SOUTH | Summer 2014

Community Theater / Brunch Spots / CrossFit Crazy

Indy’s southside magazine

SUMMER 2014

Family Ties Paul St. Pierre makes the most of life on the southside

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A family business grows in central Indiana

CrossFit craze These southside gyms are kicking it up a notch

Gary and Judy Nichols build their retirement home in Franklin

Stage presence Theater companies entertain the southside

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Southside news and views

21 In Style

Nautical by nature

25 Taste

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Valparaiso’s Valley restaurant

42 Authentic Indiana

Tow Yard Brewing Co.

48 Community Summer festivals

54 Travel

Journeyman Distillery in Three Oaks, Mich.

62 Good will Rotary Clubs

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THERE’S SOMETHING GLORIOUS about this time of year. Summer mornings, still cool and breezy, seem so full of hope. When the day picks up its sleepy pace, we find ourselves ready to don tennis shoes and leave the office behind for a brisk walk among friends. Just as soon as we settle into the day’s routine, the afternoon sky rewards us by ripening into beautiful hues of blue. Every evening — when life promises a chance to relax again — we dine alfresco, either on the back patio at home or at our favorite local restaurant.

Each summer weekend offers a new road to travel.

A multitude of festivals dots the calendar. Wildflowers and public gardens are in full bloom. Short road trips to other Indiana cities and towns might be in order. Or maybe we simply want to gather with friends at a neighboring pool.

There is something glorious about summer because it offers so much potential, so much to see and do. But what strikes me about this issue is not all there is to entertain us. Yes, there are street festivals (we profile them on p. 48), and there are parks, ball games and outdoor movies galore. But, instead, what strikes me here is how so many of us still find the time — away from our family lives, our jobs, our already hectic schedules — to volunteer, to make this community better.

In this issue, we meet with Paul St. Pierre, president of Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Service & Crematory (p. 80). St. Pierre is well-known among his peers for his years of dedication and contributions to the southside, and, from the looks of it, he seems to just be getting started. In this issue, we also get to know the locals running Girls Inc. of Johnson County (on p. 72), which offers a safe place for youngsters to go each day to socialize, to grow.

The work of this organization’s many volunteers

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not only makes days brighter for our youth, but its impact, ultimately, changes lives forever.

Then there are the three southside Rotary Clubs (p. 62) made up of esteemed members of our community who dedicate countless hours of effort and seemingly endless dollars to support both local and international causes. Pick a local charity and chances are good that one — if not all — of our rotary clubs have contributed to it. Let’s also not forget the men and women and children helping to run our community theaters (story on p. 102). Their efforts bring a much-needed dose of culture to our communities, as well as a good laugh, a good cry, and—during especially good performances—both.

So with all that said: Here’s to summer, because it’s such a sweet time of year, and cheers to all of you, who dedicate your time and energy to continually making this community better.

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Lily Snyder delivers caregiver packages at IU Health Simon Cancer Center

When Life Gives You Lemons …

After raising more than $600 at a lemonade stand last summer, Franklin Township first-grader Lily Snyder, 7, decided to help the caregivers of cancer patients — the loved ones who transport patients back and forth for chemotherapy, radiation, surgery and other treatments. She knew what they were going through because of her father’s battle with cancer.

So last December, Lily visited the IU Health Simon Cancer Center and handed out caregiver care packages, which included bottles of water, lemonade packets, granola bars and restaurant gift cards. “Rather than just writing a check, I thought something tangible would really help her understand giving back to the community,” said mom Keri Snyder.

The family is already planning a second lemonade stand for this summer. “She just has a big heart, and I think the experience helped that heart grow even bigger,” Snyder said. “She’s a compassionate little girl.”

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Breyanna Shirley MRS. INDIANA UNITED STATES 2014

What inspired you to apply for Mrs. Indiana United States?

My mom was Mrs. Greenwood in 1996, and she competed in the Mrs. Indiana pageant.

I remember seeing her glamour shots and her involvement in the community, and I was thinking back to that and remembering how excited I was for her, because she was wearing a crown and was a princess.

How did your husband react to the news?

He just wanted me to do what I wanted to do, but I don’t think either of us thought I’d be sitting here today saying I was Mrs. Indiana. We didn’t get our hopes up. He was in a meeting when I found out, so I texted him, “Just call me Mrs. Indiana.” He likes to joke that everyone should call him Mr. Indiana now.

What’s the best advice Carrie has given you so far?

She doesn’t want me to change or not be myself, so we developed my bio around my personality.

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A lot of girls talk about fitness and volunteering, and we did touch on that. But I love sports, and I grew up going to sporting events with my dad, so we put that in my bio to make me sound like a real person.

What are you most looking forward to about the national pageant?

I’m looking forward to going back to Vegas, which is where David and I got married. And it’s a once-in-a-lifetime event, so I’m excited to meet everyone and develop friendships that I wouldn’t have been able to develop otherwise.

You’re partnering with Girls Inc. for service opportunities during your reign.

Why did you pick that organization?

I volunteered there for United Way’s Day of Caring, and I just had a great connection with the employees.

As soon as we walked in the door, we were welcomed. And I love their mission of inspiring girls to be strong, smart and bold.

Have you picked out your evening gown and swimsuit?

Really it wasn’t too bad. I tried on six or seven gowns, and the last one just clicked. For my swimsuit, I knew I wanted a royal Breyanna Colts blue to bring Shirley Indy to Vegas, and there were just a few styles that my coach recommended.

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Greenwood native Breyanna Shirley has zero pageant experience — Indiana now selects its queen through an application process — but she’s not worried about competing for the national Mrs. United States title in Las Vegas this July. She has a supportive husband, childhood sweetheart, David Shirley; a mother who is a former Mrs. Greenwood; and a pageant coach, Mrs. Indiana 2012 Carrie Owens, who knows exactly what she needs to do. Here’s the story of a lovely lady:

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Eat, Drink and Be Merry

Reading Between the Lines

The Greater Greenwood Chamber of Commerce set an attendance record earlier this year for its annual Taste of the Southside event, which featured more than 30 exhibitors. Crowd favorites included: BEST APPETIZER, SALAD, SOUP OR STEW

BEST ENTRÉE

Seasoned Calypso shrimp pulled pork, Holy Smoke cocktail, Hog Roast Co. Jonathan Byrd’s Cafeteria

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Margaritas, Mexico City Grill

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Cannoli, Pinocchio’s Original Italian Ice Cream

Richard Goss, of Richard’s Kitchen and Market, won the Chef Challenge. In the style of “Chopped” and “Iron Chef,” the 30-minute cook-off required chefs to use mystery ingredients like dates, instant grits, stout beer and goat cheese. For the first time, the event also featured a mixology competition. Andy Hurst, of Texas Roadhouse, claimed the prize for his vodka drink, Stoli Ole Oxen Free.

HAPPY TRAILS TO YOU

If you frequent the Polk Hill Trail, you’ve probably already noticed the new public art, installed by the Greater Greenwood Arts Council as part of its Art on the Trailways program.

Greenwood artist Quincy Owens with help from Luke Crawley Like the last batch, these installs a sculpture on the sculptures will be in place Greenwood Art Trail in April. for two years before being swapped for something new.

Look for Scott Westphal’s “Iris,” a playful I-beam sculpture, and Sam Spiczka’s “Seed,” a metal sculpture that draws inspiration from rural farming technology.

The third installation is “Colonization of Commonality,” a former ArtPrize entry created by Greenwood artist Quincy Owens.

Highlighting the hexagon shape that honeybees instinctively create, it begs the question: What kinds of things do we humans create in the same shared, instinctive way? Love ’em or hate ’em, these installations are sure to get you thinking.

This April, the Greenwood Public Library installed 10 Little Free Library boxes throughout the city. Sponsored by Duke Energy, the kiosks stock books that anyone can check out, and the public is encouraged to donate used books to the kiosks, as well. Look for them in local parks and at the Social of Greenwood, Greenwood City Building, Greenwood Community Center and more. For more information, visit www.littlefreelibrary.org.

Tidbits »The Daily Journal has a new office. After more than 50 years at its headquarters on U.S. 31, the newspaper has relocated to the Hazelett building on East Court Street in Franklin.

The Greenwood-based Bemis Group recently spruced up the building, which had been vacant since 1999. Meanwhile, KYB Americas, an auto parts manufacturer, has snapped up the old building to facilitate its expansion plans. »By press time, the former Stir Crazy location at Greenwood Park Mall should have a new tenant: Naked Tchopstix. The locally owned chain serves Asian favorites like sushi, Japanese noodle dishes, Korean soups and Chinese stirfry. Check out the menu at www.tchopstix.com. »If you’re in the middle class, you’re in the right place. CNNMoney recently named Johnson County the top spot in the nation “where the middle class thrives,” citing the area’s median household income ($60,835), low unemployment rate (5.3 percent) and high quality of life. But you already knew that, didn’t you?

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Book Nook

Provided by Greenwood Public Library

‘One More Thing’

By B.J. Novak “One More Thing” is quirky, thoughtful and amusing. Written in bite-sized stories that seem more like snippets taken from a stand-up comedy act, the works in this collection tackle both profound and slightly ridiculous questions of life. Why do people take pictures of their food? How do we know what we really want in love?

Novak ponders these questions and more in this work. If you’re a fan of his work on screen (“Inglourious Basterds,” “Saving Mr. Banks”), then you’ll likely enjoy this collection of random thoughts and philosophical reflections.

Reviewed by Becky Preston, teen services librarian, Greenwood Public Library

‘The Rosie Project’

By Graeme Simsion “The Rosie Project” is funny, heartfelt and an absolute joy to read. The book’s main character, Don, is a geneticist with a love for rules and order. When he starts to look for a wife, he goes about his pursuit in as logical a fashion as he can imagine. He creates a list of attributes that a woman must have in order to be considered for his “Wife Project.” Enter Rosie, a woman looking for her biological father and in need of a geneticist, who fails his project immediately. However, as Don helps Rosie with her own project, he begins to wonder if there’s more to love and life than the order and rules he originally valued. Fans of “The Big Bang Theory” or quirky romantic comedies will enjoy this novel.

Reviewed by Valerie Moore, reference librarian, Greenwood Public Library

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“The Invention of Wings”

By Sue Monk Kidd Sue Monk Kidd, the author of “The Secret Life of Bees,” does not disappoint with this beautiful and powerful novel. Based on a true story, “The Invention of Wings” tells the story of Sarah Grimke, the daughter of a wealthy Charleston slave holder, and Handful, the house slave given to Sarah on her 11th birthday.

Alternating views between these two women, the story follows the pair through 30-plus years as they struggle to escape their individual experiences with oppression. With fine storytelling interwoven with detailed, historical accuracy, this engaging tale will not be easily forgotten.

Reviewed by Valerie Moore, reference librarian, Greenwood Public Library

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Anchors Aweigh Every summer, the nautical look sails back into fashion with home and wardrobe accessories sporting blue and white stripes, red and gold accents, plus anchors, ropes and boats. Choose from any of these finds to complete your look. Yacht, not included.

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Rise and Dine Your mom told you not to skip breakfast … and for good reason. It gives you energy, fuels your mind and body, and—oh yeah— it’s delicious. Chefs across the southside are playing with ingredients, mixing traditions and generally perfecting the art of the morning meal. Here, we’ve tracked down some of the hottest contenders for the most important meal of the day.

Red Flannel Hash MILKTOOTH

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YIA YIA’S HOUSE OF PANCAKES Formerly Sophia’s Pancake House, flapjacks still reign supreme at this Greenwood breakfast hotspot. Sure, you can order an omelet if that’s your thing, but why would you when there’s Belgian waffles to indulge in? If you’ve got a sweet tooth in the morning, this is the place to bring it.

Yia Yia’s manager, Rebecca Witherell, describes the bestselling breakfast item from the bottom up. “Our Belgian waffle is topped with strawberries, bananas, pecans and a scoop of vanilla ice cream,” she says. “Then we drizzle it with chocolate.” 1694 W. Main St., Greenwood, (317) 888-6800

INDIGO DUCK By now, we’re all familiar with the tongue-wagging, Southernstyle cuisine this Franklin food mecca dishes up. “Weekend brunch is my favorite here,” confesses owner Karen Hewett.

“One of our best sellers is our Eggs Sweetgrass,” she says. “It comes with two poached eggs, fried green tomatoes and thickcut bacon on an English muffin.” The whole creation is topped with rich hollandaise sauce and beloved by weekend regulars.

39 E. Court St., Franklin, (317) 560-5805, theindigoduck.com

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PATRIOT GRILL The 10th restaurant venture for owner Bob Mark, Patriot Grill’s menu proves that practice really does make perfect. “I really think this is the best food we’ve done,” he shares. So what’s the breakfast dish everyone craves? “I’d say one of our skillets,” says Mark. “We cook in cast iron. It’s the real thing here.” The Patriot’s Skillet boasts sautéed onions, peppers and potatoes topped with cheddar cheese, bacon or sausage, served sizzling hot with two local eggs and toast. 1265 N. Madison Ave., Greenwood, (317) 851-8252, patriotstable.com

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taste WASH IT DOWN Sure, there’s always coffee and OJ, but sometimes brunch begs to be washed down with something a little more adventurous.

Enter Milktooth’s White Bloody Mary, an intriguing remake of the traditional boozy breakfast staple.

“We use tomato water instead of tomato juice, which is actually clear,” explains owner Jonathan Brooks. “Then we add things like vodka, white soy and horseradish.” Garnished with pickled white asparagus, it’s a must-try for any breakfast lover.

MILKTOOTH This soon-to-be Fountain Square “fine diner” is the brainchild of Jonathan Brooks, who spent time in the kitchen at Indianapolis’ acclaimed eatery, Recess. The brunch spot he is creating with his wife, Ashley, features updated, innovative twists on traditional favorites. Case in point: a breakfast staple like potato hash. “We make it with diced potatoes, pastrami and beets, then top it with creamy horseradish and mustard seeds,” says Brooks. “It’s served with two over-easy eggs. We call it our Red Flannel Hash, because that’s exactly how the dish looks.” Brooks reports the restaurant is slated to open mid-July. 540 Virginia Ave., Indianapolis, (317) 292-2280 28

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Taking cancer care in a whole new direction.

Hope now has new coordinates. Community Cancer Center South is now open at 1440 East County Line Road and sits just behind Community Hospital South. It is home to a full range of certified oncology specialists including radiation, medical, gynecologic, breast, colorectal, lung, and head and neck. Our multi-disciplinary approach in this impressive facility includes an on-site pharmacy and lab, an oncology dietitian and social worker, patient navigators and diagnostic imaging. It’s more than a new building. It’s evidence you’re headed in the right direction.

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Looking for a change of pace this summer when it comes to the usual beer and wine? Try sipping mead instead. The centuries-old alcoholic beverage is making a roaring comeback here in the States, and New Day Meadery, located in Fountain Square, makes a variety of craft meads and ciders that are worth trying. So what is mead? “It’s an alcohol using honey as the fermented base, like grapes for wine and malted grain for beer,” owner Tia Agnew explains. “We make our mead in a carbonated form, anywhere between 6 to 10 percent alcohol and ranging from bone dry to a well-balanced sweet.” Try the Shelby Blue Ribbon this summer, a refreshing strawberry and rhubarb mead that’s a favorite during warmer months. 1102 Prospect St., Indianapolis, (888) 632-3379, newdaycraft.com

Pizza is good, but local pizza is better. Stop in Small Town Pizza’s new location in Greenwood for some truly hometown slices or subs.

This is the second location for the eatery, which got its start in Trafalgar and recently expanded. So, what to sample? “Try our homemade stuffed pepperoni sticks,” suggests owner Kevin Eisenmenger. “Or our bestselling specialty pizza, the Big Boy, with five different types of meats.”

Small Town Pizza offers carryout and delivery service, as well as a big selection of wine and beer.

11 Declaration Drive, Suite S, Greenwood, (317) 887-9988, smalltownpizzaonline.com

There are cupcakes, and then there are cupcakes. At Truly Lovely Cupcakes in Greenwood, you’ll find the latter made from amazing cake flavors and iced and decorated to perfection. Owner Paige Truelove, inspired by her grandmother’s baking legacy, opened the Greenwood cupcakery last summer. Customers flock to the store for nearly every decadent flavor, making it hard to choose just one. “I would say the favorite is a tie between our triple chocolate and our snickerdoodle,” says Truelove. “But for the summer, try the seasonal blueberry cheesecake cupcake.” 399 S. State Road 135, Greenwood, (317) 889-1476, trulylovelycupcakes.com

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There’s the Rub

By Caroline Mosey

Summer is here, and our grills and smokers are busier than ever.

Meats are often prepped for the heat using marinades, but dry rubs are the choice of barbecue buff Keith Johnson, who coowns Johnson’s BBQ Shack (317-371-1674, johnsonsbbqshack. com) with his brother. Blends can be any combination of spices that permeate meat to create deep flavor, but Johnson shares a few tips for making the most of your dry rub. » With beef, keep your rub simple.

“We use coarse salt and fresh cracked, coarse pepper for our brisket. A coffee grinder is the easiest tool for pepper.” » Give pork time to absorb the flavors. “After you apply the rub, you can keep it in the fridge for four to 24 hours.” » Don’t shy away from heat. “If you add chili powder or cayenne, the flavors will mellow out during the smoking process.” » Opt for turbinado sugar. “It won’t burn like other sugars.

It has a nice, hardy texture.”

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Fair Fare Admit it, you love state fair food. (We do, too!) There’s something about those late-summer indulgences savored from paper plates that make us feel like giddy kids again. Luckily, we’ve found a couple of recipes that give us that same feeling, right from our own kitchens.

By Caroline Mosey

Eli Marshall eyes his Crunch Cone from Mrs. Curl’s Ice Cream Shop

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Crunch Cone Coating

Beer-Battered Onion Rings

Courtesy of Mrs. Curl Ice Cream Shop 259 S. Meridian St., Greenwood, (317) 882-1031, mrscurl.com

Courtesy of Piper’s Restaurant, 2130 W. Southport Road, Indianapolis, (317) 888-7667, piperscatering.com

1 cup Rice Krispies cereal 4 tablespoons crushed Oreo cookies 2 tablespoons rainbowcolored sprinkles Mix all ingredients in a small bowl. Sprinkle over ice cream or roll ice cream cones in the mixture, using a spoon to help coat the entire surface.

3 cups batter mix (Drake’s Batter Mix preferred) 12 ounces beer (Sun King Wee Mac preferred) 2 medium Vidalia onions Vegetable oil sufficient for frying Mix 1 cup batter mix with beer and let sit overnight at room temperature to develop the rich malt taste. Slice onions into ½-inch slices, then separate and pat dry. Dip rings in batter until coated. Deep fry at 350 degrees in a tall-sided saucepan until golden, about two to three minutes.

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Do the right thing Valparaiso’s Valley restaurant makes simple dishes shine

By David Hoppe Photography by Martin Buechley

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is surprise and delight,” says Cory Muro, a founder and executive chef of Valley, a farmto-fork restaurant on the leading edge of a culinary renaissance beginning to take hold in the Michiana region of northwest Indiana.

That sense of delight begins at Valley’s kitchen bar, where diners are encouraged to chat with the cooks preparing such distinctive dishes as crispy fairy tale pumpkin ravioli, featuring house-made semolina ravioli with a red onion-balsamic puree, brie, apple and pumpkin seed granola; or winter white chicken, prepared with caramelized carrots and broccoli, crispy red potatoes, a white wine-shallot sauce, capers and croissant crumbs.

Valley chef and owner Cory Muro

Open for just over two years in downtown Valparaiso, Valley, named after Valparaiso’s nickname, “Vale of Paradise,” serves food that is local, fresh and affordable. Thanks to Muro and his team, including co-executive chef Jason Rudy, Valley’s offerings also taste superb.

A display of the restaurant’s food sources.

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West Coast born. Midwest raised.

Muro’s story begins along the Gulf Coast on Florida’s Panhandle. He was raised by three women there, including his great-grandmother, Gertrude. She hailed from New Orleans, and by the time Muro was 10, she had taught him to make sausage, pasta and a variety of sauces.

Muro landed his first restaurant gig at 14, making sandwiches in a sub shop. Then he found a job in a bakery and, after that, a pizza place.

Instead of enrolling in culinary school, Muro set about creating his own apprenticeship program by getting himself hired at the best restaurant he could find, which happened to be Sweet Basil, in Vail, Colo.

“I worked a lot, and I worked for free when I could,” he says. “I let them know I really wanted to learn.”

Muro would work a seven-hour shift, then come back on his own time to help some more. “I learned whatever they had to teach me. They saw how committed I was.”

In Vail, Muro also met his future wife, Blair. A Hoosier, whose father farmed outside Valparaiso, Blair was a graduate of Purdue University’s hospitality program. She introduced Muro to Indiana’s food ways.

Meanwhile, he was becoming an executive chef at Honga’s Lotus Petal, a high-end Pan Asian restaurant in Telluride, Colo., that had just undergone a significant expansion and was having money troubles.

Muro cut waste, got a grip on expenses and brought Honga’s back to profitability.

This experience convinced him that he could run his own place. But start-up costs and competition in Colorado were prohibitive. Northwest Indiana beckoned.

“I’d been coming here and farming with [Blair’s] dad and really liked the community a lot,” Muro recalls. He could also see that Valparaiso was investing in its downtown, placing a special emphasis on encouraging restaurant development. “For me, this is the most sense of community I’ve ever had. It’s a place where I felt I could start a business and establish a family. It was attractive for me, and the city made it attractive as well.”

Muro has established Valley as a farmto-fork destination. He and the Valley team are offering a creative take on what may still be one of America’s great culinary mysteries: Midwestern cuisine.

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Spring chicken entree

“I feel Midwest cuisine is simple and fresh, nutritious and minimally processed, if at all,” Muro says. “We have to make simple things shine.”

This begins with sourcing foods from farmers who operate as close to Valparaiso as possible. A list of farmers from Indiana, Illinois and Michigan who provide food for the restaurant is proudly posted on a chalkboard displayed inside Valley’s down-home, yet elegant, entryway. Pork comes from Birky’s Family Farms in Kouts; Scherf Farms in Michigan City provides dairy; Burek Farms in La Porte offers sweet corn; and poultry is delivered by Miller’s Amish Country. In all cases, products are free of additives, pesticides and other compromising ingredients. Muro considers these farmers his partners and makes a point of visiting every farm he features.

“I always say I’m not a very good cook, I just have really good ingredients,” he says.

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Franklin Snyder “The Boss” “When we can get asparagus that’s handpicked that morning — we wash it three times, coat it slightly in olive oil, salt and pepper, and grill it for about 10 seconds — then it goes to your table. That’s something you’ll never experience from a grocery store or a food distributor. If you keep it simple, you don’t have to do a lot to it.”

This approach is reflected in Valley’s tothe-point menu. Everything fits on a single page. “It’s really short and matter-of-fact,” says Muro. “That gives us the ability to focus on what we’re doing. Then if we want to do specials, we have that ability. We’re not tied to so many items we’re spreading ourselves thin.”

“I feel Midwest cuisine is simple and fresh, nutritious and minimally processed, if at all.

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Muro’s sense of focus is heightened by his decision to make Valley a dinner-only establishment. “We get here between 10 and noon every day of the week. We prep all the way up until 4, and then we cook for four hours.”

When Valley first opened, Muro designed his menu around the seasons. But that grew stale — for the Valley’s kitchen team, as well as for the restaurant’s growing number of regular customers — so he now changes things on what amounts to a monthly basis, with plenty of allowance for specials, like his take on such classic dishes as veal scaloppine, substituting pork for veal.

Surviving the winter months, he says, is getting easier, thanks to an increasing number of greenhouse growers in the region. And even mega-food distributor Sysco now offers a list of Michigan growers.

“I can say, ‘What’s on the Michigan-grown list this week?’ And it’s parsnips, it’s turnips, it’s rutabaga,” he explains.

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Whatever the time of year, Muro makes sure his menu includes certain favorites, like his cowboy cut pork chop, prepared with honey-apple cider pan sauce, butternut squash, pickled mustard seed and twice-baked potatoes; or a fish dish utilizing yellow perch from Bell Aquaculture in Red Key. Lately, fresh shrimp has been finding its way onto the Valley menu, by way of the Valparaiso Shrimp Co., a local grower specializing in salt water shrimp raised in a clear water system without chemicals, hormones or antibiotics.

Muro is proud to offer a menu that emphasizes quality, while still managing to be affordable. Appetizers like the truffle fries (natural cut fries in white truffle oil with parmesan and parsley), crispy chicken tacos (pulled chicken in a fried gyoza wrapper with sweet chili sauce, radishes, pickled jalapeno and basil), or pig pen (pork belly and stone-ground white grits with house

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ricotta, organic spinach, preserved lemon and onion haystack) are meant to be shared and are priced up to about $12; while entrees, on average, will run around $20.

Service is another way Valley strikes a Midwestern chord. Since the restaurant has nevValley Kitchen er advertised, relying and Bar for growth on word-of55 Franklin St., mouth, Muro emphaValparaiso, sizes the importance of (219) 531-8888, Hoosier hospitality. “As eatvalley.com long as we can deliver the product with a smile, be polite, use our manners — really fundamentally basic things — that’s my recipe for success.

It’s super simple,” he explains.

“It boils down to stuff my greatgrandmother drilled into me: Be nice to people; do the right thing.”

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Home Plate

Farm fresh meals around the state As Indiana embraces its farm culture anew, upscale restaurants, an Irish pub and even an Indianapolis hotel are wooing old and new customers with dishes created from fresh, locally sourced foods. Pull up a chair at these Indiana eateries and fill your plate with fresh veggies, meats and cheeses grown and raised on Hoosier soil.

Fisher Farms pork chops glazed with sweet-hot mustard, fresh buttered broccoli and sweet potato tots at Colts Grille

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Fair Oaks Farm and Restaurant

1913 Restaurant & Severin Bar

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856 N. 600E, Fair Oaks (877) 536-1194, fofarms.com

AT THE OMNI SEVERIN, INDIANAPOLIS

121 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne, (260) 420-5563, jkodonnells.com

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» Classic grilled cheese made with Fair Oaks Farm award-winning Swiss cheese, tomato and basil.

Cup of house-made chili with signature Fair Oaks Farm cheddar cheese.

ORIGINALLY A COLLECTIVE

of nine dairy farming families, Fair Oaks Farm quickly grew into a major dairy producer, yielding 2.9 million pounds of milk per day and more than 550,000 visitors per year. But the farm is more than just a massive milk operation.

Truly a farm-to-table business, Fair Oaks offers visitors a chance to experience its products firsthand at the Fair Oaks Farm Café, where fresh sandwiches, soups, salads and sweets are crafted and served using the farm’s award-winning milk and artisan cheeses.

Also new this year: The Farmhouse Restaurant, an on-site eatery that will feature more upscale offerings of the farm’s dairy products and fresh produce. “Using our own products gives us full control and oversight of what we are using in our restaurants,” says Susan Webb, executive assistant at Fair Oaks. “Great taste and quality are very important features to us.”

40 W. Jackson Place, Indianapolis, (317) 6346664, omnihotels.com THE PLATE

» Indiana Board: Smoking Goose cured meats, Trader’s Point Creamery and Capriole Farms cheeses, chef’s pickled vegetables, house-made beer jam IF FARM TOURS AREN’T

what you had in mind on your local food adventure, step into the historic Omni Severin Hotel in downtown Indianapolis. This upscale destination is a quick walk from the capital’s metro area, and it showcases Indiana’s rural offerings on its menus.

Have a hand-crafted cocktail from the boutique-style Severin Bar with an Indiana Board appetizer, a savory spread of locally sourced meats and cheeses, or head into the hotel’s 1913 Restaurant for the root beer-cured pork chops, sourced from LaGrange’s Gunthorp Farms.

“It’s not only our responsibility, but our privilege, to support our local farmers and businesses by showcasing them to our guests,” says Paul Feakes, Omni Severin’s director of food and beverage.

“It’s important to know where your food comes from.”

THE PLATE

» Signature roasted lamb shank with garlic mashed potatoes J K O’DONNELL’S IRISH ALE

House, like any good Irish pub, serves corned beef and cabbage, fish and chips and other hearty Irish fare.

What sets this pub apart, however, is the owner’s commitment to using fresh, local ingredients in the dishes whenever possible.

Local farm-raised lamb and beef, fresh vegetables and dairy — from Seven Sons Meats in Fort Wayne and Hawkins Family Farm in North Manchester — can be found on the menu — a commitment that pleases the palates of diners and benefits the community. “Buying local helps improve our community and helps our local businesses grow and prosper,” says Will Passino, head chef. “To me nothing is better than knowing that I received a product that was from someone just outside of town and to have seen the facility firsthand.”

Spire

Colts Grille

299 W. Johnson Road, LaPorte, (219) 575-7272, spirefarmtofork.com

110 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, (317) 631-2007, coltsgrille.g3restaurants.com

THE PLATE

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» Miller Amish Farm half-chicken with potato purée, dark chicken reduction and rosemary butter

» Fisher Farms pork chops glazed with sweet-hot mustard, fresh buttered broccoli and sweet potato tots

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WHAT MIGHT AT FIRST

chef Brad Hindsley grew up on an Indiana farm, and his childhood experiences are what led him to create Spire, a farm-to-fork dining experience, at the northern tip of Indiana. “People don’t realize that there are sources for fresh, organic foods all within 250 miles of them in Indiana,” he says. “I don’t cut corners. If it isn’t available fresh, it isn’t on the menu.”

Spire’s extensive supplier list includes farms from all across Indiana — Miller Amish Farm in Orland, Barefoot Acres in Rolling Prairie and Middlebrook Farms in Three Oaks. Hindsley’s dedication to choosing local sources for Spire’s dishes, he says, is his way to “connect the diner’s senses to life’s simplest pleasures, the community to its local farmers and the (restaurant) industry to the earth.”

seem like your run-of-themill downtown Indy sports bar, the Colts Grille is a true delight for those searching for a farm-to-fork dining experience. Indiana meats and fresh Hoosier farm veggies make their ways into many of the restaurant’s dishes.

You’ll find meats and fresh vegetables from Fischer Farm and Lambright Farm, both in Jasper, and lamb from Viking Farms in Morristown.

“We source locally whenever possible,” says Padraig Cullen, head chef. “This leads to more local jobs, healthier food options and a better understanding of where our food comes from.”

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Local producers, merchants and entrepreneurs

One of Indy’s newest craft beer venues is expected to bring all the boys to the yard

BY CLINT SMITH PHOTOS BY JOSH MARSHALL

Tow Yard chef Tommy Thompson

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Tow Yard Brewing Co. Deli is open for lunch and dinner, with the potential for breakfast down the road.

501 S. Madison Ave., Indianapolis, (317) 638-9273, towyardbrewing.com

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TOW YARD BREWING CO. may be the new kid on the block, but its newbie status is mostly in sentiment, considering the experience and know-how of the folks behind the venture. A collaboration of food and drink industry veterans, Tow Yard Brewing, slotted to open in June, may give the city—and specifically Indy’s near southside Wholesale District—a refreshing lift in the craft brew scene.

“When you put together like-minded people who can envision and share a singular goal, you will get things done,” says Jason West of Greenwood’s Grafton Peek Catering, which will be helping to supply food for the new venue. “That has been the case with Tow Yard. From the partners and managers who have worked every day in getting the 10,000 square feet of physical space operational to the investors, large and small, who share the dream, everyone played a special part to help get Tow Yard started.”

One of the driving forces behind Tow Yard is director of distribution Mike DeWeese, who has been in the food-and-beverage game for decades. DeWeese, a Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School alumnus who went on to attend Indiana University, made his way into the restaurant

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industry with his first Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Muncie in 1996. In the years following, DeWeese opened three more BW3 stores in Greenwood, Plainfield and downtown Indianapolis.

From 2003 to 2009, DeWeese served as a board member of the Brewer’s Guild of Indiana. Though he wasn’t a professional brewer, he’d been brewing beer at home since 1991, and he eventually helped found Triton Brewing Co. on Indy’s northeast-side. “I’ve been a part of this whole craft-brewing movement since the beginning,” he explains.

DeWeese recruited Bradley Zimmerman, a Hamilton Southeastern grad who also attended IU, to serve as Tow Yard’s head brewer. “(Zimmerman) was out in

Seattle for eight years,” says DeWeese, “and he’d been getting in some unique ingredients—some hop varieties coming from New Zealand—you don’t see in the Midwest.”

In order to acquire certain ingredients and hops, a brewery needs to have a “hop broker,” DeWeese explains. Along with his brewing creativity and experience, Zimmerman brought that designation to the Tow Yard table.

Among the brewery’s planned offerings is a double pale ale, DeWeese says, as well as a craft concoction known as the “Shandler,” which pays tribute to the British Shandy and the German Radler.

“It’s our take on a Shandy, sort of like a Leinenkugel’s, which most people are

Jason West and Charles Bryant of Grafton Peek Catering

familiar with,” DeWeese says. Shandys and Radlers use a combination ratio of beer to either soda or lemonade. For the sweet-soda part of the Shandler ratio, Tow Yard will feature local, natural soda from Handcrafted Beverages.

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Tow Yard brewer Bradley Zimmerman

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the bonds he has secured with local beer purveyors like Tomlinson Tap Room (downtown Indianapolis) and Twenty Tap and Binkley’s Kitchen and Bar (both in Broad Ripple).

In-house chef Tommy Thompson (formerly with Fireside Brewhouse) will work closely with West and Charles Bryant of Grafton Peek to provide for the brewery’s deli offerings. The brewery will showcase a number of unique sandwiches, salads and soups, DeWeese says.

“We’re going to incorporate beer in as many items as possible and use as many local ingredients as possible.”

On tap for the menu are Zionsville-based Trader’s Point Creamery cheeses and dairy products, and chef

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Thompson is working with Jessica Smith of This Old Farm in Colfax to secure local meat and produce.

This Old Farm works with sustainable farmers to get locally produced food to the wholesale market. In the case of Tow Yard, Smith says This Old Farm will also supply malted grains to the brewery for use in its brewed beers. The plan, she explains, is that This Old Farm will later pick up the spent grains and feed them back to pastured or wood-raised hogs and then months later, return with pastured pork to be transformed into a meal. “Now that,” says Smith, “is a life cycle to talk about!”

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WAMMfest Aug. 16 Craig Park

Head Outside

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Wine, beer, food, art, movies and live music … what’s not to love about spending summer days and nights in the streets? When temperatures rise, the southside is hopping with good times. Here, we offer a lineup of the coming concerts, parties and movie nights in your neighborhood.

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2014 Summer Concert Series

» Bring your lawn chairs and blankets to the Greenwood Amphitheater and settle in on the lawn for a Saturday night concert.

Schedule: Toy Factory, June 14; Park Avenue Band, June 21; Karma, July 5; Blue River Band, July 12; Tastes Like Chicken, July 19; Parrots of the Caribbean, July 26; Jayne Bond and the Pink Martinis, Aug. 2; My Yellow Rickshaw, Aug. 23; Indy Nile, Aug. 30.

LOCATION: Greenwood Amphitheater, 300 S. Washington St., Greenwood COST: Free INFORMATION: (317) 881-4545

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Smoke on the Square » Discover Downtown Franklin presents the

fourth annual Smoke on the Square barbecue competition on June 27 and 28. More than 20 professional barbecue teams from all over the Midwest will compete to earn points toward a national championship.

Team creations in four categories (pork shoulder, chicken, pork ribs and brisket) are submitted and judged. For a fee, visitors can taste samples and vote for their favorite. The event will also feature live music, including the bands Blue River Band and Woomblies.

LOCATION: Franklin town square DATE: June 27-28 COST: Free; fee for tasting INFORMATION: (317) 346-1258 or discoverdowntownfranklin.com

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Greenwood Freedom Festival

Starlight Movie Night

Daily Journal Street Party

» The 30th annual Freedom Festival takes place June 28 at Craig Park. Held from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., the event features live music, children’s entertainment, local vendors, games, food and crafts, as well as a 10 a.m. parade and a fireworks show at 10 p.m.

» The Greenwood Parks & Recreation Department has teamed with the Greenwood Public Library to bring “The Lego Movie” to the Old City Park on July 11. The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 8 p.m. with games, trivia and raffle prizes before the movie, which begins at dusk. Popcorn will be available for purchase. Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets.

» The Daily Journal hosts a street party on July 11 in celebration of the newspaper’s 50th anniversary and its recent move into a renovated historic building in downtown Franklin. The event is free and will include live music by Flatbed Twitch, as well as events for children. Concessions will be available for purchase.

LOCATION: Craig Park, 10 E. Smith Valley Road, Greenwood DATE: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. June 28 COST: Free. Concessions available for purchase.

INFORMATION: (317) 881-8527 or greenwoodfreedomfestival.com

LOCATION: Old City Park, 304 S. Meridian St., Greenwood DATE: 8 p.m. July 11 COST: Free INFORMATION: (317) 885-5036

LOCATION: Water and Monroe streets, downtown Franklin DATE: 5 to 11 p.m. July 11 COST: Free with concessions available for purchase INFORMATION: (317) 736-7101

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Johnson County Fair

WAMMfest

» The annual Johnson County Fair takes place July 13 through 19 at the Johnson County Fairgrounds and features 4-H competitions, numerous food vendors, a fireworks show, carnival rides and grandstand events, including a truck and tractor pull, hog wrestling, go kart races and drag races.

» Greenwood’s annual WAMMfest will be held on Aug. 16 in Craig Park. The event, open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., is set to feature food, wine, art and live music. Peruse photography, jewelry, pottery and more at vendor booths and sample wine and beer from dozens of Indiana wineries and microbreweries on hand.

LOCATION: Johnson County Fairgrounds, 250 Fairground St., Franklin DATE: July 13-19 COST: Parking is $5 per car.

Concessions, carnival games and rides, and grandstand events available for purchase.

INFORMATION: (317) 738-3247 or johnsoncountyfair.com

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LOCATION: Craig Park, 10 E. Smith Valley Road, Greenwood DATE: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 16 COST: $10 advance price (prior to midnight Aug. 15), $15 day of the event. Children 6 and younger are free.

INFORMATION: (317) 881-7575 or wammfest.com

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ART FESTS

AROUND THE STATE COMPILED BY BARNEY QUICK

Chautauqua Festival of Art in Madison.

In Columbus, a hands-on arts creation program called Artz Daze — Get Up, Get Out, Get Art takes place on June 6, July 11, Aug. 1, Sept. 5 and Oct. 3 in front of The Commons community center. Each event, to which guests are simply invited to show up and create, runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit artsincolumbus.org.

Find live music, local food, local craft beer and cider and more at the Independent Music & Art Fair, held on June 14 at the Harrison Center for the Arts in Indianapolis. Partnering with the event is the INDIEana Handicraft Exchange, which features the handmade arts and crafts of more than 100 artisans from all over the region. For more information on both events, visit indieanahandicraftexchange.com or visit the Independent Music & Art Fair page on Facebook.

One of the Circle City’s most venerated art events, the Talbot Street Art Fair, takes place on June 14 and 15 at 16th and Talbot streets in the Herron-Morton historic district of Indianapolis. More than 270 artists from across the nation will fill the streets with their works for this juried art fair. For more information, visit talbotstreet.org.

ArtFest, an annual fair now in its fifth year, takes place Aug. 23 and 24 in Columbus. With more than 100 artists from all over the nation on hand, the event has expanded to two days for the first time this year to offer visitors plenty of time to shop along Washington Street. The Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, along with other musical acts, will perform throughout the event, which “keeps growing,” says Bob Anderson, ArtFest organizer. “The quality of the artists keeps improving, and support from the city has been fantastic.” For more information, visit columbusartfest.com.

Bloomington’s 4th Street Festival of the Arts & Crafts, an institution in the college town since 1977, takes place on Labor Day weekend every year. Preparations for this year’s staging are well underway. More than 100 vendor booths will feature the works of artists from all over the region in a variety of mediums, including ceramics, leather, glass, photography and printmaking. There’s also live music and spoken-word presentations planned, as well as a Kidszone, where little ones can participate in a community art project.

For more information, call (812) 575-0484

The Penrod Arts Fair, held on the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art each year, enters its 48th year on Sept. 6. With more than 300 artists, six stages of entertainment, more than 50 arts-related nonprofit organizations, an Indiana craft beer garden and an extensive children’s area available, the event is one of the largest and most revered events of its kind in the Midwest. For more information, visit penrod.org.

Evansville’s Funk in the City program, which stages both a spring art festival and a late-September event, is generating more buzz every year. The 12th annual Haynie’s Corner Art Festival takes place on Sept. 27. More than 100 artists are expected to participate, and food vendors will offer a bounty of cuisine options. Ashley Vezzoso, Funk in the City president, says that a portion of the festival’s proceeds go to the renovation of the Alhambra Theater, a venerable old-school Haynie’s Corner movie palace that is being modernized as a performance space. For more information, visit funkinthecity.com.

Madison is gearing up for the 44th annual Chautauqua Festival of Art, a juried event that takes place on Sept. 27 and 28 this year. Held in the Lanier mansion neighborhood, between Vine and Broadway streets along the Ohio River, the event features works made of textiles, glass, wood and more, as well as live music and artisan food offerings. For more information, visit madisonchautauqua.com.

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Journeyman Distillery

All This and Whiskey, Too Three Oaks, home of Journeyman Distillery, is a Midwest Brigadoon

By David Hoppe

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IF YOU DRIVE NORTH to Lake Michi-

gan’s southern shore, to where the states of Michigan and Indiana meet, head east five miles on U.S. 12. It’s a straight shot through farm country, with stands of woods in the distance on either side. In a few minutes, you’ll come to a hanging stoplight.

WELCOME TO THREE OAKS.

Three Oaks, Michigan, was settled around 1850. It’s said the town’s name was inspired by three mighty trees that grew along the railroad track; engine drivers

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knew to stop when they saw the three oaks looming up ahead.

Although several miles inland, Three Oaks calls itself “the cultural heart of Harbor Country,” a name given to the string of towns that lines the Lake Michigan coast, from Michigan City in northwest Indiana, up to St. Joseph and Benton Harbor on the Michigan side of the lake.

Three Oaks’ population totals less than 2,000. If you’re in a hurry, you can walk the length of the town’s historic downtown in about 10 minutes. But take your time; this PHOTOS PROVIDED

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THE VILLAGE OF THREE OAKS

Three Oaks is five miles from Lake Michigan and two miles from the Indiana border. It is easily reached via Interstate 94.

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Midwestern treasure packs enough shops and galleries along its main street to while away a Saturday afternoon.

Drier’s Market is a legendary butcher shop that’s catered to a clientele as unexpectedly diverse as poet Carl Sandburg and Larry Hagman of “Dallas” fame. There’s an art house movie theater called the Vickers, where they’ve been showing films for 100 years. Pleasant House is a microbrewery that serves British-style Royal Pies. And Trilogy offers an amazing array of antiques, original art and exotic objects d’art that make a visit something of a cross between a shopping experience and a curated art exhibition.

Speaking of art: There are several galleries, including the Edington Gallery, Blue Gallery, Vincent and Gallery H, all of which are run by pros and feature work for grown-up tastes.

By the time you’ve checked the fashions at French Twist, taken some refreshment at the Elm Street Bistro or Nelson’s Saloon, and perused the local goods and

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antiques at such shops as Froelich’s, 24 North, Ipso Facto and Refind, you’re apt to think you’ve somehow landed in one of the hipper neighborhoods of some big city.

And you haven’t even set foot in Journeyman Distillery yet.

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Today, though, the Featherbone Factory is 3311 Pottawattomie Trail an exemplary model of Michigan City, Ind. (219) 874-7729 repurposeful renovaGORDON BEACH INN tion. It provides shelter 16220 Lakeshore Road to a whimsically rustic Union Pier, Mich. home and garden store; (269) 469-0800 the Acorn, a first-rate live theater and cabaret drawing performers from around the country; and JourneyFUNCTIONAL ART man Distillery, where all manner of artisBack in the 1880s, a local entrepreneur anal organic spirits are created. named E.K. Warren built himself a large Journeyman took possession of the brick factory for the manufacture of wom- factory in 2010, when Bill Welter, a Hooen’s corsets. Warren’s corsets were preferred sier who fell in love with whiskey making because they were reinforced with flexible during an extended sojourn in Scotland, turkey bones, instead of whale, which made decided to go into business for himself. for a more, ahem, comfortable fit.

Locating in Three Oaks was “a fluke,” The Featherbone Factory put Three Oaks according to Journeyman’s Daniel on the map until women’s lives (and styles) Milsk. Welter, originally from Valparaiso, changed. The factory eventually went the thought to start his business in those parts. way of the corsets it was built to make and But at the time Indiana’s laws prohibited production of the kind of handcrafted was abandoned.

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spirits Welter had in mind. According to Milsk, someone suggested Three Oaks, and Welter “basically fell in love with the place.”

E.K. Warren, ironically enough, was a teetotaler who actually tried to put a stop to drinking in Three Oaks and its environs by buying all the liquor licenses in the county. He’d be amazed to see the new life his factory now enjoys.

“We do every step of the process here, from the milling of the grain to handbottling,” says Milsk.

Journeyman takes pains to locally source as many of its ingredients as possible. Since its spirits are certified organic, it works with an organic farmers’ co-op. “We source all our grains from the Midwest — Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota,” says Milsk.

“Being certified organic, we have to seek out very specific farmers for that purpose.”

Indeed, part of Journeyman’s intent is to provide support to organic farmers; the distillery consumes around 5,000 pounds of grain a week.

Adults Only EscApE In lOs cAbOs “Being certified organic and being Kosher puts us in a whole different category,” Milsk says. “Also the fact that you can come here and see how things are made.”

The Journeyman space features floor-toceiling windows facing the production area.

Tours, including tastings, are offered on Saturdays and run between 30 to 45 minutes (online reservations recommended).

“We share everything about what we’re doing,” says Milsk. “People like to know where their products are coming from.”

In Journeyman’s case, the range of those products is ambitious. The distillery produces six whiskeys, including Ravenswood Rye, Featherbone Bourbon, Buggy Whip Wheat and Three Oaks Single Malt.

Then there are Red Arrow Vodka, Road’s End Rum (including an aged version) and Bilberry Black Hearts Gin, a remarkable spirit made (as its name indicates) with bilberries — a kind of cross between huckleberries and blueberries — that provide the gin with a distinctive, subtly floral character.

Time-Out magazine recently voted Journeyman’s Bilberry Black Hearts gin and tonic the best gin and tonic in the Midwest.

Journeyman also offers a barrel-aged version of Bilberry Black Hearts, as well as Humdinger Jalapeno Spirit, O.C.D. Old Country Goodness, an apple cider liqueur and a coffee liqueur called Snaggle Tooth.

Not bad for a business that’s just 4 years old.

Journeyman’s marketing materials refer to the distillery’s products as “functional art.” The spirits’ small batch, handcrafted character is finding an audience among drinkers who value the flavor of an authentic sense of place. Although Journeyman’s advertising is pretty much limited to a couple of billboards on the outskirts of Three Oaks, word-of-mouth has enabled its products to take hold in at least nine states, with a reach that extends from California to New Jersey. Chicago has become a major market.

“We’re not adding any flavorings or coloring,” Milsk says. “All you’re getting is alcohol and the flavor picked up from the grain.

That’s it. We’re not trying to fool the taste at all. We’re giving you what our forefathers would have distilled back in the day.”

And doing it in style. The Journeyman distillery is a ruggedly elegant space, all brick and timber, with high ceilings and banks of windows to let in the afternoon light.

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Journeyman’s bar offers a variety of cocktails. There are classics, like an Old Fashioned made with Ravenswood Rye, Orange Marmalade Syrup, Angostura Bitters and an Original Luxardo Cherry; or a Negroni featuring Barrel Aged Black Hearts Gin, Campari and Sweet Vermouth. Mixological originals include the Something Wicked, a combination of Buggy Whip Wheat Whiskey, Amontillado Sherry and Benedictine DOM; and There Will Be Blood, with Featherbone Bourbon, Crème de Cacao and Blood Orange.

You can keep things simple by ordering a White Flight, with tastings of Red Arrow Vodka, W.R. Whiskey, Road’s End Rum, Bilberry Black Hearts Gin and Humdinger Jalapeno for just $3. A Whiskey Flight ($4) consists of W.R. Whiskey, Ravenswood Rye, Buggy Whip Wheat, Silver Cross and Featherbone Bourbon.

Those preferring to follow in the footsteps of E.K. Warren will find an array of nonalcoholic creations, and all are welcome to buttress their beverages with menu selections, including the modestly named Really Good Chili or Red Beans and Rice.

On weekends, try Drier’s Charcuterie Plate, an assortment of hand-cured meats and artisanal cheeses that Carl Sandburg would have loved.

Friday and Saturday nights, especially in summer, anyone stopping at Journeyman’s bar might think they’ve stepped into a Chicago watering hole — the place can be that crowded and full of city folk who, for years, have made Harbor Country Chicago’s equivalent of the Hamptons in New York. There’s a picture of Chicago’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel being an early Journeyman adopter on the distillery’s website.

But don’t let that throw you. When you step outside there’s no mistaking Three Oaks — a one-of-a-kind Midwestern gem.

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Franklin Rotary President Loren Snyder, far right, stands with members of an Australian group study exchange gaining vocational experience with the Franklin Rotary Club.

The rewards of membership Locals join Rotary Clubs to help others at home and abroad

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NO MATTER THEIR LOCATION or club, Rotarians around the world unite in their dedication to one simple creed: “Service above self.” Since forming in 1905 in Chicago, Rotary International has grown to include approximately 1.2 million members and 33,000 clubs in more than 200 countries. Three of those clubs have made their homes on the southside of Indianapolis.

These local clubs, the Franklin Rotary Club, the Greenwood/White River Rotary Club and the Greenwood Rotary Club, are made up of business and professional leaders who volunteer to provide humanitarian services to their local communities and the world. Their area of focus for each project — which can include health care, food security, job training and youth development — depends on current needs in the community and around the globe.

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A CALL TO HELP

While growing up, Loren Snyder saw his father and his grandfathers working to help others as members of a Rotary Club.

Snyder, like his predecessors, felt a call to contribute to his community, and he, too, eventually became a Rotarian. “The amount of time and money Rotarians give

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back to their communities and the world is daunting,” says Snyder, who today serves as the Franklin Rotary Club president. “Our community and world are a much better place because of the work Rotarians do daily.”

Thanks to the efforts of members like Snyder, the Franklin Rotary Club, which was founded in 1919, has contributed to numerous community causes over the years, including American Legion, Franklin Heritage, Franklin Symphonic Council, Habitat for Humanity, Riley Cheer Guild and Johnson County Historical Society. In 2013 alone, Snyder says, the Franklin club donated approximately $40,000 to local and international causes.

“We support many local organizations, and it varies by the community needs year to year,” he explains. “Our community and world truly do step up when present-

ed with challenges and issues. There is no question there is love and grace to mankind throughout our world.”

The club’s largest annual fundraiser, says Karen Buckler, Franklin Rotary secretary, is the Jim Rhoades Memorial Hog Roast, which takes place on the first Thursday after Thanksgiving each year at the Johnson County Fairgrounds. Proceeds from the free-will offering event are split evenly between the Good Cheer Fund and the Interchurch Food Pantry.

The club donated $10,000 to organization from the 2013 event.

Rhoades, a Franklin Rotary member, a Johnson County commissioner and owner of Rhoades True Value Hardware in Franklin, had “wanted to host an event that would raise money for the hungry during the holidays and came up with the idea of a hog roast,” Buckler explains.

“When he passed away in 2005, Franklin Rotary took over the event.”

The hog roast, she says, is characteristic of all the projects the club takes on.

“Rotary is truly a service organization,” she says. “It services locally, nationally

and worldwide. I joined Rotary because I wanted to be part of an organization that touches and benefits so many people.”

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Founded in 2003, the Greenwood/ White River Rotary Club is relatively new to the Rotary scene, but because of the efforts of its 25 members, the group has had a big impact around the world, and it has received worldwide recognition for it.

The club contributes to several local programs, like Operation Bundle Up and Johnson County Senior Services, but its mission, according to the club’s website, is about so much more. The group aligns itself with the larger Rotary organization’s goals of providing humanitarian service, encouraging high ethical standards in all vocations and helping build goodwill and peace in the world.

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A fourth southside club, the Rotary Club of Johnson County, is now being formed to provide interested Rotarians who are unable to attend morning or lunch-time meetings with an evening-time group. The club plans to meet the second and fourth Monday of each month at 6 p.m. Members will also complete volunteer service a couple of times each month, says Karen Buckler, coordinator for the group. “We foresee this club being very active with service in the community,” she explains. A minimum of 20 members are needed to charter the new group. Contact Karen Buckler at karenbuckler@ gmail.com or (317) 407-8915 for more information.

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The club helped to install water systems in Honduras in 2012, for instance, which earned it widespread recognition for its efforts. Named one of the top three Rotary Clubs in the world in its size category, the group received the 2011-2012 Rotary International Presidential Citation Award at the Rotary International Convention in Bangkok.

“That was a really big honor for us,” says Charles Miller, club president.

Miller says he joined the group “because the people I knew were involved were making a difference, and I wanted to be a part of that.” But being a member has even more benefits than just helping others. It’s fun, too, Miller says.

While membership comes by invitation only, he encourages anyone with interest to visit a club meeting to learn more. “We welcome anyone,” Miller explains. “We have scheduled speakers and agendas for each week. If you really want to make a difference, (Rotary) is a great avenue in which to do that. We help people locally, nationally and internationally. We have fun while making a difference.”

Greenwood / White River Rotary Club MEETINGS: 6:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Dye’s Walk Country Club in Greenwood CLUB PRESIDENT: Charles Miller CAUSES SUPPORTED: Operation Bundle Up, YMCA summer programs, Johnson County Senior Services and more.

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HERE AND ABROAD

Fifty-three members make up the Greenwood Rotary Club, which was founded in 1965 and contributes to causes and organizations like Kids Against Hunger, Operation Bundle Up, Interchurch Food Pantry and many more.

About four years ago, the club began hosting an annual magic show that, over the years, has raised approximately $20,000 for Kids Against Hunger, an organization that ships highly nutritious meals to local and overseas food pantries.

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Greenwood Rotary also partners with Greenwood/White River Rotary to host the Rotary Scholarship Golf Outing at Dye’s Walk Country Club, held each year in May. Proceeds from the event provide scholarships, up to $1,000 per year for four years, for local college-bound students from Greenwood, Whiteland and Center Grove.

The group also hosts an annual charity auction, which benefits Polio Plus, the International Rotary Club’s effort to rid the disease from every country in the world.

But the Greenwood group’s project that makes club President Tom Vander Luitgaren most proud is the Ugandan Water Project, which involved the construction of water tanks and pumps in Muira Village, Uganda. “Previously, the village lacked running water, and water-borne diseases ravaged the village of approximately 1,500 families,” Vander Luitgaren explains. “Before the water project, women and children walked several hours a day to fill large buckets with water from a stream used by people and animals alike for all of their daily needs. Now, the villagers have clean water.”

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Creating useful space Time changes everything ... even the mudroom

By Teresa Nicodemus

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THE EVOLUTION of family life through the decades could be chronicled by way of the architecture and design of the conventional mudroom. The simple, coatshats-boots mudroom of yesteryear has had a distinct revival and re-do in modern home design, thanks to our busy lives that demand organization, easy places to plug in our cellphones and iPads, and lots of space to store all that mail.

As a builder and remodeler, Jon Conner, owner of Conner Contracting in Franklin, has been an eyewitness to the progression of the mudroom as a utilitarian, uninviting space that had a few hooks for coats to a room that now reflects the character of the home from décor style to customized storage amenities.

“Mudrooms have become not only an extension of the home, but a living space, acting as a buffer zone that sets the traffic pattern of the house,” he says. “It looks inviting, but at the same time is acting as a barrier, keeping the snow, mud and outdoor debris contained so that the rest of the house remains presentable. I predict

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“Get creative. Old metal lockers and decorative hooks from a flea market and wooden crates from an antique store can all be converted for storage.”

— KRIS RAGSDALE

mudrooms will get even larger over time as homeowners expand and combine living space.”

With open-concept homes on the rise, division of space is reflected more by décor and furniture rather than walls, creating another reason to welcome a designated mudroom in the home to drop the briefcase, backpacks, coats and keys

and keep a potential mess contained. In the past three to five years, according to Brian Haggard, owner of Windsor House Interiors in Southport, the trend for large mudrooms in new construction has increased dramatically.

Haggard says the increase is due to the busy lifestyles of families today and the need for organization to keep the household running smoothly. “Back in the day, we just went to school and came home,” he explains. “Kids are just as busy as adults these days. To keep everyone on task and to help with navigation within the home, folks have realized that storing things in one location rather than taking items to individual rooms or throughout the house helps to keep things in order.”

HOME IS WHERE YOUR … STUFF IS?

Manufacturers and designers have developed storage amenities for the mudroom—all in an effort to streamline our lives. “We live fast, hectic lives, and we need to know where our stuff is,” says Haggard, who says the latest trends in

storage include tall open or closed lockers built in to cabinetry, complete with hooks for coats and backpacks. Cubbies outfitted with electrical plugs can be designed above and below the lockers for each family member’s cellphone and computer equipment, as well as holding everyone’s everyday shoes.

Closets and benches with storage space are still perfect for holding mitts, hats and scarves, and pull-out baskets in heavy-duty rattan or fabric can add pops of color and additional storage space on top of shelving units. Key boxes for extra household keys also can be tucked inside closet doors. But remember, Kris Ragsdale, owner of Kris Ragsdale Designs, says: Not all storage options should be treated as equal. “Get creative,” Ragsdale suggests. “Old metal lockers and decorative hooks from a flea market and wooden crates from an antique store can all be converted for storage.”

If you have the space, make your room a multipurpose place. Mudrooms can do double- (or triple-) duty as laundry areas, craft rooms or even pet bathing areas. Haggard says many homeowners are starting cottage industries, working from home, and the mudrooms he sees often also serve as at-home offices, with counters for invoicing and packing, drop-down desks to hold paperwork and cubbies for sorting mail.

“Your mudroom can double as a family communications center,” Ragsdale says. Cabinet door interiors can house memo boards, calendars to keep track of school activities, and cork boards for notes and children’s artwork. Even chalkboards can be decoratively inset into the exterior of cabinet doors to offer a space to leave messages.

Jo Levine, owner of Exclusive Interior Design in Indianapolis, describes the mudroom as a “happy place.” Form follows function in design, she says, “so you should have proper lighting, storage shelving and cubbies that conform to your family’s needs.”

When thinking about wall color, adds Levine, consider calming colors: buttery yellows and soft greens. “Your mudroom is like a decompression chamber from a hectic day; it’s a transition room,” she explains. “Fill it with beautiful cabinetry and soft color, and when you come home from a hectic day, sit down on a comfortable bench and take off your shoes.”

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Girls Inc. provides yearround guidance to Johnson County youths

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Sonya Ware-Meguiar, Girls Inc. CEO

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EVERY MORNING WHEN she was 6 years old, Bonnie Pottschmidt would rush through breakfast, strap on her roller skates and race the four blocks to Girls Inc. of Johnson County. Both her parents worked, so Pottschmidt and her three sisters spent a lot of time there, where she says her favorite room was the “doll” room.

“I loved being able to be with the other kids and getting to experience things,” she says of her time at Girls Inc. “It was one of my favorite places to go.”

Today, 68 years later, Pottschmidt works as the librarian at Girls Inc., and she still lives just four blocks away.

“A lot has changed, but a lot is the same,” she says, while surrounded by young girls. “It’s still a place where girls learn confidence and how to be proud of who they are. I love seeing them blossom from one year to the next.”

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Staff, from left, Dana Clark, Sonya Ware-Meguiar and Bonnie Pottschmidt pose with the girls of Girls Inc.

Girls Inc. opened in 1940, in the same 150-year-old home on Madison Street in Franklin where it is housed today. Sonya Ware-Meguiar, Girls Inc. CEO, says the organization has guided up to five generations of Johnson County families.

“These girls are our future mothers, teachers, business leaders,” Ware-Meguiar says. “We’re raising them up to be good citizens of the community.”

Girls Inc. provides year-round academic achievement and skills-building programs designed specifically for the needs of girls ages 6 to 18. Programs address math and science education, pregnancy and drug abuse prevention, media literacy, economic literacy, adolescent health, violence prevention and sports participation.

Nationally, Girls Inc. was founded in 1864. The network of local Girls Inc. nonprofit organizations serves 136,000 girls annually at more than 1,400 sites in 350 cities across the United States and Canada.

During the school year, Girls Inc. of Johnson County serves 75 girls each day. More than 100 girls attend the Girls Inc. summer camp each year from May to August.

“We’re working to equip girls to achieve academically, lead healthy and physically active lives, manage money, navigate media messages and discover an interest in science, technology,

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Girls Inc. of Johnson County engineering and math,” Ware-Meguiar says. “We work hard every day to deliver life-changing programs that inspire girls to be strong, smart and bold.”

Watching the SAVE THE DATES growth in the girls JUNE 26: Exchange Club inspires WareGolf Outing for Girls Meguiar. “So many Inc.; 8:30 a.m.; Dye’s Walk Country Club girls come here and AUG. 23: Banana are shy, but after Walk; 9 a.m. to noon; about six months Franklin Community Middle School they are a whole new OCT. 9: Girls Night girl,” she explains.

Out; 6 to 8:30 p.m.; “You can see the Johnson County confidence building Museum of History in them. It’s really exciting to be part of such an empowering agency and program.”

Carly Woodward, 11, is now considered a role model at Girls Inc. “Carly is an enthusiastic leader and advocate,” Ware-

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Volunteer counselor Dana Clark, right, helps Mara Beumer with homework.

Meguiar says. “She is a wonderful mentor to her peers. She leads monthly meetings to raise awareness about the dangers of tobacco, drug and alcohol use.”

In February, Woodward led a discussion about how tobacco use affects the heart. She also taught the younger girls how to refuse tobacco if someone offers. “I am very thankful for Girls Inc.,” Woodward says. “It has helped me learn how to be a leader and how to be confident in my choices.”

Dana Clark, 20, went to Girls Inc. from the ages of 6 to 18. “I was a little nervous and scared when I first started going because I’m a little shy,” she says. “But after a little while I started to feel comfortable.

I had a lot of fun and made so many friends. As I got older, I learned how to be a role model to the younger girls and how to be a leader.”

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Today, Clark volunteers at Girls Inc. two days a week. “I want to give back because Girls Inc. did so much for me,” she says. “Girls Inc. gave me the confidence to pursue my dreams.”

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Anna Scott is grateful that her 10-year-old daughter, Autumn, has the opportunity to go to Girls Inc. “Girls Inc. has been great for us,” Scott explains. “I love that Autumn gets to play and socialize with other girls, and I feel comforted knowing that she is safe and being well taken care of while I am working. As a single mother I can’t afford to pay what most places charge for after-school care. I am so thankful for those who donate their time and money to help the girls of this community.”

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celebrating life Paul St. Pierre makes the most of his time — both on and off the clock

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Paul, Avery and Ryan grill bacon, a family favorite.

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PAUL ST. PIERRE CURRENTLY OWNS nine funeral homes in central Indiana and runs the only three crematories in Johnson County. As a sixth-generation funeral director who has been in the business for more than 20 years, one might assume his duties dealing with grieving families day in and day out could wear down his positivity and perspective of life over time. But he doesn’t see it that way.

“It is always a sad time when the death of a loved one happens, but we try to remind people that it’s a time to reaffirm life, too,” he says. “It’s not just about caring for those who have died; it’s also about opening the eyes of the living and helping people celebrate life.”

Paul, 43, clearly heeds his own advice, given the lengthy list of community organizations, committees and professional endeavors he is devoted to, and the delight he seems to take in maximizing time with family and friends.

Born and raised in Greenwood, Paul knew as early as age 16 that he would likely follow in the career footsteps of his father, Michael St. Pierre, and grandfather, Robert St. Pierre.

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A part-time job at a shoe store in the Greenwood Park Mall quickly prompted some long-term career consideration for Paul. “I worked there for three years in high school, and the same company for four years while at college,” he says. “I realized it was really no different than working with families. You’re identifying a need and trying to help someone solve it. I thought maybe I could deal with the service industry.”

Paul spent five years in Cincinnati after high school — the only time he has lived away from Greenwood — studying busi-

ness administration at Xavier University and subsequently completing an associate degree in mortuary sciences at the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. He’s been at Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Service & Crematory continuing the family legacy ever since — a legacy that goes back to 1897 when owner J.C. Wilson opened a funeral home in Greenwood.

Robert managed the business for several years before purchasing the company in 1964, and Michael came aboard in 1969 before his brother, Steven, followed suit

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Below, memorabilia won at charity auctions.

four years later. “I was never pushed by my father or my uncle, or anyone in my family, to go into the business,” Paul says. “It was a very natural decision and process.”

An unexpected family tragedy hit last August when Steven passed away at age 61 of lung cancer, necessitating a more demanding role for Paul within the company. “Steven was quite an influence to me and to my father,” he says. “He was president of our company at that time. Those are the shoes that I’ve had to fill, so things have really changed.”

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On top of his role as president of Wilson St. Pierre’s six chapel locations, Paul owns Ellers Mortuary, which has two locations in Kokomo, and Brown-ButzDiedring Funeral Service & Crematory in Anderson. Such a multitude of responsibilities might seem like a great deal to put on the shoulders of someone still relatively young in the industry, but he takes the pressures in stride.

Paul says the need to stay relevant in an ever-evolving business has prompted Wilson St. Pierre to branch out into a few

new services over the years, including a pet crematory in Greenwood and the Walker Cottage Family Center at Wilson St. Pierre’s Greenwood Chapel location.

“A lot of families are unchurched and don’t have a place to go to for a meal after a funeral,” he says. “We wanted a center where we could say, ‘Here’s a place you can go.’ The crazy thing is, it’s turned into a place for birthday parties and rehearsal dinners. I’ve had families just come in at Thanksgiving because they’ve realized their home is too small.”

Involvement in multiple community organizations in central Indiana is nothing new to Paul, who became president of the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce by age 30, after serving on the chamber’s board of directors for several years. Past commitments also include serving as president of the Greenwood Rotary Club and the Sertoma Club of Greenwood, and he’s currently a governor-appointed member and past chairman of the Indiana State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service. As one of four trustees at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in downtown Indianapolis, Paul is assisting with efforts to raise funds for an almost $3 million restoration project for the building’s exterior. “It is the most beautiful building in Indianapolis, and I’m honored to help keep it up,” he says.

Matthew Drury, owner of Strawmyer & Drury Mortuary in Lebanon and member of the Indiana State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service, recalls one of the first funerals he assisted with while working for the St. Pierre family early in his career. “It was for a member of the Johnson County Mini-Mystics, and they actually brought in his go-kart and displayed it on a table and put his fez on the seat,” he remembers. “Paul and his family really opened my eyes to what you can do as a result of forward thinking and encouraging people to think creatively.”

Wilson St. Pierre recently partnered with several funeral associations to promote a program spearheaded by the Funeral and Memorial Information Council known as “Have the Talk of a Lifetime,” geared toward encouraging families and their friends to share stories about special moments and events throughout their lives. “So many times we hear people talk about someone’s good attributes at a funeral, but a lot of time a person’s important stories and important moments aren’t told,” Paul says. “So the program is there to say, ‘Talk to your family and don’t wait until it’s too late.’” Individuals and families can link to a three-minute video on the home page of the Wilson St. Pierre website (wilsonstpierre.com) to learn more.

According to Paul, every family who has lost a loved one presents its own unique set of challenging circumstances. “The toughest part for funeral directors is typically burying children, young mothers and young fathers,” he says. “We often stand in the back of the chapel and cry with families. Most of my friends have SOU T H

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jobs that are 8 to 5 and can walk away, but we can’t. That emotion stays with you through the evening.”

You wouldn’t guess it by talking to Paul.

He exudes a calmness and inner joy, which at first seems at odds with 20-plus years in a melancholy profession. “Luckily I have a lot of support and a great family,” he says.

That support includes his wife, Kristin, a Franklin College graduate who met Paul on a blind date in Franklin several years after they each finished college, and who has worked at Pfizer since 1996, currently as a senior therapeutic specialty representative.

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chapter at Mount Auburn Church. As a third-generation Eagle Scout, Paul is excited about Ryan’s involvement with scouting but says he and Kristin are careful not to put any pressure on their children to continue the family scouting legacy.

“I was able to travel the world as a scout when I was a kid, to the World Scouting Jamboree in Australia in 1988 and hiking at the southern Rocky Mountains,” he recalls, adding that his father has maintained his membership with the Boy Scouts of America, Crossroads of America Council for 57-plus years and remains involved with scouts on a regional level.

The St. Pierres try to make it to downtown Indy every weekend and have remained dyed-in-the-wool Colts and Pacers fans over the years. “We’re season ticket holders for both, and we try to get

to as many of those as we can, especially with two young boys that love sports,” he says. “They’ve each had their special game this year. One I took to the Lakers and the other to the Heat.” Wilson St. Pierre also has been a lap sponsor for the Indy 500 since the 1960s, and the family seldom misses a race.

When not investing themselves in community projects or spending time with Avery and Ryan, Paul and Kristin say life is all about staying close with friends, family and even neighbors near their home in the Kensington Grove subdivision in Greenwood. “We and our friends spend a lot of time in each other’s homes—a lot of (playing) euchre and just talking,” he says.

“We’re real social butterflies. We’re always out having a fun time reminding us of what is important in life.”

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CROSSFIT COMMUNITY

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The owners of CrossFit Sworn from left, Greg Stewart, Paul Spall, Ryan Clark, Michele Stewart, Tina Spall.

Fitness buffs bring scaled exercise and customized workout options to the southside

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In 1995, the Santa Cruz, California, police department hired coach Greg Glassman as its head trainer to beef up the city’s cops and enhance their cardiac conditioning. Bad guys run fast, they reasoned. Its police force needed to keep up.

The coach’s training worked, and it worked well. Based on his success with the officers, Glassman decided to open his first CrossFit gym in Santa Cruz soon after. Today, more than 9,000 CrossFit Inc. affiliates are operating worldwide, and the reach of this gritty, addictive workout regimen has found its way to Indy’s southside. Multiple CrossFit gyms (referred to as boxes) are overseen by dedicated teams of trainers and dot the commercial exercise landscape of Greenwood, Center Grove and Franklin.

CrossFit involves performing strength and conditioning into its core with the aim of improving muscular strength, cardio-respiratory endurance and flexibility. It advocates a perpetually varied mix of aerobic exercise, body weight exercises and Olympic weight lifting.

Hour-long classes at affiliated boxes typically include a warmup, a skill development segment, the high-intensity “workout of the day” (WOD) and a period of individual or group stretching.

Proponents of the system all agree that the results of CrossFit blast past other workout programs. Done consistently, it changes the body quickly. “Initially, you might not see rapid weight loss because you are developing muscle,” says Kevin Jones, who shares ownership of Indy South CrossFit with four other partners. “Then your metabolism revs.”

Jones started doing CrossFit in 2012 and quickly became a believer as he watched his body change. “My body fat dropped from 26 percent to under 10 percent,” he explains.

CrossFit also works because of its community aspect. “As members of the class finish, they cheer on the rest of the group,” Jones says. “You develop friendships, and you stick with it.”

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As an enthusiastic devotee, Jones runs his gym with an eye on safety, community and technique, and says he felt compelled to open the southside space to fill a need in Johnson County.

Currently, about 50 people of all ages and abilities belong to Indy South CrossFit. “Our average class size is seven to 12 (people),” said Jones. “We have at least two trainers working each class. They teach correct technique during every session, and they customize the WOD for each student. We accommodate for everyone. Every workout can be scaled and modified.”

Mike Hart grew up playing soccer as a child and continued at IUPUI. During high school, his conditioning coach, Mr. Tomey at Perry Meridian, left a lasting impression that inspired Hart to study exercise science in college.

Armed with his undergrad degree, an M.B.A. from Indiana Wesleyan University and too-numerous-to-list exercise certifications, Hart became the kind of entrepreneur who loves every aspect of his job when he opened JoCo CrossFit in 2010. “I get to do something that feels like a hobby,” he said, “and determining the favorite part is nearly impossible.”

One of Hart’s clients, Asha Roesener, has attended JoCo for just over three years. She says the environment attracts people from all walks, “yet we are all like-minded,” she explains. “I have truly enjoyed working out with so many people that I would not have had the opportunity to know outside of JoCo.” Roesener, a Franklin resident, wife and mother of two, has found mental and physical strength from doing Hart’s WODs. She says that she can compete against others or just her-

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Mike Hart of JoCo CrossFit

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We wanted to know exactly what a typical CrossFit workout might include, so we asked coach Randon Stevenson at Indy South CrossFit to provide us some details. Here are five movements that he says you might be asked to complete at any CrossFit box.

1. THE SQUAT: The most basic movement, the squat is the foundation to almost all other movements. You start with feet shoulder width apart, chest up and spine neutral. Then you push your hips back and down while bending your knees until your hip crease is below your knee. It is very important that one pushes his or her knees slightly out so that the knees track over the little toes and the shins stay as vertical as possible. The more upright that you can keep your torso, the more weight you will be able to move and your spine will be in the safest possible position.

Participants keep track of their times on a white board at JoCo CrossFit.

2. THE PULL-UP: Performed by wrapping your hands around a bar arms fully extended and pulling your chin over the bar, the pull-up is one of the most intimidating movements at the box. Most CrossFit boxes offer customized variations of pull-ups to match the skill level of each CrossFitter.

3. CLEANS: A clean is a common Olympic weight lifting move. With arms straight and knees slightly bent, you lift the weighted bar off the floor, straightening your legs and jumping simultaneously to propel the weight up to a resting position on your shoulders.

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4. RUNNING: Staples of any good CrossFit routine, most runs fall in the 400- to 800meter range. This will give you all the cardiovascular benefits of running without the monotony of putting miles on a treadmill.

5. BURPEES: This movement—both loved and hated among CrossFitters—involves dropping to the ground to a resting push-up position, then springing back up onto your feet, clapping your hands over your head. This series of movements is repeated for varying numbers of times depending on the workout of the day’s requirements.

self, but that the sense of pride she experiences when she accomplishes a new skill or improves her workout time has helped her to feel better.

“I am so much stronger than I was three years ago,” she explains. “The drive to perform better in the gym has motivated me to clean up my diet and lose weight.”

Paul and Tina Spall say the idea to open their CrossFit gym originated one night by a campfire with friends. The Spalls, along with two other couples, opened Greenwood’s CrossFit Sworn in April 2013. “We each play an integral part to the gym,” Tina says. “The process of putting the idea on paper and then making it a reality has really been an experience like no other.”

The expertise offered at Sworn mirrors that of Glassman’s original Santa Cruz location.

Five of the CrossFit Sworn owners (who also train clients) are police officers. The sixth is a critical care nurse who served in the Navy.

The Spalls, Ryan Clark and Greg Stewart currently serve as officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Michele Stewart, Greg’s wife, serves on the police department in Lawrence. She began doing CrossFit in 2010, and Donya Clark,

Ryan’s wife and a nurse for 19 years, assists in running the gym.

Jess Tomlinson, a Sworn client, stays motivated by these coaches and says she would tell people who are afraid to try CrossFit to not hesitate.

“CrossFit has completely changed the way I view health, beauty and fitness,” Tomlinson says. “It has taught me to stop analyzing my body for what it isn’t and to be excited about what it can do. Don’t be scared and give it a shot.

You’ll have a great time, make amazing friends and get a killer workout.”

CrossFit Sworn

1052 Greenwood Springs Blvd., Suite C, Greenwood, (317) 300-9073, crossfitsworn.com

Indy South CrossFit

457 Knights Drive, Greenwood, (317) 886-7309, indysouthcrossfit.com

JoCo CrossFit

171 Commerce Drive, Suite B&C, Franklin, jococrossfit.com

Ryan Clark of CrossFit Sworn.

Above, Tina Spall.

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settling in Judy and Gary Nichols downsize with style in their new Franklin home

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O ONE WORD COULD DESCRIBE THE way Judy and Gary Nichols approached the construction and design of their new Franklin home.

Balance.

“The whole concept was to have all the comforts of a larger retirement home but yet have something we could manage that would be cozy and livable, and still have room for company,” Judy says of the 2,600-square-foot house, which is located in the Legends West subdivision in Franklin.

Finding a sweet spot between comfort and accessibility involved carefully refining their original plan for the home, which was completed over a six-month construction period starting in April 2013. The design began with four bedrooms, and alongside Cary McNeil, a custom home builder and owner of Greenwood-based McNeil Homes, Gary and Judy slowly revised the closets, kitchen and second floor loft area to reflect their vision more accurately. “We worked together coming up with colors and amenity selections, although they did the majority of the selections,” McNeil says. “Nothing against interior decorators, but I would always prefer to work directly with the homeowners, especially the ones that have a knack for putting so many finishes together, as the Nicholses did.”

The resulting layout, which consists of two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and a two-car garage all centered on a spacious

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“The whole concept was to have all the comforts of a larger retirement home but yet have something we could manage that would be cozy and livable, and still have room for company.”

—JUDY NICHOLS

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living area with a vaulted ceiling, gives the Nicholses optimal convenience without sacrificing a sense of space.

A wealth of warm colors and textures awaits those entering the living area, from dark wood flooring to a multi-hued granite fireplace surround to the living room couches and end tables, all in varying shades of brown, red, gold and green.

Paintings placed throughout the home’s two levels inspire constant trips down memory lane for the couple. “We’ve accumulated artwork and various pretty things in our travels,” Judy says, adding that they purchased pieces during trips to New Mexico, Michigan and Florida, in addition to local acquisitions from Zionsville and Brownsburg artists.

Plenty of natural light floods the main living area via high-set windows and glass-paned back doors that open onto a small patio, where the homeowners and their guests can enjoy a view of the backyard, which sits immediately adjacent to the neighboring Legends golf course.

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conveys, and the Nicholses even included a small sofa just off the kitchen table. “We had one in our last couple of houses, and it just worked out well,” Judy says. “I can nestle in there and read a magazine just for fun or if I’m doing something in the kitchen and have some down time.” Passing by the kitchen’s sand-toned granite countertops and rustic hickory cabinetry — courtesy of C&M Cabinets, where Gary works — one reaches the sun-drenched dining area, which, according to Gary, is perfect for a sunrise view.

The master bedroom, which features a his-and-hers bathroom, a walk-in closet with pocket doors and a pull-down ironing board, has an entrance door made by an Amish woodworker from Montgomery, Ala., with whom Gary regularly works.

“We had all the doorways made 3 feet wide so they could accommodate us down the road if we have to have walkers and wheelchairs,” Judy adds.

McNeil feels the multiple finishes on the home’s exterior add a bold and distinct touch. “They are unique from the other houses in the community,” he says. “The combination of their brick, stone, shake 100

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siding, metal roofing accent on the front porch and paint colors are very appealing.

I had people stopping by to tell me how nice and different it was.”

The front staircase railings and newels, constructed by another Amish carpenter and colleague of Gary’s, match the downstairs flooring, adding visual continuity to the home’s central living area. Just around the corner from the second floor landing is a loft area that Gary has dubbed his “man cave,” outfitted with a TV, additional closet space and a treadmill facing a window overlooking the back lawn.

The upstairs also houses a spacious Jack and Jill bathroom and guest bedroom, both of which Gary and Judy built with their daughters — Camille, Lori, Janna and Claire — and nine grandchildren, who range from 27 down to 8 years of age, in mind. Judy says that while it gets increasingly difficult to get the entire family together, with Camille living in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Claire in St. Petersburg, Fla., Lori in Greenwood and Janna closer by in Franklin, she looks forward to future family gatherings in the home. “The more time that goes by it gets

tougher, but you just have to bend with the branches,” Judy says.

Originally from Greene County (Judy hails from Linton and Gary from Lyons), the Nicholses have refined their tastes and preferences in home design from living in multiple cities over the years and owning several homes along the way. Gary began his career in the early 1960s at Wickes Lumber, and early opportunities for company advancement with the national chain took the couple to Buffalo, N.Y., followed

by Bloomington, Anderson, Indianapolis and eventually Franklin. “Gary would slowly move up to better positions, and each time we’d move we pulled ourselves up and always had a house that we were able to do a little better on,” Judy says.

“From every house I lived in, I learned along the way a lot of things I liked and didn’t like about houses.”

In 1977, Gary left the lumber trade to try his hand at building spec houses, which quickly led to yet another career change. “Judy’s father was a builder, and my father was a builder, so I always wanted to build houses,” he recalls. “On my very first house, C&M did the cabinets, and they asked me to work for them.”

Three months later he joined the company as manager, continuing to build homes as a side project until 1982. By then, their children were all in school, and the couple was ready to drop anchor in Indiana for the long haul.

These days, the Nicholses enjoy venturing to downtown Indy for Indianapolis Colts games and the Indianapolis Broadway show series, and they regularly explore the dining scene in Franklin and Indy. With Gary’s retirement from C&M Cabinets in the not-too-distant future, he and Judy feel they have created the ideal living space when not visiting their children or taking winter vacations in Fort Myers, Fla., a tradition of five years and counting for the couple. “After you move enough times and make your home enough times, you know what it is you like to live with,” Judy says. “It’s been a learning process.”

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Buck Creek Players rehearse “Carrie: The Musical”

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CENTER STAGE this summer

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Bringing classic plays and eclectic performances to stages everywhere, community theaters enrich the lives of those they entertain, as well as of those who produce the art for the stage.

Here, a glimpse behind the curtains of two southside theater companies, along with an opportunity to get to know the people running the shows.

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Behind the scenes of Buck Creek Players’ production of “Carrie: The Musical.”

Buck Creek Players

ESTABLISHED: 1973 PERFORMANCES PER YEAR: Six LOCATION: Buck Creek Playhouse, 11150 Southeastern Ave., Indianapolis

This summer, Buck Creek Players presents “Carrie: The Musical,” directed

by D. Scott Robinson, on June 13 and 14 at 8 p.m., and June 15 at 2:30 p.m., and Disney’s “Beauty & the Beast Junior,” directed by Phyllis Ann Arthur, on Aug. 1, 2, 8 and 9 at 8 p.m. and Aug. 3 and 10 at 2:30 p.m.

For more information, visit buckcreekplayers.com.

AS THE ONLY community theater in Franklin Township, Buck Creek Players fills a creative space within this pocket of the city. The desire to preserve the arts “is precisely why we do what we do without getting a paycheck,” says Scott Robinson, director of publicity and marketing and longtime volunteer for Buck Creek Players. “We are passionate about the arts, and we want to be able to share that passion with others.”

Like many other performers, Robinson discovered the stage at a young age.

In second grade, his school cast him in the leading role of a play, and he fell in love with acting. “Who knew at that time that it would grow into a lifelong passion?” he says. “I performed in my first community theater production of ‘Oliver’ in the fall of 1984, and then I was cast the following summer at Buck Creek Players in Tom Sawyer.

I was 10 years old.”

Buck Creek got its start in 1973 when the Franklin Township Civic League and a group of local residents formed a committee they called the “Four C’s Theatre.” A year later, the name was changed, and the Buck Creek group formalized into a notfor-profit organization. Over the four decades since, the company has moved into its permanent home on Southeastern Avenue, where it produces plays that focus on the many aspects of its mission statement: to provide educational and lifelong learning opportunities; to produce theater that involves, engages, reflects and nourishes the community; and to balance artistic vision and expression with financial capacity and stability, among others.

During Robinson’s 30 years with this theater group, he has learned the best recipe for theatrical success involves hard work, community and family.

“The theater offers the community the opportunity to do something different and out of the ordinary with its spare time, both as audience members and those volunteering on stage and behind the scenes,” he says. “The theater community is a social one. It is a hardworking and fun one. Overall, the feeling here is one of family.”

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Productions by Our Town Players

Our Town Players

ESTABLISHED: 1995 PERFORMANCES PER YEAR: Three (Two plays that are for any age group of actors, one Rising Star production for actors 18 and younger.)

LOCATION: Franklin Active Adults Center, 160 E. Adams St., Franklin

On June 25 to 27 and Aug. 1 to 3, the theater company will produce “Charlotte’s Web,” adapted by Joseph Robinette from E.B. White’s classic tale and under the direction of James and Dana Marietta.

Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday shows are at 2 p.m. For more information, visit ourtownplayers.net.

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fringe benefits OUR TOWN PLAYERS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP of Mike and Debbie Jones and James and Dana Marietta, Our Town Players enters its 19th year of service to the city of Franklin.

A brainchild of Franklin resident Lynn Shuetz, the community theater company, which the Franklin Parks and Recreation Department oversees, has steadily built a reputation for itself since its initial 1995 production of “Our Town.”

The self-funded company exists only because of the efforts and commitments of its volunteers. Mike Jones began his theater career in the early ’90s, when his church produced “A Christmas Carol.” No one knew the story as well as he did, he says, “so I was the logical choice to play Ebenezer Scrooge. Since then, I have played Scrooge or Jacob Marley in numerous plays and musicals in theaters around Indianapolis.”

For the theater company, Jones acts, directs and designs and constructs sets, in addition to serving on the group’s board of directors. Jones and his wife, Debbie, who serves as acting president of the board, have a combined 36 years of experience with the company.

Dana Marietta came to Our Town Players about four years ago, when her daughter first tried out for a part in “Peter Pan.” Dana and her husband, James, attended the tryouts to watch but instead quickly found themselves on stage. “The directors invited my husband and I

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to try out, as well,” Dana recalls. The entire family was cast “as the Indian family. They were small parts, but it was lots of fun for all of us.”

After some time off from their initial production together, Dana and her family were again cast for a performance, this time of “Little Women.” Acting for the Mariettas is now “a family activity for us, and we enjoy it,” Dana says.

Both Dana and James serve on the board of directors, which has afforded them the chance to see firsthand the intensive planning that goes into each show.

Linda Morse, who helps as chairwoman for the company’s selection committee, loves to visualize what plays will be like on stage as she plans each season. When the board plans, she explains, it not only takes into account the mechanics of the show but also its impact on the community. “I think theater is so important,” Morse says. “The theater is a family. Arts should be a part of every community.”

Anyone can audition for one of the two adult plays or the youthcentered Rising Star summer show produced annually by the company. And the good news is that not everyone needs to have a starring role. “There is a place for everyone,” Morse says. “If you aren’t comfortable on stage, you can help backstage. It (community theater) is a great thing for people of all ages.”

IndyFringe, located in downtown Indianapolis, offers southside theater aficionados year-round options for whetting their appetites for drama.

The IndyFringe Theater Festival in August, Divafest in November, Winter Magic Festival in January and OnyxFest in May anchor the calendar, while shows ranging from the familiar (“A Streetcar Named Desire”) to the unique (“Jabberwocky”) provide onstage entertainment in between.

As a fringe theater, the organization provides a venue for fresh, new voices, and the downtown art venue has made an indelible impression on southside performing arts fans. “Our largest (audience) growth is coming from Johnson County,” says Pauline Moffat, executive director. “They can get here in a minute, they can park, and they can have really good fun.”

Moffat has been IndyFringe’s executive director for the past 10 years, and she is passionate about having an available space for emerging artists.

“We are an open-access theater,” she says. “Anyone, regardless of age or ethnicity, can perform at IndyFringe.

We are non-censored and non-juried, so people get to see things here that they wouldn’t normally see in mainstream theaters.”

From Aug. 14 to 24, southsiders can attend the IndyFringe Festival, an event that got its start 10 years ago and has grown into an annual cultural attraction that draws record audiences. With eight venues, 64 performing groups and 384 performances, it keeps people coming back year after year. indyfringe.org

Each academic school year, Franklin College and University of Indianapolis (UIndy) feature their theater best on stage for a number of performances. The Franklin theater department’s offerings range from drama and comedies to modern plays and musicals. UIndy also presents at least four shows each year in a variety of genres. For more information on each school’s 2014 offerings, visit franklincollege.edu or theatre.uindy.edu.

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Angie English & Nathan Johnson Married March 16, 2014. Wedding and reception on a private farm.

Nathan and Angie shared mutual friends while they attended Center Grove Middle and High School, but it wasn’t until April 2013, when Angie sent Nathan a message online, that they really got to know one another. After chatting on the computer for a few days, the pair met in person at a friend’s house. “Three dates later, he had asked me to be his girlfriend,” Angie says.

Early in the morning on Dec. 5, Nathan and his father were leaving for a trip to Cartagena, Colombia, where the Johnson family regularly serves on mission trips. Angie traveled with Nathan’s sister and mother to the Indianapolis International Airport to see the two off.

After checking in, Nathan guided Angie over to a Christmas tree in the airport.

There, he dropped to one knee and asked Angie if she would become his wife. “He started to put the ring on my shaky hand as his mother, father and sister came peering around the corner, also crying and beyond ecstatic,” Angie recalls.

Neither wanted a long engagement, and by March 16, they were walking down the aisle during a small, intimate ceremony at the farm of a family friend in Johnson County. The newlyweds went to Barbados for their honeymoon, where they walked “among monkeys, turtles and other wild-life. We snorkeled with sea turtles and fish,” Angie says. “Our honeymoon was unreal.”

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Patricia Jean (PJ) Gossett and Ryan Donovan Married Feb. 22, 2014. Wedding and reception at The Marott in downtown Indianapolis.

Ryan and PJ met while both were working on the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital project in early 2012. They started dating later that summer because of a trick played on them by PJ’s brothers. “We all work for the same company, so when we were asked to RSVP for an upcoming event, my brothers took Ryan’s (RSVP) and wrote my name as his date,” she explains. “Well, once word got out that supposedly we were going together, Ryan was afraid he was going to get in trouble—my father is his manager.”

The pair didn’t end up going together to the event, but Ryan did eventually ask PJ for a date. “The joke was the ice breaker we needed,” she says.

The two quickly fell for one another, and on April 27, 2013, Ryan proposed to PJ at the Rathskeller in downtown Indianapolis. “He surprised me by renting out a private room and inviting both of our families to the restaurant,” she says. “He even dropped to one knee to propose in front of everyone.”

The couple married on Feb. 22, 2014, and spent a week in Ireland for their honeymoon. “Ryan’s ancestors are Irish, and thanks to his great-uncle who had done extensive research, we knew where in Ireland they lived,” PJ says. “We rented a car and drove through the southern portion of the country, stopping in the towns we knew his ancestors had been.”

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3. Stephanie Wagner announces the total amount of funds raised over the year by United Way of Johnson County. 4. Employees of the Baxter YMCA enjoy dinner. 5. Danielle Tippett 6. Amanda Tompkins and Linda Wingfield from Electro-Spec receive the Paramount Award.

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a scenic country fun ride in honor of Sherrie Buchanan. She was a teacher’s aide at Center Grove Middle School and a member of the Center Grove Education Foundation Board of Directors. She died in November 2012 of brain cancer. Time: 8:30 a.m. welcome and raffle; 9:15 a.m. start 5-mile bike ride; 9:30 a.m. start 2- to 3-mile walk. Cost: $20. Location: Duke Farms, 4300 N. Road 725W, Bargersville.

All proceeds benefit the Sherrie Buchanan Scholarship Fund. Register online at weblink. donorperfect.com/2014SherrieRide.

Dowagers and Dames: Come Dine at Downton Abbey. Enjoy lunch with the South group of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Association. Event includes a luncheon, style show, presented by Secret Ingredient and That’s Sew Martha. Time: 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost: $35 adult, $50 patrons, $10 children 12 and under. Location: Schwitzer Student Center at University of Indianapolis, 1400 Campus Drive, Indianapolis.

Information: boots65@yahoo.com Toy Factory, an eight-piece R&B/dance act, performs during the Greenwood Summer Concert series. Time: 7 p.m.

Cost: Free. Location: Greenwood Outdoor Amphitheater, 300 S. Washington St., Greenwood. Information: greenwood.in.gov A Country Gathering is a festive gathering of more than 35 antiques dealers with folk art, perennials, garden architecture, pottery, food and more. Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: Nichols & Dimes Antiques, 101 Pennsylvania, Elizabethtown. Information: (812) 579-5267

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The Buck Creek Players will perform “Carrie: The Musical,” based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King. Tickets: $18 adults; $16 children, students and senior citizens (62 and older). Location: 11150 Southeastern Ave., Indianapolis. Information: (317) 862-2270 or buckcreekplayers.com

June 12

Step into Summer Beauty Event. Enjoy refreshments, door prizes and discounts on

SkinMedica products. Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Location: Hamilton Facial Plastic Surgery, 533 E. County Line Road, Suite 104, Greenwood.

Information: (317) 859-3810, hamiltonfps.com

June 12 & 13

Bring the kids and enjoy a music-filled marionette cabaret show. Time: 10 a.m. and noon. Cost: $8; free for children 2 and younger. Location: 25 E. Henry St., Indianapolis. Information: (317) 5354853 or peewinklespuppets.com

June 14

Don’t miss the second annual Sherrie’s Ride,

Mallow Run presents Jennie DeVoe in concert on the lawn. Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: $15 in advance and are available at the winery or online at mallowrun.com.

Location: Mallow Run Winery, 6964 W. Whiteland Road, Bargersville. Information: (317) 422-1556 or mallowrun.com Southside Harley-Davidson Customer Appreciation Day Open House. Stop by to unite with fellow riders who share your passion for motorcycling. Enjoy free food starting at 11:30 a.m. (while it lasts), live music and more. Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Mallow Run Luau | JUNE 21

Location: 4930 Southport Crossing Place, Indianapolis. Information: (317) 885-5180 or SouthsideHarley.com

June 19

Enjoy a Day of Play, which is a celebration of Franklin being named a “Playful City USA.” Games, hot dogs and activities will be in the park. That night, enjoy free admission to the aquatic center. Location: Province Park in Franklin. Time: 3 to 6 p.m. in Province Park; 7 to 9 p.m. at the Franklin Family Aquatic Center. Information: (317) 736-3689 or franklinparks.org

June 20-29

Our Town Players presents “Charlotte’s Web,” the classic tale of friendship between a pig and a spider. Tickets: $10 adults; $8 seniors and children. Times vary. Location: Franklin Active Adult Center, 160 E. Adams St., Franklin. Information: (317) 736-3689, play@franklin.in.gov or franklinparks.org

June 20-July 18

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night concert season features great local bands performing your favorite hit music, specialty food options in addition to regular zoo fare and drink specials.

Both the animals and rides are open until 7 p.m. The concerts are included with regular zoo admission. Time: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Location: Indianapolis Zoo, 1200 W. Washington St., Indianapolis. Information: (317) 630-2001 or indianapoliszoo.com

June 21

Park Avenue Band performs during the Greenwood Summer Concert series. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: Greenwood Outdoor Amphitheater, 300 S. Washington St., Greenwood. Information: greenwood.in.gov Bring your friends, family or anyone who would like the experience of traveling the rails on a miniature transportation network at Johnson County Park. The Indiana Live Steamers take you on a journey through forested park land, over several bridges, across prairies and along creeks. Time: Noon to 4 p.m. Cost: $2 per person. Location: Johnson County Park, 2949 E. North St., Edinburgh.

Information: indianalivesteamers.org Enjoy great Hawaiian-inspired cuisine and authentic island music and dance. The Makani Girls and many friends make the trip from Chicago to perform their traditional dance. Time: 5 to 8 p.m. Location: Mallow Run Winery, 6964 W. Whiteland Road, Bargersville.

Information: (317) 422-1556 or mallowrun.com

June 27-28

Don’t miss the Smoke on the Square in memory of David Harness in downtown Franklin. See page 51 for more information.

June 28

Celebrate the USA with food and music with American roots. Come enjoy great eats paired with Indiana wine and classic American bluegrass music. Music by Touch of Grass. Free admission. Time: 5 to 8 p.m.

Wine available for purchase by the glass or bottle. All outside alcohol prohibited by Indiana law. Location: Mallow Run Winery, 6964 W. Whiteland Road, Bargersville.

Information: (317) 422-1556 or mallowrun.com Celebrate the American spirit during the Greenwood Freedom Festival.

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Fan Van, an opportunity to kick a field goal, climb a rock wall and more. The event also features an extensive health and fitness area with more than 70 partners. Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: Lucas Oil Stadium. Information: bigredbash.org

June 29

El Dia de la Familia Festival offers the community a full day of Latin foods, music and family fun, featuring a kids’ area with games, food vendors offering traditional Latin foods and desserts, a beer garden and more.

Time: 1 to 11 p.m. Location: Military Park in Indianapolis. Information: wedjfm.com Southside Harley-Davidson Bike Wash/ Surface Care Workshop. Free hands-on workshop where you can learn the secrets of keeping all the beautiful finishes on your Harley-Davidson motorcycle looking like new. Registration is required. Limited space available. Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Location: 4930 Southport Crossing Place, Indianapolis. Information: (317) 885-5180 or SouthsideHarley.com

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The Franklin Firecracker Festival promises fun for the whole family. Enjoy free swimming from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Franklin Memorial Swimming Pool if you wear a patriotic swimsuit. Free horse carriage rides will be available on the south side of the Masonic Home circle from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Other evening activities include a performance by the Franklin Community Band, bounce houses, the “Fastest Kid in Town” race and a free outdoor concert featuring Tastes Like Chicken. The evening activities will be from 6 to 10 p.m. on the Indiana Masonic Home lawn. Don’t miss the fireworks at 10:10 p.m. Information: (317) 736-3689 or franklinparks.org

July 5

Karma performs during the Greenwood Summer Concert series. Time: 7 p.m.

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July 11

Starlight Movie Night presents “The Lego Movie.” See page 52 for more information.

Cow Appreciation Day. Chick-fil-A celebrates the 10th anniversary of its “Eat More Chikin” Cows by offering a free meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner) to any customer who visits its store fully dressed as a cow. A family night with pony rides and a petting zoo also takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. Location: 155 Marlin Drive, Greenwood.

Information: www.cowappreciationday.com

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Location: Mallow Run Winery, 6964 W. Whiteland Road, Bargersville. Information: (317) 422-1556 or mallowrun.com

music and fun starts at 5:30 p.m. with the animals out and rides available until 7 p.m. Picnic tables are available on a firstcome, first-serve basis, but lawn chairs are welcome, too. Cost: Free with zoo admission. Time: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Location: Indianapolis Zoo, 1200 W. Washington St., Indianapolis. Information: (317) 630-2001 or indianapoliszoo.com

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Information: greenwood.in.gov Enjoy great Latin-inspired foods and music by Stacie Sandoval & Trio Con Paz during Summer Fiesta. Time: 5 to 8 p.m.

Location: Mallow Run Winery, 6964 W. Whiteland Road, Bargersville. Information: (317) 422-1556 or mallowrun.com

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ONGOING EVENTS Every Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m., the Franklin Farmers Market offers locally grown fruits and vegetables, art and crafts, and fresh flowers. Location: Corner of Jefferson and Jackson streets in downtown Franklin. Information: (317) 346-1258 or www. discoverdowntownfranklin.com Every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Columbus Farmers Market offers fresh produce grown by local farmers and gardeners, fresh-cut flowers, home-baked goods, art and jewelry, and local music. Location: Cummins parking lot, between Brown and Lindsey streets, downtown Columbus.

Information: (812) 371-3780 or columbusfarmersmarket.org

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The Columbus City Farmers Market features local growers, producers and artists. Time: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Location: Fair Oaks Mall parking lot, 2380 25th St., Columbus.

Information: (812) 378-0539 Enjoy classic movies on the big screen at the Historic Artcraft Theater in Franklin. Movies start at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays unless indicated. Location: 57 N. Main St., Franklin. Information: (317) 7366823 or historicartcrafttheatre.org JUNE 13 & 14: “CHITTY BANG” JUNE 27 & 28: “MA & PA KETTLE AT THE FAIR” JULY 11 & 12: “GUYS AND DOLLS” JULY 25 & 26: “BACK TO THE FUTURE” AUG. 8 & 9: “THE WIZARD OF OZ” AUG. 22 & 23: “THE BLUES BROTHERS” SEPT. 6: “THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA”

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The Franklin Family Aquatic Center features an Olympic-size pool with diving well, 190foot water slide, a heated zero-depth pool with a play structure including 16 interactive play features, water basketball, concession stand and sun decks. Location: Next to the Franklin Cultural Arts & Recreation Center at the corner of South Street and Branigin Boulevard in Franklin. Information: (317) 736-3689 or franklinparks.org Spend an afternoon or evening at the ballpark watching the Indianapolis Indians this summer. Tickets: $10 to $16. Location: Victory Field, 501 W. Maryland St., Indianapolis. Information: (317) 269-2542 or indyindians.com Capture Greenwood. Celebrate 150 years of Greenwood through community photographs. All

ages are encouraged to capture their view of Greenwood through June 30. Submitted photographs will then be included in the Greenwood 150th Anniversary exhibit this summer. Location: Greenwood Public Library, 310 S. Meridian St., Greenwood.

Information: greenwoodlibrary.us Summer Reading: Get Local.

All ages are welcome to join for summer reading through July 31.

Location: Greenwood Public Library, 310 S. Meridian St., Greenwood.

Information: greenwoodlibrary.us

July 13-19

Come to the Johnson County 4-H Fair. Animals, food and exhibits by 4-H members and fun for the entire family.

Location: 250 Fairground St., Franklin.

Information: johnsoncountyfair.com

July 19

Tastes Like Chicken performs during the Greenwood Summer Concert series. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: Greenwood Outdoor Amphitheater, 300 S. Washington St., Greenwood. Information: greenwood.in.gov Bring your lawn chairs and picnic blankets and enjoy great pizza by the slice during Pizza & Wine Night while listening to live music by Toy Factory. Free admission. Time: 5 to 8 p.m. Location: Mallow Run Winery, 6964 W. Whiteland Road, Bargersville.

Information: (317) 422-1556 or mallowrun.com

July 25

Miss the days when you could cruise around the Johnson County Courthouse in Franklin?

Don’t miss Cruisin’ the Courthouse.

Information: discoverdowntownfranklin.com

July 26

Parrots of the Caribbean performs during the Greenwood Summer Concert series.

Time: 7 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: Greenwood Outdoor Amphitheater, 300 S. Washington St., Greenwood. Information: greenwood.in.gov Polka Boy is a 14-piece band that plays a variety of music from polka and waltz to classic rock. Enjoy the band’s eclectic style at Mallow Run. Tickets are $15 in advance and are available at the winery or online at mallowrun. com. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Mallow Run Winery, 6964 W. Whiteland Road, Bargersville.

Information: (317) 422-1556 or mallowrun.com

August 1-10

Don’t miss Disney’s “Beauty & the Beast Jr.,” a Playhouse Players Youth Production. Tickets: $16, with $2 from every ticket contributed to the Blaine Jarrett Memorial Scholarship Fund. Location: 11150 Southeastern Ave., Indianapolis. Information: (317) 862-2270 or buckcreekplayers.com

Aug. 2

Jayne Bond and the Pink Martinis performs during the Greenwood Summer Concert series. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: Greenwood Outdoor Amphitheater, 300 S. Washington St., Greenwood.

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Bring your lawn chairs and picnic blankets and enjoy some mobile meals on the lawn at the Food Truck Eats & Groovin’ Beats at Mallow Run. Have fun exploring new tastes and wine pairings while groovin’ to great music by Big Blue River. Time: 5 to 8 p.m. Free admission.

Location: Mallow Run Winery, 6964 W. Whiteland Road, Bargersville. Information: (317) 422-1556 or mallowrun.com

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Don’t miss the Province Park “Staycation,” which includes camping in Province Park and a movie at the Franklin Family Aquatic Center.

Schedule of events include check-in from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 2; free passes to the Franklin Family Aquatic Center from noon to 7 p.m.; bonfire and dinner at Province Shelter from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Dive in Movie from 8 to 11 p.m. Checkout is at noon Aug. 3. Cost: $40 per family. Space is limited. You must register at the Franklin Parks & Recreation front office by July 21. Information: (317) 736-3689 or franklinparks.org

Aug. 3

Enjoy the catch-of-the-day during Fish Fry on the Farm at Mallow Run Winery. Live music by Acoustic Catfish. Time: 5 to 8 p.m. Location: Mallow Run Winery, 6964 W. Whiteland Road, Bargersville. Information: (317) 422-1556 or mallowrun.com

Aug. 16

Bring your lawn chairs and picnic blankets and enjoy pizza by the slice during Pizza & Wine Night while listening to live local music

by Jessie Brown. Free admission. Time: 5 to 8 p.m. Location: Mallow Run Winery, 6964 W. Whiteland Road, Bargersville. Information: (317) 422-1556 or mallowrun.com

Aug. 22

Sample craft beers from local breweries while enjoying live music at the Beer and Bluegrass Festival on the Franklin courthouse square, sponsored by the Johnson County Museum of History and Discover Downtown Franklin. Time: 5 to 9 p.m.

Location: Johnson County Museum of History, 135 N. Main St., Franklin. Information: (317) 346-4500 or johnsoncountymuseum.org

Aug. 23

My Yellow Rickshaw performs during the Greenwood Summer Concert series. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: Greenwood Outdoor Amphitheater, 300 S. Washington St., Greenwood. Information: greenwood.in.gov Spend an evening with Duck Dynasty: Willie, Korie, Si and Alan Robertson. The group will answer submitted questions from ticket holders. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Columbus North High School gymnasium, 1400 25th St., Columbus. Information: (812) 343-9762 or blankslatepro.org Mallow Run presents American English, a Beatles tribute band. Tickets: $15 in advance. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Mallow Run Winery, 6964 W. Whiteland Road, Bargersville.

Information: (317) 422-1556 or mallowrun.com

Aug. 23-24

The Columbus ArtFest features artwork from local, regional and national artists. The juried art show features dozens of artists in mixed media, ceramics, fiber, leather, furniture, glass, jewelry, printmaking, sculpture and woodwork. Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 23; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 24.

Location: Washington Street in downtown Columbus. Information: columbusartfest.com

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Enjoy an evening of music and ice cream during the Concert in the Park & Ice Cream Social. The Franklin Community Band will perform in the Rose Garden.

Bring a picnic dinner, lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the show. Cost: Free.

Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Information: (317) 736-3689 or franklinparks.org

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Indy Nile performs during the Greenwood Summer Concert series. Time: 7 p.m.

Cost: Free. Location: Greenwood Outdoor Amphitheater, 300 S. Washington St., Greenwood. Information: greenwood.in.gov Enjoy the Jazz Lover’s Festival on The Canal and at White River State Park. Time: 4 p.m. Location: 801 S. Washington St., Indianapolis. Information: discovercanal.com

Aug. 30 and 31

Vocalist and guitarist Dave Miller performs at The Appleworks, 8157 S. Road 250W, Trafalgar. Information: (317) 878-9317 or apple-works.com

Aug. 31

“Finding Nemo” will be the featured film at the Dive-In Movie at the Franklin Family Aquatic Center. Cost: $2. Time: 6 to 9 p.m. Information: (317) 736-3689 or franklinparks.org

Please check event websites for upto-date information and changes.

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Watering Hole A local resident and a lifeguard spend some time talking at the Franklin Country Club swimming pool. Circa 1965.

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ACT

perfect

Alex

Blankenberger

perfect

ACT&SAT

ACT&SAT Science Math

Each year, over 90% of Roncalli High School juniors and seniors take the SAT and ACT standardized entrance exams for application to college. We are pleased to announce that five students have received a perfect score on at least one portion of the SAT or ACT since the beginning of the school year. Congratulations to these scholars, their teachers and parents!

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