Center Grove Community Newsletter - 2012-11

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Publisher: Dann Veldkamp Dann@AtCenterGrove.com (317) 345-9510

4 Calendar of Events

Sales Manager: Jody Veldkamp Jody@AtCenterGrove.com (317) 507-4334

5 Publisher’s Welcome

Sponsored by Malcolm T. Ramsey Agency

15 Holiday Gift Guide 16 School Board Candidates Speak Out: Q & A

by Jody Veldkamp

Accounting: Jeanne Britt Jeanne@AtCenterGrove.com Publisher, TownePost Network: Tom Britt Tom@AtCenterGrove.com Mailing Address: P.O. Box 36097 Indianapolis, IN 46236-0097 Phone: (317) 823-5060 Fax: (317) 536-3030

by Dann Veldkamp

19 Making ¢ents: Managing

6 Chef’s Favorite:

Thanksgiving Recipe

Your Cell Phone Bill

by Heather MacWilliams

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by Kate Rhoten

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Business Spotlight: May Mattress

by Jody Veldkamp

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Community Event Calendar November 3

Indianapolis Monumental Marathon

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The event is free. Call 237.2206 or see www.indydt.com for more information.

November 10

Community Foundation Gala

The Johnson County Community Foundation will hold its 18th annual gala. The black-tie optional event will be held at the Johnson County National Guard Armory. The cost is $100 per person and will help fund foundation operation and community activities. For tickets and more information, call 317.738.2213, email martham@jccp.org, or visit www.jccf.org.

November 11, 12 - 5 p.m.

Veterans Reclaim Armistice Day: Healing through the Humanities

Indiana War Memorial 431 N. Meridian St. The event is free. For more information call 652.1954 or see www.vonnegutlibrary.org.

November 23, 6 - 8 p.m.

Circle of Lights

Monument Circle The event is free and attracts over 100,000 people each year.

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The Art of Marriage

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Center Grove Presbyterian Church 2340 S State Road 135 Greenwood IN 46143 $45.00 per couple. For more information see www. centergrovechurch.org.

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Publisher’s Welcome

By Jody Veldkamp November. The weather changes, and the dreary season in Indiana begins. Only the weather is dreary. Our Center Grove Community continues to be a bright spot. Last month we featured a local business, Geek in Pink that was inspiration. It didn’t only make people feel good it made them act. Regina Miller related a story of a woman whose husband is serving oversees and is facings some financial difficulties at home. She wanted to start a business to help her family but didn’t know where to start.

She walked in to Geek in Pink, related her story to Regina, and asked for advice. Like virtually all residents of Center Grove, Regina listened and helped. The woman left confident she could do what is needed to get her business started. Center Grove people do great things, they do things out of the goodness of their heart, despite some of the more cynical comments I have heard over the years.

November is a time for giving thanks, and we hear that organizers of the annual Johnson County Thanksgiving feast are far short of the $8,000 need to host the annual event. LaThada Noonan, of Christian Help an organization we profiled in our September issue, says they still need $5,500 to provide meals

for the 800 people they hope to feed. Send donations to Johnson County Banquets, P.O. Box 93, Whiteland, IN 46184 or call LaThada Noonan at 317-997-9238. We know Center Grove residents will step up and help.

Our cover story this month may not be your typical Thanksgiving theme but Center Grove resident Don Davis has a story to tell the goes way beyond his TV commercials and the famous line “I don’t want to make any money friends . . .”

Inside there are tips on saving money on your cell phone bill, now there is something to be thankful for and you can read about Will Osgood’s favorite recipes for Thanksgiving at his Pipers Restaurant.

As for us, we are thankful for our families, as we have been for many years, but this year we are also thankful for our extended Center Grove family of readers and advertisers that has made the At Center Grove Community Newsletter the largest circulation publication in Center Grove!

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Thanksgiving Recipe

By Heather MacWilliams Thanksgiving is probably the biggest cooking event of the year — highly anticipated for all its tryptophanorific goodness — but highly daunting for those who have more experience making reservations than mashed potatoes.

If you are one of the increasing number of families choosing to forgo bird-basting in favor of feasting out, you’re in luck. Pipers, located at 2130 West Southport Road, is just a phone call away.

For the past 24 years, Pipers’ Owner and Chef Will Osgood has been the go-to guy for familiar Thanksgiving dishes and sides from scratch. Whether you’re dining in or taking your turkey to go, remove cooking headaches, and add flavor.

“Thanksgiving has been a tradition at Pipers forever. It’s crazy, crazy. Every year it gets more,” says Osgood. Early October finds him already up to his eyeballs in catering requests, changes to his lunch menu and, of course, ordering turkeys for an anticipated 700 guests.

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If turkey isn’t your thing opt for their spiral sliced honey baked ham or a choice tender New York Strip Loin. The loin is rubbed with fresh garlic and herbs, roasted to perfection, sliced thin, and topped with a rich portabella demi-glace. Vegetarians can indulge in eggplant parmesan served with a rich tomato sauce and sautéed vegetables.

“I’m a cranberry relish freak. Because I grew up with that and my mom would always make it,” says the Detroit native. That’s not the only nostalgia he brings to the table: Osgood’s mother’s apple nut sage dressing is another big hit. It’s moist and marries fall’s best flavors without being too heavy.

Apple Nut Sage Stuffing 1 red delicious apple 1 medium carrot, diced 1/2 cup diced yellow onion

Diners with more southern tastes can also choose from their country cornbread stuffing and oyster dressing made with real oysters.

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No matter how much turkey you’ve eaten at dinner, there’s always room for at least one piece of pumpkin pie, hot apple cobbler, or bourbon bread pudding.

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“You’ve got to love what you do if you’re in the restaurant business. Either you love it or you hate it. And I’m one of those poor suckers who love it,” the 62-year-old says with a twinge of exasperation that hangs over the table only to be interrupted by his wife and general manager, Amy, who presents him with new sandwiches to be considered for the menu.

“My whole family works here,” he says. As if on cue, his son, Chase, peeks his head out of the kitchen to ask a question, followed by his daughter, Allison, who is gearing up for her shift behind the bar.

However, it almost didn’t happen that way.

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Forty years ago and fresh out of the Navy, Osgood wanted to take care of turkeys, not cook them. His dreams of becoming a veterinarian were quickly dampened after learning how much schooling was involved. That’s when he opted to start cooking instead. Little did he know he would hardly be taking the easy way out.

Entering the restaurant industry, at 22-years-old Osgood went from garnishing plates at Steak and Ale restaurants to managing dozens of the chains all over the country. He followed this with formal education, graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY in 1981. Osgood then found himself working everywhere from Italian restaurants in Washington D.C. to seafood joints in New Jersey. He finally headed to Indiana in 1984 where he became the first and only corporate chef at L.S. Ayres. “I came with the Colts,” he jokes.

When his corporate gig ended four years later, the thought of midnight caravanning in

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On the other hand, the restaurant itself feels quaint. Perhaps it’s their food (think chicken pot pies, meatloaf like mamma used to make and fettuccini alfredo) which is sourced locally, made from scratch and served in such a way that diners don’t feel captive, hushed or held upside down and shaken so that every nickel falls out of their pockets.

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Even his staff has stood the test of time. Both of his executive chefs have worked for Osgood more than 20 years, and some servers have been with Pipers for at least 12 years. “I feel like I’m dad,” says Osgood, running a weathered hand through his salt and pepper hair.

“I really care about the people who work for me. I really feel responsible to keep this thing healthy and vibrant and that’s exciting to me. I love making food. I love people and I love what the core of this industry is all about. And that’s serving people and being there.”

And when Osgood casually mentions that he was once a pastor, it’s not surprising to learn that he also feeds those less fortunate. “Whatever [food] is left over will go to feed people under the bridge.” Every week Pipers donates their leftover food to feed more than 70 homeless people in Garfield Park. “Your left hand shouldn’t know what your right hand is doing. So I am not doing it to get credit,” says Osgood.

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By Jody Veldkamp Most fall evenings in Center Grove are quiet and restful. Cool weather makes it great for sleeping maybe even with the window open. There is another reason you can sleep better in Center Grove regardless of the time of year. Local resident Larry May’s family business, May Mattress, has recently opened a Factory Showroom. Nearby residents can now buy directly from the source and save. Larry offers luxurious mattresses for half of regular retail prices!

On a recent Friday, I took a drive up State Road 135 to the May Factory and Showroom about 15-20 minutes north of Center Grove. Nestled in a residential area I found a massive factory bustling with expert craftsmen who create a wide variety of Memory Foam mattresses.

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“a much much lower price than you will pay for a comparable mattress anywhere because you eliminate retail mark-ups when you shop our Factory Showroom.” Your absolute comfort is a “guarantee” from the owner.

A better night’s sleep is waiting just a short trip up State Road 135. A few blocks north of Raymond Street, turn right at the “May Mattress” truck on the corner of Adler and Meridian. Turn right on Delaware and you will find the May Mattress Factory & Showroom.

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Families enjoyed free food, live music, a bounce house and the chance to win prizes from local businesses. An adult and child winner was chosen every 15 minutes. Steve Jr., who along with his dad and family operates the business, is already thinking about how to grow the event for next year.

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He Just l ves to Sell Guns iconic center grove resident, Don Davis, straight talks about his gun business, the right to bear arms and giving back.

by Ann Craig-cinnamon | photos by john cinnamon If we were to hop in the “wayback machine” and take a trip deep into the archives of local television, what shows, personalities, or commercials would stand out in your mind? Sammy Terry, the longtime host of late night scary movies is memorable. How about Cowboy Bob? There’s the Dave Mason car guy who leaned heavily on his “noooooobody” sell line. The Watsons’ girl got some people’s attention. But certainly at the top of the heap would be Don Davis, the owner of Don’s Guns and his famous claim of “I don’t want to make any money, folks, I just love to sell guns” followed by a sustained hearty laugh. It’s about as iconic as it gets in local television. What you may not be aware of is that Don is a long-time Center Grove resident having lived in the area for more than 50 years. He’s also quite a character.

His work career began on the loading docks at the age of 16, and then he worked his way into a Teamsters position as Jimmy Hoffa’s aide in the Midwest. Yes, that Jimmy Hoffa. When asked what he thinks happened to the Teamsters President who disappeared in 1975 and whose ultimate whereabouts is

the stuff of legend and speculation, Don says, “I don’t care what happened to him, he’s a big boy. I think he ran off with somebody, I think he ran off with some girl. But, who in the hell cares?”

Don says he actually likes to fish more than shoot, but somebody told him that there was money to be made selling guns, and so he decided to open a gun and fishing shop. That was 39 years ago. He made a $15,000 investment in a store on County Line Road in Greenwood. At first, he had so little business during the day that to keep from being bored, he set up a big log in a doorway and would shoot at it. That’s when a light bulb went off over his head and the idea of an indoor shooting range was born. He figured that, somewhat like a bowling alley, people might pay money to come, rent equipment, and shoot guns. Don says his was the very first indoor shooting range in the whole country, and it was an immediate success with people standing in line to get in. He decided to put it on the north side at 96th and Keystone where he says all the money was even back then. Later, he opened a third store and shooting range on Lafayette Road, which is the only one that is still in operation.

Of course, if it weren’t for the TV commercials Don would be just another successful businessman that no one knows or recognizes. It was putting himself in his commercials that made him famous locally, something that no one else was doing up to that time, he says. He claims to have done it before the car dealers were all doing it and about that, he says, “I’m glad I can show them the way.”

His early association with truckers helped his business succeed because many of his customers were truckers who bought guns from him and, he says, everybody, of course, wanted a discount, so he would tell them “I don’t want to make any money” and thus his catch phrase was born.

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His business hasn’t been without its problems. Years ago, one of Don’s employees at the Greenwood store was shot and killed.

Don offered a $10,000 reward for the killer who was turned in to police by associates and then convicted. Don says he hopes “the crazy bastard” spends the rest of his life behind bars. Recently, a would-be thief shot and wounded one of his employees who returned fire, killing the robber. Prosecutors called it “justifiable homicide,” and no charges were filed against the employee. “We don’t do anything wrong. You come in here looking for trouble; you’re going to find it. It’s what we do. Nobody comes in the door of Don’s Guns that hasn’t had someone try to rape them, break into their home or something. This is a business where people are scared and come to buy protection,” he says.

Gun sales and gun ownership are controversial topics but Don doesn’t see it that way. “If you took a vote today of the American public, you’d find that 87 to 92 percent of the American public want to keep guns. There’s nobody wanting to take guns away.

That’s been the biggest fallacy that I’ve experienced in 39 years.

No one has ever proposed a bill not to have guns. Guns are here to stay and that’s why there’s a monument in my front yard of the Second Amendment. We’ve discussed the Second Amendment repeatedly, there will always be guns in America, and no one’s ever going to take the guns. Now, who gets the guns? A person just freshly out of prison for murder shouldn’t be able to get a gun. That is something that should be addressed. But I’m past

“Nobody comes in the door of Don’s Guns that hasn’t had someone try to rape them, break into their home or something. This is a business where people are scared and come to buy protection.” - Don Davis all that.” He goes on to say that, they have never sold a gun to anyone that didn’t have the proper paperwork and had been checked out by the FBI. The Second Amendment is so monumental to Don Davis that he literally does have a monument to it. When he built his home eight years ago he bought a huge stone at a quarry in Bloomington, had the Second Amendment engraved on it and then had it hauled and mounted in his front yard, much to the consternation of a few people in the Homeowner’s Association. A couple of people threw a bit of a fit over it saying it didn’t meet the association’s covenants. Don held firm to his First Amendment right to display the Second Amendment comparing it with neighbors who fly the American flag, and he told them he was ready to fight for it. Soon the flap blew over. He quotes a newspaper article about the stone in which a neighbor calls Don “flamboyant but nice,” and says he hasn’t heard anything about it in years.

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“The best thing that ever happened to Indianapolis in this area was Don’s Guns. The one problem that Indianapolis had is that I got old and retired and closed them.” - Don Davis When asked if he ever worried over the years that he might have sold a gun to someone who would use it to hurt someone, Don replies, “I’d like to think that 99% of them are sitting at home tonight saying ‘thank God for Don Davis.’ You have to remember that you can buy a gun from your neighbor; you can buy a gun at the gun show without any paperwork. Here you have to get paperwork.

The best thing that ever happened to Indianapolis in this area was Don’s Guns. The one problem that Indianapolis had is that I got old and retired and closed them.”

These days Don spends his time still going to his store on Lafayette Road and giving back to the community. He says he tries to put more back into the community than he took out of it, and he has a long list of things he has done including

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School Board candi What do you consider the most important issue facing the Center Grove School district?

Matt Prusiecki I see three issues that need to be addressed: 1. Conduct an overall needs assessment of the academic programs that are offered and determine what curriculum would best serve the needs of all of our students on the k-12 continuum and beyond.

2. Support the process of the new teacher evaluation system as required by the Indiana Department of Education so that an effective process takes place to ensure quality instruction in the classroom, supporting teachers who do an excellent job while providing the support to those who need it.

3. Maintain fiscal solvency as a facilities assessment, as completed by CSO Architects, is worked through to determine what needs must be addressed to ensure safe, quality facilities for all students who attend Center Grove Schools.

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Rob Richards Continued student academic success and achievement is the top priority. Accomplishing this goal will require attention to a number of variables ranging from funding to teacher professional training to curriculum to family and community engagement.

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carol tumey It seems that many public school corporations have financial constraints and Center Grove is one of them. Center Grove goes from year to year not knowing for sure what the state reimbursement will be. We have even had to borrow money to cover our expenses until the state money is received. Center Grove School Corporation ranks 314th in the state in amount of money per pupil received from the state. We are a school corporation who provides a quality educational environment on a limited amount of financial resources.

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Matt Prusiecki All three processes must take place and move forward at the same time. Working through the Strategic Planning Committee, under the direction of the Superintendent, these goals will be assigned to the appropriate personnel to gather the necessary information, to collect input from the appropriate people involved, and to provide the Superintendent the necessary data where he may communicate this with the School Board.

From there, the School Board will ask questions, ask for further input, and conduct meaningful dialogue to then vote on any of the recommendations submitted by the Superintendent. This process must be a collaborative effort to ensure a quality outcome that reflects the best representation of the community while best serving our children.

Rob Richards The district will have to work to improve funding through legislative changes, grants, corporate sponsorships, and community involvement as well as being responsible and strategic in the use of available funds.

Teachers are our most valuable resource as they are the direct link to preparing students with information and tools to make the students successful. The district must make sure the teachers receive appropriate training and resources to be most effective in the classroom.

As a public school, CG must provide student offerings that best meet their needs whether studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goals are college, vocational school, the military, or the workplace.

Family and community engagement drive the success of many school-related programs especially so with band, choir, drama, and athletics to name a few. Sponsors, volunteerism, and fund-raising help keep the schools vibrant and award winning. At the same time, parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roles in their childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives are essential to ensure high student performance and success after high school. We must maintain and even increase the participation and effort going forward.

carol tumey I have spoke in some recent forums about our constant financial situation. The School Board has discussed the need to become more aligned with the state legislators so that they are keenly aware of the financial concerns in our school corporation and that we can be awarded our fair share. We have discussed meeting them in their offices, having breakfast or lunch meetings and even having a Meet the Legislator forum where ideas and concerns can be voiced. It is my opinion that many times the legislators are not aware of many of the issues that are of concern in our school corporation.

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School Board candidates Speak Out: Q&A Why should people vote for you?

Matt Prusiecki As a resident of the Center Grove Community School Corporation, I have a vested interest in the quality of our schools. As a parent of two children who attend Center Grove Schools, I have an interest in the opportunities afforded our children through these schools. As I am in my 20th year in education, as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal and now as superintendent, with first-hand experience from grades 1-12, I feel I am the most qualified candidate to provide an objective perspective to assist the school board with decisions for our community. We need to honor our community’s rich history as we strive to equip our children for the world that lies before them. I work daily with school budget, state education legislation, curricular programs, parent concerns, and staffing issues. As an educator, I have always shared with parents that, if they are interested in their child’s education, they should get involved. I feel I am modeling just that. I want to be involved to support those who work to develop our children for their futures. My dedication to the profession and willingness to support our schools allows me to provide the ideal complement to the others who already serve on the Board. I appeal to any parents who have or who have had children go through Center Grove Schools to consider me as Board Member for the future of our Schools.

Rob Richards A. Student achievement is my priority. Quite simply, I will “expect more.” Center Grove is very good in many ways, and we need to continue along an improvement path by “raising the bar” of expectations.

B. I have a very broad range of work experiences. After graduating college, I was a high school teacher and coach.

Then I had a long, successful career in various leadership assignments in the telecom industry. Now I am the General Manager in our family business.

C. I believe in fact-based decision-making based on priorities, which for me are student focused. I have had formal training and experience in analysis of situations, developing alternatives and selecting optimal solutions.

D. Center Grove has been very good to my family and me. Now I have two grandchildren in the school system with more to follow in the next three years. It is a good time for me to give back to the school and community.

carol tumey My entire professional career has been with the Center Grove School Corporation. Upon graduation from Franklin College, I accepted a call for a position there. That call lit a spark that fired a passion for our school and community that still resonates to this day. My life has been centered around working to provide the best educational environment for our students in our schools.

I have served as a teacher, coach, and athletic administrator at Center Grove and am currently working in the Education Department at Franklin College.

I am honored to have been elected to the Center Grove School Corporation as a member of the school board for the past four years. I have a servant heart. I am collaborative, willing to communicate with everyone regardless of the question or concern. I will always put academics first and work to provide the best environment for our teachers and students.

I look forward to speaking with anyone who wishes to contact me.

Please consider Carol Tumey for Center Grove School Board when you go to the polls.

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Managing Your Cell Phone Bill Cell phones. Most of us have them. The purpose of them varies from emergency phone only to essential productivity tool for home and office. There are smart phones with apps, email, and Internet and even “dumb” phones that just make calls and not much else. Regardless of the type of phone you may own, smart or dumb, they all come with monthly bills.

Have you ever looked at that bill? I mean really dove in to see the types of charges and your actual usage of things like data? I take inventory of our cell phone plan every 6 months. As a reference point, we are AT&T customers. While I will discuss AT&T specifically, the same methodology applies to all cell phone carriers. While I will state specifics to our plan, your rate may vary depending upon your carrier and type of plan you are on.

After reviewing our bill in detail this month, I will offer suggestions for potential monthly savings over the next two articles.

Type of Plan

The type of plan you have depends on how you use your phone and the type of phone you own. Dumb phones have one type of plan that is completely different from their smarter cousins.

Additionally, the number of people in your household or sphere of influence that have phones may require a different plan altogether.

We have five phones on our plan and one teenage son. Not only do we need the right amount of minutes on our plan, but we also need unlimited texting. For those of you with teenagers, you know this to be true. This is the one time I will advocate for spending an extra $10 a month. You do not want to be the family that shows up on Yahoo! or CNN because you got a $10,000 cell phone bill due to texting.

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Take a close look at your bill to see whom you call most often.

Odds are you are calling the same people. Does your carrier have a “Friends & Family” plan? Are your mobile-to-mobile minutes “free”? When reviewing your bill, remember that the first phone itemization seems crazy. It’s always the one with the higher initial charges. If you have multiple phones on your bill, each subsequent line is discounted as an add-on for $9.99.

We are on the Family Plan. This means we can have up to five lines on our account. At the time we reviewed our bill, it was just our two smart phones and a basic phone with texting for our son.

Most of our calls were to my mother-in-law. We noticed that we were speaking with her a lot. While the minutes were free, she was on her own account and paying roughly $65 a month for her phone. Seeing the opportunity to save her money, we added her to our account, and she moved up from a regular cell phone with text only to one with data so she can stay in touch through her email as well. Now my mother-in-law saves $35 a month because she is on our Family Plan. Do you have any relatives who could take advantage of plans like this one?

Next month I will offer even more information. Stay tuned. In the meantime, visit the 4 Walls Financial web site (http://bit.ly/ WvssYG) for additional tips regarding some lesser-known cell phone options. cg Kate is a financial expert of what to do and not do with money as well as owner of 4 Walls Financial, A Coaching Focused Company. She has attended and completed Dave Ramsey’s Counselor Training. Follow Kate on Twitter 4WFCoach, reach out to her via email at kate@4wallsfinancial.com or visit www.4wallsfinancial.com. Feel free to share ideas or questions for future articles.

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Her new company, Viscos, LLC, which she now serves as president, introduced Play Again in 2012. The product is a unique and revolutionary viscosupplement consisting of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid (HA) patented for the relief of joint pain and discomfort due to arthritis and fibromyalgia.

In non-technical language, HA is the main natural constituent of synovial fluid. This fluid is quite simply the shock absorber that keeps joints lubricated and prevents bone-on-bone friction that causes inflammation and, ultimately, arthritis. As we age, synovial fluid deteriorates; and that is when we start to notice the aches and pains of joint stiffness.

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“Play Again is an amazing product that will help so many people. As the first national Brand Ambassador, I am excited to tell everyone about Play Again so they will hopefully take it and enjoy the same benefits I have personally experienced with my knees,” concluded Clark. Dallas Clark’s full testimonial for Play Again can be found on the company web site: PlayAgainNow.com.

Ecksten has indeed amassed a long list of noted athletes and doctors who support this amazing new supplement. Among the athletes are such stand-outs as Jeff Saturday, Donald Brown, and Dionne Branch.

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