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35 CHS Boys Swim Team Captures State Title, Also 6 Carmel Home of Distinction 10 Stirring Young Entrepreneurs’ Minds

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21 Leading the Charge for Healthier Counties

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Young entrepreneurs will get a chance to experience the “real world” with Lemonade Day Greater Indianapolis.

Lemonade Day was founded in Houston, Texas, but was started in Indianapolis by well-known entrepreneur Scott Jones.

The program works to teach kids how a start-up works, business principles and the importance of giving back.

This year, Launch Fishers and Lemonade Day are partnering together to bring events to Fishers before the big event. The Community Champion initiative will be led by Launch Fishers founder John Wechsler, who is serving as the first “Community Champion.”

“The new Community Champions initiative gives established entrepreneurs an opportunity to add their own flavor to Lemonade Day and inspire their fellow community members to get behind it,” said Jones. “John Wechsler is the ideal Community Champion for Fishers because

of his proven commitment to growing entrepreneurial businesses in Fishers and across Indiana. We are going to ‘knock it out of the park’ this year.”

Jones plans to reach out to other local entrepreneurs in the coming years.

Wechsler’s goals are to increase participation of young Fishers residents in Lemonade Day and encourage more lemonade stands in Fishers.

“Given Mayor Fadness’ vision of Fishers as an entrepreneurial city, this partnership makes perfect sense,” said Wechsler. “I personally know the excitement of starting your own business and love sharing startup principles with entrepreneurs of any age. Not only will we encourage young people to participate in Lemonade Day, but we can connect them to business mentors through Launch Fishers and help them successfully navigate the whole process leading up to Lemonade Day. I’m really excited about working with Scott Jones to grow Lemonade Day in the Greater Indianapolis area.”

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In addition to the Community Champion initiative, there will be two new events that people can participate in: Game Show Night with Peter Dunn and Lemonpalooza.

Game Show Night will be hosted by Dunn, a nationally recognized financial planner, and will have teams of local entrepreneurs and media personalities against each other in mental and physical challenges.

Lemonpalooza will be on Monument Circle to celebrate young entrepreneurs with live entertainment and local chefs will be creating lemon-flavored treats.

Lemonade Day aims to have 15,000+ participants for this year’s main event.

Registration is now open on the Lemonade Day Greater Indianapolis website. Additional information about workshops at libraries, sign-up events at The Children’s Museum and other locations across the area can be found on Facebook and Twitter as they are confirmed.

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In 2012, it took convincing, but eight Brackets For Good creates an exciting “I was happy to see Hoosiers wearing blue, non-profits participated, and $32,000 was opportunity for smaller-budget notand it wasn’t for the Colts,” said Butler grad raised. In 2013, 16 non-profits competed, for-profits to gain big dog exposure and and tech guru Matt McIntyre. “Everyone raising $85,000. Last year, 64 charities compete against them. loves an underdog, and during the NCAA battled and raised a whopping $350,000. tournament, small schools like Butler get to “It is a fun event with most of these nonmatch skills against the big dogs.”

“Innovation doesn’t come from someone profits partnering for various projects in that industry. It comes from someone throughout the year, so when someone The excitement in cheering for the outside the industry saying, ‘Hey, here’s a drops out of the bracket, they are still underdog Bulldogs inspired McIntyre and crazy way to do that,” said McIntyre. supporting their friends,” said Coffey. fellow co-founders Matt Duncan and Dave Cornelius to consider a similar bracket How does it work? The bracket pairs up The $10,000 grand prize money is the system for non-profits. McIntrye proposed non-profits, and the winner is decided by goal, but each competitor keeps their a scenario, “What if you had a bracketing who raises the most dollars within a certain funds raised during the event. In Brackets competition, similar to the NCAA amount of time. A dollar is one point and For Good, everyone is a winner. basketball tournament, for non-profits to the participants keep their winnings. It is fundraise?” a fast and furious race for all competitors, For more information, to view the relying heavily upon social media outlets. bracket and donate to a team, visit Sadly, McIntyre and Duncan could only BracketsForGood.org. Follow the blog come up with the names of four nonLast year’s winner, Partners In Housing, for Partners In Housing on their website, profits collectively. “This was a problem. raised $70,000, which was 70 percent of PartnersInHousingIndy.org.

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THE MADNESS BEHIND THE NCAA FINAL FOUR Writer / Allie Nash

While March has been filled with nothing short of madness, April in Indianapolis will be filled with even more excitement as the Final Four takes place.

With the biggest college sporting event coming to town for the seventh time, Carmel resident and Vice President of Men’s Basketball Championships Dan Gavitt has been busy preparing.

Gavitt explained that the event takes about 100 NCAA employees and thousands of local volunteers to make the event successful. But with Indy also being home to the NCAA headquarters, he thinks that the organization takes great pride in hosting the event in their backyard.

be the main focus of the weekend, Gavitt also thinks that families can make great memories by being involved with the Final Four festivities.

old – and I am approaching 50 now, and I remember it like it was yesterday.

“I also remember my first Final Four here in Indianapolis was 1991 when Duke beat “Well I mentioned this is the seventh time Kansas and Coach Krzyzewski won his that Indianapolis will host the Final Four first National Championship, and again, I which seems like a lot,” said Gavitt. “But remember it like it was yesterday. So, you the last time it was here was 2010, and the know, you can’t put a price on memories. next time it will be here will be 2021. So, And these opportunities come by so while a lot of great basketball is played infrequently, really in the big picture, I around here with NCAA Regionals and would just plead and encourage everyone things on a regular basis, the Final Four in this area to not miss this opportunity to is as special as it gets. I remember my be a part of it. It will be another few years first Final Four in 1979 – I was 13 years before it’s back.”

“It’s a big deal to the NCAA membership,” he said. “This is the seventh time that Indianapolis has hosted the Final Four. It is an ideal location on so many different levels; it is centrally located in the United States in a state that just adores college basketball. Obviously it’s this downtown area that is just so convenient, so walkable, great restaurants, great cultural activities, bars and of course Lucas Oil Stadium being a spectacular facility. It is truly one of the favorite places of all the folks of the NCAA from all over the country that go to the Final Four on a regular basis.”

Downtown will have more than just basketball games going on. It will be like a weekend block party with March Madness Music Festival at White River State Park, Fan Fest at the Convention Center, a 5K and more. On Friday Lucas Oil Stadium will be open to watch the four teams practice the all-star game. The NCAA Fan Guide (which came with your newsletter!) has all the details of when and where the fun will be happening.

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UPDATE ON LEGISLATURE’S ACTION TO FIX THE SCHOOL FUNDING CRISIS Writer / Claire McInerny

Editor’s Note: The January issue featured the school funding crises in our interview with CCS Superintendent Nicholas Wahl. We provide this story as a brief update as to how the Indiana Legislature is attempting to “fix” the funding crisis. If you want to see our earlier story go to http://goo.gl/aLH0Oz. While the Legislature’s efforts to date appear to be headed toward providing some increased funding for schools like Carmel and Zionsville, the question is whether it will be sufficient to avoid local tax referendums.

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF SCHOOL FUNDING IN INDIANA In 2007, schools like Carmel got a large percentage of its money from property taxes. Under that model, more expensive homes in the district meant more money for schools. But in 2008, the state placed a cap of 1 percent on the amount of property tax revenue school districts could collect. To replace that funding stream, the state developed a formula to distribute money to schools.

It can get confusing, but there are really only two terms you need to know: foundation and complexity.

Foundation is the term for the amount of money the state gives a school for each enrolled student. Therefore, bigger schools would see more money. The other term is complexity — a calculation that awards schools additional money based on how many students from low-income families they educate — determined primarily through free and reduced lunch rates.

fund — this is just as devastating. Rather than educational programs being cut, these districts worry about personnel, like school nurses, being cut.

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House and is being considered by the Senate. Senate Appropriations Chair Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville, says his side of the legislature will likely make tweaks to this budget, so the amount of money for both complexity and foundation may change.

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For example, the state gives Carmel around $5,000 per student. But that dollar figure amounts to almost $7,000 in the Indianapolis Public Schools district, where the free and reduced lunch rate is 71 percent.

HOW THE LEGISLATURE WANTS TO CHANGE THIS

To help close the gap between districts, the legislature is currently rewriting the formula. The new formula would increase the amount of foundation money for each student, but dramatically cuts complexity fund.

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LEADING THE CHARGE FOR HEALTHIER COUNTIES Writer / Janelle Morrison Photographer / JJ Kaplan

Once again, the vision of Hamilton County resident and trailblazer, Nancy Chance, founder and executive director of the Good Samaritan Network (GSN), has led to the rollout of an unprecedented collaboration of GSN, five major area hospitals and relative area agencies to create the Partnership for a Healthier Hamilton County (PHHC).

As charitable tax-exempt organizations, not-for-profit hospitals are required to provide community benefits, and since 2012, each facility must complete a Community Health Needs Assessment

every three years. This assessment must take into account input from persons who represent the broad interests of the community; include input from persons with special knowledge or expertise in public health and they must be made widely available to the public.

The PHHC partnering hospitals include Community Health, I.U. Health, Riverview, St.Vincent Health and St. Francis Health. In conjunction with the hospitals and GSN, agencies such as Aspire Indiana, the YMCA of Central Indiana and Fishers, the Hamilton County Youth Assistance Program and WestLink Consulting have created a PHHC advisory council. Their mission is to collaborate across all sectors of the community to advocate for and implement strategies that help to improve the health of residents where they live, work, play and learn.

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“When I saw the announcement for this position, I felt that this opportunity would be a good match with my background,” Wheeler said. “Our immediate focus is on communicating our message to a countywide audience and to several organizations throughout Hamilton County. We want to forge the path for PHHC and generate the awareness that there are great needs within our county, but also that there are resources available for people and families.”

Well-being, substance abuse and mental health are not indicative to just one socioeconomic level background. These are issues of grave importance to every demographic – not just the impoverished.

Recently, Hamilton County has seen a 14 percent increase in juvenile diabetes and a rise in suicide and substance abuse issues, across all demographics. The PHHC council is committed to working through theses issues through its advocating and education to the general public about the issues and the resources that are available.

Chance brought on board two individuals — Janet Gafkjen as director and Holly Wheeler as assistant director — to lead the newly formed PHHC and to focus on building vital relationships throughout Hamilton County and beyond. The needs of surrounding counties, such as Boone, are very similar to those in Hamilton. GSN has worked with pantries and churches in Boone County and will be able to share the PHHC model with their neighboring churches, agencies and food pantries.

Gafkjen’s background is in healthcare, specifically in medical and clinical education and operations management. “The opportunity to offer skillsets from a diverse health-related professional background while sharing a sense of service to others matched well with the PHHC’s mission of collaboration and advocacy with local businesses, social service agencies, healthcare providers, education institutions, and residents in the communities to improve the many aspects of health in Hamilton County,” Gafkjen said.

Wheeler relocated from Ohio with her family and has an extensive background in hospital communications. While in Cincinnati, she coordinated the “Ohio on the Move” project, a statewide initiative in which the mission was to encourage members to cut 100 calories and walk an extra 2,000 steps – about a mile – daily to help combat obesity and physical inactivity.

“Through PHHC, I saw how this partnership was going to help us as a network because our pantries and our agencies are so thread bare on people and resources. By having this collaboration and developing a central repository, we could be the ones generating surveys and collecting data,” Chance explained. “Prior to this group, there was no great data repository for Hamilton County reporting back to the State, and that is why few people have a clear understanding as to what is going on out here until they see the staggering numbers that we have been collecting over the years that depict the reality of our county’s needs.”

Fellow council members weighed in on their organizations’ respective roles and offerings to PHHC. “We feel honored to be a part of this,” Jake Reardon-McSoley, associate executive directorof the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis stated. “I think that it is a transformational opportunity for the entire county, and certainly the YMCA is proud to be a part of helping to lead the way with this team to improve the health of all of our residents across the county.

One of our greatest challenges that we are dealing with is childhood obesity and juvenile diabetes. We are seeing a lot of inactivity and children who, unfortunately, are starting life out not appreciating the benefits of health and wellness. It paints a concerning picture as that generation continues to go through school and grows into the next leaders of our community. We will be hosting ‘Healthy Kids Day’ on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fishers YMCA. It is open to the public, free and focused on getting families

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rising suicide and substance abuse rates in our county. We are no exception to these issues that are affecting our families.”

Tricia Akers, director of Hamilton County Youth Assistance Program spoke about her organization’s goals for PHHC. “The Hamilton County Youth Assistance Program is authorized by statute and permits the juvenile court judge in every Indiana county to establish early intervention advocates to provide tutors, mentors, and the coordination of services for at-risk children and their families,” Akers said. “The Hamilton County Youth Assistance Program is a proud member of the Partnership for a Healthier Hamilton County. It is our hope that we can assist to collaborate across all sectors of the community to advocate for and implement strategies to help to improve the overall health of our residents.”

Aspire Indiana a non-profit comprehensive community mental health center serving adults in Boone, Hamilton, Madison and Marion counties, is also serving on the council. “We represent mental health in Hamilton County,” Dianna Huddleston, LCSW, director, Carmel Outpatient Services, Aspire Indiana said. “As we did the hospital assessments for the community, mental health was one of the top five issues. We know that this area is sometimes difficult for people to access and we want to be a part of the solutions for accessibility.”

One of the greatest challenges that have been identified is transportation for residents and the lack of ability to get to the resources that they so desperately need. Kate Hill-Johnson, MA, Community Engagement, Franciscan St. Francis Health, discussed this issue specifically.

“As part of this council, we want to be a part of serving those most in need by addressing issues such as transportation, preventative health measures, behavioral health and other determinants that decide if the residents are healthy in their community,” Hill-Johnson emphasized. “One of the challenges that we have to focus on the most is transportation and finding ways for people to get to the medical or behavioral health forums that they need if they have challenges in their own lives and lack a vehicle to get there. We are also concerned about the

Duncan Brown, MSW, LCSW, LCAC, director, Noblesville Outpatient Services Aspire Indiana added, “Aspire has been operating in Hamilton County for over 25 years.

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We want to make sure that when we’re looking at the health care needs of Hamilton County residents that we are also looking at the behavioral needs and how that integrates with primary health care.”

PHHC will launch a litany of programs as they progress including nutrition programs in tandem with GSN and Gleaners Food Bank where there are mobile food services. They are creatively seeking transportation solutions and expanding current or developing outreach programs to better serve the communities. “I have worked with and coordinated the community churches and pantries throughout the county,” Chance concluded. “Members of the churches and volunteers with the pantries are going to the mobile food banks and then they fill tubs with food and necessities. Then they will deliver these tubs to those who are not physically capable of coming out to get it for themselves. We are taking care of them in an indirect way, but inchby-inch we are making a difference.

Hamilton County can be the guiding star to help other people find the navigation to get their communities on board too.”

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District 6560 and Carmel Rotarians (Left to right): Gary Sexton, Tom Branum, Jr., Phil Anderson and Brian G. Poindexter.

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accomplish so much more together than we ever could individually.”

The Rotary Club of Carmel proudly announces a unique and historic partnership with the Good Samaritan Network in Hamilton County. Many local and area residents are familiar with CarmelFest, the annual July 4th festival produced by the Rotary Club of Carmel. This two-day extravaganza celebrates our nation’s independence, in the heart of Carmel with live music, family entertainment, a myriad of food vendors, a signature parade and of course a spectacular fireworks display.

Incoming President of the Rotary Club of Carmel, Brian G. Poindexter, spoke on the importance of advocacy for those in need and providing a platform for those who want to give back.

While preparing for its 27th annual celebrations, incoming CarmelFest chairperson, Gary Sexton, and his committee members have been busy behind the scenes developing another addition to the festival’s agenda.

“I see it as a great opportunity to look into resolving food insecurity in Hamilton County,” Sexton said. “Partnerships like this one between the Rotary Club of Carmel and Good Samaritan Network are crucial to any large scale projects because we

“One of the greatest celebrations in America is the 4th of July,” Poindexter stated. “We celebrate with our friends and our neighbors and we have an extraordinary time. However, we do not want to overlook our residents in need, but provide some relief and give them a reason to celebrate. Additionally, we want to give the community a reason to participate and come to CarmelFest. Help us feed the hungry in Hamilton County while enjoying the 4th of July festivities.”

Certainly not a stranger to the local Rotary clubs and food banks, Nancy Chance, founder/executive director of Good Samaritan Network, has been a wellrespected advocate working along with the food pantry volunteers and Rotarians.

Naturally, her expertise in networking with the county food pantries, related

agencies and the sheer logistics made her the ideal partner for the CarmelFest food drive initiative. Through Good Samaritan Network, she will be able to provide the necessary vehicles, manpower and distribution for a successful drive.

“GSN is nothing without the agencies and the pantries,” Chance emphasized.

“They are the structural support of each community with the food processes that they serve their community with, while we provide the logistics, distribution and the communication. We take the food and supplies organize it and get it into a workable format so that the pantries can receive the supplies, and immediately get it onto their shelves and into the hands of those who need it.”

“We are anticipating that this will be a week-long project,” Sexton explained.

“We will be setting up drop-off locations prior to the festival dates and then there will be a great opportunity to have parade and festival goers who may not have had a chance ahead of time to learn about the drive and perhaps make a donation or bring items to the drop off points a couple of days after the festival.”

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The Rotary Club of Carmel was inspired by their Rotary District 6560 food drive initiative. The Big Regional Food Drive is the kickoff event of the BetterTogether initiative presented by the Rotary Clubs of Central Indiana to provide foodstuffs to local food pantries in 28 counties. They are using a virtual platform that combines the strength and reach of Rotarians, their social networks, partnering regional food banks, and local food pantries to serve needy Hoosiers.

and food insecurity. The monies raised will supply food to locally designated food pantries through a partnership with three food banks serving the region.

when they share with each other, the corporations and the agencies around them. It is about the synergy and the end result are successful results that we can then share with each other and continue to grow from.”

Supporting the local effort of one his district’s clubs, District Governor of Rotary District 6560 Tom Branum, Jr. As the final planning and site locations expressed his appreciation for the Carmel are determined by the CarmelFest Rotarians’ efforts in supporting his theme. committee and GSN, information will continue to be released to the public “The CarmelFest food drive is an on how they can get involved, where to amplifier,” Branum said. “We will have drop off donations and help make the During March and April 2015, a new more impact on the community working 4th of July even more memorable and website for the Big Regional Food Drive together. The Rotary clubs in our district meaningful to the residents of Hamilton will be “open for business” so people can have strong relationships with the local County. For more information on make contributions to stock food pantries food banks and that makes our efforts CarmelFest dates, times and activities, and serve those suffering from hunger easier. Clubs have a lot of value especially please visit carmelfest.net

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MANAGING STUDENTS BY DAY AND PACER CROWDS BY NIGHT Writer / Ray Compton

All of us who have pounded the American sidewalks sometime during the last 78 years have read, seen or heard about mildmannered newspaper reporter Clark Kent and his quick change exploits when he discarded the glasses, borrowed a nearby restroom and turned himself into the red caped superhero, Superman.

Okay, it would be a gross exaggeration to call longtime Carmel elementary teacher Dave Slipher the Hoosier version of Superman. And although Slipher may support Superman’s motto of truth, justice and the American way, no one in Carmel has witnessed him bending steel with his bare hands, running faster than a speeding bullet or changing the course of mighty rivers.

Why, this modern day Clark Kent couldn’t match strengths with powerful locomotives.

But for 38 years, the Carmel native led an

intriguing duo life. During the day, he taught fifth graders at Woodbrook Elementary School and at night he headed up the event management team at Market Square Arena and Bankers Life Fieldhouse (a la Conseco Fieldhouse).

“I did both jobs for so long that it just came natural,” remembered Slipher, now completing his 51st season in event management. “I would get up and go to school. Then I would go home, change and go downtown.”

There was no red cape or big “S” on the event uniform. Instead he continues to hustle his way into a variety of coat and ties and patrol the crowds at Bankers Life Fieldhouse for NBA playoff games, world championship wrestling contests and a variety of concerts that stretch from country to rap to pop.

During his teaching days at Woodbrook (1976-2010), Slipher annually pulled as many as 250 double shifts. The front half of the day he was teaching history, science, etc. and during the back half of the work day his assignments included monitoring and directing 125 Pacers Sports and Entertainment employees in regards to ticket taking, security and ushering responsibilities for audiences as big as 18,000.

Actually, his first crowd management assignment wasn’t downtown. It was at the Coliseum and the year was 1964. And it was also long before he graduated from Carmel High School (1970) or collected his degree in elementary education at Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee or coached football and baseball at Carmel’s Dads’ Club.

He was 11 years old when he joined his dad at the Coliseum to serve as a paid usher.

“I was on top of the world,” remembered Slipher. “I was making $3 a night. People would show you their ticket and you would tell them where to sit. That was very easy.”

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Slipher’s ushering career was scheduled to start a few weeks earlier. But the Carmel youngster preferred to go trick-or-treating that night of Oct. 31 in 1963. It was on that infamous occasion during the Holiday on Ice show when a ruptured propane tank exploded and rocked the Coliseum, killing 74 and injuring more than 400 persons.

And that no autograph policy included the time he received a surprise dinner invitation with Jim Nabors after a Starlight performance. Slipher was added to the Nabors’ entourage that went to Friday’s at Keystone at the Crossing.

“I was lucky,” he admitted.

“Even though I was a high school student, I know I could not be fan,” he recalled.

For Slipher, his duties started during the following January and included shows at the Coliseum by Three Dog Night, The Turtles, and Blood, Sweat and Tears. Eventually, his concert resume grew to Neil Diamond, AC/ DC, Fleetwood Mac and hundreds of others during his 41 years of service at Market Square Arena and Bankers Life Fieldhouse. He also worked numerous event positions during the days of Starlight Musicals at Butler University.

“I have been able to meet a lot of people,” admitted Slipher. “But I never asked for an autograph.”

Still, Slipher abided by his no autograph rule.

But sometimes that guideline can be challenging. Especially regarding his beloved Pacers. Slipher admits his home’s closet is overflowing with blue and gold T-shirts, polos, sweatshirts and other Pacer apparel.

And he has journeyed on the road to Pacer playoff games. But he keeps a distance from the players, though Reggie Miller would frequently ask how his son (Dave Jr.) was doing while he served in the U.S. Navy.

Slipher says he will never cross the line with his favorite team.

“I always wanted to work for the Pacers and I have worked for them for 50 years,” he said.

“As long as they want me, I will be there.”

Slipher has been an ideal soldier for Pacers Sports and Entertainment. Both he and his troops are outstanding followers of the philosophies adopted by the Simon family, CEO Rick Fuson and other leaders at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

“We always work to treat people with respect,” said Slipher. “If someone comes up to you with a problem, you put yourself in their position.

You listen to their thoughts and needs and then you try to explain your thoughts on how to fix the problem. But you have to listen and help them with their situation. All businesses have worked to improve a customer’s experience. If we don’t make a good memory, people will not come back. They will go to another venue.”

Slipher believes he learned this style during both his and his mother’s teaching days in the Carmel school system.

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His mother taught first grade in Carmel schools from 1956 to 1980.

“The situation of crowd management and teaching is very similar,” he said.

“You work to listen and to solve.”

But Slipher also believes Indiana fans are special and perhaps not as feisty as those in other cities. It has made his nighttime job more enjoyable, particularly when he missed some Pacer games due to a non-threatening surgery.

“A lot of season ticketholders asked how I was doing when I came back,” recalled Slipher.

“But that’s the way most of our fans are.

They just don’t cause problems. People are a little more emotional these days, but overall they are very respectful of you, the fans and the players.”

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SEVEN QUESTIONS FOR DAVE SLIPHER WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN CROWD MANAGEMENT IN INDIANAPOLIS SPORTS AND EVENT ARENAS SINCE 1964 WHAT IS YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE EVENT? “When we played the [Los Angeles] Lakers in the NBA Finals 2000. I hated seeing us lose, but it was great to be part of the event.”

WERE YOU EVER CONFRONTED WITH A SCARY SITUATION IN CROWD MANAGEMENT? “Not really. We just don’t have major crowd problems. But I was nervous when we opened Conseco Fieldhouse.

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“It was Three Dog Night in the old Coliseum. They were a band that I really, really enjoyed.”

HOW DOES A 63-YEAR-OLD DO DURING A RAP CONCERT? “Some of the concerts can drive me crazy. If my son starts playing some of the songs at home, I tell him to turn it down.”

DO YOU HAVE AN ALL-TIME FAVORITE PACER? “It would be either Roger Brown or Reggie Miller. Both were great. There was something special about each of them.”

ARE THERE ANY PLAYOFF GAMES THAT STAND OUT TO YOU? “There were so many great playoff games in the 1990s. I think all of us remember the day that we had both a playoff game and the 500 Mile Race. We had the car sounds in the arena at the game that night.”

DO YOU HAVE ANY MEMORIES THAT FLY UNDER THE RADAR BUT TOUCHED YOU? “I love it when players from both teams will come to my ushers and say hello or ask them how they are doing. You also see the players hand the basketball to a kid and let them dribble it or throw it to the referee.”

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Julie Schnieders, executive director; Jonathan Nalli, CEO of St.Vincent; Mike Chittenden, president of St.Vincent Carmel

“THE OPENING OF THE ST.VINCENT CARMEL WOMEN’S CENTER IS ANOTHER VISIBLE EXAMPLE OF OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE SPECIFIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS OF WOMEN IN HAMILTON COUNTY AND ACROSS INDIANA.” —JONATHAN NALLI, CEO OF ST.VINCENT

St.Vincent Women’s Center officially opened its doors to the 96,703-squarefoot, four-story, facility on the St.Vincent Carmel Hospital campus last month. The Women’s Center is an outpatient facility that includes obstetrics, gynecology, maternal fetal medicine, breast care, concierge patient navigation, pelvic health, preventive healthcare and many more specialized treatments and services.

“The concept of the Women’s Center is to have everything our patients need in one location,” Julie Schnieders, the center’s executive director explained. “The goal is to provide a one-stop shop for women who often put themselves last.”

The center provides personalized patient care with focus on women’s health for patients in all stages of life.

“The opening of the St.Vincent Carmel Women’s Center is another visible example of our commitment to serving the specific health and wellness needs of women in Hamilton County and across Indiana,” said Jonathan Nalli, CEO of St.Vincent.

education, wellness, prevention and various treatment modalities,” said Mike Chittenden, president of St.Vincent Carmel.

The center has the latest cutting edge technology and equipment available at its Carmel campus including equipment that measures bone density more extensively and the latest modality of radiation treatment that offers better precision for earlier detection, the Tomosynthesis machines.

There are four of these machines on the Carmel campus that provide the physicians with a 3-D image of the breast, resulting in fewer false-negatives.

“The experience for the patient is the same,” Schnieders said. “However, what the radiologist sees is highly improved and they are finding tumors that are 3 millimeters in size. We believe that this testing will become the standard. When you look at dense breast tissue under a regular mammogram, it is easy to see why tumors go undetected.”

On staff at the center is Dr. Erica Giblin, MD, who is fellowship-trained in breast surgery oncology. Giblin has first-hand experience with the effects of cancer and brings compassion, expertise in traditional surgical techniques and minimally invasive procedures to her department.

The center offers a comprehensive menu of services aimed to enhance the patients’ overall experience at the center including navigators to assist the patients and expedite the appointment process.

The Women’s center has a bone health specialist, Dr. Emily Frank, MD, who “Patients who receive care at the St.Vincent specializes in Osteoporosis. The center Carmel Women’s Center will benefit has the latest equipment that can look at from access to a multitude of dedicated the entire vertebrae rather than the L1-L4 women’s health clinicians as well as unique lumbar vertebrae that is typically viewed. programming that focuses on health “It is important to know what your bone

density is and what type of treatment you might need,” Schnieders said.

In addition to the bone health specialist, the center has a pelvic health program with a urogynecologist on staff, cardiology, endocrinology, cardiology, neurology departments and other multi-specialty practices on-site.

Located on the third floor is one of the two OB/GYN groups that are located in the center. The Women’s Health Alliance has seven female practitioners, three female nurse practitioners and 36 exam rooms that span across the third floor.

OB/GYN of Indiana, one of the longestserving practices in the area, is located on the fourth floor and has 12 physicians and a nurse practitioner. Having two groups offers patients a variety of options. “This group has a long history in Carmel,” Schnieders said. “Phil Eskew, MD, was a founding practitioner.”

Dr. Eskew was the Director of Physician and Patient Relations with St.Vincent from 1974 to 2007 and is currently serving as an elected trustee for the third, three-year term on the Board of Trustees for Indiana University.

The center also took great care in providing areas for the physicians in regards to consultation rooms and private call rooms with bathrooms, for the doctors on call.

Patients and visitors of the center will find reflection rooms, family-friendly bathrooms with changing stations with child size sinks and lavatories, and dedicated areas for nursing mothers complete with gliders.

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St.Vincent, in an effort to offer a healthy alternative to fast-food cafes, has brought in Nature’s Table that serves an assortment of gourmet wraps and paninis, classic sandwiches, signature salads and protein bowls.

The center’s community room will be available for the center’s developing schedule of class and seminar offerings.

Healthy eating cooking classes will be offered in this room that is outfitted with a commercial range. Panel discussions, prenatal and post delivery exercise classes will also be available in the community room and outdoor classroom.

The center also houses a rather unique boutique that sells durable medical equipment (DME) such as mastectomy bras, breast prostheses, compression therapy products and more. The boutique’s staff are certified and skilled fitters to better assist the patients with their purchases. Additionally, they carry wigs, bariatric products and nursing products for new moms. Available for purchase are some of the “Mama Said Tees” that were purchased as a tribute and fundraiser for the sons of the late Shannon O’Malia Hall, a teacher and upstanding member of the Hamilton County community who was slain last year. As a continuous act of giving back to the community, a portion of the proceeds from the T-shirt sales in the boutique will be given to Prevail, an advocacy organization for victims of crime and abuse that is located in Hamilton county.

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CHS BOYS SWIM TEAM CAPTURES STATE TITLE, ALSO Writer / Ray Compton Photographer / JJ Kaplan

It would be easy to assume that the boys swimming team at Carmel High School could fall victims in shouldering a growing inferiority complex.

Why? Well, think about these numbers that the male Greyhounds have attained in the last 26 years or since they won their first team state championship in 1990: • The boys swimming team has won 15 of the last 26 Indiana state team swimming championships. That is a whopping 60 percent of the titles that have been handed out during that time period.

• Only two state team winners have scored over 300 points in the 89 years of the tournament. Those two teams? Carmel, of course, in 2003 and 2004.

• The Greyhounds hold the five largest victory point margins over second place finishers in the state finals. This gap includes the outlandish 226-point difference over runner-up South Bend Riley in 2003.

• Their point total of 253.5 in February was the highest team point total in the IHSAA meet in the last 12 years.

• The all-time individual record holder in boys competition is Jason Lancaster, who won 12 championships from 1991-1994.

Oh, yes, Lancaster wore the blue and gold Carmel swim trunks in the competition at the IUPUI Natatorium.

With all of these glittering marks, you probably are wondering why a potential inferiority complex. Well, you may wish to Google Carmel Boys Swim Team. Most of the stories on the Internet tell about the spectacular results of another swimming team at Carmel. That is the girls team that has reeled off a record tying 29 consecutive state championships and a team that was featured on numerous newscasts during their never ending title onslaught in February.

“Oh, it is something that happens,” said coach Chris Plumb, who coaches both the boys and girls teams at the high school and who has turned out countless boys and girls standouts at the Carmel Swim Club. “But really it has not been a problem.”

In fact, both teams share the success of their counterparts. That code of respect is a driving force pushed by Plumb, who blends together his coaching strategies at the Swim Club with the two high school

teams. Plumb, a former swimmer at Indiana University, borrows a quote from President Abraham Lincoln on his Twitter account that states, “Commitment is what transfers a promise into reality.”

That commitment was beyond waist deep for the boys team this season. After coming up empty-handed in chasing state championships in 2013 and 2014 (Chesterton won both years), the Greyhounds forged a new roadmap this February. A total of 15 swimmers qualified for the state meet and that depth played a crucial road in achieving the big trophy.

Ironically, Carmel won only one event championship in the 200-yard medley relay, the meet’s first race.

But the Greyhounds finished second in five events and grabbed a third in another event.

Thus, the victory was never in doubt, though prognosticators thought that Avon and Zionsville could top Carmel in team points.

“It was a great team effort,” said Plumb.

“Winning the state was our goal. There were a lot of guys who helped our team during the season and at the state.”

Plumb had to also mix in new talent that arrived at Carmel last summer.

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Sectional Championship Team

Carmel Swim Coach Chris Plumb

The Greyhounds picked up exceptional transfers in seniors Gabe Whitaker of Westerville, Ohio, and Nathaniel Bledsoe of Westfield; and sophomore Charles Vaughan of West Lafayette. The trio was part of a reported 700 Indiana athletes who transferred schools this season.

Carmel boys swim team: front row left to right: Gabriel Whitaker, Nathaniel Bledsoe, and Reilly Garman. Back row: Charles Vaughan and Troy Li.

“People want to come to Carmel because it’s a great place to live,” Plumb told the Indianapolis Star. “I can’t stop people from coming to Carmel.”

Each of the transfers performed big in the state meet. The transfer trio joined junior Troy Li on the medley relay team. Whitaker and Vaughan combined with junior Harrison Stuckey and senior Reilly Garman on the 200-yard freestyle relay team that snared a second place finish; Vaughan finished third in the 100-yard breaststroke and fifth in the 200-yard intermediate; and Whitaker took second place marks in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle races to future Tennessee swimmer Kyle DeCoursey of Zionsville.

Meanwhile, Bledsoe, who will swim at Penn State next year, possessed a second place mark in the 200-yard intermediate and a fifth place in the 100-yard backstroke.

“Overall, it was one of the best seasons that I have had,” he told reporters. “Being able to win state made me realize how awesome that felt.”

Another key performer was Li, who moved to Carmel from China at 8 years old. Li finished second in the 200-yard freestyle and was part of Carmel’s 400-yard freestyle relay team, joining Bledsoe, Garman and senior Adrian Jordan for a sixth place ranking.

“It’s all about making surre that each athlete’s individual needs are met and that they are going to be the best they can be in the design of helping the team,” said Plump, who was inducted into the 2011 Indiana Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame.

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THE RENAISSANCE OF THE LOCAL CUSTOM HOME BUILDER Writer / Janelle Morrison Photographer / JJ Kaplan

To survive the “Great Recession,” builders had to make some tough choices in order to keep building in and around the communities that they had helped shape, brick by brick. Local custom home builders John McKenzie with McKenzie Collection and Dale Woodall with Woodall Homes and Remodeling tell us how they weathered the worst economic storm that devastated the local and national economies, officially beginning in December of 2007 and continued to gravely affect the real estate and building markets over the last five years.

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WHY WAS THIS RECESSION SO MUCH MORE DEVASTATING TO THE REAL ESTATE MARKET COMPARED TO RECESSIONS IN THE PAST DECADES?

Woodall: The property values devalued, and it got to the point where you couldn’t be profitable building a high level, custom product. The appraisal situation played into the downturn in a big way. The appraisals were restructured, and the appraisers began working directly with the banks. The real estate professionals and builders were no longer part of the appraisal discussion, and subsequently the appraisals became focused on the square footage rather than the overall product. Additionally, the resale market product was being appraised for less than what people owed on it, and as a result, the market was turned upside down. In the five years following that time, the industry changed in our location more than it had in the 25 years prior, in the way that property was purchased, financed and appraised.

WHAT IMMEDIATE CHANGES TO YOUR DAILY OPERATIONS DID YOUR COMPANY IMPLEMENT AS A DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE MARKET CRISIS?

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McKenzie: Businesses could no longer have the overhead to handle some of the day-to-day details and so we created a very small team within our organization. As a result, that allowed us the opportunity to establish and differentiate ourselves from the national and regional builders. It continues to give us that marketing angle that the customer is meeting with the ultimate decision maker and will get more personalized service. In short, we can offer a customized product that the national and regional builders aren’t capable of producing. We survived the recession because we made some quick decisions to scale back and really focused on being a local builder who will be with our customers throughout the building process.

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John McKenzie, owner of McKenzie Collection

HOW DID YOUR COMPANY ADAPT TO THE MARKET DURING AND POST-RECESSION?

Woodall: Suddenly, there was an incredible inventory of existing homes that were now available at a great value and people were buying those before contracting to buy a new home. When the market collapsed, people were able to go out and buy product for a lot less than it was originally valued, and allowed them to go in and do major renovation projects in their home. Some projects are as major as stripping the home down to the studs, blowing out walls and redesigning major areas of home like the kitchen and bathrooms. That was when I turned my focus to the high-end renovation projects in addition to new home construction.

HOW HAVE PEOPLE CHANGED THE WAY THAT THEY DESIGN AND BUILD THEIR HOMES IN THE LOCAL MARKETS?

Dale Woodall, owner of Woodall Homes and Remodeling

readjusting it with areas that are easy to entertain in, are more casual and have a high finish level to where they enjoy where they spend their time.

will always be a market for the custom home builder, but it will still be on each individual builder to be out there marketing and differentiating themselves.

Woodall: Whether I am building a new construction home or renovating an existing residence, we are designing with more open spaces and a better flow throughout their home while adding high level amenities.

It is important for me to interact with my prospective customers and learn about the way that they are living in their homes. The home needs to be less of anchor to most people today. People don’t usually want to spend an entire weekend maintaining their homes and lawns. We have eliminated wasted square footage and create open interior spaces that are flexible and create outdoor areas that are additional living areas but are easy to maintain.

Woodall: The Indianapolis-area market once had a very strong base of independent custom home builders for a number of years. There was a time that we had 400-plus custom builders in Central Indiana. Now you would work hard to find 100. It is obviously a very competitive market in which we are now competing with the larger regional and national companies in addition to other independent home builders. It is vital for the independent home builders to be present and relevant to our potential customers.

Over the last few years, I have had a number of customers decide to stay in their existing homes. They have a sentimental attachment to the home that they have raised their families in and to their neighbors. So I offer them the option of redesigning their home to fit their lifestyle and make it accessible for them in their later years of life. There will always be a market for this type of re-design and customized work.

WITH DEVELOPED LAND BECOMING SCARCE IN THE LOCAL COUNTIES AND THE McKenzie: We found out that the market COMPETITION AMONGST NOT was changing. People look at their home ONLY LOCAL BUT THE REGIONAL differently than they used to as far as not AND NATIONAL BUILDERS creating as many formal spaces. We saw what happened with a lot of the large square BECOMING FIERCE, HOW DO YOU foot homes when the market crashed; and COMPETE AND STAY RELEVANT? people are building smarter and are more thoughtful about how they use their space.

As a result, floor plans were drawn more open and large gathering areas are replacing those formal and segregated rooms. We are implementing the principles of universal design when designing and building a home, so that people can live in it today with the goal of not having to leave their home due to their age. They will be able to navigate doorways and bathrooms without compromising how they get around. We have seen condensing of the space and

Woodall and McKenzie have been celebrated custom home builders for the last several decades. Woodall has been building in Hamilton, Boone and northern Marion Counties for more than 35 years.

He has built over 75 homes in the Village of WestClay in Carmel and has built in the Timberwolf, Woodlands at Irishman’s Run Farm, Fox Hollow Ridge and Austin Oaks communities in the Zionsville area.

He also builds on privately owned lots in the aforementioned counties. Woodall is married, the father of five children and two grandchildren.

McKenzie: It makes it tougher for the smaller local guys to compete because the larger national and regional builders bring a lot of money and the ability to perform and sell. That is alluring to land owners and developers, but I think that there is a market need for more of the custom boutique builder that is able to build and provide a custom home that the larger companies cannot. Building relationships and networking with city planners, bankers, is essential for the smaller builders. Marketing, McKenzie, along with his brother Jim, have social media and testimonials are essential been building as partners since 1990. to creating a niche and a following. There

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Their newest projects include Jackson’s Grant at Williams Creek, Mill Ridge Farms at Brooks Park and Chatham Hills, a new community located in the heart of Westfield that will be home to a Pete Dye golf course and 15-acre dog park. John is married with two daughters.

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BRYAN CLAUSON’S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 2014 CHILI BOWL CHAMPION • 2012 INDY 500 QUALIFIER • 2 TIME USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR CHAMPION • 2 TIME USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CHAMPION • 3 TIME USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPION • 33 CAREER USAC NATIONAL MIDGET WINS • 31 CAREER USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR WINS • 2 CAREER USAC SILVER CROWN WINS • 2 TIME INDIANA SPRINT WEEK CHAMPION • 2 TIME BELLEVILLE MIDGET NATIONALS CHAMPION • 2 TIME TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX CHAMPION • 2 TIME INDIANA MIDGET WEEK CHAMPION • 2 TIME HARF DRIVER OF THE YEAR • 3 TIME NATIONAL MIDGET DRIVER OF THE YEAR • 2011 FREEDOM 100 POLE SITTER (FIRESTONE INDY LIGHTS) • 1 CAREER NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES POLE (DAYTONA JULY ’08) • 1 CAREER ARCA WIN (GATEWAY ’07) • YOUNGEST USAC NATIONAL MIDGET WINNER EVER (COLUMBUS SPEEDWAY ’05)

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Growing up around racing – his dad was a Sprint Car Driver in California – at age 5 Clauson got behind the wheel of a gokart which later lead him being named the youngest Rookie of the Year in the Outlaw Go-Kart program.

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“It didn’t end how we had hoped, but I was proud of how the month went. We might have been a little underfunded and underprepared,” said Clauson. “I knew that I wanted to get back there because I felt like I had unfinished business.”

And his new racing team, Jonathan Byrd’s Racing, knows he will come back and take care of business. Clauson’s experience cannot be matched if you ask the team why they picked Clauson.

“There are any number of reasons from which to choose,” said David Byrd of Jonathan Byrd’s Racing. “He’s an Indiana kid. He’s a 4-time USAC series Champion and 3-time USAC National Driver’s Champion. He has experience at the Indy 500. His resume speaks for itself. Having brought other short track champs to Indy in the past, he resonates with our background and our family’s

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While the Indianapolis 500 may sound like quite the accomplishment for a 25-year-old, Clauson’s racing resume is filled with big races, including the 2008 Daytona 500 and the coveted dirt track Chili Bowl title.

“I have gotten to do a lot of things at a very young age. I was in Daytona in a Nationwide car at 18 years old,” said Clauson. “I have been fortune enough to accomplish a lot at a young age.

I had my first Indy 500 at 21. I won the Chili Bowl, which is a huge event when what we do is dirt racing and still only at 25 years old. Sometimes I feel like I am 35 years old and it seems like I have been doing it forever. But I have been fortunate to have a lot of great people around me and a lot of great people that support me to do what I love day in and day out.”

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Clauson also gave credit to the racing culture of Indianapolis in helping his success at a young age.

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“I have talked about how much I have gotten to do at such a young age: I’ve done some NASCAR stuff, I have done the Indy 500, I have been to every big short track race across the country, and honestly I just love driving race cars,” he said. “If it’s an Indy car, if it’s a truck, if it’s a Nationwide car or a Sprint Cup car – I just love driving race cars. If I don’t go any further than racing the Indy 500 every year, running Kokomo on Sunday nights and traveling with my sprint car midgets – I’m happy. It’s been a lot of fun. As I have grown and gone through the ups and downs of my career, you learn to enjoy it. You don’t do this to move up or to race NASCAR. You have to do it because you love it. There’s only 43 seats on Sundays and 25-26 Indy Car seats. So it’s a tough act to break into. If I had the chance, I would do either one. If not, I am perfectly comfortable with what I am doing and perfectly comfortable with what I have accomplished.”

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22 / HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY The City of Carmel’s ceremony remembers victims of the Holocaust in conjunction with the National Days of Remembrance events. Steven Frankovitz, a second generation survivor, will be the special guest speaker.

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*APR for 7-year loan 2.875% effective 3/10/15. Subject to change daily. The estimated payment is $1315.70 or 120 months of $13.16 per $1000 borrowed. **APR for 10-year loan 3.0% effective 3/10/15. Subject to change daily. The estimated payment is $965.61 or 120 months of $9.66 per $1000 borrowed.

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