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L OVE IS... ADOPTION WILL AND ADRIENNE PFAFFENBERGER’S PATH TO PARENTHOOD Avon residents Will and Adrienne Pfaffenberger began their journey into parenthood through the traditional route and then weighed fertility options, eventually deciding on adoption as their best course of action to become parents.

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6 Indiana Canine Assistant Network 31 New Openings: Haus of Hooray Aims to Unleash Hope 32 Q&A with Avon Chamber of 11 Cass & Company Salon Commerce Executive Tom Downard 12 Family Promise of Hendricks County Offering Help, Hope, and 34 Purposeful Design: Creating Jobs, Housing to the Homeless

17 Former Mr. Indiana Basketball Leads Popular Team of Pacer Game Ushers

22 Love is... Adoption 25 Great Fermentations 28 Cardiac Stents That Dissolve 30 February Calendar of Events

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INDIANA CANINE ASSISTANT NETWORK AIMS TO UNLEASH HOPE Writer / Heather Chastain . Photographer / Liz Kaye

At Community Chiropractic in Hendricks County, hope is being unleashed, as well as chiropractic care.

Community Chiropractic’s owner, Dr. Vicki Dr. Vicki, is working with an Indiana Canine Assistant Network (ICAN) dog at her business.

ICAN believes dogs can be catalysts for positive change in people’s lives. By building partnerships through the training and placement of assistance dogs, ICAN creates opportunities for at-risk youth, adults and people with disabilities.

Dr. Vicki has been a volunteer with ICAN for three years helping to train assistance dogs for placement.

“These dogs inherently know how to deal with my patients,” Dr. Vicki says.

“They just seem to know what they need. They can sense if a person is in physical or emotional pain. Sometimes the dog will just go up and lay their head in the patient’s lap. It’s wonderful. They are just doing their job.”

ICAN’s Furlough Program places dogs with volunteers outside the training facilities and gives them real-world experience for three weeks.

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they know what to expect.”

Dr. Vicki integrates the dogs into her family, allowing her daughters, 8 and 5, to play with them when they are not training.

Once the furlough program is over, Dr. Vicki and her girls get to see the dogs one last time, which happens at ICAN’s twicea-year graduation ceremonies.

“My girls have played dress up with our dogs before,” Dr. Vicki laughs.

“We really enjoy getting to see who our dogs were paired with,” she says.

The most important part of training the dogs is teaching them good manners.

ICAN Executive Director Jillian Miller has been with ICAN since its inception in 2002. She said she still gets emotional when a dog graduates and is paired with a family.

“They have to know how to follow our cues and commands,” she says. “We also (as trainers) have to know how to react and redirect as necessary. One time, at Dick’s Sporting Goods, I walked with the dog by a mannequin twice. The third time, she barked at it. She barked at the grey lady in a track suit. No idea why that third time was the time the dog decided she wasn’t okay with the mannequin, but I had to calm her and redirect her away from the situation.”

Part of teaching a dog good manners includes not allowing them to rush up and greet someone or to sniff them. Dr. Vicki says it can also be difficult for her patients to understand they can’t rush up to the dog.

“It’s all part of the training process. You have to understand proper training etiquette,” Dr. Vicki explains. “You can’t touch a working dog without permission.

You can look, but don’t touch. The dog is working. You may not know what the dog is training for, especially if you don’t see a person in a wheelchair. We train dogs to help those with PTSD, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injuries, diabetic emergencies and other things that don’t necessarily have a wheelchair or other physical component.”

In the past three years, Dr. Vicki estimates she has furloughed 15 to 17 dogs. The dogs are typically Labrador retrievers, lab mixes and golden retrievers. Dr. Vicki says it’s been a wonderful experience, and it’s one her daughters enjoy as well.

“They are always looking forward to the new dog, so they are never too sad when we have to say goodbye,” she says. “We do prepare them. We have a countdown so

“It’s a beautiful and amazing opportunity,” she says. “To see someone who has waited two to three years to be placed with their dog … it’s my favorite part.”

In the past six years, more than 150 dogs have graduated from ICAN. Unfortunately, not all dogs graduate.

“Not all dogs are meant to be assistant dogs,” Dr. Vicki says. “One of our former dogs, Patsy, is now in Arizona with her family. She started to show early signs of hip dysplasia and was unable to graduate the program.”

ICAN is the only accredited service dog training program in Indiana.

The pups are currently trained at the Indianapolis Woman’s Prison, Pendleton Correctional Facility and the Correctional Industrial Facility, where specially selected offender/handlers are responsible for their care and training.

The intensive training takes about two years, Miller says, and by the time training is over a dog will know 80 to 90 different cues.

Miller said it costs $26,000 to raise one dog and give lifetime support to ICAN’s clients.

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Lisa, a working mother and full-time college student, was involved in a serious car accident last year. This set into motion a domino effect of bad fortune. Unable to drive, she couldn’t get to work. Not working meant no income, so she couldn’t pay rent. She and her two daughters eventually found themselves living on the streets.

On average, the wait list is approximately 12 families, though as many as 27 have been on the list at any particular time. Open since March 2015, Family Promise has assisted 22 families.

Desperate to turn things around, Lisa connected with Family Promise of Hendricks County, whose mission is to help homeless individuals overcome barriers that keep them from obtaining employment and, by extension, permanent housing.

According to Stacy Schilling, director of the program, some of those barriers include lack of childcare, limited transportation options, and poor credit.

Family Promise of Hendricks County, located north of the Avon Washington Township Library on Ind. 267, partners with local

“Homelessness in Avon is very much a hidden population,” says Schilling. “But if you look for it, you’ll often find it.”

In fact, over 200 school-aged children in Hendricks County are currently homeless. Schilling acknowledges that families can be reluctant to seek help due to shame or fear. In these cases, they will stay with friends, sleep in their car, or bunk outdoors, weather permitting.

The problem is, such methods cannot be sustained indefinitely.

Family Promise of Hendricks County currently partners with 22 organizations. Some of those arrange for temporary housing and others provide meals and other services.

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The Family Promise model relies on its partnerships with churches, clubs, medical facilities, school systems, and police departments. Hendricks Regional Health, in particular, has acted as a host site and has sponsored many of the program’s events.

“This community is so giving,” says Schilling. “We’ve found that if people can lend a hand, they often do.”

For example, high school students have pitched in to landscape and decorate the resource center, barbers have cut hair at no charge, photographers have provided free Mother’s Day photo packages, and community members have answered phones, donated meals, and arranged transportation for those needing rides to and from job interviews.

Family Promise also partners with Woodforest National Bank, whose branch manager teaches weekly budgeting skills and financial literacy classes.

“We don’t focus on past debt, broken credit, or evictions, but we do help our families process what happened to get them to this place,” says Schilling. “We do this because there’s a fragile chain of command where if one thing breaks, they’re back to being homeless.”

When the facility opened in the spring, Schilling says there were questions about how to best communicate with those needing assistance.

“You can’t teach someone how to swim when they’re drowning,” says Schilling. “When families are in crisis, throwing everything at them at once only serves to overwhelm them.”

Every 30 days, a case worker re-evaluates a family’s progress to assess what they’ve accomplished and to help outline plans for the future.

“Setting goals and improving accountability empowers families,” Schilling says.

Ultimately, Lisa found permanent housing and landed a job and she recently graduated from college.

“Last week she stopped by the office and was absolutely glowing,” says Schilling. “She persevered, and that’s why we’re here.”

For more information about Family Promise of Hendricks County, call (317) 296-3742 or visit its website at familypromisehendrickscounty.org/.

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Humes, an usher at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, is a popular presence at Indiana Pacer games. Fans love to chat with him. He’s well liked by his co-workers. Many Pacers players, Pacemates, vendors, and Pacers’ front-office personnel often stop to shake his hand, admire his rings, or listen to him tell a story. And Humes loves every minute of it.

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the University of Evansville, where his team won NCAA College Division national championships in 1964 and 1965. He was also voted All-American. In 1991, he was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

“After college, I went on to get drafted by The Chicago Bulls, but I was the last player cut,” Humes said. “I later signed with the Indiana Pacers, but I was cut before the season began. I was hurt at first, but I wound up being all right with it later. I started teaching and coaching. I jumped right into it and have loved doing both.”

He earned a master’s degree in counseling from Butler University.

“I coached at Howe High School and Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, and at the University of Indianapolis, and back at my old college, the University of Evansville,” Humes said. “After that, I also coached at Crispus Attucks High School. It was a great pleasure. I have coached for 42 years.”

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“Watching basketball is about as fun as it gets,” he stated. “I also like helping people here get to their seats, and help have a good time.

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“THE TWO MAIN THINGS I LOVE ABOUT THIS JOB ARE THE PEOPLE AND THE EVENTS.” I'm always glad to see the other ushers doing the same thing, and I like catching up with them. Some of them have been here for a long time.”

Peggy Surbey is one of them. She has been an usher since 1997.

“The two main things I love about this job are the people and the events,” Surbey said. “I have been a long-time Pacers fan, and it’s great being able to go to the games for free. I like welcoming people and bring a positive part of their experience.

It puts a smile on my face. I like discussing the games and the players. It’s a great place to be.”

Lorris Brown, one of the ushers’ co-supervisors, said he has been an usher for 30 years.

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It's the same here.”

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Avon residents Will and Adrienne Pfaffenberger began their journey into parenthood through the traditional route and then weighed fertility options, eventually deciding on adoption as their best course of action to become parents.

“We thought it would be funny on the air to promote the Midwest fertility clinic and do a test on air,” says Will of his and Dave Smiley’s experiment. “The results came back that I was half of the problem and didn't know it.”

Both Will and Adrienne Pfaffenberger are Avon High School graduates. Adrienne is a pediatric physical therapist and Will has been part of the Smiley Morning Show on WZPL for the past six years. Both are outgoing people and, given Will’s public persona on the radio each weekday morning, being open about their fertility adventures seemed natural. Not that they had much of a choice.

Will continues sarcastically, “Luckily, I got to share my results live on air.”

“We decided to be publicly open about our experience, as a lot of people go through similar issues,” says Adrienne, who started a blog documenting their journey.

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The Pfaffenberger’s not only chose to adopt locally, but opted for an open adoption. Their process took two years. Their son Lincoln was born in 2015 and is now 17 months old.

“Fertility treatment is not a sure thing,” shares Will. “Considering the physical challenges versus the emotional ones, we opted for adoption.”

“The result is amazing,” says Adrienne. “The process of open adoption can present challenges, but we are blessed to have a wonderful relationship with the birth mother.”

“It wasn’t that important to me to personally experience pregnancy,” shares Adrienne. “I just wanted to be a mom.”

During the exploration of the potential rabbit hole of the fertility process, Adrienne and Will carefully weighed their options.

Toni Williams, fellow Smiley Morning show host, was the first of the show’s foursome to have a child and the rest of the morning crew would tease her about her adventures. Now that Dave and Will are dads, only Nikki Reed remains without children.

“When Will and Dave became dads, I was like ‘Ha! It’s not so funny now, is it?’” jokes Toni, whose son Lucas is a personality on their show thanks to Toni’s recordings of him.

“It will be a sad day when we have to fire Lucas,” jokes Will. “Noah, Smiley’s son, is up and coming. Noah is now 2 and very verbal.”

The Smiley Morning Show has been ranked number one all but one month over the past year. “With the show, we create a product that people engage with. We don’t spend a lot of time prepping, but we all come to the table with our own strengths and we know how to make something out of nothing,” notes Will. “We are fortunate to be supported by management that supports our creativity and allows us to be autonomous.”

Will and Adrienne have been married for 10 years. Both are creative. In addition to being a physical therapist, Adrienne is also a professional photographer. Adrienne received her undergraduate degree from Ball State and earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Indianapolis.

Will graduated from DePauw with degrees in communications, media, and theater, and even had an internship with The Bob and Tom Show. Tom Griswold paid Will directly to be an introductory producer.

“It was a great experience. I got to work with their national guest booking agent, I wrote bits, went to writer’s meetings, and got to do characters,” shares Will, who is mainly known for the Joe Johnson memory bit. “I am grateful for that experience, as I was given the opportunity to be creative beyond an internship.”

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If someone was interested in starting a new rewarding hobby, Anita Johnson could probably convince him or her to try home brewing with one visit to Great Fermentations. With a passion for craft beer, home brewing and teaching people new skills, Johnson, Great Fermentation’s owner, is one of the lucky people who gets to do her hobby as a job.

Great Fermentations is a local business that since 1995 has sold beer and

winemaking supplies and offered home brewing classes in Indianapolis.

Originally opening in Broad Ripple, Great Fermentations opened its second location this year in Avon. It offers a large selection of ingredients and equipment for home brewing for beginners and advanced brewers.

Johnson has been running Great Fermentations since its beginning and is still just as passionate about home brewing as she was when she was first introduced to it by a friend 20 years ago.

Johnson convinced her friend to teach her how to brew her own beer. All it took was for her to cook him a meal of his choice, mac and cheese (out of a box) and fish sticks. The moment she brewed her first beer, she was hooked.

With a new hobby taking a lot of her attention and a similar local store going out of business, Johnson seized the opportunity to pursue her new passion.

She quit her full-time job and opened a storefront. At a time when the home brewing trend hadn’t really taken off, Johnson really had to work to educate people about this unique hobby.

“It wasn’t mainstream, and people would ask about the legality all the time,” she explained. “I had to stick at it, and eventually it became more popular and accepted.”

she also gets to work with her son, Bryan who is handling daily operations.

“I am able to share this business with him now, and it showed that he appreciated what I was doing here,” she explained.

“Most businesses close in five years, so to be in a niche business for 20 years, it’s an accomplishment!”

After 20 years, Anita has gained a wealth of knowledge on the home brewing hobby and emphasizes that brewing beer and wine is easier than it sounds.

“Brewing beer is just like cooking but with the added step of sanitation,” she explains.

Along with everyday operations, Johnson and her staff also brew their own beers, often entering them in brewing competitions. One of her first awards was for her cider and mead combo, Two Wrongs Make A Right. The name gives it away.

“I had made a cider that was too sweet and a mead that was too dry, so I combined them, and it won a silver medal at a competition,” she said.

Trial and error is something that everyone experiences in home brewing. While Johnson has had many successes, failure while learning is also a part of the process.

“I have had my fair share of bad beer,” she laughed. “I had one that turned out to Johnson feels really lucky to go to work taste like a green Jolly Rancher.” every day. She not only has great staff, but Her current favorite beer to brew is Little 26 / AVON MAGAZINE / FEBRUARY 2017 / AvonMagazine.com

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Johnson also likes to make custom beers for friends and family. After recently battling breast cancer, she made a custom

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Great Fermentations also provides a wide variety of classes aimed at introducing new customers to the fun of home brewing, and they hold fun events to bring the home brewing community together.

“From 55-year-old plumbers or young millennials, Great Fermentations has developed a unique community of people who love this hobby,” Johnson said.

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ARE YOU FROM AVON? WHERE DID YOU WORK BEFORE THIS? I have lived in Avon since graduating from college. I have been an entrepreneur since 1988 in various forms of business. I was first involved in the Subway franchise business as a multi-unit owner, then was the owner of the Avon Amoco (now BP in Avon).

My business partner (Charlie Rodgers) and I continued in the commercial/retail development business with locations in Avon, Columbus and Greencastle.

WHAT DOES A TYPICAL DAY LOOK LIKE FOR YOU? The nice thing about my day is that it is always different. I love what I do and the people that I do it with. Having been in the community for 30 years, you get to know people and being able to work with them on a daily basis is very rewarding.

TELL ME ABOUT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT YOU ARE MOST PROUD OF IN YOUR CAREER. I am very proud of the fact that I have been fortunate to grow along with the Town of Avon, first as a developer and second as a support organization with the Avon Chamber of Commerce. Avon is growing into a fantastic place to live and raise a family.

WHERE ARE YOU FROM? I am from Indianapolis. I was raised on the west side and went to Ben Davis High School. I attended Indiana Central University (University of Indianapolis) and received my Bachelor’s Degree.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH THE AVON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE? I have been a member of the Avon Chamber of Commerce since its inception in 1997. I have been the Executive Director since January 2000.

WHAT LED YOU TO THIS POSITION? Being a business owner in the community, I wanted to be a part of growing an organization that would help our community grow and thrive.

WHAT IS YOUR MAIN GOAL FOR THE FUTURE? One of my main goals in the near future as the Avon Chamber director is to help the Town of Avon grow its economic development. There is plenty of room to continue to pursue the type of development that helps broaden our tax base and provide tremendous business opportunity for our residents.

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY, AGES, ETC. I am very blessed to have two wonderful children. My son, Alex, is 19 and in his first year at Manchester University, and my beautiful daughter, Abby, is in her senior year at Cardinal Ritter High School.

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For 15 years, David Palmer made weekly visits to Wheeler Mission He secured resources, money, and a facility, and in the spring of 2014 Ministries in downtown Indianapolis where he led bible studies Purposeful Design was born. Specializing in handmade furniture and befriended the homeless men struggling with addictions and made from rough cut, Indiana hardwoods, the purpose of this 501c3 other demons. When he asked how they were doing, they invariably organization is two-fold: to make a difference in the lives of the responded, “I’m looking for a job but can’t find one.” men employed there and to operate as a self-sustaining business enterprise; one that does not have to rely on donations.

Since many of the men had felonies on their records and/or limited access to transportation, they boasted sparse resumes and bleak “We exist to create jobs for men in our city and to provide on-the futures. Palmer could relate to what it was like as he had also made job mentoring,” he says. Palmer, who is the non-profit’s director, poor life decisions. But when he found redemption and mercy in gathers with his employees every morning before work to pray and Jesus Christ, his whole world turned around, he said. read the Bible.

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“I was given a second chance, and so I wanted to do the same for these guys,” explains Palmer. “Receiving love makes one ready to give love.”

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Customers buy furniture for corporate offices, schools, restaurants, and residential homes.

“People like to be involved with this mission,” says Palmer. “When they buy our products, they feel like they’ve become part of a rescue operation.”

And folks are fond of the furniture as each piece is designed to meet customers’ needs and specifications. Clients also have the opportunity to review the furniture throughout the production process and request changes, as needed.

Terry Powers, Vice President of USA Diving, says the first thing that attracted him to Purposeful Design was the organization’s mission and purpose.

“Not only are they teaching an art and a craft to men who don’t have that opportunity,” Powers says, “but they [are also] rebuilding lives and building quality furniture.”

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Troy Riggs says he’s found jail isn’t the answer to recidivism.

“It’s experiments like this — launching Purposeful Design — that make a positive difference in our community,” Riggs says.

Purposeful Design is located at 4201 E. 16th Street in Indianapolis.

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BEEF & BOARDS DINNER THEATRE PRODUCTION FEATURES 20 LOCAL PERFORMERS Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre announces the young performers who will perform in the three children’s choirs of the upcoming production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on stage from Feb.2 through March 26. Each choir will perform for about two weeks of the production.

Olshefski of Manteno, Ill.; and Lainey Wojnowski of Carmel.

Performing in the Blue Choir from Feb. 2-19 will be Lydia Best, Indianapolis; Kristopher Coy, Anderson; Caroline Drew, Indianapolis; Ethan Gold, Carmel; and Sydney Pinchouck of Fishers.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat features a rainbow of musical styles, from rock and country to pop and calypso.

Songs include “One More Angel in Heaven,” “Close Every Door,” “Jacob and Sons” and “Any Dream Will Do.”

Performing in the Red Choir from Feb. 21-March 8 will be sisters Ali and Katherine Boice of Noblesville; Seth Jacobsen, Amanda Kays and Anjali Rooney, all of Carmel; and Camden Zetty of Avon.

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Performing in the Purple Choir from March 9-26 are Morgan Engelman and Lincoln David Everitt of Indianapolis; Max Gallagher, Beech Grove; Campbell Kirsh, Carmel; Summer

Two young performers will be featured for the duration of the production, leading all three choirs as captains. They are Eric Best of Indianapolis and Emmie Wright of Danville.

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Indianapolis Native Vincent Ventresca, a 1984 Chatard High School graduate, has a role in a new web miniseries called “Kings of Con.” Vestresca plays Officer Billings in the series, which is billed as a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes shenanigans at fan conventions.

“Kings of Con” has been heavily promoted by Comic Con HQ and has received high praise from television critics.

“It’s the first new scripted series on the Comic Con streaming service,” Ventresca said. “It's already received a lot of attention. It’s very exciting. There are so many networks, channels and streaming services to choose from these days. It opens things wide up. It's creatively exploding.”

Ventresca, who was born in Indianapolis, is the youngest of 11

children and grew up in the Broad Ripple area. He graduated from Indiana University with a double major in theater and psychology.

Ventresca still has family members in Indianapolis but currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Dianne, an eighth-grade teacher, and his children, Benjamin and Renee.

“It's really fun being a parent,” Ventresca said. “I love spending time with my family and getting involved in my son’s year-round soccer.”

He also loves acting and writing. On the acting front, Ventresca starred as Darian Fawkes on the Sci-Fi Network’s “The Invisible Man,” a popular series that still has a strong following today.

“I had an excellent time on that series,” he said. “It was work, but also very collaborative and a lot of fun. It can be a tough business, but you never know what will happen.”

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“Psych,” told Ventresca he was ready to give up acting and screen writing and move back home to Texas, when he landed the lead role in “Psych,” which lasted eight seasons.

“I love the excitement of knowing you just have to hang in there and work toward what you want to do,” Ventresca said. “You may have to wait, but it’s worth the hard work and auditions.”

Ventresca is still recognized for his role as Fun Bobby, who dated Courtney Cox’s Monica Geller, on the long-running hit series “Friends.” He also was a regular on ABC’s “Complete Savages” and the NBC sitcom “Boston Common.”

Over the last several years, Ventresca has built up a remarkable resume. He guest starred recently on the television series “Rizoli & Isles,” “Nashville,” and “Wicked City.”

He has also guest starred on “CSI,” “CSI: New York,” “Psych,” “Monk,” “Nikita,” “Hot in Cleveland,” “The Mentalist,” “Without a Trace,” “In Plain Sight,” “CSI: Miami,” “Las Vegas,” “Cold Case,” “Diagnosis Murder,” “Empty Nest,” and “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.” He has also been in several movies, including “Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “The Thin Pink Line,” “Can’t Stop Dancing,” “The Learning Curve,” “Purgatory Flats,” “Madison,” “Answers to Nothing,” and ”Break Point.” He is in another film, “Tao of Surfing,” which is in post production.

“I've been lucky to work as an actor, and I also love to write,” Ventresca said. “I’ve read so many scripts that it made me want to try to figure out how to tell a story.”

Ventresca wrote a script for a television pilot called “Adults,” which he says is a “coming of middle age” story.

He had a reading of the script with several friends, including Nathan Fillion, star of the ABC television series, “Castle,” which ran for eight seasons on ABC. “We moved the chairs around the house and had a big table reading of the script,” Ventresca said. “It went very well. I was able to get a lot of great feedback. There is an audience out there for stories about middle age people and their struggles and positive experiences.”

In 2009, Ventresca shot a pilot, “Stuck,” that he co-wrote, coproduced, and co-starred in with Eric Palladino. Maura Tierney, Eric McCormick and Dean Cain were also in it.

He enjoyed the writing experience so much he is also working on other scripts.

“One of the things I love about writing is the freedom,” Ventresca said. “It’s just you. There is no one telling you what to do. You aren't being directed. Acting is a lot of fun and very rewarding, but

writing is also creatively exciting. I also like the power of not asking for permission that writing allows, and acting doesn’t.

“With acting, you have to ask for permission by auditioning. And then you get the part or you don't. With writing, you can just wake up and do it. It’s just you.”

Ventresca noted that people are sometimes critical of actors becoming writers.

“A writer I love, Thomas Merton, talked a lot about how you have to realize what you want to say with your life. It’s the realization that you may write something that no one will ever see, but you still have to write it. It actually frees you up to write what you want to.

You have to forget the results and just do it.”

Merton believed writers use their imaginations as God’s way of talking to us. Merton was an American Catholic writer and mystic.

A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, he was a poet, social activist, and student of comparative religion.

“As I’ve grown older, I’ve been paying more attention to not worrying about the end result, and just write,” Ventresca said. “I think the death of my mother and my upbringing in Catholic schools has helped me contemplate more about what is important. I get very busy with family, auditions, and writing, but it's important to find quiet time to work on things you are passionate about.”

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A man with a passion to mold steel has crafted a permanent legacy for the Town of Avon. Randy Flake, a heavy mechanic, designed and built the 200 sculpture at Town Hall. The sculpture celebrates Avon’s 20-year anniversary and Indiana’s 200-year anniversary.

“This is just a hobby I’ve taken to the extreme,” said Flake. “I just have a need to create. I’ve been doing it all my life. I like taking an idea, using my creativity and then

raw materials and making something. I enjoy the challenge of trying to make steel move in a direction it doesn’t care to go.”

The Town of Avon commissioned Flake to create the sculpture.

“I did a show with Hendricks County Arts Council in 2010 and showed off some of my work, but nothing came of it until they referred Tom Klein (Avon Town Manager) to me about doing this project,” he explained. “The only parameters the town gave me were to make it 10 feet tall and have 42 / AVON MAGAZINE / FEBRUARY 2017 / AvonMagazine.com

the number 200 in it. That’s it. They left the rest up to my creativity.”

So he got to work, sketching what he envisioned. Flake doesn’t use a computer or CAD software.

“After I submitted my very rough sketch to the town council, they came back with a few tweaks and then basically said, ‘Okay, if you think you can do this, let’s do it.’”

It took him about three months to complete the heavy gauge plate sculpture.

“I was really happy with the outcome,” he said. “I always strive to give people something they will enjoy, and I try to give the client more than they ask for.”

Klein said Flake did a great job of taking the vision and making it a reality.

“The sculpture has become an iconic part of the park, and many families and community leaders have had their picture taken at the sculpture,” Klein said. “The Bicentennial Torch Relay stopped at the sculpture, too.”

The sculpture is 10 feet high by 15 feet wide and weighs about three tons. It takes a lot of machinery to mold steel, but Flake is able to do the arch welding, plasma and torch cutting in his garage.

He credits his family for making it possible for him to create his art.

“I have a very understanding wife, but it was my sister-in-law, Sandy Mood, who has basically become my art manager,” he explained. “Sandy said to me, when she first saw my stuff, ‘You have to be seen and discovered.’”

Some of his first pieces were a life-sized eagle (estimated to have taken 750 hours), a fish (3,000 hours) and a scarecrow, as well as a menagerie of other animals. He also crafted a new bed frame for he and his wife.

“It’s a slow, tedious process and it’s a fairly expensive labor of love,” he said.

A community artist from Baltimore, Maryland, with roots in Danville, recently created a mural across from Danville’s courthouse that included Flake’s sculpture and name. The attention the sculpture has gotten Flake hasn’t been easy for him.

“I’m just a low-profile guy out here doing my thing,” he said.

A former underwater welder and commercial diver, Flake earned his degree in underwater construction from Highline Community College in Seattle Washington. He has worked as a pipeline mechanic for Marathon Petroleum Corporation for 29 years.

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