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Welcome home My husband and I love to travel. We enjoy seeing new places, trying new things and learning how other cities operate and what they offer their residents. It’s particularly fun for us to imagine living in some of our favorite vacation spots. However as these vacations end and we cruise onto the familiar streets of Columbus, a calm feeling of relief takes over. Why? Because this town is home. We know Columbus. It’s the place we grew up. Columbus has always been home to us. Sure, both of us have lived in other cities and states, but Columbus remained the place we’d return to. Loved ones are here, work is here and now it is the place we’ve begun to raise our own family. Home makes you feel comfortable and secure. A place is home when you can see yourself in its past and future. A home reflects your beliefs and personality — you appreciate what it has to offer, but you also want to see it prosper and grow. All these traits of a home ring true for me when I think about Columbus. Our city has changed and grown so much just in the relatively short amount of time I’ve been witness to its ebb and flow. However these are exciting times. More change, more growth is on the horizon, and Columbus continues to be a community with so much to offer. That’s why there’s also no better time for a publication dedicated to our Midwestern gem. Welcome to Columbus magazine — a quarterly publication from The Republic that will highlight the people, organizations, events and culture that make this city great. Each season, we’ll bring you a new issue with engaging stories. In this debut spring issue, find stories on grass-fed and locally raised beef. We also explore new trends in fitness and get advice from local experts on how to find the right exercise routine for your personality and goals. We’ll take you on a road trip to Wisconsin, where a weekend getaway can provide fun for the whole family. You’ll meet Columbus residents Hutch and Kevina Schumaker and learn how this power couple works toward the betterment of Columbus in their professional and personal lives. We hope you find Columbus magazine to be a reflection of this great city. Take some time, grab a refreshing drink and a comfortable seat and sift through the glossy pages to follow. Enjoy reading!
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InStyle
Fashion | Trends | Decor Photos by Andrew Laker
Hit the streets and here’s what you’ll see: The look this spring is hot. Pop into these local boutiques to choose from clothes and accessories in cheerful yellows, vibrant blues, lime greens and, of course, hot pinks. Pictured: Bozzolo Lace Cap-Sleeve Top, $15, Bozzolo Cami in Yellow, $12, and Bozzolo Lime Green Lace Halter Top, $12. All available at Red Lips Spatique, 643 Washington St., 372-0477
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Laura Ashley Pendant Necklace, $35, Carson’s
A. Byer Print Charmeuse Dress, $58, Carson’s, FairOaks Mall, 372-1700
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Izod Pink Sultan Knit Top and Cropped Pant, $58 each, with Laura Ashley Coral Shirt, $48, Carson’s
Bracelet by Relativity, $28, Carson’s
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Brighton Ventura Patent Leather Bag in Blue, $280, Lockett’s Ladies’ Shop
Orange Handbag with Rachel Buckle, $63, Red Lips Spatique, 643 Washington St., 372-0477
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Brighton Pink Patent Leather Purse, $270, Lockett’s Ladies’ Shop
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Bandolino Pink and Red Flower Heels, $69, Carson’s
Black and White Kindness Wedge Sandal by Fergalicious, $59, Carson’s
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Jim Daily pets a calf at his Columbus farm. Opposite page, from left: the Daily farm; a barn on the cattle farming property of Dan and Lynne Fleming; and cattle at the Daily farm.
Taste
Local Food | Recipes | Cuisine Compiled by Jennifer M. Willhite
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When it comes to food these days, everything is in flux. Consider the evidence: Canning and gardening are experiencing new peaks in popularity. Farmers markets—where foodies and farmers can network on busy Saturday mornings—are seeing exponential growth. Organic is the way to go when it comes to buying produce, and grass-fed or locally raised beef is regularly praised as the meat to eat. Simply put: People are going “loco” for going local. Good thing, then, that Columbus offers providers of beef. Daily Farm, Brothers Beef and Fleming Family Beef, as well as a growing number of retail outlets, are keeping Columbus consumers smiling as they sink their teeth into sizzling strips of locally raised steak.
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Daily Farm Market
2255 W. Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus, 372-3276
Happy cows In 2008, Jim Daily decided to add cattle to his 2,300-acre farm to meet the demands of his customers before opening his Daily’s Farm Market on Jonathan Moore Pike. Today, his cattle have 80 acres of hay and pasture on which to roam. “We pride ourselves on making sure our animals are comfortable and have all their needs met every day,” he says. Offering high-quality beef to Columbus residents, Daily believes an increased awareness among consumers of the source of food has fueled the demand. “People feel more comfortable knowing how their food came from the farm to their dinner table,” he explains. “I believe the trend will continue to grow as consumers realize the higher quality and better-tasting beef that is available from local producers.” Customers buying from Daily may purchase steaks and roasts, ground beef and stew meat, as well as heart, liver, tongue and oxtail. The cattle raised on Daily’s farm are crossbred. Three-quarter Angus and onequarter Simmental, the cattle are given a steady diet of hay, cornhusks and ground
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Carol and Jim Daily
ear corn. Provided with fresh, clean water (courtesy of an automatic watering system in the barn), the cattle are not given any hormones or medication. In addition, Daily says the absence of preservatives during the aging process contributes to the quality of the meat. “By being processed locally, the animal is cut, and the meat is wrapped,” he says. “There are no chemicals on that meat at all.”
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Trevor Glick, left, and his brother, Brett. Below, Trevor and Brett bottle-feed twin newborn calves.
Brothers Beef 343-8119, 371-5532 www.brothersbeef.com
The grass is always greener Brett and Trevor Glick own Brothers Beef, the only grass-fed beef operation in Bartholomew County. Raised around cattle farming, the brothers began their operation in 2007 to offer all natural, grass-fed beef from Angus cattle. For the Glicks, starting their business had as much to do with exercising the right to raise cattle in ethical and humane ways as it did with providing diversity in the local supply of beef. Generally born during February and March, the calves stay with their mothers until December, when they’re weaned. During their time on the farm, the cattle experience consistency that extends beyond diet. “They’re with the same group pretty much their whole lives,” says Brett. “They’re on pasture. Except for the worst of weather,
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they see us every day so they’re not surprised by us.” But it’s not always easy raising cattle on grass alone. The Glicks have to balance their diets according to each cow’s stage of growth. When cattle are young, they require higher protein intake than their adult counterparts. Prior to harvesting, they need foliage with higher sugar content to “get more finished muscle and fat,” Trevor says. And sometimes they get sick. If a cow’s health warrants antibiotics, it is given antibiotics, Trevor says. “We won’t let them suffer if there is a medication that could help them.” But the use of antibiotics immediately disqualifies the animal from being sold. If the animal receives medicine, he explains, it is removed and kept for use by the family. Customers who are allergic to commercially grown beef, which regularly includes trace amounts of antibiotics, often seek the offerings of Brothers Beef for health reasons as much as taste. When the cattle are harvested, they are aged for 10 to 14 days, which promotes tenderness and contributes to the quality of the beef, Trevor explains. Sold by weight, the beef is available in a variety of cuts—including ground, roasts and steaks—to suit individual customer need. And once an order is confirmed, it is delivered straight to the customer’s door.
Beef Tips
If you’re cooking grass-fed beef, Brothers Beef offers these cooking tips on its website:
• Because it is lower in fat, grass-fed beef requires
30 percent less cooking time than conventional grain-fed beef. This is particularly important when pan-frying or grilling steaks.
• Grass-fed steaks are best eaten medium-rare to meFor more on Brothers Beef, click on www.brothersbeef.com or stop by the Brothers Beef booth at the Columbus Farmers Market (columbusfarmers market.org). Locally, Brothers Beef supplies meat to Tre Bicchieri (425 Washington St., 372-1962) and Double Oak Farm Green Grocery (1120 Washington St., 376-0775).
dium. As with any meat, a well-done steak will probably be tough. For a medium-rare to medium steak, cook for six minutes per side. If you are using a meat thermometer, a rare steak will register 135 degrees F, medium-rare to medium will register between 145 and 155 degrees.
• Angus genetics guarantee a tender steak, so there’s no need to use a marinade or tenderizers that are often recommended for grass-fed beef.
• Bring steaks to room temperature before grilling or pan-frying.
• Rub steaks with a little olive oil, then sprinkle with sea salt and pepper and grill them over a very hot charcoal or gas grill.
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Tre Bicchieri's pan-seared herb-encrusted beef tenderloin (served over risotto al Borolo with pan-seared asparagus) is prepared using grass-fed beef from Brothers Beef. Photo by Andrew Laker. 24
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Grass
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In the old days, cows roamed and grazed in spacious pastures, and they ate simply … on greens. Around the 1960s and ’70s, however, industry leaders changed the way they did business. They began raising cattle in tight-quartered feedlots, and they changed the cows’ diets from grass to grain. Now, the cattle often eat pesticide-treated food, and they are given antibiotics to treat disease and growth hormones to help them reach full size faster. These changes had monetary perks for the industry—grass-fed beef can sometimes cost up to double the price of grain-fed. It can take up to 20 months to grass feed out a calf. On grain, they can grow to full size in 14 months. But many worry about the impact of these changes on the food that we eat. “While there’s never been any proven problems with giving hormones to the cattle, it just seems odd to me and my family, so we’ve never done it,” says Brett Glick, co-owner and operator of Brothers Beef, one of the only grass-fed farms in the area. “It’s just a choice that we’ve made not to do it.” There is also controversy regarding the use of antibiotics. Supporters argue that antibiotics help control the growth of bacteria and help with the cows’ digestion, but protesters are worried that antibiotic residue can find its way onto our plates. Mike Ferree, an agriculture extension educator at the Purdue University Extension Office, says that as long as cattle farmers do their jobs, there is nothing to worry about. “You do need to keep the animals healthy. It’s all part of being proficient at producing beef and caring for the animals,” Ferree says. “Beef producers are trained and advised on following the proper dosage if they use antibiotics, and they’re advised on when they need to stop using those to ready the meat for the market.” Regardless of whether they choose grain-fed or grass-fed, consumers need to research what they’re buying and get to know their suppliers, Ferree says. “The Indiana Farm Bureau and the Indiana Beef Cattle Association, as well as the national organizations of both of them, are great about providing this information to consumers.” —Derrick Carnes
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Fleming Family Beef 376-3937, ext. 3 email: beef@fleming.net
What people want The Charolais cattle raised by Dan and Lynne Fleming, owners of Fleming Family Beef, offer Columbus residents another alternative. Fed a traditional diet of corn, soybeans and hay, the Flemings’ cattle are not routinely given antibiotics or hormonal implants, and the key to the distinct taste of the meat, Lynne says, is the consistency in the cows’ diets. According to the Flemings, the inconsistency in the flavor of commercial beef is the result of the beef ’s sourcing. Cattle raised in Texas, for instance, may be fed corn, while cattle from California may be fed sugar beets. Although both food sources offer energy, they can directly affect the flavor of the meat. As for the Flemings’ beef, “it tastes like ... beef, real beef,” Dan says. Like the Glicks, the Flemings’ beef is dry-aged for 10 days to two weeks prior to processing. In some facilities, he explains, “time is money, so beef is usually in and out the door in three days. That is not enough time for naturally released enzymes to start breaking down the tissue, which helps to tenderize the meat. In addition, a tremendous amount of water remains in the meat, so the customer will experience significant shrinkage in the product when it is cooked. Our dry-aging … allows for natural enzyme activity to take place. The result is beef that has more density of flavor.” Ultimately, Dan says he would like to make people feel like his farm is their farm. “We realize much of our current society is many generations removed from the farm. This can cause some misunderstandings from time to time,” he explains. “We enjoy talking to people about our farm and how we raise our cows, partly because we feel the more people know about modern agriculture, the fewer misunderstandings there will be. We would like to have the kind of relationship with our customers that lets them feel like they have some ownership of the beef/farming business.” Since he started farming in the mid1970s, Dan says he has always tried to raise his cattle in a manner that suits his customers’ demands. “I want to provide what people want.”
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“We enjoy talking to people about our farm and how we raise our cows.” —Dan Fleming, with his wife, Lynne, at their cattle farming property in Columbus.
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Health
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Piloxing. TRX. Zumba. No, we’re not speaking in code. These are the hottest ways to get your workout in.
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Health
Top: Brett Leonard, 25, does a rep of pull-ups during a Man’s Man Training Series workout at Tipton Lakes Athletic Club. The series consists of a 10-week period of intense group training for men that focuses on strength, nutrition and endurance. Bottom: Robbie Hoye, 23, pushes a sled loaded with weight.
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f you think Columbus doesn’t offer a way to get fit that’s right for you, you’re wrong. The world of fitness is an everchanging—and an ever-moving—place, and new classes, both individual and group, are being offered all around town. Tipton Lakes Athletic Club offers a variety of classes, but the new group personal training sessions have club members talking … and sweating. The semi-private training sessions are one of the more popular offerings these days, says Ian McGriff, fitness director and personal trainer. Sessions last between 45 and 60 minutes each, depending on the workouts planned for each day, and “we really focus on functional training, which improves everyday life through movement,” he explains. “These workouts make you stronger, more fit and are perfect for creating your ultimate conditioning.” The group personal training sessions cost $139 a month for unlimited sessions. Customers can sign up for six-, nine- or 12-month plans, and the cost includes full membership to the athletic club. It’s up to you how much bang you want to get for your buck. “When we say unlimited ses-
sions, we mean it,” McGriff says. “You can come as often as you would like.” Clare Gesick says taking the group personal training sessions is the best thing she’s ever done. “I love the camaraderie of others in the group,” she says. “Also being told exactly what to do and if I’m doing it the wrong way is a huge bonus. I feel like the trainers push me harder than I would push myself if I was doing it alone.” Tipton Lakes also is developing a 10-week Man’s Man program designed to improve strength-training results for guys who may not be getting the most from their current workouts. “We train them two times per week for 60 minutes,” McGriff says. “They also have homework workouts to perform at least two more times during the week.” The group, which currently has 13 men in it, is geared toward building teamwork, McGriff says, as well as teaching men “to train effectively.” Located in Mill Race Center, Columbus Regional Health’s Wellness Center offers adults plenty of opportunities to get moving. With both cardio and strength equipment on-site and several ongoing classes,
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Toni Held, left, and Christi English participate in a yoga class at Mill Race Center. Opposite page, top: Tracy Piehl extends her arms and legs. Bottom: Karen Shepherd concentrates on her breathing.
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the facility can accommodate beginner to advanced participants. Classes include cardio and osteo fitness courses, kickboxing, warm-water classes and Pi-Yo, a class that fuses Pilates and yoga to help build strength and flexibility. And then there are the ever-popular TRX suspension trainers. Designed to help build muscle, increase flexibility and tighten your core, TRX workouts use your body weight for strength building and muscle development. Gabe Gerth, student at IUPUC and a personal trainer, says he doesn’t even use free weights anymore, as the TRX system provides the same level of workout as his old routine. “Everything you do with the TRX ropes uses your core,” Gerth says. “Anybody can use them, and besides a total body workout, they are also good for stretching.”
> Group Power (strength training), Group Kick (fusion class of martial arts and boxing movements), Group Ride (spinning), TRX (bodyweight strength building) and Zumba (dance fitness) classes are all offered at Tipton Lakes Athletic Club. www.tlaclub.com
> Kickboxing, Zumba, Yoga, Pilates, Rumba, Total Body classes and more are offered at Total Fitness. www.totalfitnessofcolumbus.net
> Cardio Circuit, Yoga, Pilates, Fighter Training, Zumba, Spinning and more are offered at Columbus Fit. www.indianacolumbusfit.com
> The Wellness Program, through Columbus Regional Health, offers a variety of classes to help participants get fit or rehabilitate from past injuries. www.crh.org/services/ wellness-program.aspx
> Zumba, Turbo Kick, Pilates, Hip Hop Dance Classes and more are all offered at The Fitness Factory. www.812fitness.com
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Health According to Amanda Perry of Total Fitness of Columbus, “piloxing” is gaining popularity among club members, along with Zumba and step aerobics. “Piloxing is a hybrid class that mixes the athleticism of boxing with the sculpting of Pilates and throws in some easy dance moves so participants move seamlessly through the workout and have fun,” Perry explains. “Weighted gloves are optional and just add more oomph to the workout.” High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is also picking up speed at several fitness centers around town. For no additional fee, members can join the ongoing HIIT classes at Total Fitness, which use body weight as resistance to mix strength-building movements, plyometrics and short bursts of cardiovascular workouts into each session. If you want to supercharge the intensity of your workouts, consider signing up for Cross Fit classes, available at Total Fitness and The Fitness Factory, among others. At Total Fitness, two free introductory classes are offered to familiarize members with the classes and the proper form. Zumba classes are so popular these days that they’re held nearly everywhere—at gyms, in fitness centers, church basements and even living rooms. With its Latin-inspired dance moves, upbeat music and fast-paced routine, Zumba gets everyone’s hips shaking, says Kim Furuyama, an instructor at Tipton Lakes. “Zumba gets the heart rate up and works all the muscles—arms, shoulders, back, abs (abdominals) and legs. It’s a great way to tone up your body and get aerobically fit,” Furuyama says. “It can be done by everyone—from beginners all the way to advanced.” Zumba is a big draw at The Fitness Factory, but it’s not the only one. Instructor Nicole Holcomb says the factory offers approximately 30 classes a week ranging from turbo kick and Pilates to yoga and a hip-hop dance class, and members can take an unlimited number of classes for $20 a month. The most popular sessions can pull in upwards of 70 people per class, she says, and sometimes they come for the fun just as much as for getting fit. “We just did an ’80s night,” Holcomb says. “Everybody dressed up for that.”
Opposite page, top: Amanda Perry wears piloxing gloves as she instructs a class at Total Fitness. Bottom: First-time piloxing participant Heather Peters works out at Total Fitness.
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First Christian Church is marked as the first building of contemporary design to go up in Columbus in the early 1940s, but what many don’t know is that Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen, who was asked to design the church, declined the offer at first, says Nancy Andrews, one of the Columbus Area Visitors Center architectural tour guides. It took a private meeting between parishioner J. Irwin Miller and Saarinen to convince the famed architect to come to Columbus to complete the church.
Works of art by sculptor Henry Moore have been installed all over the world, but one of his largest bronze pieces graces the plaza in front of Bartholomew County Public Library. “Large Arch,” which consists of 150 pieces that have been soldered together, was cast in Germany and shipped to the United States. It arrived at the Port of Indiana, right across the river from Louisville, and needed to make its way north to Columbus. But the sculpture, at 20 feet tall and 12 feet wide, didn’t fit under interstate overpasses. So “how do you get it here?” asks Andrews. “You have your local congressman get permission to close I-65 going north. You put it on a flatbed truck, and you go off every off-ramp and back on every on-ramp the whole way up. Absolutely fascinating.”
First Christian Church, framed through Henry Moore’s “Large Arch” in front of Bartholomew County Public Library. Photo by Joe Harpring
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Charles Franklin Sparrell, who built Maple Grove/ Garfield School, McKinley School, Washington School, First United Methodist Church, the former City Hall and more, “arrived in Columbus, built prolifically for about 10 to 15 years and then disappeared,” says Andrews. “No one really knows where he went.”
Because it’s a flood zone, there are no real flower beds in Mill Race Park. And everything that is there, like the restrooms and park benches, is made of glass and steel. “So nothing floats away,” Andrews says.
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In the middle of Cummins Inc. worldwide headquarters sits the brick Cerealine building, which is said to have housed a gristmill where corn was ground for the area. “The rumor is that one night they left the temperature too high and the grind too thin,” says Andrews. “The corn was ground thin and baked hard and crumbled up, and that was where cereal was invented.” Legend has it that the cereal was originally sold through Sears & Roebuck, and a few years later, it was purchased by some gentlemen from Michigan known as the Kellogg brothers.
Fifth Street, with Cummins Corporate Headquarters, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Lincoln Elementary School and First Christian Church located on it, has received more Pritzker Architecture Prizes for design than any other street in the world.
See for yourself what makes living here so special Yes, you’ve heard it before: Columbus is ranked the sixth most architecturally significant city in the U.S. by the American Institute of Architects. But have you really taken in all the beauty that characterizes your city? Columbus has much to do and see. Hit one of the many public parks (including the award-winning Mill Race Park) or walking trails (the People Trails boast 19 miles of territory to tread), head to kidscommons children’s museum, visit one of the National Historic Landmarks (there are five), check out a Dale Chihuly installation (the city has two) or stop by one of more than 40 other public art installations. Or, if you’d like a guided tour, it’s time you finally check out these: The Architectural Tour Churches, schools, fire stations, government buildings, banks, even the county jail—they’re all in on it. Smithsonian Magazine called Columbus a “veritable museum of modern architecture,” and that’s exactly what it is. Sleek, sophisticated and blanketed in glass, brick, limestone or tile, building after building after building across this Midwestern town boast some seriously forward-thinking style. To show off a little (as well it should), the Columbus Visitors Center offers regular two-hour bus tours to see the 70-plus world-renowned buildings and public art installations throughout the city. Sure, you used to swing into the former Irwin Union Bank headquarters at Fifth and Washington streets to make a deposit to your checking account, but on the tour you can hear about the design aspects of the Eero Saarinen building that made Dwell magazine say it may be one of the “most refined” bank branches in the world.
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You’ve always driven by the house behind the hedges, but isn’t it time you finally take a look inside? Though the Miller House fits in with the architectural tour of the city (you can buy discounted combination tickets to tour both the house and to see the other Columbus sights), the marble-andglass residence merits attention all its own. Showcasing the work of leading 20th-century architects and designers Eero Saarinen, Alexander Girard and Dan Kiley, the Miller House and Garden exudes the best in modernist aesthetics while still fulfilling its necessary function: to serve as a family home for the late J. Irwin Miller, a philanthropist and former Cummins Inc. chairman who
championed the city’s efforts to merge good design into everyday life. Miller and his wife, Xenia Simons Miller, commissioned Saarinen, who also designed the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., to design their home in 1953. Renowned landscape architect Dan Kiley mastered the gardens, while Saarinen and Charles Eames, a close friend of Miller’s, chose the home’s furniture, and Alexander Girard handpicked the fabrics and textiles used throughout. The combined results of these efforts led to the residence receiving National Historic Landmark status in 2000. The Miller House is “a remarkable sight,” says Bradley Brooks, director of
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historic resources at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, which now owns and maintains the property. A complicated system of skylights, the geometrical plan and its orientation to the landscape on multiple axes, as well as the walls of windows, make this “one of the best modernist homes ever built for a family,” Brooks says. “There was a very demanding architectural program for this house. It has a complexity that doesn’t exist in other homes. For anybody who is geeked up about mid–20th-century design, you’d have to travel hundreds of miles to get to anything close to this.”
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The Bartholomew County Memorial for Veterans, built in 1997, was designed by MaryAnn Thompson and Charles Rose. Located beside Bartholomew County Courthouse, the memorial includes 25 limestone pillars. Rough on the exterior and smooth on the interior, the columns—at 40 feet high—are striking to see from a distance, but it’s what’s inside them that people really “need to see,” Andrews says. Engraved into the pillars are letters to and from soldiers who died or were killed in the wars. Photo by Joel Philippsen
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In 2008, Columbus was devastated by a flood. Central Indiana was hit with 11 inches of rain, and as the water filled rivers and creeks on its way south, sections of the city, including Columbus Regional Hospital, were inundated. Yet the hospital’s Mental Health Center, a building constructed in 1972 by James Stewart Polshek that is actually a bridge that spans Haw Creek, remained dry.
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Home Trends
Top: Flowers in bloom at Whipker’s Market. Photo courtesy of Doug Whipker. Middle: A flower is transplanted to a “fairy garden” at Elsbury’s. Bottom: Darren Collins is general manager at Wischmeier Nursery.
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Garden Trends
With warm weather approaching, it’s time to give some serious consideration to your list of summer projects. Maybe you want to revitalize your garden, or maybe you want to freshen up your home décor. Either way, here’s a sneak peek at the home and garden trends local experts are watching this year. Add color. Roses are red, violets are blue, and so are the flower pots and other garden accessories in this season’s showrooms. “(We’re seeing) color, lots of color, bright color, not just in the plants but also in the pottery and things like that,” said Kim McKinley, owner of Elsbury’s Greenhouses and Garden Center. “Everything is just bright—vivid primary colors and fuchsias and oranges and really fun colors.” If you’re not willing to commit to a yellow flower pot or a fuchsia birdbath, look for flowers—and particularly annuals—that can create a similar explosion of color. Doug Whipker, head grower at Whipker’s Market and Greenhouse, recommends new varieties like the SuperBells Cherry Star from Proven Winners and the Petunia Lemon Zest from Viva. Geraniums are also making a comeback because of their impressive clusters of color, he said. “All of a sudden they came out with a new (geranium) called Calliope Dark Red, and it just caught fire, and it’s real popular now,” he said.
Think small. Imagine a forest of tiny bonsai trees in your backyard, dotted with bitty houses, teensy garden paths and flower pots no bigger than a bottle cap. These so-called fairy gardens— whether outdoors in the garden or indoors in small containers—are “a huge trend this year,” said McKinley. Elsbury’s is selling pre-made container fairy gardens this summer and also offering classes on how to set them up yourself. “There are greenhouses in the United States who have dedicated huge amounts of space to these (miniature) plants,” she said. Likewise, manufacturers are creating a wider variety of accessories for the fairy gardens, such as miniature cottages with tiny working lanterns. “It becomes very scenic,” McKinley said. Darren Collins, general manager at Wischmeier Nursery, will be hosting a workshop on container gardening at the Republic Home and Garden Show, held at the Bartholomew County Fairgrounds from April 21-22.
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The assembly of a “fairy garden” at Elsbury’s.
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Garden Trends Hanging plants available at Whipker’s.
Skip the do-it-yourself part. Don’t have a green thumb? Don’t worry. Greenhouses are catering to homeowners’ busy schedules with “instant gratification” packages of pre-potted plants. At Elsbury’s, for example, reluctant gardeners can pick up a matching pre-planted set of two window boxes, two hanging baskets and two potted plants for about $150. “They want things that are already beautiful that they can just take home and put in place,” McKinley said. Likewise, Whipker said he expected the market’s large combination planters to be a big hit again this year. “People are going more toward bigger items instead of the three-packs or fourpacks of annuals” because they require less labor, he said. Whether you do it yourself or hire someone to do your yard work, Wischmeier’s Collins suggests you make your yard unique. “Don’t look to your neighbor’s yard for ideas,” he says.
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Create a softer touch.
Pay attention to details.
Forget those hard, sleek modernist lines. These days, the trend in home décor is toward softer surfaces—a trend that is breathing new life into materials like carpeting and draperies. “People are actually putting draperies up again,” said Susan Brook, owner of Susan Brook Interiors. “Once they start, they see how it softens the whole window, and it’s like framing a picture.” Likewise, she said, carpets and area rugs can give a homey feel to an otherwise impersonal house. “Houses these days are just so huge in context that people find it very difficult to make them into a warm, comforting area to live in,” she said. The exception to this trend is upholstered furniture, which is slimming down from the oversized and overstuffed models of recent years.
The average home size is shrinking, and for new homeowners that can free up some money to add higher-quality finishing touches. Instead of installing ceiling fans in the master bedroom, many of Brook’s clients now opt for the glamour of small chandeliers. Instead of choosing laminate countertops, many now splurge on granite. Other luxury touches include heated bathroom floors, architectural moldings and elaborate ceiling treatments, such as coffered ceilings. Interior designers are also creating pops of color with modern, graphic wallpaper. (Opt for bold geometric designs instead of traditional florals.) Such details can make “a huge difference in how a home can look,” Brook said, and often the upgrades don’t come with whopping price tags.
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sk most Columbus residents what they know of Albert H. “Hutch” and Kevina Schumaker, and they will tell you about any number of accomplishments, volunteer efforts or board of directors positions that each or both hold. The couple has had their hands in so many Columbus projects and efforts, it’s hard to find someone who hasn’t either worked with them or, at the very least, heard their names in relation to a recent development effort. But there’s more to the story of Hutch and his wife, Kevina. And it’s a tale that involves love—love of one another, love for their son, Albert III, and, of course, love for their growing community.
Opposite page, top: The Schumaker home has been a part of Columbus’ historic homes tour. Bottom, left: Hutch Schumaker emceeing the Columbus Regional Hospital Foundation’s Reverse Raffle and Dinner fundraiser in 2008. Bottom, right: Flowers and weeping willow trees add serenity to an island in the middle of the Schumaker pond.
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Long courtship
Hutch and Kevina will celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary this June, but it was approximately 22 years ago when they first met over the phone. Hutch was the third-generation owner of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. in Columbus, and Kevina co-owned Chauncey Hill Mall in West Lafayette, where she lived at the time. Both also worked in property management (Hutch through his Schumaker Investments company and Kevina through her company, KASPRO Properties), and they had come to know one another through a mutual friend in the business. The pair became friends through phone conversations spread out over the first four years they knew one another. It wasn’t until a business convention in 1994 that they actually met in person. Eventually, Kevina says, they had their first date at the Indianapolis Boat, Sport & Travel Show, which they make sure to still attend every year. Both admit their relationship moved slowly in the beginning. “For the longest time, I wasn’t going to open up,” says Kevina, who had already been married and widowed by the time she turned 28. “Finally I thought, OK, God wouldn’t do this to me twice.” The pair was married in 1997, when Hutch was 49 and Kevina was 36. Three years later, Albert III, nicknamed Ab after his grandfather, was born.
Finally, a dad
Before meeting Kevina (a period she jokingly refers to in conversation as “BK,” or “Before Kevina”), Hutch had often considered adopting a child. He’d served as a Big Brother for Big Brothers Big Sisters for years, even earning the “Big Brother of the Year” award in 1986, and he’d long felt the call to be a father. Buck Ritz has known Hutch since the two met in ninth grade. They co-owned the 4th Street Bar for approximately 20 years and the Columbus Bar for several years. Ritz says Hutch is known to his kids and the children of many other friends as “Uncle Hutch.” Now, with his own son, Hutch is “such a wonderful father,” Kevina says. And he’s a busy one. The family’s daily schedules are ever-changing. The Schumakers wake each morning at 6 a.m. to eat breakfast and plan their to-do lists. Though he is retired from day-today duties, Hutch still owns the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. with his sister, Nan. He also owns Forest Acres and Schumaker Investments. He is a trustee for Columbus Regional Hospital, and he serves on the board of directors for the Eiteljorg Museum, the Community Education Coalition, Hospice of South Central Indiana and Ivy Tech’s Community College Foundation. Every day for him, then, involves attending various planning and review meetings, as well as making regular visits to the Coca-Cola plant downtown. “He is a giving person,” Ritz says of his friend. “He gives tons of volunteer time. He can do whatever he wants to do, but he keeps himself very active in so many different organizations.”
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Dinner is scheduled around what’s going on with Ab, she says, and then attention goes to the other members of the family: The Schumakers have two golden retrievers, Harold and Clyde, and two cats, TommySue and Gerry, along with several koi and goldfish in the pond outside.
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And Kevina has her own list of daily accomplishments, as well. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Heritage Fund, the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County, and she is a life member and past board member for the Columbus Regional Hospital Foundation. She is a hospice volunteer, a (selfdescribed) domestic engineer (mom, for short), a chairwoman for the annual Reverse Raffle to benefit Volunteers in Medicine fundraiser and a member of the Women’s Giving Circle of Bartholomew County. She still co-owns Chauncey Hill Mall in West Lafayette, which she visits on Tuesdays every week, and she manages several other real estate properties, as well as Schumaker Investments for her husband. Even Ab stays busy, and the couple’s evenings are centered on him. “Our son swims,” Kevina explains. “He plays the violin and the piano. He is competing in the Math Bowl competition. Generally, he has something every night of the week.”
There are two ponds outside the 1920s Arts & Crafts home that the Schumakers own on Riverside Drive—one, the koi pond, wraps around the home; the other pond sits across the street on the 14 acres of land the family owns. There is also a huge flower and vegetable garden that Kevina, Hutch and Ab tend during growing months, and the family that stays together, it appears, also mows together. “As a family, we like to read together, mow together (Ab now even has his own lawn mower.), and we have family movie night,” Kevina explains. “We love to camp; we ride our bikes down to the farmers market on Saturdays in the summer. Anything we can do outside, we do it.” There are days, Kevina says, when she goes straight from the garden to a board meeting—without the time to take a shower in between. “I just apologize to people for how I look, and then we get down to business,” she says. “I think they understand.” What they understand is how busy and how vital the Schumakers are to their community, and how much they want to help. “They are generous beyond words with their time, talent and financial support and work hard to make Columbus an extraordinary place to live,” says Alice Johnson, a longtime friend of the pair. “When you want to see Columbus prosper, not getting involved is difficult,” Kevina says. “It’s the most rewarding, good feeling. You get to know so much about the community and actually make things happen.” As a board member for the Community Education Coalition, Hutch is just as passionate about raising his community’s children as he is his own. “I think that’s the most important obligation a community has,” he says, “helping children get off on the right start. It’s too late with adults; their habits are already in place. If you can’t get through to children by the time they’re in the third grade, studies show they’ll constantly be behind, and there is a very strong possibility that they will not catch up. We’ve got to give children an equal opportunity from the start.” Hutch believes attention paid to children early in life can have positive impacts on the city in other areas, as well as on its economic development. It’s the greatest return, he believes, on its investment that a community can get. “And it’s the right thing to do,” he says. Ultimately, the story about Hutch and Kevina always winds its way back to love. “He loves his town,” Kevina says. “Anything he can do to make his town better, he does it.”
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Lofty Pursuits Compiled by Ashley Petry / Photos by Joe Harpring
The original Columbus City Hall building was the heart of community life for nearly a century. But after it was replaced by the new City Hall in 1981, the building slowly crumbled into disrepair. Now, it is getting a new lease on life as a commercial and residential hub—while still maintaining the historic touches that make it memorable.
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City Hall was built in 1895, two years after a fire destroyed the mill that had previously been located on the site. The original plan included municipal offices on the first floor, a public marketplace in the basement, and a high school basketball gymnasium upstairs, but the building served many other purposes over the years. (It once even housed a week-long poultry exhibition with more than 1,000 chickens, turkeys and geese.) When the new City Hall opened in 1981, Cummins took ownership of the building and used it for office space. It changed hands again in 1986, becoming the Columbus Inn bed-andbreakfast, with a tea room in the basement. The building later sat vacant for several years before it was purchased in 2009 by Bill Russell and Terry Coriden, doing business as CR Realty.
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In 1965, the high-ceilinged second floor was split in two, creating an additional floor to accommodate municipal services. Some evidence of that ambitious construction project remains visible—especially in the two-story apartment that now spans the second and third floors. The windows at floor level are indicative of this change. The City Hall building was designed by architect Charles Franklin Sparrell, a Boston native who worked in Columbus in the 1880s and 1890s. Among Sparrell’s other surviving buildings in Columbus are First United Methodist Church, McKinley School and Garfield School, now the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. Administration Building. 66
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Arches like this one, as well as turrets and heavy brick-and-stone construction, are all hallmarks of Victorian Romanesque architecture, which was popularized in the late 19th century by American architect Henry Hobson Richardson and mimicked by Sparrell. “I think the architecture is stunning,� Russell said. Many of the same elements can be seen in Sparrell’s other buildings.
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The building presented major challenges when Russell and Coriden purchased it in 2009. They had to replace the entire roof, as well as the heating and airconditioning systems. But Russell said the investment was worth it. “We felt we could do two things,” he said. “We could make a nice contribution to a beautiful building that would be maintained and also allow the Coriden Law Group to expand.”
Coriden and Russell are especially proud of the restorations on the first floor, now used as office space for the Coriden Law Group. The historic building has been “brought to life by restoring the floors, bringing the walls to life with some elegant wallpaper, and (adding) magnificent lighting that brings the building into the 21st century,” Russell said. The original doors and woodwork were refinished, and historic light fixtures were maintained but updated with modern, low-wattage bulbs.
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One of the most unique features in the Coriden Law Group office is this massive sliding door, which Russell believes is original to the building. “We don’t have any idea how it necessarily was utilized,� he said, but now the door serves as a space divider in the large corridor.
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The building now houses 11 apartments, including four two-bedroom units, six one-bedroom units and a studio ($1,200 to $1,600 per month including all utilities). CR Realty maintained the original windows, woodwork and tin ceilings but also updated the units with new hardwood floors and lighting. “We think we did really a nice job maintaining the elegance of the interior,� Russell said.
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When Carmen Garcia, a native of Venezuela, first came to Columbus, she saw the small Indiana city not only as a place to build upon her career, but also as a safe haven for herself, her husband, Paul George, and their 6-month old daughter, Paula George Garcia.
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arcia had been to the United States before; she graduated from the University of California in San Diego with an industrial engineering degree in 1994. But after that stint on the West Coast, she returned to her native country to work and start a family. Things looked good in the beginning. Garcia landed a great job as a purchasing and planning manager with Mavesa, a leader in the Venezuelan manufacturing sector. Soon after, she and Paul had their daughter. But Valencia, the third-largest city in Venezuela, where the couple lived, suffered from growing political and economic unrest. Watching the conditions in her native land deteriorate, Garcia felt safety was becoming a real concern. After some careful planning—and after returning to California once more to earn her master’s degree—Garcia felt she should start looking for work stateside. Eventually, she secured a position with Cummins, and the family moved. Leaving her extended relatives behind in Venezuela was difficult, Garcia says. “They may feel sorry because you are leaving,” she explains. “But things are getting worse, so you should try to leave if you can. Most people tell me, ‘Leave; go away.’”
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(Clockwise from above): Garcia and her husband, Paul George, at Angel Falls, the world’s tallest waterfall, in Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela. Garcia, center, with her mother, Evelia, and siblings (from left) Migdalia,
Mireya, Rafel (in back), Judith, Felinda and Wilmer. A traditional breakfast in Venezuela with her family. Garcia’s family and friends at a baby shower thrown for her while pregnant with her daughter, Paula.
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Welcome change
Garcia now works as a supply chain project manager at Cummins. “I am very lucky to be here,” she says. “The environment is welcoming to people of other cultures, and they value that very much.” Since moving, she admits it has been a struggle to master the English language. “In Latin America, we speak too much and explain things very thoroughly and go around things,” Garcia says. “And here you are very direct.” Another big adjustment: obeying traffic signs and signals, she says. In Venezuela, stopping at red lights was often more dangerous than running them, she explains. There, if you stop at a red light and get robbed, law enforcement will question why you chose to stop. “They tell you, ‘Why did you stop? You don’t stop,’” Garcia says. “You have to look for cars coming and keep moving.” When her family visits Indiana, Garcia says they are not only impressed with the variety of things to do in Columbus, but also with how safe the city is. “It is surprising to them to feel safe,” she says. “That you can sit down in a park and you don’t need to be looking around for someone coming.” But it will take awhile for Garcia to feel completely at ease. Vigilance about her family’s safety is still ingrained from her experiences back home. She doesn’t foresee being able to send her daughter off to play in the park alone anytime soon. And sleepovers, so commonplace in this country, were virtually unheard of in Venezuela. Raising Paula with values and perceptions from both cultures is something Carmen anticipates will become more difficult, especially as her daughter grows.
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Fellow Cummins employee Guadalupe Trujillo first met Garcia on business in Mexico. Since, Trujillo has moved to Columbus, and the pair have relied on one another for advice and support. “I think, for both of us, being away from our extended families in our countries of origin is pretty tough,” says Trujillo. “We have supported each other in difficult times.” Trujillo and Garcia are also part of an informal network of women at Cummins who welcome other new employees to the area. Trujillo says it is always nice to hear stories of how other women have successfully braved the challenges associated with adapting to a new culture. “We discuss all kinds of issues,” Trujillo says. “From where to find ingredients for our regional recipes, to how to cope with the weather for those of us that have never experienced an extreme winter before.” Co-worker Ana Gomez says Garcia offered her advice when she first arrived in Columbus last August. A native of Colombia, Gomez says she was happy to meet someone from a similar culture. “She [Garcia] gave me recommendations on where to go, where some places were located and what’s going on in the city,” Gomez says. “She is very supportive and helps others when they need it.” Ultimately, Garcia hopes she can help others find peace in their new home. “That is what I was looking for,” she says. “That is the most important thing to me.”
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Three Days in Spring Green, Wis.
Tucked into the rolling hills of the Wisconsin River Valley, the tiny town of Spring Green is home to just 1,600 people. Yet this farming community—where bright red barns and herds of black-and-white cattle still dot the landscape—also boasts several of the Midwest’s most significant cultural attractions. Among them are Taliesin, the longtime home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright; the American Players Theatre, a classical theater with an unparalleled outdoor setting; and House on the Rock, a quirky museum reminiscent of the roadside attractions of days gone by. Combined with memorable golfing, dining and shopping, these cultural icons make Spring Green an ideal—and refreshingly compact—place to spend a long weekend. If you have just three days in Spring Green, here’s how to make them perfect.
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Friday After a seven-hour drive from Bartholomew County, stretch your legs at Tower Hill State Park, where you’ll get panoramic views of the wooded hills of the Wisconsin River Valley. Claim a picnic table on the grounds of American Players Theatre. You can bring your own picnic fixings and fire up one of the grills, or you can pre-order a picnic from the theater, such as a salmon salad croissant with spinach orzo salad, diced fruit and a brownie ($14). For a group, try the Most Bountiful Picnic Basket, which serves four ($52). It includes Italian marinated salmon filets, chicken salad, spinach orzo salad, fruit salad, seasonal greens, local cheese, fresh-baked baguettes, and brownies or strawberry-rhubarb pie. Take your seat in APT’s Up the Hill Theater, an outdoor performance space on a wooded hilltop. The theater was founded in 1980 by theater professionals looking for “the perfect place to do Shakespeare in nature,” says Sara Young, director of communications.
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Now in its 33rd season, APT is one of the top classicaltheater companies in the Midwest. “Seeing those great classic plays under the stars in the beautiful woods is what makes it so special,” Young says. This season, which opens in June, APT is presenting plays by William Shakespeare, J.M. Barrie, Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman. The weather can turn chilly at night, so be sure to bring a sweater—or head to the concession stand for a mug of hot chocolate spiked with peppermint schnapps. With nary a hotel chain in sight, snuggle under the covers at one of Spring Green’s quaint bed and breakfasts. “There’s no hiding it: We’re a little more folksy,” says Dawn Eno, executive director of the Spring Green Area Chamber of Commerce. “But we also know how to be hospitable.” Try the Hill Street Bed and Breakfast, in a historic Victorian home in downtown Spring Green, or head to the Silverstar Inn Bed and Breakfast for a more rural alternative. Or try the Bettinger House in nearby Plain, where the loyal clientele come year after year for the lavish breakfasts—and the mental challenge each morning as the owners read brain teasers aloud.
Travelers Guide Tower Hill State Park 5808 County Highway C, Spring Green; (608) 588-2116; www.dnr.state.wi.us American Players Theatre 5950 Golf Course Road, Spring Green; (608) 588-7401; www.americanplayers.org. (Note: Picnic dinners must be ordered by 4 p.m. the day before the show.) Cedar Grove Cheese Factory E5904 Mill Road, Plain; (800) 200-6020; www.cedargrovecheese.com The Springs Course at House on the Rock 400 Springs Drive, Spring Green; (800) 822-7774; www.thehouseontherock.com Arcadia Books 102 E. Jefferson St., Spring Green; (608) 588-7638; www.readinutopia.com
Photo by Mike McDermott American Players Theatre. Photo by Carissa Dixon
House on the Rock, the attraction 5754 State Road 23, Spring Green; (608) 935-3639; www.thehouseontherock.com Taliesin 5607 County Road C, Spring Green; (877) 588-7900; www.taliesinpreservation.org. (Note: Reservations for all tours are strongly recommended.) Spring Green General Store 137 S. Albany St., Spring Green; (608) 588-7070; www.spring greengeneralstore.com Wollersheim Winery 7876 State Road 188, Sauk City; (800) 847-9463; www.wollersheim.com
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After breakfast, head to the Cedar Grove Cheese Factory in nearby Plain. The facility—one of the first in the nation to refuse milk containing growth hormones— works with local dairies to craft more than 30 varieties of cheese, including havarti, butterkaese, Muenster, Swiss and a wide range of cheddars. Take the self-guided 30-minute tour ($3), where you’ll see the cheese-making process, taste lots of samples and explore the factory’s unique wastewater-recycling technology.
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Back in downtown Spring Green, browse the quirky Albany Street shops, where you’ll find earthy gifts at 43/90 North Earth, international teas at Bird of Paradise Tea and Chocolate, and artisan necklaces at No Rules Jewelry. Nearby is the Jura Silverman Gallery, showcasing fine arts and crafts from Wisconsin artists. (Option B) Grab your clubs and head to the Springs Course at House on the Rock resort. The 18-hole course, designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., received four and a half stars from Golf Digest and was named by Madison Magazine as the best par-four course in the state. Winding along the valley floor, it features water hazards on nearly every hole. Have lunch at Spring Green’s the Kitchen at Arcadia Books, a gourmet deli tucked into a corner of a bookstore. Try farm-to-fork basics such as Caesar salad, vegetable wraps and ham-and-cheese sandwiches, or opt for more exotic options—changed daily—such as pad Thai and chicken fried rice. Explore one of the Midwest’s oddest attractions, House on the Rock. In 1945, would-be architect Alex Jordan began building a house on Deer Shelter Rock, a natural 60-foot sandstone tower just outside Spring Green. The 14-room house soon became a tourist attraction, especially after Jordan began displaying his collection of unusual artifacts. The museum—now a sprawling complex of 16 buildings—houses everything from the world’s largest carousel to a giant sea creature. Along the way, you’ll see an “infinity room” with more than 3,000 windows, a re-created 19th-century street, and extensive collections of music machines, circus memorabilia, dollhouses, hot-air balloons, antique cars and suits of armor. Whether you find the museum charming or creepy, it’s an experience you won’t soon forget.
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s home, Taliesin. Copyright Pedro E. Guerrero, courtesy of Taliesin Preservation, Inc.
Take the two-hour highlights tour at Taliesin (“tally-ES-in”), Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and workshop for 48 years. Built in 1911, the National Historic Landmark—named after a Welsh poet—celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011. The highlights tour ($52) starts at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center and includes Taliesin and the Hillside building, a Wright-designed facility that houses a theater and drafting studio. The 600-acre estate can be visited only during guided tours because it is a working community of architecture students. “Wright established a community of people to live and work on the estate and learn from him, and he converted many of the barn structures and other buildings … into living space,” says Becky Rex, special events and media coordinator. Among the residents are architects in their 90s who came to study with Wright and never left.
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Celebrate Wright’s architectural legacy at the Riverview Terrace Café, part of the Taliesin estate. The Wright-designed dining room features walls of windows overlooking the Wisconsin River, and the menu highlights local specialties like cheese, fish and pork. Start with a goat cheese or trout-and-bacon salad, and then order Rushing Waters trout or steak from nearby Otter Creek Organic Farm.
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Head back to American Players Theatre, this time for a performance in its indoor Touchstone Theatre. This season, the intimate venue features “Skylight,” “Heroes,” “Shakespeare’s Will” and “In Acting Shakespeare.” For the perfect snack at intermission, pick up one of the heavenly brownies, baked fresh at Hubbard Avenue Diner.
sunday Mingle with locals and tourists alike at the Spring Green General Store, where the eco-conscious brunch menu includes a garlic-dill cheese-curd scramble, “Honey Gone Nuts” granola, buckwheat pancakes and cinnamon toast topped with maple cream-cheese frosting. Afterward, browse the gift shop, where you’ll find
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On your way home, stop at Wollersheim Winery in nearby Sauk City. On a hillside overlooking the Wisconsin River, the winery was founded in the 1840s by Hungarian Count Agoston Haraszthy—who was soon lured west by the gold rush and became one of the founders of the California wine industry. Robert and JoAnn Wollersheim purchased the abandoned property in 1972, replanting the vineyards and refurbishing the underground wine cellars. The one-hour tour ($5)—which runs hourly from 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.—includes a video of the winery’s history; a tour of the vineyards, fermentation facility and underground aging cellars; and a tasting of some of the winery’s most popular wines. Don’t miss the Domaine du Sac or the Prairie Fume, which recently earned best in show at the San Diego International Wine Competition.
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As for libations, the Eagle’s Nest offers plenty of signature cocktails, like the “Sky’s the Limit,” which features strawberry vodka, lemonade and cherry juice, or the “Eagle Eye,” which offers coffee lovers a rich combination of coffee, Bailey’s Irish Cream, Kahlua liqueur, whipped cream and chocolate. Despite the many menu changes, however, it’s still the slowly spinning venue that captivates guests the most. Awarded a spot in the Top 50 “Most Scenic Restaurants” by Open Table in 2011, the Eagle’s Nest makes a complete rotation in roughly an hour’s time. And with its 360-degree views, there’s never a bad seat in the house.
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Dancing with the Stars Jan. 21 Holiday Inn Photos by Andrew Laker
1. Tara Roeder and Sergio Gonzales perform a cha-cha to Christina Aguilera’s “Lady Marmalade” during the matinee session of Dancing with the Stars. The annual fundraiser event, now in its fourth year, benefits Children Inc. and Family School Partners. 2. Lori Thompson dances with Don Kingen.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake March 4-5 Columbus Bowling Center Photos by Greg Jones
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June 2 Come out for farm-fresh produce and other goods handcrafted by local artisans at the Columbus Farmers Market. Open every Saturday through September. Information: www.columbusfarmersmarket.org.
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First Fridays for Families features “The Jungle Book,” presented by Dancers Studio. Time: 6 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: The Commons, 300 Washington St.
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Proceeds from Caring Parents “Don’t Shake” Run/ Walk help support shaken baby prevention efforts. Awards, door prizes, shirts and more. Free Kids Fun Run. Time: 8:30 a.m. Location: Southside Elementary School, 1320 W. Road 200S. Information: www.familyservicebc.org. Make plans to check out the 14th annual Spring Craft Sale, where crafters bring their handmade wares to share and sell. Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: Donner Center, 739 22nd St.
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Music at Asbury presents Kozo Kaneko, one of Japan’s top pianists. Columbus resident Hiromi Mori will accompany Kaneko on the ocarina. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: Asbury United Methodist Church, 1751 27th St. Information: 372-4555.
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Join the Buddy Baseball Co-Ed Softball Tournament to raise money for Buddy Baseball, an organization that provides a baseball league for children with special needs. Time: 8:30 a.m. Cost: $150 per team. Location: Dunn Stadium, south Indiana 11. Information: (317) 670-0537.
APRIL 22
Columbus Symphony Orchestra’s “Bring Your Passport” series continues with “A Tour of Europe,” featuring the music of Rossini, Ravel and Beethoven. Time: 3:30 p.m. Tickets: $10 adult; $5 children and seniors. Location: Columbus North auditorium, 1400 25th St.
Columbus City Band performs its spring concert under the direction of Steve McGrew. Time: 2 p.m. Location: Asbury United Methodist Church, 1751 27th St.
APRIL 18
Food for Thought Film Series continues the conversation with a screening of “Queen of the Sun.” This film festival is designed to enlighten, inspire and maintain a community dialogue that focuses on issues ranging from nutrition to supporting local growers to addressing food costs. Time: 6:30 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: Bartholomew County Public Library, 536 Fifth St. Information: www.columbusmarket.coop.
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Get fit for Columbus Park Foundation’s 11th annual Tour de Trails 8K Run, 5K Run, 5K Walk and Kids Fun Run. Proceeds go to maintenance expansion for parks. Time: 8 a.m. Location: LHP Software, 1888 Poshard Drive. Information: www. crossroadsofindiana.com.
April 21-22 The Republic Home & Garden Show packs two buildings with displays by businesses ready to help you have a beautiful home inside and out. Demonstrations and activities for children. Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Cost: Free. Location: Bartholomew County Fairgrounds. Information: 379-5755.
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June 23 Steve Lippia returns to team up with the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic in a cabaret event designed to bring you to the dance floor. Location: The Commons, 300 Washington St. Information: 376-2638, ext.110.
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The Lincoln Center Figure Skating Club hosts “Musicals and More,” an ice show featuring more than 125 skaters. Time: 7 p.m. Friday; 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $7. Location: Hamilton Center Ice Arena, 2501 Lincoln Park Drive.
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The Columbus Indiana Philharmonic presents pianist extraordinaire Di Wu. Hailed by the Washington Post for her “charisma, steely technique and keen musical intelligence,” Di Wu performs in what promises to be a stunning finale to the philharmonic’s 25th season. Time: 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10 to $39. Location: Columbus North High School auditorium, 1400 25th St. Information: www.thecip.org.
Book Buddies Bartholomew County invites you to A Garden Tea, a fundraiser for the Book Buddies program, which offers tutoring for secondand third-graders struggling with reading. Time: TBA. Location: Terrace Room, BCSC Administration Building, 1200 Central Ave. Information: 376-4461.
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Food for Thought Film Series continues the conversation with a screening of “Food Stamped.” This film festival is designed to enlighten, inspire and maintain a community dialogue that focuses on issues ranging from nutrition to supporting local growers to addressing food costs. Time: 6:30 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: Bartholomew County Public Library, 536 Fifth St. Information: www.columbusmarket.coop.
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Kick off National Bike Month at Bike Summit, a resource for experienced and amateur local cyclists, sponsored by Reach Healthy Communities and the Columbus Bike Co-op. Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: Donner Center, 730 22nd St.
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“Hungarian Rhapsody: The Minut Piano Duo” features a piano duo with Hungarian flavor. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, 1306 27th St. Information: www. saintbartholomew.org.
Massimo Nossetti, organist and director of music at the Cathedral of Turin in Turin, Italy, will perform in concert on the Golden Memorial Pipe Organ. Time: 3 p.m. Location: First United Methodist Church, 618 Eighth St.
JCB Neighborfest brings the finest blues, soul, rock and rhythm and blues, plus plenty of good food. For this event, the Christ Stone Band plays. Time: 5:30 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: In front of The Commons.
Gear up for National Bike to School Day. As part of an ongoing effort with Safe Routes to School, all schoolchildren are encouraged to ride their bikes to school.
Get moving for the Ivy Tech Couch Tater 5K. Time: TBA. Location: TBA. Information: www.cross roadsofindiana.com.
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The YES Film Festival celebrates the creativity and diversity of independent film, bringing to the screen the best documentaries, narrative features and short films, with competitions in all three categories. Information: www.yesfilmfestival.com.
May 25 Join the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic for its annual “Salute!” concert, a community-wide celebration honoring the men and women who served and are serving in the wars of the 20th and 21st centuries. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: Bartholomew County Courthouse, 234 Washington St. Information: www.thecip.org.
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Bike to work with the mayor. Columbus residents are encouraged to join Mayor Kristen Brown as she rides her bike to work. Information: mpherson@crh.org.
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Warm up for the Abby Brinkman 5K Run and Walk. All proceeds will go to the Abby Brinkman Scholarship Fund. Time: TBA. Location: TBA. Information: www.crossroadsofindiana.com.
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The Columbus Symphony Orchestra plays “The Great American Songbook,” featuring music by Gershwin, Ellington, Porter, Rodgers and Hammerstein and more. Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Mill Race Park amphitheater.
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Noon Kids Concerts and Adzooks Puppets present a fun and colorful rendition of “The Tortoise and The Hare.” Time: Noon. Cost: Free. Location: Donner Park Shelter House, 20th Street and Lafayette Avenue.
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JUNE 16
Triathletes-in-training, get ready! The Columbus Youth Triathlon is a USAT-sanctioned race. Youths will receive a one-year membership to USAT with their race registration. Information: jennifer@foundationforyouth.com. Girlfriend Ride is a bicycle ride for women only. Pick from the 10K, 25K and 50K courses and support Turning Point Domestic Violence Services in Columbus. Information: info@girlfriendride.org.
JUNE 21
Noon Kids Concerts and Ruditoonz present an afternoon of fun and imaginative children’s music. Indiana musician Scott “Rudi” Rudicel ensures everyone has a good time listening, singing and participating at his concerts. Time: Noon. Cost: Free. Location: Donner Park Shelter House, 20th Street and Lafayette Avenue.
JUNE 24
Tour approximately six gardens with the Columbus in Bloom Garden Tour, sponsored by the Columbus Area Visitors Center and Columbus in Bloom. Tours take place from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Tickets cost $15 per person. Info: (812) 342-2607.
JUNE 30
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Race to the finish at the Firecracker 5K Run and Walk. Time: TBA. Location: Tipton Lakes Marina. Information: www.crossroadsofindiana.com. Your town. Your community. Your media company.
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A Look Back
Hoosier Hysteria, 1962 It’s easy to see how Hoosier Hysteria came by its name after looking at this picture of two Columbus High School supporters immediately after one of the 1962 sectional semifinal games at Memorial Gym. The host Columbus Bull Dogs had just been upset by Brown County 66-63, and the shock had just registered on the faces of CHS cheerblock members Stephanie Jewell, left, and Linda Scudder. The Republic file photo. Details provided by Harry McCawley.
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