a short time. “I asked one of the curators at the In Flanders Museum if it was an anti-war museum,” Rothstein recalled. “He said, ‘We would never call ourselves that. But our goal is to put a human face on war.’ I knew at that exact moment that this was my
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mission. I had to put a human face on this story. It isn’t a piece of anti-war propaganda, though I am a pacifist by nature. I gathered the information and thought to myself, ‘Wouldn’t it be amazing if I could tell this story – a story that had been denied a place in most of our history books – in their [the soldiers’] own words and through their own songs?” Jeff McDermott, CEO and president at The Center of the Performing Arts, shared
why this production exemplifies The Center’s mission so well. “When this production came to our attention, we decided to bring this to The Palladium probably faster than any artist or any production that we’ve ever looked at since I’ve been here,” McDermott stated. “This was an easy call for us. Obviously, it is coming during the holiday season, and it’s a great story with great holiday music. But
it is also a timeless story of how music transforms people who laid down their weapons and exchanged gifts with people that they were combatants with just a day before.” McDermott concluded, “By us bringing this production here, I am reminded that part of our mission is not just to present great art, but we are also an educational institution. There is so much history and education in music, whether its music from The Great American Songbook or holiday music, which has a really rich history to it. Holiday music goes on for ages. The holidays come up every year, regardless of the political climate and regardless of war. Music is a unifier, and it also a teacher. The ability to bring this to our stage is an opportunity to celebrate the holidays but to also teach and inspire at a time when we can all agree that we can use it the most.” Don’t miss the production of “ALL IS CALM: The Christmas Truce of 1914” Saturday, December 15 at 8 p.m. For ticket information, visit thecenterpresents.org.
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As we turn the page on another year, we asked a few familiar faces in our community how they prefer to ring in the New Year. From toasting to “Auld Lange Syne” to black-eyed peas for good luck-Americans have a range of New Year’s traditions. Read about some of the locals’ favorite New Year’s Eve and/or New Year’s Day traditions.
From our houses to yours, the team at Zionsville Monthly wishes you a prosperous 2019!
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hen you decide to give jewelry as a gift, you want it to be cherished and you want the recipient to be in love with the piece and thus you, each time she or he looks at it. By gifting the opportunity to design your own custom jewelry, you are giving your loved ones the gift of imagination to design something that they have always dreamed of having. “Gift cards are impersonal. So, we create an experience around it,� Goodyear says. All you need to do is to set up a private appointment with Indy Facets where you meet with a designer, set a budget, put down a deposit and make a future appointment for your gift recipient to create what they desire. Indy Facets will then provide a ring box with a 3D printed model that can be presented as a gift and redeemed for a custom designed piece of their own in the future. Goodyear is an Indianapolis native that has been in the jewelry business for 20 years and holds degrees in gemology, jewelry design and jewelry manufacturing from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). He founded Indy Facets Private Jeweler, three and a half years ago with the goal of breaking every stereotype associated
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with a typical fine jewelry store. “We try to put special back into the jewelry buying experience because it’s become so commercial. Even for big independent jewelers many pieces are mass produced and very little is made special anymore,” says Goodyear, who adds that the jewelry industry has become too impersonal, competitive and high pressure. “We have a totally different, unique concept that is different from a traditional jewelry store. No showcases, private appointments, everything is one-on-one,” says Goodyear. And, indeed, the laid-back comfortable feel of his office is very different from the often-intimidating retail jewelry store that has showcases full of already-made jewelry and salespeople that follow you around. Rather than picking a piece of jewelry that lots of people have tried on, Indy Facets creates oneof-a-kind pieces and usually for less. “Typically, we can do a piece of jewelry and one-of-a-kind for 30 to 40% less than something you buy in a showroom. And with higher quality and a better experience,” says Goodyear. He also adds that they can work within just about any budget. He says that the same piece of jewelry can be made in a number of different ways and end up
in different price ranges. Goodyear says you can get the same ring “look” for $1,000 or $10,000 depending on what goes into the piece of jewelry such as the size and quality of diamonds and gold. When jewelry is being custom made, those factors can be controlled. “So, what I strive for is to ask: Is this the style you’re looking for? What budget is best for you? What’s comfortable?” Then we work to tweak the design to fit the customer’s budget. There’s never any pressure. It’s very low key. It’s fun and laid back,” he says. The process could not be easier. Clients schedule a private appointment where they bring pictures of what they have envisioned or design using the hundreds of inspirational designs that Indy Facets offers. Clients will then meet with Goodyear or another staff designer who, using Computer Aided Design (CAD), will create a 3D photo rendering and a 3D printed model that can be tried on. Goodyear says this way the client will know what their ring or other piece of jewelry will look like and how it will feel so there are no surprises. The creation of the photo rendering and 3D ring is part of the design process and is complimentary. Once the client is happy with the design, the
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one-of-a-kind piece is then created using Indy Facets’ state of the art jewelry design equipment. The final step is the unveiling of the custom creation which is Goodyear’s favorite part. “It’s always better than people are expecting,” he says. Goodyear says jewelry is very personal and emotional. “Jewelry represents some of the most significant moments in your life. You buy fine jewelry because you are celebrating something whether it’s a new engagement, a birthday, an anniversary or a successful milestone in your career. Every time you wear that piece of jewelry you have a thought about the moment you acquired it and what it represents. And we want the experience of getting that piece to be special too.” Indy Facets offers many other services such as resetting and restoring older jewelry; repair services such as sizing, refinishing, soldering, setting and restringing; watch repair and battery replacement; and appraisals. Indy Facets is located at 755 W. Carmel Dr. Suite 116 in Carmel. You can schedule an appointment or get more info by calling 317-810-1665 or visit indyfacets.com.
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Residents of Zionsville and Boone County know there is a special “small town” magic that permeates throughout the county, especially during the holiday season. Friendships created here are built on more than just common interests – they are forged over actions that become intimate traditions, events and epic tales shared over meals and libations throughout the years.
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ne such tale of tradition and special bonds began in 1994 in a shop known as Captain Logan (currently Lesley Jane) on Main Street in downtown Zionsville. Steve Jacob, present-day Boone County council president, was walking along the street in the late fall when he first noticed an ornate Santa that was quite tall in stature, standing in the window of Captain Logan. Steve’s occupation at that time had him traveling out-of-state in early December during the week of his wedding anniversary. Unsure as to what he was going to do for a gift for his bride, Janet, Steve contemplated his options and recalled the Santa
from the storefront window. “I believe that I was in Austin, Texas, that year and really didn’t want to wait to get a gift for Janet,” Steve recalled. “I was going to send flowers, but then I remembered that Santa and called Bill [Logan]. He told me that he would deliver it to our house on our anniversary, December 5. That was pretty cool.” This became an annual tradition for the couple’s anniversary, and Steve would visit Captain Logan and pick out a Santa that had been ordered and stashed away especially for him to select and then present to his wife. In 2004, Lesley Hunt, current owner of
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Lesley Jane, purchased Captain Logan. Upon the changing of hands, special instructions were given to Hunt on the special annual purchase of Steve’s Santa. “I bought Captain Logan from Bill and started at the store in early December,” Hunt recollected. “One of the first things that he said to me was, ‘Now you need to order some Santa Clauses.’ Those were a popular item that we sold at the store, and then he explained to me that I would have to order one or two of the very best and biggest [Santa Clauses] that I could find for Steve Jacob. I didn’t know who Steve was at the time. Bill went on to tell me that I would order them and not put them
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There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others.” – Mandy Hale
out on the sales floor but store them until Steve could come in and pick the one that he wants and that I would do this every year before December 5 as an anniversary present for his wife.” Once Hunt changed her store from Captain Logan to Lesley Jane, Hunt admits that finding a vendor to sell her only one or two Santa Clauses versus a large quantity has become a bit of a challenge over the years, but she remains committed to the annual task that she has been charged with. “When I stopped being Captain Morgan and started selling clothing, it’s become a real challenge,” Hunt admitted. “I’ve had to get creative with finding vendors who will sell me such a small quantity, but I’ve managed to do it so far, and I will take the secret as to how I’ve done it to my grave.” Over the years, a friendship was built between the Jacobs and Lesley and would grow stronger with each presentation of an “anniversary Santa.” Steve had built enough trust in Hunt to let her seek out what she thinks is the best and/or biggest Santa and then delivers the Santa to her neighboring business, Cobblestone, where owners Kent and Liz Esra have participated in their own special roles in this long-standing annual tradition. “I pick out what I think is the year’s best/ biggest Santa and what I believe that they don’t already have, and then I bring it over to Kent and Liz,” Hunt said. “It has become a surprise for both Steve and Janet. Liz hides the Santa until they [Jacobs] come in
for their anniversary dinner.” The Esras met Steve and Janet in 2001 as customers of their restaurant on Main Street. “They [Steve and Janet] came in as customers, and then the next thing we know, Liz and I are sitting on their front porch having a beer,” Kent shared. “They have become family – no question about it. Steve and Janet are beyond our best friends. They have helped us with our business since we’ve known them. They are a wealth of knowledge and are the best kinds of people and friends that you could ever have.” Liz added, “Once we get the Santa from Lesley, we hide it until their anniversary and then set it on their favorite table. In 2001, when our original chef, Chef Michael, was here, he made a special menu for their dinner that anniversary.” The custom menu featured Szechuan shrimp with lemongrass broth, grilled lamb chops with apricot demi-glace, Ehu Snapper with cranberry chipotle beurre rouge and chocolate raspberry torte for dessert. The level of this exemplary service goes above and beyond the standard in customer service but is rather customary among the merchants and proprietors in Zionsville and their regulars. It is part of the town’s unique culture. “When Lesley bought the store, Bill asked her to keep this [tradition] going for us,” Steve said. “And Lesley has kept it going. Who thinks like this? Over the years, it [the Santa] just shows up at Cobblestone, and Kent and Liz have it all set up. It’s a pretty awesome thing to do for someone.” The vast collection of Santa Clauses represents more than just the number of anniversaries celebrated by the Jacobs.
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The collection represents tradition and strong bonds. The couple is going on 48 years of marriage, and when asked what role tradition and strong bonds play in a successful marriage, both Steve and Janet emphasized the importance of creating and building upon traditions. “This collection represents so many happy memories,” Janet emphasized. “It certainly represents anniversaries but also all of the Christmas holidays with friends and family who have so enjoyed all these Santa Clauses, especially our grandchildren. There are so many different kinds of Santa Clauses in our collection – a hippy Santa, cowboy Santa, dancing Santa – and even the kids have applied their own stories to a lot of these Santa Clauses.” Janet hopes that readers will think about building on their own traditions and, if they haven’t any yet, start their own. “Our tradition has become one where Steve and I are both surprised with what Lesley has picked out for us on December 5, and it’s become a tradition for friends who get enjoyment out of this as we do. The whole thing started with a Santa in a window on Main Street and has blossomed from there.” Steve concluded, “I think it’s important to protect traditions – extremely important. I just can’t speak enough about what Bill, Lesley, Kent and Liz have done over the years and their continued participation in all this. It’s a pretty amazing thing to do.”
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s u a l C a There is a Sant Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Theresa Skutt
In 1897, 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote to the editor of The New York Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. The editor, Francis P. Church, was a former war correspondent during the Civil War, a time that witnessed great suffering and a lack of hope and faith in society. Church responded to O’Hanlon in a letter with the notion, “The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see.” I decided to interview Santa Claus and see for myself if there is truly a St. Nicholas (Nick), Santa Claus or Kris Kringle in our midst.
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he story of St. Nicholas began around 280 A.D. in Patara, near modern-day Turkey. It is said that he gave away all of his inheritance to help the poor and sick. One of the best known of the St. Nicholas stories is that he saved three impoverished sisters from a fate worse than death by providing them with a dowry, so they could be married. St. Nicholas’s popularity spread, and by the Renaissance, he was the most notable saint in Europe. St.
Nicholas was made popular in American culture toward the end of the 18th century and has been immortalized by numerous authors, cartoonists/illustrators, songwriters and filmmakers. Throughout the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, St. Nicholas (now better known in the U.S. as Santa Claus) has been enlisted by countless nonprofit organizations like The Salvation Army and department stores like Macy’s to help solicit donations and shoppers during the holiday season.
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I asked Mr. Claus about his humble beginnings and how he has evolved over time and throughout many places in the world. “My story began way back when I, Santa, saw a need to not only help those in need of a dowry but for all of those who needed some hope,” Claus said. “As time went on, my story has evolved, and I became even more popular throughout not only Europe but also in the United States. I became more commercialized and more like the tradition that you see today. Back
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in the older days, I wore more of the ‘old world’ Santa clothes that were dark in color. My modern attire is more bright with the recognizable red and white.” Claus explained to me that he didn’t always ride around bringing gifts to the children of the world in a sleigh but began in a wagon. Only later in the 1800s, via a poem by Clement C. Moore, “A Visit from St. Nicholas” [better known today as the epic poem “’Twas the Night before Christmas”], did Claus get an upgrade from goats pulling his sleigh to flying reindeer. I asked Claus about his beloved flying reindeer, elves and, of course, Mrs. Claus. “Mrs. Claus does so much more than just bake cookies,” Claus emphasized. “She is involved with a lot of things that take place at the North Pole. People think that Santa is a cookie eater all the time, and well, that’s one thing that has gotten me a little bigger in the middle range. But Mrs. Claus is telling me that I need to be fit, so
she’s got me not only driving the sleigh but running behind it as well, so I can get down all those chimneys. Ho, Ho, Ho!” Claus shared that his all-time favorite cookies are the ones made by children – they’re the ones made with “sugar and love.” “You’ve heard of Rudolph, my red-nosed reindeer? He’s a special reindeer. If the weather gets really bad, he can get us through the fog and snow. Have you ever heard of the ‘Reindeer Games’? Oh, we have so much fun, and the reindeer come up with so much mischief. People always
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ask, ‘Santa, why do you let them do that?’ and I always tell them, ‘Well, everybody likes to have fun.’” Claus continued, “Santa has many helpers. You’ve heard about the elves? The elves take care of making toys, but have you seen the ‘Elf on the Shelf’? You see, there is a ‘Santa Patrol’ that keeps a lookout for children who have been good and not just during Christmas time. At any time of the year, you may not see me [Santa], but my patrol is out there keeping an eye of things for me. Parents often want me to know when their child has been bad, and I don’t want them to be bad, but my job is to make toys and encourage children, not punish them. I don’t have to tell them that they’ve been bad. They know when they’ve been bad.” I asked what this time of year means to Claus and what he thinks it should mean to us. “Have you ever thought about being in a sleigh all night when it’s snowing?” Claus queried. “It’s not easy at all, but it gives me great joy when I give a gift to a child or when I encourage a child that needs it the most. Christmas is a great time for seeing those and doing something for those who need help, whether that’s giving other people a warm meal or giving them a pair of warm socks or gloves.” Santa paused and then said, “I want to encourage everybody to be good throughout the year and to encourage everybody to know that Santa cares about them. I always say that you’re never too old to look for and believe in Santa. Whenever someone asks me if I am real, I reply, ‘I think I am real. Are you real?’ I’m not sure that there are many people who don’t believe in their hearts that there really is a Santa or hope that Santa’s real. People always hope that there is something good in the world and that there is something or someone who can make a change in their lives. But where does change come from? It comes from your heart, and in your heart is where Santa wants to be.”
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RUNNING STRONG
Middle school coaches grow successful program and athletes Writer // Rebecca Wood
As a sixth grader, MaryClaire Swanson casually joined the Zionsville Middle School (ZMS) cross country team for “something to do.” She plugged away at practices and races. In her first season, Swanson consistently clocked a 20-minute 3K race. As a novice runner, her times were respectable but far from competitive.
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fter Swanson’s first season and on the cusp of summer break, ZMS Head Cross Country Coaches Vicki and Marty Wilkey encouraged their athletes to run 100 miles over the summer. Swanson took the Wilkeys’ instructions to heart and logged 117 miles in the span of three months. In the first race of Swanson’s second season, 13-year-old Swanson erupted onto the course. She blew past the 3K finish line in a little over 12 minutes. Swanson placed third out of 250 runners. Her father Bret recalls the coach’s reaction. “Our daughter and Coach Vicki were thrilled. Coach Vicki gave her a big hug and then asked, not with disappointment but with pride and belief, ‘You know what’s better than third place?’” Bret largely credits Coach Vicki’s instructions with spurring his daughter forward. “She’s one of the greatest motivators I’ve
seen.” MaryClaire’s story is not an isolated tale. Parents and students alike rave about the ZMS cross country program. When the conversation turns to the Wilkeys, a line forms to gush over the much-beloved coaches. The husband and wife team took over the helms of the ZMS cross country program in 2013. Their first team consisted of 16 runners. Six seasons later, 99 runners fill their roster. Their teams are not only robust but also talented. In the last two years, the ZMS girls’ cross country team earned second place in the middle school state competition. The boys’ team secured second place this year and fifth place in 2017. Churning out winning teams is only part of the Wilkeys’ recipe for success. They demand dedication and work but add emotional connections and fun. “Running without fun is just running,” Vicki recites as a popular mantra to the team.
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The “fun” aspect of the program is legendary among parents and runners. The Wilkeys organize “Fun Fridays,” scavenger hunts, ugly T-shirt relays and water balloon tosses. On “Mean Coaches Day,” Vicki and Marty place folding chairs on the side of the track. The coaches dine on McDonald’s while belting out friendly taunts to their athletes completing hard workouts. The runners enjoy this playful interaction with their coaches and rank “Mean Coaches Day” as a favorite. With the fun comes the hard work. “We do push the kids. It’s not all fun,” Vicki affirms. “I think the kids are proud of themselves when they work hard. We hear all the time, ‘I didn’t think I could do that.’” The Wilkeys, both former collegiate runners, often complete workouts alongside their athletes. “I think there is bonding with shared suffering,’” laughs Vicki. Marty adds, “The kids trust and give you more respect when you’re doing the workout with them rather than standing there yelling on the sidelines.” Parents voice appreciation for the Wilkeys’ high standards. Holly Dimmett, a cross country mother, says, “They encourage the runners and stay positive while at the same time not tolerating any nonsense. They remind the athletes and parents at the beginning of the season that although they coach kids at all ability levels, the athletes must take it seriously and show commitment. They remind everyone, ‘This is not a running club! It’s a sport!’” While the Wilkeys achieve athletic results, it’s also the personal connections and intentionality that earn the coaches accolades and praise. Coach Vicki makes personalized goal banners with individual time goals for each female athlete. Coach Marty creates goal sticks for the boys. Before big races, Coach Vicki writes each girl an individual note of encouragement. The Wilkeys hand paint “power” rocks plastered with motivational sayings. Each runner selects a rock with a saying that specifically inspired him or her. At the end of the last season, Vicki handed each girl a handmade decorated box. She placed a card inside the box with
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quotes like “Some days are just messy” and “It’s going to be ok.” On the back of each card, Vicki wrote her phone number. “I told the girls you can call me when you’re at your worst, and I will still love you.” Within the last year, Athletic Director Kelli Antcliff encouraged Vicki and Marty to read “What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen.” The book examines the suicide of a Penn State track runner and discusses the mounting pressure placed on today’s athletes. “It is a sad story, but the insight you develop is that kids have a large amount of pressure put onto them. If they put additional pressure on themselves, it can become catastrophic,” says Marty. “You (as a coach) want to make sure you’re not adding to that stress. Kids put on a brave face. When you dig deeper, you realize they are under a lot more stress than we experienced at that age.” The Wilkeys thinks the focus of sports needs to shift from results to the process
and the athlete. Part of that change could come with mandatory psychological well-being training for coaches. The pair believes a better understanding of their athletes’ background and emotional state could help them as coaches and mentors. The Wilkeys also feel coaches should examine how their actions pile and contribute to the stress placed on athletes. Along with psychological training, the Wilkeys believe strongly in promoting existing relationships between teachers, coaches and students. They are exploring ways to encourage those relationships by providing donations to teachers or coach-
es who may lack the funding. The Wilkeys just completed their sixth ZMS cross country season. For the winter, the couple will keep busy with their “day jobs.” Marty serves as the Battalion Chief for the Pike Township Fire Department. Vicki works for Community Hospital Network as a nurse practitioner in the Infectious Diseases Department. In the spring, the duo will coach the ZMS distance track athletes. They’ll continue to operate under the philosophy that runs all their programs: “Work hard, have fun and keep things in perspective.”
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Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Lloyd Riley and Courtesy of the SullivanMunce Cultural Center
Last November, I was working on a project that necessitated some quality time spent at the SullivanMunce Cultural Center, going through some of its photograph collections. As I leafed through dozens of images that portrayed life in Zionsville over the decades, I came across a box that contained several file folders. What I had rediscovered was an impressive and breathtaking collection of black and white images of people, places and things throughout Zionsville and Boone County. These images are the artistic expressions of life in Zionsville in the mid to late-20th century captured by a remarkable photojournalist, William “Lloyd” Riley.
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iley was born on April 16, 1910, in Mohawk, Tennessee. He married his bride, Virginia Jean Riley, in Lebanon, Indiana, in 1932. Riley was a freelance photographer for the Zionsville Times, The Northern Suburbanite, The Indianapolis Star and other publications. In addition to being a photojournalist, Riley was an accomplished gardener for 47 years; 27 of those years he worked as a forester/ groundskeeper for J.K. Lilly Forest Reserve known today as Eagle Creek Park. In an article written by the late Joan Lyons, Riley would visit Zionsville in his youth along with his “Uncle Ike” Smith who had a farm on 86th Street. The pair would often frequent Ef Hill’s Hardware store that was once in Zionsville. His affinity for the town and the immediate area would be a source of inspiration as he began his training as a photographer. Lyons noted in one of her articles that Riley photographed area Sunday afternoon rodeos in the 1940s that were held in Zionsville, Lebanon, Frankfurt and Brownsburg. He would sell his prints to the exhibitors that he had photographed. According to Lyons, Riley’s first sale to the local newspaper in 1954 was of Helen Clampitt, Zionsville’s first telephone operator in 1899. Clampitt was posed at the
display of the Union Telephone Co. The photo was taken during the Fall Festival along with Carolyn Ford (Pennington), a Zionsville beauty queen. Afterward, Riley was asked by the local Zionsville newspaper to cover local events on a regular basis, which he did with enthusiasm and in great detail before he retired from photojournalism in 1978, though he never fully retired from his passion and would take photographs of special events and moments in his spare time. He retained his job with the Lillys until Mr. Josiah K. Lilly’s death. Riley went to work
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for Mrs. Bowman Elder as a caretaker for her property on Moore Road until Riley’s failing health forced him into retirement. Riley died on January 4, 1995, and is buried alongside his wife, Virginia, in the Zionsville Cemetery. After his death, a large part of his collection of photographs was donated by his family to the Pike Township Historical Society who, upon realizing that a great deal of the images were of Zionsville and Boone County, gave the photographs to the SullivanMunce Cultural Center where a brand new exhibition honoring his work will open on November 15, 2019. “Through the Lens: Lloyd Riley, Photojournalist” will open just a little less than a year from now and will remain on exhibit until February 22, 2020. The exhibit will show visitors life in Zionsville throughout the 1950s, ‘60s and early ‘70s. In addition to this remarkable exhibition, the SullivanMunce, in partnership with Zionsville Monthly, is announcing a community photography contest that is open to all ages. The photograph contest begins now through October 12, 2019. At the end of the contest, a photo in each of three categories – Best Adult, Teen and Youth – will be judged by a selected panel and showcased next to Riley’s work at the opening of the exhibition. The purpose of the contest is to add
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• Website: sullivanmunce.org Fill out the form and upload photographs • Drop off photos to be scanned: SullivanMunce Cultural Center, 225 W. Hawthorne St., Zionsville • Mail in entry: SullivanMunce Cultural Center, 225 W. Hawthorne St., Zionsville Questions? Email info@sullivanmunce.org Posting on Social Media: Posting on social media is encouraged. However, to be considered for the exhibition and contest, you will need to submit entries via one of the ways outlined above. Facebook: @sullivanmunce Twitter: @sullivanmuncecc Instagram: @sullivanmunce
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high schools,” Candace said. “The Shriners sponsored the game, and Lloyd was the photographer. The Shrine Bowl was one of the events that we [John and I] worked on when we were with Faris Mailing, Inc.” John added, “I first knew of Lloyd from seeing his pictures in The Indianapolis Star. I remember as a child and teenager back when the Sunday paper would come, there was a big photo section every week. Lloyd was a good photographer.” The Ulmers remember Riley with great fondness and spoke about his humble demeanor. “He was extremely quiet and lowkey,” Candace recalled. “He had the sweetest smile. I remember him in his suits – they reminded me of a ‘Captain Kangaroo’ suit in a way because his suits had all these pockets that Lloyd would put stuff in. He was such a humble person and was a nice strong rudder in chaos. He was a beautiful man.” Look for our special section featuring a sample of the upcoming exhibition along with photo submissions from the community each month leading up to the opening of the exhibition.
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photographs from residents to the SullivanMunce’s Historical Collection, which documents life in Zionsville, past and present. Submission ideas include parades, sporting events, ribbon cuttings, businesses, contests, holiday activities, school activities, political races, landscapes/ streetscapes, police, fire, scouts, residences, special events, church events, etc. The intention is to increase community involvement in preserving the history of Zionsville, increase the Historical Collection to include decades not currently represented and promote the mission of the SullivanMunce Cultural Center while honoring Riley in the process. John and Candace Ulmer, Zionsville residents and volunteers at the SullivanMunce, shared their personal memories of Riley. Candace, a current board member at the SullivanMunce, explained that she and John first met Lloyd back in the early 1990s through their affiliation with Herbert (Herb) Smith, a past potentate at The Murat Temple in Indianapolis. “Herb and Lloyd did the ‘Shrine Bowl,’ an old football game played between northern and southern Indiana
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