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Patients enrolled in the Direct Primary Care option will pay a monthly fee based on their age, a $20 co-pay per visit and significant discounts on labs, imaging and other procedures.

The non-profit plans to open its doors to patients that may or may not maintain medical insurance but want to reap the benefits of low costs and doctor-patient relationships.

Costs directly to the patient can always be “Many thought they needed to be members personally billed to their insurance company of Kingsway to be a patient or would show for reimbursement. up at the church to volunteer,” Mollaun said. “We are a multi-church body of Christ effort. Hope Healthcare began as a ministry So, the name change in 2015 was really just a

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through Kingsway Christian Church, and while the church remains a generous supporter, Director John Mollaun said there were a lot of misconceptions under the Kingsway name, prompting a change.

“I truly believe in this. People want that relationship with someone. We are Christians first, and then we’re doctors and dentists and office assistants. This new program really fits with our ministry.”

reflection of what we already were.” That original track, now called Community Care, services any individual with no health insurance of any kind and living outside of Marion County. Patients pay a minimal fee for medical and dental needs, benefit from the expertise of more than 100 professional volunteers and enjoy a Christ-centered environment where prayer and counseling are common. While the Community Care track will remain an option, the facility will now accept community members in the Direct Primary Care program. The benefits of a close relationship with your primary doctor are hard to measure. Many have experienced the 10-week wait for an appointment, long waits in the waiting room and short time slots per patient. “Most physicians see between 2,000 and 3,000 patients,” Mollaun said. “Under this plan, the physician is seeing 600 to 1,000 patients. Patients get faster appointments, longer visits, increased access to the doctor and our biggest motivation — an increase in the ministry.” A typical appointment under the Direct Primary Care plan would be approximately 45 minutes and Mollaun says he has seen first-hand how increased time with the patient reveals other areas of need. Not only does Hope Healthcare aim to treat the patient’s body, mind and spirit, but Mollaun says “just listening is a tremendous ministry.” Another benefit with a second program option on the horizon is the facility’s ability to serve areas previously overlooked. 10 / AVON MAGAZINE / MARCH 2017 / AvonMagazine.com

There are currently over 19,000 adults in Hendricks County that do not have health insurance. The desire is in partnership with Hope Healthcare. Some organizations, including small businesses, churches, ministries and not for profits, will be able to provide some coverage to their employees, which will boost workplace retention and employee satisfaction. “We want the community to know that we’re not doing away with what we’ve always done,” Mollaun said. “We have a great building in a tremendous location and a population where there is a need for uninsured medical care. “I truly believe in this,” he added. “People want that relationship with someone. We are Christians first, and then we’re doctors

and dentists and office assistants. This new program really fits with our ministry.” Hope Healthcare Services is currently seeking a full-time staff physician and subscribing patients for the Direct Primary Care program. You can find a Q-and-A section on their website with updated information regarding the new program availability as well as a list of upcoming open houses for community members and potential patients. Mollaun is available for corporate visits and further discussion regarding primary care. He can be reached at 317-272-0708. The facility is located at 107 Park Place Blvd. For open house dates and more, visit myhopehealth.org.

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Enjoy an evening of food, gaming and fun supporting the Avon Education Foundation. Proceeds from the event will help fund more than $100,000 in academic programs for students in all 12 schools within the Avon Community School Corporation. 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. $75 per person Washington Township Park Pavillion Center

The Hendricks Symphony Chorus and Brass, under the direction of Benjamin G. Del Vecchio, present “The Brassy Chorus.” This concert will feature the multi-talented Hendricks Symphony Chorus and the Hendricks Symphony Orchestra Brass. For an exciting evening of popular and classical music, come and enjoy “The Brassy Chorus.” March 10: 7:30 p.m. | March 12:00 p.m. at 3 p.m. Avon Middle School North Purchase tickets at www.hendrickssymphonic.org.

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The Hendricks Regional Health YMCA will host a cycle-a-thon fundraiser. Money raised will be used to help fund local YMCA programs for those who could not otherwise afford them. The event costs $25 per person per session. Each registrant gets you a bike to ride and a custom t-shirt. Hendricks Regional Health YMCA Register at indymca.org/Hendricks-regional-health/event-cycle-a-thon

Hear two-time Iditarod participant Karen Land tell stories about her participation in the race. Land participated in the race in 2002 and 2004. Learn how she went from writing about sled dogs to racing them. Plus, what it was like racing in the Iditarod. All ages are welcome. Children 10 years and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. 6:00 p.m - 7:30 p.m. Avon Washington Township Library Public Meeting Rooms A,B,C Register at www.avonlibrary.net

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Amazon John and his animals will provide a live show with the perfect blend of facts and fun for all ages! Silly Safaris keeps the whole audience involved. You’ll see a variety of reptiles, mammals, birds and bugs. 6:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m. Washington Township Park, Pavillion Center

AVON CHAMBER ANNUAL DINNER AUCTION

You’re invited to the Avon Chamber’s largest fundraiser of the year. The 19th Annual Dinner Auction will have a live and silent auction full of items donated by local businesses. This year’s theme is March Madness! Tickets are $40 each. 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Washington Township Park, Pavillion Center Purchase tickets at www.avonchamber.org/events

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The 3rd Saturday of every month is free Teen Night at the Hendricks Regional Health YMCA in Avon. The night is free for Town of Avon teens with a valid school ID and teen Y members. When the facility closes, the fun begins! 7:00 p.m. Hendricks Regional Health YMCA 12 / AVON MAGAZINE / MARCH 2017 / AvonMagazine.com

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Steve Eisenbarth WHERE ARE YOU FROM? Born and raised on Indy’s Westside. I graduated from Pike High School, then received a Business and Marketing B.S. degree from Indiana University. O YOU LIVE IN AVON? HOW LONG HAVE YOU D BEEN HERE? Yes, I have enjoyed living in Avon since January 2001. DO YOU HAVE A FULL-TIME OCCUPATION AS WELL? I work in civil engineering. My official title is Traffic Project Manager. That just means I attempt to balance peak traffic flows in various communities throughout the state. Since 2015, I have been assigned to the I-69 project from Bloomington to Martinsville. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN ON THE AVON TOWN COUNCIL? I started in January 2016. This is my first elected position. WHAT LED YOU TO RUN FOR THIS POSITION ON THE TOWN COUNCIL? I enjoyed working on the Plan Commission, the Board of Zoning Appeals, the Parks Board, and I wanted to become more engaged in public service. Mapping out a plan for our growth is probably my main goal. WHAT DOES A TYPICAL DAY LOOK LIKE FOR YOU? I’m at work in Bloomington by 6:30 a.m. The work starts with reporting on the prior day’s activities, then I make the rounds to meet with various contractors. When the work load is heavy, there are five or six different contracting firms to cover, so I coordinate and assign Construction Inspectors to monitor and report on work tasks. I truly enjoy the challenges of this project. The geology and earthworks of this area are very interesting. WHAT OBSTACLES HAVE YOU FACED AS A MEMBER OF THE TOWN COUNCIL? When tough topics arise such as Annexation considerations or the Satori Point property in front of the YMCA, investing time to study the underlying issues is important and can be daunting. Economic development in Avon has been a challenge. We are obviously strong in retail and the housing, but I would like to see businesses that bring high-paying jobs come to our community.

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A MEMBER? I’ve worked to recruit new people to serve on our local boards and commissions — to get a fresh set of eyes on them. I’m committed to have new people serving Avon. ARE YOU INVOLVED IN ANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS? I have been involved in various community organizations in the past. I’m a 2009 graduate of Leadership Hendricks County, and was involved with the Danville Kiwanis for several years when I worked in Danville. More recently, I served on the board of the Avon Heritage Festival and assisted with a few other events. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE TV SHOW? The West Wing and The Man In the High Castle. TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY, AGES, ETC. Laura and I just celebrated our 34th anniversary. She has been at the Avon Teachers Credit Union for 13 years in the Investment Services department. We have three children; Katie, 32, who lives in Worthington, OH with her husband; Chelsea, 30, who lives in Lafayette with her husband, and two children; Lee, 26, currently living in Plainfield and engaged to be married this year WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES? Swimming, Tennis and Hiking. I learned to swim at Riviera Club and loved it so much that I eventually became a Divemaster in Scuba Diving (Professional Association of Diving InstructorsPADI). WHAT IS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY’S FAVORITE PART/ PLACE OF AVON? Laura and I like to walk at both the Avon Town Hall Park as well as the Washington Township Park. We love walking by the Haunted Bridge. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE VACATION SPOT? Caribbean Islands, probably Saint Maarten is my favorite. WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN FIVE YEARS? I hate those type of questions. I see myself traveling and spending more time with our family and friends.

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Former WNBA star talks life after basketball and giving back Writer / Josh Brown . Photographer / Brian Brosmer

If you’re an Indiana sports fan then surely you know her name. How could you not? Tamika Catchings will go down as one of the greatest WNBA players ever, and no one could argue otherwise. Her career accolades speak volumes: 10-time All-Star, 5-time Defensive Player of the Year, 12-time All-WNBA selection, 2002 Rookie of the Year, 2011 MVP, and 2012 Finals MVP. Take a breath, there’s more. The former Indiana Fever star forward also sits atop or near the top of the all-time rankings in several WNBA categories: second in points, first in rebounds, first in steals and sixth in assists. Catchings officially retired in September, 2016, but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t been busy. Recently, the former WNBA champion has traded her basketball shoes for a headset. Not long after retiring, Catchings was approached by ESPN about the possibility of being a game analyst on the SEC Network to call women’s college basketball games for the remainder of the season. “Never in my wildest dreams did I see myself on TV commentating,” Catchings said. “I think I was a little selfconscious. After talking with my agent and the contact with ESPN, they approached it as, ‘you don’t know what you don’t like if you never try it.’ Sometimes in order to succeed you have to be a little uncomfortable and do stuff you never thought you would do.” On January 8, Catchings was on a basketball court, but she wasn’t suiting up to play. Instead, she was on the sidelines calling her first game — Texas A&M vs. Kentucky. “I really enjoyed it,” Catchings said. “I feel like the more and more I practice, the better I will get. It is a really fun opportunity. “It is much harder than I thought it would be,” she added. “Being on the backend now and seeing all that really goes into it, you have a full grasp of what it takes. It is a lot like being on a team.” If you talk to Catchings for more than five minutes you soon realize that her greatest passion is giving back to the community and serving others. The 37-year old has been just as much of a leader off the court throughout her storied career. She created the Catch the Stars Foundation in 2004 to help provide goal-setting programs for disadvantaged youth.

The idea sprouted back in 2001 when Catchings arrived for her first season with the Fever but was sidelined for the year while recovering from an ACL tear. She wanted to get involved with the Indianapolis community, so she set up an event at a local park with Indy youth. From there, it grew into kids’ basketball camps and other events before the foundation was officially created. It is a passion that she says is still very much a focal point since retiring. “It kept me inspired and to this day keeps me inspired and motivated knowing that I can make a difference and that the programs we offer are truly needed and necessary,” Catchings said. “I end up getting

more out of it by giving back and seeing the smiles on kids’ faces and sharing love. I just want to provide them an opportunity where they can believe in themselves and know there are people out there who want to see them be successful. Thinking back to what people have done for me, I feel it is my role to be that for other kids.” Last July, New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony asked Catchings, along with other members of the men’s and women’s USA basketball teams, to participate in a town hall in Los Angeles. The event brought 80 teens, as well as athletes, community leaders and members of the LAPD together for a social discussion. The meeting inspired Catchings to

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bring something similar to Indiana. Last November, her Catch the Stars Foundation hosted the first “Conversation With Our Future” in Indianapolis, bringing together more than 60 students representing 30 schools across Indy and more than 80 volunteers, including Colts, Fever, and Pacers players, and IMPD officers. “We had some great discussions about racial and social issues,” Catchings said. “We are trying to figure out a way to bridge the gap between the community and the IMPD and strengthen those relationships. It is also an opportunity for kids to meet these cops who don’t come dressed in uniform and realize they are just normal people.”

“We are trying to figure out a way to bridge the gap between the community and the IMPD and strengthen those relationships." Catchings will be bringing the event back to Indy again this November while continuing to host the many camps and other events put on by the Catch the Stars Foundation throughout the year. The desire to make a lasting impact beyond basketball can be traced back to her days at the University of Tennessee, playing under the late Pat Summitt. The legendary women’s basketball coach inspired and encouraged her players to be great off the court. “Anybody that knew her, knows she was such a genuine person,” Catchings said. “When I look at my legacy and where I am at now in life, a lot of it came from being around positive role models such as her. Pat talked about being a great person and giving back to

society, and that is who she was.” For now, Catchings will stay busy with the new SEC Network gig and her Catch the Stars Foundation. As for what lies ahead in the future she’s not sure, but she isn’t ruling out any possibilities. How does Coach Catchings sound? “I used to think, ‘No way,’” she said. “But now, I don’t know. Never say never. I’m at a stage right now where I wouldn’t want to coach. But maybe down the road with staying around the game and staying engaged, it might be something that I end up wanting to do one day.”

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Most would assume when hearing the word “art” that you are referring to drawing, painting or even a tattoo. Local Avon native, Cole Potter, has taken art to another level. Potter began drawing at a young age, mostly race cars because his family has been in racing for generations under the team name Potter V6. The Potter V6 team mainly raced sprint and quarter midget cars, which were popular in the 1990s and once included retired NASCAR driver Tony Stewart. These were the same cars Cole took up drawing at a young age. When he was 13 years old, he began welding and learning how to make small items used for decoration. As he grew, so did his passion for art, and it started to mesh with what he wanted to do for a career. Cole is the grandson of the founder of Ralph’s Muffler & Brake Service. Growing up, Cole knew he wanted to work in the family business and took his knowledge of welding to do so. As he got older, he continued to work with more car parts and old metal items, figuring out how he could create each piece with only a simple list of tools including a welder, hammer, cutters and vice grips. “I started out doing small things like scale replicas of cars,” Potter says. “I wanted to continue to make cool stuff. So once I started seeing other people make things, I thought to myself, ‘I could definitely do that.’ As I got older, things started to be more detailed and a lot of what I was doing was being created on a larger scale.” As this hobby continued to grow, Cole decided to turn it into a business opportunity. He made items for friends and had them spread the word that he would be willing to do small things like lawn decorations of animals and cars. Even his very first creation, which he calls Tiki Guys, has been purchased from time to time. Potter takes pride in the fact that he is up to any task. As his hobby began to gain popularity, his wife created him an Instagram account to not only help spread 26 / AVON MAGAZINE / MARCH 2017 / AvonMagazine.com

the word but gain the trust of customers by giving them visual examples of his talent. “Most of the stuff I use other people find to be junk, so when I hear about it I tell them to bring it to me and I’ll put it to good use,” Cole says. “A lot of friends have helped me get things like giant chains and other items. I see so much junk come off these cars every day at work, and the owners have no use for it, so I make art with them.” Recently, Potter’s talent was put to the test. He entered the Indy Furniture Challenge — a contest amongst 15 different artists who create furniture. Even though he didn’t win, Potter placed fourth — a tall task to accomplish considering he was one of two guys in the contest who created his furniture entirely out of metal. Soon after, he was contacted by Avon High School to help make pieces for the band in their competitions. It’s a task Potter considers to be his hardest ever.

“A girl who actually plays the cymbals for the band contacted me,” Potter says. “She’s the one who put in the word for me, and that’s really how I got the gig. It was a tough one. They only gave me about a month to create the props and every one of them are 12 feet tall.” The high school’s band still uses those props today. They’ve also been used in several shows, including one at Lucas Oil Stadium, putting Potter Metal Arts on a big stage and proving that one man’s junk can truly be another’s treasure.

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As Indiana grows closer to becoming a craft brewing behemoth like Michigan, more and more people are getting hip to the hops. Women especially are a part of the craft beer revolution, both as appreciators and creators.

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Responsible for planning and flawlessly executing a packed calendar of events, Wishin says, "I am always amazed by how We sat down to talk to two leading women far breweries will go to help GPO and what in Indiana craft beer, Amanda Wishin from sort of events they will put together. So Girls Pint Out and Eilise Lane from Scarlet many breweries have made a special beer Lane Brewing Company, to bring a little for us, or made a one-off, or put together an more awareness to the feminine firepower in education that took a lot of time and effort. Indiana beer. I have never dealt with anyone who hasn't been super supportive of Girls Pint Out.” Most people don’t know what Girls Pint Out is or that it even exists. Seven years One of those breweries is the female-headed young and with 104 chapters around the Scarlet Lane Brewery Company. country, Girls Pint Out is a way for women to come together and learn more about something they love — beer. Amanda Wishin, Indianapolis Chapter Head and National Girls Pint Out President, is the tsunami-like force that took a women's beer group and grew it into something so much more over the last few years.

Talking to Eilise Lane, the CEO and Head Brewer of Scarlet Lane Brewing Company is an education in itself. A self-described “English geek,” her brewery is a magical marriage of literature, mythology and, well, outstanding beer. The name of the brewery, Scarlet Lane, is named after Lane’s dog, whose name is inspired by Scarlett O’Hara of Gone with the Wind. Lane says of her favorite heroine which shares the brewery name, "Scarlett O'Hara is a huge inspiration; she's just so strong. She said, 'I'll just think about it tomorrow,' and I get that. I really get that." Eilise isn’t doing too much putting off until tomorrow in grand O’Hara style in her demanding dual role as she creates both innovative and crowd-pleasing beers at what seems like an impressively expedient pace.

One of the significant changes is the new 501(c3) status, which is something she is not only proud of, but is part of the new mission of the group: “Girls Pint Out wants to build a community of women who love craft beer and are involved in the craft beer community. Beyond planning events, we try to get people involved in a lot of other ways like volunteering.” They also offer other women's interest events in addition to beer education and volunteerism like "Damsel in Defense," which provides self-defense training to members. Membership is informal (just ‘like’ their Facebook page), free, and exposes members to the very best and some of the most unique events the city has to

Eilise Lane from Scarlet Lane Brewing Company and Amanda Wishin from Girls Pint Out are bringing awareness and feminine firepower to the Indiana craft beer industry.

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extracts, are also critical and are true to what brewing truly is. Her actual brewing philosophy is quite simple.

”I think being a female in the business, you have a lot of people watching over your shoulder making sure you are the brewer,” Lane said.

"I like to make beers I want to drink that other people want to drink with me,” she said.

Naysayers and doubters can pop by her taphouse and see her in her element immersed in her labor of love - brewing. But the job doesn't end there. "You work 12, 14-16 hour days when you are the Head Brewer and CEO,” Lane said. “You do that multiple days a week. You crisscross the country trying to make beers with other people that are like-minded, and you come back to the state and also brew with people who also have that like-minded idea."  A lover of collaboration, she believes that camaraderie, not rivalry, is the key to making great beer. Natural ingredients, not

Her flagship beer, the beloved Dorian Stout, was a bold choice for a new brewery that is now getting ready to celebrate its third anniversary and is reflective of Lane's bold and intoxicating character. She lovingly works on her beers, developing their unique personalities and finding layers of complexities within each. It is not uncommon to see evolved versions of her favorites, like the Dorian Stout, with new and different flavors exposing its multifaceted nature. The mythology of each and every one of her beers, beginning with the names and ending with the labels with hidden images of her dog, Scarlett, gives each beer its uniqueness and

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BILL HAMPTON GETS HALL OF FAME CALL FORMER CRISPUS ATTUCKS GUARD WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE INDIANA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME court basketball at the Fall Creek Y. Hampton started at guard on the Crispus Attucks team that became the first black Here are two women who grew up in high school to win a state championship in Indianapolis talking about their father: 1955, not only in Indiana but in the entire Tanya: “He’s a lot of fun. We danced, and we United States. Attucks was also the first still dance! When I come back to Indy we put Indianapolis high school to win the state on Marvin Gaye and Al Green and we dance. tournament, giving the city “Something Here, he was an athlete and he had two girls to Cheer About,” as Indy native Betsy who are very girly – not the athletic type. He Blankenbaker called her documentary film has a good, kind heart. We were spoiled.” of the legendary team. Ted Green, who made the new documentary film, “The Tina: “Our dad just adored us. He was School That Changed a City,” about the very thoughtful, and he expected a lot. We team as well as the outstanding faculty and took ballet, but he showed us how to drive graduates of Crispus Attucks, including a nail and use a saw. He’d be out there Army generals as well as doctors, lawyers, in the backyard turning cartwheels with Judges and scientists, nominated Hampton us. He wanted us to be strong. When we for the Hall of Fame. didn’t make good grades or do our chores we had privileges taken away. We couldn’t “Of course, the superstar was Oscar just go anywhere we wanted to go, we had Robertson,” Green said. “What you see in the a lot of guidance.” films but never read about is it was the defense Writer / Dan Wakefield Photographer / Brian Brosmer

Their dad, Bill Hampton, will be been inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Hampton, a thoughtful man who stands six feet, is mostly bald but has a black mustache and is still in good shape for his current sports of golf and bowling. He could probably still play some up-and-down the

that started it all with the team, and Bill Hampton and Bill Scott started that from the guard position, making steals and streaking down the court in a blur, flying in a distinctly new era for the state’s beloved pastime.”

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much to the people in the neighborhood that followed you, that followed Crispus Attucks. We didn’t have a lot to hang our hats on back then, unless it was Joe Louis fighting, Jackie Robinson playing or later Muhammad Ali boxing.” Hampton and I are talking at Moe and Johnny’s, a north side restaurant and coffeehouse where, he points out, we would not have been able to sit together over coffee in the era when his team won the state championship. This was still a de facto segregated city in the mid-1950s. It was not until after Attucks won the state championship that Hampton and his teammates were allowed to eat at a downtown restaurant. “It was Fendricks, on Illinois Street,” Hampton recalled. “And then we also got to go to our first downtown movie theater – The Lyric. But we had to sit in the balcony. After that we were just more comfortable going to the restaurants in our own neighborhood, like Doyle’s, ‘Shugs’ and Barbecue Heaven, and we went to the movies on Indiana Avenue like The Madame Walker, the Lido and The Indiana Theatre.” Betty Crowe, the wife of Attucks’ coach Ray Crowe, said that black kids weren’t

allowed to sit at lunch counters downtown in those days but had to stand at the end of the counter and wait for their order to be handed to them to take away. “We didn’t have the money to go to lunch counters, we made our sandwiches at home,” Hampton said of himself and his teammates. After they won the championship, restaurants on Indiana Avenue fed the Attucks players free, prompting one of the starters, Willie Meriwether, to tell his teammates: “We’ve got to keep winning so we can keep eating!”

accomplishment, Green said, was that the Attucks players “overcame so many obstacles, displayed such sportsmanship and did what years of legal challenges couldn’t do – they brought together a divided city.” That’s where the patience, restraint and dignity came in. That’s what it took to never argue with a referee, never respond to racial slurs yelled from the stands, never get into a fight in the course of compiling a 51-5 record with Hampton in the starting lineup over two seasons, never complain that in most of the towns and cities where they

Patience, restraint and dignity were just as important to that team’s success as their ability to put the ball in the basket. Crispus Attucks High School was founded by the Klan in 1927 and no black high schools, Catholic schools or The School for the Deaf had been allowed to play other teams in the Indiana High School Athletic Association until 1941 (and not allowed to play in the state tournament until a year later). So, Attucks teams had to travel to other states to get to games. When they finally had permission to play other Indiana teams, no Indianapolis schools were interested at first in scheduling them. They had to play teams from small schools in little farm towns with names like Prairie Creek and Rising Sun, taking sandwiches in brown bags since local restaurants wouldn’t serve them. “In some of those little farm towns we played in people had never seen a black man before,” Hampton recalled. Oscar Robertson, who became “Mr. Basketball” in Indiana, an All-American at Cincinnati University, an All-Pro on The Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks, an icon of the sport who became the first basketball player ever to appear on the cover of Time Magazine, remembered in his autobiography The Big O, “We’d arrive in some of those little matchbox towns and folks would be waiting for our buses like we were from outer space, they’d follow us into the gym. Really. It’s comical in retrospect, the long gawking stares they’d give us.” More important than athletic TownePost.com / MARCH 2017 / INDY METRO

traveled Hampton and his teammates were not allowed to eat in local restaurants. They weren’t even allowed to eat in their home city until after they won the championship, not even at Butler Fieldhouse where they brought in as many as 14,000 customers to see them play. Butler Fieldhouse, as well as the opposing teams, profited, and Butler profited further from the fans who ate at the cafeteria where the Attucks players who drew the crowds were not allowed to eat. After high school, Bill’s coach, Ray Crowe, got him a scholarship at Indiana Central, where he had played.

“I had room and board and did work like keeping the gym floor clean,” Hampton said. Hampton was twice an all-conference player, averaging 18.1 points a game in 1956-57 for the NAIA Regional Champions. He left after two years to go to work to help support his family. “I know he went through hard times,” Tanya said. “I’ve always been very proud of him. I’m not starstruck by the great Attucks basketball players, because they were always around – Oscar and Willie Meriwether were like uncles, and they’re all still here now. It’s a blessing to see them all living.” “We grew up with his team,” Tina said. “Now I understand what they did was much more than basketball, it was race relations. Now you appreciate what they did. History is not always pretty.” A player cannot get into the Basketball Hall of Fame - at least not the Indiana Hall - for exploits on the court alone. They must also lead an exemplary life. Hampton scores high in that regard as well. He worked for The Marion County Sheriff ’s Office, a job he got at the suggestion of Bob Collins, the great Star sports writer and editor who was the first of his colleagues to recognize the Attucks’ unusual prowess. At the same time, a former sports editor was grumbling that Dr. James A. Naismith did not invent the game of basketball “for players with jumping jack legs.” Collins’ raves for the team drew curses on himself, letters to the editor calling him a communist and demanding he be fired, ugly late-night phone calls trash-talking his daughters, speeding past his house honking horns and yelling. None of it fazed Collins. Oscar Robertson said later that, “People really resented him for writing about us. I can’t even tell you in a few words how much he meant to our team at that time.”

asked me: ‘How would you like to be in the Sheriff ’s department? We need more black guys there,’” Hampton said. “I was only the fourth black man to be hired there. It was Collins’ idea to have more. If we had more Bob Collins this would be a totally different place. We could ill afford to lose him. “I think I started there in ’59 or ’60, but I only stayed three or four years because it was so racist,” Hampton said. “I didn’t feel I had to take that. You couldn’t go beyond your immediate supervisor with any complaint or suggestion. They put me on the 2nd shift – days gone and nights gone. I worked inside the jail. It was an atmosphere, the men above you telling you things like, ‘Who do you think you are?’ Most places were prejudiced, that’s the way it was. If you didn’t have thick skin, you wouldn’t survive. “I left that job and sold life insurance,” he added. “I wanted to be in charge of me. I got to be a district manager. Then I had a Shell Oil station at 38th and College. Later on, I formed the Hampton Janitorial Service.”

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before I realized he was part of basketball history, he is such a humble guy,” Poore said. “I was in the Attucks gym when I played for Brebuf in ’72. We were pitiful, but it was a thrill to be in that gym. From watching Betsy Blankenbaker’s film about the team, I was not just impressed with the basketball, I was impressed with the grace and dignity these guys carried themselves with. It was inspiring.” “I still work one day a week as a Deputy Constable in the court system,” Hampton said. “I quit full-time eight and a half years ago, and I said I’d only continue part-time another year or two but my daughter Tanya told me, ‘No, you can’t leave yet.’ My daughters tell me I’m still young, and I have to keep working. I tell them we need to sit down and do my will, and they say, ‘No, it’s not time for that yet.’ “It’s for them,” he added. “I wanted the Hall of Fame for my daughters.” Tanya Nolcox from Phoenix and Tina Hampton from Ft. Lauderdale will both be there for their father’s induction into the Hall of Fame. As well as going to the ceremony and the dinner, there’s one more thing Bill’s daughters will likely do with their father while they’re here — they will dance.

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Businesses on Avon Avenue, including Frost Bite and Sun Spot, south of US 36, will continue to have access via Avon Avenue during construction. Businesses on Galen Drive including Hackleman Auto Collision Repair, NAPA Auto Parts and American Electric will also continue to have access to Avon Avenue during construction. South of the CSX rail crossing, Avon Avenue will consist of three lanes to Woodland Heights Drive. The middle lane will be used as a turn lane. North of the CSX rail crossing, Avon Avenue will consist of two lanes to US 36.

The construction of the bridge, roundabout and trail on Avon Avenue is the result of an agreement in 2013 between the Indiana Department of Transportation and the Town of Avon, Brownsburg The project will consist of the construction over the two-lane bridge over the CSX rail crossing, the construction of a one-lane roundabout and Hendricks County to relinquish portions of State Road 267 at 25 South and Avon Avenue, a 10-foot paved trail on the east side of back to the local communities in exchange for funds to maintain Avon Avenue and a sidewalk on the west side. The trail and sidewalk State Road 267. The funds included $12 million to construct a will continue on the bridge over the CSX rail crossing. bridge over the CSX rail crossing in Avon. Residents of Lakeshore Drive will have access to their neighborhood throughout the construction.

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n ear-piercing blast rang through the silent, still air causing Sandy Nelson’s body to jolt to attention. You might assume it was a car backfiring or a neighbor testing a stray firework, but somewhere deep in Sandy’s gut, she knew this horrific noise was much more menacing. Sandy sprang to her feet and bolted towards the driveway to check on her grown daughter, Jenny, but it was too late. She had lost her second child to suicide. In 1993, her teenage son, Sean, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Now (April 2016), Jenny, who had long been battling clinical depression, perished in the same tragic manner. With a heart crippled by grief, Sandy was left again to pick up the pieces. She chose not to focus on Jenny’s death but rather on a way to preserve her daughter’s memory. “Jenny had great empathy for people who were hurting, and she used to say that she’d like to hand out bags of essential items to the homeless,” recalls Sandy, an Avon resident. Due to financial limitations, Jenny, a single mother of three, was never able to bring this desire to fruition.

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